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| US11382847B2 |
High polyol wash composition
The invention is directed to a stable, high polyol containing wash composition. More particularly, the invention is directed to a wash composition comprising polyol, surfactant and a gelling agent whereby the wash composition is air pocket free, has excellent moisturizing capabilities, a viscosity of 40,000 cps or less, and a slope from −0.5 to 0.0. The isotropic composition has an oil-like appearance. |
| US11382846B2 |
Desensitizing oral care compositions and methods for the same
Oral care compositions and methods for reducing dental sensitivity or at least partially occluding dentin tubules of teeth in a subject are described herein. The oral care compositions may include an orally acceptable vehicle and a silica blocking agent configured to at least partially occlude dentin tubules of teeth. The silica blocking agents may include silica particles having a particle size distribution (D95) less than or equal to 7 μm and a BET surface area of greater than or equal to 150 m2/g. |
| US11382842B2 |
Cosmetic
It is an object of the present invention to suppress agglutination of ultrafine cellulose fibers, while using the ultrafine cellulose fibers as a thickener in a cosmetic product formulation, so as to provide a uniform cosmetic. The present invention provides a cosmetic comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) ultrafine cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less; and (B) a water-soluble polymer. |
| US11382839B2 |
Ion sustained-release dental hydraulic temporary sealing material composition
The present invention provides a dental hydraulic temporary sealing material composition on which a protection of tooth substance, such as tooth substance strengthening and control of secondary dental caries, can be expected by sustained-releasing various ions including a fluoride ion, while having a high initial setting ability. More specifically, the present invention provides a dental hydraulic temporary sealing material composition comprising 65.0% to 85.0% by mass of component (1): a hydraulic inorganic powder; 10.0% to 25.0% by mass of component (2): an organic solvent; 3.0% to 15.0% by mass of component (3): a resin; and 0.01% to 10.0% by mass of component (4): an ion sustained-release glass. |
| US11382828B2 |
Baby burping device
A device configured to support an infant in a prone position to automatically burp the infant while retained within the device. The device having a base portion, a resting portion, and a movable arm portion. A pair of legs are positioned on opposed ends of the base portion extending perpendicular to a width of the base portion for supporting the device. The movable arm portion coupled to a motor to move the arm towards and away from the resting portion in a back and forth motion. The movable arm portion and the resting portion are movable along their length to an extended position to fit several lengths and sizes of infants placed within the device. |
| US11382824B2 |
Rotatable leg massage device
A rotatable leg massage device has a base and a swinging arm. The base has two opposing assembling posts at one end and a limiting baffle behind and between the two assembling posts. The swinging arm has a massaging end and a swinging end, the massaging end is provided with a respective massaging roller on two sides, a first motor is configured to rotate the two massaging rollers, the swinging end is disposed between the two assembling posts of the base, a second motor is disposed between the swinging end and the two assembling posts and configured to drive the swinging arm to rotate around the base. |
| US11382823B1 |
Roller massage table
A roller massage table has a leg under each comer, a leg disposed under the center of the table, and a roller mechanism mounted within the center of the table. The roller mechanism includes a spring-loaded wheel and is slidingly mounted to a pair rails on the underside of the table enabling the roller mechanism to move up and down along a single axis. |
| US11382822B2 |
Massage device for seat
A massage device for a seat includes a pressing portion configured to expand to press a seat occupant seated on the seat, an adjustment portion configured to adjust a position of the pressing portion between the seat occupant and the seat, a deformation detector configured to detect deformation of the seat caused by expansion of the pressing portion, and a controller configured to control the adjustment portion based on a detection result of the deformation detector. |
| US11382818B2 |
Body stretcher
A body stretcher includes a floor-standing frame, wherein a horizontal plate is connected to an upper surface, with a sleeve tube, pulleys are mounted on a headrest, one end of the movable rod is connected with a foot hook frame, an end, inserted into the sleeve tube, of the movable rod is connected with a rack, an elastic rope winds across the pulleys to be connected with a head protector; a support is arranged on the outer side of the sleeve tube, one end of a manual swing rod is hinged to the support, an active pawl is hinged to the manual swing rod, one end of the active pawl is matched with a toothed groove of the gear, a check pawl is hinged to the support, and a compression spring drives one end of the check pawl to be matched with the toothed groove of the gear. |
| US11382815B2 |
Patient transport device and method
A wheelchair for transporting a patient comprising a support frame, the support frame having an upper portion located substantially near a first end of the support frame and a lower portion located substantially near a second end of the support frame, at least one seat extension, the seat extension moveably coupled to the support frame between the lower portion and upper portion of the support frame, at least one leg, a first leg coupled to the lower portion of the support frame, at least two wheels mounted on the support frame, an anti-tip bar, the anti-tip bar being substantially horizontally disposed on the lower portion of the support frame and projecting in the lateral direction for stabilizing the wheelchair in the lateral direction, and an extendable beam positioned on the upper portion of the support frame and moveable coupled to the support frame. |
| US11382814B2 |
Hanging kit
A hanging kit includes a supporting member having at least one fixing portion and two suspending members respectively located at two opposite sides of the supporting member. The fixing portion has two coupling portions configured for coupling with each other. Each of the two suspending members has at least one suspending part and a connecting part, and the connecting part is configured for respectively connecting the two suspending members to the supporting member. |
| US11382809B2 |
Removable power assist for manual wheelchair
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a removable power assist for converting a manual wheelchair into an electronic wheelchair, based on configuring a friction roller to releasably engage with a wheelchair wheel, configuring the friction roller when engaged to drive the wheel through a contact surface with the wheel that may be positioned under the wheelchair seating area, or to the side of the wheelchair seating area, or to the underside of an armrest, or in front of a wheelchair wheel, configuring a motor to rotate the friction roller, and moving the wheelchair based on engaging the friction roller and activating the motor to turn the wheel through force by the friction roller against the contact surface with the wheel. Some designs include a lever configured to permit a user seated in the wheelchair to engage or disengage the friction roller. Configuring the friction roller under the wheelchair seating area, or to the side of the wheelchair seating area, or to the underside of an armrest, or in front of a wheelchair wheel may permit wheelchair folding or unfolding without uninstalling the power assist. |
| US11382808B2 |
Wheelchair
A wheelchair having a chassis on which the following are arranged, opposite one another: at least one drive unit comprising a drive wheel and an electric drive system, a front wheel positioned on a front swivel arm, and a rear wheel. The drive unit and front swivel arm are arranged so as to pivot relative to the chassis in a vertical plane, and are coupled to one another by a first coupling and a second coupling member. |
| US11382804B2 |
Gown system
A gown dispenser system has a plurality of gowns, each having a back region, the gowns folded and stacked back region facing up, such that, pulling on the back region of a gown on top of the stack removes that gown from the stack and exposes the back region of the next gown in the stack, an enclosure containing the stack of gowns, the enclosure having an opening exposing the back region of the gown at the top of the stack, enabling a user to grasp the exposed back region and pull the topmost gown from the enclosure, exposing the next gown in the stack. Gowns are drawn from the enclosure one-at-a-time, at need. |
| US11382796B2 |
Reduced-pressure surgical wound treatment systems and methods
A reduced-pressure system for treating tissue, such as damaged subcutaneous tissue, includes a shaped dressing bolster for placing on the patient's epidermis and substantially sized to overlay the damaged subcutaneous tissue. The system further includes a sealing subsystem for providing a fluid seal over the shaped dressing bolster and a portion of the patient's epidermis, and a reduced-pressure subsystem for delivering a reduced pressure to the sealing subsystem. The reduced-pressure system may develop a force, which may include a vertical force that is realized at tissue site deeper than the epidermis or a closing force directed towards the incision. The shaped dressing bolster is shaped to evenly distribute the force. Other methods and systems are included. |
| US11382794B2 |
Direct selective laser trabeculoplasty
A system (20) includes a radiation source (48) and a controller (44), configured to display a live sequence of images of an eye (25) of a patient (22), while displaying the sequence of images, cause the radiation source to irradiate the eye with one or more aiming beams (84), which are visible in the images, subsequently to causing the radiation source to irradiate the eye with the aiming beams, receive a confirmation input from a user, and in response to receiving the confirmation input, treat the eye by causing the radiation source to irradiate respective target regions of the eye with a plurality of treatment beams. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11382789B2 |
Thermal therapy system and method of use
A system that can be used to provide highly controlled thermal therapy and compression to both cool and heat a skin surface and a joint and surrounding tissue below the skin surface is provided. The system includes a joint conforming wrap; a power supply module for supply power to the joint conforming wrap and a cable operably coupling the wrap and the power supply module. The joint conforming wrap and power supply module include opposing thermoelectric modules. The joint conforming wrap is designed to provide heat transfer processes to the body of a patient to warm or cool the skin and a joint and surrounding tissue disposed under the skin. |
| US11382788B2 |
Female urination aid
A female urination aid and method of use. The female urination aid includes a lip shaped to fit against a vagina of the user. The lip is rounded for the comfort of the user. The lip defines an opening. The female urination aid further includes a nub extending from a first end of the lip. The nub is rounded. The female urination aid further includes a body extending from a bottom portion of the lip. The body defines a channel for shunting urine away from the user. A bottom of the body defines an outlet. |
| US11382785B2 |
Therapeutic vessel, related footwear, and method of manufacture and use
Described is an article of footwear (e.g. a sock or shoe liner) or a therapeutic vessel which includes fabric having therapeutic spheres, or spherical-type dimensional objects, disposed therein. The therapeutic spheres are positioned in the fabric such that when the fabric is placed on (or otherwise placed in contact with) a foot, the variable positioning spheres, which may be of varied diameters, align with and contact desired compression areas on the sole of the foot. |
| US11382782B2 |
Methods and devices to curb appetite and/or to reduce food intake
The present invention relates to devices and methods of operating the devices that contribute to curbing appetite and/or reducing food intake. In some embodiments, the methods and devices of the present invention include as intestinal/duodenal insert comprising an elongated member with at least one flow reduction element that can cause the stimulation of one or more biological signals of satiety. Some embodiments of the inserted device are anchored at the duodenal site by an anchoring member residing in the stomach, other embodiments of the device are stabilized at a targeted site by appropriate dimensions of length as well as one or more angled portions of the device that correspond to angled portions of the targeted site in the dodenum. Embodiments of the device exert effects by virtue of physical presence, as well as by more active forms of intervention, including release of bioactive materials and electrical stimulation of neurons. |
| US11382779B2 |
Abdominal aortic aneurysms: systems and methods of use
A stent graft system includes a tubular graft component, a bare stent component, an infrarenal stent component at least one suprarenal barb extending distally from at least one suprarenal portion of the bare stent component and at least one infrarenal barb extending distally from at least one infrarenal portion of the bare stent component. A stent graft system can also include at least one barb. |
| US11382773B2 |
Biomimetic joint actuators
In a powered actuator for supplying torque, joint equilibrium, and/or impedance to a joint, a motor is directly coupled to a low-reduction ratio transmission, e.g., a transmission having a gear ratio less than about 80 to 1. The motor has a low dissipation constant, e.g., less than about 50 W/(Nm)2. The transmission is serially connected to an elastic element that is also coupled to the joint, thereby supplying torque, joint equilibrium, and/or impedance to the joint while minimizing the power consumption and/or acoustic noise of the actuator. |
| US11382771B2 |
Orthopaedic surgical saw assembly for removing an implanted glenoid component and method of using the same
A surgical instrument for removing an implanted glenoid component from the glenoid of a patient includes a protective cannula and a flexible wire saw. The flexible wire saw is positioned in the protective cannula such that both ends of the flexible wire saw extend out of one end of the protective cannula, with a portion of the middle section of the wire saw forming a loop that extends out of the other end of the protective cannula. Surgical methods for the use of such a surgical instrument are also disclosed. |
| US11382769B2 |
Spinal implant device
A spinal implant device is provided comprising a body structure with a central cavity and a movable lid configured to cover the central cavity. The movable lid is configured to be opened to pack a material in the central cavity. The movable lid can be connected to the body structure with a moveable joint. The spinal implant device can include a compressible feature. A method for treating the spine is provided comprising opening a movable lid of a spinal implant device, packing a material in a central cavity of a spinal implant device, closing the movable lid, and inserting the spinal implant device between vertebrae. |
| US11382765B2 |
Joint replacement alignment guides, systems and methods of use and assembly
Instruments, devices, systems and methods for maintaining, correcting and/or fusing joint deformities are disclosed. The system includes a first translation mechanism, a second translation mechanism coupled to the first translation mechanism, and a third translation mechanism coupled to the second translation mechanism, and a tower coupled to the third translation mechanism. Methods of assembling and using the alignment guides for maintaining, correcting and/or fusing joint deformities are also disclosed. |
| US11382764B2 |
Expandable implant assembly with compression features
An expandable implant includes a base member, an adjustable member adjustably coupled to the base member and movable between a first, collapsed position, and a second, expanded position, a control assembly including a control shaft, wherein manipulation of the control shaft causes relative movement of the adjustable member relative to the base member, wherein the base member and the adjustable member are coupled together at least in part via the control assembly such that the control shaft is rotationally fixed relative to the base member and the adjustable member, and the adjustable member is resiliently compressible relative to the base member. |
| US11382760B2 |
Method for inserting and positioning an artificial disc
A method for inserting an intervertebral artificial disc is provided with the intervertebral disc including a first endplate having a plurality of protrusions for attaching to an adjacent vertebrae and an extension portion extending towards a second adjacent vertebrae. A second endplate is provided with a plurality of protrusions for attaching to a second adjacent vertebrae and an extension portion extending towards the first adjacent vertebrae. A flexible member having an upper portion and a lower portion and a slider plate positioned within the upper portion of the flexible member is also provided. The extension portion of the first endplate is adapted to fit within a first cavity in the upper portion of the flexible member and the extension portion of the second endplate is adapted to fit within a second cavity in the lower portion of the flexible member. |
| US11382757B1 |
Condylar asymmetry knee prosthesis
A knee prosthesis for total knee replacement has femoral and tibial joint components. The femoral component has a medial condyle, a lateral condyle and an intercondylar recess between the condyles. The condyles in sagittal profile both have spiral outer surfaces, wherein the increasing anterior-to-posterior radii of curvature for the medial condyle is smaller than the corresponding radii of curvature for the lateral condyle. The tibial component has shallow concave medial and lateral condyle surfaces for receiving corresponding condyles of the femoral component as bearing surfaces when the femoral and tibial components are biased together under applied tension by ligaments. Posterior portions of each femoral condyle that contact the corresponding tibial condyle up to 90° flexion are substantially spherical in shape, with gradually increasing radii in coronal profile as flexion increases, while the anterior portions beyond 90° flexion are substantially elliptical in shape in coronal profile. |
| US11382754B2 |
Bone implant
The present invention provides a technological platform for bone regeneration. More specifically, the invention provides an implant comprising a plurality of polymeric casings at least one of which encases a bone void filler and at least one reinforcement component. Also provided is a method of regenerating bone by implanting one or more implants according to the present invention to a bone repair site. |
| US11382750B2 |
Prosthetic mitral valve
A prosthetic heart valve having an inflow end and an outflow end includes a stent having a collapsed condition, an expanded condition, and cells arranged in circumferential rows. The stent has an anterior side configured to be disposed adjacent an anterior native valve leaflet and a posterior side configured to be disposed adjacent a posterior native valve leaflet. A valve assembly having a plurality of leaflets is disposed within the stent and a flange is disposed about the stent. The flange includes a flared portion adjacent the inflow end and a body portion extending from the flared portion to the outflow end, the flange extending between a first set of attachment points adjacent the inflow end, and a second set of attachment points adjacent the outflow end. |
| US11382746B2 |
Prosthetic valve and delivery tool therefor
Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatus for use at a native valve of a heart of a subject. A delivery tool has a shaft, a capsule disposed at a distal portion of the tool, and a balloon that is disposed within the capsule and coupled to the shaft. A tubular frame of a prosthetic valve is compressed around the balloon, such that shape-memory flanges of the prosthetic valve, and a shape-memory upstream support portion of the prosthetic valve, are each constrained within a respective capsule-portion of the capsule. The capsule is openable by moving the capsule-portions apart, such that the flanges and the upstream support portion automatically deflect radially outward, while the tubular frame remains compressed around the balloon, and inflation of the balloon plastically expands the tubular frame radially. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11382744B2 |
Steerable delivery catheter
Tools and methods are provided for delivering a device to a native valve of a patient's heart. A catheter can include a flexible tube, a plurality of links, and a control wire. Applying tension to the control wire pulls on the links, which causes links to bend the flexible tube. |
| US11382740B2 |
Collapsible-expandable prosthetic heart valves with structures for clamping native tissue
A prosthetic heart valve is designed to be circumferentially collapsible for less invasive delivery into the patient. At the implant site the valve re-expands to a larger circumferential size, i.e., the size that it has for operation as a replacement for one of the patient's native heart valves. The valve includes structures that, at the implant site, extend radially outwardly to engage tissue structures above and below the native heart valve annulus. These radially outwardly extending structures clamp the native tissue between them and thereby help to anchor the prosthetic valve at the desired location in the patient. |
| US11382737B2 |
Prosthetic valves and related inventions
This invention relates to the design and function of a compressible valve replacement prosthesis, collared or uncollared, which can be deployed into a beating heart without extracorporeal circulation using a transcatheter delivery system. The design as discussed focuses on the deployment of a device via a minimally invasive fashion and by way of example considers a minimally invasive surgical procedure preferably utilizing the intercostal or subxyphoid space for valve introduction. In order to accomplish this, the valve is formed in such a manner that it can be compressed to fit within a delivery system and secondarily ejected from the delivery system into the annulus of a target valve such as a mitral valve or tricuspid valve. |
| US11382732B2 |
Container, apparatus and method for handling an implant
A portable container is provided for handling an implant. The container comprises a sealed compartment enclosing a fluid of a pre-defined composition and at least one implant configured to be installed in a live subject. The container may comprise at least one electrode made of an electrical conductive material, electrically associated with an electric conductor outside the sealed compartment and configured for applying a plasma generating electric field inside the sealed compartment. An apparatus for plasma treatment of an implant and having an activation device is further provided. The activation device comprises a slot configured to receive a portable container, and an electrical circuit configured to be electrically associated with at least one electrode. The electrical circuit is configured to provide to the at least one electrode electric power suitable for applying a plasma generating electric field in the sealed compartment, when the portable container is disposed in the slot. |
| US11382730B2 |
Dental appliance etch template
The present disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems that utilize dental appliance etch templates prior to or during dental treatment. One dental appliance etch template includes a removable shell having one or more cavities formed therein, where the one or more cavities are shaped to receive teeth of a patient, and the shell includes a well, the well including a wafer, where the wafer includes etch material to etch a tooth of the patient. |
| US11382727B1 |
Three-dimensional oral imaging system and method
An oral imaging system and method for acquiring dental impression scans is provided by having one or more imaging strips with illumination elements and imaging sensors that are positioned along the contour of the various surfaces of a dental tray and acquire images of the lips, teeth, and gum regions of a mouth. Fluid channels interconnecting a vacuum source or pressurized air source to openings near the imaging sensors on the dental tray are provided to reduce condensation on the imaging sensors. An extraoral extension may also be provided to acquire images of the exterior region of the lips. Furthermore, two dental trays of the present invention may be stacked together so that the entire mouth may be scanned at one time. A ramp is provided on the lower dental tray in the stacked configuration for acquiring relative jaw positions. |
| US11382726B2 |
Digital custom denture impression tray
The present invention is a digital custom denture impression tray that includes an upper U-shaped plate to measure the shape of a patient's upper gum having missing teeth and normal teeth arranged therein; a lower U-shaped plate to measure the shape of the patient's lower gum having missing teeth and normal teeth arranged therein; a height adjustment unit disposed on the upper plate for measuring the height of the denture to be implanted and structured to adjust horizontality and height of the upper plate and the lower plate; a screw nut attached to the height adjustment unit having a threaded hole at a predetermined depth; a screw bolt having a threaded surface to adjust height by being inserted in the threaded hole from under the screw nut; an indicator teeth disposed on the front center of the upper plate for recording centric relation and guiding the upper plate toward the lower plate; a front corresponding cooperation spot provided on the lower plate for receiving the indicator teeth thereon; and a rear corresponding cooperation spot provided on the lower plate for receiving the screw bolt thereon. |
| US11382725B2 |
Screw and driver tool
The invention relates to a screw and corresponding screw driver for driving the screw into a dental implant at an angle from the longitudinal axis of the implant. The screw has a polygonal interface and the screw driver has a matching interface for driving the screw to rotate. |
| US11382721B2 |
Attachment structure
A series of appliances including a first shell and a second shell can be designed to incrementally implement a treatment plan. The first and second shells can have cavities designed to receive teeth of a jaw. The first shell can be designed to interface with a first surface of a plurality of surfaces of an attachment structure to provide a first engagement force specific to a first stage of the treatment plan. The second shell can be designed to interface with a second surface of the plurality of surfaces of the attachment structure attached to the at least one tooth of the first jaw to provide a second engagement force specific to a second stage of the treatment plan. |
| US11382720B2 |
Correcting digital treatment plans with image data of a dental condition
Embodiments are directed to techniques, methods and systems for analyzing orthodontic treatments during treatment and correcting the orthodontic treatments when analysis shows that a patient's actual dentition for a stage of treatment deviates from a planned dentition for the stage of treatment. Analysis may be performed by comparing image data of an actual condition of the patient's dental arch at a stage of treatment to a planned condition of the patients dental arch for the stage of treatment, and identifying clinical signs that the actual condition of the patient's dental arch has a deviation from the planned condition of the patient's dental arch for the stage of orthodontic treatment. |
| US11382717B2 |
Devices and a seamless, single load cavity preparation and filing technique
There are disclosed methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth, and dental matrices, dental wedges, interdental matrix stabilizers, dental separator rings, dental curing light devices, and kits that can be used in the methods for the restoration of a decayed portion of a tooth. |
| US11382715B2 |
Jig-holding device and medical observation device
To provide a jig holding apparatus and medical observation apparatus, which enable linear motion of a jig without increasing the size of a holding mechanism configured to hold the jig. A jig holding apparatus (1) includes: a holding mechanism (100) including a holding section (173) configured to detachably hold a predetermined jig (10) from a periphery of the jig (10), and a linear motion driving section (130) provided around the jig (10) held by the holding section (173) and configured to cause the jig (10) to linearly move. |
| US11382713B2 |
Navigated surgical system with eye to XR headset display calibration
A camera tracking system for computer assisted navigation during surgery operatively determines a first pose of a second extended-reality (XR) headset relative to stereo tracking cameras located on a first XR headset based on first tracking information from the stereo tracking cameras. The camera tracking system determines a second pose of eyes of a user wearing the second XR headset relative to the stereo tracking cameras located on the first XR headset based on second tracking information from the stereo tracking cameras. The camera tracking system also calibrates an eye-to-display relationship defining pose of the eyes of the user wearing the second XR headset to a display device of the second XR headset based on the determined first and second poses. The camera tracking system also controls where symbols are displayed on the display device of the second XR headset based on the eye-to-display relationship. |
| US11382709B2 |
Tissue expander
A tissue expander is disclosed herein. The tissue expander may comprise a shell defining a chamber, and having a flexible wall and a port disposed through the flexible wall. The shell may also include a channel disposed through the flexible wall. A first syringe containing a first volume of a liquid may be connected to the chamber of the tissue expander via the channel. A second syringe containing a second volume of the liquid may be connected to the chamber via the port at least approximately one week after the first volume of liquid is injected. The first volume of liquid may be injected more quickly than the second volume of liquid. |
| US11382704B2 |
Closure mechanism for surgical tool
A surgical tool includes a drive housing, a closure tube that extends from the drive housing, an end effector arranged at an end of the closure tube and having opposing jaws, and a closure yoke mounted to the closure tube and having a projection extending therefrom. A gearing assembly includes one or more spur gears attached to a corresponding one or more drive shafts such that rotation of the one or more drive shafts correspondingly rotates the one or more spur gears, and a closure cam gear positioned to intermesh with the one or more spur gears and defining a profile that receives the projection. Rotating the one or more spur gears causes the closure cam gear to rotate, which causes the projection to traverse the profile, and the projection traversing the profile urges the closure yoke and the closure tube to linearly displace and thereby actuate the jaws. |
| US11382703B2 |
Surgical assistance system and method for generating control signals for voice control of a surgical assistance system robot kinematics that can be moved in a motor-controlled manner
The invention relates to an operation-assistance system for guiding a medical auxiliary instrument (20), which can be inserted in an operating site (12) of a patient body (10) via an operation opening (11), and can be moved in a controlled manner. The system comprises a kinematic robot (3, 4, 5) that receives the medical auxiliary instrument (20) on the free end thereof by means of an auxiliary instrument holding device (6), and can be moved in a motor-controlled manner in order to guide the medical auxiliary instrument (20) in the operating site (12), by means of control signals (SS) generated by a control unit (CU). At least one voice control routine (SSR) is implemented in the control unit (CU), by means of which different voice commands (SB, SB1, SB2) are detected and evaluated and associated control signals (SS) are determined in accordance. |
| US11382699B2 |
Extended reality visualization of optical tool tracking volume for computer assisted navigation in surgery
A camera tracking system is disclosed that is configured to obtain a model defining a tracking volume of a set of tracking cameras relative to pose of the set of tracking cameras, and receive tracking information from the set of tracking cameras indicating pose of an extended reality (XR) headset relative to the set of tracking cameras. The camera tracking system is further configured to generate a graphical representation of the tracking volume from a perspective of the XR headset based on the pose of the XR headset indicated by the tracking information and based the model defining the tracking volume of the set of tracking cameras, and provide the graphical representation of the tracking volume to the XR headset for display to the user. |
| US11382695B2 |
Systems and methods for intelligently seeding registration
A medical system comprises a robotic manipulator arm and an imaging probe coupled to the robotic manipulator arm such that the imaging probe is movable in connection with the robotic manipulator arm. The system also comprises a control system in communication with the robotic manipulator arm and the imaging probe. The control system performs operations comprising extracting system information. The system information includes kinematic information from a robotic arm of a medical system, setup information, or a combination of the kinematic information and setup information associated with a medical procedure to be performed. The control system also generates, by a control system processor, a first registration between a first set of model points of a model of a patient anatomy of interest and a second set of intra-operatively collected captured points of a portion of the patient anatomy of interest, wherein the registration is based on the extracted system information. |
| US11382693B2 |
Medical device and methods of use
The present disclosure is directed to a medical device. Systems and methods are provided for utilizing a laser to break a kidney stones into smaller fragments and/or dust, and removing particles, stone fragments and/or stone dust from a patient. The medical device may include a tube having a distal end and a proximal end, a first lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the tube and in fluid communication with the distal end and a plurality of side ports located at a distal portion of the tube, and a second lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the tube. |
| US11382692B2 |
Step-down coaxial microwave ablation applicators and methods for manufacturing same
Microwave ablation applicators and methods for manufacturing the microwave ablation applicators are disclosed. A microwave ablation applicator includes a feed-line segment, a step-down segment, and a radiator base segment. The feed-line segment includes a first inner conductor, a first dielectric disposed on the first inner conductor, and a first outer conductor disposed on the first dielectric. The step-down segment includes a second inner conductor, a second dielectric disposed on the second inner conductor, and a second outer conductor disposed on the second dielectric. The radiator base segment includes a third inner conductor disposed on the third inner conductor, a third outer conductor disposed on the proximal end of the third dielectric so as to form a feed gap at a distal end of the radiator base segment, a balun dielectric disposed on the third outer conductor, and a balun outer conductor disposed on the balun dielectric. |
| US11382690B2 |
Selective stiffening catheter
A method for operating a catheter provides a mechanical stiffener to a catheter shaft portion, the shaft comprising an inner sheath having a distal end and an outer surface and defining an access lumen extending distally to the distal end and an outer sheath having an inner surface surrounding the inner sheath distally to the distal end, defining an annulus between the outer and inner surfaces, the annulus having a connection at which vacuum applies to the annulus, and having a substantially constant outer diameter over the portion to the distal end. A tool is shaped and sized to pass through the access lumen and past the distal end. The portion is placed in an increased stiffened state by applying vacuum to create a stable base with at least a shaft segment within the anatomy that atraumatically resists reaction forces applied to the shaft by the tool. |
| US11382686B2 |
Surgical forceps
A forceps includes a pair of shaft members, a pair of jaw members each including a distal body and a proximal flange, and a pair of electrode plates. The proximal flanges are engaged with the respective shaft members and pivotably coupled to each other such that pivoting the shaft members pivots the distal jaw bodies. The electrode plates each includes a tissue-contacting portion disposed on the distal body of the respective jaw member and a proximal extension portion extending at least partially through the proximal flange of the respective jaw member. The tissue-contacting portion and proximal extension portion of the first electrode plate are disposed in perpendicular planes relative to each other. Likewise, the tissue-contacting portion and proximal extension portion of the second electrode plate are disposed in perpendicular planes relative to each other. |
| US11382679B2 |
Electrosurgical system with suction control apparatus, system and method
System and method for selectively applying electrical energy to structures within or on the surface of a patient's body and controlling the flow of an electrically conductive fluid from the application site to provide or maintain a desired operating condition of the electrosurgical device. An electrosurgical probe is in communication with a fluid transport apparatus through a fluid transport lumen having an opening at an end proximate the application site and disposed proximate the electrosurgical probe. A controller in communication with the fluid transport apparatus provides control signals to the fluid transport apparatus in response to at least one operating parameter associated with the system. Based on the received control signals, the fluid transport apparatus adjusts a flow rate of the electrically conductive fluid at the application site through the fluid transport lumen in response to at least one operating parameter associated with the system. |
| US11382677B2 |
Charco-resis implant, alignment instrument, system and method of use
An implant system, alignment guide, bone fusion system and surgical method for correction of a flat foot or rocker-bottom deformity, such as a Charcot foot. The implant system includes a bone implant and an elongate member. The bone implant includes a proximal end, a distal end, a hole along a longitudinal axis, and at least one opening intersecting the hole. The elongate member includes a first end with a head portion, a second end with a coupling mechanism, and an opening along a longitudinal axis. The coupling mechanism of the elongate member engages the at least one opening to couple the bone implant to the elongate member. |
| US11382674B2 |
Fifth metatarsal repair systems and methods of use
The present application relates to repair systems, and more particularly to fifth metatarsal repair systems and methods of use. The repair systems described herein can include a fixation device with a threaded section. The repair systems described herein can include one or more grippers designed to be deflected outward to grip the sidewalls of an intramedullary canal of the fifth metatarsal. The repair systems described herein can include an end cap. The end cap can include a fastener including thread designed to engage the threaded section of the fixation device. The end cap can include a cap designed to move relative to the fastener. |
| US11382666B2 |
Methods providing bend plans for surgical rods and related controllers and computer program products
Systems providing robotic bending used to bend a surgical rod are disclosed. Such systems may include a processor and memory coupled with the processor. The memory includes computer readable program code so that when the computer readable program code is executed by the processor, the processor performs operations including providing a set of transformation points corresponding to respective attachment implants, generating a bend plan for the surgical rod based on the set of transformation points, and generating an image output to render the set of transformation points and the bend plan on a display. Related methods and computer program products are also discussed. |
| US11382665B2 |
Variable-dimension fixation rod and implantable stabilization system including a variable-dimension fixation rod
An implantable stabilization apparatus stabilizes a portion of a skeletal structure of a living patient. The implantable stabilization apparatus includes an elongated fixation rod that includes a plurality of different rod regions having different cross-sectional dimensions are aligned along a longitudinal axis of the fixation rod. A transition region integrally formed as part of a common monolithic structure with the different rod regions is tapered, and separates the different rod regions from each other along the longitudinal axis of the fixation rod. A fastener system couples the elongated fixation rod to the skeletal structure. The fastener system includes an anchor that is to be secured to the skeletal structure, a saddle coupled to the anchor, and a locking member that maintains cooperation between the saddle and the portion of at least one of the different rod regions interfere with separation of the fixation rod from the fastener system. |
| US11382659B2 |
Trocar cannula assembly with low profile insertion configuration and method of manufacture
A cannula assembly having a retention member and a method of manufacture of the cannula assembly is provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a sleeve disposed around the cannula from a proximal end to a distal end. The sleeve can include a balloon formed by a stretch blow molding process following local heating once advanced over the cannula. Once formed, the balloon can be conditioned to constrict against the cannula. A conditioning aid can be advanced over the balloon when it is still formable to constrict the balloon against the cannula. |
| US11382656B2 |
Device and method for needle sonographic guidance in minimally invasive procedures
The method provides for the following steps: —acquiring data indicative of an ultrasound machine comprising: a base unit, a probe associated with the base unit, and a needle guide associated with the probe for guiding needles in a volume subjected to ultrasound imaging by means of said probe and said base unit; —from a database, retrieving information associated with said ultrasound machine; —displaying, on a monitor, an ultrasound image acquired by means of the base unit; —superimposing, to the ultrasound image on the monitor, a set of guide traces for guiding the insertion of needles in the volume subjected to ultrasound imaging, said guide traces being coordinated with the acquired ultrasound images by means of the information retrieved from the database. |
| US11382652B2 |
Device guidewire management accessory
An atherectomy system may include an atherectomy apparatus including a drive housing, a catheter shaft extending distally from the drive housing, and a rotatable drive shaft extending within the catheter shaft and operably coupled to the drive housing, the rotatable drive shaft having a guidewire lumen configured to receive a guidewire; and a guidewire management device including: a frame including at least one frame rail extending longitudinally; a movable tray slidably coupled to the at least one frame rail; and a guidewire locking element fixed to the frame. The drive housing may be releasably secured to the movable tray. |
| US11382647B2 |
Devices and methods for treating tissue
Described herein are devices, systems and methods for treating target tissue in a patient's spine. In general, the methods include the steps of advancing a wire into the patient from a first location, through a neural foramen, and out of the patient from a second location; connecting a tissue modification device to the wire; positioning the tissue modification device through the neural foramen using the wire; modifying target tissue in the spine by moving the tissue modification device against the target tissue; and delivering an agent to modified target tissue, wherein the agent is configured to inhibit blood flow from the modified target tissue. In some embodiments, the step of modifying target tissue comprises removing target tissue located ventral to the superior articular process while avoiding non-target tissue located lateral to the superior articular process. |
| US11382646B2 |
Capture-tool for manipulating and entubulating nerves
A capture-tool for manipulation of tissue utilizes vacuum to hold the tissue in place. An extension attached to a vacuum source at one end and a vacuum arm at another end creates a vacuum force through the extension and vacuum arm. The vacuum arm has a support surface with ports therein at which low pressure areas are formed by the vacuum force. The low pressure areas draw tissue against the supporting surface to hold it in place, as long as the vacuum force is active. |
| US11382645B2 |
Treatment tool
Provided is a treatment tool including an elongated inserting section that is curveable or bendable, a wire that is disposed from an end effector to a proximal end side of the inserting section through the inserting section, the end effector being connected to a tip of the inserting section, and a power input section that is disposed on the proximal end side of the inserting section and configured to input power to a proximal end portion of the wire, and the wire transmits, to the end effector, power to drive the end effector, and the power input section is configured to increase the power to be input into the proximal end portion of the wire in response to displacement of the proximal end portion of the wire in a longitudinal direction, the displacement accompanying a curve or bend of the inserting section. |
| US11382644B2 |
Sealing and cutting surgical instrument with advanced feedback loop
Surgical instruments and assemblies for sealing and cutting tissue monitor jaw angle and/or jaw clamping force to provide feedback to an operator of the surgical instrument indicative of whether the tissue is suitable clamped for sealing and/or cutting. A surgical instrument or assembly includes a jaw operable to clamp tissue, a sealing mechanism, a cutting mechanism, an actuation monitoring assembly, and a feedback assembly. The actuation monitoring assembly monitors jaw angle and/or clamping force. The feedback assembly outputs feedback to the operator, based on the jaw angle and/or clamping force, as to whether the current clamping angle and/or jaw angle is suitable for sealing and/or clamping tissue. |
| US11382637B1 |
Combination surgical drill and remote grasping device
A surgical instrument is provided. The surgical instrument has a drill bit employable in drilling procedures wherein the drill bit has an internal grasping hook. As a result, the drill bit may not only drill into bone, but may also be used to grasp an object within or part of the body. The present surgical instrument reduces contamination and difficulty which may otherwise result from switching surgical instruments from a drill to a grasping mechanism or from the need to drill multiple holes into the patient's body. |
| US11382633B2 |
Strut flow diverter for cerebral aneurysms and methods for preventing strut entanglement
Implants described herein can be used as flow diverters and can generally include a plurality of twisting struts extending from a central node. The twisting struts can be twisted along a long axis of each strut. The implant can have a proximal portion affixed to the central node and extending radially from the central node. The twisting struts can have a distal portion. The long axis can be disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the twisting struts. The implant can have a collapsed configuration to be delivered through a catheter into an aneurysm. The implant can have an expanded configuration to anchor within the aneurysm. |
| US11382630B2 |
Surgical stapling device with two part knife assembly
A stapling device is provided that includes a reload assembly and an anvil assembly. The anvil assembly supports a cut ring. The reload assembly includes a knife assembly that has a distal knife portion and a proximal knife portion that are separate from each other. The distal knife portion includes a cutting edge and is movable with the proximal knife portion from a retracted position to an advanced position into engagement with the cut ring. In the advanced position, the distal knife portion is retained by the cut ring to shield the cutting edge of the distal knife portion. |
| US11382628B2 |
Articulatable surgical instrument system
An instrument assembly can comprise a shaft comprising a first drive portion of a drive system, an end effector comprising a second drive portion of the drive system, and an articulation joint rotatably connecting the end effector to the shaft. The end effector is rotatable between a first position and a second position about the articulation joint, wherein the first drive portion is not operably engaged with the second drive portion when the end effector is in the first position, and operably engaged with the second drive portion when the end effector is in the second position. The end effector can comprise a first jaw and a second jaw, wherein the first jaw is movable relative to the second jaw between an open position and a closed position within a closure plane, and wherein the end effector is rotatable within an articulation plane which is co-planar with the closure plane. |
| US11382622B2 |
Variable speed control of powered surgical device
A surgical device includes a housing, a drive shaft, a motor, a control button, and a motor speed controller. The motor is configured to rotate the drive shaft that is disposed within housing. The control button is disposed on the housing and the motor speed controller is operably associated with the control button. The motor speed controller varies an angular velocity of the motor as a function of a percent of actuation of the control button between an unactuated position and a fully actuated position. |
| US11382615B2 |
Automatic suture device to reduce bleeding in gastric bypass surgery
A disposable reloadable laparoscopic suturing instrument and method for suturing is provided. The disposable reloadable laparoscopic suturing instrument connects to and receives control signals via an actuating instrument. The instrument includes a pair of first and second opposable jaw members, a blade unit, and a needle unit. The jaw members close, clamp onto and secure the tissue, and include a pair of needle tracks and a blade track between the needle tracks. The blade unit has a blade that, upon actuation, travels along the blade track cutting the tissue resulting in an incision. Each needle unit has a needle and thread that, upon actuation, travels along a needle track suturing and sealing the tissue on both sides of the incision. |
| US11382614B2 |
Surgical end effectors
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an end effector for use with a surgical device is provided. The end effector includes a driver, a clip assembly, a needle assembly, and biasing element. The clip assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the driver. Rotation of the driver results in longitudinal translation of the clip assembly. The needle assembly is selectively engaged with the clip assembly. The biasing element is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the needle assembly and is configured to bias the needle assembly proximally. |
| US11382613B1 |
Methods for transtendinous implantation of knotless micro suture anchors and anchor arrays
A method and apparatus are provided for transtendinous implantation of a toggle-type bone anchor. Measured from the top surface of the tendon, the entire bone anchor is inserted to a depth of greater than or equal to 20 mm. during a rotator cuff repair on the humeral head. The anchor is pushed by the same bone punch that formed the initial hole to assure proper depth of placement. Further, the apparatus includes a nub portion that, in use, protrudes into the bone hole formed by the bone punch and maintains registration with the bone hole when the bone punch is retracted. An angled distal end on the anchor initiates toggling during insertion into the bone and at least one proximal projecting fin prevents the anchor from backing out of the bone hole while facilitating further rotation of the anchor when a suture is pulled to complete toggling. |
| US11382611B1 |
Knotless micro-suture anchors and anchor arrays for anatomical attachment of soft tissue to bone
A toggle-type suture anchor for transtendinous implantation in bone to secure soft tissue thereto during repair of a tear, especially a rotator cuff repair. The anchor can include an elongate body with side surfaces defining a maximum diameter of the body. The body can also include proximal, middle and distal bores extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, each bore located at spaced intervals along the elongate body with a single suture passing into the proximal bore top surface and out the bottom surface, then back up through the distal bore bottom surface out the top surface leaving a length of suture extending past the middle bore bottom surface. To assure toggling in transtendinous delivery into bone, the elongate body can include a pair of fins extending both proximally and radially outward from the elongate body to prevent back out once placed in a bone hole. |
| US11382599B2 |
Ultrasound imaging system reconstructing an intravascular image using angular positions of a transducer array
A catheter-based ultrasound imaging system configured to provide a full circumferential 360-degree view around an intra-vascular/intra-cardiac imaging-catheter-head by generating a three-dimensional view of the tissue surrounding the imaging-head over time. The ultrasound imaging system can also provide tissue-state mapping capability. The evaluation of the vasculature and tissue characteristics include path and depth of lesions during cardiac-interventions such as ablation. The ultrasound imaging system comprises a catheter with a static or rotating sensor array tip supporting continuous circumferential rotation around its axis, connected to an ultrasound module and respective processing machinery allowing ultrafast imaging and a rotary motor that translates radial movements around a longitudinal catheter axis through a rotary torque transmitting part to rotate the sensor array-tip. This allows the capture and reconstruction of information of the vasculature including tissue structure around the catheter tip for generation of the three-dimensional view over time. |
| US11382597B2 |
Ultrasonic apparatus and method for applying gain reduction
[Problem] To provide an ultrasonic apparatus with which a decision can be made with better precision as to whether or not to apply gain reduction processing to a gain for echo signals.[Means for Solution] An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a control circuit executing: a creating function of creating, based on echo signals from first ultrasound transmitted to a subject to be examined, data for a B-mode image having brightness depending upon intensity of the echo signals; a motion detecting function of detecting a velocity value, etc. as information on motion in the subject based on echo signals from second ultrasound transmitted to said subject; and a deciding function of, in a case that the intensity of the echo signals from said first ultrasound is smaller than a first threshold th1 and said velocity value is equal to or greater than a second threshold th2, deciding that a gain for the echo signals from said first ultrasound is a target of gain reduction processing. |
| US11382595B2 |
Methods and systems for automated heart rate measurement for ultrasound motion modes
Systems and methods are provided for automated heart rate measurement for ultrasound motion modes. Dataset may be acquired, based on a particular medical imaging technique, during medical examination of an area that includes heart tissue, medical images may be generated based on the acquired dataset, and the medical images may be displayed. At least one of the medical images or imaging data corresponding to the at least one of the medical images may be processed, in real-time, position of at least one of a plurality of calipers used in measuring heartrate may be automatically determined based on processing of the at least one of the medical images or the imaging data, and the plurality of calipers may be automatically indicated in the medical images, based on the position of the at least one of the plurality of calipers, during the displaying of the medical image. |
| US11382594B2 |
Systems and methods for interventional radiology with remote processing
Various systems and methods are provided for interventional imaging with remote processing. In one embodiment, a method for an imaging system comprises, during a scan, transmitting data to a remote computing system, controlling the imaging system according to results of remote processing of the data via the remote computing system responsive to receiving the results of the remote processing before a latency deadline, and controlling the imaging system according to results of local processing at the imaging system responsive to receive the results of the remote processing after the latency deadline. In this way, improved or enhanced images may be processed remotely and displayed to a user in real-time during an interventional procedure, and locally-processed images may be displayed if the remote processing is delayed. |
| US11382593B2 |
Visualizing scattered radiation in a medical facility
Systems and methods for providing a real time visualization of scattered radiation in a medical facility are provided. A number of visualization devices such as augmented reality (“AR”) tracking devices, electronic displays, or projection devices are in electronic communication with a controller and configured to display a visualization of scattered radiation. Position data is received from the position sensors associated with individuals in the medical facility, the AR tracking devices, radiation producing medical equipment, or radiation scattering medical equipment, and the visualization is adjusted accordingly. |
| US11382592B2 |
Increasing accuracy of positioning a mobile medical X-ray device relative to an examination subject using a camera system
A method for increasing accuracy of positioning an X-ray device relative to an examination subject using a camera system includes recording a first data set, acquiring original positioning information pertaining to the X-ray device and specifying a target position of the X-ray device relative to the original position. The X-ray device is positioned out of the original position into a first approach position using the original positioning information, and a second data set is recorded. A deviation between the target position and the first approach position is determined by a reconciliation between the first data set and the second data set. The X-ray device is positioned out of the first approach position into a second approach position using the determined deviation. |
| US11382591B2 |
Automated apparatus to improve image quality in x-ray and associated method of use
A system or method for improving quality in projection and tomographic x-ray, which includes a depth sensing device to measure a depth of at least one body part of a patient from the depth sensing device and a control unit to calculate a thickness and/or circumference of the body part using the depth information. The calculated thickness and circumference information is used to determine an optimal level of x-ray exposure for the body part. The system or method also includes a camera to identify the body part that needs to be examined and to detect any motion of the identified body part. |
| US11382590B2 |
Radiation imaging apparatus, radiation imaging system, control method, and storage medium
A radiation imaging apparatus includes an imaging area including a plurality of conversion elements configured to convert a radiation into an electrical signal, a detection element provided in the imaging area and configured to detect the radiation, a reading unit configured to read signals of the conversion elements and the detection element, and a control unit configured to execute radiation exposure amount control in capturing a radiation image by a control method selected from a first control method and a second control method based on an imaging condition in capturing the radiation image, the first control method controlling an exposure amount based on the reading result of the detection element read by the reading unit during radiation irradiation, the second control method controlling the exposure amount based on a pixel value of the radiation image, the radiation image being based on the signals of the plurality of conversion elements. |
| US11382586B2 |
Patient-specific analysis of raw positron emission tomography data
Systems and methods are provided for evaluating tissue for abnormal glucose uptake within a region of interest within a patient. A PET scanner obtains PET imagery including the region of interest and at least part of the liver. An SUV calculator calculates a first set of SUVs representing the region of interest and a second set SUVs representing the liver from the set of at least one PET image. A standardization component calculates a correction value as a function of the second set of SUVs and applies the correction value to either a decision threshold associated with the region of interest or the first set of SUVs. A diagnosis component compares the first set of SUVs to the decision threshold to determine if the glucose uptake within the region of interest is abnormal. A display provides the determination to a user. |
| US11382585B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same
An imaging apparatus includes a camera to capture a camera image of a target disposed on an examination table; an X-ray source to generate and radiate X-rays; a memory to store imaging protocols; a display; and a controller. The controller is configured to receive information regarding a selection of an imaging protocol, identify a position of an imaging region of the target based on the camera image, the imaging region corresponding to the selection of the imaging protocol and the camera image being acquired with the examination table at a first distance from the X-ray source, control the display to display the camera image of the target and an indicator indicating the imaging region on the camera image based on the identified position, and control the X-ray source to radiate the X-rays toward the target disposed on the examination table at a second distance from the X-ray source. |
| US11382584B2 |
Display control device, method for operating display control device, and program for operating display control device
A display control device includes: a first display control unit that display, on a display screen, a display region in which a plurality of display frames are arranged and a selection region in which a list of a plurality of thumbnail images is displayed; a first receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting the plurality of thumbnail images to select the plurality of examination images; a second receiving unit that receives an operation of designating an arrangement direction of the plurality of selected examination images in the display region in a state in which the plurality of thumbnail images are selected and before the plurality of examination images are laid out in the plurality of display frames; and a second display control unit that lays out the plurality of examination images in the plurality of display frames in the designated arrangement direction and displays the plurality of examination images on the display screen. |
| US11382583B2 |
Coordinated motion of a rotating 2D x-ray imager and a linear accelerator
A method of and apparatus for operating a radiation treatment delivery system. The method includes generating, by a processing device, a set of instructions for a volumetric imager based on a set of directionalities for a radiation beam of a linear accelerator (LINAC) to avoid a collision between the volumetric imager and the LINAC, wherein the set of instructions comprises physical locations of the volumetric imager and timing values corresponding to the physical locations. The method further includes operating the volumetric imager during the radiation treatment delivery according to the set of instructions. |
| US11382577B2 |
Determining stiffness information of a medical instrument
Methods and systems are provided for determining a stiffness information of a medical instrument used during a minimally invasive interventional procedure in a vascular system of a patient by recording a three-dimensional volume image of the vascular system at least in the intervention region. |
| US11382574B2 |
Stationary in-vivo grating-enabled micro-CT architecture (sigma)
A stationary in-vivo grating-enabled micro-CT (computed tomography) architecture (SIGMA) system includes CT scanner control circuitry and a number of imaging chains. Each imaging chain includes an x-ray source array, a phase grating, an analyzer grating and a detector array. Each imaging chain is stationary and each x-ray source array includes a plurality of x-ray source elements. Each imaging chain has a centerline, the centerlines of the number of imaging chains intersect at a center point and a first angle between the centerlines of a first adjacent pair of imaging chains equals a second angle between the centerlines of a second adjacent pair of imaging chains. A plurality of selected x-ray source elements of a first x-ray source array is configured to emit a plurality of x-ray beams in a multiplexing fashion. |
| US11382569B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating blood flow characteristics from vessel geometry and physiology
Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating patient-specific blood flow characteristics. One method includes acquiring, for each of a plurality of individuals, a geometric model and estimated blood flow characteristics of at least part of the individual's vascular system; executing a machine learning algorithm on the geometric model and estimated blood flow characteristics for each of the plurality of individuals; identifying, using the machine learning algorithm, features predictive of blood flow characteristics corresponding to a plurality of points in the geometric models; acquiring, for a patient, a geometric model of at least part of the patient's vascular system; and using the identified features to produce estimates of the patient's blood flow characteristic for each of a plurality of points in the patient's geometric model. |
| US11382568B2 |
Obtainment of cleaned sequences relating to a center of gravity
Methods and systems are provided for obtaining cleaned sequences showing trajectories of movement of a center of gravity and for estimating a biometric information pattern or value of a target. One of the methods includes removing noises from initial sequences showing trajectories of movement of a center of gravity to obtain the cleaned sequences. Another one of the methods includes reading cleaned sequences of the target into a memory, extracting features from the cleaned sequences, and estimating a biometric information pattern or value of the target from the extracted features, using a classification or regression model of biometric information patterns or values. The biometric information pattern may be a pattern derived from respiratory or circulatory organs of a target. |
| US11382567B2 |
Haemodynamic monitor with improved filtering
There is provided a device and method of filtering outliers from physiological values. The method comprises: (a) populating a window with n physiological values taken, in sequence, from a sequence of physiological values, wherein n is a positive integer; (b) determining whether the variability in the physiological values within the window is less than a predetermined threshold; (c) responsive to the variability in the physiological values within the window being less than a predetermined threshold, determining that the window comprises no outliers, and/or responsive to the variability in the physiological values within the window not being less than a predetermined threshold, determining that the window comprises at least one outlier. |
| US11382562B1 |
Method and device for in-home sleep and signal analysis
The present invention provides a method of conducting a sleep analysis by collecting physiologic and kinetic data from a subject, preferably via a wireless in-home data acquisition system, while the subject attempts to sleep at home. The sleep analysis, including clinical and research sleep studies and cardiorespiratory studies, can be used in the diagnosis of sleeping disorders and other diseases or conditions with sleep signatures, such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or other neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, or muscular disorders. The method of the present invention can also be used to determine if environmental factors at the subject's home are preventing restorative sleep. |
| US11382561B2 |
In-ear sensing systems and methods for biological signal monitoring
The present invention provides a light-weight wearable sensor that can capture electroencephalogram (EEG or brain signals), electromyography (EMG or muscle signal), and electrooculography (EOG or eye movement signal) using a pair of modified off-the-shelf earplugs. The present invention further provides a supervised non-negative matrix factorization learning algorithm to analyze and extract these signals from the mixed signal collected by the sensor. The present invention further provides an autonomous and whole-night sleep staging system utilizing the sensor's outputs. |
| US11382560B2 |
Systems and methods for sleep optimization
Computer-implemented systems and methods for sleep optimization are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the system includes one or more peripheral devices, a network, one or more networked computers, and one or more remote servers. The peripheral devices and/or the networked computers collect one or more types of sleep data, calculate one or more sleep parameters, and transmit said sleep parameters to the one or more remote servers. The remote servers then perform calculations to determine optimal sleep recommendations. The sleep recommendations are then output to one or more networked computers and/or one or more peripheral devices as adjustments to sleep time and sleep duration. |
| US11382559B2 |
Dental surface imaging apparatus using laser projection
An intra-oral imaging apparatus for obtaining a contour image of a tooth has a fringe pattern generator energizable to emit a fringe pattern illumination. The fringe pattern generator has (i) at least one structured light source that is energizable to emit a patterned light beam; (ii) at least one reflective element in the path of the emitted patterned light beam and actuable to rotate about an axis to scan the emitted patterned light beam along a tooth surface as fringe pattern illumination. A detector is configured to acquire one or more images of the fringe pattern illumination from the tooth surface. A control logic processor is configured to control the fringe pattern generator for illuminating the tooth and to obtain and process the one or more images acquired by the detector. |
| US11382551B2 |
Electrode pairing for improved bipolar electrogram recording in electrophysiology
Systems and methods for recording bipolar electrogram signals by dynamically selecting electrode pairs. For a particular electrode of interest, a reference electrode is identified as the physically closest electrode to the electrode of interest that satisfies at least one selection criterion indicative of an absence of concurrent electrical activation. |
| US11382549B2 |
System for neuronavigation registration and robotic trajectory guidance, and related methods and devices
A position is determined for each fiducial marker of a plurality of fiducial markers in an image volume. Based on the determined positions, a position and orientation of the registration fixture with respect to the anatomical feature is determined. A position is determined for each tracked marker of a first plurality of tracked markers on the registration fixture and a second plurality of tracked markers on the robot arm in a tracking data frame. Based on the determined positions of tracked markers, a position and orientation of the registration fixture and the robot arm of a surgical robot with respect to the tracking space are determined. |
| US11382547B2 |
Brain stimulation system to provide a sense of wellbeing
A system and method provides noninvasive mental state diagnostics and brain stimulation via consensual transcranial stimulation. The method utilizes face recognition associated with known physiologic measures to identify an emotional state-of-mind of a human subject and then provides or at least suggests a transcranial stimulation treatment for enhancing mental focus or for alleviating discomfort or anxiety by inducing a feeling of well-being. An example system arrangement utilizes a camera to scan a subject's facial expressions and, if the subject desires, provides a transcranial stimulation to the subject based upon an analysis of the facial expression. In one example environment, the system is used in the office or other workplace. In another example environment, the system is used in conjunction with a vehicle seat, such as for example a seat in a car, train, aircraft or other vehicle. All or parts of the system may be incorporated within or near a seat and includes at least a camera for obtaining images of the subject's face, body sensors that measure physiologic characteristics, a user interface device which may include a display and touch controls for input, and a hardware processor for analyzing the scan of the subject's facial expression and operating the user interface device. |
| US11382541B2 |
Miniaturized analyte sensor
Disclosed herein are sensors for sensing analyte concentration values, and methods of operating such sensors. The sensors include a sensor probe comprising two electrodes; a voltage controller operably connected to the two electrodes of the probe, the voltage controller operable to apply multiple voltage pulses to one of the electrodes; a current sensor operable to measure a current response to the multiple voltage pulses; and a processor module operably connected to the current sensor, the processor module operable to calibrate the current sensor on the basis of the current response. |
| US11382539B2 |
Analyte sensor
Systems and methods of use for continuous analyte measurement of a host's vascular system are provided. In some embodiments, a continuous glucose measurement system includes a vascular access device, a sensor and sensor electronics, the system being configured for insertion into a host's peripheral vein or artery. |
| US11382536B2 |
User identification by biometric monitoring device
Techniques for user identification by a biometric monitoring device are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of operating a biometric monitoring device may involve measuring a weight of a user in response to detecting that the user is standing on a platform, determining, based on sensor data generated by a sensor, a user parameter indicative of the user's identification, identifying one of a plurality of user profiles as corresponding to the user based on a comparison of the user parameter to parameter values and a comparison of the measured weight of the user to weight values, and updating the identified user profile based on at least one of the measured weight and the user parameter. |
| US11382532B1 |
Apparatus for measuring a height of a child
A device for measuring a height of a child standing on a floor includes a track member attached to a wall, a mirror to keep the attention of the child during the measuring process, and a visible scale and a carriage, each attached to the track member, with the carriage being vertically movable along the track member. When a measurement surface of the carriage is held against a top of the head of the child, an indicator on the carriage points to a location on the visible scale indicating the height of the child. |
| US11382527B2 |
Use of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in gross failure analysis
Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) is used in conjunction with continuous glucose monitors and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) to enable in-vivo sensor calibration, gross (sensor) failure analysis, and intelligent sensor diagnostics and fault detection. An equivalent circuit model is defined, and circuit elements are used to characterize sensor behavior. |
| US11382525B2 |
Handheld blood-flow imaging device
The present invention relates to devices and methods of use thereof for real time blood flow measurements of skin. In one embodiment, the device is a compact laser speckle imaging, or LSI, system that is integrated with a dermatoscope. In another embodiment, the device allows the user to diagnose a disease or condition in an individual, or as part of an overall treatment regimen. |
| US11382524B2 |
Airway maintenance device
The disclosure relates to an airway maintenance device, such as an endotracheal tube, tracheostomy tube, or supraglottic airway device, and in particular to an airway maintenance device having a sensor for measuring capillary blood flow and/or pressure. The device includes an airway maintenance device with an airway lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, a distal end portion incorporating an optical sensor configured to measure capillary blood flow in tissue surrounding the distal end when in position within a patient's airway. The optical sensor may include a portion of an optical fibre extending to the distal end portion along the lumen. |
| US11382523B2 |
Instrument having a blood pressure measuring function
The instrument according to the present invention includes a band-like belt worn around a wrist, and a main body disposed at a portion of the belt corresponding to the volar surface or the dorsal surface of the wrist. An element for executing a blood pressure measuring function is mounted in the main body. A battery for supplying electric power to the element mounted in the main body is disposed at a portion of the belt located away from the main body in the circumferential direction around the wrist. A wire is provided in the belt, extends in the circumferential direction along the fluid bag, and electrically connects the element mounted in the main body and the battery. In the belt, the wire is disposed away from the fluid bag in the width direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction and extends along an edge section of the belt. |
| US11382518B2 |
System and method of detecting inter-vascular occlusion
Some aspects of the invention may be directed to a system and method of determining an occurrence of inter-vascular occlusion. The method may include: receiving, from a first sensor, a first indication, related to blood flow in a first artery supplying blood to a first hemisphere of a subject's brain; receiving from one of: the first sensor and a second sensor, a second indication related to the blood flow in a second artery supplying blood to a second hemisphere of the subject's brain; comparing the first and second indications; and determining an occurrence of an inter-vascular occlusion based on the comparison. |
| US11382517B2 |
Intra-oral scanning device with integrated optical coherence tomography (OCT)
An intra-oral scanning device includes a light source and an optical system, and communicates with a display system. The device provides for more efficient transmission and capture of images. It integrates OCT scanning with RGB-based scanning. In operation, the device is used for recording topological characteristics of teeth, dental impressions, or stone models by digital methods and for use in CAD/CAM of dental restorative prosthetic devices. To that end, the RGB-based scan obtains surface data (e.g., a margin), while the OCT scan penetrates the surface. The two scanners operate from within the same physical housing and preferably at the same time such that only one scanning pass (to obtain all necessary data) is required. The 3D data obtained from the OCT scan is registered with the 3D data obtained from the RGB-based scan by virtue of being captured using a common return path. Preferably, the 3D surface data is used to align the volume data, such that the OCT scan operates over a much sparser scanning volume than would otherwise be required if the OCT scan were carried out separately. In this manner, there is less stitching of data required to build the output images, thereby enabling a “one-pass” operation. |
| US11382513B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating a condition in a subject
Methods for treating a condition in a subject, e.g., by enhancing homeostatic capacity of the subject (which may manifest as an increase in a dynamic range of one or more system responses in the subject), are provided. Aspects of embodiments of the methods include: (a) enhancing at least one symptom of the condition to be treated in a manner effective to cause the subject to mount a compensatory response; and (b) diminishing at least one symptom of the condition to be treated; so as to treat the subject for the condition. Also provided are compositions, kits and systems for practicing the subject methods. |
| US11382511B2 |
Method and system to reduce infrastructure costs with simplified indoor location and reliable communications
A system for issuing a notification responsive to the occurrence of an event affecting a monitored person. The system has a monitoring device that determines occurrence of an event related to the health or safety of the person and produces a first signal when the event occurs. A first communications device issues a second signal upon receiving the first signal and a second communications device issues a notification signal upon receiving the second signal. The notification signal is issued to one or more entities and advises that an event has occurred. The first communications device has a shorter communications range than the second communications device. Also, the second communications device operating at a higher power level or a greater signal bandwidth than the first communications device. |
| US11382510B2 |
Biological data tracking system and method
A browser-based biological tracking system connects a computer to a set of wearable sensors. The system includes an application that is automatically downloaded from a server in response to a user accessing a webpage. The application sends data streams from the sensors to the server. The server calculates readings which are then displayed in a webpage. The set of sensors may include multiple types of sensors which utilize different communication interfaces. Some readings, called aggregate insights, are computed based on measurements from multiple sensors. |
| US11382507B2 |
Structured tailoring
Embodiments related to a self-administered, behavior modification program facilitated through a structured tailoring method and system thereof which accelerates and enhances the internalization process of the individual, and which provides help when the individual begins to fail in adhering or continuing with the behavior modification are disclosed. Program instructions that when executed by a processor causes a processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of a structured tailoring procedure upon entry criteria being met at some unknown time, provide intervention according to the intervention preferences when the adherence criteria for one of the events has not been met, and end automatically the structured collection procedure upon exit criteria being met at some unknown time. |
| US11382506B2 |
Retinal imaging system
Provided is a wearable fundus camera configured to be worn as a headset by a human, the wearable fundus camera comprising: an infrared light source configured to output infrared light to be directed at a retina of the human; an image sensor configured to capture infrared images depicting a retina of an eye of the human under illumination from the infrared light source without a pupil of the eye being dilated with mydriatics; and an eye cuff configured to be biased against a face of the human and occlude at least some ambient light from reaching the image sensor. |
| US11382504B2 |
OCT system and OCT method
The invention relates to an OCT system, comprising: an OCT light source for emitting OCT light into an object beam path and a reference beam path; and a detector for capturing an interference signal produced from the object beam path and the reference beam path. A wavelength-dependent beamsplitter is arranged in the OCT beam path such that a first spectral partial beam is guided along a longer path and a second spectral partial beam is guided along a shorter path. The invention further relates to a corresponding OCT method. Two measurement regions separated from each other can be sensed by means of the OCT system according to the invention. |
| US11382503B2 |
User interface for efficiently displaying relevant OCT imaging data
The present invention is an OCT imaging system user interface for efficiently providing relevant image displays to the user. These displays are used during image acquisition to align patients and verify acquisition image quality. During image analysis, these displays indicate positional relationships between displayed data images, automatically display suspicious analysis, automatically display diagnostic data, simultaneously display similar data from multiple visits, improve access to archived data, and provide other improvements for efficient data presentation of relevant information. |
| US11382502B2 |
Systems and methods for providing surface contrast to display images for micro-surgical applications
Systems and methods for providing surface contrast to display images for micro-surgical applications are disclosed. According to an aspect, an imaging system includes an OCT apparatus configured to capture OCT data of an eye. The OCT image data can include depth-resolved images of reflected light intensity over a period of time. The imaging system also includes a controller configured to determine movement of the eye relative to the OCT imaging field-of-view. The controller may also determine a location within the imaged portion of the eye which tracks with the eye movement. Further, the controller may apply a color gradient to render OCT images of the eye based on a position relative to the determined location of the eye tracking location. The controller may also control a display to display the OCT images with the applied color gradient. |
| US11382500B2 |
Optometry device
An optometry device for testing an individual's eye (E) comprises an imaging module (10) adapted to produce a first image at a variable distance for the individual's eye (E), a beam splitter (26) arranged to combine the first image and a second image for the individual's eye (E), and a screen (22) facing the beam splitter (26). A mirror (24) is arranged in combination with the screen (22) to produce the second image to be visible by the individual's eye via the beam splitter (26). |
| US11382499B2 |
Remote eye examination system
A remote eye examination method includes initiating a remote chat session between a local computing device coupled to a phoropter, and a remote computer, and initializing the phoropter for remote control by the remote computer. Then, a multi-colored lamp is activated in a first color until a determination that a refractory examination utilizing the phoropter has commenced. Thereafter, responsive to a determination that the examination has commenced, the multi-colored lamp changes to a second color, and movement of portions of the phoropter are commanded as directed by the remote computer, data is recorded into a patient record and a progression of the examination monitored. Finally, on condition that a threshold period of time before a conclusion of the refractory examination is detected, the multi-colored lamp changes to a third color and upon conclusion of the examination, a message transmitted to a remote account indicating access to the patient record. |
| US11382484B2 |
Dishwashing appliance and electric motor for a fluid pump with a thermal-protection assembly
A dishwashing appliance or fluid pump, as provided herein may include a fluid impeller, an electric motor, and a housing. The fluid impeller may be rotatably receivable within a tub of the dishwashing appliance. The electric motor may be in mechanical communication with the fluid impeller to motivate rotation thereof. The electric motor may include a multi-phase winding set sealed within an overmolded insulation. The housing may enclose the electric motor therein. The housing may be receivable within a sump to which water is directed in the dishwashing appliance. |
| US11382483B2 |
Dishwasher
A dishwasher is proposed. The dishwasher includes a case accommodating a cleaning target therein, a sump connected to an interior of the case to collect wash water, a wash pump into which the wash water flows from the sump, and generating steam, a steam nozzle into which the steam flows from the wash pump, and spraying the steam into the case, and a bubble filter disposed on a steam path between the wash pump and the steam nozzle to remove a bubble in the steam path. |
| US11382482B2 |
Cleaning sheet
A cleaning sheet that is replaceably attached to a flat head section of a cleaning tool; forms a cleaning surface covering the bottom surface of the head section; is bent along a longitudinal edge of the head section and locked to the upper surface of the head section; and has an embossed section having a sheet compressed in the thickness direction and an uncompressed non-embossed section that are arranged alternately along a bent section bent along the longitudinal edge. As a result, a cleaning sheet can be provided that maintains sheet strength and has excellent collection properties. |
| US11382481B2 |
Extraction cleaner
A surface cleaning apparatus includes a housing, a fluid delivery system including a supply tank removably mounted on the housing and a fluid distributor, a fluid recovery system having a recovery tank removably mounted on the housing, an extraction nozzle, a motor/fan assembly, and a supply tank receiver provided on the housing for receiving the supply tank and comprising a void at least partially defining a seat for the supply tank. |
| US11382480B2 |
Autonomous cleaner
An autonomous cleaner includes a body having a first housing formed at a front and a second housing formed at a rear of the first housing; a brush unit installed at the first housing and configured to sweep and collect dust from a floor; a dust collecting unit installed at the second housing and configured to store the dust inlet into the brush unit; a driving unit to drive the body and coupled to the second housing to be positioned at a lateral side of the dust collecting unit; and a power unit installed at the second housing and coupled to be positioned at a rear of the dust collecting unit. The miniaturization of the autonomous cleaner may be provided while at the same time the capacity of a dust collecting container and the capacity of a battery are increased. |
| US11382476B2 |
Orbital single-brush machine for treating floors
An orbital single-brush machine that comprises a chassis which is configured to rest on the floor and is provided with at least one movement handle. The chassis is connected to a motor which is adapted to actuate with combined rotary and orbital motion a work tool that acts on the floor; the chassis comprises a first footing, which is at least partially substantially plate-shaped and is spaced apart from the floor, and a second footing, which is at least partially substantially plate-shaped, supports the motor and is arranged below the first footing, and is supported so that it can rotate freely by the first footing about an oscillation axis which is substantially parallel to the floor and substantially perpendicular to the direction of advancement of the machine. Shock absorbing means are provided which act between at least one portion of the first footing and at least one portion of the second footing. |
| US11382474B2 |
Battery-operated vacuum cleaner
A battery-operated vacuum cleaner comprises a handle (H) having a lower end, a battery (B) having an end that is adjacent to the lower end of the handle (H), a dirt management system (DMS) coupled to an inlet (N) for dirt-loaded air; and an airflow generator (AG) for generating an airflow through the dirt management system (DMS), the airflow generator (AG) being positioned adjacent the battery (B) and a lower end of the handle (H). Preferably, the battery (B) is positioned between the handle (H) and the dirt management system DMS. Advantageously, the battery (B) has a first side adjacent to the airflow generator (AG) and a second side adjacent to the dirt management system (DMS). |
| US11382462B2 |
Grinder
A grinder includes a connecting part configured to be attached to a rotating shaft to which a handle of a hand mill configured to grind food by hand is mounted; and a motor configured to rotate the connecting part and abut on the connecting part. |
| US11382460B2 |
High-efficiency heating apparatus
A high efficiency heating apparatus for heating fluids and cooking mediums, such as oil or shortening within a fryer, includes a natural draft (non powered) combustion chamber with internal baffles that is affixed to an exterior surface of a fry tank. |
| US11382458B2 |
Skewer rotation system for a rotisserie grill
A rotisserie cooking system and a skewer rotation system for a rotisserie cooking system having a plurality of independent motors that are capable of independent rotation of a plurality removable skewers. The system having a main body of sidewalls, top, bottom, door, and a heating element. The system is also capable of battery operation and variable adjustability for the motors of the system. The rotisserie cooking system also defining an interior cooking chamber and a mechanical components chamber wherein all components can operate under high-heat conditions. In some embodiments, a warming compartment exists in the top wall of the rotisserie cooking system. |
| US11382457B2 |
Integrated kamado-style grill and smoker
A kamado-style grill and smoker having one or more air-intake openings and one or more exhaust openings is provided. A user may manually adjust the air-intake opening(s) and/or exhaust opening(s) to manually control the air flow, and thus the temperature, within the cooking chamber. In addition, the kamado-style grill and smoker includes an integrated fan unit that provides a completely different and alternative air-intake pathway for drawing air into the cooking chamber and controlling the cooking or smoking temperature using a fan. By providing this alternative mechanism for controlling the temperature in the cooking chamber, the kamado-style grill and smoker can be operated using either manual or automated temperature control, making it accessible to both novice and experienced users alike. |
| US11382456B2 |
Multi-piece construction of barrel smoker
A smoker is formed from at least one generally cylindrical segment of a first diameter and at least one generally cylindrical segment of a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter and a ledge is formed between the at least one generally cylindrical segment of a first diameter and the at least one generally cylindrical segment of a second diameter when the two are joined one atop the other. |
| US11382455B2 |
Air fry cooking method and apparatus
A method is disclosed for cooking food in an oven cavity, where air is the cooking medium. Using a predetermined cooking algorithm, a temperature of the oven cavity is adjusted in a plurality of temperature and/or time regulated cooking stages. An initial pre-heat stage targets a first target temperature including a user-selected oven cavity temperature plus a first offset. A subsequent post-heat stage targets a second target temperature including the user-selected temperature plus a second offset different from the first offset. Two or more heating elements and a fan are operated during the post-heat stage according to a duty cycle controlled via a hysteresis temperature control algorithm or a PID temperature control algorithm. |
| US11382453B2 |
Cooking utensil with handle structure
Cooking utensil with at least one handle structure. The cooking utensil includes a bottom wall and an upright side wall with an outer side. The at least one handle structure is arranged against the outer side of the upright side wall. The at least one handle structure includes a gripping part configured to be grippable by a user. The at least one handle structure includes a phase-change material. |
| US11382446B2 |
Simulated Ghana Christmas hut
Disclosed herein is a simulated Ghana Christmas hut, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the simulated Ghana Christmas hut comprises a base structure and huts. Further, the base structure is configured to be disposed on a surface. Further, the huts are supported on the base structure. Further, the huts are stacked on the base structure in a vertical direction based on a hut size of the huts. Further, each hut comprises a side wall and a roof corresponding to the hut size of each hut. Further, the roof is attached to the side wall along a top edge of the side wall for forming a hut interior space. Further, the side wall of each hut comprises an opening leading into the hut interior space of each hut. Further, the side wall and the roof of each hut are comprised of coconut fronds. |
| US11382436B1 |
Bed frame of a canopy style construction typically found in a home setting integrating assistive components therein
The present invention relates to a bed frame of a canopy style construction typically found in a home setting integrating assistive components therein, exemplary assistive components optionally including one or more of a trapeze device, a balance pole and an assist rail, and also wherein there is an option that the assistive components to be selectably concealed. The frame has four corner posts, two longitudinal rails and two lateral rails. A cross-brace and two longitudinal braces are provided for supporting a trapeze assembly. An integrated night stand having an integrated assist rail that moves from a storage position to a deployed position is provided. An integrated balance pole with a top piece and bottom piece, and a base, is provided. Structures can be provided for concealing the assistive components when they are not in use. |
| US11382435B2 |
Bed cover retention apparatus
A bed cover retention apparatus (10) has a planar strip (12), an elastic band (14), and a clip (16). The planar strip has a high friction first surface (12B), a second surface (12A), an inserted end (26), and a distal end (28). The elastic band is interposed between, and connected to, the inserted end of the planar strip and the clip. The high friction first surface is preferably a lower surface, and the second surface is preferably, but not necessarily, a smooth upper surface. An optional extraction hole (20) and/or an optional extraction ridge (22) may be provided. |
| US11382431B2 |
Retractable seat for a perched position
A collapsible seat having a base and configured to alternatively take a use position and a storage position wherein the seat is collapsed. The seat includes first and second modules. The first module rotates in a vertical plane having longitudinal elements forming a deformable quadrilateral. The first module is articulated about an axis of rotation mounted on a fixed support and, in the use position, at least two longitudinal elements are in surface contact blocking rotation of the first module along a direction of rotation. The second module, mobile in rotation in the same vertical plane as the first module, has a support leg for surface contact with the ground in the use position and a connecting rod fixed between the first module and the support leg. In the use position, the connecting rod and the support leg are in surface contact blocking rotation of the second module. |
| US11382428B2 |
Office chair seat and method of making same
An improved chair seat design is disclosed comprising a foam cushioning unit having top, middle, and bottom layers of foam secured together into a single unit. The bottom layer of foam includes a recess or slot sized to accommodate a void cell cushioning layer. The void cell cushioning layer is inserted into the recess/slot of the foam cushioning unit. Preferably, the void cell cushioning layer comprises an upper layer having an array of smaller cells with peaks pointing downwardly and pockets facing upwardly into the foam cushioning unit, and a lower layer having larger cells with peaks pointing upwardly and pockets facing downwardly relative to the foam cushioning unit. The foam cushioning unit with void cell cushioning layer inserted is then preferably attached to a contoured seat pan to form an improved office chair seat. |
| US11382427B2 |
Folding chair
A folding chair, comprising two sets of link assemblies that are connected to each other and are respectively located at two sides of the folding chair, wherein the link assembly comprises a least a backrest tube (2), an armrest (4), a seat tube (7), a front foot tube (8), a rear foot tube (9), a connecting tube (10) and a connecting portion, wherein the armrest (4) is rotatably connected with the backrest tube (2), wherein the connecting tube (10) is connected with the backrest tube (2), wherein the connecting tube (10) is rotatably connected with the backrest tube (2), wherein the connecting tube (10) is rotatably connected with the front foot tube (8), wherein a top end of the front foot tube (8) is rotatably connected with a top end of the rear foot tube (9), wherein the top end of the front foot tube (8) and/or the top end of the rear foot tube (9) is connected with the armrest (4), wherein the seat tube (7) is rotatably connected with the backrest tube (2) and the front foot tube (8), wherein the seat tube (7) and/or the backrest tube (2) is slidably connected with the rear foot tube (9) or the connecting tube (10), wherein the connecting portion is rotatably connected with the connecting tube (10), and wherein the connecting portion is connected with the rear foot tube (9). |
| US11382424B2 |
Bottle rack
A bottle rack includes a panel that has a front surface and an opposing back surface, and support bars cantilevered from the panel and extending from the front surface. Each of the support bars has a linear bottle supporting portion that is positioned, and that is at an acute angle, relative to the front surface such that at least two of the support bars can support a bottle while forcing the bottle against the front surface. The rack may be a “label forward” rack. Additionally, the various joints, grooves, and slots used to join the support bars to the panel may also be used to join any the support bars and panels of any suitable bottle rack. |
| US11382423B2 |
Locker with reclining seat and roll-up door
A locker has a reclining seat and a roll-up door. The reclining seat has a bench, a seatback, a footrest, and a headrest. The roll-up door retracts into the interior of the locker. |
| US11382418B1 |
Suspendable ergonomic space saving height adjustable activity support surface
Disclosed is an activity support device including a body having at least one activity support surface, and at least one suspender integrated with the body and adapted to suspend the body from a support structure, wherein integration of the suspender with the body enables adjustment of an angle of the support surface relative to the support structure. In preferred embodiments, the suspender includes a support loop having a length and the loop is releasably secured to the body along the length. Preferably, the body can be released and resecured to the loop to enable adjustment of a position of the body relative to the loop, and adjusting the position changes the angle of the support surface relative to the support structure. Preferably, the body has an underside opposite the support surface, and the loop passes through a first through hole from the support surface to the underside and through a second through hole from the underside to the support surface. Further preferably, the body can be released and resecured to the loop at the underside by corresponding hook-and-loop features on the underside and the loop. Preferably, the suspender includes a suspension connector secured to the loop along the length, and the suspension connector is adapted to connect to the support structure. |
| US11382415B2 |
Foldable table with auxiliary support
A foldable table includes a supporting frame, a tabletop and an auxiliary support. The supporting frame includes first and second mounting assemblies pivotally connected to each other at their proximal sides. The tabletop includes a first panel coupled with the first mounting assembly and a second panel coupled with the second mounting assembly such that the first and second panels are rotatable with respect to each other between a folded position and an unfolded position. The auxiliary support includes an auxiliary bar coupled with the supporting frame or the tabletop. When the first and second panels are in the unfolded position, the auxiliary bar is disposed between and coupled with the proximal sides of the first and second panels. As such, the auxiliary support helps align the first and second panels or prevent the proximal sides of the first and second panels from warping, sagging, dislocation or misalignment. |
| US11382414B1 |
Adjustable desk easy to disassemble
An adjustable desk easy to disassemble comprises: a crossbeam used as a bearing structure of the adjustable desk; two desk legs disposed at two ends of the crossbeam, pivotably connected to the crossbeam and used to stabilize relative positions of the desk legs and the crossbeam through first locking parts; and two brackets disposed at the two ends of the crossbeam, fixed to the crossbeam through second locking parts. When the adjustable desk needs to be assembled or disassembled, the first locking parts and the second locking parts are removed to allow the two desk legs to rotate towards or opposite to each other to complete assembly or disassembly of the adjustable desk. |
| US11382412B2 |
Method and apparatus for cleaning PVA brush
A PVA brush cleaning method includes immersing a PVA brush in a cleaning solution containing an organic matter, thereby removing a siloxane compound in the PVA brush; and applying vibration to the PVA brush, thereby removing impurities in the PVA brush. |
| US11382410B2 |
Dispensing toothbrush assembly
A dispensing toothbrush assembly includes a handle that has a toothpaste well integrated therein. A toothpaste tube is insertable into the toothpaste well in the handle and the toothpaste tube contains a toothpaste. A brush head is removably attachable to the handle and the brush head is in fluid communication with the toothpaste tube when the brush head is removably attached to the handle. The brush head has a conduit integrated therein for receiving the toothpaste contained in the toothpaste tube. A pump is movably coupled to the handle and the pump compresses the toothpaste tube when the pump is manipulated for urging the toothpaste outwardly from the toothpaste tube and into the conduit. A spool of dental floss is removably attachable to the handle for dispensing dental floss outwardly therefrom. A pick is coupled to and extends away from the spool of dental floss. |
| US11382409B2 |
Connector for a manual oral care implement
A connector for repeatedly attaching and detaching a head to and from a handle of a manual oral care implement has an outer surface and a recess. The recess forms a cavity within the connector, wherein the cavity comprises a spring-loaded ball-snap element, the element comprising a ball and a spring, the spring applying a radial force onto the ball in a direction towards the outer surface of the connector. |
| US11382403B2 |
Wearable carrying system
A wearable carrying system for a container such as a backpack or a bag has one or two straps that extend over the shoulder(s) and torso of a user. The strap or straps include a bladder system that is sequentially inflated or deflated by the controllable introduction and removal of a fluid into and out of the bladder system. A shoulder pad is located on a portion of the strap, the shoulder pad having an additional controllable bladder system to adjust the load bearing position of a strap on the shoulder of a user. |
| US11382402B2 |
Water bottle with integral phone holder
An assembly with a container comprising a sidewall and a recess in the sidewall, the recess comprising a top portion and a bottom portion, and structure that is configured to releasably retain a phone with two ends in the recess. The structure includes a first flexible strap that encircles the bottle and overlies part of the recess, the first strap comprising an integral first receptacle located in or over the recess that is configured to hold one end of the phone, and a second receptacle in or over either the top or bottom portion of the recess and that is configured to hold the other end of the phone. |
| US11382398B2 |
Cosmetic container
A cosmetic container includes an outer container, an inner container inserted into the outer container to receive a content injected therein, and a pump support coupled to an upper opening of the inner container and including a support body connecting to an inside of the inner container. The container further includes a pump inserted through the support body to discharge the content, and a shoulder coupled to an upper portion of the outer container to downwardly press the pump support with respect to the outer container. |
| US11382395B2 |
Grip device for a pole
A grip device for a pole includes a grip and a wrist strap unit. The grip has a connecting part that defines a connecting space therein, and that has a lower portion and a protruding portion disposed in the connecting space. The wrist strap unit includes a connecting member that engages removably the connecting space, and that has a tail part. The tail part is pivotable between a locked position, where the tail part is adjacent to the lower portion so that the connecting member is retained in the connecting space by the protruding portion, and an unlocked position, where the tail part is away from the lower portion and the protruding portion so that the connecting member is permitted to be separated from the connecting part. |
| US11382394B1 |
Walking stick with integrated water filtration
An embodiment includes a walking stick. The walking stick includes a rod assembly, a water purification assembly, and a manual pump. The rod assembly extends from a first end to a second end that is opposite the first end along a longitudinal direction of the rod assembly. The rod assembly includes at least one rod portion. The water purification assembly is integrated with the rod assembly. The manual pump is configured to impose a pressure gradient in the water purification assembly. The manual pump includes a plunger that is physically coupled to a handle portion. Motion of the plunger relative to the water purification assembly draws water into an inlet tube that is positioned in the rod portion and through the water purification assembly. The motion of the plunger results from translation of the handle portion in substantially the longitudinal direction of the rod assembly. |
| US11382393B2 |
Jewelry piece with a spring closure for an interchangeable ornament
A jewelry piece having a body or housing that defines a cavity sized and shaped to removably receive an interchangeable ornament, a cover or back connected to the body, such that the jewelry piece may be opened or closed, and a locking mechanism to secure the ornament in the jewelry piece. The body and cover mechanically engage when the jewelry piece is closed to secure the ornament without the need for excessive force or an additional tool. The mechanical engagement is accomplished by interlocking mating elements and a spring-loaded lever. |
| US11382391B2 |
Shoe last extension as an origin
A method for locating critical control points on a part or combination of parts during a manufacturing process involves mating, directly or indirectly, a jig extension to the part or parts. A pattern on the jig extension defines an origin point that is used to track the position of the part or parts during manufacturing, such as during location-sensitive operations. The jig extension may be a shoe last extension which connects to a shoe or shoe component via a shoe last. |
| US11382390B2 |
Zonal dynamic lacing system
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure attached to the upper. The article of footwear also includes a cable lock disposed within the sole structure adjacent to a bottom surface of the sole structure. The article of footwear includes a first cable having a first section extending from the cable lock to a first anchor point on the upper and a second section extending from the cable lock to a second anchor point on the upper. The article of footwear further includes a second cable having a first section extending from the cable lock to a grip and a second section extending from the cable lock to the grip, whereby the cable lock is operable to retract the first section and the second section of the first cable when the first section and the second section of the second cable are extended. |
| US11382387B2 |
Shoe sole member and shoe
Provided is a shoe sole member partially or entirely formed by a crosslinked foam, wherein the crosslinked foam shows specific results of pulsed NMR measurement. |
| US11382384B2 |
Shoe drainage system
A closable drainage system for a sole of a shoe, the closable drainage system including a drain configured to communicate between sole top and bottom surfaces of the sole, the drain having opposing drain upper and lower faces; at least one drainage aperture element disposed within the drain, the drainage aperture element defining a drainage channel which communicates between the drain upper and lower faces; and a movable member overlaying the drain upper face, the movable member movable over the drain upper face to provide open and closed conditions of the drainage channel; whereby in the open condition, the movable member disposes to allow passage through the drainage channel and correspondingly, between the sole top and bottom surfaces; and whereby in the closed condition, the movable member disposes to preclude passage through the drainage channel and correspondingly, between the sole top and bottom surfaces. |
| US11382383B2 |
Smart footwear with wireless charging
A smart footwear system including a wireless charging system directed to measuring and capturing pressure data exerted on a shoe footwear item. The smart footwear system is operable to be used with virtual reality systems and provide controlled movements for an avatar in a virtual environment based on a user's movements. |
| US11382380B2 |
Helmet
A helmet has a helmet shell and a visor. The visor is attached to a visor heating element. The helmet has a controller adapted to control the amount of electrical power being supplied from a power source to the visor heating element. |
| US11382377B2 |
Helmet systems and methods for detection and notification of objects present in the blind spot
Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards helmet systems and methods for detection and notification of objects present in the blind spot. They detect objects through ultrasonic sensors and notify the presence of those objects through sensory output modules such as LED output modules, vibration motors and speakers. The helmet system comprises of at least one helmet body, at least two ultrasonic sensors positioned at the left and right side of at least one helmet body to cover a blind spot on the left and right side of a user, at least two LED output modules positioned at the right and left side of the front of at least one helmet body. at least two vibration motors which are concealed on either side of the helmet body and at least two vibration motors configured to generate the different patterns of an haptic feedback based on the different signals generated by at least two ultrasonic sensors. At least two speakers are positioned at the right and left side of at least one helmet body and at least two speakers are configured to give an audio feedback. And at least one processing device electrically coupled to at least two ultrasonic sensors, and at least two LED output modules, at least two vibration motors and at least two speakers. At least two ultrasonic sensors are configured to detect objects in the blind spot region and at least one LED output module and at least one vibration motor and at least one speaker configured notify the presence of the objects. |
| US11382374B2 |
Ball cap with high brim
A ball cap is provided that has a crown that has a highest crown point located in a vertical direction and a lowest crown point located in the vertical direction. A brim extends forward of the crown in a longitudinal direction of the ball cap, and the brim extends in the vertical direction to a highest brim point. The highest brim point is closer to the highest crown point in the vertical direction than to the lowest crown point in the vertical direction. In other versions of the ball cap, a crown is provided in the ball cap and in yet further versions portions of the crown can be covered by the brim. |
| US11382356B2 |
Aerosol delivery device with indexing movement
The present disclosure provides a control body, an aerosol delivery device, and a method of operating an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, an electrical energy source located within the housing, a heating member operatively connected to the electrical energy source, an aerosol source member that includes an inhalable substance medium, and an indexing mechanism coupled to the heating member. The indexing mechanism is configured to move the heating member relative to the aerosol source member so as to sequentially heat one of two or more segments of the aerosol source member. |
| US11382354B2 |
Vaporization device having air inlet and outlet channels structures
This application relates to an vaporization device and a method thereof. The provided vaporization device includes a cartridge and a body. The cartridge has a housing, a heating component and a heating component base. The housing and the heating component base define an air inlet channel and an air outlet channel, and the heating component and the heating component base define a cavity. The air inlet channel is in communication with the cavity through a first communication portion, and the first communication portion is located between the heating component and the heating component base. The air outlet channel is in communication with the cavity through a second communication portion, and the second communication portion is located between the heating component and the heating component base. The body has an accommodation portion. When the cartridge and the body are removably combined, the accommodation portion covers a portion of the cartridge. |
| US11382349B2 |
Coffee bean roaster
A coffee bean roaster includes a machine body, a roasting drum, a heating device, and a fan module. The machine body includes a casing, a receiving trough, a container, and a partition assembly disposed inside the casing and partitioning an inside of the casing into a first chamber, a second chamber, and a third chamber. The receiving trough is disposed outside the casing and communicates with the first chamber. The container disposed in the receiving trough has mesh holes communicating with the receiving trough. The roasting drum is rotatably disposed inside the second chamber of the casing. One side of the roasting drum has through holes communicating with the third chamber. The heating device is disposed inside the second chamber for heating the roasting drum. The fan module is attached to the casing for pumping air to the outside of the casing through the first chamber and the third chamber. |
| US11382339B2 |
Preparing and storing a free flowing frozen supplementary product
A method of preparing and storing a free-flowing frozen supplementary product, including preparing a supplementary composition for freezing, dripping the supplementary composition into a freezing chamber, freezing the dripped supplementary composition into beads, and transporting the frozen beads by conveyor belt out of the freezing chamber. |
| US11382335B2 |
Method of producing lactic acid
A process for producing pure lactic acid from a whey by-product rich in lactose and minerals, for example delactosed why permeate or concentrated whey permeate, is described. The method comprises upstream steps of neutralising the whey by-product with a basic metal hydroxide to form a precipitate comprising calcium and phosphate, and separating the precipitate from the whey by-product to provide a clarified whey by-product. The clarified whey by-product is fermentated by a bacterium capable of bioconversion of lactose to lactic acid to provide a fermentation broth containing a lactic acid salt. In the downstream steps, the fermentation broth is acidified to release lactic acid from the lactic acid salt, precipitate from the broth produced by acidification is removed, and the acidified fermentation broth is treated to recover pure lactic acid by removal of residual salts, and water, and optionally protein. The process of the invention produces lactic acid having a purity of 80-98% and an isomeric purity of >98% L-lactic acid using a process that employs upstream removal of divalent salts by chemical precipitation, bacterial fermentation of the demineralised substrate, and minimum downstream processing of the fermentation broth. The methods of the invention may also be employed with milk permeates. |
| US11382332B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling invasive mussel species
Methods and systems for killing, preventing, or inhibiting the growth and spread of invasive Dreissenid mussel species, such as Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and Quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) are provided herein. The treatment methods and systems utilize a nonnative source of chlorophyll introduced to a body of water to increase the chlorophyll concentrations in bodies of water. The increased chlorophyll concentration effectively kills or prevents the spreading of the invasive mussel species in the bodies of water. The methods and systems of the present invention advantageously avoid the use of heavy metals or pesticides that may pose health risks to humans. Additionally, embodiments of the present invention can use treatment doses that are nonharmful to other aquatic life. |
| US11382331B2 |
Isolated bacterial strain of the genus Burkholderia and pesticidal metabolites therefrom
A species of Burkholderia sp with no known pathogenicity to vertebrates but with pesticidal activity (e.g., plants, insects, fungi, weeds and nematodes) is provided. Also provided are natural products derived from a culture of said species and methods of controlling pests using said natural products. |
| US11382324B2 |
Insect traps and monitoring system
A discrete and safe automated insect monitoring system includes a housing, an interior chamber within the housing, and a light source arranged within the housing to illuminate at least a portion of a floor surface of the interior chamber. A multi-pixel optical sensor is arranged within the housing so that a field of view of the sensor comprehends a substantial portion of the floor surface. A processing circuit arranged within the housing receives optical data from the multi-pixel optical sensor, analyzes the optical data to detect the intrusion of an insect or other object into the interior chamber by comparing most recently received optical data to previously received optical data, and generates an indication in response to detecting the intrusion of an insect or other object. Detection and/or classification results can be wirelessly forwarded to another device, to alert appropriate personnel. |
| US11382323B2 |
Centralized system for distributing olfactory triggers for ovipositioning to insect breeding enclosures
The present invention relates to a distribution system for distributing an olfactory attractant that stimulates ovipositioning of insects, comprising a central receptacle such as a container for holding an olfactory attractant and/or for holding a source of olfactory attractant, a delivery system comprising tubes, pipes and/or ducts, said tubes, pipes and/or ducts coupled to the receptacle and ending at locations where ovipositioning is desired, for delivering a liquid or gas from the receptacle such as a container to said locations, and a driver system for moving the attractant through the delivery system from the receptacle such as a container to said locations. The invention also relates to a method for stimulating ovipositioning of insects, such as black soldier flies, comprising delivering olfactory attractant from a receptacle such as a container to multiple ovipositioning areas via a driver system, said ovipositioning areas preferably located in a cage for insects. |
| US11382318B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for trawl handling
A catch handling system includes a catch collection system. The catch collection system includes one catch handling depot; one or more trawls; and a catch transport system, where the catch transport system includes a transport system, and where the transport system includes a transport node. The transport node includes a releasable connection to a catch handling fleet carrier drone and to one or more units of a catch handling fleet. |
| US11382314B2 |
Mobile quantitative feeding-spraying integrated system and method for aquaculture
A mobile quantitative feeding-spraying integrated system and method. The system includes at least one hull equipped with a propeller, a feeder housing fixedly arranged on the hull, a feed box arranged on the feeder housing, a flip assembly provided at an upper end of the feed box, a blanking device arranged in the feeder housing to quantitatively control the bait blanking amount, a casting device and a spraying device. An upper end of the blanking device is a feeding end, which supports and is connected to the lower end of the feed box. A lower end of the blanking device is the discharging end. An upper side of the casting device is connected with the lower end of the blanking device, and the lower side of the casting device is provided with a discharging end facing the aquaculture water body. |
| US11382308B2 |
Apparatus and methods for sampling
A sampling system that uses a handheld body that can hold a punch and storage container to receive the punch. A sample identification reader and an item ID reader are used to read ID of the item and punch or storage container. The timing between the taking of a sample and the reading of the item ID and the ID of the punch/storage container may be recorded and if the time is too long the sample may be assigned as being invalid or of high tamper risk. |
| US11382307B2 |
Livestock self-feeder
An improved hog/livestock feeder uses a bump cone on a pendulum swivel as opposed to rotary motion. A support structure suspends a feed hopper directly above a feed pan. A bump cone swings with a pendulum motion within a funnel in the hopper. The lower edge of the bump cone is accessible between the open bottom of the hopper and the upper rim of the feed pan, such that when an animal nudges the bump cone, a gap between the hopper funnel and bump cone widens, and feed falls from the hopper and into the feed pan. The device enabling the bump cone to swing a pendulum motion may be a spring, a multi-axis joint, or a length of flexible material. A raised feed diverter structure may extend upwardly from the bottom of the feed pan, and the bump cone may be perforated to further distribute the feed. |
| US11382302B1 |
Alfalfa variety 14XXP21R
A novel alfalfa variety designated 14XXP21R and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant comprise crossing alfalfa variety 14XXP21R with another alfalfa plant. Methods for producing an alfalfa plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits transgenes or locus conversions introgressed into 14XXP21R through backcross conversion and/or transformation are provided and the alfalfa seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Alfalfa seed, plants or plant parts produced by crossing alfalfa variety 14XXP21R or a locus or trait conversion of 14XXP21R with another alfalfa plant or population are disclosed. Alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety 14XXP21R, methods for producing other alfalfa populations derived from alfalfa variety 14XXP21R and the alfalfa populations and their parts derived by the use of those methods. |
| US11382301B2 |
Soybean variety 01077881
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01077881. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01077881. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01077881 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01077881 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11382300B2 |
Soybean cultivar 98020446
A soybean cultivar designated 98020446 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 98020446, to the plants of soybean cultivar 98020446, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 98020446, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 98020446. 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 98020446. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 98020446, 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 98020446 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11382295B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV432010
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV432010. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV432010, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV432010 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV432010 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV432010. |
| US11382289B2 |
Growing systems and methods
Growing systems may include a number of modular growing chambers adapted to be configured in a stacked arrangement with each growing chamber surrounding a corresponding portion of the plant. The grow chambers may be selectively added or removed during plant growth, such that different sections of the growing plant may be influenced differently using aeroponic, hydroponic or other growing techniques. The grow chamber stack may be portable and provided with integrated or independent lifting devices to assist an operator in adding or removing chambers from the stack. Three growing processes may be facilitated using such systems. These include a process for producing assorted product from a single plant for simultaneous harvest, a process for producing an extended harvest of a desired size product from a single plant, and a process for extending the productive life of a plant and provide for multiple, continued, and perpetual harvest. |
| US11382285B2 |
Wireless interconnection control system and method for improving sprinkler irrigation uniformity of hose reel irrigator with electric drive
The present invention provides a wireless interconnection control system for improving sprinkler irrigation uniformity of hose reel irrigator with electric drive comprising a micro processing controller module, a frequency converter, a water pump AC motor, a pressure transmitter, a GPRS wireless transmission module, a mobile phone client APP, and a coding speed detection module. The microprocessor controller module and the frequency converter form a pressure PID controller to indirectly control the constant nozzle inlet pressure by controlling the pressure of the incoming pressure of the hose reel irrigator. The microprocessor controller module and the matching motor controller with brushless DC motor form a speed PID controller to directly control the reel back speed of the PE pipe. The GPRS wireless transmission module interactively communicates the nozzle inlet pressure, the reel back speed of the PE pipe and the mobile phone client APP through the short message mode. After setting the corresponding parameters, the system realizes the automatic adjustment of the working conditions, improves the uniformity of the sprinkler irrigation operation of the hose reel irrigator, and realizes the remote real-time and precise monitoring of the working conditions of the hose reel irrigator, which provides a front-end guarantee for the intelligent irrigation of the irrigator. |
| US11382284B2 |
Tree watering apparatus
The present invention relates to a tree watering apparatus that can be used to irrigate the base of a tree and to protect the roots thereof. The present invention comprises a semi-circular ring having a bottom half that serves as a root barrier and a top half that serves as a barrier to retain water around a tree while the water percolates to the root system of the tree. A distribution tubing is attached to a water supply and directs water around a tree which is then retained on the ground around the tree by the top half of the present invention while it percolates into the ground. Water that percolates into the ground is then directed to the root system of the tree by the bottom half of the present invention that is buried. |
| US11382283B2 |
Plant cultivation method and plant cultivation device
A plant cultivation method includes providing a growth period and a rest period alternately. In the rest period, a dark period and a bright period is alternately provided. In the dark period, an intensity of light applied to a cultivation target plant is lower than a light intensity at a light compensation point. In the bright period, blue light whose wavelength is 400 nm to 500 nm is applied at an intensity that is lower than the light intensity at the light compensation point. A one-cycle time T of repetition of the dark period and the bright period is 2 μs to 500 μs. A duty ratio ΔT/T of a bright period time ΔT to the one-cycle time T is 20% or smaller. The blue light has a photosynthetic photon flux density of 0.001 μmol·m−2·s−1 to 4.0 μmol·m−2·s−1. |
| US11382281B2 |
Plant activator and a method of manufacturing the same
The objective of the invention is to provide a plant activator with superior resistance-inducing activity and growth promoting activity and low toxicity and soil contamination. A plant activator comprising a fatty acid metabolite obtainable by a metabolism of a fatty acid with 4 to 30 carbon atoms by a proteobacteria under a dissolved oxygen concentration of 0.1-8 mg/L, and a method for manufacturing a plant activator comprising a fatty acid metabolite, comprising a step for fatty acid metabolism wherein a fatty acid with 4 to 30 carbon atoms is subjected to a proteobacterial metabolization under a dissolved oxygen concentration of 0.1-8 mg/L. A method for manufacturing a plant activator comprising a fatty acid metabolite, comprising a step for fatty acid metabolism wherein a fatty acid with 4 to 30 carbon atoms is subjected to a proteobacterial metabolization under a dissolved oxygen concentration of 0.1-8 mg/L. |
| US11382275B2 |
Continuous round baler accumulation chamber
An apparatus for continuously forming round bales of forage material, and particularly round bales with compressed side walls, from windrowed harvested lines of forage, the apparatus including a continuous pickup, a continuous rotary chopper, an accumulation chamber with a compressed and chopped forage material entry slot and a decompressing exit slot plus a standard form intermittent round baler. |
| US11382267B2 |
Harvesting header height control
Method and apparatus for controlling the height of a header for use with an agricultural harvester. The header height is controlled by detecting a first height value of the header with respect to ground, detecting a second height value of the header with respect to ground, selecting a representative height value (e.g., the smallest height value) from the first and the second height values, and controlling the position of the header with respect to the agricultural harvester responsive the selected representative height value. |
| US11382266B2 |
System and method for monitoring the performance of rotating ground engaging components of an agricultural implement based on the rotational speeds of such components
In one aspect, a system for monitoring the performance of ground engaging components of an agricultural implement may include a ground engaging component configured to rotate relative to soil within a field as the agricultural implement is moved across the field. The system may also include a sensor configured to detect a parameter indicative of a rotational speed of the ground engaging component. Furthermore, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor. The controller may be configured to monitor the rotational speed of the ground engaging component based on measurement signals received from the sensor and compare the monitored rotational speed to a baseline rotational speed value. Additionally, the controller may be configured to initiate a control action when it is determined that the monitored rotational speed has crossed the baseline rotational speed value a threshold number of times during a given time interval. |
| US11382265B1 |
Removably attachable adjustable cutting apparatus and method
A removably attachable adjustable cutting apparatus and method includes a cutting deck, a mounting plate, a main pivot point in the mounting plate and a main adjustable arm with a first end connected with the mounting plate at the main pivot point and with a second end connected with the cutting deck such that the cutting deck is adjustable from a horizontal to a vertical position and positions in between. |
| US11382259B2 |
Plug seedling automatic transplanting machine and its control method
A plug-tray seedling automatic transplanting machine and control method thereof, wherein, said machine comprises a chassis bracket, a planting mechanism, seedling separating mechanisms, seedling guiding devices, a power mechanism, a box shifting mechanism, a seedling picking mechanism. The box shifting mechanism is installed on the chassis bracket, the seedling picking mechanism is installed on the box shifting mechanism, and two sets of seedling separating mechanism are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the box shifting mechanism by the chassis bracket, the seedling guiding device is provided above each set of seedling separating mechanism, and the planting mechanism is provided under each set of seedling separating mechanism. With the synergistic effect of various mechanisms and control system, it is possible to pick seedlings in whole row without interval in various sizes of plug-trays, and drop seedlings at the same time, which increase the efficiency and success rate of picking seedlings and dropping seedlings. The plug-tray only needs to move longitudinally, thereby improving the efficiency of the plug-tray transport. The seedling claw can comb the pot seedlings before being inserted into the pot, which improves the quality of seedling picking. The seedling guiding device receives the seedlings statically and shortens the free-falling movement distance, which makes seedling dropping more accurate. |
| US11382256B2 |
Modular toolbar with internal vacuum
A planting implement including a first hollow support frame member having a first end and a first end plate connected to the first end. The first end plate has a first hole disposed therein. The planting implement also includes a second hollow support frame member configured for coupling to the first hollow support frame member. The second hollow support frame member has a second end and a second end plate connected to the second end. The second end plate has a second hole disposed therein. The planting implement further includes at least one spacer and at least one seal having an aperture. The at least one seal is configured to seal a connection between the first hollow support frame member and the second hollow support frame member such that a pneumatic pathway is established between the first hollow support frame member and the second hollow support frame member. |
| US11382254B2 |
Agricultural plough and method for operating
The present disclosure relates to an agricultural plough arrangement comprising an agricultural work vehicle and a plough implement connected to the agricultural work vehicle and comprising at least one ground engaging tool. At least one actuator mechanism is configured to move the plough implement laterally with respect to the agricultural work vehicle, wherein a control unit is provided that is to: receive field-data indicative of conditions of a field across which the agricultural plough arrangement is being moved; automatically determine an actuator-control-signal for the actuator mechanism based on the field-data, wherein the actuator-control-signal is for moving the plough implement laterally with respect to the agricultural work vehicle on the basis of the field-data received. |
| US11382253B2 |
Implement operating apparatus
An implement operating apparatus has a U-shaped drive frame supported on drive wheels, each pivotally mounted about a vertical wheel pivot axis. A steering control selectively pivots each drive wheel. A power source is connected through a drive control to rotate the drive wheels in either direction. First and second implements are configured to perform implement operations and to rest on the ground and when the drive frame is maneuvered to an implement loading position with respect to each implement, the implement is connectable to the drive frame and movable to an operating position supported by the drive frame. When the implement is in the operating position, the steering and drive controls are operative to move and steer the drive frame and implement along a first travel path or a second travel path oriented generally perpendicular to the first travel path. |
| US11382252B1 |
Hand operated weeding tool
A handheld weeding tool with a slidably mounted fulcrum which leverages the force of prying a weed from the ground. During use, the fulcrum becomes locked into a working position. In some embodiments a compression spring holds the fulcrum in a fixed position on the weeder's shaft. |
| US11388849B2 |
Component mounting machine, component suctioning method, nozzle disposing method and method for disposing component supplying device
A component mounting machine includes multiple component supplying devices, a head, a head moving device, and a nozzle lifting and lowering device. The component supplying device feeds out a component to a component supply position. The head includes multiple nozzles configured to suction a component. The head moving device moves the head to cause the nozzles to face the respective component supply positions with two or more thereof. The nozzle lifting and lowering device lifts and lowers the nozzle located to face the component supply positions. In positioning the nozzles to face the respective component supply positions, the head is moved so as to prioritize a positional correction of a nozzle facing a smallest sized component over positional corrections of the other nozzles, and in this state, the nozzles facing the respective component supply positions are lifted and lowered simultaneously to suction corresponding components. |
| US11388843B2 |
Equipment cabinet and method for operating a cooling device
The invention relates to an equipment cabinet for receiving information-technology (IT) and communication-technology components which generate waste heat during operation. Here, the IT and communication-technology components draw in cooling air from the front side of the equipment cabinet for cooling and discharge this air into a hot-air region after having been heated. The air is guided out of the hot-air region and cooled by a cooling device comprising fans. Furthermore, sensors are provided for determining the pressure differential between the pressure in the hot-air region and in the surroundings of the equipment cabinet. In addition, a method is described for regulating a cooling device in an equipment cabinet of this kind. |
| US11388842B2 |
Electric device
An electric device includes an electric component mounted on a circuit board, a cabinet, a heat conducting member, and an elastic portion. The cabinet faces the circuit board. The heat conducting member has heat conductivity, a first contact portion that is in contact with the electric component, and at least one second contact portion that is in contact with the cabinet. The elastic portion has elasticity in a direction in which the circuit board and the cabinet face each other. The first contact portion and the second contact portion are separated from each other in the direction in which the circuit board and the cabinet face each other. The elastic portion applies an elastic force to at least one of the first contact portion and the second contact portion in a direction in which the first contact portion and the second contact portion are separated from each other. |
| US11388841B2 |
Electronic device including heat dissipation structure
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes: a housing including a plurality of acoustic holes; an enclosure mounted in the housing; at least one heating element disposed in the enclosure; a heat dissipation structure disposed on the heating element to transfer heat generated from the heating element; and a heat dissipation duct disposed at least partially on the heat dissipation structure to provide a path for transferring the heat transferred from the heat dissipation structure to the outside through the acoustic holes. The heat dissipation structure may include: at least one first heat transfer member coupled to the one heating element; and a second heat transfer member disposed at least partially on the first heat transfer member to transfer, to the heat dissipation duct, heat transferred from the first heat transfer member. |
| US11388839B2 |
Power electronics cooling assemblies and methods for making the same
A power electronics module includes a cold plate manifold, a heat sink base layer at least partially embedded in the cold plate manifold, an electrically-insulating layer in direct contact with the heat sink base layer, a conductive substrate positioned on the electrically-insulating layer, and a power electronics device coupled to and in direct contact with the conductive substrate. |
| US11388837B2 |
Systems and methods of forming a backplane airflow guide
A server information handling system may include a processor; a network interface device (NID); a power source; a vertical backplane for providing electrical and data coupling to a plurality of hard disk drives (HDDs) operatively coupled to the vertical back plane; a plurality of vent holes formed through the vertical backplane; and an acoustic dampening device including a duct extension protruding away from the plurality of vent holes formed through the vertical backplane; the duct extensions to acoustically separate a fan system of the server information handling system from the plurality of HDDs within the information handling system server by mitigation of acoustic energy transmission generated by airflow through the plurality of vent holes. |
| US11388835B1 |
Placement of custom servers
A server placement controller determines a placement location for a custom server based on infrastructure support system requirements of the custom server and based on infrastructure support system capacities at respective unoccupied slots of a server mounting structure of a data center. In some embodiments, a server placement controller may utilize a hierarchical optimization process to select a placement location for a custom server, wherein the selected placement location meets the requirements of the custom server while also optimizing use of one or more infrastructure support systems, such as power infrastructure support system, a networking infrastructure support system, a cooling infrastructure support system, or other infrastructure support systems of a data center. |
| US11388832B2 |
Blind-mate connection design for liquid-cooled electronic racks
A holder for connecting a rack manifold of an electronic rack and a room manifold of a data center room to provide liquid cooling to the electronic rack includes an L-shaped frame with a first arm having a first end and a second end, and a second arm extending from the second end of the first arm and substantially perpendicular to the first arm. The holder additionally includes a pivot point to be coupled to a pivot connector on a panel to pivotally move the L-shaped frame between a first position and a second position. The holder further includes a first blind-mate connector disposed on the L-shaped frame to be coupled to a second blind-mate connector at an engagement interface. The first blind-mate connector and the second blind-mate connector are coupled in response to the L-shaped frame moving to the second position in response to contact with the electronic rack. |
| US11388829B2 |
Chassis mounting frame and chassis
A chassis mounting frame includes a frame body, a fixing plate, a coupling member, a rotating member, and a pivoting member. The fixing plate is mounted on a side of the frame body and includes a resisting structure. The rotating member is provided on the frame body and coupled to the coupling member and configured to drive the coupling member to move inside the frame body and drive the coupling member and the frame body to move together. The pivoting member is provided on a side of the frame body and coupled to the coupling member. The coupling member is configured to drive the pivoting member to rotate to resist against the resisting structure. |
| US11388827B2 |
Fixing structure for electronic device
A fixing structure for an electronic device includes a mounting body and a mounting bracket. The mounting body includes a side surface, a bottom surface, and at least one limiting member disposed on the bottom surface. The limiting member includes a fixed end and a pillar. The pillar extends downward from the fixed end and protrudes from the bottom surface. The mounting bracket includes a fixing plate and a release assembly. The fixing plate is disposed under the bottom surface of the mounting body, and the fixing plate and the pillar are buckled with each other. The release assembly is disposed on the fixing plate, and the release assembly abuts against the side surface of the mounting body. |
| US11388824B2 |
Component carrier having a three dimensionally printed wiring structure
A component carrier and a method for manufacturing a component carrier is described wherein the component carrier includes a carrier body with a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures and/or electrically insulating layer structures and a wiring structure on and/or in the layer structures where the wiring structure is at least partially formed as a three-dimensionally printed structure. |
| US11388822B2 |
Methods for improved polymer-copper adhesion
Methods for forming circuit boards and circuit boards using an adhesion layer are described. A substrate with two surfaces is exposed to a bifunctional organic compound to form an adhesion layer on the first substrate surface. A resin layer is then deposited on the adhesion layer and the exposed substrate surfaces. Portions of the resin layer may be removed to expose metal pads for contacts. |
| US11388816B2 |
Flexible substrate
According to one embodiment, a flexible substrate includes a flexible insulation base material and a plurality of wiring lines provided on one surface side of the insulation base material, and the insulation base material includes a thinned first area and a second area having a thickness larger than that of the first area, the first area includes a first lower surface, the second area includes a second lower surface, the first lower surface and the second lower surface are formed on an opposite side of a surface on which the wiring lines are provided, and the first lower surface includes an inclined portion inclined towards the second lower surface. |
| US11388811B1 |
Heat-dissipating substrate structure with built-in conductive circuits
A heat-dissipating substrate structure with built-in conductive circuits is provided. The heat-dissipating substrate structure includes an electrically insulating layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, and a heat-dissipating layer. The first metal layer and the second metal layer are disposed on the heat-dissipating layer at an interval. The electrically insulating layer encloses and is in contact with side walls of the first metal layer and side walls of the second metal layer, such that a top wall of the first metal layer and a top wall of the second metal layer are exposed from the electrically insulating layer, and at least one of the conductive circuits extends through at least one of the side wall of the first metal layer and the side wall of the second metal layer and is embedded in the electrically insulating layer. |
| US11388810B2 |
System, apparatus and method for multi-frequency resonator operation in linear accelerator
An apparatus, system and method. An apparatus may include an RF power assembly, arranged to output an RF signal; a resonator, coupled to receive the RF signal, the resonator comprising a first output end and a second output end, and a drift tube assembly, configured to transmit an ion beam, and coupled to the resonator. As such, the drift tube assembly may include a first AC drift tube electrode, coupled to the first output end, and a second AC drift tube electrode, coupled to the second output end and separated from the first AC drift tube by a first gap. The RF power assembly may be switchable to switch output from a first Eigenmode frequency to a second Eigenmode frequency. |
| US11388808B2 |
Biphasic plasma microreactor and method of using the same
The present invention relates to a plasma reactor and more specifically to an plasma microreactor comprising a support, made at least partially of a dielectric material, the support comprising a gas inlet, a liquid inlet, at least a fluid outlet, a liquid microchannel in the support, a gas channel, at least a ground electrode, at least a high voltage electrode, separated from the gas channel by the dielectric material of the support, wherein said ground electrode and said high voltage electrode are arranged on opposite sides of the gas channel so as to be able to create an electric field inside the gas channel, wherein the liquid microchannel and the gas channel are contiguous and at least an opening is arranged between the liquid microchannel and the gas channel so as to form a fluid channel and to cause the liquid flow contact the gas flow and wherein the liquid flow is retained within the liquid microchannel by capillarity action. |
| US11388807B2 |
X-ray CT apparatus, X-ray high voltage apparatus, and X-ray control method
According to one embodiment, an X-ray CT apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire set tube current waveform, and specify, based on the set tube current waveform, a period of a first tube current and a period of a second tube current lower than the first tube current. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a waveform of a grid voltage such that a first grid voltage is applied during a period corresponding to the period of the first tube current and a second grid voltage, which is higher than the first grid voltage, is applied during a period corresponding to the period of the second tube current. |
| US11388795B2 |
Field-configurable LED tape light
LED tape is provided that employs a plurality of surface-mounted contact terminals. The LED tape can be severed at discrete locations adjacent to the contact terminal to create a tape segment configured to interconnect to a power source or to another tape segment by way of a wire selectively received and secured within corresponding terminal connectors. The use of the connecting wire omits the need for a mechanical connector or integration by soldering currently required to interconnect LED tape segments. |
| US11388793B2 |
Dimmable lighting apparatus
The present invention provides a dimmable lighting apparatus, comprising a light emitting circuit and a driving circuit coupled with the light emitting circuit. The driving circuit comprises a rectifier module, a filtering module coupled between the light emitting circuit and the rectifier module, a constant current module coupled between the filtering module and the light emitting circuit, and a dimming module. In particular, the dimming module is configured to receive a driving signal supplied to the light emitting circuit from the constant current module, and feed the driving signal back to the constant current module to adjust an output power of the constant current module. |
| US11388787B2 |
Convection system for employment with an RF oven
An air circulation system for an oven includes a plenum disposed proximate to the cooking chamber, an airflow generator configured to draw air from the cooking chamber through a chamber outlet port and discharge the air into the plenum, and an air heater configured to heat at least some of the air in the plenum prior to a portion of the air entering the cooking chamber from the plenum via air delivery orifices. The chamber outlet port includes outlet perforations combining to form a first geometric shape centered on an axis of the airflow generator. The air delivery orifices include a first set of inlet perforations and a second set of inlet perforations. The first and second sets of inlet perforations combine to form respective second and third geometric shapes that are disposed on opposite sides of the outlet perforations. The second and third geometric shapes are different than the first geometric shape. |
| US11388785B2 |
Connection interface for induction coil array
An induction cooking apparatus includes a plurality of induction coils arranged in at least one array. At least one beam structure is configured to support the at least one array of induction coils. At least one electrical circuit is in connection with the at least one beam structure and in communication with each of the plurality of induction coils forming the at least one array. At least one inverter assembly is configured to drive the induction coils. The electrical circuit and the inverter assembly form a connection interface including a plurality of mating connectors. The mating connectors of the connection interface electrically connect the array with the inverter assembly. |
| US11388783B2 |
Method of making a heater of an electronic vaping device
A method of forming a heater assembly of an e-vaping device includes bending a wire to form a first lobe and bending the wire to form a second lobe. The first lobe and the second lobe form a generally sinuously-shaped heater having a first set of lobes and a second set of lobe. A first apex of the first lobe is generally opposite a second apex of the second lobe. The method may also include curling the first set of lobes towards the second set of lobes to form a heater having a substantially tubular form. The heater defines an opening there through. |
| US11388782B2 |
Heating blanket
An electric blanket including a flexible sheet-like heating element, a shell comprising two flexible sheets covering the heating element, one or more welds coupling the sheet of the shell about the edges to hermetically seal the heating element there between; and a flexible insulating layer extending over the heating element and covered by the shell providing at least one of thermal insulation and electrical insulation, wherein the heating element is held in position between the two sheets of the shell without using connectors that pierce the two sheets. |
| US11388772B2 |
User equipment and communication method for detection of a control channel in a discontinuous reception cycle
The present invention relates to user equipment, an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a storage medium. According to the present invention, the user equipment comprises a processing circuit, configured to: detect a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) on a first bandwidth part of an unlicensed frequency band in a detection time of a discontinuous reception (DRX) period; and detect the PDCCH on a second bandwidth part of the unlicensed frequency band when the PDCCH is not detected on the first bandwidth part. By using the user equipment, the electronic device, the wireless communication method, and the storage medium in the present invention, a DRX mechanism of the user equipment operating on the unlicensed frequency band can be improved. |
| US11388770B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting connection maintenance and release for user equipment
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. The present disclosure provides a method for controlling services of a user equipment (UE) in a light connection, including: a first radio access network (RAN) node determines whether a predetermined condition is met, when determining that the predetermined condition is met, the first RAN node controls to transmit information about light connection state of the UE, and/or, indication information about light connection of the UE, based on the connection control. The present disclosure also provides a method for controlling data continuity of a UE, including: a core network (CN) node receives information about light connection state of the UE, and/or, indication information about light connection of the UE; the CN node control services of the UE, based on foregoing received information. The present disclosure also provides another method for controlling services of a UE in a light connection, and a corresponding device. By adopting the technical solution of the present disclosure, from one aspect, signaling overheads are saved by using the light connection, from another aspect, implementations of existing functions and services will not be affected by introducing the light connection. The present invention provides a data continuity controlling method for a UE, which recites: determining, by a first radio access network node, whether a preset condition is satisfied; and when determining that the preset condition is satisfied and the UE performs Cellular Internet of Things (CIOT) service, transmitting, by the first radio access network node, data transmission information associated with the UE and/or data forwarding requirement information associated with the UE. The present invention further provides another data continuity controlling method for a UE, which recites: obtaining, by a first core network node, data transmission information associated with the UE, and/or receiving a data packet of the UE; performing, by the first core network node, Cellular Internet of Things (CIOT) data transmission control according to the obtained data transmission information associated with the UE and/or the received data packet of the UE. The present invention further provides other data continuity controlling methods for a UE and corresponding devices. According to technical solutions disclosed by the present disclosure, data continuity can be implemented at the same time when saving UE energy. |
| US11388769B2 |
Techniques for communicating management information for mechanisms using wireless communications
Aspects described herein relate to enabling data network devices to communicate using wireless network nodes, including user equipment (UE) and/or core network nodes, in a wireless network. The data network devices can have associated mechanisms for interfacing with the wireless network nodes, and the wireless network functions can facilitate transparent transfer of control information for the associated mechanisms. |
| US11388766B2 |
Method and arrangement for connection re-establishment in a telecommunication system
The invention relates to a method in a user equipment and a user equipment (700) for controlling connection re-establishment between said user equipment and a network. The method comprises the steps of —receiving (501) a configuration message from the network defining at least one condition; —upon detection of connectivity problems (503) towards the first cell, evaluating said at least one condition (504); —if said at least one condition is fulfilled for a neighboring cell (B), applying at least one special criterion for initiating connection re-establishment to said neighboring cell (505), said at least one special criterion being different from at least one criterion that is applied if said at least one condition is not fulfilled. The invention furthermore relates to a method and an arrangement in a network node (800) for controlling connection re-establishment between the network and a user equipment (700). |
| US11388765B2 |
Communications between wireless devices in building automation and control network
A manager device manages communications between wireless devices in a building automation and control (BAC) network. The manager device includes multiple RF modules and a CPU, all disposed within a single housing. Each RF module includes an antenna and RF transceiver for transmitting and receiving wireless RF signals to and from the wireless devices. Each RF transceiver of each RF module operates on a different RF frequency from the RF transceiver of each of the other RF modules. The CPU runs multiple processes in a wireless network protocol stack, including an event handler process and multiple transceiver control processes. The event handler process monitors events within the BAC network, and manages message traffic to and from the transceiver control processes. The transceiver control processes receive messages from and send messages to the event handler process. Each transceiver control process is associated with a corresponding one of the RF transceivers. Each transceiver control process sends messages to and receives messages from the wireless devices via its associated RF transceiver. |
| US11388764B2 |
Method and apparatus for user equipment-assisted coverage enhancement in mobile communications
Various solutions for coverage extension allowing improved high-frequency and high-data-rate cellular coverage of devices located in conditions of poor network coverage in mobile communications are described. The described solutions may extend coverage, for example, via a sidelink interface between two mobile devices, a relay device in good coverage and a remote device that may be in poor coverage, thus allowing the remote device to communicate using the relay device as a backhaul link to a cellular network. |
| US11388760B2 |
Enhanced RACH (random access channel) design for 5G Clot (cellular internet of things)
Techniques for random access (RA) in a cellular internet-of-things (CIOT) are discussed. An example apparatus configured to be employed within a User Equipment (UE), comprises a receiver circuitry, a processor, and transmitter circuitry. The receiver circuitry is configured to receive RA resource allocation information via one of a system information message or a downlink control information (DCI) message. The processor is operably coupled to the receiver circuitry and configured to: select a RA preamble sequence; generate a payload; and spread the payload via a spreading sequence. The transmitter circuitry is configured to transmit, based on the RA resource allocation information, a RA message comprising the RA preamble sequence and the payload, wherein the RA message is transmitted in a RA slot. The receiver circuitry is further configured to receive a response comprising a device identity of the UE and one of an uplink (UL) grant or a RA reject message. |
| US11388758B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for receiving data from plurality of wireless communication terminals
A wireless communication terminal communicating wirelessly with a base wireless communication terminal and unassociated with the base wireless communication terminal is disclosed. The wireless communication terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor configured to receive, by using the transceiver, a multi-station Block ACK frame which indicates whether at least one of MAC frames transmitted from at least one of wireless communication terminals is received by using a first field of the multi-station Block ACK frame for indicating an association identifier corresponding to an association of each of the at least one of wireless communication terminals and the base wireless communication terminal, from the base wireless communication terminal, and determine whether a MAC frame transmitted from the wireless communication terminal is received by the base wireless communication terminal based on whether a second field of the multi-station Block ACK frame includes a MAC address of the wireless communication terminal. |
| US11388756B2 |
Terminal for communicating with a base station apparatus
User equipment includes a receiver that communicates with a base station apparatus, and that receives, from the base station apparatus, one or more blocks associated with one or more beams transmitted from the base station apparatus, the one or more blocks including information used for initial access; a controller that selects a block used for determining a resource for transmitting a preamble from the one or more blocks, based on received power or reception quality of the one or more beams; and a transmitter that transmits the preamble to the base station apparatus using the resource. |
| US11388751B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus technical field
Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and apparatus. The data transmission method is applied to a network based on a CSMA/CA mechanism and the network includes a plurality of nodes that share one channel. According to the data transmission method, a sending node determines, in the plurality of nodes through a first clear channel assessment, that the channel is idle. The sending node then waits for a delay duration, and performs a second clear channel assessment on the channel after the delay duration. The sending node sends a data frame to a receiving node in the plurality of nodes through the channel in response to determining, through the second clear channel assessment, that the channel is idle. The sending node performs a clear channel assessment twice before sending a data frame, which reflects priorities of different types of data frames and shortens a network latency. |
| US11388746B2 |
Methods and apparatus for utilizing short transmission time intervals in a wireless communications network
A terminal device for a wireless communication network is configurable with a plurality of transmission time intervals. An example method comprises: receiving a grant message comprising an indication of radio resources in which the terminal device can transmit one or more wireless messages, the radio resources being configured according to a first transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals; determining the presence of data to transmit, the data being associated with a logical channel; determining a maximum transmission time interval associated with the logical channel; and, responsive to a determination that the maximum transmission time interval associated with the logical channel is less than the first transmission time interval, transmitting a scheduling request message. The scheduling request message is configured according to a second transmission time interval of the plurality of transmission time intervals, shorter than the first. |
| US11388743B2 |
Scheduling request sending method, scheduling request processing method, and related device
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose devices and methods for sending and/or processing a scheduling request. The scheduling request sending method includes: determining whether there has a first scheduling resource configuration corresponding to the first logical channel according to first indication information, when the first logical channel of a terminal device has to-be sent data and a first scheduling request (SR) is triggered; where the first indication information includes a first mapping relationship which indicates a correspondence between a logical channel of the terminal device and a scheduling resource configuration, and the first scheduling resource configuration includes a first uplink control channel resource corresponding to the first logical channel; and sending the first SR to an access network device by the first uplink control channel resource, when the first logical channel has a corresponding first scheduling resource configuration. |
| US11388740B2 |
Method and apparatus for using indication information of time domain resource allocation
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for using indication information of time domain resource allocation. The method comprises receiving from a network node indication information of time domain resource allocation for a first type of message. The method further comprises determining a location of time domain resource for a first type of message based at least in part on the indication information and/or configuration information. |
| US11388738B2 |
Method and device for determining time-domain resources, storage medium, and system
A method and device for determining time-domain resources, a storage medium, and a system. The method comprises: receiving allocation information of time-domain resources to be scheduled, which is sent by a network device (S401), the time-domain resources to be scheduled comprising time-domain resources for performing channel transmission; determining time-domain positions corresponding to the time-domain resources to be scheduled according to a set determining rule and uplink and downlink time-domain resource configuration information and the allocation information (S402); and performing, by means of the time-domain resources to be scheduled, channel transmission according to the time-domain positions corresponding to the time-domain resources to be scheduled (S403). The condition of failure to transmit a channel by a terminal in a short time period due to a conflict with time-domain configuration information when the terminal performs channel transmission is avoided, signaling overheads when the terminal performs channel transmission with the base station are reduced, and the increase of the probability of erroneous detection caused by repeated transmission of control signaling is also avoided. |
| US11388736B2 |
Multiscale approach to predictable wireless networking
A distributed sensing and control network includes a plurality of sensing/control nodes, each of the sensing/control nodes includes a sensor, a local controller, a local memory and a wireless transmitter/receiver. The local memory stores instructions for implementing a multiscale networking protocol for wireless transmissions. The multiscale networking protocol controls at least a first factor at a first timescale and at least a second factor at a second timescale, distinct from the first timescale. The at least a first factor includes an instantiated physical-ratio-K (PRK) interference model for wireless transmissions. The at least a second factor includes at least one of a channel assignment, a node transmission signal power control, a node transmission rate control, a real-time scheduling control, and a local signal map stored in the local memory. Wherein the local signal map, together with instantiated physical-ratio-K (PRK) interference models, defines an interference relationship between a sensing/control node storing the local signal map and each other sensing/control node of the plurality of sensing/control nodes within an exclusion region of the sensing/control node storing the local signal map. |
| US11388732B2 |
Method for associating user equipment in a cellular network via multi-agent reinforcement learning
A method for associating user equipment with base stations of a cellular network such as a 5G network. An agent receives an observation of its environment and deduces an action therefrom, this action being manifested as an association request of the user to a neighboring base station. This action is chosen according to a strategy of the user seeking the maximum of a function of action value for the observation and several possible actions. Once the actions have been carried out by the various actions, a common reward is provided by the network to the various users, the latter being zero in the case of a collision of association requests and the result of a utility function otherwise. The function of action value for the various possible actions is predicted by a recurrent neural network trained on a set of experiments stored in a local memory. |
| US11388731B2 |
Control channel code rate selection
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and, more particularly, to methods and apparatus for code rate selection for control channels. An exemplary method generally includes selecting, from a set of code rates, a code rate to be used to encode a stream of bits using a polar code, based on at least one of a downlink control channel aggregation size, an uplink control channel assignment, or a payload size of the stream of bits, encoding the stream of bits using the polar code and the selected code rate, and transmitting the encoded stream of bits. |
| US11388729B2 |
Adjusting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format in a wireless communication network
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and system for adjusting a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) format in a wireless communication network. In particular, the method is implemented for adjusting a PUCCH format in an uplink transmission from a terminal device to a network device in a wireless communication network. The method comprises: using a first PUCCH format having a first duration for a service between the terminal device and the network device; and using (804) a second PUCCH format having a second and different duration for the service of the terminal device responsive to a determination that the first PUCCH format is in need of change based on one or more events. |
| US11388725B2 |
Method and device for transmitting PPDU on basis of FDR in wireless LAN system
Disclosed is a method and a device for transmitting and receiving a PPDU based on FDR in a wireless LAN system. More specifically, an AP generates FDR indication information on that the AP is capable of performing the FDR and transmits a DL PPDU including the FDR indication information to a first STA and a second STA. The AP receives a first UL PPDU from the first STA and a second UL PPDU form the second STA. A DL PPDU, a first UL PPDU, and a second UL PPDU are transmitted and received based on the FDR. |
| US11388724B2 |
Time resource allocation for radio access networks
There is disclosed a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network. The method includes communicating utilising a time resource allocation, the time resource allocation being indicated by a time resource allocation indication in a received control information message, wherein the time resource allocation indication is mapped to one of a plurality of table representations based on a signaling characteristic of the received control information message. The table representations represent tables having one or more table entries, wherein the table entries associate different values of the time resource allocation indication to a set of time resource allocations. |
| US11388722B2 |
Common downlink control channel transmission method and device
A common downlink control channel transmission method and a relevant device are provided. The common downlink control channel transmission method includes: receiving, by a UE, a target signal from a network side device, a resource set for transmitting a common downlink control channel is associated with the target signal; and determining, by the UE, the resource set in accordance with the target signal, and receiving the common downlink control channel from the network side device through the resource set. |
| US11388721B1 |
Use of voice muting as a basis to limit application of resource-intensive service
A method and system for controlling air-interface resource utilization in a wireless communication system in which an access node provides service on a carrier defining air-interface resources. An example method includes monitoring a rate of voice muting on the carrier, detecting when the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, and responsive to detecting that the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, starting to apply a maximum limit on how many user equipment devices (UEs) the access node will concurrently serve with a resource-intensive service on the carrier. |
| US11388716B2 |
Power headroom report for LTE-NR co-existence
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for a power headroom report for multiple radio access technologies (RATs). A user equipment (UE) may support multiple RATs that correspond to different transmission time intervals (TTIs). A UE may determine a reporting schedule for power headroom reports (PHRs) for a first RAT and a second schedule for PHRs for a second RAT. The UE may generate a PHR for the first RAT and a companion PHR for the second RAT, and may transmit the PHR and companion PHR based at least in part on the first PHR schedule. In some examples, the UE may receive a PHR type from the base station, and may determine a joint PHR based on the type. The UE may determine a joint PHR schedule based on a granularity of supported RATs. |
| US11388714B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing user equipment triggered semi-persistent scheduling activation in wireless communication system
A user equipment (UE) receives a SPS resource configuration from an eNodeB (eNB), and transmits information related to a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation for a specific logical channel to the eNB. The information may include timing information for the specific logical channel which indicates when a SPS resource for the specific logical channel should be activated. The specific logical channel may correspond to a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication. |
| US11388709B2 |
Method for determining slot format and device
A method for determining a slot format and a device are disclosed, to determine an ECP slot format. The method for determining a slot format includes: obtaining first indication information, where the first indication information includes indication information of a slot format a, the slot format a is one of slot formats of a first-type slot, the first-type slot includes N symbols, and N is 14; and determining a slot format b of 2(μ-μa) consecutive second-type slots based on a subcarrier spacing μa applicable to the first indication information, a subcarrier spacing μ applicable to the second-type slot, and the indication information of the slot format a, where the second-type slot includes M symbols, and N is not equal to M. |
| US11388706B2 |
Information acquiring method, terminal, base station, and system
Embodiments disclose an information acquiring method. The method includes sending indicating information, where the indicating information indicates a resource set used for sending initial information, and the initial information comprises a master information block (MIB); and determining, according to the resource set used for sending initial information, a resource used for sending non-initial information, wherein the non-initial information comprises information carried over a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and the resource used for sending the non-initial information does not overlap with the resource set used for sending initial information. |
| US11388704B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, and communication method
A terminal device (UE) includes a reception unit configured to monitor an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) on a Serving cell with frame structure type 3. In a case that the terminal device detects downlink control information (DCI) in a subframe, the terminal device assumes a configuration of OFDM symbols according to a field in the DCI in the subframe. The OFDM symbols are used for downlink transmission. A demodulation reference signal (DMRS) associated with the EPDCCH is mapped in the subframe according to the configuration of the OFDM symbols. |
| US11388702B2 |
Resource determining method, apparatus, network element, and system
Provided in the implementations of the present application are a resource determining method, apparatus, terminal, access network device, and system. The method includes: on the basis of first configuration information and second configuration information, a terminal determines a first time domain resource occupied by an aggregate PUCCH in each time slot for sending uplink control information; and, in n time slots, sending the uplink control information to an access network device by means of the first time domain resource, n being a positive integer; the first configuration information is used for indicating second time domain resource configured by the access network device for the aggregate PUCCH, the first time domain resource belonging to the second time domain resource; and the second configuration information is used for indicating a third time domain resource configured by the access network device and used for uplink signal transmission. |
| US11388698B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and program
[Object] To achieve communication between terminal devices in a more preferred aspect even in a situation in which wireless access technologies in which definition of resources is different are multiplexed in a communication system in which a base station device and terminal devices communicate with each other.[Solution] A communication device includes: a communication unit configured to perform wireless communication; a control unit configured to allocate a resource to each of a first channel for transmitting control information and a second channel for transmitting data in communication between a plurality of terminal devices; and a notification unit configured to notify at least any terminal device among the plurality of terminal devices of information regarding the resource. |
| US11388692B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting access control and mobility management
The present application provides a method and apparatus for supporting general registration of user equipment to facilitate MO only mode preferences. |
| US11388691B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for electronic device enrollment
A system, method and apparatus for automatically enrolling wireless end devices with a base station and/or other device or system. A wireless end device is scanned using a smart phone's native capabilities, without the use of a downloadable, third party app. Information from the scan indicates the name of the base station to which enrollment is desired. The base station name is used in an mDNS request in order to determine a local IP address of the base station. When the IP address is returned to the local, wireless communication device, the wireless communication device sends an HTTP GET message comprising attributes of the end device. The base station receives the HTTP GET message and enrolls the wireless end device with the base station. The base station my further alert another base station, system, server or other entity of the enrollment. The base station may then send the local, wireless communication device a web page indicating that the wireless end device was successfully enrolled with the base station and/or other base station, system, server or entity. |
| US11388689B2 |
Timing advance indication method, base station, UE and device
A timing advance indication method, a base station, a terminal and a device are provided. The method includes: transmitting subcarrier spacing configuration information of a physical uplink shared channel and/or a physical uplink control channel to a terminal; receiving a preamble fed back by the terminal based on subcarrier spacing configuration information; obtaining a quantized value of a timing advance corresponding to a tracking area based on the preamble; and transmitting the quantized value of the timing advance to the terminal. |
| US11388686B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
Measurement is efficiently performed while suppressing an increase in an overhead. A user terminal according to the present invention includes: a reception section that receives frequency information indicating a plurality of frequencies in a single component carrier; and a control section that, when a signal block including a synchronization signal and a broadcast signal is transmitted at each of the plurality of frequencies, controls measurement at the plurality of frequencies. |
| US11388684B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing the maximum power on a secondary carrier
A method and apparatus provides for determining an upper bound of a maximum power in the user equipment, which can configure the maximum power in a range that is defined by the upper bound and a lower bound. The method includes determining whether a configured output power for a master cell group in a dual connectivity mode of operation is less than a minimum of a maximum allowed power for a particular serving cell and a maximum allowed combined power. The upper bound of the maximum power in the user equipment is set equal to the minimum of (1) the minimum of the maximum allowed power for the particular serving cell and the maximum allowed combined power, less the configured output power for the master cell group, (2) a maximum allowed power for a secondary cell group, and (3) an adjusted maximum power of a power class of the user equipment, based upon a determination that the configured output power for the master cell group in a dual connectivity mode of operation is less than the minimum of the maximum allowed power for the particular serving cell and the maximum allowed combined power. The upper bound of the maximum power in the user equipment is set equal to zero power, based upon a determination that the configured output power for the master cell group in a dual connectivity mode of operation is not less than the minimum of the maximum allowed power for the particular serving cell and the maximum allowed combined power. |
| US11388682B2 |
Device noise-based received signal strength indicator value modifications
In one example, a device may include a transceiver to receive a signal at a first transmit power from an access point via a wireless network connection. The first transmit power may be based on a feedback received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value. Further, the device may include a noise detection unit to determine device noise generated in the device and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) monitoring unit to determine that an SNR value associated with the wireless network connection falls below a threshold due to the device noise. Furthermore, the device may include a control unit to modify the feedback RSSI value upon determining that the SNR value falls below the threshold and transmit the modified feedback RSSI value to the access point via the transceiver. |
| US11388676B2 |
Power-efficient body proximity sensing for mmWave systems
A user equipment (UE), or other network component can operate to generate new radio (NR) communications in millimeter wave (mmW) frequencies. Body proximity sensing (BPS) operations can be performed to determine whether a maximum permissible exposure (MPE) event is triggered. A safe transmit power level associated with the one or more bands can then be used to provide the NR communications. Additionally, determinations of whether various conditions are satisfied to suspend the BPS operations for a period can be evaluated and implemented. The BPS can be configured such that a BPS period of the BPS operations are aligned with a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle at a beginning of a DRX on-duration of a DRX cycle, wherein the one or more conditions comprise a DRX idle time or state. |
| US11388673B2 |
Control method and device
A control method includes: establishing a connection by a first electronic device with a second electronic device through a connection component in an activated state; and in response to the established connection, switching, by the first electronic device, a target functional component called by the second electronic device from an inactivated state to an activated state to implement a target function corresponding to the target functional component of the first electronic device. A state of the first electronic device includes: a first state and a second state. When the first electronic device is in the first state, the connection component is in the activated state, the target functional component being in the inactivated state. A power consumption of the first electronic device in the first state is lower than a power consumption of the first electronic device in the second state. |
| US11388672B2 |
Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium for communication in a wireless local area network
Various aspects related to various apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium are described herein. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to protect downlink (DL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform DL communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to communicate regarding uplink (UL) communication(s). Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to an allocation vector. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform operation(s) related to random access. Some aspects may enable an apparatus to perform UL communication(s). The written description and appended drawings provide detailed descriptions regarding these and many other aspects. |
| US11388671B2 |
Selecting reference signal occasions for wakeup
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Multiple reference signal occasions may occur during an inactive period of a discontinuous reception cycle configured for a wireless device. An amount of time the UE will be awake during the discontinuous reception cycle if the UE wakes up during a reference signal occasion of the multiple reference signal occasions may be determined for each of the reference signal occasions. The UE may wake up during the reference signal occasion associated with the shortest amount of awake time relative to the other reference signal occasions. |
| US11388670B2 |
System and method for optimizing power consumption in voice communications in mobile devices
The present invention provides a system and method for optimizing power consumption in voice communication in mobile devices. The system comprises pre-processing modules, a speech codec encoder module, a speech codec decoder module and post-processing modules. The pre-processing and post-processing modules are implemented on a DSP/VLIW processor, while the speech encoder and decoder modules are implemented on a CPU with SIMD extensions. This pipelined implementation of modules in multi-core reduces current consumption in the SoC by up to 50 percent compared to an implementation of the modules in a single DSP/VLIW core. The significant reduction in current consumption of the modules enables reduction of power consumption in the talk time. |
| US11388669B2 |
Method and apparatus for power consumption reduction with multi-link operation in mobile communications
Various solutions for power consumption reduction with multi-link operation with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may establish a first link with a first network node. The apparatus may establish a second link with a second network node. The apparatus may receive a dormancy indication via a physical layer signaling from the first network node. The apparatus may transit a dormancy state of the second network node according to the dormancy indication. |
| US11388666B2 |
Method and system for user equipment power saving
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium provide a false grant detection service. An end device may receive downlink control information when in a discontinuous reception active state. The downlink control information may include a new downlink transmission grant or a new uplink transmission grant. When downlink data pertaining to the new downlink transmission grant is unsuccessfully decoded, the end device may identify the new downlink transmission grant as a potential false grant and invoke a verification procedure. Depending on the result of the verification procedure, the end device may or may not start a discontinuous reception inactivity timer depending on whether the potential false grant is deemed a false grant or a valid grant. Similarly, the end device may invoke a verification procedure for a new uplink transmission grant. The detection of false grants may minimize the waste of power for the end device. |
| US11388662B2 |
Apparatus and methods for generating and distributing policy in wireless networks
Apparatus and methods for prioritizing spectrum and controlling data traffic steering within a wireless network. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide enhanced wireless services which allow network operators to prioritize utilization of spectrum for their subscribers. In one variant, an enhanced 3GPP UE Route Selection Policy (URSP) framework is provided for a UE connected to 5G wireless network, which allows the UE to use one or more prioritized 3GPP spectrum Band Class(es) based on one or more selection criterion or preconditions. In another variant, UE location information is used to dynamically update a data traffic steering mode or other functionality of an enhanced ATSSS (Access Traffic Steering, Switching, and Splitting) rule framework is described for dynamic control of steering or routing functionality, including between 3GPP- and non-3GPP network accesses for the data traffic. |
| US11388659B2 |
Tiered re-allocation of wireless channels
A tiered service management resource providing management of wireless channels in a network environment receives notification of wireless bandwidth such as multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system (a.k.a., SAS). The spectrum access system allocates the wireless channels for use by a wireless base station in the network environment. Prior to re-allocating the wireless bandwidth (such as a selected wireless channel) to customer premises equipment, the tiered service management resource further receives a communication indicating a wireless spectrum scan performed at a location from which customer premises equipment in the network environment is (being) installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless base station. Based on an identified fixed wireless service tier (or level) assigned to the customer premises equipment and supplemental information such as the wireless spectrum scan, the tiered service management resource allocates a selected wireless channel from SAS-assigned bandwidth for use by the customer premises equipment. |
| US11388656B2 |
Method and device for terminal attaching and creating home-routed PDU session in roaming environment supporting network slice
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method in a roaming environment supporting a network slice is provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a terminal, a first packet data unit (PDU) session request message including slice assistance information indicating the properties of a service the terminal intends to use; transmitting, to a network function (NF) repository function, a first discovery request message including a home public land mobile network (PLMN) ID of the terminal and the slice assistance information; and receiving, from the NF repository function, a first discovery response message including a session management network function (SM NF) address of the home PLMN. The SM NF is selected, on the basis of the slice assistance information, from SM NFs of a PLMN associated with the home PLMN ID. |
| US11388653B2 |
Method and apparatus providing access control
A method comprises receiving information at a user device about one or more types of access and associated barring configuration information. The one or more types of access may comprise programmable access classes. The method further using by the user device one or more of said types of access and respective barring configuration information when determining whether to attempt access to a network. |
| US11388652B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating position of cell-defining synchronization signal block and searching for the same, and base station
A method of indicating a position of a cell-defining SSB includes: acquiring on-off indication information set in a physical broadcast channel (PBCH) of a non-cell-defining SSB, where the on-off indication information is a first value or a second value. In response to that the on-off indication information is the first value, the base station sets SSB position indication information in the PBCH to indicate a position of a raster or a raster group in which a cell-defining SSB is located. In response to that the on-off indication information is the second value, the base station sets gap indication information in the PBCH to indicate that there is no cell-defining SSB within a range of a current frequency band. The range has a length of a gap value and is centered at a position of the current SSB; and sending the SSB to user equipment (UE). |
| US11388651B2 |
Base station configuration sharing in a wireless network
A base station distributed unit receives at least one message from a first base station central unit. The at least one message comprises one or more first configuration parameters associated with the first base station central unit. The at least one message comprises one or more second configuration parameters associated with a second base station central unit. The base station distributed unit transmits the one or more first configuration parameters and the one or more second configuration parameters. |
| US11388650B2 |
System information transmission method, terminal device, and network device
A method includes: broadcasting, by a network device, a minimum system information (MSI) message, where identification information of each SIB/system information block group in the MSI message includes an identifier of the SIB/system information block group and a type indication of the identifier, and the type indication of the identifier is used to indicate that a type of the identifier of the SIB/system information block group is an area specific system information identifier or a cell specific system information identifier. A corresponding terminal device and network device are also disclosed. |
| US11388645B2 |
Network node and method for communicating with a wireless device using channel quality of SCell
A network node and a method performed thereby for communicating with a wireless device are provided. The network node is operable in a first communication network, and provides a PCell in a licensed frequency band and a SCell in an unlicensed frequency band. The method comprises determining that a channel quality for the SCell does not meet a predetermined threshold; and when the channel quality for the SCell not meeting the predetermined threshold is due to interference from devices and/or nodes not belonging to the first communication network, triggering a channel switch of the SCell. |
| US11388644B2 |
Apparatus and method for load balancing in wireless communication system
A 5th generation (5G) or 6th generation (6G) communication system for supporting higher data rates, compared to that of a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE) communication system are provided. An apparatus and a method for load balancing in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a transceiver, a memory storing one or more instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to receive first information about a relation between a base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) from each of a plurality of BSs, determine, based on the first information, a number of UEs on which handover has to be performed from among UEs served by each of the plurality of BSs, and transmit, to each of the plurality of BSs, priority information determined based on the number of UEs. |
| US11388643B2 |
User terminal and mobile communication method
A user equipment, apparatus, and method transmits a random access preamble to a cell and receives a message including a random access response as a response to the random access preamble from the cell. The message indicates that a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection to the cell is rejected. |
| US11388635B2 |
Method and apparatus for measurement reporting in carrier aggregation wireless communication systems
When detecting occurrence of an event for transmitting a measurement report of a radio condition of a cell at a frequency set for a base station apparatus, to the base station apparatus (3) communicating with a terminal apparatus (2), the terminal apparatus (2) in a wireless communication system (1) creates a measurement report including information indicating radio conditions of cells at a frequency at which the event occurred and at another different frequency. The base station apparatus (3) controls whether or not to perform handover of the terminal apparatus (2) to another cell, on the basis of the measurement report transmitted from the terminal apparatus (2). Thereby, there is provided a wireless communication system in which a base station apparatus and the terminal apparatus are communicable with each other using multiple frequencies, the wireless communication system being capable of shortening time required for handover. |
| US11388634B2 |
Selection of a target cell for handover based on channel impulse response metric
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium are provided for selecting a target cell based on channel impulse response (CIR) measurements, which may include receiving measurement configuration information including a CIR parameter from a first network node and may further include generating one or more measurement reports based on the CIR parameter, the one or more measurement reports including CIR measurements of one or more beams of one or more neighbor cells associated with the first network node and/or second network nodes and transmitting the one or more measurement reports to the first network node.The selecting a target cell based on CIR measurements may include transmitting measurement configuration information including a CIR parameter and receiving one or more measurement reports, including CIR measurements of one or more beams of one or more network nodes and selecting a target cell for handover using the measurements. |
| US11388633B1 |
Managing frequency band assignment based on wireless device characteristics
Systems and methods provide inter-band EN-DC coverage combinations to wireless devices in a cell wherein each inter-band coverage has corresponding handover criteria. The method includes determining a power class for at least one wireless device, wherein the power class is one of a high-power class and a low power class. The method additionally includes comparing the handover criteria of at least two inter-band coverage combinations to identify relaxed handover criteria and assigning the high-power class wireless device to an inter-band coverage combination having the relaxed handover criteria. |
| US11388630B2 |
Information processing method and device in baseband processing split architecture, and storage medium
An information processing method and device in a baseband processing split architecture, and a computer storage medium, the method includes: receiving, by a distributed unit (DU), load information of a plurality of central units (CUs), and determining, by the DU and according to the load information of the plurality of CUs, a first CU having a load greater than a target threshold value and a second CU having a load less than the target threshold value among the plurality of CUs; and, sending, by the DU, control signaling to the first CU and the second CU respectively to instruct to migrate cell data of the first CU from the first CU to the second CU to balance the load among the plurality of CUs. |
| US11388629B2 |
Methods and systems for extending ATSC 3.0 physical layer broadcast to enable convergence with unicast 5G
The ATSC 3.0 physical layer broadcast standard is extended with new OFDM numerology, L1 signaling and frame structure aligned with 5G. This is done to enable improved broadcast mobility and convergence 5G release 16 as a Non-3GPP access network. The 5G core network and Broadcast core network interwork over defined interfaces to enable convergence layer 3. This enables improvements of broadcast physical layer for physics of broadcast. The 5G unicast physical layer is enhanced for physics of unicast, and then both are converged at layer 3. This is novel and has many benefits compared to the legacy LTE broadcast method (e.g., Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS)), which combines both broadcast and unicast into a single shared LTE frame at layer 1. The eMBMS method is then improved for dominate unicast mode in shared L1 frame. The result is the broadcast performance and efficiency in eMBMS are less than optimal. |
| US11388627B2 |
Vehicular micro cloud transmission control protocol
A system and related method for transmitting data to one or more connected vehicles. The system includes one or more processors and a memory. The memory includes one or more modules that cause the one or more processors to establish a communication connection between the system and one or more of the connected vehicles, the connected vehicles forming a vehicular micro cloud and having a shared identification, send a first portion of data to one or more of the connected vehicles, the data having the first portion and a remaining portion, receive acknowledgment data from one or more of the connected vehicles, the acknowledgment data including the shared identification, validate the acknowledgment data, and in response to the acknowledgment data being validated, send the remaining portion of data to one or more of the connected vehicles. |
| US11388621B2 |
Flexible high capacity-radio network temporary identifier
Methods and apparatuses in a wireless communication system. A method of operating a base station (BS) includes generating an indicator indicating that the BS is capable of supporting a high-capacity radio network temporary identifier (HC-RNTI), wherein a size of the HC-RNTI is based on a configurable granularity; generating a system information block including the indicator and information indicating the size of the HC-RNTI; transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), the system information block; and transmitting, to the UE, the HC-RNTI, wherein the HC-RNTI is allocated to the UE. |
| US11388618B2 |
Distributed radio access network implementing fronthaul operational measurements
A distributed radio access network (RAN) includes a plurality of radio points (RPs), each being configured to exchange radio frequency (RF) signals with at least one user equipment (UE). The distributed RAN also includes a baseband controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of RPs via a fronthaul network. The baseband controller is configured to determine, for each of the plurality of RPs, a number of successfully received packets on the fronthaul network, for a wireless channel, during a measurement interval. The baseband controller is also configured to determine, for each of the plurality of RPs, a number of packet losses (reflecting dropped and/or delayed packets), for the wireless channel and during the measurement interval, based on the number of successfully received packets. |
| US11388611B2 |
Communication control apparatus and communication control method
A communication control apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires information on a plurality of second wireless systems that perform wireless communication by utilizing a radio wave of a frequency band used by a first wireless system, a first determination unit that determines, based on the information on the second wireless systems, an operation parameter regarding radio transmission of each of the second wireless systems so as to satisfy a protection standard regarding interference of the radio wave of the first wireless system, a calculation unit that calculates a residual interference quantity that is allowed to be additionally allocated to the second wireless systems based on the operation parameter determined by the first determination unit and the protection standard of the first wireless system, a classification unit that classifies the second wireless systems into a single or a plurality of sets. |
| US11388609B2 |
Method and apparatus for coverage determination and download opportunity notification
Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for coverage determination and download opportunity notification. A method for content coverage determination and download opportunity includes obtaining, by a content coverage application running on a mobile device, an itinerary from a map application on the mobile device. The content coverage application sends the itinerary and mobile device characteristics to a coverage determination system and receives a wireless coverage profile based on the itinerary and the mobile device characteristics. The content coverage application generates a list of entertainment applications running on the mobile device. The content coverage application provides a notification of a wireless coverage gap based on the wireless coverage profile and displays the list of entertainment applications and status for each listed entertainment application in response to user input. The content coverage application sends instructions to one or more of the listed entertainment applications to download content in response to user selections. |
| US11388608B2 |
Soft service migration between spectrum access system (SAS) providers for citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) networks
Techniques and mechanisms for a soft migration from an initial or source Spectrum Access System (SAS) of a source SAS provider to a destination SAS of a destination SAS provider for a base station operative to serve as a Citizens Broadband Radio Service Device (CBSD) in a Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) network are described. While the base station operates to facilitate communications for one or more user equipments (UEs) and is registered with the source SAS for spectrum access, the base station may communicate in one or more message exchanges for registering with the destination SAS and for receiving from the destination SAS a grant for spectrum access to spectrum according to a plurality of operating parameters. After communicating in a message exchange with the destination SAS in a heartbeat procedure for receiving an authorization to use the granted spectrum, the base station may deregister with the source SAS. |
| US11388606B2 |
Methods and systems for environmental sensing capability planning in a shared spectra
Techniques for planning locations of receiver systems for an environmental sensing capabilities (ESC) system are provided. An ESC system is used to detect activity of primary users in shared spectra. The techniques can be used to reduce dead zone area(s), created by the receiver systems, for radios of secondary systems using the shared frequency spectrum. |
| US11388603B2 |
Channel mapping in shared spectrum in the presence of higher tier users
Techniques and apparatus for channel mapping in shared spectrum in the presence of higher tier users are provided. One technique includes evaluating, for different channel locations of orthogonal channel(s) within available spectrum, an amount of transmission limitation imposed to a group of devices due to incumbent protection, an amount of available bandwidth, and/or a maximum contiguous channel size. A channel location is assigned to each orthogonal channel, based on the evaluation. Another technique includes determining first channel location(s) in order to assign at least a first orthogonal channel within available spectrum. Each first orthogonal channel is associated with a group of devices sharing bandwidth within one or more networks. An exchange is participated in with a network entity to share a first set of information associated with the first channel locations. A determination is made whether to modify portion(s) of the first set of information, based on the exchange. |
| US11388602B2 |
Network slicing with a radio access network node
Systems, methods, and apparatuses may comprise a Radio Access Network (RAN) node for performing RAN-layer network slicing. The system may comprise a User Equipment (UE) in communication with the RAN node to provide the UE access to a core network (e.g., a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) 5G network). The core network may comprise one or more Network Functions (NF) including an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) for facilitating communications between the RAN node and other NFs. By sending one or more RAN node messages and/or AMF messages, the system may perform RAN-layer slicing to register the UE with a network slice, establish a PDU session for the UE with the network slice, and/or provide a service to the UE with the network slice. In some instances, RAN-layer network slicing may be performed for multiple, specific use cases to meet UE service requirements. |
| US11388598B2 |
Recover from vehicle security breach via vehicle to anything communication
Systems, apparatus, methods, and techniques for reporting an attack or intrusion into an in-vehicle network are provided. The attack can be broadcast to connected vehicles over a vehicle-to-vehicle network. The broadcast can include an indication of a sub-system involved in the attack and can include a request for assistance in recovering from the attack. Connected vehicles can broadcast responses over the vehicle-to-vehicle network. The responses can include indications of data related to the compromised sub-system. The vehicle can receive the responses and can use the responses to recover from the attack, such as, estimate data. |
| US11388593B2 |
Mobile terminal and control method thereof
There is provided a mobile terminal capable of being protected against unauthorized use by a third party without using a dedicated key device. A plurality of mobile terminals are previously registered mutually. When unlocked among them, one mobile terminal communicates with another mobile terminal in a communication range of short-range wireless communications, unlocks the above another mobile terminal, and when out of the communication range, locks it again. |
| US11388592B2 |
Security context handling in 5G during handover
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for flexible, security context management during AMF changes. One aspect of the disclosure is a mechanism for achieving backward security during AMF changes. Instead of passing the current NAS key to the target AMF, the source AMF derives a new NAS key, provides the new NAS key to the target AMF, and sends a key change indication to the UE, either directly or through some other network node. The UE can then derive the new NAS key from the old NAS key. In some embodiments, the AMF may provide a key generation parameter to the UE to use in deriving the new NAS key. In other embodiments, the target AMF may change one or more security algorithms. |
| US11388588B2 |
Optimized small data transmission over uplink
Various communication systems may benefit from an improved signaling protocol. For example, machine-to-machine communications in a network may benefit from improved signaling and security. A method includes establishing a secure data transmission path for an application. The secure data transmission path is used to transmit data between a user equipment and a network element. The network entity includes a gateway or an application server. The method also includes transmitting data for the application over the secure data transmission path using a pre-configured radio bearer. The radio bearer is pre-configured for data transmission between the user equipment and an access node located between the user equipment and the network element. In addition, the method includes receiving a response message at the user equipment from the network element through the secure data transmission path. |
| US11388586B2 |
Downlink control channel monitoring capability for ultra-reliable low-latency communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a baseline physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring capability of the UE and an enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability of the UE, where the enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability facilitates monitoring by the UE of more PDCCH monitoring opportunities per slot than the baseline PDCCH monitoring capability. The UE may report, to a base station, the enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability and also the baseline PDCCH monitoring capability. The UE may receive, based on the UE reporting the enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability, at least one control resource set configuration that includes an indication that a corresponding control resource set is configured for enhanced PDCCH monitoring. The UE may monitor the corresponding control resource set in accordance with the enhanced PDCCH monitoring capability of the UE. |
| US11388585B2 |
Temporary handling of wireless communication device capabilities
A wireless communication device (UE) may provide information pertaining to one or more operating capabilities of the UE to LTE and 5G-NR networks. The UE may transmit information to an LTE base station directly, and to a 5G-NR base station directly, or indirectly via the LTE base station. The information may include preferred values corresponding to any number of different operating parameters associated with wireless communications or wireless communication capabilities of the UE in both LTE and 5G-NR networks, to inform and/or request the LTE and 5G-NR networks to make provisions based on the transmitted information for the wireless communications of the UE on those networks. The UE may thereby provide assistance information to LTE and 5G-NR networks in a multi-radio-access-technology dual-connectivity setting to request the respective networks to adjust certain operating capabilities of the UE in order to alleviate one or more operating issues that may be affecting the UE. |
| US11388583B2 |
Method for reporting capability information and dual mode user equipment adapted thereto
A system and a method that reports capability information regarding a dual mode User Equipment (UE) are provided. The UE supports Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD). The UE capability transmitting method includes receiving a message requesting UE capability information from an evolved Node B (eNB), generating first capability information and second capability information according to the UE capability information requesting message, and transmitting UE capability information including the first and second capability information to the eNB. The first capability information comprises FDD capability information applicable to an FDD mode or TDD capability information applicable to a TDD mode. The second capability information comprises capability information applicable to both the FDD mode and the TDD mode. The system and method can allow a dual mode UE to efficiently report its capability information. |
| US11388581B2 |
Robust adjustment of access and mobility management functions
A method and apparatus for robust adjustment of access and mobility management functions are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a radio access network (RAN)-user equipment (UE) identifier from a first access and mobility management function (AMF), the RAN-UE identifier configured to identify a UE or UE context for a RAN; producing an AMF-UE identifier, the AMF-UE identifier configured to identify the UE or UE context for a second AMF; selecting a transport network layer association (TNLA) link towards a RAN; and sending the AMF-UE identifier to the RAN. |
| US11388578B2 |
Mobile communication terminal and communication control method for selecting a communication device according to calculated communication scheduling information
A mobile communication terminal communicates with a plurality of base stations using a plurality of communication devices, and includes a movement route information management unit which manages movement route information of a moving member, a plurality of communication units which communicates using the plurality of communication devices, communication environment information which contains a position of each communication area, a communication quality of the communication device available in the communication area, and a communication cost, a mobile communication planning unit which calculates communication scheduling information on the basis of the movement route information, the communication quality information, the cost information, and a communication requirement of data to be transmitted, and a communication control unit which selects the communication device according to the calculated communication scheduling information. |
| US11388577B2 |
Station steering profiles in a wireless network control system
In a managed wireless environment where a controller is gathering data in order to optimize the wireless network, certain data parameters are gathered in order to optimize the network. The gathered parameters are then utilized to determine best case links for various attached wireless station devices in order to: 1) optimize the network and 2) optimize the per station (STA) links. The control points utilized to determine the network optimization will vary based on the desired outcomes for the system. As such, configurable ‘profiles’ will be utilized in order to prioritize outcomes for the system. These profiles may be utilized by the network steering controller in order to steer wireless station devices to optimize the network in the desired fashion. |
| US11388570B2 |
Method of programming a load control device
A load control device is able to receive radio-frequency (RF) signals from a Wi-Fi-enabled device, such as a smart phone, via a wireless local area network. The load control device comprises a controllably conductive device adapted to be coupled in series between an AC power source and an electrical load, a controller for rendering the controllably conductive device conductive and non-conductive, and a Wi-Fi module operable to receive the RF signals from the wireless network. The controller controls the controllably conductive device to adjust the power delivered to the load in response to the wireless signals received from the wireless network. The load control device may further comprise an optical module operable to receive an optical signal, such that the controller may obtain an IP address from the received optical signal and control the power delivered to the load in response to a wireless signal that includes the IP address. |
| US11388569B2 |
Index of everyday life
A mobile phone connected to a fleet of radio transceiver chips that can be individually identified by the mobile station, which automatically are associated with a photo when the phone camera is used in proximity. The transceiver chips have a small loudspeaker, vibrator and/or light emitter for producing an alarm, and the transceiver chip also can determine and send back its location to the mobile phone. The mobile phone deduces its location by GPS or triangulation, and has an application which can be programmed to check the location of items given predetermined criteria are met, or upon user request. For example the mobile phone can be used to program luggage lists, and check whether everything is with the user at a time. The best mode involves typically a smartphone with relevant application software and RFID tags enhanced by light emitter, loudspeaker and/or vibrator and adhesive. |
| US11388568B2 |
MTC key management for sending key from network to UE
A root key (K_iwf) is derived at a network and sent to MTC UE (10). The K_iwf is used for deriving subkeys for protecting communication between MTC UE (10) and MTC-IWF (20). In a case where HSS (30) derives the K_iwf, HSS (30) send to MTC-IWF (20) the K_iwf in a new message (Update Subscriber Information). In a case where MME (40) derives the K_iwf, MME (40) sends the K_iwf through HSS (30) or directly to MTC-IWF (20). MTC-IWF (20) can derive the K_iwf itself. The K_iwf is sent through MME (40) to MTC UE (10) by use of a NAS SMC or Attach Accept message, or sent from MTC-IWF (20) directly to MTC UE (10). In a case where the K_iwf is sent from MME (40), MME (40) receives the K_iwf from HSS (30) in an Authentication Data Response message, or from MTC-IWF (20) directly. |
| US11388563B2 |
System and method for determining data usage in a converged charging system
Systems and methods described herein include receiving, at a network device and from a session management device, a first message that includes a first identifier associated with a subscriber and a second identifier associated with a first service that is charged using an online charging system. The network device transmits a second message that indicates a first time period in which to report data usage associated with the first service and a second time period in which to report data usage associated with one or more second services that are charged using an offline charging system. The network device receives first data usage information associated with the first service after the first time period and second data usage information associated with the one or more second services after the second time period. The network device processes the data usage information. |
| US11388561B2 |
Providing a summary of media content to a communication device
A wireless communication device includes a processor, a display device coupled to the processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes instructions executable by the processor to perform operations. The operations include receiving a user input to play a media content item. The operations include sending a request for a summary of the media content item to a network device in response to the user input in lieu of sending a particular request for the media content item. The operations also include, in response to the reply including media content, sending the media content to the display device for display. |
| US11388560B2 |
Radio terminal, radio station, and method therefor
A radio terminal (1) is configured to transmit data using a first communication architecture type, in response to an occurrence of a request for specific data transmission when the radio terminal (1) has already been configured by a network (3) to use a second communication architecture type. This contributes to, for example, when the radio terminal has already been configured by the network to use the second communication architecture type that involves suspension and resumption of an RRC connection, facilitating effectively performing communication according to the first communication architecture type that involves data transmission over a control plane. |
| US11388559B2 |
System and method for subscription based deployment and management of a communication system
An ordering system (102) generates subscription offerings and receives an order entry in response thereto, for configuring a plurality of mobile communication devices (116) and gateways. A service management system (106) having a service management controller processes the order entry and establishes subscription services in response thereto. The subscription services are based on one or more of features, bearer providers, and capabilities associated with the plurality of mobile communication devices and gateways. The service management system (106) manages the selection of optimal bearer providers as the gateways for the transport of features requested in the order. A billing service (120) is adjusted in accordance with deployment and management of the mobile communication devices, including the transfer of mission critical functions from narrowband bearer providers to broadband bearer providers. |
| US11388557B2 |
Vehicle and method for controlling thereof
A controlling method of a vehicle includes: checking whether the vehicle is parked; upon checking that the vehicle is parked, guiding a driver to select whether to transmit parking location information; in response to a driver's selection of transmitting the parking location information, receiving the parking location information in a form of an audio signal from the driver; and transmitting the parking location information to a driver's portable device. |
| US11388556B2 |
Position determination system
A position determination system determines a position of a mobile terminal relative to a vehicle by a wireless communication. The position determination system includes: a communication device disposed in a vehicle compartment and configured to receive a wireless signal transmitted from the mobile terminal and detect a reception strength of the received wireless signal. The position determination system is configured to: determine whether the mobile terminal is existing in the vehicle compartment; estimate an amount of absorbers that exists in the vehicle compartment and may absorb radio waves having a frequency used for the wireless communication; adjust an inside determination value which is used as a threshold for determining that the mobile terminal is existing in the vehicle compartment; and determine that the mobile terminal is existing in the vehicle compartment in response to the inside device strength being equal to or greater than the inside determination value. |
| US11388550B2 |
Positioning method and apparatus
This application provides a positioning method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by a positioning apparatus, information about a transmission environment of each channel in a plurality of channels for a terminal device; determining, by the positioning apparatus, a target channel from the plurality of channels based on the information about the transmission environment of each channel; and locating, by the positioning apparatus, the terminal device based on positioning measurement information of the target channel. The positioning method and apparatus provided in this application helps improve positioning accuracy. |
| US11388543B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for reconfiguring and routing a multichannel audio file
Presented herein are systems, methods and devices for reconfiguring and routing a multichannel audio file to an external audio system. One method includes, in any logical combination and order: identifying, by an input configuration module of a dedicated software application running on a computing device, a plurality of input channels in the multichannel audio file; identifying, by an output configuration module of the dedicated software application, a desired output configuration having a plurality of output channels; assigning, by the output configuration module, each of the input channels to one or more of the output channels such that each of the input channels corresponds to one or more assigned output channels; and routing, by a routing module of the dedicated software application, each of the input channels to the corresponding one or more assigned output channels. |
| US11388542B2 |
Vehicle
A vehicle includes an in-vehicle device and a speaker array. The in-vehicle device acquires information that identifies a posture of an occupant of the vehicle by use of an occupant posture acquisition portion. The in-vehicle device controls a sound outputted from the speaker array to a sound arriving from a virtual sound source that is set at a predetermined position, and corrects the position of the virtual sound source based on the posture of the occupant by use of a sound control portion. |
| US11388532B2 |
Zone scene activation
In general, techniques of controlling a plurality of multimedia players in groups are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, a mechanism is provided to allow a user to group some of the players according to a theme or scene, where each of the players is located in a zone. When the scene is activated, the players in the scene react in a synchronized manner. For example, the players in the scene are all caused to play a multimedia source or music in a playlist, wherein the multimedia source may be located anywhere on a network. |
| US11388531B2 |
Smoothing power consumption of an active medical device
An active medical device, including an input receiver configured to receive a frequency-varying input signal, and a functional component that reacts to the input signal and consumes power at a rate dependant on the frequency of portions of the input signal to which the functional component reacts, wherein the active medical device is configured to adjust one or more portions of the input signal corresponding to portions of the input signal where the functional component consumes power at a rate that is greater than that of other portions of the input signal. |
| US11388530B2 |
Sub-surface indicator lighting
Presented herein are devices/apparatuses having indicator lights (visual indicators), such as light emitting diodes (LEDs), positioned underneath/below the outer surface of a housing of the device. However, the indicator lights positioned below the outer surface of the housing, sometimes referred to herein as “sub-surface” or “sub-housing” indicator lights, are optically coupled to the outer surface of the housing via one or more optical connectors (e.g., light guides, light pipes, light diffusers, etc.). As such, the light emitted by the sub-surface indicator lights is still visible at the outer surface of the device housing. |
| US11388529B2 |
Hearing assistance system with own voice detection
A hearing assistance system includes a pair of left and right hearing assistance devices to be worn by a wearer and uses both of the left and right hearing assistance devices to detect the voice of the wearer. The left and right hearing assistance devices each include first and second microphones at different locations. Various embodiments detect the voice of the wearer using signals produced by the first and second microphones of the left hearing assistance device and the first and second microphones of the right hearing assistance device. Various embodiments use outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed by the left hearing assistance device and the outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed the right hearing assistance device to determine whether to declare a detection of the voice of the wearer. |
| US11388527B2 |
Hearing aid system comprising a hearing aid and a charging station, and method for adjusting a signal processing parameter
A hearing aid system includes a hearing aid with a rechargeable battery and a first data memory for storing operating data, and a charging station with a nonvolatile second data memory. The charging station charges the battery of the hearing aid at least intermittently while the hearing aid is arranged in a charging position. The hearing aid transmits operating data from the first data memory to the charging station when the hearing aid is arranged in a transmission position. The charging station stores operating data transmitted from the hearing aid in the second data memory, and the charging station transmits operating data stored in the second data memory to the hearing aid. A computer unit of the hearing aid adjusts at least one parameter relating to signal processing of the hearing aid based on the operating data transmitted from the charging station to the hearing aid. |
| US11388524B2 |
Differential ultrasonic transducer element for ultrasound devices
Aspects of the technology described herein relate to ultrasound circuits that employ a differential ultrasonic transducer element, such as a differential micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) element. The differential ultrasonic transducer element may be coupled to an integrated circuit that is configured to operate the differential ultrasonic transducer element in one or more modes of operation, such as a differential receive mode, a differential transmit mode, a single-ended receive mode, and a single-ended transmit mode. |
| US11388523B2 |
Inertial exciters, drive units and loudspeakers
An inertial exciter for use with an acoustic radiator, the inertial exciter comprising: a magnet assembly including a magnet unit configured to provide a magnetic field in an air gap, wherein the air gap extends around a movement axis of the inertial exciter; a coil assembly including: an attachment portion configured to provide an attachment between the coil assembly and the acoustic radiator; a voice coil; a voice coil former which extends from the attachment portion into the air gap. |
| US11388521B2 |
Transducer arrangement
An arrangement for generating vibration according to an electrical input signal includes a first permanent magnet arrangement including a first permanent magnet, a frame including magnetic material, a second permanent magnet configured to be arranged between the first permanent magnet and the frame and to be coupled with the frame, one or more portion of the frame extending at least in one direction over an edge area of the second permanent magnet. The second permanent magnet is further configured to face, at a distance, the first permanent magnet such that a magnetic interaction between the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet causes a first force to a surface of an apparatus, wherein the frame is configured to be magnetized by the second permanent magnet in order to cause magnetic interaction between the one or more portion of the frame and the first permanent magnet arrangement in order to cause a second force to the surface having an opposite direction compared with the first force. |
| US11388519B2 |
Speaker, terminal, and speaker control method
A speaker includes a front cover, a coil, a frame, a magnet, a magnetic diaphragm, and a voice coil. The coil is located on an inner side of the front cover, the magnetic diaphragm is located between the coil and the voice coil, a periphery of the magnetic diaphragm is adhered to one side of the frame, the magnet is located on the other side of the frame, and the one side and the other side of the frame are two opposite sides of the frame. The voice coil is configured to drive the magnetic diaphragm to vibrate. |
| US11388518B2 |
Flat panel loudspeaker
Circular flat panel loudspeaker comprising a resonant with a rear surface opposite the front surface. An exciter is provided at an axial centre of panel and coupled to the rear surface of the panel to cause the panel to vibrate, on operation of the exciter, to generate sound. A frame is provided for mounting in the surface and having the rear surface of the panel fixed thereto around the whole of the outer boundary of the panel, such that when mounted in the mounting surface and when the panel is caused by the exciter to vibrate on operation of the exciter, the outer boundary of the panel is fixed relative to the mounting surface. Means are provided to induce non-circularly symmetric distortion of natural modes of oscillation of the panel, the support frame and the exciter absent the mode distribution means |
| US11388517B2 |
Planar loudspeaker
Planar loudspeaker comprising a planar sound panel (10), a mounting (12), at least one drive unit (14) for driving the sound panel (10), said drive unit preferably being attached to the mounting (12), and at least one stabilizing device (22) for stabilizing a movement of the sound panel (10), wherein the stabilizing device (22) is arranged between the sound panel (10) and the mounting (12) and comprises at least a stroke section (28), which is configured so as to be movable, flexible and/or elastic, and at least one centering device (36) for centering the sound panel (10) and/or at least a part of the drive unit (14), wherein the centering device (36) is arranged in a different plane than the stabilizing device (22) and comprises at least a stroke section (28), which is configured so as to be movable, flexible and/or elastic. |
| US11388516B2 |
Privacy device for smart speakers
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a privacy blocking device configured to prevent receipt, by a listening device, of video and/or audio data until a trigger occurs. A blocker may be configured to prevent receipt of video and/or audio data by one or more microphones and/or one or more cameras of a listening device. The blocker may use the one or more microphones, the one or more cameras, and/or one or more second microphones and/or one or more second cameras to monitor for a trigger. The blocker may process the data. Upon detecting the trigger, the blocker may transmit data to the listening device. For example, the blocker may transmit all or a part of a spoken phrase to the listening device. |
| US11388515B2 |
Daisy chained audio speaker system
A Daisy Chained Audio Speaker System comprising a plurality of audio speakers in cube cases wherein at end of the plurality is an electrical empowering voltage and amplitude audio input source line in wire comprising an audio jack wherein each of the audio speakers in cube cases in the plurality are configured spaced apart secured to an article of ornamental costume or genuine jewelry chain by tie wherein the jewelry chain is configured to be worn around the neck of a person and wherein the at end electrical empowering voltage and amplitude audio input source line in wire comprising an audio jack is configured to connect to an electrical empowering voltage and amplitude audio input source device. |
| US11388513B1 |
Ear-mountable listening device with orientation discovery for rotational correction of microphone array outputs
A technique for rotational correction of a microphone array includes generating first audio signals representative of sounds emanating from an environment and captured with an array of microphones of an ear-mountable listening device; identifying a characteristic human behavior having at least one of a typical head orientation or a typical head motion associated with the characteristic human behavior by monitoring sensors mounted in fixed relation to the array of microphones; determining a rotational position of the array of microphones relative to the ear based at least in part upon identifying the characteristic human behavior; applying a rotational correction to the first audio signals to generate a second audio signal, wherein the rotational correction is based at least in part upon the rotational position; and driving a speaker of the ear-mountable listening device with the second audio signal to output audio into an ear. |
| US11388502B1 |
In-ear device with personalized aesthetics
An in-ear device is disclosed that comprises an earbud and a decorative article. A head portion of the earbud has an ear canal insert portion, first end of which is coupled with an ear plug. A faceplate of the earbud having first planar region which is traversely extended from second end of the ear canal insert portion to an area that is proximate to outer boundary of the first planar region. A second planar region of the faceplate corresponds to mounting region having recess portion adapted to house first metal coupling plate. The decorative article is detachable from the mounting region and has second metal coupling plate. At least one of first metal coupling plate and second metal coupling plate is magnetic material. The first metal coupling plate is complementarily sized and shaped to magnetically couple with second metal coupling plate when placed in proximity to first metal coupling plate. |
| US11388500B2 |
Methods and devices for occluding an ear canal having a predetermined filter characteristic
Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of forming occlusion devices are provided. An occlusion device is configured to occlude an ear canal. The occlusion device includes an insertion element and at least one expandable element disposed on the insertion element. The expandable element is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element and is configured to expand, responsive to the medium, to contact the ear canal. Physical parameters of the occlusion device are selected to produce a predetermined sound attenuation characteristic over a frequency band, such that sound is attenuated more in a first frequency range of the frequency band than in a second frequency range of the frequency band. |
| US11388499B2 |
Universal adjustable ear tip
An audio device for insertion into an ear canal of a user that includes an adjustable ear tip. The ear tip is formed by a sleeve disposed on a body of the audio device with a first end of the sleeve coupled to an output end of the body. In a retracted state, the sleeve lies alongside an exterior surface of the body. Movement of the second end relative to the body moves the second end axially along the body and flexes the sleeve radially outward away from the body. An extent of movement of the second end is selectable to provide a radial dimension of the sleeve and thus the ear tip that provides a suitable fit of the audio device with a user's ear canal. |
| US11388495B2 |
Data processing method and apparatus for passive optical network system, and passive optical network system
A data processing method and apparatus for a Passive Optical Network (PON) system and a PON system, the method including: a first partial bandwidth is allocated to a first Optical Network Unit (ONU) within a first time window, the first ONU having completed registration and being in a working state; and a first data frame from the first ONU is received within a time corresponding to the first partial bandwidth, and a second data frame from a second ONU is detected within the first time window, the second ONU having not completed registration. |
| US11388492B2 |
Flat, highly connected optical network for data center switch connectivity
A flat data center network includes a plurality of switches each including a first plurality of server facing ports connected to a first set of servers, and a plurality of network facing ports connected to other switches of the plurality of switches, wherein the plurality of switches are interconnected via corresponding network facing ports in a semi-structured random network architecture that enables additional servers to be added to the flat data center network during operation while maintaining random interconnect. |
| US11388483B2 |
Interaction overlay on video content
In this application, methods of facilitating serving advertisements to users are described. Methods of the inventive subject matter allow for delivery of advertisement videos, both in the form of commercials and in the form of product placement, such that users can interact with one or more buttons that are included in an interactive overlay on the advertisement video. Buttons in an interactive overlay can prompt a user to provide an input to a client to bring about a desired effect, e.g., to make a purchase or to request more information. Interaction with a button does not cause an interruption in any video content that includes an interactive overlay prompting a user for input. |
| US11388481B2 |
Media content search results ranked by popularity
Media content search results ranked by popularity is described. In embodiment(s), a search request for television media content can be initiated by a viewer, and television media content that is relevant to the search request can be identified. The relevant television media content can then be ranked based on a popularity rating and the relevant television media content can be displayed in an ordered list that is ordered by popularity rankings. |
| US11388479B2 |
Display apparatus for processing multiple applications and method for controlling the same
A television having an Internet browsing function including a network interface configured to access a webpage on the Internet; a display module; a memory configured to store a URL of the accessed webpage; a user interface configured to receive a command signal from a remote controller; and a controller configured to control the display module to display a broadcast program in a first area, in which the broadcast program is received via the network interface, an external device interface or a tuner, control the display module to display a thumbnail list in a second area while displaying the broadcast program in the first area, wherein the thumbnail list includes a captured image of the accessed webpage, and the second area is within the first area, and control the display module to display a webpage corresponding to the accessed webpage based on the URL stored in the memory in response to a command signal for selecting the captured image of the accessed webpage. |
| US11388478B2 |
Display apparatus, content displaying method, and non-transitory recording medium
A display apparatus includes a display controller that displays, on the basis of a display schedule, content included in distribution data distributed from a content distribution apparatus. The display apparatus determines whether or not content that matches the replacement rule is included in the distribution data. When displaying content included in the distribution data on the basis of the display schedule, if it is determined that content that matches the replacement rule is included in the distribution data, the display apparatus replaces the content with the replacement content and displays the replacement content. |
| US11388476B2 |
Block partitioning method and apparatus
A method of visual media processing includes performing, based at least in part on a rule for using an extended quadtree (EQT) partitioning process, a conversion between a current block of visual media data and a corresponding coded representation of the visual media data, wherein the EQT partitioning process includes partitioning a given block into exactly four sub-blocks, at least one of which has a size different from half of a width of the given block times half of a height of the given block; and wherein the rule specifies that if the rule is used for partitioning the current block, then each subblock is further split in accordance with a binary tree (BT) partitioning process or a second EQT partitioning process, and further wherein, both the BT process and the second EQT partitioning process have tree depths that meet a pre-defined relationship. |
| US11388470B2 |
Set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of same
A set-top box with enhanced behavioral controls and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, a wireless transceiver is located within a housing, which also interconnectedly includes a television input, a television output, a processor, and memory. The set-top box may pair with an electronic door locking apparatus coupled to a door that is room-collocated with the set-top box in a hospitality establishment. The set-top box may then receive a status signal from the electronic door locking apparatus relative to the open/closed status of the door and locked/unlocked status of the door. |
| US11388467B1 |
Media content distribution platform
Methods and systems may provide media content via retail display devices and/or portable electronic devices to assist consumers in retail environments. Potentially relevant media content may be intelligently obtained, stored, and/or distributed based on a number of considerations to ensure that relevant content will be available for a variety of consumers having a variety of retail needs. Through specific techniques described herein, the methods and systems herein may overcome technological and logistical challenges associated with distributing content among computing devices that are often limited in computing capabilities. Furthermore, the methods and system herein may provide media content in a manner that promotes authors who create and share media content via social media services. |
| US11388461B2 |
Methods and apparatus for providing virtual content over a network
Methods and apparatus for selecting, purchasing and delivering content to users of a network so that the user has “virtual” ownership of and access to the content, thereby obviating the need for physical media (e.g., DVDs or CDs). In an exemplary embodiment, the network comprises a hybrid fiber coax (HFC) network, and on-demand (OD) sessions or broadcast modes are used to deliver the virtual content stored at the head-end (or hub site) to the requesting owner. The purchased content is associated with one or more users when stored, thereby providing the owner(s) unlimited access thereto, without the costs and effort associated with renting/purchasing and maintaining DVDs. The content may also comprise new release content, which would otherwise not be available over the network at that time but for the purchase and delivery mechanisms of the invention. Various other complementary features for enhancing the user's virtual ownership experience are also disclosed. |
| US11388455B2 |
Method and apparatus for morphing multiple video streams into single video stream
A method of morphing multiple video streams into a single video stream is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving video streams at an encoding device, each multiple video stream is formed by video frames; encoding the video frames for each video stream at multiple bitrates to form multiple resolution qualities for each video stream; and combining streams for the multiple resolution qualities of the video streams to form a video bunch frame stream. An apparatus for morphing multiple video streams into a single video stream is also provided. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions is also provided. When executed by a computer or processor, the program instructions cause the apparatus to perform the method. |
| US11388454B2 |
Publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes one or more media segments corresponding to key events
Provided are a system and method for publishing a disparate live media output stream manifest that includes one or more media segments corresponding to key events. The system comprises one or more processors that generate a programming schedule, based on a synchronization of one or more disparate sub-systems in the system, includes one or more key events that occurred from a starting point until a current live point in a live input stream. Further, a reference clock provides a reference time to synchronize the one or more disparate sub-systems. Based on the programming schedule, one or more processors insert the current live point and one or more media segments corresponding to the one or more key events that occurred prior to the current live point included in a live input stream manifest into a disparate live media output stream manifest, which is further published based on the insertion. |
| US11388453B2 |
Method for processing live-streaming interaction video and server
A method for processing a live-streaming interaction video comprises sending a data transmission request to a first anchor terminal and a second anchor terminal in response to a response message from the first anchor terminal; receiving first live-streaming data, first interaction information, second live-streaming data and second interaction information; acquiring target live-streaming data by fusing the first live-streaming data, the first interaction information, the second live-streaming data with the second interaction information; and sending the target live-streaming data to multiple audience terminals. |
| US11388452B2 |
Dynamic custom interstitial transition videos for video streaming services
A device receives a base video that includes an area in frames of the base video reserved for being overlaid with metadata. The device determines a first set of videos to be played next for a particular user. A selection of the first set of videos is based on a second set of videos associated with the particular user. The device receives metadata for the first set of videos and populates an executable presentation template for the base video with a set of extracted metadata. The device plays the base video and synchronizes execution of the populated presentation template with the playing of the base video to overlay the reserved area of the frames with the set of metadata to create a custom interstitial transition video that informs the particular user about the videos to be played next. |
| US11388451B2 |
Method and system for enabling data-rich interactive television using broadcast database
A database is packed up for broadcast over an iTV system by packaging, compressing, and streaming the database via one or more carousels. The packing up process creates one or more data modules, each including record sets, and one or more modules containing computer-readable instructions for resolving queries using the record sets. These modules, along with a table of contents module that includes descriptions of how the data modules are composed and interfaces to the modules containing the computer-readable instructions, are downloaded at a set top box in order to resolve queries from television users and/or other applications. Thereafter, the computer-readable instructions are executed to resolve the queries. When available, the results produced by executing the query may be displayed on a television. Information regarding the queries may be used to modify the packing up and/or broadcast processes. |
| US11388440B2 |
Method and apparatus for a low complexity transform unit partitioning structure for HEVC
A method and apparatus for a low complexity transform unit partitioning structure for High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC). The method includes determining prediction unit size of a coding unit, and setting the size of transform unit size of Y, U and V according to the prediction unit size of the coding unit. |
| US11388434B2 |
Reducing computational complexity when video encoding uses bi-predictively encoded frames
Several techniques aimed at reducing computational complexity when encoding uses bi-predictively encoded frames (B-frames) are implemented in a video encoder. In an embodiment, B-frames are not used as reference frames for encoding P-frames and other B-frames. Non-use of B-frames allows a de-blocking filter used in the video encoder to be switched off when reconstructing encoded B-frames, and use of a lower complexity filter for fractional-resolution motion search for B-frames. In another embodiment, cost functions used in motion estimation for B-frames are simplified to reduce computational complexity. In one more embodiment, fractional pixel refinement in motion search for B-frames is simplified. In yet another embodiment, predictors used in motion estimation for a macro-block in a P-frame are selected from a B-frame that uses a same reference frame as the P-frame. |
| US11388431B2 |
Imaging apparatus and imaging system
A modulator has a first grating pattern, and a second grating pattern having a phase shifted from the first grating pattern; a sensor processor receives a first image signal outputted by the first grating pattern, and a second image signal outputted by the second grating pattern; a difference processor calculates a difference between the first image signal and the second image signal; and a compression processor 3005 contains information that indicates a range of the difference to first compression image data. Those make it possible to reduce a data amount of images capable of focus adjustment etc. from later, and to lead to reduction in costs of a storage apparatus. |
| US11388429B2 |
Decoder and decoding method
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a decoder includes memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to split a current picture into tiles, generate a slice having a rectangular shape and located at a lower-right corner of the current picture, the slice including at least a part of a tile among the tiles, generate first information on a region of the slice with header information, the header information not including information identical to the first information, and decode the slice with the first information. |
| US11388428B2 |
Video decoding method and video decoder
The present disclosure discloses a video decoding method and a video decoder. The method includes: parsing coding tree split information to obtain a current node; determining coordinates of an upper-left corner of a region covered by a current quantization group based on a depth N of the current node; obtaining a QP delta of a current CU in the region covered by the current quantization group; and obtaining a reconstructed picture of the current CU based on the QP delta of the current CU. |
| US11388426B2 |
Decoder for playing big frames
The decode time of big frames may be reduced by starting big frame decoding much earlier than normal decoding order. In a multi-threaded decoder, decoding one frame can be divided into several stages and stages of different frames can run in parallel like a pipeline. The first stage may be the token parser which is the most time consuming among all the stages because it is sensitive to bitstream size. If one or more stages of big frame decoding can be done much earlier than normal decoding order, the decode time spent exclusively on the big frame (not including the time shared with other frame decoding) may be much less in some embodiments. In this way, big frame decoding time may be reduced and in addition, depending on how big the big frame is, the decoder control can control how early to start decoding, so that frame drops caused by big frames can be reduced or eliminated. |
| US11388422B2 |
Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods related to intra prediction mode
A method of coding implemented by a decoding device or an encoding device, comprising obtaining indication information for a luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2) of a current coding block, relative to a top-left luma sample postion (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; setting a value of a luma intra prediction mode associated with the current coding block to a first default value, when the indication information indicates that a Matrix-based Intra Prediction (MIP) is applied for the luma component at the luma position (cbWidth/2, cbHeight/2), relative to the top-left luma sample postion (xCb, yCb) of the current coding block; and obtaining a value of a chroma intra prediction mode based on the value of the luma intra prediction mode of the current coding block. |
| US11388418B2 |
Video signal processing method and device
A method of video decoding according to the present invention may comprise determining an intra prediction mode of a current block, determining a DC value using reference samples adjacent to the current block when the intra prediction mode of the current block is a DC mode, and deriving a prediction sample of the current block based on the DC value. |
| US11388416B2 |
Video compression using deep generative models
Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to methods and apparatus for compressing video content using deep generative models. One example method generally includes receiving video content for compression. The received video content is generally encoded into a latent code space through an auto-encoder, which may be implemented by a first artificial neural network. A compressed version of the encoded video content is generally generated through a trained probabilistic model, which may be implemented by a second artificial neural network, and output for transmission. |
| US11388415B2 |
Substitutional end-to-end video coding
A method of video encoding at a video encoder can include receiving a picture, and determining a substitutional representation of the picture by performing an optimization process to tune elements of the substitutional representation of the picture to optimize a rate-distortion performance of coding the substitutional representation of the picture based on an end-to-end (E2E) optimized framework. The E2E optimized framework can be an artificial neural network (ANN) based video coding framework that is pretrained. The substitutional representation of the picture can be encoded to generate a bitstream. |
| US11388413B1 |
Fast encoding parameter selection for convex hull video encoding
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include downsampling and encoding one or more video segments into a plurality of encoded segments with a first encoder using a plurality of encoding parameter value sets and decoding and upsampling the plurality of encoded segments to a plurality of decoded segments at an original resolution of the one or more video segments. The method may also include determining, based on analyzing the plurality of decoded segments, an optimal encoding parameter value set for the one or more video segments. The method may further include encoding the one or more video segments with a second encoder using the optimal encoding parameter value set. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11388408B2 |
Interpolation of reshaping functions
Methods and systems for generating an interpolated reshaping function for the efficient coding of high-dynamic range images are provided. The interpolated reshaping function is constructed based on a set of pre-computed basis reshaping functions. Interpolation schemes are derived for pre-computed basis reshaping functions represented as look-up tables, multi-segment polynomials, or matrices of coefficients in a multivariate, multi-regression representation. Encoders and decoders using asymmetric reshaping and interpolated reshaping functions for mobile applications are also presented. |
| US11388405B2 |
Content aware scheduling in a HEVC decoder operating on a multi-core processor platform
A method is provided for decoding an encoded video stream on a processor having a plurality of processing cores includes receiving and examining a video stream to identify any macroscopic constructs present therein that support parallel processing. Decoding of the video stream is divided into a plurality of decoding functions. The plurality of decoding functions is scheduled for decoding the video stream in a dynamic manner based on availability of any macroscopic constructs that have been identified and then based on a number of bytes used to encode each block into which each picture of the video stream is partitioned. Each of the decoding functions is dispatched to the plurality of processing cores in accordance with the scheduling. |
| US11388404B2 |
Context design for prediction mode and CBF
A method of controlling intra-inter prediction for decoding or encoding of a video sequence, is performed by at least one processor. The method includes determining whether a neighboring block of a current block is coded by an intra-inter prediction mode, and based on the neighboring block being determined to be coded by the intra-inter prediction mode, performing intra mode coding of the current block, using an intra prediction mode associated with the intra-inter prediction mode, setting a prediction mode flag associated with the neighboring block, deriving a context value, based on the set prediction mode flag associated with the neighboring block, and using the derived context value, performing entropy coding of a prediction mode flag associated with the current block that indicates that the current block is intra coded. |
| US11388402B2 |
Position dependent spatial varying transform for video coding
A mechanism for position dependent spatial varying transform (SVT) for video coding. A prediction block and a corresponding transformed residual block are received at a decoder. A type of spatial varying transform (SVT) employed to generate the transformed residual block is determined. A position of the SVT relative to the transformed residual block is also determined. An inverse of the SVT is applied to the transformed residual block to reconstruct a reconstructed residual block. The reconstructed residual block is then combined with the prediction block to reconstruct an image block. |
| US11388390B2 |
Wearable electronic device on head
Disclosed is an electronic device according to the present invention. The electronic device according to the present invention may open and close pinholes formed in the electronic device, depending on whether an image is output to a display panel. The electronic device according to the present invention may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, a device related to a 5G service, and the like. |
| US11388387B2 |
Imaging system and synchronization control method
An imaging system includes first and second light source devices configured to irradiate a subject with lights having different wavelength bands, first and second imaging devices configured to image the subject, and first and second video processing devices configured to process an imaged video of the subject imaged by either of the corresponding imaging devices and to output the processed video to an output unit. The first and second light source devices alternately perform lighting in synchronization with a frame period of the imaged video or an integer multiple thereof based on a genlock signal. The first imaging device performs imaging in synchronization with the lighting of each of the first and second light source devices. The second imaging device performs imaging in synchronization with the lighting of each of the first and second light source devices. |
| US11388384B2 |
Methods and apparatus for receiving and/or using reduced resolution images
Methods and apparatus for using selective resolution reduction on images to be transmitted and/or used by a playback device are described. Prior to transmission one or more images of an environment are captured. Based on image content, motion detection and/or user input a resolution reduction operation is selected and performed. The reduced resolution image is communicated to a playback device along with information indicating a UV map corresponding to the selected resolution allocation that should be used by the playback device for rendering the communicated image. By changing the resolution allocation used and which UV map is used by the playback device different resolution allocations can be made with respect to different portions of the environment while allowing the number of pixels in transmitted images to remain constant. The playback device renders the individual images with the UV map corresponding to the resolution allocation used to generate the individual images. |
| US11388380B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and image capturing method
In a high speed image capturing state, a camera signal processing circuit is not needed to perform a signal process at a high screen rate, but at a regular screen rate. In the high speed image capturing mode, raw data of 240 fps received from an image sensor 101 are recorded on a recording device 111 through a conversion processing section 201 and a recording device controlling circuit 210. Raw data that have been decimated and size-converted are supplied to a camera signal processing circuit 203 through a pre-processing circuit 202 and an image being captured is displayed on a display section 112 with a signal for which a camera process has been performed. In a reproducing state, raw data are read from the recording device 111 at a low screen rate according to a display performance of the display section 112 and the raw data that have been read are processed are processed by the pre-processing circuit 202 and the camera signal processing circuit 203 and a reproduced image is displayed by the display section 112. |
| US11388379B2 |
Motor vehicle with display device having a projector on the rear side of a projection area
Information that can be seen from the front side is projected onto the rear side of a projection area by a projector in a motor vehicle. The size of the projection area is variable by moving portions of a screen. |
| US11388377B2 |
Display device and projection device
The display device includes a light source unit that emits light, a first display element, and a second display element. The display device further includes a light separating and synthesizing member that separates the light emitted from the light source unit into first light and second light having different wavelength regions, emits the first light toward the first display element, emits the second light toward the second display element, and synthesizes the first light that has been reflected and modulated by the first display element and the second light that has been reflected and modulated by the second display element. The display device further includes a light absorbing member that covers a part of the first display element. The light absorbing member absorbs a part of the modulated second light reflected by the second display element and directed toward the first display element. |
| US11388375B2 |
Method for calibrating image capturing sensor consisting of at least one sensor camera, using time coded patterned target
A method for calibrating an image capturing sensor including at least one sensor camera using a time coded pattern target including: displaying the target on a flat screen display, displaying a pattern sequence on the display and capturing the pattern sequence by the at least one sensor camera as a sequence of a camera images, performing an association between pixels of the target and captured image points of the camera images for at least one fixed position of the display in space or respectively for at least two different positions of the display in space, performing the calibration through corresponding points, performing a gamma correction wherein a gamma curve of the display is captured and corrected in any position of the display and/or in addition to capturing the pattern sequence in any position of the display by the at least one sensor camera before displaying the target. |
| US11388374B2 |
Transmitters and receivers for transmission of video and other signals by fiber optic cable
In a video signal transmission system using fiber optic cable, an improved optical transceiver module (fiber module) having integrated video signal processing capabilities can be used in video signal transmitters for video sources, video signal receivers for display devices, or video switching devices. The improved fiber module has a form factor complying with the Small Form-factor Pluggable standard, and a standard optical fiber connector. In addition to an optical transceiver, the improved fiber modules includes a ¼ inch signal processing chip programmed to perform video signal processing. The mainboard of the video signal transmitter or receiver or the video switching device has additional signal processing chips for processing non-video signals such as audio, data, network, RS-232, and IR remote control signals, but they do not perform video signal processing. Another embodiment is a fiber optic cable with an electrical signal connector module that integrates a video signal processing chip. |
| US11388369B2 |
Video device and control method for video device
A video device includes: a first video signal terminal to which a video signal cable for transmitting a video signal is detachably connected; a second video signal terminal which is of the same shape as that of the first video signal terminal, and to which the video signal cable is detachably connected; a detection unit which detects a predetermined state in the first video signal terminal and the second video signal terminal; a first video signal switch which connects the first video signal terminal to either an input unit or an output unit; a second video signal switch which connects the second video signal terminal to either the input unit or the output unit; and a control unit which controls a connection state of the first video signal switch and a connection state of the second video signal switch according to a detection result of the detection unit. |
| US11388367B2 |
Methods and apparatus for automatic media file transcoding
Methods and apparatus are provided for automatically transcoding media files. An exemplary method comprises obtaining an input media file having an input file format and encoded with a codec of a first type; automatically determining output media file formats for transcoding the input media file based on statistics of previously transcoded files and statistics of trending media formats for previously downloaded files; transcoding the input media file into transcoded output media files using a codec of a second type to obtain the determined output media file formats; and generating metadata for each of said plurality of transcoded output media files, wherein said metadata is stored in memory as a media catalogue separately from said one or more transcoded output media files. |
| US11388366B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, control method, and computer-readable storage medium
An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image, is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, first information representing image analysis processing executable by the device, and output information based on the obtained first information and second information representing image analysis processing executable by the image capturing apparatus. |
| US11388364B2 |
Method for automatic triggering of a direct delayed mode
A method for the automatic triggering of a direct delayed mode by a decoder unit, includes reading, by a reading system of the decoder unit, into a favourites memory of the decoder unit, a favourite programmes recording list, a favourite programme recording including at least a start time and a broadcast channel identifier, filtering the favourite programmes recordings list according to a temporal criterion for selecting recordings which correspond to favourite programmes which commence less than a predetermined first period after a current date, for each selected recording, allocating direct delayed mode resources, these resources including at least one receiver and a delayed mode memory for triggering a direct delayed mode. |
| US11388360B2 |
Imaging device and electronic device
An imaging device that facilitates pooling processing.A pixel region includes a plurality of pooling modules and an output circuit, the pooling module includes a pooling circuit and a comparison module, the pooling circuit includes a plurality of pixels and an arithmetic circuit, and the comparison module includes a plurality of comparison circuits and a determination circuit. The pixel can obtain a first signal through photoelectric conversion, and can multiply the first signal by a given scaling factor to generate a second signal. The pooling circuit adds a plurality of second signals in the arithmetic circuit to generate a third signal, the comparison module compares a plurality of third signals and outputs the largest third signal to the determination circuit, and the determination circuit determines the largest third signal and binarizes it to generate a fourth signal. In the imaging device, the pooling module performs pooling processing in accordance with the number of pixels and outputs data obtained by the pooling processing. |
| US11388359B2 |
Systems and methods for implementing time delay integration imaging techniques in conjunction with distinct imaging regions on a monolithic charge-coupled device image sensor
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement TDI imaging techniques in conjunction with monolithic CCD image sensors having multiple distinct imaging regions, where TDI imaging techniques can be separately implemented with respect to each distinct imaging region. In many embodiments, the distinct imaging regions are defined by color filters or color filter patterns (e.g. a Bayer filter pattern); and data from the distinct imaging regions can be read out concurrently (or else sequentially and/or nearly concurrently). A camera system can include: a CCD image sensor including a plurality of pixels that define at least two distinct imaging regions, where pixels within each imaging region operate in unison to image a scene differently than at least one other distinct imaging region. In addition, the camera system is operable in a time-delay integration mode whereby time delay-integration imaging techniques are imposed with respect to each distinct imaging region. |
| US11388358B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, image capturing system, moving object, and circuit chip
An image capturing apparatus includes a first chip and a second chip which are laminated together. The first chip includes effective pixels disposed in a first row across a plurality of columns, and an optical black pixel disposed in the first row. The second chip includes an AD conversion unit configured to perform an AD conversion on a signal output from the optical black pixel. The AD conversion unit includes a part overlapping, as seen in plan view, with the optical black pixel. |
| US11388356B1 |
AI fusion pixel sensor using memristors
Technologies relating to AI fusion pixel sensor for MLP using active pixel sensors with memristors are disclosed. An example apparatus includes: many of active pixel sensors, wherein each active pixel sensors includes: a photodiode configured to receive image signal; a transfer gate; a selector controller; a reset controller; a voltage readout end; a first 1T1R cell, a second 1T1R cell, and a third 1T1R cell connected to the voltage readout end; and a first current readout end, a second current readout end, and a third current readout end connected to the first 1T1R cell, the second 1T1R cell, and the third 1T1R cell respectively; a first total current readout end, a second total current readout end, and a third total current readout end, whose total current equals the sum of the currents of all current readout ends in each active pixel sensors. |
| US11388354B2 |
Backup-camera-system-based, on-demand video player
A backup-camera-system-based, on-demand video player includes at least one video signal input port, driver interface means operable to receive from a driver information about the driver's selection of a video signal input port from the at least one video signal input port, and a controller operable to receive the information from the driver interface means, determining the video signal input port selected by the driver, making a connection between the video signal input port to a back-camera input port of a backup camera system, and sending a reverse gear engaged signal to a reverse gear port of the backup camera system. The drive accesses a video signal connected to the selected video signal port on a display monitor of the backup camera system. |
| US11388353B2 |
Control apparatus, control method, and storage medium
A control apparatus for stitch imaging makes a first determination, or a second determination, and a display control unit configured to control a display of a display unit according to whether the determination made by the determination unit is the first determination or the second determination. |
| US11388352B2 |
Camera array
A plurality of outward-facing cameras, arranged in nodal clusters surrounding and mounted to the top plate of a plate structure, with the plate structure having an elevated platform for an additional upward-facing camera. The nodal clusters and the configuration of clusters on the top plate enable overlaps in coverage between clusters and more informationally dense coverage within each cluster. |
| US11388351B1 |
Systems and methods for gate-based vehicle image capture
A gate-based vehicle image capture system for analyzing vehicle image data is presented. The system may include a portable imaging gate apparatus configured to capture vehicle image data of a vehicle. The portable imaging gate apparatus may include a plurality of imaging assemblies positioned at a plurality of viewing angles. The system may further include an external processing server configured to receive the vehicle image data from the portable imaging gate apparatus. The external processing server may also analyze the vehicle image data to identify a plurality of vehicle features, and determine a first vehicle feature from the plurality of vehicle features. The first vehicle feature may be related to a vehicle incident. The system may also include a provider server configured to receive the first vehicle feature from the external processing server, and update an aspect of a risk evaluation based on the first vehicle feature. |
| US11388349B2 |
Imaging device that generates multiple-exposure image data
An imaging device including a pixel, and a controller that sets a sensitivity of the pixel according to an external signal, where the external signal includes sound, vibration or inclination. |
| US11388344B2 |
Camera tilting mechanism for displays with corner chamfers
System and method for enabling capturing of multiple images from a display device in which one or more image capturing devices disposed, at least partially, in the display device are controllably oriented to capture one or more views of a subject for combining (e.g., via optical tiling of captured image data) into a composite view. |
| US11388336B2 |
Horizontal calibration method and system for panoramic image or video, and portable terminal
The present invention provides a horizontal calibration method and system for a panoramic image or video, and a portable terminal. The method comprises: receiving images or video frames of two circles after being imaged by two cameras having opposite photographing directions; obtaining a horizontal calibration matrix during photographing; and pasting, according to the horizontal calibration matrix, the images or video frames of the two circles to a left hemispherical curved surface and a right hemispherical curved surface of a spherical panoramic mathematical model in a UV mapping manner, respectively so that the panoramic images or video frames pasted in the spherical panoramic mathematical model are horizontal. According to the present invention, when an image or a video frame photographed by a panoramic camera is not horizontal, the panoramic image or the video frame pasted in a spherical panoramic mathematical model is still horizontal. |
| US11388331B2 |
Image capture apparatus and control method thereof
An image capture apparatus that detects a position of a gazed point in an image based on a line of sight of a user is disclosed. The image capture apparatus also detects at least one characteristic area from the image and sets a determination area to each characteristic area having a size that is greater than or equal to a predetermined lower limit value. Then the image capture apparatus selects the characteristic area corresponding to a determination area including the position of the gazed point. |
| US11388330B1 |
Method for tracking target objects in a specific space, and device using the same
A method for tracking one or more objects in a specific space is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) inputting original images of the specific space taken from camera to an obfuscation network and instructing the obfuscation network to obfuscate the original images to generate obfuscated images such that the obfuscated images are not identifiable as the original images by a human but the obfuscated images are identifiable as the original images by a learning network; (b) inputting the obfuscated images into the learning network, and instructing the learning network to detect obfuscated target objects, corresponding to target objects to be tracked, in the obfuscated images, to thereby output information on the obfuscated target objects; and (c) tracking the obfuscated target objects in the specific space by referring to the information on the obfuscated target objects. |
| US11388318B1 |
Monitoring device
A monitoring device is provided in the disclosure, including a body, and a control circuit board, a camera component, a motion detection component and a power supply component. The control circuit board is electrically connected with the camera component, the motion detection component and the power supply component respectively, and the motion detection component is electrically connected with the power component. The control circuit board is awaken based on a detection result of the motion detection component, the control circuit board drives the camera component to make a camera shooting after being awaken, and power supplied by the power supply component to the awakened control circuit board and the camera component is a second power. A vertical angle of the camera component is adjusted by the manual adjustment mechanism, and a low power consumption mode can be realized by the motion detection component, thus saving resources. |
| US11388317B1 |
Video camera with alignment feature
A video camera comprises a housing (102) configured of a top housing portion (104), a mid-housing portion (106) and a bottom housing portion (108). The top housing portion is configured as a circular and rounded exterior contoured wall (110) having an exterior recessed feature (112) formed along an edge (114). The mid-housing portion (106) is formed of an IR window ring (116) having an alignment tab (118) extending therefrom, the alignment tab being aligned and recessed within the exterior recessed feature (112) of the rounded exterior contoured wall (110) of the top housing portion (104), and the bottom housing portion (108) providing a camera dome (120) seated within and protruding from the IR window ring (116). |
| US11388316B2 |
Image capture apparatus
An image capture apparatus includes: an image capture unit provided at the front of a vehicle and capturing images in front of the vehicle; a cover accommodating the image capture unit and having an opening located in front of a lens of the image capture unit; and a shield portion extending from an edge of the opening toward the inside of the cover and shielding at least part of a region between the edge of the opening and the image capture unit. The shield portion includes: a side rib extending rearward in a front-rear direction of the vehicle from a side edge of the opening in an inner surface of the cover; and a lower rib extending rearward in the front-rear direction of the vehicle from a lower edge of the opening in the inner surface of the cover. |
| US11388313B2 |
Method and system for improving the print quality
In a first aspect, the invention relates to a method for improving an image quality when printing an electronic image file by a user, the method comprising (a) receiving an original electronic image file from a user, (b) generating a modified electronic image file, and (c) providing the modified image file to the user. In particular, other printing data are also received from the user, which printing data comprise at least a printer model and optionally a firmware version according to a non-limiting embodiment, in which the modified image file is generated taking into account said printer data. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a computer-implemented system. |
| US11388307B2 |
Computer readable recording medium, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
An information processing apparatus includes: a data sharing unit configured to cause an application selected as a data output destination to process data which is output by an application which is a data output source; a process-object-data generation control unit configured to generate process object data in one of a first format and a second format based on image data acquired by an image information interface from an image information source; and an application-information display unit configured to display identification images for identifying applications which the data sharing unit can select as the data output destination if the data sharing unit is to process either data of the first format or data of the second format. |
| US11388303B2 |
Printing apparatus capable of counting the number of times of printing, method for controlling printing apparatus, and storage medium
If the printing protocol associated with a received print job is not an internet printing protocol, the number of times of printing is counted for each type of printing protocol. If the printing protocol associated with a received print job is an internet printing protocol, the number of times of printing is counted while distinguishing a transmission source application by identifying a transmission source application. |
| US11388301B2 |
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire biological information on a user while an operation related to a process is performed, and output information that suggests setting for the process in a case where the biological information indicates a peaceful psychological state. |
| US11388298B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method therefor
An image forming apparatus sets a setting value about an operation of a first application, and executes the first application with use of the set setting value. The image forming apparatus holds a setting value for a library which is used when a function of the first application is provided as the library, and changes the set setting value to the held setting value for the library when the function of the first application is provided as the library. |
| US11388297B2 |
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a display controller. When a reduced image of a document and an accompanying image placed in the area surrounding the reduced image are presented, the display controller performs display control in such a manner that a selection image indicating that the reduced image is selected is presented in a different form in accordance with the accompanying image. |
| US11388296B2 |
Image scanning apparatus
A visibility adjusting unit (22) displays on the display device (15a) a user interface to specify a visibility level, detects with the input device (15b) a user operation performed to the user interface such that the user operating specifies a visibility level, determines the visibility level based on the detected user operation, and converts the determined visibility level to a resolution in accordance with a predetermined conversion rule. The scan control unit (21) specifies to the image scanning unit (11) the resolution obtained in the conversion performed by the visibility adjusting unit (22) and causes the image scanning unit (11) to generate image data of the document image, and converts the generated image data to image data of a specified data type. |
| US11388292B2 |
Monitoring voice-over-IP performance over the internet
Techniques for monitoring Voice-over-IP (VoIP) network services over the Internet are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system, process, and/or computer program product for monitoring and/or troubleshooting VoIP network services over the Internet includes performing VoIP call initiation testing using a source agent and a target agent; performing synthetic VoIP call quality testing using the source agent and the target agent over the Internet; and generating a report based on the VoIP call initiation testing and the synthetic VoIP call quality testing over the Internet. |
| US11388287B2 |
IMS emergency session handling
It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if an invitation to an emergency session of an anonymous user is received from an internet protocol address; checking, if the invitation is received, if an identity of a user is correlated to the internet protocol address; replacing, if the internet protocol address is correlated to the identity of the user, the identification of the anonymous user in the invitation by the identity of the user; forwarding the invitation comprising the identity of the user. |
| US11388286B2 |
System and method for handling unwanted telephone calls
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for handling unwanted telephone calls. In one aspect, an exemplary method comprises, intercepting a call request for a call from a terminal device of a calling party to a terminal device of a called party, generating a call recording containing media data transmitted within a connection established by the intercepted call request, determining attributes of the generated call recording, classifying the call as an unwanted call based on the determined attributes, wherein the classification is performed by a classifier trained on previously collected unwanted calls, and wherein the call is classified as unwanted when the attributes belong to an unwanted call class that is known, and handling the call in accordance with the classification of the call, the handling including at least securing information of the call. |
| US11388284B2 |
Process for real-time data exchange
A process for real-time data exchange allows for sharing data, including metadata such as user data and phone data, between multiple handsets so that handsets may automatically display such data upon initiation or establishment of a telephone call, and in some arrangements throughout the life of the call. In this way, the need for subsequent data transmissions is reduced or eliminated, making bandwidth usage more efficient and conserving battery power. |
| US11388283B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating records from communication data
Various embodiments concern obtaining communication data and generating activity logs. More specifically, communication data such as contact information and call time associated with communications are obtained. The obtained data is then used to generate a report including the time, duration, and project or client associated with communication. Thus, an activity log is automatically generated using the communication data. |
| US11388279B2 |
Providing audio announcement to called parties
The present disclosure describes a system, method, and computer-readable medium for providing audio announcement of communications to a called party in a communication network. The method includes receiving communication from a calling party and performing a lookup of information relating to the calling party in a database via an Internet Protocol connection based on an identifier of at least one of the calling party and the called party. The information comprises one or more audio files. The method then provides the audio announcement to a called party based on the audio files. |
| US11388277B2 |
Electronic device including interposer
An interposer and an electronic device including an interposer are provided. The interposer includes a multi-conductive member. The multi-conductive member includes an insulation member, a first conductive member that is disposed inside the insulation member and electrically transmits a designated signal or a designated power; and a ground member that surrounds the insulation member. |
| US11388275B2 |
Electronic device and camera movement assembly
An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a camera movement assembly configured to move a camera module between the inside and the outside of a housing. The camera movement assembly includes a camera connection portion which has a connection part connected to the camera module and is capable of moving between a first position at which the camera module is stored in the housing and a second position at which the camera module protrudes outs of the housing, a push portion which is driven to push the camera connection portion to be moved from the first position to the second position when the camera connection portion is at the first position and is driven to be separated from the camera connection portion when the camera connection portion is at the second position, a restoring member which provides a restoration force to the camera connection portion to return the camera connection portion from the second position to the first position, and a locking portion which restricts a position movement of the camera connection portion when the camera connection portion is at the second position. When the camera module protrudes out of the housing, the camera connection portion is maintained by the locking portion at the second position, and a space may exist between the camera connection portion and the push portion. |
| US11388273B2 |
Achieving atomicity in a chain of microservices
An approach is provided in which a microservice fabric controller initiates a call flow that includes a set of transactions through a microservices chain that includes a set of microservices. The microservice fabric controller detects a transaction failure at one of the microservices that is positioned in the microservices chain subsequent to at least one successful microservice. In turn, the microservice fabric controller retries the transaction on the failed microservice without disrupting the previously successful microservice. |
| US11388272B2 |
Technologies for network packet processing between cloud and telecommunications networks
Technologies for network packet processing between cloud and telecommunications networks includes a network computing device which includes two application layer packet translators (ALPTs). The first ALPT is configured to receive a network packet from a computing device in a telecommunications network, identify a virtual network function (VNF) instance, and perform an application layer encapsulation of at least a portion of data of the received network packet as a parameter of a remote procedure call (RPC) associated with the identified VNF instance. The first ALPT is additionally configured to invoke the identified VNF instance using an API call corresponding to the RPC that includes the RPC parameter and the VNF instance is configured to transmit an RPC call response to the second ALPT. The second ALPT is configured to generate a new network packet as a function of the RPC call response and transmit the new network packet to another computing device in a cloud network. |
| US11388271B2 |
Ensuring properly ordered events in a distributed computing environment
A first event occurs at a first computer at a first time, as measured by a local clock. A second event is initiated at a second computer by sending a message that includes the first time. The second event occurs at a second time, as measured by a local clock. Because of clock error, the first time is later than the second time. Based on the first time being later than the second time, an alternate second time, that is based on the first time, is used as the time of the second event. When a third system determines the order of the two events, the first time is obtained from the first computer, and the alternate second time is obtained from the second computer, and the order of the events is determined based on a comparison of the two times. |
| US11388270B1 |
Auto-negotiation with parallel detection architecture for different data rates
A physical (PHY) circuit can include a Physical Medium Dependent (PMD) circuit, the PMD circuit having a receiver and a transmitter, a Physical Medium Attachment (PMA) circuit coupled to the PMD circuit, and a plurality of Physical Coding Sublayer (PCS) circuits coupled to the PMA circuit, wherein each PCS circuit is configured to implement a different communication protocol. The PHY circuit can also include an auto-negotiation circuit coupled to the PMD circuit, wherein the auto-negotiation circuit is configured to determine a selected communication protocol compatible with a link partner device from a plurality of communication protocols by configuring the receiver to operate at different data rates over time, the different data rates corresponding to different ones of the plurality of communication protocols. |
| US11388264B1 |
Data processing systems for data request routing
Apparatus and methods for call management is provided. The apparatus may include system architecture comprising a first I/O platform, a processing engine and a second I/O platform. The first I/O platform may receive a call from a calling source and augment the call by pulling data from a calling sources database. The call may then be routed to the processing engine for a determination of whether cached data can satisfy a data request stored in the call. If the cached data cannot respond to the data request in the call, the processing engine may transmit the call to the second I/O platform. The second I/O platform may leverage a vendor data intelligence engine for selecting an appropriate data source to receive the call. The second I/O platform may subsequently format the call for transmission to the appropriate data source and, after the formatting, route the call. |
| US11388261B2 |
Cross-domain brokering protocol cloud proxy
Aspects described herein provide improved system architectures for a cross-domain proxy so that server/controller software may be placed in a cloud-based environment, with only limited equipment required on-premises at a user location for use by application client software. Aspects described herein provide techniques for communicating information between disparate domains, while each party to the transaction believes it is on the same domain as the other party to the transaction. Aspects described herein generally relate to a method to transparently transport the Citrix Brokering Protocol (CBP, or other protocols) between On-Premises VDAs (e.g., virtualized Windows computers) to an In-Cloud Broker running on the Desktop Delivery Controllers (DDCs) when each resides in different domains. Using aspects described herein, resources that otherwise need to be co-located on the same administrative domain can be moved to different domains, e.g., using a cloud-based system architecture. |
| US11388255B2 |
System and method for tagging in identity management artificial intelligence systems and uses for same, including context based governance
Systems and methods for embodiments of artificial intelligence systems for identity management are disclosed. Embodiments of the identity management systems disclosed herein may support the creation, association, searching, or visualization of any relevant context to identity management assets for a variety of purposes, including for informing the identity management systems' manual or automated decisions, processes or workflows. |
| US11388253B1 |
Proxy selection by monitoring quality and available capacity
Empirical data of exit nodes are continuously monitored and each exit node's overall performance and available capacity are calculated. The empirical data can include monitoring the number of concurrent requests currently being executed by each exit node and the disconnection chronology of each exit node. Further, each exit node is tested by benchmark requests and ping messages and each exit node's quality rate is calculated. Additionally, systems and methods are provided to select an exit node with the highest quality and available capacity value, from a particular pool to route the user request. |
| US11388248B1 |
Dynamic domain discovery and proxy configuration
A proxy server system implements dynamic domain discovery and proxy configuration. The proxy server system maintains proxy mapping data including a plurality of mappings, each mapping associating a domain and a proxy string. The proxy server system receives a request including a proxy link, generates a native link that includes a domain associated with the third-party network service, and obtains a resource including native content from the third-party network service. The proxy server system identifies, in the native content, a first embedded native link having a first domain associated with the third-party network service, determines that the proxy mapping data does not include any mapping corresponding to the first domain, generates a first mapping associating the first domain and a first proxy string, and updates the proxy mapping data to include the first mapping. |
| US11388247B1 |
Generating proactive reminders for assistant systems
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request to create a reminder from a client system associated with a user, wherein the user request does not specify an activation-condition for the reminder, determining one or more proactive activation-conditions for the reminder, storing the reminder in a reminder store, receiving one or more inputs associated with the user, determining a user context associated with the user based on the one or more inputs, determining the one or more proactive activation-conditions for the reminder are satisfied based on the user context, and sending instructions for presenting the reminder to the user to the client system responsive to determining the one or more proactive activation-conditions are satisfied. |
| US11388246B2 |
Method for providing information about an object and an object providing information
A method for providing information about an object is proposed. The method contains determining a usage profile of the object based on a measurement performed by at least one sensor of the object and storing the usage profile. The usage profile can be compared with a standard profile of the object. Based on a result of the comparison information about a usage of the object can be provided. A corresponding object providing information is proposed. |
| US11388245B1 |
Systems and methods for content delivery
A system includes at least one hardware processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one hardware processor, cause the at least one hardware processor to perform operations including receiving consumption data associated with a user consuming content on one or more user computing devices, determining a preference associated with content consumption of the user based on the received consumption data, the preference including one or more of a delivery time, a computing device of the one or more user computing devices, and a venue, receiving a new content item, determining one or more of a target delivery time, a target computing device of the one or more user computing devices, and a target venue based on the determined preference, and transmitting the new content item to the target computing device for presentation to the user. |
| US11388243B2 |
Method for resumption of an application session with a very dynamic and very large state in a standby intermediary device when the primary device fails
The present disclosure is directed towards systems and methods of maintaining a session via an intermediary device. A first device intermediary to a client and a plurality of servers receives a packet of a session. The packet of the session includes application protocol data and application session metadata used to maintain a state of an application accessed via the session. The first device marks a session state of the session to an update state. The first device determines that a second device intermediary to the client and the plurality of servers is in a ready state and the session state of the session is in the update state. The first device forwards the application protocol data and the application session metadata of the packet to the second device to maintain, on the second device, the same state of the application accessed via the session provided by the first device. |
| US11388242B2 |
Multi-jurisdictional endpoint allocation compliance
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for multi-jurisdictional endpoint allocation compliance. A multi-jurisdictional endpoint allocation system receives a request to allocate an endpoint in a jurisdiction to an account and accesses a regulation data object for the jurisdiction. The regulation data object identifies a set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction and a set of actions to be performed to satisfy the set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction. The multi-jurisdictional endpoint allocation system allocates an endpoint in the jurisdiction to the account and executes the set of actions associated with the regulation data object to satisfy the set of jurisdictional requirements for the jurisdiction. |
| US11388241B1 |
Distributed processing in a vehicle networking system
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for distributed processing in a vehicle networking system. A node in the vehicle networking system receives sets of processed sensor data from multiple nodes in the vehicle networking system. Each set of processed sensor data is generated using a first portion of a data processing algorithm on sensor data captured by different sets of sensors of the vehicle networking system. The node performs a second portion of the data processing algorithm based on the sets of processed sensor data received from multiple nodes, yielding a set of processed aggregated sensor data. The node may use the set of processed aggregated sensor data to provide a computer managed feature and/or transmit the set of processed aggregated sensor data to other nodes in the vehicle networking system. |
| US11388236B2 |
Distributed cloud file storage
Distributed cloud-based data storage divides a file for storage into a number of portions that are separately stored with two or more storage service providers. The division and/or transmission of the file may be implemented based on arbitrary criteria, including random selection, an applied storage policy or assignment of a given portion to a corresponding storage service provider as examples. One or more portions of the file may be assembled into an upload file that is transmitted to and received from a storage provider. The portions of the file received from the storage provider may be used to reconstruct the file. |
| US11388230B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
To more appropriately perform a consensus processing regarding update of a peer-to-peer database.There is provided an information processing apparatus including: an acquiring unit that acquires a value indicating an influence of a user; and a consensus processing unit that performs consensus processing regarding update of a P2P database on the basis of the value indicating the influence. |
| US11388229B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for transmitting messages
One or more embodiments of this specification provide methods and apparatuses for transmitting messages. A method includes: determining a blockchain message from two or more message queues stored in a relay node in a blockchain relay communication network based on a message transmission policy, the message transmission policy being configured to transmit blockchain messages in the blockchain relay communication network based upon a priority identifier representing a priority of a blockchain message to be transmitted in the blockchain relay communication network; obtaining identifier from the blockchain message, and determining one or more target blockchain nodes in the blockchain relay communication network corresponding to the identifier; determining a target relay node connected to the one or more target blockchain nodes in the blockchain relay communication network; and transmitting the blockchain message to the one or more target blockchain nodes through the target relay node. |
| US11388219B2 |
Interactive data transfer
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for interactive data transfer which may include a computing device which may receive a search request for data from a first node and search a plurality of secondary nodes for the requested data. The computing device may receive the requested data from one or more of the plurality of secondary nodes and generate a data visualization chart for the requested data. The computing device may display the data visualization chart to a user at the first node. The computing device may modify the data visualization chart based on a received request to transfer a portion of the received data. |
| US11388212B2 |
Method and telecommunications arrangement for transferring media data having differing media types via a network sensitive to quality of service
A telecommunication system and a method for transferring media data from a first client over a QoS-sensitive network to a second client. The system and method can permit media data, which contain a first media type with a first traffic class and a second media type with a second traffic class to be bundled by the first client into second packets. In each second packet, the traffic class for each media type is marked in layer 4 and/or layer 5. The second packets can be transmitted toward the second client. Either before or during the transfer to the network, the second packets can be unbundled using the markings in layer 4 and/or layer 5 and then bundled into first packets, each of which has only one of the traffic classes. At least some of the first packets can then be transmitted over the network to the second client. |
| US11388206B2 |
Modifying signal associations in complex computing networks
This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for modifying a temporal signal association in a complex computing network such that a future computing operation is intelligently executed based on the modified signal association. |
| US11388203B2 |
Systems and methods for media tunneling through edge server
Embodiments provide systems and methods for exchanging media through an edge server between different communication networks. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for establishing and conducting voice and/or video communications between one or more parties on a private network, such as within an enterprise, and one or more parties on a different network such as another private network or an open network such as the Internet using an edge server of the enterprise network. This edge server, also referred to herein as a Session Border Controller (SBC), can be adapted to allow media packets to traverse through a port typically kept open by enterprise firewalls and used for other data exchanges such as HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) data traffic. The SBC can also provide multiplexing and demultiplexing of media streams through the same port and address to traverse firewalls between the different communication networks. |
| US11388199B2 |
Processing policy variance requests in an enterprise computing environment
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for processing policy variance requests in an enterprise computing environment are presented. A computing platform may receive, from a first endpoint computing device, a request for a first policy variance. In response to receiving the request, the computing platform may authenticate the first endpoint computing device based on enrollment information and may validate contents of the request. Subsequently, the computing platform may generate a policy variance result message based on approval or rejection of the request for the first policy variance. Then, the computing platform may send, to the first endpoint computing device, the policy variance result message. By sending the policy variance result message to the first endpoint computing device, the computing platform may cause the first endpoint computing device to execute a policy action corresponding to the approval or rejection of the request for the first policy variance. |
| US11388187B2 |
Method of digital signal feature extraction comprising multiscale analysis
A method of digital signal feature extraction comprises steps of: (a) segmenting samples of the digital signal to form a set of groupings each comprising a subset of the samples, with each grouping having endpoints spaced apart by a current grouping size; (b) applying an operator, which is associated with the desired feature to be extracted, to the subset of the samples of each grouping to derive a representative value therefor corresponding to the grouping size; and (c) repeating step a), but based on a different grouping size, and repeating step b) on the set of groupings formed based on the different grouping size, with the operator being adapted to correspond to the different grouping size. The set of groupings formed in step a) collectively includes all of the samples of the signal. One endpoint of at least one grouping is intermediate the endpoints of another one of the groupings. |
| US11388182B2 |
Method and system for detecting webshell using process information
Disclosed is a webshell detection method that detects a webshell by collecting process information about a process in execution on a server providing a web service and by determining whether the process is executed by a webshell based on the collected process information. |
| US11388178B1 |
Systems and methods for detecting and mitigating cyber attacks on power systems comprising distributed energy resources
Extensive deployment of interoperable distributed energy resources (DER) on power systems is increasing the power system cybersecurity attack surface. National and jurisdictional interconnection standards require DER to include a range of autonomous and commanded grid-support functions which can drastically influence power quality, voltage, and the generation-load balance. Investigations of the impact to the power system in scenarios where communications and operations of DER are controlled by an adversary show that each grid-support function exposes the power system to distinct types and magnitudes of risk. The invention provides methods for minimizing the risks to distribution and transmission systems using an engineered control system which detects and mitigates unsafe control commands. |
| US11388177B2 |
Systems and methods for security and control of internet of things and ZeroConf devices using cloud services
Systems and methods for security and control of Internet of Things (IOT) and ZeroConf devices using cloud services. The present disclosure uses an application that runs on a user device in a promiscuous mode to look for potentially vulnerable and compromised machines on the local network. Specifically, the user device can fingerprint ZeroConf and IOT networks based on their static and dynamic behavior. The application discovers all hosts on the network and uses a cloud service such as via a cloud-based system to detect potentially malicious IOTs with known vulnerabilities. Based on an enterprise policy or user's preferences, the solution can alert if any IOT device tries to communicate with the user's device or if the user's device itself broadcasts services running on the device such as screen sharing/file sharing. |
| US11388172B2 |
Cleared user facilitation and control system
A request to perform a command or operation on a computing system is received from a support user. A clearance level needed to perform that requested command or operation is identified, and a data store that has a pool of cleared users is accessed to identify a cleared user that has an adequate clearance level. The secured user is assigned to the request. A risk level, corresponding to the requested command or operation is identified and surfaced for the secured user. The requested command or operation can be automatically executed, after it is authorized by the secured user. |
| US11388169B2 |
System and method for outlier and anomaly detection in identity management artificial intelligence systems using cluster based analysis of network identity graphs
Systems and methods for artificial intelligence systems for identity management systems are disclosed. Embodiments may perform outlier detection and risk assessment based on identity management data, including one or more property graphs or peer groups determined from those property graphs, to determine identity management artifacts with ‘abnormal’ patterns when compared to other related identity management artifacts. |
| US11388168B2 |
Data governance operations in highly distributed data platforms
A method in one embodiment comprises receiving a plurality of requests for data records from a plurality of clients. The data is in a plurality of data systems of a global namespace, and the plurality of data systems are in a plurality of locations. The method also comprises determining whether a given client is allowed access to one or more of the data records based on one or more of a plurality of data access policies, retrieving the data records from at least one of the data systems based on a determination that the given client is allowed access to the data records, and providing the data records to the given client. Retrieving the data records comprises determining a location for the data records, and generating a channel to the location through which the data records are retrieved. |
| US11388167B2 |
Contextual scoring of authenticators
Disclosed herein are methods, systems and device for estimating an identity confidence level for a user requesting access to a secure resource, comprising: initiating an authentication session to authenticate the user using a client device to access the secure resource, computing a cumulative identity confidence score in a plurality of iterations and successfully authenticating the user in case the cumulative identity confidence score exceeds a threshold predefined for the secure resource. Each iteration comprising initiating a respective one of a plurality of authentication methods selected according to contextual authentication attribute(s) identified for the authentications session, computing an identity confidence score for the user in case of successful authentication, adjusting the confidence score according to the contextual authentication attribute(s), updating the cumulative identity confidence score according to the adjusted identity confidence score and initiating another iteration in case the cumulative identity confidence score does not exceed the predefined threshold. |
| US11388160B2 |
Account recommendation based on server-side, persistent device identification
An account recommendation system that includes a server. The server is operable to identify a user account based on a server-side persistent device identification. The server includes a processor and a memory. The server is configured to receive a request including one or more attributes related to a client device, identify the server-side persistent device identification (“PDI”) record for the client device based on the one or more attributes of the client device, identify one or more candidate accounts based on the server-side persistent device identification, determine confidence scores for each of the one or more candidate accounts, generate a recommendation signal for the user account associated with the client device based on the confidence scores, and transmit the recommendation signal to a merchant server. |
| US11388152B2 |
Manicoding for communication verification
Verifiable, secure communications between a sender and a receiver on at least one shared communication channel is provided. A manicoded key encoder produces an argument of knowledge for a secret key to the at least one shared communication channel, and a manicoded message encoder provides an implication argument indicating that knowledge of the secret key enables access to message content of the manicoded message. The argument of knowledge is included in a key manifest for the secret key within a manicoded key, and the implication argument is included in a message manifest of a manicoded message. In this way, the sender may provide message content within the manicoded message, and the receiver may operate a decoder to access the message content. A verifier may use the manicoded key and the manicoded message to verify that the receiver has access to the message content. |
| US11388151B2 |
Protected multi-operators payload operations with private telemetry and command
Systems, methods, and apparatus for protected multi-operators payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for protected multi-operators payload operations comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a host spacecraft operations center (SOC). Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, encrypted host commands and the encrypted hosted commands to a vehicle. In addition, the method comprises reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to unencrypted host commands and unencrypted hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises transmitting, by a payload antenna on the vehicle, payload data to a host receiving antenna and a hosted receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a host telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by a hosted telemetry transmitter on the vehicle, encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. |
| US11388150B2 |
Virtual transponder utilizing a hosted antenna for inband commanding
Systems, methods, and apparatus for a virtual transponder utilizing inband commanding are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises transmitting, by a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC), encrypted hosted commands to a hosted receiving antenna. The method further comprises transmitting, by the hosted receiving antenna, the encrypted hosted commands to a payload antenna on a vehicle. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by a host spacecraft operations center (SOC), encrypted host commands to the vehicle. Additionally, the method comprises reconfiguring a payload on the vehicle according to unencrypted host commands and/or unencrypted hosted commands. In addition, the method comprises transmitting, by the payload antenna, payload data to a host receiving antenna and/or hosted receiving antenna. Also, the method comprises transmitting encrypted host telemetry to the host SOC, and transmitting encrypted hosted telemetry to the host SOC. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the encrypted hosted telemetry to the HOC. |
| US11388147B2 |
System and method for redirecting data access to local trust managers via an indirection logic service
A method for managing data includes obtaining, by an indirection logic service, a data request for data, wherein the data request specifies a ledger entry, identifying an indirection logic entry stored in the indirection logic service based on the ledger entry, obtaining a selection of trust data from a client, wherein the ledger entry comprises metadata of the trust data, and initiating communication between the client and a local trust manager based on the selection of trust data, wherein the trust data was generated by the local trust manager. |
| US11388145B2 |
Tunneling data traffic and signaling over secure etls over wireless local area networks
This specification presents a method and apparatus to establish a transport layer security, TLS, tunnel over Ethernet, ETLS tunnel between two endpoints (UE and WAG) and to transport UE traffic encapsulated and encrypted in a proposed TLS type Ethernet frame for all applications, thus providing secure layer 2 connectivity over public wireless local area networks, WLAN, for all UE traffic and overcome the security vulnerability of the traditional HTTP login mechanism over the public WLAN. The UE uses the TLS handshake protocol which may include negotiating ETLS capabilities extension that comprises wireless control protocol for establishing a packet data connection and tunneled authentication protocol for UE authentication and full Ethernet protection for encrypting Ethernet frames of different types. |
| US11388140B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for applying firewall rules at dynamic offsets within packets in kernel space
A disclosed method may include (1) receiving a packet at a tunnel driver in kernel space on a routing engine of a network device, (2) identifying, at the tunnel driver, metadata of the packet that indicates whether at least one firewall filter had already been correctly applied to the packet before the packet arrived at the tunnel driver, (3) determining, based at least in part on the metadata of the packet, that the firewall filter had not been correctly applied to the packet before the packet arrived at the tunnel driver, and then in response to determining that the firewall filter had not been correctly applied to the packet, (4) invoking at least one firewall filter hook that applies at least one firewall rule on the packet before the packet is allowed to exit kernel space on the routing engine. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11388136B2 |
Dynamic distributed service location discovery
Methods, systems and computer program products for distributed computing systems. Techniques for dynamic service location discovery operate in environments having a first computing system that hosts a client and a second computing system that hosts a service. A service discovery request is transmitted from the first computing system to access a service that is hosted at the second computing system. An IP address corresponding a next IP hop on a route to the IP address of the service is resolved. After traversing the next IP hop, the second computing system that hosts the service receives the service discovery request and responds with an IP address of the service. In accordance with these techniques, the determination of the IP address of the service is performed at a computing system that is different from the first computing system. |
| US11388125B1 |
Systems and methods for unidirectional video streaming
Systems and methods for unidirectional video streaming may include (1) detecting that a user of a messaging service has digitally selected a video-streaming initiation element presented within a messaging thread interface that enables digital messaging between the user and a contact of the user and, in response to detecting that the user has digitally selected the video-streaming initiation element, (2) triggering the streaming of a unidirectional live video stream originating from a device of the user only, without triggering the streaming of any live video stream originating from a device of the contact. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11388119B2 |
Messenger-linked service system and method using a social graph of a messenger platform
A messenger-linked service system and method using a social graph based on a human relationship of a messenger are provided. The messenger-linked service system may include a relationship extraction unit to extract a social graph of a friend relationship of the messenger, a selection unit to select data in the messenger-linked service, and an execution unit to either transmit or to execute a sharing request of the selected data to the friend using the social graph. |
| US11388118B2 |
Transmission of a message based on a determined cognitive context
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a computer-implemented method that includes determining, by a controller of a messaging system, a cognitive context of a message sender. The method also includes configuring at least one property of a message based on the determined cognitive context. The message is transmitted by the message sender to a first receiver. The method also includes transmitting the message to a second receiver based on the at least one configured property. |
| US11388117B2 |
Apparatus and operating method of instant messenger application
An operating method of an instant messenger application includes providing a first view including types of data sent and received through a chatroom, receiving a selection with respect to one of the types, and providing a second view integrating and displaying data corresponding to the selected type, among data sent and received in a plurality of chatrooms in which a user participates. |
| US11388115B2 |
Circuit within switch and method for managing memory within switch
The present invention provides a circuit within a switch, wherein the circuit includes a memory and a control circuit. The memory includes at least a first area and a second area, the first area is used to provide a minimum guaranteed storage space for each of a plurality of egress queues, the second area is used to provide a shared space of the plurality of egress queues. The control circuit is coupled to the memory, and when an input port of the switch receives an input packet and stores the input packet into the memory, the control circuit dynamically determines a size of the second area according to a number of the egress queues that the input packet is forwarded to. |
| US11388113B2 |
Adjustable bit mask for high-speed native load balancing on a switch
In an example, a network switch is configured to natively act as a high-speed load balancer. Numerous load-balancing techniques may be used, including one that bases the traffic “bucket” on a source IP address of an incoming packet. This particular technique provides a network administrator a powerful tool for shaping network traffic. For example, by assigning certain classes of computers on the network particular IP addresses, the network administrator can ensure that the traffic is load balanced in a desirable fashion. To further increase flexibility, the network administrator may apply a bit mask to the IP address, and expose only a portion, selected from a desired octet of the address. |
| US11388111B1 |
Systems and methods for providing a compatible backplane operation mechanism for 2.5-gigabit high-speed ethernet
Embodiments described herein provide a method for providing a compatible backplane operation mechanism for 2.5-gigabit Ethernet. A first input of data including a first sequence-ordered set in compliance with a first interface protocol is received from a medium access control (MAC) layer. The first input of data is encoded into four outputs of encoded data including a second sequence-ordered set in compliance with a second interface protocol. The first sequence-ordered set in a first form of a sequence code followed by three bytes of data is mapped to the second sequence-ordered set in a second form of consecutive units of the sequence code followed by an encoded data byte. The four parallel outputs of encoded data are serialized into a serial output. The serial output to a linking partner is transmitted on a physical layer of an Ethernet link at a speed specified in the second interface protocol. |
| US11388110B2 |
Centralized scheduling apparatus and method considering non-uniform traffic
The present disclosure relates to a centralized scheduling method and apparatus that considers non-uniform traffic and, more particularly, to a centralized scheduling method and apparatus for performing effective scheduling based on a characteristic of non-uniform traffic in consideration of a traffic distribution in a data center network. |
| US11388108B1 |
Resource assignment protocol-implemented policy-based direction of a client to an edge-compute resource
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a technical improvement to the problem of network congestion that exists when providing online services to clients. A system, method, and computer readable storage device use a resource assignment protocol to direct client requests for content and remote processing to a dynamic edge-compute instance placed in proximity to the client, thereby improving the Quality of Service QoS of network traffic. A policy server is implemented for serving specific clients with specific dynamically-placed services. Accordingly, traditional network traffic associated with communicating with a remote resource server and computational demand on the remote resource server are reduced, thereby making the network more efficient. |
| US11388105B2 |
Content source allocation between computing devices
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate generally to allocation of content resources in a voice activated packet-based computer network. A request for a digital component, by a client computing device, can be fulfilled by multiple content sources. Fulfillment by the different content sources can consume different amounts of computational and network resources. The selection of the best content provider can improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data packet transmission over one or more computer networks. |
| US11388104B2 |
Systems and methods for providing predicted web page resources
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive a web page request associated with a user ID from a client computing device. A set of gatekeeper conditions is determined based on the user ID. A set of predicted resources is determined based on the set of gatekeeper conditions. An initial package of resources is transmitted to the client computing device in response to the web page request. The initial package of resources comprises the set of predicted resources. |
| US11388102B2 |
Transmission control device, transmission control method, reception control device, and reception control method
[Object] To provide a technology capable of performing processing on desired data in the reception-side communication device, even in the case in which a sequence number space is shared among a plurality of pieces of data transmitted from the transmission-side communication device.[Solution] Provided is a transmission control device including: a communication control unit that controls transmission of a plurality of pieces of data including respective sequence numbers; and a data generation unit that generates, as information indicating one or a plurality of pieces of data to be processed in a reception device among the plurality of pieces of data, number information indicating the sequence numbers included in the one or plurality of pieces of data to be processed. The communication control unit controls transmission of the number information to the reception device. |
| US11388099B2 |
Methods and apparatus for facilitating real-time and/or predictive fault detection
Methods and apparatus for automatically identifying and correcting faults relating to poor communications service in a wireless system, e.g., in real time, are described. The methods are well suited for use in a system with a variety of access points, e.g., wireless and/or wired access points, which can be used to obtain access to the Internet or another network. Access points (APs), which have been configured to monitor in accordance with received monitoring configuration information, e.g. on a per access point interface basis, captures messages, store captured messages, and in collaboration with network monitoring apparatus which can be in an AP or external thereto, use message sequences to determine a remedial action to be automatically taken when poor service is likely as may be predicted based on the detected message sequence between a UE and one or more APs. |
| US11388096B2 |
Performance driven software defined networking
In a network, communications between nodes in the network can be routed along different communication pathways. The network can include subnetworks provided and administered by third parties, and can include virtual private networks (VPNs), so that the different pathways can be or include VPN tunnels that pass through different subnetworks of the communications network. A central controller can monitor performance of the pathways, including those not in primary use, and dynamically adjust routing of communications traffic between the nodes by directing communication traffic to specific pathways or tunnels. The controller can direct different types of traffic (for example, data, voice) to particular pathways, and can direct traffic to different pathways based on direction of traffic flow (for example, uplink along one pathway and downlink along another pathway). Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) can be provided to enable the controller to request changes to pathways by sending configuring information for routers in those pathways. |
| US11388093B2 |
Distributed customer premises equipment
Techniques are disclosed for providing a distributed customer premises equipment (CPE) comprising several devices. A computer system executes a control plane subsystem that sends network control packets using one or more network interfaces for controlling network data packet forwarding operations performed by devices. The network control packets includes a first set of network control packets sent to a first device located at a second location and a second set of network control packets sent to a second device located at a third location. |
| US11388092B2 |
Peer and operating method thereof
A peer may receive a peer list from a hybrid overlay management server in response to an overlay network participation request of the peer, may select a first peer from the received peer list, may establish a connection with the selected first peer, and may establish a connection with at least one of second peers. Propagation of the overlay network participation request may be initiated by the selected first peer, and each of the second peers may correspond to a peer that receives the propagated overlay network participation request. One of the established connections may be determined as a primary path, and a communication may be performed through the primary path. |
| US11388085B2 |
Method for optimal path selection for data traffic undergoing high processing or queuing delay
Described embodiments provide systems and methods for path selection proportional to a penalty delay in processing packets. A server-side intermediary may identify a delay penalty for processing packets of a server destined for a client. The server-side intermediary may be in communication via links of different latencies with a client-side intermediary. The server-side intermediary may select a second link with a latency that deviates from the lowest latency of a first link by the delay penalty. The server-side intermediary may transmit, to the client-side intermediary, duplicates of the packets via the selected second link with information indicating to hold the duplicates at the client-side intermediary. The server-side intermediary may receive an indication to drop or send the duplicates to the client. The server-side intermediary may transmit the indication to the client-side intermediary to drop or send the duplicates according to the indication. |
| US11388081B1 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for impairment testing using an impairment device
According to one method, the method occurs during a test session for testing a system under test (SUT) and at a network test system comprising physical application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) switching resources, wherein the network test system emulates a data center switching fabric comprising virtualized data center switching fabric elements: transmitting, to an inline impairment device, a test packet via an egress portion of an external physical port interface associated with the network test system, wherein the inline impairment device is connected via the external physical port interface associated with the network test system; receiving, from the inline impairment device, an impaired packet via an ingress portion of the external physical port interface associated with the network test system, wherein the impaired packet is generated when the impairment device applies at least one impairment to the test packet; and transmitting, using one or more of the virtualized data center switching fabric elements, the impaired packet to the SUT. |
| US11388073B1 |
Estimating end-to-end loss distributions in computer networks
In computing networks, end-to-end loss distributions are estimated according to the present disclosure. The loss distributions may be calculated based on loss values reported by nodes in the network along an end-to-end communication path, which may be identified by a route tracing process. The loss values for each node in the path for a given time window may be reduced by a rounding process, and the reduced values for adjacent nodes in the path may be iteratively multiplied with one another in a pairwise manner to generate an end-to-end loss value vector, where the resulting product from each iteration may be reduced by the rounding process. A graphical or other representation of the values in the end-to-end loss value vector indicating a distribution of losses experienced along the path may be output via a user interface. |
| US11388064B2 |
Prediction based on time-series data
The present approach relates to techniques for efficiently monitoring time-series data for a metric of interest using limited subsets of the time-series data and, based on the modeling, to generate predictions for the metric. Based on the predictions for the metric, one or more actions may be configured to be taken when the predicted value for the metric is outside of a specified range or exceeds a specified threshold. |
| US11388062B1 |
Customized call model generation and analytics using a high-level programming interface
Aspects are directed to customized communications using a high-level programming interface. In a specific example, a data communications system serves endpoint devices respectively associated with different client entities. The system has a single unified server, including at least one data analytics server and at least one data communications server, to integrate communication routing control and data analytics for providing a combined contact-center and unified-communication set of data communication services, and to: interface with different client entities using a first programming language that relates to communications protocol between a data communications server and data sources; and receive, from each of the client entities and via the communications protocol, programming instructions that correspond to a related second programming language and used by the client entities to adjust parameters of the analytics server or at least one data communications server for specifying how the data is to be routed and/or processed. |
| US11388060B1 |
Systems and methods for discovery and configuration of a network device
An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a network device including a first network port, a second network port, and an internal endpoint port. The IC device further includes a first processing unit including an internal end station. The first processing unit is configured to communicate with the network device using the internal endpoint port. The IC device further includes a second processing unit including a bridge management layer. The second processing unit is configured to communicate with the network device using the internal endpoint port. In various embodiments, the first processing unit and the second processing unit are configured to communicate with each other using a first internal channel. |
| US11388057B1 |
Agentless control system for lifecycle event management
Systems and methods are provided for efficient and automated control of software permissions and access to network resources across a complex enterprise environment. Systems may configure computer servers in response to an employment status change. Changes to employment status may include leave, termination or hiring. System may interface with a human resources data feed and detect changes to employment status. The system may enable, disable and/or delete a user's account on all appropriate computer servers. Systems may disconnect a software profile in response a detected employment change. Systems may create new software profiles in response to a detected employment change. |
| US11388056B2 |
Information management system and information management method
An information management system includes a first information storage configured to store first attribute information regarding a communication device, a second information storage configured to store second attribute information regarding the communication device, a related information storage configured to store information representing a relationship between the first attribute information and the second attribute information, a detector configured to detect update, addition, or deletion of the first attribute information or the second attribute information, and an updater configured to output a command for the update of the second attribute information associated with the first attribute information to the second information storage when the update of the first attribute information is detected, and to output a command for the update of the first attribute information associated with the second attribute information to the first information storage when the update of the second attribute information is detected. |
| US11388051B2 |
Router, method for router, computer-readable medium, and apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a router, a method for the router, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus. A router including: a memory having instructions stored thereon; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored on the memory to cause the router to perform at least the following: providing a plurality of private subnets isolated from one another, each of the plurality of private subnets having corresponding network configuration information; and in response to a request to perform a first processing on network configuration information from a first user device connected to a first of the plurality of private subnets, performing the first processing on only first network configuration information corresponding to the first private subnet. |
| US11388050B2 |
Accelerating machine learning and profiling over a network
In some examples, a computing device executing an application may gather data associated with a usage of multiple computing resources (e.g., CPU, GPU, storage, memory, and the like) of the computing device, generate one or more packets to carry the data, and set a priority of each of the one or more packets. The computing device may send the one or more packets to a server, to other computing devices, or both. The server or the other computing devices may send a new profile. The computing device may modify a hardware and software configuration of the computing device based at least in part on the new profile to create a modified configuration and execute the application, resulting in the application having at least one of a reduced latency or an increased throughput using the modified configuration. |
| US11388048B2 |
Display information processing apparatus, display information processing method and computer readable recording medium
Visibility of relevance of detailed configurations is improved while deterioration of the visibility of a general configuration between nodes is suppressed. A node coordinate calculation process calculates, upon calculation of deployment coordinates of each node, a degree of importance of an infrastructure resource and a degree of importance of an application, and weights the distance between the application node and the infrastructure node with the reciprocal of the degree of importance of the infrastructure node. Then, the node coordinate calculation process determines deployment of the application node such that the application node is deployed in the proximity of a comparatively important infrastructure node, and determines deployment of the application node on the basis of the degrees of importance of the applications such that a comparatively important application is deployed closely to the infrastructure node. |
| US11388043B2 |
System and method for data replication using a single master failover protocol
A system that implements a data storage service may store data on behalf of storage service clients. The system may maintain data in multiple replicas of various partitions that are stored on respective computing nodes in the system. The system may employ a single master failover protocol, usable when a replica attempts to become the master replica for a replica group of which it is a member. Attempting to become the master replica may include acquiring a lock associated with the replica group, and gathering state information from the other replicas in the group. The state information may indicate whether another replica supports the attempt (in which case it is included in a failover quorum) or stores more recent data or metadata than the replica attempting to become the master (in which case synchronization may be required). If the failover quorum includes enough replicas, the replica may become the master. |
| US11388042B2 |
Anomaly detection triggered proactive rerouting for software as a service (SaaS) application traffic
In one embodiment, a device forms a telemetry cluster by applying clustering to telemetry data regarding a plurality of network connections over an access network between a plurality of entities and a remote application. The device applies anomaly detection to the telemetry cluster, to identify one or more anomalies. The device makes a determination as to whether the one or more anomalies are attributable to the remote application or to the access network. The device initiates a corrective measure, based on the determination as to whether the one or more anomalies are attributable to the remote application or to the access network. |
| US11388041B2 |
Service-based loss forwarding in communication networks
A network node (3, 4) comprising at least one client interface port (40) and a database (46, 48) storing data allowing to retrieve for a given client interface, a service associated therewith, for a given service, a client interface associated therewith. A Maintenance End Point (MEP) (50, 52) is established on the network node and is associated with an end-to-end service between a client device (10, 12) connected with said client interface port and a remote client device connected to a remote network node (3, 4). Said MEP is configured to exchange connectivity messages with a corresponding MEP (50, 52) established on said remote network node and to detect a client interface fault and a service fault based on connectivity messages received from said corresponding MEP, or based on missing connectivity messages from said corresponding MEP. Said network node is configured to determine which service(s) is (are) related to said client interface and to inform the MEP related to this service about said client interface fault, and is configured to determine which client interface(s) is (are) associated with said service and to carry out a predetermined action associated with said client interface(s). |
| US11388038B2 |
Operation device and operation method
An operation apparatus for outputting a request to a management apparatus which manages a Network Service (NS) constructed on a NetWork (NW) including a core NW serving as a virtualization area and an access NW serving as a non-virtualization area including: a storage unit configured to store new configuration information obtained by updating NW configuration information indicating an NW configuration including devices disposed on the NW due to a fault of the NS, a catalog which is a template of the NS, a record describing a lifecycle of the NS, and an order for requesting the management apparatus to control the NS; an optimal configuration determination unit configured to determine an optimal configuration of the NS based on the new configuration information, the catalog, the record, and the order; and an order generation unit configured to generate a change order for changing an NS configuration of the NS to the optimal configuration determined by the optimal configuration determination unit. |
| US11388036B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing managed function object
A method and an apparatus for managing a managed function object are provided, and relate to the field of communications technologies. In the embodiments of the present invention, a management request for a managed function object is received. The management request carries indication information of an application, and the indication information of the application is used to instruct to associate the managed function object with the application. The managed function object is managed based on the indication information of the application. To be specific, when the management request that carries the indication information of the application is received, the managed function object is flexibly associated with any application indicated by the indication information, so as to combine the managed function object with the any application, thereby externally providing a network service. |
| US11388035B2 |
Internet of things communication method, network side device, and internet of things terminal
The present disclosure discloses an Internet of Things communication method. In the present disclosure, a downlink data frame sent by the network side device includes a legacy preamble, a HEW preamble, and a data field; a subcarrier resource that is corresponding to the data field in a frequency domain includes at least one resource unit RU; and the RU is used to send a downlink IoT frame to the IoT terminal, where the downlink IoT frame includes an IoT preamble and an IoT data field, the IoT preamble is used to transmit physical layer control information of the downlink IoT frame, and the IoT data field is used to transmit downlink data between the network side device and the IoT terminal. According to the present disclosure, a network side device in a WLAN can schedule an IoT terminal, thereby reducing a conflict risk in an IoT communication process. |
| US11388033B2 |
Data transmission method and device, storage medium, and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a data transmission method, which includes that: M conjugate symbol pairs are generated, where M is more than or equal to 1; and the symbol pairs in the conjugate relationship are transmitted. The present disclosure also provides a data transmission device, a storage medium and an electronic device. |
| US11388031B2 |
Reduction and/or mitigation of spatial emissions in multi-antenna wireless communication systems for advanced networks
Facilitating the reduction and/or mitigation of spatial emissions in a multi antenna wireless communications system is provided herein. A system can comprise a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations that can comprise applying a first signal linearization to a first output signal of a first power amplifier based on a determination that an adjacent channel leakage ratio of the first output signal of the first power amplifier fails to satisfy a defined output value. The operations can also comprise applying a second signal linearization to a group of output signals of a group of power amplifiers for a defined azimuth direction associated with channel frequencies of the group of output signals and applying a third signal linearization to the group of output signals for a defined elevation direction associated with the channel frequencies of the group of output signals. |
| US11388030B2 |
Data sampling circuit and data sampling device
Embodiments provide a data sampling circuit and a data sampling device. The sampling circuit includes: a first sampling module configured to respond to a signal from a data signal terminal and a signal from a reference signal terminal and to act on a first node and a second node; a second sampling module configured to respond to a signal from the first node and a signal from the second node and to act on a third node and a fourth node; a latch module configured to input a high level signal to a first output terminal and input a low level signal to a second output terminal or input the low level signal to the first output terminal and input the high level signal to the second output terminal according to a signal from the third node and a signal from the fourth node; and a decision feedback equalization module. |
| US11388028B2 |
Communication method and device based on parallel system, and terminal
A communication method and a communication device based on a parallel system, a terminal and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The parallel system includes a fieldbus and two or more communication nodes connected to the fieldbus in parallel. The communication method includes: acquiring a status parameter of a target communication node; converting the status parameter into a logic level signal; generating an input differential signal based on the logic level signal; sending the input differential signal to the fieldbus and synchronously receiving an output differential signal from the fieldbus, where the output differential signal is generated by the fieldbus by performing a wired-AND operation on input differential signals received from the two or more communication nodes; and acquiring information of the communication nodes connected to the fieldbus based on the output differential signal. |
| US11388023B2 |
Flexible low-power wide-area net work (LPWAN) apparatus and architecture
Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for a multi-protocol LPWAN gateway. In the first mode, a transceiver of the gateway device can communicate with wireless devices in a first LPWAN protocol and, in the second mode, the wireless transceiver can communicate with the one or more wireless devices in a second LPWAN protocol. The second LPWAN protocol can be different from the first LPWAN protocol. In response to selecting the first mode, the gateway device can cause the wireless transceiver to conduct communications with the wireless devices using the first LPWAN protocol. In response to selecting the second mode, the gateway device can cause the wireless transceiver to conduct communications with the wireless devices using the second LPWAN protocol. |
| US11388020B2 |
Location-based addressing lighting and environmental control system, device and method
Location-Based Addressing (LBA) is a method of controlling and commissioning networked lighting devices. The lighting devices communicate over a wireless network using radio frequency communication protocols. The lighting devices are commissioned or grouped based on their 5 respective locations in a building floor plan or a building architecture. The lighting devices are commissioned to respond to radio frequency communications that correspond to their respective locations. This imposed location-based architecture reduces the amount of transmitted data required to control the lighting devices and, thus, reduces the radio bandwidth required to control the lighting devices. In other words, controlling devices “multicast” instructions and controlled devices “listen” for instructions and act only upon instructions that correspond to their respective location. Hand shaking or two-way communication between the controlling devices and the controlled devices is not required. |
| US11388018B2 |
Anchoring internet protocol multicast services in information centric networks
Some embodiments include systems, methods, and devices for enabling communication between at least two internet protocol (IP)-only wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), at least one of which is connected to an information centric network (ICN). The WTRU may send a generic attribute registration multicast registration protocol (GMRP) request on a local IP link to an information centric network (ICN) network attachment point (NAP). The NAP may receive and register the GMRP request with an internal data-base (DB) along with an IP multicast address entry matching the GMRP request. The WTRU may then send an IP multicast packet to the NAP for dissemination to an IP multicast group over an ICN by encapsulating the IP multicast packet in an ICN packet. |
| US11388013B2 |
Securing distributed elements connected to a network with addressable physically unclonable functions
The present disclosure is related to implementations of computing systems. In particular, it is related to the use of an array of PUFs to enhance security of distributed elements that use security systems. |
| US11388011B2 |
Accountable identities on the internet
The present technology pertains to a system that authenticates the identity of a user trying to access a service. The system comprises an authentication provider configured to communicate authentication requirements to a continuous multifactor authentication device and the continuous multifactor authentication device configured to receive authentication requirements, to fuse multiple identification factors into an identification credential for a user according to the authentication requirements, and to send the authentication credential to the authentication provider. After receiving the identification credential meeting the authentication requirements, the authentication provider is configured to instruct a service provider to initiate a session. |
| US11388010B2 |
Blockchain account migration
Techniques and systems described below relate to systems and methods to migrate a blockchain account. A blockchain migrate transaction can migrate an existing account from an old address to a new address. A blockchain account migration can be performed in response to a determination that a secret key associated with an address has or has potentially been exposed. Existing digital assets associated with a potentially compromised account may be carried over to a new account as part of a blockchain account migrate transaction. |
| US11388008B2 |
Trusted platform module swarm
Provided is a method and system for protecting the integrity of a computing system. The system may initialize a plurality of trusted platform modules (TPMs) within the computing system. The system may read a unique identifier corresponding to each TPM of the plurality of TPMs to determine a system state. The system may write the system state to platform configuration registers (PCRs) of each of the plurality of TPMs. The system may load a sealed private owner key part into each TPM of the plurality of TPMs. The plurality of TPMs may determine if a predetermined number of unique identifiers have been processed by validating a value of the PCRs to meet an owner key policy. The plurality of TPMs may unseal the private owner key part in each TPM where the value of the PCRs meets the owner key policy. |
| US11388002B2 |
Side-channel hardened operation
A method is provided for conducting an operation, the method including: determining a first result based on combining a first input with a first mask; determining a second result based on combining a second input with a second mask, the first mask and the second mask fulfilling a precondition; and conducting the operation based on the first result and the second result. A corresponding device is also provided. |
| US11387993B2 |
Quantum information interception prevention
Methods, systems, and apparatus for transmitting qubits encoding quantum information with reduced risk of interception from an eavesdropper. In one aspect, a method includes encoding quantum information into an information qubit; encrypting the information qubit, comprising performing i) a parity operation on the information qubit and a parity control qubit and ii) a phase operation on the information qubit and a phase control qubit; performing, by a sender party, a sequence of one or more quantum logic gates on the phase control qubit; sending the information qubit, parity control qubit, and phase control qubit to a recipient party; and sending data identifying the sequence of one or more quantum logic gates to the recipient party, wherein the recipient party obtains the quantum information encoded into the information qubit using the information qubit, parity control qubit, phase control qubit, and data identifying the sequence of one or more quantum logic gates. |
| US11387991B2 |
Quantum enabled hybrid fiber cable loop
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining that quantum entanglement be established between first and second nodes of a service provider network including a software defined network (SDN) that facilitates delivery of a service to a subscriber and identifying a path between the first node and the second node based on pre-provisioned information supplied by the SDN. A path length of the path is estimated based on the pre-provisioned information supplied by the SDN, and a repeater node is selected responsive to the path length exceeding a threshold, wherein the path includes a first segment having a segment length that does not exceed the threshold. A quantum entanglement state is shared between the first and second nodes based on transportation of a first photon of a first entangled pair of photons via the first segment. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11387989B2 |
Range constrained device configuration
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums for secure, low end-user effort computing device configuration. In some examples the IoT device is configured via a user's computing device over a short range wireless link of a first type. This short range wireless communication may use a connection establishment that does not require end-user input. For example, the end user will not have to enter, or confirm a PIN number or other authentication information such as usernames and/or passwords. This allows configuration to involve less user input. In some examples, to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks, the power of a transmitter in the IoT device that transmits the short range wireless link is reduced during a configuration procedure so that the range of the transmissions to and from the user's computing device are reduced to a short distance. |
| US11387980B2 |
Hardware multiple cipher engine
A hardware cipher engine encrypts or decrypts a block of input data from a sequence of blocks using a cipher operation where the block of output data depends on the input block's position in the sequence. In a random-access mode of operation, the engine receives a sequence position, receives a block of input data having that position, and outputs a block of output data without outputting data that encrypts, or that decrypts, every block of input data preceding the received position. In some embodiments, the operation is a stream cipher, and the engine generates a sequence of keystream blocks and performs a combining operation between the input block and a keystream block having a corresponding sequence position. In other embodiments, the cipher operation is a block cipher, and the engine generates, but doesn't output, blocks of data that encrypt, or decrypt, one or more blocks preceding the received input block. |
| US11387979B2 |
Partially-ordered blockchain
An example operation may include one or more of receiving blocks of a blockchain from one or more of a neighboring blockchain peer and an ordering service node, identifying two or more blocks from among the received blocks that belong to a same slot within the blockchain, validating the two or more identified blocks in parallel via execution of the two or more identified blocks at a same time, and in response to validation of the two or more identified blocks, storing the two or more identified blocks on a local blockchain ledger of a blockchain peer. |
| US11387976B2 |
Full duplex device-to-device cooperative communication
Examples described herein include apparatuses and methods for full duplex device-to-device cooperative communication. Example systems described herein may include self-interference noise calculators. The output of a self-interference noise calculator may be used to compensate for the interference experienced due to signals transmitted by another antenna of the same wireless device or system. In implementing such a self-interference noise calculator, a selected wireless relaying device or wireless destination device may operate in a full-duplex mode, such that relayed messages may be transmitted as well as information from other sources or destinations during a common time period (e.g., symbol, slot, subframe, etc.). |
| US11387973B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving scheduling requests
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) are provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and apparatus of activating/deactivating cells with scalable transmission time intervals (TTIs) is disclosed. |
| US11387968B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving signal by terminal supporting dual-connectivity between E-UTRA and NR and terminal performing the method
Provided is a method for transmitting and receiving a signal by a terminal supporting dual-connectivity between evolved universal terrestrial radio access (E-UTRA) and new radio (NR). In the method, when the terminal is configured to aggregate at least two carriers and when the at least two carriers include one of E-UTRA operating bands 1, 3, 19, and 21 and at least one of NR operating bands n78 and n79, an uplink center frequency of a first carrier among the at least two carriers is a first value and a downlink center frequency of the first carrier is a second value, a predetermined maximum sensitivity degradation (MSD) is applied to a reference sensitivity used for reception of the downlink signal. |
| US11387967B2 |
Method for allocating ACK/NACK resource in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for feeding back acknowledgement/negative-ACK (ACK/NACK) by a receiving device in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the method comprises the steps of: receiving data from a transmitting device; and feeding back ACK/NACK for data to the transmitting device, wherein the size of resource for ACK/NACK is determined on the basis of a distance between the transmitting device and the receiving device. The receiving device is capable of communicating with at least one of another transmitting device, a transmitting device related to an autonomous driving vehicle, a base station or a network. |
| US11387966B2 |
Information transmission control device, server, and information transmission control system
The information transmission control device according to the present disclosure is for controlling a position to start transmitting probe data to a server; the information transmission control device uses a vehicle's current lane segment information and history information about the vehicle's having transmitted probe data, to set a transmission interval distance and an offset for changing a position to start transmitting probe data. By using the transmission interval distances and the offsets, transmission start positions to transmit probe data are shifted on a running unit basis or on a vehicle basis. Therefore, while the vehicle stops, multiple data transmission at the same position does not occur. This can reduce the communication cost, and makes it possible to obtain information evenly on the travel route. |
| US11387965B2 |
Method for replying with acknowledgement frame, apparatus, and data transmission system
A method for replying with an acknowledgement frame includes: calculating, by an access point (AP), sending duration of a physical layer service data unit (PSDU) in a to-be-sent downlink physical layer protocol data unit (downlink PPDU) based on a format and a sending rate that are of the downlink PPDU and based on only that a length of each block acknowledgement bitmap field in a block acknowledgement frame in the downlink PPDU is a maximum quantity of bytes that is of each respective block acknowledgement bitmap field of the plurality of stations (STAs), to generate an legacy signal field of a second preamble; and generating, by the AP, the block acknowledgement frame, where each STA information subfield in a block acknowledgement information field of the block acknowledgement frame includes an association identifier traffic identifier field, a block acknowledgement starting sequence control field, and a block acknowledgement bitmap field. |
| US11387964B2 |
PUCCH configuration with HARQ codebook size
According to certain embodiments, a method by a wireless device for transmitting Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) feedback includes obtaining a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) configuration parameter comprising a channel code type. Based on the PUCCH configuration parameter comprising the channel code type, a PUCCH format is selected for transmitting the HARQ feedback to a network node on the PUCCH, and the HARQ feedback is transmitted to the network node. |
| US11387963B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing signal of sidelink feedback channel in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). An apparatus and a method for performing effective signal processing on a sidelink feedback channel in a wireless communication system is provided. A method of operating a UE in a wireless communication system includes acquiring at least one of a source ID, a destination ID, or a cell ID, generating Sidelink Feedback Control Information (SFCI) to be transmitted through a sidelink feedback channel (Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH)), performing channel encoding and scrambling on the SFCI using at least one of the source ID, the destination ID, or the cell ID, and transmitting the SFCI through the PSFCH. |
| US11387962B2 |
Base station and user equipment for mobile communication system
A base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) for a mobile communication system are provided. The BS transmits a downlink reception indication message, including a serving source configuration and a downlink parameter setting for signal combination, to the UE. The serving source configuration indicates a plurality of serving sources. The BS generates a first downlink signal and a second downlink signal based on a piece of downlink information. The first downlink signal carries a first part of the piece of downlink information and the second downlink signal carries a second part of the piece of downlink information. The BS further transmits the first downlink signal to the UE through the first serving source and transmits the second downlink signal to the UE through the second serving source. |
| US11387959B2 |
WiFi antenna selection with beamforming
A circuit includes a beamform antenna selection circuit coupled to transmit chains. The beamform antenna circuit is to determine a number of possible combinations that the transmit chains may couple to an array of antennas, generate a set of antenna mapping matrices, the number of antenna mapping matrices in the set of antenna mapping matrices being equal to the number of possible combinations, generate, based on the set of antenna mapping matrices, a sounding packet to test the possible combinations, receive sounding feedback, determine a performance for each of the possible combinations based on the sounding feedback, wherein a particular combination has a highest ranked performance; and switchably couple the transmit chain to an antenna of the array of antennas that is associated with the particular combination with the highest ranked performance for transmission of subsequent data communication packets. |
| US11387958B2 |
Transmission of sounding reference signals in communication systems with carrier aggregation
A base station triggers transmission of sounding reference signals (SRS) from one or multiple user equipments (UEs) on one or multiple cells and a UE determines a power, a time instance, and other parameters for SRS transmissions in response to the triggering. An SRS transmission can be on a cell where a UE is not configured to transmit data or control information. |
| US11387952B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing reverse transmission resources in a mobile communication system
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for processing reverse transmission resources of a user terminal in a mobile communication system. When receiving a plurality of grants, the method and apparatus sum resources allocated by the grants, distribute the summed resources to logical channels, map the resources distributed by the logical channels and the logical channels to MAC PDUs according to the data sizes of the MAC PDUs, and allocate the resources distributed by the mapped logical channels. |
| US11387951B2 |
Communication method and device for hybrid automatic repeat request
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a device, and relate to the field of communication technologies. An example solution is as follows: determining, by a communications device, a quantity of physical downlink shared channels PDSCHs based on a value set of K1 and a time domain resource allocation table; determining, by the communications device, a quantity of physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) based on the value set of K1, a value of K0 in the time domain resource allocation table, a PDCCH period, a PDCCH monitor offset, and a PDCCH monitor pattern; and determining, by the communications device, a HARQ codebook based on the quantity of PDSCHs and the quantity of PDCCHs. |
| US11387949B2 |
Transmitting acknowledgment messages on preferred link in 5G carrier aggregation
This disclosure relates to methods and devices for transmitting acknowledgment messages on a preferred cell in a carrier aggregation scenario. A user equipment device (UE) establishes a connection with a primary cell and one or more secondary cells, and determines a preferred cell from among the primary cell and the one or more secondary cells based at least in part on one or more quality metrics. The UE may determine the preferred cell at least in part in response to determining that transmission power of the UE has been limited due to a specific absorption rate (SAR) backoff feature of the UE. The UE transmits a notification to a network indicating that the UE intends to transmit an acknowledgement message to the preferred cell, and transmits the acknowledgment message to the preferred cell. |
| US11387947B2 |
Method for performing an adaptive bundling transmission in wireless communication system and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for performing an adaptive bundling transmission in wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating a uplink (UL) data to be transmitted for an uplink grant of a Hybrid-ARQ (HARQ) process; performing a new HARQ transmission of the UL data with resetting a counter of the HARQ process, performing a HARQ retransmission of the UL data, if the new HARQ transmission of the UL data fails, wherein the counter is counted each time a HARQ transmission of the UL data fails, wherein if the counter is equal to or larger than a threshold, the HARQ retransmission of the UL data is performed with bundling transmission. |
| US11387944B2 |
Methods and procedures for search space configuration
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for narrowband (NB) LTE operation. A WTRU may receive a first downlink data transmission, for example, via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The WTRU may determine to send a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) in response to receipt of the first downlink data transmission. The WTRU may transmit a first uplink reference signal. The WTRU may indicate the HARQ-ACK using a first cyclic shift index that is applied to the first uplink reference signal. The WTRU may determine to send a HARQ negative ACK (HARQ-NACK), for example, on a condition that a second downlink data transmission is not correctly received. The WTRU may send a second uplink reference signal. The WTRU may indicate the HARQ-NACK using a second cyclic shift that is applied to the second uplink reference signal. |
| US11387943B2 |
Communication system for packet data communication, control system for packet data communication and communication device for packet data communication
A first communication unit 11 repeatedly transmits the same data signal as a transmitted data signal to a second communication unit 23 at shorter time intervals than an acknowledgement time in which an ACK signal is returned from the second communication unit 23 without any failure. As a result, even when the transmitted data signal is garbled in the middle of a transmission path due to noise, the second communication unit 23 can rapidly receive the repeatedly transmitted same data signal. |
| US11387942B2 |
Systems and methods for physical channel repetition for low latency communication
An apparatus is configured for a next Generation NodeB (gNB). The apparatus comprises baseband circuitry and/or application circuitry which includes a radio frequency (RF) interface and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to determine a transmission mode for a user equipment (UE) device; dynamically determine a repetition level sequence for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on a transmission time interval (TTI) and the transmission mode; generate repetition level signaling for the determined repetition level sequence; and provide the generated repetition level signaling to the RF interface for transmission to the UE device. |
| US11387938B2 |
Broadcast signal transmission device, broadcast signal reception device, broadcast signal transmission method, and broadcast signal reception method
A broadcast signal reception method, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise the steps of: receiving a broadcast signal, demodulating the received broadcast signal by an orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) method, parsing at least one signal frame from the demodulated broadcast signal, convolutionally deinterleaving data in the at least one parsed signal frame, block deinterleaving the convolutionally deinterleaved data, cell deinterleaving the block deinterleaved data, and decoding the cell deinterleaved data. |