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| US11749973B2 |
Retention mechanism for attachment of technical equipment unit to a mounting rail and technical equipment unit with such a retention mechanism
A retention mechanism for attaching equipment to a mounting rail comprises a slider including a first retention section and a pivoting lever mechanical coupled to the slider. The slider is movable in a translational manner along a sliding direction with respect to a remaining portion of the retention mechanism. The lever includes a second retention section aligned with the first retention section in the sliding direction. A reception area for receiving the mounting rail is defined between the first retention section and the second retention section. |
| US11749972B2 |
Passive prechamber spark plug
A passive prechamber spark plug for use in a combustion chamber of a vehicle engine includes an upper prechamber having an upper opening where the upper prechamber is connectable to the combustion chamber via the upper opening. An air ignition spark is formable via an upper air spark gap. A central electrode is disposed in an upper region of the upper prechamber where a base of the upper prechamber opposite the upper region is an insulator. An electrically conductive element or a slot is guided by the insulator continuously from the upper prechamber into a lower region under the base and the lower region is either a lower prechamber or is arrangeable directly in the combustion chamber. An earth electrode is disposed in the lower region such that a lower air spark gap is formed between the earth electrode and the electrically conductive element or the slot. |
| US11749970B2 |
Broad spectrum ultraviolet sources
In one embodiment, a device for generating broad spectrum ultraviolet radiation is provided. The device includes an adjustable spark gap of metallic solids, the spark gap including: a first electrode coupled to a first heatsink, and a second electrode coupled to a second heatsink, the second electrode spaced apart and opposite from the first electrode. The device includes a variable capacitor configured to discharge a voltage through the spark gap to generate broad spectrum ultraviolet radiation. The device includes a voltage source. The device includes a controller configured to control the variable capacitor. The first electrode is formed from a first metallic solid and the second electrode is formed from a second metallic solid, and the ultraviolet radiation generated is in the 140 nm to 400 nm range. |
| US11749967B2 |
Laser diode and method for manufacturing a laser diode
In an embodiment a laser diode includes a surface emitting semiconductor laser configured to emit electromagnetic radiation and an optical element arranged downstream of the semiconductor laser in a radiation direction, wherein the optical element includes a diffractive structure or a meta-optical structure or a lens structure, wherein the optical element and the semiconductor laser are cohesively connected to each other, and wherein the semiconductor laser and the optical element are integrated with the laser diode. |
| US11749964B2 |
Monolithic light source with integrated optics based on nonlinear frequency conversion
A semiconductor light source including a planar optical component that focuses long-wavelength (e.g., infrared) light emitted in a resonant cavity into a nonlinear crystal, which then converts the long-wavelength light into light having a shorter wavelength (e.g., visible light) by frequency doubling. A wavelength-selective reflection layer on the nonlinear crystal reflects the long-wavelength light back into the resonant cavity to form an external cavity and transmits the light having the shorter wavelength out of the external cavity. The resonant cavity includes an active region that emits the long-wavelength light at a high efficiency. The planar optical component includes a micro-lens formed in semiconductor layers or a gradient refractive index lens formed in the nonlinear crystal. |
| US11749962B2 |
Optically pumped tunable VCSEL employing geometric isolation
An optically pumped tunable VCSEL swept source module has a VCSEL and a pump, which produces light to pump the VSCEL, wherein the pump is geometrically isolated from the VCSEL. In different embodiments, the pump is geometrically isolated by defocusing light from the pump in front of the VCSEL, behind the VCSEL, and/or by coupling the light from the pump at an angle with respect to the VCSEL. In the last case, angle is usually less than 88 degrees. There are further strategies for attacking pump noise problems. Pump feedback can be reduced through (1) Faraday isolation and (2) geometric isolation. Single frequency pump lasers (Distributed feedback lasers (DFB), distributed Bragg reflector lasers (DBR), Fabry-Perot (FP) lasers, discrete mode lasers, volume Bragg grating (VBG) stabilized lasers can eliminate wavelength jitter and amplitude noise that accompanies mode hopping. |
| US11749959B2 |
Semiconductor laser
The invention relates to a semiconductor laser including a carrier, an edge-emitting laser diode which is arranged on the carrier and which has an active zone for generating laser radiation and a facet with a radiation exit area, an optical element which covers the facet, a connecting material which is arranged between the optical element and the facet, a molded body which covers the laser diode and the optical element at least in places, wherein the optical element is at least partially transparent to the laser radiation emitted by the laser diode during operation, and the optical element is designed to change the main propagation direction of the laser radiation entering the optical element during operation. |
| US11749956B2 |
Mobile device electrical outlet
A mobile device electrical outlet, including a main body, a plurality of sockets removably disposed within at least a portion of an interior of the main body to provide electrical power in response to receiving a connection from an electrical plug, and a plurality of charging cords disposed within at least a portion of the interior of the main body to provide electrical power in response to receiving a connection from a mobile device. |
| US11749950B2 |
Shielding housing structure of electric connector with features for heat ventilation and electromagnetic shielding
A shielding housing structure of an electric connector includes an insulating body including a first terminal slot for insertion of a first terminal set, a second terminal slot for insertion of a second terminal set, a socket for insertion of a preset board; a shielding housing having an accommodation space assembled with a top side of the insulating body, and top holes and lateral holes formed thereon, and an insertion hole formed on upper edges of the lateral holes; and a movable cover having a top covering plate having top openings, and a side covering plate having lateral openings. The top covering plate is plugged into the insertion hole, and can be slid to a first position to form thermal convection ventilation holes on the shielding housing structure, or the top covering plate can be slid to a second position to form an enclosing status of the shielding housing. |
| US11749949B2 |
Terminal assembly and electrical connector
The present disclosure provides a terminal assembly and an electrical connector. The terminal assembly comprises a plurality of terminals and an insulating body. The plurality of terminals comprises a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of ground terminals. The plurality of signal terminals and the plurality of ground terminals are disposed at intervals. The plurality of signal terminals are disposed between two adjacent ground terminals. The plurality of signal terminals of two adjacent ground terminals form a signal pair. The distance between a centerline of each of the signal terminals and a centerline of an adjacent ground terminal is greater than the distance between the centerline of each of the signal terminals and a centerline of an adjacent signal terminal. The insulating body is disposed at the plurality of terminals. |
| US11749948B2 |
Backplane connector
A backplane connector includes a number of first conductive terminals, an insulating bracket, a first metal shield and a second metal shield. The first conductive terminal includes a first mating portion, a first tail portion and a first connection portion. The first conductive terminals include first differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first mating portion, the first connection portion and the first tail portion extend along a mating direction so that the structural design of the conductive terminal is simplified. The first metal shield, the second metal shield, the first mating portion of the first grounding terminal and the first mating portion of the second grounding terminal are enclosed to form a shielding space. The first mating portions of the first differential signal terminals are located in the shielding space. |
| US11749943B2 |
Connector mating body
It is aimed to provide a connector mating body capable of preventing a sealing member from damage when a bolt is tightened and loosened. A connector mating body (1) is formed by tightening a bolt (4) arranged in a collar (6) of a first housing (2) with a nut (5) of a second housing (3). A reduced-diameter portion (44) having a smaller outer diameter than a flange portion (43) of a head portion (41) is formed on a part of a tip side (L2) of the head portion (41) of the bolt (4). A tip surface (441) of the reduced-diameter portion (44) is in contact with a base end surface (611) of the collar (6). A tip part (462) of a first oil-proof sealing member (46) is sandwiched between the base end surface (611) of the collar (6) and a tip surface (431) of the flange portion (43). |
| US11749941B2 |
Connector
The present disclosure provides a connector capable of improving dissipation performance while suppressing enlargement. A connector 10 includes a connector housing 11 and terminals T to be accommodated into the connector housing 11 and electrically connected to a mating device. The connector housing 11 includes upper slope portions 41a, 41b inclined with respect to a horizontal direction at positions vertically above the terminals T in a state mounted on the mating device. Breathable upper breathable films 44a are provided in upper through holes 43a, 43b provided in the upper slope portions 41a, 41b. |
| US11749940B2 |
Connector
It is aimed to improve anti-vibration performance. A connector includes a terminal holding member made of synthetic resin for holding terminal fittings and a case made of metal for accommodating one end part of each terminal fitting by being integrated with the terminal holding member. The case includes a displacement restricting portion having an irregular shape, and the displacement restricting portion is formed on a contact surface of the case with the terminal holding member. When the case made of metal and the terminal holding member made of synthetic resin are thermally deformed, an anchoring effect by the engagement of the displacement restricting portion and the terminal holding member is achieved on the contact surface of the case with the terminal holding member to suppress relative displacements between the case and the terminal holding member. |
| US11749938B2 |
Ruggedized connector system
An electrical interconnection system with an adapter mounted in an opening within a connector interface of a panel of an electronic enclosure is described. A sealing member may be used to prevent passage of foreign matter, such as liquid, gas or dust particles into the enclosure and into the mating region between the adapter and a mating plug connector. The sealing member may comprise a base and a sidewall configured to wrap around an outer border of the adapter. The sealing member may be configured to form a first sealing interface with the panel, and a second sealing interface with the plug connector. The first and second sealing interfaces may be orthogonal to each other. The sealing member may be made of an elastic material. |
| US11749933B2 |
Connector
A joint connector 10 to be connected to wires 11 includes a lower housing 30 and an upper cover 60. The lower housing 30 accommodates terminals 12 to be respectively connected to front end parts in an extending direction of the wires 11. The upper cover 60 is assembled to close an upper surface of the lower housing 30. The lower housing 30 or the upper cover 60 includes a lower guide portion 36 or an upper guide portion 69 for bending the wires 11 by contacting the wires 11 with the lower housing 30 and the upper cover 60 assembled. |
| US11749929B2 |
Connector using contact pressure obtained by press-fitting holding member into shell
A connector comprises two holding members, two terminal rows, a midplate and a shell. Each of the holding members is lightly press-fit into the shell. Each of the terminal rows has a plurality of terminals. The terminals of each of the terminal rows include a specific terminal. The specific terminal has an exposed portion. The exposed portion is, at least in part, exposed from the holding member in an up-down direction perpendicular to a pitch direction. The midplate has a receiving portion. The exposed portion is brought into contact with the receiving portion. One of the holding member and the shell is formed with at least one light press-fit portion. A position of the at least one light press-fit portion overlaps with a position of the exposed portion in a front-rear direction perpendicular to both the up-down direction and the pitch direction. |
| US11749928B2 |
Housing for installing connecting terminals and a connector
A housing for an electrical connecting terminal comprises a body defining a cavity for accommodating the connecting terminal, and a latch member located in the cavity. The latch member extends from a bottom surface of the cavity toward a top surface of the cavity and includes an opening located proximate the bottom surface of the cavity and a locking portion for locking the connecting terminal within the body. |
| US11749911B2 |
Connector
A connector 10 includes an inner conductor terminal 11, an outer conductor terminal 13 for covering an outer periphery of the inner conductor terminal 11, and a dielectric 12 arranged between the inner conductor terminal 11 and the outer conductor terminal 13. The inner conductor terminal 11 includes a tubular terminal body 20 extending in a front-rear direction and projections (e.g. front projections 21 and rear projections 22) provided on the terminal body and to be locked to the dielectric 12. A plurality of the projections are provided at an interval in the front-rear direction. |
| US11749910B2 |
Dual band antenna
A dual band antenna that allows the independent optimization of each frequency band by adjusting the sizes of the antenna elements. For example, an antenna may have two different drivers, one for the high-frequency and one for the low frequency. By using elements orthogonally connected to the low frequency driver, the low frequency driver can function as both a reflector to the high frequency drivers and the low frequency driver without affecting the antenna's performance in the high frequency. The antenna may also have parasitic elements. For example, parasitic directors parallel to the high frequency band driver can be configured to improve performance in the high frequency band. Pairs of additional parasitic directors can be orthogonally connected these directors. These pairs can be adjusted in size to improve performance in the low frequency band with minimal impact on performance in the high frequency band. |
| US11749903B2 |
Antenna structure
The disclosure provides an antenna structure including a ground plane, a first coupling antenna and a reference antenna. The first coupling antenna includes a first excitation source connected to the ground plane. The first excitation source is configured to excite a first resonant mode, and the first coupling antenna forms a first zero current area on the ground plane in response to the first resonant mode. The reference antenna includes a second excitation source connected to the ground plane. The second excitation source is configured to excite a second resonant mode, and the reference antenna forms a second zero current area on the ground plane in response to the second resonant mode. The first excitation source is located in the second zero current area, and the second excitation source is located in the first zero current area. |
| US11749894B2 |
Multi-layer patch antenna
An antenna system includes: a patch radiator being electrically conductive and configured to radiate energy in a first frequency band and a second frequency band, different from the first frequency band; a parasitic patch radiator overlapping with the patch radiator, the parasitic patch radiator being electrically conductive and being configured to radiate energy in the first frequency band; and at least one parasitic element including a conductor sized and disposed relative to the parasitic patch radiator such that a combination of the parasitic patch radiator and the at least one parasitic element will radiate energy in the second frequency band. |
| US11749888B2 |
Switchable transmission mechanism including gear assemblies axially engageable/disengageable with a respective transmission rod
The present disclosure relates to a switchable transmission mechanism for a base station antenna. The switchable transmission mechanism includes a plurality of axially drivable members, each of which is mounted on a corresponding one of a plurality of transmission rods arranged in parallel and is configured to be connected with a corresponding one of a plurality of phase shifters in the base station antenna; a transmission unit including a first gear assembly and a second gear assembly transmissibly connected to the first gear assembly, where the second gear assembly is engageable with or dis-engageable from any one of the transmission rods via a rod adapter that is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position along an axial direction; and a switch unit configured to move the second gear assembly along a lateral direction perpendicular to the axial direction when the second gear assembly is disengaged from the transmission rod, so that the switchable transmission mechanism can selectively drive any one of the transmission rods. |
| US11749885B2 |
Image-capturing doorbell device
This document describes an image-capturing doorbell device. In aspects, the image-capturing doorbell device provides a compact, space-efficient, battery-powered, doorbell camera. The architecture of the image-capturing doorbell device is optimized by concentrating sensors at one end of the device and user input mechanism(s) at the opposing end of the device and including a thin and narrow middle portion between the two opposing ends. The sensors include an image sensor and a PIR sensor mounted to the same PCB for space conservation. A camera lens protrudes from an outer surface of an IR window aligned with IR LEDs to mitigate IR flare. The PIR sensor is aligned with a lens that enhances radial motion detection by implementing two stacked rows of lenslets. The user input mechanism includes a light ring formed via a two-shot molding technique with a button to bond the light ring to the button for enhanced waterproofing. |
| US11749883B2 |
Waveguide with radiation slots and parasitic elements for asymmetrical coverage
This document describes a waveguide with radiation slots and parasitic elements for asymmetrical coverage. An apparatus may include a waveguide for providing asymmetrical coverage in an azimuth plane. The waveguide includes a hollow channel containing a dielectric and an array of radiation slots through a surface that is operably connected with the dielectric. The waveguide includes an array of parasitic elements positioned on or in the surface and offset from a longitudinal side of the array of radiation slots. The radiation slots and parasitic elements configure the described waveguide to focus an antenna radiation pattern that provides an asymmetrical coverage to focus on a particular portion within the antenna field-of-view. |
| US11749881B2 |
Base station antennas having an active antenna module and related devices and methods
Base station antennas include an externally accessible active antenna module releasably coupled to a recessed segment that is over a chamber in the base station antenna and that is longitudinally and laterally extending along and across a rear of a base station antenna housing. The base station antenna housing has a passive antenna assembly that cooperates with the active antenna module. |
| US11749880B2 |
Electronic device including high-frequency transmission circuit
Disclosed is a portable communication device including a housing, a first printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the housing, a wireless communication circuit mounted on the first PCB, and a second PCB including a connection part connected with the first PCB, a first PCB portion extended from the connection part and having greater flexibility than the connection part, a second PCB portion extended from the first PCB portion and having less flexibility than the first PCB portion, a third PCB portion extended from the second PCB portion and having greater flexibility than the second PCB portion, a fourth PCB portion extended from the third PCB portion and having less flexibility than the first PCB portion, a signal line extended to the connection part along the first, second, third, and fourth PCB portions, and vias arranged in at least a partial area of the second PCB portion or the fourth PCB portion, wherein a portion of the signal line is located between some of the vias. |
| US11749876B2 |
Multimode high-isolation antenna system
This document describes a multimode high-isolation antenna system and associated methods and systems. The described antenna system is implemented on a generally-circular printed circuit board and can be used for wideband and ultra-wideband applications. The multimode high-isolation antenna system includes two orthogonal antennas separated by a decoupling structure. This arrangement provides high isolation between the antennas and enables five unique resonant modes of operation for the multimode high-isolation antenna system. |
| US11749874B2 |
Balanced-type circular disk resonator, dielectric property measurement method, and dielectric property measurement system
A balanced-type circular disk resonator includes a circular conductive layer, a conductive member including a first conductive portion provided on a first surface of the circular conductive layer to enable a first dielectric board, a dielectric property of which is measured, to be placed between the first conductive portion and the circular conductive layer, and a second conductive portion provided on a second surface of the circular conductive layer to enable a second dielectric board, a dielectric property of which is measured, to be placed between the second conductive portion and the circular conductive layer, the second surface being opposite to the first surface with regard to the circular conductive layer, and a temperature adjustment unit coupled to the conductive member and configured to adjust temperatures of the first conductive portion and the second conductive portion. |
| US11749872B2 |
Electronic device including plural phase shifters and plural patches that are associated with a liquid crystal layer
An electronic device is provided, including: a first substrate, a plurality of phase shifters, a second substrate, a plurality of patches, a common electrode layer, a dielectric layer, and a liquid-crystal layer. The plurality of phase shifters are disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate has an inner side facing the first substrate. The plurality of patches are disposed on the inner side of the second substrate. The dielectric layer is disposed between the common electrode layer and the second substrate and on the plurality of patches. The liquid-crystal layer is disposed between the plurality of phase shifters and the common electrode layer. |
| US11749871B2 |
Battery module and battery pack
The present disclosure provides a battery module having more improved safety than the conventional battery pack and capable of protecting the battery cells more reliably. The current value at which a cell blocking portion CB inside each of a plurality of battery cells BC interrupts a current path inside the battery cell BC is larger than the current value at which the module fuse MF connected in series to the module terminals MT and the plurality of battery cells BC blows out. |
| US11749865B2 |
Battery and related apparatus, production method and production device therefor
The present application discloses a battery and a related apparatus, production method and production device therefor. The battery includes: a battery cell, the battery cell including a pressure relief mechanism configured to be capable of being actuated when an internal pressure or temperature of the battery cell reaches a threshold, to relieve the internal pressure; an attachment component adapted to be attached to the battery cell by an adhesive; and an isolation component configured to be capable of preventing the adhesive from being applied between the attachment component and the pressure relief mechanism. By providing the isolation component, it is possible to prevent the adhesive from being applied between the attachment component and the pressure relief mechanism in an effective manner in a process of battery production. Meanwhile, application efficiency and accuracy of the adhesive could be improved, thereby improving production efficiency of the battery. |
| US11749857B2 |
Heat-radiating fluid composition and battery module comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to a heat-radiating fluid composition, a preparation method thereof, and a battery module and a battery pack including the heat-radiating fluid composition. More specifically, it relates to the heat-radiating fluid composition maintaining an excellent heat-radiating property, and the battery module and the battery pack prepared therefrom. |
| US11749852B2 |
Battery module and manufacturing method thereof
A battery module including a battery cell stacked body in which a plurality of battery cells are adjacent each other in parallel and are stacked; a mono frame receiving the battery cell stacked body and including at least one opening opened in a length direction of the battery cell stacked body, and including an upper plate and a lower plate that are perpendicular to a stacked side of the battery cell stacked body and a pair of lateral plates in parallel to the stacked side of the battery cell stacked body; an external expansion controlling pad provided between the battery cell stacked body and the mono frame; and a heat radiating resin provided between the battery cell stacked body and the lower plate. The external expansion controlling pad includes two main bodies and two bridges connecting the two main bodies. |
| US11749848B2 |
Battery pack including a cover and a sealing member
A battery pack includes: battery cells each including first and second end portions that are opposite each other in a length direction; a case providing an accommodation space in which each battery cell and a cooling fluid for cooling the battery cell are located, the case including a first cover covering the first end portion of the battery cell, the first cover including a first terminal hole through which the first end portion of the battery cell is partially exposed; and first and second sealing members doubly surrounding the first terminal hole from an outside of the first terminal hole to block a cooling fluid leakage passage formed through the first terminal hole. Therefore, while improving heat-dissipating performance, a cooling fluid sealing structure may be provided to the battery pack to prevent cooling fluid leakage from the accommodation space in which the battery cells are accommodated. |
| US11749846B2 |
Fast-charging battery pack
One embodiment provides a battery pack including a housing, a plurality of battery cells supported by the housing, and a terminal block. The terminal block is configured to be coupled to a power tool to provide operating power from the plurality of battery cells to the power tool. The terminal block has a positive power terminal, a charging terminal, and a ground terminal. The battery pack also includes a charging circuit provided between the charging terminal and the plurality of battery cells. The charging circuit is configured to receive and transfer charging current above 12 Amperes to the plurality of battery cells during charging. The charging circuit includes a charging switch and a fuse coupled between the charging terminal and the charging switch. |
| US11749845B2 |
Systems and processes for assessing electrochemical cell quality
A process and system for measuring internal faults in an electrochemical cell is provided. The process for detecting an internal fault in an electrochemical cell includes measuring a voltage difference or a rate of change in voltage difference between a common terminal of a first electrochemical cell and a second electrochemical cell. The first electrochemical cell or second electrochemical cell is accepted based on the measuring, or first electrochemical cell or second electrochemical cell is rejected based on the measure of the internal fault of the electrochemical cell. |
| US11749844B2 |
Instantaneously wettable polymer fiber sheet
A polymer fiber sheet exhibits high porosity and good tensile properties in both “wet” and “dry” states. A fiber modifying agent is incorporated into a polymer extrusion and fiber formation process to produce a highly porous polymer fiber sheet that is instantaneously wettable by an aqueous medium. The fiber modifying agent functions as either one or both (1) a plasticizer that reduces the polymer extrudate melt viscosity and allows the formation of fine fibers during processing and (2) a surface modifying agent that promotes the instantaneous and sustainable wettability of individual polymer fibers and a porous fiber sheet formed from them. The polymer fiber sheet maintains its wettability even after repeated washing and drying cycles. The resultant fiber sheet can be densified and embossed to provide a desired thickness and porosity, while at the same time longitudinal ribs with desired pattern can also be formed on the fiber sheet. |
| US11749836B2 |
Lithium-garnet solid electrolyte composite, tape articles, and methods thereof
A composite ceramic including: a lithium garnet major phase; and a grain growth inhibitor minor phase, as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of making composite ceramic, pellets and tapes thereof, a solid electrolyte, and an electrochemical device including the solid electrolyte, as defined herein. |
| US11749835B2 |
Solid electrolyte sheet and solid state battery
Provided is a solid electrolyte sheet having a self-supporting property while having a small thickness and flexibility. The solid electrolyte sheet is formed using a support having a specific porosity and a specific thickness. Specifically, the solid electrolyte sheet is formed in which a solid electrolyte is filled in a support having a porosity of 60% or more and 95% or less and a thickness of 5 μm or more and less than 20 μm. |
| US11749832B2 |
Methods for pre-lithiating lithium ion batteries
Lithiated electrodes, electrochemical cells including lithiated electrodes, and methods of making the same are provided. The method includes lithiating at least one electrode in an electrochemical cell by applying current across a first current collector of the at least one electrode to a second current collector of an auxiliary electrode. The electrochemical cell may be disposed within a battery packaging and the auxiliary electrode may be disposed within the battery packaging adjacent to an edge of the electrochemical cell. The at least one electrode may include a first electroactive layer disposed on or near one or more surfaces of the first current collector, and the auxiliary electrode may include a second electroactive layer disposed at or near one or more surfaces of the second current collector. The method may further include extracting the auxiliary electrode from the battery packaging and sealing the battery packaging, which includes the pre-lithiated electrochemical cell. |
| US11749830B2 |
System and method for manufacturing secondary battery
Provided is a system for manufacturing a secondary battery including: a positive electrode cell manufacturing line having a positive electrode single cell, on which a positive electrode tab is processed on one end of a positive electrode and a first separator is combined on one surface of the positive electrode, is continuously manufactured; a negative electrode cell manufacturing line having a negative electrode single cell, on which a negative electrode tab is processed on one end of a negative electrode and a second separator is combined on one surface of the negative electrode, is continuously manufactured; and a stacking part alternately receiving positive electrode single cells and negative electrode single cells respectively from the positive electrode cell manufacturing line and the negative electrode cell manufacturing line to stack the positive electrode single cells and the negative electrode single cells up to a predetermined layer, thereby forming a stack cell. |
| US11749825B2 |
Solid state ion conduction in ZnPS3
In an aspect, an electrochemical cell comprises: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a solid state electrolyte in ionic communication with the positive electrode and the negative electrode; wherein: the electrolyte is characterized by formula (FX1): MPS3 (FX1); wherein M is one or more metal cations and optionally metal cation vacancies; and wherein at least one of said one or more metal cations is a divalent cation; the electrolyte is characterized by a divalent ion conductivity; and the electrolyte is electrically insulating. The solid state electrolyte is optionally not an electrocatalyst material or does not function as an electrocatalyst in the electrochemical cell during operation (e.g., charging and/or discharging) of the electrochemical cell. The solid state electrolyte is optionally not an electrode or does not function as an electrode in the electrochemical cell during operation (e.g., charging and/or discharging) of the electrochemical cell. |
| US11749824B2 |
Metal plate, electrochemical element, electrochemical module, electrochemical device, energy system, solid oxide fuel cell, and method for manufacturing metal plate
Provided are a metal plate configured such that sufficient strength and performance are ensured and the workability and cost of mass production are improved, and an electrochemical element and the like including the metal plate. A metal plate 1 includes a thick portion 110, and a thin portion 120 that is thinner than the thick portion 110. The thin portion 120 is provided with a penetration space 1c passing through the thin portion 120 in the thickness direction. |
| US11749814B2 |
Seal configuration for electrochemical cell
An electrochemical cell includes a pair of bipolar plates and a membrane electrode assembly between the bipolar plates. The membrane electrode assembly comprises an anode compartment, a cathode compartment, and a proton exchange membrane disposed therebetween. The cell further includes a sealing surface formed in one of the pair of bipolar plates and a gasket located between the sealing surface and the proton exchange membrane. The gasket is configured to plastically deform to create a seal about one of the cathode compartment or the anode compartment. The sealing surface can include one or more protrusions. |
| US11749813B2 |
Bipolar plate, cell frame, cell stack, and redox flow battery
A bipolar plate faces an electrode of a redox flow battery and includes an introduction channel and a discharge channel of an electrolyte. One of the introduction channel and the discharge channel is a groove-like flow channel that is formed in a surface of the bipolar plate, and the other of the introduction channel and the discharge channel is a pipe-like flow channel that is formed in an inside of the bipolar plate. The bipolar plate includes a communication hole that communicates with the pipe-like flow channel from the surface. |
| US11749811B2 |
Ionically conductive asymmetric composite membrane for electrochemical energy system applications
An ionically conductive asymmetric composite membrane for use in redox flow battery, fuel cell, electrolysis applications and the like is described. It comprises a microporous substrate membrane and an asymmetric hydrophilic ionomeric polymer coating layer on the surface of the microporous substrate layer. The coating layer is made of a hydrophilic ionomeric polymer. The asymmetric hydrophilic ionomeric polymer coating layer comprises a porous layer having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface of the porous layer on the surface of the microporous substrate layer and a nonporous layer on the second surface of the porous support layer. The microporous substrate membrane is made from a different polymer from the hydrophilic ionomeric polymer. |
| US11749810B2 |
Gas diffusion layer, membrane electrode assembly, and fuel cell
A gas diffusion layer comprises a carbon sheet and a microporous layer disposed on at least one surface of the carbon sheet, and meeting the requirement “C is equal to or greater than 0”, wherein: C, referred to as “index for simultaneous realization of a required in-plane oxygen permeation coefficient and electrical resistance”, is calculated by subtracting the product of B multiplied by 60 from A and adding 310 to the difference, A, is the rate of oxygen permeation in an in-plane direction in a gas diffusion layer that occurs when a pressure of 0.5 MPa is applied in the through-plane direction to a surface of the gas diffusion layer to compress an arbitrarily selected region having a width of 10 mm and a depth of 3 mm in the gas diffusion layer, and B is the “electrical resistance” that occurs when the gas diffusion layer is compressed by applying a pressure of 2 MPa in the through-plane direction. |
| US11749805B2 |
Liquid composition for forming electrochemical device, method of manufacturing electrodes, method of manufacturing electrochemical device and electrodes
The present invention relates to a liquid composition for forming an electrochemical device contains one or both of an active material or an electrolyte;a dispersion medium; and a polymer, wherein the polymer contains constituent units having one or both of an amide bond or an imide bond, and having a group represented by a following general formula (I): wherein X is an oxygen atom, or a carbon atom substituted with a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are each independently hydrogen atoms, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl groups, or substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl groups, and m and n are positive integers. |
| US11749800B2 |
High performance stretchable electrode with full area coverage and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a high performance stretchable electrode having a double layer structure with flexibility and high coverage, as well as a manufacturing method thereof. The stretchable electrode of the present invention has excellent performance based on high coverage. Therefore, the present invention may provide a high performance stretchable electrode with high conductivity and low gauge factor by selectively adjusting flexibility of the electrode. |
| US11749797B2 |
Nanostructural designs for electrode materials of fluoride ion batteries
A fluoride shuttle (F-shuttle) battery and nanostructures of copper based cathode materials in the fluoride shuttle battery. The F-shuttle batteries include a liquid electrolyte, which allows the F-shuttle batteries to operate under room temperature. The minimum thickness of copper layer within the copper nanostructures is no more than 20 nm. The thickness of copper layer within the copper nanostructures is controlled and reduced to ensure the energy densities of F-shuttle batteries. |
| US11749792B2 |
Light emitting diode, light emitting diode module, and display device including the same
A light emitting diode having an improved heat dissipation effect includes a light source unit emitting a light to a front surface and including a light emitting part, a first electrode pad, and a second electrode pad. The light emitting diode further includes a lead frame unit disposed on a rear surface of the light source unit and including first and second lead terminals respectively connected to the first and second electrode pads. The light emitting diode also includes at least one of the first and second lead terminals includes an upper conductive layer, an intermediate conductive layer, and a lower conductive layer which are disposed on different layers and electrically connected to one another. |
| US11749790B2 |
Segmented LED with embedded transistors
A device may include a substrate having a first embedded transistor in a first region and a second embedded transistor in a second region. The first region and the second region may be separated by trench extending through at least a portion of an epitaxial layer formed on the substrate. The first embedded transistor may be connected to a first light emitting diode (LED) and the second embedded transistor may be connected to a second LED. A first optical isolation layer may be between the epitaxial layer and the first region of the substrate. A second optical isolation layer may be between the epitaxial layer and the second region of the substrate. |
| US11749788B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The display device may include a pixel circuit layer including a plurality of transistors, a first partition wall and a second partition wall on the pixel circuit layer, and each protruding in a thickness direction, a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the same layer, and on the first partition wall and the second partition wall, respectively; a light emitting element between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a first organic pattern directly on the light emitting element. |
| US11749780B2 |
Ultraviolet light emitting diode
An ultraviolet light-emitting diode includes: a substrate; an n-type semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; a mesa disposed on the n-type semiconductor layer and including an active layer and a p-type semiconductor layer; an n-ohmic contact layer contacting the n-type semiconductor layer; a p-ohmic contact layer contacting the p-type semiconductor layer; an n-bump electrically connected to the n-ohmic contact layer; and a p-bump electrically connected to the p-ohmic contact layer, wherein the mesa includes a plurality of branches, the n-ohmic contact layer surrounds the mesa and is disposed in a region between the branches, each of the n-bump and the p-bump covers an upper surface and a side surface of the mesa, and the p-bump covers at least two of the branches among the plurality of branches. Therefore, an optical output can be increased by reducing light loss, and a forward voltage can be lowered. |
| US11749777B2 |
Method for manufacturing light-emitting module
A method for manufacturing a light-emitting module, includes placing a light-emitting element on a support member with an electrode formation surface of the light-emitting element facing upward; forming a pair of first conductive members respectively on the element electrodes; forming a first light-reflective resin layer on the support member and around the light-emitting element and the first conductive members; forming a pair of second conductive members on the first light-reflective resin layer and respectively on the first conductive members, the second conductive member being wider than the first conductive member; forming a second light-reflective resin layer on the first light-reflective resin layer and around the second conductive members; forming wiring electrodes over the second light-reflective resin layer from the second conductive members; and removing the support member. |
| US11749776B2 |
Optoelectronic semiconductor component
A method of producing an optoelectronic semiconductor component includes providing a carrier; arranging at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip at a top side of the carrier, wherein the semiconductor chip includes semiconductor layers deposited on a substrate; forming a shaped body around the at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip, wherein the shaped body surrounds all side areas of the at least one optoelectronic semiconductor chip and at least some of the layers deposited on the substrate are free of the shaped body such that these layers are not covered or completely exposed; and removing the carrier. |
| US11749767B2 |
Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same
The inventive concept discloses a solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same. The solar cell includes a semiconductor substrate, an emitter layer disposed on one surface of the substrate, and a cooling layer disposed on one surface of the emitter layer, and the cooling layer absorbs a far-infrared ray from irradiated sunlight and emits a wavelength of the absorbed far-infrared ray. |
| US11749765B2 |
Method of manufacturing a thin-film photovoltaic product
A method of manufacturing a photovoltaic product (1) with a plurality of serially interconnected photovoltaic cells (1A, 1B) is disclosed that comprises depositing a stack with a bottom electrode layer (12), a top electrode layer (16) and a photovoltaic layer (14) arranged between said first and said top electrode layer, the bottom electrode layer and the photovoltaic layer having an interface layer (13). The method further comprises partitioning said stack into respective lateral portions associated with respective photovoltaic cells (1A, 1B), with a boundary region (1AB) between each photovoltaic cell (1A) and a subsequent photovoltaic cell (1B), and serially interconnecting mutually subsequent photovoltaic cells in a boundary region. Partitioning includes forming one or more trenches (20; 22; 23) extending through the top electrode layer and the photovoltaic layer to expose the bottom electrode layer, with at least an irradiation sub-step and subsequent thereto a mechanical fragment removal sub-step. |
| US11749762B2 |
Semiconductor device comprising a photodetector with reduced dark current
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a first doped region having a first doping type disposed in a semiconductor substrate. A second doped region having a second doping type different than the first doping type is disposed in the semiconductor substrate and laterally spaced from the first doped region. A waveguide structure is disposed in the semiconductor substrate and laterally between the first doped region and the second doped region. A photodetector is disposed at least partially in the semiconductor substrate and laterally between the first doped region and the second doped region. The waveguide structure is configured to guide one or more photons into the photodetector. The photodetector has an upper surface that continuously arcs between opposite sidewalls of the photodetector. The photodetector has a lower surface that continuously arcs between the opposite sidewalls of the photodetector. |
| US11749761B2 |
Doped region structure and solar cell comprising the same, cell assembly, and photovoltaic system
The disclosure relates to the technical field of solar cells, and provides a solar cell and a doped region structure thereof, a cell assembly, and a photovoltaic system. The doped region structure includes a first doped layer, a passivation layer, and a second doped layer that are disposed on a silicon substrate in sequence. The passivation layer is a porous structure having the first doped layer and/or the second doped layer inlaid in a hole region. The first doped layer and the second doped layer have a same doping polarity. By means of the doped region structure of the solar cell provided in the disclosure, the difficulty in production and the limitation on conversion efficiency as a result of precise requirements for the accuracy of a thickness of a conventional tunneling layer are resolved. |
| US11749757B2 |
Semiconductor chip
Provided is a semiconductor chip including a nanowire field effect transistor (FET) and having a layout configuration effective for making manufacturing the chip easy. A semiconductor chip includes a first block including a standard cell having a nanowire FET and a second block including a nanowire FET. In the first and second blocks, nanowires extending in an X direction have an arrangement pitch in a Y direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P1. Pads have an arrangement pitch in the X direction of an integer multiple of a pitch P2. |
| US11749756B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A method includes forming an implanted region in a substrate. The implanted region is adjacent to a top surface of the substrate. A clean treatment is performed on the top surface of the implanted region. The top surface of the implanted region is baked after the clean treatment. An epitaxial layer is formed on the top surface of the substrate. The epitaxial layer is patterned to form a fin. |
| US11749753B2 |
Methods of forming a semiconductor device with a gate structure having a dielectric protection layer
A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor fin. The semiconductor device includes a gate spacer over the semiconductor fin. A lower portion of the gate spacer surrounds a first region and an upper portion of the gate spacer surrounds a second region. The semiconductor device includes a gate dielectric within the first region. The semiconductor device includes a metal gate within the first region. The semiconductor device includes a dielectric protection layer, in contact with the gate dielectric layer, that includes a first portion within the second region and a second portion lining a top surface of the metal gate. |
| US11749751B2 |
Lateral DMOS with integrated Schottky diode
A lateral transistor having a well region, a body region, a source region, a drain region, a gate structure and a trenched Schottky barrier structure. The trenched Schottky barrier structure extended vertically from a top surface of the well region through the source region and the body region and penetrated into at least a portion of the well region to form a vertical Schottky contact. |
| US11749750B2 |
Split-gate trench MOSFET
A split-gate trench device chip has an active region in which a plurality of active trenches are disposed. The active region is enclosed by termination trenches disposed in a termination region, which extends to the edges of the chip. A gate metal lead is disposed on the device surface. The gate metal lead makes contact to gate electrodes in the active trenches through contact holes disposed in the active region. A source or a drain metal lead is also disposed on the surface. The source or the drain metal lead makes contact to the field plate electrodes through contact holes disposed outside the active region. Each active trench in the active region has a first end merge into a first termination trench and a second end separated from an adjacent second termination trench. |
| US11749746B2 |
Radio frequency front end (RFFE) hetero-integration
In an aspect, a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) includes a sub-collector disposed on a collector. The collector has a collector contact disposed on the sub-collector and located on a first side of the heterojunction bipolar transistor. The HBT includes an emitter disposed on an emitter cap. The emitter has an emitter contact disposed on the emitter cap and located on a second side of the heterojunction bipolar transistor. The HBT includes a base having a base contact located on the second side of the heterojunction bipolar transistor. |
| US11749744B2 |
Fin structure for vertical transport field effect transistor
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a bottom source/drain; a top source/drain; a fin provided between the bottom source/drain and the top source/drain, the fin including a first fin structure and a second fin structure that are symmetric to each other in a plan view. Each of the first and second fin structures includes a main fin extending laterally in a first direction, and first and second extension fins extending laterally from the main fin in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The main fin extends laterally in the first direction beyond where the first and second extension fins connect to the main fin. |
| US11749736B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device including discrete charge storage elements and methods for forming the same
A memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers, a memory opening vertically extending through the alternating stack, and memory opening fill structures located in the memory opening and including a vertical semiconductor channel, a dielectric material liner laterally surrounding the vertical semiconductor channel, and a vertical stack of discrete memory elements laterally surrounding the dielectric material liner. A subset of the insulating layers a lower insulating sublayer, an upper insulating sublayer overlying the lower insulating sublayer, and a center insulating sublayer located between and in contact with the lower insulating sublayer and the upper insulating sublayer. |
| US11749734B2 |
Integrated circuit devices and methods of manufacturing the same
An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active area that extends on a substrate in a first direction, a gate structure that extends on the substrate in a second direction and crosses the fin-type active area, source/drain areas arranged on first and second sides of the gate structure, and a contact structure electrically connected to the source/drain areas. The source/drain areas comprise a plurality of merged source/drain structures. Each source/drain area comprises a plurality of first points respectively located on an upper surface of the source/drain area at a center of each source/drain structure, and each source/drain area comprises at least one second point respectively located on the upper surface of the source/drain area where side surfaces of adjacent source/drain structures merge with one another. A bottom surface of the contact structure is non-uniform and corresponds to the first and second points. |
| US11749730B2 |
Semiconductor device with contact structure and method for preparing the same
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device with a contact structure and a method for preparing the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a source/drain structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate, and a dielectric layer disposed over the source/drain structure. The semiconductor device also includes a polysilicon stack disposed over the source/drain structure and surrounded by the dielectric layer. The polysilicon stack includes a first polysilicon layer and a second polysilicon layer disposed over the first polysilicon layer. The first polysilicon layer is undoped, and the second polysilicon layer is doped. The semiconductor device further includes a contact structure disposed directly over the polysilicon stack and surrounded by the dielectric layer. |
| US11749728B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A method includes forming a dummy gate structure over a substrate; forming a source/drain structure over the substrate; replacing the dummy gate structure with a metal gate structure; forming a protection cap over the metal gate structure; forming a source/drain contact over the source/drain structure; performing a selective deposition process to form a first etch stop layer on the protection cap, in which the selective deposition process has a faster deposition rate on the protection cap than on the source/drain contact; depositing a second etch stop layer over the first etch stop layer the source/drain contact; etching the second etch stop layer to form an opening; and forming a via contact in the opening. |
| US11749713B2 |
Capacitor including perovskite material, semiconductor device including the capacitor, and method of manufacturing the capacitor
A capacitor includes a lower electrode, a first dielectric layer provided on the lower electrode including a perovskite structure, an upper electrode including a perovskite structure, a first dielectric layer between provided on the lower electrode and the upper electrode; and a second dielectric layer, having a band gap energy greater than that of the first dielectric layer, provided between on the first dielectric layer and the upper electrode, the capacitor may have a low leakage current density and stable crystallinity, thereby suppressing a decrease in a dielectric constant. |
| US11749712B2 |
High dielectric constant material at locations of high fields
An integrated circuit has an isolation capacitor structure that reduces the risk of breakdown from high electric fields at the edge of the top metal plate of the capacitor. The capacitor structure includes a bottom metal plate above a substrate. A first dielectric layer of a first dielectric material is formed between the bottom metal plate and the top metal plate. The capacitor structure also includes a thin narrow ring formed of a second dielectric material located under a portion of the top metal plate. The second dielectric material has a higher dielectric constant than the first dielectric material. The thin narrow ring follows the shape of the edge of the top metal plate with a portion of the ring underneath the top metal plate and a portion outside the edge of the top metal plate to thereby be located at a place of the maximum electric field. |
| US11749711B2 |
Semiconductor device structure with magnetic element
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a magnetic element over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes an adhesive element between the magnetic element and the substrate. The adhesive element extends exceeding opposite edges of the magnetic element. The semiconductor device structure further includes an isolation element extending exceeding the opposite edges of the magnetic element. The isolation element partially covers a top surface of the magnetic element. In addition, the semiconductor device structure includes a conductive line over the isolation element. |
| US11749709B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate, a first inner bank and a second inner bank on the substrate and spaced apart from each other, a first electrode on the first inner bank and a second electrode on the second inner bank, and a light emitting element between the first inner bank and the second inner bank, the light emitting element being electrically coupled to the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the first inner bank comprises a first side surface facing the second inner bank, the second inner bank comprises a second side surface facing the first side surface, and the first side surface and the second side surface are respectively recessed into the first inner bank and the second inner bank, to have a curved shape. |
| US11749708B2 |
Light emitting device and LED display apparatus including the same
A display apparatus includes a display substrate, and light emitting devices arranged on an upper surface of the display substrate. At least one of the light emitting devices includes a first LED unit including a first light emitting stack, a second LED unit including a second light emitting stack, and a third LED unit including a third light emitting stack. Each of the first to third light emitting stacks includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer. the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer in each of the first to third light emitting stacks are stacked in a horizontal direction with respect to the upper surface of the display substrate. At least one of the second conductivity type semiconductor layers in the first to third light emitting stacks is divided into two regions. |
| US11749706B2 |
Quantum dot porous silicon membrane-based radiation detector
A detection layer (416) for a radiation detector (400) includes a porous silicon membrane (418). The porous silicon membrane includes silicon (419) with a first side (430) and a second opposing side (432), a plurality of pores (420) extending entirely through the silicon from the first side to the second opposing side, each including shared walls (426), at least one protrusion of silicon (424) protruding out and extending from the first side a distance (504, 604, 704). The porous silicon membrane further includes a plurality of radiation sensitive quantum dots (422) in the pores and a quantum dot layer disposed on the first side and having a surface (434) and a thickness (506, 606, 706), wherein the thickness is greater than the distance. |
| US11749703B2 |
Solid-state image pickup element, method of manufacturing solid-state image pickup element, and electronic apparatus
To solve at least one of various problems in an image sensor in a 2PD scheme. A solid-state image pickup element includes a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element formed on a silicon substrate, in which some pixels in the plurality of pixels each have the photoelectric conversion element partitioned by a first-type separating region extending in a plate shape in a direction along a thickness direction of the silicon substrate, and other pixels in the plurality of pixels each have the photoelectric conversion element partitioned by a second-type separating region formed with a material different from a material of the first-type separating region, the second-type separating region extending in a plate shape in the direction along the thickness direction of the silicon substrate. |
| US11749702B2 |
Image sensor
An image sensor includes a substrate including a pixel region and a pad region and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the pad region of the substrate being provided with a first recess which is recessed to a first depth from the second surface toward the first surface and the pixel region of the substrate being provided with a plurality of unit pixels, an interlayer insulating layer disposed on the first surface, an interconnection line disposed in the interlayer insulating layer, a conductive pad disposed in the first recess of the pad region, and a plurality of penetration structures disposed in the pad region of the substrate and extending from a bottom surface of the first recess to the first surface of the substrate, and electrically connecting the conductive pad to the interconnection line. |
| US11749701B2 |
Reducing noise in an image capturing device, image capturing device unit, and image capturing apparatus
An image capturing device unit capable of reducing noise generated in image signals due to power supply. A pixel portion of an image capturing device has pixels arranged in a matrix in first and second directions perpendicular to each other. Output lines are arranged in parallel to the second direction, for reading out pixel signals in the second direction for each of groups of pixels arranged in the first direction. A power supply wiring is arranged on a substrate surface different from a surface on which the image capturing device is mounted and supplies power to the device, and includes a draw-out wiring portion arranged to be routed along the second direction in a pixel portion area which overlaps the pixel portion when the device is projected onto the substrate in a third direction perpendicular to the first and the second directions. |
| US11749698B2 |
Image sensor
An image sensor is provided to include: one or more first grid structures arranged in rows and columns of a pixel array including imaging pixels arranged in rows and columns, the first grid structures structured to separate the imaging pixels from one another and including a low refractive-index material or an air to provide an optical isolation between two adjacent imaging pixels; and a gap region disposed between the first grid structures and configured to physically isolate the first grid structures from each other, wherein the first grid structures comprise a first capping layer covering the low refractive-index material or the air. |
| US11749697B2 |
Image capturing device unit including multilayer substrate, multilayer substrate, and image capturing apparatus
An image capturing device unit includes a multilayer substrate, an image capturing device mounted on one face of the multilayer substrate, and components mounted on the other face of the multilayer substrate. The multilayer substrate includes electrodes to electrically connect the image capturing device and the multilayer substrate, vias that electrically connect the electrodes and the components, first wiring electrically connected to the vias, second wiring on layers of the multilayer substrate, and a non-wired region that insulates the vias and the first wiring from the second wiring on each of the layers. The vias are located in the multilayer substrate so that, on a projection plane given when the multilayer substrate is viewed in a layering direction of the multilayer substrate, there is no area in which the non-wired region overlaps with a region where the image capturing device is arranged throughout the layers. |
| US11749693B2 |
Manufacturing method of array substrate, array substrate and display device
Disclosed are a manufacturing method of an array substrate, an array substrate and a display device. The manufacturing method of the array substrate includes: providing a substrate; depositing and patterning a gate layer on the substrate; depositing a protective layer on the substrate covered with the gate layer by atomic layer deposition; and depositing and patterning an amorphous silicon layer and an ohmic contact layer on the protective layer. The uniform protective layer of the present disclosure reduces the influence on the field effect mobility of the thin film transistor, makes the display of the product more stable, and improves the display effect. |
| US11749691B2 |
Electronic device substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic device
An electronic device substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device substrate includes a base substrate, a first insulating layer, and light-emitting sub-units, a first conductive member and a second conductive member, which are on a side of the first insulating layer away from the base substrate. The light-emitting sub-units and the first conductive member are respectively in array region and periphery region, and the second conductive member is between the first conductive member and the array region; orthogonal projections of the first and second conductive members on the base substrate are spaced apart; each light-emitting sub-unit includes first and second driving electrodes, second driving electrodes of the light-emitting sub-units are integrated to form a first common electrode layer; the periphery region further includes a second common electrode layer electrically connected to the first conductive member and the first common electrode layer. |
| US11749685B2 |
Display device, semiconductor device, and driving method thereof
An object is to provide a semiconductor device with improved operation. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, and a second transistor electrically connected to a gate of the first transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first line. A second terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a second line. The gate of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal or a second terminal of the second transistor. |
| US11749684B2 |
Circuit device, light source device, and electronic apparatus
A circuit device includes an N-type well on a P-type substrate, a P-type well provided in the N-type well, a circuit element provided in the P-type well, a P-type well provided in an N-type well, and a circuit element provided in the P-type well. A ground power supply voltage is supplied to a P-type well. A power supply voltage different from the ground power supply voltage is supplied to a P-type well. The ground power supply voltage or a first potential that is greater than or equal to the potential of the ground power supply voltage and less than the potential of a high potential-side power supply voltage is supplied to an N-type well. |
| US11749681B2 |
Fin field-effect transistor and method of forming the same
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor fin that is formed over a substrate and extends along a first lateral axis. The semiconductor device includes a second semiconductor fin that is also formed over the substrate and extends along the first lateral axis. At least a tip portion of the first semiconductor fin and at least a tip portion of the second semiconductor fin bend toward each other along a second lateral axis that is perpendicular to the first lateral axis. |
| US11749679B2 |
Integrated circuit structure
An IC fabrication method includes forming a first fin on a semiconductor substrate, forming an isolation dielectric material over the first fin, and planarizing the isolation dielectric material. A top surface of the first fin is covered by the isolation dielectric material after planarizing the isolation dielectric material. The method further includes etching back the isolation dielectric material until the first fin protrudes from the isolation dielectric material. |
| US11749675B2 |
Semiconductor device
Between a source electrode (25) of a main device (24) and a current sensing electrode (22) of a current detection device (21), a resistor for detecting current is connected. Dielectric withstand voltage of gate insulator (36) is larger than a product of the resistor and maximal current flowing through the current detection device (21) with reverse bias. A diffusion length of a p-body region (32) of the main device (24) is shorter than that of a p-body (31) of the current detection device (21). A curvature radius at an end portion of the p-body region (32) of the main device (24) is smaller than that of the p-body (31) of the current detection device (21). As a result, at the inverse bias, electric field at the end portion of the p-body region (32) of the main device (24) becomes stronger than that of the p-body region (31) of the current detection device (21). Consequently, avalanche breakdown tends to occur earlier in the main device 24 than the current detection device (21). |
| US11749674B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection circuit
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit including a monitoring unit, a main discharge transistor, and an auxiliary discharge transistor is provided herein. The monitoring unit is configured to detect an electrostatic pulse caused by accumulation of electrostatic charges. The main discharge transistor and the auxiliary discharge transistor are configured discharge the electrostatic charges to ground end after the electrostatic pulse is detected. A first section of a power supply metal line is coupled to the main discharge transistor and the auxiliary discharge transistor, a third section of the power supply metal line is coupled to an internal circuit protected by the ESD protection circuit, and a second section of the power supply metal line couples the first section to the third section. The power supply metal line includes an angle that is less than 180 degrees at a contact position between the second section and the first section. |
| US11749670B2 |
Power switch for backside power distribution
Disclosed embodiments herein relate to an integrated circuit including power switches with active regions connected to form a contiguous region. In one aspect, the integrated circuit includes a first layer including a first metal rail extending in a first direction. In one aspect, the integrated circuit includes a second layer above the first layer along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second layer may include active regions for power switches. In one aspect, the active regions of the power switches are connected to form a contiguous region extending in the first direction. The first metal rail may be electrically coupled to the active regions through via contacts. In one aspect, the integrated circuit includes a third layer above the second layer along the second direction. The third layer may include a second metal rail electrically coupled to some of the power switches through additional via contacts. |
| US11749667B2 |
Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus
A semiconductor manufacturing method of mounting a semiconductor chip or a stacked body of semiconductor chips on a support substrate placed on a stage, determines whether a predetermined condition is satisfied during a mounting processing of the semiconductor chip or the stacked body, evacuates, together with the support substrate, the semiconductor chip or the stacked body that has mounted on the support substrate before the determination when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, determines whether to resume the mounting processing of the semiconductor chip or the stacked body after the evacuation; and returns the evacuated semiconductor chip or the evacuated stacked body to a position before the evacuation and continuing the mounting processing when it is determined that the mounting processing is resumed. |
| US11749664B2 |
Memory circuits
A circuit is provided. The circuit includes a first die that includes a memory array, and the memory array includes a plurality of memory cells, a sensing element coupled to the plurality of memory cells, and a first plurality of conductive pads coupled to the sensing element. The circuit also includes a second die that includes an address decoder associated with the memory array of the first die and a second plurality of conductive pads coupled to the address decoder. The first die is coupled to the second die by an interposer. The address decoder of the second die is coupled to the sensing element of the first die. A first voltage swing of the first die is larger than a second voltage swing of the second die. |
| US11749663B2 |
Device, method and system for providing a stacked arrangement of integrated circuit dies
Techniques and mechanisms for providing interconnected circuitry of an integrated circuit (IC) die stack. In an embodiment, first integrated circuitry of a first IC die is configured to couple, via a first interconnects of the first IC die, to second integrated circuitry of a second IC die. When the first IC die and the second IC die are coupled to one another, second interconnects of the first IC die are further coupled to the second integrated circuitry, wherein the second interconnects are coupled to each of two opposite sides of the first IC die. In another embodiment, the second integrated circuitry includes processor logic, and the first integrated circuitry is configured to cache data for access by the processor logic. In another embodiment, the first integrated circuitry includes a power delivery circuit and an on-package input-output interface to cache data for access by the processor logic at higher bandwidth with lower power consumption. |
| US11749658B2 |
Display device and method of fabricating the display device
A display device includes a substrate including a display area having a plurality of pixel areas and a non-display area located at at least one side of the display area; a pixel in each of the pixel areas; and a plurality of fan-out lines in the non-display area to form a first conductive layer. The pixel includes a pixel circuit layer including at least one transistor and a first bridge line and a second bridge line; and a display element layer on the pixel circuit layer. Each of the first and second bridge lines is electrically connected to a corresponding fan-out line from among the fan-out lines. |
| US11749653B2 |
Multi-die, vertical-wire package-in-package apparatus, and methods of making same
A vertical-wire package-in-package includes at least two memory-die stacks that form respective memory modules that are stacked vertically on a bond-wire board. Each memory die in the memory-die stack includes a vertical bond wire that emerges from a matrix for connection. The matrix encloses the memory-die stack, the spacer, and a redistribution layer. At least two memory modules are assembled in a vertical-wire package-in-package. |
| US11749652B2 |
Method of repairing light emitting device and display panel having repaired light emitting device
A display panel including a circuit board having first pads, light emitting devices disposed on the circuit board and having second pads and including at least one first light emitting device to emit light having a first peak wavelength and second light emitting devices to emit light having a second peak wavelength, and a metal bonding layer electrically connecting the first pads and the second pads, in which the metal bonding layer of the first light emitting device has a thickness different from that of the metal bonding layer of the second light emitting devices while including a same material, and an upper surface of the second light devices are disposed at an elevation between an upper surface and a bottom surface of the first light emitting device. |
| US11749649B2 |
Composite IC chips including a chiplet embedded within metallization layers of a host IC chip
Composite IC chip including a chiplet embedded within metallization levels of a host IC chip. The chiplet may include a device layer and one or more metallization layers interconnecting passive and/or active devices into chiplet circuitry. The host IC may include a device layer and one or more metallization layers interconnecting passive and/or active devices into host chip circuitry. Features of one of the chiplet metallization layers may be directly bonded to features of one of the host IC metallization layers, interconnecting the two circuitries into a composite circuitry. A dielectric material may be applied over the chiplet. The dielectric and chiplet may be thinned with a planarization process, and additional metallization layers fabricated over the chiplet and host chip, for example to form first level interconnect interfaces. The composite IC chip structure may be assembled into a package substantially as a monolithic IC chip. |
| US11749647B2 |
Semiconductor device including vertical wire bonds
A semiconductor device includes a vertical column of wire bonds on substrate contact fingers of the device. Semiconductor dies are mounted on a substrate, and electrically coupled to the substrate such that groups of semiconductor dies may have bond wires extending to the same contact finger on the substrate. By bonding those wires to the contact finger in a vertical column, as opposed to separate, side-by-side wire bonds on the contact finger, an area of the contact finger may be reduced. |
| US11749639B2 |
Die-substrate assemblies having sinter-bonded backside via structures and associated fabrication methods
Die-substrate assemblies having sinter-bonded backside via structures, and methods for fabricating such die-substrate assemblies, are disclosed. In embodiments, the method includes obtaining an integrated circuit (IC) die having a backside over which a backmetal layer is formed and into which a plated backside via extends. The IC die is attached to an electrically-conductive substrate by: (i) applying sinter precursor material over the backmetal layer and into the plated backside via; (ii) positioning a frontside of the electrically-conductive substrate adjacent the plated backmetal layer and in contact with the sinter precursor material; and (iii) sintering the sinter precursor material to yield a sintered bond layer attaching and electrically coupling the IC die to the frontside of the electrically-conductive substrate through the backmetal layer and through the plated backside via. The sintered bond layer contacts and is metallurgically bonded to the backside via lining. |
| US11749638B2 |
Method for contacting and packetising a semiconductor chip
A method for contacting and packaging a semiconductor chip of a power electronic component. The power electronic component has a first contact face produced in a first step via a multi-material printing process and a semiconductor chip, which is placed in a second step onto the first contact face. A ceramic insulation layer, which surrounds the semiconductor chip along its circumference and extends over the first contact face not covered by the semiconductor chip, is printed in a third step onto the first contact face. A second contact face is printed in a fourth step onto the ceramic insulation layer and the semiconductor chip. In a fifth step, the power electronic component is sintered by means of heat treatment. |
| US11749631B2 |
Electronic package including a hybrid thermal interface material and low temperature solder patterns to improve package warpage and reliability
Electronic packages and modules are described. In an embodiment, a hybrid thermal interface material including materials with different thermal conductivities is used to attach a lid to a device. In an embodiment, a low temperature solder material is included as part of an adhesion layer for attachment with a stiffener structure. |
| US11749628B2 |
Sacrificial redistribution layer in microelectronic assemblies having direct bonding
Microelectronic assemblies, related devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a first microelectronic component having a first direct bonding region, wherein the first direct bonding region includes first metal contacts and a first dielectric material between adjacent ones of the first metal contacts; a second microelectronic component having a second direct bonding region, wherein the second direct bonding region includes second metal contacts and a second dielectric material between adjacent ones of the second metal contacts, wherein the first microelectronic component is coupled to the second microelectronic component by interconnects, and wherein the interconnects include individual first metal contacts coupled to respective individual second metal contacts; and a void between an individual first metal contact that is not coupled to a respective individual second metal contact, wherein the void is in the first direct bonding region. |
| US11749626B2 |
Integrated devices in semiconductor packages and methods of forming same
An embodiment package comprises an integrated circuit die encapsulated in an encapsulant, a patch antenna over the integrated circuit die, and a dielectric feature disposed between the integrated circuit die and the patch antenna. The patch antenna overlaps the integrated circuit die in a top-down view. The thickness of the dielectric feature is in accordance with an operating bandwidth of the patch antenna. |
| US11749625B2 |
Semiconductor structure including one or more antenna structures
A semiconductor structure includes a first redistribution structure, wherein the first redistribution structure includes first conductive pattern. The semiconductor structure further includes a die over the first redistribution structure. The semiconductor structure further includes a molding over the first redistribution structure, wherein the molding surrounds the die, and the molding has a first dielectric constant. The semiconductor structure further includes a dielectric member extending through the molding, wherein the dielectric member has a second dielectric constant different from the first dielectric constant. The semiconductor structure further includes a second redistribution structure over the die, the dielectric member and the molding, wherein the second redistribution layer includes an antenna over the dielectric member, and the antenna is electrically connected to the die. |
| US11749624B2 |
Semiconductor device and method
A semiconductor device and a method of making the same. The device includes an encapsulant. The device also includes a semiconductor die in the encapsulant. The device further includes electromagnetic radiation transmitting and receiving parts in the encapsulant. The device also includes an intermediate portion having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is attached to the encapsulant. The device also includes an antenna portion attached to the second surface of the intermediate portion. The antenna portion includes one or more openings for conveying electromagnetic radiation. The intermediate portion includes one or more corresponding openings aligned with the openings of the antenna portion. Each opening of the antenna portion and each corresponding opening of the intermediate portion forms an electrically contiguous passage for conveying the electromagnetic radiation to the electromagnetic radiation transmitting and receiving parts in the encapsulant. |
| US11749622B2 |
Field effect transistor and semiconductor device
A field effect transistor includes: a semiconductor region including a first inactive region, an active region, and a second inactive region arranged side by side in a first direction; a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode on the active region; a gate pad on the first inactive region; a gate guard on and in contact with the semiconductor region, the gate guard being apart from the gate pad and located between an edge on the first inactive region side of the semiconductor region and the gate pad; a drain pad on the second inactive region; a drain guard on and in contact with the semiconductor region, the drain guard being apart from the drain pad and located between an edge on the second inactive region side of the semiconductor region and the drain pad; and a metal film electrically connected to the gate guard. |
| US11749619B2 |
Package substrate and method for manufacturing the same
A package substrate and method of manufacturing a package substrate and a semiconductor device package are provided. The package substrate includes a circuit layer, a molding layer and a sacrificial layer. The circuit layer includes conductive traces and conductive pads. The molding layer has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, wherein the molding layer partially covers the conductive traces and the conductive pads, and first surfaces of the conductive traces and first surfaces of the conductive pads are exposed from the upper surface of the molding layer. The sacrificial layer covers the lower surface of the molding layer, second surfaces of the conductive pads. |
| US11749618B2 |
Chip package including substrate having through hole and redistribution line
A chip package includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first conductive layer, and a metal layer. The first substrate has a bottom surface and an inclined sidewall adjoining the bottom surface, and an obtuse angle is between the bottom surface and the inclined sidewall. The second substrate is over the first substrate and has a portion that laterally extends beyond the inclined sidewall of the first substrate. The first conductive layer is between the first substrate and the second substrate. The metal layer is on said portion of the second substrate, on the bottom surface and the inclined sidewall of the first substrate, and electrically connected to an end of the first conductive layer. |
| US11749616B2 |
Industrial chip scale package for microelectronic device
A microelectronic device includes a die with input/output (I/O) terminals, and a dielectric layer on the die. The microelectronic device includes electrically conductive pillars which are electrically coupled to the I/O terminals, and extend through the dielectric layer to an exterior of the microelectronic device. Each pillar includes a column electrically coupled to one of the I/O terminals, and a head contacting the column at an opposite end of the column from the I/O terminal. The head extends laterally past the column in at least one lateral direction. Methods of forming the pillars and the dielectric layer are disclosed. |
| US11749611B2 |
Package with a substrate comprising periphery interconnects
A package comprising a substrate, a first integrated device and a second integrated device. The substrate includes at least one dielectric layer, a plurality of interconnects, a solder resist layer, and a plurality of periphery interconnects located over the solder resist layer. The first integrated device is coupled to the substrate. The second integrated device is coupled to the substrate. The second integrated device is configured to be electrically coupled to the first integrated device through the plurality of periphery interconnects. |
| US11749608B2 |
Device packages including redistribution layers with carbon-based conductive elements, and methods of fabrication
Semiconductor device packages include a redistribution layer (RDL) with carbon-based conductive elements. The carbon-based material of the RDL may have low electrical resistivity and may be thin (e.g., less than about 0.2 μm). Adjacent passivation material may also be thin (e.g., less than about 0.2 μm). Methods for forming the semiconductor device packages include forming the carbon-based material (e.g., at high temperatures (e.g., at least about 550° C.)) on an initial support wafer with a sacrificial substrate. Later or separately, components of a device region of the package may be formed and then joined to the initial support wafer before the sacrificial substrate is removed to leave the carbon-based material joined to the device region. |
| US11749607B2 |
Package and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a package and a method of manufacturing the same. The package includes a first die, a second die, a bridge structure, an encapsulant, and a redistribution layer (RDL) structure. The first die and the second die are disposed side by side. The bridge structure is disposed over the first die and the second die to electrically connect the first die and the second die. The encapsulant laterally encapsulates the first die, the second die, and the bridge structure. The RDL structure is disposed over a backside of the bridge structure and the encapsulant. The RDL structure includes an insulating structure and a conductive pattern, the conductive pattern is disposed over the insulating structure and extending through the insulating structure and a substrate of the bridge structure, so as to form at least one through via in the substrate of the bridge structure. |
| US11749606B2 |
Embedded bridge substrate having an integral device
Microelectronic assemblies, related devices, and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a microelectronic assembly may include a package substrate; a bridge, embedded in the package substrate, wherein the bridge includes an integral passive component, and wherein a surface of the bridge include first contacts in a first interconnect area and second contacts in a second interconnect area; a first die coupled to the passive component via the first contacts in the first interconnect area; and a second die coupled to the second contacts in the second interconnect area. |
| US11749602B2 |
Topological semi-metal interconnects
Provided is a method for fabricating an interconnect. The method comprises forming a topological semi-metal layer. The method further comprises patterning the topological semi-metal layer to form one or more interconnects. The method further comprises forming a dielectric layer between the one or more interconnects. The method further comprises forming a hermetic dielectric cap layer on top of the one or more interconnects and the dielectric layer. |
| US11749601B2 |
Semiconductor device having inter-metal dielectric patterns and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a patterned metal layer on a substrate, via conductors on the patterned metal layer, first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) patterns embedded in the patterned metal layer, and a second IMD pattern surrounding the patterned metal layer. Preferably, the first IMD patterns are between and without overlapping the via conductors in a top view. |
| US11749595B2 |
Fabrication process and structure of fine pitch traces for a solid state diffusion bond on flip chip interconnect
A method to produce a semiconductor package or system-on-flex package comprising bonding structures for connecting IC/chips to fine pitch circuitry using a solid state diffusion bonding is disclosed. A plurality of traces is formed on a substrate, each respective trace comprising at least four different conductive materials having different melting points and plastic deformation properties, which are optimized for both diffusion bonding of chips and soldering of passives components. |
| US11749592B2 |
Package-on-package type semiconductor package including a lower semiconductor package and an upper semiconductor package
A lower semiconductor package of a package-on-package type semiconductor package includes: a package substrate; a semiconductor chip mounted on the package substrate; a chip connecting terminal disposed between the semiconductor chip and the package substrate and configured to connect the semiconductor chip to the package substrate; conductive pillars arranged on the package substrate to at least partially surround the semiconductor chip; and a dam structure configured to cover the conductive pillars on the package substrate and having a first opening at least partially surrounding the semiconductor chip. |
| US11749590B2 |
Wiring substrate device
A wiring substrate device includes a wiring substrate, a plurality of terminals each of which is provided upright on the wiring substrate and has a lower end, an upper end and a narrowed part between the lower end and the upper end, and a plurality of solders each of which has a melting point lower than the terminals and covers a surface of the corresponding terminal. |
| US11749589B2 |
Module
A module includes: a substrate including a first main surface; a first component mounted on the first main surface; a first land electrode provided on the first main surface; a first mold resin that covers at least the first main surface and the first component; a top surface shield film that covers a top surface of the first mold resin; a side surface shield film that covers a side surface of the first mold resin; a first conductor pillar provided in the first mold resin to electrically connect the first land electrode and the top surface shield film; and an upper first bypass conductor provided in the first mold resin to electrically connect the top surface shield film and the side surface shield film. |
| US11749587B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first surface on which an active region is disposed, and a second surface opposite the first surface, a buried conductive line extending in one direction and having a portion buried in the active region, an insulating portion covering the buried conductive line, a contact structure disposed on the insulating portion and connected to the buried conductive line, a through-hole extending from the second surface to the insulating portion and exposing the buried portion of the buried conductive line, an insulating isolation film disposed on a side surface of the buried conductive line and exposing a bottom surface of the buried portion and a side surface adjacent to the bottom surface, a through-via contacting the bottom surface and the adjacent side surface of the buried conductive line, an insulating liner surrounding the through-via. |
| US11749585B2 |
High thermal conductivity, high modulus structure within a mold material layer of an integrated circuit package
An integrated circuit assembly may be formed comprising an electronic substrate, at least one integrated circuit device electrically attached to the electronic substrate, a mold material layer abutting electronic substrate and substantially surrounding the at least one integrated circuit, and at least one structure within the mold material layer, wherein the at least one structure comprises a material having a modulus of greater than about 20 gigapascals and a thermal conductivity of greater than about 10 watts per meter-Kelvin. |
| US11749584B2 |
Heat dissipation structures
The present disclosure describes heat dissipating structures that can be formed either in functional or non-functional areas of three-dimensional system on integrated chip structures. In some embodiments, the heat dissipating structures maintain an average operating temperature of memory dies or chips below about 90° C. For example, a structure includes a stack with chip layers, where each chip layer includes one or more chips and an edge portion. The structure further includes a thermal interface material disposed on the edge portion of each chip layer, a thermal interface material layer disposed over a top chip layer of the stack, and a heat sink over the thermal interface material layer. |
| US11749578B2 |
Semiconductor module, power semiconductor module, and power electronic equipment using the semiconductor module or the power semiconductor module
The semiconductor module includes: a heat dissipation board including first to third wiring patterns; a first metal plate on the first wiring pattern, a second metal plate on the second wiring pattern, a first semiconductor chip and a first intermediate board which are on the first metal plate, a second semiconductor chip and a second intermediate board which are on the second metal plate. A first metal film on the first intermediate board is electrically connected to the first semiconductor chip and the second metal plate, and a second metal film on the second intermediate board is electrically connected to the second semiconductor chip and the third wiring pattern. |
| US11749573B2 |
Component carrier with a stepped cavity and a stepped component assembly embedded within the stepped cavity
Described are component carriers including a stepped cavity into which a stepped component assembly is embedded. The component carriers have (a) fully cured electrically insulating material originating from at least one electrically insulating layer structure of the component carrier and circumferentially surrounding the stepped component assembly and/or (b) an undercut in a transition region between a narrow recess and a wide recess of the stepped cavity. Further described are methods for manufacturing such component carriers. |
| US11749570B2 |
Etch monitoring and performing
In a method of patterning an integrated circuit, test layer thickness variation data is received when a test layer with a known thickness disposed over a test substrate undergoes tilted angle plasma etching. Overlay offset data per substrate locations caused by the tilted angle plasma etching is determined. The overlay offset data is determined based on the received thickness variation data. The overlay offset data is associated with an overlay between first circuit patterns of a first layer on the semiconductor substrate and corresponding second circuit patterns of a second layer disposed over the first layer on the substrate. A location of the substrate is adjusted based on the overlay offset data during a lithography operation to pattern a resist layer over the second layer. The second layer is patterned based on the projected layout patterns of the reticle and using the tilted angle plasma etching. |
| US11749565B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first recess in a first wafer. The first recess is at a first front-side surface of the first wafer and exposes a first interconnect structure in the first wafer. A second recess is formed in a second wafer. The second recess is at a second front-side surface of the second wafer. The first recess is filled with a first polymer. The second recess is filled with a second polymer. The first front-side surface of the first wafer is bonded with the second front-side surface of the second wafer such that the first polymer is bonded to the second polymer. The first polymer in the first recess and the second polymer in the second recess are removed. A metal is deposited in the first recess and the second recess. |
| US11749562B2 |
Selective deposition method to form air gaps
A method for depositing a film to form an air gap within a semiconductor device is disclosed. An exemplary method comprises pulsing a metal halide precursor onto the substrate and pulsing an oxygen precursor onto a selective deposition surface. The method can be used to form an air gap to, for example, reduce a parasitic resistance of the semiconductor device. |
| US11749559B2 |
Bulk substrates with a self-aligned buried polycrystalline layer
Structures with altered crystallinity beneath semiconductor devices and methods associated with forming such structures. Trench isolation regions surround an active device region composed of a single-crystal semiconductor material. A first non-single-crystal layer is arranged beneath the trench isolation regions and the active device region. A second non-single-crystal layer is arranged beneath the trench isolation regions and the active device region. The first non-single-crystal layer is arranged between the second non-single-crystal layer and the active device region. |
| US11749558B2 |
Treating a silicon on insulator wafer in preparation for manufacturing an atomistic electronic device interfaced with a CMOS electronic device
A method for treating a wafer is provided with a portion of a semiconductor layer is selectively removed from the wafer so as to create an inactive region of the wafer surrounding a first active region of the wafer. The inactive region of the wafer has an exposed portion of an insulator layer, but none of the semiconductor layer. The first active region of the wafer includes a first portion of the semiconductor layer and a first portion of the insulator layer. At least one conductor is formed in contact with the first portion of the semiconductor layer, such that the conductor and the first portion of the semiconductor layer form a portion of an electrical circuit. The first active region of the wafer is selectively treated to remove a native oxide layer from the first portion of the semiconductor layer. A resulting wafer is also disclosed. |
| US11749557B2 |
Wafer processing apparatus
A wafer processing apparatus includes a rotating chuck which is rotatably installed inside a cup housing and on which a substrate is mounted, a nozzle table rotatably installed inside the rotating chuck, a guide installed inside the nozzle table, a moving module movably installed on the guide, a guide arm configured to support a fluid supply line part, a lower nozzle part coupled to the guide arm to move together with the moving module and connected to the fluid supply line part, a driving shaft part connected to the rotating chuck and the nozzle table to rotate the rotating chuck and the nozzle table, a moving shaft rotatably installed inside the driving shaft part and connected to the moving module to move the moving module, and a driver connected to the driving shaft part and the moving shaft. |
| US11749556B2 |
Substrate holder for use in a lithographic apparatus
A substrate holder for use in a lithographic apparatus and configured to support a substrate, the substrate holder having a main body having a main body surface, a plurality of main burls projecting from the main body surface, wherein each main burl has a distal end surface configured to support the substrate, a first seal member projecting from the main body surface and having an upper surface, the first seal member surrounding the plurality of main burls and configured to restrict the passage of liquid between the substrate and the main body surface radially inward past the first seal member, and a plurality of minor burls projecting from the upper surface of the first seal member, wherein each minor burl has a distal end surface configured to support the substrate. |
| US11749555B2 |
Semiconductor processing system
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to an apparatus and method for processing semiconductor substrates. In one embodiment, a processing system is disclosed. The processing system includes an outer chamber that surrounds an inner chamber. The inner chamber includes a substrate support upon which a substrate is positioned during processing. The inner chamber is configured to have an internal volume that, when isolated from an internal volume of the outer chamber, is changeable such that the pressure within the internal volume of the inner chamber may be varied. |
| US11749548B2 |
Transport system, associated movable container and method
A transport system, including: a sensor, a controller and a power panel. The sensor determines a zone and sends a quantity information in response to a quantity of vehicles in the zone. The controller is arranged to send an output signal in accordance with the quantity information. The power panel is arranged to output a current in accordance with the output signal for driving vehicles in the zone, wherein the current is outputted to a cable extending through the zone. |
| US11749547B2 |
Substrate transfer apparatus and substrate placement portion rotation axis searching method
A target provided to a substrate placement portion is detected by an object detection sensor at a plurality of rotation positions of the substrate placement portion. An index length which is a distance from a robot reference axis to the target in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction, or information correlated therewith, is calculated. At least one of a rotation position of a detection line about the robot reference axis and a rotation position of the substrate placement portion about a rotation axis when the target located on a line connecting the robot reference axis and the rotation axis is detected is calculated on the basis of the calculated index length or the calculated information correlated therewith. A direction in which the rotation axis is present as seen from the robot reference axis is specified on the basis of the calculated rotation position. |
| US11749546B2 |
Surface inspection apparatus, processing system, and method of manufacturing article
Surface inspection apparatus includes stage for holding substrate, light source, scanning optical system for scanning light from the light source along first direction for plural times, stage scanning mechanism for scanning the stage in second direction intersecting with the first direction, and detector for detect scattered light from the substrate Inspection target region of the substrate is scanned by the light from the light source by an operation of the scanning optical system and the stage scanning mechanism. Chromatic aberration of the scanning optical system is corrected to fall within predetermined wavelength range. Fluctuation range of wavelength of the light from the light source is determined based on variation in total lighting time of the light source in scanning period of each light scanning operation along the first direction. The fluctuation range falls within the predetermined wavelength range. |
| US11749543B2 |
Chamber matching and calibration
A method includes receiving a plurality of sets of sensor data associated with a processing chamber of a substrate processing system. Each of the plurality of sets of sensor data comprises a corresponding sensor value of the processing chamber mapped to a corresponding spacing value of the processing chamber. The method further includes providing the plurality of sets of sensor data as input to a trained machine learning model. The method further includes obtaining, from the trained machine learning model, one or more outputs indicative of a health of the processing chamber. The method further includes causing, based on the one or more outputs, performance of one or more corrective actions associated with the processing chamber. |
| US11749538B2 |
Device for degumming and inserting silicon wafers and method for processing silicon wafers
The present disclosure provides a device (300) for degumming and inserting silicon wafers and method for processing silicon wafers. The device (300) for degumming and inserting silicon wafers includes a material frame (1), a grabbing mechanism (2), a degumming mechanism (3), an unlocking mechanism (8) and an inserting mechanism (4). The material frame (1) is configured for placing and clamping a plurality of silicon wafers (100) bonded with a support (200), the grabbing mechanism (2) is configured for grabbing and transferring the material frame (1) or the support (200), the degumming mechanism (3) is configured for degumming the plurality of silicon wafers (100) from the support (200), the unlocking mechanism (8) is configured for releasing clamping and fixing of the material frame (1) on the plurality of silicon wafers (100), and the inserting mechanism (4) is configured for splitting the degummed plurality of silicon wafers (100). |
| US11749535B2 |
Semiconductor bonding structures and methods
A system and method for applying an underfill is provided. An embodiment comprises applying an underfill to a substrate and patterning the underfill. Once patterned other semiconductor devices, such as semiconductor dies or semiconductor packages may then be attached to the substrate through the underfill, with electrical connections from the other semiconductor devices extending into the pattern of the underfill. |
| US11749530B2 |
Method of removing phosphorus-doped silicon film and system therefor
A method of removing a phosphorus-doped silicon film doped with phosphorus, includes: forming a silicon oxide film by oxidizing the phosphorus-doped silicon film in a substrate including the phosphorus-doped silicon film and an undoped silicon film which is not been doped with the phosphorus, wherein at least the phosphorus-doped silicon film is exposed to a surface of the substrate; and selectively etching and removing the silicon oxide film from the silicon oxide film and the undoped silicon film. |
| US11749529B2 |
Self-aligned double patterning with spacer-merge region
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a dielectric layer, forming a plurality of mandrel lines over the dielectric layer, and forming a plurality of non-mandrel lines over the dielectric layer between adjacent ones of the mandrel lines utilizing self-aligned double patterning. The method also includes forming at least one spacer-merge region extending from a first portion of a first one of the mandrel lines to a second portion of a second one of the mandrel lines in a first direction and covering at least a portion of one or more of the non-mandrel lines between the first mandrel and the second mandrel in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The method further includes forming a plurality of trenches in the dielectric layer by transferring a pattern of (i) the mandrel lines and (ii) portions of the non-mandrel lines outside the at least one spacer-merge region. |
| US11749526B2 |
Semiconductor substrate and method of manufacturing thereof
A semiconductor substrate includes a first material layer made of a first material and including a plurality of protrusions, and a second material layer made of a second material different from the first material, filling spaces between the plurality of protrusions, and covering the plurality of protrusions. Each of the protrusions includes a tip and a plurality of facets converging at the tip, and adjacent facets of adjacent protrusions are in contact with each other. |
| US11749524B2 |
Method for improving surface of semiconductor device
A method of forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a first top electrode (TE) layer over a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layer and performing a smoothing treatment on the first TE layer. The smoothing treatment is performed in situ after the forming first TE layer. The smoothing treatment removes spike point defects from the first TE layer. Additional TE layers may be formed over the first TE layer. |
| US11749523B2 |
Methods for preparing self-assembled monolayers
The present application discloses forming self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) by exposing the substrate at least twice to SAM precursors with intervening cooling of a substrate. |
| US11749522B2 |
Composition for depositing silicon-containing thin film containing bis(aminosilyl)alkylamine compound and method for manufacturing silicon-containing thin using the same
Provided are a composition for depositing a silicon-containing thin film containing a bis(aminosilyl)alkylamine compound and a method for manufacturing a silicon-containing thin film using the same, and more particularly, a composition for depositing a silicon-containing thin film, containing the bis(aminosilyl)alkylamine compound capable of being usefully used as a precursor of the silicon-containing thin film, and a method for manufacturing a silicon-containing thin film using the same. |
| US11749519B2 |
Space-time buffer for ion processing pipelines
A space-time buffer includes a plurality of discrete trapping regions and a controller. The plurality of discrete trapping regions is configured to trap ions as individual trapping regions or as combinations of trapping regions. The controller is configured to combine at least a portion of the plurality of trapping regions into a larger trap region; fill the larger trap region with a plurality of ions; split the larger trap region into individual trapping regions each containing a portion of the plurality of ions; and eject ions from the trapping regions. |
| US11749516B2 |
Ion guide
An ion guide may comprise a set of plate electrodes, each plate electrode having a plurality of apertures formed therethrough. The set of plate electrodes are spatially arranged such that a relative positioning of each plurality of apertures of a respective plate electrode of the set of plate electrodes and respective adjacent plate electrodes of the set of plate electrodes defines a continuous ion flight path through the respective plurality of apertures of each plate electrode of the set of plate electrodes. The continuous ion flight path has a helical-based and/or spiral-based shape. |
| US11749508B2 |
Plasma processing method
A method of processing a substrate with plasma includes: coating surfaces of components inside a chamber with a film having conductive properties by turning a first gas containing carbon and hydrogen into plasma inside the chamber; loading the substrate into the chamber; and processing the substrate by turning a second gas into plasma inside the chamber in a state where the surfaces of the components inside the chamber are coated with the film having conductive properties. |
| US11749506B2 |
Systems and methods for repetitive tuning of matching networks
A method for repetitive tuning of a matching network in a radio frequency plasma processing device, the method including detecting a condition within the matching network and determining if the condition is a known condition for the matching network. Also, finding a prior solution and to the condition when the condition is the known condition for the matching network; and replicating the prior solution for the condition in the matching network. |
| US11749505B2 |
Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate
Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided herein. For example, a matching network configured for use with a plasma processing chamber comprises an input configured to receive one or more radio frequency (RF) signals, an output configured to deliver the one or more RF signals to a processing chamber, a first variable capacitor disposed between the input and the output, a second variable capacitor disposed in parallel to the first variable capacitor, a MEMS array comprising a plurality of variable capacitors connected in series with the first variable capacitor, and a controller configured to tune the matching network between a first frequency for high-power operation and a second frequency for low-power operation. |
| US11749504B2 |
Methods and apparatus for common excitation of frequency generators
Methods and apparatus for supplying radio frequency (RF) power to a process chamber. An RF generator is configured with a capability to operate with an RF power output independent of a reference frequency or synchronize the RF output power to the reference frequency. A clock ramp is used to change an RF power output frequency of the RF output power to match the reference frequency when the frequencies are in an unlocked state. When the RF power output frequency reaches the reference frequency, the RF power output can be locked to the reference frequency. |
| US11749503B2 |
Processing method and plasma processing apparatus
A method performed by a plasma processing apparatus including a first electrode and a second electrode is provided. The method includes applying a pulsed wave of first radio frequency (RF) power to the first electrode or the second electrode; and applying a pulsed wave of second RF power having a lower frequency than the first RF power, to the first electrode with a given phase difference relative to the pulsed wave of the first RF power. A first on-period of the second RF power and a second on-period of the second RF power are controlled such that the first on-period and the second on-period do not overlap with a period of time while the first RF power is turned on. Also, the first on-period is controlled such that the first on-period ends just before the first RF power is turned on. |
| US11749496B2 |
Protective shutter for charged particle microscope
Disclosed herein are techniques directed toward a protective shutter for a charged particle microscope. An example apparatus at least includes a charged particle column and a focused ion beam (FIB) column, a gas injection nozzle coupled to a translation device, the translation device configured to insert the gas injection nozzle in close proximity to a stage, and a shutter coupled to the gas injection nozzle and arranged to be disposed between the sample and the SEM column when the gas injection nozzle is inserted in close proximity to the stage. |
| US11749495B2 |
Bandpass charged particle energy filtering detector for charged particle tools
Methods and systems for detecting charged particles from a specimen are provided. One system includes a first repelling mesh configured to repel charged particles from a specimen having an energy lower than a first predetermined energy and a second repelling mesh configured to repel the charged particles that pass through the first repelling mesh and have an energy that is lower than a second predetermined energy. The system also includes a first attracting mesh configured to attract the charged particles that pass through the first repelling mesh, are repelled by the second repelling mesh, and have an energy that is higher than the first predetermined energy and lower than the second predetermined energy. The system further includes a first detector configured to generate output responsive to the charged particles that pass through the first attracting mesh. |
| US11749491B2 |
Electron beam writing apparatus and cathode life span prediction method
An electron beam writing apparatus comprising, a cathode configured to emit an electron beam, a condition controller configured to change a condition under which the electron beam is emitted from the cathode in a plurality of ways, and a prediction unit configured to predict a life span of the cathode based on a temporal change in an amount of fluctuation of a beam characteristic of the electron beam to a change in the condition when the condition is changed. |
| US11749490B2 |
Method for reducing the diameter of a x-ray tube through recessing of the vacuum port
Methods and means for reduced ng the overall diameter of an x-ray tube by recessing the vacuum pumping port stub within the ground plane of the x-ray tube without adversely affecting the electrostatic fields within the vacuum tube itself are provided. In one embodiment, x-ray tubes of smaller diameter, which can be used within the highly confined diameters typically found within the pressure housings of borehole tools are used. |
| US11749488B2 |
Atomic ovens based on electric discharge
Aspects of the present disclosure describe an atomic oven including a cathode, an anode that comprises a source material, and a power supply that provides a voltage between the cathode and the anode, wherein applying the voltage causes multiple electrons from the cathode to ablate the source material from the anode or locally heat the anode to cause source material to evaporate from the anode and, in both case, to produce a stream of ablated or evaporated particles that passes through an opening in the cathode. |
| US11749487B2 |
Silicon-based vacuum transistors and integrated circuits
A field emitter array (FEA) vacuum transistor is disclosed which includes a substrate and a plurality of nanorods formed of a first polarity dopant on the substrate, wherein the dopant density is between about 1013 cm−3 to about 1015 cm−3. |
| US11749481B2 |
Over-voltage protection arrangement having a horn gap located in an insulating housing having a deionization chamber for arc extinguishing
The invention relates to an overvoltage protection arrangement comprising a horn spark gap located in an insulating housing, with a deionization chamber for arc quenching, wherein the deionization chamber has a plurality of spaced quench plates and a trigger electrode is located in the ignition region of the horn spark gap, wherein a disconnecting device comprises a fusible link that is located in the region of the deionization chamber and is exposed there to a loading of a power follow-on current, wherein the fusible link holds a disconnecting element, preferably supported by spring force, in a first position, and on melting releases this disconnecting element in such a way that the disconnecting element adopts a second position wherein, on reaching the second position, an electrical connection to the trigger electrode is interrupted and the trigger electrode is thereby disconnected. |
| US11749480B1 |
Direct driven latch for ultra-fast switch
A latching assembly for latching the moving conductor assembly of a circuit interrupter after an opening stroke includes a streamlined latch that omits components commonly prone to damage during latching operations in existing latching assemblies. The disclosed latching assembly comprises a fixed latch block, a driven latch rotatably coupled to the latch block, and a pivoting hammer with a square pin positioned to always be engaged with the driven latch. The latching assembly is structured to be engaged by a switch shaft once an opening stroke is initiated. When the latching assembly engages, the hammer square pin pushes the driven latch into engagement with a shelf formed in the switch shaft, which prevents the switch shaft from rebounding after the opening stroke. Rebounding is further prevented due to the hammer being structured to be biased toward the open state once the driven latch has engaged the switch shaft shelf. |
| US11749479B2 |
Temperature-dependent switch
A temperature-dependent switch comprising first and second stationary contacts and a temperature-dependent switching mechanism having a movable contact member. The switching mechanism, in its first switching position, presses the contact member against the first contact and thereby produces an electrically conductive connection and, in its second switching position, keeps the contact member spaced apart from the first contact and thereby disconnects the electrically conductive connection. The switch further comprises a closing lock that, once activated, prevents the switch once having opened from closing again by keeping the switching mechanism in its second switching position. The closing lock comprises a locking element having a shape-memory alloy and is configured to change its shape upon exceeding a locking element switching temperature from a first shape, in which the locking element does not activate the closing lock, into a second shape, in which the locking element activates the closing lock. |
| US11749475B2 |
Arc chute debris blocker
An arc chute assembly includes a first arc side and a second arc side opposite and spaced apart from the first arc side, each arc side including a first vertical edge, a second vertical edge, and a debris blocker component at the second vertical edge, where the debris blocker component is disposed proximate to the separable contacts and structured to contain debris generated during an interruption; and a plurality of arc plates disposed between the arc sides, the separable contacts disposed within the plurality of arc plates, each arc plate including a base and two legs each extending from the base and comprising a distal element proximate to the separable contacts, where each arc plate is structured to attract and quench an arc generated upon opening of the separable contacts associated with the interruption and the distal element is structured to accelerate the opening of the separable contacts. |
| US11749474B2 |
Drainage assembly
A user interface includes a front panel that has an exterior surface and an interior surface. A flange outwardly extends from the exterior surface and defines a notch. A receiving body extends from the interior surface of the front panel that is proximate the flange. A receiving body has an angled edge and defines a drainage channel that extends through a portion of the notch that is defined by the flange. |
| US11749472B1 |
Dustproof micro switch
A dustproof micro switch is provided by the present disclosure, comprising a base body, an upper cover, and a button, wherein the base body and the upper cover form a box body; the upper cover is provided with a first half of through hole for the button, the base body is provided with a second half of through hole for the button, and the first half of through hole for the button and the second half of through hole for the button form a through hole for the button; one end of the button is arranged in the box body, and the other end of the button extends out of the box body through the through hole for the button; the end, extending out of the box body, of the button is provided with a sealing sleeve, and the movable contact arm support is arranged on the base body. |
| US11749471B2 |
Combination electronic switch with transformable combination
The present disclosure discloses a combination electronic switch with a transformable combination, which comprises a control operation module, a power and execution module, and a panel mounting module. The control operation module comprises a drive control assembly and an operation component, the power and execution module comprises a drive execution assembly, and the drive control assembly of the control operation module is electrically connected to the drive execution assembly of the power and execution module through preset assemblies. The control operation module is fixedly clamped to the power and execution module, and the panel mounting module is fixed on the power and execution module through the control operation module or directly fixed on the power and execution module. |
| US11749469B2 |
Coaxial switches and methods for using the same
A coaxial switch includes a conductive housing defining a central bore and a front plane that is oriented transverse to the central bore, a switch assembly including a stationary contact including a stationary engagement end, a stationary coupling end opposite the stationary engagement end, a movable contact including a movable engagement end, a movable coupling end opposite the movable engagement end, and a planar conductor engagement region positioned adjacent to the movable engagement end, where the movable engagement end is positionable in an engaged position and a disengaged position, and a dielectric front pad positioned between the conductive housing and the movable contact, where the dielectric front pad defines a central aperture through which the planar conductor engagement region has an unobstructed line of sight with the front plane of the conductive housing. |
| US11749465B2 |
Photovoltaic device
The present invention relates to a photovoltaic device (1). The device comprises a solar cell unit (2) comprising a porous light-absorbing layer (3) at a top side (2a), of a porous first conducting layer (4), a porous substrate (5) of an insulating material. The solar cell unit comprises a conducting medium. The photovoltaic device comprises a first conductor (7) in electrical contact with the first conducting layer (4), a second conductor (8) in electrical contact with the second conducting layer (6), and an encapsulation (9) encapsulating the solar cell unit. The encapsulation comprises a top sheet (9a) and a bottom sheet (9b). The first and second conductors (7, 8) are arranged between the encapsulation (9) and the solar cell unit (2) at the bottom side (2b) of the solar cell unit (2). The second conductor (8) is arranged between the second conducting layer (6) and the bottom sheet (9b) of the encapsulation (9), and the first conductor (7) is arranged between the porous substrate (5) and the bottom sheet (9b). The first conductor (7) is electrically insulated from the second conducting layer (6). A part (14) of the porous substrate (5) comprises conducting material (12) disposed between the first conductor (7) and the first conducting layer (4) to provide electrical contact between the first conductor and the first conducting layer. |
| US11749464B2 |
Electrolytic capacitor
An electrolytic capacitor according to the present disclosure includes an anode body, a cathode body, a solid electrolyte, and a liquid component. The anode body has a surface provided with a dielectric layer. The solid electrolyte is in contact with the dielectric layer, is disposed between the anode body and the cathode body and contains conductive polymer. The liquid component is in contact with the dielectric layer and the solid electrolyte and contains a solvent and an acid component. The acid component contains a first polymer acid component including a sulfonic acid group or a carboxylic acid group. |
| US11749461B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a capacitor main body including a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, and external electrodes each at one of two end surfaces of the multilayer body and connected to the internal electrode layers, and two interposers on a surface of the capacitor main body, and opposed and spaced apart from each other. The two interposers include a nickel-plated layer and a tin-plated layer on an outer periphery thereof. The two interposers each include a non-plated region without the nickel-plated layer on an end surface at which the two interposers face each other. |
| US11749459B2 |
Multilayer capacitor
A multilayer capacitor includes a body including a stack structure in which a plurality of dielectric layers are stacked and a plurality of internal electrodes are stacked with the dielectric layers interposed therebetween, external electrodes disposed on an external surface of the body to be connected to the internal electrodes, and including a first electrode layer disposed on a first surface of the body to which the internal electrodes are exposed, and a second electrode layer covering the first electrode layer, a first insulating coating layer disposed between the first and second electrode layers and having a discontinuous region, and a second insulating coating layer having a discontinuous region to cover at least a portion of a surface of the body. The second insulating coating layer is exposed from the external electrodes. |
| US11749446B2 |
Common-mode choke coil
A common-mode choke coil is configured such that in one turn of a stranded portion, a number of times a first wire is disposed outside a second wire on a first side surface of a core is equal to a number of times the second wire is disposed outside the first wire on a second side surface that is opposite to the first side surface. Also, a number of times the first wire is disposed outside the second wire on a top surface of the core is equal to a number of times the second wire is disposed outside the first wire on a bottom surface that is opposite to the top surface. |
| US11749445B2 |
Laminated coil component
A laminated coil component includes an element body, a coil, and a pair of conductors. The pair of conductors is disposed on the element body. Each of the pair of conductors has an L shape when viewed from the third direction. Each of the pair of conductors includes a first conductor portion and a second conductor portion. The first conductor portion is disposed on one of first side faces. The second conductor portion is disposed on a pair of end faces. The coil includes a first coil portion and a second coil portion. The first coil portion includes a first straight portion and a pair of second straight portions. The pair of second straight portions is connected to both ends of the first straight portion. The second coil portion is curved as a whole. |
| US11749429B2 |
Non oriented electrical steel sheet, iron core, manufacturing method of iron core, motor, and manufacturing method of motor
A non oriented electrical steel sheet includes, as a chemical composition, by mass %, 1.0% or more and 5.0% or less of Si, wherein a sheet thickness is 0.10 mm or more and 0.35 mm or less, an average grain size is 30 μm or more and 200 μm or less, an X1 value defined by X1=(2×B50L+B50C)/(3×IS) is less than 0.845, an E1 value defined by E1=EL/EC is 0.930 or more, and an iron loss W10/1k is 80 W/kg or less. |
| US11749428B2 |
Electrically resistive devices, including voltage dividers
Electrically resistive devices, such as voltage dividers, and methods of making the same are disclosed. An illustrative voltage divider may include a substrate having an axis, an electrically resistive path applied to the substrate, and at least one terminal positioned around the substrate and in contact with the electrically resistive path. The electrically resistive path may include a primary resistor and a secondary resistor, with the primary resistor having a higher electrical resistance than the secondary resistor. An adjustable displacement of the at least one terminal along the axis of the substrate may allow adjustment of at least one electrical resistance associated with the at least one terminal. An adjustable tightness of the at least one terminal around the substrate may allow adjustment of the at least one electrical resistance associated with the at least one terminal. |
| US11749425B2 |
Energy recovery device on at least one power conductor and method for manufacturing the recovery device
A device for recovering electrical energy includes a ferromagnetic cable helically wound around a portion of a power conductor , and disposed to form both a magnetic system which is capable of sensing the magnetic field induced by a current passing through the power conductor , and a way to generate a utilisable induced voltage from this magnetic field. The ferromagnetic cable is produced from an assembly of unitary strands produced from ferromagnetic material, these strands being assembled into the form of a stranded wire, each unitary strand behaving as a winding in which the induced voltage is induced, and the assembly of unitary strands forming an assembly of windings connected in parallel by way of connecting terminals provided at the ends of the ferromagnetic cable to recover the induced voltage. |
| US11749424B2 |
Manufacturing method of a hoisting cable with small diameter, high strength, and high flexibility
The present disclosure discloses a hoisting cable with small diameter, high strength, and high flexibility, including an inner conductive core, an insulating layer, an outer conductive wire layer, a tensile layer, and an outer protective layer. The insulating layer is located at an outer side of the inner conductive core and provides insulation between the inner and outer conductors; the outer conductive wire layer is located at an outer side of the insulating layer; the tensile layer is located at an outer side of the outer conductive wire layer; and the outer protective layer is located at an outer side of the tensile layer. The high tensile strength can ensure the safety of hoisting operations, and the small diameter, small bend radius, and high flexibility can ensure the minimization design and the large rope capacity of a winch. |
| US11749421B2 |
Electrically conductive resin composition and method for producing same
Provided is an electrically conductive resin composition with which the characteristics inherent in a thermoplastic resin are easily retained and which exhibits more excellent electrical conductivity even if the blending amount of an electrically conductive filler is small. This electrically conductive resin composition contains a thermoplastic resin, such as a polycarbonate or a polyolefin, and an electrically conductive filler, such as a carbon nanotube. This electrically conductive resin composition further contains a dye, such as a perinone-based dye or a disazo-based dye, which is a component for improving electrical conductivity, and this electrically conductive resin composition can be obtained by kneading or molding a raw material mixture containing a thermoplastic resin, an electrically conductive filler, and a dye under a condition of a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of the thermoplastic resin. |
| US11749419B2 |
High performance power sources integrating an ion media and radiation
Systems, methods, and devices for electrical power generation are disclosed. A device includes a radioactive source that emits radiation including at least one of: electrically charged particles; electrically neutral particles; or electromagnetic radiation; an ion media positioned adjacent to the radioactive source, wherein the ion media comprises a material that releases electrons in response to exposure to radiation; a set of two or more electrodes configured to: establish an electric field across the ion media; capture electrons released by the ion media in response to exposure to radiation emitted by the radioactive source; and generate electric current from the captured electrons. The device includes a supplemental power supply electrically connected to the set of two or more electrodes. The device includes an electrical load electrically connected to the set of two or more electrodes. |
| US11749412B2 |
Distributed data analytics
An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a distributed data processing system in which multiple processing devices communicate with one another over at least one network. The distributed data processing system is configured to obtain reads of biological samples of respective sample sources, with each of the biological samples containing genomic material from a plurality of distinct microorganisms within an environment of a corresponding one of the sample sources, and to perform distributed data analytics to characterize an actual or potential outbreak of at least one of a disease, an infection and a contamination that involves genomic material from multiple ones of the distinct microorganisms in one or more of the sample sources. Performing distributed data analytics illustratively comprises performing local analytics in respective ones of a plurality of data zones, and performing global analytics utilizing results of the local analytics performed in the respective data zones. |
| US11749411B2 |
Physiological response prediction system
A system for modeling the evolution of a system over time using an advection-based process is provided. The system continuously evolves a probability density function (“PDF”) for a characteristic of a characteristic of the state of the system and its time-varying parameters. The PDF is evolved based on advection by solving an advection partial differential equation that is based on a system model of the system. The system model has time-varying parameters for modeling the characteristic of the state of the system. The system uses the continuously evolving PDF to make predictions about the characteristic of the state of the system. |
| US11749406B2 |
Spine segmentation system
A system and method include identification of a plurality of sub-volumes of an image volume, each of the plurality of sub-volumes of the image volume associated with a respective one of a plurality of vertebra, registration of each of the plurality of sub-volumes of the image volume to one of a plurality of reference sub-volumes associated with a same respective vertebra, input of the registered sub-volumes and the image volume to a trained neural network, reception of an output image volume from the trained neural network, the output image volume labeled to associate voxels with respective vertebra, and display of the output image volume. |
| US11749399B2 |
Cross section views of wounds
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing data and computer implementable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations for generating cross section views of a wound, the operations including receiving 3D information of a wound based on information captured using an image sensor associated with an image plane substantially parallel to the wound; generating a cross section view of the wound by analyzing the 3D information; and providing data configured to cause a presentation of the generated cross section view of the wound. |
| US11749396B2 |
Systems and methods for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and, functional recovery tracking
Various systems and methods are provided for surgical and interventional planning, support, post-operative follow-up, and functional recovery tracking. In general, a patient can be tracked throughout medical treatment including through initial onset of symptoms, diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment. In one embodiment, a patient and one or more medical professionals involved with treating the patient can electronically access a comprehensive treatment planning, support, and review system. The system can provide recommendations regarding diagnosis, non-surgical treatment, surgical treatment, and recovery from the surgical treatment based on data gathered from the patient and the medical professional(s). The system can manage the tracking of multiple patients, thereby allowing for data comparison between similar aspects of medical treatments and for learning over time through continual data gathering, analysis, and assimilation to decision-making algorithms. |
| US11749392B1 |
Technology for processing prescription medications for pickup by individuals
Systems and methods may be provided that may enable an individual to retrieve one or more prescription products (e.g., product refills) from a self-service retrieval location such as a counter, drive-thru, drop box, or kiosk. A unique-machine readable code may be associated with a particular one or more prescription products (e.g., associated with a medical prescription of a patient). The unique machine-readable code may be provided to a computing device of the individual, along with an anticipated time of preparedness of the one or more products for retrieval at the retrieval location. Identification of the unique machine-readable code may result in dispensing of the one or more prescription products associated at the retrieval location. |
| US11749391B2 |
Systems and methods for a comprehensive online health care platform
Systems and methods for a comprehensive online healthcare platform are provided that increase the efficiency of the medication selection process. In one embodiment, a method comprises responsive to a query from the user via the user device, receiving a list of one or more medications identified from a storage device and receiving medication information about each identified medication in the list of the one or more medications from the storage device. The method further includes, calculating a user personalized grade for each of the identified medications based on the medication information and the user information, transmitting the user personalized grade and medication information to the user device and displaying simultaneously on the user device, the user personalized grade, cost factor, prescription experience data, and secondary technical effects of each identified medication. |
| US11749388B1 |
System and method for record linkage
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating record matching and entity resolution and for enabling improvements in record linkage. A power-spectrum-based temporal pattern-specific weight may be incorporated into record linkage methods to enhance the record linkage accuracy and statistical performance. For example, in embodiments, a value-specific weight may be calculated from a population-based frequency of field-specific values and provides an opportunity to capture and measure the relative importance of specific values found in a field. A timeseries-derived Bayesian power spectrum weight may be calculated from the population-based frequency of temporal pattern-specific values in terms of intensities at various frequencies of the power spectrum computed from the timeseries, and further provides an opportunity to capture and measure the relative importance of specific sequences of care episodes. |
| US11749387B2 |
Deduplication of medical concepts from patient information
Mechanisms are provided to implement a patient summary generation engine with deduplication of instances of medical concepts. The patient summary generation engine parses a patient electronic medical record (EMR) to extract a plurality of instances of a medical concept, at least two of which utilize different representations of the medical concept. The patient summary generation engine performs a similarity analysis between each of the instances of a medical concept to thereby calculate, for a plurality of combinations of instances of the medical concept, a similarity metric value. The patient summary generation engine clusters the instances of the medical concept based on the calculated similarity metric values for each combination of instances in the plurality of combinations of instances of the medical concept to thereby generate one or more clusters, and select a representative instance of the medical concept from each cluster in the one or more clusters. The patient summary generation engine generates a summary output of the patient EMR comprising the selected representative instances of the medical concept from each cluster. |
| US11749386B2 |
Technologies for generating and deploying encrypted codes designed to auto-configure events and executable actions on user devices
In some examples, a system obtains respective information about users and, based on the respective information, generates respective events including an action and parameters defining a trigger for the action. For each user, the system generates a code with data corresponding to a respective event and information, the data including executable data for configuring the respective event and parameters in one or more applications. The system transmits the code to a device associated with the user, which when processed at the device, cause the respective event and parameters to be configured in an application on the device and the trigger to activate the application or device to perform the action, including transmitting, to the system or a display, an indication of a status of the respective event and/or action. The system can also receive an indication when the event has occurred or the trigger has been satisfied. |
| US11749384B2 |
Code point resolution using natural language processing and metathesaurus
A system and related method exchange medical information with a medical management system. The method comprises receiving, using a processor of a code point resolver, from the medical management system, medical text via a network interface. A code point is a single standardized medical terminology code (SMTC) that corresponds to a medical concept contained within the medical text. The method further applies rule-based logic to process the medical text to form a localized mapping of a text portion of the medical text to a plurality of candidate SMTCs (CSMTCs) that are related to at least one metathesaurus concept entity (MCE) in a metathesaurus, and to determines the code point from the CSMTCs. The method transmits, via the network interface, to the medical management system, the code point. |
| US11749382B2 |
Computer-implemented tools for use in electrophysiology
Improved computer-implemented tools for use in modeling/simulating spatial charge distributions for electrophysiological systems are provided. The improvements are in three areas: (1) the use of solid angles to calculate quantities of free charge and/or bound charge in calculation cells and/or the movement of quantities of free charge across one or more faces of a calculation cell; (2) the use of flattened calculations cells having only two faces with substantial areas as seen from the free charge and/or the bound charge of the electrophysiological system; and (3) the use of at least two spatial charge distributions, specifically, at least one for bound charge and at least one for free charge, so as to include the effects of relative dielectric constants greater than 1.0 for part or all of an electrophysiological system. The three improvements can be used individually or in combinations. |
| US11749379B2 |
Scar-less multi-part DNA assembly design automation
The present invention provides a method of a method of designing an implementation of a DNA assembly. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes (1) receiving a list of DNA sequence fragments to be assembled together and an order in which to assemble the DNA sequence fragments, (2) designing DNA oligonucleotides (oligos) for each of the DNA sequence fragments, and (3) creating a plan for adding flanking homology sequences to each of the DNA oligos. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes (1) receiving a list of DNA sequence fragments to be assembled together and an order in which to assemble the DNA sequence fragments, (2) designing DNA oligonucleotides (oligos) for each of the DNA sequence fragments, and (3) creating a plan for adding optimized overhang sequences to each of the DNA oligos. |
| US11749378B2 |
Methods and devices for nucleic acid-based real-time determination of disease states
The present invention is directed to methods and devices for real-time diagnosis of disease states in subjects, for example, infections caused by one or more microorganisms or cancer. |
| US11749366B2 |
Semiconductor memory device capable of performing soft-post-package-repair operation
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a fuse array circuit including a plurality of fuse sets each assigned to a corresponding one of a plurality of fuse addresses and configured to operatively store a fuse data, and a first circuit configured to generate and sequentially update a fuse address to sequentially read the fuse data from the plurality of fuse sets. The first circuit is configured to change a frequency of updating the fuse address based on a first signal. |
| US11749365B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device in which a decrease in the yield by electrostatic destruction can be prevented is provided. A scan line driver circuit for supplying a signal for selecting a plurality of pixels to a scan line includes a shift register for generating the signal. One conductive film functioning as respective gate electrodes of a plurality of transistors in the shift register is divided into a plurality of conductive films. The divided conductive films are electrically connected to each other by a conductive film which is formed in a layer different from the divided conductive films are formed. The plurality of transistors includes a transistor on an output side of the shift register. |
| US11749361B2 |
Memory device and operating method thereof
There are provided a memory device for improving performance by decreasing a time at which a program operation is completed while decreasing a peak current flowing through a bit line, and an operating method of the memory device. |
| US11749358B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit, semiconductor storage device, and control method
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a register, a first interface circuit, an oscillation circuit that generates a first clock, a pll circuit, a control circuit, and a second interface circuit. The register stores numerical information representing a data size. The first interface circuit receives, from a first device, a first timing signal for data transfer. Responding to receipt of the first timing signal, the control circuit inputs the first timing signal to the pll circuit and counts the number of toggles of the first timing signal. When a counted number of toggles of the first timing signal matches a value corresponding to the numerical information, the control circuit inputs the first clock to the pll circuit. The second interface circuit transmits, to a second device, the first timing signal or a second timing signal, which corresponds to a second clock generated based on the first clock by the pll circuit. |
| US11749356B2 |
Non-volatile memory device, a memory system that includes the non-volatile memory device, and an operating method of the non-volatile memory device
A memory system includes a non-volatile memory device including a machine learning (ML) module and a peripheral power management integrated circuit (IC), and a memory controller configured to command the non-volatile memory device to enter an idle mode by providing an external power command to the non-volatile memory device. The machine learning (ML) module configures a neural network and trains the neural network via machine learning, and the peripheral power management IC is configured to generate an internal power command that is different from the external power command based on the external power command and monitoring information corresponding to the ML module. |
| US11749354B2 |
Systems and methods for non-parametric PV-level modeling and read threshold voltage estimation
Embodiments provide a scheme for non-parametric PV-level modeling and an optimal read threshold voltage estimation in a memory system. A controller is configured to: generate multiple optimal read threshold voltages corresponding to multiple sets of two cumulative distribution function (CDF) values, respectively; perform read operations on the cells using a plurality of read threshold voltages; generate cumulative mass function (CMF) samples based on the results of the read operations; receive first and second CDF values, selected from among a plurality of CDF values, each CDF value corresponding to each CMF sample; and estimate an optimal read threshold voltage corresponding to the first and second CDF values, among the multiple optimal read threshold voltages. |
| US11749350B2 |
Semiconductor memory medium and memory system
According to one embodiment, the semiconductor memory medium includes a first memory cell, a first word line coupled to the first memory cell, and a row decoder coupled to the first word line. A write operation is executed multiple times on the first memory cell within a first period from after an execution of an erase operation to an execution of a next erase operation. The write operation includes at least one of program loops each including a program operation and a verify operation. In the verify operation, the row decoder applies a verify voltage to the first word line. The verify voltage is set in accordance with a number of executed write operations on the first memory cell within the first period. |
| US11749344B2 |
Three-dimensional vertical nor flash thin-film transistor strings
A memory structure, includes (a) active columns of polysilicon formed above a semiconductor substrate, each active column extending vertically from the substrate and including a first heavily doped region, a second heavily doped region, and one or more lightly doped regions each adjacent both the first and second heavily doped region, wherein the active columns are arranged in a two-dimensional array extending in second and third directions parallel to the planar surface of the semiconductor substrate; (b) charge-trapping material provided over one or more surfaces of each active column; and (c) conductors each extending lengthwise along the third direction. The active columns, the charge-trapping material and the conductors together form a plurality of thin film transistors, with each thin film transistor formed by one of the conductors, a portion of the lightly doped region of an active column, the charge-trapping material between the portion of the lightly doped region and the conductor, and the first and second heavily doped regions. The thin film transistors associated with each active column are organized into one or more vertical NOR strings. |
| US11749343B2 |
Memory management device, system and method
A memory management circuit stores information indicative of reliability-types of regions of a memory array. The memory management circuitry responds to a request to allocate memory in the memory array to a process by determining a request type associated with the request to allocate memory. Memory of the memory array is allocated to the process based on the request type associated with the request to allocate memory and the stored information indicative of reliability-types of regions of the memory array. The memory array may be a shared memory array. The memory array may be organized into rows and columns, and the regions of the memory array may be the rows of the memory array. |
| US11749342B2 |
Passive compensation for electrical distance
An architecture of the memory device may leverage a transmission path resistance compensation scheme for memory cells to reduce the effect of parasitic loads in accessing a memory cell. A memory cell of such a memory device may experience a total resistance including a transmission path resistance associated with the respective access lines of the memory cell and an added compensatory resistance. The foregoing memory device may leverage a spike mitigation scheme to mitigate the harmful effect of a voltage and/or rush current to the near memory cells of the memory device. In addition, spike mitigation circuitry may include coupling a resistor on access lines near the respective decoders. Further, spike mitigation circuitry may include coupling a resistor between the decoders. |
| US11749338B2 |
Memory device adjusting duty cycle and memory system having the same
A memory device includes a clock receiver configured to receive, from a memory controller, a write clock that is used to receive write data during a data write operation, a duty monitor configured to generate first monitoring information by monitoring a duty of the write clock, and a duty adjuster configured to adjust the duty of the write clock in response to a duty control signal and output an adjusted write clock. The memory device provides the first monitoring information to the memory controller, and receives the duty control signal, generated using the first monitoring information, from the memory controller. |
| US11749336B2 |
Low-power source-synchronous signaling
A method of operating a memory controller is disclosed. The method includes transmitting data signals to a memory device over each one of at least two parallel data links. A timing signal is sent to the memory device on a first dedicated link. The timing signal has a fixed phase relationship with the data signals. A data strobe signal is driven to the memory device on a second dedicated link. Phase information is received from the memory device. The phase information being generated internal to the memory device and based on a comparison between the timing signal and a version of the data strobe signal internally distributed within the memory device. A phase of the data strobe signal is adjusted relative to the timing signal based on the received phase information. |
| US11749335B2 |
Host and its memory module and memory controller
A memory module without a controller and without a built-in power supply and a memory controller thereof are provided. The memory module includes a connection portion, a first non-volatile memory chip, and a second non-volatile memory chip. The memory controller of the motherboard accesses the first non-volatile memory chip by a native interface of the first non-volatile memory chip through the connection portion. The second non-volatile memory chip is configured to store at least one pointer of a meta data of the first non-volatile memory chip. The memory type of the second non-volatile memory chip is different from the memory type of the first non-volatile memory chip. The memory controller accesses the pointer stored in the second non-volatile memory chip through the connection portion. |
| US11749333B2 |
Memory system
A memory system includes: a normal memory area suitable for storing normal data; a security memory area suitable for storing security data; a first row hammer detection circuit suitable for sampling and counting a portion of rows that are activated in the normal memory area to select first rows that need to be refreshed; and a second row hammer detection circuit suitable for counting all rows that are activated in the security memory area to select second rows that need to be refreshed. |
| US11749331B2 |
Refresh modes for performing various refresh operation types
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for refresh modes. A memory may need to perform targeted refresh operations to refresh the ‘victim’ word lines which are near to frequently accessed ‘aggressor’ word lines. To refresh the victims at a high enough rate, it may be desirable to refresh multiple victims as part of the same refresh operation. However, certain word lines (e.g., word lines in a same section or adjacent sections of the memory) cannot be refreshed together. The memory may have a section comparator, which may check stored aggressor addresses and may provide a signal if there are not two stored addresses which can be refreshed together. Based, in part, on the signal, the memory may activate one of several different refresh modes, which may control the types of refresh operation performed responsive to a refresh signal. |
| US11749329B1 |
Off-state word line voltage control for fixed plate voltage operation
Ferroelectric memory arrays with reduced current leakage is described herein. A ferroelectric memory array may include a number of memory cells including capacitors with ferroelectric material. Providing an intermediary word line voltage to non-selected word lines that are not electrically coupled to a target memory cell during a sensing operation may reduce leakage current from an active data line electrically coupled to the target memory cell to the non-selected word lines. The intermediary word line voltage may be provided using an amplitude between an idle voltage of the data lines and zero volts. The intermediary word line voltage may be reduced closer to zero volts for performing a programming operation. |
| US11749327B2 |
Memory bit cell circuit including a bit line coupled to a static random-access memory (SRAM) bit cell circuit and a non-volatile memory (NVM) bit cell circuit and a memory bit cell array circuit
An exemplary memory bit cell circuit, including a bit line coupled to an SRAM bit cell circuit and an NVM bit cell circuit, with reduced area and reduced power consumption, included in a memory bit cell array circuit, is disclosed. The SRAM bit cell circuit includes cross-coupled true and complement inverters and a first access circuit coupled to the bit line. The NVM bit cell circuit includes an NVM device coupled to the bit line by a second access circuit and is coupled to the SRAM bit cell circuit. Data stored in the SRAM bit cell circuit and the NVM bit cell circuit are accessed based on voltages on the bit line. A true SRAM data is determined by an SRAM read voltage on the bit line, and an NVM data in the NVM bit cell circuit is determined by a first NVM read voltage on the bit line. |
| US11749324B2 |
Variable clock divider
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a first group including a plurality of first latch circuits coupled in series and a second group including a plurality of second latch circuits coupled in series. Each of the first latch circuits performs a latch operation in synchronization with a rise trigger signal. Each of the second latch circuits performs a latch operation in synchronization with a fall trigger signal. The rise and fall trigger signals are alternately activated every even clock cycles or every odd clock cycles. In response to a division ratio, first one or more of the first and second latch circuits are bypassed and second one or more of the first and second latch circuits are cyclically coupled. |
| US11749320B2 |
Storage device and control method thereof
A storage device including a cell array and a disturb-free circuit is provided. The cell array includes a first cell and a second cell. The first cell is coupled to a first conductive line and a specific conductive line. The second cell is coupled to a second conductive line and the specific conductive line. The disturb-free circuit performs a first write operation on the first cell and performs a verification operation on the second cell. The verification operation determines whether data stored in the second cell is disturbed by the first write operation. In response to the data stored in the second cell being disturbed by the first write operation, the disturb-free circuit performs a second write operation. |
| US11749315B2 |
3D DRAM structure with high mobility channel
Memory devices are described. The memory devices include a plurality of bit lines extending through a stack of alternating memory layers and dielectric layers. Each of the memory layers comprises a single crystalline-like silicon layer and includes a first word line, a second word line, a first capacitor, and a second capacitor. Methods of forming stacked memory devices are also described. |
| US11749311B1 |
Actor-replacement system for videos
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) estimating, using a skeletal detection model, a pose of an original actor for each of multiple frames of a video; (ii) obtaining, for each of a plurality of the estimated poses, a respective image of a replacement actor; (iii) obtaining replacement speech in the replacement actor's voice that corresponds to speech of the original actor in the video; (iv) generating, using the estimated poses, the images of the replacement actor, and the replacement speech, synthetic frames corresponding to the multiple frames of the video that depict the replacement actor in place of the original actor, with the synthetic frames including facial expressions for the replacement actor that temporally align with the replacement speech; and (iv) combining the synthetic frames and the replacement speech so as to obtain a synthetic video that replaces the original actor with the replacement actor. |
| US11749309B2 |
Information processor, information processing method, and program
To provide an information processor, an information processing method, and a program that make it possible to improve convenience in reproduction of a captured image.There is provided an information processor including a reproduction processing section that reproduces a captured image associated with tag information regarding a subject and identification information indicating relation of a plurality of pieces of the tag information on a basis of a set reproduction condition. |
| US11749306B2 |
Tape media having synergistic magnetic recording layer and underlayer
A magnetic recording tape, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, includes a substrate, an underlayer formed above the substrate, and a magnetic recording layer formed above the underlayer. The underlayer includes first encapsulated nanoparticles each comprising a first magnetic nanoparticle encapsulated by a first aromatic polymer, and a first polymeric binder binding the first encapsulated nanoparticles. The recording layer includes second encapsulated nanoparticles each comprising a second magnetic nanoparticle encapsulated by an encapsulating layer, and a second polymeric binder binding the second encapsulated nanoparticles. |
| US11749301B2 |
Method of forming one or more sliders
The present disclosure includes methods of using a sacrificial, protective head overcoat during the manufacture of sliders. In some embodiments, the final trailing edge topography of the transducer devices is formed before applying the sacrificial, protective head overcoat. In some embodiments, the final trailing edge topography of the transducer devices is formed after removing the sacrificial, protective head overcoat. |
| US11749300B2 |
Adhesive for processing a microelectronic substrate, and related methods
Described are methods for processing microelectronic device substrates by a lapping step, e.g., a final lapping step, wherein the step includes the use of an elastomeric pressure-sensitive adhesive to secure the microelectronic device substrate to a carrier that holds the substrate to a surface of the carrier during the lapping step, and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive can be a non-polysilicone based adhesive having mechanical properties that include a tan delta that is below about 0.2. |
| US11749295B2 |
Pitch emphasis apparatus, method and program for the same
Provided is pitch enhancement processing having little unnaturalness even in time segments for consonants, and having little unnaturalness to listeners caused by discontinuities even when time segments for consonants and other time segments switch frequently. A pitch emphasis apparatus carries out the following as the pitch enhancement processing: for a time segment in which a spectral envelope of a signal has been determined to be flat, obtaining an output signal for each of times in the time segment, the output signal being a signal including a signal obtained by adding (1) a signal obtained by multiplying the signal of a time, further in the past than the time by a number of samples T0 corresponding to a pitch period of the time segment, a pitch gain σ0 of the time segment, a predetermined constant B0, and a value greater than 0 and less than 1, to (2) the signal of the time. |
| US11749294B2 |
Directional speech separation
A system configured to perform directional speech separation. The system may dynamically associate direction-of-arrivals with one or more audio sources in order to generate output audio data that separates each of the audio sources. The system identifies a target direction for each audio source, dynamically determines directions that are correlated with the target direction, and generates output signals for each audio source. The system may associate individual frequency bands with specific directions based on a time delay detected by two or more microphones. The system may determine a cross-correlation between each direction and the target direction and select directions with strong correlation. The system may generate time-frequency mask data indicating frequency bands corresponding to the directions associated with a particular audio source. Using the mask data, the system generates output audio data specific to the audio source, resulting in directional speech separation between different audio sources. |
| US11749293B2 |
Audio signal processing device
Provided is an audio signal processing device that receives an operation input made by a user and performs noise removal processing for removing noise from a collected audio signal collected by a microphone, and that changes content of the noise removal processing according to content of the operation input. |
| US11749292B2 |
Audio coding device, audio coding method, audio coding program, audio decoding device, audio decoding method, and audio decoding program
An audio signal transmission device for encoding an audio signal includes an audio encoding unit that encodes an audio signal and a side information encoding unit that calculates and encodes side information from a look-ahead signal. An audio signal receiving device for decoding an audio code and outputting an audio signal includes: an audio code buffer that detects packet loss based on a received state of an audio packet, an audio parameter decoding unit that decodes an audio code when an audio packet is correctly received, a side information decoding unit that decodes a side information code when an audio packet is correctly received, a side information accumulation unit that accumulates side information obtained by decoding a side information code, an audio parameter missing processing unit that outputs an audio parameter upon detection of audio packet loss, and an audio synthesis unit that synthesizes decoded audio from the audio parameter. |
| US11749291B2 |
Audio signal discontinuity correction processing system
An audio signal processing system and method is executed by an audio signal processing device to decode an audio packet to obtain decoded audio and determine an occurrence of a discontinuity occurring with a sudden increase of an amplitude of the decoded audio obtained by decoding the audio packet. The audio packet may be received correctly after an occurrence of a packet loss, and corrected to improve subjective quality of the decoded audio, wherein correcting the discontinuity of the decoded audio comprises causing distances between ISF/LSF parameters corresponding to a frame in which a packet loss has occurred to be equal. |
| US11749290B2 |
High resolution audio coding for improving package loss concealment
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for performing long-term prediction (LTP) are described. One example of the methods includes determining a pitch gain and a pitch lag of an input audio signal for at least a predetermined number of frames. It is determined that the pitch gain of the input audio signal has exceeded a predetermined threshold and that a change of the pitch lag of the input audio signal has been within a predetermined range for at least the predetermined number of frames. In response to determining that the pitch gain of the input audio signal has exceeded the predetermined threshold and that the change of the third pitch lag has been within the predetermined range for at least the predetermined number of frames, a pitch gain is set for a current frame of the input audio signal. |
| US11749288B2 |
Methods and devices for joint multichannel coding
Encoding and decoding devices for encoding the channels of an audio system having at least four channels are disclosed. The decoding device has a first stereo decoding component which subjects a first pair of input channels to a first stereo decoding, and a second stereo decoding component which subjects a second pair of input channels to a second stereo decoding. The results of the first and second stereo decoding components are crosswise coupled to a third and a fourth stereo decoding component which each performs stereo decoding on one channel resulting from the first stereo decoding component, and one channel resulting from the second stereo decoding component. |
| US11749285B2 |
Speech transcription using multiple data sources
This disclosure describes transcribing speech using audio, image, and other data. A system is described that includes an audio capture system configured to capture audio data associated with a plurality of speakers, an image capture system configured to capture images of one or more of the plurality of speakers, and a speech processing engine. The speech processing engine may be configured to recognize a plurality of speech segments in the audio data, identify, for each speech segment of the plurality of speech segments and based on the images, a speaker associated with the speech segment, transcribe each of the plurality of speech segments to produce a transcription of the plurality of speech segments including, for each speech segment in the plurality of speech segments, an indication of the speaker associated with the speech segment, and analyze the transcription to produce additional data derived from the transcription. |
| US11749281B2 |
Neural speech-to-meaning
A neural speech-to-meaning system is trained on speech audio expressing specific intents. The system receives speech audio and produces indications of when the speech in the audio matches the intent. Intents may include variables that can have a large range of values, such as the names of places. The neural speech-to-meaning system simultaneously recognizes enumerated values of variables and general intents. Recognized variable values can serve as arguments to API requests made in response to recognized intents. Accordingly, neural speech-to-meaning supports voice virtual assistants that serve users based on API hits. |
| US11749278B2 |
Recommending automated assistant action for inclusion in automated assistant routine
Recommending an automated assistant action for inclusion in an existing automated assistant routine of a user, where the existing automated assistant routine includes a plurality of preexisting automated assistant actions. If the user confirms the recommendation through affirmative user interface input, the automated assistant action can be automatically added to the existing automated assistant routine. Thereafter, when the automated assistant routine is initialized, the preexisting automated assistant actions of the routine will be performed, as well as the automated assistant action that was automatically added to the routine in response to affirmative user interface input received in response to the recommendation. |
| US11749277B2 |
Home appliance and method for controlling thereof
A home appliance is provided. The home appliance includes a sensor, a microphone, a speaker, and a processor. The processor is configured to, based on one of a first event wherein a user action is detected through the sensor or a second event wherein a trigger command for initiating a voice recognition mode is input through the microphone occurring, operate in the voice recognition mode, and control the speaker to output an audio signal corresponding to the event occurred, and the audio signal is an audio signal set differently for each of the first event and the second event. |
| US11749276B2 |
Voice assistant-enabled web application or web page
Various embodiments discussed herein enable applications to seamlessly contribute to executing voice commands of users via voice assistant functionality. In response to receiving a user request to open an application or web page, the application can request and responsively receive a voice assistant runtime component along with the application or web page. The application, using a particular universal application interface component can compile or interpret the voice assistant runtime component from a source code format to an intermediate code format. In response to the application or web page being rendered and the detection of a key word or phrase, the application can activate voice assistant command execution functionality. The user can issue a voice command after which the application along with specific services can help execute the voice command. |
| US11749271B2 |
Method for controlling external device based on voice and electronic device thereof
A method for an electronic device to control at least one external electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving an input for calling a voice-based assistant of the electronic device from a user, broadcasting, in response to the input, a request signal for requesting transmission of a response signal, receiving the response signal including location information about at least one external electronic device from the at least one external electronic device, obtaining a location of the electronic device based on the response signal, receiving a control utterance from the user, and transmitting the control utterance and location information about the electronic device to a server device. |
| US11749270B2 |
Output apparatus, output method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
An output apparatus according to the present application includes an estimation unit, a decision unit, and an output unit. The estimation unit estimates an emotion of a user from detection information detected by a predetermined detection device. The decision unit decides information to be changed on the basis of the estimated emotion of the user. The output unit outputs information for changing the information to be changed. |
| US11749266B2 |
Voice commands across devices
Aspects of the subject technology relate to a method for using a voice command for multiple computing devices. First voice input data is received from a first computing device associated with a user account, where the first voice input data comprises a first voice command captured at the first computing device. Second voice input data is received from a second computing device associated with the user account where the second voice input data comprises a second voice command captured at the second computing device. An intended voice command is determined based on the obtained first and second voice input data. Based on the intended voice command, a first target computing device is determined. First instructions associated with the intended voice command are provided to the first target computing device for execution. |
| US11749261B2 |
Mixed client-server federated learning of machine learning model(s)
Implementations disclosed herein are directed to federated learning of machine learning (“ML”) model(s) based on gradient(s) generated at corresponding client devices and a remote system. Processor(s) of the corresponding client devices can process client data generated locally at the corresponding client devices using corresponding on-device ML model(s) to generate corresponding predicted outputs, generate corresponding client gradients based on the corresponding predicted outputs, and transmit the corresponding client gradients to the remote system. Processor(s) of the remote system can process remote data obtained from remote database(s) using global ML model(s) to generate additional corresponding predicted outputs, generate corresponding remote gradients based on the additional corresponding predicted outputs. Further, the remote system can utilize the corresponding client gradients and the corresponding remote gradients to update the global ML model(s) or weights thereof. The updated global ML model(s) and/or the updated weights thereof can be transmitted back to the corresponding client devices. |
| US11749260B1 |
Method for speech recognition with grapheme information
Disclosed is a method for speech recognition performed by one or more processors of a computing device. The method includes inputting voice information into an encoder to extract a first feature vector and calculating a first loss function. The method includes inputting the first feature vector extracted from the encoder to a first decoder to perform prediction on the voice information, calculating a second loss function, and extracting a second feature vector. The method includes inputting a second feature vector extracted from the first decoder to a second decoder to perform grapheme-based prediction, and calculating a third loss function. The method includes training at least one of the encoder, the first decoder, or the second decoder based on the first loss function, the second loss function, and the third loss function. |
| US11749259B2 |
Proper noun recognition in end-to-end speech recognition
A method for training a speech recognition model with a minimum word error rate loss function includes receiving a training example comprising a proper noun and generating a plurality of hypotheses corresponding to the training example. Each hypothesis of the plurality of hypotheses represents the proper noun and includes a corresponding probability that indicates a likelihood that the hypothesis represents the proper noun. The method also includes determining that the corresponding probability associated with one of the plurality of hypotheses satisfies a penalty criteria. The penalty criteria indicating that the corresponding probability satisfies a probability threshold, and the associated hypothesis incorrectly represents the proper noun. The method also includes applying a penalty to the minimum word error rate loss function. |
| US11749256B2 |
Development of voice and other interaction applications
Among other things, a developer of an interaction application for an enterprise can create items of content to be provided to an assistant platform for use in responses to requests of end-users. The developer can deploy the interaction application using defined items of content and an available general interaction model including intents and sample utterances having slots. The developer can deploy the interaction application without requiring the developer to formulate any of the intents, sample utterances, or slots of the general interaction model. |
| US11749255B2 |
Voice question and answer method and device, computer readable storage medium and electronic device
A voice question and answer method and device, a computer readable storage medium, and an electronic device are described. The method comprises: receiving question voice information, and obtaining question text information according to the question voice information; performing at least one of general semantic analysis processing and dedicated semantic analysis processing on the question text information to generate an analysis result; and obtaining answer information according to the analysis result. The general semantic analysis is used for semantic analysis in the general field, and the dedicated semantic analysis is used for semantic analysis in the art field. |
| US11749253B2 |
Systems and methods for instrument reverberation devices
An example reverberation device configured for use with a musical instrument is disclosed. The example reverberation device comprises: (a) an input amplifier configured to receive an input signal from the musical instrument and output an amplified input signal based on the received input signal; (b) an input transducer connected to the input amplifier and configured to transmit the amplified input signal; (c) a reverberation plate comprising a bended surface, wherein the reverberation plate is connected to the input transducer, and wherein the reverberation plate is configured to output the input signal as an output signal at the bended surface; (d) an output transducer connected to the reverberation plate at the bended surface and configured to transmit the output signal; and (e) an output amplifier configured to receive the transmitted output signal from the output transducer and output an amplified output signal. |
| US11749251B2 |
Control of a piezoelectric transducer array
A method and system for controlling an array of piezoelectric transducers (11, 12, 13). Respective driving signals (Vn) are applied to the transducers. The driving signals (Vn) comprise an alternating component (A) oscillating at one or more driving frequencies to cause corresponding vibrations in the transducers for generating acoustic waves (Wn). One or more of the driving signals (Vn) are offset by a respective bias voltage (Bn). The bias voltage (Bn) is controlled to reduce a difference in resonance frequencies between the transducers. To eliminate any remaining difference, the alternating component (A) to at least a subset of the transducers (11,12) is periodically reset. In this way the phases of the resulting acoustic waves (W1,W2) can be synchronized. |
| US11749249B2 |
System and method for integrating a home media system and other home systems
A system and method for integrating a home media system and other home systems. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a system and method that flexibly and efficiently provide communication and/or resource sharing between a home media system and various other home systems. |
| US11749246B2 |
Systems and methods for music simulation via motion sensing
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for music simulation. The methods may include determining one or more simulation actions based on data associated with one or more simulation actions acquired by at least one sensor. The methods may further include determining, based on at least one of the one or more simulation actions and a mapping relationship between simulation actions and corresponding musical instruments, a simulation musical instrument that matches with the one or more simulation actions. The methods may further include determining, based on the one or more simulation actions, one or more first features associated with the simulation musical instrument. The methods may further include playing music based on the one or more first features. |
| US11749243B2 |
Network-based processing and distribution of multimedia content of a live musical performance
Methods, systems, and computer program products for network-based processing and distribution of multimedia content of a live performance are disclosed. In some implementations, recording devices can be configured to record a multimedia event (e.g., a musical performance). The recording devices can provide the recordings to a server while the event is ongoing. The server automatically synchronizes, mixes and masters the recordings. The server performs the automatic mixing and mastering using reference audio data previously captured during a rehearsal. The server streams the mastered recording to multiple end users through the Internet or other public or private network. The streaming can be live streaming. |
| US11749241B2 |
Systems and methods for transforming digitial audio content into visual topic-based segments
A system for platform-independent visualization of audio content, in particular audio tracks utilizing a central computer system in communication with user devices via a computer network. The central system utilizes various algorithms to identify spoken content from audio tracks and selects visual assets associated with the identified content. Thereafter, a visualized audio track is available for users to listen and view. Audio tracks, for example Podcasts, may be segmented into topical audio segments based upon themes or topics, with segments from disparate podcasts combined into a single listening experience, based upon certain criteria, e.g., topics, themes, keywords, and the like. |
| US11749238B1 |
Context based tab autoscrolling
In general terms the present disclosure proposes computer-implemented method for context-based scrolling of tablature. The computer-implemented method comprises receiving, at computer, tablature from device at which tablature is stored or is generated, wherein computer comprises at least one processor, determining structure of tablature using at least one feature recognition algorithm, using at least one processor, determining one or more parameters of display environment, using at least one processor, building abstract syntax tree of tablature comprising an array of structural elements of tablature, using at least one processor, determining scrolling time period in which portion of the tablature that is displayed on given region of a viewport of display environment is to be replaced by a next portion of tablature, using at least one processor, and scrolling tablature according to at least abstract syntax tree of tablature and scrolling time period, in display environment, using the at least one processor. |
| US11749237B1 |
System and method for generation of musical notation from audio signal
A system for generation of a musical notation from an audio signal, the system comprising at least one processor configured to: obtain the audio signal from an audio source or a data repository; process the audio signal using first machine learning (ML) model(s) to generate a recognition result, wherein the recognition result is indicative of a pitch and a duration of a plurality of notes in the audio signal and their corresponding confidence scores; generate a preliminary musical notation using the recognition result; process the preliminary musical notation using second ML model(s) to determine whether the preliminary musical notation includes one or more errors; and when it is determined that the preliminary musical notation includes one or more errors, modify the preliminary musical notation to generate the musical notation that is error-free or has lesser errors as compared to the preliminary musical notation. |
| US11749232B2 |
Image generation apparatus and image generation method
In an image generation apparatus, an input information obtaining section obtains contents of a user operation from an input apparatus. When two images are composited, an image data generating section switches a space of image data according to a situation and stores data of images composited in the space in a frame buffer. A format control section sets a data format corresponding to the determined space in the frame buffer. An output section outputs the data read from the frame buffer as video signals corresponding to a display. |
| US11749231B2 |
Device and method for foveated rendering
A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to receive a foveal image, a full frame image, and coordinate data that specifies a position of the foveal image in the full frame image. The image processing circuitry is further configured to render a resulting image based on the full frame image independently of the foveal image in response to detection of a data error within the coordinate data. The drive circuitry is configured to drive a display panel based on the resulting image. |
| US11749230B2 |
Rotational image viewer
A rotational image viewer for viewing an image on a mobile device having a display including a viewport. The image viewer monitors the orientation of the mobile device and enlarges/reduces the image responsive to the mobile device's orientation such that the viewport remains filled with at least a portion of the image (i.e., no letterboxing or pillarboxing within the viewport). |
| US11749229B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels for displaying an image, and a panel controller configured to receive image signals and convert the image signals into correction image signals. The panel controller includes a first circuit to accumulate the correction image signals each frame period and generate degradation data based on the accumulated correction image signals, and a second circuit configured to determine reference data from the degradation data and generate the correction image signals by correcting the image signals to have a target luminance that is changed based on the reference data. |
| US11749226B2 |
Source driver chip and display device
An embodiment of the present application provides a source driver chip and a display device. Specifically, the source driver chip includes a first pre-charging module for pre-charging first data lines to a first preset voltage and pre-charging second data lines to a second preset voltage when a voltage of a first data signal is greater than a preset reference voltage. |
| US11749224B2 |
Level shift circuit for liquid crystal display suppressing insufficient writing of control electrodes
According to one embodiment, a level shift circuit includes a first input terminal, a second input terminal, an output terminal, a first level shift unit, a first inverter, a second level shift unit, a second inverter, and first to fourth switching elements. The first level shift unit outputs a first output voltage and a reference voltage. The second level shift unit outputs the reference voltage and a second output voltage. |
| US11749222B2 |
Active matrix substrate and display device
The active matrix substrate includes a demultiplexer circuit disposed in a peripheral region. Unit circuits of the demultiplexer circuit each distribute a display signal from one signal output line to n source bus lines (n: two or greater). Each unit circuit includes n branch lines and n switching TFTs configured to perform individual on/off control of electrical connections of the branch lines to the source bus lines. The demultiplexer circuit includes a plurality of boost circuits each configured to boost a voltage applied to a gate electrode of a corresponding one of the switching TFTs. Each boost circuit includes: a set-and-reset unit configured to perform set operation of pre-charging a node connected to the gate electrode and reset operation of resetting the potential of the node at different timings; and a boost unit configured to perform boost operation of boosting the potential of the node pre-charged by the set operation. |
| US11749215B2 |
Display driving device and driving method
A display driving device for improving the definition of an image according to one aspect of the present invention includes a brightness calculator for calculating first brightness data corresponding to a first resolution and second brightness data corresponding to a second resolution less than the first resolution using input image data, an offset calculator for calculating an offset on the basis of the first brightness data and the second brightness data, an input image converter for converting the input image data into input image data to which the calculated offset has been applied, a first data output unit for generating output image data for a first panel using the converted input image data and outputting the generated output image data, and a second data output unit for generating output brightness data for a second panel using the second brightness data and outputting the generated output brightness data. |
| US11749213B2 |
Organic light emitting display device
An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate, a light emitting diode, a first transistor controlling a driving current of the light emitting diode, a second transistor including a second drain electrode connected to a first source electrode of the first transistor, a second gate electrode, a second channel overlapped with the second gate electrode when viewed in a plan view, a second source electrode facing the second drain electrode with the second channel interposed therebetween, and a lower gate electrode, and a plurality of driving voltage lines transmitting a first driving voltage. The lower gate electrode of the second transistor is overlapped with the second channel when viewed in a plan view, and the lower gate electrode is electrically connected to a corresponding driving voltage line among the driving voltage lines. |
| US11749211B2 |
Display device and driving method of the same
A display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of pixels; and a driving controller configured to: generate a data signal corresponding to an input image data; generate a data voltage based on the data signal; and output the data voltage to the pixels, wherein the driving controller is configured to output the data signal in at least one driving frequency higher than a predetermined low frequency during an image transition period in a low frequency driving mode during which the data signal outputs in the low frequency. |
| US11749209B1 |
Drive circuit, display assembly, and display device
A drive circuit, a display assembly, and a display device are provided. The drive circuit includes a display drive module, at least one display control module, and a discharge control module. The display control module is configured to receive a data signal and transmit a first power-supply voltage to the display drive module according to the data signal. The display drive module is configured to transmit, under control of a scan signal and the data signal, the first power-supply voltage to a light-emitting element upon reception of the first power-supply voltage, to drive the light-emitting element to emit lights. The discharge control module is configured to receive the first power-supply voltage, and discharge the light-emitting element by adjusting a potential of the scan signal when the first power-supply voltage drops. |
| US11749201B2 |
Display device, and circuit and method for acquiring voltages
The present disclosure provides a display device and a circuit and method for acquiring voltages, and belongs to the field of display technologies. The display device includes: a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixels and a plurality of sensing lines, each of the sub-pixels being connected to one of the sensing lines; a reference voltage providing circuit configured to provide a reference voltage; a sampling circuit electrically connected to the sensing lines and the reference voltage providing circuit, respectively, and configured to acquire a voltage on each sensing line to obtain a first sampling value, and acquire the reference voltage provided by the reference voltage providing circuit to obtain a second sampling value; and a processing circuit electrically connected to the sampling circuit, and configured to correct the first sampling value based on the second sampling value and the reference voltage. |
| US11749199B1 |
Pixel driving circuit and display device
A pixel driving circuit and a display device are provided. The pixel driving circuit is configured to drive a pixel unit to operate, and the pixel driving circuit includes a first compensation sub-circuit and a second compensation sub-circuit. The first compensation sub-circuit is configured to compensate a voltage of an anode of the pixel unit according to a reference signal and a data signal, and the second compensation sub-circuit is configured to compensate a leakage current generated by at least one transistor in the first compensation sub-circuit according to a leakage current generated by the second compensation sub-circuit. |
| US11749195B2 |
Display device including active stages for generating scan clock signal and carry clock signal
A display device includes: active stages each include a scan output circuit outputting a scan clock signal to a first output terminal and a carry output circuit outputting a carry clock signal to a second output terminal, when a voltage of a first node is at a logic high level. The scan output circuit and carry output circuit output a scan signal of a turn-off level to the first output terminal when a voltage of a second node or a carry signal is at a logic high level. An interval between pulses of the carry clock signal generated during one frame period is the same, and at least two of intervals between pulses of the scan clock signal generated during the one frame period are different from each other. |
| US11749180B2 |
Local active matrix architecture
A local active matrix display panel, circuits and methods of operation are described. In an embodiment, a local active matrix display panel includes an array of pixel driver chip, a thin film transistor layer in electrical contact with the array of pixel driver chips, and an array of light emitting diodes electrically connected with the thin film transistor layer. |
| US11749173B2 |
Electronic device configured to quickly update screen upon receiving input from peripheral device
An electronic device that quickly updates a screen when receiving an input from a peripheral device is provided. The electronic device includes a display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) configured to output a tearing effect (TE) signal having a designated frequency, and a processor configured to control the peripheral device, a display, and the DDIC and to transmit image data to the DDIC in response to the TE signal, wherein the DDIC is configured to output the TE signal at a first frequency, receive an interrupt signal from the peripheral device while the TE signal is output at the first frequency, output the TE signal at a second frequency in response to the interrupt signal, the second frequency being greater than the first frequency, receive image data updated by the processor based on the TE signal output at the second frequency, and drive the display to display the received image data. |
| US11749167B2 |
Data drive circuit, clock recovery method of the same, and display drive device having the same
The present disclosure relates to a data drive circuit capable of increasing clock and data recovery stability by generating a clock synchronized with input data, a clock recovery method thereof, and a display drive device having the same, and the data drive circuit according to an aspect includes a receiver including a clock and data recovery part configured to recover a test data pattern from input data using an internal clock, and a data comparator configured to compare the recovered test data pattern with a predetermined reference data pattern to generate a control signal according to a degree of asynchronicity between the recovered test data pattern and the reference data pattern, wherein the clock and data recovery part recovers a clock synchronized with the input data according to the control signal, and recovers control information and image data from the input data using the recovered clock. |
| US11749164B2 |
Driving controller, display apparatus having the same and method of driving display panel using the same
A controller to drive a display includes a voltage code generator and a voltage code compensator. The voltage code generator is configured to generate a first voltage code to drive pixels in the display based on input image data. The voltage code compensator is to generate a second voltage code to drive the pixels by compensating zero-grayscale codes of the first voltage code based on the zero-grayscale codes of the first voltage code, one-grayscale codes of the first voltage code, and the input image data. |
| US11749163B1 |
Color calibration device, color calibration method, and calibration table generation method
The invention provides a color calibration device, a color calibration method and a calibration table generation method. The color calibration device includes a calibration table circuit, a ratio circuit and an image processing circuit. The calibration table circuit provides a selected calibration table including a plurality of zone calibration parameters. Each of the zone calibration parameters corresponds to a corresponding zone among a plurality of zones of a display panel. The ratio circuit calculates a subpixel calibration parameter corresponding to a current subpixel according to at least one of the zone calibration parameters in the selected calibration table. The image processing circuit calibrates original subpixel data of the current subpixel according to the subpixel calibration parameter to generate calibrated subpixel data of the current subpixel. |
| US11749161B2 |
Gate driving circuit and driving method thereof and display panel
There is provided a gate driving circuit comprising N first shift registers arranged alternately with N second shift registers. An input signal terminal of an n-th stage of first shift register is coupled to an output signal terminal of an (n−i)-th stage of first shift register, and a reset signal terminal of the n-th stage of first shift register is coupled to an output signal terminal of an (n+j)-th stage of first shift register. Input signal terminal and reset signal terminal of n-th stage of second shift register are coupled to output signal terminals of (n−i)-th and (n+j)-th stages of second shift registers respectively. K=6, i=3, and j=4. Reset signal terminals of (N−j+1)-th to N-th stages of first shift registers and reset signal terminals of (N−j+1)-th to N-th stages of second shift registers are configured to receive a total reset signal. |
| US11749159B2 |
Gate driver circuit and method for driving the same
Provided are a gate driver circuit used in a display device and a method for driving the same. Charge sharing is adaptively achieved according to the phase of a clock signal outputted by the output ends of buffers in the gate driver circuit, so that power consumed when a gate line is driven can be reduced. |
| US11749155B2 |
Shift register and driving method thereof, gate driving circuit
Provided are a shift register, a driving method thereof, and a gate driving circuit. The shift register includes an input sub-circuit, a first reset sub-circuit, an output sub-circuit, a pull-down sub-circuit, a pull-down control sub-circuit, and a second reset sub-circuit. The input sub-circuit provides a signal of the first voltage source to the pull-up node and the first node under the control of the signal input terminal; the first reset sub-circuit provides a signal of the second voltage source to the pull-up node and the first node under the control of the reset terminal; the output sub-circuit outputs the signal of the clock signal terminal to the signal output terminal according to the level of the pull-up node. |
| US11749154B2 |
Gate driver on array circuit and display panel
A gate driver on array (GOA) circuit and a display panel are provided. The GOA circuit includes multi-stage cascaded GOA units, and each GOA unit includes a bootstrap module. The bootstrap effect of the bootstrap module is utilized to increase the gate voltage of the output transistor, which can effectively reduce the rise time and fall time of the scan signal output by each GOA unit, thereby improving the charging capability of the display panel. |
| US11749153B1 |
Display device, detection method for ambient light, electronic device and storage medium
A display device includes: a display screen including a display screen body and a display screen edge part, at least one edge of the display screen being bent toward a back side of the display screen to form the display screen body and the display screen edge part; a first light sensor arranged on a back side of the display screen body and configured to detect a brightness of ambient light of a front side of the display screen body; a light source arranged on a front side of the display screen edge part and configured to emit light according to a preset brightness; and a second light sensor arranged on a back side of the display screen edge part and configured to detect a brightness of the light source. |
| US11749147B2 |
Method for testing touch display panel
A method for testing a touch display panel includes: dividing a frame period of the image into a first subframe period and a second subframe period; transmitting pixel data to some subpixels corresponding to a touch sensing electrode in the first subframe period; and transmitting pixel data to the other subpixels corresponding to the touch sensing electrode in the second subframe period. The number of the subpixels receiving pixel data of positive polarity in the some subpixels subtracted by the number of the subpixels receiving pixel data of negative polarity in the some subpixels is defined as a first value, the number of the subpixels receiving pixel data of positive polarity in the other subpixels subtracted by the number of the subpixels receiving pixel data of negative polarity in the other subpixels is defined as a second value, and a sum of the first and second values is 0. |
| US11749145B2 |
Color calibration of display modules using a reduced number of display characteristic measurements
This document describes techniques and apparatuses for performing color calibration of display modules using a reduced number of display characteristic measurements. In aspects, methods include generating a measured lookup table (50) for a source display module (32), using dynamic optimization to down-sample the measured lookup table and select a set of color patches, sending the color patches to a testing display module; measuring output values for the testing display module; generating a sparse lookup table (52) relating the color patches and the measured output values, up-sampling the sparse lookup table to a forward lookup table (54), and inverting the forward lookup table to generate a reverse lookup table (56). The reverse lookup table (56) can be utilized to determine correct output values (29) for driving a target display module to generate color lights within a display module color gamut. |
| US11749144B2 |
Panel driving device and method, and display device
The present disclosure provides a panel driving device and a panel device. The panel driving device includes a transmitting device, a receiving device, a conversion device, and a driver circuit. The transmitting device includes a first transmitting circuit for transmitting a first signal. The receiving device is provided on the panel and including a first receiving circuit for receiving the first signal transmitted by the transmitting device. The conversion device is connected to one of the first transmitting circuit and the first receiving circuit, and is configured to convert a second signal received by the conversion device and output a third signal. The driver circuit is provided on the panel and is configured to output a driving signal according to the third signal and provide the driving signal to the panel. |
| US11749143B2 |
Pixel circuit, display, and method
Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode (AMOLED) displays, novel pixel circuits therefor, and methods of programming the pixel circuit and measuring the current of the pixel circuit and OLED thereof are disclosed. One pixel circuit includes four TFT transistors, a storage capacitor and an OLED device and is programmed with use of voltage supplied through a data line. One method measures currents of the OLED and the pixel circuit through the data line by a readout circuit. |
| US11749142B2 |
Optical see-through viewing device and method for providing virtual content overlapping visual objects
An Optical See-Through viewing device (100) comprising a controller (101) configured to control a display arrangement (110) comprising an image capturing device (112), wherein the controller (101) is further configured to: a) display virtual content (DVC, 115) overlapping at least one real-life object (RLO) viewable by a user's eye (E) through the Optical See-Through viewing device (100); b) capture a composite view of displayed virtual content (DVC, 115) overlapping real life object (RLO); c) determine captured virtual content (CVC) based on composite view; d) determine a difference (D) between captured virtual content (CVC) and the displayed virtual content (DVC, 115); e) determine modified virtual content (MDVC) based on the difference (D); and f) display the modified virtual content (MDVC). |
| US11749141B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire first information regarding relative movement between a viewpoint and display information, and second information regarding a light emission period for presentation of the display information to a display region, and a control unit configured to cause the display information to be presented in the display region on the basis of the first information and the second information, in which the control unit corrects a presentation position of the display information in the display region according to the relative movement between the viewpoint and the display information in the light emission period. |
| US11749137B2 |
System and method for multisensory psychomotor skill training
A system and method for delivering psychomotor skill training, providing didactic instruction using an internet portal, tracking performance, and providing user feedback within a multisensory environment, serving as an integration for existing multimodal ultrasound training systems. This multisensory psychomotor skill training environment of the present invention would extend the existing described patented technologies by further adding realism through representation of virtual (digital) characters into a training scenario (e.g., pregnant patient), superimposing virtual (digital) guides or prompts onto actual real physical objects (e.g., anatomical landmarks or guides onto a mannequin or patient) embedding the training instruments within a broader virtual (digital) scenario (e.g., operating room). The ability to create these virtual, augmented, and mixed reality scenarios enables cost-effective, realistic, and improved training capabilities that mirror real-life training scenarios. |
| US11749136B2 |
Self-contained multipurpose medical training system and components
A synthetic skin patch for a medical needle insertion training device. The training device has a training region, at least one synthetic vein in the training region, and a plurality of fastening structures positioned about the training region. The skin patch comprises an elastic, substantially flat central body, and a plurality of connectors positioned about the perimeter of the central body. The connectors positionally match and mate with the fastening structures on the training device to secure the skin patch to the training device over the training region. |
| US11749135B2 |
Secure computer-implemented execution and evaluation of programming assignments for on demand courses
A computer system includes a course repository and a server. The course repository includes a video of an online course, an instructor provided output for a programming assignment associated with the online course, and a submission script for generating student provided output for the programming assignment. The server includes a submission module that receives and verifies the student provided output for the programming assignment. The server further includes one or more built-in grader applications that compare the student provided output with the instructor provided output to determine a grade for the programming assignment. |
| US11749132B2 |
Enhanced speed reading with eye tracking and blink detection
A method includes detecting an eye movement of a reader during a reading of presented text; determining, based on whether an eye movement is detected, whether the reader is looking at the presented text; pausing a presentation of the presented text if it is determined that the reader is not looking at the presented text; and resuming, if the presentation of the text is paused, the presentation of the presented text. |
| US11749131B1 |
E-book reading comprehension analytics
Reading comprehension of a user can be assessed by presenting, in a graphical user interface, sequential reading text comprising a plurality of passages. The graphical user interface can alternate between (i) automatically advancing through passages of the reading text and (ii) manually advancing through passages of the reading text within the graphical user interface which is in response to user-generated input received via the graphical user interface. An audio narration is provided during the automatic advancing of the reading text. An audio file is recorded during the manual advancing of the reading text which is used to automatically determine an estimated level of reading comprehension of the user. Data characterizing the determined level of reading comprehension of the user can then be provided (e.g., displayed, loaded into memory, stored on a hard drive, transmitted to a remote computing system, etc.). Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US11749130B2 |
System and method for teaching pre-keyboarding and keyboarding
The present invention is directed to systems and related methods of teaching pre-keyboarding and keyboarding on a QWERTY-style keyboard wherein a color-coded row-based metaphorical and visual cuing system is used in a curriculum to make foundational keyboarding skills easy-to-teach and easy-to-learn, including: unilateral hand/finger skills, Home Row hand/finger positions, relational position of symbol location, and the essential keystroke spectrum of Home Row positioning-based finger movements of the left and right hand. The invention provides a dynamic virtual keyboard with colored rows which hexfurcates the QWERTY layout into left- and right-handed row sections, independently toggling the visibility of each in a developmental order to teach keyboarding skills in incremental steps rather than all at once. The invention further provides a dynamic cursor that uses visual indicators that mirror the visual cuing system to reinforce instruction with the dynamic virtual keyboard and aid keyboarding accuracy. |
| US11749129B2 |
System and method for virtual reality vehicle training field
The present invention provides a virtual reality vehicle and/or equipment training system and platform within contextually relevant simulated environments. The system and platform will simulate accurate vehicle and/or equipment dynamics of various vehicles through vehicle modules. The simulated vehicles and/or equipment will be placed within contextually relevant simulated physical environments, and will be able to communicate with other vehicle modules and users of the platform. The system and platform allows for multiple simulated vehicles and/or equipment to exist and interact in the same simulated physical environment. The system allows for rapid development of trainers for different vehicles, different equipment, different physical environments, and different scenarios. The characteristics of the system which most directly enable this rapid development are the use of commodity computer hardware, use of common interface-deployment toolkits, and use of a data-driven architecture where participating modules are generic until being configured at runtime. The virtual reality vehicle and/or equipment training system and platform is also capable of responsiveness measurement and assessment of a simulator occupant. |
| US11749128B2 |
Answer correction method and device
The disclosure provides an answer correction method and a device, including: determining the target test paper that matches the test paper to be corrected; marking the area of each answer in the test paper to be corrected as the first answer set, and marking the area of each answer in the target test paper as the second answer set; matching each answer area in the first answer set and the second answer set, and adjusting the position of the answer area in the first answer set on the test paper to be corrected; for each answer area in the second answer set, determining the target answer area in the first answer set according to the position information of the answer area on the target test paper, and correcting the answer in the determined target answer area according to the answer in the answer area. The disclosure can solve the problem in the related art that the accurate position of the answer filled by the student cannot be identified, thereby affecting the correction of the answer. |
| US11749121B2 |
Generating dynamic checklists for aircraft operations
In some embodiments, a system comprising a user device and a restriction management system is provided. The restriction management system includes one or more processors and at least one computer-readable medium. The computer-readable medium has logic stored thereon that, in response to execution by the one or more processors, cause the restriction management system to perform actions comprising receiving flight plan information, querying a restriction data store to retrieve an initial set of restriction definitions relevant to the flight plan information, generating information for presenting a checklist based on a comparison of restriction definitions from the initial set of restrictions to a set of checklist items, and transmitting the information for presenting the set of checklist items to the user device for presentation. In some embodiments, the flight plan information includes a planned flight area and a planned flight period of time. |
| US11749119B2 |
Methods and systems for generating and displaying a time and a location for transitions of a vehicle
A method is disclosed for generating and displaying a location, time, amount of one or more transitions along a flight path of a vehicle to ensure sonic boom values remain within permissible threshold values. The method may include receiving speed data, altitude data, and flight path data, including environment data, for a flight path of the vehicle, and generating, for each of one or more transitions along the flight path of the vehicle, at least one of a transition location, of upcoming locations along the flight path, a transition time, and a transition amount, based on the received speed data, altitude data, and flight path data, and a permissible threshold boom value of the upcoming transitions along the flight path. The method may also include outputting the generated transition location, transition time, and transition amount for the one or more transitions to a display system. |
| US11749112B2 |
Warning device, warning method, and warning program
A warning device according to the present invention includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image group including a plurality of images taken in succession, a detection unit configured to perform detection of an object on each of images in the image group, a determination unit configured to compare detection results of the object in the image group in chronological order and determine a degree of movement of the object, and a warning unit configured to issue a warning in accordance with the determined degree of movement, whereinthe image acquisition unit acquires a plurality of image groups respectively based on a plurality of filter characteristics and the determination unit compares corresponding images between the plurality of image groups and thereby selects an image with high detection accuracy for each time period, compares the selected images in chronological order, and determines the degree of movement of the object. |
| US11749111B2 |
Early warning and collision avoidance
Among other things, equipment is located at an intersection of a transportation network. The equipment includes an input to receive data from a sensor oriented to monitor ground transportation entities at or near the intersection. A wireless communication device sends to a device of one of the ground transportation entities, a warning about a dangerous situation at or near the intersection, there is a processor and a storage for instructions executable by the processor to perform actions including the following. A machine learning model is stored that can predict behavior of ground transportation entities at or near the intersection at a current time. The machine learning model is based on training data about previous motion and related behavior of ground transportation entities at or near the intersection. Current motion data received from the sensor about ground transportation entities at or near the intersection is applied to the machine learning model to predict imminent behaviors of the ground transportation entities. An imminent dangerous situation for one or more of the ground transportation entities at or near the intersection is inferred from the predicted imminent behaviors. The wireless communication device sends the warning about the dangerous situation to the device of one of the ground transportation entities. |
| US11749109B2 |
Adaptive traffic management system
An adaptive traffic management system includes a plurality of traffic lights positioned at a plurality of roadway intersections. Associated with each intersection is one or more sensors to detect traffic flow. A control system is connected to the traffic lights and the sensors and based upon data received and predetermined weights for various situations generates a signal timing plan that operates the traffic lights. The control system also may be connected to multiple sources, wearables, and/or in-vehicle sensors that are also used to generate the signal timing plan and operate the traffic lights. |
| US11749107B2 |
Method, apparatus, and computer program for determining a plurality of traffic situations
An apparatus, a method, and a computer program for determining traffic situations and predicting connected services between road users and the communication quality of services between the road users. The method includes obtaining environmental perception models from road users and from road-side infrastructure entities; generating a combined environmental perception model for a pre-defined area based on environmental perception models, wherein the environmental perception models are fused within the combined environmental perception model; and predicting traffic situations within the pre-defined area over points in time in the future based on the combined environmental perception model. |
| US11749106B2 |
Stop sign with traffic control features
Systems and methods for controlling traffic at an intersection are provided. A controller receives data from a vehicle detection device indicating a presence or non-presence of vehicles within a first area forward or adjacent to the stop sign. The controller receives data from a cross-traffic vehicle detection device indicating a presence or non-presence of vehicles within a second area rearward of the stop sign. Where data is received indicating the presence of at least one vehicle within the first area and the non-presence of any vehicles within the second area, the controller commands a traffic signaling device for the stop sign to temporarily cease providing the wait signal and instead provide the proceed signal. |
| US11749103B2 |
Signal processing device
A signal processing device includes: a superposing circuit for generating a superposed signal obtained by superposing a data signal indicative of prescribed information on an operation signal relating to an operation element of an electric apparatus; an information storage part for storing the prescribed information; a signal transmission terminal for inputting/outputting the operation signal or the superposed signal to/from the electric apparatus or apparatus control devices; and an information transmission terminal for inputting/outputting information to/from an information transfer device which executes reading of information stored in the information storage part and/or writing of information in the information storage part. The signal processing device is connected to an external device via a connector member. Each of the terminals is provided in an area that is inside the connector member in a state where the signal processing device is connected to the external device via the connector member. |
| US11749088B2 |
Failure information announcement device and failure information announcement method
Service failure information can be quickly and accurately disseminated to appropriate targets. A service failure information dissemination system 1 receives alarm information notifying that a failure has occurred in a service or a device for providing a service and related information that relates to the alarm information, obtains the degree of influence of the failure for each service type based on the alarm information and the related information, determines a dissemination target and a dissemination means of failure information based on the degree of influence, creates failure information according to the dissemination means, and disseminates the failure information to the dissemination target through the dissemination means. |
| US11749084B1 |
Hospital bed alert device
The hospital bed alert device comprises a control circuit and a gurney. The control circuit mounts in the gurney. The control circuit generates an alarm selected form a plurality of alarms while the gurney is in motion. The plurality of alarms comprises a first alarm and a second alarm. The first alarm is used for situation that is not life-threatening. The second alarm is used for situations that are life threatening. The first alarm generates and first audible alarm and a first visual alarm. The second alarm generates a second audible alarm and a second visual alarm. The second audible alarm is audibly distinct from the first audible alarm. The second visual alarm is visually distinct from the first visual alarm. |
| US11749079B2 |
Systems and methods to automatically perform actions based on media content
Systems and methods are provided for automatically performing an action based on video content. One example method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a video and determining, with a content determination engine, content of the video. An action to perform at the first computing device and/or at a second computing device is generated, based on the content of the video. If the action is to be performed at the second computing device, the action is transmitted to the second computing device. The action is performed at the respective first and/or second computing device. |
| US11749067B2 |
Using coded identifiers for adaptive gaming
A gaming system configured to perform operations that include receiving, electronically, a first coded identifier, and providing, for presentation, on a display device of a mobile device, the first coded identifier for detection by a wagering game machine. The operations can further include detecting a second coded identifier presented by the wagering game machine after the detection by the wagering game machine of the first coded identifier. The second coded identifier is captured by an image capture device associated with the gaming system. The operations can further include transmitting, electronically, the second coded identifier. |
| US11749063B2 |
Crowd based bonus and promotional system and method
A bonus and/or promotion system, such as for a casino or other retail location, includes one or more sensors for detecting the presence of one or more persons at a location and a bonus or promotion generator configured to generate and output bonuses or promotions based upon detected levels of persons in an area. The bonus or promotion generator may provide an output to existing audio and/or visual display devices of the location for announcing bonuses or promotions. |
| US11749059B2 |
Touchless casino gaming
A touchless gaming system includes one or more gaming stations, a registration device at each gaming station, and a game processor, as well as a personal electronic device used by each participant in a game offered by the touchless gaming system. The touchless gaming system enables an individual to participate in a live game (e.g., within a casino, etc.) while socially distancing the participants and eliminating the need for physical contact with objects that could infections agents. Touchless gaming methods are also disclosed. |
| US11749051B2 |
Game with player actuated control structure
In various embodiments, motion is used to control games played on a mobile gaming device. |
| US11749035B2 |
Utilizing a short-range wireless communication device to provide keyless access to a safe deposit box
A device receives, from a short-range wireless communication device associated with a safe deposit box, first data identifying a first transaction card, and identifies a bank employee associated with the first data. The device determines whether the bank employee is authorized to access the safe deposit box, and starts a timer when the bank employee is authorized to access the safe deposit box. The device receives, from the short-range wireless communication device, second data identifying a second transaction card, and determines whether the second data is received prior to an expiration of the timer. The device identifies a customer associated with the second data when the second data is received prior to the expiration of the timer, and determines whether the customer is authorized to access the safe deposit box. The device causes the safe deposit box to be unlocked when the customer is authorized. |
| US11749034B2 |
Data recorder system and unit for a vehicle
Disclosed is a data recording unit and a data recording system for use in connection with a vehicle, such as a train, a locomotive, a railcar of a train, and the like. |
| US11749033B2 |
Abnormal noise evaluation system and abnormal noise evaluation method
In an abnormal noise evaluation system, running noise of a vehicle is acquired, and the running noise is analyzed to generate analysis data. A rotational order component of the running noise of the vehicle is then extracted from the analysis data, and features for each rotational order of the running noise of the vehicle is generated based on the extracted rotational order component. Subsequently, a learning model is generated using as training data a combination of the features for each rotational order generated for a learning object that is of the same type as an object to be evaluated and an evaluation result given in advance to the learning object. Whether there is abnormal noise from the object to be evaluated is evaluated by applying the features for each rotational order generated for the object to be evaluated to the learning model, and an evaluation result is output. |
| US11749028B2 |
Electronic device and control method thereof
An electronic device includes an acquiring unit configured to acquire a positional relationship between a subject and the electronic device, a normalization unit configured to normalize posture information of the subject based on a positional relationship acquired by the acquiring unit and a controlling unit configured to perform control to perform predetermined notification in a case where posture information of the subject that is normalized satisfies a predetermined condition, and control not to perform the predetermined notification in a case where posture information of the subject that is normalized is not the predetermined posture. |
| US11749027B1 |
Low bandwidth transmission of event data
Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for low bandwidth transmission of event data. In various implementations, a device includes one or more cameras, a non-transitory memory, and one or more processors coupled with the one or more cameras and the non-transitory memory. In various implementations, the method includes obtaining, by the device, a set of images that correspond to a scene with a person. In various implementations, the method includes generating pose information for the person based on the set of images. In some implementations, the pose information indicates respective positions of body portions of the person. In some implementations, the method includes transmitting the pose information in accordance with a bandwidth utilization criterion. |
| US11749026B2 |
Automotive and industrial motion sensory device
The technology disclosed relates to highly functional/highly accurate motion sensory control devices for use in automotive and industrial control systems capable of capturing and providing images to motion capture systems that detect gestures in a three dimensional (3D) sensory space. |
| US11749022B2 |
Method and system of deep face recognition for fisheye image
A method and a system of deep face recognition for a fisheye image are provided. The method includes determining a category corresponding to an input image, performing an image rectification according to the category corresponding to the input image to generate a restored image, and performing a face recognition on the restored image to determine an identity corresponding to the input image. The category correlates to a radial distance corresponding to the input image. |
| US11749018B1 |
Eye enrollment for head-mounted enclosure
Systems and methods for eye enrollment for a head-mounted enclosure are described. Some implementations may include an image sensor; and a processing apparatus configured to: access a set of images, captured using the image sensor, that depict a face of a user and a head-mounted enclosure that the user is wearing; and determine, based on the set of images, a first position of a first eye of the user relative to the head-mounted enclosure. |
| US11749014B2 |
Optical fingerprint sensing apparatus, driver apparatus thereof and operation method
An optical fingerprint sensing apparatus, a driver apparatus, and an operation method are provided. The driver apparatus includes a display driving device and a fingerprint sensing driving device. The display driving device drives the display panel to display different frames with different luminances, and the different frames are used to generate at least one of different transmitted light intensities and different reflected light intensities. The fingerprint sensing driving device drives the display panel to perform a fingerprint capturing operation to capture a plurality of different fingerprint images of a finger under the at least one of the different transmitted light intensities and the different reflected light intensities. The different fingerprint images are processed to generate a processed fingerprint image. |
| US11749013B2 |
Optical fingerprint recognition circuit
This application provides an optical signal processing circuit and an electronic device, to improve a signal-to-noise ratio of an output signal of a fingerprint sensor, thereby improving a fingerprint recognition rate. The optical signal processing circuit includes a photosensitive device, an amplifier transistor T1, a switch transistor T2, a switch transistor T3, a readout circuit, a control circuit, and a voltage-adjustable power supply. When the optical signal processing circuit is in a compensation reset phase, the voltage of the gate of T1 exactly reaches a level at which the amplifier transistor T1 is turned on. Therefore, when an input voltage and a voltage increment are applied to the gate of T1, a gate-source voltage Vgs of T1 increases, and T1 amplifies an input voltage signal to generate an output signal. |
| US11749002B2 |
Lane line recognition apparatus
A lane line recognition apparatus includes an imaging device, a lane-line-search-region setting section, a light-streak-search-region setting section, a light-streak determination section, a light-streak-reaching determination section, and a mask processing section. The imaging device is to be mounted on a vehicle and captures an image of a traveling environment in front of the vehicle. The lane-line-search-region setting section sets a lane-line search region on the image. The light-streak-search-region setting section sets a light-streak search region adjacently to the lane-line search region. The light-streak determination section determines whether a light streak that crosses, in a vertical direction of the image, the light-streak search region is found. The light-streak-reaching determination section determines, if the light streak is found, whether the light streak reaches the lane-line search region. The mask processing section performs, if the light streak reaches the lane-line search region, a mask process on the light streak. |
| US11749001B2 |
Behavior control system
A behavior control system includes: a behavior control device for changing a behavior of a moving body; an imaging device for acquiring images ahead of the moving body; and a control device for controlling the behavior of the moving body based on the images acquired by the imaging device. The control device includes: a feature point extraction unit configured to extract feature points from the images acquired by the imaging device; a straight moving state storing unit configured to store, as a reference feature point state, a feature point state when the moving body is in a straight moving state, the feature point state being obtained based on a temporal change of the feature points; and a moving body control unit configured to control the behavior control device when the feature point state obtained based on the temporal change of the feature points differs from the reference feature point state. |
| US11749000B2 |
Stop location change detection
The technology relates to approaches for determining appropriate stopping locations at intersections for vehicles operating in a self-driving mode. While many intersections have stop lines painted on the roadway, many others have no such lines. Even if a stop line is present, the physical location may not match what is in store map data, which may be out of date due to construction or line repainting. Aspects of the technology employ a neural network that utilizes input training data and detected sensor data to perform classification, localization and uncertain estimation processes. Based on these processes, the system is able to evaluate distribution information for possible stop locations. The vehicle uses such information to determine an optimal stop point, which may or may not correspond to a stop line in the map data. This information is also used to update the existing map data, which can be shared with other vehicles. |
| US11748999B2 |
System and method for recognizing intersection by autonomous vehicles
A system and method for autonomous navigation. The system includes a computing device having a processor and a storage device storing computer executable code. The computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is configured to: provide a planned path having intersections in an environment, where the intersections and roads therebetween are represented by sequential place identifications (IDs); receive images of the environment; perform convolutional neural network on the images to obtain predicted place IDs; when a predicted place ID of a current image is next to a place ID of a previous image, and is the same as predicted place IDs of a predetermined number of following images, define the predicted place ID as place IDs of the current and the following images; and perform autonomous navigation based on the planned path and the image place IDs. |
| US11748993B2 |
Anomalous path detection within cameras' fields of view
Systems and techniques are provided for anomalous path detection within cameras' fields of view. Video of the field of view of a camera in an environment may be received from the camera. A person may be detected in the video. Motion of the person in the video may be tracked to generate a motion path. Contextual data for the motion path may be received. The motion path and contextual data may be stored in a camera training data set. A camera model for the camera and the field of view may be generated by inputting the camera training data set to a machine learning system. The camera model for the camera and the field of view may be stored. |
| US11748983B2 |
Image-based personal protective equipment fit system using worker-specific fit test image data
Example PPE fit systems are described that verify that a current fit of a PPE on a wearer is consistent with a previous fit test of the PPE on the particular wearer. During a fit test of a PPE, an image capture device captures an image of the wearer with the PPE that represents a verified reference for a fit of PPE of a same or similar type on the particular wearer. During a verification check, an image capture device captures an image of the wearer with the PPE. Visual features of the fit test image are compared with visual features of the verification image to determine whether the fit of the PPE on the wearer is correct. Differences between the visual features are alerted to the user, such as for correction, adjustment, or retest. |
| US11748978B2 |
Intelligent online personal assistant with offline visual search database
Systems, methods, and computer program products for identifying a candidate product in an electronic marketplace based on a visual comparison between candidate product image visual content and input query image visual content. Embodiments generate and store descriptive image signatures from candidate product images or selected portions of such images. A subsequently calculated visual similarity measure serves as a visual search result score for the candidate product in comparison to an input query image. Any number of images of any number of candidate products may be analyzed, such as for items available for sale in an online marketplace. Image analysis results are stored in a database and made available for subsequent automated on-demand visual comparisons to an input query image. The embodiments enable substantially real time visual based product searching of a potentially vast catalog of items. |
| US11748971B2 |
Method and system for identifying products using digital fingerprints
This disclosure relates to a method and system for identifying products using digital fingerprints. The method includes receiving, by a product tracking system, a set of images corresponding to a product, wherein the set of images are received along with associated context information. The method generates a set of standardized images by pre-processing the set of images. Each standardized image of the set of standardized images are further segmented into a plurality of zones. A zone wise fingerprint is generated for each zone of the plurality of zones. A product digital fingerprint is generated for the product by combining zone wise fingerprints associated with the set of standardized images, wherein the product digital fingerprint identifies the product. |
| US11748968B2 |
Target tracking method and system, readable storage medium, and mobile platform
The present disclosure provides a target tracking method and system, a readable storage medium, and a mobile platform. The method includes: obtaining a user's trigger operation on an operation button, and generating a trigger instruction based on the trigger operation to generate a candidate target box; displaying, based on the trigger operation, the candidate target box in a current frame of picture displayed on a display interface to correspond to the feature portion of the predetermined target; obtaining, based on the displayed candidate target box, a box selection operation performed by the user on the operation button, and generating a box selection instruction based on the box selection operation to generate a tracking target box, where the box selection instruction is used to determine that the candidate target boxes is a tracking target box; and tracking the target based on the tracking target box. |
| US11748965B2 |
Virtual image display system and virtual image display method
A virtual image display system and a virtual image display method are provided. The virtual image display method includes: displaying, by a handheld electronic device, an identification pattern, where the identification pattern corresponds to an object image; photographing, by a virtual image display, the identification pattern and displaying the object image according to the identification pattern; and capturing, by the virtual image display, inertial measurement information of the handheld electronic device when the identification pattern disappears and adjusting at least one of a position and a direction of the object image according to the inertial measurement information. |
| US11748959B2 |
Device for simulating a virtual fitness partner and methods for use therewith
A method for execution by a mobile communications device includes generating display data, where a display device of eyewear, worn by a user performing a fitness activity, displays a virtual fitness partner in accordance with the display data to virtually superimpose the virtual fitness partner upon physical surroundings viewed by the user through at least one translucent lens of the eyewear to simulate performance of the fitness activity by the virtual fitness partner along a virtual transit within a physical vicinity of the user throughout the transit of the user. The virtual fitness partner is displayed in accordance with perspective data generated based on the user's transit velocity and head orientation, determined based on sensor data collected by at least one motion sensor. The virtual fitness partner is further depicted to perform one of a plurality of fitness partner actions in accordance with event trigger monitoring data. |
| US11748954B2 |
Tracking an augmented reality device
An augmented reality device generates an updated position and orientation (pose) value by initially determining, using image-based processing, a pose estimate from a current image frame, a previous image frame and a previous pose. An IMU pose is then obtained from data generated by an inertial measurement unit including motion sensors, and transformation between the pose estimate and the IMU pose is determined. The transformation is applied to the pose estimate to generate a pose update. Media content is applied to a position within an image, the position being based on the pose update. |
| US11748951B1 |
Systems and methods for selectively editing attributes in a three- dimensional space
Disclosed is an editing system that accounts for or leverages the three-dimensional (“3D”) positioning of 3D image data to edit attributes of a selected first set of image data based on attributes of an unselected second set of image data that is determined to be a threshold distance from the first set of image data and on the same surface as the first set of image data. The system leverages x, y, and z coordinates as well as surface normals to exclude image data from the editing that is within the threshold distance but that forms part of a different object, surface, or side about an edge of a surface than the first set of image data. The system also modifies the attribute adjustment based on the distance separating the first set of image data from a render position or each instance of the second set of image data. |
| US11748947B2 |
Display method and display device for providing surrounding information based on driving condition
A display method is a display method performed by a display device that operates in conjunction with a mobile object, and includes: determining which one of first surrounding information, which is video showing a surrounding condition of the mobile object and is generated using two-dimensional information, and second surrounding information, which is video showing the surrounding condition of the mobile object and is generated using three-dimensional data, is to be displayed, based on a driving condition of the mobile object; and displaying the one of the first surrounding information and the second surrounding information that is determined to be displayed. |
| US11748946B2 |
Solar access measurement
A method of determining solar radiation exposure at a predetermined location is provided. The method may include generating a first two-dimensional (2D) matrix including a plurality of elements, wherein each element of the plurality of elements of the first 2D matrix includes an elevation/azimuth pair representing a light ray extending from the predetermined location to one or more positions in the sky. The method may further include generating a second 2D matrix including a plurality of elements, wherein each index of the second 2D matrix includes an associated elevation/azimuth pair of the first 2D matrix. Each element of the plurality of elements of the second 2D matrix represents an amount of solar radiation to impinge on the predetermined location from a direction of a respective elevation/azimuth pair. |
| US11748943B2 |
Cleaning dataset for neural network training
An electronic device and method of dataset cleaning is provided. The electronic device receives a dataset comprising a plurality of samples, of which a first sample comprises a 2D image of an object of interest and a 3D shape model of the object of interest. The electronic device determines 2D landmarks from the 2D image and extracts 3D landmarks from the 3D shape model. The electronic device computes an error between the determined 2D landmarks and corresponding 2D locations of the extracted 3D landmarks on the 2D image, based on an error metric. Thereafter, the electronic device determines the computed error to be above a threshold. Based on the determination that the computed error is above the threshold, the electronic device updates the dataset by a removal of the first sample from the dataset and trains a neural network on a task of 3D reconstruction, based on the updated dataset. |
| US11748938B2 |
Virtual reality simulator and virtual reality simulation program
A VR (Virtual Reality) simulator acquires a virtual space image by imaging a virtual space from a virtual user position corresponding to a real user position. The VR simulator draws the virtual space image on a curved screen installed at a position distant from a user. A virtual screen position in a virtual space corresponds to the installation position of the curved screen. An inverse curved screen is placed at the virtual screen position and curved inversely to the curved screen. The VR simulator acquires a first virtual space image by imaging the virtual space from the virtual user position, and draws the first virtual space image on the inverse curved screen. Further, the VR simulator acquires a second virtual space image by imaging the first virtual space image on the inverse curved screen from the virtual user position, and draws the second virtual space image on the curved screen. |
| US11748934B2 |
Three-dimensional expression base generation method and apparatus, speech interaction method and apparatus, and medium
This application provides a three-dimensional (3D) expression base generation method performed by a computer device. The method includes: obtaining image pairs of a target object in n types of head postures, each image pair including a color feature image and a depth image in a head posture; constructing a 3D human face model of the target object according to then image pairs; and generating a set of expression bases of the target object according to the 3D human face model of the target object. According to this application, based on a reconstructed 3D human face model, a set of expression bases of a target object is further generated, so that more diversified product functions may be expanded based on the set of expression bases. |
| US11748933B2 |
Method for performing shader occupancy for small primitives
A GPU includes shader cores and a shader warp packer unit. The shader warp packer unit may receive a first primitive associated with a first partially covered quad, and a second primitive associated with a second partially covered quad. The shader warp packer unit may determine that the first partially covered quad and the second partially covered quad have non-overlapping coverage. The shader warp packer unit may pack the first partially covered quad and the second partially covered quad into a packed quad. The shader warp packer unit may send the packed quad to the shader cores. The first partially covered quad and the second partially covered quad may be spatially disjoint from each other. The shader cores may receive and process the packed quad with no loss of information relative to the shader cores individually processing the first partially covered quad and the second partially covered quad. |
| US11748932B2 |
Controllable image generation
In various examples there is a method of image processing comprising: storing a real image of an object in memory, the object being a specified type of object. The method involves computing, using a first encoder, a factorized embedding of the real image. The method receives a value of at least one parameter of a synthetic image rendering apparatus for rendering synthetic images of objects of the specified type. The parameter controls an attribute of synthetic images of objects rendered by the rendering apparatus. The method computes an embedding factor of the received value using a second encoder. The factorized embedding is modified with the computed embedding factor. The method computes, using a decoder with the modified embedding as input, an output image of an object which is substantially the same as the real image except for the attribute controlled by the parameter. |
| US11748931B2 |
Body animation sharing and remixing
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a client device associated with a first user, a communication from a second user; retrieving, from the communication, a movement vector representing three-dimensional (3D) movement of a set of skeletal joints of the second user; receiving, by the client device associated with the first user, input that selects a 3D avatar; and animating, based on the movement vector, the 3D avatar to mimic the 3D movement of the set of skeletal joints of the second user. |
| US11748923B2 |
System and method for providing more readable font characters in size adjusting avionics charts
A system and method for flight chart font character scaling is disclosed. A host computing device is configured to: detect a font character size of a font character in a flight chart file, associate a threshold zoom level with the font character based on the respective font character size, and convert the flight chart file to aircraft display hardware directives. An aircraft display is configured to display a flight chart using the aircraft display hardware directives. An aircraft computing device is configured to detect a current zoom level of the aircraft display, compare the current zoom level to the threshold zoom level, set a drawing mode of a font character reference as a stroked mode or a filled mode, and present a referenced character as a filled character or a stroked character based on the drawing mode. |
| US11748922B2 |
Automated channel cross-section measurement for microfluidic channels
Provided are embodiments of a method for performing automatic analysis of cross-sections of micro-channels. Embodiments includes receiving tomography scan data, aligning the tomography scan data, and extracting channels from a slice of the tomography scan data to create an isolated slice of the extracted channel. Embodiments also include determining surface voxels for the extracted channels, and determining an area defined within the surface voxels for each of the extracted channels. Embodiments include determining a contribution of the surface voxels for each of the extracted channels to the cross-section of the extracted channels, and outputting cross-section information based on the contribution of the surface voxels. Also provided are embodiments of a system for performing automatic analysis of cross-sections of micro-channels. |
| US11748916B2 |
Occupancy map block-to-patch information compression
A system comprises an encoder configured to compress attribute information and/or spatial information for a point cloud and/or a decoder configured to decompress compressed attribute and/or spatial information for the point cloud. The encoder is configured to convert a point cloud into an image based representation. The encoder packs patch images into an image frame and fills empty spaces in the image frame with a padding. Various compression strategies may be used to encode an occupancy map and related block-to-patch information indicating which portions of the image frame correspond to which packed patches. Packed image frames comprising patches and padding, along with an encoded occupancy map and related block-to-patch information are sent to a decoder. The decoder is configured to generate a decompressed point cloud based on the packed image frames, compressed occupancy map, and related block-to-patch information. |
| US11748913B2 |
Modeling objects from monocular camera outputs
Systems and techniques are provided for modeling three-dimensional (3D) meshes using images. An example method can include receiving, via a neural network system, an image of a target and metadata associated with the image and/or a device that captured the image; determining, based on the image and metadata, first 3D mesh parameters of a first 3D mesh of the target, the first 3D mesh parameters and first 3D mesh corresponding to a first reference frame associated with the image and/or the device; and determining, based on the first 3D mesh parameters, second 3D mesh parameters for a second 3D mesh of the target, the second 3D mesh parameters and second 3D mesh corresponding to a second reference frame, the second reference frame including a 3D coordinate system of a real-world scene where the target is located. |
| US11748909B2 |
Image-based depth data and localization
A vehicle can use an image sensor to both detect objects and determine depth data associated with the environment the vehicle is traversing. The vehicle can capture image data and lidar data using the various sensors. The image data can be provided to a machine-learned model trained to output depth data of an environment. Such models may be trained, for example, by using lidar data and/or three-dimensional map data associated with a region in which training images and/or lidar data were captured as ground truth data. The autonomous vehicle can further process the depth data and generate additional data including localization data, three-dimensional bounding boxes, and relative depth data and use the depth data and/or the additional data to autonomously traverse the environment, provide calibration/validation for vehicle sensors, and the like. |
| US11748908B1 |
Systems and methods for generating point-accurate three-dimensional models with point-accurate color information from a non-cosited capture
Disclosed is a system and associated methods for generating a point-accurate three-dimensional (“3D”) model of a scene with point-accurate color information from a non-cosited capture of the scene. The system may define a first model based on positional measurements obtained from a first device. The system may capture images of the scene with a different set of devices, and may generate a second model from a photogrammetry modeling of the images. The system may align the models in order to determine positioning of the set of devices relative to the first model, and may select a particular device that captures descriptive characteristics from a position in the scene that is represented by the positional elements of a particular data point. The system may define non-positional elements of the particular data point based on the descriptive characteristics captured by the particular device. |
| US11748906B2 |
Gaze point calculation method, apparatus and device
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaze point calculation method, apparatus and device. The method includes: determining a 3D model of a first scene; obtaining a first panoramic image captured in the first scene, the first panoramic image includes a face image of a face; determining a spatial location of the face according to the first panoramic image; determining a gaze direction corresponding to the face according to the first panoramic image; and determining an eye gaze target according to the 3D model, the spatial location and the gaze direction. The accuracy of tracking the eye gaze in 3D model is improved. |
| US11748904B2 |
Gaze point estimation processing apparatus, gaze point estimation model generation apparatus, gaze point estimation processing system, and gaze point estimation processing method
A gaze point estimation processing apparatus in an embodiment includes a storage configured to store a neural network as a gaze point estimation model and one or more processors. The storage stores a gaze point estimation model generated through learning based on an image for learning and information relating to a first gaze point for the image for learning. The one or more processors estimate information relating to a second gaze point with respect to an image for estimation from the image for estimation using the gaze point estimation model. |
| US11748901B1 |
Using deep learning and structure-from-motion techniques to generate 3D point clouds from 2D data
A server includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the server to receive two-dimensional (2D) images, analyze the images using a trained deep network to generate points, process the labeled points to identify tie points, and combine the 2D dimensional images into a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud using structure-from-motion. A method for generating a semantically-segmented 3D point cloud from 2D data includes receiving 2D images, analyzing the images using a trained deep network to generate labeled points, processing the points to identify tie points, and combining the 2D images into a 3D point cloud using structure-from-motion. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause a computer to receive 2D images, analyze the images using a trained deep network to generate labeled points, process the points to identify and combine tie points using structure-from-motion. |
| US11748899B2 |
Dense body marker estimation from camera data for patient positioning in medical imaging
Machine learning is used to train a network to estimate a three-dimensional (3D) body surface and body regions of a patient from surface images of the patient. The estimated 3D body surface of the patient is used to determine an isocenter of the patient. The estimated body regions are used to generate heatmaps representing visible body region boundaries and unseen body region boundaries of the patient. The estimation of 3D body surfaces, the determined patient isocenter, and the estimated body region boundaries may assist in planning a medical scan, including automatic patient positioning. |
| US11748897B1 |
Optimized matched filter tracking of space objects
Systems and techniques for the optimized matched filter tracking of space objects are provided. In one aspect, a method of detecting faint objects includes receiving a plurality of telescope images from a telescope imaging system and performing a plurality of computational calculations on the telescope images using a plurality of search parameters to identify one or more objects moving through the telescope images. The number of the computational calculations is reduced by a priori relatively restricting a parameter space of the computational calculations. |
| US11748895B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing video frame
A method and apparatus for processing a video frame are provided. The method may include: converting, using an optical flow generated based on a previous frame and a next frame of adjacent frames in a video, a feature map of the previous frame to obtain a converted feature map; determining, based on an error of the optical flow, a weight of the converted feature map, and obtaining a fused feature map based on a weighted result of a feature of the converted feature map and a feature of a feature map of the next frame; and updating the feature map of the next frame as the fused feature map. |
| US11748894B2 |
Video stabilization method and apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable medium
Disclosed is a video stabilization method including steps of selecting a first area in a first image; determining at least one first feature point based on the first area, and performing feature point matching on the first image and a second image so as to obtain at least one feature point matching pair between the first image and the second image, each feature point matching pair including a first feature point of the first image and a second feature point of the second image; conducting motion parameter estimation based on the at least one feature point matching pair so as to obtain a motion parameter; and carrying out motion compensation with respect to the first image based on the motion parameter so as to acquire a first stable image after compensation. |
| US11748893B2 |
Optical sensor for odometry tracking to determine trajectory of a wheel
An optical sensor system mounted in a wheel arch of a car for determining trajectory of the car includes: a first optical sensor mounted in the wheel arch above a wheel and located behind a first clear casing that does not touch the wheel; and a second optical sensor mounted in the wheel arch on one side of the wheel and located behind a second clear casing that does not touch the wheel. The first optical sensor and second optical sensor perform a plurality of counts corresponding to respectively capturing a plurality of images of the wheel. The captured images are compared with a reference image to determine a 2D displacement of the wheel from its original position. The trajectory of the car is determined by calculating a turning degree of the wheel according to a trigonometric manipulation of the measured 2D displacement. |
| US11748888B2 |
End-to-end merge for video object segmentation (VOS)
There are provided methods and computing devices using semi-supervised learning to perform end-to-end video object segmentation, tracking respective object(s) from a single-frame annotation of a reference frame through a video sequence of frames. A known deep learning model may be used to annotate the reference frame to provide ground truth locations and masks for each respective object. A current frame is processed to determine current frame object locations, defining object scoremaps as a normalized cross-correlation between encoded object features of the current frame and encoded object features of a previous frame. Scoremaps for each of more than one previous frame may be defined. An Intersection over Union (IoU) function, responsive to the scoremaps, ranks candidate object proposals defined from the reference frame annotation to associate the respective objects to respective locations in the current frame. Pixel-wise overlap may be removed using a merge function responsive to the scoremaps. |
| US11748883B2 |
Colon polyp image processing method and apparatus, and system
A colon polyp image processing method is provided. A value of a blood vessel color feature in an endoscopic image is classified by using an image classification model trained using a neural network algorithm to determine that the endoscopic image is a white light type picture or an endoscope narrow band imaging (NBI) type picture. A polyp in the endoscopic image is detected by using a polyp positioning model based on the determination that the endoscopic image is the white light type picture or the NBI type picture. A polyp type classification detection is performed on the detected polyp in the endoscopic image by using a polyp property identification model, and outputting an identification result. |
| US11748881B2 |
Deep learning based instance segmentation via multiple regression layers
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing digital microscopy imaging using deep learning-based segmentation and/or implementing instance segmentation based on partial annotations. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive first and second images, the first image comprising a field of view of a biological sample, while the second image comprises labeling of objects of interest in the biological sample. The computing system might encode, using an encoder, the second image to generate third and fourth encoded images (different from each other) that comprise proximity scores or maps. The computing system might train an AI system to predict objects of interest based at least in part on the third and fourth encoded images. The computing system might generate (using regression) and decode (using a decoder) two or more images based on a new image of a biological sample to predict labeling of objects in the new image. |
| US11748880B2 |
Augmented reality systems and methods for fingernail detection and tracking
A user may be directed to the nail application (e.g., a mobile application that provides the various augmented reality and booking features discussed herein) via interactions with a social media site. For example, a user may browse Facebook and see a friend's post or advertisement regarding a nail design, or more generally, some artwork that the user feels would look nice as a nail design. The user may select the artwork and be redirected to the nail application to begin an augmented reality testing of one or more nail artwork designs and/or schedule treatments. In some embodiments, the social media website utilizes an API provided by the data center (e.g. the entity that coordinates the treatment booking process and provides augmented reality software to the users) so that the user can “Touch to try-on” a particular design team in social media by clicking on the design. |
| US11748879B2 |
Method and system for intracerebral hemorrhage detection and segmentation based on a multi-task fully convolutional network
Embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for detecting a medical condition of a subject. The system includes a communication interface configured to receive a sequence of images acquired from the subject by an image acquisition device and an end-to-end multi-task learning model. The end-to-end multi-task learning model includes an encoder, a Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network (ConvRNN), and at least one of a decoder and a classifier. The system further includes at least one processor configured to extract feature maps from the images using the encoder, capture contextual information between adjacent images in the sequence using the ConvRNN, and detect medical condition of the subject using the classifier based on the extracted feature maps of the image slices and the contextual information or segment each image slice using the decoder to obtain a region of interest indicative of the medical condition based on the extracted feature maps. |
| US11748875B2 |
See-through metrology systems, apparatus, and methods for optical devices
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to optical devices for augmented, virtual, and/or mixed reality applications. In one or more embodiments, an optical device metrology system is configured to measure a plurality of see-through metrics for optical devices. |
| US11748874B2 |
Automated inspection for sheet parts of arbitrary shape from manufactured film
An example system is described herein. The example system may include an inspection device comprising at least one image capture device, the at least one image capture device configured to capture a reference image of a sheet part. Additionally, the example system may include a processing unit configured to identify at least one primary point in the reference image and identify at least one secondary point in a mask image. The processing unit may transform the mask image based on the at least one primary point and the at least one secondary point. The processing unit may apply the transformed mask image to the reference image to identify an inspection region within the reference image, process the inspection region of the reference image to determine the quality of the sheet part, and output information indicative of the quality of the sheet part. |
| US11748871B2 |
Alignment of a specimen for inspection and other processes
Methods and systems for setting up alignment of a specimen are provided. One system includes computer subsystem(s) configured for acquiring two-dimensional (2D) images generated from output of a detector of an output acquisition subsystem at template locations in corresponding areas of printed instances on a specimen. The computer subsystem(s) determine offsets in x and y directions between the template locations using the 2D images and determine an angle of the specimen with respect to the output acquisition subsystem based on the offsets. If the angle is greater than a predetermined value, the computer subsystem(s) rotate the specimen and repeat the steps described above. If the angle is less than the predetermined value, the computer subsystem(s) store one of the 2D images for alignment of the specimen in a process performed on a specimen. The 2D images may include multi-mode images, which may be fused prior to determining the offsets. |
| US11748867B2 |
Apparatus and method for secondary battery appearance inspection
Disclosed are an apparatus and method for inspecting appearance of secondary batteries, in which a plurality of secondary batteries arranged in a lateral direction are rotated at a time, a photographed image obtained by a camera according to rotated angles is divided into individual image sections where the secondary batteries are respectively photographed, and an inspection image is generated by combining the individual image sections according to the photographed images of one secondary battery. |
| US11748865B2 |
Hierarchical image decomposition for defect detection
Aspects of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for improving object detection in high-resolution images at inference time. The method includes one or more processors receiving a high-resolution image. The method further includes one or more processors decomposing the received image into hierarchically organized layers of images. Each layer comprises at least one image tile of the received image. Each of the image tiles have a corresponding resolution suitable to a baseline image recognition algorithm. The method further includes one or more processors applying the baseline algorithm to each of the image tiles of each layer. The method further includes one or more processors performing a result aggregation of results of the baseline algorithm applications to the image tiles of the layers. |
| US11748856B2 |
Computer apparatus and method for detecting defects in near-eye display
A method for detecting defects in a near-eye display is provided. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a reference image and a DUT image according to a first image and a second image captured by a camera through a Fresnel lens when a display panel respectively displays a test-pattern image and a test-background image; performing a fast Fourier transform on the reference image and the DUT image to obtain a frequency-domain reference image and a frequency-domain DUT image; calculating an average value of pixel values above a predetermined cut-off ratio in a histogram of each first region of interest (ROI) in a filtered frequency-domain reference image as a corresponding threshold; comparing each pixel in the filtered DUT image with the corresponding threshold to generate a determination result; and building a defective-status map of the near-eye display according to the determination results. |
| US11748852B2 |
Pixel interpolation device and pixel interpolation method, and image processing device, and program and recording medium
A first group of interpolation calculators performing interpolation by mean preserving interpolation calculation, and a second group of interpolation calculators performing interpolation by interpolation other than the mean preserving interpolation calculation are provided. Each of the interpolation calculators performs interpolation calculation for the missing pixel to calculate an interpolation candidate value (M(h)), and calculates test interpolation values (M(t)) treating pixels in a vicinity of the missing pixel as test pixels. A decider (4) selects one of the plurality of interpolation calculators based on results of the test interpolation. An outputter (5) selects the interpolation candidate value outputted from the interpolation calculator selected by the decider (4), among the plurality of interpolation candidate values (M(h)), and outputs the selected interpolation candidate value. Interpolation can be performed such that the interpolated pixel does not look unnatural, and yet the storage capacity and the data processing amount that are required are relatively small. |
| US11748851B2 |
Method of replacing missing image data by using neural network and apparatus thereof
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for replacing missing image data. The method of replacing missing image data includes receiving input image data for at least two or more domains among preset multiple domains, and restoring missing image data of a preset target domain by using a neural network that uses the two or more input image data as inputs. The neural network may combine fake image data of a first target domain generated by inputting real image data of at least two or more domains of the multiple domains and the real image data, and be trained by using a multi-cycle consistency loss in which an image restored by inputting the combined image data is similar with the real image data. |
| US11748841B2 |
Coordination and increased utilization of graphics processors during inference
A mechanism is described for facilitating inference coordination and processing utilization for machine learning. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes limiting execution of workloads for the respective contexts of a plurality of contexts to a specified subset of a plurality of processing resources of a processing system according to physical resource slices of the processing system that are associated with the respective contexts of the plurality of contexts. |
| US11748840B2 |
Method for efficient re-rendering objects to vary viewports and under varying rendering and rasterization parameters
Graphics processing renders a scene with a plurality of different rendering parameters for different locations on a screen area. Each primitive of a batch of primitives belonging to an object covering at least two of the zones of the screen area is assembled to a screen space. Assembling each of the primitives includes iterating each primitive with a primitive assembler for each of the zones covered by the object. Each said zone is associated with a different set of screen space transform parameters used to transform locations of vertices in the batch of primitives from a homogenous coordinate space to a screen space that is not flat. The zones are arranged to minimize an overlap between zones. |
| US11748839B2 |
Efficient fast random access enabled geometry attribute compression mechanism
A graphics pipeline of a graphics processing unit includes a compressor that receives one or more attributes (positional and non-positional) of a vertex that is output from a vertex shader. The compressor determines a format of the one or more attributes, and separates each attribute into parts based on the format of the attribute. The compressor compresses each respective part of the attribute based on a type of the part. The compressed parts of the attribute are stored in an attribute storage. |
| US11748837B2 |
Cargo booking management systems and methods
The present disclosure provides a cargo revenue management system and method that increases the efficiency of cargo revenue management by increasing the prediction accuracy of cargo volumes that customers will tender in order to generate more efficient decisions to accept or reject cargo bookings. The provided system accomplishes this increased efficiency by identifying cargo volumes that customers arbitrarily book when an actual volume is unknown as disguised missing values and deemphasizing such values in the prediction of a cargo volume that will be received. The provided system additionally utilizes machine-learning models trained on a combination of features to predict a cargo volume that will be received for a particular cargo booking. Based on the predicted cargo volume that will be received, the system generates a decision of whether to accept or reject the cargo booking to maximize revenue generation. |
| US11748830B2 |
Distributed ledger based system and method for the settlement and transfer of title to real estate
A system and method of the present invention, in at least some embodiments, provides such a solution for determination of the boundaries of a parcel through a calculable solution, which is also operable when multiple units within a parcel are owned by different entities. The solution features calculation of a centroid that also features altitude. Optionally, the centroid is calculated as a single three dimensional (3D) centroid. Alternatively, it is calculated as a two dimensional centroid and then the third dimension is calculated separately. |
| US11748827B2 |
Order fulfillment system
Foodservice customer order fulfillment includes an identifier is associated to a package. A customer order of an ordered item is received at an order fulfillment system. An indication of the ordered item is stored in association to the identifier in the order fulfillment system. The identifier associated to the package is read at a reader associated with a dispenser of at least one ingredient. The identifier is communicated from the reader to the order fulfillment system. A dispenser receives a dispense instruction from the order fulfillment system and operates to dispense at least one ingredient. |
| US11748826B2 |
Construction site management device and construction site management system
A construction site management device receives operation information indicating an operation content of a loading machine, and positional information sent from a haulage vehicle; stores a positional history, and stores an operation history. The operation history includes a content of work of the loading machine performed in a work area and information of time when the work has been performed. Haulage history indicates when the haulage vehicle has entered the work area, and loading history indicates the time when the loading machine has performed loading work for the haulage vehicle and a work area in which the loading machine has performed the loading work for the haulage vehicle. The loading history is created on the basis of the haulage history and the operation history; and work result data indicating from which work area to which work area a load has been hauled is output. |
| US11748823B2 |
Graphical user interfaces for initiating and integrating digital-media-literacy evaluations into a social networking platform
This disclosure describes methods, non-transitory computer readable storage media, and systems that generate and present tools on an administrator user interface that can initiate a user-interaction evaluation of users' digital media proficiency and can show a snapshot of user interactions with digital content from the evaluation. For instance, the disclosed systems provide, within a graphical user interface, an option to initiate a user-interaction evaluation. Based on a selection of the option, the disclosed systems generate digital content within the social networking platform as part of the evaluation. The disclosed systems subsequently display information for the evaluation and tracking information for user interactions within the graphical user interface. In one or more portions of the graphical user interface, the disclosed systems display an evaluation dashboard including user-interaction evaluation information. In other portions of the graphical user interface, the disclosed systems display actions from user accounts interacting with the digital content. |
| US11748820B1 |
Computer network architecture with automated claims completion, machine learning and artificial intelligence
Computer network architectures for machine learning, and more specifically, computer network architectures for the automated completion of healthcare claims. Embodiments of the present invention provide computer network architectures for the automated completion of estimated final cost data for claims for healthcare clinical episodes using incomplete data for healthcare insurance claims and costs, known to date. Embodiments may use an automatic claims completion web application, with other computer network architecture components. Embodiments may include a combination of third-party databases to generate estimated final claims for pending patient clinical episodes, and to drive the forecasting models for the same, including social media data, financial data, social-economic data, medical data, search engine data, e-commerce site data, and other databases. |
| US11748816B1 |
Systems and methods for communicating with an electric vehicle
Methods and systems for communicating data with an electric vehicle are disclosed. According to some aspects, insurance risk related data associated with use of the electric vehicle may be collected and stored in one or more memories included in the electric vehicle. When the electric vehicle is connected to an electrical grid for charging a battery included in the electric vehicle, in some implementations, a power-line communication unit may transmit the insurance risk related data over the electrical grid to one or more remote computer systems. The insurance risk related data may be used by an insurer to calculate insurance rating data so that an insurance premium (or rate, discount, usage-based insurance, etc.) associated with the electric vehicle and/or its driver can be adjusted to more accurately reflect a risk of recognizable loss. The insurance risk data may be related to driving or driving behavior, and/or vehicle operation. |
| US11748815B2 |
Deploying and implementing centralized trading and tracking computing platforms to support tri-party trading
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for deploying and implementing centralized trading and tracking computing platforms to support tri-party trading are presented. In some embodiments, a central trading computing platform may receive, from a discretionary and managed accounts administration computer system associated with a financial institution, trade information defining one or more trades in one or more mutual funds for one or more accounts administrated by the financial institution. Subsequently, the central trading computing platform may validate the trade information and create order information based on the trade information. Then, the computing platform may send the order information to a clearing entity computer system. The order information created may be configured to cause the clearing entity computer system to settle the one or more trades in the one or more mutual funds for the one or more accounts administrated by the financial institution with a custodian different from the financial institution. |
| US11748814B2 |
Planning engine for a financial planning system
A planning engine for a financial planning system including at least one processor is provided. The at least one processor is programmed to receive user profile data and account data, assign an asset class weight to each of a plurality of asset classes associated with the account data, and retrieve an expected asset class return, an asset class standard deviation, and an asset class covariance. The processor is also programmed to generate a portfolio data object for each of the plurality of future years wherein the portfolio data object calculates (i) an expected portfolio return across the plurality of asset classes and (ii) a portfolio standard deviation across the plurality of asset classes. The processor is further configured to pass the portfolio data object to a monte carlo return object, receive, from the monte carlo return object, a matrix, and return an account projection derived from the matrix. |
| US11748811B1 |
Blockchain instrument for transferable equity
Systems and methods for offering and purchasing tokenized securities on a blockchain platform meeting current and future federal, state, and offering and holding entity rules and regulations. Tokenized securities purchased during or after the tokenized securities offering are tradable on a secondary market. The server computer of the tokenized securities provides an automated transfer capability for tokenized securities holders. |
| US11748808B2 |
Method and system for order management
A method and system for order management that allows access to additional pools of liquidity is described. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11748799B2 |
Method, medium, and system for information recommendation
Provided are an information recommendation method and apparatus. According to historical data, an information recommendation apparatus identifies a pair of matching items so as to determine a cross-category relationship of items; the item cross-category relationship is used to construct item match contexts; an item context portrait and a user context portrait are used to sort the match contexts; the items in the match contexts are sorted according to the feedback behavior of the user concerning the items in the match contexts; the sorted match contexts are recommended to the user. |
| US11748795B2 |
System and a method for providing an optimized online garment creation platform
A system and method for generating an optimized online garment creation platform is provided. Multiple fabric pieces data are rendered via a user interface (UI) on user device. Fabric pieces data are tagged on UI based on a circulatory score. Size of garment type is tagged on UI using tagged fabric piece data for designing a garment via UI. Garment types are rendered in template form on UI. The garment type templates are tagged on UI. Tagged garment type template is split into fixed number of panels. Images in panels of garment type template are optimally embedded. A pixel per distance metric of edited region of the image is computed for determining size of edited region of image. Edited region of image is added as a swatch in the garment type template. The panels of the garment type template are tagged for embedding with edited images. |
| US11748793B2 |
Transaction access control using tokenized reputation scores
Techniques are described, as implemented by computing devices, to control access to transactions through use of tokenized reputation scores. This is performed by leveraging a blockchain such that a tokenized reputation score is generated or calculated based on an amount of reputation tokens associated with a blockchain account address associated with a service provider account, and by making transactional functionality available to the service provider account based on a comparison of a tokenized reputation score affiliated with the service provider account with a threshold score associated with a transaction. |
| US11748788B2 |
Methods and systems for determining the availability of an electric vehicle charging station
A method for determining an availability of an electric vehicle charging station is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a distance between a mobile device and the electric vehicle charging station using a first geolocation information and a second geolocation information; based on the determined distance, determining an availability of the electric vehicle charging station; and sending a message to a user regarding the determined availability of the electric vehicle charging station. |
| US11748785B2 |
Method and system for analyzing live broadcast video content with a machine learning model implementing deep neural networks to quantify screen time of displayed brands to the viewer
A method for brand recognition in video by implementing a brand recognition application coupled to a streaming media player, for identifying an observed set of brands streamed in a broadcast video; receiving, by the brand recognition application, a broadcast video stream of a series of images contained in consecutive frames about an object of interest; extracting a set of brand features from each of image received by applying a trained brand recognition model with neural networks in order to detect one or more features related to each displayed object of interest in each frame, wherein the object of interest is associated with a brand image contained video content displayed to a viewer; and displaying, by a graphic user interface, information from the brand recognition application comprising at least time detected of the brand image in the video content of the broadcast video. |
| US11748779B2 |
Real-time dayparting management
A method including obtaining historical revenue per click (RPC) data. The method also can include generating hourly RPC prediction data for a predetermined time period based on the historical RPC data. The method additionally can include determining (i) time intervals from within the predetermined time period and (ii) a respective modifier for each of the time intervals, based on the hourly RPC prediction data. The acts method can include uploading the time intervals and the respective modifiers for the time intervals to a dayparting system of a search engine. Other embodiments are described. |
| US11748778B2 |
Mobile billboard smartphone app messaging system
A mobile billboard messaging icon displays messages related to a user's preferences from an advertiser on the display of a user's devices, such as Smartphone or tablet, having Internet connectivity, location technology, and logic means for determining when the user device is in a given vicinity of the advertiser's location. The coordinate location of the device is used to identify advertiser's locations within a preselected distance that correlate with user's preferences. Where a correlation is found, at least one message from the advertiser is displayed on the Smartphone or tablet device. The message is triggered when the device enters within the given radii from the advertiser. When triggered, the messaging icon provides relevant real-time promotions, deals and coupons for purchase of goods and services of the advertisers or sponsors related to the user preferences. The mobile billboard displays target messages based on both the user's specific preferences and the user's geographical real-time location. |
| US11748777B1 |
Content selection associated with webview browsers
Methods, systems, and apparatus include computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium for delivering content. A method includes: identifying a webview; providing a script for execution when the webview is initiated, the script causing a device associated with the webview to retrieve a unique identifier associated with the device, encode the unique identifier, construct a URL that includes an advertising system domain and the encoded unique identifier, and pass the encoded unique identifier to the advertising system; passing a cookie for the advertising domain back to the webview for inclusion in the cookie space of the webview; storing information related to interactions of a user of the device when accessing content through different browsers or applications so as to unify the cookie spaces of the different browsers; identifying a request for content as being associated with the device; and using the information to determine content for delivery. |
| US11748773B2 |
Identifying geographic market share
A method, system and computer program product for identifying a geographic market share. Mobility data is acquired from applications running on mobile devices of users located within a geographic area. Mobility data is then used to infer shopping habits within the geographic area. Geo-demographic profiles are then created. The geographic market share is then determined using the created geo-demographic profiles. |
| US11748750B2 |
Zero-knowledge proof payments using blockchain
A zero-knowledge proof purchase system and process using blockchain is disclosed. The system may comprise a customer device, a merchant system, an issuer system, and a blockchain network having a zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) smart contract. The system may implement a zero-knowledge proof algorithm haying a key generator function, a proof function, and a validate function. Each function may be configured to perform various tasks in the system to support and enable zero-knowledge proof purchases. |
| US11748749B2 |
Method and system for mediated cross ledger stable coin atomic swaps using hashlocks
A method for mediating an atomic swap includes: receiving a swap request from a first computing device including a first address associated with a first blockchain and a network identifier associated with a second blockchain; identifying a second computing device using the network identifier and a second address associated with the second blockchain; generating a proof value and a hashlock using the proof value; transmitting (i) the hashlock and second address to the first computing device, and (ii) the hashlock and first address to the second computing device; verifying a first blockchain transaction on the first blockchain for transfer to the first address, and a second blockchain transaction on the second blockchain for transfer to the second address; and transmitting the proof value to blockchains node associated with the first and second blockchains. |
| US11748747B2 |
Method and system for payment card verification via blockchain
A method for conveyance of payment credentials through a third party data source includes: storing, in a memory of a computing device, at least a first public key and payment credentials associated with a transaction account; generating, by a generation module of the computing device, a machine-readable code encoded with at least the first public key; displaying, by a display device interfaced with the computing device, the generated machine-readable code; generating, by the generation module of the computing device, a key pair comprised of at least a private key and a second public key; encrypting, by an encryption module of the computing device, the payment credentials using the private key; and electronically transmitting, by a transmitting device of the computing device, the encrypted payment credentials to a publicly accessible data source. |
| US11748744B2 |
Source independent consistent tokenization
A gateway encryption service is used to ensure consistent, source independent tokenization for payment accounts and synchronizing payment account information with merchants. A consistent, evergreen merchant-facing token is generated and used for each payment account for the merchant, ensuring that regardless of the payment method used by the customer (e.g., plastic card point-of-sale, pay wallet, saved card information) for the same underlying account, the merchant has a single token. Further, if the account number for the underlying payment account changes (e.g., the card expires or is stolen) the merchant-facing token remains consistent. The evergreen token ensures that the system functions more efficiently, saving resources in processing and storage and ensuring less network traffic for failed transactions. The system further implements encryption and security despite the consistent tokenization, further saving resources. |
| US11748739B2 |
Wireless communication system with auxiliary antenna
A wireless communication device communicates with an inductively coupled device via a wireless carrier signal that may be modulated by both the wireless communication device and the inductively coupled device. The inductively coupled signal is transmitted from a transponder antenna of the wireless communication device. The wireless communication device also includes an auxiliary antenna. The auxiliary antenna is enabled while the wireless communication device is receiving a modulated version of the wireless carrier signal from the inductively coupled device. |
| US11748730B2 |
Camera enhanced off-platter detection system
An example object recognition and weighing apparatus for use with a POS terminal includes a weigh platter; a scale configured to measure a weight of the item when placed on the weigh platter; an off-platter detection assembly configured to detect an off-platter condition; an object recognition assembly configured to capture image data associated with the item, and based on the image data that includes non-barcode data, identify the item; a communication interface configured to communicate with the POS terminal; a processor in communication with the scale, the off-platter detection assembly, and the communication interface; and a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the object recognition and weighing apparatus to, responsive to detecting the off-platter condition, prevent a transmission of the identified item to the POS terminal until the off-platter condition is no longer detected. |
| US11748728B2 |
Apparatus and method for dynamic adaptation of credit card reader communications protocols
A method for dynamic adaptation of card reader protocol includes: providing a point-of sale (POS) terminal, that accepts login credentials via a magnetic stripe card, displays menu items for selection, adds selected menu items to an order, and accepts payment for the order, where the payment may be obtained via swipe, dip, or tap; via a card reader, reading provided cards when enabled; via a reader controller, determining one or more workflow states of the POS terminal, and controlling states and modes of the card reader; determining a type and capabilities of the card reader upon power up; and receiving instructions indicating the type and the capabilities, and communicating with the card reader according to the type and the capabilities responsive to a common set of commands employed by the POS terminal, and formatting data received from the card reader into a common data format. |
| US11748727B2 |
Systems and methods for a user interface for making recommendations
A system includes an application programming interface, a database, and a server. The application programming interface can make recommendations to a user at a point of sale to display a recommended payment method from a set of payment methods associated with the user. The database can store past transactions for each payment method in the set of payment methods. The server can generate payment analytics by analyzing the past transactions in the database for each payment method. The server can determine potential benefits available to the user. The server can determine the recommended payment method by using the payment analytics and maximizing the potential benefits available to the user. |
| US11748718B1 |
Graphical user interfaces for consolidated account creation and account funding in digital systems
The present disclosure relates to method, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for building accounts of a digital system using one or more improved graphical user interfaces. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems provide a consolidated graphical user interface for applying for multiple user accounts simultaneously utilizing application information received via an enrollment workflow. In some cases, upon application to the multiple accounts, the disclosed system creates at least one account and puts a hold on at least one other account until one or more additional requirements are met. Further, the disclosed systems can provide a graphical user interface that facilitates funding of an account by, for example, supplying options corresponding to suggested transfer amounts determined from user account characteristics. In some cases, the disclosed systems provide a visual animation of transferring funds between accounts, thereby efficiently communicating the funding and how the transfer affects such accounts. |
| US11748716B2 |
System and method for automatically monitoring recyclable materials
A system includes one or more processors located remote from a plurality of containers configured to store recyclable material. The one or more processors are configured to receive image data generated by an imaging device positioned to have a field of view of an interior of a first container of the containers. The image data depicts the recyclable material within the first container. The one or more processors receive one or more weight measurements of the first container with the recyclable material therein and determine one or more characteristics of the recyclable material within the first container based on at least one of the image data or the one or more weight measurements. The one or more processors schedule a pickup date for the first container based on the one or more characteristics of the recyclable material that are determined. |
| US11748710B2 |
System and method for managing a talent platform
Improved systems and methods of facilitating placement of candidates between employers and recruiters are provided. In various implementations, such systems and methods provide an integrated interface within the ATS platform for employers and integrated interface within the talent platforms for recruiters. In another implementation, a talent platform exchange is provided that permits disparate talent platforms to communicate and thus more effectively manage the hiring process from within the platform. To this end, interfaces and other components may be provided which facilitate communication between talent platforms and a talent platform exchange. Such communication capability would enable a direct hire marketplace where employers engage recruiters to fill positions through their presently implemented ATSs. |
| US11748709B2 |
Systems and programs for project portfolio management
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and computer readable media for managing, analyzing and displaying project portfolios and their various interdependencies. More specifically, the disclosure relates to systems, methods and computer readable media for analyzing critical workstream data which connection with other workstreams in the same or other projects affect coordination and other milestones, and displaying project portfolios and their various interdependencies, in a three-layer configuration providing higher degree of data granularity at each layer. |
| US11748702B2 |
Methods of determining status of position in shelf, shelves and non-transitory computer-readable storage media
The present disclosure provides a method of determining a status of a position on a shelf, a shelf and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring current detection data of the shelf in a current detection period; determining first status information of respective positions from the current detection data, in response to determining that the current detection data satisfies a preset condition; in response to the current detection data indicating that a target position whose first status information indicates the second status exists, acquiring first status information of the target position from previous detection data in a previous detection period; and determining second status information of the target position based on the first status information of the target position in the current detection data and the previous detection data respectively. |
| US11748698B2 |
System and method for secure delivery system
A secure delivery system according to various aspects of the present technology comprises a transport box having a storage space, an environmental control unit, a plurality of electrical contacts, and a deployable receiving tray responsive to automated delivery systems. The transport box fits within an interior space of a delivery box having a GPS receiver that provides a geographic delivery location of the delivery box. The delivery box comprises a plurality of corresponding electrical contacts configured to be coupled to the electrical contacts of the transport box to provide power to the transport box. The delivery box may further comprise an electronic lock that is responsive to a delivery box controller circuit configured to operate the electronic lock. |
| US11748693B2 |
Supply chain visibility platform
Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for dynamically predicting visibility of freights in a constrained environment. An example method can include determining attributes associated with a load transported by a carrier from a source to a destination, the attributes including an identity of the carrier, an identity of an industry associated with the load, an identity of a shipper of the load, load characteristics, and/or a pickup time of the load; based on the attributes, predicting a route the carrier will follow when transporting the load to the destination, at least a portion of the route being predicted without data indicating an actual presence of the carrier within the portion of the route, the data including location measurements from a device associated with the carrier and/or a location update from the carrier; and generating a tracking interface identifying the route the carrier is predicted to follow. |
| US11748690B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for generating a shipment order based on wireless tracker information
Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and devices for generating a shipment order based on wireless tracker information. Embodiments may include a computer server that stores a shipment origin for a shipment. Further, embodiments include a wireless tracker associated with the shipment that determines first current location(s) for the wireless tracker using a global positioning system (GPS) and sends the first current location(s) of the wireless tracker to the computer server. In addition, the computer server may receive the first current location(s) from the wireless tracker as well as determine whether the one of the first current locations is outside a shipment origin geo-zone. Moreover, embodiments may determine one or more shipment destinations based on the shipment origin, one of the first current locations, and a predefined list of shipment locations and generate a shipment order based on the one or more shipment destinations and shipment origin. |
| US11748689B2 |
End-to-end vaccine delivery system and method of delivery and post-delivery tracking
An end-to-end vaccine supply chain for distribution, tracking, delivery, implementation, and post-delivery data collection and processing. A supply chain is monitored by ensuring proper cold-chain distribution protects the vaccine from manufacturer all the way to delivery to a patient. Equipment would include a cold box integrated with sensors for monitoring temperature and ensuring that the box is not tampered with anywhere in the delivery chain. Back-end delivery tracking and post-delivery monitoring software systems provide up to date notifications to relevant parties of vaccine safety and other information. |
| US11748687B2 |
Dynamically generating visualization data based on shipping events
Technologies are described for generating visualizations that graphically represent an item being exposed to extreme environmental conditions while en route to a destination. An exemplary visualization may include a still graphic that shows a symbol of a detected environmental condition positioned adjacent to and/or superimposed over a graphic that represents the item. Another exemplary visualization may include an animation that includes a sequence of frames that, when sequentially displayed at a particular frame rate, animate the item being subjected to the detected environmental condition. Various implementations include receiving measurements of the environmental conditions that the item is exposed to from sensors that are proximate to the item while it is en route to the destination. Then, when thresholds are reached for specific environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, acceleration, etc.), visualizations may be generated that graphically represent the item being exposed to such specific environmental conditions. |
| US11748686B1 |
Automated onboarding service
A system can be configured to receive an onboarding request for a service and an API associated with the service. An API configuration defining access permissions, API call structures, and available operations can be determined for the service by an onboarding service. The API configuration can be utilized by the onboarding service to register the API with a proxy server such that incoming API calls are redirected to an access endpoint associated with the service. The proxy server enables the service and the API to be updated via the onboarding requests as service modification and API modification can be submitted, validated, and integrated into a service environment due to the proxy server decoupling the API from the service. |
| US11748677B2 |
Multi-model medical scan analysis system using fine-tuned models
A multi-model medical scan analysis system is operable to generate a generic model by performing a training step on image data of a plurality of medical scans and corresponding labeling data. A plurality of fine-tuned models are generated by performing a fine-tuning step on the generic model. Abnormality detection data is generated for a new medical scan by utilizing the generic model. A first one of the plurality of abnormality types that is detected in the new medical scan is determined based on a corresponding one of the plurality of probability values. Additional abnormality data is generated by performing a fine-tuned inference function on the image data of the new medical scan that utilizes one of the plurality of fine-tuned models that corresponds to the first one of the plurality of abnormality types. The additional abnormality data is transmitted for display. |
| US11748676B1 |
Systems and methods for automated damage estimation
Systems and methods for virtual walkthroughs are provided. Pre-loss and post loss captures of an environment are captured and analyzed to identify loss estimates and trigger claim fulfillment based upon the loss estimates. |
| US11748675B1 |
Construction site automatic telematic data to project specification requirements reconciliation system
A database reconciliation system stores construction project data, including project specification data for each of a plurality of projects and contractor data for each of a plurality of contractors. A server automatically receives observational data from a set of construction devices and stores the observational data in an electronic database. Each observational datum represents an aspect of a respective construction site, such as activity by construction equipment. The server associates the observational data with contractors, and a data reconciliation module automatically associates the observational data with projects. A comparator automatically identifies a respective project specification requirement in the project specification data of the associated project for which the observational datum provides evidence that the project specification requirement has been met. For met requirements, the comparator stores requirement completion confirmation data in the electronic database for the respective project specification requirement and the associated contractor, thereby providing backing documentation for payments between project stakeholders. |
| US11748674B2 |
System and method for health reporting in a data center
A system and method for managing large numbers of computing devices such as cryptocurrency miners in a data center are disclosed. Status values from the computing devices are read and stored into a database, and a Gini coefficient is calculated on a subset of the stored status values. Coefficients beyond a predetermined threshold cause a support ticket to be generated if a support ticket has not already been generated and if the coefficients are not otherwise non-indicative of actual or likely computing device failures. |
| US11748673B2 |
Facility level transaction-enabling systems and methods for provisioning and resource allocation
The present disclosure describes transaction-enabling systems and methods. A system can include a facility having a core task and a controller. The controller may include a facility description circuit to interpret historical facility parameter values and corresponding outcome values. A facility prediction circuit operates an adaptive learning system to train a facility resource allocation circuit in response to the historical facility parameter values and corresponding outcome values. The facility description circuit further interprets a plurality of present state facility parameter values and the trained facility resource allocation circuit adjusts facility resource values in response. |
| US11748668B2 |
Internal load balancer for tree-based ensemble classifiers
Techniques for implementing a tree-based ensemble classifier comprising an internal load balancer are provided. In one set of embodiments, the tree-based ensemble classifier can receive a query data instance and select, via the internal load balancer, a subset of its decision trees for processing the query data instance. The tree-based ensemble classifier can then query each decision tree in the selected subset with the query data instance, combine the per-tree classifications generated by the subset trees to generate a subset classification, and determine whether a confidence level associated with the subset classification is sufficiently high. If the answer is yes, the tree-based ensemble classifier can output the subset classification as a final classification result for the query data instance. If the answer is no, the tree-based ensemble classifier can repeat the foregoing steps until a sufficient confidence level is reached or until all of its decision trees have been selected and queried. |
| US11748666B2 |
Parameter data sharing for multi-learner training of machine learning applications
A machine receives a first set of global parameters from a global parameter server. The first set of global parameters includes data that weights one or more operands used in an algorithm that models an entity type. Multiple learner processors in the machine execute the algorithm using the first set of global parameters and a mini-batch of data known to describe the entity type. The machine generates a consolidated set of gradients that describes a direction for the first set of global parameters in order to improve an accuracy of the algorithm in modeling the entity type when using the first set of global parameters and the mini-batch of data. The machine transmits the consolidated set of gradients to the global parameter server. The machine then receives a second set of global parameters from the global parameter server, where the second set of global parameters is a modification of the first set of global parameters based on the consolidated set of gradients. |
| US11748663B1 |
Adjusting a value associated with presenting an online system user with a link that initiates a conversation with an entity via a messaging application
An online system presents content to its users, in which the content includes links that launch a messaging application and initiate conversations via the application. The system receives information indicating that negative experiences occurred during the conversations and may use this information and attributes of entities participating in the conversations to train a model to predict a likelihood of an occurrence of a negative experience. Upon determining an opportunity to present a user with a link that launches the application and initiates a potential conversation with an entity via the application, the system applies the model to predict a likelihood of an occurrence of the negative experience by the user during the potential conversation based on the entity's attributes. Based on the predicted likelihood, the system adjusts a value associated with presenting the link and passes the adjusted value to a process that selects content for presentation to the user. |
| US11748662B2 |
Contextual modeling using application metadata
Provided is a system and method for building context from software applications and applying the context to visual settings in a graphical user interface. In one example, the method may include receiving an identification of actions performed by a user with respect to a user interface of a software application, receiving application metadata of the actions from the software application, the application metadata providing context associated with the actions, training one or more predictive models to predict user interface preferences for the user based on the actions and the application metadata, and storing the one or more trained predictive models via a storage device. |
| US11748655B2 |
Classification of messages using learned rules
The subject technology receives, in an application on an electronic device, a message, the message being associated with a user and including information in a header portion of the message. The subject technology determines, on the electronic device, a current state of messaging activity of the user based at least in part on a log of previous events associated with the user, where the log of previous events includes information that has been hashed using a cryptographic hash function. The subject technology determines, on the electronic device using a set of rules provided by a machine learning model, that the user is likely to view the message based on the current state of the messaging activity of the user. The subject technology sets, on the electronic device, an indication that the message is important based on the determining. |
| US11748654B2 |
Systems and methods of windowing time series data for pattern detection
A data analysis computer system is provided that receives a timeseries dataset and generates implied data from the dataset. The dataset is further vectorized to reduce the dimensionality of the data. Users provide input to identify windows of data that either positively or negatively correlate to instances of a given type of occurrence within the data. The user defined windows are converted to fixed sized windows and a machine learning algorithm constructs a model from the data. The model is used to predict instances of the given type of occurrence in newly received data. Validation of the predications may be performed. |
| US11748650B2 |
Methods and systems of fully-randomized benchmarking for quantum circuits
Methods, apparatuses, and systems include: based on a parameter of a quantum gate, generating representations of m1 random unitary quantum gates; determining a representation of a first quantum-gate sequence equivalent to an identity operator; determining a representation of a second quantum-gate sequence equivalent to the identity operator; sending, to a quantum computing device, hardware instructions corresponding to the representation of the first quantum-gate sequence the second quantum-gate sequence; receiving a first number of measurements of a qubit after applying the first quantum-gate sequence to the qubit for the first number of times by the quantum computing device and a second number of measurements of the qubit after applying the second quantum-gate sequence to the qubit for the second number of times by the quantum computing device; and determining a fidelity value of the quantum gate based on a first probability and a second probability. |
| US11748649B2 |
Apparatus and method for specifying quantum operation parallelism for a quantum control processor
Apparatus and method for specifying quantum operation parallelism. For example, one embodiment of an apparatus comprises: instruction fetch circuitry to fetch a plurality of quantum instructions from a memory or a cache; slice-based instruction processing circuitry to identify quantum circuit slices comprising sets of one or more of the plurality of quantum instructions; and one or more instruction decoders to decode the quantum instructions to generate quantum microoperations; and quantum execution circuitry to execute sets of the quantum microoperations in parallel based on the quantum circuit slices. |
| US11748647B1 |
Directed content recommendations for a sequence of multiple pages
Technologies are provided for the generating of optimal policies for bidding in auctions having unknown dynamics. In some embodiments, a computing system can configure many multi-armed bandit (MAB) models defining candidate directed contents for a sequence of pages. A particular MAB model of the many MAB models defines candidate directed contents for a particular page in the sequence of pages, where each arm in the particular MAB model corresponds to a candidate impression on the particular page. The computing system can then determine a solution to an optimization problem with respect to an objective function based on an expected long-term reward for a defined impression on the first page, a defined impression on the second page, and a defined impression on the third page. The solution results in respective directed content for presentation on the first, second, and third pages. |
| US11748639B2 |
Case-based reasoning as a cloud service
The disclosure generally describes methods, software, and systems for providing solution descriptions. A problem description of a problem is received, from a client, at a cloud-based reasoning service. A solution description for a solution to the problem is received. Case metadata for a case defining the problem and solution are generated by the cloud-based reasoning service. The case metadata, including the problem description and solution description, are stored by the cloud-based reasoning service in a cases repository associating solutions with problems. A new problem is received at the cloud-based reasoning service. An automated analysis of the new problem is performed, and a comparison is made of the new problem with existing solutions in the cases repository to identify solutions matching the new problem. A new solution description is provided that is based on a match between the new problem description and the problem description and using the problem solution. |
| US11748635B2 |
Detecting and correcting anomalies in computer-based reasoning systems
Techniques for detecting and correcting anomalies in computer-based reasoning systems are provided herein. The techniques can include obtaining current context data and determining a contextually-determined action based on the obtained context data and a reasoning model. The reasoning model may have been determined based on one or more sets of training data. The techniques may cause performance of the contextually-determined action and, potentially, receiving an indication that performing the contextually-determined action in the current context resulted in an anomaly. The techniques include determining a portion of the reasoning model that caused the determination of the contextually-determined action based on the obtained context data and causing removal of the portion of the model that caused the determination of the contextually-determined action, to produce a corrected reasoning model. Subsequently, second context data is obtained, a second action is determined based on that data and the corrected reasoning model, and the second contextually-determined action can be performed. |
| US11748633B2 |
Distributed privacy-preserving computing
The present disclosure relates to techniques for developing artificial intelligence algorithms by distributing analytics to multiple sources of privacy protected, harmonized data. Particularly, aspects are directed to a computer implemented method that includes receiving an algorithm and input data requirements associated with the algorithm, identifying data assets as being available from a data host based on the input data requirements, curating the data assets within a data storage structure that is within infrastructure of the data host, and integrating the algorithm into a secure capsule computing framework. The secure capsule computing framework serves the algorithm to the data assets within the data storage structure in a secure manner that preserves privacy of the data assets and the algorithm. The computer implemented method further includes running the data assets through the algorithm to obtain an inference. |
| US11748631B2 |
Genetic modeling for attribute selection within a cluster
Genetic modeling is used to generate new term sets from existing term sets within a population cluster. Term attributes corresponding to a first plurality of term sets are encoded as genes for a computer-executed genetic algorithm. Clients are clustered in categories based on client attributes. The genetics algorithm is applied to a category of clustered clients to distribute the term sets to clients in the category. A first subset of terms sets is removed after receiving, within a first duration of time, a number of client responses that falls below a first threshold. A second subset of term sets is retained after receiving, within a second duration of time, a number of client responses above a second threshold. The second subset is bred using the genetic algorithm and a second plurality of term sets is generated based on the results. |
| US11748630B1 |
Optimized subscription access platform using DNA computing
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for integrating access to third-party data using DNA computing. Requests for third-party data may be received from a plurality of applications. The request structure may be tagged with an NFT, linking the request to the originating application. DNA strands may be synthesized from the request structures and clustered based on the encoded attributes. A DNA cluster may be converted to digital data to generate an integrated request structure. Machine learning models may generate an extraction schedule using update information for each third-party vendor. A bot array may apply license credentials to access the vendors and execute an integrated request. An integrated response structure generated from extracted subscription data may be mapped back to the DNA strands. The DNA strands may be decoded to identify the original requests and responses may be transmitted to the originating applications using the NFT linkage associated with the requests. |
| US11748627B2 |
Neural network with a layer solving a semidefinite program
A system for applying a neural network to an input instance. The neural network includes an optimization layer for determining values of one or more output neurons from values of one or more input neurons by a joint optimization parametrized by one or more parameters. An input instance is obtained. The values of the one or more input neurons to the optimization layer are obtained and input vectors for the one or more input neurons are determined therefrom. Output vectors for the one or more output neurons are computed from the determined input vectors by jointly optimizing at least the output vectors with respect to the input vectors to solve a semidefinite program defined by the one or more parameters. The values of the one or more output neurons are determined from the respective computed output vectors. |
| US11748623B2 |
Modifying structure of artificial neural networks by collocating parameters
Systems and methods for modifying a structure of an artificial neural network (ANN) are provided. An example method comprises receiving, by one or more processing units, a plurality of arrays of weights associated with the ANN, modifying, by the processing units, the plurality of arrays of weights to generate a further plurality of further arrays of weights, where after the modification the following conditions are satisfied: an amount of operations required for computing neurons of the ANN using the further plurality of further arrays of weights is less than an amount of operations required for computing same neurons of the ANN using the plurality of arrays of weights; and outputs of the neurons of the ANN computed using the plurality of arrays of weights are substantially equal to further outputs of the neurons of the ANN using the further plurality of further arrays of weights. |
| US11748622B1 |
Saving intermediate outputs of a neural network
A computing system is configured to access intermediate outputs of a neural network by augmenting a data flow graph generated for the neural network. The data flow graph includes a plurality of nodes interconnected by connections, each node representing an operation to be executed by the neural network. To access the intermediate output, the data flow graph is augmented by inserting a node representing an operation that saves the output of a node which produces the intermediate output. The node representing the save operation is inserted while maintaining all existing nodes and connections in the data flow graph, thereby preserving the behavior of the data flow graph. The augmenting can be performed using a compiler that generates the data flow graph from program code. |
| US11748619B2 |
Image feature learning device, image feature learning method, image feature extraction device, image feature extraction method, and program
The purpose of the present invention is to enable learning of a neural network for extracting features of images having high robustness from an undiscriminating image region while minimizing the number of parameters of a pooling layer. A parameter learning unit 130 learns parameters of each layer in a convolutional neural network configured by including a fully convolutional layer for performing convolution of an input image to output a feature tensor of the input image, a weighting matrix estimation layer for estimating a weighting matrix indicating a weighting of each element of the feature tensor, and a pooling layer for extracting a feature vector of the input image based on the feature tensor and the weighting matrix. The parameter learning unit 130 learns the parameters such that a loss function value obtained by calculating a loss function expressed by using a distance between a first feature vector of a first image and a second feature vector of a second image, which are relevant images and are obtained by applying the convolutional neural network, becomes smaller. |
| US11748616B2 |
Detection of activation in electrograms using neural-network-trained preprocessing of intracardiac electrograms
A method includes collecting a plurality of bipolar electrograms and respective unipolar electrograms of patients, the electrograms including annotations in which one or more human reviewers have identified and marked a window-of-interest and one or more activation times inside the window-of-interest. A ground truth data set is generated from the electrograms, for training at least one electrogram-preprocessing step of a Machine Learning (ML) algorithm. The ML algorithm is applied to the electrograms, to at least train the at least one electrogram-preprocessing step, so as to detect an occurrence of an activation in a given bipolar electrogram within the window-of-interest. |
| US11748615B1 |
Hardware-aware efficient neural network design system having differentiable neural architecture search
Computer implemented systems are described that implement a differentiable neural architecture search (DNAS) engine executing on one or more processors. The DNAS engine is configured with a stochastic super net defining a layer-wise search space having a plurality of candidate layers, each of the candidate layers specifying one or more operators for a neural network architecture. Further, the DNAS engine is configured to process training data to train weights for the operators in the stochastic super net based on a loss function representing a latency of the respective operator on a target platform, and to select a set of candidate neural network architectures from the trained stochastic super net. The DNAS engine may, for example, be configured to train the stochastic super net by traversing the layer-wise search space using gradient-based optimization of network architecture distribution. |
| US11748614B2 |
Artificial intelligence device for controlling external device
An artificial intelligence device for controlling an external device includes a display unit, and a processor configured to acquire a distance between the artificial intelligence device and a first external device, determine whether the acquired distance is less than a reference distance, display a first operation menu item for controlling the first external device on the display unit when the acquired distance is less than the reference distance, acquire situation information when the acquired distance is equal to or greater than the reference distance, determine a second external device as an object to be controlled based on the acquired situation information, and display a second operation menu item for controlling the determined second external device on the display unit. |
| US11748610B1 |
Building sequence to sequence (S2S) models using previously generated S2S models with similar use cases
Techniques for sequence to sequence (S2S) model building and/or optimization are described. For example, a method of receiving a request to build a sequence to sequence (S2S) model for a use case, wherein the request includes at least a training data set, generating parts of a S2S algorithm based on the at least one use case, determined parameters, and determined hyperparameters, and training a S2S algorithm built from the parts of the S2S algorithm using the training data set to generate the S2S model is detailed. |
| US11748609B2 |
On-chip training of memristor crossbar neuromorphic processing systems
An analog neuromorphic circuit is disclosed having resistive memories that provide a resistance to an input voltage signal as the input voltage signal propagates through the resistive memories generating a first output voltage signal and to provide a resistance to a first error signal that propagates through the resistive memories generating a second output voltage signal. A comparator generates the first error signal that is representative of a difference between the first output voltage signal and the desired output signal and generates the first error signal so that the first error signal propagates back through the plurality of resistive memories. A resistance adjuster adjusts a resistance value associated with each resistive memory based on the first error signal and the second output voltage signal to decrease the difference between the first output voltage signal and the desired output signal. |
| US11748607B2 |
Systems and methods for partial digital retraining
Provided herein is an integrated circuit including, in some embodiments, a hybrid neural network including a plurality of analog layers, a digital layer, and a plurality of data outputs. The plurality of analog layers is configured to include programmed weights of the neural network for decision making by the neural network. The digital layer, disposed between the plurality of analog layers and the plurality of data outputs, is configured for programming to compensate for weight drifts in the programmed weights of the neural network, thereby maintaining integrity of the decision making by the neural network. Also provided herein is a method including, in some embodiments, programming the weights of the plurality of analog layers; determining the integrity of the decision making by the neural network; and programming the digital layer of the neural network to compensate for the weight drifts in the programmed weights of the neural network. |
| US11748606B2 |
Dynamic precision for neural network compute operations
In an example, an apparatus comprises a compute engine comprising a high precision component and a low precision component; and logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to receive instructions in the compute engine; select at least one of the high precision component or the low precision component to execute the instructions; and apply a gate to at least one of the high precision component or the low precision component to execute the instructions. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. |
| US11748599B2 |
Super-tiling in neural network processing to enable analytics at lower memory speed
Techniques including receiving a first set of values for processing by a machine learning (ML) network, storing a first portion of the first set of values in an on-chip memory, processing the first portion of the first set of values in a first layer of the ML network to generate a second portion of a second set of values, overwriting the stored first portion with the generated second portion, processing the second portion in a second layer of the ML network to generate a third portion of a third set of values, storing the third portion, repeating the steps of storing the first portion, processing the first portion, overwriting the stored first portion, processing the second portion, and storing the third portion for a fourth portion of the first set of values until all portions of the first set of values are processed to generate the third set of values. |
| US11748597B1 |
Computerized engines and graphical user interfaces for customizing and validating forecasting models
Some examples can involve a system that can receive a first user selection of time series data and a second user selection of a type of forecasting model to apply to the time series data. The system can then obtain a first set of candidate values and a second set of candidate values for a first parameter and a second parameter, respectively, of the selected type of forecasting model. The candidate values may be determined based on statistical information derived from the time series data. The system can then provide the first set of candidate values and the second set of candidate values to the user, receive user selections of a first parameter value and a second parameter value, and determine whether a conflict exists between the first parameter value and the second parameter value. If so, the system can generate an output indicating that the conflict exists. |
| US11748596B2 |
Context based vehicular traffic prediction
This disclosure provides embodiments for context based vehicular traffic prediction. A trained neural network modeling a relationship between historical traffic data and associated historical contextual data for a roadway link is obtained. Expected contextual data for a future time period for the roadway link is acquired. Predicted traffic data for the future time period for the roadway link is generated with the trained neural network based on the expected contextual data. |
| US11748592B1 |
Devices, systems, and methods for learning and using artificially intelligent interactive memories
Aspects of the disclosure generally relate to computing devices and may be generally directed to devices, systems, methods, and/or applications for learning conversations among two or more conversation participants, storing this knowledge in a knowledgebase (i.e. neural network, graph, sequences, etc.), and enabling a user to simulate a conversation with an artificially intelligent conversation participant. |
| US11748588B1 |
Automated secure paper tray access and paper quota management system for public printers
A paper tray access system for a printer includes a locking cover of paper tray, an authentication device, a weight sensor located beneath the paper tray, a printer display, a computing device including electrical circuitry, a memory storing program instructions and at least one processor. The computing device is configured to receive user input from the authentication device and determine whether the user input matches the authentication record. When user input matches authentication record, the computing device presents a selection on printer display to access a paper tray, receives the selection, records a first weight of the paper tray upon receiving the selection, unlocks the locking cover, records a second weight of the paper tray, calculates an amount of papers removed from paper tray when second weight is less than first weight, and calculates an amount of papers added to paper tray when second weight is greater than first weight. |
| US11748585B2 |
Symbology reader imaging engines and components associated therewith
In an embodiment, the present invention is an imaging engine assembly that includes a housing with a window, an imaging assembly positioned within the housing, the imaging assembly operable to capture image data over a field of view extending through the window and decode an indicium captured in the image data, and a cover positioned at least partially over the housing. The imaging engine housing and the cover are configured such that the cover is alternatively mountable between a first orientation and a diametrically opposed second orientation relative to the housing. |
| US11748584B2 |
Systems and methods for separating objects using drop conveyors with one or more object processing systems
A distribution system is disclosed for use with an induction system with an object processing system. The distribution system provides distribution of dissimilar objects into one of a plurality of receiving units. The distribution system includes an urging system for urging an object on a conveyor from the conveyor to a chute that includes at least one actuatable door for selectively dropping the object through the at least one actuable door, said chute leading to a first receiving station with a second receiving station being positioned below the at least one actuable door. |
| US11748576B2 |
Interpretation of deep neural model based dialogue agents
Techniques facilitating interpretation of deep neural model based dialogue agents are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises extracting, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, features from a dialogue model independently from the dialogue model, the features comprising input features provided to the dialogue model and output features produced via the dialogue model in response to the input features, resulting in extracted features; and analyzing, by the device, a dialogue context associated with the extracted features by identifying pairwise interactions between respective ones of the extracted features. |
| US11748574B2 |
Systems and methods for completing an electronic form
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for processing human interactions and for populating an electronic form. For example, a system is disclosed having a database, a user interface, and a platform server. The database may store original forms, abbreviated forms corresponding to the original forms, and sets of conversion rules corresponding to the original form. The user interface is configured to receive data related to at least one abbreviated form, wherein the data is based on client inputs into fields of the at least one abbreviated form. The platform server extracts input data from the at least one abbreviated form, populates the original form using the input data and conversion rules corresponding to the original form to generate a completed original form, and transmits the completed original form to a client via the at least one user interface. |
| US11748572B2 |
Enabling chatbots by validating argumentation
Systems, devices, and methods of the present invention validate argumentation in text. In an example, an application forms a communicative discourse tree from a subset of text by matching each fragment of the subset that has a verb to a verb signature. The application identifies that the subset includes an argument by applying a classification model trained to detect argumentation to the communicative discourse tree. The application further creates a logic system based on a claim of the argument, a domain definition clause associated with a domain of the text, a set of defeasible rules based on the communicative discourse tree, and a set of facts from one or more of the communicative actions of the communicative discourse tree. The application evaluates a consistency of the argument with respect to itself and with respect to the domain definition clauses by solving the logic system, thereby validating a claim associated with the argument. |
| US11748564B2 |
Text-to-speech enriching system
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a text-to-speech system. An embodiment operates by receiving text to be converted into audible output and identifying a webpage address within the text. A webpage corresponding to the webpage address is retrieved, wherein the retrieved webpage is not displayed on a user interface. Metadata of the retrieved webpage corresponding to the webpage address is identified. A portion of the metadata is selected to replace the webpage address in an audible version of the text. The webpage address is replaced with the selected portion of metadata of the retrieved webpage corresponding to the webpage address in the audible version of the text. The audible version of the text including the selected portion of metadata is provided for audible output. |
| US11748561B1 |
Apparatus and methods for employment application assessment
Aspects relate to apparatuses and methods for integrated application tracking. An exemplary apparatus includes a cloud platform, a processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the memory containing instructions configuring the processor to receive a plurality of user data related to a user, parse the plurality of user data into a key work record, generate a user metric, as a function of the key work record, based on a plurality of weighted values reflecting desirability, wherein generating the user metric includes identifying at least a negative factor in the key work record, and adjusting the plurality of weighted values as a function of the at least a negative factor and a temporal displacement of the at least a negative factor. |
| US11748553B2 |
Mask rule checking for curvilinear masks for electronic circuits
A system performs mask rule checks (MRC) for curvilinear shapes. The width of a curvilinear shape is different along different parts of the shape. A medial axis for a curvilinear shape is determined. The medial axis is trimmed to exclude portions that are within a threshold distance from corners or too far from edges. The trimmed medial axis is used to perform width checks for mask rules. The system generates medial axis between geometric shapes and uses it to determine whether two geometric shapes are at least a threshold distance apart. The system performs acute angle checks for sharp corners. The system determines angles using lines drawn from vertices to end points on the boundary of the shape that are at a threshold distance. These angles are used for checking acute angle mask rule violations. |
| US11748552B2 |
Integrated circuit design using fuzzy machine learning
Systems and methods include receiving a functional integrated circuit design and generating a plurality of place and route (PnR) layouts based on the received functional integrated circuit design and one or more integrated circuit floorplans may be generated. One or more fuzzy logic rules may be applied to analyze attributes associated with each of the generated PnR layouts, and a PnR layout of the plurality of PnR layouts having an area utilization complying with the one or more fuzzy logic rules may be generated. |
| US11748551B2 |
Optical mode optimization for wafer inspection
According to some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method for determining wafer inspection parameters. The method includes identifying an area of interest in an IC design layout, performing an inspection simulation on the area of interest by generating a plurality of simulated optical images from the area of interest using a plurality of optical modes, and selecting, based on the simulated optical images, at least one of the optical modes to use for inspecting an area of a wafer that is fabricated based on the area of interest in the IC design layout. |
| US11748549B2 |
Method and apparatus for integrated circuit mask patterning
Various integrated circuit (IC) design methods are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes receiving an IC design layout having an IC feature to be formed on a wafer using a lithography process and inserting a spacing in the IC feature, thereby generating a modified IC design layout that divides the IC feature into a first main feature and a second main feature separated by the spacing. The spacing has a sub-resolution dimension, such that the IC feature does not include the spacing when formed on the wafer by the lithography process using the modified IC design layout. A mask can be fabricated based on the modified IC design layout, wherein the mask includes the first main feature and the second main feature separated by the spacing. A lithography process can be performed using the mask to form the IC feature (without the spacing) on a wafer. |
| US11748547B2 |
Method of determining a three-dimensional layout of electrical connections of an electric component
To determine a three-dimensional layout of electrical connections of an electric component, a processor executes a path optimization routine to determine three-dimensional routes for a plurality of electrical connections of the electric component. A conflict management is performed to generate conflict-free three-dimensional routes for the plurality of electrical connections. |
| US11748545B2 |
Method and electronic device for configuring signal pads between three-dimensional stacked chips
A method and an electronic device for configuring signal pads between three-dimensional stacked chips are provided. The method includes: obtaining a plurality of frequency response curves corresponding to a plurality of parameter sets; obtaining an operating frequency; selecting a selected frequency response curve from the plurality of frequency response curves according to the operating frequency, where the selected frequency response curve corresponds to a selected parameter set among the plurality of parameter sets; generating, according to the selected parameter set, a signal pad configuration for configuring a first signal pad and a second signal pad on a surface of a chip; and outputting the signal pad configuration. |
| US11748544B2 |
Method of manufacturing integrated circuit having through-substrate via
A method includes generating an integrated circuit (IC) layout design and manufacturing an IC based on the IC layout design. Generating the IC layout design includes generating a pattern of a first shallow trench isolation (STI) region and a pattern of a through substrate via (TSV) region within the first STI region; a pattern of a second STI region surrounding the first STI region, the second STI region includes a first and second layout region, the second layout region being separated from the first STI region by the first layout region, first active regions of a group of dummy devices being defined within the first layout region, and second active regions of a group of active devices being defined within the second layout region; and patterns of first gates of the group of dummy devices in the first layout region, each of the first active regions having substantially identical dimension in a first direction. |
| US11748542B2 |
Systems and methods for integrated circuit layout
An integrated circuit layout is provided. The integrated circuit layout includes one or more first cell rows partially extending across a space arranged for an integrated circuit layout along a first direction. Each of the one or more first cell rows has a first height along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The integrated circuit layout includes one or more third cell rows partially extending across the space along the first direction. Each of the one or more third cell rows has a second height along the second direction, the second height different from the first height. |
| US11748537B1 |
Computer-aided design tool for logic synthesis of a mix of CMOS gates and majority and minority logic circuits
A computer-aided design (CAD) tool is provided for logic optimization and synthesis. The CAD tool executes a process that involves optimizing power, performance, and area (PPA) of a logic circuit by minimizing a number of CMOS gates, and majority and/or minority gates in the circuit and its depth. The CAD tool implements a methodology of optimizing logic synthesis based on a mix of standard cell libraries (such as AND, OR, NAND, NOR, XOR, Multiplexer, full adder, half adder, etc.) and varying input majority and minority gates (where the number of inputs in the minority and majority gates could vary as odd numbers from 3 and above). The standard cell libraries cells may contain minority and/or majority gates. |
| US11748536B2 |
Automated microprocessor design
Systems and methods are disclosed for automated generation of integrated circuit designs and associated data. These allow the design of processors and SoCs by a single, non-expert who understands high-level requirements; allow the en masse exploration of the design-space through the generation processors across the design-space via simulation, or emulation; allow the easy integration of IP cores from multiple third parties into an SoC; allow for delivery of a multi-tenant service for producing processors and SoCs that are customized while also being pre-verified and delivered with a complete set of developer tools, documentation and related outputs. Some embodiments, provide direct delivery, or delivery into a cloud hosting environment, of finished integrated circuits embodying the processors and SoCs. |
| US11748532B1 |
Electrothermal co-simulation method, system and terminal for the power electronic system
The disclosure relates to the field of power electronic technology, and discloses an electrothermal co-simulation method, system and terminal for the power electronic system, comprising the following steps: carrying out electrical simulation on the power semiconductor device and its power circuit, and junction temperature simulation on the power semiconductor device; acquiring real-time electrical parameters in the electrical simulation process; suspending the electrical simulation in a steady state until the steady state of the electrical simulation is changed; and calculating the junction temperature according to the real-time electrical parameters and in combination with the real-time loss of the power semiconductor device in the electrical simulation process. The disclosure dynamically controls the electrical simulation state, thereby reducing the calculation amount in the simulation process and achieving the purpose of accelerating the simulation convergence. |
| US11748531B2 |
Mitigation of high frequency coupled vibrations in PDC bits using in-cone depth of cut controllers
Design parameters for PDC drill bit including in-cone depth of cut controllers (DOCCs) are correlated to instances of coupled vibrations in the axial, lateral, and torsional directions occurring during downhole drilling. Design parameters are quantified by drilling efficiency (DE), average in-cone DOCC contact area, average weight on bit (WOB) taken off by in-cone DOCC, and average torque on bit (TOB) taken off by in-cone DOCC. Design guidelines to mitigate coupled vibrations are generated by correlating design parameter quantifiers and instances of coupled vibrations. Potential drill bit designs are then validated against the generated guidelines in order to mitigate vibration in future drilling runs. |
| US11748523B2 |
Unauthorized connection detection apparatus, unauthorized connection detection method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
An unauthorized connection detection apparatus includes: a connected device count determination unit that determines the number of devices connected to a bus line on the basis of a measured waveform that is a voltage fluctuation waveform representing a change over time in a voltage value of the bus line or an impedance fluctuation waveform representing a change over time in an impedance value of the bus line; and an unauthorized connection determination unit that determines whether or not an unauthorized device is connected to the bus line on the basis of: a result of the determination of the number of devices by the connected device count determination unit; and information indicating the number of valid devices connected to the bus line. |
| US11748520B2 |
Protection of a secured application in a cluster
An information handling system may include at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor. The information handling system may be configured to: execute an application on the at least one processor, wherein at least a portion of data of the application is stored encrypted in a secure enclave region of the memory; and securely transfer execution of the application to a second information handling system by: transmitting platform configuration register (PCR) measurement data to the second information handling system; and transmitting the data of the application to the second information handling system; wherein the PCR measurement data is usable by the second information handling system to perform a remote attestation, the remote attestation including verification of the PCR measurement data to confirm that the data of the application has not been changed. |
| US11748516B2 |
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for secure individual identification
A privacy-enhancing system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for securely identifying an individual over time without retaining sensitive biometric data. In one embodiment, the system includes a local identity server including an electronic processor, a communication interface, and a memory. The electronic processor is configured to initiate a personalization of a partner-specific identification vehicle that identifies the individual based at least in part on an individual global unique identifier associated with the individual, receive a request for a service from the individual via the communication interface, receive consent and registration information from the individual via the communication interface, generate an identity confirmation that confirms an identity of the individual, and output the identity confirmation via the communication interface. The individual global unique identifier is generated from information derived from the registration information and the individual global unique identifier is not indicative of personally identifiable information (PII) of the individual. |
| US11748512B2 |
Protecting client personal data from customer service agents
Techniques for providing a real-time service that protects personal data of clients from customer service agents are provided. Customer data that includes personal data indicative of sensitive information of a customer can be received from the customer. The personal data within the received customer data can be detected and a token that does not include the sensitive information of the customer can be generated. The personal data and the generated token can be stored along with data indicating a relationship between the token and the personal data. The personal data in the received customer data can be replaced by the token to form modified customer data. The modified customer data can be provided to a customer service representative. The token within the modified customer data can later be detected and associated with the personal data without revealing the personal data to the customer service representative. |
| US11748510B1 |
Protection of personal data stored in vehicular computing systems
A method and system protect personally identifiable information stored in an onboard computing system of a vehicle to improve data security of drivers. The method and system are each configured to automatically trigger a deletion or encryption of personal data stored in the motor vehicle in response to an event or other information indicating that the vehicle is outside of the custody of the owner or some other loss of control event. |
| US11748507B2 |
Concepts of providing information about a device
A method of providing information about a device is proposed. According to the method, user-specific information of a first user is provided to the device. The user-specific information is related to a user experience of the device used by the first user. The user-specific information is stored in a non-volatile memory of the device. Upon a request of a second user, device-specific information based on the stored user-specific feedback information from the non-volatile memory of the device is outputted to the second user. A device with an electrical circuit, non-volatile memory, and an output circuit is proposed. |
| US11748503B1 |
Access control system for implementing access restrictions of regulated database records while identifying and providing indicators of regulated database records matching validation criteria
A digital targeting system is configured to access data to determine users that satisfy content factors, such as pre-validation criteria, based on user information stored in a database having restrictions on sharing of user data, such as government regulations on sharing of the user information. The digital targeting system may then generate a pre-validated user ID list indicating those users that match the content factors. Users on the pre-validated user ID list may then be matched to users in other databases, such as a digital ID database, to identify digital IDs for the users that are usable by a digital display entity. |
| US11748501B2 |
Tagging documents with security policies
Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to facilitate identification of security policies for documents. In one embodiment, content features are identified from a set of documents having assigned security policies. The content features and corresponding security policies are analyzed to generate a security policy prediction model. Such a security policy prediction model can then be used to identify a security policy relevant to a document. |
| US11748499B2 |
Asynchronous authorization of application access to resources
According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may access a request for access by an application to a resource and may record the request in a data store. The processor may also identify an authorized entity to evaluate the request and output a notification to the authorized entity to evaluate the request, in which the authorized entity is to evaluate the request asynchronously with submission of the request by the application. In addition, the processor may determine whether a response is received from the authorized entity and, based on a determination that the response is received, may reject or grant the request based on the response and clear the record of the request from the data store. |
| US11748496B1 |
Data jurisdiction management
A method for managing data in view of data controls includes determining that a jurisdictional restriction associated with a jurisdiction applies to utilization of a portion of data, determining that a compliant service to utilize the portion of data is unavailable, deploying an instance of the compliant service, and utilizing the portion of data using the instance of the compliant service. |
| US11748491B1 |
Determining platform-specific end-to-end security vulnerabilities for a software application via a graphical user interface (GUI) systems and methods
Systems and methods for determining and displaying platform-specific end-to-end security vulnerabilities via a graphical user interface (GUI) are disclosed. To provide users with visual indications of vulnerable computing aspects associated with a computing platform, the system identifies computing aspects associated with a platform. The system then obtains from a security entity, security-vulnerability descriptions that are associated with the platform. Using the security-vulnerability descriptions, the system then determines threat levels for each security-vulnerability description and then, using the determined threat levels, determines a computing aspect impact level for each computing aspect associated with the platform. The system then generates for display on a GUI, a graphical layout comprising each computing aspect impact level for each computing aspect associated with the platform. |
| US11748489B2 |
Unified software library access and vulnerability correction prioritization
A container-based software implementation uses separate containers for software libraries and application code. A storage system may have multiple applications executing to control various aspects of operation of the storage system, and to enable access to the storage system by hosts. These applications are containerized separately from the libraries referenced by the applications, and the libraries are commonly housed in a separate container. The libraries may be open-source libraries, proprietary libraries, or third-party dependent libraries. A vulnerability management system scans the application containers to determine dependencies between applications and libraries, including the number of containers that reference a particular library and the frequency with which microservices of the containerized application reference the library. A vulnerability prioritization system uses the determined dependencies and vulnerability severity scores to prioritize libraries for correction based on the frequency of use of the library, the number of products impacted, and the severity of the vulnerabilities. |
| US11748483B2 |
Efficient firmware updates
The present invention is directed to a method for efficiently distributing embedded control commands to one or several security elements, in particular so-called embedded universal integrated circuit cards, of mobile end devices. The invention allows several updates to be combined in a simple manner to form a so-called bundle, so that an update server does not have to issue and distribute any special updates. The present invention is also directed to a correspondingly adapted update arrangement and to a computer program product with control commands that implement the method and/or operate the update arrangement. |
| US11748482B2 |
Information processing apparatus, and information processing method
An information processing apparatus that successively activates a plurality of modules, comprises a first module, a second module, and a third module. The first module activates the second module which has been verified, and the second module activates the third module which has been verified. The first module includes verification information used for verifying both of the second module and the third module, verifies the second module using the verification information and verifies the third module using the verification information. |
| US11748478B2 |
Current monitor for security
An apparatus includes an interface for an electronic device and a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC includes circuitry configured to, through the interface, monitor current usage by the electronic device, determine a security status of the electronic device based upon the current usage, and take a corrective action based upon the security status. |
| US11748477B2 |
OS start event detection, OS fingerprinting, and device tracking using enhanced data features
In one embodiment, a device in a network tracks traffic features indicated by header information of packets of an encrypted traffic flow over time. The encrypted traffic flow is associated with a particular host in the network. The device detects an operating system start event based on the traffic features and provides data regarding the detected operating system start event as input to a machine learning-based malware detector to determine whether the particular host with which the encrypted traffic flow is associated is infected with malware. The device causes performance of a mitigation action in the network when the malware detector determines that the particular host is infected with malware. |
| US11748475B1 |
Detection and recovery from ransomware infections
Systems and techniques are described to detect and recover from ransomware infections. It may be determined if a ransomware attack is in progress based on analyzing read and write requests to a file system. Next, a mitigation action may be performed in response to determining that a ransomware attack is in progress. |
| US11748464B2 |
Virtual reality system with high security
A virtual reality (VR) system including a VR box, a system server and a wearable accessary is provided. The VR box detects a biometric characteristic to identify a user ID according to the biometric characteristic, and outputs an ID signal associated with the identified user ID. The system server receives the ID signal from the VR box, and transmits video stream to the VR box to be shown thereon. The wearable accessary detects movement of the wearable accessary after receiving the ID signal from the VR box, and sends a control signal to the system server to change image content in the video stream according to the detected movement of the wearable accessary. |
| US11748463B2 |
Fraud detection in interactive voice response systems
Systems and methods for call detail record (CDR) analysis to determine a risk score for a call and identify fraudulent activity and for fraud detection in Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems. An example method may store information extracted from received calls. Queries of the stored information may be performed to select data using keys, wherein each key relates to one of the received calls, and wherein the queries are parallelized. The selected data may be transformed into feature vectors, wherein each feature vector relates to one of the received calls and includes a velocity feature and at least one of a behavior feature or a reputation feature. A risk score for the call may be generated during the call based on the feature vectors. |
| US11748459B2 |
Reducing software release date tampering by incorporating software release date information into a key exchange protocol
Exemplary embodiments prevent tampering of a software release date associated with a software application by incorporating the software release date into a key exchange with a security domain. If the software release date is tampered with, then the key exchange results in the wrong key exchange key. Without the correct key exchange key, the software application will fail its check of the license, and the software application will no longer continue to run. |
| US11748454B2 |
Adjudicating threat levels in computed tomography (CT) scan images
An improvement to automatic classifying of threat level of objects in CT scan images of container content, methods include automatic identification of non-classifiable threat level object images, and displaying on a display of an operator a de-cluttered image, to improve operator efficiency. The decluttered image includes, as subject images, the non-classifiable threat level object images. Improvement to resolution of non-classifiable threat objects includes computer-directed prompts for the operator to enter information regarding the subject image and, based on same, identifying the object type. Improvement to automatic classifying of threat levels includes incremental updating the classifying, using the determined object type and the threat level of the object type. |
| US11748450B2 |
Method and system for training image classification model
A method and system for training an image classification model is disclosed. An aspect is to separate training processes of a feature value extraction model and an image classification model and train the feature value extraction model on a representative feature value suitable for image classification into a specific label value (e.g., “Peak”), thereby improving accuracy and performance of a classification model for a ground-penetrating radar (GPR) image that is captured by a GPR and is not easy for feature value extraction. |
| US11748448B2 |
Systems and techniques to monitor text data quality
Disclosed are a system, apparatus and techniques for evaluating a dataset to confirm that the data in the dataset satisfies a data quality metric. A machine learning engine or the like may evaluate text strings within the dataset may be of arbitrary length and encoded according to an encoding standard. Data vectors of a preset length may be generated from the evaluated text strings using various techniques. Each data vector may be representative of the content of the text string and a category may be assigned to the respective data vector. The category assigned to each data vectors may be evaluated with respect to other data vectors in the dataset to determine compliance with a quality metric. In the case that a number of data vectors fail to meet a predetermined quality metric, an alert may be generated to mitigate any system errors that may result from unsatisfactory data quality. |
| US11748447B1 |
Data clinic method, computer program storing data clinic method, and computing device for performing data clinic method
According to an embodiments of the present disclosure, a method comprising: at an electronic device with one or more processors, obtaining a data set; identifying, based on the data set, a first data point set on a first embedding space, wherein each data point included in the first data point set corresponds to each data included in the data set; identifying a modified first data point set on the first embedding space based on the first data point set by adjusting a property associated with a distribution of the first data point set, wherein the modified first data point set includes at least one modified data point which is not included in the first data point set; and providing a Modified Image of Data (MIOD) by representing the modified first data point set on an imaging space may be provided. |
| US11748444B2 |
Device and method for processing data samples
The present invention provides to a processing of data samples by an arrangement comprising a signal processing chip for executing predetermined operations and a processor for executing any kind of software code. In particular, it is not only possible that the general purpose processor, which executes the software code can process results from the signal processing chip, but also the signal processing chip can receive the results of the general purpose processor for applying further operations. In this way, the flexibility and efficiency of the processing can be further improved. |
| US11748443B2 |
Permuting in a matrix-vector processor
A circuit comprises an input register configured to receive an input vector of elements, a control register configured to receive a control vector of elements, wherein each element of the control vector corresponds to a respective element of the input vector, and wherein each element specifies a permutation of a corresponding element of the input vector, and a permute execution circuit configured to generate an output vector of elements corresponding to a permutation of the input vector. Generating each element of the output vector comprises accessing, at the input register, a particular element of the input vector, accessing, at the control register, a particular element of the control vector corresponding to the particular element of the input vector, and outputting the particular element of the input vector as an element at a particular position of the output vector that is selected based on the particular element of the control vector. |
| US11748442B2 |
Image matching device
An image matching device includes a weight determination unit and a matching unit. Based on a synthesized frequency characteristic obtained by synthesizing a frequency characteristic of a first image with a frequency characteristic of a second image and an ideal synthesized frequency characteristic that is an ideal one obtained by synthesizing the frequency characteristic of the first image with the frequency characteristic of the second image, the weight determination unit determines a weight relating to frequency in performing matching of the first image and a third image. The matching unit performs matching of the first image and the third image based on the determined weight. |
| US11748437B2 |
System and method for management of commercial virtual assistant services
Techniques for management of commercial virtual assistant services are provided. The techniques include receiving a query from a user within an organization. The techniques include determining if generating at least a portion of a response to the query will require use of a paid service and determining if at least one other virtual assistant within the organization has cached information usable to generate the at least a portion of the response to the query that requires use of the paid service. The techniques further include determining if the information cached by the at least one other virtual assistant is valid based in part on the query and receiving the information from the at least one other virtual assistant when the cached information is valid and include generating the at least a portion of the response to the query that requires use of the paid service using the received information. |
| US11748433B2 |
Communicating URL categorization information
A URL categorization query is received. The URL categorization query includes at least one URL. The URL is used to determine a set of keys. A database is queried using the determined set of keys. Categorization information is returned. The returned URL categorization information can be used to enforce policies. |
| US11748429B2 |
Indexing native application data
Methods, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for indexing native application data. In one aspect, a method includes: receiving, by a search engine and from a mobile device, a set of data that is generated by a native application on the mobile device, the set of data including (i) data that identifies the native application, (ii) a representation of viewed content, (iii) a link to the viewed content that, when selected, launches the viewed content in the native application; storing, by the search engine, (i) the data that identifies the native application, and (ii) the link to the viewed content in association with the viewed content; and using the stored set of data in generating a search result that (i) references the viewed content, and (ii) includes the link to the viewed content that, when selected, launches the viewed content in the native application. |
| US11748425B2 |
Highlighting content portions of search results without a client add-on
This invention discloses the ability to automatically have portions of content that match the results for a search term(s): be highlighted. This saves users a lot of time when trying to find information of interest to them. It is especially delightful for users to automagically have this ability available without having to install any additional software components to their computing devices. |
| US11748423B2 |
Providing user specific information for services
A method is disclosed in which one or more pieces of user information are obtained. The one or more pieces of user information are indicative of at least one attribute of a user and/or include at least one piece of information associated with the user. In the method, one or more pieces of user probability information are determined based on the one or more pieces of user information. The one or more pieces of user probability information are indicative of a probability that the one or more pieces of user information are linked to the user. One user identity is determined based on the one or more pieces of user probability information. It is further disclosed an according apparatus, computer program and system. |
| US11748420B1 |
Optimizing display of disclosure based on prior interactions
Systems and methods for facilitating optimization of documents based on prior interactions according to one or more example embodiments are shown. Such systems and methods make use of analyzing information obtained from financial institution computing system as well as other third party networks. Such systems and methods also make use of analyzing information stored from previous interactions with documents (e.g., financial disclosures). In some embodiments, this analysis of data allows for documents, such as disclosure documents, to emphasize features or sections that are of particular interest to the individual receiving the document. Information associated with one or more sections of a disclosure document may be pushed to account holders based on a disclosure associated event. |
| US11748418B2 |
Storage aggregator controller with metadata computation control
This disclosure describes a storage aggregator controller with metadata computation control. The storage aggregator controller communicates, via a host interface, over a computer network with one or more remote hosts, and also communicates, via a storage device interface, with a plurality of local storage devices, which are separate from the remote host(s) and which have respective non-volatile memories. The storage aggregator controller manages the local storage devices for storage or retrieval of media objects. The storage aggregator controller also governs a selective computation, at aggregator control circuitry or at a storage device controller of one or more of the storage devices, of metadata that defines content characteristics of the media objects that are retrieved from the plurality of storage devices or that are received from the one or more hosts over the computer network for storage in the plurality of storage devices. |
| US11748417B2 |
Curation and provision of digital content
A method includes accessing a structured content item from a first database and event data from a second database, the event data including sets of event attributes in a multi-dimensional namespace and associated with a respective point in time; determining a relevancy profile characterizing a metric of relevancy of the structured content item over a respective time interval, the metric of relevancy including a distance in the multi-dimensional namespace between attributes associated with the structured content and the sets of event attributes; generating, using the relevancy profile, second digital content including a subset of the structured content item; and providing the second digital content for rendering on a device. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US11748414B2 |
Methods and systems of operating computerized neural networks for modelling CSR-customer relationships
In one aspect, a computerized method for operating computerized neural networks for modelling CSR-customer relationships includes the step of receiving a user query. The user query comprises a set of digital text from a customer as input into an online CSR system. The method includes the step of filtering out unnecessary content of the user query. The method includes the step of splitting filtered user query in a sentence wise manner. The method includes the step of feeding the tokenized user query into a contextualized word representation model. The method includes the step of generating a set of context-aware feature vectors from the contextualized word representation model. With the set of context-aware feature vectors, the method implements a decision-making function to generate an identified customer query. The method includes the step of receiving an agent response, wherein the agent response is a response to the user query, and wherein the agent response comprises a set of digital text from an agent. With an LSTM network, the method generates a user query tensor vector. With the LSTM network, generating an agent query tensor vector. The method includes the step of concatenating the user query tensor vector and the agent query tensor vector to produce a single tensor, wherein the single tensor is processable by a neural network. |
| US11748411B2 |
Cognitive session graphs including blockchains
A method, system and computer-usable medium for providing cognitive insights comprising receiving data from a plurality of data sources, the plurality of data sources comprising a blockchain data source, the blockchain data source providing blockchain data; processing the data from the plurality of data sources, the processing the data from the plurality of data sources performing data enriching to provide enriched data; generating the cognitive session graph, the cognitive session graph being associated with a session, the cognitive session graph comprising at least some enriched data; and, associating a cognitive blockchain with the cognitive session graph. |
| US11748407B2 |
Activity level based management and upload of ride monitoring data of rides of a mobility service provider
A system and method are disclosed for monitoring rides in a vehicle in which a driver of the vehicle picks up a rider at a pickup location and drives the rider to a drop-off destination. The system includes at least one sensor arranged in the vehicle and configured to capture sensor data during the rides, a transceiver configured to communicate with a personal electronic device of a driver of the vehicle, a non-volatile memory configured to store data; and a processor. The system captures sensor data during a ride, determines an activity index indicating an activity level within the vehicle during the ride, and stores the sensor data captured during the ride with the activity index as metadata. In response to an upload request, the system uploads sensor data depending on the activity level. |
| US11748401B2 |
Generating congruous metadata for multimedia
A method of generating congruous metadata is provided. The method includes receiving a similarity measure between at least two multimedia objects. Each multimedia object has associated metadata. If the at least two multimedia objects are similar based on the similarity measure and a similarity threshold, the associated metadata of each of the multimedia objects are compared. Then, based on the comparison of the associated metadata of each of the at least two multimedia objects, the method further includes generating congruous metadata. Metadata may be tags, for example. |
| US11748396B2 |
Systems and methods for generating metadata associated with learning resources
Systems and methods for generating metadata for at least one learning resource are provided. The system includes at least one data storage device storing a plurality of predefined metadata templates, each of the metadata templates having a plurality of metadata fields and a processor in data communication with the at least one data storage device. The processor is configured to receive the at least one learning resource, the at least one learning resource including an electronic file having a learning resource type and content data, select a metadata template from the predefined metadata templates based upon the learning resource type of the at least one learning resource, determine a topic associated with the learning resource, and customize the selected metadata template by adding one or more predefined metadata fields associated with the topic of the learning resource. |
| US11748395B2 |
Developing object ontologies and data usage models using machine learning
An enterprise ontology, an application data usage model, and/or cross-application data dependencies may be developed using artificial intelligence. Using pattern recognition and/or information extraction techniques, the artificial intelligence may analyze application source code to identify common DDL or SQL statements to formulate an ontology and/or a usage model for the application. A plurality of application ontologies and/or data usage models may be used to build a semantic hub. The semantic hub may be analyzed to identify data redundancies, data use frequency, potential data quality challenges, and/or data dependencies between applications to produce a data abstraction model that allows legacy applications to communicate with one or more data stores. |
| US11748391B1 |
Population of online forms based on semantic and context search
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for population of online forms based on semantic and context search. In an embodiment, a system receives a query associated with a user. The system uses a first portion of text elements in the query to select a semantic ontology and to determine a requested output type of semantic object. The system identifies semantic objects of the requested output type in a data store. The system uses a second portion of the text elements in the query to identify contextual information associated with the requested output type, and uses the contextual information to retrieve knowledge-graph data associated with the user. The system filters the identified semantic objects based on the knowledge-graph data, and presents the results. The system receives a selection of a presented result, and enters the retrieved knowledge-graph data according to the selected semantic ontology into an associated fillable online form. |
| US11748390B1 |
Evaluating key performance indicators of information technology service
Technologies are disclosed for providing a common information model. Features include: detecting a scheduled time for a key performance indicator reflecting how a service provided by one or more entities is performing, entity definition information recording the association between the entities and its machine data, service definition information associating the entities that provide the service, and the KPI being defined by a search query, including a field identifier specified in a data model, the KPI derives a value from the machine data; performing the query in response to said detecting, including: associating values in the machine data having disparate field names in accordance with disparate schemas with the field identifier specified in the data model, and processing the associated values as semantically equivalent data instances. In doing so, values having the same semantic (or related semantics) can be used together despite being associated with disparate field names from disparate schemas. |
| US11748385B2 |
Metadata tag auto-application to posted entries
A system and a method are disclosed for receiving, from a source of a plurality of candidate sources, a payload comprising content and metadata. The system selects a destination to which to route the payload based on the source and the content, and generates an entry at the destination based on the content. The system inputs the metadata into a classification engine, and receives, as output from the classification engine, one or more classifications for the payload. The system applies a metadata tag to the entry, the metadata tag indicating the one or more classifications. The system receives a search request from a client device specifying at least one of the one or more classifications, and, in response to receiving the search request, provides the entry to the client device based on a matching classification. |
| US11748383B1 |
Cohort selection with privacy protection
Assembling a cohort includes: receiving genetic characteristic information pertaining to a desired genetic characteristic; using the genetic characteristic information to search a data storage comprising information of previously genotyped individuals to derive a candidate group having the desired genetic characteristic; and assembling the cohort based at least in part on the candidate group. |
| US11748371B2 |
Systems and methods for searching for and translating real estate descriptions from diverse sources utilizing an operator-based product definition
Systems and methods for managing, generating, and reporting real estate data from a plurality of source databases that are distributed over a computer network are disclosed and described. |
| US11748366B2 |
Shared folder backed integrated workspaces
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for shared folder backed integrated workspaces. In some implementations, a content management system can provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that integrates communications and content management into a single user interface. The user interface can include mechanisms that allow a user to provide input to generate a new workspace. The user interface can provide a mechanism to allow a user to view conversations related to the workspace and/or content items associated with the workspace. The user interface can present representations of content items associated with the workspace and allow the user to provide input to generate, view, edit, and share content items associated with the workspace. |