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| US11758830B2 |
Memory device structure with protective element
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The structure includes a semiconductor substrate and a data storage element over the semiconductor substrate. The structure also includes an ion diffusion barrier element over the data storage element and a protective element extending along a sidewall of the ion diffusion barrier element. A bottom surface of the protective element is between a top surface of the data storage element and a bottom surface of the data storage element. The structure further includes a first electrode electrically connected to the data storage element and a second electrode electrically connected to the data storage element. |
| US11758827B2 |
Monofilament for producing an Nb3Sn-containing superconductor wire, especially for internal oxidation
A monofilament (100) for producing an Nb3Sn-containing superconductor wire (33) includes a powder core (1) with an Sn-containing powder, a reaction tube (3) composed of an Nb alloy that includes Nb and at least one further alloy component X. The powder core is disposed within the reaction tube. The monofilament also includes at least one source (4) for at least one partner component Pk. A respective source includes one or more source structures at a unitary radial position in the monofilament. The alloy component X and the partner component Pk form precipitates XPk on reaction annealing of the monofilament in which Sn from the powder core and Nb from the reaction tube react to produce Nb3Sn. The powder core is disposed in a moderation tube, which in turn is disposed within the reaction tube. This provides a monofilament for a powder-in-tube based Nb3Sn-containing superconductor wire with improved current carrying capacity. |
| US11758822B2 |
Magnetic memory element incorporating dual perpendicular enhancement layers
The present invention is directed to a magnetic memory element including a magnetic free layer structure incorporating two magnetic free layers separated by a perpendicular enhancement layer (PEL) and having a variable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to layer planes thereof; an insulating tunnel junction layer formed adjacent to the magnetic free layer structure; a magnetic reference layer structure formed adjacent to the insulating tunnel junction layer opposite the magnetic free layer structure; an anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer formed adjacent to the magnetic reference layer structure; and a magnetic fixed layer formed adjacent to the anti-ferromagnetic coupling layer. The magnetic reference layer structure includes first, second, and third magnetic reference layers separated by two PELs and having a first invariable magnetization direction substantially perpendicular to layer planes thereof. The magnetic fixed layer has a second invariable magnetization direction substantially opposite to the first invariable magnetization direction. |
| US11758820B2 |
Protective passivation layer for magnetic tunnel junctions
A magnetic device for magnetic random access memory (MRAM), spin torque MRAM, or spin torque oscillator technology is disclosed wherein a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) with a sidewall is formed between a bottom electrode and a top electrode. A passivation layer that is a single layer or multilayer comprising one of B, C, or Ge, or an alloy thereof wherein the B, C, and Ge content, respectively, is at least 10 atomic % is formed on the MTJ sidewall to protect the MTJ from reactive species during subsequent processing including deposition of a dielectric layer that electrically isolates the MTJ from adjacent MTJs, and during annealing steps around 400° C. in CMOS fabrication. The single layer is about 3 to 10 Angstroms thick and may be an oxide or nitride of B, C, or Ge. The passivation layer is preferably amorphous to prevent diffusion of reactive oxygen or nitrogen species. |
| US11758817B2 |
Film structure and method for manufacturing the same
A film structure (10) includes a substrate (11), a piezoelectric film (14) formed on the substrate (11) and containing first composite oxide represented by a composition formula Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3, and a piezoelectric film (15) formed on the piezoelectric film (14) and containing second composite oxide represented by a composition formula Pb(Zr1-yTiy)O3. In the composition formulae, x satisfies 0.10 |
| US11758814B2 |
Heat-utilizing power generation battery and heat-utilizing power generation method using same
An object of the present invention is to provide a stable thermoelectric battery. The object can be solved by a thermoelectric battery comprising a working electrode containing a n-type silicon and germanium, a counter electrode, and a solid electrolyte having a polymer having a specific repeating unit with a molecular weight of 200 to 1,000,000, or a derivative thereof, wherein the solid electrolyte contains copper ions or iron ions as an ion source. |
| US11758806B2 |
Compound for organic electric element, organic electric element using the same, and an electronic device thereof
The present invention provides the compound represented by Formula 1, an organic electric element comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, and an organic material layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and electronic device thereof, and by employing the compound represented by Formula 1 in the organic material layer, the driving voltage of the organic electric element can be lowered, and the luminous efficiency and life time of the electric element can be improved. |
| US11758804B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Novel metal compounds having a first ligand LA that has the following formula: Formula I useful as emitters in OLED application are disclosed. |
| US11758801B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and fused polycyclic compound for organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode facing a second electrode, and a plurality of organic layers between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein at least one organic layer among the plurality of organic layers includes a fused polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below, thereby showing improved emission efficiency. |
| US11758800B2 |
Polymer material, material for electroluminescence device, liquid composition, thin film, and electroluminescence device
A polymer material includes a segment of an alternating copolymer of a structural unit of a specific structure and has a glass transition temperature of greater than or equal to about 50° C. and less than or equal to about 250° C. The polymer material is capable of improving luminescence life-span of an electroluminescence device, particularly a quantum dot light emitting device. |
| US11758793B2 |
Display device including a fingerprint sensor
Provided is a display device including a substrate including a fingerprint area. The fingerprint area includes a first area and a second area. A light-emitting element layer is disposed on the substrate. The light-emitting element layer includes light-emitting elements. A sensor layer is disposed on the substrate, the sensor layer including photosensors. The light-emitting elements include a first light-emitting element arranged in the first area and a second light-emitting element arranged in the second area. During a fingerprint sensing period, the first light-emitting element emits light and the second light-emitting element does not emit light. |
| US11758792B2 |
Display panel including stacked penetrating through-holes
A display panel is divided into a display area and a camera area. The camera area includes a first through-hole, a first light-transmitting layer, an inorganic layer, a second through-hole, a second light-transmitting layer, and an image acquisition device. The manufacturing method of the display panel includes a rigid substrate providing step, a flexible substrate forming step, a first etching step, a first light- transmitting layer forming step, a first thin-film transistor (TFT) forming step, a second etching step, a second light-transmitting layer forming step, a second TFT forming step, a rigid substrate stripping step, and an image acquisition device disposing step. |
| US11758789B2 |
Electronic device comprising display panel and input sensor disposed on display panel
An electronic device includes a display panel that includes a plurality of light emitting elements, and an input sensor disposed on the display panel and that includes a plurality of mesh patterns. The mesh patterns include a plurality of openings formed therein and spaced apart from each other in a first direction and a second direction that crosses the first direction. The mesh patterns include a plurality of conductive patterns spaced apart from each other in a direction that cross the first and second directions, where a center opening of the plurality of openings is disposed therebetween, and a plurality of mesh lines disposed along an edge of the center opening and connected to the conductive patterns. Each of the conductive patterns includes at least one cut-away portion opened toward one of the openings. |
| US11758788B2 |
Method of manufacturing display panel with color control layer including wall bases having reflective layers on sidewalls thereof
Disclosed are display panels and methods of manufacturing substrates. The display panel comprises a lower display substrate that includes a plurality of light emitting elements, and an upper display substrate that includes a color control layer and is on the lower display substrate. The color control layer includes a plurality of walls each of which includes a wall base including an organic material and a reflective layer including a metallic material, and the color control layer also includes a plurality of color control parts which are disposed between the plurality of walls and at least one of which includes a quantum dot. The reflective layer surrounds at least a portion of a sidewall of the wall base, which results in an increase in luminous efficiency and an improvement in brightness. |
| US11758787B2 |
Display panel and display device with balanced brightness difference between edge and center of display area
A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a display area, a substrate, an array layer located on a side of the substrate, and a light-emitting layer located on a side of the array layer away from the substrate. The light-emitting layer includes light-emitting elements. The display panel also includes a color filter layer located on a side of the light-emitting layer away from the substrate. The color filter layer includes color filter openings. In the display area, the color filter openings include a first color filter opening and a second color filter opening. The first color filter opening is located between the second color filter opening and an edge of the display panel. An orthographic projection area of the first color filter opening on the substrate is larger than an orthographic projection area of the second color filter opening on the substrate. |
| US11758783B2 |
Display device
Provided is a display device which includes a substrate having a display area and a non-display area, and a plurality of pads disposed in the non-display area. Each of the pads includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, a third electrode layer, a fourth electrode layer, and a fifth electrode layer which are sequentially disposed on the substrate, and the second electrode layer is in contact with the first electrode layer through a contact hole formed in one or more insulating layers. |
| US11758782B2 |
Flexible display panel and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention provides a flexible display panel and a manufacturing method of the flexible display panel. The flexible display panel includes a base substrate, an inorganic layer, an organic filling layer, source/drain metal layer traces, and a planarization layer. The source/drain metal layer traces include a first source/drain metal layer trace in a bending region and a second source/drain metal layer trace in the non-bending region. The first source/drain metal layer trace is a curved trace which can reduce a resistance change of the source/drain metal layer trace caused by bending, and can reduce a risk of breakage. |
| US11758778B2 |
Organic light emitting display apparatus
An organic light emitting display apparatus includes an organic light emitting display panel including a display area, including a transparent area and an opaque area, and a non-display area, a gate driver sequentially supplying a gate pulse to a plurality of gate lines included in the organic light emitting display panel, and an initialization unit transferring gate pulses and/or initialization control signals, output from the gate driver, to a plurality of transparent area gate lines. A camera photographing a region in a forward direction with respect to the organic light emitting display panel is provided in the transparent area of a rear surface of the organic light emitting display panel. A first pixel driving circuit provided in the transparent area includes two transistors, and a second pixel driving circuit provided in the opaque area includes at least three transistors. |
| US11758776B2 |
Display panel and method of fabricating the same
Provided are a display panel and a method of fabricating the same. The display panel includes a display region including a first pixel region where a plurality of pixels are disposed, a sensing region including a second pixel region where a plurality of pixel groups are disposed, and a light transmitting part disposed between the pixel groups. At least the second pixel region includes a light shield layer, and the light shield layer includes an opening hole corresponding to the light transmitting part. |
| US11758770B2 |
Display panel and display device with pixel electrode overlapping transparent wires configured to reduce laser-etching damage
The present disclosure provides a display panel having a first display area and a second display area, the display panel including: a substrate; a driving device layer on a side of the substrate, including transistors; a first electrode layer in the first display area and on a side of the driving device layer away from the substrate, including first electrodes; a first transparent part in the first display area and between the driving device layer and the first electrode layer, including first padding layers, which are electrically connected to the transistors; and a second transparent part in the first display area and between the first transparent part and the first electrodes, including second padding layers for connecting to the first padding layers, that the transistors transmit signals to the first electrodes through the first padding layers and the second padding layers. |
| US11758769B2 |
Organic light emitting display panel having improved light efficiency and organic light emitting display device including the same
A display panel can include a substrate including an active area and a non-active area; a transistor disposed on the substrate; an insulation film disposed on the transistor, the insulation film including at least one concave portion; and a sub-pixel electrically connected to the transistor, the sub-pixel including an organic light emitting diode disposed on the insulation film. The sub-pixel includes at least two light emitting parts and at least one non-light emitting part, and the at least one non-light emitting part is disposed between the at least two light emitting parts. A surface of the organic light emitting diode includes at least one protrusion located in at least one of the at least two light emitting parts. |
| US11758768B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus comprising self-assembled layer containing fluorine
An organic light-emitting display apparatus including a substrate, a first first electrode on the substrate, a first organic functional layer on the first first electrode, the first organic functional layer including a first emission layer, a first second electrode on the first organic functional layer, a second first electrode on the substrate, the second first electrode being spaced apart from the first first electrode, a second organic functional layer on the second first electrode, the second organic functional layer including a second emission layer, a second second electrode on the second organic functional layer, and a self-assembled layer between the first organic functional layer and the second organic functional layer, the self-assembled layer containing fluorine. |
| US11758763B2 |
Display panel, method for manufacturing the same, and display device
A display panel is provided, including an array substrate; a light-emitting layer located at a side of the array substrate and including a plurality of light-emitting units; a touch dielectric layer located at a side of the light-emitting layer facing away from the array substrate and including a plurality of first apertures; a black matrix located within each of the plurality of first apertures; and a color filter layer located at a side of the touch dielectric layer facing away from the array substrate and including a plurality of color filter units. An orthographic projection of each of the plurality of first apertures on the light-emitting layer is located between two adjacent light-emitting units of the plurality of light-emitting units. The plurality of color filter units is in one-to-one correspondence to the plurality of light-emitting units. |
| US11758761B2 |
Organic light emitting display device
An organic light emitting display device includes: a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate; a pixel defining layer on the substrate, the pixel defining layer defining a first opening which exposes at least a part of the first electrode; an organic light emitting layer on the first electrode; a second electrode on the organic light emitting layer; a thin film encapsulation layer on the second electrode; a sensing electrode on the thin film encapsulation layer; a low refractive index layer on the sensing electrode, the low refractive index layer defining a second opening which overlaps the first opening; and a high refractive index layer on the thin film encapsulation layer. A gap between an edge of the first opening and an edge of the second opening is constant irrespective of direction. |
| US11758760B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode having color distances between pixel electrodes and organic emission layers and light-emitting display apparatus comprising the same
An organic light-emitting display apparatus including; a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode, a third pixel electrode; a first lower functional layer, a second lower functional layer, and a third lower functional layer; a first organic emission layer for emitting a first color, a second organic emission layer for emitting a second color, and a third organic emission layer for emitting a third color; an opposite electrode; and a first upper functional layer, a second upper functional layer, and a third upper functional layer respectively disposed between the opposite electrode and the first organic emission layer, the second organic emission layer, and the third organic emission layer and each having a thickness that is equal to or greater than about 1300 Å and less than or equal to about 1800 Å. |
| US11758756B2 |
Packaging structure, display panel and display device including microstructure layer
Provided is a packaging structure, including an inorganic packaging layer and an organic packaging layer that are laminated on a substrate, wherein the organic packaging layer includes a microstructure layer and a planarization layer, a refractive index of the planarization layer being lower than that of the microstructure layer; wherein the microstructure layer includes a base structure on the inorganic packaging layer and a plurality of protrusion structures spaced apart on a surface of the base structure away from the inorganic packaging layer; and the planarization layer fills at least gaps between adjacent protrusion structures, and a side of the planarization layer away from the inorganic packaging layer is of a planar structure. |
| US11758754B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus having enhanced heat dissipation performance is provided. The display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area with a light emitting device disposed therein and a non-display area surrounding the display area, an adhesive layer covering the light emitting device, a heat dissipation substrate provided on the adhesive layer, a pad part provided in the non-display area of the substrate, a circuit film electrically connected to the pad part, and a printed circuit board disposed on the heat dissipation substrate and electrically connected to the circuit film, wherein the heat dissipation substrate is disposed in the outermost portion of the display apparatus. |
| US11758750B2 |
Bendable backplane structure and OLED display assembly
A bendable backplane structure is provided. The bendable backplane structure includes a first flexible layer, and a metal layer which is disposed on the first flexible layer and includes a first metal section and a second metal section, wherein the first metal section includes a first extension, the second metal section includes a second extension, and the first extension is disposed corresponding to the second extension in a lamination direction from the first flexible layer toward the metal layer. The bendable backplane further also includes a second flexible layer which is disposed on the metal layer. |
| US11758749B2 |
Organic EL element having one functional layer with NaF and the other functional layer with Yb
An organic electroluminescence element includes an anode, an organic light emitting layer disposed on an upper side of the anode, a first functional layer disposed over the organic light emitting layer and including NaF, a second functional layer disposed over the first functional layer and including an organic material containing Yb, and a cathode disposed on an upper side of the second functional layer. A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence element, includes forming an anode, forming an organic light emitting layer on an upper side of the anode, forming a first functional layer including NaF over the organic light emitting layer, forming a second functional layer including an organic material containing Yb over the first functional layer, and forming a cathode on an upper side of the second functional layer. |
| US11758748B2 |
Perovskite light-emitting diode with adjustable light field
This disclosure provides a perovskite light-emitting diode with an adjustable light field, including a glass layer, an anode, a hole transport layer, an emission layer, an electron transport layer and a cathode in sequence from top to bottom. The electron transport layer is provided with a periodic nano-grating structure. |
| US11758742B2 |
Increased-transparency photovoltaic device
A photovoltaic device comprises plural layers separated into plural cells, each comprising a region of a photoactive layer and electrodes on opposite sides thereof. Each of the regions of the photoactive layer are formed comprising a first part that comprises photoactive material and a second part that is not photoactive and that has a greater transmittance of visible light than the light absorbing photoactive material, in pre-selected locations, or in a pre-selected distribution of locations, across the region of the photoactive layer. One of the first and second parts are located in plural separate areas within the other of the first and second parts. The transparency of the photovoltaic device is increased by the transmission of light through the second part that is not photoactive. |
| US11758741B2 |
Dimension control for raised lines
Methods, systems, and devices for dimension control for raised lines are described. For example, the techniques described herein may be used to fabricate raised lines (e.g., orthogonal raised lines). The lines may be fabricated such that an overall area of each line is consistent. In some examples, the techniques may be applied to form memory cells across multiple memory tiles, multiple memory arrays, and/or multiple wafers such that each memory cell comprises a consistent overall area. To form the lines and/or memory cells, a material associated with a desired properties may be deposited after performing a first cut. Due to the properties associated with the material, a width of the second cut may be affected, thus resulting in more uniform lines and/memory cells. |
| US11758733B2 |
3D memory multi-stack connection method
In some aspects of the present disclosure, a memory device includes a first memory array including: a plurality of memory strings spaced from each other along a first lateral direction and a second lateral direction, each of the plurality of memory strings including a plurality of memory cells arranged along a vertical direction; and a plurality of first conductive structures extending along the vertical direction; wherein each of the plurality of first conductive structures includes a first portion and a second portion; wherein the first portion extends across the plurality of memory cells of a corresponding pair of the plurality of memory strings along the vertical direction, and the second portion is disposed over the first portion along the vertical direction; and wherein the second portion extends farther than the first portion along at least one of the first or second lateral direction. |
| US11758731B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device having a shielding layer and method for forming the same
A three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes a peripheral device, a plurality of memory strings, a layer between the peripheral device and the plurality of memory strings, and a contact. The layer includes a conduction region and an isolation region. The contact extends through the isolation region of the layer. |
| US11758726B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor memory device according to an embodiment comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a stacked body having a plurality of first insulating layers and conductive layers stacked alternately on the semiconductor substrate; a columnar semiconductor layer contacting the semiconductor substrate in the stacked body being provided extending in a stacking direction of the stacked body and including a first portion and a second portion which is provided above the first portion; a memory layer provided on a side surface of the columnar semiconductor layer facing the stacked conductive layers and extending along the columnar semiconductor layer; and a second insulating layer provided between one of the first insulating layer and the conductive layers of the stacked body. The columnar semiconductor layer has a boundary of the first portion and the second portion, the boundary being close to the second insulating layer; and an average value of an outer diameter of the memory layer facing a side surface of the second insulating layer is larger than that of of the memory layer facing a side surface of a lowermost layer of the first insulating layers in the second portion. |
| US11758725B2 |
Memory device and manufacturing method thereof
A memory device and a respective manufacturing method are set forth, wherein the memory device includes: a peripheral circuit layer including a plurality of conductive pads; a bonding structure disposed on the peripheral circuit layer; a cell stack structure disposed on the bonding structure, the cell stack structure including a plurality of gate conductive patterns; and a plurality of vertical gate contact structures respectively connecting the plurality of conductive pads and the plurality of gate conductive patterns while penetrating the bonding structure, wherein each of the plurality of gate conductive patterns includes a first horizontal part and a second horizontal part, which extend horizontally from a cell region to a contact region, and a third horizontal part connected to one end of the first horizontal part and one end of the second horizontal part, the third horizontal part being connected to a corresponding gate contact structure. |
| US11758720B2 |
Flash memory cell
A method of forming a flash memory cell includes the following steps. A first dielectric layer and a floating gate layer are deposited on a substrate sequentially. Three blocking structures having oblique sidewalls broaden from bottom to top penetrating through the first dielectric layer and the floating gate layer are formed. A first part and a second part of the floating gate layer between two adjacent blocking structures are etched respectively, so that a first floating gate having two sharp top corners and oblique sidewalls, and a second floating gate having two sharp top corners and oblique sidewalls, are formed. The three blocking structures are removed. A first isolating layer and a first selective gate covering the first floating gate are formed and a second isolating layer and a second selective gate covering the second floating gate are formed. A flash memory cell formed by said method is also provided. |
| US11758719B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor device
A three-dimensional semiconductor device includes a first gate group on a lower structure and a second gate group on the first gate group. The first gate group includes first pad regions that are: (1) lowered in a first direction that is parallel to an upper surface of the lower structure and (2) raised in a second direction that is parallel to an upper surface of the lower structure and perpendicular to the first direction. The second gate group includes second pad regions that are sequentially raised in the first direction and raised in the second direction. |
| US11758713B2 |
Semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes first and second trenches in respective first and second regions in a substrate, a first isolation structure having a first inner wall oxide pattern, a first liner, and a first filling insulation pattern sequentially stacked I the first trench, a second isolation structure having a second inner wall oxide pattern, a second liner, and a second filling insulation pattern sequentially stacked I the second trench, a first gate structure having a first high-k dielectric pattern, a first P-type metal pattern, and a first N-type metal pattern sequentially stacked on the first region, and a second gate structure having a second high-k dielectric pattern and a second N-type metal pattern sequentially stacked on the second region, wherein the first and second liners protrude above upper surfaces of the first and second inner wall oxide patterns and the first and second filling insulation patterns, respectively. |
| US11758703B2 |
Display module and display device
A display module and a display device, the display module includes a display panel including a substrate, a driving circuit layer, and a display function layer; a heat dissipation layer is arranged on a side of the substrate away from the driving circuit layer and configured to dissipate heat of the display panel, a material of the heat dissipation layer comprises a thermally conductive metal material; the heat dissipation layer comprises a plurality of heat dissipation channels regularly arranged, and each of the heat dissipation channels is configured to pass a heat dissipation medium, thereby alleviating a problem of heat concentration in current vehicle-mounted display devices. |
| US11758702B2 |
Noise mitigation for head-mounted device
A head-mounted device can effectively manage heat while also managing noise output in a manner that reduces the user's perception thereof. For example, a support member extending across a flow channel can provide multiple sections with different profiles and/or cross-sectional dimensions within the flow channel. Each of the profiles and/or cross-sectional dimensions can generate tonal noises at different frequencies, so that the tonal noises generated are distributed across multiple frequencies to mask such tonal noises among broadband noises that are generated by the head-mounted device. Such a support member can be moveably positioned within the flow channel and rigidly coupled to other components of the head-mounted device. Such a support member can also be used to draw heat away from other components of the head-mounted device to be dissipated by the flow of air within the flow channel. |
| US11758698B2 |
Power semiconductor cooling module for electric vehicle
Provided is a power semiconductor cooling module for an electric vehicle. The power semiconductor cooling module for an electric vehicle, according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, is electrically connected to a motor and comprises: a box-shaped housing part having an inner space; a power element part disposed in the inner space and electrically connected to a motor via at least one busbar; a heat dissipation part disposed in the inner space so as to make contact with the power element part in order to cool heat generated from the power element part; and a heat backflow prevention member disposed so as to surround at least a portion of the total length of the busbar, and disposed so as to make contact with the heat dissipation part. |
| US11758696B2 |
Cooling structure and cooling control system
A cooling structure for an electronic control unit which is mounted in a vehicle, includes: a duct having a flow channel on which the electronic control unit is disposed; and a blower configured to take air in the inside of the vehicle and to emit the air to the flow channel of the duct, wherein the duct is configured to: cool the electronic control unit with the air emitted from the blower; and discharge air which has been used to cool the electronic control unit to the outside of the vehicle. |
| US11758694B2 |
Switch cabinet arrangement with at least one IT rack or switch cabinet housing and with at least one cooling unit, and a corresponding method
The invention relates to a switch cabinet arrangement with at least one IT rack or switch cabinet housing and with at least one cooling device, which has an air-liquid heat exchanger for cooling components accommodated in the IT rack or switch cabinet housing with cooled air, wherein the air-liquid heat exchanger comprises a first flow for cooled liquid and a first return for heated liquid, wherein the cooling device comprises a liquid-liquid heat exchanger, to the second flow of which the first return of the air-liquid heat exchanger is connected. A corresponding method is further described. |
| US11758691B2 |
Heat dissipation structure and electronic device adopting the same
A heat dissipation structure adapted to dissipate heat from a heat-generating structure includes a heat dissipation unit and a liquid metal layer. The heat dissipation unit includes a heat dissipation body and an anti-corrosion metal layer formed on the heat dissipation body. The liquid metal layer is disposed between the heat-generating structure and the anti-corrosion metal layer, and is opposite to the heat dissipation body. An electronic device that adopts the heat dissipation structure is also disclosed. |
| US11758688B2 |
Heat dissipation device
Disclosed is a heat dissipation device including a base, a plurality of heat pipes and a heat dissipation structure. The base includes a support plate, a plurality of through-pipe grooves are arranged in the support plate. Each heat pipe includes a heat absorption section and a heat transfer section connected to the heat absorption section, where the heat absorption section is arranged in the through-pipe grooves and at least one heat transfer section of the heat pipe is away from the support plate in the perpendicular direction to the support plate. The heat dissipation structure is arranged on the first surface of the support plate, and the heat transfer section of the plurality of heat pipes extends into the interior of the heat dissipation structure and thermally contacts the heat dissipation structure. The heat dissipation device of the present disclosure dissipates heat faster. |
| US11758687B2 |
Hot swap condenser for immersion cooling
A device for and method of hot swapping one or more electronic devices from an immersion cooling tank having a first opening, the device including a condensing device removably locatable in the first opening of the immersion cooling tank, the condensing device having a condensing coil forming a second opening through which the electronic device(s) is removable and an apparatus coupled to the condensing device for selectively adjusting a height and/or a location of the condensing device about the first opening of the immersion cooling tank. |
| US11758684B1 |
Power supply fan speed algorithm to prevent air re-circulation
A method and system improve the cooling of computer power supply unit by eliminating a reverse flow of hot air caused by an imbalance in airflow between a power supply fan and a system fan. The method determines a correlation between a system fan speed and a heightened power supply fan speed that prevents the reverse flow of hot air into the power supply unit. During the operation of the power supply unit, the system fan speed is obtained and the heightened power supply fan speed is determined from the correlation. The power supply fan is then controlled using the heightened power supply fan speed setting. |
| US11758682B2 |
Distributed infrastructure and mobile architecture for edge computing
Distributed infrastructure and mobile architecture for edge computing are disclosed. For one example, an edge computing container includes a plurality of modules. Each module has plug and play connectivity, and the modules are assembled to provide information technology (IT) space to house IT devices, cooling system, energy source and storage, and power system. The modules can be pre-fabricated and assembled as a single container unit. A source distribution unit (SDU) can assembled on an IT rack and connected to the modules. The single container unit can be loaded in a vehicle or transportation system for transportation in the process of deployment. The modules in the single container unit can also be operational during transportation. |
| US11758681B2 |
Retractable display arm
The systems and methods disclosed are directed towards a retractable and adjustable display arm for a data center cabinet that allows a user to access internal components of the data center cabinet without completely detaching a display from the data center cabinet. The retractable and adjustable display arm has an attachment base to pivotally couple the retractable and adjustable display arm to the data center cabinet, and also has a mounting portion for mounting a display, such as a computer display monitor, tablet, or the like, to the retractable and adjustable display arm. The attachment base achieves the pivotal coupling between the retractable and adjustable display arm to the data center cabinet using one or more hinges. Further, the mounting portion has one or more adjustable supports, allowing displays of varying sizes to be mounted in various locations on the mounting portion. |
| US11758680B2 |
Cable assembly providing extended LED interface
An electronic cable system operates as an extension cable to facilitate external viewing of internal infrastructure LED status. A wired cable is provided having a first end and a second end, the first end including a first I/O coupler, LED detectors and a power jack; and the second end including a second I/O coupler and a plurality of LEDs. The plurality of LEDs of the second end illuminate in response to activation of the LED detector of the first end. The first I/O coupler may plug into an internal module of electronic infrastructure, such as a server, to detect operational status of the internal module via the LED detectors. The second I/O coupler may couple to infrastructure housing, permitting the plurality of LEDs to be viewed externally of the housing. The plurality of external LEDs on the infrastructure housing mimic internal (non-viewable) status indicator LEDs of the internal module. |
| US11758674B2 |
Latch with movable handle for electronic equipment
An information handling system includes a module configured to be installed into a server rack and a handle assembly. The handle assembly includes a main frame that is rigidly affixed to the module, a handle frame that is movably affixed to the main frame, and a handle that is rigidly affixed to the handle frame. The handle frame and the handle are movable with respect to the main frame between a first, upper position, and a second, lower position. |
| US11758673B2 |
Electronic device including antenna device
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing structure including a conductive first side member, a second housing structure including a conductive second side member, a hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing structure and the second housing structure, and a printed circuit board. The first side member or the second side member may include a first side face, a second side face, a third side face, a fourth side face, a first slit formed in the fourth side face, and a second slit formed in any one of the first side face, the second side face, and the third side face. At least a part of the second side face or the third side face between the first slit and the second slit may be made of a conductive material and electrically connected to the printed circuit board as a radiating conductor. |
| US11758671B2 |
Curvature variable display device
Provided is a curvature variable display device including a back plate provided on a rear surface of a panel assembly, a first side bracket and a second side bracket respectively coupled to two sides of a rear surface of the back plate, a bending plate rotatably coupled to the first side bracket and the second side bracket, a stand post coupled to the bending plate and the stand base, a wire moving member built into the stand post to move the wire by driving a motor and change the curvature of the panel assembly and the back plate. |
| US11758668B2 |
Electronic device with a flexible display screen
An electronic device with a flexible display screen includes: a housing with a first housing and a second housing enclosed to form a receiving structure; a sliding rail mechanism arranged in the receiving structure, connected to the second housing, and slidably arranged to the first housing; a flexible display screen with a first end connected to the sliding rail mechanism and a second end connected to the first housing; and a support assembly including a first support plate connected to the first housing and a second support plate slidably connected to the first support plate as well as connected to the sliding rail mechanism. The sliding rail mechanism drives the first end of the flexible display screen to be switched between an expanded state and a retracted state. When expanding, the second support plate slides relative to the first support plate to support the expanded part of the flexible display screen. |
| US11758665B2 |
Battery connection module and battery device
The present disclosure relates to a battery connection module and a battery device. The battery connection module includes a carrying tray, a plurality of busbars and a flexible circuit board. The plurality of busbars are provided to the carrying tray. The flexible circuit board is provided to the carrying tray and includes a main board body and a plurality of connecting board bodies integrally connected to the main board body in a floatable manner and respectively electrically connected to the plurality of busbars, each connecting board body is provided to a side edge of the main board body, extends in a longitudinal direction and faces the corresponding busbar in a transverse direction, each connecting board body has a central portion and two cantilevered portions respectively extending from two opposite sides of the central portion in the longitudinal direction, each cantilevered portion has a proximal segment connected to the central portion, a distal segment opposite to the proximal segment and a curved segment positioned between the proximal segment and the distal segment, the curved segment extends along at least the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction, each connecting board body is connected to the main board body only by the distal segments of the two cantilevered portions, a gap is formed between the connecting board body and the main board body. |
| US11758663B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a folding area, a first unfolding area located on a side of the folding area, and a second unfolding area located on a second side of the folding area. The display device further includes a display module which includes a display panel, and a first circuit board which is attached to the display panel and disposed under the display module, wherein the first circuit board includes a base film, a first driving integrated circuit (“IC”) disposed in the first unfolding area, and a second driving IC disposed in the second unfolding area where the first driving IC and the second driving IC do not overlap each other in a thickness direction during folding. |
| US11758657B2 |
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer; a first wiring layer disposed on one surface of the first insulating layer and including a pad; a second insulating layer disposed on the one surface of the first insulating layer and covering the first wiring layer; a second wiring layer disposed on one surface of the second insulating layer and including a metal pattern; a third insulating layer disposed on the one surface of the second insulating layer and covering the second wiring layer; and a cavity extending through each of the second and third insulating layers, and having a bottom surface and a sidewall respectively exposing the pad of the first wiring layer and the metal pattern of the second wiring layer. The cavity includes a non-through groove in the one surface of the first insulating layer. |
| US11758655B2 |
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer disposed on a lower surface of the first insulating layer, an electronic component embedded in the second insulating layer and at least partially in contact with the first insulating layer, a first wiring layer disposed on an upper surface of the first insulating layer, a second wiring layer disposed on a lower surface of the second insulating layer, and a first wiring via penetrating through the first and second insulating layers and connecting at least portions of the first and second wiring layers to each other. |
| US11758654B2 |
Circuit substrate, chip, series circuit, circuit board and electronic device
The present invention discloses a circuit substrate including an insulation layer; a metal layer disposed on a first surface of the insulation layer; and a first solder pad and a second solder pad disposed on a second surface of the insulation layer opposite the metal layer. Shortest distances between soldering dots on the metal layer and a projected area of the first solder pad on the metal layer are shorter than a distance threshold, the shortest distance being a minimum value of vertical distances between each of the soldering dots on the metal layer and a side edge of the projected area of the first solder pad on the metal layer. The soldering dots on the metal layer correspond one-to-one to soldering dots on a corresponding die; and the side edge is adjacent to a projected area of the second solder pad on the metal layer. |
| US11758650B2 |
Flexible printed circuit board and electronic device including the same
A flexible printed circuit board includes a base film; a circuit pattern disposed on one surface of the base film; and a coverlay film covering the circuit pattern. The base film is divided into a flexible area and a rigid area, and the circuit pattern of the flexible area comprises a portion thinner than a portion of the circuit pattern of the rigid area. |
| US11758648B2 |
High-frequency board, high-frequency package, and high-frequency module
A high-frequency board includes an insulating substrate, a first line conductor, a second line conductor, a capacitor, a first bond, and a second bond. The insulating substrate has a recess on its upper surface. The first line conductor extends from an edge of the recess on the upper surface of the insulating substrate. The second line conductor faces the first line conductor across the recess on the upper surface of the insulating substrate. The capacitor overlaps the recess. The first bond joins the capacitor to the first line conductor. The second bond joins the capacitor to the second line conductor, and is spaced from the first bond. |
| US11758644B2 |
Slotted vias for circuit boards
A circuit board may include a traditional via electrically coupled to a first layer of the circuit board and coupled to a second layer of the circuit board and a slotted via formed within the circuit board proximate to the traditional via, the slotted via comprising an opening through a first surface and a second surface of the circuit board and a layer of conductive material formed on interior walls of the opening. |
| US11758641B2 |
Power supply system for improving plasma uniformity and method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a power supply system for improving plasma uniformity and a method thereof, wherein the power supply system includes a signal generating device, a first electrode and a second electrode. The signal generator is respectively connected with a plurality of signal processing circuits and is used for generating a plurality of initial signals at different frequencies; the signal processing circuits are used for processing the initial signals at corresponding frequencies; the plurality of signal processing circuits are all connected with the first electrode; and the initial signals are processed by the signal processing circuits and then act on the plasma through the first electrode. The present disclosure may effectively process signals in different power supplies, improve the stability of plasma discharge, reduce the impact of the coupling effect between different power supplies, and realize the independent control of ion flux and ion energy. |
| US11758639B2 |
Determining moving properties of a target in an extreme ultraviolet light source
An apparatus includes: a diagnostic system configured to diagnostically interact with a current target (110c) traveling along a trajectory (TR) and before the current target enters a target space; a first detection apparatus (120) configured to detect first light; a second detection apparatus (130) configured to detect second light; and a control system (150) in communication with the first and second detection apparatuses. The first light includes: light (140) produced from an interaction between the current target and the diagnostic system, and light (142) emitted from a plasma produced by a previous target. The second light includes the light (142) emitted from the plasma produced by the previous target. The control system (150) is configured to: produce an analysis signal based on first and second signals produced from respective outputs of the first and second detection apparatuses; and estimate a property of the current target based on the produced analysis signal. |
| US11758637B2 |
Lighting device with triac and wireless dimming control
Disclosed embodiments provide a lighting device that is controllable both by a triac device as well as by wireless control. When intelligent lamps are installed in indoor applications, there can be technical problems of lamp mismatch due to a triac dimmer. Disclosed embodiments provide a compatibility device. In disclosed embodiments, when the triac dimmer is in high output, at or above a predetermined threshold, a wireless controller can control the brightness, color temperature and RGB (red-green-blue) output of coupled lamps. When the triac dimmer is below the predetermined threshold, the wireless controller is not controlling dimming, the triac dimmer can control the brightness and/or color temperature of coupled lamps (LED lights). |
| US11758635B2 |
Luminaire network with sensors
The invention relates to a luminaire network, comprising a plurality of luminaires comprising a lighting apparatus, wherein a plurality of the luminaires comprise a communication unit configured to enable communication of data between said plurality of luminaires and/or with a central unit; a processing unit; a control unit configured to control the lighting apparatus as well as the communication and processing units and at least one first sensor configured to output first sensed data. The processing unit of the luminaire is configured to process the first sensed data to produce first processed data, and the luminaire network is further configured such that the first processed data of at least two luminaires is further processed to produce second processed data. The invention further relates to a method of processing sensor data in a luminaire network. |
| US11758630B2 |
Constant-current drive circuit, constant-current drive device and lamp
This application provides a constant-current drive circuit. First, the voltage at the input end is collected through peak-voltage sample and hold module to generate the input-voltage sampling signal, and the hold voltage at the current moment is obtained by calculating an average of the peak voltage of the input-voltage sampling signal and the hold voltage at the previous moment, and output as the output voltage signal to the voltage-controlled current source module. Then, a corresponding current signal is generated through the voltage-controlled current source module according to the output voltage signal and the preset second threshold voltage, and a mirror operation is performed on the current signal through the constant-current threshold control module to generate the mirrored current signal, and according to the mirrored current signal, the constant-current threshold is adjusted, so as to maintain the operation current flowing through the load a constant-current. |
| US11758627B2 |
Light emitting diode, LED, based lighting device having circuitry for detecting presence of a human body touching the live voltage
A Light Emitting Diode, LED, based lighting device arranged for connection to an Alternating Current, AC, mains supply, comprising a zero-crossing detection module arranged for detecting a zero-crossing in an AC voltage supplied by said AC mains supply, a detection pulse module arranged for providing a detection pulse based on said detected zero-crossing, a human body detection module arranged for determining a current drawn from said AC mains supply during said provided detection pulse, and for determining presence of a human body based on said determined current, wherein said detection pulse module is arranged for providing said detection pulse during a rising, positive, edge of said AC voltage. |
| US11758620B2 |
Arrangement for switching a resistor
An arrangement, comprising a heat-emitting resistor, a control device for switching the resistor and a component that is at a potential without direct reference to a drive voltage. The resistor is arranged in spatial proximity to the component, and has a first and a second partial resistor connected in series. The control device includes at least one switching device for switching the heat-emitting resistor. The first partial resistor, the switching device and the second partial resistor are connected in series in the stated order and form a series connection. The first partial resistor and the component form a first partial capacitance and the second resistor and the component form a second partial capacitance. The partial capacitances are formed in such a way that upon the switching of the resistor a current flowing in the first partial capacitance is at least partly taken up by the second partial capacitance, or vice versa. |
| US11758619B2 |
Methods and devices for managing access to shared channels
A control node is disclosed for operating in a network with shared spectrum. The control node may include one or more processors configured to execute program code to identify a spectrum allocation policy; implement a rejection strategy for managing contention-based access to a shared channel by one or more transmitters based on the identified spectrum allocation policy; and transmit or trigger transmission of a transmission request rejection in response to a transmission request by a first transmitter of the one or more transmitters according to the rejection strategy. |
| US11758618B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method, and computer-readable storage medium
A communication apparatus operating as a base station having a function of configuring a network is provided. The communication apparatus communicates with a control apparatus for controlling a network comprised of a plurality of base stations; the communication apparatus further establishes, with another base station belonging to the network, a link to be used for communication with the other base station; and the communication apparatus also notifies, in a case where a plurality of the links is established with the another base station, the control apparatus of establishment of the link. |
| US11758616B1 |
Managing mesh network connectivity using synchronized connection cost metrics
A method and system to manage connectivity of a client device in a mesh network including one or more network devices. A first network device determines a first client link cost metric associated with a first connection between the first network device and the client device. The first network device determines a first mesh link cost metric associated with a second connection between the first network device and a destination device. A first total connection cost metric is determined based on the first client link cost metric and the first mesh link cost metric. The first network device identifies a set of total connection cost metrics associated with the one or more network devices and destination device of the network. The first network device executes a connection decision in response to a comparison of the set of total connection cost metrics. |
| US11758615B2 |
User equipment (UE), evolved node-B (ENB) and methods for a packet convergence and link control (PCLC) layer
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Evolved Node-B (eNB) and methods for communication in accordance with a packet convergence and link control (PCLC) layer are generally described herein. The UE may receive, from a Fifth Generation (5G) eNB, a first group of medium access control (MAC) protocol data units (PDUs) that include PCLC PDUs. In accordance with PCLC sequence numbers (SNs), the UE may reorder the PCLC PDUs and may decipher the PCLC PDUs. The UE may receive, from a legacy eNB, a second group of MAC PDUs that include packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) PDUs encapsulated in radio link control (RLC) PDUs. The UE may reorder the RLC PDUs based on RLC SNs and may decipher the RLC PDUs based on PDCP SNs that are exclusive to the RLC SNs. |
| US11758614B2 |
Method for adjusting timer T when disaster roaming occurs, and device supporting same
Provided are a method for adjusting timer T when disaster roaming occurs, and a device supporting same. When a disaster condition is applied to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN), a user equipment (UE) performs registration with a disaster roaming PLMN. When the registration with the disaster roaming PLMN is performed, a timer for periodically searching for the HPLMN does not operate, and the HPLMN is not searched while the timer does not operate. In addition, the UE re-operates the timer on the basis of the disaster condition no longer being applied to the HPLMN or the UE leaving a disaster area. |
| US11758612B2 |
Communication method and related product
The present disclosure discloses example communication methods and access network device. One example method includes sending, by an access network device, indication information to user equipment, where the indication information indicates a manner of receiving multicast service data, and the manner of receiving multicast service data includes a unicast manner. The multicast service data is sent by the access network device in the unicast manner. |
| US11758609B2 |
Radio resource control RRC message processing method, apparatus, and system
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a radio resource control RRC message processing method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: setting up, by a first serving node, a connection to a first anchor node, and setting up, by the first anchor node, a connection to a mobility management entity MME; receiving, by the first serving node, a radio resource control RRC message sent by first user equipment UE, where the RRC message includes an RRC message carried by a signaling radio bearer SRB1 or an RRC message carried by an SRB2; and sending, by the first serving node, the RRC message to the first anchor node. |
| US11758608B2 |
Managing a persistent connection using a network component
A network component communicating with a user equipment (UE) and a server. The network component receives a first packet from the UE, wherein the first packet indicates to the network component that the network component is to perform operations on behalf of the UE to maintain a persistent connection, receives a second packet from the server and determines whether to transmit a signal to the UE based on the second packet received from the server. A UE having a transceiver and a processor. The UE transmits a first packet to the network component, wherein the first packet indicates to the network component that the network component is to perform operations on behalf of the UE to maintain a persistent connection, identifies an out of service (OOS) event, receives registration information from the network component and registers with the server based on the registration information received from the network component. |
| US11758604B2 |
Coordinated transmissions over a transient roving wireless communication channel
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for coordinating wireless communication are disclosed. One method includes generating, by a wireless radiator, a plurality of selectable directional wireless communication links capable of providing connectivity across a plurality of cells, wherein each of the cells is spatially different from other cells, and wherein each of the cells covers a cell area, wherein a plurality of hubs are located within the cell area, generating, by a controller, a cell map, wherein the cell map maps which of the directional wireless links, which of the plurality cells, and which of the hubs are active as a function of time, thereby supporting a wireless communication link between the base station and the hubs of the cell area corresponding with the active directional wireless link, and providing the cell map to the base station and the hubs of each of the cells. |
| US11758603B2 |
Service request handling
Embodiments here in relate to methods for message handling performed by an Access and Mobility Management function, AMF, and a User Equipment, UE, as well as a corresponding AMF and UE. Particularly, embodiments herein relate to methods for handling service requests performed by an Access and Mobility Management function, AMF, and a User Equipment, UE, as well as a corresponding AMF and UE. |
| US11758601B2 |
User-plane traffic routing in integrated access and backhaul deployments
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may establish a first connection between a child wireless node and a first base station and a second connection between the child wireless node and a second base station, wherein the first connection is an F1-U direct path and the second connection is an F1-U alternative path. The wireless node may forward at least a portion of user-plane traffic between the child wireless node and the first base station via the second connection and the second base station. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US11758600B1 |
Controlling dual connectivity based on inter-access-node flow of user-plane communication of dual-connectivity service
In a wireless communication system including a first access node and a second access node, where the first and second access nodes cooperatively support providing user equipment devices (UEs) with dual-connectivity service, where data flows between the first and second access nodes, and where a proper subset of the data flowing between the first and second access nodes is user-plane data of the dual-connectivity service, a method includes (i) detecting that a total volume of the user-plane data that flows between the first and second access nodes is at least as high as a predefined threshold, and (ii) based on at least the detecting, blocking new establishment of the dual-connectivity service. |
| US11758596B2 |
Method and apparatus for a relay to transmit a direct communication request message in a wireless communication system
A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment-to-User Equipment (UE-to-UE) Relay to perform a PC5 unicast link establishment procedure. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE-to-UE Relay receiving a first PC5-S message from a first User Equipment (UE), wherein the first PC5-S message includes a Layer-2 Identity (ID) of a second UE. The method further includes the UE-to-UE Relay transmitting a second PC5-S message addressed to the Layer-2 ID of the second UE for establishing a PC5 unicast link with the second UE. The method also includes the UE-to-UE Relay receiving a third PC5-S message from the second UE, wherein the third PC5-S message is transmitted by the second UE in response to reception of the second PC5-S message. |
| US11758592B2 |
Implicit beam indication
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a beam configuration for each physical cell identifier (PCI) of a set of candidate PCIs. A beam configuration for a PCI may include, for example, transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for downlink channels and reference signals or spatial relations for uplink channels and reference signals. The UE may receive an indication of a selected subset of PCIs of the set of candidate PCIs. The UE may apply the beam configuration for each PCI of the selected subset of PCIs based on the indication of the selected subset of PCIs. The UE may then communicate according to the beam configurations for the selected subset of PCIs. |
| US11758590B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting UE (user equipment) capability information for SLRB (sidelink radio bearer) configuration in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE (User Equipment) to report UE sidelink capability information to a network node. In one embodiment, the method includes the first UE establishing a unicast link with a second UE. The method also includes the first UE receiving a second sidelink capability information of the second UE from the second UE. The method further includes the first UE transmitting a first sidelink capability information of the first UE and the second sidelink capability information to the network node or transmitting a common sidelink capability information to the network node, wherein the common sidelink capability information is derived from the first sidelink capability information and the second sidelink capability information. |
| US11758588B2 |
Interference management in wireless systems
Techniques for interference mitigation in a wireless communication system are disclosed. One example method includes receiving, at a first communication node, interference status information indicative of a remote interference between the first communication node and a second communication node and performing, by the first communication node, subsequent communications to the second communication node by implementing a backoff based on a granularity. |
| US11758587B2 |
Random access process in new radio
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. Random access procedures may include various types of procedures, such as four-step or two-step random access procedures. |
| US11758585B2 |
Multi-beam random access procedure in handover execution
A method in a UE comprises: receiving a message from a network node comprising information about one or more sets of dedicated random access channel (RACH) resources, each set of dedicated RACH resources associated with a beam associated with a target cell; obtaining an estimate of beam quality for each beam associated with the sets of dedicated RACH resources; determining, based on the obtained estimate of beam quality, whether any beam associated with the one or more sets of dedicated RACH resources meets one or more criteria of a first set of criteria for performing random access; and performing random access based on whether any beam associated with the one or more sets of dedicated RACH resources meets the one or more criteria of the first set of criteria for performing random access. |
| US11758580B2 |
Channel access procedures for an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration that indicates a number of bits to be used in an indication of at least one of a listen-before-talk (LBT) category or a channel access priority class to be used for uplink communications. The UE may receive the indication of at least one of the LBT category or the channel access priority class to be used for a transmission starting point associated with one or more uplink communications, wherein the indication includes the number of bits indicated in the configuration. The UE may perform an LBT procedure for an uplink communication, of the one or more uplink communications, transmitted at the transmission starting point, according to the LBT category or the channel access priority class. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11758578B2 |
Releasing reserved resources for sidelink resource allocations
Improved resource allocation approaches for sidelink communication are provided. In an aspect, a first wireless device may reserve a first resource for a sidelink communication and second resources for retransmissions, respectively, of the sidelink communication, and may transmit the sidelink communication using the first resource. In response to determining to release the second resources, the first wireless device may transmit, to a second wireless device, a release indication indicating that the second resources are available. In an aspect, a wireless device may receive a first sidelink communication from a transmitting wireless device on a first resource, and may identify second resources reserved respectively for retransmissions of the first sidelink communication. In response to a determination that the second resources are available for a second sidelink communication, the wireless device may report the second resources to a higher layer within the wireless device for resource selection. |
| US11758575B2 |
Wireless communication method, terminal device and network device
Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a wireless communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes a terminal device that determines a first frequency domain resource within a pre-configured resource block (RB) range; and performs interference measurement or received energy measurement over the first frequency domain resource. |
| US11758572B2 |
Demodulation reference signal configuration selection and reporting per sub-band
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may transmit, to a user equipment (UE), a first demodulation reference signal for each of one or more sub-bands and configured in accordance with a first one or more demodulation reference signal configurations. The UE may select a second demodulation reference signal configuration from a respective set of second demodulation reference signal configurations for each of the one or more sub-bands and may transmit an indication of the second demodulation reference signal configuration for each of the one or more sub-bands. The base station may receive the indication and may transmit, to the UE, a second demodulation reference signal for each of the one or more sub-bands and configured in accordance with the second demodulation reference signal configuration for each of the one or more sub-bands. |
| US11758568B2 |
Method and device for transmitting physical downlink control channel based on configuration information
A wireless communication method and a network device are provided. The method includes operations as follows. The network device sends configuration information to a terminal device. The configuration information is used to configure a time-domain position of a first resource, the first resource is used to transmit a physical downlink control channel, the configuration information includes first configuration information and second configuration information, the first configuration information indicates at least one first time-domain unit, each first time-domain unit includes the first resource, the second configuration information indicates at least one second time-domain unit in the first time-domain unit indicated by the first configuration information, and each second time-domain unit includes a part or all of the first resource. The network device transmits the physical downlink control channel to the terminal device on the first resource. |
| US11758566B2 |
Waveform-specific transmission parts
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a base station may configure a set of transmission parts each including different sets of time domain resources or different sets of frequency domain resources, or both, and may specify a waveform type for each of the set of transmission parts. In some examples, the base station may configure the set of transmission parts for a user equipment (UE) and, accordingly, the UE and the base station may communicate over a transmission part of the set of transmission parts via signaling that is based on a waveform type that is associated with the transmission part over which the UE and the base station communicate. The base station may control over which transmission part of the set of transmission parts the UE and the base station communicate via a configured timer or via explicit activation and deactivation signaling. |
| US11758564B2 |
Latency reduction for flexible duplex communication systems
Methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). A method of a UE includes receiving: a configuration for first PUCCH resources, or for first search space sets, on a first cell and a configuration for second PUCCH resources, or for second search space sets, on a second cell. The method further includes determining: a first PUCCH resource, or the first search space sets, on the first cell; a second PUCCH resource, or the second search space sets, on the second cell; and a condition. The method further includes transmitting the PUCCH using the first PUCCH resource, or receiving the PDCCH based on the first search space sets, when the condition is satisfied, and transmitting the PUCCH using the second PUCCH resource, or receiving the PDCCH based on the second search space sets, when the condition is not satisfied. |
| US11758563B2 |
Direct communication method between terminals in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
A method for performing, by a first terminal, D2D communication in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method comprising: receiving, from a second terminal, control information including information on future resources of the second terminal allocated to be used for transmission of the second terminal; and performing D2D transmission in consideration of the future resources of the second terminal, wherein the first terminal does not perform the D2D transmission in a resource in which a receipt power of the future resources of the second terminal is greater than a specific threshold. |
| US11758561B2 |
System and method for collision handling with cross carrier scheduling
A method for cross carrier scheduling can include: determining that a candidate DCI for a UE schedules a DG PDSCH that at least partially overlaps an SPS PDSCH for the UE, wherein the DCI is configured to be transmitted on a first CC having a first SCS, and the DG PDSCH is configured for transmission on a second CC having a second SCS different from the first SCS; determining a timing gap based on the smallest of the first SCS and the second SCS; determining that an available time between the scheduled SPS PDSCH and the DCI is equal to or greater than the timing gap; cancelling the SPS PDSCH responsive to determining that the available time between the scheduled SPS PDSCH and the DCI is equal to or greater than the timing gap; and transmitting the DCI to the UE. |
| US11758560B2 |
Uplink control information transmission using configured grant in unlicensed cells
A base station transmits, to a wireless device, configuration parameters of one or more configured grants of a cell. The base station receives code block groups, of a transport block, multiplexed with first uplink control information corresponding to the code block groups. The base station transmits a downlink control information indicating one or more negative hybrid automatic repeat request feedback of one or more code block groups of the code block groups. The base station receives, via a radio resource of the one or more configured grants, the one or more code block groups of the transport block and second uplink control information, corresponding to the one or more code block groups, having a first size that is: based on a second size of the one or more code block groups of the transport block, and smaller than a third size of the first uplink control information. |
| US11758559B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving control information in wireless communication system
Provided is a method of transmitting and receiving control information in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor. The method may include receiving interruption configuration information via upper signaling from a base station (BS), when a format of an interruption indicator transmitted from the BS to a user equipment is determined based on the received interruption configuration information, searching for the interruption indicator, and identifying, based on the format of the interruption indicator, information included in the interruption indicator detected as a result of the searching. |
| US11758558B2 |
Apparatus and system for allocation of a downlink shared channel
An apparatus is disclosed including a receiver that receives a downlink control information and a downlink shared channel that is scheduled by the downlink control information; a processor that determines an allocation of the downlink shared channel in a time domain based on a first timing indicated by a first time unit and a second timing indicated by a second time unit that are obtained from information notified by the downlink control information; and an output apparatus that outputs information based on the downlink shared channel, wherein the first timing is defined based on a numerology of the downlink shared channel. In other aspects, a system is also disclosed. |
| US11758553B2 |
Signal transmission method, terminal device and network device for resource reservation
A signal transmission method, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The method includes: a terminal device receives downlink control information, (DCI), the DCI carries resource reservation indication information, and the resource reservation indication information indicates the terminal device whether reserve a physical resource is to be reserved in a time-domain resource unit; the terminal device determines a first physical resource used for transmitting a first signal in the time-domain resource unit according to the resource reservation indication information, or determines a second physical resource used for an uplink and downlink guard period in the time-domain resource unit according to the resource reservation indication information. |
| US11758547B2 |
Default PDSCH beam selection
A UE determines a default beam for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) that is independent of a beam for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The default PDSCH beam may be determined based on information received in a medium access control-control element (MAC-CE), or a radio resource control (RRC) message, a downlink control information (DCI). The default PDSCH beam may be determined based on at least one active transmission configuration indication (TCI) state for the PDSCH. |
| US11758546B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining HARQ timing in wireless communications
Sidelink downlink control information may include a first indicator field that indicates a sidelink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback timing. A bitwidth of the first indicator field may be based on at least one of one or more parameters from the base station. The first wireless user device may transmit, based on the SL DCI and to a second wireless user device, a first sidelink signal. The first wireless user device may receive, during a first time interval and from the second wireless user device, first sidelink HARQ feedback information responsive to the first sidelink signal. The first wireless user device may determine, based on the sidelink HARQ feedback timing and based on the first time interval, a second time interval. The first wireless user device may transmit, during the second time interval and to the base station, the first sidelink HARQ feedback information. |
| US11758544B2 |
Method for providing feedback on receiving of control signaling, base station and terminal
The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a control signaling transmission method, a base station and a terminal, the method includes: sending, by a base station, a first downlink control signaling to a terminal, and indicating, through the first downlink control signaling, whether the terminal needs to feed back an acknowledgement message corresponding to a reception of the first downlink control signaling; and receiving the acknowledgement message fed back by the terminal if the base station indicates that the terminal needs to feed back the acknowledgement message corresponding to the reception of the first downlink control signaling. The embodiments of the present disclosure can ensure that the base station knows the reception of important control signaling in time, facilitate the configuration and transmission of subsequent control signaling, and improve the reliability of a 5G NR system. |
| US11758537B2 |
Method and apparatus for data transmission of terminal in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication system and technique that may be applied to intelligent services based on a 5G communication technology and an IoT-related technology. The present disclosure provides a method for data transmission of a terminal in a wireless communication system that includes inputting a packet data convergence protocol packet data unit (PDCP PDU) output from a PDCP entity to a first radio link control (RLC) entity and a second RLC entity. The method also includes inputting a first radio link control packet data unit (RLC PDU) output from the first RLC entity and a second RLC PDU output from the second RLC entity to a medium access control (MAC) entity and transmitting a medium access control packet data unit (MAC PDU) output from the MAC entity through a first physical layer (PHY) entity and a second physical layer entity. |
| US11758534B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving signal by terminal in wireless communication system
An embodiment relates to a method for a first terminal operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting application information from an application layer to a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) layer; generating, in the V2X layer, sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX) information on the basis of the application information; transmitting the SL DRX information from the V2X layer to an AS layer; and communicating with a second terminal by applying the SL DRX information in the AS layer, wherein the application information includes at least one application requirement. |
| US11758530B2 |
Tone reservation for new radio sidelink
Aspects relate to mechanisms for wireless communication devices for tone reservation. A user equipment (UE) receives an indication of one or more peak-reduction tone (PRT) resources for a transmission of one or more signals for a base station. The UE transmits a first signal to the base station on an uplink. The UE transmits a second signal to a relay entity on a sidelink for reception by the base station. The second signal is transmitted on the sidelink utilizing the one or more PRT resources. |
| US11758526B2 |
Method and device for transmission/reception based on time unit group in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a method and a device for performing transmission/reception on the basis of a time unit group in a wireless communication system. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method by which a terminal receives a downlink channel in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving configuration information about a slot group; monitoring a downlink control channel in one or more search space (SS) sets on the basis of the slot group; and receiving downlink control information (DCI) in the downlink control channel, wherein one or more from among the period, the offset and the duration of the SS sets can be set on the basis of granularity M (M is an integer greater than 1) of the slot group. |
| US11758524B2 |
Short transmission time intervals for sidelink feedback
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A sidelink message may be scheduled for a UE during a first short transmission time interval (TTI). The first short TTI and a second short TTI for transmitting a sidelink feedback message corresponding to the sidelink message may both be shorter in duration than a another, longer type of TTI. The UE may transmit automatic gain control information in a first symbol period of the second TTI, transmit the sidelink feedback message in a second symbol period of the second TTI (after the first symbol period of the second TTI), and switch from operating in a transmitting mode to operating in a receiving mode during a third symbol period of the second TTI (after the second symbol period of the second TTI). |
| US11758520B2 |
Method for resource pool sharing in D2D communication, terminal device and network device
Disclosed are a method for sharing a resource pool in device to device (D2D) communication, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes that: a terminal device determines a plurality of candidate resource pools; the terminal device determines a target resource pool of the terminal device for data transmission from the plurality of candidate resource pools according to an indication of a network device; and the terminal device performs the data transmission in the target resource pool. Therefore, the terminal devices using different transmission modes can select appropriate transmission resources for transmitting data and reducing interference in a communication system. |
| US11758516B2 |
Data transmission method, user equipment, and radio access device
A data transmission method is provided. The method includes: receiving, by user equipment, first information from a radio access device, where the first information indicates different transmission classes corresponding to a plurality of logical channels; determining, by the user equipment based on the first information, a transmission format of uplink data on at least one logical channel corresponding to at least one transmission class in the different transmission classes, and determining a transmission resource in the transmission format; and sending, by the user equipment, the uplink data by using the transmission format and the transmission resource in the transmission format. In this application, different transmission resources are allocated to uplink data on logical channels (LCHs) of different transmission classes, so that different requirements of different uplink data can be met. |
| US11758515B2 |
Optimized user equipment network access selection
A method and device is disclosed to select a network access link for an application in a user equipment (UE) device to use for communicating with a network. The method may include determining a plurality of network access links associated with the UE device and determining one or more criteria associated with a request to access a network. The criteria may include throughput, financial cost, latency, or signal strength. The method may include determining a score for each of the plurality of network access links with respect to the criteria. The score score may be based on historical data related to the criteria. The method may include comparing the score for each of the plurality of network access links with the criteria and selecting one of the network access links for an application to use to communicate with the network. |
| US11758514B2 |
Physical downlink control channel candidates related to physical downlink control channel repetitions
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A communication device, which may be otherwise known as user equipment (UE) may support repetition of physical downlink control channels (PDCCH) and handling a combined PDCCH candidate associated with multiple search space sets. For example, a UE may combine a first PDCCH candidate corresponding to a first search space set and a second PDCCH candidate corresponding to a second search space set to form a combined PDCCH candidate. The UE may decode the combined PDCCH candidate based on one or more factors, for example, such as a blind decoding PDCCH candidate threshold. As a result, the UE may decode the combined PDCCH candidate in addition to decoding of individual PDCCH candidates, thereby providing increased flexibility for downlink control information (DCI) and improving the reliability of PDCCH. |
| US11758513B2 |
Physical uplink control channel with uplink message short data field
Embodiments include systems and methods for communicating information in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) message. A processor of a wireless device may configure a PUCCH message to include an uplink message in a short data field. The processor may send the PUCCH message including the short data field to convey the uplink message to a communication network. In some embodiments, the processor may receive data from a second wireless device in a downlink channel, and may generate an acknowledgement message responsive to the received data. The processor may configure the short data field to include the acknowledgement message, and may send the PUCCH message including the short data field that includes the acknowledgement message to acknowledge the received data. |
| US11758508B2 |
Access Point (AP) placement using Fine Time Measurement (FTM)
Access Point (AP) placement using Fine Time Measurement (FTM) may be provided. First, a plurality of Time-of-Flight (ToF) values between a first service end point and a second service end point may be determined. Each one of the plurality of ToF values may be derived from packets transmitted via different beamforming vector patterns at the first service end point and the second service end point. Then a minimum ToF value of the plurality of ToF values may be determined. Next, a distance between the first service end point and the second service end point may be determined based on the minimum ToF value. |
| US11758506B1 |
Node location selection of wireless mesh networks
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for node selection of wireless networks are disclosed. One method includes obtaining locations available for placing nodes, wherein each of the locations include three dimensions. For each pair of available locations, the method includes looking up two-dimensional locations of possible obstructions between the pair of available locations, identifying candidate obstructions from the possible obstructions based on two-dimensional locations of the possible obstructions and two-dimensional locations of the pair of available locations, estimating a reference height for a shortest distance between a segment between the pair of available locations and the three-dimensional location of each of the candidate obstructions, determining a distance between a point on the segment as defined by the reference height and the three-dimensional location of each of the possible obstructions, and identifying the pair of available locations as having a line-of-sight wireless link based the determined distance of each of the candidate obstructions. |
| US11758505B2 |
Group-based PRS broadcast for sidelink positioning
Aspects relate to group-based positioning reference signal (PRS) broadcast in a wireless communication network. Wireless communication devices communicating over a sidelink channel in the wireless communication network may be grouped into one or more positioning groups. Within each positioning group, a respective order of the wireless communication devices in the positioning group may be identified. The wireless communication devices in a positioning group may then communicate PRSs therebetween over the sidelink channel based on the order of wireless communication devices in the positioning group. |
| US11758502B2 |
Determining a set of access points in response to a geo-location request
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for determining a set of access points in response to a geo-location request are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes determining, based on geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates attributed to at least one device, geo-location information attributed to a set of multiple access points; identifying two or more access point subs-sets from the set of access points, wherein each of the access point sub-sets comprises one or more of the access points; comparing geo-location information attributed to additional devices to the access points within each of the sub-sets; and outputting, to the at least one device as a response to a request for geo-location information comprising a set of at least two coordinates and based on said comparing, information pertaining to at least one of the sub-sets and the geo-location information attributed to the at least one device. |
| US11758491B2 |
System and method for providing a synchronized mode for WLAN operation in a WLAN band
A method for providing a mode of wireless local area network (WLAN) operation is disclosed. The method includes: sending an association request from a wireless station (STA) over a discovery channel; receiving an association response at the STA over the discovery channel in response to the association request; and associating the STA to provide a multi-user (MU) enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) mode using a scheduled access channel. |
| US11758490B2 |
Processing method of synchronization indication information and device, indicating method of synchronization signal block and device
A method and a device of processing synchronization indication information and a method and a device of indicating a synchronization signal block are provided. The method of processing synchronization indication information is applied to a terminal and includes receiving a synchronization signal block sent by a base station; receiving synchronization indication information sent by the base station, the synchronization indication information being used to indicate the synchronization signal block sent by the base station; determining RMSI CORESET, UE-specific CORESET and an other CORESET; determining a time-frequency resource position for data reception according to the multiplexing information and the synchronization indication information. |
| US11758488B2 |
Transmit power of paging early indication (PEI)
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support mechanisms for determining a transmit power of a paging early indication (PEI) transmission. In particular, a user equipment (UE) receives a PEI from a base station indicating whether the UE is being paged during a paging occasion. The UE determines a transmit power of the PEI transmission. In some aspects, the UE determines the transmit power of the PEI transmission based on a configuration of the PEI provided to the UE, which may include an indication of the PEI transmission power as an absolute power value and/or a power offset value with respect to another transmission, signal, or channel. In some aspects, the transmit power of the PEI transmission is based on whether the PEI transmission is a beamformed transmission. |
| US11758481B2 |
Independent sidelink (SL) discontinuous reception (DRX)
A method of wireless communications by a sidelink UE (user equipment) includes receiving a first signal as part of a discontinuous reception (DRX) wake-up procedure at the beginning of a sidelink discontinuous reception (DRX) ON duration. The method also includes transmitting a response to the first signal as part of a DRX wake-up procedure. The method further includes starting a timer after sending the response. The method still further includes entering a sleep state upon not receiving a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) or physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) before the timer expires. |
| US11758478B2 |
Power saving based on a combined timing indication and search space set group indication
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information (DCI) that includes a combined indication of a minimum timing value, associated with a timing for transmission or reception of a communication corresponding to the DCI, and a search space set group. The UE may monitor the search space set group, or commence a sleep mode, based at least in part on the DCI. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11758477B2 |
UE power saving for paging
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for paging in a wireless communication system. A method that may be performed by a base station (BS) generally includes determining one or more groups of UEs, each group of UEs comprising UEs configured to monitor a same paging occasion (PO) for a same paging radio network temporary identifier (PRNTI). The BS determines whether to postpone paging for a group of UEs based, at least in part, on an indication from a network entity of priorities associated with the UEs in the group. The method generally includes paging or postponing paging for at least one of the UEs in the group based on the determination. |
| US11758473B2 |
Methods and systems for network discovery using a fast parallel active scan
Systems and methods of scanning for wireless networks can use a wireless integrated package including a first radio and a second radio. The method includes providing a first probe request in a first time slot on a first channel using the first radio, and receiving a first probe response in a second time slot on the first channel using the second radio. The second time slot is at least partially contemporaneous with the first time slot. Fast parallel active scanning can be achieved. |
| US11758471B2 |
Broadcast frame with feedback
Stations (STAs) in the network transmit broadcast frames which incorporate sharing information about specific parameter settings in the basic service set (BSS). Updates are transmitted to the other STAs when parameter settings change, which include version information about the parameter settings. A STA receiving an update records version information, which is incorporated in any response or broadcast back to the transmitting station to indicate that the specific update was properly received. The transmitting STA can indicate which other STAs are to provide feedback to the update information. The sharing information, or indicated portions thereof, may be shared with overlapping BSS STAs as well. |
| US11758457B2 |
Relocation of multi-user edge applications
A method of operating a source edge computing server (201) of an edge-computing system (200), comprising: based on a first user context (861) of a first user, a second user context (862) of a second user, and a group context (865) of the first user and the second user available to the source edge computing server (201): executing a multi-user edge computing application for the first user and the second user; and relocating the first user context (861) from the source edge computing server (201) to a target edge computing server (202); and providing the group context (865) from the source edge computing server (201) to the target edge computing server (202). |
| US11758456B2 |
Association redirection method and device
Provided is an association redirection method. The method includes following steps: a first network element determines a trigger mode for triggering an association redirection of a UE, and the first network element performs the association redirection on the UE according to the determined trigger mode. Further provided are an association redirection apparatus, a processor and a storage medium. |
| US11758455B2 |
Distributed unit (DU) failover techniques for high reliability virtualized radio access network architectures
Techniques presented herein may provide Distributed Unit (DU) failover techniques for a virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) architecture. In one example, a method may include maintaining, by a management node for a vRAN, service information for a plurality of distributed unit components for the vRAN in which the service information identifies, at least in part, service characteristics and failover rules for the vRAN. The method may further include determining a failure of a particular DU component of the plurality of DU components; and reassigning one or more particular RUs currently assigned to the particular DU component to one or more other DU components based on the service characteristics maintained in the service information and particular failover rules identified in the service information that are associated with each of the one or more particular RUs that are re-assigned. |
| US11758452B2 |
Communications system
A user communications device having active and idle states operates in a cellular communications network in which user communications devices communicate via network communications devices of cells of the network. History data identifying the cells in which the user communications device has been present whilst in the idle state is maintained. This history data is used by the user communications device or by a network communications device to enable adjustment of cell selection/reselection parameters for the user communications device in the active state. |
| US11758450B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing cell (re)selection in wireless communication systems
A method performed by a UE for wireless communications is provided. The method includes receiving first other system information from a base station, other system information including system information other than minimum system information broadcast by the base station; determining whether an SUL-related factor is present in the first other system information; transmitting an RRC system information request message to the base station in response to determining that the SUL-related factor is absent in the first other system information; and determining a minimum required received level based on the SUL-related factor in a case that the UE receives the SUL-related factor in second other system information from the base station; and determining a cell selection criterion based on the minimum required received level. |
| US11758449B2 |
Handover requests with network information
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting and/or receiving handover requests with network information. One method (1000) includes transmitting (1002) a handover request to a target device. The handover request includes: first information indicating that a source communication network corresponding to a source device is unable to support a predetermined quality of service; and second information corresponding to capacity of the source communication network. The method (1000) includes receiving (1004) a response to the handover request. |
| US11758448B2 |
Method for determination between intra- and inter-frequency operations
The solution outlined in this disclosure is a method for determining intra-frequency operations and inter-frequency operations, the method comprises obtaining a first measurement resource of a first cell as a reference measurement resource, obtaining a second measurement resource of a second cell, the second measurement resource of the second cell and the first measurement resource of the first cell are of the same type, and determining whether the second cell operates on an intra-frequency carrier or an inter-frequency carrier by comparing the reference measurement resource to the second measurement resource of the second cell. The method may be carried out in a user equipment or a network node. |
| US11758447B1 |
Controlling secondary-node addition based on cooperative consideration of coverage comparision and predicted data split
A mechanism for controlling configuration of dual connectivity for a user equipment device (UE), where the dual connectivity includes the UE being served cooperatively by (i) a first access node over a first air-interface connection between the UE and the first access node and (ii) a second access node over a second air-interface connection between the UE and the second access node. An example method includes (a) predicting whether both (i) in the dual connectivity, a data split will put a threshold greater portion of data flow of the UE on the second air-interface connection than on the first air-interface connection and (ii) coverage strength of the UE from the second access node will be threshold lower than coverage strength of the UE from the first access node and (b) using the prediction as a basis to control whether or not to establish the dual connectivity for the UE. |
| US11758440B2 |
Broadcast or multicast support for standalone mode
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may initiate a broadcast or multicast (broadcast/multicast) application associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) while the UE is in a standalone mode for a second RAT; switch from the second RAT to the first RAT based at least in part on initiating the broadcast/multicast application; and switch from the first RAT to the second RAT based at least in part on failing to detect a communication associated with the broadcast/multicast application using the first RAT. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11758439B2 |
Methods for resource reservation to satisfy new radio (NR) vehicular communications (V2X) quality of service (QOS) requirements
Methods, apparatus, systems, architectures and interfaces for determining whether sidelink resources of a sidelink radio bearer are available, and for reserving resources of any number of sidelink radio bearers for transmission of periodic data are provided. The method includes determining any of a size, a period, or a pattern of a resource reservation for periodic data that is to be transmitted by the WTRU via the sidelink radio bearer; determining sidelink resources available for transmission of the periodic data via any number of sidelink radio bearers; and transmitting a message including the resource reservation including information indicating reservation of the available sidelink resources for transmission of the periodic data by the WTRU according to any of the size, the period, or the pattern of a resource reservation, wherein the message includes any of a bearer identifier (ID) or Quality of Service (QoS) information. |
| US11758438B2 |
Enhancing telecommunication quality of service
A telecommunications network having enhanced or optimized quality of service (QoS) based on user behavior is described herein. A user behavior profile is generated by tracking the user's use of network services with corresponding location and metric information (e.g., QoS metrics). When a user equipment (UE) of the user connects to a network site, the user behavior profile is compared to a network profile site. The network site alters or adjusts one or more operating parameters to optimize delivery of a network service based on the user behavior profile. The user behavior profile is dynamic as it is continuously or repeatedly updated one or more records of interaction. |
| US11758435B2 |
Random access preamble design
A communication method performed by a base station in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The base station notifies a terminal of a cyclic shift increment NCS configuration information indicating an NCS value. The base station then receives from the terminal a random access preamble related to the NCS value indicated by the NCS configuration information. The NCS value belongs to a set of cyclic shift increments including all of the following cyclic shift increments of 0, 13, 15, 18, 22, 26, 32, 38, 46, 59, 76, 93, 119, 167, 279, and 419. |
| US11758430B2 |
Processing mapped 5G system (5GS) quality of service (QoS) information in evolved packet system (EPS)
Aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for updating QoS configurations at a user equipment (UE). An example method generally includes receiving, from a network entity, quality of service (QoS) information, a QoS identifier associated with the QoS information, and a bearer context associated with the QoS information in one of a modify bearer context request message, an activate default bearer context request message, or an activate dedicated bearer context request message; and updating a QoS configuration using the QoS information based on whether the UE is already configured with QoS information associated with the QoS identifier for a bearer context different from the bearer context associated with the QoS information received in the modify bearer context request message, activate default bearer context request message, or activate dedicated bearer context request message. |
| US11758416B2 |
System and method of network policy optimization
A network data analytics (NWDA) function and method of policy optimization in a communication network are provided. The NWDA performs data analytics on the communication network traffic, and includes communication interfaces to connect to other network elements in the communication network. The method comprises the NWDA function configured to receive a request for a policy input, send instructions to network elements to obtain network performance measurement data, receive the measurement data from the network elements, and transmit a policy input based on the received measurement data. |
| US11758413B2 |
Roadside apparatus and communication beam pointing direction adjusting method thereof
A roadside apparatus and a communication beam pointing direction adjusting method thereof are provided. A first radio frequency identification reader detects a first response signal of a wireless identification tag of a first mobile vehicle to obtain first signal strength information. The first signal strength information corresponds to strength of the first response signal. A first roadside unit determines a position of the first mobile vehicle according to the first signal strength information, and directs a communication beam of the first roadside unit to the first mobile vehicle. |
| US11758412B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
A user terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a transmitting section that transmits an uplink signal; and a control section that uses, for the uplink signal, a sequence corresponding to information including whether change of a beam is necessary. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, overhead of a beam report can be reduced appropriately. |
| US11758409B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamically allocating spectrum among cross-interfering radio nodes of wireless communications systems
Systems and methods for dynamic allocation of spectrum among cross-interfering radio nodes of wireless communications systems are disclosed. Multiple radio nodes may be deployed within a geographical region, and each radio node may support wireless communication over spectrum in which access is arbitrated by an external service not under the control of the operator of the radio node. Each radio node is configured to detect radio conditions which may indicate coexistence between the radio node and a neighboring radio node. A network entity associated with the radio node obtains radio condition information and determines a coexistence status between the radio node and the neighboring radio node, such as whether coexistence with the neighboring radio node is tolerable or intolerable. The network entity reports an indication of the coexistence status to a spectrum server, and the spectrum server reallocates the spectrum among the radio nodes. |
| US11758403B1 |
Threat identification, prevention, and remedy
Theft identification, prevention, and remedy are provided. A determination is made that a client device has been compromised. When the device makes the determination, a message is conveyed to the server and the server replies with a security challenge. When the server makes the determination, the security challenge is automatically sent to the device. An intelligence manager on the device attempts to answer the security question without interaction from the user. If there is an anomaly, a challenge is output to the user. Based on a false response to the challenge, a current data stream may be disrupted and removed from the device. Further, other devices in the network may be notified about the compromised device. |
| US11758401B2 |
Network services in a mesh network
A method including receiving, by a first device from a second device in a mesh network, message data to be transmitted to a communication device, the message data being received via a first meshnet connection between the first device and the second device; and transmitting, by the first device to the second device, response data based at least in part on transmitting the message data to the communication device, the response data being transmitted via the first meshnet connection. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11758400B2 |
Apparatuses and method for granting a permit to network devices for joining a network
A commissioning tool for granting a network joining permit to network devices for joining a network includes a network install code generating unit for generating network install codes (NICs), a memory unit configured to save the NICs, a transmitter configured to transmit the NICs generated by the network install code generating unit to network devices and a network coordinating device. The commissioning tool also includes a user inter-face configured to receive user commands to transmit the NICs generated by the network install code generation unit, and a network control unit, the network control unit being in functional communication with the memory unit, the transmitter and the user interface. The network control unit is configured to instruct the transmitter to transmit the NICs upon receiving a command from the user over the user interface. |
| US11758395B2 |
Support of dedicated core networks for WLAN access
Embodiments of the invention include an entity such as TWAN entity, respectively ePDG, capable of serving a User Equipment UE at Trusted, respectively Untrusted, WLAN access to a packet Core Network such as EPC, said entity configured to: —perform DCN selection at said Trusted, respectively Untrusted, WLAN access of said UE to said packet Core Network such as EPC. |
| US11758394B2 |
Communication device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for communication device
A communication device may display an instruction screen in a case where a first wireless connection is established between the communication device and a first external device; in a case where it is instructed that a target process is to be executed in a situation where the instruction screen is displayed, supply, to the first wireless interface, first instruction information; after the public key has been sent to the first external device, receive an authentication request from the first external device; send an authentication response to the first external device; receive connection information from the first external device; and in a case where the connection information is received from the first external device, establish, by using the connection information, the second wireless connection between the communication device and a second external device. |
| US11758393B1 |
VPN authentication with forward secrecy
Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative apparatuses, methods, and program products. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor, a network interface, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code receives signed keys from a computing device over a network via the network interface. The signed keys include a key signed by a mobile device associated with the computing device and the signed keys were generated responsive to a first key agreement protocol configured to provide one of forward secrecy protection and time-based expiration. The code authenticates the received signed keys responsive to prior knowledge of public keys associated with at least one of the computing device and the mobile device according to a second key agreement protocol configured to provide one of forward secrecy protection and time-based expiration and code that initiates a communication between the processor and the device responsive to the received signed keys being authenticated. |
| US11758389B2 |
Collective artificial reality device configuration
Provisioning multiple artificial reality devices can be accomplished through network communications between a device distributor, an administration system, a provisioning device, and the artificial reality devices. The device distributor can provide, to the administration system, a list of artificial reality devices corresponding to a particular organization. A provisioning device can sign into an account on the administration system and receive the list. The provisioning device can then scan for wireless connectivity with the listed artificial reality devices and can make a wireless connection with any artificial reality devices that respond and that are on the list. The provisioning device can then send these devices credentials for a local WiFi network. The artificial reality devices can automatically, upon receipt of the credentials, connect to the administration system to obtain the software update and/or the configuration data. |
| US11758383B2 |
5G and satellite parallel service
Embodiments are directed towards employing parallel satellite and wire transmissions to facilitate 5G communications. A network origination system receives, via 5G communication, a message from an origination device for distribution to a destination device. The network origination system determines a priority of the message and selects a transmission mechanism—wire transmission, satellite transmission, or parallel transmission—in which to transmit the message to the network destination system based on the priority. The network origination system transmits the message to a network destination system via the selected transmission mechanism. The network destination system forwards the message to the destination device and determines if the message is tagged for the parallel transmission. If the message is tagged for parallel transmission, the network destination system determines if the message is received via wire transmission and satellite transmission within a time window associated with a transmission time obtained from the message. |
| US11758380B2 |
Methods and systems for presenting user specific information based on mobile device proximity to short-range wireless technology beacons
Methods and systems are disclosed for presenting user specific information based on mobile device proximity to short-range wireless technology beacons. For example, by determining the proximity of a mobile device to a short-range wireless technology beacon, user specific information may be displayed on a user interface such that a user may have easy access to user specific information without the need to rely on their mobile device for such access, thereby conserving mobile device battery life and improving the experience of the user. |
| US11758379B2 |
Automated assessment of a towed object dimensions
Embodiments include systems and methods for automatically populating a safety message, such as a Basic Safety Message (BSM), with a position and combined length of a vehicle and a towed object. Some embodiments include determining a distance from one or more antennas coupled to a receiver in the vehicle to a remote sensor on the towed object by processing short-range wireless signals received from the remote sensor. Some embodiments include populating the safety message with a position of the vehicle and the towed object based on the determined distance from the one or more antennas to the remote sensor. |
| US11758375B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory storage medium
The present disclosure has an object to provide an information processing apparatus that can easily grasp a passenger during a driver's driving. A controller included in an information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure executes: acquiring first information that is information related to an appearance of a passenger having requested a ride in a vehicle being driven by a driver and is image information taken; and generating information related to the passenger by converting the first information into second information representing a predetermined characteristic part of the appearance of the passenger. |
| US11758372B2 |
Charging policy obtaining method and apparatus
Embodiments of this application disclose a charging policy obtaining method and apparatus. The charging policy obtaining method may be used in a broadband network gateway, and specifically includes the following steps: receiving an authentication, authorization, and accounting request from user equipment, where the authentication, authorization, and accounting request includes a user name and a user equipment identifier; sending a charging policy request to a first server, where the charging policy request includes a first field and a second field, the first field is used to carry the user name, and the second field is used to carry the user equipment identifier; and receiving a charging policy response sent by the first server, where the charging policy response includes a charging policy corresponding to the user name and the user equipment identifier, and obtaining the charging policy from the charging policy response. |
| US11758370B2 |
Cross network rich communications services content
When a Rich Communications Services (RCS) data file is to be provided to a terminating user equipment (UE) that is on a different mobile communications network than an originating UE, the network address, or uniform resource locator (URL), of the RCS data file may be modified to indicate that the RCS data file is to traverse a network-to-network interface (NNI). An RCS system on the originating mobile communications network may identify if the terminating UE is on the same or different mobile communications network. If the terminating UE is on a different mobile communications network, then the RCS system may modify the URL to indicate the originating and terminating mobile communications networks and send the URL to an RCS system of the terminating mobile communications network. The modified URL enables retrieval of the RCS data file network by a content system of the terminating mobile communications network. |
| US11758367B2 |
Multicast tree topology having multicast hubs for different multicast areas in a Wi-SUN FAN data network
In one embodiment, a method comprises: establishing, by a network management device, a wireless multicast tree topology for a wireless mesh network, the wireless multicast tree topology comprising a root network device and wireless multicast hubs providing respective wireless multicast areas, the establishing including selecting each wireless multicast hub based on a corresponding location and a corresponding wireless neighbor count; and causing, by the network management device, the root network device to unicast transmit to a selected one or more of the wireless multicast hubs a multicast packet encapsulated within a unicast header, the unicast header causing the selected one or more of the wireless multicast hubs to multicast transmit the multicast packet within a corresponding one or more of the wireless multicast areas. |
| US11758361B2 |
Indoor localization based on acceleration events
Techniques for locating a user device in an indoor environment include receiving an indication of an acceleration event at a start position and a deceleration event associated with the user device. Based at least on the amount of time elapsed between the acceleration event and the deceleration event, a traveled distance of the user device may be determined. Additionally, sensor data collected from the user device between the acceleration event and the deceleration event may be used to determine the direction of travel of the user device. Following the determination of the traveled distance and the direction of travel, a finish position relative to the start position of the user device in the indoor environment may be mapped using an architectural plan associated with the indoor environment. |
| US11758359B1 |
Detecting handling of a device in a vehicle
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining whether or not an apparatus, such as a mobile device, is being handled or otherwise used within a vehicle. The apparatus may comprise an accelerometer configured to measure acceleration and a gyroscope configured to measure orientation. The apparatus may determine an axis of gravity of the apparatus based on acceleration measurements made by the accelerometer over a period of time. The apparatus may also determine a rotation vector of the apparatus based on orientation measurements made by the gyroscope. Using the axis of gravity of the apparatus and the rotation vector of the apparatus, the apparatus may determine a rate of rotation of the apparatus perpendicular to the axis of gravity. If the rate of rotation of the apparatus perpendicular to the axis of gravity exceeds a threshold, the apparatus may determine that it is being handled or otherwise used within the vehicle. |
| US11758356B2 |
System and method for matching based on proximity
A system and method for in-person proximity matching that allows a plurality of user electronic devices to identify and match with one another based on a compatibility profile. The matching is done using a near-field communication protocol, such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The invention allows matching of users when they are within the near proximity, which is defined as approximately 1000 meters. |
| US11758355B2 |
Apparatus and methods for device location determination
Apparatus and methods for provision of location-based services to wireless device users. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods support location-based services requiring indoors or underground positioning (or other applications which cannot be served by GPS/A-GPS or GLONASS), such as via Wi-Fi Location devices with fine timing measurement (FTM) capability. A cable, terrestrial or satellite network operator can obtain location data on e.g., an LTE-enabled UE with SIM capability located within a served premises or venue, via an HTTP/S GET protocol, and forward the location data. In one variant, a managed 3GPP IP Multimedia System (IMS) infrastructure is used in conjunction with UE-specific identifiers under control of a controller entity (e.g., ePDG) in communication with the IMS infrastructure and one or more FTM-enabled Wi-Fi APs within the premises or venue for supporting VoWi-Fi 911 or 411 packet calls made via the IMS. |
| US11758350B2 |
Posture transition detection and classification using linked biomechanical model
Embodiments are disclosed for user posture transition detection and classification using a linked biomechanical model. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining motion data from a headset worn by a user; selecting features of a linked biomechanical model based on a current posture state; determining at least one probability that a posture transition occurred based on an output of a classifier, where the output of the classifier is based on the selected features and the motion data; determining a posture transition based on the at least one probability; and performing at least one action based on detection of the posture transition. |
| US11758349B2 |
Spatial audio augmentation
An apparatus including circuitry configured for: obtaining at least one spatial audio signal which can be rendered consistent with a content consumer user movement, the at least one spatial audio signal including at least one audio signal and at least one spatial parameter associated with the at least one audio signal, wherein the at least one audio signal defines an audio scene; rendering the at least one spatial audio signal to be at least partially consistent with a content consumer user movement and obtain at least one first rendered audio signal; obtaining at least one augmentation audio signal; rendering at least a part of the at least one augmentation audio signal to obtain at least one augmentation rendered audio signal; mixing the at least one first rendered audio signal and the at least one augmentation rendered audio signal to generate at least one output audio signal. |
| US11758348B1 |
Auditory origin synthesis
Each of a plurality of virtual loudspeaker arrays and their channels are produced, based on a corresponding microphone array and microphone signals thereof. Channels of a hallucinated loudspeaker array are determined based on the channels of the plurality of virtual loudspeaker arrays. The plurality of virtual loudspeaker arrays and the hallucinated loudspeaker array share a common geometry and orientation. Spatial audio is rendered based on the channels of the hallucinated loudspeaker array. |
| US11758342B2 |
Calibration state variable
Example techniques involve a calibration state variable. An example implementation receives, via a network interface, an indication that the first playback device is calibrated. Based on receiving the indication that the first playback device is calibrated, the example implementation updates a calibration state variable to indicate that the first playback device is calibrated, wherein the calibration state variable is stored in the data storage. The example implementation sends, via the network interface, an indication of the updated calibration state variable to a second device. |
| US11758341B2 |
Coached fitting in the field
A method for adjusting a hearing device comprises: generating an audio stream with a microphone of the hearing device; processing the audio stream with a sound processor of the hearing device thus providing a processed audio stream and outputting the processed audio stream to a user of the hearing device; detecting a hearing situation with a hearing situation detector, wherein the hearing situation is associated with a configurable sound processing parameter adjustable by the user of the hearing device; when the hearing situation is detected, providing a user interface to the user of the hearing device for adjusting the configurable sound processing parameter; and, when the user has adjusted the configurable sound processing parameter, applying the configurable sound processing parameter to the sound processor. |
| US11758337B2 |
Audio processing apparatus
An audio processing apparatus includes a preprocessor which extracts a voice-band signal from a first electric signal, and outputs a first output signal containing the voice-band signal; a first controller which generates a first amplification coefficient for multiplying with the first output signal to compress a dynamic range of an intensity of the first output signal, and generates a first modified amplification coefficient by smoothing the first amplification coefficient with a first time constant; and a first multiplier which multiplies the first modified amplification coefficient and the first output signal. The first time constant is a first rise time constant when the intensity increases, and is a first decay time constant when the intensity decreases. The first rise time constant is not less than a temporal resolution of hearing of a hearing-impaired person, and is less than a duration time of sound which induces recruitment in the hearing-impaired person. |
| US11758333B1 |
Multi-functional sound producing apparatus
The present disclosure provides multi-functional sound producing apparatus, including housing defining receiving cavity and sound producing device. The sound producing device includes vibration system and magnetic circuit unit driving vibration system to vibrate along first direction. The magnetic circuit unit includes main magnet assembly and auxiliary magnet. The apparatus further includes motor device which includes elastic member fixedly connected to housing, weight connected to elastic member, magnet component fixed to weight and vibrating along second direction with weight, and driving member fixed to bottom wall to drive magnet component to vibrate. Two groups of magnet component and driving member are provided, each of two opposite sides of main magnet assembly is provided with one group of magnet component and driving member, and second direction is perpendicular to first direction. The present disclosure has advantages of simple assembly, more saved overall space, low costs. |
| US11758332B1 |
Biodegradable microphone
A biodegradable microphone has a housing fabricated from a biodegradable ferromagnetic filament. The ferromagnetic filament is based on a biodegradable polymer having embedded magnetic materials. The housing has a body portion, an open first end and an opposite second end having a central opening. A permanent magnet is removably lodged within the central opening. The ferromagnetic filament and the magnet cooperate to produce a magnetic field within the housing interior. A biodegradable diaphragm is joined to the open first end of the housing. The diaphragm has an interior side facing the housing interior. A biodegradable coil is joined to the interior side and extends downward into the housing interior and is in proximity to the permanent magnet. Vibrations of the diaphragm cause a reciprocating motion of the coil within the magnetic field thereby inducing an electrical current in the coil. |
| US11758330B2 |
Acoustic installation for emission of a transverse acoustic wave in gas environment
The device includes a case, a flat membrane, a drive for acoustic vibrations of the transverse acoustic wave. The case is made in the form of a support frame, and a sound-emitting flat rectangular membrane is fixed to the frame. The membrane is made in the form of a honeycomb layer, a surface layer glued to the honeycomb structure from both sides, and a stabilizing impregnating composition covering the surface layers. The acoustic vibrations drive is made in the form of an acoustic vibration exciter, including ferrite parts of the magnetic circuit. The acoustic vibration exciter is attached with one of its ends to the flat membrane within a special line passing along the plane of the rectangular membrane, emerging from any top of the rectangular membrane, and ending at a point on the opposite top of the membrane's horizontal side located at a distance of ⅔ of the membrane's opposite side from the top horizontally. |
| US11758326B2 |
Wearable audio device within a distributed audio playback system
A media system comprises one or more non-wearable playback devices, a gateway device, and a wearable playback device. The one or more non-wearable playback devices are configured to receive media content and to play the media content in synchrony with one another. The gateway device is commutatively coupled with at least one of the non-wearable playback devices and is configured to receive the media content. The wearable playback device comprises a microphone and a transducer and is commutatively coupled to the gateway device. The wearable playback device is configured to receive the media content and to simultaneously play ambient audio received via the microphone and the media content via the transducer while the one or more non-wearable playback devices play the media content. |
| US11758324B2 |
PSD optimization apparatus, PSD optimization method, and program
Provided is sound source enhancement technology that is capable of improving sound source enhancement capabilities in a configuration using a beamformer to suppress interference noise. A PSD optimization device includes a PSD updating unit that takes a target sound PSD input value, an interference noise PSD input value, and a background noise PSD input value as input, and generates a target sound PSD output value, an interference noise PSD output value, and a background noise PSD output value, by solving an optimization problem for a cost function relating to a variable representing a target sound PSD, a variable representing an interference noise PSD, and a variable representing a background noise PSD. The optimization problem is defined using at least one of a constraint or a convex cost term based on difference in sound source enhancement characteristics of a beamformer in accordance with a degree of inclusion of a target sound, with regard to a PSD of signals beamformed in a target sound direction-of-arrival, and a constraint or a convex cost term based on the difference in sound source enhancement characteristics of the beamformer in a frequency direction, with regard to the PSD of signals beamformed in the target sound direction-of-arrival. |
| US11758322B2 |
Sound pickup device and sound pickup method
A sound pickup method includes splitting a sound pickup signal of a microphone of which sound pickup in a predetermined range is blocked by an acoustic obstacle, into a plurality of sound pickup signals and subjecting at least one sound pickup signal among the plurality of sound pickup signals to band limitation processing, and comparing characteristic amounts of the plurality of sound pickup signals including the sound pickup signal after being subjected to the band limitation processing and controlling a gain of the microphone in accordance with a result of comparing the characteristic amounts. |
| US11758321B2 |
Speaker box
Provided is a speaker box, including housing and sounding unit having diaphragm including vibration portion and suspension portion. The housing includes holder, lower and upper covers. The holder includes holder body, holder extension portion and holder fixing portion. The sounding unit is fixed to the holder fixing portion. Orthographic projection of the vibration portion completely falls into the holder body. The suspension portion is arc-shaped formed by recessing away from the holder body. The lower cover includes lower cover plate and lower cover sidewall. The sounding unit, the holder and the lower cover sidewall define front sound cavity. The sounding unit and the lower cover define rear sound cavity. The lower cover sidewall, the holder fixing portion, the holder extension portion and the upper cover define auxiliary rear sound cavity communicated with the rear sound cavity. The speaker box has large cavity volume and good acoustic performance. |
| US11758320B1 |
Speaker enclosure venturi expander
A venturi expander is mounted on a speaker enclosure to receive the rearward-propagated sound waves and to extend the propagation path. The venturi expander's reflective sides direct the rearward sound to the sides or top or bottom of the speaker enclosure to produce a reflected sound surrounding the speaker enclosure and producing sound to the sides of the speaker substantially as projected from the front of the speaker. |
| US11758318B1 |
Headphone and headset comprising the same
Aheadphone configured to emit a fractal-polarized sound field is provided. The headphone comprises a sound-emitting membrane, an acoustic oscillator, and an ear pad. The sound-emitting membrane comprises a paper-based composite material layer, a metal layer, and a coating layer. The paper-based composite material layer has a front surface and a rear surface, with the front surface facing a user ear. The metal layer is provided on the front surface of the paper-based composite material layer and configured to reproduce HF acoustic oscillations. The coating layer is provided on the metal layer and has one or more slots through which the metal layer is visible. The coating layer is made of a material incapable of reproducing the HF acoustic oscillations. The acoustic oscillator generating the acoustic oscillations is attached to the rear surface of the paper-based composite material layer. The ear pad is configured to cover the coating layer. |
| US11758313B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a circuit board, a protective assembly, and a protective film. The protective assembly providing a cavity is arranged on one side of the circuit board. The protective assembly includes a first protective unit and a second protective unit. A third through hole communicating with the cavity is defined in the first protective unit. A supporting surface is defined on the second protective unit facing the third through hole. A projection of the third through hole is overlapped with a projection of the supporting surface along the first direction. The protective film is coupled to the protective assembly and arranged in the cavity to divide the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity. The above-mentioned electronic device resists deformation of the protective film by setting the second protective unit between the circuit board and the protective film. |
| US11758311B2 |
External controller for an intelligent cable or cable adapter
A wireless controller that allows a musician to wirelessly switch between audio effect presets, loops, and/or songs which are stored in a specialized audio/instrument cable or adapter. The wireless controller can be located in the same place as (or incorporated into) a digital guitar tuner on a guitar headstock allowing the musician to operate the wireless controller in a familiar location while switching between audio effect presets, loops, and/or songs by tapping on small buttons. |
| US11758309B2 |
Antenna, telemetric device, and telemetric measurement system
An antenna includes: a dielectric substrate; a conductive plane formed on a back surface of the dielectric substrate; a radiating element having a linear shape and formed on a front surface of the dielectric substrate; a shorting pin connecting one end of the radiating element to the conductive plane; and a power supply pin that is connected to the radiating element, at a point a predetermined distance away from the one end to which the shorting pin is connected, through a hole provided in the conductive plane, and that supplies a transmission signal to the radiating element. A radio wave is emitted from the radiating element. |
| US11758303B2 |
Electronic apparatus, method for controlling electronic apparatus, and control program
To divide an image capture region into multiple regions for which different image capture conditions are set and to generate multiple moving images corresponding to the multiple regions. An electronic apparatus includes an image sensor that captures first and second moving images in first and second regions of an image capture region on different image capture conditions, the second region differing from the first region, and a moving image generation unit that generates the first and second moving images captured in the first and second regions. |
| US11758301B2 |
Image sensor, image-capturing apparatus and electronic device
An image sensor includes: a readout circuit that reads out a signal to a signal line, the signal being generated by an electric charge resulting from a photoelectric conversion; a holding circuit that holds a voltage based on an electric current from a power supply circuit; and an electric current source including a transistor having a drain part connected to the signal line and a gate part connected to the holding circuit and the drain part, the electric current source supplying the signal line with an electric current generated by the voltage held in the holding circuit. |
| US11758298B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method
The present disclosure relates to image processing apparatus and method that can suppress the increase in the load of processing multi-wavelength data. A subject is imaged to generate multi-wavelength data that is image data including four or more wavelength components, the generated multi-wavelength data is encoded to generate encoded data of the multi-wavelength data, and the generated encoded data is transmitted. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an image processing apparatus, an image encoding apparatus, an image decoding apparatus, an imaging element, an imaging apparatus, or the like. |
| US11758297B2 |
Systems, methods, and media for high dynamic range imaging using single-photon and conventional image sensor data
In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for high dynamic range imaging using single-photon and conventional image sensor data are provided. In some embodiments, the system comprises: first detectors configured to detect a level of photons proportional to incident photon flux; second detectors configured to detect arrival of individual photons; a processor programmed to: receive, from the first detectors, first values indicative of photon flux from a scene with a first resolution; receive, from the second detectors, second values indicative of photon flux from the scene with a lower resolution; provide a first encoder of a trained machine learning model first flux values based on the first values, provide the second encoder of the model second flux values; receive, as output, values indicative of photon flux from the scene; and generate a high dynamic range image based on the third plurality of values. |
| US11758295B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for generating compressed images
Methods, systems, and media for generating compressed images are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: identifying a multi-plane image, MPI, that represents a three-dimensional image, wherein the MPI comprises a plurality of fronto-parallel planes; splitting the MPI into a plurality of sub-volumes, wherein each sub-volume in the plurality of sub-volumes includes a subset of the plurality of fronto-parallel planes; calculating, for each sub-volume of the MPI, a depthmap; converting each depthmap to a mesh, wherein each mesh corresponds to a layer of a plurality of layers associated with a multi-depth image, MDI, to be rendered; calculating, for each layer of the plurality of layers, an image; and storing the meshes corresponding to the plurality of layers of the MDI and the images corresponding to the plurality of layers of the MDI as the MDI. |
| US11758290B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and image pickup device
The invalid pixel detection unit 32 detects an invalid pixel from a non-polarized image and a plurality of polarized images for different polarization directions obtained by performing image pickup using the polarization image pickup unit 20. For example, the invalid pixel detection unit 32 detects a saturated pixel having a pixel value larger than a preset saturation detection threshold and a black-crushed pixel having a pixel value smaller than a preset black crushing detection threshold as invalid pixels from a non-polarized image. The polarization information generation unit 33 performs processing of generating polarization information on the basis of the non-polarized image and polarized images and switches the processing of generating the polarization information depending on the detection result of the invalid pixels in the invalid pixel detection unit 32, so as to generate the polarization information without using the invalid pixels. Correct polarization information can be acquired. |
| US11758283B2 |
Image capture device and image adjusting method
An image capture device of the present invention is provided with: a first brightness adjusting unit which adjusts brightness when capturing an image of a subject; a second brightness adjusting unit which adjusts the brightness of an analog image signal of the subject captured with the brightness adjusted by the first brightness adjusting unit; an A/D conversion unit which subjects the analog image signal with the brightness adjusted by the second brightness adjusting unit to A/D conversion; a third brightness adjusting unit which adjusts the brightness of a digital image signal obtained by the A/D conversion; and a gain-up adjusting unit which raises the gain of a low-illuminance portion of the digital image signal with the brightness adjusted by the third brightness adjusting unit, by means of realtime modification adjustment using a gamma characteristic. |
| US11758281B2 |
Systems and methods of eliminating video flicker caused by LED duty cycling to maintain brightness and control power consumption
A video camera system includes a video capture device and a camera controller. The video capture device includes a sensor that receives light, a shutter that selectively permits the light to be received at the sensor based on a shutter speed, and a frame processor that generates a plurality of video frames based on the light. The camera controller includes a frame parameter calculator that calculates a luminance parameter of the plurality of frames, a frequency domain analyzer that executes a frequency domain analysis based on the luminance parameter to generate a plurality of luminance amplitude values mapped to a plurality of frequencies, and a control signal generator that generates a target shutter speed based on the plurality of luminance amplitude values mapped to the plurality of frequencies, and transmits a control signal based on the target shutter speed to cause the shutter to operate at the target shutter speed. |
| US11758280B2 |
Field variable tone mapping for 360 content
Image capture devices and methods may use field variable tone mapping for 360 content. An image capture device may comprise an image sensor and a processor. The image sensor may capture a hyper-hemispherical image that includes an image circle portion. The processor may perform local tone mapping (LTM) on a first area of the image circle portion and perform global tone mapping (GTM) on a second area of pixels of the image circle portion. The GTM may be performed on a condition that a portion of a predefined area of pixels overlaps with a stitch line. The processor may be configured to stitch the hyper-hemispherical image and a second hyper-hemispherical image at the stitch line to obtain a processed image. The processor may be configured to display, store, output, or transmit the processed image. |
| US11758275B2 |
Scanner with control over context switching of exposure modes
A ratio associated with capture of image frames by cameras of a scanner during short exposure mode and long exposure mode is configurable for scanner operation. Moreover, camera activation signals for the cameras are controlled during long exposure mode of the cameras to reduce illumination by illumination sources of the scanner during the long exposure mode of the cameras. |
| US11758272B2 |
Apparatus and method for target detection and localization
An apparatus includes a camera for capturing an image at a first moment; a range finder for measuring a distance to an object at a center of the image; a rotatable mounting platform, fixedly hosting the camera and the range finder; and a controller. The controller is configured to receive the captured image and the measured distance; determine whether a target of interest (TOI) appears in the image; in response to determining a TOI appearing in the image, determine whether the TOI appears at the center of the image; calculate position parameters of the rotatable mounting platform for centering the TOI in an image to be captured at a second moment, separated from the first moment by a pre-determined time interval; control the rotatable mounting platform to rotate according to the calculated position parameters; and calculate and store the position parameters of the TOI with respect to the apparatus. |
| US11758271B2 |
Lens moving unit comprising a sensing magnet and a correction magnet
One embodiment of a lens moving unit includes a bobbin mounted with at least one sheet of lens and arranged at a periphery with a coil unit, a cover member mounted with a magnet at a position corresponding to that of the coil unit, upper and bottom elastic members respectively coupled at one distal end to upper and bottom surfaces of the bobbin to support movement of the bobbin to an optical axis direction, and a detection unit to detect a movement parallel to an optical axis of the bobbin, wherein the detection unit includes a sensing magnet mounted at a periphery of the bobbin, and a position detection sensor arranged at a lateral wall of the cover member and formed at an inner lateral surface opposite to the sensing magnet, wherein the bobbin includes a correction magnet mounted at a side opposite to that of the sensing magnet. |
| US11758270B2 |
Shake correction control device, imaging apparatus, shake correction method of imaging apparatus, and program
A shake correction control device includes a processor that selects mechanical correction of mechanically performing shake correction of a subject image or electronic correction of electronically performing the shake correction of the subject image. The processor performs a switching control from either of the mechanical correction or the electronic correction to the other of the mechanical correction or the electronic correction, and synchronizes shake correction operations of the mechanical correction and the electronic correction during the switching control, and changes an operation ratio of the mechanical correction and the electrical correction during the switching control. |
| US11758269B2 |
Electronic apparatus reduced in lowering of focus adjustment accuracy, method of controlling same, and storage medium
An electronic apparatus suppressed in occurrence of lowering of focus adjustment accuracy in a case where an occlusion area exists in an object area. An image is acquired which is captured using an image capturing device including a plurality of photoelectric converters to which are incident light fluxes via exit pupils of an image capturing optical system pupil-divided in first and second directions. An object and occlusion areas of the object are detected from the image. Focus adjustment is controlled based on phase difference information, according to a direction of distribution of the occlusion areas. |
| US11758260B1 |
Electronic device with automatic camera selection based on eye gaze direction
An electronic device, a method and a computer program product for selecting an active camera from among a front facing camera and at least one rear facing camera. The method includes capturing, via a front facing camera, an image stream containing a face of a user and determining, via a processor, an eye gaze direction of the user based on an image retrieved from the image stream. The eye gaze direction corresponds to a location where the user is looking. The method further includes in response to determining that the user is looking away from a front surface of an electronic device and towards a direction within a field of view of the at least one rear facing camera, selecting, as an active camera, a corresponding one of the at least one rear facing cameras with a field of view containing the location to which the user is looking. |
| US11758259B2 |
Electronic apparatus and controlling method thereof
Disclosed is an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes: a camera and a processor configured to control the electronic apparatus to: track an object area including a user object from a captured image obtained through the camera and identify a display area from the captured image based on the tracked object area, and the processor may be further configured to: identify a display area of a first captured image based on the object area identified from the first captured image, identify the display area of a second captured image based on an object area identified from the second captured image, and identify a display area of a third captured image based on a display area of the first captured image and a display area of the second captured image. |
| US11758257B2 |
Random access sensor with individually addressable transistors
A circuit, e.g., a CMOS sensor, with individually addressable transfer transistors and individually addressable reset transistors is described. Through the individually addressable transistors, pixels within different regions of interest, of the same or different size and/or the same or different exposure times, can be efficiently processed. Different regions of interest may be exposed concurrently and read out independently. |
| US11758256B2 |
Fluorescence imaging in a light deficient environment
Systems, methods, and devices for fluorescence imaging in a light deficient environment are disclosed. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an image sensor comprising a pixel array for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a controller comprising a processor in electrical communication with the image sensor and the emitter. The system is such that the controller synchronizes timing of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation during a blanking period of the image sensor. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises one or more of electromagnetic radiation between 770 nm and 790 nm and/or electromagnetic radiation between 795 nm and 815 nm. |
| US11758246B2 |
Method and device for filling video ad requests with video ad content transcoded in real time to a stream at a temporary URL
The technology disclosed relates to filling video ad requests with video ad content that begins in a format incompatible with the mobile device that is requesting the ad content. In particular, it relates to accessing available on ad content, transcoding the ad content to a video stream and publishing the video stream to the mobile device that requested the head content. This sometimes requires synchronization between a player on the mobile device and the video stream transcoder. |
| US11758245B2 |
Interactive media events
An Interactive Media Event (IME) system includes a sync server, a first user device, and a second user device, each device is coupled to the server. The server executes computer instructions instantiating a content segment engine which outputs a Party matter to the second user device and instantiates an IME engine which receives, from the second user device, a later reaction to the Party matter. The IME engine synchronizes the later reaction with the Party matter. The Party matter may include a media event and a prior reaction to the media event received from the first user device. The media event includes a primary content segment and synchronization information associated therewith. The prior reaction and/or the later reaction may be synchronized to the primary content segment and/or to each other using the synchronization information. A reaction may include chat data captured during the Party. |
| US11758241B2 |
Method and apparatus for playing back video in accordance with requested video playback time
A video playback method is provided. According to the method, a frame before requested video playback time is transmitted and received without speed limitation to perform decoding without video play back, and a frame after the video playback time is transmitted and received in accordance with playback speed to perform decoding and video playback, thereby quickly playing back a video in accordance with video playback time requested by a user without changing Group Of Video (GOV) setting or codec setting. |
| US11758238B2 |
Systems and methods for displaying wind characteristics and effects within a broadcast
The present disclosure presents an improved system and method for displaying wind characteristics and effects in a broadcast. The method comprises utilizing a camera to record a broadcast, determining wind characteristics relative to the broadcast, and rendering graphics in a broadcast displaying the wind. In exemplary embodiments, wind is sampled via at least one sampling point in a venue and wind characteristics are displayed in the broadcast. |
| US11758237B2 |
Television related searching
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a computer-implemented method that includes identifying metadata related to television programming being presented on a display device. The method further includes extracting one or more keywords from the metadata. The method further includes generating multiple search suggestions based on the keywords and first search results based on one or more of the search suggestions. The method further includes presenting the search suggestions and the first search results together on the display device. |
| US11758227B2 |
Methods and apparatus to categorize media impressions by age
An example includes splitting audience member records into child nodes based on comparisons of first ones of attribute-value pairs of the audience member records to a first threshold, the attribute-value pairs representative of database subscriber activity data of corresponding audience members; in response to a quantity of ones of the audience member records in a first child node not satisfying the minimum leaf size, storing a terminal node value to indicate the first child node as a terminal node associated with one age category; in response to the quantity of the ones of the audience member records in the first child node satisfying the minimum leaf size, storing an intermediate node value to indicate the first child node as an intermediate node; and generating an age-correction model based on terminal nodes to facilitate correcting a database subscriber age characteristic associated with a media impression that is logged by a server. |
| US11758226B2 |
Methods and apparatus to automate receivability updates for media crediting
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed to automate receivability updates for media crediting. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprises instructions that, when executed, cause at least one processor to at least identify a station identifier associated with at least one of a signature or a code, the at least one of the signature or the code collected at a panelist household. The instructions, when executed, cause at least one processor to further determine whether a household receivability table includes the station identifier, to determine, in response to a determination that the household receivability table does not include a station corresponding to the station identifier, whether the station is receivable at the panelist household, and to update the household receivability table, the update in response to a determination that the station corresponding to the station identifier is receivable at the panelist household. |
| US11758223B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for user presence detection for audience monitoring
Apparatus, systems, and method for user presence detection for audience monitoring are disclosed. Example apparatus disclosed herein are to detect movement of a user relative to an area based on one or more signals output by one or more motion detection sensors, the area associated with a media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus are also to generate a request for verification of user presence in the viewing area in response to detection of the user movement. Disclosed example apparatus are further to correlate a user input responsive to the request with media presented via the media presentation device. |
| US11758218B2 |
Integrating overlaid digital content into displayed data via graphics processing circuitry
An apparatus, method, and computer readable medium that include accessing a frame buffer of a graphics processing unit (GPU), analyzing, in the frame buffer of the GPU, a frame representing a section of a stream of displayed data that is being displayed by an apparatus, identifying a reference patch that includes a unique identifier associated with an available area in which secondary digital content is insertable in the displayed data that is being displayed by the apparatus, decoding the encoded data of the unique identifier, retrieving the secondary digital content from the remote device based on the unique identifier, and overlaying the secondary digital content into the displayed data in accordance with the available area, the screen position, and the size identified by the unique identifier. |
| US11758211B2 |
Television system, control method and non-transitory computer readable medium
A television system with a network function is disclosed. The television system includes several client devices and a server device. The several client devices are configured to store and transmit the client information. The client information includes channel information and several positions of the several client devices. The server device is communicatively connected to the several client devices and is configured to receive the client information, to integrate the client information so as to generate integrated information, and to transmit the integrated information to the several client devices. The several client devices are further configured to confirm the several integrated information so as to update the several client information. |
| US11758208B2 |
Methods and apparatus to determine media exposure of a panelist
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to determine media exposure of a panelist are disclosed. An example apparatus include memory; computer readable instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the computer readable instructions to: determine an anonymized identifier from media monitoring data corresponding to a personal people meter of a panelist; filter anonymized census data from a plurality of media devices based on the anonymized identifier; when second media data different than first media data is included in the media monitoring data during a same time duration, tag the time duration as corresponding to multiple media exposure; and credit exposure to media for the panelist based on the tag. |
| US11758204B2 |
Electronic device and control method therefor
An electronic device is disclosed. The present electronic device comprises a display, a speaker, an input unit, and a processor for controlling the display so that an image signal inputted through the input unit is displayed, controlling the speaker so that an audio signal synchronized with the displayed image signal is outputted, and controlling the display so that caption information corresponding to the audio signal outputted during a preset previous time is displayed on the basis of the point of time when a user command is inputted. |
| US11758201B2 |
Transmitting method, receiving method, transmitting device, and receiving device
A transmitting method stores data making up a coded stream into a predetermined data unit and transmits the stored data in the predetermined data unit. The transmitting method further generates presentation time information indicating a presentation time of the predetermined data unit, based on reference time information received from an external source; and transmits the predetermined data unit, first control information which includes the generated presentation time information, and second control information which includes leap second information indicating whether or not the presentation time information is a time that is before a leap second adjustment. A receiving method receives the predetermined data unit, first control information, and second control information; and reproduces the received predetermined data unit based on the first and second control information that are received. |
| US11758198B2 |
Using motion compensated temporal filter (MCTF) statistics for scene change detection when a fade, dissolve or cut occurs
A method is provided to better detect a scene change to provide a prediction to an encoder to enable more efficient encoding. The method uses a Motion Compensated Temporal Filter (MCTF) that provides motion estimation and is located prior to an encoder. The MCTF provides a Motion Compensated Residual (MCR) used to detect the scene change transition. When a scene is relatively stable, the MCR score is also relatively stable. However, when a scene transition is in process, the MCR score behavior changes, Algorithmically, the MCR score is used by comparing the sliding mean of the MCR score to the sliding median. This comparison highlights the transition points. In the case of a scene cut, the MCR score exhibits a distinct spike. In the case of a fade or dissolve, the MCR score exhibits a transitional period of degradation followed by recovery. By implementing the above detection using the MCR, the location of the I-pictures in the downstream encoding process can be accurately determined for the encoder. |
| US11758194B2 |
Device and method for video decoding video blocks
Technology is described for decoding a video block. A block-type syntax information is received which indicates a size of a video block in a video frame, wherein a maximum size of the video blocks is 32×32 or 64×64. The video block having the size indicated by the block-type syntax information is received. The video block is partitioned into partitions, and at least one of the partitions is encoded with a first encoding mode and at least one other of the partitions is encoded with a second encoding mode which is different from the first encoding mode. Syntax information is received for the partitions of the video block and for the first encoding mode and the second encoding mode. Motion vector information is received for one or more of the partitions. The video block is decoded based on at least the block-type syntax information and the motion vector information. |
| US11758193B2 |
Signaling high-level information in video and image coding
A method for for signaling high-level information in image and video coding is provided. A video decoder receives data from a bitstream to be decoded as a current picture of a video. The video decoder parses a picture header of the current picture that includes a set of one or more slice information syntax elements in the picture header for indicating presence of one or more types of slices that are present in the current picture. The video decoder reconstructs the slices of the current picture by using the set of slice information syntax elements. |
| US11758189B2 |
Method and apparatus of encoding/decoding image data based on tree structure-based block division
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream. |
| US11758184B2 |
Line-based compression for digital image data
A method of compressing digital image data is provided that includes selecting an entropy code for encoding a line of pixels in the digital image data, wherein the entropy code is selected from a plurality of variable length entropy codes, using spatial prediction to compute a pixel predictor and a pixel residual for a pixel in the line of pixels, and selectively encoding the pixel residual using one of the entropy code or run mode encoding. |
| US11758183B2 |
Context determination for matrix-based intra prediction
Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes matrix-based intra prediction methods for video coding, are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a first determination whether a luma video block of a video is coded using a matrix based intra prediction (MIP) mode; performing a second determination that the luma video block is applicable for determining a chroma intra mode for a current chroma video block of the video; performing, based on the first determination and the second determination, a third determination about the chroma intra mode to be used for the current chroma video block; and performing, based on the third determination, a conversion between the current chroma video block and a bitstream representation of the current chroma video block. |
| US11758182B2 |
Video encoding through non-saliency compression for live streaming of high definition videos in low-bandwidth transmission
A computer-implemented method of encoding video streams for low-bandwidth transmissions includes identifying a salient data and a non-salient data in a high-resolution video stream. The salient data and the non-salient data is segmented. The non-salient data is compressed to a lower resolution. The salient data and the compressed non-salient data are transmitted in a low-bandwidth transmission. |
| US11758181B2 |
Encoding method, encoding apparatus, and program
An encoding method is performed by an encoding apparatus, and the encoding method includes a step in which an image of an object captured by a camera in a plurality of frames of a moving image is analyzed and it is determined whether camera parameters relating to an intrinsic matrix of the camera are invariable, a step in which, when the camera parameters are invariable, six parameters representing destinations of three points for a projective transformation unit of the image of the object are generated, and a homography matrix is generated on the basis of the six parameters, and a step in which projective transformation is performed on the projective transformation unit of the image of the object using the homography matrix, and a prediction signal of the image of the object is generated on the basis of the result of the projective transformation. |
| US11758177B2 |
Concept of using one or multiple look up tables to store motion information of previously coded in order and use them to code following blocks
Devices, systems and methods for coding video using one or more tables to store motion information and process subsequent blocks are described. In one aspect, a video coding method is provided to include deriving motion information for a first video block which is coded using an intra block copy mode, wherein one or more candidates of one or more tables are selectively checked during a motion candidate list construction process which is used to derive the motion information for the first video block, wherein each table of the one or more tables includes motion candidates derived from previously coded video blocks that are coded prior to the first video block; and coding, based on the motion information, the first video block. |
| US11758176B2 |
Image signal encoding/decoding method and non-transitory computer-readable medium
An image decoding method according to the present disclosure comprises the steps of: generating a merge candidate list in a current block; specifying one of a plurality of merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; deriving a first affine seed vector and a second affine seed vector of the current block on the basis of a first affine seed vector and a second affine seed vector of the specified merge candidate; deriving an affine vector for a subblock in the current block, using the first affine seed vector and the second affine seed vector of the current block; and performing motion compensation prediction for the subblock on the basis of the affine vector. |
| US11758171B2 |
Methods and systems for performing gradual decoding refresh processing on pictures
Methods and apparatuses video processing include: in response to receiving a video sequence, encoding first flag data in a parameter set associated with the video sequence, wherein the first flag data represents whether gradual decoding refresh (GDR) is enabled or disabled for the video sequence; when the first flag data represents that the GDR is disabled for the video sequence, encoding a picture header associated with a picture in the video sequence to indicate that the picture is a non-GDR picture; and encoding the non-GDR picture. |
| US11758167B2 |
Method and apparatus for video coding
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for video coding. The apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry can determine a subblock-based merge mode used to code a current block in a current picture. The processing circuitry can partition the current block into a plurality of subblocks based on the subblock-based merge mode. The processing circuitry can determine that decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) is to be applied to one of the plurality of subblocks in the current block based on a mode type of the subblock-based merge mode. The processing circuitry can encode information indicating the subblock-based merge mode in a bitstream. |
| US11758164B2 |
Method and apparatus for video coding
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block within a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of usage information of an inter prediction mode that is not compatible with using the current picture as a reference picture for the current block. Then, the processing circuitry determines whether the coded video bitstream is valid based on a conformance check of the usage information to the reference picture for the current block. |
| US11758163B2 |
Sub-pictures for pixel rate balancing on multi-core platforms
A method for decoding a compressed video bit stream in a video decoder to recover a video sequence, the video decoder including a plurality of decoder processing cores is provided. The method includes determining that a picture is encoded in the compressed bit stream as a pre-determined number of independently encoded sub-pictures, and dispatching a first encoded sub-picture of the pre-determined number of sub-pictures to a first decoder processing core of the plurality of decoder processing cores and a second encoded sub-picture of the pre-determined number of sub-pictures to a second decoder processing core of the plurality of decoder processing cores, wherein the first encoded sub-picture and the second encoded sub-picture are independently decoded in parallel on the respective first and second decoder processing cores. |
| US11758158B2 |
Coding method and coding apparatus
The image decoding method includes: determining a context for use in a current block to be processed, from among a plurality of contexts; and performing arithmetic decoding on a bit sequence corresponding to the current block, using the determined context, wherein in the determining: the context is determined under a condition that control parameters of neighboring blocks of the current block are used, when the signal type is a first type, the neighboring blocks being a left block and an upper block of the current block; and the context is determined under a condition that the control parameter of the upper block is not used, when the signal type is a second type, and the second type is one of “ref_idx_l0” and “ref_idx_l1”. |
| US11758156B2 |
Block modulating video and image compression codecs, associated methods, and computer program products for carrying out the same
Described are a method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for block modulating video and image compression. Different masks may be imposed on different blocks of an image and then the blocks summed to one block. In some embodiments, an encoder complexity of the encoder may be O(1). A method can be carried out that includes dividing an input image into a plurality of blocks; assigning different masks to each respective image block of the plurality of image blocks, the different masks having a size equal to that of each respective image block of the plurality of image blocks; modulating each respective image block of the plurality of blocks the assigned different masks to generate a plurality of modulated image blocks; summing the modulated plurality of blocks to at least one summed block; and quantizing the at least one summed block. |
| US11758154B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling an offset in video coding for intra block copy and/or inter prediction
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus including processing circuitry for video decoding. The processing circuitry decodes prediction information of a current block in a current picture from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information indicates a prediction mode for the current block being an inter prediction mode or an intra block copy (IBC) mode. The processing circuitry selects a base vector from a candidate list including a block vector candidate used in the IBC mode and determines an offset vector based on offset information that includes directions and sizes for constructing offset vectors. The processing circuitry determines a vector of the current block based on the base vector and the offset vector. The vector is a block vector when the prediction mode is the IBC mode and the vector is a motion vector when the prediction mode is the inter prediction mode. |
| US11758152B2 |
Method and apparatus for video coding using planar intra prediction mode for intra sub-partition coding mode
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. Prediction information for a current block in a current picture is determined. The prediction information indicates that the current block is to be encoded in (1) an intra sub-partition (ISP) mode and (2) one of a planar intra prediction mode or a DC intra prediction mode. The current block is partitioned into a plurality of sub-partitions based on the ISP mode. Each sub-partition is associated with at least one different reference sample. Residual information for each sub-partition is generated based on the at least one different reference sample associated with the respective sub-partition. The current block is encoded based on the determined prediction information and the generated residual information of the plurality of sub-partitions. |
| US11758150B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a video signal, and a recording medium storing a bitstream
An image decoding method according to the present disclosure includes determining a reference pixel line of a current block, determining an intra prediction mode of the current block and deriving a prediction sample of the current block based on the intra prediction mode and a reference pixel included in the reference pixel line. In this case, the prediction sample is determined based on a prediction angle of the intra prediction mode and an inverse-angle variable derived based on the prediction angle. And when the prediction angle has a predefined value, the inverse-angle variable is set as a default value. |
| US11758148B2 |
Device-consistent techniques for predicting absolute perceptual video quality
In various embodiments, a perceptual quality application determines an absolute quality score for encoded video content viewed on a target viewing device. In operation, the perceptual quality application determines a baseline absolute quality score for the encoded video content viewed on a baseline viewing device. Subsequently, the perceptual quality application determines that a target value for a type of the target viewing device does not match a base value for the type of the baseline viewing device. The perceptual quality application computes an absolute quality score for the encoded video content viewed on the target viewing device based on the baseline absolute quality score and the target value. Because the absolute quality score is independent of the viewing device, the absolute quality score accurately reflects the perceived quality of a wide range of encoded video content when decoded and viewed on a viewing device. |
| US11758147B2 |
Methods and apparatus of bitstream verifying and decoding
A method of bitstream verifying includes at the encoder side, the coded picture data of a spliced bitstream, containing a library bitstream and a main bitstream, is processed by different operations in the hypothetical bitstream buffer to simulate the data fulfillment level of the bitstream buffer. This is used to check whether the hypothetical bitstream buffer is overflowed or underflowed and verify the qualification of the bitstream. A method of managing bitstream at the decoder side is exploited to decode the library picture, which is inserted in the spliced bitstream, at a proper time. This ensures that a bitstream buffer with a limited capacity neither overflows nor underflows and the decoder can decode and present the picture of the main bitstream at a proper temporal order, which avoids lag of the main bitstream picture and waste of the decoded picture buffer. |
| US11758144B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a video signal based on weighted prediction, and a recording medium storing a bitstream
Provided are a method and apparatus for decoding video signal based on weighted prediction. The method may include determining an inter prediction mode of a current block, deriving motion information of a current block according to the inter prediction mode, obtaining a first prediction block of the current block based on the motion information, and obtaining a second prediction block of the current block by applying at least one of a weight, an offset, or a first variable for explicit weighted prediction to the first prediction block. |
| US11758142B2 |
Method for transform-based image coding and apparatus therefor
A method for image decoding, according to the present document, may comprise the steps of: deriving an intra prediction mode of a chroma block as a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode; updating the intra prediction mode of the chroma block on the basis of an intra prediction mode of a luma block corresponding to the chroma block; and determining an LFNST set including LFNST matrices on the basis of the updated intra prediction mode, wherein the updated intra prediction mode is derived as an intra prediction mode corresponding to a specific position in the luma block, and the specific position is set on the basis of a color format of the chroma block. |
| US11758141B2 |
APS signaling-based video or image coding
According to the present disclosure, ALF parameters and/or LMCS parameters can be hierarchically signaled, which enables a reduction in the amount of data to be signaled for video/image coding and an increase in the coding efficiency. |
| US11758139B2 |
Image processing device and method
The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and method that enable suppression of an increase in the amount of coding of a quantization matrix.An image processing device of the present disclosure includes an up-conversion unit configured to up-convert a quantization matrix limited to a size less than or equal to a transmission size that is a maximum size allowed for transmission, from the transmission size to a size that is identical to a block size that is a processing unit of quantization or dequantization. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an image processing device for processing image data. |
| US11758133B2 |
Flexible block partitioning structures for image/video compression and processing
Techniques for coding and decoding video may include predicting picture regions defined by a time-varying tessellation and/or by a tessellation that varies spatially within a picture. These techniques improve decoded video quality, for example, by reducing block-based visual artifacts. Tessellation patterns may be irregular spatially to prevent alignment of some prediction region boundaries within a picture. Tessellation patterns may vary over time based on a spatial offset value, and the spatial offset value may be determined via a modulo function. Tessellation patterns may include overlapped shapes, for example when used in conjunction with overlapped block motion compensation. |
| US11758130B2 |
Video picture decoding and encoding method and apparatus
This application provides a video picture decoding and encoding method and a video picture decoding and encoding apparatus. When it is determined that a merge or skip mode is used, if it is determined through decoding that a merge mode with motion vector difference (MMVD) indicator is true, a triangle prediction unit (PU) indicator may not be coded. The triangle PU indicator is coded when it is determined through decoding that the MMVD indicator is false. This reduces a quantity of used coding resources, and can reduce bit overheads of a bitstream. |
| US11758128B2 |
Method and device for encoding/decoding image using geometrically modified picture
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for video encoding/decoding by using a geometric modified picture. The encoding method according to the present invention includes: generating a geometric modified picture by geometrically modifying a reference picture; and generating a first prediction block of a current block by performing inter prediction referencing the geometric modified picture. |
| US11758124B2 |
Harmonized local illumination compensation and modified inter coding tools
A method for video processing is provided to include: determining, based on an inheritance rule, whether to use a local illumination compensation (LIC) mode for a conversion between a current block of a video region of a video and a coded representation of the video, and performing the conversion based on the determining. The LIC mode includes using a linear model of illumination changes in the current block during the conversion. The inheritance rule specifies to inherit a use of the LIC mode from a base merge candidate of an ultimate motion vector expression (UMVE) mode, and the UMVE mode includes using a motion vector expression that includes a base merge candidate and motion vector differences utilized to refine the motion information of the base merge candidate. |
| US11758122B1 |
Lens and camera testing method, apparatus, and system
A Lens and Camera Testing Method, Apparatus, and System have been disclosed. In one implementation a lens and camera combination is mounted on a gimbal and is tilted at a remote polygon target. |
| US11758116B2 |
Multi-view display control
A multi-view display controller (100, 200, 300) generates view information specifying view directions along which media data a media content is to be projected on a multi-view display (2) and specifying a selected view direction along which additional information is to be simultaneously projected as media data of the media content. The multi-view display controller (100, 200, 300) thereby enables an intuitive and efficient communication of additional information to the viewer (5) on the multi-view display (2). |
| US11758113B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting layer, and a stereoscopic lens including a curved base disposed on a surface of the display panel with a predetermined radius of curvature, and a plurality of lenses disposed on the curved base and inclined from a side of the display panel. A thickness of the curved base of the stereoscopic lens increases as a distance from a center of the stereoscopic lens increases. |
| US11758111B2 |
3D lidar system using a dichroic mirror for autonomous driving vehicles
In one embodiment, a three-dimensional LIDAR system includes a light source (e.g., laser) to emit a light beam (e.g., a laser beam) to sense a physical range associated with a target. The system includes a camera and a light detector (e.g., a flash LIDAR unit) to receive at least a portion of the light beam reflected from the target. They system includes a dichroic mirror situated between the target and the light detector, the dichroic mirror configured to direct the light beam reflected from the target to the light detector to generate a first image, wherein the dichroic mirror further directs optical lights reflected from the target to the camera to generate a second image. The system includes an image processing logic coupled to the light detector and the camera to combine the first image and the second image to generate a 3D image. |
| US11758109B2 |
Techniques for measuring depth and polarization from a single sensor
In some embodiments, an image sensor is provided. The image sensor comprises a plurality of photodiodes arranged as a photodiode array. The photodiodes of the photodiode array are arranged into a first quadrant, a second quadrant, a third quadrant, and a fourth quadrant. A first polarization filter and a first telecentric lens are aligned with the first quadrant. A second polarization filter and a second telecentric lens are aligned with the second quadrant. A third polarization filter and a third telecentric lens are aligned with the third quadrant. A fourth telecentric lens is aligned with the fourth quadrant. |
| US11758108B2 |
Image transmission method, image display device, image processing device, image transmission system, and image transmission system with high-transmission efficiency
Provided is an image transmission method. Left-eye image data and right-eye image data corresponding to a same original image frame in a target video are divided into sub-images on the image processing device side, multiple sets of image data in one-to-one correspondence with the sub-images are generated, and transmitted to the image display device through transmission threads. Each of the multiple sets of image data includes a sub-image, and first and second sequence numbers that correspond to the sub-image. Left-eye image data and right-eye image data corresponding to a same original image frame are obtained by combining sub-images in the multiple sets of image data, by the image display device, based on first and second sequence numbers in the multiple sets of image data. Finally, a left-eye image corresponding to the left-eye image data and a right-eye image corresponding to the right-eye image data are played. |
| US11758102B2 |
Display device and display method
A display device is mounted on a vehicle. The display device comprises a display unit and a control unit A virtual screen is a two-dimensional plane at a predetermined distance away from an origin of a XYZ coordinate system along a Y coordinate axis, and is approximately parallel to an XZ plane defined by an X coordinate axis and a Z coordinate axis. The control unit is configured to calculate coordinates of a second point obtained as a result of projecting a first point in the XYZ coordinate system onto the virtual screen, convert the calculated coordinates of the second point into coordinates according to a display mode of the display unit, and cause the display unit to display an image corresponding to the second point at the converted coordinates. |
| US11758097B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting video signals, and display device
Provided is a method for transmitting video signals, including: receiving an input video signal provided by a source, wherein the input video signal includes an image signal and a source timing signal; generating a pulse synchronization signal based on the source timing signal and an output frame rate, wherein the output frame rate is a frame rate of outputting the image signal to a display module, and a cycle of the pulse synchronization signal is an integer multiple of a cycle of the source timing signal, and is an integer multiple of a cycle corresponding to the output frame rate; generating an output timing signal based on the pulse synchronization signal; and transmitting an output video signal to the display module, wherein the output video signal includes the image signal and the output timing signal. |
| US11758094B2 |
Video delivery systems using wireless cameras
A wearable form factor wireless camera may include an image sensor, coupled to an infrared detection module, which captures infrared video. The wearable form factor wireless camera may attach to clothing worn on a user and be ruggedized. A storage device may store the captured infrared video at a first fidelity. The stored infrared video may be capable of being transmitted at the first fidelity and at a second fidelity, with the first fidelity providing a higher frame rate than the second fidelity. A burst transmission unit may transmit the stored infrared video at the second fidelity via a cellular network. The infrared detection module, the image sensor, the storage device and the burst transmission unit may be powered by a battery. The image sensor, the infrared detection module, the battery, the storage device and the burst transmission unit may be internal to the wearable form factor wireless camera. |
| US11758092B2 |
Display control device, display control method, and display control program
To provide a display control device that enables a passenger to understand when an image shot of the outside of the moving body and reproduced in the moving body was shot. When displaying images shot of the outside of a moving body in the moving body, the display control device, while updating with a lapse of time, how far back in a past from now the image being displayed was shot. |
| US11758091B2 |
Food monitoring apparatus, refrigerator including the same, and operating method thereof
Provided is a food monitoring apparatus including at least one light source configured to selectively radiate light of a first wavelength band and light of a second wavelength band that is different from the first wavelength band to food, at least one image sensor configured to obtain a visible image of the food and a hyperspectral image of the food based on light scattered, emitted, or reflected from the food, and at least one processor configured to obtain first information of the food based on the visible image, and to obtain second information of the food based on the first information and the hyperspectral image. |
| US11758088B2 |
Method and apparatus for aligning paragraph and video
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for aligning a paragraph and a video. The method may include: acquiring a commentary and a candidate material resource set corresponding to the commentary, a candidate material resource being a video or an image; acquiring a matching degree between each paragraph in the commentary and each candidate material resource in the candidate material resource set; and determining a candidate material resource sequence corresponding to the each paragraph in the commentary based on the matching degrees between the paragraphs in the commentary and the candidate material resources, playing durations of the candidate material resources and text lengths of the paragraphs in the commentary, an image playing duration being a preset image playing duration. |
| US11758083B1 |
Methods, systems, and devices for presenting demonstration objects without mirroring in a videoconference
A conferencing system terminal device includes a communication device electronically in communication with a content presentation companion device operating as a primary display for the conferencing system terminal device during a videoconference. An image capture device of the conferencing system terminal device captures one or more images of a subject for presentation on the content presentation companion device. One or more processors apply a mirroring function to the one or more images of the subject when operating in a normal videoconference mode of operation and, in response to one or more sensors detecting an initiation of a demonstration operation by the subject, transition to a demonstration videoconference mode of operation where application of the mirroring function to the one or more images of the subject is precluded. |
| US11758080B2 |
DIY effects image modification
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and method for performing operations comprising: receiving, by a messaging application, an image from a camera of a user device; receiving input that selects a user-customizable effects option for activating a user-customizable effects mode; in response to receiving the input, displaying an array of a plurality of effect options together with the image proximate to the user-customizable effects option; and applying a first effect associated with a first effect option of the plurality of effect options to the image. |
| US11758078B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for compensating light reflections from a cover of a time-of-flight camera
Provided is a method for compensating light reflections from a cover of a time-of-flight camera in an image of a scene that is sensed by the time-of-flight camera. The method includes receiving the image of the scene from the time-of-flight camera. Further, the method includes modifying the image of the scene using a reference image to obtain a compensated image of the scene. Pixels of the reference image indicate reference values exclusively related to light reflections from the cover of the time-of-flight camera. Additionally, the method includes outputting the compensated image. |
| US11758058B2 |
Image forming apparatus controlling timing of forming measurement image based on prior measurements and density of image to be formed
An image forming apparatus comprises an image forming unit; a sensor that measures a measurement image; and a controller. The controller controls the image forming condition based on a measurement result of measuring a first measurement image; acquires information having a correlation to density variation of images to be formed by the image forming unit; controls the image forming condition based on the information; determines a first value regarding a density of an image to be formed, based on a measurement result of measuring a second measurement image; determines a second value regarding a density of the image to be formed by the image forming unit, based on the information; and controls a timing at which the image forming unit next forms the first measurement image, based on the first value and the second value. |
| US11758052B1 |
Centralized validation of network call parameters on distributed networks using probability models
Systems and methods are provided for centralized validation of potential network calls, such as calls proposing database transactions, on a distributed system. The distributed system may include multiple systems that apply independent criteria for validating proposals, which criteria may not be available external to the individual systems. Moreover, the systems may lack an ability to validate proposals prior to submitting such proposals for commitment. A centralized network call parameter validation system as disclosed herein may validate potential network calls with high confidence by applying probability models of data pattern and hashing digit checksum to potential network call parameter values, which models are generated based on statistical analysis of historical network call values. |
| US11758051B2 |
Machine learning-based audio codec switching
Described herein are techniques, devices, and systems for providing an optimal voice experience over varying radio frequency (RF) conditions while using EVS audio codecs. A user equipment (UE) may adaptively transition between using a music-capable EVS codec (e.g., EVS-FB) as a default audio codec that provides a first audio bandwidth and a different EVS audio codec that provides a second audio bandwidth that is less than the first audio bandwidth. The transition to the different EVS audio codec may occur in response to determining a value indicative of a RF condition associated with a serving base station is less than a threshold value, which allows for providing preserving at least a minimal level of voice quality in degraded RF conditions. |
| US11758049B1 |
Techniques for using call metadata as an indicator for calling party authenticity
Techniques are disclosed to determine one or more specific data points that may be found in or added to call metadata that will assist and/or enhance confidence score algorithms. A call request for an inbound VoIP telephony call may be received by a telephony server in a servicing telecommunications carrier network. The call request may be intended for a called party serviced by the servicing telecommunications carrier network. The servicing telecommunications carrier network telephony server may obtain a plurality of data points associated with the call request wherein at least one of the data points is an interconnect carrier, the interconnect carrier data point identifying which carrier handed the call to the servicing carrier. The servicing telecommunications carrier network telephony server may then send the plurality of data points to a confidence score generating process comprising an algorithm configured to determine a confidence score using the data points. The servicing carrier telephony server may then receive the confidence score from the confidence score generating process and pass the confidence score to the called party. |
| US11758044B1 |
Prompt list context generator
An example operation may include one or more of receiving a data file comprising a list of interactive voice response (IVR) prompts, identifying a set of IVR prompts within the received data file that are included within a common sequence, assembling text content from each IVR prompt in the set of IVR prompts within the common sequence into a string of text content, and modifying the data file to include the assembled string of text content within a field of the modified data file. |
| US11758042B2 |
Indicating callers for incoming voice calls on a shared speech-enabled device
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for indicating callers for incoming voice calls to a shared device among multiple users. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions receiving an incoming voice call, determining a calling number and a called number from the incoming voice call, identifying a user account that corresponds to the called number, determining a contact name for the calling number based on contact entries for the user account, and providing the audible contact name for output to the device speaker. |
| US11758041B2 |
Call content management for mobile devices
One example method of operation may include one or more of identifying a calling device number of a calling device, matching the calling device number with one or more of a plurality of enhanced call content profiles, selecting, based on a call identifier, one of the enhanced call content profiles comprising enhanced call content intended for one or more call recipient device numbers, and forwarding the enhanced call content associated with the selected enhanced call content profile to one of the call recipient devices. |
| US11758040B2 |
Systems and methods for use in blocking of robocall and scam call phone numbers
Telephone numbers that are associated with robocalls or scam calls can be automatically identified by a telephone network operator. The identified telephone numbers may be blocked from placing phone calls on the telephone network. |
| US11758037B2 |
DECT portable device base station
The present invention concerns a base station (12) having a DECT communication module (13) for wirelessly communicating with one or more registered portable DECT devices 10). The base station also has a virtual assistant module connecting over an IP communication channel (28) to a virtual assistant providing responses to user instructions, and a telephony module connecting to and accessing a remote resource over a telephony communication channel (27). A device manager (15) identifies and stores communication parameters of the DECT devices, and can implement a user instruction communicated from a DECT device via the DECT communication module and can route virtual assistant responses to a user instruction. A broker module (19) establishes a communication link between the DECT devices and the virtual assistant, and between the DECT devices and the telephony communication channel. The broker module includes a transcoder module (17) operating to trans-code communications over the communication link between the DECT devices and the virtual assistant in the event of a disparity in communication parameters to enable communication of user instructions and responses between the virtual assistant and a DECT device. |
| US11758034B2 |
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes: a processors configured to: acquire a first address list stored in an external apparatus; and when synchronizing the acquired first address list and a second address list stored in the own apparatus, display a third address list in which information duplicated between the first address list and the second address list have been consolidated. |
| US11758032B2 |
Electronic device comprising haptic actuator
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include a first housing structure, a second housing structure arranged adjacent to the first housing structure, a hinge structure arranged between the first housing structure and the second housing structure and providing a rotational movement between the first housing structure and the second housing structure, a flexible display extending from the first housing structure to the second housing structure, across the hinge structure, and at least one haptic actuator arranged in the hinge structure or adjacent to the hinge structure. The at least one haptic actuator may be arranged in parallel with the folding axis direction of the hinge structure so as to output vibrations corresponding to the folding axis. |
| US11758024B2 |
Distributor node, automation network and method for transmitting telegrams
In an automation network comprising a plurality of network segments, fragmenting subscribers that support a fragmentation method as well as standard subscribers that do not support the fragmentation method can be provided for in the network. A distribution node in the automation network has at least one input/output interface that is in communication with a network segment. The switching unit in the distribution node checks whether a subscriber in a network segment to which a telegram is to be sent supports the fragmentation method, and whether the telegram to be sent is fragmented. If the subscriber does not support the fragmentation procedure and the telegram to be sent is fragmented, the switching unit in the distribution node assembles the telegram fragments to form the telegram and then sends the assembled telegram on to the subscriber. |
| US11758020B1 |
Selective messaging for reducing server load
Implementations selectively message member account data to client applications to reduce server load. When a monitored load on cloud servers meets a criteria, a hold status may be triggered. During the hold status, member accounts may be monitored and client applications may be transmitted push messages, for example when a change is detected in a member's monitored account. The push messages can contain the detected changes, such as a posted transaction that triggered the message. Implementations of the client application can be configured to display local data (stored from the push messages) during the hold status in response to a member's request to access/view their account. Because server to client communication is limited to messages that contain member account changes, an overall server load can be reduced. |
| US11758017B2 |
Data acquisition method, service provider, service consumer and network functional entity
A data acquisition method, a service provider, a service consumer and a network functional entity are provided. The data acquisition method applied to the service provider includes: receiving a service request message initiated by a service consumer for acquiring a resource attribute of a resource, where the service request message carries query information configured to indicate the resource attribute; and sending data of the resource attribute to the service consumer through a service response message. |
| US11758015B2 |
Systems and methods for preventing the caching of rarely requested objects
Improved technology for managing the caching of objects that are rarely requested by clients. A cache system can be configured to assess a class of objects (such as objects associated with a particular domain) for cacheability, based on traffic observations. If the maximum possible cache offloading for the class of objects falls below a threshold level, which indicates a high proportion of non-cacheable or “single-hitter” content, then cache admission logic is configured to admit objects only after multiple clients requests during a time period (usually the object's time in cache, or eviction age). Otherwise, the cache admission logic may operate to admit objects to the cache after the first client request, assuming the object meets cacheability criteria. The technological improvements disclosed herein can be used to improve cache utilization, for example by preventing single-hitter objects from pushing out multi-hit objects (the objects that get hits after being added to cache). |
| US11758012B1 |
Computer service invocation chain monitoring and remuneration optimization
Mechanisms are provided for optimizing remuneration for computing services. Computing services are registered which stores registration data comprising remuneration associations between computing services and consumers. A hierarchical computer model is generated based on the registration data, where the model represents dependencies between consumers and providers of computing services. For a service request from a consumer, each transaction with each computing service in a service invocation chain associated with the service request is identified and a cost of each transaction is calculated. The calculated cost of the service invocation chain is optimized based on applying an optimization algorithm to a cost function applied to a selected portion of the hierarchical computer model corresponding to the service invocation chain. |
| US11758007B2 |
Service peering exchange
In general, this disclosure describes a service peering exchange for creating and managing service-to-service paths among applications. For example, a service peering exchange with network connectivity with multiple networks may receive application programming interface (API) data describing APIs for services provided, e.g., by enterprises or cloud service providers (CSPs) and accessible via the networks using service requests. Such services may include, for example, data storage, eCommerce, billing, marketing, customer relationship management (CRM), social media, digital media, financial, weather, search, and other services accessible using machine-to-machine communication over a network. An administrator or customer of the service peering exchange may configure policies that are applied by the service peering exchange to orchestrate service-to-service paths among different services accessible via the different networks. |
| US11758005B2 |
Service provider user accounts
Examples described herein involve switching between two user accounts of a streaming media service. In an example implementation, a playback device stores data representing credentials for multiple user accounts including a first user account of a first streaming audio service and a second user account of the first streaming audio service. The playback device receives instructions to play first audio content from the first streaming audio service and plays back the first audio content by streaming data representing the first audio content from one or more servers of the first streaming audio service using credentials of the first user account. The playback device detects a trigger associated with the first user account of the first streaming audio service and switches from streaming data representing the first audio content using credentials of the first user account to streaming data representing the first audio content using credentials of the second user account. |
| US11758002B2 |
Session processing method, apparatus, and system
This disclosure provides session processing methods and apparatuses. In an implementation, a method comprises receiving, from an application function apparatus, a request that comprises a continuity requirement of an application indicating whether a service of the application needs to remain uninterrupted for a user equipment when the user equipment moves, determining, for the application, a session and service continuity mode that satisfies the continuity requirement of the application, and sending policy information that comprises the session and service continuity mode. |
| US11758001B2 |
Dynamic system and method for identifying optimal servers in a virtual private network
The present embodiment relates to method and system for dynamically identifying the optimal servers from among a plurality of VPN servers. The method and system to score or rank the plurality of VPN servers through mathematical operations to produce a scored list of servers. The servers are dynamically scored based on several server conditions including but not limited to server location, server hub score, server creation time, server load, captcha rates and other like information. The method and system further calculate server penalty scores for a plurality of VPN servers and dynamically identifies optimal servers based on the least server penalty score. Further, the method and system provide means for the VPN service provider to direct their users to connect with the optimal servers consistently. |
| US11758000B2 |
System and method for survival time delivery in 5GC
A fifth-generation core network (5GC) provides 5G radio access network (RAN) services to a user equipment (UE) in a time-sensitive communications (TSC) network (TSN). This includes receiving a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request from the UE, the PDU session establishment request including an industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) vertical or application type, identifying a TSN application function (AF) relating to the IIoT vertical or application type, determining quality of service (QoS) parameters for communications between the UE and the 5G RAN based on the identified TSN AF, the QoS parameters including a survival time for the IIoT vertical or application type and establishing a PDU session with the UE when the QoS parameters including the survival time are satisfied. |
| US11757999B1 |
Thick client and common queuing framework for contact center environment
Various techniques described herein relate to a client application framework for a contact center environment. A role-specific thick client framework may include a web browser-based application having multiple processes that can be distributed across the computing infrastructure of the client device. A portion of the framework may include a container application image received from an internal server of the contact center and launched by the client device. The framework also may include queuing and communication services executing on the client device, which interface with the internal client application and external service providers to support a common queuing framework and an integrated model implementation across the contact center environment. |
| US11757996B2 |
Ceiling fan for establishing a system for local control of a space
A ceiling fan for a space is provided. The ceiling fan can include a first communication interface configured to provide communications between the ceiling fan and a plurality of peripheral devices over a local network. The ceiling fan can further include a second communication interface configured to provide communications between the ceiling fan and an external network. The ceiling fan can further include one or more control devices configured to provide one or more control signals to control operation of one or more of the peripheral devices. |
| US11757994B2 |
Collective perception messaging for source-sink communication
Various techniques for collective perception messaging are disclosed herein. In an example, a machine receives, from a source device, a signal value for provision to a sink device, the signal value corresponding to a measurement of an environmental value. The machine accesses, from a storage device, an error term for the signal value. The machine accesses, from the storage device, a source reliability term for the source device. The machine accesses, from the storage device, a source-sink relation term based on the source device and the sink device. The machine determines a distribution for the environmental value based on the error term, the source reliability term, and the source-sink relation term. The machine determines, based on the distribution for the environmental value, whether the signal value is reliable. |
| US11757993B2 |
Computing networks and systems for implementing a data cloud
Systems and methods are provided for managing and accessing data using one or more data cloud servers. An exemplary method includes: retrieving from one or more external sources, output data; receiving a first instruction from a user to provide access to the output data to a first set of one or more recipient systems; providing the first set of one or more recipient systems with access to the output data; receiving a second instruction from the first set of the one or more recipient systems to provide access to the output data to a second set of the one or more recipient systems; providing the second set of the one or more recipient systems with access to the output data. |
| US11757992B2 |
Synchronization of multimedia content presentation across multiple devices in a watch party
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for synchronizing the simultaneous presentation of multimedia content across multiple devices. An example embodiment operates by generating a multimedia content synchronization request configured to instruct a second media device to synchronize a presentation of multimedia content on the second media device with a first media device. The multimedia content synchronization request can include, for example, a deep link indicative of a channel of the multimedia content, a position of the multimedia content, and a state of the multimedia content to start the presentation of the multimedia content. Subsequently, the example embodiment operates by transmitting the multimedia content synchronization request to the second media device. |
| US11757990B2 |
Data synchronization in a cloud computing environment
Systems, methods, and other embodiments that perform data synchronization in a cloud computing environment are described. In one embodiment, a method includes maintaining a plurality of accounts within a cloud computing environment. In response to receiving a command to enable data synchronization for an account, a data synchronization condition is constructed to specify that a synchronization action will be triggered when data input by the account satisfies the data synchronization condition. Access to the account is monitored. In response to the access satisfying the data synchronization condition, the synchronization action is triggered to identify a second account with data corresponding to data input by the account. The synchronization action is executed to create a synchronization field in the second account and insert data of the account into the synchronization field. |
| US11757986B2 |
Implementing an intelligent network of distributed compute nodes
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for implementing an intelligent network of distributed compute nodes are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing information pertaining to multiple compute nodes within a network of distributed compute nodes; mapping available compute nodes, within the network, having compute capabilities and bandwidth capabilities for executing compute tasks onto dedicated portions of the network; processing information pertaining to at least one compute task requested within the network, including determining at least bandwidth requirements for the compute task and latency requirements for the compute task; and performing, based on the mapping and the processed information pertaining to the compute task, at least one automated action pertaining to allocating at least a portion of the compute task to at least one of the available compute nodes within the network. |
| US11757982B2 |
Performing load balancing self adjustment within an application environment
A technique performs load balancing self-adjustment within an application environment. The technique involves, while nodes of the application environment load balance traffic among clusters that provide services for an application in accordance with a first load balancing configuration, sensing application environment metrics. The technique further involves performing a self-adjustment operation that generates a second load balancing configuration based on the application environment metrics, the second load balancing configuration being different from the first load balancing configuration. The technique further involves deploying the second load balancing configuration among the nodes to enable the nodes to load balance the traffic among the clusters that provide the services for the application in accordance with second load balancing configuration in place of the first load balancing configuration. |
| US11757981B2 |
Efficient and reliable host distribution of totally ordered global state
An asynchronous distributed computing system with a plurality of computing nodes is provided. One of the computing nodes includes a sequencer service that receives updates from the plurality of computing nodes. The sequencer service maintains or annotates messages added to the global state of the system. Updates to the global state are published to the plurality of computing nodes. Monitoring services on the other computing nodes write the updates into a locally maintained copy of the global state that exists in shared memory on each one of the nodes. Client computer processes on the nodes may then subscribe to have updates “delivered” to the respective client computer processes. |
| US11757980B2 |
Group coordinator selection
Examples described herein involve selecting a group coordinator device for a zone group. An example implementation includes: receiving an instruction to form a zone group comprising the first media device and the second media device; comparing a first one or more communication parameters corresponding to a network connection of the first media device to a second one or more communication parameters corresponding to a network connection of the second media device; identifying the first media device as a group coordinator of the zone group based on at least the indication that the first media device communicates with the router over the first communication frequency band; and configuring the first media device to provide data indicating audio content and audio content playback timing information to the second media device to facilitate synchronous playback of the audio content as the group coordinator of the zone group. |
| US11757976B2 |
Unified application management for heterogeneous application delivery
Disclosed are various examples of unified application management for heterogeneous application delivery. Application metadata for various applications can be received from management services and can be analyzed according to application unification rules to identify multiple application variants of a particular application. A unified application can be generated to represent the multiple application variants that are identified. Application entitlements can be defined for the unified application model, and the management services can provide access to the particular application according to the entitlements. |
| US11757975B1 |
Systems and methods for monitoring a file download
Systems and methods for monitoring a file download. The methods include communicating, using a first device, a request to download a file from a source; receiving at the first device a first plurality of packets related to the file; modifying the first plurality of packets to create a second plurality of packets; and communicating the second plurality of packets to a second device configured to reassemble the second plurality of packets, extract the file from the reassembled second plurality of packets, and obtain behavioral data associated with the file. The methods further include receiving at the first device the behavioral data associated with the file, and implementing a download decision based on the behavioral data associated with the file, wherein the implemented download decision indicates at least whether the first device downloads the file. |
| US11757973B2 |
Technologies for accelerated HTTP processing with hardware acceleration
Technologies for accelerated HTTP message processing include a computing device having a network controller. The computing device may generate an HTTP message, frame the HTTP message to generate a transport protocol packet such as a TCP/IP packet or QUIC packet, and pass the transport protocol packet to the network controller. The network controller compresses the HTTP header of the HTTP message, encrypts the compressed HTTP message, and transmits the encrypted message to a remote device. The network controller may segment the transport protocol packet into multiple segmented packets. The network controller may receive transport protocol packets that include encrypted HTTP message. The network controller decrypts the encrypted HTTP message to generate a compressed HTTP message, decompresses the HTTP message, and steers the HTTP message to a receive queue based on contents of an HTTP header. The network controller may coalesce multiple transport protocol packets. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US11757968B1 |
System and method for user video chats with progressively clearer images
A system and method provides a video chat capability where the video portion of the chat is initially impaired, but gets progressively clearer, either as time elapses, or as the users speak or participate with relevant information. |
| US11757967B2 |
Video communications network with value optimization
Respective bandwidth information of respective connected devices of active media sessions are obtained. At least one additional media session is detected to have become active. A first total bandwidth of the at least one additional media session is determined. At least one scaling factor is determined using the respective bandwidth information and the first total bandwidth. The at least one scaling factor is transmitted to at least one connected device of the at least one of the respective connected devices. The at least one scaling factor is determined so as to keep a second total bandwidth of the active media sessions and the at least one additional media session below or equal an upper bandwidth limit of the communications network. |
| US11757966B2 |
Detecting similar live streams ingested ahead of the reference content
A first segment of a probe media item that is transmitted as a first live-stream of an event is received. After a first delay period, whether the first segment of the probe media item is similar to a first segment of a first reference media item that is transmitted as a second live-stream of the event and received subsequent to the probe media item is determined. Responsive to determining, after the first delay period, that the first segment is similar to the first segment of the first reference media item, a remedial action in association with the probe media item is performed. |
| US11757963B2 |
Transcoder conditioning for segment fluidity
Embodiments provide for a system, comprising a plurality of encoders configured to generate a plurality of variant streams, and a cross-variant Instantaneous Decoder Refresh (IDR) identifier configured to inspect the plurality of variant streams, identify IDR frames in each of the plurality of variant streams, determine which IDR frames correspond to cross-variant boundaries, and demarcate the IDR frames corresponding to cross-variant boundaries. |
| US11757961B2 |
System and method for streaming content from multiple servers
A system and a method for media streaming from multiple sources are disclosed. A content requesting client device accesses a server to receive a list of available sources that may include multiple Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) and independent servers. Based on a pre-set criteria, such as the source delivery performance and cost, the client device partitions the content into parts, allocates a source to each part, and simultaneously receives media streams of the content parts from the allocated sources. The server may be a Video-on-Demand (VOD) server, and the content may be a single file of a video data, such as a movie. The delivery performance of the used sources is measured during the streaming for updating the partition or the allocation. The updated measured performance may be stored locally at the client device, or at a server for use by other clients. The client actions may be implemented as a client-side script. |
| US11757960B1 |
Disaster recovery in media broadcast system
An edge device remotely accesses cloud-based media automation services by pointing an interface of the edge device to a cloud-based sequencer. Broadcast logs defining a broadcast schedule and media files specified in the broadcast logs are obtained from the cloud-based sequencer, and local versions are stored in a storage device locally accessible to the edge device. Availability of the cloud-based sequencer is monitored, and if the cloud-based sequencer becomes unavailable, the interface of the edge device is pointed to a local sequencer instead of the cloud-based sequencer. The local sequencer emulates one or more media automation services normally provided by the cloud-based sequencer. In response to determining that availability of the cloud-based sequencer has been restored, the edge device's interface is re-pointed to the cloud-based sequencer. |
| US11757953B2 |
Online collaboration platform for collaborating in context
To collaborate in context, an online messaging platform is launched for a user to communicate by way of electronic messaging with one or more other users. The online messaging platform is launched in response to a user selecting text. One or more additional users are added to the online messaging platform, when the user tags the one or more additional users. Exchange of electronic messaging is facilitated, via the online messaging platform, between the user and the one or more additional users in regard to the selected text. |
| US11757950B2 |
Method and system for sharing an output device between multimedia devices to transmit and receive data
An example method and system for sharing an output device between multimedia devices to transmit and receive data, is provided. The method includes operations of automatically discovering one or more second multimedia devices, when a first multimedia device is positioned within communication range of the one or more second multimedia devices that transmit a low power signal; and transmitting data of the first multimedia device to the one or more second multimedia devices, when the one or more second multimedia devices are discovered. |
| US11757948B2 |
Communication method and apparatus, and electronic device
Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are a communication method and apparatus, and an electronic device. A specific implementation of the method comprises: in response to a call initiation operation of a multimedia conference, determining a candidate object of the multimedia conference according to an object targeted by the call initiation operation; and displaying, on a multimedia conference interface of the multimedia conference, call state information for the candidate object. |
| US11757947B2 |
Asymmetric collaborative virtual environments
Systems and methods for facilitating virtual collaboration between users within virtual environments are disclosed. A plurality of users access a collaborative virtual environment system using interface devices with varying capabilities to establish a virtual collaboration session in which users communicate via a bidirectional real-time communication channel and interact within a virtual environment. Annotations or other user interactions within the virtual environment are automatically propagated to each user in the virtual collaboration session in order to facilitate collaboration. Data from such virtual collaboration sessions may be captured for later use. |
| US11757945B2 |
Collaborative database and reputation management in adversarial information environments
A system and method for the contextualization and management of collaborative databases in an adversarial information environment. The system and method feature the ability to scan for, ingest and process, and then use relational, wide column, and graph stores for capturing entity data, their relationships, and actions associated with them. Furthermore, meta-data is gathered and linked to the ingested data, which provides a broader contextual view of the environment leading up to and during an event of interest. The gathered data and meta-data is used to manage the reputation of the contributing data sources. The system links each successive data set, algorithm, or meta-data which might pertain to its unique identification and to its ultimate reputation, utility, or fitness for purpose. |
| US11757938B2 |
Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for data protection simulation and optimization in a computer network
A system, method and computer-readable medium for data protection simulation and optimization in a computer network, including grouping data stored in data stores in the computer network into groupings according to an architectural or a conceptual attributes, storing, current values of risk metrics for each grouping, each of the metrics corresponding to sensitive domains, receiving a risk reduction goal corresponding to at least one risk metric in the risk metrics, the at least one risk metric corresponding to at least one sensitive domain in the sensitive domains, determining a simulated value of the at least one risk metric for each grouping in the groupings by simulating application of a protection mechanism to sensitive data in each corresponding data store, the sensitive data corresponding to the at least one sensitive domain, and ranking the groupings based on the at least one simulated value of the at least one risk metric for each grouping. |
| US11757932B2 |
Event driven route control
Embodiments provide system and methods for a DDoS service using a mix of mitigation systems (also called scrubbing centers) and non-mitigation systems. The non-mitigation systems are less expensive and thus can be placed at or near a customer's network resource (e.g., a computer, cluster of computers, or entire network). Under normal conditions, traffic for a customer's resource can go through a mitigation system or a non-mitigation system. When an attack is detected, traffic that would have otherwise gone through a non-mitigation system is re-routed to a mitigation system. Thus, the non-mitigation systems can be used to reduce latency and provide more efficient access to the customer's network resource during normal conditions. Since the non-mitigation servers are not equipped to respond to an attack, the non-mitigation systems are not used during an attack, thereby still providing protection to the customer network resource using the mitigation systems. |
| US11757930B2 |
Cooperative mitigation of distributed denial of service attacks originating in local networks
Example methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to implement cooperative mitigation of distributed denial of service attacks originating in local networks are disclosed. An example network element disclosed herein is to detect a first distributed denial of service attack associated with first network traffic received by an Internet service provider network, the first network traffic originating from a first device connected to a local network. The disclosed example network element is also to implement a threat signaling client to transmit first information describing the first distributed denial of service attack to a threat signaling server implemented by a local network router of the local network, and receive second information from the threat signaling server of the local network, the second information to provide a notification when the first network traffic associated with the first distributed denial of service attack has been mitigated. |
| US11757925B2 |
Managing security actions in a computing environment based on information gathering activity of a security threat
Systems, methods, and software described herein provide security actions based on the current state of a security threat. In one example, a method of operating an advisement system in a computing environment with a plurality of computing assets includes identifying a security threat within the computing environment. The method further includes, in response to identifying the security threat, obtaining state information for the security threat within the computing environment, and determining a current state for the security threat within the computing environment. The method also provides obtaining enrichment information for the security threat and determining one or more security actions for the security threat based on the enrichment information and the current state for the security threat. |
| US11757924B2 |
Third-party application risk assessment in an authorization service
Risk assessment in an authentication service is performed where an authorization request is received from a third-party application. Risk assessment policies for the authorization request are determined based on a class of the third-party application. The risk assessment policies are applied to the authorization request to determine an action to be performed for the authorization request, such as sending an authorization message in response to the authorization request or taking a remedial action (e.g., suspending the application, limiting the available actions, or sending a notification to a trusted security application). |
| US11757921B2 |
Leveraging attack graphs of agile security platform
Implementations of the present disclosure include receiving, from an agile security platform, attack graph (AG) data representative of one or more AGs, each AG representing one or more lateral paths within an enterprise network for reaching a target asset from one or more assets within the enterprise network, processing, by a security platform, data from one or more data sources to selectively generate at least one event, the at least one event representing a potential security risk within the enterprise network, and selectively generating, within the security platform, an alert representing the at least one event, the alert being associated with a priority within a set of alerts, the priority being is based on the AG data. |
| US11757917B2 |
Network attack identification, defense, and prevention
The disclosure provides an approach for detecting and preventing attacks in a network. Embodiments include receiving network traffic statistics of a system. Embodiments include determining a set of features of the system based on the network traffic statistics. Embodiments include inputting the set of features to a classification model that has been trained using historical features associated with labels indicating whether the historical features correspond to attacks. Embodiments include receiving, as output from the classification model, an indication of whether the system is a target of an attack. Embodiments include receiving additional statistics related to the system. Embodiments include analyzing, in response to the indication that the system is the target of the attack, the additional statistics to identify a source of the attack. Embodiments include performing an action to prevent the attack based on the source of the attack. |
| US11757915B2 |
Exercising security control point (SCP) capabilities on live systems based on internal validation processing
A security control point (SCP) that protects target computing system is tested in-place and while active. The approach is initiated the SCP receiving and processing one or more “simulated” communication flows. To this end, a test initiator system is configured to generate and transmit communication flows to the SCP being tested. The SCP extracts the encapsulated flow, and then processes that flow through one or more of the SCP's configured protection mechanisms. Thus, the SCP processes the simulated communication flow as though it were a real session, and thus to determine what actions, if any, should be taken with respect to that flow. After processing, the simulated session traffic is shunted or otherwise diverted away from the target computing system. The results of the SCP's processing, however, are output to other systems (e.g., logging or alerting mechanisms), or they are returned to the test initiation system, e.g., for correlation, reporting, and the like. |
| US11757913B2 |
Creating aggregate network flow time series in network anomaly detection systems
In an embodiment, a computer implemented method receives flow data for one or more flows that correspond to a device-circuit pair. The method calculates a time difference for each flow that corresponds to a device-circuit pair. Based on the calculated time differences and the received flow data, the method updates a probability distribution model associated with the device-circuit pair. Then, the method determines whether a time bucket is complete or open based on the updated probability distribution model. |
| US11757911B2 |
Method and system for providing security on in-vehicle network
According to an aspect, a method is performed by a first controller for providing security for second controllers in an in-vehicle network. An inherent information request is transmitted to a suspicious controller of the plurality of second controllers for an inherent information of the suspicious controller. The inherent information request includes a certificate assigned to the first controller. An encrypted inherent information of the suspicious controller is received from the suspicious controller and a decrypted inherent information is compared with a pre-stored inherent information. The suspicious controller is determined to be an anomalous controller when the decrypted inherent information is different from the pre-stored inherent information. In response to receiving an update request from a backend server for a specified controller out of the plurality of second controllers, the inherent information request including the certificate assigned is transmitted to the specified controller. |
| US11757908B2 |
Compact logging for cloud and web security
The technology disclosed works in real time, as base and subordinate HTTP URL requests are received, to attribute subordinate HTTP URL requests to base web pages. The main case uses the “referer” or “referrer” HTTP header field for attribution, directly and through a referer hierarchy to the base web page. A second case, which minimizes false generation of base web page log entries, involves small files, such as cascading style sheets (CSS) files, that often have a blank or no referer field. The technology disclosed applies equivalently to hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) data (e.g., HTTPS transactions, requests, and/or events). |
| US11757907B1 |
Cybersecurity threat intelligence and remediation system
A cybersecurity system is provided for automated cybersecurity insights, remediation recommendations, and service provisioning. The cybersecurity system can generate threat insights and/or generate remediation recommendations using machine learning models and cybersecurity data obtained from target networks, partners, and the like. To provision cybersecurity services, cybersecurity system may collect metadata regarding the network connections and use cases desired for one or more services. Once the metadata has been collected, the cybersecurity assessment system automatically provisions the selected services based on the provided data, such as duration of time elected, service metrics, and the like. |
| US11757906B2 |
Detecting behavior anomalies of cloud users for outlier actions
A method of detecting anomalous user behavior in a cloud environment includes receiving a vector that comprises counts of actions taken by the user during a current time interval; determining whether an action count in the vector is greater than a global mean; building a scale table by combining new action skills that are above a threshold and original action skills if below the threshold; and identifying outliers when the action count is greater than the global mean multiplied by a corresponding action scale from the scale table. |
| US11757904B2 |
Artificial intelligence reverse vendor collation
Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) apparatus and method are provided that correlate and consolidate operation of discrete vendor tools for detecting cyberthreats on a network. An AI engine may filter false positives and eliminate duplicates within cyberthreats detected by multiple vendor tools. The AI engine provides machine learning solutions to complexities associated with translating vendor-specific cyberthreats to known cyberthreats. The AI engine may ingest data generated by the multiple vendor tools. The AI engine may classify hardware devices or software applications scanned by each vendor tool. The AI engine may decommission vendor tools that provide redundant cyberthreat detection. The AI engine may display operational results on a dashboard directing cyberthreat defense teams to corroborated cyberthreats and away from false positives. |
| US11757902B2 |
Adaptive trust profile reference architecture
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for monitoring actions of an entity. In various embodiments the monitoring includes: monitoring a plurality of electronically-observable actions of the entity, the plurality of electronically-observable actions of the entity corresponding to a plurality of events enacted by the entity; associating the plurality of events enacted by the entity with a story; and, using the story to derive an inference regarding the entity. |
| US11757901B2 |
Malicious homoglyphic domain name detection and associated cyber security applications
Malicious homoglyphic domain name (MHDN) detection and associated cyber security applications are described. A domain name may be received that may be a potential MHDN. Homoglyphic domain name detection may be performed by, for example, generating a normalized character string corresponding to the input domain name by applying one or more normalization operations to the input domain name, wherein the one or more normalization operations may be configured to reduce homoglyphic characteristics in the input domain name; and generating a plurality of segmentations of the normalized character string, wherein generating each segmentation, of the plurality of segmentations, may comprise segmenting the normalized character string into a respective plurality of segments, and wherein each segmentation may comprise a different plurality of segments. A segmentation may be selected based on cost values corresponding to each respective segmentation determined using a cost function. The received domain name may be determined to be a homoglyphic domain name based on a determination that one or more segments of the selected first segmentation match a base of a known domain name in the at least one list of known domain names. |
| US11757900B2 |
Securely verifying protected devices
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for securely verifying devices such as protected are provided. A code may be generated for a first device. A short message service (SMS) message comprising the code may be transmitted to the first device at a mobile directory number of the first device. An entry may be created to associate the code with the mobile directory number. A determination may be made as to whether a first code within a message associated with the mobile directory number matches the code within the entry. In response to a match, the message may be processed and a status of the first device may be marked as valid, otherwise, the message may be rejected. |
| US11757897B2 |
Blockchain-based commercial inventory systems and methods
A blockchain of block entries that can be requested by users from user devices is maintained in a distributed network of nodes. Block entries include a plurality of data portions that are each associated with an access level. A request from an auditor to view one or more data portions of a block entry can includes an access code associated with at least one access level can be evaluated to identify one or more data portions associated with the access level. A customized view of the block entry which includes the one or more data portions associated with the access level can be generated. An artificial intelligence engine can review entries within the distributed ledger, identify earnings information associated with the sales of the commercial inventory, determine tax based on earning information, and pay the tax via fiat or cryptocurrency to government authorities based on earnings information. |
| US11757896B1 |
Systems and methods for access tokens configuration with uniform resource locator (URL) parameters
In some embodiments, Uniform Resource Locator (URL) parameters may be used to bind access tokens to authorize web-browser-initiated network operations. In some embodiments, a user input at a data exchange gateway associated with a first website to perform a first network operation (e.g., a request to access resources associated with the first website) may be detected. In response to the detected user input, an access token may be generated based on user specific information associated with the user, where the access token is associated with one or more network operation parameters. In response to a use of the access token for authorizing the first network operation and successful authorization of the first network operation, the access token may be configured to be bound to a first URL identifier parameter associated with the first website. |
| US11757895B2 |
Dynamic authorization rule stacking and routing across multiple systems
A system includes a hardware processor that executes a software code to receive an authorization request on behalf of a user for a stacked resource including resources offered separately by multiple resource providers, determine resource provider computers associated with the stacked resource, and send a look-up request including an electronic identity of the user to those computers, where the electronic identity is used as a look-up key for determining user attribute(s) of the user. The software code further receives the user attribute(s) from the resource provider computers, generates an accumulated access profile of the user based on the user attribute(s), applies the profile to a rules engine to determine a stacked access result, and routes the authorization request and the stacked access result to one of the resource provider computers, where that computer completes an authorization process for access to the stacked resource based on the stacked access result. |
| US11757893B2 |
System and method for authorizing entity users based on augmented reality and LiDAR technology
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for authorizing entity users based on augmented reality and LiDAR technology. In particular, the system may be configured to determine that a user has accessed an entity application provided by an entity via a user device, receive a unique identifier from the user device of the user, via the entity application, where the unique identifier is scanned using LiDAR technology present in the user device of the user, determine location of the user based on the unique identifier, determine an entity device associated with the unique identifier and location of the user, perform authentication of the user using at least one authentication method, determine that the authentication is successful, and in response to determining that the authentication is successful, provide access to an entity device. |
| US11757889B2 |
Method and system for implementing customer resource use as a service
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing customer resource telemetry and use as a service. In various embodiments, a computing system might receive, from a user, a request to access at least one network-accessible resource associated with a customer of a service provider, the user being unassociated and unrelated with the customer; might identify at least one of a user identification, a company, or a class of user associated with the user; might determine whether at least one resource record associated with the customer indicates that the user has permission to access the at least one network-accessible resource, based on the identification. If so, the computing system might provide the user with access to the at least one network-accessible resource associated with the customer. If not, the computing system might deny, to the user, access to the at least one network-accessible resource associated with the customer. |
| US11757888B2 |
Systems and methods for fine grained forward testing for a ZTNA environment
Systems, devices, and methods are discussed for forward testing rule sets at a granularity that is less than all activity on the network. In some cases, the granularity is that of an individual application. |
| US11757887B2 |
Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for centralized access permissions management of a plurality of application instances
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide for centralized access permission management of a plurality of application instances. An example embodiment is configured to receive a manage access permissions request, cause rendering of a centralized access user interface, receive a domain access configuration request associated with a first domain, retrieve instance data associated with a plurality of application instances, cause rendering of a domain access configuration user interface associated with the first domain, receive a first product role selection request, generate a first domain permissions profile, the first domain permissions profile comprising at least a first product role associated with the first application instance, the first product role defining the role-based domain access permission of the first domain for accessing the first application instance, and store the first domain permissions profile in a permissions repository in association with the first domain and the first application instance. |
| US11757884B2 |
Method and system for controlling the release of a resource
A resource control system for networked devices in which the subscribers of the networked devices do not trust one another is provided. Also provided is a distributed data bank system, which, for example, is implemented by a blockchain. |
| US11757877B1 |
Decentralized application authentication
Disclosed are various embodiments for authenticating users of applications using decentralized data models for storing a user's identity. A fingerprint for a computing device is received from an application executing on the computing device. An identity key associated with the fingerprint for the computing device is then obtained, the identity key being linked to a signed claim. The signed claim is retrieved and evaluated. The application executing on the computing device is then granted access to the computing resource in response to evaluating the signed claim. |
| US11757876B2 |
Security-enhanced auto-configuration of network communication ports for cloud-managed devices
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are described for auto-configuring a network communication port such as an Ethernet port to which a network device is connected in a manner that eliminates or otherwise dramatically mitigates the manual effort required for port configuration, while at the same time, ensuring that network security is maintained by authenticating the device during the auto-configuration process. Various auto-configuration processes are described that include varying levels of verification processing to ensure that the network device connected to the port to be configured is a device that is authorized to connect to the network. In this manner, the threat of device spoofing is eliminated or otherwise substantially reduced. Auto-configuration of network ports in connection with switching a known network device to a new port or connecting a previously unknown network device to a network port are described. |
| US11757872B2 |
Contextual and risk-based multi-factor authentication
A system for contextual and risk-based multi-factor authentication having a multi-dimensional time series data server configured to monitor and record a network's traffic data and to serve the traffic data to other modules and a directed computation graph module configured to receive network traffic data from the multi-dimensional time series data server, determine a network traffic baseline from the network traffic data, and determine a verification score needed before granting access based at least in part by the network traffic baseline. A plurality of verification methods build up a user's verification score to required level to gain access. |
| US11757869B2 |
Biometric signature authentication and centralized storage system
A biometric authentication system may include a centralized database including stored biometric signature information for authenticating a user of one or more external systems. The biometric authentication system may extract data attributes from a biometric signature of the user and compare them to the stored biometric signature information in the database. The biometric authentication system may identify user identifier information associated with a signature key stored of the stored biometric signature information that matches the data attributes to authenticate the user to access secure information. |
| US11757868B1 |
Access control for network services
A method including transmitting, by an infrastructure device to a manager device, an invitation link to enable the manager device to manage network services provided by the infrastructure device; transmitting, by the infrastructure device to the manager device based at least in part on the manager device activating the invitation link, seed information to be utilized by the manager device to determine authorization information; receiving, by the infrastructure device from the manager device during an active communication session, a manager request related to an action to be performed regarding the network services, the manager request being signed based at least in part on utilizing a first portion of the authorization information; and enabling, by the infrastructure device, performance of the action regarding the network services based at least in part on verifying that the communication session is currently active is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11757864B1 |
Certificate authentication
Authenticating devices utilizing Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol to facilitate exchange of authentication information or other data to permit or otherwise enable access to services requiring authentication credentials, certificates, tokens or other information. The authentication may utilize Digital Transmission Content Protection (DTCP) certificates, Diffie-Hellman (DH) parameters or other information available to the authenticating devices, optionally without requiring device requesting authentication to obtain an X.509 certificate. |
| US11757860B1 |
Systems and methods for querying user configurations of computer systems to aid self-service troubleshooting and system operation diagnostics
Computer-implemented systems and methods provide a better support experience and resolve user configuration issues for firm platforms more quickly. The systems and methods use automated tools that query a selected firm platform for real time data that allows anyone to obtain an up-to-date view of a user's data or configuration for the selected platform. |
| US11757856B2 |
Cryptographic communication system, cryptographic communication method, and cryptographic communication apparatus
A cryptographic communication system includes: a first cryptographic communication apparatus including a first tamper-resistant device configured to store a first key generation function and a first storage unit configured to store first individual information; and a second cryptographic communication apparatus including a second tamper-resistant device configured to store a second key generation function and a second storage unit configured to store second individual information. The first cryptographic communication apparatus generates a twelfth shared key using the first key generation function and the second individual information. The second cryptographic communication apparatus generates a twenty first shared key using the second key generation function and the first individual information. |
| US11757852B2 |
Encryption key management for international data residency
Media, method, and system for providing encryption key management for international data residency. Organizations using a group-based communication system can designate a particular geopolitical area where that organization's data can be stored and another geopolitical area (which may be the same or different) where encryption keys used to encrypt and decrypt that data should be stored. Users of that organization can post message or access messages previously posted on the group-based communication system from any geopolitical area, causing the system to automatically store and retrieve messages and encryption keys from the appropriate regions to allow the users to transparently access the group-based communication system while maintaining security and data residency requirements. |
| US11757849B2 |
Detecting and mitigating forged authentication object attacks in multi-cloud environments
A system for detecting and mitigating forged authentication object attacks in federated environments is provided, comprising an event inspector to monitor logs and detect vulnerable events, an authentication object inspector configured to observe a new authentication object generated by an identity provider, and intercept the new authentication object; and a hashing engine configured to calculate a cryptographic hash for the new authentication object, and store the cryptographic hash for the new authentication object in the SAML response; wherein subsequent access requests accompanied by authentication objects are validated by comparing hashes for each authentication object to previous generated hashes. |
| US11757846B2 |
Cognitive multi-encrypted mail platform
An apparatus configured to construct an email message addressed to a plurality of recipients. The apparatus is further configured to apply a cipher and a first encryption key to a first portion of the email message, which will be viewable by each of the recipients. The apparatus applies the cipher and a second encryption key to a second portion of the email message, which will be viewable by a first recipient from among the recipients. The apparatus further applies the cipher and a third encryption key to a third portion of the mail message, which will be viewable by a second recipient from among the recipients. The apparatus then transmits the email message to a server. |
| US11757841B2 |
Configuring a protocol in a virtual private network
A method for configuring a protocol in a virtual private network (VPN) service environment, the method including receiving, from a user device, device information associated with operation of the user device during an established VPN connection; configuring, based at least in part on the device information, a given VPN protocol from among a plurality of VPN protocols for utilization during the established VPN connection; and transmitting, to the user device, information associated with the given VPN protocol to enable the user device and a VPN server to utilize the given VPN protocol during the established VPN connection. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11757837B2 |
Sensitive data identification in real time for data streaming
A computer-based system and method for classifying data in real-time for data streaming may include: capturing a plurality of data packets flowing between a data source machine and a data client; searching at least one of the data packets for tokens associated with sensitive information; if tokens associated with sensitive information are not found in a data packet: allowing the data packet to flow between the data source machine and the data client; and sending the data packet to a comprehensive security analysis; and if tokens associated with sensitive information are found in the data packet: preventing the data packet form flowing between the data source machine and the data client; and sending the data packet to a comprehensive security analysis. |
| US11757835B2 |
System and method for implementing content and network security inside a chip
Systems and methods for implementing content, streaming, and network security inside a chip or inside a computing device are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, a system comprises a communication chip and a second processor. The communication chip comprises a router and security instructions. The router is configured to intercept untrusted data between a network, and a first router. The second processor is configured to receive the untrusted data from the router, process the untrusted data with the security instructions to produce trusted data, and provide the trusted data to the router. |
| US11757831B2 |
Communication server and method of operation employing multiple types of frames containing user-defined content sets
A communications server selectively allows communications based on indications of compatibility of the users who wish to communicate, as evidenced by mutual selection of the same elements of user-defined content sets in frames of any of multiple types that apply to each of the users. |
| US11757829B2 |
Method and device for detecting IPv6 aliased prefix based on fragmented fingerprint
A method for detecting an IPv6 aliased prefix based on fragmented fingerprint includes: generating a plurality of pseudo random addresses in a target prefix space; determining the target prefix as an active prefix; and determining that the plurality of the pseudo random addresses and the active prefix are configured on the same host, so as to identify the active prefix as the aliased prefix. This method may effectively discover a network host, reduce the cost of network detection, and provide more effective data support for network measurement, network surveying and mapping and security research. |
| US11757825B2 |
Mid-tier messaging system
A mid-tier messaging system receives a request to initiate a communication session via a first messaging channel that includes a first messaging interface of a first messaging application provided at a user device and a first message provider of a plurality of message providers. The mid-tier messaging system establishes a first session that is mapped to the communication session. The mid-tier messaging system establishes the communication, using the first session, between the first messaging interface and the first message provider. The mid-tier messaging system provides, through the first session, first message communications between the first message provider and the first messaging interface. The mid-tier messaging system seamlessly switches to a second message provider service when the first message provider service cannot service an intent of the first communication session. |
| US11757822B2 |
Offline email synchronization
Examples described herein include systems and methods for performing email synchronization in situations where mobile-device connectivity is lacking. The mobile device can send an SMS message to an email notification server requesting email synchronization and the email notification server can request synchronization with the email server associated with the user's email account. After receiving an email from the email server, the email notification server cart encrypt the email and break it into various chunks, with each chunk including a header having identifying information. The chunks can be transmitted as SMS messages to the mobile device. The email application can retrieve the SMS messages, decrypt them, and reconstruct the email. The email application can then display the email for the user. |
| US11757821B1 |
Multi-user voice communications and related systems and methods
Systems and methods are described for providing instant voice communications to users of a chat platform. An example method includes: providing a chat platform for a plurality of users, the chat platform including a plurality of chatrooms; presenting, on a client device of a first user from the plurality of users, a graphical user interface corresponding to a first chatroom from the plurality of chatrooms, the graphical user interface including a selectable element for initiating an instant voice communication channel among members of the chatroom, the members including the first user and at least one other user from the plurality of users; receiving, on the client device of the first user, an indication that the user has selected the selectable element in the graphical user interface; and providing, in response to the selection, the instant voice communication channel to client devices associated with the members. |
| US11757819B2 |
Generating interactive emails and tracking user interactions
Systems, methods, and related technologies are provided for generating interactive emails and tracking user interactions. In one implementation, an email an be received within an email client. The email can be rendered within the email client, such as by: presenting a first selectable element within the email client, presenting a second selectable element within the email client, and presenting one or more content items within the email client. A selection of the first selectable element can be received within the email client. In response to the selection of the first selectable element, a presentation of the one or more content items can be adjusted within the email client. |
| US11757814B2 |
Media sharing application
The present disclosure relates to a media sharing application. The media sharing application may include a creator, player, and user function. The media sharing apparatus may include a processor, a memory, a playlist component, a sharing component, and a media access component. The playlist component plays media, provides the user with the ability to make a playlist, create artwork for the playlist, and include personal text and audio messages. The sharing component shares the playlist with another user or users. The media access component provides the media sharing application with media from various sources. |
| US11757810B2 |
Mail processing method and apparatus, device and medium
A mail processing method and apparatus, a device, a medium, a computer program product, and a computer program provided in the present disclosure, where the method includes: receiving a to-be-sent mail; obtaining, if it is identified that the to-be-sent mail includes an instant messaging group identifier, a group mail address corresponding to the instant messaging group identifier; and taking the group mail address as a recipient address and performing a sending operation on the to-be-sent mail. In the present disclosure, in a case of receiving, by a mail server, a mail sent by a mail client, if it is identified that the recipient includes an instant messaging group name, the mail is sent to a group address corresponding to the group name, which improves functional integration of email and IM software, thereby providing richer collaborative office functions. |
| US11757808B2 |
Data processing for enterprise application chatbot
The present invention relates to a data processing system and method for enterprise application chatbot. The invention identifies the intent of a data string or an SCM action executed on the enterprise application using AI engine for predicting the relevant data to be extracted by the chatbot from the database and presenting the same on the chatbot interface for enabling a user to take an informed decision. |
| US11757807B2 |
Interactive chatbot for multi-way communication
Provided are systems and methods of a chatbot that can response on behalf of a first user during a three-way chat communication including multiple users and the chatbot. In one example, the method may include receiving a chat message transmitted from a first user device to a second user device, determining, via a machine learning model, an intent of the received chat message, detecting a suggested response based on the determined intent and external data, determining a confidence value for the suggested response based on a source of the suggested response, and outputting the suggested response when the confidence value is above a predetermined threshold via a chatbot of the chat application that is displayed within a user interface of the chat application on the second user device. |
| US11757804B2 |
Computer-implemented method and a computer system for improving performance of a service representative
A computer-implemented method for improving performance of a service representative that provides services. The method comprises determining a performance indicator representing performance of the service representative and if the performance indicator meets a condition, starting a computing process on a computing device to interact with the service representative in order to improve the performance of the service representative. |
| US11757803B2 |
High availability application messaging layer
Certain embodiments enable application message delivery to be automatically guaranteed for all failover scenarios through use of a novel infrastructure layer that supports high availability (HA) messaging. The High Availability Application Messaging Layer (HAML) can guarantee delivery of application messages whether a failover occurs at one or both of the source and the intended destination of the message. The HAML may transmit messages to one intended destination, as unicast messaging, or to multiple intended destinations, as multicast messaging. In some embodiments, the HAML may be HA aware, which refers to the awareness of the HAML of the redundancy for all processing entities within a network device to ensure hitless failover at the network device. By moving support for HA messaging from individual applications to the HAML, as a common infrastructure layer across the processing entities, the individual applications do not need to implement additional software to explicitly support HA messaging. |
| US11757800B2 |
Network interface device, electronic device containing same, and operation method of the network interface device
A network interface device, an electronic device including same, and a method of operating same are provided. The network interface device is coupled to a host including a storage circuit. The network interface device includes a processing circuit and a packet receiving circuit which is used for receiving multiple network packets. The processing circuit performs the following steps: parsing the network packets to obtain multiple sequence numbers of the network packets; reordering the network packets based on the sequence numbers to generate reorder information; appending the reorder information to one of the network packets and generating packet order information, or generating the packet order information containing the reorder information; storing the packet order information in the storage circuit; and issuing an interrupt to the host. The packet receiving circuit or the processing circuit stores the network packets in the storage circuit before the processing circuit issues the interrupt. |
| US11757799B2 |
Line monitor device and network switch
A network switch includes a plurality of ports each connected to a network or a terminal. The network switch performs routing between the plurality of ports. A control device is apart from the network switch. The control device controls the network switch. The network switch includes a command storage unit. The command storage unit stores a plurality of commands acquired from the control device for physical devices. |
| US11757794B2 |
Port configuration method and communications device
This application provides a port configuration method and a communications device. The method includes: obtaining, by a first communications device, an identifier of a second port group of a second communications device, where the identifier of the second port group is used to indicate configuration information of a first port of the first communications device, and establishing, by the first communications device, a connection to a second port in the second port group by using the first port, where the first port is any port of the first communications device, the second port is any port in the second port group, and the configuration information includes an internet protocol IP address; determining, by the first communications device, the configuration information of the first port based on the identifier of the second port group; and configuring, by the first communications device, the configuration information for the first port. |
| US11757793B2 |
Multisite interconnect and policy with switching fabrics
Embodiments herein describe using translation mappings and security contracts to establish interconnects and policies between switching fabrics at different sites to create a unified fabric. In one embodiment, a multi-site controller can stretch endpoint groups (EPGs) between the sites so that a host or application in a first site can communicate with a host or application in a second site which is assigned to the same stretched EPG, despite the two sites have different namespaces. Further, the shadow EPGs can be formed to facilitate security contracts between EPGs in different sites. Each site can store namespace translation mapping that enable the site to convert namespace information in packets received from a different site into its own namespace values. As a result, independent bridging and routing segments in the various sites can be interconnected as well as providing application accessibility across different fabrics with independent and private namespaces. |
| US11757788B2 |
Signal transfer system, signal transfer device, signal transfer method and signal transfer program
In a signal transfer system including a signal transfer management apparatus and a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses connected in multiple stages and forming a network between a distribution station apparatus and a central station apparatus, a signal transfer apparatus on an upper side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transmits a timing adjustment request to at least one of a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on a lower side among the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses upon determining that there is a possibility that a microburst occurs according to mobile scheduling information received from the plurality of signal transfer apparatuses on the lower side, and the signal transfer apparatus on the lower side that has received the timing adjustment request from the signal transfer apparatus on the upper side adjusts opening and closing timings of a gate based on the timing adjustment request. This can prevent the occurrence of a microburst. |
| US11757786B2 |
Method, system, storage medium and application for joint optimization of resource allocation
A method for joint optimization of resource allocation includes: obtaining network data volumes of two services; obtaining queue statuses at a time t; computing sub-channel slices; computing a local CPU speed scaling, a user association, a sub-carrier assignment, and a power allocation of service 1; computing a user association, a video quality decision, and a sub-carrier assignment of service 2; obtaining an initial sub-carrier assignment and an initial power allocation; obtaining the user association; obtaining the power allocation and the sub-carrier assignment of service 1; obtaining the video quality decision; obtaining the sub-carrier assignment of service 2; obtaining an optimal data transmission rate and the user association to obtain a data rate allocation; and obtaining an optimal CPU speed scaling, an optimal user association, an optimal sub-carrier assignment, an optimal power allocation, an optimal video quality decision and an optimal sub-channel allocation. |
| US11757781B2 |
Devices and methods for operating a computing system comprising a data relay
A computing system includes a computing device and an input data path connecting an interface device to the computing device. The input data path has at least two data relays and at least one buffer memory temporarily storing data. Each of the data relays has first and second terminals and a central terminal and selectively interconnects the first and central terminals or the second and central terminals and leaves the first and second terminals constantly separated from each other. The first terminal of a first relay is connected to the interface device, and the second terminal is connected to the computing device. The central terminal of the first data relay is connected to the buffer memory. The intermediate buffer memory is selectively connected by the first data relay solely to the interface device or the second terminal of the first data relay, but not to both simultaneously. |
| US11757779B2 |
Load distribution system and load distribution method
An application information storage unit configured to store information obtained by associating application information including flow characteristics of an application of a flow constituted by a packet with a flow identifier for identifying the flow of the packet, an acquisition unit configured to acquire, in a case where an input port receives a packet, application information of a flow constituted by the packet from the application information storage unit, and an output unit configured to output the packet received by the input port to a packet transfer apparatus in a load state indicating that a load due to the flow of the flow characteristics is light among a plurality of packet transfer apparatuses according to the flow characteristics included in the application information acquired by the acquisition unit are provided. |
| US11757774B1 |
Multi-channel communication
Systems and methods implement multi-channel communication by remapping Ethernet frames. An Ethernet frame is captured leaving a first bridge of an Ethernet switch. A destination address of the Ethernet frame is matched to a remap rule and to a filter defined for the remap rule. The destination address of the Ethernet frame is updated based upon the remap rule, and the Ethernet frame is output to an Ethernet port corresponding to the updated destination address of the Ethernet frame. The remap rule and the filter allow the Ethernet switch to route traffic at an OSI model layer-4 level. |
| US11757772B2 |
Stacking switch unit and method used in stacking switch unit
A method used in a stacking/stackable switch unit includes: providing a plurality of signal ports of the stacking/stackable switch unit, the signal ports having at least one master/slave control port corresponding to at least one operation function of the stacking/stackable switch unit; during a boot-up procedure, automatically determining whether the stacking/stackable switch unit is a master or a slave according to at least one signal level of the at least one master/slave control port and/or content of at least one bit obtained from the at least one master/slave control port. |
| US11757770B2 |
Hybrid ad-hoc routing protocol
A routing device for forwarding data packets in a data network is described. The routing device establishes a communicative connection with multiple other such routing devices that implement the same functions. A data network includes multiple routing devices as described herein. In that data network, each routing device implements and applies a proactive approach with routing tables in a stable part of the data network, and a reactive approach in an unstable part of the data network. When a packet is transmitted from a stable part of the data network to an unstable part of the data network (or vice versa), the forwarding approach is changed along the path of the packet. Thus, the routing device and the data network mitigate the effect of overhead of proactive routing approaches and the latency of reactive routing approaches. |
| US11757768B1 |
Determining flow paths of packets through nodes of a network
A search engine queries a network model for behavior of the entire network, such as data flow, based on combinations of multiple network elements. The search engine provides the state information and/or predicted behavior of the network by searching network objects in a graph-based model or a network state database that satisfy constraints given in a search query. The search engine provides the state information and/or predicted behavior based on regular-expression or plain language search expressions that do not provide packet header information. The search engine parses such search expression into a sequence of atoms that encode forwarding paths of interest to the user. A flow path through the modeled network can be generated dynamically, within the context of the search queries. |
| US11757766B2 |
Reflection route for link local packet processing
A method receives a request packet from a workload at a first logical interface of a logical router and determines that a source address is a first link local address for the workload and a destination address is a second link local address for the first logical interface. A second logical interface includes the second link local address. The method stores an identifier for the first logical interface as an egress interface. The identifier distinguishes the first logical interface from the second logical interface. A service is performed for the request packet and a response packet is generated. The response packet includes the source address of the second link local address for the first logical interface and the destination address of the first link local address for the workload. The method uses the identifier to select the first logical interface as the egress interface to send the response packet. |
| US11757762B2 |
Service operation method and device, and storage medium and electronic device
Provided are a service operation method, a service operation device a storage medium and an electronic device. The method includes: determining service information about multiple nodes in a distributed network after determining a link failure in the distributed network, computing a restore path centralizedly for services indicated by the service information about the multiple nodes, and operating the services by using the restore path. |
| US11757760B2 |
Evolved packet data convergence protocol duplication
A method for a PDCP duplication function for a UE is provided. The method receives PDCP duplication configuration for (i) configuring a plurality of LCHs between a MAC entity and a plurality of RLC entities of the UE and (ii) configuring a set of LCHs as active LCHs and another set of LCHs as inactive LCHs. The method receives an LCH cell restriction configuration for associating resources of one or more of the serving cells with each of the LCHs. The method then determines whether the PDCP duplication function is activated. When the PDCP duplication function is activated and a number of active LCHs is greater than one, the method applies the LCH cell restriction configuration to the active LCHs, otherwise, if the number of active LCHs is equal to one, the method does not apply the LCH cell restriction configuration to any of the LCHs. |
| US11757758B2 |
Method and system for forming a device network
A method and a system for forming a device network is provided. The method comprises providing a plurality of network devices and a plurality of gateways in a physical environment, collecting position data of the plurality of gateways, selecting a network device out of the plurality of network devices, and selecting a first gateway based on the position data. The method further comprises connecting the network device to the first gateway, if the total number of the network devices connected to the first gateway does not exceed a predefined maximum number of network devices per gateway, and selecting a second gateway based on the position data and connecting the network device to the second gateway, if the total number of the network devices connected to the first gateway exceeds the predefined maximum number of network devices per gateway. |
| US11757756B1 |
Routing methods, systems, and computer program products
In various embodiments, a method and apparatus are configured to receive information associated with a path from a first node to a second node; and generate a set of one or more segment identifiers at least one of which is in an address space having a span in a current region in which the first node resides, and is configured for use in identifying a next region, wherein the set of one or more segment identifiers encodes the path. |
| US11757752B2 |
Diagnostic testing or analysis of elements of network devices
Extensive resources can be required to stage, clean-and-screen, repair, diagnose, etc. a network device. To reduce the impact on resources, a diagnostic device is used to perform diagnostic testing or analysis of a network device, such as a set top box received at a facility. The diagnostic device connects to the network device via one or more connections to initiate a diagnostic testing and analysis. The network device sends diagnostic data to the diagnostic device which uses this data to generate a diagnostic report and/or sends this data to a network resource. The diagnostic testing or analysis is used to appropriately direct the network device, for example, for repair, redistribution, disposal, or other treatment. |
| US11757751B2 |
Detection of network measurement inaccuracies
The disclosure describes techniques for detecting network measurement inaccuracies through the detection of sender delays or packet drops. For example, a sender device of a test packet may determine whether the sender device is experiencing any issues in sending the test packet to a receiver device and notify a controller of the issues such that the controller may generate an indication that one or more Key Performance Indicator (KPI) measurements based on the test packets from the sender device are inaccurate and/or untrustworthy, remove the inaccurate KPI measurements, and/or adjust the inaccurate KPI measurements. |
| US11757747B2 |
Preventing traffic outages during address resolution protocol (ARP) storms
A device may determine internet protocol (IP) traffic monitoring criteria and may monitor IP traffic based on the IP traffic monitoring criteria. The device may update, based on monitoring the IP traffic, a table of currently active IP traffic flows and may update, based on the table of currently active IP traffic flows, an address resolution protocol (ARP) packet filter. The device may receive one or more ARP packets from a different device and may determine whether to accept or discard the one or more ARP packets based on the ARP packet filter. The device may update an ARP table based on determining to accept the one or more ARP packets. |
| US11757741B2 |
Demand prediction apparatus, demand prediction method and program for predicting a demand of a path on a network using selected trend patterns
A demand prediction apparatus allows for a prediction with a variation in terms of demand by acquiring, out of changes in demand in a first time period, changes in the demand in a second time period which is a part of the first time period acquiring changes in the demand in third time periods, which is a plurality of time periods excluding the second time period within the first time period, for each of the third time periods having different lengths, identifying, for combinations of a plurality of trend patterns and the third time periods, parameters of the corresponding plurality of trend patterns such that a value of a trend pattern of the plurality of trend patterns is equal to the demand at a certain time point in the first time period, evaluating suitability with the changes in the demand in the second time period for each of the plurality of trend patterns for each of the combinations in which a parameter of the parameters is identified, and selecting one or more trend patterns from among the plurality of trend patterns for each of the combinations based on evaluation results. |
| US11757737B1 |
Dynamic routing and policy shaping for aggregated network
Systems and methods of policy shaping for an aggregated network include (A) receiving a first request to deliver first content to a first device being transported by a vehicle; (B) receiving a second request to deliver second content to a second device being transported by the vehicle; (C) determining (i) a first communication protocol corresponding to the first request and (ii) a second communication protocol corresponding to the second request; (D) determining (i) a first count corresponding to the first content and (ii) a second count corresponding to the second content; and (E) applying (i) a first policy, based on the first communication protocol and the first count, to a first forward data stream including the first content and (ii) a second policy, based on the second communication protocol and the second count, to a second forward data stream including the second content. |
| US11757736B2 |
Prescriptive analytics for network services
The disclosure provides an approach for prescriptive analytics for network services. Embodiments include receiving one or more rules for anomaly detection. Embodiments include receiving metric data of one or more services and collecting context data related to the metric data. Embodiments include determining a baseline for the metric data. Embodiments include detecting an anomaly based on analysis of the metric data in view of the baseline for the metric data and the one or more rules for anomaly detection. Embodiments include associating the anomaly with a subset of the context data that is related to the anomaly. Embodiments include determining a score for the anomaly based on the analysis and determining that a notification should be generated based on the score. Embodiments include providing the notification to a user interface for display. The notification comprises includes an indication of the anomaly and the subset of the context data. |
| US11757733B2 |
Parallel service invocation in a network
Techniques and mechanisms for managing a set of data network nodes in a Network Management System (NMS). In some examples, a network orchestrator receives a first service request to trigger a first service transaction to re-configure the set of data nodes in the data network, and trigger, the first service transaction to re-configure the set of data nodes. In some examples, the network orchestrator receives a second service request to trigger a second service transaction to re-configure the set of data nodes. The orchestrator determines whether the second service transaction conflicts with the first service transaction that is currently running. If the second service transaction does not conflict with the first service, it triggers processing the second service. If the second service transaction does conflict with the first service transaction, it delays from processing the second service transaction. |
| US11757732B2 |
Personalized serverless functions for multitenant cloud computing environment
A system and method are disclosed associated with a multi-tenant cloud computing environment. The system may receive information about a serverless function workload (e.g., a NodeJS, Java function or ABAP workload) to be launched in the cloud computing environment. A tenant associated with the serverless function workload to be launched may be identified and, based at least in part on the identified tenant, an objective function (e.g., throughput, latency, cost, etc.) for the serverless function workload to be launched may be identified. A recommendation service platform may then iteratively configure tuning parameters of the cloud computing environment using Bayesian optimization (e.g., to reach a global optimum using a Gaussian process) and the determined objective function. The system may then arrange for the serverless function workload to be executed in the cloud computing environment in accordance with the configured tuning parameters. |
| US11757731B2 |
Microservices application network control plane
Disclosed embodiments are directed at systems, methods, and architecture for operating a control plan of a microservices application. The control plane corresponds with data plane proxies associated with each of a plurality of APIs that make up the microservices application. The communication between the data plane proxies and the control plane enables automatic detection of service groups of APIs and automatic repair of application performance in real-time in response to degrading service node conditions. |
| US11757729B2 |
Method and system for facilitating auto-annotation and dynamic display for switch configurations
A system for dynamically managing a configuration file of a switch is provided. During operation, the system can determine one or more groups of line specifications in a specification file. A respective line specification can indicate a format of a respective variant of a configuration command of the switch. The system can then annotate a respective group in the specification file with a corresponding label. Subsequently, the system can associate a respective configuration command of the configuration file with a label of a group based on matching the configuration command with the group. |
| US11757716B2 |
Network management apparatus, method, and program
There is provided a network management device (1) including a capacity management unit (10) for managing the capacity in a network to be managed and a storage unit (20) for storing management information. The storage unit stores specification information of entities included in the network, and entity information including information indicative of relationships between the entities. The capacity management unit 10 includes a capacity request acquisition section (11) which receives a generation request of a first entity; reads the specification information about the first entity from the storage unit, and determines whether or not the first entity needs to consume a resource; when it is determined that the first entity needs to consume a resource, identifies a second entity capable of providing capacity consumed by the first entity, based on the entity information stored in the storage unit; and outputs information about the identification result. |
| US11757715B2 |
Multi-cluster management plane for network devices
A method for managing networking devices. The method includes receiving, by a second management system, first network device state information (NDSI) for a first plurality of network devices, where the first NDSI is obtained by a first management system and where the first management system manages the first plurality of network devices. The method further includes initiating performance of a management action based on a result, wherein the result is obtained by processing at least the first NDSI. |
| US11757710B2 |
Computer technology for security enforcement during edge computations
Computer technology that each edge computing device has appropriate security software, and associated configuration thereof, to be included in edge computing system deployment having a predetermined security level. The types of security software may include encryption/decryption software, encryption/decryption key handling software and/or security load sharing software. The edge computing devices may include unmanned aerial vehicles and/or other unmanned transport vehicles (for example, wheeled ground vehicles) to transport the respective edge computing devices into physical proximity with the client device that will be using the edge computing system deployment. |
| US11757709B1 |
Communication functions in a mesh network
A method including receiving, at an infrastructure device from a first device in a mesh network, a request requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with the first device; configuring an application layer included in a network stack associated with the infrastructure device to: determine the communication parameter associated with communication of meshnet data with the first device, and determine a response including identification information indicating the communication parameter; and transmitting, by the infrastructure device, the response to the first device via a meshnet connection between the infrastructure device and the first device is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11757705B2 |
Advanced link tracking for virtual cluster switching
One embodiment of the present invention provides a switch system. The switch includes a port that couples to a server hosting a number of virtual machines. The switch also includes a link tracking module. During operation, the link tracking module determines that reachability to at least one end host coupled to a virtual cluster switch of which the switch is a member is disrupted. The link tracking module then determines that at least one virtual machine coupled to the port is affected by the disrupted reachability, and communicates to the server hosting the affected virtual machine about the disrupted reachability. |
| US11757703B1 |
Access requests processing and failover handling across multiple fault tolerance zones
A database service may distribute resources across different geographic locations or other infrastructures to increase availability of the resources and may provide multiple locations to access resources and isolate failure of resources to a respective location or infrastructure. The processing resources in differing fault tolerance zones may be able to continue operating in the event of an outage impacting an entire fault tolerance zone. The database service may generate a supporting processing cluster in the differing fault tolerance zone that handles at least a portion of the access requests of an initial processing cluster. The database service may provision the supporting processing cluster in a separate fault tolerance zone that has a similar capacity and may provision and maintain the cluster in order to preclude the potential of not having sufficient capacity to recover upon failure of a single fault tolerance zone. |
| US11757702B2 |
Automated and scalable multi-level redundancy for cloud infrastructure
The present technology discloses methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for establishing a redundant path connection. An example method can include configuring a software-defined wide-area network (SDWAN) tunnel between an on-premises router and a plurality of SDWAN routers; configuring a virtual layer 2 connection between the plurality of SDWAN routers and handoff locations for a virtual cloud resource (VCR) associated with at least one VCR tag, wherein a software-defined cloud infrastructure (SDCI) underlay associated with at least one SDCI provider connects to a cloud service provider (CSP) at the handoff locations; configuring a VCR connection between at least one VCR associated with the VCR tag and the handoff locations for the at least one VCR; configuring a border gateway protocol (BGP) session between the plurality of SDWAN routers and the handoff locations; and validating the SDWAN tunnel, the virtual layer 2 connection, the VCR connection, and the BGP session. |
| US11757697B2 |
System and method of distributed edge configuration management
A federation with distributed edge configuration management including multiple data centers, each including an infrastructure, at least one storage, and a configuration platform. The infrastructure includes physical resources including at least one computer server. The storage stores state information indicative of a current state of the infrastructure and configuration information of the infrastructure. The configuration information includes composed immutable content incorporating automation tasks and instructions to effectuate state changes of the infrastructure. The configuration platform includes a network interface and a configuration processor that configures the infrastructure by generating and executing a workflow that includes a sequence of operations to effectuate a change of state of the infrastructure. The composed immutable content may include catalog units of subcomponents each including one or more declarative instructions. Catalog units or subcomponents may be grouped into version sets managed by a version set manager. |
| US11757695B2 |
Predistortion system with targeted spectrum emission for wireless communication
Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to transmitter systems, methods, and instructions for signal predistortion. The transmitter system includes an intermodulation distortion (IMD) filter module configured to filter a detected feedback signal (Yin) to generate a targeted filtered signal (Yout), a digital pre-distortion (DPD) coefficient estimation module configured to update signal generation coefficients based on comparing an input signal (Sin) with the targeted filtered signal (Yout), and a distortion compensation processing module configured to generate a pre-distorted signal (Uout) based on the input signal (Sin) using the updated signal generation coefficients. |
| US11757688B2 |
Sequence-based signal processing method and apparatus
A sequence-based signal processing method and apparatus are provided. A sequence meeting a requirement for sending a signal by using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is determined. The sequence is a sequence {fn} consisting of 12 elements, fn represents an element in the sequence {fn}, and the determined sequence {fn} is a sequence meeting a preset condition. Then, the 12 elements in the sequence {fn} are respectively mapped to 12 subcarriers, to generate a first signal, and the first signal is sent. By using the determined sequence, when the signal is sent by using the PUCCH, a low correlation between sequences can be maintained, and a relatively small peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) value and a relatively small cubic metric (CM) value can be maintained. Therefore, a requirement of a communication application environment in which the signal is sent by using the PUCCH is met. |
| US11757685B1 |
System level optimization for training a high-speed data communication interface
An information handling system includes a high-speed data communication link and a processor. The link includes lanes that each includes a transmitter with an equalization setting and a receiver. The processor initiates a training of the high-speed data communication interface to determine a setting value for the equalization setting for each lane, determines a lane quality value for each lane based upon the associated setting value, determines a link score based on the lane quality values, and determines that the lane quality score is outside a threshold range. In response to determining that the lane quality score is outside the threshold range, the processor selects a lane that has a lane quality value that has a greater magnitude than the lane quality values of all other lanes, increases the equalization setting of the first lane, and initiates a retraining of the other lanes. |
| US11757680B2 |
Reference signal sending and receiving methods, device and storage medium
Provided are a reference signal sending method and device, a reference signal receiving method and device and a storage medium. The reference signal sending method includes: determining that frequency domain positions occupied by a reference signal satisfy a predetermined condition, where the predetermined condition includes: discontinuous frequency bands existing among the frequency domain positions occupied by the reference signal, and a union of the discontinuous frequency bands occupied by the reference signal is smaller than a frequency hopping bandwidth; and sending the reference signal at the determined frequency domain positions; wherein the frequency hopping bandwidth is a bandwidth determined according to two frequency domain positions with a largest distance among the frequency domain positions occupied by the reference signal or a predetermined bandwidth acquired by receiving a first signaling message; and wherein each frequency band comprises a physical resource block (PRB). |
| US11757671B2 |
Multicast traffic optimization in multihomed edge network elements
A computer network efficiently provides a multicast network flow to a multicast recipient across a multihomed network element. The multihomed network element includes network devices that receive multicast data from a source of a multicast network flow. Each particular network device that received the multicast data publishes a notification indicating that the multicast network flow is available from the particular network device. The computer network receives a subscription to the multicast network flow from a multicast recipient, and determines whether to bridge the multicast data across the multihomed network element based on a multicast configuration of the computer network. The multihomed network element provides the multicast data to the multicast recipient from at least one of the particular network devices that received the multicast data from the source of the multicast network flow. |
| US11757670B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for determining a user status avatar for rendering within a group-based communication interface
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer program products for programmatically determining a user status avatar that is configured for transmitting as renderable within a group-based communication interface of a group-based communication system. |
| US11757668B1 |
Enabling private communications during a web conference
Aspects for enabling private communications during a web conference are described. In an embodiment, one or more processors are configured for establishing a main channel for communication in a web conference comprising a plurality of users attending the web conference; transmitting main channel audio data to computing devices associated with the plurality of users; receiving a first sub-channel request comprising an invitation from a first user to at least a second user of the plurality of users; establishing a first sub-channel for communication in the web conference comprising the first user and at least the second user; generating first sub-channel audio data comprising reduced main channel audio data and first sub-channel input audio data comprising first user input audio data and second user input audio data; and transmitting the first sub-channel audio data to the first sub-channel. |
| US11757667B1 |
Applications within persistent hybrid collaborative workspaces
Techniques for providing using software applications within persistent hybrid virtual collaborative workspaces are provided. In an example, a method establishes a virtual collaborative workspace characterized by or more virtual collaborative workspace resources and associated with one or more users to interact with other users or collaborative workspace resources within the virtual collaborative workspace. The method further receives, from a client device associated with a first user associated with the virtual space, an identification of an application to use in the virtual collaborative workspace. The method, based on the receiving, adds the application to the virtual collaborative workspace and configures the application to access one or more resources associated with the virtual collaborative workspace. The method further provides access to the application within the virtual collaborative workspace to at least a subset of the users associated with the virtual collaborative workspace. |
| US11757660B2 |
Security governance of the processing of a digital request
Disclosed is a method for validating a digital request in which cooperating entities are able to use security processors loaded with an application for processing the request, each processor issuing, on request, a digital certificate of integrity; wherein said method includes: an application integrity verification process such that, based on the issued certificates, each entity ensures that each of the other entities implements an application identical to its own; a process by which entities create a common secret and thus form a group of Creative entities; and a process by which entities of the group of Creative entities designate the signatory entities, thus forming a group of cooperating signatory entities, so that, as such, the group has access to the common secret; in order for the request to be validated if and only if entities of the group of signatory entities implement the application by means of the common secret. |
| US11757659B2 |
Post-quantum certificate binding
A method, a computer program product, and a system for binding post-quantum certificates to traditional certificates. The method includes selecting a traditional certificate in a certificate chain owned by an owner. The method also includes calculating a fingerprint of the traditional certificate. The method further includes generating a post-quantum certificate with identical information fields as the traditional certificate, and populating a serial number of the post-quantum certificate using the fingerprint. The post-quantum certificate acts as an extension of the first traditional certificate providing authentication and validation between a client and a server using post-quantum capable signing algorithms. |
| US11757658B2 |
Methods and systems for implementing mixed protocol certificates
A system for implementing mixed protocol certificates, the system includes a subject device designed and configured to receive, from an issuing device, a first digital certificate, wherein the first digital certificate further comprises a first digital signature public and private key pair according to a first digital signature protocol and a second digital signature public key according to a second digital signature protocol, wherein the second digital signature protocol is distinct from the first digital signature protocol, to generate a second digital certificate, wherein generating the second digital certificate comprises generating a subject digital signature signing the certificate, the subject digital signature generated as a function of the second digital signature protocol and to provide the first digital certificate and the second digital certificate to a verifying device. |
| US11757652B2 |
Decentralized system for securely resolving domain names
A decentralized system for securely registering, updating, and/or resolving domain names in a distributed ledger is disclosed. The distributed ledger may comprise a smart contract that includes a look-up table that maps network names to network addresses and/or one or more keys. The smart contract may verify whether any updates and/or changes made to an entry in the look-up table are cryptographically authorized. Additionally, the smart contract may enforce any additional policies implemented by a domain administrator for authenticating changes and/or updates to a domain name entry. The unique combination of storing domain information in a decentralized ledger and validating changes and/or updates to the domain information provides a decentralized root of trust that allows for secure queries of network names (e.g., domain name) for secure cross-entity communications. |
| US11757648B2 |
System and method for remote startup management
Methods and systems for managing the operation of data processing systems are disclosed. A data processing system may include a computing device that may enter various operating states by performing various types of startups. Performance of some startups may be restricted by use of passwords or other security information. The data processing systems may host management controllers that may bypass the restrictions on the startups. Prior to doing so, the management controllers may verify that the requests to perform the startups are from trusted entities, or should be performed for other reasons. |
| US11757647B2 |
Key protection for computing platform
A security accelerator device stores a first credential that is uniquely associated with the individual security accelerator device and represents a root of trust to a trusted entity. The device establishes a cryptographic trust relationship with a client entity that is based on the root of trust, the cryptographic trust relationship being represented by a second credential. The device receives and store a secret credential of the client entity, which is received via communication secured by the second credential. Further, the device executes a cryptographic computation using the secret client credential on behalf of the client entity to produce a computation result. |
| US11757646B2 |
Methods for generating an encrypted signal simulation with a cryptographic interface card (GCIC) and devices thereof
A method, non-transitory computer readable medium, and device that transmits a cryptographic variable input to a detachably coupled smart card. Execution of at least one of protected cryptographic algorithm operation by the smart card which requires the cryptographic variable input and a cryptographic constant input stored on the smart card to generate one or more cryptographic products is requested. The one or more generated cryptographic products from the smart card are received. An encrypted signal simulation based on execution of a simulator using the received one or more generated cryptographic products is generated and is output. |
| US11757644B2 |
Method, system, and computer program product for network bound proxy re-encryption and PIN translation
A method, system, and computer program product generate, with a payment network, a first value (a) and a second value (ga), the second value (ga) generated based on the first value (a) and a generator value (g); generate, with the payment network, a plurality of random merchant numbers (mi) for a respective plurality of merchant banks; determine, with the payment network, a merchant product (M) based on a product of the plurality of random merchant numbers (mi); generate, with the payment network, a public key (pki) based on the second value (ga), the merchant product (M), and the random merchant number (mi) and a random key (rki) based on the merchant product (M) and the random merchant number (mi) for each respective merchant bank; and communicate, with the payment network, the public key (pki) and the random key (rki) to at least one respective merchant bank. |
| US11757638B2 |
Account assertion
Methods and systems for processing interactions with account assertions are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by an assertions model manager, a first request from a resource provider computer for a set of assertions including an account assertion, related to a digital identity of a user. The method then includes responding, by the assertions model manager, to the first request with a response message, comprising a set of assertions, wherein one of the plurality of assertions is an account assertion. Then the method includes receiving, by the assertions model manager, a second request from the resource provider for a value interaction from the user and initiating, by the assertions model manager, the value interaction. |
| US11757636B2 |
Access control for short-lived resource principals
Techniques are described for enabling resources within a cloud computing system to interact with each other. In certain embodiments, a resource is assigned a digital token that provides certain access privileges for the duration in which the digital token is valid. The digital token permits the resource to have access for a duration sufficient to perform some operation (e.g., run one-time code or the same code periodically on a scheduled basis), but without extending the level of access for significantly longer than necessary to complete the operation. Each time the resource principal is to perform the operation, the token can be reissued to the resource to provide the resource with time-limited access privileges. The use of this short-lived token avoids having to create permanent credentials for the resource. |
| US11757635B2 |
Client authentication and access token ownership validation
A method of performing validation of an access token under OAuth 2.0 protocol includes: providing, by an authorization server, the access token for service to a client in response to a request for the access token; adding, by the client, a client signature to at least the access token; forwarding, by the client, the access token as part of a service request to a resource server; and validating, by the resource server, whether the client is a valid owner of the access token, wherein the validation is based on at least the client signature of the access token. The validation is based on a hash of a combination of the service request, the access token and a shared secret key common to the client and the resource server, the output of which hash is added to the service request, and the resource server validates the hash. |
| US11757633B1 |
Automation and management of public key infrastructure
A containerization engine is configured to host one or more containers, determine one or more digital certificates associated with the one or more containers, apply metadata to the digital certificates, and generate a database that includes a plurality of entries. Each of the plurality of entries is indicative of a relationship between at least a portion of the metadata, a digital certificate of the one or more digital certificates, and a user of the one or more containers. Furthermore, the containerization engine is configured perform a certificate rotation using the database. |
| US11757625B2 |
Multi-factor-protected private key distribution
The present invention provides methods, systems and computer program products (software) for the reliable, attack-resistant authentication of a network-connected user to a network-connected service provider. |
| US11757612B2 |
Communicating management traffic between baseboard management controllers and network interface controllers
A process includes a port of a bridge providing a reference clock signal to a first end of an interconnect extending between the first port and a network interface controller. The reference clock signal propagates over the interconnect to provide, at a second end of the interconnect, a delayed reference clock signal at the network interface controller. Pursuant to the process, the bridge senses a timing of the delayed reference clock signal. The process includes communicating management traffic between a network interface of a baseboard management controller and the network interface controller via the interconnect. The communication of the management traffic includes the port, responsive to the sensing of the timing of the delayed reference clock signal, synchronizing communication of data with the first end of the interconnect to the delayed reference clock signal. |
| US11757611B2 |
PAM4 threshold phase engine
A PAM4 signal processor calibrates slicing thresholds to reduce bit error rate in a PAM4 clock data recovery circuit by determining a first target value of a first slicing level. The PAM4 signal processor is configured to retrieve the first target value of the first slicing level and sweeps a first reference voltage down from the upper voltage threshold. The PAM4 signal processor is further configured to detect a first filtered output associated with the first reference voltage and determines whether the first filtered output is higher than a target value. Responsive to determining that the first filtered output is higher than the target value, the PAM4 signal processor stores the first reference voltage value. |
| US11757610B1 |
Low phase noise clock recovery over a data connection
A system includes a first integrated circuit device, a second integrated circuit device, and a reference clock provided to the first and second integrated circuit devices. The first integrated circuit device detects a first edge of a first clock utilized by the first integrated circuit device, detects a second edge of the first clock, determines a first count of cycles of the reference clock between the first edge and the second edge, and communicates the first count to the second integrated circuit device. The second integrated circuit device receives the first count, provides a third edge of a second clock utilized by the second integrated circuit device, determines that a first number of cycles of the reference clock since providing the third edge is equal to the first count, and provides a fourth edge of the second clock in response to determining that the first number of cycles is equal to the first count. |
| US11757607B2 |
Low power mode with legacy compatibility
During the development of Low Power Mode (LPM) (also known as L2 Mode) for DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) systems, it has become apparent that one of the most important issues is the impact on deployed legacy DSL systems. Legacy DSL systems are not capable of operating in the presence of large changes in crosstalk noise from neighbouring lines entering and exiting LPMs. For example, prior LPM methods at least do not assure that legacy lines will be protected to guarantee that no retrains will occur. These and other issues are addressed herein. |
| US11757604B2 |
Distributed collaborative signaling in full duplex wireless transceivers
Two-way (full-duplex) wireless links in facilitating network management and improve network performance. Once aspect includes methods for network management using a high-throughput channel and a low-throughput channel. Other aspects include methods to facilitate practical realization and improve performance of some of the network information theoretic configurations, such as Space-Division Multiple Access (SDMA) in uplink and downlink, Interference Channel, and other forms of distributed collaborative signaling schemes. Another aspect includes methods to support cognitive wireless networks. |
| US11757600B2 |
Measurement without gaps for narrow bandwidth part (BWP) hopping
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for measurement without gaps for narrow bandwidth part (BWP) hopping. A user equipment (UE) may measure one or more synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) while performing BWP hopping according to a hopping pattern. The UE may receive data and measure an SSB in a same frequency hop during a same measurement window without a gap. A base station (BS) may transmit a control message to the UE to configure an active BWP for the UE, a set of measurement windows, a hopping pattern, and a set of SSBs that occur within a set of frequency hops to support the measurement without gaps. The active BWP may be defined for measurement purposes to reduce ambiguity. The control message may support alignment of a measurement window with an active frequency hop to support measurement without gaps. |
| US11757599B2 |
Limits on quantity of downlink control information (DCI) processed
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to methods and apparatus for downlink control information (DCI) communication and processing. One example method generally includes determining a limit, between a transmission time of a control channel carrying a DCI of a plurality of DCI and a time of an event enabled by the DCI, of a quantity of the plurality of DCI in a frame, generating a frame comprising the plurality of DCI in accordance with the determined limit, and transmitting the frame to a user-equipment (UE). |
| US11757595B2 |
NB LTE PRACH design
A method in a user equipment is disclosed. The method comprises generating a narrowband random access preamble for a narrowband random access procedure, the narrowband random access preamble comprising a Zadoff-Chu sequence. The method comprises transmitting, to a network node, the generated narrowband random access preamble via a narrowband physical random access channel (PRACH) according to a narrowband PRACH format, wherein the narrowband PRACH is frequency multiplexed with a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and comprises: at least one narrowband PRACH slot having a narrowband PRACH slot duration; and a narrowband PRACH period. |
| US11757590B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting reference signal in mobile communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method by which a terminal receives a signal in a mobile communication system, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises the steps of: receiving channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) mode information; and receiving a signal on the basis of the CSI-RS mode information. Unlike a conventional method of allowing a base station to periodically set the CSI-RS in a terminal at a predetermined position such that the terminal receives the CSI-RS and generates and reports channel state information, the present invention proposes a method by which a base station allocates, to a terminal, a reference signal transmission for enabling aperiodic generation of the channel state information for a system having various numbers of transmission antenna ports such as one, two, four, eight, twelve, sixteen or thirty-two transmission antenna ports, and receives the channel state information report. In addition, a method for transferring ZP CSI-RS and quasi co-location (QCL) information for supporting rate matching thereby is also proposed. |
| US11757588B2 |
Sharing control channel and pilot resources
One or more techniques for sharing control channel and pilot resources are disclosed. |
| US11757586B2 |
Wireless communication method and user equipment for receiving information and performing feedback
Embodiments of the present invention provide a wireless communication method, a user equipment and a base station. The wireless communication method performed by the user equipment includes: receiving reference signal configuration information transmitted by a base station by using at least one reference signal group, the reference signal configuration information including an identification of at least one reference signal group and measurement configuration information of at least one reference signal group; and feeding back feedback information about channel quality according to the reference signal configuration information. |
| US11757581B2 |
User equipment for supporting EN DC, and control method therefor
A disclosure of the present specification provides a user equipment (UE) supporting a Dual Connectivity (DC) with Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and New Radio (NR). The UE may include a transceiver configured with the DC and configured to transmit an uplink signal and receive a downlink signal; and a processor configured to control the transceiver. Wherein based on (i) that the E-UTRA includes at least E-UTRA operation band 41, (ii) that the NR includes at least NR operation band 41, and (iii) that a band to be protected is a first band, the transceiver may be configured with a predetermined maximum level of a spurious emission. |
| US11757576B2 |
Transmission methods and devices
The present disclosure in some embodiments provides a transmission method and a transmission device. The transmission method includes, in a case that a same first HARQ process is used by a dynamic-grant PUSCH and a configured-grant PUSCH, transmitting one of the configured-grant PUSCH and the dynamic-grant PUSCH using the first HARQ process, or transmitting the configured-grant PUSCH or the dynamic-grant PUSCH using the first HARQ process and then transmitting the dynamic-grant PUSCH or the configured-grant PUSCH using the first HARQ process. |
| US11757575B2 |
Carrier aggregation with variable transmission durations
A method of a user equipment (UE) for constructing a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) codebook. The method comprises receiving physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) that convey respective downlink control information (DCI) formats, wherein each DCI format includes a counter field and a slot offset field, receiving physical downlink data channels (PDSCHs) that convey data transport blocks, detecting the DCI formats configuring the received PDSCHs, determining locations for HARQ-ACK bits in a HARQ-ACK codebook based on a value of the slot offset field and a value of the counter field in each detected DCI format, determining a time unit for transmission of the HARQ-ACK codebook based on a value of the slot offset field in each detected DCI format, and transmitting the HARQ-ACK codebook. |
| US11757568B2 |
Transmitting apparatus and interleaving method thereof
A transmitting apparatus is provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an encoder configured to generate a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword by LDPC encoding based on a parity check matrix; an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword; and a modulator configured to map the interleaved LDPC codeword onto a modulation symbol, wherein the modulator is further configured to map a bit included in a predetermined bit group from among a plurality of bit groups constituting the LDPC codeword onto a predetermined bit of the modulation symbol. |
| US11757565B2 |
Operation of eMLSR and eMLMR
Various embodiments relate to a method of multi-link operation between two multi-link devices (MLDs) where at least one MLD is a non-simultaneous transmit receive (NSTR) MLD that supports enhanced multi-link radio operation, including: operating, by the NSTR MLD, in a first operating mode, wherein the first operating mode is one of multi-link radio mode or enhanced multi-link radio mode; switching, by the NSTR MLD, between the first operating mode and a second operating mode, wherein the second operating mode is the multi-link radio mode when the first operating mode is the enhanced multi-link radio mode and the second operating mode is the enhanced multi-link radio mode when the first operating mode is the multi-link radio mode; announcing the operation capability by the NSTR MLD; and announcing the operating parameters by the NSTR MLD. |
| US11757564B2 |
Link adaptation using transmission rate options
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for link adaptation in a wireless local area network (WLAN). A link adaptation test packet from a first WLAN device to a second WLAN may include a plurality of link adaptation test portions that are generated using a corresponding plurality of transmission rate options. For example, the plurality of link adaptation test portions may be modulated using different modulation and coding scheme (MCS) options. Thus, a single test packet may be used to evaluate different transmission rate options. The second WLAN device may provide feedback information regarding the link adaptation test portions. The feedback information may be used to determine a transmission rate for a subsequent transmission from the first WLAN device to the second WLAN device based on wireless channel conditions. |
| US11757561B2 |
System and method for intercepting unmanned aerial vehicles
The invention provides a system and method for intercepting a target UAV by releasing a plurality of countermeasure (CM) objects in a projected path thereof to form a 3D countermeasure cloud. Pieces of flexible materials configured to become ensnared in the propellers of the target UAV or otherwise interfere with their ability to provide lift and thrust capabilities to the UAV. A UAV interception control system may track the target UAV and compute a location probability volume therefor using a modified Kalman filter to decide on a projected interception location and time. |
| US11757554B2 |
Optical branch insertion device and optical transmission system using optical branch insertion device
Device cost and electric power consumption are reduced. Nodes 11a to 11d as optical add/drop multiplexers each include AWGs 24a and 24b connected between light transmission paths as optical fibers 12 and 13 and transponders 25a to 25n and configured to output optical signals from the light transmission paths to the transponders 25a to 25n through ports and transmit optical signals from the transponders 25a to 25n to the light transmission paths through ports, and an optical coupler 24c configured to connect ports of the AWGs 24a and 24b to the transponders 25a to 25n through coupling or bifurcation. The channel interval of ports of the AWGs 24a and 24b is multiple times larger than the channel interval of ports of the transponders 25a to 25n, and transponder signals of a plurality of different wavelengths to and from one or a plurality of the transponders 25a to 25n can pass through ports of the AWGs 24a and 24b. |
| US11757551B2 |
Terminal station apparatus, base station apparatus, transmission method and control method
A terminal apparatus includes circuitry and a transmitter. The circuitry, in operation, generates a reference signal using a cyclic shift value and an orthogonal sequence, which are associated with each other. The orthogonal sequence is one of two orthogonal sequences corresponding to a first orthogonal sequence [1, 1] and a second orthogonal sequence [1, −1]. The cyclic shift value is one of 12 cyclic shift values ranging from 0 to 11. The transmitter, in operation, transmits the reference signal multiplexed with a data signal. Two of the cyclic shift values having a difference of 6 are respectively associated with the two orthogonal sequences. |
| US11757548B2 |
Transmission apparatus recognition apparatus, transmission apparatus recognition method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
A transmission apparatus recognition apparatus includes a receiver configured to receives a signal wirelessly transmitted from a transmission apparatus, a signal region detector, a feature extractor, and a recognizer. The signal region detector generates a spectrogram from a received signal received by the receiver, and detects a signal region parameter indicating a specific signal region based on the spectrogram. The feature extractor converts the received signal based on a signal conversion parameter according to the signal region parameter, and extracts a feature from the converted signal. The recognizer calculates a degree of similarity based on the extracted feature and a feature stored in advance, and recognizes the transmission apparatus based on the degree of similarity. The transmission apparatus recognition apparatus adjusts the signal region parameter based on a recognition accuracy of the recognizer. |
| US11757546B2 |
Communication device reception sensitivity measurement method and communication device noise control effect evaluation method using the same
A method with which the reception sensitivity of a communication device can be measured accurately and with satisfactory reproducibility and a method with which the effect of noise control performed upon a communication device can be accurately evaluated. A first communication device in a nonreflective environment in an anechoic chamber wirelessly receives a test signal transmitted from a pseudo base station through an attached antenna thereof at the same time when a second communication device near the first communication device receives the test signal through a signal line. The first communication device is simultaneously subjected to the interference of noise generated by the second communication device at the attached antenna. Thus, the noise is made to interfere with the attached antenna of the first communication device without disassembling the first communication device and moving the first communication device in the nonreflective environment. |
| US11757544B2 |
Method to improve RF-based atmospheric conditions detection and RF-based network communications
A method for selecting a subset of devices from a plurality of devices in a wireless network to perform: a first function comprising transmitting, receiving and/or processing a first radio frequency signal in a first frequency band for detecting atmospheric conditions; and a second function comprising transmitting, receiving and/or processing a second radio frequency signal in a second frequency band, at least partially overlapping with the first frequency band, for performing network communications; wherein the first and the second function are performed during a time period; and wherein the time period comprises a first subset of timeslots and a second subset of timeslots; wherein the method comprises: selecting the subset of devices based on a physical location of the devices relative to an area in which atmospheric conditions are to be monitored; assigning the first subset of timeslots to each of the selected devices to perform the first function, wherein the first subset of timeslots is assigned based on a priority value associated with the relative priority of performing the first function compared to the second function; assigning the second subset of timeslots to each of the selected devices to perform the second function; controlling the selected devices to execute the first function and the second function during the assigned timeslots respectively. |
| US11757542B2 |
Probe antenna determination method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide probe antenna determination methods and apparatuses. An exemplary method includes: determining N probe antenna models from preset M probe antenna models based on signal characteristic parameters of a first signal, where the first signal is a signal obtained after a transmit signal of an analog system is processed by a wireless channel model, the signal characteristic parameters include at least one of the following: a radiation energy value of the first signal in each direction and an angle power spectrum density of the first signal, the N probe antenna models are used to determine a probe antenna for testing a device under test, and both M and N are positive integers. |
| US11757538B2 |
Method, device and system for underwater acoustic communication
A method for underwater acoustic communication includes steps of S1: capturing a synchronization signal using a cross-correlation operation; S2: performing time forward shifting and reversing processing and time backward shifting and reversing processing, respectively, on the synchronization signal to obtain a forward shifted time reversal coefficient and a backward shifted time reversal coefficient; S3: performing a convolution operation of the forward shifted time reversal coefficient and the backward shifted time reversal coefficient, respectively, with a subsequently captured information sequence to obtain a forward shifted time reversal output and a backward shifted time reversal output; S4: processing the forward shifted time reversal output and the backward shifted time reversal output, respectively, with a forward shift equalizer and a backward shift equalizer to obtain two sets of equalizer outputs; and S5: selecting one of the two sets of equalizer outputs with a smaller error for data decoding to obtain a desired signal. |
| US11757536B2 |
Power over fiber system
A power over fiber system includes a power sourcing equipment, a powered device, an optical fiber cable and a converter. The power sourcing equipment includes a semiconductor laser that oscillates with electric power, thereby outputting feed light. The powered device includes a photoelectric conversion element that converts the feed light into electric power. The optical fiber cable has one end connectable to the power sourcing equipment and another end connectable to the powered device to transmit the feed light. The converter converts a wavelength of the feed light. |
| US11757535B2 |
Data synchronization in optical networks and devices
Optical transmitters and receivers for improving synchronization of data transmitted over an optical network are described. The receiver can perform non-linear filtering as part of framer index estimation operations to improve the synchronization. The receiver can determine estimated positions of framer indices in data frames received from the transmitter. Next, using a non-linear filter, the receiver can remove estimated positions that are likely erroneous or are greater than a threshold away from the median or mode estimated framer index position. By removing the likely erroneous estimated positions, the receiver can then determine the estimated position of a framer index position for multiple frames with greater confidence. |
| US11757524B2 |
Uplink beamforming between an airborne transceiver and a terrestrial transceiver
A terrestrial transceiver beamforms an uplink signal from an airborne transceiver. In the terrestrial transceiver, a radio wirelessly receives an airborne transceiver Identifier (ID) and reference signals from the airborne transceiver. A Baseband Unit (BBU) determines a beamforming instruction based on the airborne transceiver ID and the reference signals. The radio wirelessly transfers the beamforming instruction to the airborne transceiver. The airborne transceiver beamforms the uplink signal based on the beamforming instruction. The radio wirelessly receives the beamformed uplink signal from the airborne transceiver. The BBU receives the beamformed uplink signal from the radio. |
| US11757523B2 |
Aerially distributable communications device
The present invention relates to an aerially distributable communications device (ACCD) including one or more gyrochutes and communications module configured for wireless communication with external communication nodes. The communications module can be configured for mesh network type communication with similar aerially distributable communications device, or as a gateway type communications device to a wide area network such as a satellite network. The ACCD is for deployment in remote areas and/or areas where normal communications networks are down, such as disaster areas. The ACCD can be deployed from an aircraft or a spacecraft. The ACCD can further be configured with emergency equipment such as water purification equipment, power charging equipment, or the like. |
| US11757521B2 |
Method and control of hop limitation in Wi-Fi multi-access point device network
WLAN access point configured to: configure a first wireless extender device not to exceed a hop limit; cause the first wireless extender device to initiate messaging with a root APD via a root fronthaul BSS to receive credentials for a backhaul BSS; cause the first wireless extender device to onboard onto the root APD via the backhaul BSS using the received credentials; enable a second wireless extender device to initiate messaging via the first fronthaul BSS of the first wireless extender device to obtain the credentials for the backhaul BSS; and prevent, in a case that the hop limit has been reached, the second wireless extender device from onboarding onto the backhaul BSS of the first wireless extender device so as to cause the second wireless extender device to onboard onto either the root APD or another wireless extender device. |
| US11757517B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus, and storage medium
A method and apparatus, and a storage medium for data transmission are provided. The method may be applied to a terminal. The terminal may receive a Media Access Control (MAC) signaling sent from a base station. The terminal may receive Downlink Control Information (DCI) sent from a base station. The terminal may search in a preset mapping corresponding to n antenna panels for beam indication information corresponding to a beam indication code word as target beam indication information respectively corresponding to the n antenna panels. The terminal may determine, according to the target beam indication information corresponding to a target antenna panel, a corresponding target beam when data transmission is performed by using the target antenna panel. The terminal may perform data transmission with the base station by using the target beam corresponding to the target antenna panel. |
| US11757516B2 |
Beam management procedure for OAM in MMW and higher bands
A configuration for beam management procedure using OAM beams. The apparatus transmits, to a receiver, a positive phase order OAM transmission on at least one beam. The apparatus transmits, to the receiver, a negative phase order OAM transmission on the at least one beam. The apparatus receives, from the receiver, a report indicating a relative phase difference between the positive phase order OAM transmission and the negative phase order OAM transmission. |
| US11757512B2 |
Channel state information report for phase tracking reference signal port selection
Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with an Evolved Node-B (eNB) on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to process a Downlink (DL) transmission carrying one or more Phase Tracking Reference Signal (PT-RSes). The second circuitry may be operable to generate an Uplink (UL) transmission carrying a Layer Indicator (LI) based at least on a number of PT-RS Antenna Ports (APs) associated with the PT-RSes. |
| US11757499B2 |
Enhanced beam-based codebook subset restriction signaling
Example embodiments are presented for codebook subset restriction and precoder selection in wireless communications systems. For instance, an example method for codebook subset restriction at a user equipment (UE) is presented. In the example method, the UE can receive, from a network node such as a gNB, codebook subset restriction (CBSR) signaling for a first component common to precoders in a first group of codebooks. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a restriction of the first component maps to a restriction of a second component and the second component is common to precoders in a second group of codebooks. In addition, the example method includes restricting precoders selectable from a codebook in the second group of codebooks based on the second component. Network-side methods are presented, as well as example UEs and network nodes. |
| US11757497B2 |
Transmission precoding matrix indication method and device
This application provides a transmission precoding matrix indication method and a device. The method includes: determining a bit quantity of a transmission precoding matrix indicator field corresponding to a subband scheduled for uplink based on downlink control information received from a network device, where the bit quantity of the transmission precoding matrix indicator field corresponding to the subband is related to a quantity of subbands corresponding to the resource scheduled for uplink; and further, determining an uplink transmission precoding matrix corresponding to the subband based on the bit quantity of the transmission precoding matrix indicator field corresponding to the subband and the uplink transmission layer quantity. A transmission precoding matrix indicator field can be effectively used, and control channel resource utilization is improved. |
| US11757486B2 |
Reconfigurable electrical balance duplexer (EBD) supporting frequency division duplex (FDD) and time division duplex (TDD)
Systems, methods, and devices for operating in either frequency division duplexing (FDD) or time division duplexing (TDD) for wireless communications using the same electrical balance duplexer (EBD) circuitry in a transceiver device are provided. A series of switches may selectively couple components of the EBD, such as a low noise amplifier (LNA), a power amplifier (PA), and balancing impedance, to ground based on selected operation mode (e.g., FDD or TDD) while reducing insertion loss of the receiver (RX) and transmitter (TX) signals. Tuned matching network blocks for the LNA and PA may be used in addition to the series of switches to provide impedance matching for additional reduction of insertion loss. |
| US11757485B2 |
Radio frequency front-end circuit and mobile terminal
Embodiments of this disclosure provide a radio frequency front-end circuit and a mobile terminal. The radio frequency front-end circuit includes: a first transmit path, a first receive path, a second receive path, a third receive path, a fourth receive path, a double-pole four-throw switch, a first single-pole double-throw switch, a second single-pole double-throw switch, a third single-pole double-throw switch, a first antenna, a second antenna, a third antenna, and a fourth antenna. |
| US11757479B2 |
Enhancing TX-TX isolation through digital pre-compensation
A TX-TX pre-compensation system that estimates unwanted coupling in a victim transmit chain caused by an aggressor transmit chain and injects a pre-compensation signal to cancel out the estimated coupling. In some embodiments, a signal measurement module estimates the amplitude, phase, and envelope delay of the coupling and an isolation pre-compensation module generates the pre-compensation signal based on the estimated amplitude, the estimated phase, the estimated envelope delay, and the difference between the carrier frequencies of the transmit chains. Since the phase of the coupling may be affected by the carrier frequency of the transmit chains, in some embodiments the phase of the pre-compensation signal is adjusted in response to a change in carrier frequency. Since the amplitude of the coupling may be affected by attenuator gain settings, in some embodiments the amplitude of the pre-compensation signal may be adjusted in response to a change in attenuator gain setting. |
| US11757477B2 |
Device for generating radiofrequency signals in phase quadrature
An embodiment integrated electronic device comprises a mixer module including a voltage/current transconductor stage including first transistors and connected to a mixing stage including second transistors, wherein the mixing stage includes a resistive degeneration circuit connected to the sources of the second transistors and a calibration input connected to the gates of the second transistors and intended to receive an adjustable calibration voltage, and the sources of the first transistors are directly connected to a cold power supply point. |
| US11757476B2 |
Radio frequency module and communication device
A radio frequency module includes a transmit filter that allows a transmit signal of a band A for FDD to pass through, a receive filter that allows a receive signal of the band A to pass through, a filter that allows a transmit/receive signal of a band B for TDD to pass through, power amplifiers, a low noise amplifier, a switch between connecting the receive filter to the low noise amplifier and connecting the filter to the low noise amplifier, a switch between connecting the filter to the power amplifier and connecting the filter to the low noise amplifier, a matching circuit connected between the power amplifier and the transmit filter, a matching circuit connected between the power amplifier and the switch, and a module board. On the module board, each of the power amplifiers and the switch is arranged in between the matching circuit and the matching circuit. |
| US11757474B2 |
Base station station-type replacement method, SDR network management system, base station station-type replacement apparatus and computer-readable storage medium
A base station type replacement method, a software defined radio (SDR) network management system, a base station type replacement apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The method may include: creating a blank target base station rack diagram in a view area in a source base station rack diagram according to a new base station creation operation of a user through an SDR network management system (201); and moving a graphical managed object (MO) in the source base station rack diagram to the target base station rack diagram according to a graphical move operation of the user, storing service location keyword information of the MO in the source base station rack diagram and the target base station rack diagram, and configuring data of a target base station based on the target base station rack diagram during the graphical move operation to complete base station type replacement (202). |
| US11757464B2 |
Analog-to-digital conversion apparatus and camera device including the same
An analog-to-digital conversion apparatus is provided. The analog-to-digital conversion apparatus includes an integrated circuit (IC) configured to generate a first interrupt request; and an analog-to-digital converter included in an integrated circuit, wherein the analog-to-digital converter is configured to receive a plurality of analog values from a plurality of channels, and convert at least a portion of the received analog values that correspond to at least a portion of channels of the plurality of channels, that are selected based on the first interrupt request into at least a portion of digital values. |
| US11757458B1 |
Digital phase-locked loop circuit
In some examples, a digital phase-locked loop (PLL) circuit can include a switch to provide a reference input signal having a first frequency in response to an output signal having a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency. The circuit includes a comparator to provide a series of bits based on the reference input signal and a comparator reference signal, and proportional accumulator circuits to provide during respective different time intervals a proportional bit based on a respective bit of the series of bits and a previously outputted proportional bit by a respective proportional accumulator circuit. The circuit includes shift registers to shift the respective bit of the series to provide a shifted bit during the respective different time intervals, and a cancellation circuit to output a filtered proportional bit during the respective different time intervals based on the proportional bit and the shifted bit. |
| US11757457B2 |
Phase synchronization circuit, transmission and reception circuit, and semiconductor integrated circuit
A phase synchronization circuit includes: an oscillation circuit that includes a variable current generation unit that generates a variable current of a current amount corresponding to a control voltage and a fixed current generation unit that generates a fixed current of a current amount corresponding to a correction code and generates an output clock signal having a frequency corresponding to the total current amount of the variable current and the fixed current; a feedback circuit that generates a feedback clock signal based on the output clock signal; a control voltage generation circuit that generates the control voltage to make a frequency of the output clock signal become a desired frequency in a normal operation mode; and a correction code generation circuit that generates the correction code in a calibration mode, in which in the calibration mode, the control voltage generation circuit outputs a fixed one of the control voltage. |
| US11757453B2 |
Multi-bit gray code generation circuit
A multi-bit gray code generation circuit includes: a zeroth bit gray code generation circuit configured to generate a gray code corresponding to a bit 0 of a multi-bit gray code; and a plurality of gray code generation circuits each configured to generate a gray code corresponding to each bit higher than the bit 0 of the multi-bit gray code. Each of the plurality of gray code generation circuits is constituted by a plurality of flip-flop circuits. An output of a flip-flop circuit in the previous stage is input to a flip-flop circuit of the next stage. An output of a flip-flop circuit of the final stage is inverted and held by a flip-flop circuit of the first stage. An output of one of the plurality of flip-flop circuits is output as a gray code corresponding to each bit. |
| US11757452B1 |
OR-and-invert logic based on a mix of majority or minority logic gate with non-linear input capacitors and other logic gates
A class of complex logic gates are presented that use non-linear polar material. The logic gates include multi-input majority gates. At least one input to an individual multi-input majority gate is a fixed input. Other inputs are driven to non-linear input capacitors on their respective first terminals. The second terminals of the non-linear input capacitors are coupled a summing node, which provides a majority function of the inputs. The summing node is coupled to a CMOS logic. Leakage through the capacitors is configured such that capacitors of a majority gate have substantially equal leakage, and this leakage has a I-V behavior which is symmetric. As such, reset device(s) on the summing node are not used. The non-linear charge response from the non-linear input capacitors results in output voltages close to or at rail-to-rail voltage levels, which reduces the high leakage problem faced from majority gates that use linear input capacitors. |
| US11757447B2 |
Sensor element device for an operating device, operating device and electrical appliance having such an operating device
A sensor element device for an operating device having a luminous display comprises a sensor element for a capacitive touch switch, a light guide for the luminous display, having an input region and an emission region, and light-nontransmissive shielding material which encloses the light guide except for the input region and the emission region. It furthermore comprises a lower side and an upper side, as well as at least one metallic sensor element. The sensor element extends from the lower side to the upper side. The sensor element device forms an integrated module with the light guide, shielding material and sensor element. The sensor element projects as far as a plane of the lower side. No part of the sensor element device protrudes downward. |
| US11757444B2 |
Semiconductor element drive device and power conversion apparatus
A semiconductor element drive device is provided to solve a problem that because a case of a change in the temperature of the semiconductor element or a current flowing through the semiconductor element is not take into consideration, switching loss and noise cannot be reduced sufficiently. In accordance with input sensing information (temperature T, current I), a timing control unit 3 outputs a delay signal Q to control timing of driving a current increasing circuit 5 so that a reduction of switching loss of an IGBT 101 is maximized. When the IGBT 101 is in turn-on mode or turn-off mode, the current increasing circuit 5 outputs a drive signal in response to the delay signal Q delayed by a given time from output of the drive instruction signal P. In this way, the current increasing circuit 5 increases the current that causes the gate capacitor of the IGBT 101 to be charged/discharged in response to the delay signal Q, thereby increasing a switching speed to reduce switching loss. |
| US11757441B2 |
Methods and apparatus to implement current limit test mode
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a gate controller coupled between an input terminal and an intermediate node, the gate controller including a first transistor coupled between the input terminal and a first node; a second transistor coupled between the first node and the intermediate node; a third transistor coupled between the input terminal and the intermediate node; and a charge pump coupled to the intermediate node; a switching network coupled between the intermediate node and an output terminal, the switching network including a high-side drive (HSD) transistor having a HSD gate terminal coupled to the intermediate node, the HSD transistor coupled between an input voltage and a switch node. |
| US11757440B2 |
Bootstrapped switch
A bootstrapped switch includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a first capacitor, three switches, and a switch circuit. The switch circuit includes a first switch, a second switch, a second capacitor, and an inverter circuit. The first transistor receives the input voltage and outputs the output voltage. The first terminal of the second transistor receives the input voltage, and the second terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the first terminal of the first capacitor. The control terminal of the first switch receives a clock. The second switch is coupled between the control terminal of the first transistor and the first switch. The input terminal of the inverter circuit is coupled to the control terminal of the first switch. The second capacitor is coupled between the control terminal of the first transistor and the output terminal of the inverter circuit. |
| US11757438B2 |
Transposed delay line oscillator and method
A transposed delay line oscillator including a mode selection filter and a transposed delay line is provided. An output of the transposed delay line is coupled to an input of the mode selection filter to establish an oscillator loop. Based on the transposed delay line output, the mode selection filter generates a mode selection signal including an isolated oscillatory mode, in a Radio Frequency (RF) band. The transposed delay line receives the mode selection signal for transposition to an intermediate frequency of an intermediate frequency (IF) delay line. The IF delay line includes a delay filter and a phase noise suppression loop configured to suppress de-correlated transposition phase noise resulting from a delay of the delay filter. Suppression of phase noise in the IF delay line enables cancellation of transposition phase noise when transposing the IF delay line output to the RF band. |
| US11757433B2 |
Electronic circuit
A spike generation circuit includes a first CMOS inverter connected between a first power supply and a second power supply, an output node of the first CMOS inverter being coupled to a first node that is an intermediate node coupled to an input terminal to which an input signal is input, a switch connected in series with the first CMOS inverter, between the first power supply and the second power supply, a first inverting circuit that outputs an inversion signal of a signal of the first node to a control terminal of the switch, and a delay circuit that delays the signal of the first node, outputs a delayed signal to an input node of the first CMOS inverter, and outputs an isolated output spike signal to an output terminal. |
| US11757431B2 |
Current-mode signal path of an integrated radio frequency pulse generator
One or more systems, devices and/or methods of use provided herein relate to a device that can support a signal generation. A current-mode end-to-end signal path can include a digital to analog converter (DAC) operating in current-mode and an upconverting mixer, operating in current-mode and operatively coupled to the DAC. Analog inputs and outputs of the DAC and upconverting mixer can be represented as currents, and the DAC can generate a baseband signal. The DAC and upconverting mixer each can comprise switching transistors of the same type, such as p-type metal-oxide semiconductor (PMOS) switching transistors. In one or more embodiments, a current source and a diode-connected transistor can be arranged in parallel in the current-mode signal path, and the current source passes a static current, while the diode-connected transistor passes both a static current and a dynamic current. |
| US11757426B2 |
Manufacturing method for surface acoustic wave filter package structure
A surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter package structure includes a dielectric substrate having a dielectric layer, a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer, and a conductive connection layer. The conductive connection layer is electrically connected between the first patterned conductive layer and the second patterned conductive layer, which are disposed at opposite sides of the dielectric layer. The second patterned conductive layer has a finger electrode portion. An active surface of a chip is faced toward the finger electrode portion. A polymer sealing frame is disposed between the chip and the dielectric substrate and surrounds the periphery of the chip to form a chamber together with the chip and the dielectric substrate. The mold sealing layer is disposed on the dielectric substrate and covers the chip and the polymer sealing frame. A manufacturing method of the SAW filter package structure is also disclosed. |
| US11757422B2 |
Quadrature hybrid with variable capacitor tuning network
Embodiments of a method and an apparatus for a quadrature hybrid are disclosed. In an embodiment, a quadrature hybrid includes a first port, a second port, a third port, a fourth port, first, second, and third inductors, first, second, third, and fourth capacitors, and a first variable capacitor tuning network connected between the first port and the fourth port, and a second variable capacitor tuning network connected between the second port and the third port. |
| US11757421B2 |
Circuit and method for an electrical filter
An electrical filter circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes a first input line and a second input line. A first transmission line is coupled electrically in series at a first node with a first output line, and an inductor is coupled electrically in series between the first input line and the first transmission line. The filter also includes a second transmission line having a first impedance coupled to the first node. The second input line is coupled electrically in series at a second node with a second output line. A third transmission line is coupled to the second node, and a capacitor is coupled electrically in series between the second transmission line and the third transmission line. The first output line has a second impedance that is greater than the first impedance. |
| US11757420B2 |
Method for dynamically adjusting adjustable gain value to equalize input signal to generate equalizer output signal and associated leveling equalizer
A leveling equalizer includes a graphic equalizer circuit, a first multiplication circuit, a second multiplication circuit, an addition circuit, and a gain control circuit. The graphic equalizer circuit processes a first input signal and output a first output signal and a second output signal. The first multiplication circuit multiplies the first output signal and one of an adjustable gain value and a fixed gain value to generate a first adjusted output signal. The second multiplication circuit multiplies the second output signal and another of the adjustable gain value and the fixed gain value to generate a second adjusted output signal. The addition circuit combines the first adjusted output signal and the second adjusted output signal to generate an equalizer output signal. The gain control circuit dynamically adjusts the adjustable gain value according to the equalizer output signal. |
| US11757416B2 |
Matching circuit
A matching circuit includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a first impedance component, a first set of switching devices, a second impedance component, a second set of switching devices and a controller. The first impedance component includes a first terminal coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal, and a second terminal. The first set of switching devices is coupled to the second terminal of the first impedance component, the controller and a reference terminal. The second impedance component includes a first terminal coupled between the second terminal of the first impedance component and the first set of switching devices, and a second terminal. The second set of switching devices is coupled to the second terminal of the second impedance component, the controller and the reference terminal. The controller controls the first set of switch devices and the second set of switch devices according to a detection signal. |
| US11757410B2 |
Multi-stage pulse shaping network
In a discrete supply modulation system, a circuit includes a multi-stage pulse shaping network (PSN) having a first PSN stage having an input configured to receive variable bias supply signals from a power management circuit (PMC) and having an output coupled to one or more second PSN stages with each of the one or more second PSN stages having an output configured to be coupled to a supply (or bias) terminal of a respective one of one or more radio frequency amplifiers. Such an arrangement is suitable for use with transmit systems in mobile handsets operating in accordance with 5th generation (5G) communications and other connectivity protocols such as 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/ad/ay and is suitable for use with multiple simultaneous transmit systems including multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO), uplink carrier aggregation (ULCA) and beamforming. |
| US11757407B2 |
Wideband voltage-controlled oscillator circuitry
An electronic device may include a transceiver with mixer circuitry that up-converts or down-converts signals based on a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) signal. The transceiver circuitry may include first, second, third, and fourth VCOs. Each VCO may include a VCO core that receives a control voltage and an inductor coupled to the VCO core. Fixed linear capacitors may be coupled between the VCO cores. A switching network may be coupled between the VCOs. Control circuitry may place the VCO circuitry in one of four different operating modes and may switch between the operating modes to selectively control current direction in each of the inductors. The VCO circuitry may generate the VCO signal within a respective frequency range in each of the operating modes. The VCO circuitry may exhibit a relatively wide frequency range across all of the operating modes while introducing minimal phase noise to the system. |
| US11757404B2 |
Coordinated control of renewable electric generation resource and charge storage device
A method includes generating a time-varying charge/discharge control signal for an electrical storage device, wherein generating the time-varying charge/discharge control signal comprises identifying a prioritization order of a stack of simultaneously operating control modes, the stack of simultaneously operating control modes including a staging mode and at least two additional control modes, each control mode of the stack comprising a plurality of control signal candidate values; identifying an intersection of one or more control signal candidate values from the plurality of control signal candidate values of each control mode of the stack according to the prioritization order; and determining, based on the prioritization order, at least one time-varying charge/discharge control signal for the electrical energy storage device from the intersection of control signal candidate values. |
| US11757403B2 |
Telescopic guide assembly for bridging solar panel tables in a solar array
A telescopic guide assembly for bridging a first solar panel table and a second solar panel table is disclosed. The telescopic guide assembly may include an inner pipe partially disposed within an outer pipe. The inner pipe may be configured to rotate within the outer pipe and may be further configured to partially slide-in or slide-out of the outer pipe. The telescopic guide assembly may further include a first coupler configured to mechanically couple the inner pipe with the first solar panel table at an associated first position on an inner side of the first solar panel table facing a second solar panel table, and a second coupler configured to mechanically couple the outer pipe with the second solar panel table at an associated second position on an inner side of the second solar panel table facing the first solar panel table. |
| US11757398B2 |
Universal sloped roof solar panel mounting system
A universal mounting system for supporting a plurality of photovoltaic modules on a sloped support surface, such as a sloped roof, is disclosed herein. The universal mounting system may include one or more support surface attachment devices, each support surface attachment device configured to attach one or more photovoltaic modules to a support surface; and one or more module coupling devices, each module coupling device configured to couple a plurality of photovoltaic modules to one another. |
| US11757395B2 |
Electric motor control device
An electric motor control device includes an electronic control unit configured to perform switching control of a switching element of an inverter in PWM control mode when a modulation degree is less than a first predetermined value, perform switching control of the switching element in square wave control mode when the modulation degree is greater than or equal to a second predetermined value, and perform switching control of the switching element in intermediate control mode when the modulation degree is greater than or equal to the first predetermined value and less than the second predetermined value. The intermediate control mode uses a switching pattern in which, in a pulse pattern in the square wave control mode, a slit or a short pulse having the same width as the slit is formed according to whether a pulse is present at the time when a phase current crosses zero. |
| US11757391B1 |
Impedance estimation of power sources via motor inverter circuits
A motor drive system of a vehicle includes: an inverter that receives power from a power source via a bus, where the inverter is connected to a motor of the vehicle; a driver that drives the inverter; a filter that filters a current signal received from the bus to generate a filtered signal; and a control module that operates in an impedance determination mode. The impedance determination mode includes: based on the filtered signal, controlling the driver and the inverter to generate a pulsed signal applied to the power source; determining a current level and a voltage of the power source due to generation of the pulsed signal, and determining impedance based on the current level and the voltage. The control modules are configured to: determine a characterization parameter of the power source based on the impedance; and perform a control operation or a countermeasure based on the characterization parameter. |
| US11757388B2 |
Method of characterising a synchronous motor
A method suitable for characterizing a motor, for instance a permanent magnet synchronous motor, includes obtaining a plurality of winding flux linkage values or terminal voltages of the motor, each corresponding to a different combination of phase current magnitude and phase advance. The resultant flux-linkage values or terminal voltages are transformed into the rotor dq reference frame. The flux linkage model is fitted to the one or more dq-axis flux-linkage values or terminal voltages and their linked phase current magnitude and phase advance using a process of parametric optimisation. |
| US11757386B2 |
Hybrid electric propulsion system and method of operation
A hybrid electric aircraft propulsion system and method of operation are described. The system comprises a thermal engine, a generator coupled to the thermal engine, a first electric propulsor operatively connected to the generator to receive alternating current (AC) electric power therefrom, a second electric propulsor, a generator inverter operatively connected to the generator to convert AC electric power to direct current (DC) electric power, and a first motor inverter operatively connected to the generator inverter and selectively connected to one of the first electric propulsor and the second electric propulsor and configured to receive the DC electric power and provide the first electric propulsor and the second electric propulsor with AC electric power, respectively. |
| US11757385B2 |
Motor control system, encoder, and servo motor
A motor control system includes a motor, an encoder, and a controller including a controller transmitter configured to transmit a torque command to control the motor. The encoder includes a position detector configured to detect a rotational position of the motor, an encoder receiver configured to receive the torque command from the controller transmitter, first disturbance estimating circuitry configured to estimate a first disturbance torque based on the rotational position and the torque command, and an encoder transmitter configured to transmit the rotational position and the first disturbance torque to the controller. |
| US11757383B2 |
Apparatus for controlling variable magnetic flux motor
An apparatus for controlling a variable magnetic flux motor, wherein the variable magnetic flux motor includes a rotor in which a permanent magnet and a conductor bar are arranged, includes an inverter configured to apply a stator current to a stator coil of the motor, and a control unit configured to control a torque of the conductor bar and magnetize or demagnetize the permanent magnet by controlling the stator current through the inverter. |
| US11757382B2 |
Motor control system, method of operating a motor control system and aircraft
A motor control system (1), preferably for an aircraft, having a plurality of motors (3), each having a motor control unit (2) that includes a primary motor controller (COM) configured to provide motor control commands (9) to a corresponding motor (3). The system (1) also has a system control unit (COMstring) in communication with each of the primary motor controllers (COM), configured to provide motor control commands (9) to the primary motor controllers. A system monitoring unit (MONstring) is connected to the system control unit for monitoring an operation thereof, and at least one sensor (4) determines an operation state of at least one of the motors. The sensor is connected with the system monitoring unit, which is configured to disable communication between the system control unit and the primary motor controllers and/or between the primary motor controllers and the motors based on the monitoring and/or the determined operation state. |
| US11757372B2 |
Voltage measurement device and inverter device comprising such a voltage measurement device
A measurement device configured to deliver a voltage corresponding to an overlay of an input voltage applied to the terminals of the measurement device and of an image voltage of a current circulating in a first capacitor to the terminals of which the input voltage is applied, the measurement device includes a shunt filter intended to be mounted in parallel with the first capacitor and comprising a second capacitor and a first resistor mounted in series with the second capacitor, a second resistor mounted in parallel with the second capacitor. |
| US11757370B2 |
Energy storage MMC topology avoiding microcirculation of battery and method for controlling the same
An energy storage MMC topology is proposed to avoid the microcirculation of battery. The topology consists of six bridge arms in three stages and can be connected to DC system and AC system. Each bridge arm is composed of one bridge arm inductance and N energy storage sub-modules with the same structure in series. The energy storage sub-modules include a half-bridge power module, a battery energy storage module and a group of anti-parallel thyristors. The group of anti-parallel thyristors is connected in series over the DC cable between the battery energy storage module and a capacitor of the half-bridge power module. The switching control is performed on the battery in the energy storage MMC according to the systematic operating mode. |
| US11757369B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for optically transforming ac electrical inputs into stepped-down dc outputs
A step-down optical AC/DC transformer may include (1) an array of light-emitting devices that are disposed to be electrically coupled to an alternating current (AC) power source are connected in series with one another and (2) an array of photovoltaic cells that are optically coupled to the array of light-emitting devices and produce a direct current (DC) electrical output. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11757364B2 |
Parallel interleaving operated bidirectional DC-DC converter and method and apparatus for controlling the same
The present disclosure relates to a new bidirectional low voltage DC-DC converter (LDC), that is, a DC-DC converter capable of satisfying a safety level required for an eco-friendly vehicle and an autonomous vehicle and improving power conversion performance, and a method and an apparatus for controlling the same. The LDC proposed in the present disclosure is a new concept bidirectional LDC in which a plurality of converters having the same power circuit topology are subjected to a parallel interleaving operation so as to enable both a buck operation and a boost operation, satisfy a high safety level, and improve power conversion performance. To this end, a plurality of bidirectional active-clamp flyback converters (for example, two or more bidirectional active-clamp flyback converters) are connected in parallel and are interleaved and controlled by a controller (for example, a microcomputer). |
| US11757363B2 |
Power module and power conversion device
The invention discloses a power module and a power conversion device. The power module includes a primary converting unit including a first active device unit; a secondary converting unit including a second active device unit; a transformer including a primary unit connected to the primary converting unit and a secondary unit connected to the secondary converting unit; a first heat dissipating unit on which the primary unit and the first active device unit are disposed; a second heat dissipating unit on which the secondary unit and the second active device unit are disposed; and an insulating plate including an insulating plate body and a semi-conducting layer disposed on a surface of the insulating plate body. |
| US11757360B1 |
Method applied in driving circuit and driving circuit using the same
A method is applied in a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller within a driving circuit including a bidirectional circuit coupled to a load. The method includes steps of: obtaining a pulse width control code (PWCC) from a table stored in a memory within the PWM controller according to a difference between a first feedback signal from the load and an input signal, wherein the PWCC is corresponding to an intended voltage difference, and the first feedback signal is corresponding to a first cycle; generating a plurality of PWM signals according to the PWCC, wherein during a second cycle the bidirectional circuit performs a charging or discharging operation on the load according to the PWM signals; receiving a second feedback signal from the load corresponding to the second cycle; and updating the PWCC according to the first and second feedback signals, and saving the updated PWCC back to the table. |
| US11757357B2 |
Hybrid digital linear and switched capacitor voltage regulator
An on-die voltage regulator (VR) is provided that can deliver much higher conversion efficiency than the traditional solution (e.g., FIVR, LDO) during the standby mode of a system-on-chip (SOC), and it can save the power consumption significantly, during the connected standby mode. The VR operates as a switched capacitor VR under the low load current condition that is common during the standby mode of the SOC, while it automatically switches to the digital linear VR operation to handle a sudden high load current condition at the exit from the standby condition. A digital proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller or a digital proportional-derivative-averaging (PDA) controller is used to achieve a very low power operation with stability and robustness. As such, the hybrid VR achieves much higher conversion efficiency than the linear voltage regulator (LVR) for low load current condition (e.g., lower than 500 mA). |
| US11757353B1 |
Start-up control in power systems using fixed-ratio conversion
A power converter system converts power from an input source for delivery to an active load. An input current surge at startup may be reduced by combining power converter switch resistance modulation with active load control. In another aspect, an input current surge at startup in an array of power converters may be reduced by periodically reconfiguring the array during the startup phase to accumulatively increase the output voltage up to a predetermined output voltage. A power converter may include a controller that provides an over-current signal to the load to reduce the load or advise of potential voltage perturbations. |
| US11757348B2 |
Control device for power conversion device
A control device, for a power conversion device using a three-phase magnetic coupling reactor, includes: a first outer coil; a second outer coil; an inner coil disposed between the first outer coil and the second outer coil; and a core including a first outer core portion around which the first outer coil is wound, a second outer core portion around which the second outer coil is wound, and an inner core portion around which the inner coil is wound. Directions of magnetic fluxes generated in the first outer coil, the second outer coil, and the inner coil are opposite to each other in any combination. In a three-phase operation, the control device controls a value of the current flowing through the inner coil so as to approach values of the currents flowing through the first outer coil and the second outer coil. |
| US11757340B2 |
Rotating electric machine
Provided is a rotating electric machine capable of reducing oscillations and noise generated in the rotating electric machine. The rotating electric machine includes a stator, a rotor, and a frame. The rotor includes: a rotor core; and a plurality of permanent magnets, and the rotor is divided into a plurality of blocks. The plurality of blocks include: a skew-angle-increasing pair of blocks; and a skew-angle-decreasing pair of blocks. The frame includes: a body portion configured to hold the stator; and a flange portion, which projects outward from the body portion, and the body portion has a thickness that changes from one end to another end of the body portion in an axial direction thereof. |
| US11757338B2 |
Power distribution within an electric machine
An electric machine includes a stator and a rotor energizable by magnetic fields produced by the stator when receiving a stator current to produce relative motion between the rotor and the stator. A controller is configured to send the stator current through the stator at a current angle measured from the closest one of a pole of the rotor, determine a desired operational output of the electric machine, and determine a desired rotor motion corresponding to the desired operational output of the electric machine. The controller is further configured to calculate a vector control modulation applied to the stator that elicits the desired rotor motion, and adjust the current angle of the stator current based on the vector control modulation to cause the rotor to perform the desired rotor motion and achieve the desired operational output of the electric machine. |
| US11757324B2 |
Rotary motor stator
A rotary motor stator includes a plurality of stator teeth and a plurality of terminal securing blocks. The stator teeth are arranged in a ring to define a rotor accommodation space. Each stator tooth includes an inner side, a winding section and an outer side. The inner side is closer to the rotor accommodation space than the outer side, and the winding section is located between the inner side and the outer side for winding a coil. Each terminal securing block is fixed to the outer side of each stator tooth, and each terminal securing block includes a first wire slot configured to secure an end of the coil. An angle between a line passing through a center of the ring and a center of each terminal securing block and a lengthwise direction of the first wire slot is an acute angle. |
| US11757321B2 |
Rotary electric machine with stator assembly having stator slots lined with multiple molding materials
A stator assembly for an electric machine includes stator teeth connected to a stator yoke to form a stator core. Adjacent teeth define a stator slot. Stator windings are disposed within the slot. A molding material fills the slot around the windings, providing a desired thermoelectrical performance level at different slot regions, including electrical insulation, thermal conductivity, and/or electrostatic shielding levels. A method insulates the stator assembly by inserting a molding tool(s) into the slot to define a void volume, filling the void volume with the dielectric molding material, and curing the dielectric molding material to form a slot liner layer adjacent to the tooth walls. A slot opening between adjacent teeth is filled with an electrically-conductive resin to form an electrostatic shielding layer. An electrical system includes an AC voltage bus connected to a power inverter module and to the electric machine having the above-described stator assembly. |
| US11757317B2 |
Rotor with arcuate magnets
A spoked rotor is rotatable about an axis. The rotor includes a core. The core includes a plurality of pole segments arranged arcuately about the axis. The rotor includes a plurality of arcuately arranged magnets alternating arcuately with the pole segments, such that each of the magnets is at least in part interposed between a pair of adjacent pole segments. Each of the magnets includes a curved section extending arcuately between radially inner and outer curved section ends. An effective rotor pole location is defined on each of the pole segments. Each of the pole segments has an end opposite the effective rotor pole location. A center point is defined at the pole segment end. Each of the effective rotor pole locations is arcuately offset from a corresponding one of the center points by between about five tenths (0.5) rotor poles and about two (2.0) rotor poles. |
| US11757315B2 |
Rotor and brushless motor
A rotor applied to an inner rotor brushless motor includes: a rotor core having a laminate of a plurality of annular thin plate-shaped core pieces, the rotor core being configured to rotate together with a shaft in an integrated manner; a cylindrical resin magnet mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the rotor core via a gap; a groove-shaped adhesive admission portion in a straight line along the entire length of the rotor core in an axial direction thereof, the adhesive admission portion being recessed into the outer peripheral surface of the rotor core; and an adhesive configured to bond and fix the rotor core and the magnet. The adhesive is filled in an entire adhesive allowance having both of the gap and the adhesive admission portion between the outer peripheral surface of the rotor core and an inner peripheral surface of the magnet. |
| US11757314B2 |
Systems and methods for charging a battery in a mobile robot
This disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for wirelessly charging a battery in a mobile robot. In an example method in accordance with the disclosure, a mobile robot locates and approaches a wireless battery charging station (by using an onboard camera, for example). The mobile robot then executes an alignment procedure to align a wireless charge receiving pad of the mobile robot with a battery charging pad of the wireless battery charging station. The alignment procedure may involve the mobile robot moving the wireless charge receiving pad in any of three axial directions, such as, backwards, forwards, sideways, upwards, and/or downwards. After alignment is completed, the mobile robot may establish a wireless handshake with the wireless battery charging station. The wireless handshake can include a verification of an authentication of the mobile robot to access the wireless battery charging station, followed by a wireless battery charging operation. |
| US11757311B2 |
Wireless power transmitters and associated base stations for transmitting power at extended separation distances
A power transmitter includes a control and communications unit and an inverter circuit configured to receive input power and convert the input power to a power signal. The power transmitter further includes a coil configured to transmit the power signal to a power receiver, the coil formed of wound Litz wire and including a first coil portion and a second coil portion, the first coil portion defining a top face and a first diameter, the second coil portion defining a second diameter, the second diameter being greater than the first diameter. The power transmitter further includes a shielding comprising a ferrite core and defining a cavity and a magnetic ring, the cavity configured such that the ferrite core substantially surrounds all but the top face of the first coil portion and the second coil portion is positioned, at least in part, above the magnetic ring. |
| US11757309B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting foreign objects in wireless power transmission system
Aspects of the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for detecting foreign objects in a wireless power transmission system. This specification provides a wireless power reception apparatus for detecting foreign objects, including a power measurement unit for generating required power information indicative of required power for the wireless power reception apparatus, sending the required power information to a wireless power transmission apparatus, and measuring power induced from the wireless power transmission apparatus and a secondary coil for receiving the power induced from the wireless power transmission apparatus. In accordance with the present invention, foreign objects intervened between the wireless power transmission apparatus and the wireless power reception apparatus are recognized, and a user removes the foreign objects. Accordingly, damage to a device attributable to foreign objects can be prevented. |
| US11757306B2 |
Wireless power receiver technology
Wireless power receivers are described, which are used in conjunction with a wireless power transmission system. For instance, a wireless power receiver is provided comprising an antenna configured to receive wireless power signals from a wireless power signal transmitter. The antenna can be coupled to wireless power circuitry that delivers power based on the wireless power signals received by the antenna. Further, a module is provided that contains the wireless power receiver and couples to a device powered by the wireless power circuitry. Further, the module is configured to couple to the device in a fixed position that affixes an orientation of the antenna relative to the device. |
| US11757300B2 |
Apparatus and method for battery charging and power generation
Provided is a power-generating apparatus comprising a box having a cavity and a lid, one or more solar panels disposed on the box, and one or more battery packs disposed within the cavity, where the one or more solar panels are configured to charge the one or more battery packs. The apparatus may further comprise a turbine configured to charge the one or more battery packs. |
| US11757299B2 |
Systems and methods for energy harvesting and use in support of monitored processes and devices
Methods and system include power harvesting with process and device monitoring. A power management system including a solar cell can be integrated with a display panel into a common housing. A capacitor and a rechargeable battery connected to the power management system can receive power from the solar cell and provide electrical power, first from the capacitor and then second from the rechargeable battery, to electronic components including the display engaged in monitoring processes and devices deployed in isolated locations. Electronics can include a microprocessor programmed to provide collected data display on the display panel and wireless transmission to a remote monitoring station. A rotatable stem operated by a step-motor and connected to the common housing can orient the integrated display and solar cell towards sunlight according to an internal time clock synchronizing movement of the display panel via a step motor and thereby maximize harvesting of electrical energy. |
| US11757298B2 |
Charging system and method using motor driving system
A charging system and method using a motor driving system which can charge a vehicle battery using charging equipment providing various voltages using a motor driving system provided in a vehicle and improve charging efficiency by selectively determining a charging mode in response to an actual voltage state of the vehicle battery. |
| US11757292B2 |
Circuit design for power converter with bidirectional charging and discharging and including a self-inspection mode
Embodiments are disclosed of an electronic power conversion apparatus. The apparatus includes a first circuit comprising a first plurality of bidirectional switches coupled in parallel and a second circuit comprising a second plurality of bidirectional switches coupled in parallel. The apparatus further includes a power converter circuit coupling the first and the second circuit. The apparatus includes a control circuit operatively coupled to the first and second plurality of bidirectional switches. The control circuit controls a state of each of the first and second plurality of bidirectional switches. |
| US11757290B2 |
Half-bridge circuit using flip-chip GaN power devices
GaN-based half bridge power conversion circuits employ control, support and logic functions that are monolithically integrated on the same devices as the power transistors. In some embodiments a low side GaN device communicates through one or more level shift circuits with a high side GaN device. Various embodiments of level shift circuits and their inventive aspects are disclosed. |