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| US11090363B2 |
Vasoactive intestinal peptide release from microparticles
Controlled release of VIP from PLGA microparticles was accomplished and varied through use of different polymer molecular sizes, addition of solutes to the inner aqueous phase, and use of our computer model. Released VIP from microparticles appeared to be bioactive and caused DCs to produce more CCL22 than DCs treated with blank particles at 7 and 24 hours. Additionally, DCs treated with VIP microparticle releasates recruited higher percentages of FoxP3+ T-cells in in vitro chemotaxis studies. Testing in a mouse model in vivo indicated that VIP microparticles have significant therapeutic potential to treat periodontal disease by reducing the bone loss in infected mice relative to the blank group. |
| US11090361B2 |
Activin receptor type IIa variants and methods of use thereof
The invention features polypeptides that include an extracellular ActRlla variant. In some embodiments, a polypeptide of the invention includes an extracellular ActRlla variant fused to an Fc domain monomer or moiety. The invention also features pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the polypeptides to treat diseases and conditions involving bone damage, e.g., primary osteoporosis, secondary osteoporosis, osteopenia, osteopetrosis, facture, bone cancer or cancer metastasis-related bone loss, Paget's disease, renal osteodystrophy, treatment-related bone loss, diet-related bone loss, bone loss associated with the treatment of obesity, low gravity-related bone loss, or immobility-related bone loss. |
| US11090356B2 |
Aqueous suspensions of cyclosporin
Compositions that are aqueous suspensions of cyclosporin and contain a cyclosporin (e.g., cyclosporin A), a pharmaceutically acceptable water soluble solvent for the cyclosporin, a dispersing agent, a suspending agent and an aqueous vehicle are disclosed. Methods of producing such compositions, as well as methods of using the compositions to treat ophthalmic disorders are also disclosed. |
| US11090355B2 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment of neurodamage
The disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising any one or combination of PIF peptides or analogs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Methods of treating cellular neurodamage or neurotrauma to the peripheral or central nervous system using the one or a combination of PIF peptide or analogs thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof is also disclosed. |
| US11090354B2 |
Composition and method for treatment of metabolic disorders
The present invention provides compositions and methods for treatment of metabolic syndromes. Namely, the presently disclosed compositions and methods are provided for affecting the function of the gastrointestinal endocrine system in key regions of the gut, thereby, producing therapeutic effects on obesity, diabetes and other metabolic disorders. The compositions include components for forming luminal barriers within the gastrointestinal tract of a subject where the barrier is created in-situ via interaction of resident mucin with the mucin-interacting agent. |
| US11090348B2 |
Gold kiwifruit compositions and methods of preparation and use therefor
The present disclosure encompasses compositions prepared from kiwifruit. In particular, the invention encompasses compositions prepared from gold varieties of Actinidia chinensis. Also encompassed are methods of preparing these compositions. Further encompassed are methods of using these compositions, in particular, for treating or preventing disorders of the gastrointestinal system, including amongst others: inflammation, constipation, bowel irregularity, microbiota imbalances, irritable bowel syndrome, and inflammatory bowel disease. |
| US11090347B2 |
Tecoma plant based compositions for treating skin lesions
A plant-based composition containing an alcohol extract of Tecoma species (e.g. Tecoma stans) and an exogenous carrier and/or excipient. Also provided is a composition including a mixture of three acids, namely corosolic acid, oleanolic acid, and ursolic acid, which can be found in the Tecoma species. Methods of treating skin lesions (e.g. warts, corns, calluses, and umbilical granulomas) and reducing symptoms associated with the skin lesions using such compositions are specified. |
| US11090345B2 |
Agonist mixture for fast mucokinetic pathway
An agonist mixture for activating a fast mucokinetic pathway is provided. An example method includes selecting agents for activating the complete mucokinetic pathway, determining proportions of the selected agents for activating the complete mucokinetic pathway in a mixture containing the selected agents, and administering the mixture to a user from a vaporizer, an inhaler, a mister, an e-cigarette, a sprayer, an atomizer, or a pressurized can. The method may further include administering to the user a mixture to be inhaled for nicotine withdrawal. |
| US11090344B2 |
Adenovirus and immunomodulator combination therapy
Certain embodiments include the enhancement of effectiveness for an adenoviral cancer therapy. |
| US11090337B2 |
Preparation of photoreceptors for the treatment of retinal diseases
A method of generating photoreceptors is disclosed. Cell populations comprising photoreceptors and uses thereof are also disclosed. |
| US11090335B2 |
Chimeric antigen receptor targeting human NKG2DL and methods of preparing said receptor and pharmaceutical composition
A chimeric antigen receptor targeting to human NKG2DL, its encoding sequence, and its modified immune response cells, and the preparation and application thereof are provided. This invention constructs a chimeric antigen receptor targeting to NKG2DL and its modified immune response cell based on the NKG2D molecule. The amino acid sequence of the chimeric antigen receptor targeting the human NKG2DL is sequentially connected by the following amino acid sequences from an amino terminal to a carboxy terminal: an amino acid sequence of a guiding sequence, an amino acid sequence of human NKG2D, an amino acid sequence of a human CD8 hinge region, an amino acid sequence of a human CD8 transmembrane region, an amino acid sequence of a human 4-1BB intracellular domain and an amino acid sequence of a human CD3 zeta domain. |
| US11090324B2 |
Composition, for remedying female climacteric syndrome symptoms, comprising tectorigenin 7-O-Xylosylglucoside
The present disclosure relates to a composition for preventing, treating or remedying female climacteric syndrome symptoms, which contains tectorigenin 7-O-xylosylglucoside. The composition according to the present disclosure shows quick effects for preventing, remedying and/or treating female climacteric syndrome symptoms, particularly facial flushing and/or osteoporosis, and thus can be utilized for the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) used for preventing or remedying climacteric syndrome symptoms. |
| US11090322B2 |
Anthracycline disulfide intermediates, antibody-drug conjugates and methods
The invention provides antibody-drug conjugates comprising an antibody conjugated to an anthracycline drug moiety via a disulfide linker, anthracycline disulfide intermediates, and methods of using the antibody-drug conjugates. |
| US11090320B2 |
Compositions for reducing mitochondrial dysfunction
Disclosed are methods and compositions for reducing the epigenetic age of organisms, especially that of adult humans, which provide for proliferating endogenous stem cells, removing aberrant epigenetic marks from chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA, and replacement of senescent cells. |
| US11090315B1 |
Prevention and treatment of flu-type viral infections and related complications
The present invention is directed to composition and method for the treatment, prevention, or reducing the complication of flu-like viral infections, including SARS-Coronaviruses. The composition comprises ibuprofen, spironolactone, acetaminophen, chlorpheniramine, and phenylephrine. |
| US11090311B2 |
Methods and compositions comprising ursolic acid and/or resveratrol for treating diabetes, or cancer
Certain embodiments are directed to methods and compositions for treating obesity, diabetes, and/or cancer with a combination of ursolic acid and resveratrol. |
| US11090309B2 |
Anti-thrombotic agents and methods of use thereof
The present invention is related to compositions and methods for treating platelet-related diseases. |
| US11090308B2 |
Methods of treating liver disorders or lipid disorders with a THR-beta agonist
The present invention provides a method for treating a liver disorder or lipid disorder in a subject in need thereof with 2-(3,5-dichloro-4-((5-isopropyl-6-oxo-1,6-dihydropyridazin-3-yl)oxy)phenyl)-3,5-dioxo-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1,2,4-triazine-6-carbonitrile, a stereoisomer, a salt thereof, or a morphic form thereof. |
| US11090307B2 |
Treating male senescence
The invention provides methods of treating male reproductive senescence comprising administering to a male in need thereof a necroptosis inhibitor, including inhibitors of RIP1, RIP3 or MLKL. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a necroptosis inhibitor and a second different drug for treating male senescence. |
| US11090304B2 |
KRAS G12C inhibitors and methods of using the same
Provided herein are KRAS G12C inhibitors, composition of the same, and methods of using the same. These inhibitors are useful for treating a number of disorders, including pancreatic, colorectal, and lung cancers. |
| US11090303B2 |
Therapeutic agent composition and method of use, for treatment of mild congnitive impairment, depression, and psychological disorders
The present invention generally relates to the use of cyclic Prolyl Glycine (“cyclic PG” or “cPG”) and analogues and mimetics thereof, as neuroprotective agents for the treatment and or prevention of cognitive impairment and neurological disorders including but not limited to cerebral ischemic or cerebral infarction, status epilepticus, perinatal asphyxia, anoxia, and cerebral trauma, as well as to the treatment and prevention of chronic neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and Huntington's disease, and as anticonvulsants. The present invention also generally provides manufacturing methods to prepare of dosage forms. The present invention further generally relates to the use of cyclic Prolyl Glycine and analogues and mimetics thereof, as neuroprotective and neuro-regenerating agents for the treatment and or prevention of depression and other psychological disorders. |
| US11090301B2 |
Treatment of joint conditions
The invention provides a method of treating a joint condition. The method comprises administering a multi-dose regimen of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a diketopiperazine with amino acid side chains of aspartic acid and alanine (DA-DKP). The invention also provides a method of treating osteoarthritis with multiple doses of a low-molecular weight fraction of human serum albumin. |
| US11090294B2 |
Combinations of a muscarinic receptor antagonist and a beta-2 adrenoreceptor agonist
Combinations of a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist and a beta 2 agonist for inhaled administration via the nose or mouth, and methods of using them are provided. |
| US11090286B2 |
Methods of treating and preventing breast cancer with S-equol
The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating or preventing breast cancer with S-equol. The method and compositions are particularly suited to treating triple-negative breast cancer. The S-equol may be administered alone or in combination with one or more cytotoxic or immunotherapeutic compound or molecule. |
| US11090285B2 |
Treatment of circadian rhythm disorders
Embodiments of the invention relate to the use of a melatonin agonist in the treatment of free running circadian rhythms in patients, including light perception impaired patients, e.g., blind patients, and to methods of measuring circadian rhythm. |
| US11090283B2 |
Solid forms of selective androgen receptor modulators
The present invention relates to solid forms of (S)—N-(4-cyano-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-3-(4-cyanophenoxy)-2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanamide and process for producing the same. |
| US11090274B2 |
Formulation and method for supporting retinal health thereby reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
A formulation and method for comprehensively supporting retinal health and thereby preventing, reducing the risk of, and/or slowing the progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) are disclosed. The formulation includes optimal daily dosages of vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, copper, lutein, and zeaxanthin. |
| US11090272B2 |
Lurasidone solid dispersion and preparation method thereof
It relates to a lurasidone solid dispersion and a preparation method, wherein the method comprises melting treatment of a mixture containing lurasidone, a medicinal hot melt carrier, optionally an acidic regulator and plasticizer in order to obtain the solid dispersion described herein, and wherein the lurasidone is provided in a form of free base. The lurasidone solid dispersion obtained by the preparation method according to the example of the invention has the characteristics of high dissolution rate (dissolution rate can reach 30%-70%) in a partial neutral medium (e.g. pH6.0). The bioavailability of lurasidone solid dispersion increased significantly and the food effect of lurasidone solid dispersion prepared from the example decreased remarkably. It overcomes the limitation of too many medication in the prior art and avoids the reduction of curative effect of the improper medication for the patient or even invalid, ensures the normal efficacy, thereby increases the patient's medication flexibility and compliance. |
| US11090271B2 |
Soft gelatin capsules containing hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin with high stability
New soft gelatin capsules highly protected against the degradation of the active ingredient contained therein and highly resistant to hydration are described. The capsular wall is characterized by containing hydroxypropyl beta cyclodextrin in low quantity with respect to the weight of the wall and sub-stoichiometric with respect to that necessary for complexing the drug contained within the capsule. The new capsules are storage-stable, avoid the development of active ingredient by-products and maintain a high weight constancy, i.e. low hygroscopy. |
| US11090269B1 |
Controlled release dosage forms for high dose, water soluble and hygroscopic drug substances
Controlled release dosage forms are described herein. The controlled release formulations described herein provide prolonged delivery of high dose drugs that are highly water soluble and highly hygroscopic. In specific embodiments, controlled release dosage forms for delivery of a drug selected from GHB and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, tautomers, solvates and complexes of GHB. The controlled release dosage forms described herein may incorporate both controlled release and immediate release formulations in a single unit dosage form. |
| US11090264B2 |
Pulmonary delivery of mRNA to non-lung target cells
Compositions comprising mRNA formulated for pulmonary administration and related method for delivery of the mRNA and/or encoded protein to a non-lung cell or tissue. The compositions and methods may be used to prevent or ameliorate the symptoms of diseases associated with the mRNA encoded protein. |
| US11090259B2 |
Effervescent tablet
The present invention relates to an effervescent tablet, which upon dissolution in water provides a solution useful as a mouth wash or oral rinse for the prevention or treatment of inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity. |
| US11090256B2 |
Hair-treatment composition and methods of use
The present disclosure relates to hair-treatment compositions, which are particularly useful for providing styling, hair manageability, hair care, and conditioning properties to hair. The hair-treatment compositions typically include: (a) about 1 to about 3 wt. % of one or more vegetable oils; (b) about 2 to about 4 wt. % of one or more solid fatty alcohols; (c) 1 wt. % or less of one or more nonionic surfactants; (d) one or more non-silicone shine enhancers; (e) one or more amidoamines: (f) one or more acids; and (g) water. The unique combination of ingredients results in a product having a milky appearance and a fluid viscosity. Kits comprising the hair-treatment compositions and methods of treating hair using the hair-treatment compositions are also disclosed. |
| US11090255B2 |
Use of polycarboxylic acid compounds for the treatment of fibrious amino acid based substrates, especially hair
This invention relates to the use of polycarboxylic acid compounds, aqueous compositions comprising the same, cosmetic compositions comprising the same, in particular, hair care compositions, and their use for the treatment of hair, and a process for the treatment of hair comprising the use of said cosmetic compositions. |
| US11090253B2 |
Cosmetic composition comprising silicone materials
Cosmetic compositions comprising silicone based materials cured via a condensation cure chemistry are disclosed. In particular, the present disclosure relates to cosmetic compositions comprising a silicone based gel cured via a condensation cure chemistry; and at least one cosmetic ingredient, optionally in a cosmetically acceptable medium. Preparation methods and uses of the cosmetic compositions are also disclosed. |
| US11090250B2 |
Compositions and/or articles comprising cyclodextrin complexing material
Personal care products are provided. An exemplary personal care product includes a composition that is applied to the body or clothing, or an article applied against the body; a plurality of particles associated with the composition or a component of the article, the plurality of particles, at least some of the plurality of particles comprising a cyclodextrin complexing material and a first fragrance material, wherein the percent of the first fragrance material that is complexed with the cyclodextrin is greater than about 90%, so that the perceptibility of the first fragrance is minimized prior to its release; and a second fragrance material that is not complexed with the cyclodextrin and that is different from the first fragrance material, wherein the composition or article does not contain an antiperspirant active. |
| US11090245B2 |
Personal care compositions and methods for using such compositions
The present invention relates to sulfate-free aqueous personal care composition comprising a surfactant system comprising at least one methyl oleoyl taurate, one isethionate and one amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant chosen from (1) amphoacetates and diamphoacetates, (2) sultaines and (3) alkylbetaines, and from about 0.2 pbw to about 15 pbw of a conditioning agent. It is also directed toward the use of such a composition for washing keratin substrates, in particular the hair or the scalp. |
| US11090242B2 |
Wet wipes comprising a lotion
Described herein is a wet wipe including a substrate and a lotion. The substrate includes from about 55% to about 85% polyester. The lotion includes (a) from about 98.5% to about 99.5% water; (b) from about 0.055% to about 0.1% of an organic acid; and (c) a pH buffering system. The lotion has a pH from about 3.6 to about 4.8. |
| US11090240B2 |
Ultraviolet reflecting agent composition and water repellent agent composition
The present invention relates to an ultraviolet reflecting agent composition or a water repellent agent composition, which contains at least one compound selected from among 2-pentacosanone, 2-heptacosanone, 2-nonacosanone, tetracosanal, hexacosanal, octacosanal and triacontanal. |
| US11090237B2 |
Deodorant cosmetic compositions comprising calcium silicate and sodium bicarbonate
The present disclosure relates to deodorant cosmetic compositions including calcium silicate and baking soda. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a cosmetic product containing such compositions and the use of the compositions or products for reduction of the body odor released by perspiration. |
| US11090229B2 |
Tablet cassette
A tablet cassette is provided that can easily adjust the width of a guide groove of a rotor depending on the size of a tablet to be dispensed. The tablet cassette includes a groove width adjustment mechanism that relatively moves both sides of each of the tablet guide grooves in a circumferential direction of the rotor. |
| US11090226B2 |
Sealing device for making it possible to collect a composition, packaging assembly comprising such a sealing device, collection and packaging methods
The present invention relates to a sealing device to seal a container, the sealing device including: a tip that defines an internal passage leading to an opening and is designed to allow connection to a collection member such as an enteral syringe, a non-return valve that is associated with the tip and is designed to open during collection of the contents of the container using the collection member, at least one air-return port, and an antibacterial filter associated with said at least one port. |
| US11090225B2 |
Protection device that promotes air flow for heat transfer
A portable fluid transportation enclosure can include a specimen carrier within a portable container that can be transported portably by a user. The carrier can define one or more specimen bores therein, where each specimen bore can be configured to receive a specimen therein. Such a gyroid shaped carrier within a container can improve heat transfer between specimen supported by the carrier and can help to limit shock transferred to the specimen within the carrier, such as from an impact to the container in which the gyroid carrier is located. |
| US11090220B2 |
Stimulation device
A stimulation device is provided in accordance with one embodiment. The stimulation device includes a chamber which has a flexible wall portion. A drive unit of the stimulation device is in physical communication with the flexible wall portion so as to cause deflections of the flexible wall portion in opposing directions, thereby resulting in a changing volume of the chamber. The changing volume of the chamber results in modulated positive and negative pressures with respect to a reference pressure. An opening of the stimulation device is for applying the modulated positive and negative pressures to a body part. The stimulation device includes a control device for controlling the drive unit. |
| US11090219B1 |
Progression-based kit system for mimicking plastic surgery results
A kit system has a beginning level kit apparatus, an intermediate level kit apparatus, and an advanced kit apparatus. The beginning level kit apparatus has a first derma roller having a head with a plurality of needles each having a length of five tenths millimeters situated thereon. Additionally, the beginning level kit apparatus has a first chemical compound comprising vitamin A1 at a first potency. The beginning level kit apparatus also has a first red light therapy device that that is configured to emit red light having a wavelength in the range of six hundred ten nanometers to seven hundred nanometers for a predetermined minimum time period of ten minutes. Finally, the beginning level kit apparatus has a beginning level enclosure apparatus that that encloses the first derma roller, the first chemical compound, and the first red light therapy device. |
| US11090216B2 |
Therapeutic massage system
A therapeutic massage system includes a cushion and a controller unit operably connected by tubing. The cushion has a therapy pad coupled to a support pad. The support pad includes a plurality of compartments that may be filled with microbeads or other supportive material that self-adjusts to conform to the contours of an individual's body. The therapy pad includes a plurality of selectively inflatable and deflatable channels. The controller unit includes a processor operably connected to a diverter for controlling the delivery of air to and exhausting of air from the channels of the therapy pad. The massage system can be customized to provide user-specific treatment. |
| US11090215B2 |
Walker
A walker comprising a handle base and a frame. The handle base is configured to be gripped by a user of the walker. The frame is coupled with the handle base and configured to support the handle base above ground underlying the walker. The handle base and the frame cooperate to define a user space sized to allow the user of the walker to stand in the user space. |
| US11090211B2 |
Heat control device for an incubator for infants, incubator and method for the heat control of an incubator
An infant incubator heat control device includes a temperature-detecting device providing chamber interior and incubator heater temperature measured values. A first mode of operation has an interior temperature set value, a temperature of the heater set value is calculated as a function of the interior temperature set value and of the chamber interior temperature measured value. A controlled variable is calculated for the heater as a function of the temperature of the heater set value and of the heater measured value. A second mode of operation calculates a temperature of the heater set value independently of the chamber interior temperature measured value. A controlled variable is calculated for the heater as a function of the set value for the temperature of the heater and of the heater temperature measured value. |
| US11090210B2 |
Disposable absorbent lift device
The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent pad comprising multiple layers. In particular, the absorbent pad of the present invention maintains skin dryness by absorbing moisture while preventing leakage to the skin or the bed linens, allowing air circulation at the surface of the patient's skin to prevent heat buildup, and is strong enough to allow the patient to be repositioned, even when the pad is wet. In a particular embodiment the first layer is comprised of a fluid-permeable, porous material, the second layer is disposed under the first layer and is comprised of at least one super absorbent material, and a base layer disposed under the second layer. |
| US11090207B2 |
Cot fastening system
A cot fastening system for fastening a cot to an emergency vehicle includes a frame configured for mounting to the floor of an emergency vehicle, which has a longitudinal axis and a cot loading direction along the longitudinal axis. The system includes a first restraint assembly for coupling to a first cot attachment of the cot, which is mounted to the frame. The system further includes a second restraint assembly for coupling to a second cot attachment, which is also mounted to the frame. The system further includes a spring, such as a coil spring, for biasing the cot in a direction opposed from the loading direction of the frame to thereby apply a pre-load on at least one of said restraint assemblies. |
| US11090201B2 |
Absorbent article
An absorbent article that prevents back flow and that uses cotton fibers in the surface sheet. The absorbent article is an incontinence pad having at least a medium volume for absorbing at least 20 cc of urine. A surface sheet is formed by coating, with a water-repellent, a spunlace non-woven fabric comprising 100 wt % of cotton fibers. The skin-facing surface side is provided with: a plurality of protrusions that extend along the longitudinal direction of the incontinence pad and are formed with gaps therebetween in the widthwise direction; and a plurality of recesses that extend along the longitudinal direction of the incontinence pad and are formed between adjacent protrusions. The recesses are formed thinner than the protrusions. A plurality of openings, which penetrate the incontinence pad from the front to the rear thereof, is formed along the recesses in at least a section (H) corresponding to an excretory opening. |
| US11090200B2 |
Disposable nursing device with urine and feces back-leakage prevention collection function
A disposable nursing device with a urine and feces back-leakage prevention collection function includes a nursing pants body, a urine and feces collection bag and a catch tray. The nursing pants body is provided with a connecting port. The urine and feces collection bag is provided with an outer layer and an inner layer. The outer layer is a soft non-woven fabric, and the inner layer is a polymer absorption layer. A bottom portion of the urine and feces collection bag is closed, and a top portion of the urine and feces collection bag is provided with a bag opening. A urine and feces collection opening is arranged at a middle of the catch tray, and one side of the catch tray is connected with the bag opening of the urine and feces collection bag, and is connected with the connecting port on the nursing pants body. |
| US11090198B2 |
Absorbent articles with biocompostable properties
Disclosed is an absorbent article with biocompostable properties, such as a baby diaper or adult incontinence product. Particularly, the present invention is directed to a biocompostable absorbent sanitary article including a blend of synthetic and bio-based superabsorbent polymers with a high degree of biocompostability. The sanitary article comprises, in one embodiment, at least a top layer, a back layer, and absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core includes a superabsorbent polymer, and wherein at least the superabsorbent polymer is biocompostable. |
| US11090194B2 |
External ear canal pressure regulation device
An external ear canal pressure regulation device including a fluid flow generator, an earpiece having an axial earpiece bore, and a valved conduit fluidicly coupled to the fluid flow generator and the axial earpiece bore, whereby the earpiece has a compliant earpiece external surface configured to sealably engage an external ear canal as a barrier between an external ear canal pressure and an ambient pressure. |
| US11090188B2 |
Ocular delivery systems and methods
Described here are systems and methods for accessing Schlemm's canal and for delivering an ocular device, tool, or fluid composition therein. The ocular devices may maintain the patency of Schlemm's canal without substantially interfering with transmural fluid flow across the canal. The fluid composition may be a viscoelastic fluid that is delivered into the canal to facilitate drainage of aqueous humor by disrupting the canal and surrounding trabeculocanalicular tissues. Some systems described here may be configured to cut or tear the trabecular meshwork with the body of an elongate member located within Schlemm's canal. Other tools for disrupting these tissues and minimally invasive methods for treating medical conditions associated with elevated intraocular pressure, including glaucoma, are also described. |
| US11090186B2 |
Methods for using intrauterine systems and IUD insertion devices
The present disclosure is related to methods of using an intrauterine system (insertion device) including an intrauterine device (IUD), an insertion device or applicator for inserting the IUD into the cervix of a female patient, methods related to the insertion procedure, and methods of manufacture for the insertion device. |
| US11090185B2 |
Ostomy appliance
An ostomy appliance includes a dual-chamber pouch, which can continuously drain liquids from body waste, while collecting solids in the pouch. The ostomy appliance can also include a flat output tap including a lumen, the size of which can be increased by applying pressure. |
| US11090182B1 |
Adjustable orthotic foot device
In embodiments, an adjustable orthotic foot device may include a shell layer including an upper surface and a contoured lower surface, and a soft insole layer coupled to the upper surface of the shell layer, the soft insole layer defining an arch support structure on an upper surface of the soft insole layer along a medial edge of the soft insole layer. The adjustable orthotic foot device may further include one or more structural support inserts configured to be removably inserted within a pocket formed between the shell layer and the soft insole layer in order to adjust an arch height of the arch support structure. In embodiments, the one or more structural support inserts may be defined by a curved lateral edge and a convex curved medial edge. |
| US11090178B1 |
Adaptive device for a hand
An adaptive device for a hand for individuals with mobility impairment. The adaptive device comprising a body; wherein the body has a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein the body supports a palm and a wrist when worn by a user. The adaptive device includes two sidewalls extending upward from the body and on opposite sides of the body from each other. At a proximal end of each sidewall, each sidewall includes a slot for receiving a securing member, and wherein the securing member removably secures the hand with the adaptive device when worn by the user. The adaptive device includes a retention member positioned on the body at the distal end and the retention member provides a separation between an index finger and a thumb of the hand, and the retention member removably couples with an interchangeable implement member. |
| US11090174B1 |
Temporary and retrievable expandable member
A temporary expandable tissue support device includes a plurality of helical filaments superimposed on top of one another to form a tubular body. A first end of the tubular body is coupled to an inner shaft, and a second end of the tubular body is coupled to an outer shaft slidably disposed over the inner shaft. Actuation of the inner and outer shafts in a first direction compresses the plurality of filaments thereby radially expanding the tubular body into an expanded configuration adapted to engage and support tissue at a treatment site without obstructing a fluid from flowing past the tubular body. Actuation of the shafts in a second direction opposite the first direction tensions the plurality of filaments thereby radially collapsing the tubular body into a collapsed configuration that is adapted to be delivered to or removed from the treatment site. |
| US11090171B2 |
Apparatus, set and method for creating a plaster impression of a limb stump of a patient for manufacturing a prosthesis shaft and adaptor
The present invention relates to a medical apparatus (100) for use in manufacturing a plaster impression of limb stump, in particular of a lower stump, wherein the apparatus (100) comprises a pressure vessel (1) with a fluid chamber of pressure chamber (DK) for receiving or storing a fluid (F) being under pressure, wherein the pressure vessel (1) is limited against an exterior (Ä), wherein the pressure vessel (1) comprises an insertion opening (9) for the insertion of a limb stump (KS) into the interior (I) of the pressure vessel (1) and a fluid-tight membrane (5) made of two materials, which are arranged to form or limit the fluid chamber or the pressure chamber (DK). In addition, the present invention relates to a system (300) having a medical apparatus (100) and at least one contact surface (111). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method. |
| US11090169B2 |
Spinal cage having deployable member
A spinal cage with a wall extending in a longitudinal direction defining an interior space is disclosed. There is also provided a deployable element in movable relation to the spinal cage. |
| US11090167B2 |
Multiple spindle adjustable interbody fusion devices and methods of use
An interbody fusion device includes a base member, a top member, and an expansion mechanism for moving the top member relative to the base member. The expansion mechanism may include a connector drive rod assembly, a gear, a threaded rod, and a support means. The gear ring is coupled to the threaded rod and is rotatable. The expansion mechanism may also include at least one load head coupled to the threaded rod. An alternative interbody fusion device is also disclosed and includes a bottom member, a superior member, and an expansion mechanism for moving the superior member relative to the base member, wherein the expansion mechanism comprises at least one expansion assembly for moving an end of the superior member relative to the bottom member. |
| US11090165B2 |
Knee prosthetic implant
A human knee prosthetic implant having a tibia component forming first and second medial concave surfaces and first and second lateral concave surfaces, and a femur component forming first and second medial convex surfaces and first and second lateral convex surfaces. The tibia and femur surfaces are formed to provide contact interaction in full extension, a mid flexion range and in a state of full flexion of the knee prosthetic implant. |
| US11090163B1 |
Interlocking reverse hip prosthesis with removable tapered central post
An interlocking reverse hip prosthesis including an acetabular cup having an opening in the central portion of the cup being implanted in the acetabular cavity. The opening has a circular extending wall protruding into the concave portion of the cup a distance at least equal to the diameter of the opening. The inward extension of the cup provides a female Morse taper suited for receiving the male Morse tapered post of the acetabular ball. After implantation of the acetabular cup, the surgeon can easily secure the cup to the acetabular bone using several screws without the interference of the central peg (as in prior implants). The femoral ball is then attached to the cup via central Morse taper. |
| US11090162B2 |
Bone implant with struts
An implant includes a component for fixed attachment to a bone. An underpass layer of a porous material is disposed on a first side of the component for fixed attachment. At least one strut is provided on the underpass layer. The at least one strut has a first surface contacting the underpass layer and a second surface opposite the first surface. The at least one strut comprises a non-porous material. An additional layer of the porous material fills a respective volume adjacent the at least one strut. The additional layer extends from a first side of the underpass layer to a predetermined height at or above the second surface of the at least one strut. |
| US11090160B2 |
Orthognathic implant assembly and method of use
A maxillofacial orthognathic fixation implant assembly and its method of production and use, the implant being an assembly of an upper anchor implant member, a lower anchor implant member and at least one bridging implant member, the anchor implant members being adapted to be securely mounted to a maxilla and the at least one bridging implant member being adapted to connect the upper anchor implant member to the lower anchor implant member in a fixed and rigid manner. With the anchor implant members affixed to the maxilla and the maxilla surgically separated between the upper and lower anchor implant members to create a lower portion detached an upper portion, the at least one bridging implant member is connected between the upper and lower anchor implant members to secure and maintain the lower portion of the maxilla in a desired post-operative position relative to the upper portion of the maxilla. |
| US11090159B2 |
Heart implant
The invention relates to a heart implant comprising an attachment element (2), particularly a tubular attachment element for attaching a sheath (4), preferably having a sheath (4) being coaxially positioned around at least a part of the attachment element (2) and fixed to it, the attachment element (2) having a lower end (2a) and an upper end (2b) and several strips (3) at least at one of the ends, preferably being split into several strips at least at one of the ends (2b), preferably only at the upper end (2b), the strips (3) forming an expandable anchoring cage, particularly for fixing the heart implant to a lumen of the heart, preferably the atrium, by surface contact between an exterior surface of the expandable cage and an interior lumen surface, the strips (3) of the anchoring cage ending in respective strip tips (7) at the end of their extension in the compressed state, particularly during delivery through a catheter (1), the strip tips (7) forming the distal or proximal end of the implant, particularly a distal end being released first out of the catheter, wherein the implant furthermore comprises a fixation means (5, 6) to which each respective strip tip (7) is releasable fixed, preferably furthermore comprising a releasing means (9) for releasing the connection between fixation means (5, 6) and strip tips (7). |
| US11090153B2 |
Telescoping prosthetic valve and delivery system
An implantable device is disclosed. The device includes a two or three-piece frame assembly that is configured to be delivered in a series configuration and subsequently nested or telescoped in-situ. |
| US11090152B2 |
Lens design
An intraocular lens configured to reduce or eliminate oblique incident light photic disturbances in the eye, said lens comprising anterior and posterior surfaces defining a central lens optic extending from said anterior to said posterior surfaces and a peripheral portion outside of the central lens optic, wherein the peripheral portion is a prismatic lens which redirects oblique incident light on the peripheral portion forward of the nasal retina in the eye and onto the ciliary body/pars plana region. |
| US11090151B2 |
Hydrophilicity alteration system and method
A system/method allowing hydrophilicity alteration of a polymeric material (PM) is disclosed. The PM hydrophilicity alteration changes the PM characteristics by decreasing the PM refractive index, increasing the PM electrical conductivity, and increasing the PM weight. The system/method incorporates a laser radiation source that generates tightly focused laser pulses within a three-dimensional portion of the PM to affect these changes in PM properties. The system/method may be applied to the formation of customized intraocular lenses comprising material (PLM) wherein the lens created using the system/method is surgically positioned within the eye of the patient. The implanted lens refractive index may then be optionally altered in situ with laser pulses to change the optical properties of the implanted lens and thus achieve optimal corrected patient vision. This system/method permits numerous in situ modifications of an implanted lens as the patient's vision changes with age. |
| US11090150B2 |
Intracorneal implant and injector to treat corneal disorders
An injector of intracorneal segments has a disposable segment holding head comprising a lancet (36) formed with a housing closed by the lid (37) wherein a sterilized corneal segment (11) is housed, behind which there is a needle (26) longitudinally slidable under the action of a trigger (31) and a spring (32). The head also has a manual selector (38) to deflect the needle to place the segment at 90° of the head to the right or left of a channel made in the cornea for injection. The segment pre-installed in the head is provided with recesses formed by knurling (16) on its outer chord (14) where it couples to the needle for the push. |
| US11090145B2 |
Device for delivering grafts at a surgical site and method
A device and method for delivering a synthetic mesh or graft for anatomical repair at a defect site. A plurality of flexible arms is connected to the synthetic mesh or graft. Grasping jaws are individually controlled at or near a proximal end of the device for connection of the graft and release of the graft at the surgical site. The flexible arms, with graft attached are positioned through a surgical incision to the defect site. An actuator positions the flexible arms to assume a radial array at the surgical site, unfolding and spreading the graft for attachment. The length of each flexible arm is individually adjustable to adapt to the size and shape of the graft selected for installation at the defect site to repair the defect. |
| US11090142B2 |
Method for producing a blank and dental restoration
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a blank from a ceramic material, wherein at least two layers of ceramic material of different compositions are filled into a die layer-by-layer and after filling of the layers they are then pressed and sintered, wherein after filling of a first layer this is structured on its surface in such a way that the first layer, viewed across its surface, differs in its height from region to region, and then a layer with a composition that differs from the first layer is filled as a second layer into the mold. |
| US11090137B2 |
Orthodontic correction device
An orthodontic correction device is provided, including a shell having a number of teeth receiving cavities configured to receive teeth of a dental arch of a patient. A first elastic member holding feature is formed on one side of the shell and corresponds to an undercut region of a tooth of the dental arch. A first orthodontic elastic member is coupled to the first elastic member holding feature and extends to the interior of the shell to engage with the undercut region of the tooth, thereby enhancing the retention of the orthodontic correction device on the dental arch. |
| US11090133B2 |
Device for simultaneous fixation of medical instruments and corresponding system
Device for the simultaneous fixation of medical instruments, the device having a joint member which has a holding section in the form of a spherical segment, the spherical segment having a continuous cavity along a longitudinal axis, the holding section being subdivided into at least two holding segments perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and at least two arm elements being arranged on the joint member, the apparatus further comprising a tension ring supported by the support surfaces and a tensioning element configured to press the support segments together, wherein when the support segments are pressed together, the support surfaces press against the tension ring. Furthermore, a system with such a device is revealed. |
| US11090130B2 |
Fiducial marker for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging
Disclosed herein are fiducial markers that include a sealed casing member containing a mixture of iodine and water that includes about 1-300 mg/ml iodine. The fiducial markers may be distinguishable on at least two imaging modalities, such as CT and MRI. The casing member may include a plastic or elastomeric material, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) polypropylene, latex, nylon, dynaflex, and may take the form of a length of IV tubing sealed at each of two ends. The length of IV tubing may be crimped to form a desired shape, such as a triangle. Also disclosed are methods of making fiducial markers that are distinguishable on at least two imaging modalities, such as CT and MRI. |
| US11090129B2 |
Apparatus and methods for monitoring objects in a surgical field
A system and method for performing package status check are provided, including a scanner for use in a surgical field and having a circuit and an antenna for emitting a radio frequency detection field, the scanner further including control circuitry configured to determine a predetermined quantity of sponges corresponding to a complete pack of sponges; count a number of sponges associated with the pack with the scanner prior to use of the sponges in a surgical field; and issue an alert when a number of counted sponges does not match the predetermined quantity corresponding to the complete pack. The system and method may include the control circuitry configured to determine whether a sponge has been re-scanned or is unknown by comparing detected information with previously detected information prior. |
| US11090122B2 |
Systems and methods for magnetic sensing and docking with a trocar
A surgical robotic system has a tool drive coupled to a distal end of a robotic arm that has a plurality of actuators. The tool drive has a docking interface to receive a trocar. One or more sensors in the docking interface sense a magnetic field generated by the trocar. One or more processors are configured to determine a position and orientation of the trocar based on the sensed magnetic field, and then drive the actuators to orient the docking interface to the determined orientation of the trocar, or otherwise guide the robotic arm toward the determined position of the trocar. Other aspects are also described and claimed. |
| US11090119B2 |
Surgical tool with a two degree of freedom wrist
Surgical tools having a two degree-of-freedom wrist, wrist articulation by linked tension members, mechanisms for transmitting torque through an angle, and minimally invasive surgical tools incorporating these features are disclosed. An elongate intermediate wrist member is pivotally coupled with a distal end of an instrument shaft so as to rotate about a first axis transverse to the shaft, and an end effector body is pivotally coupled with the intermediate member so as to rotate about a second axis that is transverse to the first axis. Linked tension members interact with attachment features to articulate the wrist. A torque-transmitting mechanism includes a coupling member, coupling pins, a drive shaft, and a driven shaft. The drive shaft is coupled with the driven shaft so as to control the relative orientations of the drive shaft, the coupling member, and the driven shaft. |
| US11090117B2 |
System for tissue ablation using pulsed laser
Systems for enabling delivery of very high peak power laser pulses through optical fibers for use in ablation procedures preferably in contact mode. Such lasers advantageously emit at 355 nm wavelength. Other systems enable selective removal of undesired tissue within a blood vessel, while minimizing the risk of damaging the blood vessel itself, based on the use of the ablative properties of short laser pulses of 320 to 400 nm laser wavelength, with selected parameters of the mechanical walls of the tubes constituting the catheter, of the laser fluence and of the force that is applied by the catheter on the tissues. Additionally, a novel method of calibrating such catheters is disclosed, which also enables real time monitoring of the ablation process. Additionally, novel methods of protecting the fibers exit facets are disclosed. |
| US11090116B2 |
Electrosurgical apparatus and method for promoting haemostasis in biological tissue
An electrosurgical waveform having both radiofrequency (RF) energy and microwave energy components that is arranged to perform efficient haemostasis in biological tissue. The waveform comprises a first portion primarily of RF electromagnetic energy, and a second portion primarily of microwave electromagnetic energy that follows the first portion. The second portion further comprises a plurality of RF pulses, wherein the first portion transitions to the second portion when either a duration of the first portion meets or exceeds a predetermined duration threshold, or an impedance determined during the first portion meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold. The waveform is arranged to deliver energy rapidly so that haemostasis can occur in a short time frame in a situation where the maximum available power is limited, or to avoid undesirable thermal damage to the biological tissue. |
| US11090110B2 |
Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument with selective application of energy based on button displacement, intensity, or local tissue characterization
A surgical instrument comprises a controller configured to control application of RF or ultrasonic energy at a low level when displacement or intensity of a button is above a first threshold but below a second threshold higher than the first threshold, and control application of RF or ultrasonic energy at a high level when the displacement or intensity exceeds the second threshold. In another aspect, a surgical instrument comprises a first sensor configured to measure a tissue characteristic at a first location, a second sensor configured to measure the tissue characteristic at a second location, and a controller configured to, based at least in part on the measured tissue characteristic at the first location and the second location, control application of RF or ultrasonic energy. |
| US11090107B2 |
Ablation medical devices
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device includes an ablation system. The ablation system may include an elongate shaft having a distal region. A plurality of ablation tines may be disposed at the distal region. Each of the ablation tines may include a tubular member having a flexible circuit disposed therein. The flexible circuit may include a substrate, one or more electrodes coupled to the substrate, and a temperature sensor coupled to the substrate and positioned adjacent to the one or more electrodes. The plurality of ablation tines may include a first ablation tine and a second ablation tine. A pair of bipolar electrodes may defined by a first electrode disposed at the first ablation tine and a second electrode disposed at the second ablation tine. |
| US11090104B2 |
Surgical generator for ultrasonic and electrosurgical devices
A control circuit configured to receive a control signal that defines a first phase and a second phase from a surgical generator. The control circuit may include a first resistor, a second resistor in parallel with the first resistor, and a switch in series with the second resistor. The switch may be configured to transition between an open state and a closed state corresponding to an operational mode of a surgical instrument. In the first phase of the control signal, the control circuit is configured to communicate surgical instrument information to the surgical generator. In the second phase of the control signal and in the open state of the switch, the control circuit is configured to provide a first output. In the second phase of the control signal and in the closed state of the switch, the control circuit is configured to provide a second output. |
| US11090102B2 |
Preferential volume reduction of diseased segments of a heterogeneous lobe
Methods and apparatus for diagnosing and treating disorders of the lung are provided, which may include any number of features. In one embodiment, a method comprises obtaining diagnostic information relating to a patient's lungs, compiling a list of potential treatment plans for lung volume reduction in the first and second lungs, excluding treatment plans from the list of potential treatment plans that propose treatment of a lung segment that falls within a segment exclusion rule, and identifying at least one preferred treatment plan from the list of potential treatment plans that targets sufficiently diseased lung segments while also targeting a preferred combined volume of the first and second lungs. |
| US11090101B2 |
Soft balloon device and system
A device, system, and method for performing a variety of treatment procedures safely with a single treatment device. For example, a system is provided that includes a treatment device with a highly conformable balloon that is inflated at a constant pressure and that remains “soft” during use, which enhances balloon-tissue contact, treatment efficacy, and patient safety. In one embodiment, a system for ablating tissue comprises: a treatment device including a highly conformable balloon; a control unit including a fluid supply reservoir in fluid communication with the highly conformable balloon, the control unit being configured to deliver fluid from the fluid supply reservoir to the highly conformable balloon such that the highly conformable balloon is maintained at a balloon pressure of between 0.2 psig and 3.0 psig. |
| US11090096B2 |
Surgical rod bender
An instrument for bending a surgical rod includes first and second arm assemblies. The first arm assembly includes first and second arms having respective first and second receiving portions configured to receive the surgical rod therein. The second arm assembly includes third and fourth arms having respective third and fourth receiving portions configured to receive the surgical rod therein. The instrument is reconfigurable from an initial configuration in which the first and third receiving portions of the respective first and third arms engage the surgical rod such that transitioning the first and third arms towards each other bends the surgical rod in a first orientation and transitioning the first and third arms away from each other bends the surgical rod in a second orientation opposite to the first orientation. |
| US11090089B2 |
Coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element and bone anchoring device with such a coupling assembly
A coupling assembly for coupling a rod to a bone anchoring element includes a receiving part with an accommodation space defining an opening for inserting and accommodating a head of the bone anchoring element, and a pressure element having a cap portion configured to hold the head. In an inserting position, the cap portion of the pressure element is expandable in the accommodation space of the receiving part, and a first retaining element is configured to prevent the pressure element from moving towards a first end of the receiving part. In a pre-locking position, the head is held in the cap portion of the pressure element and is pivotable in the receiving part, while the cap portion is restricted from expanding to prevent removal of the head, and where a second retaining element is configured to prevent the pressure element from moving from the pre-locking position towards the inserting position. |
| US11090085B2 |
Customized patient-specific orthopaedic surgical instrument and method for preparing a patient's femur
An orthopaedic surgical instrument includes a customized patient-specific 5-in-1 cutting block having a plurality of ribs and cutting guide slots extending between each rib. A bone-facing surface of each rib has a customized patient-specific negative contour configured to receive a portion of a corresponding positive contour of the patient's femur. |
| US11090084B2 |
Fetus delivery assisting device
A fetus delivery assisting device (10) for assisting with the birth of a fetus. The device (10) comprises a shaft (16). At one end of the shaft (16) is a rigid base (18) to which an inflatable balloon (12) is mounted. The rigid base (18) and the inflatable balloon (12) are configured to accept a fetal head. The inflatable balloon (12) is configured to displace the fetal head from a pelvic cavity when inflated. The shaft (16) is configured for manipulating the inflatable balloon (12) to displace the fetal head from the pelvic cavity. |
| US11090083B2 |
Uterine manipulators
A uterine manipulator includes a handle assembly and a shaft extending distally from the handle assembly. An end effector assembly is disposed at a distal end portion of the shaft and includes a cervical cup and a distal tip extending distally from the cervical cup. A specimen containment system is supported on the shaft between the handle assembly and the end effector assembly. The specimen containment system includes a sleeve having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, and a specimen containment bag having a first end portion and a second end portion. The specimen containment bag is supported within the sleeve and is movable from an initial position, wherein the specimen containment bag is disposed within the sleeve, to a deployed position, wherein the specimen containment bag is deployed from the sleeve. |
| US11090080B2 |
Steerable endoluminal punch with introducer
An endoluminal punch system including a sheath and dilator. The endoluminal punch may include energy delivery system capable of being transmitted from the proximal end to the distal end of the endoluminal punch to assist with tissue crossing and incisions. The dilator may include selectively deployable cutting mechanism to create incisions in tissue that are larger than their basic external diameter. The system may also be configured to reduce the risk of generating plastic emboli during insertion of the endoluminal punch. |
| US11090079B2 |
Atherectomy motor control system with haptic feedback
An atherectomy system includes a drive mechanism adapted to rotatably actuate an atherectomy burr and a control system that is adapted to regulate operation of the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism may include a drive cable that is coupled with the atherectomy burr and a drive motor that is adapted to rotate the drive cable. The control system includes a drive module adapted to provide an operational signal to operate the drive mechanism, a monitoring module adapted to monitor operation of the drive mechanism and to determine if the drive mechanism is operating within a predetermined range and an excitation module that is operably coupled to the drive mechanism and is adapted to provide haptic feedback to a user of the drive mechanism if the monitoring module determines that the drive mechanism is not operating within a predetermined range. |
| US11090074B2 |
Double-purpose forceps
The invention provides a pair of dual-purpose forceps, comprising a first forceps body and a second forceps body. When the first forceps body is connected with the second forceps body by means of a first pressurizing connecting member and a second pressurizing connecting member, a first handheld member and a second handheld member move towards each other, and a first pressurizing functional member and a second pressurizing functional member also move towards each other to complete pressurizing; when the first forceps body is connected with the second forceps body by means of a first opening connecting member and a second opening connecting member, the first handheld member and the second handheld member move towards each other, and a first opening function member and a second opening function portion face away from each other to complete opening. The dual-purpose forceps is simple in structure and is operated conveniently so that the double-purpose forceps can switch freely between opening and pressurizing functions conveniently and quickly. |
| US11090072B2 |
Medical devices and related methods
A medical device includes a handle with a proximal arm and a distal arm. The proximal arm and the distal arm are pivotable via a joint. The medical device also includes a tube coupled to the distal arm and a drive wire. A distal portion of the drive wire includes an expandable end effector. A portion of the drive wire is positioned within the tube, and a different portion of the drive wire extends proximally of the distal arm and is coupled to the proximal arm. |
| US11090068B2 |
Vertebral body reaming method
Disclosed are improved orthopedic tools and methods for use during orthopedic surgical procedures, including joint arthroplasty and joint replacement procedures. More specifically, disclosed herein are improved apparatus for preparing bone and/or soft tissue of the spine and/or other regions for implantation of intervertebral implants. |
| US11090066B2 |
Minimally invasive surgical drill guide and method
A minimally invasive surgical drill guide includes an elongated drill jig having at least one drill guide opening for defining a location and drill element guide axis for placement of a surgical drill element. The drill jig can have an engagement end with engagement structure. A positioning arm includes an elongated shaft with an axis and a locating end portion shaped to engage a bony part of a patient. The elongated shaft can have engagement structure for engaging to the engagement structure of the drill jig to support the drill jig crosswise relative to the position arm and to support the drill guide opening of the drill jig at a location remote from the axis of the elongated shaft of the positioning arm. The drill jig can be detachable from the positioning arm. A method for minimally invasive surgical drilling is also disclosed. |
| US11090062B2 |
Medical sawing template system
The invention relates to a medical sawing template system, comprising an aligning apparatus for aligning a medical sawing template relative to a human or animal bone, which aligning apparatus comprises at least one fastening element receptacle for a fastening element fixable in bone, a first coupling member which is coupleable or coupled to a sawing template, a distance-changing device for varying a distance between the fastening element receptacle and the first coupling member, and an angle-changing device for varying an angle between the fastening element receptacle and the first coupling member, wherein the distance-changing device comprises a distance-setting member which is rotatable about a distance-setting member rotational axis, and/or wherein the angle-changing device comprises an angle-setting member which is rotatable about an angle-setting member rotational axis. |
| US11090054B2 |
Stapling device with resettable tilt anvil assembly
A surgical stapling device includes an anvil assembly having a center rod and an anvil head that is pivotally coupled to the center rod. The anvil head supports a cut ring assembly that is movable between a pre-fired or retracted position in which the cut ring is positioned to retain the anvil head in an operative position and an advanced position in which the cut ring assembly is positioned to allow movement of the anvil head to a tilted position. The anvil assembly also includes at least one support member that is movable from a pre-fired position extending into the anvil head to an advanced position extending from the distal end of the anvil head to allow the cut ring assembly to move from the first position to the second position. The at least one support member can be returned to the pre-fired position after the stapling device is fired and the anvil head has tilted to reset the anvil head to the operative position. |
| US11090050B2 |
Trigger mechanisms for surgical instruments and surgical instruments including the same
A trigger assembly of a surgical instrument includes a trigger, a first linkage, a second linkage, and a slider block configured such that moving the manipulation portion in a first direction relative to a housing of the surgical instrument translates the slider block along a longitudinal axis relative to the housing. Another trigger assembly of a surgical instrument includes a trigger and a coupling sphere rotatably captured within a cavity of a retention portion of the trigger such that movement of a manipulation portion of the trigger relative to the housing translates the coupling sphere along the longitudinal axis relative to the housing. |
| US11090048B2 |
Method for resetting a fuse of a surgical instrument shaft
Methods for resetting a fuse in a surgical instrument are disclosed. |
| US11090045B2 |
Staple cartridges for forming staples having differing formed staple heights
A staple cartridge for use with a stapling device that has an actuator that is selectively actuatable in an axial direction and an anvil portion that is selectively movable between open and closed positions is disclosed. Various embodiments of the present invention include a cartridge body that movably supports first and second staple drivers. The staple drivers each support a staple thereon and serve to drive the staples into forming contact with the anvil upon actuation by the actuator. The various embodiments of the present invention enable the final formed heights of the staples to be varied without the need to use different sizes of staples. |
| US11090044B2 |
Powered surgical instrument
A surgical instrument including a housing, an endoscopic portion, a shaft portion and an end effector is disclosed. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. The shaft portion is selectively connectable to a distal end of the endoscopic portion. The end effector is selectively connectable to a distal end of the shaft portion. |
| US11090042B2 |
Devices and methods for suture placement
A suturing device includes an elongate body, an actuator, and a curved needle holder. The elongate body includes a distal end portion extending along a longitudinal axis. The actuator is operable between a first operating position and a second operating position. The curved needle holder extends away from the distal end portion or is provided as part of the distal end portion of the elongate body. The curved needle holder includes a distal end section having a distal-most tip, and defines a curved needle passage and a distal opening adjacent the distal-most tip. A distance measured parallel with the longitudinal axis between where the curved needle holder begins to curve away from the longitudinal axis to either where the elongate body begins to curve away from the longitudinal axis or where the elongate body connects with a handle can be between about 10 cm to about 20 cm. Also, the distal-most tip can be offset from the longitudinal axis in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis an offset distance less than about 7 mm. |
| US11090041B2 |
Device and method for securing endoscope relative to suturing system
A distal cap apparatus for use with an endoscope, having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, includes a mount configured for mounting to the distal end of the endoscope, and a strap connected to the mount and configured for banding about the distal end of the endoscope when the distal end of the endoscope is received in the mount. The mount defines a strap slot configured to receive an end of the strap to configure the strap in the banded configuration. The strap may be elastic. A tool is provided to facilitate properly seating of the strap within the mount of the cap assembly. The tool includes a window and a swing arm rotatable within the window to cause a portion of the arm to contact a free end of the strap to force the strap into a fully seated position. |
| US11090039B2 |
Noninvasively adjustable suture anchors
In one embodiment, an adjustable implant system includes a bone anchor having first and second ends, a bone engagement surface adjacent the first end, and a housing extending between the first and second ends. The adjustable implant system can further include a non-invasively actuatable driving element within the housing and coupled to an adjustment component configured to couple to a flexible elongate tension member which is capable of engaging a patient's soft tissue (e.g., rotator cuff or ACL). Non-invasive actuation of the driving element can cause the adjustment component to change the amount of tension on the flexible elongate tension member and consequently on the patient's soft tissue. The adjustable implant system can include an external adjustment device configured to be placed on or adjacent the patient's skin and comprising at least one energy transferring component configured to energize/actuate the driving element inside the housing of the adjustable implant. |
| US11090029B2 |
System for automated screening of carotid stenosis
A non-imaging diagnostic ultrasound system for carotid artery diagnosis has a two dimensional array probe (10) with a low element count and relatively large element size which can cover an area of the carotid artery at its bifurcation. The elements are operated independently with no phasing, and detect Doppler flow spatially beneath each element. The system produces maps of carotid blood flow in two or three dimensions and can assemble an extended view of the flow by matching segments of the carotid flow as the probe is moved over the vessel. Once the carotid artery has been localized, the degree of stenosis is assessed by automated measurements of peak systolic velocity and blood flow turbulence. |
| US11090027B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for coupling a flexible transducer to a surface
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for coupling a flexible transducer to an object are described. A transducer positioning device may include an inflatable bladder and a strap. The inflatable bladder may apply a force to a transducer array to maintain its position against the object when inflated. The strap may hold the bladder against the transducer array. Once in place, the bladder may be inflated with a fluid. |
| US11090024B2 |
Biopsy and sonography method and apparatus for assessing bodily cavities
Apparatuses and methods for performing a procedure on a uterine cavity of a patient are disclosed. The methods can include visualizing the uterine cavity, biopsying a tissue with a biopsy device, and ejecting fluid from the biopsying device into the uterine cavity. The apparatuses can have a sealable acorn tip, a handle, a repositioning clip, a distal indicia, a proximal indicia, and a fluid reservoir. The biopsying device can be configured to biopsy and eject fluid under the control of a single hand of a user of the device. |
| US11090020B2 |
Adjusting a collimator of an X-ray source
A method is disclosed for adjusting a collimator of an X-ray source. In an embodiment, the method includes detecting an arrangement of an X-ray detector with respect to the X-ray source; automatically determining an adjustment for the collimator based on the detected position of the X-ray detector with respect to the X-ray source; and automatically adjusting the collimator based on the determined adjustment for the collimator. An X-ray device and computer readable medium are also disclosed. |
| US11090016B2 |
Apparatus and method for digital scan mammography
To improve breast mammography imagery via use of a digital “slot scanning” imaging system that accommodates the changing thickness of the breast from the chest wall to the nipple by scanning the breast from the chest outward to the nipple or vice versa instead of the side-to-side methodology and using Automatic Exposure Control or AEC parameters optimized for the changing thickness and composition of the breast at each scan location and an improved breast compression device, wherein uniform breast compression mechanism includes a first breast plate and a second breast plate, wherein at least one of said first breast plate and said second breast plates includes an angle adjustment or tilt to account for the high variability in breast sizes and configurations while maintaining optimal immobilization with excellent patient comfort. |
| US11090015B2 |
Diagnostic X-ray apparatus
In this diagnostic X-ray apparatus (1), a radius of a spiral pulley (63) is set to a radius that differs from a radius of an Archimedes' spiral so that a tensile force of the spring member (61) applied to a second wire rope (67b) and a weight on an X-ray generation unit (50) side applied to a first wire rope (67a) are balanced. |
| US11090014B2 |
Dental image processing device, dental imaging system, dental image processing method, and program
In an image processing device (300), a position determiner (313) determines, in a three-dimensional image showing an upper jaw part of a subject and a lower jaw part of the subject, positions of left and right mental foramina of the lower jaw part and a position of an incisors tube of the upper jaw part. A coordinate system setter (314) sets a three-dimensional coordinate system having an origin at a position established by the positions of the left and right mental foramina and the position of the incisors tube that are determined by the position determiner (313), the three-dimensional coordinate system including: a first coordinate axis that passes through the origin and the position of the incisors tube; a second coordinate axis that is perpendicular to the first coordinate axis and a straight line connecting the position of the left mental foramen and the position of the right mental foramen; and a third coordinate axis that is perpendicular to the first coordinate axis and the second coordinate axis. |
| US11090011B2 |
System and method for reducing false alarms associated with vital-signs monitoring
Systems and methods of reducing false alarms associated with a vital-sign monitor are disclosed. One or more data samples of a vital sign of a patient are generated at a first sampling rate in a normal mode of operation. Whether the one or more data samples satisfy an alert condition is determined. An alert mode of operation is entered into if the alert condition is satisfied. One or more additional data samples of the vital sign are generated at a second sampling rate higher than the first sampling rate in the alert mode. |
| US11090009B2 |
Information providing method, information processing system, information terminal, and information processing method
A method includes: acquiring, via a network, biogas information at multiple timings and time information corresponding to time at each of the multiple timings, wherein the biogas represents a concentration of 2-ethylhexanoic acid of a user acquired by a sensor that detects the 2-ethylhexanoic acid discharged from a skin surface of the user; obtaining reference information representing a lower limit of a normal range of 2-ethylhexanoic acid per unit period of time, using a memory storing the reference information representing the lower limit of the normal range; determining a stress time period during which a concentration of the 2-ethylhexanoic acid of the user is less than the lower limit of the normal range, based on the acquired biogas information; and outputting time period information indicating the determined stress time period to an information terminal of the user. |
| US11090004B2 |
Gear for holding a physiological sensor
A wearable gear (100) for holding a physiological sensor for monitoring a subject, such as a pulse oximeter. Said wearable gear being configured to automatically adjust the maximal length such that the predefined tension is obtained regardless of the size of the body part of the subject. The wearable gear comprises a tensioning element (102) having a maximal length, a holding unit for holding the physiological sensor, the wearable gear further comprises a tension mechanism for tensioning the tensioning element to a predefined tension when at least partially around a body part of the subject, wherein the tension mechanism comprises i) a first part comprising a resilient material, and ii) a second part comprising a non-resilient material, and wherein the first part and the second part mechanically cooperate with each other to automatically adjust the maximal length such that the predefined tension is obtained regardless of the size of the body part. |
| US11090002B2 |
Ocular cranial nerve monitoring system
An ocular cranial nerve monitoring system (OCNMS) that provides continuous measurement of pupillary reactivity in the eye. The system features a sensor component that produces a stimulating light and a recording light and records reflected recording light so as to calculate pupillary diameter and response to stimulation as measured by latency, velocity, and/or amplitude. This system of the present invention may be used for indirect assessment of the 2nd and 3rd cranial nerve (CN 2, CN3) pathways and/or intracranial pressure in patients and may be used intraoperatively. The data obtained from this system may allow for immediate corrective actions, which may help prevent permanent deficits and improve patient safety and surgical outcomes. In some instances, the system may help avoid unnecessary or invasive procedures (e.g., catheters inserted for intracranial pressure monitoring). |
| US11090000B2 |
Information provision method, information processing system, information terminal, and information processing method
In order to objectively grasp a stress state of a user and to prevent postpartum depression, biological gas information is acquired via a network, where the biological gas information indicates a concentration of heptadecane of the user and is obtained by a sensor that detects heptadecane released from a skin surface of the user. From a memory storing information including an upper limit of a normal range of the concentration of heptadecane per unit period, the information indicating the upper limit of the normal range is read out. When a frequency in the unit period with which the concentration of heptadecane of the user exceeds the upper limit of the normal range is determined to have an increasing tendency based on the biological gas information obtained during a pregnancy period of the user, the information related to stress of the user is output to an information terminal of the user. |
| US11089999B1 |
Hydration measurement with a watch
Hydration measurement capabilities can be provided by a wearable electronic device, such as a watch, to allow a user to easily track hydration. A watch can be positioned to receive and measure one or more electrical properties of perspiration produced by the user wearing the watch. The watch provides electrodes for measuring the electrical properties of the perspiration. The electrical properties, such as electrical conductance, can represent a concentration of electrolytes in the perspiration, which in turn represents a hydration level of the user. The hydration tracking can be performed non-invasively, repeatedly, accurately, automatically, and with minimal user intervention. The measurements can be used to provide useful feedback and health tracking information to a user, thereby allowing the user to better manage hydration and overall health. |
| US11089997B2 |
Patient-specific calibration of pain quantification
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for managing pain in a patient. A system may include sensors to sense physiological or functional signals, and a pain analyzer that generates a pain score using the sensed physiological or functional signals and a fusion model. The system includes a calibration module that calibrates the fusion model based on measurements from the sensed physiological or functional signals and a reference pain quantification corresponding to multiple pain intensities. A pain score may be generated using the calibrated fusion model. The system can additionally include a neurostimulator that controls the delivery of pain therapy by adjusting one or more stimulation parameters based on the pain score. |
| US11089995B2 |
Method and system for identifying respiratory events
The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for examining respiratory disorders whereby signals coming from the examined person are recorded by a wireless sensor equipped with a microphone and an accelerometer and then sent to a monitoring station. The monitoring station receives a digital data stream from the wireless sensor, cuts out respiratory episodes from the signal and, using a classification assembly constructed from three independent detection modules, classifies a respiratory episode as being normal or as snoring as well as determines the occurrence of apnoea. |
| US11089994B2 |
Device to detect and treat apneas and hypopnea
A method and apparatus for the treatment of Sleep Apnea events and Hypopnea episodes wherein one embodiment comprises a wearable, belt like apparatus containing a microphone and a plethysmograph. The microphone and plethysmograph generate signals that are representative of physiological aspects of respiration, and the signals are transferred to an imbedded computer. The embedded computer extracts the sound of breathing and the sound of the heart beat by Digital Signal Processing techniques. The embedded computer has elements for determining when respiration parameters falls out of defined boundaries for said respiration parameters. This exemplary method provides real-time detection of the onset of a Sleep Apnea event or Hypopnea episode and supplies stimulation signals upon the determination of a Sleep Apnea event or Hypopnea episode to initiate an inhalation. In one embodiment, the stimulus is applied to the patient by a cutaneous rumble effects actuator and/or audio effects broadcasting. |
| US11089985B2 |
Systems and methods for using mobile and wearable video capture and feedback plat-forms for therapy of mental disorders
Behavioral and mental health therapy systems in accordance with several embodiments of the invention include a wearable camera and/or a variety of sensors (accelerometer, microphone, among various other) connected to a computing system including a display, audio output, holographic output, and/or vibrotactile output to automatically recognize social cues from images captured by at least one camera and provide this information to the wearer via one or more outputs such as (but not limited to) displaying an image, displaying a holographic overlay, generating an audible signal, and/or generating a vibration. |
| US11089984B2 |
Human performance enhancement method and apparatus using wave of electrical stimuli
A human body support, such as a chair, has a plurality of electrodes arranged in an array and spaced longitudinally with respect to the human body. The array extends from an inferior position to a more superior position along the body. A sensor measures a parameter of the human body that is capable of indicating the presence of drowsiness. A controller has an input connected to the sensor for receiving a signal representing the sensed parameter and has outputs connected to each of the electrodes. The controller detects whether the sensed parameter is within a range indicating the presence of drowsiness and applies a wave of electrical stimuli against the human body in response to detection of a sensed parameter within the range. The electrical stimuli cause periodic tightening and relaxing of proximate muscles as the wave progresses in a direction from an inferior location on the human body toward a more superior location. |
| US11089979B2 |
Device and method for measurement of glycated hemoglobin (A1c)
A glycated hemoglobin measurement device and method is disclosed. The device provides for measurement of glycated hemoglobin (A1c) without the need for blood sampling and the associated discomfort. The device uses a 400-540 nanometer light source and associated detection circuitry to convert light returned by the source into a waveform that is then processed into a patient specific value. The determined patient specific value is then multiplied by a calibration constant to yield a glycated hemoglobin (A1c) value which is then displayed or otherwise provided to the patient or a medical practitioner. |
| US11089976B2 |
Method and apparatus for assisting spasticity and clonus evaluation using inertial sensor
Provided is a method and apparatus for assisting spasticity and clonus evaluation using an inertia sensor, the apparatus including an acquirer configured to acquire a measured value from an inertia sensor attached to an object, a calculator configured to calculate an angle of a joint of the object based on the measured value, and a processor configured to evaluate a spasticity and a clonus based on the angle of the joint. |
| US11089974B2 |
Monitoring the location of a probe during patient breathing
A method of accounting for the movement of the lungs during an endoscopic procedure such that a previously acquired image may be dynamically registered with a display showing the position of a locatable guide. After an initial image set is acquired, an area of interest is identified and the movement thereof due to breathing is mathematically modeled. Patient movement sensors are then used to provide information on the patient's breathing patterns. This information is entered into the mathematical model in order to update the registration between the image set and a display showing the position of the locatable guide. |
| US11089965B2 |
Blood pressure information calculating device, blood pressure information calculating method, blood pressure information calculating program, and recording medium for recording said program
A blood pressure information calculating device includes an input unit to which a waveform based on a pulse wave of the subject and reference blood pressure information serving as a reference for calculating the blood pressure information on the basis of the waveform based on the pulse wave are input, a conversion unit that calculates a phase spectrum of a waveform based on the pulse wave by performing Fourier transformation on the waveform based on the pulse wave, a calculation unit that calculates a correction value using at least one of a phase of a main wave corresponding to a pulse of the subject and a phase of a second harmonic wave of the main wave on the basis of the phase spectrum, and a calculation unit that calculates an average blood pressure by correcting the reference blood pressure information using the correction value. |
| US11089962B2 |
Patient monitoring system and method with volume assessment
A patient monitoring device includes a microphone, a speaker, a display, a processor, and a volume assessment module executable on the processor to operate the microphone to generate an audio environment recording of the audio environment surrounding the patient, determine an ambient noise level based on the audio environment recording, and control the speaker and/or display of the patient monitoring device based on the ambient noise level. |
| US11089961B2 |
System and method for monitoring core body temperature
Embodiments of a system can include a temperature monitoring device including: a heat flux channel, a first temperature sensor thermally coupled to the heat flux channel, a second temperature sensor thermally coupled to the heat flux channel, a thermal cage thermally coupled to and arranged around the heat flux channel along a length of the heat flux channel, and a processing system operable to determine a core body temperature measurement based on temperature data collected at the first and the second temperature sensors. |
| US11089959B2 |
Electronic delivery of information in personalized medicine
According to an aspect of an embodiment, a computer-implemented method of delivering information-enabled personalized health care with respect to early Alzheimer's disease in a clinical, non-research setting, comprising a social network, may include capturing one or more data streams where each of the data streams relates to health care of a patient, wherein the one of the data streams is captured from testing for certain genetic variations including single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). The method may further include integrating the data streams to generate integrated diagnostic data and analyzing the integrated diagnostic data to generate analyzed diagnostic data. The method may further include curating the analyzed diagnostic data and generating an integrated report for presentation to a physician of the patient based on the curated analyzed diagnostic data. |
| US11089956B2 |
Ophthalmologic apparatus and method of controlling the same
An ophthalmologic apparatus is configured to control an optical scanner so as to perform a scan by measurement light in an intersecting direction which intersects a traveling direction of the measurement light, to specify a scan length based on a detection result of interference light corresponding to the scan, the detection result being acquired by an interference optical system, the scan length being a length of a scan range in the intersecting direction within a characteristic region in an anterior segment of the subject's eye, and to specify a movement amount of the subject's eye based on a reference value of the characteristic region and the scan length. |
| US11089952B2 |
Endoscope and cleaning instrument for an endoscope
An endoscope having an endoscope shaft, with a distal shaft portion, a central shaft portion and a proximal shaft portion, and a light admission face at the distal shaft portion. The cross section of the central shaft portion is smaller than the cross section of the distal shaft portion and smaller than the cross section of the proximal shaft portion. |
| US11089951B2 |
Endoscopic imaging and display system
Medical endoscope imaging systems and methods of using the same are disclosed. The imaging systems can have an endoscope having an image sensor, a display housing having an image display, a communication link configured to couple the image sensor to the image display, and a camera housing having a camera-sensor. The display housing can be configured to be detachably coupled to the camera housing. The camera-sensor can be configured to receive signals from the image display. |
| US11089945B2 |
Observation instrument for accurate positioning of optical components
An observation instrument comprises an instrument shaft having a distal end and a proximal end, and an optical arrangement extending at least sectionally through the instrument shaft. The optical arrangement comprises at least one optical component that is accommodated in a support shaft. The support shaft is arranged in the instrument shaft in an at least sectionally axially displaceable manner and is preloaded distally. |
| US11089941B2 |
Medical system for identifying material to be removed from a patient and related methods
A method for identifying material to be removed from a patient may use an imaging device, a display, a control unit, and an insertion device. The method may include obtaining a first set of image data from the imaging device, sending the first set of image data to the control unit from the imaging device, and analyzing the first set of image data based on at least one of a darkness, a contrast, or a saturation. The method may include generating a coded image identifying the material to be removed from the patient to be displayed on the display. The method may further include displaying the coded image on a first screen of the display, and indicating the material to be removed with the insertion device based on the displayed coded image. |
| US11089938B2 |
Dishwasher and control method thereof
Disclosed is a dishwasher ejecting wash water containing microbubbles. The dishwasher according to an embodiment includes a tub accommodating dishes therein, a plurality of wash arms spraying wash water into the tub, a bubble nozzle ejecting wash water containing microbubbles to the bottom of the tub, a sump disposed below the bottom of the tub and collecting wash water therein, a wash pump pumping wash water collected in the sump, a channel-switching unit supplying wash water pumped by the wash pump to at least one of the plurality of wash arms, and a bubble module generating microbubbles in wash water pumped by the wash pump and supplying the wash water containing microbubbles to the bubble nozzle, and a controller operates the wash pump and controls the channel-switching unit and the bubble module to spray wash water through at least one of the plurality of wash arms and simultaneously to eject wash water through the bubble nozzle. |
| US11089932B2 |
Vacuum
A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates a suction force; and an operation unit that is configured to input control instruction for the suction motor.The operation unit includes: a support frame; a first push part that is rotatably seated on the support frame and allows an instruction to turn on or off the suction motor to be input when being rotated in a first direction; and a second push part that allows the intensity of the suction force of the suction motor to be adjusted when being rotated in a second direction. |
| US11089929B2 |
Dust collection box and robot vacuum cleaner
A dust collection box and a robot vacuum cleaner are disclosed. The dust collection box is used in the robot vacuum cleaner. The dust collection box includes a box body, a filter holder arranged in the box body, a dust separation structure configured to block dust, and a filter. The box body defines an air inlet and an air outlet. The filter holder defines an opening in a side surface thereof. The dust separation structure is arranged in the box body and located at an air inlet side of the opening. The filter is arranged to the filter holder and located at an air outlet side of the opening. |
| US11089927B1 |
Brushless vacuum device
A brushless vacuum device may include a vacuum head having a bottom side, a first and second exterior wall, a front end, and a back end. The first exterior wall and second exterior wall may be positioned on the bottom side and may be coupled together at the front end. A suction aperture may be positioned proximate to the front end. A first plurality of jets may extend along the first exterior wall between the suction aperture and the back end. A second plurality of jets may extend along the second exterior wall between the suction aperture and the back end. A suction conduit may be in communication with the suction aperture and may generate negative air pressure in the suction aperture. A pressure conduit may generate a positive air pressure in the first plurality and second plurality of jets. Air exiting the jets may be collected by the suction aperture. |
| US11089926B2 |
Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner includes a chassis, a driving wheel support provided with at least two first cooperation parts, a driving wheel having an adjustable height relative to the chassis, and being rotatable relative to a hood. The vacuum cleaner further includes the hood being provided with at least two second cooperation parts, and an elastic member. The first cooperation parts or the second cooperation parts are in the form of long track portions, the remainders are in the form of sliding portions capable of moving along the track portions, and lengths of the at least two track portions extend along directions not parallel to each other. |
| US11089914B2 |
Liquid pump mechanism for soap dispenser
A liquid pump mechanism for a soap dispenser includes a pump body, and an outlet tube, an upper wave-shaped pad, a piston, a spring, an annular internal sleeve, and a lower wave-shaped pad which are sequentially disposed inside the pump body from top down. A dividing member formed in the pump body divides an inner cavity of the pump body into a main chamber and an inlet chamber. An outlet passage is formed in the outlet tube. The outlet tube and the main chamber are movably sealed and engaged. The piston divides the main chamber into a compatible chamber and a liquid soap chamber. An outlet hole communicating the outlet passage and the liquid soap chamber is disposed on the piston. An inlet hole communicating the liquid soap chamber and the inlet chamber is disposed on the dividing member. The upper wave-shaped pad is disposed between the outlet tube and the piston and movably closes the outlet hole. The lower wave-shaped pad is disposed between the annular internal sleeve and the dividing member and movably closes the inlet hole. |
| US11089911B1 |
Shower curtain liner assemblies and related methods
Shower curtain liner assemblies include a shower curtain liner with a plurality of openings for hanging the shower curtain liner from a shower rod. A plurality of rigid members are included in the assembly. In implementations a plurality of couplers coupled with the shower curtain liner are configured to couple the rigid members to the liner in a vertical configuration so that a longest length of each rigid member is perpendicular to the shower rod when the shower curtain liner is hanging from the shower rod. In implementations the rigid members are permanently integrally formed in the shower curtain liner itself. In implementations each rigid member includes a first angled portion and a vertical portion below the first angled portion. In implementations a lowermost extremity of each rigid member abuts an outside surface of a tub. In implementations each rigid member includes an opening for hanging on a shower rod. |
| US11089910B2 |
Bathing apparatuses and methods of making and using the same
The apparatuses and methods of making and using the same are directed to bathing apparatus to support an object while bathing the object with a fluid. The bathing apparatus may comprise a support assembly constituting a support structure of the apparatus; a support surface to support the object, the support surface supported by the support portion; and a fluid catch disposed on at least three sides of the support surface, the fluid catch serving as a basin for the fluid in such manner to contain the fluid separate from the support surface. The bathing apparatus may be used in combination with a support wall that includes a plurality of channels to hold household items. |
| US11089905B2 |
Automated bun handling system
An automated bun feeding and toasting system is disclosed wherein the system is to be utilized in restaurants, particularly fast-food restaurants, in order to quickly and accurately prepare food products, such as, for example, conventional hamburger sandwiches which require two buns, or Big Mac® sandwiches which require three buns, in accordance with specific patron orders. The system comprises a plurality of bun storage tubes, discharge mechanisms for discharging bun segment into a bun separator, a chute conveyor, a bun rotator, and at least one toaster appliance whereupon completion of a toasting operation, the bun segments are picked up and conveyed downstream toward a food or sandwich preparation station. All operations are automated and are under the control of a master control unit such as, for example, a programmable logic controller (PLC). |
| US11089900B2 |
Assembly and method for frothing milk
An assembly for frothing milk, including an air supply assembly including an air channel having an air inlet and a downstream end. The assembly also includes a fluid channel extending from a fluid inlet to a fluid outlet. The fluid channel subsequently includes an air inlet emanation point to which the downstream end of the air channel is connected, a frothing unit including a pump and a flow-through heating unit. The flow-through heating unit bounds a heating unit fluid channel that is a part of the fluid channel and has a small thermal mass and a steep temperature profile. |
| US11089898B2 |
Shoe tie assisting device
There is provided a shoe tie-assisting device that allows a user to position themselves such that they can tie their own shoes. The shoe tie assisting device includes a frame assembly that includes support columns spaced to create a geometric space between them. The support columns are connected with support bars. The shoe tie-assisting device further includes a platform assembly positioned in the geometric space between the support columns. The platform assembly allows a user to place one of their feet thereon. The shoe tie-assisting device further includes a handle assembly having one or more components that the user can grasp. This component(s) are positioned at height that a user can grasp them from an upright position without having to bend over. Using the platform assembly and handle assembly, a user can position their body such that they can tie their own shoes. |
| US11089896B2 |
Spill saver tray
A tray for carrying items, such as food and beverages. In particular, the tray, provided with grips, can be carried, in a relatively stable manner, with one hand. The tray is particularly useful for individuals working in the hospitality industry, such as waiting staff (waiters). |
| US11089894B2 |
Dry food dispensing apparatus
The present invention provides a new bulk, dry foods dispensing apparatus and system for commercial, retail and home use designed to dispense a predetermined volume of dry bulk food into a bowl or other receptacle without crushing or breaking the food. The bulk food dispenser includes a hopper, a dispensing chamber including two or more openings, a baffle located above the dispensing chamber for directing the solid bulk material to be dispensed from the hopper to the dispensing chamber, and a paddle wheel located within the dispensing chamber, where the paddle wheel further includes a plurality of protrusions for directing a solid material out of the dispensing chamber when the paddle wheel is rotated, where at least one of the two or more openings receive the solid material directed by the baffle, and where at least one of the two or more openings dispense the solid material out of the dispensing chamber. |
| US11089891B2 |
Portable cooler container with active temperature control
An actively heated mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container is provided. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a body that receives a liquid therein and a heating or cooling system at least partially disposed in the body. The heating or cooling system can include one or more heating or cooling elements that heat a surface of the receiving portion of the body and one or more energy storage devices. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can include a wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a power source and control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating or cooling elements. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container also can have one or more sensors that sense a parameter of the liquid or sense a parameter of the heating or cooling system and communicates the sensed information to the control circuitry. The control circuitry can turn on, turn off, and/or operate the heating or cooling element to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated or cooled state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. The mug, travel mug, baby bottle, water bottle or liquid container can also be paired with a remote device or mobile electronic device to send or receive communications or commands. |
| US11089888B1 |
Dynamic non-piercing tactile and manipulable suspension system
Disclosed is a dynamic non-piercing tactile and manipulable suspension system for suspending target items such as fruit including but not limited to bananas both in hands and individually. An integration housing comprises one or more suspension strands coupled to the integration housing on one end and one or more suspension contacts on the other end, the suspension strand and coupled suspension contact being capable of suspending (without piercing) a hand of bananas and/or a single banana. |
| US11089881B2 |
Modular mattress and bedframe system with surface positioning actuators
The inventive subject matter provides a modular mattress system wherein the mattress surface may be adjusted for positioning of a user's body. The mattress system deploys a number of interconnected mattress cells. The mattress cells may have varying characteristics, and combinations of mattress cells may be interconnected to form a complete mattress. The proximal surface is formed of padding material and collectively form the entire mattress surface when connected. At least one actuator is mechanically coupled to padding material and an actuator controller in communication therewith directs movement of the actuator to position the padding material. A mattress cell communication interface is communicably coupled to the actuator controller and configured to communicably couple with at least one external device. |
| US11089880B1 |
Upholstery cover retention assembly
An upholstery cover retention assembly is disclosed. In embodiments, the upholstery cover retention assembly includes an upholstered article including an upholstered surface, a bezel including a bezel lip proximate to the upholstered article, and a retention flange disposed on a peripheral surface of the upholstered article. In embodiments, the upholstery cover retention assembly further includes a dress cover assembly including a dress cover configured to at least partially cover the upholstered surface of the upholstered article, and an assembled edge configured to be disposed within a groove formed between the peripheral surface of the upholstered article and the bezel. In embodiments, assembled edge is configured to be secured within the groove by engaging a lower engagement surface of the retention flange and a lower surface of the bezel lip with the assembled edge. |
| US11089870B2 |
Drawer assembly and hardware
A storage assembly, such as a drawer assembly, for a storage system having an upright rail includes a frame having a first side edge disposed along a vertical axis. An accessory bracket is mounted to the first side edge at a first location, the accessory bracket including a mounting plate with plurality of hooks extending therefrom and arranged to engage the upright rail. A footer bracket is mounted to the first side edge at a second location spaced below the first location, the footer bracket including a base plate with a pin extending therefrom, the pin arranged to engage the upright rail to support the frame prior to engagement of the hooks with the upright rail during installation. |
| US11089869B2 |
Record holder system and method
A record holder system includes a frame of two ends and two sides, a fixed end attached to one of the ends of the frame, and a selectively adjustable end slidably connected to the frame. The frame connects to a track. The adjustable end includes a clamp that engages the track to retain the adjustable end in select position along the track. A handle connects to the clamp. The handle is manually pressed to disengage the clamp from the track, thereby allowing the adjustable end to be varied in relative position with respect to the fixed end. Records or other items may be stacked upright and retained in the system. |
| US11089862B2 |
Oral-care implement and method for manufacturing the same
An oral-care implement comprises a carrier plate and a support plate. Each of the carrier plate and the support plate has a back side and a front side opposite the back side. At least one cleaning element extends from the front side of the carrier plate. The back side of the carrier plate is secured to the front side of the support plate with a plastic material that is molded around at least a portion of the back side of the support plate and over at least a portion of the carrier and that fills a channel formed by a recess in at least one of the back side of the carrier plate and the front side of the support plate, thereby providing a non-detachable connection between the carrier plate and the support plate. |
| US11089861B2 |
Oral care implement
An oral care implement having a body that includes a head portion and a handle portion. At least one bristle is mounted to the head portion. The at least one bristle may include an oral care feature. The body may include a core component and a sheath component. The core component may include a structural feature that corresponds to or is representative of the oral care feature of the at least one bristle. The core component may be visible through the sheath component. |
| US11089859B2 |
Harness
A harness has a support base and a support strap unit for the support base, and a holding device for releasably holding a battery pack in a support position on the support base. The holding device has a docking mechanism on the support base for pivotably docking the battery pack in a docking position, and a securing mechanism for securing the battery pack in the support position pivoted in towards the support base with respect to the docking position. The docking mechanism is arranged on a lower region of the support base, and the securing mechanism has a securing slide which is arranged displaceably on the support base between a release position and a securing position and has a securing hook, or a securing lever which is arranged pivotably on the support base between a release position and a securing position and has a securing bow. The securing hook or securing bow is designed to engage securely behind a corresponding mating securing element of the battery pack in the support position. |
| US11089858B1 |
Soft wiper assemblies
Product lines, cosmetic products, packaging systems, and wiper assemblies improve the distribution, quantity, and/or location of formulation on an applicator. The wiper assemblies include a wiper base portion and a soft wiping portion. The wiper base portion has a body configured to be disposed in a mouth of a container, the body having a lower flange portion and an outer wall defining a cavity. The soft wiping portion has an annular shape and is disposed in the cavity. |
| US11089850B1 |
Magnetic floating decorative devices
Disclosed is a magnetic floating decorative device comprising: a body; and, a floating section. The body comprises a ferromagnetic-body section. The floating section comprises a ferromagnetic-floating section. The floating section is flexible. The floating section is connected to the body at a connection point. The ferromagnetic-body section is magnetically attracted to the ferromagnetic-floating section. Another embodiment of the present invention is a magnetic floating decorative device comprising: a body; and, a floating section. The floating section comprises a first ferromagnetic-floating section and a second ferromagnetic-floating section. The floating section is flexible. The floating section is connected to the body at a connection point. The first ferromagnetic-floating section is magnetically attracted to the second ferromagnetic-floating section. |
| US11089849B2 |
Bracelet clasp including a device for adjusting the length of the bracelet
The invention relates to a bracelet clasp, in particular for a wristwatch, comprising a device for fine length adjustment of the bracelet. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a clasp with extensible buckle, and the adjustment device is provided on a blade intended for being inserted between two posts of a main blade when the clasp is closed. The adjustment device includes a locking pin, arranged in an orthogonal direction relative to the longitudinal direction of the clasp and housed so that at least one portion of the pin is provided above a common upper surface of the blades of the clasp. In one embodiment, the mobile piece of the adjustment device is pivotably mounted on the clasp. |
| US11089842B2 |
Buckle with whistle
An example buckle assembly includes a body and a latch. The body includes an integral whistle portion. The latch is configured to snapably mate with the body. |
| US11089840B2 |
Article of footwear having a polygon lug sole pattern
Articles of footwear, including athletic footwear, include one or more of: (a) an upper; (b) a sole structure including a midsole and an outsole, the outsole having a plurality of polygonal lugs arranged about a base surface of the outsole. The outsole may include one or more regions wherein the characteristics of a portion of the lugs within a region differ from the characteristics of a portion of the lugs in another region. The lugs may differ, for example based on size, construction and/or spacing between the lugs. Methods of manufacturing such articles of footwear also are disclosed. |
| US11089839B1 |
Sport shoe of the self-cleaning variety with a compressible cleaning structure
A self-cleaning sport shoe includes a traction member or plurality thereof, extending downward from the bottom of the shoe to traction the playing field surface below upon contact. The self-cleaning sport shoe incorporates a compressible cleaning structure, smaller in size and less cumbersome than existing cleaning type cushions and which is symbiotically mated, when applicable, to a concave reservoir located in the sport shoe outer sole, and in certain instances of design both the outer sole and accommodatingly shaped mid sole as well. As the structure is compressed and expanded, debris that might otherwise remain attached is discarded. This concave reservoir appreciably enhances the cleaning ability of its compressible cleaning structure and the shoe as a whole. |
| US11089830B2 |
Composite material and associated protection devices
A composite material includes an upper layer, a lower layer and means arranged so as to diffuse substantially transversely at least part of the kinetic energy induced by an impact on one of said layers, said means cooperating on both sides, with the upper layer and the lower layer. The diffusion means can consist in a network of interassembled base elements and of cavities, forming a three-dimensional structure. A protection device comprising includes an insert consisting of the composite material. |
| US11089826B2 |
Sports shoulder pads with hybrid foam body pad
A shoulder pad assembly has main body cushions consisting of a plurality of different types of foam material joined together to result in a hybrid pad structure constructed from slow-response foam and open-cell foam. A main body cushion is constructed from a first sheet or panel of slow-response foam disposed over the torso of the wearer, a second sheet or panel of slow-response foam disposed over the back of the wearer, joined together by a third sheet or panel of open-cell foam positioned between the first sheet and second sheet, disposed over the wearer's shoulder. Optionally, a fourth sheet or pad of slow-response foam is disposed on the third sheet, disposed over the wearer's shoulder, preferably at the location that is most likely to suffer blows during football play. Optionally, a fifth sheet or pad of open-cell foam is disposed on the first sheet, on the side of the first sheet in contact with the wearer and a sixth sheet or pad of open-cell foam is disposed on the second sheet. |
| US11089820B2 |
Electronic cigarette comprising sealed atomizing assembly
An electronic cigarette, including an atomizing assembly; and a battery assembly. The atomizing assembly is disposed on the battery assembly. The atomizing assembly includes a mouthpiece, a plug, an e-liquid storage tank, an atomizing core, a seal ring adapting to seal the atomizing core, and a first fixed seat adapting to fix the atomizing core. The atomizing core includes a first end and a second end. The seal ring is disposed on the first end of the atomizing core, and the first fixed seat sleeves the second end of the atomizing core. The e-liquid storage tank includes a cavity, and the seal ring, the atomizing core, and the first fixed seat are disposed in the cavity of the e-liquid storage tank. The plug is disposed on the e-liquid storage tank, and the mouthpiece is connected to the e-liquid storage tank. |
| US11089818B2 |
Heater for vaporizer device with air preheating element and method for producing the same
A heater for a vaporizer with air preheating element includes a casing, a tunnel with a perforated bottom, which is a cylindrical heating chamber for placing a cigarette, a heating element of a resistive type, a heat exchanger, including air channels for circulation and preheating of air by a heater, a top end and a bottom end, an air intake hole made in the top end. Outlet holes are communicated with exits of air channels of the heat exchanger for intake of air preheated by the heater in the tunnel. The casing is made in the form of a tape of a thin-film dielectric heat-resistant material, on which a thin layer of resistive material with contacts is applied on the end of one side, forming the heating element, and on the other side a top and bottom spacers are fixed and inclined toward the middle, as well as the edging, which are made of flexible heat-resistant material. The above mentioned tape with a heating element, located on its external side, is rolled into a cylinder and forms a tunnel, and is additionally coiled into several interconnected spiral coils, and forms a spiral casing with the top and bottom ends so that the top and bottom spacers and the edging located on the inside form a spiral heat exchanger comprising the top and bottom and the middle spiral air ducts for spiral and labyrinth circulation and preheating of air, and at the bottom there is an additional inlet hole for air intake. |
| US11089806B2 |
Flavor improvement method for yeast cells and food quality improving agent
The present invention provides a method of improving the taste of yeast cells including a step of reacting the yeast cells with protease or cellulase, and a quality improving material for food containing yeast cells as an active ingredient in which the taste is improved by the method of improving the taste. |
| US11089805B2 |
Mucosal immunomodulator
The present invention provides a mucosal immunomodulator comprising, as an active ingredient, at least one selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formula (1), compounds represented by the following formula (2) and compounds represented by the following formula (3), and salts thereof. |
| US11089804B2 |
Oil-in-water type composition and food using same
An oil-in-water type composition which can provide a chewy texture both in a non-cooked state and a heated state and does not show water/oil separation, including: an alkyl cellulose, a 1% by mass aqueous solution of which has a viscosity at 20° C. of from 4,000 to 11,000 mPa·s when measured with a Brookfield type viscometer and a 1.5% by mass aqueous solution of which has a storage modulus G′ (65° C.) at 65° C. of from 2,500 to 4,500 Pa; an edible oil or fat; and water. Also provided is a food using the alkyl cellulose. |
| US11089802B2 |
Color-enhanced compositions
The present invention relates to a method of producing compositions with enhanced color properties and to compositions obtainable by such a method, especially cocoa-based compositions with enhanced color properties. The method comprises the steps of providing an initial composition comprising a polyphenol, adding an aqueous base to the initial composition to produce an aqueous mixture, heating the aqueous mixture to a temperature of 50 to 100° C. during a time period of 120 to 300 minutes, cooling the aqueous mixture, and optionally adjusting the pH of the aqueous mixture to between 6 and 9. The method further comprises oxygenising the aqueous base and/or the aqueous mixture, wherein the produced food product comprises chromophores having an absorption maximum between 505 to 515 nm and/or 428 to 438 nm. |
| US11089800B2 |
Animal feed additive effective as broad-spectrum preservative
The present invention refers to an animal feed additive effective as broad-spectrum preservative, said feed additive comprises as active ingredients propionic acid, glyceryl propionates, hexanoic acid and optionally minor amounts of an alkali metal salt and/or a C7-C12 fatty acid. The present invention also refers to the use of said animal feed additive as a mould and/or yeast inhibitor and to the use of said animal feed additive as an inhibitor of aerobic bacteria. In a further aspect, the present invention refers to the use of said animal feed additive to protect an animal feed from aerobic deterioration. |
| US11089797B2 |
Process for producing flavoured food particles
The present invention is in the field of the flavouring of foods. In particular, the present invention is directed to a process for the encapsulation of flavours and/or aromas. The particles are then later incorporated into the end preparation (the food), such as, for example, instant coffee. The focus is in particular firstly to obtain particles with high aroma loading in order to ensure a long-lasting aroma protection during storage, and secondly to control the particle properties in such a way that an optimum miscibility of the particles with foods is made possible. Decisive aspects in this connection are primarily shape, size and particle density. These aspects together are intended to bring about an improved taste experience for the end consumer when consuming the particles. |
| US11089796B2 |
Nitrogen infused high yield soluble coffee and methods thereof
The present invention relates to a coffee beverage comprising a high yield coffee (HYC) infused with nitrogen thus producing a refreshing cold foamy and creamy beverage; wherein HYC represents liquid coffee having anhydrocarbohydrate content between 25 and 42% w/w. |
| US11089794B2 |
Method and composition for preparing a therapeutic natural tea remedy for helping the human body combat the effects of various medical ailments
Therapeutic tea remedy mixtures in the form of beverages and ointments. Methods for making the tea remedy mixtures are described along with the benefits it provides to combat various medical ailments that frequently impair the human body. |
| US11089793B2 |
Dry blend for making analogue cheese
Disclosed herein are cheese analogue compositions and the manufacturing processes in making the same with characteristics similar to that of natural cheeses. These products have properties such as melt, stretch, firmness, body and shredability similar to natural cheese products. |
| US11089792B2 |
Forming device and method
Disclosed is a device for forming cheese blocks of dimensions that facilitate slicing without first having to larger cut blocks of cheese to appropriate dimensions. The device comprises: (a) a pipe adapter having a proximal end and a distal end; (b) a forming chamber of internal dimensions for forming a sliceable cheese loaf, wherein the forming chamber having a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein the proximal end is fluidly connected to the distal end of the pipe adapter; (c) a portal cover, positioned to open or close a portal located at the distal end of the forming chamber; (d) a packaging attachment adapter located at the distal end of the forming chamber; (e) a packaging support device supporting a package positioned to receive the cheese loaf. |
| US11089788B2 |
Enzymatic bran and germ flavor and texture improvement
The texture and flavor of bran and germ for the production of whole wheat flour and for the production of baked goods containing whole wheat flour is improved by treating bran and germ with water and an enzyme composition comprising xyanase, pentosanase, or mixtures thereof to hydrate the bran and germ and to enzymatically convert insoluble fiber of the bran and germ into soluble fiber and sugars. The enzymatic conversion is conducted so as to decrease the water holding capacity of the bran and germ and provides a bran and germ product having reduced grittiness and a reduced whole wheat flavor, while avoiding adverse effects on baking functionality. The enzymatic treatment with the xylanase and/or pentosanase may be initiated upon whole wheat berries or grains during tempering or it may be initiated upon a separated bran and germ fraction obtained after grinding or milling of whole wheat berries or grains. |
| US11089782B2 |
Preservative composition for wet wipes
A wiping composition and a wiping product containing the composition are disclosed. The wiping composition contains a combination of an antimicrobial agent with a preservative enhancing agent that not only provides antiseptic properties when applied to an adjacent surface, but also is well suited to preserving the substrate that is used to apply the composition. In particular, the composition has been unexpectedly found to inhibit or destroy bacteria, particularly Burkholderia cepacia, even when the active ingredients are used at extremely low levels. |
| US11089779B2 |
Composition for disinfecting surfaces containing tuberculosis causing bacteria
A disinfectant composition that is effective against tuberculosis-causing bacteria is disclosed. The composition contains a disinfectant agent that is a combination of biocidal quaternary ammonium compound and an N,N-di-substituted alkylamide water insoluble solvent. The composition can be a concentrated formulation or a ready-to-use formulation. Methods of disinfecting surfaces containing tuberculosis-causing bacteria are also disclosed. |
| US11089776B2 |
Containerized liquid formulations
Provided herein are containerized liquid formulations comprising a plurality of agrochemicals. The formulations comprise a plurality of parallel liquid layers, wherein each layer is disposed within the container such that it is in contact with at least one adjacent layer at an interface. Also provided are methods of preparing, storing, shipping, and using the containerized liquid formulations. |
| US11089775B2 |
System for hypothermic transport of samples
A system for the hypothermic transport of biological samples, such as tissues, organs, or body fluids. The system includes a self-purging preservation apparatus to suspend a sample in preservation fluid and perfuse a tissue with preservation fluid. The self-purging preservation apparatus is placed in an insulated transport container having a cooling medium. When assembled, the system allows for transport of biological samples for extended periods of time at a stable temperature. |
| US11089773B2 |
System and method for controlling machinery for randomizing and replicating predetermined argonomic input levels
A controller is operatively connected to a dispensing system and configured to change the dispensement of an agricultural input from the dispensing system in different predetermined locations within at least one predefined test plot in a management zone of an agricultural field. The predetermined locations have been randomized and replicated for quantifying the agronomic response in a statistically valid manner. |
| US11089771B2 |
Sidetracker
A sidetracker includes a body including a first fin and a second fin spaced apart from the first fin. The first and second fins are coupled to the body. The first and second fins are configured to control a vertical position of the body in water through which the body is moving. A channel is formed in the body. The channel includes a first groove and a second groove. The first and second grooves cross each other. A wing is positioned in the channel. The wing is detachably coupled to the body. The wing is configured to rotate between the first groove and the second groove. The wing is configured to control a lateral position of the body in water through which the body is moving. |
| US11089766B2 |
Insect compositions
Lipid-depleted insect compositions are described and include protein, chitin, bacteria, fungi, and various ranges of calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, potassium, ash, manganese, iron, zinc, water, bulk density, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and protein, wherein the composition is derived from Orthoptera order of insects, or the composition is not derived from Orthoptera order of insects. Lipid extraction methods are described which include use of a use of a first immiscible liquid and a second immiscible liquid. Compositions including insect eggs, feedstocks, and breeding materials are described. |
| US11089765B2 |
Genetically modified rat models for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID)
This invention relates to the engineering of animal cells, preferably mammalian, more preferably rat, that are deficient due to the disruption of tumor suppressor gene(s) or gene product(s). In another aspect, the invention relates to genetically modified rats, as well as the descendants and ancestors of such animals, which are animal models of human cancer and methods of their use. |
| US11089756B1 |
Soybean cultivar 99140320
A soybean cultivar designated 99140320 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 99140320, to the plants of soybean cultivar 99140320, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 99140320, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 99140320. 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 99140320. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 99140320, 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 99140320 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11089755B2 |
Soybean cultivar 2529392
A soybean cultivar designated 2529392 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2529392, the plants of soybean 2529392, to plant parts of soybean 2529392, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2529392 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2529392, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2529392, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2529392 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11089754B1 |
Soybean variety 5PEBH29
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PEBH29 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PEBH29, cells from soybean variety 5PEBH29, plants of soybean 5PEBH29, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PEBH29. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PEBH29 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PEBH29, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PEBH29, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PEBH29. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PEBH29 are further provided. |
| US11089751B2 |
Lettuce varieties ‘Ezthana’ and ‘Eztron’
New lettuce varieties designated ‘Ezthana’ and ‘Eztron’ are described. ‘Ezthana’ and ‘Eztron’ are lettuce varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity. |
| US11089748B2 |
Sorghum maternal haploid inducing line SMHI01
Two Sorghum maternal haploid inducer lines SMHI01 and SMHI02 are provided including seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing Sorghum haploid embryos using SMHI01 and SMHI02 are also provided. The Sorghum haploid embryos produced as a result of the use of either maternal haploid inducer line SMHI01 or SMHI02 may be doubled to produce doubled haploid embryos, seeds, and plants as part of a Sorghum breeding program. |
| US11089743B2 |
System and method for determining turf performance indicators
System and method for quantifying qualitative turf conditions as they relate to turf performance and health. In an embodiment, data is collected about turf condition using a turf analysis device. The data collected about the conditions may be used to generate condition-based turf stress indexes that may be used to generate an overall a Turf Performance Indicator (TPI). Such collections are calculated through a unique quantitative mathematical equation resulting in a measurable quotient that is used to assess overall turf performance qualities on a relative scale over time. Using an integrated Global Positioning System (GPS), the TPI measurements can be used to identify overall property conditions and zone specific conditions within that property. Such analysis is viewed with visual analysis methods using a cloud based system. |
| US11089740B2 |
Green wall modular system
A green wall system includes a plurality of potted plants positioned within respective pots to form a wall of vegetation. The pots can be mounted to a support element and plumbing and electrical utilities of the green wall system can be positioned within a utility column adjacent to the wall of vegetation. The utility column can span from a bottom of the green wall system to a top of the green wall system. A fluid reservoir and a pump to pump fluid from the reservoir to the potted plants can be positioned within the utility column. |
| US11089738B2 |
Method and system for growth status determination of a plant
The present invention relates to a method for determining a growth status of a plant comprising chlorophyll, the method comprising the steps of: illuminating the plant (102) with input light including a light intensity modulation component (205, 206, 207, 208); detecting light emitted from the plant; determining (S702) an offset light intensity (204) surrounding the plant, the offset light intensity being a static component of the input light; determining (S718) a phase and a gain between the input light and the detected light, determining (S720) a growth status of the plant based on a predetermined relationship between input light and detected light, and on the phase and the gain. The invention also relates to a corresponding system and to a computer program product. |
| US11089732B2 |
Collision detection for a robotic work tool
A robotic work tool comprising a motor for driving at least one wheel, an inclination sensor and a controller for controlling the operation of the robotic work tool, the controller being configured to; receive a signal indicating a collision; determine if the signal indicating a collision is above a collision threshold level and, if so, determine that a collision has been detected, the robotic work tool being characterized in that the controller is further configured to: receive an indication of an inclination; and to adapt the collision threshold accordingly based on said indication of an inclination. |
| US11089730B2 |
Integrated dual-use machine for harvesting and treating fruit on trees
An Integrated dual-use machine is for harvesting and treating fruit on trees, in order to harvest the fruit when in season and treat the fruit on the tree with phytosanitary products. The machine includes a moveable structure, intended to shelter the fruit trees. The moveable structure includes a collection unit for the fruit that has been brought down, and is supported on one or two traction vehicles. The vehicles include at least one device for projecting and orienting air currents, at least one infrared camera, at least one collection belt, at least one load container, at least one conveyor belt that connects the collection belt to a load trailer, and a traction system that actuates tractor treads. |
| US11089729B2 |
Crop releasing feeder chain slat
A combine feeder assembly having conveyors and slats pivotally connected to the conveyors to rotate about respective slat pivot axes. Each slat has a paddle that is movable between a first position in which the paddle extends outside the travel path of the conveyor by a first distance, and a second position in which the paddle does not extend outside the travel path or extends outside the travel path by a second distance that is less than the first distance. A cam surface moves the slats to the first slat position along a delivery path of the conveyors. A first housing wall extends over the delivery path and is spaced from the travel path by at least the first distance. A second housing wall extends over a return path. The second housing wall is spaced from the travel path by less than the first distance. |
| US11089727B2 |
Harvesting machine with programmable inputs for header height and auxiliary function control
In a harvesting machine having an agricultural header which is adjustable in height, a computer controller includes programming instructions to allow an operator to associate a plurality of different harvester functions with a single programmable input button providing single-touch actuation. The input button is programmable to return the header height to a preset height value in addition to controlling position of one or more additional accessories such as a double windrow attachment, a deck shifting set of drapers of the header, and/or a crop compressor attachment, etc. Programming of the input button uses navigational inputs to select which functions of the machine are associated with the button, followed by a press-and-hold actuation to set the preset value of all associated functions based on the current operating condition. |
| US11089723B2 |
Closing wheel assemblies
A closing wheel assembly used in planting or other agricultural endeavors. The closing wheel assembly is configured to allow each individual wheel to both vary in angle having an increased pitch so as to more effectively pinch the soil (or other ground cover) so as to fully cover the newly planted seed. The closing wheel assembly is used in connection with a planter so as to more effectively close the trench formed by the planter and fully cover the newly planted seed. The closing wheel generally includes an arm extending behind the planter and over a first closing wheel. The present invention comprises a second closing wheel provided behind the first closing wheel where the second closing wheel may be positioned at a different angle and provided at an approximate 5° pitch to effectively pinch the soil back in place after planting. |
| US11096320B2 |
Component mounter and nozzle imaging method
A plurality of nozzles are arranged at intervals of a center-to-center distance along a circumferential orbit around the predetermined rotation axis integrally. The nozzle that is positioned at the working position is changed by rotating the plurality of nozzles around the predetermined rotation axis. At that time, regardless of the manner in which the nozzle positioned at the working position is changed, the nozzle approaching the working position, and the nozzle moving away from the working position, move within an imaging target range having a width smaller than twice the center-to-center distance with the working position as the center along the circumferential orbit. Then, a camera images the nozzle which is moving within the imaging target range. Thus, it is not necessary to temporarily stop the nozzle for imaging, and as a result, imaging of the nozzles is performed efficiently. |
| US11096318B2 |
Ferrite laminate and noise suppression sheet
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a noise suppression sheet that is capable of absorbing noise at a wide frequency range of from 10 MHz to 1 GHz. The present invention relates to a ferrite laminate formed by laminating a conductive layer comprising a conductive filler and a resin and a magnetic layer comprising ferrite; the conductive layer has a surface electrical resistance of of 100 to 5000 Ω/□; the ferrite is partitioned into small parts; and a real part of a magnetic permeability of the ferrite as measured at 10 MHz is 130 to 480, and an imaginary part of of the magnetic permeability of the ferrite as measured at 10 MHz is 30 to 440. |
| US11096317B2 |
Display assembly with loopback cooling
Systems and method for thermally managing display assemblies are provided. A closed loop pathway for circulating gas includes a channel located behind an electronic display located at a housing. A fan unit is positioned within the rear channel. A storage area for an equipment storage device is located within or adjacent to the channel and is partitioned by a barrier. A loopback channel accepts a flow of the circulating gas and forms a pathway about the equipment storage device. The fan unit generates an area of relatively high pressure circulating gas compared to circulating gas in the storage area, which causes a portion of the circulating gas to travel through the loopback channel to cool equipment stored at the equipment storage device. |
| US11096313B2 |
Heat sink, heat sink arrangement and module for liquid immersion cooling
Heat sink and heat sink arrangements are provided for an electronic device immersed in a liquid coolant. A heat sink may comprise: a base for mounting on top of a heat-transmitting surface of the electronic device and transferring heat from the heat-transmitting surface; and a retaining wall extending from the base and defining a volume. A heat sink may have a wall arrangement to define a volume, in which the electronic device is mounted. A heat sink may be for an electronic device to be mounted on a surface in a container, in an orientation that is substantially perpendicular to a floor of the container. Heat is transferred from the electronic device to liquid coolant held in the heat sink volume. A cooling module comprising a heat sink is also provided. A nozzle arrangement may direct liquid coolant to a base of the heat sink. |
| US11096310B2 |
Support rail fastening means
A support rail fastener for detachably fastening a component to a support rail includes: a mounting plate, the mounting plate having at least one attachment element and a guide; a first spring element; and a slider, the slider being displaceable on the guide, the first spring element being brought into a preloaded position by moving the slider on the guide. On the guide and on the slide latching elements are respectively provided which, when the first spring element is preloaded the latching elements are brought into engagement with each other such that the slider engages in a latching position. The support rail fastener in an initial position in which the slider is in the latching position and in which the mounting plate is placed on the support rail by the attachment element is movable along the support rail. |
| US11096309B2 |
Chassis and method for manufacturing the same
Techniques involve providing a chassis and for manufacturing the same. The chassis includes a housing and a partition. The partition is disposed within the housing and adapted to partition a space inside the housing into a first accommodating portion and a second accommodating portion. The partition is configured to be detachably mounted within the housing and a position of the partition in the housing is adjustable, to change respective volumes of the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion. In this way, a common chassis for different functional configuration demands is implemented, thereby avoiding the waste of space of the chassis due to changes in the volumes of internal electronic components. |
| US11096302B2 |
Server
A server includes a case, a mounting frame, a heating element, a connecting plate, and a cooling mechanism. The heating element, the connecting plate, and the cooling mechanism are mounted on the mounting frame. The heating element is detachably mounted on the connecting plate. The cooling mechanism is coupled to the heating element. The mounting frame is detachably mounted in the case. The connecting plate includes a plug portion configured to plug with an operating mechanism mounted in the case. |
| US11096300B2 |
Bus bar and bus bar fixation structure
A bus bar includes: a fixing portion fixed to a fixing member; extending portions individually extending from the fixing portion; terminal portions extending from tips of the extending portions respectively and fixed and electrically connected to a substrate with the terminal portions inserted in terminal insertion holes of the substrate; and curved portions provided in the extending portions respectively. |
| US11096296B2 |
Information display product
An information display system includes an information display base and an information display carrier. The information display base includes a mounting panel which includes a first electrical conductor, and a second electrical conductor spaced from the mounting panel. The information display carrier includes a mount, a first electrical terminal that, when mounted to the mounting panel, contacts the first electrical conductor of the mounting panel, and a second electrical terminal that extends through an opening in the mounting panel and contacts the second electrical conductor of the mounting panel. |
| US11096289B2 |
Manufacturing apparatus for display device and method of using the same
A manufacturing method of a display device includes: loading, on a stage, a panel assembly including: a display panel drivable to display an image, and first and second printed circuit boards attached to the display panel, end portions of the first and second printed circuit boards overlapping each other; providing a jet of air to the overlapping end portion of the second printed circuit board to raise the overlapping end portion away from and expose the end portion of the first printed circuit board; fixing the raised end portion away from the exposed end portion of the first printed circuit board; pre-processing the exposed end portion of the first printed circuit board; and aligning a distal end of the pre-processed end portion of the first printed circuit board and a distal end of the end portion of the second printed circuit board. |
| US11096286B2 |
Printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof
There is provided a printed circuit board including: a first insulating layer; a first circuit pattern formed on a first surface of the first insulating layer; an adhesive layer provided on a second surface of the first insulating layer; and an electronic component disposed on the adhesive layer and enclosed by the first insulating layer and a second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer. |
| US11096285B2 |
Electronic circuit substrate
Provided is an electronic circuit substrate in which any excess space is not necessary around an electronic component, and position deviation at a time of mounting the electronic component can be prevented with high precision. An electronic circuit substrate 100 includes a printed wiring board 10 and an electronic component 20. The printed wiring board 10 has a first land 11 and a second land 12. The electronic component 20 has a first bond portion 24 which is bonded to the first land 11 with solder, and a second bond portion 25 which is bonded to the second land 12 with solder. The bond area of the first land 11 and the first bond portion 24 is larger than the bond area of the second land 12 and the second bond portion 25. In one direction D1, the position of an outer side edge 24b of the first bond portion 24 is set so as to match the position of the outer side edge 11b of the first land 11. |
| US11096284B2 |
Compact semiconductor chip system and method
A semiconductor device and associated methods are disclosed. In one example, a processor die is coupled to a first side of a package substrate, and a memory die coupled to a second side of the package substrate. A system accelerator die is further coupled to the package substrate. In selected examples, the system accelerator die provides performance improvements, such as higher cached memory speed and/or higher memory bandwidth. |
| US11096283B2 |
Substrate on substrate structure and electronic device comprising the same
A substrate-on-substrate structure and an electronic device including the same are provided, and the substrate-on-substrate structure includes: a first printed circuit board having a first side and a second side, opposite to the first side; a second printed circuit board disposed on the second side of the first printed circuit board, and having a first side connected to the second side of the first printed circuit board and a second side opposite to the first side connected to the second side of the first printed circuit board; a first structure disposed on the second side of the first printed circuit board, and disposed around the second printed circuit board; a second structure disposed on the second side of the second printed circuit board; and a third structure disposed on the first and second structures, and connected to each of the first and second structures. |
| US11096282B2 |
Substrate bonding structure
A substrate bonding structure includes a first substrate including a first resin substrate that melts by heating, a second substrate having a second resin substrate that melts by heating, and an overlapping portion with the first substrate. The overlapping portion between the first substrate and the second substrate includes a hole continuously extending from the first substrate to the second substrate. The first substrate includes a melted portion of the first resin substrate around the hole, and the second substrate includes a melted portion of the second resin substrate around the hole. The first substrate and the second substrate are bonded to each other with a fused portion between the melted portion of the first resin substrate and the melted of the second resin substrate. |
| US11096281B2 |
Power delivery system
A power delivery system includes a first planar power module that is coupled to a power system and that transmits power received from the power system. A first planar power module connector is connected to the first planar power module and transmits the power received from the first planar power module. A second planar power module is connected to the first planar power module connector and transmits the power received from the first planar power module connector. A first power transmission coupling engages at least one of the first planar power module and the second planar power module, and receives the power from the at least one of the first planar power module and the second planar power module to which it is engaged, and transmits the power to a first component via a first power transmission pad coupled to the first component and engaging the first power transmission coupling. |
| US11096276B2 |
Elastic circuit board and patch device in which same is used
The present application relates to a circuit board for use in electronic components. Specifically, the present application relates to a stretchable circuit board including a stretchable base material, a stretchable wiring, and a land part that is in contact with the stretchable base material. |
| US11096275B2 |
Apparatus for laying conductive pathways, method of laying conductive pathways and textile product comprising conductive pathways
A conductive tape formed by laying a conductive pathway on a tape layer is disclosed. Various apparatus and methods for laying conductive pathways to form conductive tape are disclosed. The conductive pathways may be laid by varying the lateral position of the conductive pathway on the tape substrate. Such patterns all stretchable conductive tape to be realized. Multiple conductive pathways may be laid in the tape and the lateral separation of the pathways in the tape may vary. In some embodiments the pathways are formed from conductive yarn or by printing or laying conductive ink. |
| US11096272B2 |
Actively sensing and cancelling vibration in a printed circuit board or other platform
An embodiment includes generating a sense signal that represents a first vibration of a platform, and reducing a level of the first vibration by generating, in response to the sense signal, a second vibration in the platform. For example, a sensor generates a sense signal representing a first vibration induced (e.g., a shock-induced vibration) in the platform. And a vibration-cancel circuit reduces or eliminates a level of the first vibration in response to the sense signal. For example, the vibration-cancel circuit reduces a magnitude of a first vibration induced in a platform, or eliminates the first vibration altogether, by generating, in the platform, a second vibration having a magnitude approximately equal to the magnitude of the first vibration and having a phase approximately opposite to the phase of the first vibration. That is, the second vibration cancels the first vibration to reduce the net vibration that the platform experiences. |
| US11096271B1 |
Double-sided, high-density network fabrication
A conductive network fabrication process is provided and includes filling a hole formed in a substrate with dielectric material, laminating films of the dielectric material on either side of the substrate, opening a through-hole through the dielectric material at the hole, depositing a conformal coating of dielectric material onto an interior surface of the through-hole and executing seed layer metallization onto the conformal coating in the through-hole to form a seed layer extending continuously along an entire length of the through-hole. |
| US11096270B2 |
Backplane footprint for high speed, high density electrical connectors
A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including conductive layers separated by dielectric layers, the conductive layers including a signal layer; and via patterns formed in the plurality of layers, each of the via patterns comprising first and second signal vias extending from a first surface of the printed circuit board to the signal layer, the signal layer including first and second signal traces connected to the first and second signal vias, respectively, the signal layer further including a ground conductor located between the signal traces and adjacent signal-carrying elements. |
| US11096269B2 |
Printed circuit board assembly
A printed circuit board assembly includes a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board disposed on the first printed circuit board and including an antenna pattern, a third printed circuit board disposed on the first printed circuit board, one or more first electronic components disposed between the first and the second printed circuit board and electrically connected to at least one of the first and the second printed circuit board, one or more second electronic components disposed between the first and the third printed circuit board, and electrically connected to at least one of the first and the third printed circuit board, a first interposer substrate electrically connecting the first printed circuit board and the second printed circuit board to each other, and a second interposer substrate electrically connecting the first printed circuit board and the third printed circuit board to each other. |
| US11096267B2 |
Electric discharge device and method for treatment of fluids
The present disclosure relates to an electric discharge device and associated method for molecular restructuring of a fluid. The electric discharge device comprises a discharge cell including a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer that are spaced apart by a gap constituting a flow channel for a feed fluid to be molecularly restructured. The dielectric layers and the flow channel are arranged between a first electrode and a second electrode for generating electric discharge in the flow channel when voltage is applied between the electrodes. The discharge cell comprises a double-walled dielectric tube having an inner wall and an outer wall that come together at both ends of the tube to form a double-walled dielectric tube made in one piece, the inner and outer walls of the double-walled dielectric tube constituting the first and second dielectric layers of the discharge cell. |
| US11096266B2 |
Target expansion rate control in an extreme ultraviolet light source
A method includes providing a target material that comprises a component that emits extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light when converted to plasma; directing a first beam of radiation toward the target material to deliver energy to the target material to modify a geometric distribution of the target material to form a modified target; directing a second beam of radiation toward the modified target, the second beam of radiation converting at least part of the modified target to plasma that emits EUV light; measuring one or more characteristics associated with one or more of the target material and the modified target relative to the first beam of radiation; and controlling an amount of radiant exposure delivered to the target material from the first beam of radiation based on the one or more measured characteristics to within a predetermined range of energies. |
| US11096253B1 |
Method and circuitry to configure multiple drivers simultaneously
Multi-driver configuration apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided. Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for multi-driver configuration of a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) drivers. The system includes a plurality of LED drivers having a transformer, an input interface coupleable to the configuration device via a common communication medium, a microcontroller, a direct current (DC) sensing section to detect at least a portion of a tuning signal received at the input interface and to transmit a driver control input signal corresponding to the at least a portion of the tuning signal to the microcontroller, and a transmit switch configured to receive a driver control output signal from the microcontroller and to cause at least one output signal to be output from the LED driver via the input interface. A configuration device transmits the tuning signal to at least one LED driver. |
| US11096251B2 |
Calculation method for operating resistance in dual-electrode dc electric-smelting furnace for magnesium
The invention provides a calculation method for operating resistance in a dual-electrode DC electric-smelting furnace for magnesium, including the following steps of: calculating a raw material resistance: simplifying a raw material model as an electrode-centered cylindrical model, determining an electric-field strength of each point in an electric field generated by a raw material layer around an electrode in the cylindrical model, calculating a raw material voltage between two electrodes according to the electric-field strength of each point in the electric field, and further obtaining the raw material resistance between the two electrodes; calculating an electric arc-resistance relation model: determining a relation between an actual electric arc length and a distance from the electrode to a surface of a smelting pool, and calculating a relation between an electric arc voltage and the actual electric arc length, namely the electric arc-resistance relation model; and calculating a smelting pool resistance, namely the sum in series of the smelting pool resistance of the two electrodes. |
| US11096248B2 |
Resistive heater with temperature sensing power pins and auxiliary sensing junction
The present disclosure is directed toward a heater that includes a resistive heating element, a first power pin, and a second power pin. The first power pin forms a first junction with a first end of the resistive heating element, and the second power pin forms a second junction with the second end of the resistive heating element. The second power pin includes a first lead wire and a second lead wire. The first lead wire forms the second junction with the second end of the resistive heating element and defines a first conductive material. The second lead wire forms a primary sensing junction with the first lead wire at a first reference area, and defines a second conductive material different from the first conductive material to measure a temperature at the first reference area based on a voltage change created by the primary sensing junction. |
| US11096243B2 |
Programmable multi-waveform RF generator for use as battlefield decoy
The invention relates to a portable electronic signal generator, and in particular a programmable multi-waveform radiofrequency generator for use as battlefield decoy. |
| US11096241B2 |
Reducing layer-2 protocol overhead by improving layer processing efficiency
The layer processing includes at least processing on a first, a second and a third layer. At the transmitter side, the third layer receives a packet, adds its header and forwards the packet to the second layer. The second layer performs segmentation and provides segmented data to the first layer, which maps the segmented data onto physical resources. The segmentation is based on the allocated resources. Retransmissions may take place on the third layer and thus, the third layer may re-segment the packet according to the received feedback for particular segments and provide the re-segmented data to the lower layers. Alternatively, the feedback information is provided to the second layer which then performs the segmentation by taking it into account. Correspondingly, the receiver performs re-ordering and re-assembly at the third layer for which it receives also control information from the second layer. |
| US11096238B2 |
Method for determining a discontinuous reception state, terminal device and network device
An embodiment of the present application provides a method for determining a DRX state. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, first indicating information transmitted from a network device, where the first indicating information is used for indicating the terminal device to switch a DRX state, or used for indicating a duration for which the terminal device stays in a DRX state; and switching, by the terminal device, a DRX state in which the terminal device currently stays according to the first indicating information, or determining the duration for which the terminal device stays in the DRX state according to the first indicating information, the DRX state in which the terminal device currently stays is a first DRX state or a second DRX state, where a receiver of the terminal device is turned on when in the first DRX state, and turned off when in the second DRX state. |
| US11096235B2 |
Method for detecting link status
A method and relates apparatuses for detecting a link status on an Ethernet connection where at least part of a transmission path is implemented via a wireless connection, the first wireless link device performing: establishing a wireless connection to a second wireless link device; establishing a wired connection to a first Ethernet-compliant network device; sending a remote link status message indicating the status of the wired connection between the first wireless link device and the Ethernet-compliant network device repeatedly to the second wireless link device; monitoring a remote link status message received from the second wireless link device, said remote link status message indicating the status of the wired connection between the second wireless link device and a second Ethernet-compliant network device. |
| US11096230B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing multiple connections using different radio access technology in wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses are provided for operating a base station in a wireless communication system. Capability information on an aggregation operation using a first RAT and a second RAT, is received from a terminal. A first message including a SSID of an access node and information on an authentication for the access node, is transmitted to the terminal. A second message for requesting to allocate a resource of the second RAT, is transmitted to the access node. First data is transmitted to the terminal by using on the first RAT and second data is transmitted to the terminal via the access node by using the second RAT, after the terminal performs an association and the authentication with the access node based on the SSID and the information on the authentication. The base station supports the first RAT. The access node supports the second RAT. |
| US11096225B2 |
Methods, apparatuses and systems directed to resource solicitation for Fog-RAN
Methods, apparatuses, systems, etc., directed to resource solicitation for Fog Radio Access Network (RAN) are disclosed herein. For some embodiments, a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may receive a Fog-Resource Solicitation, for example included in a paging message, for joining a Fog Radio Access Network (RAN) platform (e.g., soliciting resources). The WTRU may accept or decline the Fog-Resource Solicitation, for example, based on any of the solicited resources and the WTRU status. In case the WTRU accepts the fog-Resource Solicitation, the WTRU may establish a connection to the RAN for indicating an acceptance of the Fog-Resource Solicitation. In case the WTRU declines the Fog-Resource Solicitation, the WTRU may ignore the Fog-Resource Solicitation or respond to the Fog-Resource Solicitation by establishing a connection to the RAN, indicating a declination of the solicitation. For some embodiments, a WTRU may trigger sending a RRC-Connection Release Request to e.g., terminate the WTRU's connection to the network. The WTRU may transmit an information indicating the reasons why the WTRU is disconnecting from the network. |
| US11096219B2 |
Method and apparatus for beam indication for data transmission in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE receiving a first configuration for PUSCH transmission with configured grant, wherein the first configuration indicates a first SRI value, and the first SRI value is associated with a first reference signal. The method also includes the UE transmitting a first PUSCH with configured grant by using a transmission precoder or a spatial filter, wherein the transmission precoder or the spatial filter is for transmitting the first reference signal. The method further includes the UE transmitting, in response to detecting beam failure recovery, a RA preamble on a PRACH resource for beam failure recovery, wherein the PRACH resource is associated with a candidate reference signal. In addition, the method includes the UE monitoring and/or receiving a response corresponding to the RA preamble via one or more antenna port quasi co-location parameters associated with the candidate reference signal during the BFR procedure. Furthermore, the method includes the UE transmitting, if the UE receives the response, a second PUSCH with configured grant on occasions configured in the first configuration via using the same transmission precoder or spatial filter for transmitting the PRACH resource until the UE receives a second configuration comprising SRI for PUSCH transmission with configured grant. |
| US11096218B2 |
Method, base station apparatus and user equipment for random access
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. Compared to the prior art, the present invention transmits a multiple of subsequences in a preamble sequence at a multiple of random access transmission occasions by using design of random access channel structure so as to increase the success rate of the detection and access efficiency. |
| US11096217B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system and device for supporting same
The present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system. The present invention can provide a method and a device for transmitting to a network node a first preamble and a first request message for requesting random connection; as a response to the first request message, receiving a first response message comprising the index of a second preamble successfully received by the network node and a second identifier for indicating whether or not the first request message is decoded and contention resolution; and, while the connection with the network node has not been formed, transmitting first data to the network node in accordance with the index of the second preamble and the second identifier. |
| US11096216B2 |
Method and apparatus for initial access block on stand-alone NR unlicensed spectrum
A UE in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE comprises at least one processor configured to identify a DTTC including at least one of a first periodicity, a duration of a first transmission window, or a first timing offset of the first transmission window, wherein the DTTC is identified for the DSCH or RLM in a serving cell, and identify a DMTC including at least one of a second periodicity, a duration of a second transmission window, or a second timing offset of the second transmission window, wherein the DMTC is identified for RRM measurement based on the DSCH. The UE further comprises a transceiver operably connected to the processor, the transceiver configured to receive, from a BS, at least one DSCH from a set of DSCH over unlicensed downlink channels based on the identified DTTC, wherein the received at least one DSCH includes a SS/PBCH block. |
| US11096215B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting data in wireless communication system
The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for transmitting data, by a base station, in an unlicensed frequency. A method according to a representative embodiment includes: transmitting a first signal for determining whether a data transmission is possible in an unlicensed frequency band; transmitting a second signal for reserving a data transmission in the unlicensed frequency band when the data transmission in the unlicensed frequency band is possible; and transmitting first data to a terminal through the unlicensed frequency band after transmitting the second signal. In an aspect, the base station determines whether other communication devices do not use the unlicensed frequency band, and transmits a channel reservation signal having a period shorter than a resource allocation period during a predetermined period of time, thereby pursuing coexistence with other communication devices and improving the performance of a communication system at the same time. |
| US11096214B2 |
Distributed channel access mechanism using multiple access signatures for control transmissions
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a distributed channel access mechanism using multiple access (MA) signatures for control transmissions. In one aspect, a transmitting device determines a MA signature for distinguishing a transmission of the transmitting device from another transmission of another transmitting device on a same frequency resource, transmits sidelink control information using the MA signature on a first set of frequency resources, the sidelink control information corresponding to first data information, transmits the first data information on the first set of frequency resources, and receives, from a receiving device, a response indicating whether reception of the first data information was successful. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US11096212B2 |
Data transmission method, terminal device, base station, and communications system
A data transmission method includes: configuring, by a base station, first downlink control information (DCI) for a terminal device, where the first DCI includes scheduling information used for data transmission; sending, by the base station, the first DCI to the terminal device; configuring, by the base station, second DCI for the terminal device, where the second DCI includes first information, and the first information includes information used to indicate the terminal device to perform transmission of a first data packet with the base station according to the first DCI; sending, by the base station, the second DCI to the terminal device; and performing, by the base station, transmission of the first data packet with the terminal device. |
| US11096211B2 |
Method and apparatus for communicating user data via a physical shared channel
Information of a PDCCH search space can be received. The PDCCH search space can be associated with a DCI format. DCI of the DCI format can dynamically indicate a transmission mode of a plurality of transmission modes. The plurality of transmission modes can include at least transmission of multiple associated physical shared channels and non-coherent joint transmission in a physical shared channel. A downlink signal can be received at a monitoring occasion of the PDCCH search space. A PDCCH candidate can be decoded according to the DCI format by using the received downlink signal. A transmission mode can be determined from the decoded PDCCH candidate. User data can be communicated via at least one physical shared channel according to the determined transmission mode. |
| US11096202B2 |
Method for D2D operation of terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using said method
The present invention provides a method for carrying out S-TTI-based communication performed by a terminal supporting a relatively short transmission time interval (S-TTI) compared to a legacy transmission time interval (L-TTI) in a wireless communication system. The method is characterized by: determining a value with respect to a ratio of reference signal energy per resource element (RS EPRE) to physical downlink shared channel energy per resource element (PDSCH EPRE); and carrying out S-TTI-based communication on the basis of the value with respect to the ratio, wherein the value with respect to the ratio is determined in an S-TTI unit. |
| US11096197B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus, resource scheduling method and apparatus, terminal, and network-side device
A data transmission method, a resource scheduling method, a terminal, and a network-side device are provided. The data transmission method includes: sending, to a network-side device, an operating band information list supported by the terminal and capability indication information indicating whether the terminal supports simultaneous data sending and receiving on an operating band in the operating band information list, where the operating band information list is used by the network-side device to determine an actual operating band of the terminal, and the capability indication information is used by the network-side device to determine a scheduling strategy for the terminal; and performing, when the terminal has a data service requirement, data transmission based on the actual operating band determined by the network-side device and including the at least one pair of an uplink and a downlink frequency range, and scheduling information corresponding to the scheduling strategy determined by the network-side device. |
| US11096194B2 |
Method of allocating resource to logical channel, terminal apparatus, and network apparatus
Embodiments of the present application relate to a method for allocating a resource to a logical channel, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes: receiving a first signaling sent by network device; determining a target PBR according to the first signaling; and determining a solution for allocating a granted resource to the logical channel according to the target PBR. According to the method for allocating the resource to the logical channel, the terminal device, and the network device in the embodiments of the present application, the terminal device determines the target PBR of the logical channel according to the signaling sent by the network device, so that the terminal device may allocate the granted resource to the logical channel according to the target PBR. |
| US11096185B2 |
Channel quality information transmission method and system, apparatus, and storage medium
A channel quality information transmission method and system are described. A terminal device determines a reporting priority of channel quality information according to a reporting priority rule when reporting of first channel quality information conflicts with reporting of second channel quality information. The device further determines to-be-reported content or to-be-discarded content based on the reporting priority of the channel quality information. The terminal device reports the to-be-reported content to a network device. |
| US11096181B2 |
Monitoring interference level to selectively control usage of a contention-based protocol
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described for monitoring interference level to selectively control usage of a contention-based protocol. In an example, a wireless device may transmit, while operating in a non-contention-based mode for a wireless link with a second wireless device, a first beamformed data transmission to the second wireless device over a shared channel. The wireless device may determine that an interference level condition is satisfied for the shared channel and transition from operating in the non-contention-based mode to operating in a contention-based mode for the wireless link based at least in part on the interference level condition being satisfied. The wireless device may perform a contention-based protocol, while operating in the contention-based mode for the wireless link with the second wireless device, prior to transmission of a second beamformed data transmission to the second wireless device over the shared channel. |
| US11096180B2 |
Selection of time-domain resource allocation tables
According to certain embodiments, a user equipment, UE, is operable for multiple sub-carrier spacing values. The UE comprises memory operable to store instructions and processing circuitry operable to execute the instructions, whereby the UE is operable to determine one of a plurality of time-domain resource allocation tables based on first information received from a network node. The first information comprises a Radio Network Temporary Identifier, RNTI. The UE is operable to determine a time-domain resource allocated to the UE for transmission or reception of a wireless signal based on the determined one of the plurality of time-domain resource allocation tables and second information received from the network node. The second information comprises a time-domain resource allocation field value received in downlink control information, DCI. The UE is further operable to transmit or receive the wireless signal using the determined time-domain resource. |
| US11096179B2 |
Communication system for alleviating interference arising due to coexistence
A communication apparatus is disclosed, which comprises a base station module and an access point module for providing wireless connectivity to a communication network to at least one mobile communication device; an interface for coupling the base station module and the access point module for performing at least one of: a channel restriction operation; a power restriction operation; an intelligent uplink scheduling operation; a carrier frequency reselection operation; and a traffic steering operation; whereby alleviating an interference arising due to coexistence of the base station module and the access point module. |
| US11096176B2 |
Location-based beam prediction using machine learning
Network equipment receives, from User Equipment (UE), information indicative of each of multiple UE locations in a wireless communication network. For each location, a respective antenna beam direction for communications between the network equipment and a UE at each location is determined. A Machine Learning (ML) module is trained using each location as an ML module input and the respective antenna beam direction for each location as an ML module output. The trained ML module is then used to provide beam predictions based on UE location. Based on the current location of a UE, one or more antenna beam directions for communications between the network equipment and the UE at the current location are obtained from the ML module. The UE location is input to the ML module, and the antenna beam direction(s) are then obtained from the ML module output(s). |
| US11096173B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and acquiring common downlink control information
A method for transmitting and acquiring common downlink control information includes: common downlink control information is group-scrambled with pieces of preset group-scrambling information corresponding to terminal groups one by one to acquire grouped common downlink control information; and transmitting a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) carrying target common downlink control information to a terminal, so that the terminal demodulates the PDCCH according to the pieces of the preset group-scrambling information to acquire the target common downlink control information, where the target common downlink control information is common downlink control information corresponding to a target terminal group to which the terminal belongs in the grouped common downlink control information. |
| US11096171B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing BWP-based communication in NR V2X
Provided herein are a method for performing wireless communication by a first apparatus and an apparatus for supporting the same. The method may include the steps of receiving a configuration related to a Uu bandwidth part (BWP) from a base station, and receiving a configuration related to a sidelink (SL) BWP from the base station. Herein, based on a numerology of the Uu BWP and a numerology of the SL BWP being different, the first apparatus may not perform SL communication on the SL BWP. |
| US11096168B2 |
Terminal, radio communication method, and radio base station
A terminal is disclosed that includes a receiving section that receives downlink control information (DCI) and a control section that assumes that scheduling of 1 ms Transmission Time Interval (TTI) length in a first CC is performed based on DCI that is received in 1 ms TTI length of a second CC that is different from the first CC and is not performed based on DCI that is received in TTI length shorter than 1 ms of a third CC that is different from the first CC. In other aspects, a radio communication method for a terminal and a radio base station are disclosed. |
| US11096165B2 |
Methods for inter-system carrier aggregation in advanced wireless communication systems
There is provided a signaling method for use in an advanced wireless communication network (100) that supports a first duplex mode, a second duplex mode different to the first duplex mode, and carrier aggregation of the first second duplex modes. This method includes configuring a UE (104-106) for data communication with the network (100) through a first access node (101) as a PCell, on the first duplex mode and with a first transmission mode (TM) including one or more transport blocks (TBs). This method also includes configuring the UE (104-106) for data communication with the network (100) through a second access node (103) as a SCell, on the second duplex mode and with a second TM including one or more TBs. The second TM associated with the second access node (103) is configured independently of the first TM associated with the first access node (101). |
| US11096161B2 |
Multi-radio access technology scheduling of sidelink interface
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a message indicating that a base station supports allocating resources for sidelink communications using a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT that is different from the first RAT. The UE may transmit a sidelink information message to the base station using the first RAT that indicates that sidelink communications are to be performed using either the second RAT or both the first RAT and the second RAT. The UE may receive a configuration message from the base station that comprises an identifier for the sidelink communications and an indication of available sidelink resources. The UE may transmit, based at least in part on the configuration message, a request for resources within the available sidelink resources, the request indicating the identifier and a buffer status report (BSR). |
| US11096151B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing channel in WLAN system
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a fifth generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate beyond the fourth generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE) are provided. The method for managing a channel in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system includes detecting a radar signal and determining an optimal channel based on history information of a channel and the detected radar signal. |
| US11096149B2 |
Radio network node, wireless device and methods performed therein
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a radio network node for handling communication of wireless devices in a wireless communication network (1). The radio network node configures pools of radio resources for wireless devices to use based on a mode and a capability of the wireless devices, wherein the mode is a resource mode defined by manner of selecting radio resources and the capability is related to sidelink capability of the wireless devices. |
| US11096148B2 |
Communication system
A communication system is described in which an MBMS service is provided by unicast or broadcast/multicast communication in dependence on whether the number of mobile communication devices indicating an interest in receiving the service is below or above a broadcast threshold. An improved procedure for counting the number of mobile communication devices interested in receiving the MBMS service is also disclosed. |
| US11096141B2 |
Location information determination based on timing measurements in wireless networks
Method, systems and devices for location information determination based on timing measurements are described. One example method includes transmitting, by a communication apparatus, a timing request to a plurality of network devices, where the timing request comprises a respective expected response time for each of the plurality of network devices, receiving, at a plurality of times, a plurality of timing measurements from each of the plurality of network devices, wherein each of the plurality of times is based on the corresponding expected response time, and the plurality of timing measurements comprises a respective time of arrival (ToA) timestamp and a respective time of departure (ToD) timestamp, and determining a location information of the communication apparatus based on an estimate of a round trip delay that is computed using a difference of the respective ToA and ToD timestamps from the plurality of timing measurements. |
| US11096140B2 |
Multi-modal on-field position determination
A system, devices, and methods include a player network hub and relay network hubs. The player network hub is configured to form a body area network with peripheral devices by communicating wirelessly according to a first wireless protocol and transmit location information according to a second wireless protocol different than the first wireless protocol. The relay network hubs are configured to form a wide area network with the player network hub and a master network hub by communicating, at least in part, according to the second wireless protocol, wherein the relay network hubs are configured to receive the location information from the player network hub and wherein at least one of the relay network hubs or the master network hub are configured to determine a location of the player network hub based on the location information. |
| US11096139B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing mobile subscriber identification information according to registration requests
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages utilization of mobile subscriber identity information including enabling reuse of such information by a different communication device and/or re-authorizing use by a communication device that previously was authorized to utilize the information. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11096138B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for handling synchronization of a wireless device
Method for handling synchronization of a wireless device (130). The first network node (111) and the wireless device (130) operate in a wireless communications network (100). The first network node (111) determines (202) whether or not the wireless device (130) requires synchronization, during a first time period, with a second network node (112) serving the wireless device (130). The determining (202) is based on a prediction of at least one of: a) data communication between the wireless device (130) and the second network node (112) during the first time period, and b) the wireless device (130) lacking synchronization during the first time period. The first network node (111) initiates (203), based on a result of the determination, a synchronization procedure of the wireless device (130) during a second time period. The second time period precedes the first time period, so that the synchronization procedure is completed prior to the first time period. |
| US11096135B2 |
Method as well as device for timeslot-wise detection of at least one radio signal
A method of timeslot-wise detection of at least one radio signal in a cellular radio network. A radio signal is received via at least one first radio antenna and at least one second radio antenna. The radio signal received by the respective radio antennas is forwarded to at least one first radio receiver assigned to the first radio antenna and to at least one second radio receiver assigned to the second radio antenna. The radio signal forwarded is evaluated. The radio receivers are synchronized with a preconfigured frame structure. At least one identical time slot is selected out of the frame structure Timing information of the selected time slot is provided from the first radio receiver to the second radio receiver, from the second radio receiver to the first radio receiver and/or from the respective radio receiver to a central unit for calculating a time difference of arrival. Further, a device for timeslot-wise detection is described. |
| US11096127B2 |
Method and device in UE and base station for transmit power control
The disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station for terminal-to-terminal communication. The UE first receives K downlink radio signals, and then transmits a first radio signal. A transmit power value of the first radio signal is a first power value. The K downlink radio signals are associated with K synchronization sequences respectively. The downlink radio signal includes at least one of a downlink reference signal or a synchronization signal, or the downlink radio signal includes a downlink signaling. The K downlink radio signals are used for determining the first power value. Any two of the K synchronization sequences are different. The K is a positive integer greater than 1. A relationship is established between the first power value and the K downlink radio signals, ensuring that transmissions of the UE will not produce strong interferences to neighbor cells. |
| US11096126B2 |
Transmitting with an uplink transmission power based on a pathloss reference identified by a pathloss index
A wireless device receives at least one radio resource control message from a base station. The at least one radio resource control message comprises configuration parameters of a cell. The configuration parameters comprise: a cell index identifying the cell; and an index identifying downlink subcarriers as a pathloss reference signal of the cell. The downlink subcarriers identified by the index are measured to determine a pathloss for uplink transmission of at least one uplink signal. An uplink transmission power for the at least one uplink signal is determined based on the pathloss. The wireless device transmits, via uplink subcarriers, the at least one uplink signal employing the uplink transmission power. |
| US11096123B2 |
Method and system to reduce user equipment battery consumption and efficiently utilize uplink HARQ memory
Disclosed is a method and system to reduce user equipment (UE) battery consumption and efficiently utilize uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) memory, including sending uplink data to a base station and saving a backup copy of the uplink data in an uplink HARQ buffer, receiving an acknowledgement from the base station indicating that the uplink data has been received, measuring a HARQ retransmission time required to retransmit the uplink data to the base station after receiving the acknowledgement, comparing the measured HARQ retransmission time to a remaining discontinuous reception cycle, and removing the uplink data from the uplink HARQ buffer after expiration of an inactivity timer and switching the UE to a sleep mode based on the comparison. |
| US11096120B1 |
Methods and devices for supporting remote scan and priority operations
When a land mobile radio connection to a land mobile radio network is unavailable for a land mobile radio subscriber device, the subscriber device may connect to an alternative network using an alternative connection. The subscriber device may send a copy of a scan list to a gateway configured to perform remote scan and priority operations, similar to the scan operations the subscriber device may ordinarily perform locally. Using the received scan list, the gateway may evaluate the call notifications, determine whether they should be sent to the subscriber device, and send them to the subscriber device over the alternative connection to the alternative network. The subscriber device may receive call notifications over the alternative connection and join active radio calls over the alternative connection. The subscriber device may be able to alter remote scan and priority operations by dynamically altering and sending the scan list over the alternative connection. |
| US11096119B2 |
Dynamic functional partitioning for WiFi protected access 2 (WPA2) pass-through virtual network function (VNF)
A service provider (SP) network device or system can operate to enable a WiFi protected access 2 (WPA2) pass-through with a user equipment (UE) and further define various partitions between a physical access point (pAP) and a virtual AP (vAP) according to one or more VNFs based on one or more communication link parameters (e.g., latency). The WPA2 pass-through can be an interface connection that passes through a computer premise equipment (CPE) or wireless residential gateway (GW) without the CPE or GW modifying or affecting the data traffic such as by authentication or security protocol. The SP network device can receive traffic data from a UE through or via the WPA 2 pass-through from a UE of a community Wi-Fi network at a home, residence, or entity network. |
| US11096115B2 |
Beamforming-based transmitting and receiving operation method and device for millimeter-wave system
Disclosed are a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system, and a system therefor. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT related technology. Disclosed are a signal, a channel structure, and an operation method and device for supporting initial access for a system expected to remarkably increase M communication capacity, by using beamforming on a wide frequency band in next-generation communication for supporting a millimeter-wave (mmWave) band. |
| US11096113B2 |
Method and device for sending system information
A method and device for sending system information related to the communications field are provided. The method comprises: a terminal receives a broadcast message from a network device, the broadcast message comprises indication information for an system information (SI) and wherein that the indication information is for indicating that whether the SI is being broadcasted or not, in case that the indication information indicating that the SI is not being broadcasted, the terminal sends a system information request to the network device for acquiring the SI. |
| US11096112B2 |
Electronic device for setting up network of external device and method for operating same
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device for setting up a network of an external device by using a voice input and a method for operating the same. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a network interface; a wireless communication circuit configured to provide at least one wireless network; a processor operatively connected to the network interface and to the wireless communication circuit; and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory is configured to store a selected SSID and at least one piece of user account information. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive the selected SSID from a first external device comprising a speaker and a microphone through the wireless communication circuit; to receive first device information of the first external device from the first external device through the wireless communication circuit; to connect the first external device to the wireless network at least temporarily; to transmit the first device information and the user account information to an external server through the network interface; to receive first data including information regarding a setup utterance related to the user account information from the external server through the network interface; and to transmit at least a part of the first data to the first external device through the wireless communication circuit. Various other embodiments are also possible. |
| US11096109B2 |
Methods and network elements for multi-connectivity control
In one example embodiment, a first network element includes a memory storing computer-readable instructions and at least one processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to cause the first network element to, obtain user equipment (UE)-side parameter values from a user domain of the UE, convert a first data stream received from a second network element into multiple second data streams over multiple data communication paths between the UE and the first network element and allocate the multiple second data streams to at least one of the multiple data communication paths based on the UE-side parameter values. |
| US11096106B2 |
Rules handling in a wireless communication system
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for rules handling. One apparatus includes a processor that determines whether a remote unit will apply network traffic steering data for routing data traffic on a first route across a first access network and a second route across a second access network. In some embodiments, the first and second routes may be different. In various embodiments, the apparatus includes a transmitter that transmits information that indicates whether the remote unit will apply the network traffic steering data. |
| US11096099B2 |
Method and apparatus for mobility management in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to method and apparatus for mobility management in wireless communication system. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system comprises: receiving a first message comprising mobility commands of candidate target cells, each of the mobility commands being related to an index; receiving a second message comprising the index related to a first mobility command of a candidate target cell among the mobility commands, and a second mobility command of the candidate target cell; and updating the first mobility command based on the second mobility command. |
| US11096098B2 |
Methods and apparatus for handover control in a wireless communication network
A wireless communication network (12) includes one or more control nodes (10) that recognize redundancies between communication modules (14) and control handover of such modules (14) to enforce connection diversity between them and the network (12). Advantageously, the methods and apparatus shown by way of example in this disclosure enforce connection diversity without the need for statically configured diversity schemes that are complex to plan and difficult to maintain. |
| US11096097B2 |
Communication method and communications device
A communication method is provided. The method includes: receiving, by a first base station, a first request sent by a terminal, where the first request is used to request an RRC connection from the first base station; sending, by the first base station, a handover request to a second base station when the first base station does not support a network slice to which the terminal belongs, where the second base station supports the network slice to which the terminal belongs; and receiving, by the first base station, a handover request response from the second base station, and sending a first request response to the terminal, where the first request response includes configuration information of the second base station. |
| US11096096B1 |
Dual connectivity control based on downlink data at a 5G base station
Techniques for dual connectivity control based on downlink data are discussed herein. A Fourth Generation (4G) base station can receive downlink data to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE). The 4G base station can also receive data from the UE indicating that the UE is associated with a low power state. The 4G base station can further determine a capability of the base station (e.g., an available bandwidth) to transmit the downlink data to the UE. If an amount of downlink data is below a threshold, operations can refrain from establishing a dual connectivity connection. If an amount of downlink data is above a threshold, operations can include establishing a dual connectivity connection. In some cases, thresholds and/or the decision to initiate dual connectivity can be determined based on the state data associated with the UE, such as a battery status, a level of user interaction, and the like. |
| US11096092B2 |
Service aware coverage degradation detection and root cause identification
A system can include a network analysis platform that applies performance models to determine if a coverage degradation exists at a network cell, such as at a base station. The performance models are pre-trained based on network telemetry data. For a session at a cell, an expected quality of service (“QoS”) metric can be compared to an actual QoS metric to determine whether the session is impacted by coverage degradation. Throughput is an example QoS metric. If the number of impacted sessions exceeds a threshold, the base station can be highlighted on a GUI. Additionally, the network analysis platform can perform root cause analysis of a victim cell. |
| US11096087B2 |
Control device, control method, computer program product, and communication system
According to one embodiment, a control device includes one or more processors. The one or more processors receive a message. The one or more processors determine whether the received message has been replicated and transmitted. The one or more processors instruct recording of difference information between a message before replication and the received message when it is determined that the received message has been replicated and transmitted. |
| US11096084B2 |
Efficient uplink scheduling mechanisms for dual connectivity
The present disclosure mainly relates to improvements for the buffer status reporting and the logical channel prioritization procedures performed in the UE, in scenarios where the UE is in dual connectivity and the PDCP layer of the UE is shared in the uplink for MeNB and SeNB. According to the present disclosure, a ratio is introduced according to which the buffer values for the PDCP are split in the UE between the SeNB and the MeNB according to said ratio. |
| US11096081B2 |
Method for performing measurement and device supporting the same
Provided are a method of performing measurement and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for performing measurement in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a request of establishment or resume of a radio resource control (RRC) connection from an upper layer; and performing the measurement on neighbor cell according to the request. Further, the method for performing measurement in a wireless communication system includes: receiving a paging message including identity of the UE from a network; and performing the measurement on neighbor cell, upon receiving the paging message. |
| US11096080B2 |
Method and device for configuring and reporting measurement for LTE/NR interworking in wireless communication system
Provided is a method in which a secondary node (SN) transmits a measurement configuration by multi radio access technology (RAT) dual connectivity. The SN receives, from a master node (MN), measurement configuration information related to a measurement configuration of the SN, transmits, to user equipment (UE), the measurement configuration on the basis of the measurement configuration information, and receives a measurement report on the basis of the measurement configuration from the UE. |
| US11096076B2 |
Prioritized cell identification and measurement method
A prioritized cell identification and measurement method is disclosed. The method classifies frequency layers to be monitored and measured by an user equipment into normal- and reduced-performance groups. Several different embodiments are described. Where appropriate, the corresponding signaling design is also suggested. User equipment can adopt one or several of these embodiments, and can change configurations in a semi-static manner based on operating conditions. |
| US11096073B2 |
Determining a performance criterion for a wireless device
Techniques are disclosed for determining a performance criterion for a client device. A performance criterion for a client device may be determined based on a rate of mobility of a client device. Additionally or alternatively, a performance criterion for a client device associated with a particular attribute may be determined based on performance levels of a set of client devices associated with the same particular attribute. The performance criterion is used to evaluate a performance level of a client device. If the performance criterion is not satisfied, then a wireless configuration is modified to improve the performance level. |
| US11096071B2 |
Real-time signal detection over very wide band in low SNR environments
A method of and apparatus removing of a plurality of relatively narrow banded signals in a relatively wide banded input signal. The method involves and the apparatus provides for compressively sensing one relatively narrow banded signal in the relatively wide banded input signal and removing one relatively narrow banded signal from the relatively wide banded input signal before detecting and removing another relatively narrow banded signal in the relatively wide banded input signal, the step of and apparatus for compressing sensing occurring with respect to both (i) the input signal with the previously detected narrow banded signals removed therefrom and (ii) a frequency shifted version of (i). |
| US11096070B2 |
System and method for a usage category specific self-organizing network
A computer device may include a memory configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions to select a base station; obtain one or more metric values for user equipment (UE) devices attached to the selected base station; and determine usage categories for at least some of the UE devices attached to the selected base station, wherein a usage category identifies a combination of a data type, a movement type, and a user type associated with a particular UE device. The processor may be further configured to execute the instructions to classify the obtained one or more metric values based on the determined usage categories; select one or more optimization actions for the selected base station based on the classified one or more metric values; and instruct the selected base station to perform the selected one or more optimization actions. |
| US11096069B2 |
Apparatus and method for hybrid multiple access wireless communication system
Provided are an apparatus and method for a hybrid multiple access wireless communication system. The apparatus comprises: a parameter acquisition unit configured to acquire a relevant parameter of a hybrid multiple access wireless communication system; and a sub-carrier allocation unit configured to use the relevant parameter to allocate sub-carriers to each user equipment with the purpose of optimizing overall communication quality of the hybrid multiple access wireless communication system. |
| US11096067B2 |
Method for coordination of transmission from base stations, and a base station therefor
The invention concerns a method for coordination of transmission from a first and at least one further base station (M1, P1), wherein said first base station (M1, P1) evaluates the usage by said at least one further base station (M1, P1) of at least one subframe, and said first base station (M1, P1) uses said at least one subframe for transmission dependent on the evaluated usage by said at least one further base station (M1, P1) of said at least one subframe, and a base station therefore. |
| US11096061B2 |
Method and device to provide a coexistence mechanism for two different wireless communication technologies on a shared frequency range
A method for operating a network infrastructure-side network unit is provided which includes: sending a first indication to a number of roadside network units of a cell-based wireless communications network, the first indication including a reservation of sidelink resources of a sidelink channel in an unlicensed frequency range in a first time frame; and sending a second indication to a number of roadside network units of an ad hoc wireless communications network, the second indication including a reservation of an ad hoc channel in the unlicensed frequency range for a second time frame, the first and the second time frames being temporally disjoint. |
| US11096059B1 |
System and method for secure touchless authentication of user paired device, behavior and identity
A system and method for secure authentication of user entity and user entity device identity. The system and method described herein allows an identity to be continuously proven because of user entity's behavior and their biometrics. With all the fraud and risk that exists today, if someone has a user entity's driver's license they can do a lot of harm. By tying a user entity's identity to their user entity device (e.g., a mobile smartphone), then when a user entity enters a location (e.g., airport, hotel, bank), the user entity device announces through a wireless “I Am Here” signal which starts a process of continuous authentication while the user entity device interacts with the services offered by the location. |
| US11096054B2 |
System and method for controlling mobile device access to a network
The invention provides a method for managing access to a network resource on a network from a mobile device, the method including the steps of intercepting a data stream from the mobile device attempting to access the network resource, extracting information from the intercepted data stream relating to at least one of the mobile device or a user of the mobile device, accessing at least one of enterprise service based information and third party information regarding at least one of the mobile device or the user of the mobile device, determining whether the mobile device is authorized to access the network resource, preparing an access decision that specifies whether the mobile device is authorized to access the network resource, and storing the access decision in a database on the network. The method may also include the step of enforcing the access decision by granting access to the mobile device to the network resource if the mobile device is determined to be authorized and denying access to the mobile device to the network resource if the mobile device is determined not to be authorized. |
| US11096050B2 |
Challenge-response user authentication based on information collected by internet of things devices
Approaches presented herein enable challenge-response authentication of a user based on information captured by devices associated with the user. Specifically, in one approach, a plurality of devices associated with the user that each dynamically track and store on-device data points over a period of time are identified. A request initiated by a party claiming to be the user is received to authenticate the party as the user. An authentication question is generated in a natural language, the answer to which is a data point selected from data points on at least one device of the plurality, wherein the selected data point is discoverable by viewing data points on the at least one device. The requesting party is prompted to find the data point by presenting the authentication question to the requesting party. In the case that the requesting party returns the answer, the requesting party is authenticated as the user. |
| US11096046B2 |
Systems and methods for application-friendly protocol data unit (PDU) session management
Methods by which User Plane (UP) management information is exchanged between an Application Function (AF) supporting one or more applications and a Slice Management Function (SMF) configured to manage traffic flows in a given slice of the network. The exchange of UP management information may be initiated from either the AF or the SMF. In the case of AF-initiated information exchange, the UP management information provided by the AF may comprise traffic requirements of applications supported by the AF. In the case of SMF-initiated information exchange, the UP management information provided by the SM may comprise operator policy information or events, and the AF may respond with information of traffic requirements of applications supported by the AF. |
| US11096044B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting user equipment capability in wireless communication system
A method of operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor are provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a request message for reporting of UE capability, wherein the request message comprises information for a plurality of radio access technology (RAT) types and information for a frequency band list, determining UE capability information corresponding to at least one RAT type among the plurality of RAT types, based on the information for the plurality of RAT types and the information for the frequency band list, and transmitting, to the base station, the UE capability information, wherein the UE capability information corresponding to at least one RAT type comprises information for a frequency band corresponding to the at least one RAT type and information for bandwidth class of the frequency band corresponding to the at least one RAT type, and wherein the information for bandwidth class of the frequency band corresponding to the at least one RAT type comprises at least one bandwidth class corresponds to at least one of uplink or downlink. |
| US11096043B2 |
Downlink control information format for ultra-reliable physical downlink control channel
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for determining a capability of a UE to support a first downlink control information (DCI) format for Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) reception in a downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP) and a second DCI format for scheduling uplink (UL) grants for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission in a UL bandwidth part (BWP), where the first DCI format is different from DCI formats 1_0 or 1_1, and the second DCI format is different from DCI formats 0_0 or 0_1. Furthermore, a base station may determine search spaces for monitoring physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates to obtain DCI formats indicated by the base station. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US11096042B2 |
Preprocessing method and device for configuring NFC smart card
A preprocessing method for configuring a near field communication (NFC) smart card, includes: determining a card set belonging to a user; generating identifier information corresponding to the card set according to a non-contact parameter corresponding to a card included in the card set, the identifier information identifying at least one of a state of conflict or a state of compatibility between two cards included in the card set; and sending the identifier information to electronic equipment used by the user, such that the electronic equipment adds, to an NFC smart card according to the identifier information, at least two cards compatible with each other in the card set. |
| US11096040B2 |
Facilitation of multiple subscriber identity module coordination for 5G or other next generation network
One subscriber identity module (SIM) can transmit data in active mode while another SIM is in an idle mode. However, paging for the SIM in idle mode can occur based on a discontinuous reception configuration (DRX) cycle of the active SIM. For example, when the DRX of the active SIM indicates that the active SIM is in an idle state, then the SIM that is currently in an idle state can send messages and vice versa. The DRX cycle information can be exchanged between a first core network and a second core network. Each core network can belong to the same or different mobile network operator and can have separate radio access networks (RAN) or share the RAN. The DRX cycle information and/or a time-division multiplexing (TDM) pattern can be exchanged over the air via a system information broadcast message. |
| US11096038B2 |
Methods and nodes for handling updated subscriber data
The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first mobility management node (108a) for handling updated subscriber data associated with a UE (101). The UE (101) is currently unreachable by the first mobility management node (108a). The first mobility management node (108a) receives, from a subscriber database (128), updated subscriber data associated with the UE (101). At least part of the updated subscriber data is modified. The first mobility management node (108a) determines that transmission of the updated subscriber data to a gateway node (110) should be postponed until the UE (101) has become reachable. |
| US11096036B2 |
Multi-access Edge Computing service for mobile User Equipment method and apparatus
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media, are provided for providing connectivity-based and/or connectivity-considered routing with supplemental wireless connections in driving assistance-related activities. Embodiments may be relevant to multi-access edge computing (MEC) and Automotive Edge Computing Consortium (AECC) technologies. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US11096034B1 |
Systems and methods for emphasizing and deemphasizing radio beams from base stations
A device may receive data identifying user devices within a geographical area of a base station, respective services provided by the base station to the user devices, the geographical area, an earth station within the geographical area, an infrastructure within the geographical area, and other base stations located geographically adjacent to the geographical area. The device may determine, based on the received data, interfering beams of the base station that interfere with the earth station, and may include data identifying the interfering beams, in a first list of beams to be deemphasized. The device may determine, based on the received data, beams of the base station to be emphasized based on the infrastructure, and may include data identifying the beams to be emphasized, in a second list. The device may control the base station based on the first list and the second list. |
| US11096025B1 |
Wireless bluetooth device proximity detection system and process
A software-implemented wireless Bluetooth device proximity detection process and a wireless Bluetooth device proximity detection system are disclosed. The software-implemented wireless Bluetooth device proximity detection process and wireless Bluetooth device proximity detection system is able to be utilized by any system or mobile device that has Bluetooth technology to detect the presence of devices in an area. The software-implemented wireless Bluetooth device proximity detection process and wireless Bluetooth device proximity detection system is able to accurately determine how many individuals are in an area along with monitoring specific individuals. Unlike traditional motion sensor devices, the software-implemented wireless Bluetooth device proximity detection process and wireless Bluetooth device proximity detection system is less prone to jamming, spoofing, and outright failing to work. |
| US11096022B2 |
Tailgating detection
Systems and methods for detecting doorway tailgating are disclosed. A method includes: determining, by a computer device, a mobile device moves through a doorway to a secure area; determining, by the computer device, a security protocol was not passed for the mobile device to move through the doorway; and generating, by the computer device, an alert based on both the determining the mobile device moves through the doorway to the secure area and the determining the security protocol was not passed. |
| US11096018B2 |
Message management and conditional delivery of available messages
A message-processing resource receives location information indicating a current location of a mobile device in a network. A user of the mobile device subscribes to use of the network. The message-processing resource maps an identity of the user to a subscriber account and candidate messages associated with the user. The message-processing resource utilizes the location information to identify a message pertinent to the user and the current location of the mobile device. The message-processing resource selects the message from the candidate messages and provides notification of the selected message to the user of the mobile device. |
| US11096012B2 |
Integrated Wi-Fi location
An apparatus includes an integrated circuit that includes a microprocessor and a microcontroller unit circuit (MCU) coupled to the microprocessor. The MCU includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a network processor that implements a wireless interface. The MCU is configured to execute a location application that facilitates a determination of a physical location of the apparatus. The MCU may also be configured to support one or more management functions. The microprocessor sends data to the MCU for wireless transmission by the MCU's wireless interface. |
| US11096008B1 |
Indoor positioning techniques using beacons
Techniques are disclosed for determining a location of a mobile device within an area of interest. One example computing system includes a processor configured to: obtain location information for areas of interest from a first device, the location information comprising signal strength readings associated with signal sources; receive a location request from a second device, the location request comprising signal strength readings associated with a current position of the second device; determine, using a machine learning model, the current position corresponds to a fingerprint within a location map, wherein the machine learning model is trained to: (i) generate the location map comprising fingerprints based on the location information; and (ii) determine a location based on a probability that a position matches a fingerprint in the location map; and determine that the current position corresponds to the fingerprint; and generate display information that includes the location of the fingerprint. |
| US11096007B2 |
Method for processing a multichannel audio signal
A method for processing a multichannel audio signal includes: obtaining at least one group of signals associated with a pair of channels comprising a left side signal, a left central signal, a right central signal and a right side signal determined from the left input signal and the right input signal; and performing differentiated sound stage filtering for the central signals on the one hand, and the side signals of each group of signals on the other hand, the differentiated sound stage filtering including the application, for each group of signals, of the central sound stage filter to the left central signal and to the right central signal of the group of signals. |
| US11096006B1 |
Dynamic speech directivity reproduction
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include capturing, via a headset microphone of a speaker's artificial reality device, voice input of a speaker in communication with a listener in an artificial reality environment. The method may include detecting a pose of the speaker within the artificial reality environment and determining a position of the speaker relative to a position of the listener within the artificial reality environment. The method may further include processing, based on the pose and the relative position of the speaker within the artificial reality environment, the voice input to create a directivity-attuned voice signal for the listener, and delivering the directivity-attuned voice signal to an artificial reality device of the listener. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11096005B2 |
Sound reproduction
A method, and system, of digital room correction for a device, such as a smart speaker, including a loudspeaker. The method comprises capturing audio from an environment local to the device, for example from one or more microphones of a smart speaker. The captured audio is then processed to recognize one or more categories of sound. A digital room correction procedure may then be controlled dependent upon recognition and/or analysis of at least one of the categories of sound. |
| US11096002B2 |
Energy-ratio signalling and synthesis
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive at least one audio signal; obtain, associated with the at least one audio signal over at least one frequency band: at least one spatial audio energy ratio parameter; and at least one remainder energy ratio, wherein a sum of the at least one spatial audio energy ratio parameter and the at least one remainder energy ratio over the frequency band equal a determined value; and control a transmission/storage of the at least one spatial audio energy ratio, and the at least one remainder energy ratio. |
| US11095999B1 |
Channel-based control of audio transmissions
Methods and systems for controlling the receipt and transmission of audio transmissions are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes selecting a first audio channel from among multiple audio transmissions and transmitting a first audio transmission using the first audio channel. A second audio transmission may then be received that contains an acknowledgment of the first audio channel. In certain instances, the second audio transmission may be received on a second audio channel. If no acknowledgment is received for the predetermined period of time, the first audio transmission may be selected using a second audio channel. |
| US11095998B2 |
Acoustic apparatus, system and method of fabrication
An acoustic apparatus includes an anchored diaphragm that is actuated by mechanical energy and a transduction material that is disposed in the anchored diaphragm that generates the mechanical energy that actuates the anchored diaphragm. The acoustic apparatus further includes an extendable diaphragm that is actuated when the anchored diaphragm is actuated and a plurality of damping holes that are disposed about the extendable diaphragm and that allow the extendable diaphragm to actuate in a vertical direction. |
| US11095997B2 |
Undesirable noise detection and management
A communications management system (CMS) and related method receive registration information related to a plurality of participant systems (PSs) that communicate audio information between themselves. The CMS transmits a unique signal to each of the plurality of PSs that causes each of the plurality of PSs to produce a unique audio signal and detects an undesirable sound (US) in a PS of the plurality of PSs responsive to the transmission of the unique signal. Then, responsive to the detection of the US, the CMS applies a remedial action to the PS to initiate a reduction in a likelihood that the PS will produce a future US. Finally, the CMS repeats the operations of transmitting, detecting, and applying according to a predefined testing criteria. |
| US11095996B2 |
Portable calibration system for audio equipment and devices
A portable calibration system is disclosed that calibrates an audio equipment without using a dedicated sound level meter. The calibration system comprises a coupler configured to couple a transducer to an energy sensor, where an output of the transducer is provided to the energy sensor via the coupler, an analyzer module configured to receive information from the energy sensor regarding the output of the transducer, a processor, in the analyzer module, configured to process the information to provide a result of a calibration for the audio equipment with respect to expected results, and a display configured to display the result of the calibration. |
| US11095995B2 |
Hearing assist device fitting method, system, algorithm, software, performance testing and training
A method and software program is used by patients in situ for fitting and refitting of a DSP-based hearing assistance device. Hearing is tested by selection of one of twenty four playbacks of speech, for each ear. Cognitive training/testing exercises test and train the user to relearn to distinguish between various sounds and particularly speech using the hearing assistance device. The preferred cognitive training/testing includes noise detection exercises, spatial hearing exercises, volume recognition exercises and speech differentiation exercises. The regimens for using the hearing aid depend upon the measured cognitive loss, with different sets of DSP parameters for self-directed, non-assessed cognitive training. |
| US11095991B2 |
Hearing evaluation and configuration of a hearing assistance-device
A method for evaluating hearing of a user comprising: generating a baseline hearing profile for the user comprising a set of gain values based on a volume setting, each gain value in the set of gain values corresponding to a frequency band in a set of frequency bands; accessing a soundbite comprising a phrase characterized by a frequency spectrum predominantly within one frequency band; playing the soundbite amplified by a first gain in the frequency band; playing the soundbite amplified by a second gain in the frequency band; receiving a preference input representing a preference of the user from amongst the soundbite amplified by the first gain and the soundbite amplified by the second; and modifying a gain value, corresponding to the frequency band, in the baseline hearing profile based on the preference input to generate a refined hearing profile compensating for hearing deficiency of the user. |
| US11095989B2 |
Piezoelectric assembly, screen component, and mobile terminal
A piezoelectric assembly, a screen component, and a mobile terminal are provided. The piezoelectric assembly can include a vibrating member made of a piezoelectric material and a signal line connected to the vibrating member. The vibrating member includes two or more piezoelectric layers stacked in sequence. A size of at least one of the piezoelectric layers is smaller than a size of any remaining one of the piezoelectric layers to form a stepped structure. |
| US11095987B2 |
Method of fabricating a miniature device having an acoustic diaphragm
A method of forming a device having a compliant member includes providing an elastomeric layer in an uncured state. The elastomeric layer is pre-cured to increase its viscosity. Subsequently, a bobbin and housing, each having an end, can be positioned such that their ends extend at least partially into the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is cured to secure it to the bobbin housing. Examples of pre-cure and cure operations include one or more of a thermal cure, evaporative cure and ultraviolet cure, and the application of moisture, microwave energy and chemical additive. Due to the increased viscosity after the pre-cure, the migration of elastomeric material is substantially reduced relative to an uncured elastomeric material. The reduction in elastomeric material migration results in smaller menisci formed along the walls of the housing and bobbin, and reduced thinning of the compliant member formed at their ends. |
| US11095981B2 |
Root mean square adaptive filtering for ambient noise compensation systems
An apparatus instantiating a method for computing automatic noise compensation gain with an adaptive filter that receives ambient sound and source audio, down samples ambient sound and source audio, and filters the down sampled ambient sound and source audio to compute an RMS noise estimate from which a gain is determined. The present invention features highly efficient computations, as sampling rates are significantly lower. The present invention keeps audio data secure by transmitting only the mean-square audio levels instead of the audio itself. |
| US11095973B1 |
Nozzle of an in-ear audio device including a flexible portion and a rigid portion
Aspects describe a nozzle including a first flexible portion and a second rigid portion. The rigid portion is less flexible than the flexible portion. When positioned in a user's ear, the flexible portion extends a section of the earbud housing towards an ear canal of a user and the rigid portion couples a removable sealing structure to the earbud housing. In aspects, the flexible portion provides comfort by allowing a sealing structure to flex and accommodate a wearer's ear and the rigid portion provides structure for the feedback microphone to be placed close to the user's ear canal for ANR. |
| US11095968B2 |
Earphone with a vent
An earphone (1) comprising housing (2), a speaker (3), a speaker protrusion (4) extending along a protrusion axis (Z) and comprising an inner protrusion surface (12) and an outer protrusion surface (6), a resilient eargel (5) comprising an inner eargel surface (10) and an outer eargel surface (13). The eargel (5) is detachably attached to the speaker protrusion (4), such that the outer protrusion surface (6) abuts an abutment part (17) of the inner eargel surface (10) in an abutment zone (27) extending along the protrusion axis (Z). The eargel (5) is adapted to be inserted into the outer ear of a user, such that it abuts the ear canal of a user, whereby a cavity (7) is provided between at least the speaker (3), the inner protrusion surface (12), the inner eargel surface (10) and the ear canal. The earphone (1) is provided with a vent channel (9) coupling the cavity (7) and the ambient, wherein the vent channel (9) comprises a groove (8) in the outer protrusion surface (6) or the inner eargel surface (10). The vent channel (9) is provided between the groove (8) in the outer protrusion surface (6) and the inner eargel surface (10) or between the groove (8) in the inner eargel surface (10) and the outer protrusion surface (6). The groove (8) comprises a first groove part (14), that extends in a plane orthogonal to the protrusion axis (Z). |
| US11095967B2 |
Wireless audio output devices
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for determining when to wirelessly communicatively couple together a pair of untethered wireless audio output devices and for determining when to erase a connection history stored on one or both of the wireless audio output devices. |
| US11095961B2 |
Remote data multicasting and remote direct memory access over optical fabrics
Today's communications require an effective yet scalable way interconnection of data centers and warehouse scale computers (WSCs) whilst operators must provide a significant portion of data center and WSC applications free of charge to users and consumers. At present, data center operators face the requirement to meet exponentially increasing demand for bandwidth without dramatically increasing the cost and power of the infrastructure employed to satisfy this demand. Simultaneously, consumer expectations of download/upload speeds and latency in accessing content provide additional pressure. Accordingly, the inventors provide a number of optical switching fabrics which reduce the latency and microprocessor loading arising from the prior art Internet Protocol multicasting techniques. |
| US11095954B2 |
Video-providing method and video-providing system
A video-providing system includes a first grouping unit configured to generate a first group that is a collection of one or more video files; a second group unit configured to group at least a portion of video files from the video files included in the first group; and a providing unit configured to provide video files selected from the video files included in the second group unit. |
| US11095953B2 |
Hierarchical video concept tagging and indexing system for learning content orchestration
A computer system, method, and computer-readable product for automatically generating a hierarchy of concepts described in a video using semantic concept matching that assists persons in searching for specific types of content within videos. A video segment is obtained, with the segment having a distinct running time with discrete information related to one or more topics within its content. The discrete information of the video segment is then parsed out and related to a predetermined relevant topic, and then one or more attributes for weighting each discrete information relevant topic within the video segment are determined. A hierarchy of concepts of the video segments is then created, based upon, at least, the weighting of the information topic within the running time of the video segment based upon the presence of the one or more attributes. Other information related to the video segment can also be used to modify the hierarchy. |
| US11095950B2 |
Displaying an actionable element over playing content
Example methods and systems for displaying actionable elements over playing content, such as video content, are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems identify video content currently playing within a display environment provided by a playback device, and display an actionable element within the display environment provided by the playback device that is based on the identified video content and includes one or more user-selectable options to perform an action associated with the identified video content. Further, in some example embodiments, the methods and systems may perform an action (e.g., present supplemental content and/or information) in response to a selection of one or more of the user-selectable options. |
| US11095949B2 |
Systems and methods for providing timeline of content items on a user interface
The methods and systems described herein provide timelines of content segments on a user interface. In one example, the methods and systems generate for display a first content item, determine a current portion of the first content item and determine a related content segment that is related to the current portion of the first content item such that the related segment is from a second content item. The methods and systems also generate for simultaneous display a first timeline of the first content item, an indicator that indicates a location of the current portion on the first timeline, a second time of the second content item and a segment indicator that indicates location of the related content segment on the second timeline. The methods and systems further receive a selection of the related content segment. |
| US11095946B2 |
User interfaces for recommending and consuming content on an electronic device
In some embodiments, an electronic device presents information about, and facilitates consumption of, content in a content delivery application, including utilizing content consumption activities of the user's friends to do so. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates presentation of a friends content mix corresponding to content selected based on content consumption activity of one or more friends of a user of the electronic device. In some embodiments, an electronic device facilitates presentation of a plurality of content items included in the friends content mix that includes a representation of a first content item of the plurality of content items displayed in association with a representation of a first friend, of the one or more friends of the user, that is associated with the first content item. |
| US11095943B1 |
System and method for management of personalization content
The disclosure herein pertains to a system and method for management of personalization content. The system and method divide the personalization information into offline personalization information and situational personalization information. Offline personalization information is independent of context and predetermined before a content request. A personalization model can dynamically allocate the selection between offline personalization information and situational personalization information. |
| US11095935B2 |
Channel debonding of multiple tuners in different set top boxes
In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for receiving high data transmission channels, where the system may have a first set top box and a second set top box. The first set top box may contain a tuner configured to receive via a broadcast network, a portion of a channel bonded data stream. The first set top box may also contain a network interface to a local network to send the portion to the network interface of a second set top box. The second set top box may also contain a tuner configured to receive another portion of the channel bonded data stream. The second set top box may then be configured to debond the portions received before combining the portions of the channel bonded data stream for output. |
| US11095934B2 |
Receiving device and receiving method
A receiving device of the present disclosure includes: a first processor that (i) receives a broadcast signal obtained by modulating multiplexed data including at least first multiplexed data in a first multiplexing format, out of the first multiplexed data and second multiplexed data in a second multiplexing format different from the first multiplexing format, (ii) demodulates the broadcast signal received, and (iii) outputs the multiplexed data obtained as a result of the demodulation; and a converter that (i) converts, into the second multiplexing format, a multiplexing format of the first multiplexed data included in the multiplexed data that has been output, and (ii) outputs converted data obtained as a result of the conversion. |
| US11095933B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring the progress of the presentation of content
The described examples provide for output of first content from a first source of a set top box output terminal for presentation in the full display area of display device. In response to receiving a wait request from a user input device, the outputting of the first content is switching to outputting second content from a second set top box source. While outputting the second content for presentation on the display device, the first content currently being provided by the first source is periodically output for a predetermined duration in a display device portion inset within the full display area that is presenting the second source content. In response to a return input from the user input device, the set top box switches from outputting the second content source to outputting first content currently obtained from the first source. |
| US11095930B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for indicating viewership of a video
Methods, systems, and media for indicating viewership of a video are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: identifying a video; identifying a first group of users; determining an affinity score for each user with the identified video; receiving a request to present a page that includes a representation of the video; identifying a second group of users connected to the first user associated with the user device; determining a viewership status of each user in the second group of users corresponding to the video; identifying a subset of users in the second group of users based at least in part on the viewership status; and causing groups of indicators to be presented on the user device, wherein each indicator in the groups of indicators represents the viewership status of the user, and wherein the indicators are presented on the requested page in connection with the representation of the video. |
| US11095928B2 |
Policy management arbitration by service group
A request is received from one of a plurality of terminals in a service group of a video content network. The request is to establish a session with a head end of the network. The video content network provides at least first and second different categories of sessions to the service group. The request is evaluated against a policy. The policy specifies a maximum utilization threshold for sessions of the first category and a maximum utilization threshold for sessions of the second category. The request is granted if it is in conformance with the policy. The method may be carried out, for example, with a session resource manager apparatus. |
| US11095924B1 |
Method and device for providing a time-compressed preview of a pre-buffered video during a push-to-video communication session
A process for providing a time-compressed preview of a pre-buffered video during a push-to-video (PTV) communication session. A video communication device detects a PTV activation command and analyzes a pre-buffered video to detect objects of interest. The video communication device then establishes a PTV communication session with a second video communication device to transmit a time-compressed preview of the pre-buffered video in which some of the video segments in which the objects of interest appear are configured for accelerated playback at the second video communication device. The video communication device transmits a live PTV stream for synchronous playback at the second video communication device only after the transmission of the time-compressed preview of the pre-buffered video is completed. |
| US11095921B2 |
Method and apparatus for video encoding or decoding
A method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a video sequence includes applying a Cross-Component Linear Model (CCLM) to a video sequence, and applying an interpolation filter in the Cross-Component Linear Model (CCLM), wherein the interpolation filter is dependent upon a YUV format of the video sequence. |
| US11095920B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding a point cloud representing three-dimensional objects
A colored 3D scene is encoded as one or two patch atlas images. Points of the 3D scene belonging a part of the space defined according to a truncated sphere center on a point of view and visible from this point of view are iteratively projected onto projection maps. At each iteration the projected part is removed from the 3D scene and the truncated sphere defining the next part of the scene to be projected is rotated. Once the entirety of the 3D scene is projected on a set of projection maps, pictures are determined within these maps. A picture, also called patch, is a cluster of depth consistent connected pixels. Patches are packed in a depth and a color atlas associated with data comprising an information relative to the rotation of the truncated sphere, so, a decoder can retrieve the projection mapping and proceed to the inverse projection. |
| US11095919B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder capable of properly handling an image to be encoded or decoded includes processing circuitry and memory connected to the processing circuitry. Using the memory, the processing circuitry: obtains parameters including at least one of (i) one or more parameters related to a first process for correcting distortion in an image captured with a wide angle lens and (ii) one or more parameters related to a second process for stitching a plurality of images; generates an encoded image by encoding a current image to be processed that is based on the image or the plurality of images; and writes the parameters into a bitstream including the encoded image. |
| US11095917B2 |
Affine inheritance method in intra block copy mode
The present disclosure relate to affine inheritance method in intra block copy mode. A method for video processing is provided, including: in a process of acquiring motion information of a current video block, during a conversion between the current video block and a bitstream representation of the current video block, wherein the motion information of the current video block is based on at least one affine model of at least one neighboring block of the current video block, determining whether a neighboring block of the current video block uses an Intra-Block Copy (IBC) mode in which at least one reference picture used by the neighboring video block is identical to a picture in which the neighboring block is located; disabling, for the current video block, to derive an affine candidate from the neighboring block based on determining that the neighbouring block uses the IBC mode; and performing the conversion based on the motion information of the current video block. |
| US11095916B2 |
Wraparound motion compensation in video coding
Parameters used to perform wraparound motion compensation are available in a common parameter set. A video encoder may signal and a video decoder may parse a syntax element in a picture parameter set (PPS) indicative of an offset used for wraparound motion compensation for a current block of the video data. |
| US11095913B2 |
Sign language video encoding for digital cinema
A method and apparatus providing variable rate auxiliary video data in a digital cinema package is disclosed. The digital cinema package has primary video information and primary audio information carried on a plurality of fixed bit rate primary audio channels, each fixed bit rate primary audio channel represented by a sequence of audio channel data blocks. In one embodiment, the method comprises generating a chunk of the auxiliary video data, the chunk representing time duration Dc of the auxiliary video data, generating an auxiliary video data block of Lb length, and providing the auxiliary video data block as an audio channel data block of at least one of the fixed bit rate primary audio channels. |
| US11095912B2 |
Video decoding method for decoding part of bitstream to generate projection-based frame with constrained guard band size, constrained projection face size, and/or constrained picture size
A video decoding method includes decoding a part of a bitstream to generate a decoded frame. The decoded frame is a projection-based frame that comprises at least one projection face and at least one guard band packed in a projection layout. At least a portion of a 360-degree content of a sphere is mapped to the at least one projection face via projection. The decoded frame is in a 4:2:0 chroma format or a 4:2:2 chroma format, and a guard band size of each of the at least one guard band is equal to an even number of luma samples. |
| US11095909B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry performs prediction on an image. A motion vector predictor list used in the prediction includes a spatially neighboring motion vector predictor obtained from a block spatially neighboring a current block, and a spatially broad motion vector predictor obtained from a block positioned at any of a plurality of predetermined positions in a second range that is broader than a first range that spatially neighbors the current block. The plurality of predetermined positions are defined by a regular interval using the top-left of a current picture as a reference point. |
| US11095901B2 |
Object manipulation video conference compression
A picture is obtained. The picture is intended to be compressed in a video stream. The picture includes pixel data that depicts a scene. A subject in the pixel data that depicts the scene is identified. The identification is based on the pixel data included in the picture. A plurality of object data is generated. The generated object data is related to the subject. The generation is based on the identification of the subject. An intended compression format of the pictured to be compressed in the video stream is determined. A pixel operation on the picture is performed. The performance is based on the determination of the intended compression format and before compression of the picture. The generated plurality of object data is related with the picture after compression of the picture. |
| US11095896B2 |
Video coding with content adaptive spatially varying quantization
A video encoder may be configured to apply a multi-stage quantization process, where residuals are first quantized using an effective quantization parameter derived from the statistics of the samples of the block. The residual is then further quantized using a base quantization parameter that is uniform across a picture. A video decoder may be configured to decode the video data using the base quantization parameter. The video decoder may further be configured to estimate the effective quantization parameter from the statistics of the decoded samples of the block. The video decoder may then use the estimated effective quantization parameter for use in determining parameters for other coding tools, including filters. |
| US11095894B2 |
Method for encoding/decoding image, and device therefor
Provided is a method of encoding an image, the method including: determining a subjective quality of the image when the image is compressed; determining at least one degree of compression that changes the subjective quality and is from among degrees of compression indicating how much the image is compressed; and encoding the image by compressing a residual signal of the image, based on compression information according to the determined degree of compression, wherein the subjective quality is determined for each frame by using a Deep Neural Network (DNN). Provided are an image decoding method and an image decoding apparatus for performing the image decoding method for decoding an image by using information encoded according to an image encoding method. |
| US11095891B2 |
Encoding method and apparatus, and decoding method and apparatus
An encoding and decoding method, where the decoding method includes obtaining first information of a coding tree unit (CTU) in a to-be-decoded picture from a bitstream, where the first information indicates an allowed value range of a width-to-height ratio of a coding unit (CU) obtained by dividing the CTU, obtaining division information of the CTU from the bitstream, dividing the CTU into one or more CUs based on the first information and the division information, where a width-to-height ratio of the one or more CUs falls within the value range indicated by the first information, and the plurality of CUs do not overlap each other, and decoding the one or more CUs to obtain a reconstructed pixel of the one or more CUs. |
| US11095884B2 |
Image encoding method and apparatus, and image decoding method and apparatus
An image decoding method includes: splitting a first block included in an image on the basis of at least one of a split type and a split direction of the first block to determine at least one second block from the first block; determining one of a prediction mode of the at least one second block and whether to split the at least one second block on the basis of at least one of a size and a shape of the determined at least one second block; obtaining a prediction block of a block included in the at least one second block on the basis of one of the determined prediction mode and whether to split the at least one second block; and restoring the block included in the at least one second block on the basis of the prediction block of the block included in the at least one second block. Here, the split type represents one of binary-split, tri-split, and quad-split. |
| US11095882B2 |
Pulse code modulation technique in video processing
Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which include pulse code modulation techniques, are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes determining, for a current block of video, that at least one of a first coding mode in which pulse code modulation is used or a second coding mode in which multiple reference line based intra prediction is used is enabled, and performing, based on the first coding mode or the second coding mode, a conversion between the current block and a bitstream representation of the video, wherein a first indication indicative of use of the first coding mode and/or a second indication indicative of use of the second coding mode are included in the bitstream representation according to an ordering rule. |
| US11095881B2 |
Update of look-up tables
Devices, systems and methods for encoding and decoding digital video using historical information containing coding candidates are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a first block of video data of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. The method also includes and updating, based on a coding characteristic of the first block of video data, a table of motion candidates using motion information associated with the first block. |
| US11095879B2 |
Image encoding device and method, and image decoding device and method
An image encoding device and a method, and an image decoding device and a method that are designed to improve encoding efficiency in IntraBC. A screen is divided into four slices (Slices #0 through #3). In a case where reference to a different slice is prohibited, the range that can be referred to from the current CTU in Slice #2 is only the decoded portion in Slice #2, and therefore, any block in Slice #1 cannot be referred to, for example. In the case of the present technology, on the other hand, decoded different slices (Slice #0 and Slice #1) are included in the referable range, and accordingly, a block in Slice #1 can be referred to from the current CTU in Slice #2. |
| US11095877B2 |
Local hash-based motion estimation for screen remoting scenarios
Innovations in motion estimation adapted for screen remoting scenarios are described. For example, a video encoder calculates a hash value for a current block in a current picture. The video encoder searches, subject to a spatial constraint, for a matching block in a reference picture (e.g., the previous picture in display order) based at least in part on the hash value for the current block. The spatial constraint defines a search area in the reference picture within which hash values for candidate blocks in the reference picture may be compared to the hash value for the current block. By using a spatial constraint to limit the range of the local hash-based motion estimation, the video encoder can speed up the motion estimation process while still considering the candidate blocks in the reference picture that are most likely to match the current block. |
| US11095875B2 |
Automatic testing of home entertainment automation systems for controlling connected devices
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described for testing communication with a device. A multimedia receiver may be communicatively coupled to a media device, such as a source media device. The multimedia receiver may transmit a test command to control the source media device using a communication protocol. A video frame output by the source media device may be obtained. Based at least on the video frame, it may be determined whether the source media device received the test command. In response to a determination that the source media device received the test command, an indication may be stored that the source media device may be controlled using the communication protocol. |
| US11095874B1 |
Stereoscopic viewer
Features for a lightweight stereoscopic viewing client are described. The client can generate accurate ground point coordinates from selections within the lightweight viewer by accumulating the transformations from original image sources to the images used to render the stereoscopic scene to accurately predict error for a point selection. The viewer may also be decoupled from a permanent image store allowing on-demand retrieval of images via a network for stereoscopic viewing. |
| US11095871B2 |
System that generates virtual viewpoint image, method and storage medium
A system that generates a virtual viewpoint image from multiple viewpoint images captured from different camera viewpoints uses background 3D data representing a three-dimensional shape of a background in an image capturing scene. This background 3D data is generated by using a simulation image representing a view from the camera viewpoint. Then, a difference between the simulation image and an image acquired by performing test image capturing from the same camera viewpoint as the camera viewpoint is detected and the background 3D data is updated based on detection results. |
| US11095870B1 |
Calibration of cameras on unmanned aerial vehicles using human joints
A system and method for calibration of cameras on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is provided. The system receives a set of anchor images of a human subject from a set of anchor cameras and a group of images of the human subject from multiple viewpoints in three-dimensional (3D) space from a group of cameras on a group of UAVs. The system determines a first set of two-dimensional (2D) positions of human joints from the set of anchor images and a second set of 2D positions of the human joints from the group of images. The system computes, as 3D key-points, 3D positions of the human joints based on triangulation using the first set of 2D positions and determines a 2D re-projection error between the 3D key-points and the second set of 2D positions. Thereafter, by minimizing the 2D re-projection error, the system calibrates each camera of the group of cameras. |
| US11095869B2 |
System and method for generating combined embedded multi-view interactive digital media representations
Various embodiments describe systems and processes for capturing and generating multi-view interactive digital media representations (MIDMRs). In one aspect, a method for automatically generating a MIDMR comprises obtaining a first MIDMR and a second MIDMR. The first MIDMR includes a convex or concave motion capture using a recording device and is a general object MIDMR. The second MIDMR is a specific feature MIDMR. The first and second MIDMRs may be obtained using different capture motions. A third MIDMR is generated from the first and second MIDMRs, and is a combined embedded MIDMR. The combined embedded MIDMR may comprise the second MIDMR being embedded in the first MIDMR, forming an embedded second MIDMR. The third MIDMR may include a general view in which the first MIDMR is displayed for interactive viewing by a user on a user device. The embedded second MIDMR may not be viewable in the general view. |
| US11095867B1 |
Saliency prediction using part affinity fields in videos
Systems and methods are provided that involve processing video to identify a plurality of people in the video; obtaining a plurality of gaze part affinity fields (PAFs) and torso PAFs from the identified plurality of people; determining orthogonal vectors from first vectors derived from the torso PAFs; determining an intersection between second vectors derived from the gaze PAFs and the orthogonal vectors; and changing a viewpoint of the video based on the intersection. |
| US11095865B2 |
Color balance in electronic devices
An example electronic device includes an image sensing tool to measure an average color balance value across a plurality of frames of a media stream. A processor verifies that the color balance value of the plurality of frames of the media stream is stable, and computes a selected color balance value of the media stream. An imaging device captures an image of a predetermined color calibration chart. The processor compares a color balance value of the image of the predetermined color calibration chart with a predefined color balance value, and validates the selected color balance value of the media stream to align with a selected region of the image. |
| US11095863B2 |
Foveated near to eye display system using a computational freeform lens via spatial light modulation of a laser projected image onto an emissive film
A projection system projects images onto a projection surface in, for example, a computer game head-mounted display (HMD). The light is projected through a spatial light modulator that contains a phase-only image of a Freeform Fourier Lens that is a combination of a Fresnel lens, an X-phase grating, a Y-phase grating, and a radial grating. The freeform lens is a condensing freeform lens that causes the gradual shrinking of portions of the laser-projected image, decreasing the perceived pixel pitch in at least one foveal area on the projection surface compared to a non-modulated laser image. The center positions of the Fresnel lens and radial grating can be changed in the X and Y axes, moving the condensed foveal areas in accordance with eye tracking of the user. In effect, the system projects a Foveated image that contains variable pixel pitch such that a user perceives a higher visual acuity in his gaze direction to the projected surface. |
| US11095860B2 |
Solid state imaging device and electronic apparatus
A solid state imaging device includes a pixel array unit in which color filters of a plurality of colors are arrayed with four pixels of vertical 2 pixels×horizontal 2 pixels as a same color unit that receives light of the same color, shared pixel transistors that are commonly used by a plurality of pixels are intensively arranged in one predetermined pixel in a unit of sharing, and a color of the color filter of a pixel where the shared pixel transistors are intensively arranged is a predetermined color among the plurality of colors. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a solid state imaging device such as a back-surface irradiation type CMOS image sensor. |
| US11095854B2 |
Viewpoint-adaptive three-dimensional (3D) personas
Systems and methods relate to receiving a plurality of video streams captured of a subject by a plurality of video cameras, each video stream including video frames time-synchronized according to a shared frame rate, each video camera having a known vantage point in a predetermined coordinate system; obtaining at least one three-dimensional (3D) mesh of the subject at the shared frame rate, the 3D mesh time-synchronized with the video frames of the video streams, the at least one mesh including a plurality of vertices with known locations in the predetermined coordinate system; calculating one or more lists of visible-vertices at the shared frame rate, each list including a subset of the plurality of vertices of the at least one 3D mesh of the subject, the subset being a function of the location of the known vantage point associated with at least one of the plurality of video cameras; generating one or more time-synchronized data streams at the shared frame rate, the one or more time-synchronized data streams including: one or more video streams encoding at least one of the plurality of video streams; and one or more geometric-data streams including the calculated one or more visible-vertices lists; and transmitting the one or more time-synchronized data streams to a receiver for rendering of a viewpoint-adaptive 3D persona of the subject. |
| US11095849B2 |
System and method of dynamic, natural camera transitions in an electronic camera
Scene changes that are done pleasingly and without user input or control. Based on the number of speakers and changes in speakers, either to a different individual or movement by the same speaker, based on the locations of the speakers and based on the overlap of the current and intended scenes, a decision is made whether to perform a smooth transition or do a cut. It has been determined that the decision on cut versus smooth transition is preferably based on the location of the center of the intended new scene versus the boundaries of the current scene, a cut used if the center is outside the boundaries and a smooth transition if inside. If a smooth transition, an easing function, such as ease in ease out, is performed to change the scene. A preferred value for the smooth transition is to perform the transition over 80 frames. |
| US11095846B2 |
Identifying and tracking digital images with customized metadata
A method of tracking digital images includes inputting data identifying a subject of an image into a camera, acquiring an image with the camera, and storing the image and the inputted data, as metadata, in an image file when the image is acquired. The method can be implemented using a scanner, a digital camera, and a data processor. The scanner obtains the identifying data and transmits the data to the camera. The camera obtains digital images and embeds the data into digital image files encoding the digital images. The identifying data has a format different from any of the formats processable by the digital camera. The data processor converts the format of the identifying data to one of the plurality of formats processable by the digital camera loads the converted information into the digital camera as metadata. |
| US11095844B2 |
Display apparatus and method of controlling the same
Disclosed are a display apparatus and a method of controlling the same. The display apparatus includes: a display including a panel configured to display an image on a screen; an optical sensor placed on a side of the panel opposite to the screen of the panel, and configured to detect an optical signal; and a processor configured to control the panel to display the image on the screen, and perform an operation based on a state of the panel and a detection value obtained by the optical sensor. |
| US11095841B2 |
Imaging apparatus, imaging system, and driving method for imaging apparatus having capability of reducing deterioration of accuracy of A/D conversion
A pixel array has a plurality of output units arranged in matrix form and a plurality of A/D conversion units corresponds to the output units. Each of the output units outputs an electric signal based on incident electromagnetic waves. Each of the A/D conversion units converts the electric signal input from the corresponding output unit to a digital signal. A plurality of storage units corresponds to columns of the output units. Each of the storage units holds the corresponding digital signal. A first signal line is configured to supply a driving bias to at least one of the output units and the A/D conversion units. A second signal line is configured to transmit the digital signal from the A/D conversion units to the storage units. The output units are provided between the first signal line and the second signal line. |
| US11095838B2 |
Electronic device and method for capturing image in electronic device
An electronic device includes an image capturing device and a processor electrically connected with the image capturing device, wherein the processor is configured to obtain a first portion of a video at a first capturing speed during a first period using the image capturing device, control a first notification to indicate obtaining a second portion of the video at a set second capturing speed when the second capturing speed is set as a speed of capturing the video based on a result of analyzing the first obtained portion, and obtain the second portion at the second capturing speed during a second period following the first period using the image capturing device. |
| US11095837B2 |
Three-dimensional stabilized 360-degree composite image capture
In some embodiments, a device may include a processor and a memory. The memory may include instructions that, when executed, may cause the processor to generate a 360 degree three-dimensional composite image formed from a stabilized sequence of images of an object taken along a closed loop path about the object. In some embodiments, the instructions may cause the processor to rotate the 360 degree three-dimensional composite image about any selected point on the object. Further, in some embodiments, the instructions may cause the processor to provide an interface configured to enable a user to select a feature on the 360 degree three-dimensional composite image and to associate information with the selected feature. |
| US11095835B2 |
Use of spectral leaks to obtain high spatial resolution information for hyperspectral imaging
An example method and hyperspectral imaging (HSI) system for imaging a scene are provided. The method is for imaging the scene with the HSI system including a sensor with a plurality of sensor pixels and a plurality of spectral filters, each of the spectral filters being associated with one of the sensor pixels. The method comprises obtaining a higher-resolution spatial image by illuminating the scene with a first set of wavelengths, wherein each spectral filter passes the first set of wavelengths to the sensor pixel it is associated with. The method further comprises obtaining a lower-resolution hyperspectral image by illuminating the scene with a second set of wavelengths, wherein each spectral filter passes only a subset of the second set of wavelengths to the sensor pixel it is associated with. |
| US11095834B2 |
Living organism image monitoring system and method
A living organism image monitoring system is provided, relating to the technical field of medical equipment. The living organism image monitoring system comprises a display module, a processor and a CIGS chip, the CIGS chip, the processor and the display module being electrically connected, the CIGS chip being used for detecting a near infrared light signal of a living organism and generating a current signal after having detected the near infrared light signal, the processor being used for generating a first pulse signal according to the current signal, and the display module being used for displaying an image according to the first pulse signal. The living organism image monitoring system provided by the present disclosure has the advantages of being capable of synchronously transmitting the images of a living organism to the display module for display and enabling the images to be clearer. |
| US11095831B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, and storage medium
An image processing system includes an image obtaining unit that obtains images based on capturing from plural directions by plural cameras, an information obtaining unit that obtains viewpoint information indicating a virtual viewpoint, and a generation unit configured to generate virtual viewpoint images on a basis of the obtained images and viewpoint information. The generation unit generates a first virtual viewpoint image outputted to a display apparatus that displays an image for a user to specify a virtual viewpoint and a second virtual viewpoint image outputted to an output destination different from the display apparatus by using at least one of data generated in a process for generating the first virtual viewpoint image by image processing using the plural images obtained by the image obtaining unit and the first virtual viewpoint image, the second virtual viewpoint image having a higher image quality than that of the first virtual viewpoint image. |
| US11095830B2 |
Image-capturing device and image processing device
An image-capturing device includes: an image sensor that includes an imagecapturing area where an image of a subject is captured; a setting unit that sets imagecapturing conditions to be applied to the image-capturing area; a selection unit that selects pixels to be used for interpolation from pixels present in the image-capturing area; and a generation unit that generates an image of the subject captured in the image-capturing area with signals generated through interpolation executed by using signals output from the pixels selected by the selection unit, wherein: the selection unit makes a change in selection of at least some of the pixels to be selected depending upon the image-capturing conditions set by the setting unit. |
| US11095827B2 |
In-vehicle camera system
An in-vehicle camera system including a far camera and a near camera, both of which capture an image ahead of a vehicle, includes a determining unit configured to, during travel of the vehicle, determine whether an illumination of an image captured by the far camera is abnormal as a result of an illumination change ahead of the vehicle, and an aperture control unit configured to, when the determining unit determines that the illumination of the image captured by the far camera is abnormal, execute aperture control over the near camera. |
| US11095826B2 |
Camera and light adjustment module
A light adjustment module for camera includes a light source unit and a light adjustment unit. The light source unit includes a plurality of light emitting elements disposed around a lens of the camera, and the light emitting direction of each light emitting element is parallel to the image capturing direction of the lens. The light adjustment unit is disposed above the light source unit and includes a plurality of secondary optical elements, and the secondary optical elements respectively corresponds to the light emitting elements. The light emitted by each light emitting element is deflected through the corresponding secondary optical element. |
| US11095824B2 |
Imaging apparatus, and control method and control program therefor
A finder display unit displays a live view image based on a captured image generated by an imaging unit. A digital signal processing unit detects a movement vector between frames in the live view image for a predetermined portion in the captured image. A digital signal processing unit changes a display range of the live view image on the finder display unit based on the detected movement vector of a peripheral portion in the captured image. |
| US11095817B2 |
Apparatus and method for image processing and storage medium for processing captured images
An image processing apparatus selects filter information for image stabilization processing used in image capturing from a storage medium storing a plurality of pieces of filter information for a plurality of types of image stabilization processing, performs a predetermined operation based on the selected filter information to create a correction filter for use in correcting a captured image, and corrects the captured image using the created correction filter. |
| US11095815B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method
Provided is an image processing apparatus which generates a wide dynamic range (WDR) image using an image sensor. The image processing apparatus includes: an image sensor which outputs image data having a plurality of image channels; a mode setting unit which changes a photographing mode from a first mode in which a first number of sub-images are synthesized to a second mode in which a second number of sub-images are synthesized, based on luminance of the output image data; a register setting unit which changes a register value of the image sensor according to the second mode; and an image signal processor (ISP) which generates a result image by synthesizing the second number of sub-images from the image data according to the changed register value, wherein the second number of sub-images have different exposure times. |
| US11095813B2 |
Method of fabricating a multi-aperture system for foveated imaging and corresponding multi-aperture system
multi-aperture system for foveated imaging as well as to a corresponding multi-aperture system. The method comprises the steps of: providing an image sensor; and forming, by means of a 3D-printing technique, at least two imaging elements directly on the image sensor such that the imaging elements have a common focal plane located on the image sensor and each imaging element has a different focal length and field of view. |
| US11095811B2 |
Imaging apparatus and image-capturing control method
Provided is an apparatus and method that enable capturing of an image according to a timing of image-capturing operation by making a release time lag constant. The apparatus includes an imaging element and a control unit that performs output control of a synchronization signal that defines processing timing of the imaging element, in which the control unit outputs a first additional synchronization signal to the imaging element at an end timing of exposure preparation processing started in response to image-capturing operation. The imaging element starts exposure processing of a captured image corresponding to the image-capturing operation in response to input of the first additional synchronization signal. |
| US11095810B2 |
Setting system for a camera and control method thereof
A setting apparatus for controlling setting profiles of a camera, the apparatus includes a storage, a display, and a processor to provide a user interface on the display having first region for setting a multi-profile of a camera registered on each of a plurality of channels and a second region for setting a reception profile of a management apparatus connected to the camera on each of the plurality of channels; recommend a candidate profile set settable to a camera registered on a first channel, to a first region of the first channel, and set a multi-profile for the camera registered on the first channel; and provide a multi-profile of the first channel to a first region of at least one other channel as a candidate profile set of a camera registered on the at least one other channel that is different from the first channel. |
| US11095809B2 |
Method and system for scanning of a focal plane array during earth observation imaging
An imaging system includes a body, a stage coupled to the body, and an actuator coupled to the body and the stage. The actuator is configured to move the stage in one or more directions relative to the body. The imaging system also includes a focal plane array including one or more detectors and coupled to the stage and a controller coupled to the actuator. The controller is configured to determine a velocity of the body and to cause the actuator to backscan the stage in the one or more directions at a drive velocity corresponding to the velocity of the body. Moreover, the controller is communicatively coupled to the one or more detectors and causes the one or more detectors to capture image data during the backscan. |
| US11095805B2 |
Optical apparatus
When a first or a second operation is performed on an operation unit included in a lens apparatus, a memory stores a first or a second state of a focus lens unit detected by an operation detection unit when the first or the second operation is performed. When the first or the second operation is performed on the operation unit after the memory stores the first or the second state, a focus driving unit puts a state of the focus lens unit into the first or the second state. |
| US11095800B2 |
Imaging unit and component mounting machine
An imaging unit of the disclosure includes: a camera; a holding member configured to hold an imaging target object to be imaged by the camera; a light irradiation device configured to irradiate lights of different wavelengths from multiple light sources towards the imaging target object held by the holding member; and a control device configured to obtain a proper resolving power value for a light or lights of one or more light sources selected from the multiple light sources for use for imaging, irradiate the light or lights of the one or more light sources so selected onto the imaging target object to image the imaging target object using the camera, and make use of the proper resolving power value in processing an image obtained from the camera. |
| US11095798B2 |
Image capturing system, image capturing apparatus, and control method of the same
An image capturing apparatus that is attachable to a robot arm, comprises an image capturing device configured to capture an object image, a receiving unit configured to receive information relating to status of the robot arm from a control apparatus for controlling the robot arm, and an imaging control unit configured to control an image capturing operation of the image capturing device that is performed on an object, wherein the imaging control unit controls the image capturing operation based on the information relating to status of the robot arm that was notified by the control apparatus. |
| US11095797B2 |
Characteristics based operation of image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a communicator to receive print data, an image forming unit to print the received print data, and a processor to, in response to the received print data being a scan file, control the image forming unit to perform image processing with respect to the scan file and print the image-processed scan file. |
| US11095796B2 |
Color adjustment apparatus and color adjustment method
Input color values corresponding to an input image are received; a color space of the input color values is converted to an LMS color space with three elements, the three elements including a long wavelength (L) element, a medium wavelength (M) element, and a short wavelength (S) element; color values in the LMS color space are grouped into a plurality of groups based on color vision information, each of the groups including color values determined as approximate based on the color vision information; and lightness of color values included in each of the groups is adjusted and an image output device is instructed to apply said adjusted lightness of color values to said input image. |
| US11095795B2 |
Printing apparatus configured to display code image without changing color, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
A printing apparatus of the present invention has a printer unit, a display unit for displaying a screen, and a setting unit for setting either of a first setting for displaying the screen by standard color information and a second setting for displaying the screen by color information different to the standard color information. If the second setting is set, the color information of the screen displayed by the display unit is changed, and if a code image to be read by an external apparatus is included in the screen displayed by the display unit, the code image is made to not be displayed in a state in which color information of the code image is changed even if the second setting is set. |
| US11095789B2 |
Image reading apparatus and method for controlling an image reading apparatus
A multifunction peripheral (MFP), which successively conveys a plurality of documents stacked on a document tray and reads the document, determines whether there is a difference among sizes of the plurality of documents in response to at least one of the documents being read by a scanner, in a case where a preview operation of a read image is performed, notifies a user of a possibility that documents having different sizes are mixed and read based on a result of the determination, enables a function of performing reading corresponding to respective document size of mixed size documents in which documents having different sizes are mixed, and provides navigation for prompting re-reading of the document. |
| US11095788B2 |
Document size detection device, image reading device, image forming apparatus, document size detecting method, and recording medium
A document size detection device includes: a light source that irradiates a document placed on placing means with scanning light via the placing means; a reading unit that receives reflection light from the document via the placing means to acquire image data of the document; and circuitry to set an illumination depth of the scanning light at a size detection time when the size is detected, shallower than an illumination depth of the scanning light at an image reading time when an image of the document is read, and detects, at the size detection time, the size based on a difference between first image data acquired in a state in which the scanning light is switched off and second image data acquired in a state in which the scanning light is switched on. |
| US11095787B2 |
Image reading apparatus
A medium feeding apparatus includes a first feed roller, a second feed roller, a first separating roller, and a second separating roller. The medium feeding apparatus further includes a first curve forming portion that forms, in a medium, a curve in a width direction. The first curve forming portion is in contact with a medium at a portion upstream of a nip position between the feed rollers and the separating rollers in the feeding direction and at a portion between the first separating roller and the second separating roller in the width direction and a state in which the portion in contact with the medium is, with respect to the outer circumferential surfaces of the feed rollers, positioned in a rotation center direction of the feed rollers is maintained. |
| US11095785B2 |
Image reading apparatus, control method of image reading apparatus, and storage medium
Provided is an image reading apparatus in which a setting screen is displayed upon detecting that a document is placed on the document tray. In a case where a document is placed on an automatic document conveyance device, if a paper jam occurs while using the automatic document conveyance device, a screen of a paper jam is preferentially displayed even when a setting of automatically displaying a selection screen of a sheet thickness is set at the time. This prevents a specific screen desired to be continuously displayed from being hidden upon detecting that a document is placed on a document tray. |
| US11095781B1 |
Image and augmented reality based networks using mobile devices and intelligent electronic glasses
A mobile communication system based on digital content including images and video that may be acquired, processed, and displayed using a plurality of mobile devices, smartphones, tablet computers, stationary computers, intelligent electronic glasses, and servers. |
| US11095777B1 |
Apparatus and method generating maintenance support information responsive to failure and maintenance operations exceeding a threshold
A maintenance apparatus includes a controller including a processor. The processor has programmed instructions to acquire maintenance operation information indicating (i) a failure that occurred with an image forming apparatus and (ii) content of a maintenance operation performed on the image forming apparatus to fix the failure, determine whether predetermined information included with the maintenance operation information exceeds a threshold value, and generate support information based on the maintenance operation information that indicates the content of the maintenance operation in response to the predetermined information exceeding the threshold value. The support information is accessible by a maintenance person when performing future maintenance on the image forming apparatus. |
| US11095774B1 |
System and methods for operating and testing real-time communications between web browsers and contact centers
A system and method for operating and testing real-time communications between web browsers and contact centers, comprising an operator network, cloud contact center, cloud contact center agent application, and a synthetic software agent comprised of agent automation software, injected API shim code, virtual audio devices, audio processing applications, and media servers, capable of performing automated and to end communication testing. In order to provide end to end testing, especially with respect to voice quality, the synthetic agent software may control and monitor the audio channels (both send and receive) of the browser communication session. |
| US11095773B2 |
Coaching in an automated communication link establishment and management system
A contextual lead generation in an automated communication link establishment and management system may store information related to sales calls. The system may identify strengths and weaknesses of a sales representative. The system may provide training content to the sales representative in real time base on the identified strengths and weaknesses. |
| US11095771B2 |
System and method of connecting a caller to a recipient based on the recipients status and relationship to the caller
An example method comprising receiving a plurality of categories of availability statuses, receiving a plurality of categories of different contact groups, identifying, for each contact, at least one contact group, receiving a plurality of rules for call handling, each of the plurality of rules being associated with at least one of the different availability statuses and at least one of the different contact groups, receiving a telephone call from a first caller, identifying a caller identifier of the first caller, determining a contact group of the first caller, determining a current availability status of the recipient, identifying an applicable rule based on the contact group of the first caller and the current availability status of the recipient, selecting an audio prompt based on the applicable rule, and presenting the audio prompt to the first caller based on the applicable rule, the audio prompt indicating a preference of communication. |
| US11095770B1 |
Dynamic controlled-environment facility resident communication allocation based on call volume
Dynamic controlled-environment facility resident communication allocation based on call volume may be implemented using a controlled-environment facility secure communication platform. The platform monitors controlled-environment facility resident call volume, recognizes an average call volume and detects an increase in call volume above the average call volume or a decrease in call volume below the average call volume. The platform automatically initiates a controlled-environment facility resident calling restriction in response to a detected increase in call volume or automatically initiates an increase in controlled-environment facility resident calling allocation in response to a detected decrease in call volume below the average call volume. Thereafter, the platform automatically removes the calling restriction upon the call volume dropping to a first predetermined threshold in accordance with the average call volume or automatically remove the increase in calling allocation upon the call volume rising to a second predetermined threshold in accordance with the average call volume. |
| US11095769B1 |
Techniques to dynamically engage echo cancellation
Techniques to dynamically engage echo cancellation are described. In one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a streaming component operative to establish a audio connection between the first client device and a second client device via the network interface controller; and receive a far-end audio stream at the first client device from the second client device via the audio connection; an audio capture component operative to capture a near-end audio stream at the first client device; and an echo processing component operative to compare the near-end audio stream and the far-end audio stream to determine whether a far-end echo is present in the near-end audio stream; and use an echo-cancellation module at the first client device where the far-end echo is present in the near-end audio stream. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US11095764B1 |
Wireless earphone capable of voice communication
A wireless earphone capable of voice communication includes a first wireless earphone 110 which is paired with a first mobile device 100 and performs transmission and reception, and a second wireless earphone 210 which is paired with a second mobile device 200 and performs transmission and reception, wherein the first mobile device and the first wireless earphone include a pairing unit for pairing the first mobile device and the first wireless earphone and a pairing unit 111 for the first wireless earphone 110, respectively, and the second wireless earphone includes a pairing unit 211 for pairing with the first wireless earphone. |
| US11095763B2 |
Light-emitting device having multiple curved regions
A light-emitting device or a display device that is less likely to be broken is provided. Provided is a light-emitting device including an element layer and a substrate over the element layer. At least a part of the substrate is bent to the element layer side. The substrate has a light-transmitting property and a refractive index that is higher than that of the air. The element layer includes a light-emitting element that emits light toward the substrate side. Alternatively, provided is a light-emitting device including an element layer and a substrate covering a top surface and at least one side surface of the element layer. The substrate has a light-transmitting property and a refractive index that is higher than that of the air. The element layer includes a light-emitting element that emits light toward the substrate side. |
| US11095762B2 |
Display device with camera embedded beneath screen
A display is provided and includes a screen and an image or video capture device. The screen has a total surface area and an interactive area. The interactive area occupies a substantial entirety of the total surface area and is configured to display information and to be interacted with by a user. The image or video capture device is embedded beneath a section of the screen in a portion of the interactive area. The image or video capture device is configured to capture images and videos through the section of the screen. |
| US11095760B1 |
Implementing configurable packet parsers for field-programmable gate arrays using hardened resources
Techniques for improving the ability of FPGAs to process packets by implementing at least portions of the logic of packet parsers traditionally performed using the FPGA fabric as hardened resources, such as an Integrated Circuit (IC) block. The IC block receives bits of an incoming packet, carries these bits as a pipeline, and modifies a range of the bits through stages of aligners. The aligners extract header sections (or “windows”) of each packet header according to a shift amount, and the header sections are output to the FPGA fabric. The FPGA fabric includes extract and decision logic that maps the information included in the extracted header sections to a lookup vector, driving tables, and/or application logic. The FPGA provides shift amounts to subsequent aligners to cause the aligners to shift the packet bus such that previous header sections are removed. |
| US11095758B2 |
Methods and apparatus for virtualized hardware optimizations for user space networking
Methods and apparatus for efficient data transfer within a user space network stack. Unlike prior art monolithic networking stacks, the exemplary networking stack architecture described hereinafter includes various components that span multiple domains (both in-kernel, and non-kernel). For example, unlike traditional “socket” based communication, disclosed embodiments can transfer data directly between the kernel and user space domains. Direct transfer reduces the per-byte and per-packet costs relative to socket based communication. A user space networking stack is disclosed that enables extensible, cross-platform-capable, user space control of the networking protocol stack functionality. The user space networking stack facilitates tighter integration between the protocol layers (including TLS) and the application or daemon. Exemplary systems can support multiple networking protocol stack instances (including an in-kernel traditional network stack). |
| US11095754B2 |
Systems and methods for creating and managing dynamic content
A method for creating a dynamic element in content performed by a dynamic element management system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a content request for the dynamic element from a client device, the content request comprising a uniform resource locator (URL) of an external data source from which to retrieve content for the dynamic element; identifying the data source based on the URL; forwarding the content request to the identified data source; receiving metadata corresponding to the content hosted by the data source; and forwarding the metadata to the client device for display in a dynamic element placeholder on the client device. |
| US11095753B2 |
Dynamic initiation of services
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to dynamic initiation of services. In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed. According to the method, it is detected whether a first service of a plurality of services is requested in a computing environment. The plurality of services support execution of different types of tasks of a function. In response to detecting that the first service is requested, a second service in the plurality of services that depends on the first service is determined based on a dependency relationship between the plurality of services. At least one instance of the second service is initiated in the computing environment before the second service is requested. In other embodiments, a system and a computer program product are disclosed. |
| US11095752B1 |
Determination of presence data by devices
Multiple sensors are used to determine proximity of a user with respect to one or more media devices. Different types of sensors may determine different types of information regarding user proximity, such as presence or absence, proximity, distance, orientation, movement, identity, or a number of users that are detected. The information, sensor types, and times at which the information is acquired are used to generate data that associates specific devices, sensor types, information regarding user proximity, and the times at which the information is acquired. Instructions may be provided to various devices to cause performance of actions based on the generated data. |
| US11095751B2 |
In-network content caching exploiting variation in mobility-prediction accuracy
A network device in a network edge receives content directed to a mobile device attached to the network edge from an upstream network device and forwards the content toward the mobile device. The network device makes a decision whether to cache the content based at least in part on a popularity of the content in a region covered by the network device and a prediction error for an estimated probability that the mobile device will transition from the region to another region. The popularity is directly correlated with a first bias toward caching the content. The prediction error is inversely correlated with a second bias toward caching the content. The decision is implemented: the network device either caches the content or foregoes caching the content, in accordance with the decision. |
| US11095749B2 |
Self-service operation for bare-metal servers
A system and method of automated downtime scheduling and control is disclosed. A failure of at least one component of at least one bare-metal server associated with a client is detected and a first notification is transmitted to a client system associated with the client. The notification includes a request to schedule downtime. A response including a selected downtime is received from the client system and the at least one bare-metal server is transitioned to an offline state at the selected downtime. A ticket is generated in a ticketing system for repair of the bare-metal server. The ticket identifies the at least one component. |
| US11095748B1 |
Network-based content rendering
Generally described, one or more aspects of the present application correspond to a content rendering system. A content management service hosts content on behalf of the content provider. The content management service includes one or more rendering engines that receive content from the one or more content providers that are registered with the content management service. Each content rendering engine can be configured to receive a content resource and generate at least one piece of processed content that can be rendered on a user device. |
| US11095747B2 |
Method and apparatus for receiving response information in M2M system
Provided is a procedure for receiving response information in response to a request message in an M2M system. Such a procedure may include transmitting a request message; determining a response type parameter corresponding to the request message; and receiving response information according to the response type parameter, wherein one of blocking, synchronous non-blocking (nonBlockingRequestSynch) and asynchronous non-blocking (nonBlockingRequestAsynch) is set as the response type parameter. |
| US11095746B2 |
Method for configuring an internet service provider
A method for configuring an Internet service provider includes assigning an identification server to the Internet service provider, transmitting a request from a user to a server, transmitting a response containing a program logic and a program sequence to the user, in which a terminal allows the program sequence to be initiated according to the program logic, and executing the program sequence after the initiation step, in which the program sequence prompts the terminal to transmit a configuration message to the configuration server. After arrival of the configuration message, the configuration server determines the identity assigned to the user. A configuration database of the Internet service provider is modified on the basis of the determined identity in such a way that the Internet service provider processes data relating to the user according to different criteria from then on. |
| US11095739B2 |
Notification column message processing method and device
A method and a device for processing a notification bar message are provided. The method includes detecting a target message received by a terminal notification bar. A target interface identifier contained in the target message is acquired, and a type of the target message is determined based on the target interface identifier. The target message is displayed in the notification bar using a display mode according to the type of the target message. |
| US11095736B2 |
System and method for tracking users of computer applications
A monitoring system that receives messages that are exchanged with the application server. Relationships between users are posited in response to the times at which the messages are received. A relationship between two users may be posited in response to receiving, at approximately the same time, two messages from the application server that are destined, respectively, for the two users. The near-simultaneous receipt of the two messages indicates that the two messages were sent from the server at approximately the same time, which, in turn, indicates that the two messages may correlate with one another. Further indication of a correlation between the messages, which may increase the level of confidence with which the relationship between the two users is posited, may be found by examining the respective sizes of the messages, which indicate the message types. |
| US11095735B2 |
Configuration of event data communication in computer networks
In some embodiments, a system is disclosed for processing event data for an application and transmitting the event data via a computer network. The system can include a memory device and a hardware processor. The memory device can store an application. The hardware processor can execute the application, characterize a user engagement with the application as being a first level of engagement or a second level of engagement, generate event data responsive to user interactions with the application, and control the batch collection of the event data depending on whether the user engagement with the application is characterized as the first level of engagement or the second level of engagement. |
| US11095734B2 |
Social media/network enabled digital learning environment with atomic refactoring
A set of learner data associated with a learner is received. The set of learner data includes at least a real-time data stream, e.g., derived from instrumentation, in a social network enabled digital learning environment. Based on the set of learner data, at least one learning improvement strategy is determined for improving the learner's learning capability. Atomic level mentorship activities are generated. Each atomic level mentorship activity is targeted with a specific skill and knowledge item and having an estimated duration period. At least one mentorship is identified from at least one social network platform. An initial incentive structure comprising at least an amount of payment and payment modality is created. The atomic level mentorship activities with the initial incentive structure are presented. |
| US11095732B2 |
Matching and attribution of user device events
A method includes receiving first event data from a device, the first event data including a first identifier (ID) that identifies the device, web browser metadata, and data associated with an application state. The method includes generating a first persona including the first ID and a first event identifier that identifies a first user action. The method includes receiving second event data, the second event data including device metadata and a second ID that identifies the device. The method includes generating a second persona based on the second event data, the second persona including the second ID and a second event identifier that identifies a second user action. Additionally, the method includes determining that the first and second personas are associated with the device based on matches between the browser metadata and device metadata and transmitting a response to the device configured to route the device to the application state. |
| US11095731B2 |
System and methods for generating a slice deployment description for a network slice instance
A slice order system may receive a request to generate a network slice configuration for providing a service via a network. The slice offer system may determine a description template associated with a network slice type. The slice offer system may determine, based on the description template and a set of deployment parameters, a description profile for the network slice configuration. The slice offer system may generate, based on the description profile and a location, a slice deployment description for the network slice configuration according to location-specific characteristics associated with resources at the location and a service level agreement associated with the request. The slice offer system may deploy the slice deployment description to permit a network slice instance to be created according to the slice deployment description. |
| US11095730B1 |
Automated device discovery system
An automated device discovery system includes a first computing device and second computing devices that are included in a trust domain. The first computing device generates and broadcasts a discovery request for target computing device identification information. Each of a first subset of the second computing devices receives the discovery request from the first computing device and, in response to being in the trust domain with the first computing device, determines that a target computing device type qualifier included in the discovery request identifies a type of that second computing device. In response, each of the first subset of second computing devices executes a command block that is included in the discovery request to generate and transmit identity information for that second computing device that is configured for use by the first computing device in configuring that second computing device to provide a hyper-converged infrastructure system. |
| US11095728B2 |
Techniques for automatically interpreting metric values to evaluate the health of a computer-based service
In various embodiments, a health evaluation application automatically monitors and evaluates the health of one or more computer-based services. The health evaluation application computes deviation values based on one or more machine-learned expected variations associated with multiple metrics. The metrics are associated with the computer-based service(s). The health evaluation application then performs classification operation(s) based on the deviation values and machine-learned classification criteria to compute anomaly indicators associated with a first service included in the one or more computer-based services. Subsequently, the health evaluation application computes a score that indicates the overall health of the first service based on the anomaly indicators. Advantageously, because the health evaluation application automatically computes the score, the time required to monitor and evaluate the health of the service is reduced compared to the time required to manually monitor and evaluate the health of the service. |
| US11095724B2 |
Invitation link for launching multi-user applications
The disclosed subject matter enables a user to construct a selectable link to invite others to launch directly into a same session of a multi-user application, such as a game or party. The inviting user may construct the link without ever launching the multi-user application. Subsequently, both the inviting and invited users may share the link with others using any conventional form of electronic communication. |
| US11095723B2 |
Maintaining session identifiers across multiple webpages for content selection
Systems and methods for maintaining session identifiers across multiple webpages for content selection are described herein. A server can generate a session identifier corresponding to the client device for use in selecting content to be served across the information resources of a content publisher. The server can then receive, from the client device, a request for instructions to insert into a header of an information resource for selecting a content provider. The server can determine that the request includes the session identifier that matches the one generated for a previous request. The server can obtain a parameter value for each content provider with the session identifier. The server can select a content provider using the parameter values. The server can provide a script to the client device for the header. The script can be configured to cause the client device to obtain a content item from the selected content provider to insert into the information resource. |
| US11095721B1 |
Signal cloning
Systems, apparatuses, and methods relating to security and/or automation systems are described. In one embodiment, a method may include receiving linking information from a first device by a second device, linking the second device with the first device via a first connection, the linking based at least in part on the linking information, storing at least a portion of the linking information, and transmitting the stored linking information from the second device to one or more other devices via a second connection. |
| US11095719B2 |
Systems for coordinated mediation action in response to an identified environmental anomaly on a shipping container
An improved system on a transit vehicle is described for coordinated mediation action in response to an identified environmental anomaly on a shipping container transported by the vehicle. The system has wirelessly broadcasting ID nodes at different locations within the container, and a fire suppression system on the vehicle having a wireless transceiver-based controller operating as a master node that can cause the suppression system to deliver fire suppressant material to the container using a delivery nozzle and pump. The controller, as master node, is configured to operate as a primary monitor for the anomaly by being operative to monitor ID node signals; identify the anomaly based on the signals; generate a layered alert notification related to the anomaly (identifying a targeted mediation action and establishes a mediation response priority); and initiate a mediation response by the suppression system related to the targeted mediation action and the mediation response priority. |
| US11095718B2 |
Node-enabled battery apparatus and packaging systems with integrated environmental detection and reporting, and improved systems for coordinated mediation action in response to an environmental anomaly using the same
A node-enabled battery system having integrated environmental detection and reporting. The system may have a battery and sensor-based node attached to the battery. The system's sensor-based node has a processor, memory (maintaining a battery monitoring program code and a battery threshold metric value), a wireless communication interface and a sensor operative to sense a battery status condition for the battery. When executing the battery monitoring program code, the processor is programmatically configured and adapted to be operative to receive status data from the sensor reflecting the battery status condition as sensed by the sensor, automatically trigger generation of a layered alert notification related to the battery when the received status data is inconsistent with the battery threshold metric value, and cause the wireless communication interface to broadcast the layered alert notification to initiate a mediation response related to the battery status condition for the battery. |
| US11095717B2 |
Minimizing data loss in a computer storage environment with non-guaranteed continuous network connectivity
Embodiments for preventing data loss in a computing storage environment by a processor. One or more offline events in a locality failing to have continuous network connectivity may be detected. An ad-hoc distributed file system, having one or more edge devices associated with the locality, may be created for storing data produced during the one or more offline events. |
| US11095716B2 |
Data replication for a virtual networking system
Embodiments of the invention provide a method for data replication in a networking system comprising multiple computing nodes. The method comprises maintaining a data set on at least two computing nodes of the system. The method further comprises receiving a data update request for the data set, wherein the data update request includes a data update for the data set. The data set on the at least two computing nodes is updated based on the data update request received. |
| US11095710B2 |
Detecting virtual private network usage
According to some aspects described herein, a system may determine whether a network actor appears to be using an intermediary such as a VPN and/or proxy server. This may be accomplished by directing the network actor to request and/or access a network-segment identification resource which may, in some embodiments, be stored in another region of the global network. The system may include links and/or other identifiers pointing the network actor to one or more network-segment identification resources. The network actor may access the network-segment identification resources using the links or identifiers, and the system may use information about the request for the network-segment identification resource to determine whether the network actor is associated with multiple source addresses. |
| US11095699B1 |
Streaming media file management
A system for delivering live streaming content based on accurate media data fragment size and duration. A media server may generate custom data identifying a size and duration of a current fragment of a media file. The media server may insert the custom data (e.g., as a custom header or unique packet identifier) and send the custom data to a client media player. The client media player may be configured to decode the custom data and determine the current fragment size and duration. |
| US11095694B2 |
Cross network sharing system
A system includes a common display, a display computer to run collaboration software connected to the common display that drives the common display, the display computer being on a first network, a first mobile device to run a sharing application and a streaming application, the first mobile device being on a second network, separate from the first network, the streaming application to convert a display of the mobile device into stream data, a control channel between the mobile device and the display computer, and a stream channel between the display computer and the mobile device. The mobile device sends stream data directly to the display computer, wherein the display computer is to display the stream data on the common display. The stream channel may be directly between the mobile device and the display computer or may be over a relay server. |
| US11095691B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for establishing a communication session between a public switched telephone network (PSTN) endpoint and a web real time communications (WebRTC) endpoint
A method for establishing a communication session between a public switched telephone network (PSTN) endpoint and a Web real time communications (WebRTC) endpoint includes receiving, by a PSTN microservice (MS), a session initiation protocol (SIP) based signaling message from a PSTN endpoint and acquiring, by the PSTN MS, endpoint context attribute information from the SIP based signaling message. The method further includes generating, by the PSTN MS, a WebRTC based signaling message that includes an address identifier of an associate endpoint (AE) that is associated with the context attribute information and transmitting, by the PSTN MS, the WebRTC based signaling message to the AE to initiate a call session between the PSTN endpoint and the AE. |
| US11095687B2 |
Network security system using statistical object identification
Apparatus to enforce network policy based on identity authentication at a network endpoint device by offloading the authentication to a network attached authentication devices is disclosed. The authentication device may use Statistical Object Identification to perform the authentication. The present invention greatly reduces the resources needed by the network endpoint device to perform the authentication and eliminates the topological restrictions found in traditional network appliance based approaches. |
| US11095683B1 |
Systems and methods for delegating endpoint security operations to a nearby computing device
The disclosed computer-implemented method for delegating endpoint security operations to a nearby computing device may include (i) receiving device state data from one or more computing devices, (ii) determining a device state reputation for each of the one or more computing devices based on the device state data, (iii) selecting a device from the one or more computing devices based on the device state reputation for each of the one or more computing devices, and (iv) in response to selecting the device, delegating one or more operations for a security action to the selected device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11095682B1 |
Mitigating phishing attempts
Credential phishing attacks mitigation is disclosed. A URL that is associated with a suspicious web page is received. The suspicious web page is one that includes at least one element soliciting at least one credential. An artificial credential is provided to the suspicious web page. A determination is made that an attempt has been made to use the artificial credential to access a resource. In response to the determination that the attempt has been made, at least one remedial action is taken with respect to the suspicious web page. |
| US11095675B1 |
System and method for identifying system vulnerabilities
The invention relates to detecting vulnerabilities in technology infrastructure environments. Data describing vulnerabilities detected in a technological environment of an enterprise is obtained. The vulnerability data is combined with data relating to servers, applications associated with the servers, and business functions associated with the applications, within the technological environment of the enterprise in order to create enriched data. The enriched data is enhanced using one or more of the following proceses: deduplicating records in the enriched data; modifying of a severity assigned to vulnerabilities based on one or more enterprise-infrastructure factors; archiving and purging of records included in the enriched data; consolidating IP addresses associated with the vulnerabilities; excepting records in the enriched data for vulnerabilities undergoing active remediation; and validating the enriched data. After the enriched data is enhanced, it may be sorted in accordance with one or more filters. The sorted data may then be displayed for further analysis. |
| US11095674B2 |
DDoS attack detection method and device
This application discloses a distributed denial of service attack detection method. The method includes: obtaining a data stream sent to a protection object device in each detection period, obtaining total duration of each data stream; dividing each data stream into a long data stream or a short data stream based on the total duration of each data stream; adding, based on a detection period through which the long data stream goes, total data traffic of the long data stream to statistical traffic; adding data traffic of a short data stream in each detection period to the data traffic, of the long data stream, that is added to a corresponding detection period, to determine statistical traffic in each detection period; and if there is a detection period in which the statistical traffic exceeds a preset traffic threshold, determining that the protection object device undergoes a DDoS attack in the detection period. |
| US11095673B2 |
Threat mitigation system and method
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: obtaining system-defined consolidated platform information for a computing platform from an independent information source; obtaining client-defined consolidated platform information for the computing platform from a client information source; and comparing the system-defined consolidated platform information to the client-defined consolidated platform information to define differential consolidated platform information for the computing platform. |
| US11095669B2 |
Forensic analysis of computing activity
A data recorder stores endpoint activity on an ongoing basis as sequences of events that causally relate computer objects such as processes and files. When a security event is detected, an event graph may be generated based on these causal relationships among the computing objects. For a root cause analysis, the event graph may be traversed in a reverse order from the point of an identified security event (e.g., a malware detection event) to preceding computing objects, while applying one or more cause identification rules to identify a root cause of the security event. Once a root cause is identified, the event graph may be traversed forward from the root cause to identify other computing objects that are potentially compromised by the root cause. |
| US11095668B2 |
Transaction authentication and risk analysis
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for managing transactions, including receiving a first transaction request directed to an account of a first web application. Additionally, initiating, by a rate-limiting engine, a rate-limiting process in response to the first transaction request. The techniques further include obtaining a rate-limiting identifier, where the rate limiting identifier uniquely identifies the first web application, and where the rate-limiting identifier identifies an account owner. The techniques further include determining an alternate notification method exists for the account owner and sending a verification request to the account owner, where the verification request is sent using the alternate notification method. The techniques further include receiving a response to the verification request, performing a risk assessment, and adjusting a first security parameter in response to the risk assessment. |
| US11095662B2 |
Federated messaging
The present disclosure describes a method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium that includes instructions that permit users of different secure communication networks to exchange secure communications. A secure communication platform includes a user database that allows users from different secure communication networks to access keys for recipients outside of their network. Additionally, the secure communication platform provides a high degree of trust regarding the sender's identity, allowing the receiving network to trust the sender. |
| US11095658B2 |
Enhanced system access controls
A system for and method of reconciling access data from a plurality of organizational systems with that of data comprising access rights of members of that organization. The system and method provide a means for identifying inconsistencies between the data representing actual access and that of data representing granted access rights which should be in place for various past and present users. Identified inconsistencies are reported to parties responsible for compliance with organizational and regulatory rules so that those parties can investigate and correct errors before they result in failure to meet service level or regulatory requirements. |
| US11095656B1 |
Systems and methods for data security notification generation
A server comprises a communications module; a processor coupled to the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed, configure the processor to receive, via the communications module and from a remote computing device, user input indicating a response to one or more prompts; generate an aspirational profile for a user based at least on the received user input; receive, via the communications module and from a monitoring application installed on the remote computing device, monitoring data; generate a behavior profile for the user based at least on the monitoring data; and when the behavior profile is misaligned with the aspirational profile, send, via the communications module and to the remote computing device, a notification indicating that the behavior profile is misaligned with the aspirational profile. |
| US11095655B2 |
Person-to-person network architecture for secure authorization and approval
A system for configuring and executing a secure communication network for authorizing access to safeguarded resources is provided. In particular, the system uses person-to-person (P2P) authentication technology to securely transmit resources between users. In this way, an efficient way to for users to manage resources is provided. |
| US11095649B2 |
Uni-directional and bi-directional cross-domain (secure exchange gateway) design
A system for enabling secure bidirectional communications on a network is provided, wherein a first server having a first security rating is connected to a second server having a second security rating by a first data channel configured to establish one-way communication from the first server to the second server. A second data channel incorporating a third server is configured to establish one-way communication from the second server back to the first server. The third server has a power switch that controls third server on and off states. The second data channel is enabled when the power switch is turned on. The third server arbitrates the flow of message traffic from the second server back to the first server by applying an on-board security module's encoded set of rules to determine whether the message is permitted to proceed to the first server. |
| US11095647B2 |
Preventing leakage of cookie data
Disclosed are various embodiments for preventing the unintended leakage of cookie data. In one embodiment, a browser application stores cookie data from a first network site having a high-level domain in a client computing device. A classification is assigned to a second network site having the high-level domain. The cookie data is sent to the second network site based at least in part on the classification rather than the default behavior of the browser application. |
| US11095646B2 |
Method and system for data security within independent computer systems and digital networks
A system and method for authentication, authorization, and access management based on personally identifiable information and data sets pertaining to individual identity and its attributes within independent computer systems and digital networks. |
| US11095645B2 |
Virtualization of the evolved packet core to create a local EPC
Systems and methods are disclosed for a local evolved packet core (EPC) that interoperates with an eNodeB and a remote EPC. In one embodiment, a method for establishing an ad hoc local network may be disclosed, comprising: monitoring an availability of a connection to a remote core network; creating a first data connection between a first mobile device and a local core network module, thereby permitting a first mobile device to attach to a local network base station without connectivity to the remote core network; identifying, at a local core network module, reconnection to the remote core network; sending, from the local core network module to the remote core network, a service request message based on a prior message received from the first mobile device at the local core network module; creating a second data connection between the local network base station and the remote core network; and forwarding downlink data, received from the remote core network via at the second data connection, to the first mobile device via the first data connection. |
| US11095643B2 |
Universal digital identity authentication service
The present disclosure involves systems and methods for identity authentication across multiple institutions using a trusted mobile device as a proxy for a user login. In one example, the operations include identifying a request to trust a particular user associated with a first entity in a digital ID network. A set of personally identifiable information (PII) associated with the user is obtained via the first entity and an identity verification (IDV)/fraud risk analysis is performed. In response to satisfying the analysis, instructions are transmitted to the user to verify the identity via a mobile trust application on an associated mobile device. Upon verification, the mobile device is bound to the user within the digital ID network along with a digital ID associated with the particular user. The digital ID can be used by other entities registered within the digital ID network to authenticate the user. |
| US11095639B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for authenticating users using biometric signatures
Methods, systems, and media for authenticating users using biometric signatures are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: receiving, from a user device, an indication that the user device is to be connected to a communication network; in response to receiving the indication, causing a user interface to be presented on the user device that receives a username corresponding to a user of the user device; receiving, from the user device, a biometric sample corresponding to the user of the user device; determining whether the biometric sample matches a stored biometric sample associated with the username; and in response to determining that the biometric sample matches the stored biometric sample associated with the user name, causing the user device to be connected to the communication network. |
| US11095636B1 |
Systems and methods for protecting passwords
The disclosed computer-implemented method for protecting passwords may include (i) intercepting network traffic indicating an attempted login procedure at a workload device to login to a protected resource, (ii) prompting a user, in response to intercepting the network traffic, and at an authentication device that has been registered to the user, to indicate whether to approve the attempted login procedure, (iii) collecting, at the authentication device, a credential for the attempted login procedure that was stored in a protected vault of the authentication device, (iv) providing, by the authentication device to the workload device, an authentication decision based on the collected credential, and (v) injecting, at the workload device, the authentication decision into a browser session to enable the user to complete the attempted login procedure to login to the protected resource. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11095627B2 |
Message display method, apparatus, and device
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of electronic information technologies, and disclose a message display method, apparatus, and device. The method in the embodiments of present invention includes: receiving first input information; extracting key information in the first input information, matching the key information and a user name, and determining a target user name; and binding the first input information and the target user name, and sending, to a receiver terminal, the first input information and the target user name that are bound, so that the receiver terminal displays a reminder message according to the target user name. The present invention is applicable to a scenario in which a user needs to quickly browse information. |
| US11095622B2 |
Content distribution systems and methods
A content dispensing device includes memory storing one or more executable programs, each of the programs compatible with a respective operating system, each executable program for enabling performance of a data set on a respective presentation system. The memory stores a plurality of data sets, each configured for presentation by a respective presentation system. Each data set includes at least one attribute securely linking the data set to one of the executable programs. The device also includes at least one interface configured to transfer information to a protected memory device, the protected memory device configured to directly couple to the content dispensing device. The information transferred to the protected memory device includes at least one portion of a data set of the plurality of data sets, and an executable program of the one or more executable programs that is compatible with the operating system of the presentation system. |
| US11095612B1 |
Flow metadata exchanges between network and security functions for a security service
Techniques for providing flow meta data exchanges between network and security functions for a security service are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for providing flow meta data exchanges between network and security functions for a security service includes receiving a flow at a network gateway of a security service from a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) device; inspecting the flow to determine meta information associated with the flow; and communicating the meta information associated with the flow to the SD-WAN device. |
| US11095611B2 |
Traffic visibility and segmentation policy enforcement for workloads in different address spaces
A segmentation server generates and distributes management instructions for enforcing a segmentation policy. The segmentation server discovers a network configuration of workloads including an identification of workloads that are behind network address translation modules. The segmentation server generates management instructions for enforcing the rules in a manner dependent on the detected network configuration. Furthermore, the segmentation server monitors traffic flows and generates a traffic flow graph in a manner dependent on the detected network configuration. |
| US11095608B2 |
Cross protocol association for internet addresses for metadata association systems and methods
Described embodiments provide systems and methods for cross protocol association using internet addresses for metadata association. An association between IPv4 addresses and IPv6 addresses can determined and used to bridge metadata from collection context in a first protocol into usage for a second protocol. A server can monitor a plurality of handshake exchanges to generate the association between IPv4 addresses and IPv6 addresses for a device or group of devices. The handshake exchange can include an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or both an IPv4 address and an IPv6 address for a respective device. The handshake exchanges can include a unique identifier corresponding to the respective device. The server can use the association to generate a mapping linking a range of IPv4 addresses to a range of IPv6 addresses corresponding to the same device. The mapping can be used to associate metadata to devices within the same ranges. |
| US11095605B1 |
Request routing utilizing encoded DNS-based messaging parameters
Systems and method with regard to the routing of a client computing device DNS query within a content delivery network service provider domain as a function of additional request routing information embedded as parameters in messages transmitted as part of the DNS queries generated by, or on behalf of, the client computing device are provided. By parsing and processing all the received information, the CDN service provider may select components of a CDN network reflective of the additional request routing information. |
| US11095603B2 |
Canonical name (CNAME) handling for global server load balancing
Canonical name (CNAME) handling is performed in a system configured for global server load balancing (GSLB), which orders IP addresses into a list based on a set of performance metrics. When the GSLB switch receives a reply from an authoritative DNS server, the GSLB switch scans the reply for CNAME records. If a CNAME record is detected and it points to a host name configured for GSLB, then a GSLB algorithm is applied to the reply. This involves identifying the host name (pointed to by the CNAME record) in the reply and applying the metrics to the list of returned IP addresses corresponding to that host name, to reorder the list to place the “best” IP address at the top. If the CNAME record in the reply points to a host name that is not configured for GSLB, then the GSLB sends the reply unaltered to the inquiring client. |
| US11095599B2 |
Method and system of operating a social networking application via an external device
A method of operating a social networking application via an external device includes at an external device having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors, receiving one or more new message notifications of a social networking application from a social networking terminal; acquiring a playback instruction from a user to play a new message of the social networking application on the external device; transmitting the playback instruction to the social networking terminal; receiving a first voice message corresponding to the new message of the social networking application from the social networking terminal; and playing the first voice message on the external device. |
| US11095597B2 |
Predicting spread of content across social networks
This document describes techniques for predicting spread of content across social networks. In various embodiments, user interactions with content posted to a social network are accessed during a first stage. The accessed user interactions are applied to a prediction model to predict future user interactions with the content during one or more subsequent stages. |
| US11095595B2 |
Computerized system and method for providing a modified viewport inbox display
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content providing, searching and/or hosting systems supported by or configured with devices, servers and/or platforms. The disclosed systems and methods provide a novel framework that uses data related to users' personal, online and real-world activity, and inbox viewport information to identify messages that the users will interact with the next time the users view their inbox. Based on this, the user's inbox view can be modified so that third party messages can be situated amongst those messages (e.g., adjacent to or within n positions), so that the user will most likely view that message when interacting with the messages deemed important to the user. Thus, the disclosed framework provides mechanisms for message platforms, systems and applications to modify a user's inbox to strategically position messages from third party providers to capture the attention of the receiving user. |
| US11095590B2 |
System and method for enhanced chatflow application
Embodiments provide a computer implemented method, in a data processing system including a processor and a memory including instructions which are executed by the processor to cause the processor to train an enhanced chatflow system, the method including: ingesting a corpus of information including at least one user input node corresponding to a user question and at least one variation for each user input node; for each user input node: designating the node as a class; storing the node in a dialog node repository; designating each of the at least one variations as training examples for the designated class; converting the classes and the training examples into feature vector representations; training one or more training classifiers using the one or more feature vector representations of the classes; and training classification objectives using the one or more feature vector representations of the training examples. |
| US11095588B2 |
Social network data processing and profiling
A social network data processing and profiling system analyzes messages from a plurality of social networks to identify bad content and users posting bad content. The messages analyzed include primary posts and secondary messages which are posted in response to the primary posts. Keywords are initially obtained from the messages via applying content processing techniques. The keywords are used to categorize the messages into one or more of a plurality of categories. Sentiments are extracted from the messages. The messages are scored based at least on the contents and sentiments of the messages in addition to the actions represented by the messages if the messages are secondary messages. Messages with non-zero scores are aggregated to identify trends in the social networks and to identify users posting the messages. |
| US11095587B2 |
Techniques for handling messages in laboratory informatics
Various embodiments may be generally directed to techniques for handling messages in laboratory informatics, such as managing and viewing messages associated with a project that utilizes multiple laboratory data devices and/or applications, for instance. In many embodiments, managing the messages may include storage and retrieval of messages, creating and maintaining audit trails, as well as providing alerts based on the messages. In several embodiments, viewing the messages may include filtering and searching messages. Some embodiments may be particularly directed to managing and viewing messages associated with data devices used in conjunction with liquid chromatography and/or mass spectrometry. |
| US11095586B2 |
Detection of spam messages
A method of generating a signature for a group of electronic messages that each include a plurality of characters comprises extracting a plurality of blocks of characters from each of the electronic messages, mathematically processing each of the blocks of characters from each electronic message, and generating a signature for the group of electronic messages based at least in part on the mathematically processed blocks of characters. In some embodiments a counting Bloom filter may be used to generate the signature. The signatures generated by these methods may be used to identify spam. |
| US11095585B2 |
Detecting messages with offensive content
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage medium, to facilitate interception of messages that include offensive content. In one aspect, a method includes actions of receiving input on a user device that includes message content, determining, on the user device, whether the message content includes offensive content, and in response to determining, on the user device, that the message content includes offensive content, generating an alert message for display on the user device that provides an indication that the message includes offensive content. |
| US11095581B2 |
Server-side UI task control for onboarding users to a messaging platform
According to an aspect, a system includes a messaging platform configured to facilitate an exchange of messages between user accounts of the messaging platform, and a client application configured to communicate with the messaging platform. The messaging platform is configured to store a UI process flow relating to the on-boarding process, where the UI process flow defines a flow logic for a plurality of nodes representing tasks to be executed by the client application, and each node is defined by one or more generic UI components and configuration data that configures the generic UI components to render UI objects on a user interface of the client application. The messaging platform is configured to modify one or more of the tasks or the flow logic to change at least one aspect of the on-boarding process without requiring the client application to implement a software update. |
| US11095579B1 |
Chatbot with progressive summary generation
Methods and apparatus for summarizing a chatbot interaction with a user are provided. The method comprises using at least one computer hardware processor to perform generating an initial summary based, at least in part, on user data, receiving first input from the user during the chatbot interaction, processing the first input with a natural language processing engine, updating the initial summary based, at least in part, on an output of the processing by the natural language processing engine to generate an updated summary, wherein the updating is performed prior to completion of the chatbot interaction, and outputting a final summary of the chatbot interaction, wherein the final summary of the chatbot interaction is based, at least in part, on the updated summary. |
| US11095577B2 |
Conversation-enabled document system and method
One embodiment comprises a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions executable to access a conversation-enabled document and expose the conversation-enabled document on a first conversation channel as a conversation into the conversation-enabled document. The conversation-enabled document can comprise a conversation component for controlling a conversation interface into the conversation-enabled document, the conversation component specifying conversation steps, routing between conversation steps and a document variable to accept a conversation participant response. The computer-executable instructions can be executable to set a document variable value in the conversation-enabled document based on the participant response received via the conversation interface; and render the conversation-enabled document to a second channel using the document variable and the page template. |
| US11095572B1 |
Systems and methods for providing cloud-based applications access to resources local to user devices
Systems and methods which facilitate access to computing resources by cloud-based applications are described. Embodiments enable cloud-based applications to provide output to and/or obtain input from computing resources, such as printers, scales, scanners, and storage devices, for performing various functions. In operation according to embodiments, a user agent client application is executed by computing equipment in communication with a computing resource to which access is to be provided to one or more cloud-based applications. Although embodiments implement a user interface client application which is separate from a user agent client application, tight integration between a user interface client application and user agent client application may be provided. Embodiments not only facilitate operation whereby a cloud-based application is enabled to provide output to and/or obtain input from computing resources, but also facilitate remote and/or shared client interaction with such computing resources. |
| US11095553B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for controlling routing information advertising
A method, an apparatus and a system for controlling routing information advertising are provided, which relate to the field of communications and are used for reducing the configuration complexity and reinforcing the operability. The method includes: receiving, by a control device, first routing information sent by a first forwarding device; wherein the first routing information includes an identifier of the first forwarding device; determining a first routing path according to the identifier of the first forwarding device, an identifier of a second forwarding device and a routing path group; and determining an advertising range of second routing information for the second forwarding device according to the first routing path; for enabling the second forwarding device to advertise the second routing information according to the advertising range of the second routing information. |
| US11095547B2 |
Determining zoned but inactive I/O paths
Combinations of host ports and storage ports (e.g., I-T pairs) on a storage network that are zoned but not masked may be determined, without accessing a switch or network administrator. Heartbeat communications (heartbeats) may be transmitted from host systems to each storage device of a storage system of which the host system is aware, along the one or more I/O paths of which the host is aware to the storage port of the I/O path. The storage devices may include one or more nominal devices defined for I-T pairs for which I/O connectivity has not been defined for any storage devices. The storage system may maintain a master heartbeat (heartbeat) table that may include a plurality of entries, each entry corresponding to a combination of a host port, storage port and storage device, and storing a time stamp value for a most recent heartbeat received for the combination. |
| US11095543B1 |
Systems and methods for high availability and performance preservation for groups of network functions
A system described herein may provide a technique for the proactive failover of groups of Virtualized Network Functions (“VNFs”) based on monitoring Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) associated with the VNFs. KPIs associated with a particular VNF or a set of VNFs may be monitored, and a failover event indicating service degradation or imminent service degradation may be detected based on the KPIs associated with the particular VNF or set of VNFs. Additional VNFs, associated with the particular VNF or set of VNFs, may be further identified for failover from a first data center to a second data center. The additional VNFs may be identified for failover without necessarily monitoring KPIs associated with the additional VNFs, and/or based on factors in addition to KPIs associated with the additional VNFs. For example, the additional VNFs may be failed over based on the KPIs associated with the particular VNF or set of VNFs. |
| US11095542B2 |
Electronic control unit, monitoring method, and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program for monitoring a subject electronic control unit connected to a network
An electronic control unit that monitors a subject electronic control unit that is different from the electronic control unit and is connected to a network includes a transmitting unit that transmits a monitoring packet to the subject electronic control unit, an estimating unit that estimates a state of the subject electronic control unit, based on a reply packet transmitted from the subject electronic control unit in response to the monitoring packet, and a monitoring unit that monitors the subject electronic control unit, based on a monitoring policy selected according to a combination of the state of the subject electronic control unit estimated by the estimating unit, and the state of the electronic control unit. |
| US11095539B2 |
Common interface system for mesh networking and fog computing systems
Methods, systems, and storage media are described for Internet of Things (IoT) hubs and IoT cradles in mesh networks and/or fog computing systems while providing interoperability among IoT devices provided by various manufacturers, vendors, and service providers. IoT devices may be connected or attached to IoT cradles, and the IoT cradles may communicate data among themselves over a cradle network. The IoT cradles may also communicate IoT data with the IoT hub over a hub network. The IoT hub may communicate the IoT data with clients and/or servers over a wide area network using wired or wireless communication protocols. Clients may access resources and/or services provided by the IoT devices by accessing the IoT hub via a dedicated application. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US11095538B2 |
Synchronization of data collected by internet of things (IOT) devices
The present disclosure is directed to apparatus and methods that collect sensed data and that may organize that data such that it can be accessed by user devices or that can be organized and analyzed according to rules, conventions, or policies. Data collected by sensors or devices may be transmitted to a computer or server that stores that data. That stored data may then be analyzed to identify trends, events, or a chain of related events. In certain instances, an analysis of sets of raw data may result in the generation of a report or may result in alerts being sent to particular user devices. These sets of collected data, generated reports, and alert information may be stored and synchronized at one or more computing devices as data sets associated with a group of user devices or with a group of sensing devices. |
| US11095536B2 |
Detecting and handling large flows
Some embodiments provide a forwarding element that detects and handles elephant flows. In detecting, the forwarding element of some embodiments monitors statistics or measurements relating to a data flow. In handling, the forwarding element marks each packet associated with a detected elephant flow in some manner to differentiate it from a packet associated with a mouse flow. Alternatively, the forwarding element of break elephant flows into a number mouse flow by facilitating in sending packets associated with the detected elephant flow along different paths. |
| US11095528B2 |
Identity network onboarding based on confidence scores
A method routes an identity query to a particular identity network. An identity broker determines that a candidate identity network is associated with a confidence score that satisfies predetermined criteria. Responsive to determining that the candidate identity network is associated with the confidence score that satisfies the predetermined criteria, the identity broker onboards the candidate identity network into a set of identity networks services, and then routes an identity query for an identity to the candidate identity network that satisfies the predetermined criteria. |
| US11095527B2 |
Delay prediction device, delay prediction system, delay prediction method, and recording medium
Provided is a delay prediction device for predicting a future communication delay with high accuracy based on past communication delay data. Delay prediction device includes: a low delay distribution estimation unit that estimates a probability distribution of a first communication delay state by using a result of measuring a communication delay of a packet in a network; identification unit that identifies whether a state of the communication delay is the first communication delay state or a second communication delay state in which the communication delay is greater than the communication delay in the first communication delay state; high delay distribution estimation unit that estimates a probability distribution of the second communication delay state; and delay distribution prediction unit that predicts a probability distribution of a future communication delay, based on a probability distribution of the first communication delay state and a probability distribution of the second communication delay state. |
| US11095524B2 |
Component detection and management using relationships
Correlation of component information provided by diverse detection and data collection methods is used to discover additional components and identify and record relationships between these and still other components. Each detection and data collection method can be individually useful to discover components, and to provide at least some information about one or more discovered components to identify at least one relationship between the discovered components. When the information and component discoveries of a first detection and data collection method are properly combined with those of a second detection and data collection method, there can be a synergistic effect that greatly improves the utility and efficiency of a relationship-based network management system by enabling automated discovery of additional components and identification of additional component relationships, by automatically merging diverse views of a single component into a coherent picture of that component, and by automated prediction of component state changes based on state changes in related components. |
| US11095520B1 |
Remote resource capacity and utilization management
A method, system, and program product for implementing a remote resource capacity and utilization optimization is provided. The method includes determining associations with a specified geographical region and an associated topic of interest with respect to social media Website traffic and trends associated with utilization of remote hardware and software resources. Current and historical software application downloads are tracked with respect to the social media Website traffic and trends and a currently consumed capacity of the remote hardware and software resources are detected with respect to the specified geographical region. Future resource requirements associated with the currently consumed capacity are determined and data representing the current and historical software application downloads is stored. An overall system capacity for enabling regionally specific demand surges associated with regional Web traffic is determined and a specified group of hardware and software resources for increasing the overall system capacity is enabled. |
| US11095518B2 |
Determining violation of a network invariant
Example implementations relate to determining whether network invariants are violated by flow rules to be implemented by the data plane of a network. In an example, a verification module implemented on a device receives a flow rule transmitted from an SDN controller to a switch, the flow rule relating to an event. The module determines whether the flow rule matches any of a plurality of network invariants cached in the device. If determined that the flow rule matches one of the plurality of network invariants, the verification module determines whether the flow rule violates the matched network invariant. If determined that the flow rule does not match any of the plurality of network invariants, the verification module (1) reports the event associated with the flow rule to a policy management module, (2) receives a new network invariant related to the event from the policy management module, and (3) determines whether the flow rule violates the new network invariant. The verification module generates an alarm if determined that the flow rule violates any of the network invariants. |
| US11095512B2 |
Internet of things (“IoT”) versatile nodes
IoT devices are usually single-purpose devices with a set of instructions and parameters. This disclosure relates to a versatile framework that overcomes technical challenges for repurposing nodes operating in an IoT environment. Specifically, this disclosure describes security and functionality adaptations for versatile nodes (“vnodes”) operating within an IoT environment. Vnodes may include segmented data storage locations that allow multiple set of instructions and parameters to be stored on the vnode. The multiple sets of instructions/parameters may allow a vnode to perform a wide range of activities in different IoT operating environments. For example, a vnode may attach to a car during a trip then attach itself to the garage door, then re-attach to the car in the morning. Data storage may be segmented and allow data sharing between segmented storage locations. Data storage may be segmented and not allow data sharing between storage locations and thereby increases data controls. |
| US11095510B2 |
Aggregated networking device maintenance system
An aggregated networking device maintenance system includes a first aggregated networking device and a second aggregated networking device that are coupled together, and each coupled to a third networking device. The first aggregated networking device receives a maintenance instruction and, in response, transmits a first maintenance notification message to the second aggregated networking device, and a second maintenance notification message to the third networking device that prevents the third networking device from transmitting data traffic to the first aggregated networking device. Maintenance operations on the first aggregated networking device may then be performed, and when the first aggregated networking device determines that the maintenance operations have completed, it transmits a first maintenance completed notification message to the second aggregated networking device, and a second maintenance completed notification message to the third networking device that causes the third networking device to resume transmitting data traffic to the first aggregated networking device. |
| US11095507B2 |
Globally-distributed secure end-to-end identity-based overlay network
A communication system includes multiple Point-of-Presence (POP) interfaces and one or more processors. The multiple POP interfaces are distributed in a Wide-Area Network (WAN) and are configured to communicate with at least a client and a server connected to the WAN. The one or more processors are coupled to the POP interfaces and are configured to (i) assign respective Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to the client and to the server, including embedding state information in the assigned IP addresses, and (ii) route traffic over the WAN between the client and the server, in a stateless manner, based on the state information embedded in the IP addresses. |
| US11095503B2 |
System and method for pre-enrollment and network pre-configuration of internet of things (IoT) devices
A system, apparatus, and method for automatically provisioning a new IoT device. For example, one embodiment of a system comprises: an Internet of Things (IoT) service comprising: an IoT database to store user account data and IoT devices associated with each user account; an application programming interface (API) exposed to one or more online retail services to allow the online retail services to submit data related to IoT device purchases to the IoT service; a first IoT device purchased from the online retail service by a first user associated with a first user account on the IoT service, wherein in response to the first user purchasing the first IoT device, the online retail service is to transmit first identification data to identify the first IoT device and second identification data to identify the first user account; and device provisioning circuitry and/or logic to automatically add the first IoT device to the first user account on the IoT database in response to receipt of the first and second identification data. |
| US11095502B2 |
Adhoc protocol for commissioning connected devices in the field
A device commissioning system includes a terminal device, a data communication network, and a network controller. The terminal devices selects a device type of a component configured to operate in a control system, and outputs a device activation signal that requests a configuration file for commissioning the component according to a selected device type. The communication network is remotely located from the component and stores configuration files for commissioning different types of components. The network controller receives the device activation signal indicating a request to commission the component according to the selected device type and establishes a secure data link to deliver the configuration file in response to the device activation signal. The component receives the configuration file corresponding to the selected device type, and installs the configuration file to commission operation as the selected device type. |
| US11095501B2 |
Provisioning and activating hardware resources
Examples relate to provisioning and activating hardware devices. In one example, a computing device may receive a request for a hardware resource; identify, in response to the request, a new hardware resource having hardware attributes indicating at least one capability of the new hardware resource; determine, based on the hardware attributes, a hardware template for provisioning the new hardware resource; configure the new hardware resource using the hardware template; and activate the new hardware resource in a cluster of at least one hardware device. |
| US11095498B2 |
System and method for efficient network reconfiguration in fat-trees
Systems and methods are provided for supporting efficient reconfiguration of an interconnection network having a pre-existing routing comprising. An exemplary method can provide, a plurality of switches, the plurality switches comprising at least one leaf switch, wherein each of the one or more switches comprise a plurality of ports, and a plurality of end nodes, wherein the plurality of end nodes are interconnected via the one or more switches. The method can detect, by a subnet manager, a reconfiguration triggering event. The method can compute, by the subnet manager, a new routing for the interconnection network, wherein the computing by the subnet manager of the new routing for the interconnection network takes into consideration the pre-existing routing and selects the new routing for the interconnection network that is closest to the pre-existing routing. The method can reconfigure the interconnection network according to the new routing. |
| US11095497B2 |
Efficient troubleshooting in SDN network
A method is implemented by a switch in a Software Defined Networking (SDN) network to trace packets belonging to a flow. The method includes setting a value in a first field and a second field associated with the packet to indicate that tracing is enabled for the packet, where the second field is a field that is not used for packet matching, determining, at a second flow table, whether tracing is enabled for the packet based on the value in the first field, transmitting a trace message for the packet to a trace collector in response to a determination that tracing is enabled for the packet, setting a value in the first field to indicate that tracing is disabled for the packet, resubmitting the packet to the second flow table, and copying the value in the second field to the first field before directing the packet to another flow table. |
| US11095496B2 |
Network failure detection method and network failure detection device
A network failure detection method and a network failure detection device are provided. The network failure detection method includes capturing a plurality of packets, analyzing contents of the plurality of packets and determining whether a network failure occurs to generate a determination result according to the contents of the plurality of packets, and outputting an alarm signal to implement an alarm function according to the determination result. |
| US11095492B2 |
Signal transmission method, device, and system
This application discloses a signal transmission method, including: obtaining, by a terminal device, to-be-transmitted data, uplink control information, and a demodulation reference signal; mapping the to-be-transmitted data, the uplink control information, and the demodulation reference signal to generate multiplexed symbols. The multiplexed symbols include DFT-s-OFDM symbols or OFDM symbols. N first multiplexed symbols are located on one side or two sides of a second multiplexed symbol. A location relationship between each of the N first multiplexed symbols and the second multiplexed symbol satisfies a mapping condition. N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. The first multiplexed symbol is a multiplexed symbol to which the uplink control information is mapped, and the second multiplexed symbol is a multiplexed symbol to which the demodulation reference signal is mapped. |
| US11095491B2 |
Methods and apparatus for frequency offset estimation
Methods and apparatus for frequency offset estimation are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes determining a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) frequency offset estimate from DMRS symbols in a received signal, and determining a cyclic prefix (CP) frequency offset estimate from cyclic prefix values in the received signal. The method also includes combining the DMRS and CP frequency offset estimates to determine a final frequency offset estimate. In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a DMRS frequency offset estimator that determines a DMRS frequency offset estimate based on DMRS symbols received in an uplink transmission, and a cyclic prefix (CP) frequency offset estimator that determines a CP frequency offset estimate based on cyclic prefix values in the uplink transmission. The apparatus also includes an offset combiner that combines the DMRS frequency offset estimate with the CP frequency offset estimate to generate a final frequency offset estimate. |
| US11095486B1 |
Communication-channel tracking aided by reinforcement learning
A digital circuit for implementing a channel-tracking functionality, in which an adaptive (e.g., FIR) filter is updated based on reinforcement learning. In an example embodiment, the adaptive filter may be updated using an LMS-type algorithm. The digital circuit may also include an electronic controller configured to change the convergence coefficient of the LMS algorithm using a selection policy learned by applying a reinforcement-learning technique and based on residual errors and channel estimates received over a sequence of iterations. In some embodiments, the electronic controller may include an artificial neural network. An example embodiment of the digital circuit is advantageously capable of providing improved performance after the learning phase, e.g., for communication channels exhibiting variable dynamicity patterns, such as those associated with aerial copper cables or some wireless channels. |
| US11095484B2 |
Differential signal processing device using advanced braid clock signaling
A differential signal processing device is described which includes an encoder configured to encode input data into one or more differential signals and a transmitter configured to sequentially transmit the one or more differential signals using a plurality of transmission lines. The encoder converts a plurality of bits, corresponding to a transmission time interval, among the input data into an encoding code array in the transmission time interval obtained by increasing an encoding unit time, encoded for each of the one or more differential signals, by an integer multiple. |
| US11095483B2 |
Channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) and sounding reference signal (SRS) triggering
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for joint CSI-RS and SRS triggering. Embodiments may include DCI format(s) to support joint CSI-RS and SRS triggering, and UE QCL assumption when CSI-RS and SRS are jointly triggered. |
| US11095479B2 |
VXLAN multi-tenant inter-networking device packet forwarding system
A VXLAN multi-tenant inter-networking device packet forwarding system includes a first aggregated networking device coupled to a first host device and a second aggregated networking device that is coupled to second host devices. The first aggregated networking device receives a data packet from the first host device and, in response, identifies a virtual network associated with the first host device. Based on a first and second portion of a virtual network identifier that identifies the virtual network, the first aggregated networking device generates respective first and second packet forwarding identifiers. The first aggregated networking device then provides the first and second packet forwarding identifiers in the data packet, and forwards the data packet to the second aggregated networking device. The second aggregated networking device may then forward the data packet to one of the second host devices based on the first and second packet forwarding identifiers in the data packet. |
| US11095473B2 |
Doorbell prompting control method, device and storage medium
A doorbell prompting control method includes: judging whether a visitor enters a doorbell prompting area; determining a prompting mode of the doorbell when the visitor enters the doorbell prompting area, the prompting mode being preset by a user terminal bound with the doorbell; and controlling the doorbell to make a prompt according to the prompting mode of the doorbell. |
| US11095472B2 |
Vision-based object recognition device and method for controlling the same
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to vision-based object recognition devices and methods for controlling the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a camera, at least one motor, a communication interface, at least one processor, and a memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory may store commands that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to identify a motion of an external object using a first image obtained by controlling the camera, obtain first direction information based on the identified motion of the external object, drive the at least one motor so that the camera faces a direction determined according to the first direction information, and identify a second electronic device from a second image obtained by controlling the camera facing the determined direction. |
| US11095470B2 |
Remote state following devices
A system and method for a remote state following device that includes an electronic device with a controllable operating state; an imaging device; and control system that when targeted at a control interface interprets a visual state from the control interface, and modifies the operating state in coordination with the visual state. |
| US11095469B2 |
Wireless occupancy sensor with controllable light indicator
A wireless occupancy sensor that is configured to be deployed within a building space includes a sensor body, an occupancy sensor that is housed by the sensor body, a light emitting diode (LED) that is housed by the sensor body, a wireless transceiver that is housed by the sensor body and is configured to be in wireless communication with a remote device. A controller is housed by the sensor body and is operably coupled to the occupancy sensor, the LED and the wireless transceiver and is configured to receive via the wireless transceiver a request to illuminate the LED from the remote device and in response to receiving the request, illuminate the LED in order to help visually identify the wireless occupancy sensor in the building space. |
| US11095463B2 |
Information handling system selective local and remote charger control
A portable information handling system selectively accepts power transferred from an external device through a port, such as USB Type C port, with one of a first or second power configuration. The first power configuration accepts power regulated by a charger of an external device and routed directly to a system bus and battery of the portable information handling system. The second power configuration accepts power regulated by an internal charger of the portable information handling system, such as a narrow voltage direct current charger. |
| US11095461B2 |
System and methods for entropy and statistical quality metrics in physical unclonable function generated bitstrings
The Distribution Effect is proposed for the HELP PUF that is based on purposely introducing biases in the mean and range parameters of path delay distributions to enhance entropy. The biased distributions are then used in the bitstring construction process to introduce differences in the bit values associated with path delays that would normally remain fixed. Offsets are computed to fine tune a token's digitized path delays as a means of maximizing entropy and reproducibility in the generated bitstrings: a first population-based offset method computes median values using data from multiple tokens (i.e., the population) and a second chip-specific technique is proposed which fine tunes path delays using enrollment data from the authenticating token. |