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| US11771228B2 |
Universal back of chair hanger
A chair hanger system includes a front plate, a back plate opposing the front plate, a plate separator defining a gap between the front plate and the back plate, and a first and second hook attached to the back plate. The first hook defines a first opening geometry and the second hook defines a second opening geometry. A set of spacer blocks includes a first spacer block configured to insert within the first opening to reduce and change the first opening geometry, and a second spacer block configured to insert within the second opening to reduce and change the second opening geometry. A chair hanger device is also described. |
| US11771223B2 |
Deployable screen system
A workstation assembly that can be opened when needed is disclosed. When closed, the workstation assembly can be aesthetically pleasing and can have a reduced footprint. When opened, the workstation assembly can include a deployable screen system capable of deploying an interior screen from a door section of the workstation assembly. The screen can provide a backdrop for videoconferencing, can provide improved isolation (e.g., sound isolation, visual isolation, shared airflow isolation, and the like) for an individual within the opened workstation assembly. The deployable screen system can also include an exterior screen for providing an aesthetically pleasing exterior and improved isolation while the workstation assembly is in use. The workstation assembly can also include a surround frame with openings and light sources to provide diffuse illumination to the environment surrounding the workstation assembly, which can be especially useful when natural light is unavailable. |
| US11771222B2 |
Vessel sink and method of installing same
A sink includes a front wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The front wall includes an inner surface that defines part of a basin of the sink, and an outer surface located opposite the inner surface that is configured to be exposed in front of an opening of a cabinet in which the s sink is installed. The front wall includes first and second lateral portions that extend outwardly past the first and second side walls. The first and second lateral portions of the front wall are configured to at least partially overlap a front face of the cabinet adjacent the opening, so as to substantially conceal the opening when the sink is installed thereto. |
| US11771220B1 |
Configuration and control of moveable shelf systems
The techniques and systems (e.g., elevator shelf systems) for efficient shelving and item storage are described. For instance, one or more aspects of the described example shelving systems may provide for more compact and more stable shelving systems (e.g., saving more space cabinets for storage rather than shelving operating mechanisms, providing more stability against lateral and in/out swings during descent and ascent, providing capabilities of handling shelving loads up to 30 kg, etc.). One or more inventive aspects of the techniques and systems described herein include the efficient integration and configuration of drawer slides (e.g., for in/out shelf motion), as well as the efficient integration and configuration of a belt and reel system (e.g., for up/down shelf motion). |
| US11771215B2 |
Electric toothbrush with assembly for detecting pressure against brush head
Disclosed is an electric toothbrush, comprising: a handle; a drive element provided in the handle, an output shaft of the drive element extending out of the handle; a brush head disposed at one end of the output shaft remote from the handle and connected to the output shaft; and a stress triggering element and a stress detecting element, which are oppositely provided on surfaces of the output shaft; wherein the stress triggering element is configured for producing stress concentration at the position where the stress triggering element is located when the output shaft motions; and the stress detecting element is configured for detecting the stress at the position where the stress triggering element is located, thereby obtaining a pressure corresponding to the stress, the electric toothbrush as provided offers a simple structure for pressure detection. |
| US11771213B2 |
Determining a position of an oral care device
The invention discloses an oral care device (100) comprising a head portion (102) having a protuberance (104) for engaging an interproximal region within an oral cavity. The oral care device (100) also comprises at least one sensor (108) for acquiring motion data for the oral care device, and a processor (110). The processor is configured to determine when the protuberance of the head portion engages an interproximal region in the oral cavity; and determine, based on motion data acquired by the at least one sensor as the protuberance moves between interproximal regions, a position of the head portion of the oral care device in the oral cavity. An oral care system and a method of determining a position of an oral care device in an oral cavity are also disclosed. |
| US11771211B2 |
Beverage can cleaning device
A device for cleaning a top of a beverage can. The device includes a main-body and a cleaning-member. The cleaning-member is saturated with a cleaning composition. The cleaning composition includes an amount of sanitizer or disinfectant such as alcohol, sufficient to at least reduce, if not kill or inactivate, pathogenic matter located on the top of the beverage can. |
| US11771208B2 |
Frame for hammock swing
A frame for supporting a hammock includes a support member having a first end, a second end, and a midpoint between the first end and second end. The hammock support member defines a first surface portion that extends from the first end to the midpoint and a second surface portion that extends from the midpoint to the second end. The second surface portion is substantially symmetrical with the first surface portion about a plane of symmetry that extends through the midpoint. The first surface portion includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment. The second segment is between the first segment and the third segment. The first, second, and third segments are arc shaped. The first segment has a first radius, the second segment has a second radius, and the third segment has a third radius. The second radius is smaller than the first and third radii. |
| US11771206B2 |
Self-adjustable carrying strap system and methods to manufacture self-adjustable carrying strap system
Embodiments of bag having a self-adjustable carrying strap system and methods to manufacture such a bag are generally described herein. Other embodiments that may be described and claimed include a golf bag having a self-adjustable carrying strap system. |
| US11771202B2 |
Cosmetic material feeding-out container
A cosmetic material feeding-out container includes an outer tube, an inner tube disposed inside the outer tube, a cosmetic material container disposed in the inner tube with relatively moveable along a tube axial direction, an intermediate tube formed with a helical groove repeatedly on an inner circumferential face along a tube axial direction and disposed between the outer tube and the inner tube, an engagement member protruded from a portion of the cosmetic material container and engageable with the helical groove, and an operation unit including a knocking operation piece protruded from the outer tube and a rotating cam mechanism configured to rotate the intermediate tube in response to a knocking operation of the knocking operation piece, and the intermediate tube is configured to be rotated by the rotating cam mechanism to move the cosmetic material container along the tube axial direction. |
| US11771199B2 |
Makeup tool and applicator
Systems, devices, and methods including: a first layer; a second layer; a pocket formed between the first layer and the second layer to receive a fingertip of a user; and an elastic layer disposed over a portion of the first layer or the second layer to secure the fingertip of the user. |
| US11771198B2 |
Pulverizer for cosmetic formulations
A pulverizing device that include a pulverizing or grinding component for generating powder from the solid product. The pulverizing or grinding component also constrains and/or supports the solid product. The pulverizing or grinding component moves somewhat linearly with respect to the solid product in order to pulverize the solid product. The pulverizing or grinding component includes a spiral spring or a helical spring. |
| US11771197B2 |
Hair-smoothing tool
A hair-smoothing tool includes a supporting base, a carpeting structure on or over the supporting base, and optionally bristles and a cushion member. The bristles and the cushion member, if present, are formed on a first surface of the supporting base. The hair-smoothing tool further includes a carpeting structure on either the first surface of the supporting base or an opposite second surface of the supporting base, or both. The carpeting structure, for example, may be a hook structure or a loop structure of a Velcro® hook and loop fastener. |
| US11771194B2 |
Hair band apparatus
A hair band apparatus adapted to retain a subject's hair in a desired orientation away, e.g., from the face, and simultaneously impart a part in the subject's hair to enhance desired styling effects, includes a hair band member configured for positioning relative to a head of a subject, and being arranged about a central axis, and a single parting member mounted to the hair band member. The single parting member is configured to impart a part in the subject's hair while mounting the hair band member to the subject's head. The single parting member may be centrally located on the hair band member to provide a central part or be offset to provide a side part. |
| US11771187B2 |
Sunshade for outdoor public space and outdoor public space having such a sunshade
A sunshade for an outdoor public space, having a pane made from an at least partially opaque material and a pivotal mount adapted to be fixed to the ground and pivotally supporting the pane for rotation about a vertical axis of rotation. The pane is of elongate shape, extending longitudinally, parallel to the axis of rotation, between a lower end and an upper free end. The pane has a width and a thickness smaller than the width. |
| US11771186B2 |
Tiltable umbrella with removable guide track
A tilt device for an umbrella is a guide track assembly disposed in one of a first tilt member and a second tilt member. The guide track assembly has a first guide track member and a second guide track member. An enclosed guide track is within the guide track assembly. The guide track assembly is slideably received within the first tilt member. A driver that has an upper portion disposed in the second tilt member and a lower portion. The lower portion is disposed in the enclosed guide track. The enclosed guide track is configured to guide movement of the lower portion of the driver within the first tilt member. Movement of the driver causes the second tilt member to tilt relative to the first tilt member. The guide track assembly includes an open channel forming a part of a cord channel through the tilt device. |
| US11771179B2 |
String adjustment device
The present invention discloses a string adjuster that can adjust the length of a string by winding the string.A string adjuster of the present invention includes a fixed unit and a rotation unit, in which a knob of the rotation unit includes a first extension having a counter-anti-separator formed on the interior circumferential surface and preventing separation from a housing, a second extension having a winding determination protrusion formed on the interior circumferential surface and determining winding and releasing modes, and a spacing groove formed between the first extension and the second extension. |
| US11771177B2 |
Shoe with flexible upper
The invention is a high heel shoe with an upper that will provide comfort and flexibility for the wearer. In a preferred embodiment the upper consists of two at least two materials: 1) a firm fabric, such as leather, that will hold the shape of the design and have limited flexibility; 2) a flat knitted elastic, such as knit elastic, which will not narrow, or not narrow significantly, when stretched. In addition, the firm fabric is configured to have a flex-point and in a preferred embodiment is formed of two pieces of the firm material having a “split” between them providing the desired flex-point. |
| US11771176B2 |
Footwear with aligned tensile restraints
A shoe may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper may include a shell and first, second, third, and fourth sets of tensile restraints. Each of the sets may have one or more tensile restraints extending over and/or through a corresponding portion of the shell. The shell may be engaged with the sole structure and define an interior void configured to receive insertion of a user's foot. The first, second, third, and fourth sets of tensile restraints may be configured so that, upon securing of one or more structures to tighten the upper and connect the sets of tensile restraints, two linear axes of tension with anchors located in the forefoot and heel region extend diagonally across the article from one side to the other. |
| US11771175B2 |
Footwear manufacturing with an origin
An article of footwear flat pattern upper (126, 300, 302) portion (216) is provided. The upper portion (302) has a midline reference line (415, 416) extending between the toe end apex (316) and a midpoint on the heel end (314). The upper portion (302) also is comprised of an origin (344) aperture that is located within 10 millimeters of the midline reference line (415, 416) between the toe end (306) and the heel end (314) of the upper portion (302). The upper portion (302) is also formed with an overlay (500) that is coupled with the upper portion (302) between the toe end (306) and the heel end (314) and between the medial side (315) and the lateral side (317). The overlay (500) has an alignment aperture (345) that is aligned with the origin (344) aperture. |
| US11771172B2 |
Shoe-forming member and shoe
Provided is a shoe-forming member that has excellent adhesion. The shoe-forming member is formed using a thermoplastic elastomer containing an aromatic polymer having a poly-α-methylstyrene structure in a matrix together with a polypropylene resin. |
| US11771166B2 |
Soft athletic helmet and rear closure mechanism
A protective headgear having a protective outer layer, an inner impact dispersing layer, an opening in the posterior of the helmet to allow hair to exit the protective helmet, and juxtaposed to the posterior opening, a flap that covers a portion of the opening and is selectively attachable to the inner impact attenuating layer. |
| US11771160B2 |
Cooling assembly
A cooling headgear is disclosed. Absorbent material within the headgear retains cold water. When worn by a user, the headgear holds the cold water to the head of the user, cooling the user. |
| US11771158B2 |
Applicators for applying eyelash extensions and methods for use and manufacture thereof
An applicator comprising: a first arm having a first grasping tip that is arcuate, wherein the first grasping tip has a first inner side hosting a male portion; and a second arm having a second grasping tip that is arcuate, wherein the second grasping tip has a second inner side hosting a female portion, wherein the first inner side faces the second inner side, wherein the male portion and the female portion avoid mating when the first arm and the second arm are at a default position, wherein the male portion and the female portion mate when the first arm and the second arm are at a grasping position. |
| US11771157B1 |
Elastic ponytail extension
A hair extension for a ponytail is described. The hair extension may comprise an elastic band having a looped end and a free end. A plurality of hairs may be connected to the band by weaving or sewing the plurality of hairs into a track or weft that is then attached to the band. The elastic band may have a taut and a relaxed configuration. The track or weft may be attached to the band while the band is in the taut configuration such that when the band is relaxed, the track or weft is wavy. The looped end of the band may be formed by folding a tip of the band over and securing it to a portion of the band. The loop may have an opening through which a user's natural hair may be inserted. |
| US11771156B2 |
Insulated vented garment formed using non-woven polymer sheets
Aspects herein provide for a method of manufacturing a vented insulated garment using non-woven polymer sheets and garments produced therefrom. The method generally comprises providing a non-woven polymer sheet having one or more voided portions, positioning the sheet between two textile layers, and bonding the textile layers together at areas corresponding to the voided portions in the non-woven polymer sheet to form a seam. The seam may be optionally perforated. |
| US11771154B2 |
Convertible garment
A convertible garment intended to be worn in a plurality of wearing configurations by an individual/user, the garment comprising a front panel and a rear panel connected to each other by a left-hand junction and a right-hand junction located to either side of a central opening, extended on the front side by a indentation (teardrop neckline), a strap/lash comprising a central portion attached to the edge of the central opening but not to the edge of the teardrop neckline, and free portions extending the central portion, two symmetrical passages, each comprising a first slit in the front panel, a second slit in the rear panel and a sewn link, linking the front and rear panels close to the slits, the garment being free of stitching linking the side edges of the front and rear panels, the developed length of the edge of the central opening LD excluding the teardrop neckline and the developed length of the edge of the teardrop neckline LF being such that said garment can be worn at least either in tunic configuration, in poncho configuration, in backless dress configuration or in skirt configuration. |
| US11771153B1 |
Batter's hand guard
A batter hand guard may include a hand back portion configured to cover at least metacarpal bones of ring, middle and index fingers of the hand on the back side of the hand, a wrist back extension extending from the hand back portion and configured to cover a back of an ulna and a back of a radius of a forearm, and a wrist side extension extending sideways from the wrist back extension. The wrist side extension is formed from a moldable and hardenable material configured to wrap about the ulna from the back side to the palm side of the forearm. |
| US11771152B2 |
Swimming garments
A swimming garment formed from a stretchable elasticated fabric, wherein the garment comprises at least one sensitivity zone in which the fabric thickness is less than the fabric thickness of the region of the garment surrounding the sensitivity zone. The sensitivity zones can give a heightened sensation in a specific position of the body, for example in the abdominals. The thinner fabric zone increases the sensation of water flow/temperature which in-turn leads to a proprioceptive response to activate the muscle group beneath the zone. |
| US11771149B2 |
Nursing garment
A nursing garment in the style of a dress is disclosed. In some embodiments, the nursing garment may comprise a dress body having a front and a back. The dress body may comprise a neck opening, a left arm opening, a right arm opening, a legs opening, an upper placket, and a lower placket. The upper placket may comprise at least one buttonhole. The lower placket may comprise at least one button operable to couple with the at least one buttonhole. The dress body may further comprise a first zipper member coupled to either or the upper placket and the front. The dress body may further comprise a second zipper member coupled to the lower placket. The second zipper member may be operable to couple with the first zipper member. The upper placket and the lower placket may be separable to allow an infant to nurse. |
| US11771148B2 |
Combination nursing article
A combination nursing article includes a first piece and a second piece. The first piece may include an upper portion, a lower portion, and an empire waist between the upper and lower portions. The upper portion may include an upper inner layer configured to extend around a bust of a wearer. The second piece may include an upper outer layer configured to be worn as a camisole bra over the upper inner layer. The second piece may also include an elastomeric band configured to extend over the first piece, below breasts and around a torso of the wearer. When worn, a lower edge of the second piece is configured to be lifted and pulled upwardly to expose an upper edge of the upper inner portion and the upper edge of the upper inner portion is configured to be pulled downwardly to expose a nipple for nursing. |
| US11771147B2 |
Apparel with pressure sensor control
An article of apparel and method include a structure configured to enclose a human body part, a pressure sensor array including multiple pressure sensors separately positioned at locations within the structure, wherein each pressure sensor is configured to output a signal indicative of an amount of pressure being exerted on the pressure sensor by an external mechanical force, an electronic display, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive signals from the pressure sensors and, based on a sequence and a timing of the signals as received, determine a command related to a function of a device. The electronic display is configured to display information related to the function. |
| US11771143B2 |
Garment having knitted technical wire
A knit garment having a knit technical wire is disclosed herein. The knit technical wire has two interwoven knit layers, such that they form an exterior or outward surface and an interior or body-facing surface. In between the exterior and interior surfaces and are at least one strand of yarn. The yarn may be a TPU yarn. The knit technical wire is used instead of a conventional underwire. The garment may be a woman's bra or dress that may conventionally be made with an underwire. |
| US11771140B2 |
Inhalation component generation device, method for controlling inhalation component generation device, and program
An inhalation component generation device includes a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply, and a control unit configured to be capable of acquiring a value related to an operation amount of the load and a voltage value of the power supply. The control unit is configured to be capable of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply based on the value related to the operation amount of the load operated in a period in which the acquired voltage value of the power supply is in a predetermined voltage range. |
| US11771135B2 |
Electronic smoking device with liquid reservoir including an actuator
An electronic smoking device includes a battery portion including an electric power supply, an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion having a mouthpiece opening in an end, and a liquid reservoir adapted for accommodating a liquid. The electronic smoking device further includes an atomizer arranged at a first end face of the liquid reservoir and operable when connected to the power supply to atomize liquid to create an aerosol, wherein the atomizer comprises a plurality of openings adapted for providing the aerosol, and an actuator movable inside the liquid reservoir towards the first end face and adapted for supplying liquid to the plurality of openings. |
| US11771134B2 |
Atomizer of electronic cigarette having dry-wet separation component
The present disclosure relates to an atomizer and an electronic cigarette. The atomizer includes a housing, an atomization component, a base and a dry-wet separation component. An internal space of the housing is divided into an e-liquid storage chamber and an atomization chamber. The atomization component is provided inside the atomization chamber. The dry-wet separation component is provided inside the housing; one end of the dry-wet separation component is fixed to the base, the dry-wet separation component is capable of stretching and contracting in a direction perpendicular to the base. The atomization component is not in communication with or is in communication with the e-liquid storage chamber along with stretching and contracting of the dry-wet separation component. |
| US11771132B2 |
Atomization nozzle for aerosol delivery device
The present disclosure provides aerosol delivery devices having a variety of configurations and arrangements. Some aspects of the disclosure provide aerosol delivery devices having a first pump configured to deliver a flow of air; a second pump configured to deliver a flow of liquid; and a nozzle configured to receive the flow of air and the flow of liquid and output the liquid in an atomized form. |
| US11771131B2 |
Bead feed unit and method
A bead delivery disk, system and method of delivering flavor beads to a tobacco rod or tow including a bead source, a bead delivery disk in communication with the bead source, including a central disk portion having front and back sides and a first central thickness, an inner annular rim around the central disk portion, the inner annular rim having a second thickness less than said first thickness, a series of pockets spaced around the inner annular rim and multiple vacuum transmission apertures located on one side of the disk, each aperture communicating with at least one of the pockets. |
| US11771130B2 |
Apparatus for recovering tobacco material and related method
An apparatus and method for recovering tobacco material from tobacco rod sections is provided, each tobacco rod section including a wrapping paper wrapped about the tobacco material. The apparatus includes a centrifugal object-orienting device including a disc disposed at an incline within a cylindrical container, the cylindrical container and the disc being rotatable about a rotation axis such that the rotating cylindrical container and disc impart centrifugal force to the tobacco rod sections, the tobacco rod sections being responsive to the centrifugal force to orient lengthwise. A first conveyor device is configured to receive and convey in a conveyor direction the tobacco rod sections, with the tobacco rod sections being oriented lengthwise relative to the conveyor direction. A slitting device is operably engaged with the first conveyor device and configured to lengthwise slit the wrapping paper wrapped about the tobacco material of each of the tobacco rod sections. |
| US11771129B2 |
Compact cigarette manufacturing machine
A compact cigarette manufacturing machine comprises a housing, a filling pipe, a loading element, a presser, and a push spoon. The housing encloses a material chamber comprising a bottom surface and an open end for receiving materials. The filling pipe is disposed on the housing to define a filling tip, and extends into a filling cavity in communication with the material chamber. The loading element is assembled with the housing and is operable to load the materials into the filling cavity through an opening of the bottom surface of the material chamber. The presser is assembled with the housing and is operable to press the materials loaded in the filling cavity. A push spoon slidably disposed inside the filling cavity is operable to deliver the materials in the filling cavity into a cigarette tube loaded on the filling tip. |
| US11771126B2 |
Multi-station adaptive walnut shell pre-breaking system
The present invention discloses a multi-station adaptive walnut shell pre-breaking system, comprising a feeding device and a shell pre-breaking device. The feeding device comprises a feeding box, a single-helix twister and a double-helix twister are disposed in the feeding box, the single-helix twister and the double-helix twister rotate in opposite directions, and an adjustable spring partition is disposed below the single-helix twister and the double-helix twister; the shell pre-breaking device comprises a shell pre-breaking box, a plurality of squeezing stations are provided in the shell pre-breaking box, each of the squeezing stations is provided with a shell pre-breaking assembly, the shell pre-breaking assembly comprises a falling U-shaped plate and a squeezing U-shaped plate, a first end of the falling U-shaped plate is hinged to the shell pre-breaking box, a second end of the falling U-shaped plate is pushed to move by a falling cam, the end of the squeezing U-shaped plate opposite to the first end of the falling U-shaped plate is pushed to move by a squeezing cam, the end of the squeezing U-shaped plate opposite to the second end of the falling U-shaped plate is hinged to the shell pre-breaking box, the squeezing cam is in an outer dwell state when the falling cam moves, and the falling cam is in an outer dwell state when the squeezing cam moves. |
| US11771125B1 |
Concentrated nutritional or supplemental compound for intestinal, gut-brain axis and neurobiological homeostasis through calibrated absorption including neurotransmitter or any equilibrating compound release to treat or mitigate disease and co-morbidities, particularly obesity and malnourishment
The gut-brain axis, neurobiology and neurotransmission are physiologic systems with known pathways, yet they are rarely leveraged for wellness, notwithstanding extensive literature regarding healthy diets and nutrition. Gastrointestinal (GI) evolution has equipped humans with exceptional plasticity for food abundance or scarcity, while maintaining homeostasis by producing essential neurotransmitters that drive fundamental behaviors, from seeking nourishment to engaging in routine tasks of life. The advent of cheap, abundant, and highly processed foods in the last century, however, has upended the very systems that evolved for survival with a debilitating propensity for obesity in abundance—and malnourishment where access may be limited to a scarce supply of such processed foods, or none at all. In short, a better understanding and application of physiologic signaling and equilibrium is needed in cases of weight management and malnourishment. Neurotransmitters, especially serotonin, are the primary moieties that have beneficial capacity in routine tasks, consuming but not overconsumption of needed sustenance, and achieving wellness overall. Thus, this invention provides a novel delivery mechanism of micro-dosed, natural ingredients for stimulating production of a calibrated serotonin level by leveraging the gut-brain axis through organic nutrient conversion without synthetic pharmacologic compounds. Herein, specifically engineered foodstuff that converts to serotonin (or other mediators of neurobiology) is designed to facilitate weight management and may be applied to mitigate risks of malnourishment maladies such as childhood stunting by employing directed neurobiology. |
| US11771123B2 |
Methods for treating biomass to produce oligosaccharides and related compositions
Methods of forming an ingredient for human consumption are provided herein. The methods may include isolating one or more soluble polysaccharides from a biomass, generating one or more oligosaccharides from the biomass, and combining the one or more isolated soluble polysaccharides with the generated oligosaccharides to form the ingredient. Methods of pretreating a biomass are also provided. The methods may include administering a physical pretreatment to a biomass, administering a gentle pretreatment to the physically pretreated biomass, and administering a strong pretreatment to the gently pretreated biomass. Ingredients for human consumption are also provided. |
| US11771121B1 |
Plant-based zero sugar food product and associated method
A plant-based food product with zero sugar is provided. The plant-based food product includes an amount of water, a sugar content of between 0 wt% and 0.4 wt% referred to as having “zero sugar,” and a plant-based fiber product. The plant-based fiber product includes an amount of water, a plant-based flour, an amount of plant fiber, and a plurality of enzymes comprising: an alpha amylase, a glucose oxidase, catalase, and a cellulase. The plant-based food product may be incorporated in a milk, yogurt, shake, or bar, for example. |
| US11771117B1 |
Portable popcorn machine
A portable popcorn machine including a housing assembly, cooking assembly, electrical assembly, and popcorn assembly is disclosed. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide a portable solution to cooking popcorn. Portable popcorn machine is a rectangular apparatus that includes an upper and lower portion. The upper portion includes a hinged door that gives a user access to the cooking cavity. Uncooked kernels are placed within this cavity and cooked via a heating system. The lower portion includes two vertically stacked drawers for the storage of uncooked kernels, popcorn serving bags, and condiments. Adjacent to the drawers in the lower portion, is a digital display for cooking time readout as well as a digital keypad for user cook time input. When the popcorn machine is ready to be moved the back panel of the machine includes two shoulder straps for easy carriage. |
| US11771116B2 |
Type of popcorn extruder
A popcorn extruder includes a feeder, a popping chamber, a heating device, an unloading device, and a discharge tube. The chamber is a vertical cylindrical barrel. Said heating device and said unloading device are installed on top of the barrel and at the bottom of the barrel, respectively. Said feeder has a discharge end connected with the upper-end side wall of the chamber. Said discharge tube has one end installed at the upper-end side wall of the chamber. Said unloading device has a conical structure. Said conical structure is located in the chamber, and said conical structure has the tapered end facing up. Said heating device includes a fan, an air duct and a heater installed in the air duct; said fan is connected with one end of the air duct; and said air duct has the other end inserted in the chamber and is adjacent to the conical structure. |
| US11771114B2 |
Methods for high taurine production using novel decarboxylases
The present invention describes methods to produce a synthetic or semi-synthetic cysteine synthase/PLP-dependent decarboxylase (sCs/PLP-DC). More particularly, the invention relates to genetic modification of organisms including eukaryotes and prokaryotes to express a functional sCs/PLP-DC. The invention includes methods to produce taurine in organisms that contain native or heterologous (transgenic) taurine biosynthetic pathways or cells that have taurine by enrichment. The invention also relates to methods to increase taurine levels in the cells and to use the said cells or extracts or purifications from the cells that contain the invention to produce plant growth enhancers, food, animal feed, aquafeed, food or drink supplements, animal-feed supplements, dietary supplements, health supplements or taurine. |
| US11771113B2 |
Methods of diagnosing and treating chronic kidney disease
The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods of diagnosing and treating chronic kidney disease (CKD) in an animal, comprising determining the amount of magnesium in a sample of the animal and providing the animal with a treatment regimen. In certain embodiments, the treatment regimen comprises administering an effective amount of magnesium. |
| US11771112B2 |
Plant base/animal cell hybrid meat substitute
Meat substitute recipes with animal cells and exogenous heme-containing protein on plant-based meat dough matrices are disclosed. Methods of producing are also disclosed. |
| US11771103B2 |
Production and separation of milk fractions with forward osmosis
Disclosed are methods for preparing dairy compositions using an ultrafiltration step, a nanofiltration step, and a forward osmosis step. |
| US11771097B2 |
Moulding food products from a pumpable foodstuff mass
An installation for moulding of three dimensional products from a mass of pumpable foodstuff material includes a pump having at least one pump chamber, a pump drive, and a moulding device including a mould drum, a mould member drive for moving the mould drum along a path, and a mass feed member. The mass feed member has a chamber with an inlet, a discharge mouth facing the mould member at the fill position along the path of the mould drum, an orificed grinder body and multiple mobile grinder members each arranged at one of the distinct positions of the mold cavities and cooperating with the grinding face of the orificed grinder body. The installation is advantageously employed for the manufacture of meat products from a pumpable meat mass for the manufacture of meat patties. |
| US11771086B2 |
Pest control composition including novel iminopyridine derivative
Provided is a pest control composition containing a novel iminopyridine derivative and other pest control agents.Provided is a pest control composition containing an iminopyridine derivative represented by the following Formula (I) and at least one of other pest control agents: [in the formula (I), Ar represents a 5- to 6-membered heterocycle which may be substituted, A represents a heterocycle having a 5- to 10-membered unsaturated bond including one or more nitrogen atoms, and has an imino group substituted with an R group at a position adjacent to the nitrogen atom present on the cycle, Y represents hydrogen, halogen and the like, and R represents any one of groups represented by the following Formulae (a) to (e), (y) or (z)]. |
| US11771083B2 |
Flower thinning composition and flower thinning method using same
The present disclosure relates to a flower-thinning composition, which is safe for honeybees when sprayed at a low concentration, and a flower-thinning method using the same. |
| US11771076B2 |
Flight control method, information processing device, program and recording medium
A flight control method for controlling an aircraft includes obtaining wind information of an operation region during a spread operation performed by the aircraft. The flight control method also includes controlling a flight location of the aircraft based on the wind information and an allowable deviation of the spread region in the spread operation. |
| US11771075B2 |
Agricultural vehicle having a brake pedal interface for controlling an application boom
According to an aspect of the invention, the brake pedal of an agricultural vehicle can be used as an interface to control auto fold/unfold sequences on a sprayer. This can allow functionality to be moved from a button, such as on the armrest, to the brake pedal using a controller, sensing and software. In one aspect, a button on the armrest can start the sequence, as long as the brake pedal is depressed. After the button is pressed, the operator can remove his hand from the button, but maintain the brake pedal depressed. If the operator lifts his foot off of the pedal, or initiates a different boom control button press, the sequence can stop. This can advantageously allow the operator to have the use of his hands during the sequence. |
| US11771074B2 |
Sensor based observation of anthropods
The present disclosure relates to the sensor based observation of arthropods in a region where plants grow. The subject matter of the present disclosure is a device, system, method and computer program product for the sensor based observation of arthropods, by means of a camera. |
| US11771068B2 |
Method for producing non-human large mammal or fish each capable of producing gamete originated from different individual
Disclosed is a novel means which makes it possible to steadily mass-produce knockout individuals even in large animals. The method of the present invention is a method for producing a non-human large mammal or fish (non-human animal) that produces gametes originating in a different individual, and comprises transplanting at least one pluripotent cell derived from a second non-human animal into an embryo derived from a first non-human animal, said embryo being at a cleavage stage and having a genome in which a function of nanos3 gene is inhibited, to prepare a chimeric embryo, and allowing said chimeric embryo to develop into an individual. |
| US11771065B2 |
Formulations and methods for promoting honeybee health
Formulations for promoting honeybee health include an aqueous solution having an organic acid, one or more buffering agents, one or more coloring dyes, and one or more strains of probiotic bacteria. The formulations can be in the form of syrup additives or sprays. The formulations can have additional active ingredients, inert ingredients, or both. |
| US11771060B2 |
Animal hoof tape
A protective cover for an animal hoof is provided that includes a sheet having a first side, a second side, and an exterior edge surrounding an interior area of the sheet. The exterior edge includes a plurality of slits extending from the exterior edge to the interior area of the sheet, and flaps of the sheet between each of the plurality of slits. The first side has an adhesive material and the second side has a textured surface. The protective cover may be applied by providing the protective cover; removing the film from the adhesive material; applying the first side with the adhesive material to a center of a bottom of the animal hoof; folding the flaps of the sheet between each of the plurality of slits; and pressing the protective cover against the animal hoof toe, heel, and sidewalls. |
| US11771059B2 |
Method and system for tracking a plurality of animals with a portable computing device
A computer-implemented method and system for tracking near-field communication (NFC)-enabled animals with a portable computing device (PCD) (i.e. mobile phone) may include providing an NFC-tag comprising memory in which the memory contains a unique identifier. The NFC-tag may be coupled to an animal and then the NFC-tag may be scanned with the PCD. A tag identification server may determine if data from the NFC-tag exists in a database and then transmits an animal production facility identifier and one or more animal records associated with data from the NFC-tag from the tag identification server if the data from the NFC-tag exists in the database. Access to a secure memory area on the portable computing device containing a complete set of animal records for an entire animal facility may be granted if the software identifier matches the animal production facility identifier received from the tag identification server. |
| US11771055B2 |
Automatic pet feeder with intelligent push-pull and anti-cockroach functions
The present invention discloses an intelligent push-pull anti-cockroach automatic pet feeder, including a feeder main body, wherein the feeder main body includes a base, a driving device is arranged in the base, a base cover is arranged on the base, a grain barrel is arranged above the base cover, a grain barrel cover is arranged above the grain barrel, a grain conveying trough is formed in the base cover, a grain conveying push block is slidingly arranged in the grain conveying trough, a grain toggling sheet is arranged above the grain conveying push block, a grain outlet is formed at a front side of the base corresponding to the grain conveying trough, a grain leakage-preventing blocking sheet is arranged at a front end of the grain conveying push block, an anti-cockroach sealing strip is arranged at a front end of the grain conveying push block, the top of the driving device and the grain conveying push block are connected to each other, a feeding basin is arranged on the front side of the base corresponding to the lower part of the grain outlet, and during packaging, the grain barrel is placed above the feeding basin and the base is placed in the grain barrel. The intelligent push-pull anti-cockroach automatic pet feeder has a simple structure and can realize anti-insect and moisture-proof functions. |
| US11771043B2 |
Soybean cultivar 06110608
A soybean cultivar designated 06110608 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 06110608, to the plants of soybean cultivar 06110608, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 06110608, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 06110608. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 06110608. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 06110608, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 06110608 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11771042B2 |
Soybean cultivar 01310539
A soybean cultivar designated 01310539 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 01310539, to the plants of soybean cultivar 01310539, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 01310539, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 01310539. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 01310539. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 01310539, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 01310539 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11771041B2 |
Soybean cultivar 00230222
A soybean cultivar designated 00230222 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 00230222, to the plants of soybean cultivar 00230222, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 00230222, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 00230222. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 00230222. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 00230222, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 00230222 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11771039B2 |
Soybean cultivar 06210302
A soybean cultivar designated 06210302 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 06210302, to the plants of soybean cultivar 06210302, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 06210302, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 06210302. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 06210302. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 06210302, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 06210302 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11771033B1 |
Maize hybrid X08R677
A novel maize variety designated X08R677 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08R677 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08R677 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08R677, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08R677 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08R677 and methods of using maize variety X08R677 are disclosed. |
| US11771024B2 |
Decoder systems and methods for irrigation control
An irrigation system comprises an irrigation controller that receives user input and provides a power signal and command and message data to an encoder. The encoder encodes the command and message data onto the power signal to provide a data encoded power waveform that is sent over a two-wire path. The irrigation system further comprises one or more decoders in communication with the two-wire path to receive the data encoded power waveform and one or more irrigation valves in communication with the one or more decoders. The data encoded power waveform provides power to the decoders and the decoders decode the command and message data from the data encoded power waveform to control the irrigation valves according to the user input. |
| US11771023B1 |
Systems and methods for controlling center pivot irrigation systems
On a user interface presented on a display screen, an alteration point marker is rendered on a circular shape representing a center pivot irrigation system. The alteration point marker is aligned with an input point specified by user input. A fine position control may also be rendered on the display screen. The fine position control may comprise a first icon and a second icon, wherein the first icon is for repositioning the alteration point marker in a first circular direction, and wherein the second icon is for rotating the alteration point marker in the second circular direction. |
| US11771022B2 |
Sealed connection for fluid conduit parts
An assembly of fluid conduit parts is disclosed along with a method of assembling, a method of manufacturing and an apparatus for manufacturing the one of the fluid conduit parts. The assembly includes a blow molded part having a first portion. A second part includes a tapered section and a sealing flange extends from the first portion towards a central axis of the first portion at a distance, an end of the sealing flange defines an opening. The second part inserts into the opening and at least part of the tapered section is of a size larger than the opening. The sealing flange flexes upon insertion of the second part into the opening to define a contact surface between the tapered section and the sealing flange that extends around a perimeter of the tapered section where the sealing flange contacts the tapered section. |
| US11771019B2 |
Vertical tree felling method and apparatus
A method and apparatus are provided for vertically felling trees by taking apart the trunk in a stepwise manner combining sagittal and horizontal cross-sections. A vertical frame is attachable to a tree trunk, the vertical frame having a movable portion and a fixed portion. A first cutting device is attachable to the vertical frame and configured to cut the tree sagittally substantially along a longitudinal axis of the tree. A second cutting device is attachable to the vertical frame and configured to cut the tree horizontally from an exterior of the tree to a sagittal cut made in the tree by the first cutting device. A locking mechanism releasably locks the movable portion of the frame to the fixed portion of the frame. The apparatus uses the weight of the upper trunk to maintain stability to steadily decrease the tree height until the entire tree is removed. |
| US11771016B2 |
System and method for growing plants and monitoring growth of plants
A system for growing plants and monitoring the growth of plants, comprising a gardening system and a server. The gardening system comprises a frame that defines a housing for receiving a tray of plants. The gardening system also has a lighting subsystem and watering subsystem to provide light and water to the plants. Sensors and cameras of the gardening system may capture data corresponding to the conditions of the gardening system and health of the plant. Based on the captured data, the server may use machine learning to determine optimal plant growing thresholds, and may send a control command to a controller of the gardening system to change one or more conditions of the gardening system. The plants grown by the system may be nutritious, and the bioavailability of the nutrients of the plants may be increased. |
| US11771011B2 |
Grain storage arrangement
A grain storage arrangement, the arrangement including: a generally box-shaped grain storage receptacle enclosing a grain receiving space; the storage receptacle including a base, a top, two opposite sidewalls, a first end wall, and a second end wall opposite the first end wall; a receptacle support, wherein the receptacle support supports the receptacle such that the base slopes downwardly from the first end wall to the second end wall; a grain inlet provided on or proximate to the first end wall for adding grain to the receptacle; and a grain outlet provided on or proximate to the second end wall for removing grain from the receptacle. |
| US11771007B2 |
Sieve assembly for a crop processing system of an agricultural harvester
A sieve assembly for use within an agricultural harvester may generally include a sieve, a crop material sheet, and at least one support element. The sieve extends along a length defined between a first sieve end and a second sieve end and processes a flow of harvested crop material. The sieve also defines a plurality of openings through which cleaned crop material of the flow of crop material is directed. The crop material sheet extends along a length defined between a first sheet end and a second sheet end and receives the cleaned crop material directed through the sieve's openings. The crop material sheet then directs the flow of cleaned crop material towards a separate component of the crop processing system. In addition, the support element(s) is directly coupled between the sieve and the crop material sheet and structurally connects the sieve to the crop material sheet. |
| US11771006B2 |
Plant product harvesting machine feederhouse
A harvesting machine feederhouse that comprises an outer body connectable to and between a head unit and a thresher of the machine. The feederhouse additionally comprises a liner disposed across a bottom surface of the outer body, and at least one conveyor rotatably disposed within the outer body for conveying harvested plant product received from the head unit along the liner into the thresher. Each conveyor includes a first guide, a second guide, a pair of conveyor transports that extend between, and are disposed around, the first guide and the second guide. Each conveyor additionally includes a plurality of plant product sweeps disposed across and connected to the transports. Each sweep is sized to contact the liner as the conveyor transports are rotated around the first guide and second guide, thereby conveying plant product received from the head unit along the liner into the thresher. |
| US11770999B2 |
Ultraviolet device used for potato peel ripening
An ultraviolet device for potato peel ripening includes a left protection plate and a right protection plate, wherein a first-stage potato-soil separation device and a second-stage potato-soil separation device are sequentially arranged between the left protection plate and the right protection plate, a triangular ventilation pipeline is arranged above the first-stage potato-soil separation device and the second-stage potato-soil separation device, front air outlets are formed in the surface, corresponding to the first-stage potato-soil separation device, of the triangular ventilation pipeline, lower air outlets are formed in the surface, corresponding to the second-stage potato-soil separation device, of the triangular ventilation pipeline, the triangular ventilation pipeline communicates with a centrifugal fan, the left protection plate and the right protection plate are provided with a plurality of plant ultraviolet light supplementing lamps used for irradiating the first-stage potato-soil separation device and the second-stage potato-soil separation device respectively. |
| US11778930B2 |
Manufacturing method of resistive memory device
A manufacturing method of a resistive memory device includes the following steps. A first electrode is formed. A first metal oxide layer is formed on the first electrode, and the first metal oxide layer includes first metal atoms. A multilayer insulator structure is formed on the first metal oxide layer. A second metal oxide layer is formed on the multilayer insulator structure. The second metal oxide layer includes second metal atoms, the multilayer insulator structure includes third metal atoms, and each of the third metal atoms is identical to each of the second metal atoms. A second electrode is formed on the second metal oxide layer. The multilayer insulator structure is disposed between the first metal oxide layer and the second metal oxide layer in a vertical direction, and an atomic percent of the third metal atoms in the multilayer insulator structure changes in the vertical direction. |
| US11778926B2 |
Method and apparatus for deposition of multilayer device with superconductive film
A physical vapor deposition system includes a chamber, three target supports to targets, a movable shield positioned having an opening therethrough, a workpiece support to hold a workpiece in the chamber, a gas supply to deliver nitrogen gas and an inert gas to the chamber, a power source, and a controller. The controller is configured to move the shield to position the opening adjacent each target in turn, and at each target cause the power source to apply power sufficient to ignite a plasma in the chamber to cause deposition of a buffer layer, a device layer of a first material that is a metal nitride suitable for use as a superconductor at temperatures above 8° K on the buffer layer, and a capping layer, respectively. |
| US11778925B2 |
Magnetic device
A magnetic device includes a stacked body including a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer, and a non-magnetic layer sandwiched between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer; a first insulating layer which covers side surfaces of the stacked body; and a radiator located outside the first insulating layer with respect to the stacked body, in which a distance between the stacked body and the radiator differs depending on a position of the stacked body in a stacking direction. |
| US11778924B2 |
Magnetic device and magnetic random access memory
A magnetic memory device includes a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack, a spin-orbit torque (SOT) induction wiring disposed over the MTJ stack, a first terminal coupled to a first end of the SOT induction wiring, a second terminal coupled to a second end of the SOT induction wiring, and a selector layer coupled to the first terminal. |
| US11778922B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes first forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate, performing an atomic layer deposition (ALD) process or a high-density plasma (HDP) process to form a passivation layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ, performing an etching process to remove the passivation layer adjacent to the first MTJ and the second MTJ, and then forming an ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the passivation layer. |
| US11778921B2 |
Double magnetic tunnel junction device
A method of manufacturing a double magnetic tunnel junction device is provided. The method includes forming a first magnetic tunnel junction stack, forming a spin conducting layer on the first magnetic tunnel junction stack, forming a second magnetic tunnel junction stack on the spin conducting layer, and forming a dielectric spacer layer on surfaces of the spin conducting layer and the second magnetic tunnel junction stack. The second magnetic tunnel junction stack has a width that is less than a width of the first magnetic tunnel junction stack. Also, a width of the spin conducting layer increases in a thickness direction from a first side of the spin conducting layer adjacent to the second magnetic tunnel junction stack to a second side of the spin conducting layer adjacent to the first magnetic tunnel junction stack. |
| US11778920B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a cap layer adjacent to and directly contacting the MTJ, a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ, a top electrode on the MTJ, a metal interconnection under the MTJ, and a second IMD layer around the metal interconnection. Preferably, the cap layer is a single layer structure made of dielectric material and an edge of the cap layer contacts the first IMD layer directly. |
| US11778919B2 |
Magnetoresistive stack/structure and method of manufacturing same
A method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive stack/structure comprising (a) etching through a second magnetic region to (i) provide sidewalls of the second magnetic region and (ii) expose a surface of a dielectric layer, (b) depositing a first encapsulation layer on the sidewalls of the second magnetic region and over a surface of the dielectric layer, (c) thereafter: (i) etching the first encapsulation layer which is disposed over the dielectric layer using a first etch process, and (ii) etching re-deposited material using a second etch process, wherein, after such etching, a portion of the first encapsulation layer remains on the sidewalls of the second magnetic region, (d) etching (i) through the dielectric layer to form a tunnel barrier and provide sidewalls thereof and (ii) etching the first magnetic region to provide sidewalls thereof, and (e) depositing a second encapsulation layer on the sidewalls of the tunnel barrier and first magnetic region. |
| US11778916B2 |
Matching control method for mechanical impedance of magnetostrictive precision transducer
A matching control method for mechanical impedance of a magnetostrictive precision transducer includes developing a three-layer neural network model corresponding to a Young's modulus of a Terfenol-D material; acquiring sample data to form a training sample set and a testing sample set; training the model using a Bayesian regularization training algorithm, and optimizing connection weights and thresholds among layers of the tested model, so as to obtain a final three-layer neural network model; based on the final model, building an inverse model of mechanical impedance of the magnetostrictive precision transducer; using a current level of impedance of a load as an input of the inverse model to obtain a bias magnetic field, and changing a level of the bias magnetic field by changing a bias current in an excitation coil of the transducer, thereby achieving adaptive matching between the mechanical impedance of the transducer and the impedance of the load. |
| US11778913B2 |
Piezoelectric film, laminated piezoelectric element, and electroacoustic transducer
An object is to provide a piezoelectric film that has excellent flexibility in a sub-zero environment and exhibits the required flexibility even at room temperature, a laminated piezoelectric element in which the piezoelectric films are laminated, and an electroacoustic transducer using the piezoelectric film or the laminated piezoelectric element. The object is solved by the piezoelectric film including: a polymer-based piezoelectric composite material in which piezoelectric particles are dispersed in a matrix including a polymer material; and electrode layers formed on both surfaces of the polymer-based piezoelectric composite material, in which a loss tangent at a frequency of 1 Hz according to dynamic viscoelasticity measurement has a maximal value of greater than or equal to 0.1 existing in a temperature range of higher than or equal to −80° C. and lower than 0° C., and has a value of greater than or equal to 0.05 at 0° C. |
| US11778912B2 |
Manufacturing method for piezoelectric ceramic chip, piezoelectric ceramic chip assembly and display device
The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method for a piezoelectric ceramic chip, a piezoelectric ceramic chip assembly and a display device. The manufacturing method includes: transferring a piezoelectric ceramic layer and a bottom electrode covering the piezoelectric ceramic layer formed on a substrate to a base plate, forming an insulating layer with an opening on the base plate, so that edges of the piezoelectric ceramic layer and the bottom electrode are covered by the insulating layer, and the piezoelectric ceramic layer is exposed from the opening; etching the base plate by immersing the base plate in an etching solution for etching a material of the bottom electrode; and forming a top electrode in the opening of the insulating layer, so that the top electrode is spaced apart from the insulating layer. |
| US11778908B2 |
Organic electroluminescent devices
The present disclosure relates to display technologies, and particularly discloses an organic electroluminescent device. This organic electroluminescent device includes a light-emitting layer, the light-emitting includes an exciplex composed of a donor molecule and an acceptor molecule, and a wide band gap material for increasing the inter-molecular spacing between the donor molecule and the acceptor molecule. According to the device of the present disclosure, the degree of orbital overlap of HOMO and LUMO of the formed exciplex and the singlet-triplet energy level difference can be reduced, the reverse intersystem crossing rate (kRISC) of the exciplex host can be increased, the Föster energy transferred to the guest molecule can be enhanced, and the efficiency and the lifetime of the device can be improved. |
| US11778906B2 |
Electron transport material and application thereof
The present disclosure relates to an electron transport material and an application thereof. According to the electron transport material, a structure of a molecular is designed and selected to be constructed by a group having a high carrier mobility, such that the molecule has a higher carrier mobility. In addition, a core group of the molecule is a structure based on mesitylene triazine. The molecular rigidity of the structure is strong, and the intermolecular stacking can be effectively inhibited, such that the material has a lower refractive index, and the surface plasma polariton loss of an organic light-emitting device can be effectively suppressed. The forward light-emitting efficiency of the light-emitting device can be improved by more than 14% by applying the electron transport material to the device. |
| US11778905B2 |
Compound and organic light emitting device comprising same
Provided is a compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein X1 is N or CRa, X2 is N or CRb, X3 is N or CRc, and one or more of X1 to X3 are N; Ar1 and Ar2 each independently is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, aryl group, or heteroaryl group; Ar3 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl or heteroaryl group; L is a substituted or unsubstituted arylene group; R1 and R2 each independently is hydrogen, deuterium, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, or bond to each other to form a ring; R3 and Ra to Rc each independently is a hydrogen, deuterium, halogen, nitrile, nitro, hydroxyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted group selected from among a silyl, boron, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthioxy, arylthioxy, alkylsulfoxy, arylsulfoxy, alkenyl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, alkylaryl, arylphosphine, phosphine oxide, aryl, or a heteroaryl group, or bond to adjacent groups to form a ring; a3 is 1 to 6; and n is 1 to 5, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same. |
| US11778904B2 |
Composition of matter for use in organic light-emitting diodes
The present disclosure relates to compounds of Formula (I) and (II): as compounds capable of emitting delayed fluorescence, and uses of the compounds in organic light-emitting diodes. |
| US11778897B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
A compound comprising a first ligand LA having a Formula selected from: is disclosed. In the Formulas rings B and C are 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic ring; Z1, Z2, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, and X6 are each C or N, but X1, X2, X3, or X4 is C when it forms a direct bond to Z2; Y is selected from CRR′, NR′, O, S, and Se; R, R′, RA, RB, RC, and RD are each selected from a variety of substituents; the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M by the dashed lines, and optionally to other ligands. Organic light emitting devices and consumer products containing the compounds are also disclosed. |
| US11778896B2 |
Visibly transparent, near-infrared-absorbing metal-complex photovoltaic devices
Visibly transparent photovoltaic devices are disclosed, such as those are transparent to visible light but absorb near-infrared light and/or ultraviolet light. The photovoltaic devices make use of transparent electrodes and near-infrared absorbing visibly transparent photoactive compounds, optical materials, and/or buffer materials. |
| US11778894B2 |
Boron-containing organic light-emitting diode device and preparation method thereof
Disclosed is an organic light-emitting diode device (OLED) structure, in particular to a high-efficiency organic light-emitting diode device comprising a boron-containing compound. The organic light-emitting diode device prepared by the present invention comprises: an anode, a hole injection or transport layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron injection or transport layer, and a cathode, wherein the light-emitting layer comprises a host material and a doping material, the host material can be composed of a single material or a mixture of materials with different structures; the doping material is a boron-containing organic compound with a singlet-triplet energy gap of not more than 0.2 eV; the singlet and triplet energy levels of the host material are higher than those of the doping material, which can prevent the energy return and avoid the reduction in the light emitting efficiency of the device. Further provided is a preparation method of the organic light-emitting diode device. |
| US11778890B2 |
Organic layer deposition apparatus and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display apparatus using the same
An organic layer deposition apparatus and a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device by using the apparatus. In particular, an organic layer deposition apparatus that is more easily manufactured and is suitable for use in mass production of large substrates while performing high-definition patterning thereon, as well as a method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device by using such an apparatus. |
| US11778888B2 |
Electroluminescent display apparatus
Disclosed is an electroluminescent display device comprising an active area for displaying an image, a dummy area provided in the periphery of the active area, wherein an image is not displayed in the dummy area, a scan line, an initializing line and an emission line arranged along a first direction in the dummy area, a high power source line and a data line arranged along a second direction, which intersects with the first direction, in the dummy area, and a plurality of thin film transistors disposed in the dummy area, wherein the plurality of thin film transistors include a driving thin film transistor, a switching thin film transistor provided to connect the driving thin film transistor and the data line with each other, and an operation control thin film transistor provided to connect the driving thin film transistor and the high power source line with each other, wherein the switching thin film transistor and the operation control thin film transistor are disconnected from each other. |
| US11778884B2 |
Display device having flexible and enhanced black color sense characteristics
A display device includes a display panel and a reflection prevention unit. The reflection prevention unit includes a partition pattern overlapping a surrounding unit and having first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth openings corresponding to first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth light emitting areas defined therein, a first color filter overlapping the first light emitting area and the fourth light emitting area, a second color filter overlapping the second light emitting area and the third light emitting area, and a third color filter overlapping the fifth light emitting area and the sixth light emitting area. A portion of the third color filter, which is disposed in the peripheral area, is disposed on the third color filter. |
| US11778877B2 |
Display device incuding hole region in display area
A display device includes: a substrate in which a transmission area, a display area, a non-display area and the display area, and a peripheral area are defined; pixels arranged on the display area; initialization gate lines and compensation gate lines extending along pixel rows; gate driving circuits disposed on the peripheral area; and gate connection lines disposed on the non-display area. A k-th gate driving circuit among the gate driving circuits simultaneously drives m-th and (m+1)-th initialization gate lines and n-th and (n+1)-th compensation gate lines. First portions of the n-th and (n+1)-th compensation gate lines and second portions of the n-th and (n+1)-th compensation gate lines, which are physically apart from each other by the transmission area, are electrically connected to each other through a first gate connection line among gate connection lines. |
| US11778876B2 |
Display panel and display device
Disclosed are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes multiple sub-pixels and multiple data signal lines. The multiple sub-pixels constitute multiple sub-pixel columns; each sub-pixel column includes multiple sub-pixels arranged in sequence; every three adjacent sub-pixels or every four adjacent sub-pixels form a pixel unit; and colors of sub-pixels in each pixel unit include red, green and blue; at least part of sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column share one data signal line, and sub-pixels sharing one data signal line receive data signals transmitted by the one data signal line in a time-division manner; where a data signal line electrically connected to red sub-pixels is different from a data signal line electrically connected to blue sub-pixels, and a data signal line electrically connected to green sub-pixels is different from the data signal line electrically connected to the blue sub-pixels. |
| US11778871B2 |
Positioning proximity sensor behind OLED display
Examples are disclosed that relate to mitigating unintended OLED display emissions arising from a proximity sensor emitter located behind an OLED display panel. One example provides a display device comprising an OLED display panel, a proximity sensor having a proximity sensor emitter positioned behind one or more OLED pixels of the OLED display panel with respect to a viewing surface of the OLED display panel, and a proximity emitter mask positioned between the proximity sensor emitter and the one or more OLED pixels to shield the one or more OLED pixels from the proximity sensor emitter. |
| US11778870B2 |
Display device, electronic apparatus, and method of fabricating the display device
It is an object of the invention to provide a technique to manufacture a display device with high image quality and high reliability at low cost with high yield. The invention has spacers over a pixel electrode layer in a pixel region and over an insulating layer functioning as a partition which covers the periphery of the pixel electrode layer. When forming a light emitting material over a pixel electrode layer, a mask for selective formation is supported by the spacers, thereby preventing the mask from contacting the pixel electrode layer due to a twist and deflection thereof. Accordingly, such damage as a crack by the mask does not occur in the pixel electrode layer. Thus, the pixel electrode layer does not have a defect in shapes, thereby a display device which performs a high resolution display with high reliability can be manufactured. |
| US11778867B2 |
Display panel
A display panel includes a substrate, a first isolation structure, a second isolation structure and a plurality of light emitting structures. The first isolation structure is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of through holes. The second isolation substrate is laminated on the first isolation substrate and fills up the plurality of through holes of the first isolation substrate. The plurality of light emitting structures are disposed on the substrate and are isolated from each other via the second isolation structure. |
| US11778866B2 |
Display device with data lines curved along perimeter of through hole
A display device includes a substrate including a first surface, and a second surface opposite the first surface, and defining a through portion passing therethrough, a pixel array including a plurality of pixels surrounding the through portion at the first surface, a plurality of scan lines extending along a first direction for providing scan signals to the pixels, and a plurality of data lines extending along a second direction crossing the first direction for providing data signals to the pixels, the plurality of data lines including first and second data lines adjacent the through portion at different layers, and having at least a portion thereof curved along a perimeter of the through portion. |
| US11778865B2 |
Display panel
A display panel includes a light emitting element layer comprising a pixel definition layer having an opening defined therethrough and a light emitting element disposed in the opening. The pixel definition layer includes a first barrier portion and a second barrier portion spaced apart from each other in a first direction to define a first space having a first length in the first direction. A first inorganic layer covers the light emitting element layer. The first inorganic layer includes an uneven upper surface corresponding to the first space. An organic layer is in contact with an upper surface of the first in layer. A first groove is defined by the upper surface of the first inorganic layer overlapping the first space. A thickness of the first inorganic layer overlapping the first space varies. The organic layer is filled in the first groove. |
| US11778861B2 |
Display panel that includes display area facing front of window, where emission areas of corner display area are placed, and display device including the same
A display device includes: a window including a front area and a side area bent from the front area, the side area having a first curvature; and a display panel including a first display area facing the front area of the window and a second display area facing the side area of the window, the first display area including first, second, and third light emission areas, the second display area including the first, second, and third light emission areas. The second display area comprises an edge display area and a corner display area disposed at an end of the edge display area, and the first light emission area, the second light emission area, and the third light emission area of the corner display area are disposed in a stair shape along a curved edge of the corner display area. |
| US11778857B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device and display panel
The present disclosure provides an organic electroluminescent device and a display panel. The organic electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a light-emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a functional electrode is disposed on a side of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode away from the light-emitting layer; the functional electrode includes a first layer-stacked structure including a plurality of first light-transmitting layers and at least one second light-transmitting layer; the first and second light-transmitting layers are stacked alternately; in the first layer-stacked structure, both the layer closest to the light-emitting layer and the layer farthest from the light-emitting layer are the first light-transmitting layers; a refractive index of the first light-transmitting layer is greater than a refractive index of the second light-transmitting layer. |
| US11778856B2 |
Electronic device having emissive display with light recycling
An electronic device may have a support structure that supports a display and lenses. Each lens may be a reflective lens such as a catadioptric lens that receives polarized image light from the display and provides a corresponding image to an eye box. The display may be an emissive display with pixels that include light-emitting diodes. The light-emitting diodes may be overlapped by a light recycling layer such as a reflective polarizer or cholesteric liquid crystal layer. The light recycling layer recycles emitted light to enhance display efficiency. |
| US11778853B2 |
Display panel comprising an encapsulation layer, display device, and manufacturing methods thereof
A display panel and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. In one example, the display panel includes a flexible substrate having a display area and a non-display area, a dam structure located in the non-display area and disposed around the display area, one or more grooves disposed on the non-display area between the display area and the dam structure, and an organic encapsulation layer. In some examples, the organic encapsulation layer covers each of the display area, at least a portion of the non-display area, and the one or more grooves. Accordingly, a display device comprising the display panel is also provided. Thus, a flatness of the organic encapsulation layer may be improved and peeling may be reduced between the organic encapsulation layer and a substrate on which the organic encapsulation layer is disposed, thereby improving an overall quality of the finished display panel. |
| US11778852B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device includes: an insulating substrate, where a through hole is defined through the insulating substrate; and an organic layer which covers the insulating substrate. In the display device, a barrier area surrounding the through hole is defined in the insulating substrate, and an interruption portion, at which the organic layer is interrupted, is defined in the barrier area. |
| US11778850B2 |
Light-emitting device, module, electronic device, and method for manufacturing light-emitting device
A light-emitting element, a bonding layer, and a frame-like partition are formed over a substrate. The partition is provided to surround the bonding layer and the light-emitting element, with a gap left between the partition and the bonding layer. A pair of substrates overlap with each other under a reduced-pressure atmosphere and then exposed to an air atmosphere or a pressurized atmosphere, whereby the reduced-pressure state of a space surrounded by the pair of substrates and the partition is maintained and atmospheric pressure is applied to the pair of substrates. Alternatively, a light-emitting element and a bonding layer are formed over a substrate. A pair of substrates overlap with each other, and then, pressure is applied to the bonding layer with the use of a member having a projection before or at the same time as curing of the bonding layer. |
| US11778849B2 |
Display module, display panel, and method for manufacturing the display panel
A display module includes a window including a base substrate and a bezel pattern overlapping the base substrate in a plan view, and a display panel. The bezel pattern includes a first bezel pattern extending along an edge of the base substrate, and a second bezel pattern which extends from the first bezel pattern and of which at least a portion defines a transmission area. The display panel includes a glass substrate, an encapsulation substrate on the glass substrate, a sealing member coupling the glass substrate and the encapsulation substrate and overlapping the first bezel pattern in the plan view, a circuit element layer disposed on the glass substrate and including a transistor, and a display element layer disposed on the circuit element layer and including light emitting elements. The display element layer exposes a portion of a layer disposed thereunder, which corresponds to the transmission area. |
| US11778848B2 |
Flexible display panel, touch display module, and display device
A flexible display panel, touch display module and display device are provided. The flexible display panel includes a display substrate and a spacer on a side of the display substrate away from a display side. The spacer includes a first side surface facing the display side of the display substrate and a second side surface away from the display side. The display substrate includes an arc surface region close to an edge and a panel bending pad bent to the side of the display substrate away from the display side and fixed on the second side surface of the spacer. Shape of the first side surface of the spacer is consistent with that of portion of the display substrate facing first side surface of the spacer. Portion of second side surface of the spacer corresponding to the arc surface region is a surface including a plane or multiple planes. |
| US11778847B2 |
Display panel, method for manufacturing same, and display device
A display panel includes: a substrate, a pixel-defining layer disposed on the substrate, and a conductive pattern, a light-emitting layer and a cathode layer which are laminated in a direction perpendicular to and away from the substrate. The pixel-defining layer is configured to define a plurality of pixel regions and a non-pixel region outside the pixel regions on the substrate. The conductive pattern includes: an auxiliary electrode layer disposed in the non-pixel region, wherein a groove is formed in a side wall of the auxiliary electrode layer. The cathode layer includes: a first portion disposed in the pixel region and a second portion disposed in the non-pixel region. The second portion of the cathode layer extends into the groove and is in contact with the groove. |
| US11778846B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, display device, electronic device, and lighting device
An object is to provide a light-emitting element which uses a plurality of kinds of light-emitting dopants and has high emission efficiency. In one embodiment of the present invention, a light-emitting device, a light-emitting module, a light-emitting display device, an electronic device, and a lighting device each having reduced power consumption by using the above light-emitting element are provided. Attention is paid to Förster mechanism, which is one of mechanisms of intermolecular energy transfer. Efficient energy transfer by Förster mechanism is achieved by making an emission wavelength of a molecule which donates energy overlap with the longest-wavelength-side local maximum peak of a graph obtained by multiplying an absorption spectrum of a molecule which receives energy by a wavelength raised to the fourth power. |
| US11778845B2 |
Pixel array package structure and display panel
A pixel array package structure includes: a substrate; a pixel array disposed on the substrate, in which the pixel array includes a plurality of light emitting diode chips, and the light emitting diode chips include at least one red diode chip, at least one green diode chip, at least one blue diode chip, and a combination thereof; a reflective layer disposed on the substrate and between any two adjacent of the light emitting diode chips; a light-absorbing layer disposed on the reflective layer and surrounding the pixel array; and a light-transmitting layer disposed on the pixel array, the reflective layer, and the light-absorbing layer, in which the light-transmitting layer has an upper surface and a lower surface opposite thereto, and the lower surface is in contact with the pixel array, and the upper surface has a roughness of 0.005 mm to 0.1 mm. |
| US11778844B2 |
Light emitting element and display panel including the same
A light emitting element includes: a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a first light emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode to emit a first light, a second light emitting layer between the first light emitting layer and the second electrode to emit a second light, and an intermediate layer including a host material between the first light emitting layer and the second light emitting layer and, wherein the intermediate layer has a thickness of from about 90 nm to 170 nm. |
| US11778834B2 |
Three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor memory device
A 3D semiconductor memory device includes a peripheral circuit structure including a first row decoder region, a second row decoder region, and a control circuit region between the first and second row decoder regions, a first electrode structure and a second electrode structure on the peripheral circuit structure, spaced apart in a first direction, and each including stacked electrodes, a mold structure on the peripheral circuit structure between the first and second electrode structures and including stacked sacrificial layers, vertical channel structures penetrating the first and second electrode structures, a separation insulating pattern provided between the first electrode structure and the mold structure and penetrating the mold structure, and a separation structure intersecting the first electrode structure in the first direction and extending to the separation insulating pattern, wherein a maximum width of the separation insulating pattern in a second direction is greater than a maximum width of the separation structure in the second direction. |
| US11778831B2 |
Manufacturing method of semiconductor memory device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor memory device includes: forming a preliminary memory cell array on a support structure, the preliminary memory cell array with a stack structure and cell pillars; removing the support structure to expose a portion of each of the cell pillars; forming a protective layer that covers the exposed portion of each of the cell pillars; forming a mask pattern that exposes an opening defined between inclined surfaces of the protective layer wherein the inclined surfaces are disposed between the cell pillars; and etching at least one conductive layer among the conductive layers that is adjacent to the opening, thereby isolating the at least one conductive layer into select lines. |
| US11778828B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate; an insulating layer provided on the substrate; a conductive layer provided on the insulating layer; a stacked body provided on the conductive layer and including a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers respectively provided among the plurality of electrode layers; a columnar section piercing through the stacked body to reach the conductive layer and extending in a first direction in which the stacked body is stacked; and a source layer. The columnar section includes a channel body and a charge storage film provided between the channel body and the respective electrode layers. The conductive layer includes a first film having electric conductivity and in contact with the lower end portion of the channel body; and an air gap provided to be covered by the first film. |
| US11778823B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device and method for manufacturing the same
The present disclosure provides a three-dimensional memory device and a method for manufacturing the same. The three-dimensional memory device includes a plurality of tiles, and each tiles includes a plurality of blocks, and each blocks includes a gate stacked structure, a conductive layer, first ring-shaped channel pillars, source/drain pillars, and charge storage structures. The gate stacked structure is disposed on the substrate and includes gate layers electrically insulated from each other. The conductive layer is disposed between the substrate and the gate stacked structure. The first ring-shaped channel pillars are disposed on the substrate and located in the gate stacked structure. The source/drain pillars are disposed on the substrate, and each of the first ring-shaped channel pillars are configured with two source/drain pillars disposed therein. Each of the charge storage structures is disposed between the corresponding gate layer and the corresponding first ring-shaped channel pillar. The conductive layer in one of the tiles is isolated from the conductive layers in the other tiles. |
| US11778822B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first stack, forming a sacrificial structure and a first contact passing through the first stack, forming a second stack on the first stack, forming a first hole through the second stack to expose the sacrificial structure, forming a second hole through the first stack by removing the sacrificial structure, forming a channel structure in the first and second holes, and forming a second contact passing through the second stack and coupled to the first contact. |
| US11778816B2 |
Etch method for opening a source line in flash memory
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for opening a source line in a memory device. An erase gate line (EGL) and the source line are formed elongated in parallel. The source line underlies the EGL and is separated from the EGL by a dielectric layer. A first etch is performed to form a first opening through the EGL and stops on the dielectric layer. A second etch is performed to thin the dielectric layer at the first opening, wherein the first and second etches are performed with a common mask in place. A silicide process is performed to form a silicide layer on the source line at the first opening, wherein the silicide process comprises a third etch with a second mask in place and extends the first opening through the dielectric layer. A via is formed extending through the EGL to the silicide layer. |
| US11778814B2 |
One-time programmable memory device
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having an input/output (I/O) region, an one time programmable (OTP) capacitor region, and a core region, a first metal gate disposed on the I/O region, a second metal gate disposed on the core region, and a third metal gate disposed on the OTP capacitor region. Preferably, the first metal gate includes a first high-k dielectric layer, the second metal gate includes a second high-k dielectric layer, and the first high-k dielectric layer and the second high-k dielectric layer include an I-shape. |
| US11778813B2 |
Memory subword driver layout
Semiconductor devices including active regions and gate electrodes are disclosed. An example semiconductor device according to the disclosure includes a gate electrode extending in a first direction, and first and second active regions extending in a second direction. The gate electrode has a side extending in the first direction. The first active region includes: a first center portion having a first width in the first direction; and a first end portion disposed at a first end of the first center portion, and having a second width in the first direction that is greater than the first width. The second active region includes: a second center portion having a third width in the first direction. The gate electrode overlaps along the side with portions of the first end portion and the second center portion. |
| US11778811B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same
A semiconductor memory device may include a substrate, a bit line structure extending in one direction on the substrate, the bit line structure including a sidewall, a storage node contact on the sidewall of the bit line structure, first and second spacers between the sidewall of the bit line structure and the storage node contact, the first spacer separated from the second spacer by a space between the first spacer and the second spacer, an interlayer dielectric layer on the bit line structure, the interlayer dielectric layer including a bottom surface, a spacer capping pattern extending downward from the bottom surface of the interlayer dielectric layer toward the space between the first and second spacers, and a landing pad structure penetrating the interlayer dielectric layer, the landing pad structure coupled to the storage node contact. |
| US11778810B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device may include a substrate including trenches and contact recesses having a curved surface profile, conductive patterns in the trenches, buried contacts including first portions filling the contact recesses and second portions on the first portions, and spacer structures including first and second spacers. The second portions may have a pillar shape and a smaller width than top surfaces of the first portions. The buried contacts may be spaced apart from the conductive patterns by the spacer structures. The first spacers may be on the first portions of the buried contacts at outermost parts of the spacer structures. The first spacers may extend along the second portions of the buried contacts and contact the buried contacts. The second spacers may extend along the side surfaces of the conductive patterns and the trenches. The second spacers may contact the conductive patterns. The first spacers may include silicon oxide. |
| US11778807B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the same
Provided are a semiconductor memory device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor memory device may include: a first impurity doped region and a second impurity doped region spaced apart from each other in a semiconductor substrate, a bit line electrically connected to the first impurity doped region and crossing over the semiconductor substrate, a storage node contact electrically connected to the second impurity doped region, a first spacer and a second spacer disposed between the bit line and the storage node contact, and an air gap region disposed between the first spacer and the second spacer. The first spacer may cover a sidewall of the bit line, and the second spacer may be adjacent to the storage node contact. A top end of the first spacer may have a height higher than a height of a top end of the second spacer. |
| US11778800B2 |
Article management apparatus and article management method
An article management apparatus allocates articles necessary for a board working machine out of the articles stored in a storage based on a production plan of the board working machine that performs a predetermined board work on the board to produce the board product. The article management apparatus includes a first setting section, a second setting section, and a selecting section. The first setting section allows a user of the board working machine to set a restriction condition for each production plan of the board product. The second setting section allows the user to set a priority among multiple priority elements when allocating the articles for the articles needed in a case of producing the board product under the restriction condition set by the first setting section. The selecting section allocates the articles based on the priority of the priority element set by the second setting section. |
| US11778798B2 |
Information processing device, work system, and determination method
An information processing device configured to determine a mounting position of a tape feeder to any one of multiple feeder mounting sections formed in a work machine, in which mounting positions of two or more tape feeders configured to supply components of holding target held by two or more holding tools of a work head disposed in the work machine are determined to any one of the multiple feeder mounting sections based on position information indicating supply positions of the two or more tape feeders, so that a difference in an amount of deviation of the supply positions of the two or more tape feeders is within a predetermined range. |
| US11778793B2 |
Systems including an integrated power module with vias and methods of forming the same
A system includes a power device unit coupled to a substrate. An upper cooling assembly is thermally coupled to an upper side of the substrate. A lower cooling assembly is thermally coupled to a lower side of the substrate. A gate driver unit is coupled to the upper cooling assembly. At least one upper via is formed through the upper cooling electrically coupling the gate driver unit to the power device unit. A capacitor unit is coupled to the lower cooling assembly. At least one lower via formed through the lower cooling assembly electrically coupling the capacitor unit to the power device unit. |
| US11778791B2 |
Two phase containment system for servers
A two-phase immersion cooling system for cooling electronics. The electronics are immersed in immersion tank filled with dielectric liquid. As liquid evaporates due to heat generated by the electronics, it enters a vapor passageway that leads the vapor to a condenser situated remotely from the immersion tank. Upon condensing at the condenser, the condensed liquid is directed to a resupply tank, wherein the condensed liquid cools. When the level of the dielectric liquid in the immersion tank drops below a set threshold, a pump is activated to deliver the condensed liquid from the resupply tank to the immersion tank. The immersion tank, vapor passageway and condenser are position inside a containment passageway. The containment passageway captures any vapor not entering the vapor passageway and direct such vapor to the condenser. The resupply tank may also be positioned within the containment passageway. |
| US11778790B2 |
Fluid cooling system
An apparatus for cooling one or more heat generating components comprises: a sealable enclosure defining a volume for containing a first coolant and one or more heat generating components; a conduit surrounded by the volume, the conduit enabling a second coolant to enter and leave the enclosure, the conduit providing a fluid-tight seal between the first coolant and the second coolant when the first coolant within the volume surrounds the conduit; and a pump within the enclosure configured to direct the first coolant to the conduit such that heat is exchanged between the first coolant and the second coolant. |
| US11778783B2 |
Cooling systems and methods
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for cooling a heat source. Systems for cooling a heat source may comprise a closed loop fluid flow path under vacuum. The closed loop fluid flow path may comprise one or more channels, coolant, a condenser, and one or more cooling interfaces. The closed loop fluid flow path may comprise a shut-off valve for directing coolant to the at least one cooling interface. During use, a heat source may be cooled by directing a liquid coolant to a cooling interface to form a vapor coolant, directing a vapor coolant from the cooling interface to the condenser, and subjecting the vapor coolant to phase transition to regenerate the liquid coolant. |
| US11778780B2 |
Cooling assemblies and methods
In various embodiments, a cooling assembly includes a heat-generating device, a metal inverse opal (MIO) layer, a shared coolant reservoir, a passive heat exchange circuit, and an active heat exchange circuit. The MIO layer is bonded to the heat-generating device. The shared coolant reservoir contains a coolant fluid. The passive heat exchange circuit directs coolant fluid from the shared coolant reservoir through the MIO layer and back to the shared coolant reservoir. The active heat exchange circuit includes a pump and a heat exchanger, wherein the active heat exchange circuit draws the coolant fluid from the shared coolant reservoir through the heat exchanger and returns the coolant fluid to the shared coolant reservoir. |
| US11778777B2 |
Electronics rack distribution system with leaking detection unit
Methods, systems, and devices for designing and implementing cooling fluid distribution in a computing environment such as a data center as disclosed. The disclosed design may reduce the impact cooling fluid leaks may have on the computing environment and other rack based systems. The disclosed methods and systems may include structures for containing cooling fluid leaks and detecting cooling fluid leaks. The structures may be movable between positions in which connectors for forming fluid connections are exposed and positions in which the connectors are contained. Containing and detecting cooling fluid leaks may allow for proactive action prior to significant damage to the computing environment. |
| US11778776B2 |
Cooling structure
A cooling structure including a flow path configuration member made of resin and forming a flow path through which a refrigerant flows, a heat diffuser having a plate shape, including a metal, and being embedded in the flow path configuration member or joined to the flow path configuration member, and one or more cooling fins extending from the heat diffuser into the flow path and having a surface made of resin. |
| US11778774B2 |
Pumpless liquid-cooling heat dissipator
A pumpless liquid-cooling heat dissipator includes a cooling head assembly and a condensing assembly. The cooling head assembly and the condensing assembly are connected through the connecting assembly to form a loop. The cooling head assembly and the condensing assembly both are filled with a liquid refrigerant. The use of refrigerant as a cooling medium is more effective compared with the water cooling, has better overall heat dissipation, and can overcome disadvantages of complex wiring of the water-cooling heat dissipator and poor heat dissipation of the heat pipe, and thus can quickly cool down the temperature of component. Compared with the existing water-cooling heat dissipator, the structure is simpler, the circulating cooling can be realized without mechanical drive e.g., water pump, and there is no extension of excess water pipe, which is more convenient for installation and makes the computer case cleaner. |
| US11778773B2 |
Choke structure with water cooling
A choke structure with water cooling includes a water-cooled device, a choke assembly mounted on the water-cooled device, a ceramic heat spreader with high thermal conductivity set between the choke assembly and the water-cooled device, a metal housing having upper and lower openings installed on the water-cooled device to surround the choke assembly and the ceramic heat spreader with high thermal conductivity, and a printed circuit board is arranged on the upper opening of the metal housing, wherein the generated heat while operating the choke assembly is transmitted through a first heat conduction path formed by the ceramic heat spreader with high thermal conductivity in contact with the choke assembly and the water-cooled device for dissipating heat. |
| US11778771B2 |
Airflow control louver for bidirectional airflow cooling
Embodiments for providing cooling airflow through electronic in two different directions is described. An airflow control louver system in an electronic device provides for cooling airflow to be efficiently routed through the electronic device in the two different directions which in turn allows for multiple installation configurations for electronic devices with high powered heat sensitive components. |
| US11778770B1 |
Synchronizing and locking mechanism of server slide rail
A synchronizing and locking mechanism of a server slide rail includes a middle rail installing structure, an operating plate, an outer rail locking structure and an inner rail synchronous locking structure. The middle rail installing structure is formed on the middle rail and includes an installing part and a through hole. The operating plate is installed to the installing part and has first and second elastic plates, and the first elastic plate has a middle/outer rail locking stop point, an inner rail releasing outer rail locking hook and a pull operation part, and the second elastic plate has an inner/middle rail synchronous stop point and a jack-up part. The outer rail locking structure is installed to the outer rail and includes an outer rail locking hole. The inner rail synchronous locking structure is installed to the inner rail and includes an inner rail locking hole and a synchronous hook. |
| US11778769B2 |
Housing for an electrical apparatus
The invention relates to a housing for an electrical apparatus, said housing including: a first chamber (117) intended for receiving first electronic components (300, 315); a second chamber (127) intended for receiving second electronic components; an interface separating the first chamber (117) from the second chamber (127); and a cooling circuit configured to receive a fluid intended for cooling said electrical apparatus, said cooling circuit being formed inside said housing interface, wherein said interface includes a blind hole extending from the first chamber (117) towards the second chamber (127), which is configured to form a cavity intended for receiving a first component (315). |
| US11778767B2 |
Mechanism for securing a printed circuit board to a bracket
A swing arm lock mechanism for securing a printed circuit board to a bracket includes a main body, a hooked arm, and an aperture in the main body. The hooked arm extends from and is integral with the main body. The hooked arm and main body define an open-ended slot for engaging a lock pin disposed on the bracket. The aperture receives a fastener for securing the main body to the printed circuit board such that the main body and hooked arm can rotate about a central axis of the fastener from a first unlocked position to a second locked position. |
| US11778762B2 |
Display assembly and vehicle having the same
A display assembly includes a storage box and a flexible display screen. A storage groove is formed in the storage box and a side of the storage groove is open. The flexible display screen is able to be switched between an unfolded state and a folded state. In the unfolded state, the flexible display screen is unfolded and covers an open side of the storage groove, and in the folded state, the flexible display screen is folded or wound, and the open side of the storage groove is at least partially exposed. |
| US11778761B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a display panel including a display surface on a front; a front panel surrounding the display panel; a circuit board that is disposed on a front side of a lower portion of the display panel and housed in the front panel; and a holder provided between the front of the display panel and a back of the circuit board. The holder includes a plurality of grooves each continuously extending in an up-down direction on a back of the holder facing the front of the display panel. The plurality of grooves are formed so as to be connected to each other. The front panel is formed with a through hole facing lower ends of the grooves. |
| US11778757B2 |
Display assemblies incorporating electric vehicle charging equipment
A display assembly with integrated electric vehicle charging equipment includes a first and second side assembly connected to a structural frame, each including an electronic display subassembly located behind a cover. The electric vehicle charging equipment is connected to the structural frame between said first and second side assemblies in an at least partially recessed manner. Open or closed loops of air may be provided for cooling the first and second side assemblies and the electric vehicle charging equipment, which may all be connected to a common power source. |
| US11778756B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel and a panel protective layer. The display panel has a first area and a second area. The first area is parallel to a plane including a first direction crossing a second direction. The second area extends from the first area and includes: a first part adjacent to the first area in the second direction, a second part extending from the first part and in a bent state, and a third part extending from the second part and disposed below the first part. The panel protective layer is between the first part and the third part. A distance between the first part and the third part decreases from an end of the third part toward the second part along the second direction. |
| US11778752B2 |
Circuit board with embedded electronic component and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a circuit board (100) includes: providing a first single-sided circuit substrate (20) including an insulating base layer (11) and a circuit layer (13); forming first conductive posts (111) electrically connected to the circuit layer (13) in the insulating base layer (11) to obtain a second single-sided circuit substrate (13); providing a first adhesive layer (40), forming second conductive posts (401); providing one second single-sided circuit substrate (30), defining a receiving groove (31) to obtain a third single-sided circuit substrate (50); providing another first single-sided circuit substrate (20), mounting an electronic component (14) on the circuit layer (13) to obtain a surface mounted circuit substrate (60); stacking the first single-sided circuit substrate (20), the first adhesive layer (40), the second single-sided circuit substrate (30), at least one of the third single-sided circuit substrate (50), and the surface mounted circuit substrate (60) in that order; pressing the intermediate body (70). |
| US11778751B2 |
Compensating misalignment of component carrier feature by modifying target design concerning correlated component carrier feature
A method of compensating misalignment during manufacturing laminate-type component carriers is disclosed. The method includes detecting an image of a region of interest of a component carrier structure during manufacturing the component carriers based on the component carrier structure, identifying a structural feature in the image of the region of interest showing misalignment with respect to a target design, and at least partially compensating the identified misalignment of the structural feature by modifying the target design of at least one correlated structural feature to be manufactured subsequently, wherein the at least one correlated structural feature is correlated to said structural feature showing misalignment. |
| US11778750B2 |
Stencil printer with component loading verification system and method
A stencil printer for printing an assembly material on an electronic substrate includes a frame, a stencil coupled to the frame, the stencil having apertures formed therein, a support assembly coupled to the frame, the support assembly being configured to support the electronic substrate, a print head gantry coupled to the frame, and a print head assembly supported by the print head gantry in such a manner that the print head assembly is configured to traverse the stencil during print strokes. The stencil printer further comprises a verification system to determine whether an item placed within the stencil printer is properly installed within the stencil printer. |
| US11778749B2 |
Mounting structure and manufacturing method of mounting structure
To provide a mounting structure in which a connection unit is protected and a non-flexible region is small, the mounting structure includes a flexible wiring board, a non-flexible component, and a connection unit provided in a region smaller than a bottom face of the non-flexible component and connecting the flexible wiring board and the non-flexible component. The mounting structure includes a protection resin sealing the connection unit in such a way that the flexible wiring board and the non-flexible component are separable. The protection resin covers only a region where the connection unit is provided. To a face of the flexible wiring board, being on an opposite side to the connection unit, a reinforcing material is added. The reinforcing material covers a region where the connection unit is provided and being narrower than the bottom face of the non-flexible component. |
| US11778737B2 |
Wiring board and method for manufacturing wiring board
A substrate that is stretchable and that at least has a wiring region; wiring at least positioned in the wiring region on a first surface side of the substrate, the wiring having a meandering shape section that includes peaks and valleys aligned along a first direction that is one of planar directions of the first surface of the substrate; and a stretching control mechanism that controls extension and contraction of the substrate. The stretching control mechanism at least includes stretching control parts that are positioned in the wiring region of the substrate and that are aligned along the first direction. |
| US11778731B2 |
Systems and methods for break out of interconnections for high-density integrated circuit packages on a multi-layer printed circuit board
A multi-layer printed circuit board having a first landing pad in a first layer and along a first axis arranged to receive a positive signal and a second landing pad in the first layer and along a second axis that is spaced away from the first axis longitudinally in the first layer and where the second landing pad arranged to receive a negative signal. A first buried in a second layer and along the first axis is spaced away from the first landing pad along the first axis. A second buried in the second layer and along the second axis is spaced away from the second landing pad along the second axis. A first signal connector provides a first electrical connection between the first landing pad and the second buried via and a second signal connector provides a second electrical connection between the second landing pad and the first buried via. |
| US11778726B2 |
Heat dissipation structure having housing made of high thermal resistance material and electronic apparatus having the same
A heat dissipation structure and an electronic apparatus having the heat dissipation structure are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a printed circuit board, a high thermal-resisting housing, a thermal pad and a metal bracket. Heat is transferred between the thermal pad and an electronic component mounted on the printed circuit board. The high thermal-resisting housing defines an inner space for accommodating the printed circuit board. A columnar space is formed in the high thermal-resisting housing, and a metal layer is arranged outside the columnar space. The thermal conductivity of the high thermal-resisting housing is not greater than 1 W/m·K. The metal bracket and the printed circuit board are disposed at two opposite sides of the high thermal-resisting housing, respectively. A fastening member penetrates through the metal bracket and is inserted into the columnar space to urge the metal bracket to be in contact with the metal layer. |
| US11778725B2 |
Thermal interface material (TIM) filling structure for high warpage chips
A Thermal Interface Material (TIM) for chip warpage may be provided. A system may comprise an Integrated Circuit (IC) chip, a Thermal Interface Material (TIM) layer disposed on the IC chip, and a heatsink disposed on the TIM layer. The heatsink may comprise, a plate, a plurality of fins, and at least one TIM storage chamber disposed in the plate between two of the plurality of fins. The at least one TIM storage chamber may be filled with a TIM that is solid at a lower temperature end of a thermal cycle of the IC chip and that is liquid at a higher temperature end of the thermal cycle of the IC chip. |
| US11778724B2 |
Circuit structure
A first busbar includes a first electrical connection portion that is electrically connected to a main relay, a first heat transfer connection portion that is thermally connected to the insulating plate, and a first detour portion that connects the first electrical connection portion and the first heat transfer connection portion to each other. A second busbar includes a second electrical connection portion that is electrically connected to the main relay, a second heat transfer connection portion that is thermally connected to the insulating plate, and a lateral detour portion and a lower detour portion that connect the second electrical connection portion and the second heat transfer connection portion to each other. |
| US11778720B2 |
High efficiency laser-sustained plasma light source with collection of broadband radiation
A system for generating laser sustained broadband light includes a pump source configured to generate a pumping beam, a gas containment structure for containing a gas and a multi-pass optical assembly. The multi-pass optical assembly includes one or more optical elements configured to perform a plurality of passes of the pumping beam through a portion of the gas to sustain a broadband-light-emitting plasma. The one or more optical elements are arranged to collect an unabsorbed portion of the pumping beam transmitted through the plasma and direct the collected unabsorbed portion of the pumping beam back into the portion of the gas. |
| US11778714B2 |
Control method and electronic device
A control method includes determining a first control signal of a first control unit, determining a second control signal of a second control unit, and controlling a light effect of the illumination device according to a control rule, the first control signal, and the second control signal. The first control signal is used to control an illumination device to generate a first light effect. The second control signal is used to control the illumination device to generate a second light effect. |
| US11778710B2 |
Load short-circuit protection circuit of LED power supply
A load short-circuit protection circuit of LED power supply includes a power supply end, a load end, a switching module disposed between the power supply end and the load end, and a sampling resistor set in series with the load end, and further includes a signal amplification module that collects the current change signal of the sample resistor, and a protection control module that receives a amplification signal of the signal amplification module and controls the on-off of the switching module according to the signal. The circuit can quickly magnify the subtle voltage difference changes on the sampling resistor and output them to the protection control module. The resistance value of the sampling resistance can be set very small to reduce the loss. Meanwhile, the selected devices are simple, with very fast response speed, low cost and high stability. |
| US11778708B2 |
System for distributing DC power to and controlling building devices
A scalable DC power distribution and control system suitable for commercial buildings includes one or more power and control hubs. Each DC power and control power hub provides power and control for any suitable distributed DC loads such as light-fixtures. AC power from the electric utility is applied to the power and control hub and is converted to DC power for distribution to DC loads within the space using low-voltage cables. |
| US11778706B1 |
Systems and methods for changing a color temperature and brightness of a light
Systems and methods include reading a value of a desired light color temperature-time function. A first drive signal parameter is selected for a first light source having a first color temperature and a second drive signal parameter is selected for a second light source having a second color temperature. The drive signal parameters are selected to create a color temperature for a value of the desired light color temperature-time function. First light is emitted from the first light source and second light from the second light source. The first light and the second light combine to form blended light at the color temperature for the value of the desired light color temperature-time function. |
| US11778705B2 |
Lighting control system
A lighting control system includes: a light fixture including: a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a first correlated color temperature of 3000 K or less in the CIE1931 color space chromaticity diagram, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a second correlated color temperature equal to or higher than that of the first correlated color temperature, a third light emitting device configured to emit light having substantially effective emission wavelength in a 320 nm to 420 nm range, and an emission controller configured to cause the light fixture to irradiate illumination light by controlling irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first, second, and third light emitting devices; and an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the light fixture and including a dimming controller configured to change the irradiation percentages. |
| US11778703B2 |
Emergency lighting system with differential dimming
An emergency lighting system uses a wireless mesh network to control the dimming of luminaires in the event of a power failure or a power outage. Luminaires are commissioned to different dimming power levels depending on localized lighting needs during the power failure of power outage. |
| US11778701B2 |
Method for assembling an induction heating device
A method for assembling an induction heating device includes the steps of interposing at least one ferrite bar between a coil assembly and a support plate, and snap engaging a central polymeric fastening element on the support plate. At least one end of the ferrite bar is inserted in a radial seat of the central polymeric fastening element. The coil assembly is snap engaged with the central polymeric fastening element in order to sandwich the ferrite bars between the support plate and the coil assembly. |
| US11778699B2 |
Heater
A heater (1a) includes a support (10) made of an organic polymer and having a sheet shape, a heating element (20), and at least one pair of power supply electrodes (30) in contact with the heating element (20). The heating element (20) is a transparent conductive film made of a polycrystalline material containing indium oxide as a main component. In the heater (1a), the heating element (20) has a specific resistance of 1.4×10−4 Ω·cm to 3×10−4 Ω·cm. The heating element (20) has a thickness of more than 20 nm and not more than 100 nm. |
| US11778696B2 |
Vaporiser assembly for an aerosol-generating system
A vaporizer assembly includes a tube having a first end with an inlet opening and a second end with an outlet opening. The vaporizer assembly also includes a heater element configured to vaporize liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater element is at the second end of the tube. The first end of the tube is fluidly connectable with a liquid storage portion. When the first end of the tube is fluidly connected with the liquid storage portion, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate can flow from the liquid storage portion through the inlet opening into the tube. The outlet opening of the tube includes perforations having a width ranging from about 1 micrometer to about 500 micrometers. |
| US11778687B2 |
Signaling for cancellation of transmission on an uplink carrier
A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating a first position and a second position. The first position may be in a first number of bit. The second position may be in a second number of bit. The first number of bit and the second number of bit may be based on a payload size. The wireless device may receive cancellation indications. The wireless device may cancel a scheduled transmission based on a first cancellation indication of the cancellation indications. The first cancellation indication may be based on the first position when the scheduled transmission is for a normal carrier and may be based on the second position when the scheduled transmission is for a supplementary carrier. |
| US11778686B2 |
Always-on PDU session management method and device
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the technical field of communications, and particularly relate to an always-on PDU session management method and device for reducing system overhead and improving user experience. The method provided in the embodiments of the present invention comprise: a session management function (SMF) determining that an attribute of a PDU session is an always-on PDU session; the SMF recording the attribute of the PDU session in a session management context; and the SMF managing the PDU session according to the attribute of the PDU session recorded in the session management context. |
| US11778683B2 |
Management of one or more state variables associated with a communication window
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. In one aspect of the disclosure, a user equipment (UE) is configured to manage a state variable (associated with a radio link control (RLC) entity or a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity) that enables the UE to maintain synchronization with a base station during a communication session. For example, a base station may transmit, to the UE, a control PDU or a synchronization PDU that includes a value of a state variable maintained by a base station to enable the UE to update its state variable to maintain synchronization with the base station. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described. |
| US11778679B2 |
Device and method for transmitting state information in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for operating a user equipment (UE) supporting carrier aggregation (CA) with a master cell group (MCG) and a secondary cell group (SCG) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprising: detecting a radio link failure (RLF) of the MCG; when the RLF of the MCG is detected, determining whether a transmission to the SCG is suspended; and when the transmission to the SCG is determined to be suspended, initiating a connection re-establishment procedure. |
| US11778672B2 |
Relating to power control in integrated access and backhaul
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. Disclosed is method of performing power control for transmission signals in a telecommunication system employing Integrated Access and Backhaul, IAB, comprising the steps of: determining whether Frequency, Time or Spatial Division Multiplexing, FDM, TDM, SDM is used on a particular pair of links; and applying a power control scheme accordingly. |
| US11778666B2 |
Coordinated spatial reuse
In some implementations, a first access point (AP) selects one or more other APs for participation with the first AP in a coordinated access point transmission session. The first AP obtains a transmission opportunity (TXOP), and transmits a frame indicating scheduling information for uplink (UL) or downlink (DL) transmissions to or from the selected APs, the scheduling information indicating a respective start time for the UL or DL transmissions to or from the selected APs, at least two of the start times being offset from one another by a time period associated with decoding a preamble of a wireless packet. The first AP transmits or receives wireless packets to or from one or more associated stations (STAs) at least partially concurrently with the transmission or reception of wireless packets by the selected APs to or from their respective associated STAs based on the scheduling information. |
| US11778663B1 |
Methods and systems for enabling communications from a station to an access point using a backoff counter and carrier sensing
A method for communicating with an access point by a station. The station receives a first signal including an indication of a plurality of channels. The first signal is received from an access point. The station modifies a counter value in in response to receiving the first signal. The station further compares the counter value to a threshold value and selects a channel of the plurality of channels in response to determining the counter value corresponds to the threshold value. The station determines whether the selected channel is busy or idle. The station modifies the counter value in in response to determining that the selected channel is busy. The station transmits a second signal using the selected channel in response to determining that the selected channel is idle. |
| US11778661B2 |
Techniques for determining contention window update
Techniques for defining a reference duration and one or more reference transmissions that are utilized for contention window update are provided to address these new features. An apparatus, such as a wireless device, determines a reference duration of a channel occupancy time (COT), the reference duration based at least in part on a subcarrier spacing (SCS) and based on reception of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission. The apparatus updates a contention window (CW) based at least in part on reception of the PDSCH transmission during the reference duration. For example, the apparatus may increase the CW when a negative acknowledgement (NACK) is received for the determined PDSCH in the COT and may assign CW with a predetermined minimum value (CW_min) when a positive acknowledgement (ACK) is received for the determined PDSCH. |
| US11778660B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting wideband and multiple bandwidth transmission protocols
Enhanced protocols and devices may be used to alleviate loss of spectrum efficiency in wideband transmission. The protocols may implement a wideband transmission opportunity (TXOP) truncation where one or more of the channels involved in communication over the wideband are released. In one scenario, an access point (AP) may receive, from a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU), a first CF-End frame that includes a duration field and a basic service set identifier (BSSID) field that includes an individual/group bit. On a condition that the individual/group bit of the BSSID field has a value of one (1), the AP may determine that a scrambling sequence of the first CF-End frame indicates a bandwidth associated with a transmit opportunity (TXOP) being truncated by the WTRU. The AP may then transmit a second CF-End frame at the bandwidth indicated by the scrambling sequence of the first CF-End frame. |
| US11778657B2 |
Control resource set information in physical broadcast channel
Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE) operable to communicate with a fifth-generation Evolved Node-B (gNB) on a wireless network. The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to process a message comprising an indicator to indicate a number of contention based physical random access channel (PRACH) preambles within a PRACH occasion per Synchronization Signal Block (SSB). The second circuitry may be operable to generate a first PRACH occasion, based on the indicator. |
| US11778656B2 |
Backwards-compatible narrowband physical random access channel (NPRACH) for extended range
An example method in a wireless device operating in a wireless network comprises generating a random access preamble signal and transmitting the random access preamble signal. The generated random access preamble signal comprises a random access symbol group that comprises a plurality of consecutive symbols, where each of the plurality of consecutive symbols being modulated on a corresponding subcarrier frequency and each of the plurality of consecutive symbols corresponding to a truncated sinusoid of 3.75/N kHz, with N>1. |
| US11778653B2 |
Channel state information reporting method, UE, base station and computer readable storage media
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. Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for CSI reporting at a UE and the corresponding UE. |
| US11778652B2 |
Multi component carrier (CC) scheduler
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a technique for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The UE implements the technique to select a number of component carriers (CCs) in both a first frequency range and a second frequency range. The UE determines a schedule for performing search and measurement in the selected number of CCs. The UE performs search and measurement in the selected CCs according to the determined schedule. |
| US11778650B2 |
UE assistance to configure self-interference measurement
A configuration for a first wireless device to provide, to a second wireless device, assistance information for a SIM configuration. The apparatus transmits, to a second wireless device, assistance information for a SIM configuration for the first wireless device and including resource information of the first wireless device for a SIM procedure. The apparatus receives, from the second wireless device, the SIM configuration. |
| US11778644B2 |
Communication system
A communication system is described in which machine-type communication devices having a reduced bandwidth can be allocated physical uplink control channel resources that fall within that reduced bandwidth whilst other, legacy, devices can continue to use physical uplink control channel resources that do not fall within that reduced bandwidth. |
| US11778643B2 |
Control element for activation packet duplication of a data bearer
A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating data bearers each identified by a data bearer identifier. The data bearers comprise: first data bearer(s) configured with duplication; and second data bearer(s) that are not configured with duplication. A received control element comprises duplication activation bits comprising an activation bit for a first data bearer of the first data bearer(s). A first position of the activation bit in the control element identifies a second position of a first data bearer identifier in an ordered list of data bearer identifiers of the first data bearer(s) configured with the duplication. The ordered list of data bearer identifiers excludes the second data bearer(s). In response to the duplication being activated for the first data bearer: a first packet via a first cell; and a duplicate of the first packet is transmitted via a second cell different from the first cell. |
| US11778640B2 |
Method and device for performing SL communication on basis of assistance information in NR V2X
A method by which a first device performs wireless communication, and a device for supporting same. The method includes receiving, from a second device, first sidelink control information (SCI) including scheduling information about a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) through a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), the first SCI including information related to priority, information related to frequency resource allocation, information related to time resource allocation, information related to a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) pattern, and information related to a modulation and coding scheme (MCS); receiving, from the second device, assistance information including information related to first resources and information related to a service type through the PSSCH; generating a medium access control protocol data unit (MAC PDU); selecting a sidelink (SL) resource from among the first resources based on the MAC PDU being related to the service type; and transmitting the MAC PDU based on the SL resource. |
| US11778628B2 |
Sidelink cancellation indication for sidelink channels
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information including a sidelink cancellation indication indicating a cancellation of a communication in a communication resource that has an overlap with a physical sidelink control channel. The UE may transmit on the communication resource in accordance with the sidelink cancellation indication and a rule associated with the overlap with the physical sidelink control channel. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US11778622B2 |
Method and apparatus for obtaining information, terminal, and storage medium
Provided are a method and apparatus for obtaining information and sending information, terminal, base station and storage medium. The method for obtaining information includes: performing, by a terminal, a blind detection on transmission indication information according to a case where a size of an antenna port field in the transmission indication information has a maximum value; or performing, by the terminal, the blind detection on the transmission indication information according to a larger size between a size of the antenna port field corresponding to the mapping type one and a size of the antenna port field corresponding to the mapping type two. |
| US11778619B2 |
Communication method and apparatus, and computer storage medium
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and apparatus, and a computer storage medium, to reduce communication latency between a terminal and a base station, and improve a capability of adapting to a latency-sensitive scenario. The method provided in this application includes a terminal that receives at least one uplink configuration and at least one random access configuration from a network device. The uplink configuration is used to indicate a parameter for sending uplink data, and the random access configuration is used to indicate a parameter for sending a preamble. The at least one uplink configuration includes a first uplink configuration, the at least one random access configuration includes a first random access configuration, and there is a correspondence between the first uplink configuration and the first random access configuration. |
| US11778618B2 |
Wireless communication method and device
Provided is a wireless communication method and device. Frequency-domain resource allocation and/or bandwidth part configuration is flexibly performed on a terminal device in conjunction with a synchronous signal block, and the performance of a communication system can be raised. The method comprises: a network device receiving a first message sent by a terminal device, the first message being used for indicating a first synchronous signal block detected by the terminal device; and according to the first synchronous signal block, the network device performing frequency-domain resource allocation and/or bandwidth part configuration on the terminal device. |
| US11778616B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving sidelink harq feedback information
Provided are methods and apparatuses for transmitting HARQ feedback information for sidelink transmission. In particular, a method of a transmitting user equipment (UE) is provided for transmitting the HARQ feedback information for the sidelink transmission. The method may include: receiving, from the base station, resource assignment information on a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) for transmitting, to the base station, the HARQ feedback information for the sidelink transmission to a receiving UE; generating the HARQ feedback information based on a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) for the sidelink transmission received from the receiving UE; and transmitting the HARQ feedback information over the PUCCH based on the resource assignment information to the base station. |
| US11778610B2 |
Framework for simultaneous PUCCH/PUSCH transmissions and intra-UE multiplexing
A UE receives control signaling that indicates that the UE is scheduled to transmit one or more uplink control channel messages on a first component carrier that overlap in a time domain with one or more uplink shared channel messages scheduled for transmission on a second component carrier. The UE resolves a first overlap of uplink control channels having a same priority level, if present, and resolves, after resolving the first overlap, a second overlap of an uplink control channel and at least one uplink shared channel having the same priority level, if present. The UE resolves two or more channels having a different priority level after resolving the first overlap and the second overlap. The UE transmits one or more uplink transmissions including at least one of the one or more uplink control channel messages and the one or more uplink shared channel messages. |
| US11778609B2 |
Techniques for beam sweep based semi-persistent scheduling / configured grant activation
Aspects described herein relate to beam sweep based semi-persistent signaling (SPS) or configured grant (CG) activation. In one aspect, a network entity may determine a beam sweep pattern for at least one of a SPS based downlink periodic transmission, an uplink control transmission for the SPS based downlink periodic transmission, or a CG based uplink periodic transmission. The network entity may further transmit an indication including the beam sweep pattern to a user equipment (UE). In another aspect, a UE may receive a beam sweep pattern for at least one of a SPS based downlink periodic transmission, an uplink control transmission for the SPS based downlink periodic transmission, or a CG based uplink periodic transmission from a network entity. |
| US11778603B2 |
Base station apparatus, terminal apparatus, and communication method
A terminal apparatus and a base station apparatus efficiently communicate. A terminal apparatus including a receiver configured to receive an RRC message including first configuration information and to receive DCI on a PDCCH, a determination unit configured to determine a time parameter for transmitting a PUSCH, based on a bit sequence indicated by a first field of the DCI, and a transmitter configured to transmit the PUSCH, based on the time parameter. A relationship between the bit sequence and the time parameter is defined by a first parameter group in a case that a first condition is satisfied and that the first configuration information includes the first parameter group and the relationship between the bit sequence and defined by a second parameter group in a case that a second condition is satisfied and that the first configuration information includes the second parameter group. |
| US11778601B2 |
Ignoring grant in response to switching between bandwidth parts
A wireless device may receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating switching from a first bandwidth part to a second bandwidth part at a switching time. The wireless device may switch, based on the DCI and at the switching time, from the first bandwidth part to the second bandwidth part as an active bandwidth part. The wireless device may ignore, in response to the switching time being earlier than a transmission time indicated by an uplink grant, the uplink grant for the first bandwidth part. |
| US11778598B2 |
Framing, scheduling, and synchronization in wireless systems
A WTRU may receive downlink control information (DCI) indicating a start of a frame. The DCI may be received on a control channel, such as the Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) from an eNB, base station, AP, or other infrastructure equipment operating in a wireless communications system. The WTRU may decode the DCI and may determine a transmit time interval (TTI) duration, which may be expressed in terms of an integer number of basic time intervals (BTIs). The WTRU may determine a downlink (DL) transmission portion and assignment and an uplink (UL) transmission portion and UL grant based on the received DCI. Additionally, the WTRU may determine the start of the UL portion based on an offset (toffset). The WTRU may receive data in a DL portion of the frame and may transmit in an UL portion of the frame based on the determined UL grant and TTI duration. |
| US11778597B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing function split in wireless communication system
A base station for transmitting data to a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The base station includes a transceiver, a storage, and a controller including a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein the controller is configured to perform, by the first control unit, data packing on bit unit information including information related to the data and information related to a modulation type, transmit, by the first control unit, the bit unit information on which the data packing is performed and additional information to the second control unit, modulate, by the second control unit, the data based on the bit unit information on which the data packing is performed, and generate, by the second control unit, a signal to be transmitted to the terminal, based on the modulated data and the additional information. |
| US11778593B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for predicting communication channel conditions
A method includes tracking a geographical location of a vehicle, accessing channel map data associating a channel condition value for each of a set of wireless channels with each of a set of geographical locations during a plurality of time periods of day, and based on the channel map data, the tracked geographical location of the vehicle, and a time of day associated with the vehicle, selecting one of the set of wireless channels for communication. |
| US11778592B2 |
2ND stage SCI-related operation method of UE in wireless communication system
An embodiment provides an operation method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting 1st stage SCI (a sidelink control channel) on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); and transmitting 2nd stage SCI on a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH), wherein the number of symbols for transmission of the 2nd stage SCI is determined using the number of resource elements (REs) related to the 2nd stage SCI, and the number of the resource elements (REs) related to the 2nd stage SCI is obtained by subtracting only the number of REs related to the PSCCH from the number of REs related to the PSSCH. |
| US11778591B2 |
Method for selecting a plurality of carriers and related device
This application discloses a method for selecting a plurality of carriers and a related device. The method includes: obtaining, by a first terminal, first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes at least one piece of first carrier information and corresponding first channel congestion parameter information; obtaining first data; selecting at least one direct link transmission carrier for the first data according to the first carrier information and in a priority sequence based on the first channel congestion parameter information; and sending the first data on the direct link transmission carrier. |
| US11778588B2 |
Distributed sidelink resource allocation
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for determining shared resources associated with one or more user equipments (UEs) for sidelink communications, including control resources and data resources. A first UE may transmit a sidelink request to reserve a subset of data resources to a second UE, and may monitor for one or more sidelink responses indicating a positive sidelink response to the sidelink request, a negative sidelink response to the sidelink request, or both. The second UE may transmit a positive sidelink response if it is available for a data transmission. A third UE may transmit a negative sidelink response if it objects to the data transmission. The first UE may determine, based on monitoring for the one or more sidelink responses, whether to transmit a sidelink confirmation indicating a reservation of the subset of the data resources to the second UE. |
| US11778587B2 |
Light connection control method and apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.The present application provides a method for light connection control for a User Equipment (UE), comprising the following steps of: acquiring, by a first radio access network node, light connection information for a UE; storing, by the first radio access network node, the acquired light connection Information; and, performing, by the first radio access network node, light connection control of the UE based on the acquired light connection information for the UE. By adopting the technical scheme disclosed in the present application, the signaling overhead can be saved, and the delay of the UE access network can be reduced. |
| US11778579B2 |
Frequency drift compensation in a distributed multiple-input-multiple-output network
The present disclosure concerns a method of estimation and correction, at the level of a base station, of a frequency drift (ΔF1, ΔFi, ΔFN) between signals transmitted by a plurality of antenna systems (306_1, 306_i, 306_N) spatially distributed around a computing unit of the base station (304) and signals received by a radio device (310). |
| US11778578B2 |
Method for sidelink communication based on beamforming in communication system
An operation method of a first UE in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting to a second UE a an SL-SSB in an omni-directional scheme and transmitting the SL-SSB in a beamforming scheme when a response message for the SL-SSB transmitted in the omni-directional scheme is not received from the second UE. Additionally, sidelink communication with the second UE according to the beamforming scheme when a response message for the SL-SSB transmitted in the beamforming scheme is received from the second UE. |
| US11778577B2 |
Method and system for acquiring high frequency carrier in a wireless communication network
A method and system for acquiring mmWave carrier in a wireless communication network is disclosed. In one embodiment, an MS acquires a low frequency carrier and then acquires the high frequency carrier. Since the low frequency carrier and the high frequency carrier are transmitted by same BS, the BS provides assistance information on the acquired low frequency carrier to the MS to acquire a synchronization signal which is transmitted on a high frequency carrier using beamforming. The assistance information includes synchronization signal beam time slots, synchronization signal beams which the MS needs to search, beam ID and so on. Based on the assistance information, the MS monitors the high frequency carrier to search and acquire the synchronization beam signal transmitted on the high frequency carrier. The MS determines the beam ID of the received synchronization beam signal and reports to the BS on the low frequency carrier. |
| US11778575B2 |
Apparatus and method for supporting burst arrival time reference clock based on time-sensitive communication assistance information in wireless communication network
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for obtaining clock synchronization information in a base station configured to operate based on a reference clock of a wireless communication system in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes obtaining a burst arrival time of TSCAI (time-sensitive communication assistance information) based on a TSN (time-sensitive networking) clock, obtaining offset information indicating the difference between the TSN clock and a reference clock of the wireless communication system, and adjusting the burst arrival time, based on the offset to obtain an adjusted burst arrival time based on a reference clock of the wireless communication system. |
| US11778574B2 |
Secondary cell activation using temporary reference signals
Systems, methods, and devices for secondary cell activation using temporary reference signals are provided. In one aspect, a method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), includes receiving, from a base station (BS) via a first cell, an activation command to activate a second cell different from the first cell, and receiving, from the BS via the second cell during an activation period, a first reference signal different from a synchronization signal block (SSB). The method further includes performing a measurement of the first reference signal, and operating in the second cell based on the measurement. In some aspects, using reference signals different from SSBs may reduce the delay associated with activating the secondary cell. |
| US11778568B2 |
Apparatus and method for adaptively controlling RF transmission power in wireless AV system
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for adaptively controlling RF transmission power in a wireless AV system. Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling RF transmission power, comprising: a control unit for setting RF transmission power on the basis of position information about a wireless data reception device; and a wireless communication unit for transmitting a wireless AV signal to the wireless data reception device at the set RF transmission power, adjusting the set RF transmission power on the basis of the RF reception sensitivity of the wireless data reception device, and transmitting the wireless AV signal to the wireless data reception device at the adjusted RF transmission power. A wireless AV signal is transmitted at optimal RF transmission power even when a position, such as that relating to a distance and an angle, between devices is changed, and thus a wireless AV system for increasing power consumption efficiency can be implemented. |
| US11778564B2 |
Monitoring paging in inactive state
A wireless device in an RRC connected state receives a radio resource control (RRC) message from a base station. The wireless device transitions from the RRC connected state to an RRC inactive station in response to the RRC message. The RRC message indicates an active time period in which the wireless device is reachable by paging. The wireless device monitors to receive a paging message during the active time period after the transitioning. The wireless stops monitoring for the paging message in response to the expiration of the active time period. |
| US11778563B2 |
Big telematics data network communication fault identification system method
Apparatus, device, methods and system relating to a vehicular telemetry environment for identifying in real time unpredictable network communication faults in network zones based upon pre-processed raw telematics big data logs that may include GPS data and an indication of vehicle status data, and supplemental data that may further include location data and network data. |
| US11778560B2 |
Avoiding false detection associated with wake-up signal
A method for a wireless transmitter is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting a wake-up signal over a frequency range during a time interval by transmitting a first signal part over a first frequency interval within the frequency range during the time interval and transmitting a second signal part over a second frequency interval within the frequency range during the time interval. The first and second frequency intervals are non-overlapping. The first signal part has a first auto-correlation value, and the second signal part is specifically constructed to provide a second autocorrelation value of the signal comprising the first and second signal parts which is lower than the first auto-correlation value. The invention to solve the problem of false detection of an MC-OOK modulated wake-up signal in an IEEE 802.11 system using OFDM. |
| US11778559B2 |
Methods for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based wake up signal (WUS) configuration
According to one aspect of the disclosure, a network node is provided. The network node is configured to configure each wireless device in a first group of wireless devices comprising at least one wireless device with a first radio network temporary identifier, RNTI, defined to address a group of wireless devices for physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, based wake-up signal, WUS, operation, and cause transmission of signaling including a wake-up signal, WUS, for a first WUS monitoring occasion associated with the first group of wireless devices, where the WUS is configured to cause each wireless device in the first group of wireless devices to perform at least one action. |
| US11778554B2 |
User Equipment (UE) antenna adaptation for PUCCH Transmission
Embodiments include methods, performed by a user equipment (UE), for uplink (UL) transmission in a wireless network. Such methods include receiving a configuration associated with an UL transmission to a network node in the wireless network. Such methods include, for each of a plurality of combinations of the UE's available antennas and transmitters, determining metrics based on the UE performing the UL transmission using the particular combination. The metrics include a quality metric associated with reception of the UL transmission by the network node, and a UE energy consumption metric. Such methods include selecting one of the plurality of combinations of the available antennas and transmitters based on the respective quality metrics and the respective UE power consumption metrics, and performing the UL transmission according to the configuration and using the selected combination of available antennas and transmitters. Other embodiments include UEs configured to perform such methods. |
| US11778552B2 |
Tracking reference signal (TRS) for idle mode user equipment (UE)
A method of wireless communication by a base station includes configuring a tracking reference signal (TRS) with respect to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) for an idle/inactive mode user equipment (UE). The method also transmits the tracking reference signal and the PDSCH during a paging cycle, in accordance with the configuration. A method of wireless communication by a UE includes expecting a TRS to be received when a PDSCH is received. |
| US11778550B2 |
Methods and apparatus relating to inactive mode in a wireless communications network
The disclosure provides methods in a network node for a telecommunications network. In one method, the network node operates as a primary network node for a wireless terminal configured with dual connectivity, and the method comprises: receiving a message indicating that a secondary network node, which provides user plane connectivity for the wireless terminal, has no data to transmit to the wireless terminal; and based at least in part on the received message, configuring the wireless terminal in an inactive mode. |
| US11778547B2 |
Apparatus and method for integrated access and backhaul in wireless communication system
A method of operating a node, for inter-node discovery, in a telecommunication network, the node being configured for Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) is provided. The method includes the steps of defining a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) Transmission Configuration (STC) comprising information elements related to one or more of numerology, periodicity, offset, duration, SSB index, or location in the frequency domain; and transmitting, by the node, an SSB or SSB burst set according to the information elements in the STC. |
| US11778544B2 |
Slice information processing method and apparatus
The present disclosure relates to slice information processing methods. One example method includes sending, by a management and control function network element, a first request to a data analytics function network element, where the first request requests first information of a slice network including at least one slice, and the first request includes identity information of the at least one slice, and receiving, by the management and control function network element, a first response from the data analytics function network element, where the first response includes the first information, and the first information is used for at least one of user control or application control of each slice of the at least one slice. |
| US11778543B2 |
User equipment, base station apparatus, communication method of a user equipment and communication method of a base station apparatus
Method and apparatus use a value tag in conjunction with transmission and/or processing of system information in a wireless communication network. The method includes a User Equipment (UE) receiving a first type system information block (SIB) from a base station (BS) apparatus. The first type SIB includes an identifier of a second type SIB and a first value tag indicating a version of the second type SIB. The method further includes the UE determining whether to request the second type SIB by comparing the first value tag with a prestored second value tag. The prestored second value tag is associated with a prestored second type SIB. The method further includes the UE transmitting to the BS apparatus a request message for the second type SIB when the prestored second value tag does not match the first value tag and receiving the second SIB from the BS apparatus. |
| US11778541B2 |
Channel bandwidth configuration method and device
Embodiments of this application provide a channel bandwidth configuration method and a device. The method includes: receiving bandwidth configuration information of a BSS, where the bandwidth configuration information of the BSS is carried in an EHT operation element, the EHT operation element includes a channel bandwidth field, a first channel center frequency field, and a second channel center frequency field, the channel bandwidth field indicates channel bandwidth information of the BSS, the first channel center frequency field and the second channel center frequency field indicate channel location information of the BSS, and the bandwidth information is any channel bandwidth in a plurality of channel bandwidths supported by a terminal; and obtaining the channel bandwidth information and the channel location information based on the bandwidth configuration information of the BSS. This application can be applied to a Wi-Fi system that supports the 802.11 standard, for example, the 802.11be standard. |
| US11778540B1 |
BLE networking systems and methods including filtering for selectively collecting and processing advertisement data
Provided are systems and methods including a secure sensor filtering capability within an BLE hub device capable of determining its geographic position and also capable of communicating directly with a cloud services application. The hub device periodically performs BLE scanning for advertisements from devices in proximity to the hub device but only collects and processes advertisement data from end nodes that match the filter requirements configured within the hub device while ignoring advertisements from any end nodes not matching the filter requirements configured within the hub device. In addition, digital leash and custody capabilities are provided with respect to the hub device such that improvements in connection with resource utilization (e.g. power, bandwidth, processor usage) may be achieved. |
| US11778539B2 |
Role-based access control system
A computer-readable media, system, and method for providing role-based access management to channels within a group-based communication system. Role-based access management allows for a plurality of roles to be established and for users to be associated with these roles. Roles may be associated with sets of permissions allowing users assigned to the respective role to perform various actions within the group-based communication system. The group-based communication system may include preset, system roles with predetermined permissions and custom, user-defined roles may be created by administrators within the group-based communication system. |
| US11778538B2 |
Context-aware mobile device management
Technologies disclosed herein are directed to context-based mobile device management. According to one embodiment, an application executing in a mobile device detects an event to trigger context-based management of the mobile device. A usage context associated with the mobile device is determined. One or more policies to enforce on the mobile device are identified as a function of the usage context. The application enforces the one or more policies on the mobile device. |
| US11778536B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting operation of standalone MTC that uses multi-narrowband in wireless communication system
The present specification provides a method for supporting an operation of a standalone MTC that uses a multi-narrowband in a wireless communication system. More specifically, a method performed by a terminal comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, multi-narrowband configuration information related to a plurality of narrowbands defined within an NR bandwidth including a first system bandwidth related to an in-band MTC operation and a second system bandwidth related to a standalone MTC operation; and performing frequency hopping on the plurality of narrowbands, on the basis of the multi-narrowband configuration information. |
| US11778531B2 |
Data gateway selection for wireless user equipment (UE) handover
A wireless communication network handsover a wireless User Equipment (UE) to a target communication network. A wireless access node wirelessly exchanges user data with the wireless UE and exchanges the user data with a User Plane Function (UPF). The UPF exchanges the user data with the wireless access node. An Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) identifies a handover of the wireless UE from the wireless access node to the target communication network, and in response, identifies a Gateway Identifier (GW ID) for a data GW that is physically co-located with the UPF and transfers handover signaling indicating the GW ID to the target communication network. The target communication network exchanges additional user data with the wireless UE over the data GW in response to the GW ID in the handover signaling—possibly without using a Domain Name System (DNS) to determine the GW ID. |
| US11778529B2 |
Robust header compression indication after path switch during handover
Systems, methods, and devices are provided to: perform packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) deciphering of the packets to store deciphered packets in a common buffer; perform PDCP reordering of the deciphered packets in the common buffer to generated a stream or reordered packets; perform robust header compression (ROHC) decompression on the stream of reordered packets; and determine, based on a packet indication, to reset the ROHC decompression, wherein the packet indication comprises a single bit in a PDCP header set to indicate a start of ROHC reset based on a path switch during a handover from a source cell to a target cell. |
| US11778526B2 |
Method for determining networking mode supported by cell and device
A method for determining a networking mode supported by a cell and a device are provided. The method includes: receiving a measurement report of a target cell, where the measurement report includes: SIB1-related information and/or first indication information, and the first indication information is used to indicate a networking mode supported by the target cell; and determining, according to the SIB1-related information and/or the first indication information, the networking mode supported by the target cell. |
| US11778525B2 |
Cell configuration method, terminal, and network node
A network node and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The network node includes a storage, a processor, and a computer program stored on the storage and executable by the processor, wherein when the computer program is executed by the processor, the processor implements: obtaining cell configuration information and trigger condition information; sending a configuration message to a terminal, wherein the configuration message comprises the cell configuration information and the trigger condition information. |
| US11778516B2 |
Device category in 3GPP communications
A user equipment (UE) device may communicate according to a new device category satisfying specified QoS (quality of service) requirements while also satisfying specified link budget requirements, and/or additional optimization requirements. The UE device may communicate with a cellular base station according to a first mode of operation associated with the new device category, and may switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a second mode of operation associated with a second (pre-existing) device category in response to the link budget requirements exceeding a specified value and the quality of service requirements not being sensitive. The UE device may also switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a third mode of operation associated with a third (pre-existing) device type in response to the link budget requirement not exceeding the specified value, or the QoS requirements being sensitive and a downlink throughput requirement exceeding a specified throughput value. |
| US11778515B2 |
Internet protocol (IP) communication service over wireless integrated access and backhaul (IAB) links
A wireless communication network serves user communication devices using Internet Protocol (IP) and Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB). An IAB Mobile Termination (MT) and an IAB donor establish a wireless IAB link. The IAB MT and a Centralized Unit (CU) establish IP links over the wireless IAB link. The IP links have different QoS levels. The IAB MT exchanges data streams with the user communication devices. The data streams have different QoS requirements. The IAB MT and the CU correlate the QoS requirements of the data streams with the QoS levels of the IP links. The IAB MT and the CU exchange individual ones of the data streams over individual ones of the IP links based on the QoS correlations. The CU exchanges the data streams with a data communication network based on the QoS requirements. |
| US11778512B2 |
Wireless management system and wireless management method
A wireless management system manages a wireless system including a base station and terminals. The wireless management system includes a computer that includes an arithmetic device that executes predetermined arithmetic processing, and a storage device connected to the arithmetic device. The arithmetic device calculates a usage rate of radio resources used by the terminal based on positional information of the terminals and the number of terminals communicating with the base station at the time of communication between the terminals and the base station. |
| US11778510B2 |
Communication control apparatus and communication control method
A communication control apparatus allocates capacity of a line that connects a plurality of baseband units managed by a plurality of operators to a radio unit shared by the plurality of operators to the plurality of operators. The communication control apparatus includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor executes a process including: calculating a fairness coefficient indicating allocation fairness of the line with respect to each of the plurality of operators; acquiring needed capacity of the line needed by each of the plurality of operators and a gain achievable when the needed capacity is allocated to each of the plurality of operators; and deciding allocation capacity of the line for each operator based on the fairness coefficient, the needed capacity, and the gain. |
| US11778509B2 |
Ethernet header compression for data sent over non-access stratum (NAS) control plane
Enabling Ethernet Header Compression (EHC) for use with data sent within a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) control plane of a wireless communication network. In one aspect, a wireless communication device sends a signal to a wireless communication network indicating the device supports EHC for data transfer over a control plane. The device obtains a response from the wireless communication network indicating the wireless communication network supports EHC for data transfer over the control plane. The device then sends an Ethernet packet compressed using EHC to the wireless communication network over the control plane. The wireless communication device may be configured to send a request to the wireless communication network to use EHC before sending the Ethernet packet compressed using EHC. The device then sends the compressed Ethernet packet only if the request is granted. In another aspects, complementary EHC features are provided within a network component of the wireless communication network. |
| US11778508B2 |
Backward compatible physical layer and signaling for satellite communication
A method for communicating with a legacy terminal supporting a legacy air interface and a new terminal supporting a next generation air interface including: assigning a same carrier to the legacy terminal and the new terminal; receiving a terminal identifier and an optional payload for transmission at a MAC/RLC layer; determining if the terminal identifier is associated with the legacy terminal or the new terminal; composing, based on the determining, a burst header; formatting, a burst including the burst header and the optional payload; and transmitting the burst. In the method, the burst header is set to one of the one or more valid burst headers when the burst is associated with the legacy terminal, and the burst header is set to one of the one or more undefined burst headers when the burst is associated with the new terminal. |
| US11778507B2 |
Method and device for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Disclosed is a method by which a terminal transmits a buffer status report (BSR) in a communication system, including allocating an uplink resource from a base station; comparing the number of padding bits with a value obtained by summing the size of the BSR and the size of a sub-header of the BSR; and transmitting, to the base station according to the comparison result, the BSR including information indicating the presence or absence of a field representing a buffer size for at least one logical channel group (LCG). |
| US11778505B1 |
Prioritization of relay data packets
Systems, methods and processing nodes are provided for prioritization of relay data packets. A processor determines one or more of a buffer status for the relay node and a load within the sector, compares the buffer status and/or the load to threshold values, and applies an updated QoS profile to the relay node when the comparisons satisfy particular criteria. |
| US11778503B1 |
Association identifier assignment for compact traffic indication map
Examples of techniques for Association Identifier (AID) assignment are disclosed. In an example, a controller managing an AP may allocate a set of numbers for AID assignment to clients connecting to VAPs in a multiple BSSID set of the AP. The controller may configure the AP to assign AIDS to non-Multi-Link (non-ML) clients from a first subset of the set based on a first monotonic sequence and assign AIDS to ML clients from a second subset of the set based on a second monotonic sequence. The AP may receive an association request from a client to associate with a VAP of the multiple BSSID set, determine whether Multi-Link operation (MLO) is enabled for the client, and in response to determining that MLO is disabled for the client device, assign a first AID to the client from the first subset based on the first monotonic sequence. |
| US11778500B2 |
Signal reporting method, terminal device, and network device
Provided by the embodiments of the present application are a signal reporting method, a terminal device, and a network device, which may improve system performance, the method comprising: a terminal device measuring N first signals to obtain a corresponding measurement result and measuring M second signals to obtain a corresponding measurement result, wherein N≥1 and M≥1; the terminal device determining a signal that needs to be reported according to the measurement result of the N first signals and the measurement result of the M second signals. |
| US11778498B2 |
Method and system for determining signal quality indications
Disclosed is a method and performed by a system of a wireless communication network for determining signal quality indications. The method includes determining a correlation between a quality of a signal received at a first wireless device and a quality of a signal received at a second wireless device, obtaining a first indication of quality of a signal received at the first wireless device, and determining a second indication of quality of signals received at the second wireless device based on the first indication and the determined correlation. The system may be implemented in a radio access network node. |
| US11778494B2 |
Multi-beam physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) via monitoring aggregation
Certain aspects of the subject matter described in this disclosure can be implemented in a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The method generally includes monitoring for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in each of a plurality of monitoring occasions in a search space, wherein the PDCCHs are associated with the same downlink control information (DCI), and wherein the plurality of monitoring occasions are monitored using different beams; and decoding the PDCCHs after the monitoring. |
| US11778489B2 |
Method of collecting information in mobile communication system
A mobile radio terminal includes a positional information acquisition unit to measure the position of the mobile radio terminal as position information using a Global Positioning System; a reception status acquisition unit to detect a handover failure; and a controller to send information of the position information and handover failure information to a base station. |
| US11778485B2 |
Repeater and method of operation thereof
A method of operating a repeater comprises detecting a synchronization signal from a received communication signal, identifying a time division duplex (TDD) switching pattern based on a power change of the communication signal over time and switching an uplink operation and a downlink operation of the repeater based on the detected synchronization signal and the TDD switching pattern. |
| US11778483B2 |
Communication-performance characterization via augmented reality
An electronic device that assesses communication performance is described. During operation, the electronic device receives information specifying a location in an environment. For example, the information may correspond to user-interface activity associated with a user interface. Notably, the user interface may include an augmented reality and the user-interface activity may include defining the location, such as by dropping a pin in the augmented reality. Then, the electronic device provides the information to an access point and/or a controller of the access point, where the location is within communication range of the access point. Next, the electronic device receives, from the access point and/or the controller, measurements of one or more communication performance metrics at or proximate to the location during a time interval. Moreover, the electronic device provides a graphical representation of the communication performance at or proximate to the location based at least in part on the measurements. |
| US11778478B2 |
Opportunistic spatial reuse
Systems and methods are provided for opportunistic spatial reuse. In various embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods provide for mechanisms for enabling and disabling spatial reuse in a wireless network as appropriate based on the deployment of the wireless network. In some embodiments, spatial reuse can be enabled and disabled based on various factors, such as channel utilization. In some embodiments, spatial reuse can be enabled and disabled as appropriate for various types of traffic in a wireless network. For example, spatial reuse can be enabled and disabled for downlink traffic (e.g., traffic from an access point to a client device), for uplink traffic (e.g., traffic from a client device to an access point), for multicast or broadcast traffic (e.g., traffic distributed to multiple recipients), or for certain modes of transmission (e.g., single user beamformed transmission, Dual Carrier Modulated transmission). |
| US11778473B2 |
Mobile identification using thin client devices
A communication system (100) comprises a thin-client mobile terminal (MT) having a device identity (MT_ID), a thin-client service terminal (ST), and a remote system server resource (SS). The thin-client mobile terminal (MT) is configured for receiving (101) from the service terminal (ST) a short-range wireless communication signal (BA) representing an identification request (ID_REQ), and in response communicating (102) with the remote server resource (SS) by long-range broadband data communication to report the identification request (ID_REQ) as well as the device identity (MT_ID) of the mobile terminal (MT). The remote system server resource (SS) is configured for using the reported device identity (MT_ID) of the mobile terminal (MT) to retrieve (103; 105; 103′) identification information (ID_INFO) about a human person (P) by accessing a storage (192, 192′), and causing communication communication (104; 106) of the retrieved identification information (ID_INFO) to the thin-client service terminal (ST) by long-range broadband data communication. |
| US11778471B2 |
Method and system for integrity protection of user plane signaling messages in wireless network
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). Accordingly, embodiments herein provide a method for integrity protection of user plane (UP) signaling messages in a wireless network. The method includes receiving integrity protection data rate capability of a user equipment (UE) (300). Further, the method includes receiving a dedicated protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request to establish the dedicated PDU session for exchange of the UP signalling messages. Further, the method includes establishing the dedicated PDU session with integrity protection based on the integrity protection data rate capability of the UE (300). Further, the method includes exchanging the UP signalling message with the UE (300) over the established dedicated PDU session with integrity protection. |
| US11778470B2 |
Protection of control signaling in a wireless backhaul network
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first parent node of a wireless backhaul network may receive, from a donor node of the wireless backhaul network, a token for a child node of the wireless backhaul network, the token being unique to a first wireless link between the first parent node and the child node. The first parent node may determine that a triggering event has occurred for a second wireless link between the first parent node and a second parent node. The first parent node may transmit, in response to determining that the triggering event has occurred, the token to the child node over the first wireless link to indicate for the child node to select a third parent node of the wireless backhaul network. |
| US11778469B2 |
First node, second node, third node, and methods performed thereby for managing data in a database in a communications network
A method, performed by a first node (111), for managing data in a database (115) in a communications network (100) is described. The first node (111) operates in the communications network (100). The first node (111) receives (302) a request from a second node (112) operating in the communications network (100). The request is to modify an authorization to manage the data. The request is received as a service operation of a set of service operations provided by a service of the database (115). The first node (111) provides (303) a response to the second node (112) based on the received request, and further based on the authorization as defined by a third node (113) operating in the communications network (100). The first node (111) is a service producer of the database (115), the second node (112) is a service consumer, and the third node (113) is an initial provisioner of the authorization. |
| US11778466B2 |
System for secure resource allocation communication with a network
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for secure resource allocation communication with a network. The present invention may be configured to provide, to a device management system, a request for authentication and receive, from the device management system, a file including a link to a certificate system. The present invention may be further configured to provide, using the link, a certificate enrollment request to the certificate system and receive, from the certificate system, a signed certificate. The present invention may be further configured to establish, using the signed certificate, a wireless connection to a network. In some embodiments, the present invention may include a scanner device for processing instruments associated with resource allocations and a network device communicatively connected to the scanner device for enabling the scanner device to communicate wirelessly with the network. |
| US11778461B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes an authenticating unit, a transmitter, a receiver, and a controller. The authenticating unit authenticates a user. The transmitter transmits user identification information of the user authenticated by the authenticating unit to a management apparatus via a dedicated network used for exchanging the user identification information and restriction information. The receiver receives the restriction information of the user corresponding to the transmitted user identification information from the management apparatus via the dedicated network. The controller controls a range of a function usable by the user based on the restriction information received by the receiver. |
| US11778460B2 |
Device and method for authenticating transport layer security communications
A secure element of a mobile device receives a first authentication token, which may have an encrypted portion and a non-encrypted portion, from a network gateway device to which the mobile device is connected. The secure element determines whether the first authentication token is valid based on a sequence number included in the first authentication token. If the secure element determines that the first authentication token is valid, the secure element generates a second authentication token that indicates a result of an authentication operation performed by the secure element. The second authentication token is sent to the network gateway device. The secure element derives a pre-shared key using a key derivation function, where the pre-shared key is usable to establish a secure communication channel with the network gateway device. |
| US11778458B2 |
Network access authentication method and device
Embodiments of the prevent invention provide a network access authentication method and device. The method comprises: receiving an authentication request message sent by a first serving network, wherein the authentication request message carries a user equipment pseudonym identifier generated by a user equipment; determining whether a local user equipment pseudonym identifier is asynchronous with the user equipment pseudonym identifier generated by the user equipment; and obtaining, if the determination result is yes, an encrypted international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) to carry out network access authentication on the user equipment. The embodiments of the present invention can solve the problem that a network access process in the related art does not provide a processing method for the case where the user equipment pseudonym identifier in the user equipment is asynchronous with the user equipment pseudonym identifier in a home network. |
| US11778457B2 |
Integration of content distribution systems with device detection systems in physical venues
A device detection system is configured to determine whether a device is located within a venue. The device detection system provides user identifiers associated with a device to an anonymization server. The anonymization server provides anonymous identifiers to the device detection system corresponding to the user identifiers. A content distribution system provides content items for a campaign associated with the venue to users. The content distribution system provides user identifiers to the anonymization server and receives anonymous identifiers from the anonymization server. The content distribution system provides the anonymous identifiers to the device detection system. The device detection system compares the sets of anonymous identifiers to identify users that received a content item and subsequently visited the venue. |
| US11778456B2 |
UE with integrated subscriber identity modules by resource sharing
An improved Narrowband Internet of Things device (UE) supporting resource sharing for integrated Subscriber Identity Modules (iSIM) is provided. The cost per UE is reduced by reducing the chip area and energy consumption of an integrated UICC chip therein since identical components of the modem and the iSIM are designed as shared components, whereas a hardware arbiter manages an access to THE shared components by the modem or the iSIM and prevents information leaking. |
| US11778453B2 |
Radio access network (RAN) data exposure in a wireless communication network
A wireless communication network serves a User Equipment (UE) over a Radio Access Network (RAN) and externally exposes RAN data. A RAN controller comprises at least one of a near-Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller (near-RT RIC) and a non-Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller (non-RT RIC). The RAN controller controls the RAN, and the RAN responsively serves the UE. The RAN controller identifies RAN data that characterizes the RAN service to the UE. The RAN controller transfer the RAN data to a Network Exposure Function (NEF). The NEF receives the RAN data from the RAN controller and exposes the RAN data to an external data system like an Application Server (AS). |
| US11778450B2 |
Multicast handover for mobile communications
Embodiments provide efficient multicast handover for content delivery to client devices in multi-carrier communications systems. For example, client devices in a transport craft can consume a media channel offering via a first carrier during transport through the communications system. Embodiments can establish respective multicast groups for the media channel offering in at least the first carrier and a subsequent second carrier, and can notify the craft of the multicast groups prior to the craft being serviced by the second carrier. Such pre-notification can permit multicast handover of the media channel offering from the first carrier to the second carrier in a manner that avoids typical handover-related. For example, embodiments can direct multicast delivery of the media channel offering to the craft in accordance with the first multicast group while being serviced by the first carrier and in accordance with the second multicast group while being serviced by the second. |
| US11778447B2 |
Broadcasting public warning messages over N3GPP access node of a non-3GPP network
A method of enabling a provision of public warning system, PWS, messages to a user equipment, UE, device via a non-3GPP radio network including establishing an internet protocol security, IPSec, tunnel connection from the UE device to a non-3GPP interworking function, N3IWF, via a non-3GPP, N3GPP, radio access technology, requesting from a first core network, CN, entity a provision of public warning system, PWS, messages; and providing the first CN entity with information about a location of the UE device. |
| US11778445B2 |
Vehicle with automatic reporting function
A vehicle with an automatic reporting function includes a controller and a display. The controller is configured to control automatic transmission of emergency information to the server in a case of an emergency of the vehicle with a transmitter. The transmitter is configured to transmit the emergency information related to the emergency of the vehicle to a server configured to make a call for emergency action. The display is provided on the vehicle and configured to display destination information for the automatic transmission of the emergency information to the server in a format readable by a communicator different from the transmitter. The controller is configured to, in the case of the emergency of the vehicle, cause the display to display the destination information on the vehicle in the format readable by the communicator. |
| US11778444B2 |
Network node and base station device
A network node for connecting to a plurality of base station devices, the plurality of base station devices each being connected to one or a plurality of core networks belonging to different systems, the network node including a controller that controls delivery of emergency information identical to delivery of emergency information activated by a first core network of the plurality of core networks so that the delivery of the emergency information identical to the delivery of the emergency information activated by the first core network of the plurality of core networks is prevented from being activated by a core network other than the first core network; and a transmitter that transmits a message for a base station device to deliver emergency information. |
| US11778441B2 |
Method and apparatus for protecting a miner
An apparatus for protecting a miner from injury by a machine in a mine includes an explosion-proof housing. The apparatus includes a proximity sensing portion disposed in the explosion-proof housing having a magnetic field source which produces a magnetic field that is used to sense a location of the miner relative to the machine. The apparatus includes a wireless communication portion disposed in the explosion-proof housing through which the magnetic field produced by the magnetic field source is changed remotely and wirelessly from outside the explosion-proof housing. A method for protecting a miner from injury by a machine. A system for protecting a miner from injury by a machine in a mine. |
| US11778435B2 |
Sidelink assisted cellular operation optimization
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide apparatus, methods, processing systems, and computer readable mediums for using information related to a sidelink to optimize operation on a cellular link. According to certain aspects, using a vehicle to everything (V2X) ID of a UE (or a device associated with the UE, such as a vehicle), a base station (e.g., a gNB) may obtain information about the UE from a roadside unit (RSU). The base station may use this information (e.g., UE location, speed, or path information) to help optimize cellular communications with the UE. |
| US11778434B2 |
Method and system for integratedly managing vehicle operation state
Provided are a method and a system for integratedly managing a vehicle operation state. A vehicle integration management method performed by a server implemented by using a computer may include: receiving vehicle operation data related to an operation state of the vehicle from a vehicle terminal mounted or embedded in the vehicle; and providing a service related to the vehicle operation data through a dedicated application on a user terminal used by a user of the vehicle, wherein the providing may provide at least one of an operation report, a parking impact notification, and an accident situation notification based on the vehicle operation data in association with the application. |
| US11778429B2 |
Message service provision method for providing message service via open chat room corresponding to link information, and message server and terminal for executing same
Disclosed are a message service provision method for providing a message service via an open chat room corresponding to link information, and a message server and a terminal for executing the message service provision method. The message service provision method comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a message server, a request for issuing link information for an open chat room via a message application; receiving, from the message server, link information generated in response to the request for issuing link information; sharing the link information according to a request for sharing inputted by a user of a host terminal; and performing chatting with a user of a guest terminal participating in the open chat room by means of the shared link information; wherein the user of the guest terminal and the user of the host terminal are users who subscribed to a message service provided via the message server. |
| US11778428B2 |
Clench activated switch system
Systems and methods for operating a controlled device via an activation accessory that includes a vibration motor, a wearable module including a clench-detection sensor (e.g., a Hall effect sensor), and a communication element. The sensor is coupled to a controller, which has an output coupled to a control signal interface and another output coupled to the vibration motor. The controller is programmed to receive and evaluate input signals from the sensor to determine whether or not they represent a command for the controlled device by assessing the input signals for a signal pattern indicative of a plurality of volitional jaw clench actions of a wearer of the wearable module. If/when the processor determines that the input signals represent the command, then it decodes the command and transmits an associated control signal to the controlled device via the control signal interface as well as an activation signal to the vibration motor. |
| US11778426B2 |
Reliable transmission of multicast and broadcast services
A wireless device receives parameters comprising a radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) associated with a multicast and broadcast service (MBS) session; a first scrambling identity associated with the MBS session; and a second scrambling identity associated with unicast transmissions. The wireless device receives, based on the RNTI, a group common downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a transport block (TB) of the MBS session. Based on the group common DCI being received based on the RNTI, the wireless device determines a scrambling identity for the TB being equal to the first scrambling identity, and receives the TB being scrambled with a scrambling sequence initialized by the determined scrambling identity and the RNTI. |
| US11778425B2 |
Method of operating a gateway, and a gateway using the same
Provided is a method of operating a gateway performing communication between a server and a wireless communication terminal, the method comprises receiving, by the gateway, identification information of the wireless communication terminal and sensing data related to the wireless communication terminal and controlling, by the gateway, setting of the wireless communication terminal based on identification information of the gateway and both the received identification information of the wireless communication terminal and the sensing data, wherein the identification information of the gateway comprises information about an area in which the gateway is installed. |
| US11778424B2 |
Evacuation tracking
Techniques for tracking an evacuation of a location in an environment that utilizes physical tokens to prove physical presence at the location are presented. The techniques include receiving data representing of subordinates of an evacuation facilitator; receiving physical token based location status information for at least one of the subordinates, where the physical token based location status information is based on electronic readings of the physical tokens; determining based on the physical token based location status information, a physical presence status at the location for the at least one of the subordinates; receiving evacuation status information for each of the at least one of the subordinates that has a physical presence status that indicates a presence at the location; and recording the evacuation status information for each of the at least one of the subordinates that has a physical presence status that indicates a presence at the location. |
| US11778422B2 |
Vehicle positioning for V2V optimization
Responsive to determining that a quality of a V2V connection between a host vehicle and a target does not satisfy a threshold, a following position of the host vehicle relative to the target and whether the following position is within a predicted null position of the V2V connection and closer to the target than a selected position are determined. The following position is then controlled based on whether the following position is within the predicted null position and whether the following position is closer to the target than the selected position. By controlling the following position based on the quality of the V2V connection and the null position, more-reliable V2V connections may be maintained, thus enabling better performance of downstream operations. |
| US11778418B2 |
Aligned multi-wireless device location determination
The disclosed embodiments estimate a location of a first wireless device based on signals received from the wireless device from two other wireless devices. To combine estimates of the two wireless devices, the two wireless devices share a definition of a plurality of geographic regions. A first set of expected phase differences for the plurality of regions are determined for a first of the two wireless devices, and a second set of expected phase differences for the plurality of regions are determined for a second of the two wireless devices. Based on these two sets of expected phase differences, each of the two devices estimate a position of the first wireless device. |
| US11778415B2 |
Location sharing application in association with services provision
A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel. |
| US11778414B2 |
Tool tracking system
A wireless transmission system logs and communicates a location of an object. The wireless transmission system includes a wireless antenna configured to transmit a first beacon signal and a second advertising beacon signal. The system also includes a processor and a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor. The instructions cause the wireless antenna to repeatedly transmit the first beacon signal through a first number of transmission repetitions spaced at a first repeat interval. After completing the first number of transmission repetitions, the wireless antenna withholds transmission during a transition interval. After the transition interval, the wireless antenna repeatedly transmits the second advertising beacon signal through a second number of transmission repetitions at a second repeat interval. The wireless antenna, memory, and processor may be integrated in to a mountable housing and attached to an object or integrated with the tool. |
| US11778411B2 |
Near-field audio rendering
Examples of the disclosure describe systems and methods for presenting an audio signal to a user of a wearable head device. According to an example method, a source location corresponding to the audio signal is identified. For each of the respective left and right ear of the user, a virtual speaker position, of a virtual speaker array, is determined, the virtual speaker position collinear with the source location and with a position of the respective ear. For each of the respective left and right ear of the user, a head-related transfer function (HRTF) corresponding to the virtual speaker position and to the respective ear is determined; and the output audio signal is presented to the respective ear of the user via one or more speakers associated with the wearable head device. Processing the audio signal includes applying the HRTF to the audio signal. |
| US11778409B2 |
Calibration of synchronized audio playback on microphone-equipped speakers
An audio system including a first microphone-equipped playback device and a second microphone-equipped playback device. The audio system is configured to synchronize playing of audio to a listener position by receiving by the first microphone-equipped playback device an audio stream, and playing the audio stream on a speaker of the first microphone-equipped playback device, in accordance with a playback delay Δt. The playback delay Δt is in accordance with a first calibration sound originating at the listening position, a second calibration sound originating at the second microphone-equipped playback device, and a third calibration sound originating at the first microphone-equipped playback device. |
| US11778407B2 |
Camera-view acoustic fence
Determining the angle of sound relative to the centerline of a microphone array. The angle of the centerline of a camera field-of-view (FoV) and the angle of the camera FoV is determined. Knowing the angle from the centerline of the microphone array of the particular sound and then the angle of the centerline of the camera FoV and angles of the camera FoV allows a determination if the sound is inside the FoV of the camera. If so, the microphones are unmuted. If not, the microphones are muted. As the camera zooms or pans, the changes in camera FoV and centerline angle are computed and used with the sound angle, so that the muting and unmuting occurs automatically as the camera zoom and pan angle change. |
| US11778403B2 |
Personalized HRTFs via optical capture
An apparatus and method of generating personalized HRTFs. The system is prepared by calculating a model for HRTFs described as the relationship between a finite example set of input data, namely anthropometric measures and demographic information for a set of individuals, and a corresponding set of output data, namely HRTFs numerically simulated using a high-resolution database of 3D scans of the same set of individuals. At the time of use, the system queries the user for their demographic information, and then from a series of images of the user, the system detects and measures various anthropometric characteristics. The system then applies the prepared model to the anthropometric and demographic data as part of generating a personalized HRTF. In this manner, the personalized HRTF can be generated with more convenience than by performing a high-resolution scan or an acoustic measurement of the user, and with less computational complexity than by numerically simulating their HRTF. |
| US11778401B2 |
Channel-based control of audio transmissions
Methods and systems for controlling the receipt and transmission of audio transmissions are provided. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes selecting a first audio channel and transmitting a first audio transmission using the first audio channel. A second audio transmission may then be received that contains an acknowledgment of the first audio transmission. In certain instances, the second audio transmission may be received on the first audio channel. If a second audio transmission is received on the first audio channel, it may be determined that the first audio transmission was successfully received by another computing device. |
| US11778397B2 |
Device for providing an audio signal
The present idea refers to a device for providing an audio signal for suppressing or decreasing a user's tinnitus. The device comprises an identification unit for supporting a determination of at least one parameter regarding the user's tinnitus, an adaptation unit configured to modify a received audio signal based on the at least one parameter, thereby obtaining the audio signal, or to generate the audio signal based on the at least one parameter, wherein a defined frequency spectrum of the audio signal is based on a tinnitus suppression frequency, and an audio output unit configured to play the audio signal to the user. |
| US11778390B2 |
Microphone assembly having a direct current bias circuit
The disclosure describes devices and methods for starting up a microphone assembly. The device may be implemented on an integrated circuit that includes a direct current (DC) bias circuit. The DC bias circuit may be coupled to a transducer and configured to supply a DC bias signal to the transducer. The DC bias circuit includes a multi-stage charge pump and a low pass filter (LPF) circuit. The LPF circuit includes an adjustable resistance and a capacitor. A resistance of the adjustable resistance may be reduced to reduce the settling time of the LPF while starting (e.g., turning on) the microphone assembly. |
| US11778382B2 |
Audio signal processing apparatus and method
An audio signal processing apparatus is provided by the present disclosure, and includes: multiple microphones; and every two of the multiple microphones being arranged in close proximity to each other, and the multiple microphones forming a symmetrical structure. |
| US11778380B2 |
Powered line array speaker system with redundant network and power supply
Various implementations include speaker systems. In one implementation, a self-powered speaker system includes: a self-powered speaker system, having: a first module, including: a processor; an audio signal and control connector coupled with the processor and enabling audio signal and control communication between the processor and another module in the speaker system; a dedicated power supply for the speaker system; a front end backup power supply; and a power connector coupled with the dedicated power supply and the front end backup power supply, where the first module and another module in the speaker system each include an amplifier module. |
| US11778379B2 |
System and method for omnidirectional adaptive loudspeaker
In at least one embodiment, a system for providing an adaptive loudspeaker assembly is provided. A loudspeaker array transmits an audio output signal in an omnidirectional sound mode in a room having a plurality of walls. A microphone array is coupled to the loudspeaker array to capture the audio output signal in the room. At least one controller is programmed to receive the captured audio output signal and to determine that at least one first wall of the plurality of walls is closest to the loudspeaker array based on the captured audio output signal. The at least one controller is further programmed to change a sound mode of the loudspeaker array from transmitting the audio output signal in the omnidirectional mode into a beamforming sound mode to transmit the audio output signal away from the at least one first wall of the plurality walls. |
| US11778378B2 |
Volume management in a media playback system
Example techniques may provide volume enhancements to a media playback system. An example implementation involves a first playback device in a first playback configuration playing audio at a first volume level and storing the first volume level in association with the first playback configuration. The first playback device receives instructions to change to a second playback configuration. Based on receiving the instructions, the first playback device joins a synchrony group with a second zone and adjusts the first playback device to play audio at a second volume level which is based on a volume level of a second playback device in the second zone. While in the second playback configuration, the first playback device receives instructions to change to the first playback configuration and, based on the instructions, leaves the synchrony group and adjusts the first playback device to play audio content at the stored first volume level. |
| US11778374B2 |
Conference device with voice direction estimation
A conference device and a computer-implemented method for training a neural network are disclosed, the conference device comprising a conference controller; a microphone array comprising a plurality of microphones for provision of audio signals representing audio from one or more sound sources; a direction estimator connected to the conference controller and the microphone array, the direction estimator configured to obtain, from the microphone array, a plurality of audio signals including a first audio signal and a second audio signal; determine direction data based on the plurality of audio signals, the direction data comprising an indication of an estimated probability of voice activity for one or more directions, wherein to determine direction data comprises to apply an offline-trained neural network; and output audio data based on the direction data to the conference controller. |
| US11778372B2 |
Voice reception device
A voice reception device includes a casing and at least two voice reception units. The casing includes a peripheral side wall, a bottom wall, a containing space formed in an inside of the peripheral side wall and the bottom wall, and a first opening end located at an end of the containing space. The voice reception units are disposed in the containing space. Each of the voice reception units includes a main body, a diaphragm, and a voice guiding channel. The main body has a chamber, and an end of the chamber has a second opening end. The diaphragm is connected to the second opening end of the main body. The voice guiding channel includes an importing end acoustically connected to the chamber and an exporting end opposite to the importing end and acoustically connected to a microphone. |
| US11778371B2 |
Helmet for communication in extreme wind and environmental noise
An apparatus including a multi-sensor array having a bone conduction microphone, air conduction microphone, signal processor, and speakers; a signal processor that processes vibration signal data and tonal signal data to produce combined data representative of the vocal communication to substantially reduce or eliminate noise; and a method of applying a signals optimized combination algorithm to optimize the output by intelligently combining the outputs from the two different types of sensors for both working in a noisy environment and quiet environment. |
| US11778370B2 |
Microphone array onboard aircraft to determine crew/passenger location and to steer a transducer beam pattern to that location
Audio content is controllably directed to or from an aircraft occupant, such as the pilot or a passenger using a microphone array of at least two transducers, positioned onboard an aircraft to pick up utterances of the aircraft occupant. An electronically steerable transducer array coupled to an onboard an aircraft audio system, such as an avionics communication system or in-flight entertainment system supplies audio content to the aircraft occupant. A signal processor coupled to the microphone array processes utterances sensed by the transducers using a time of arrival algorithm to determine an utterance originating direction. A controller circuit then supplies a pointing direction control signal to the steerable beamforming speaker array or microphone array based on the utterance originating direction to cause the steerable transducer array to direct the audio content in the direction of the sensed utterance and thereby direct the audio content to or from the aircraft occupant. |
| US11778368B2 |
Auto focus, auto focus within regions, and auto placement of beamformed microphone lobes with inhibition functionality
Array microphone systems and methods that can automatically focus and/or place beamformed lobes in response to detected sound activity are provided. The automatic focus and/or placement of the beamformed lobes can be inhibited based on a remote far end audio signal. The quality of the coverage of audio sources in an environment may be improved by ensuring that beamformed lobes are optimally picking up the audio sources even if they have moved and changed locations. |
| US11778367B2 |
Impulse pressure rejecting valve for an electronic device
A portable electronic device comprising: an enclosure having an enclosure wall that forms an interior chamber and a sound output port to an ambient environment; a speaker positioned within the interior chamber, the speaker having a front volume chamber coupling a sound output surface of the speaker to the sound output port and a back volume chamber acoustically coupled to the interior chamber by an aperiodic vent; and a valve operable to open and close the aperiodic vent in response to a pressure change. |
| US11778364B2 |
Gaming headset with programmable audio paths
A headset having game, chat and microphone audio signals is provided with a programmable signal processor for individually modifying the audio signals and a memory configured to store a plurality of user-selectable signal-processing parameter settings that determine the manner in which the audio signals will be altered by the signal processor. The parameter settings collectively form a preset, and one or more user-operable controls can select and activate a preset from the plurality of presets stored in memory. The parameters stored in the selected preset can be loaded into the signal processor such that the sound characteristics of the audio paths are modified in accordance with the parameter settings in the selected preset. |
| US11778362B2 |
Method of controlling display by headset with inline control, and related devices
Disclosed are a method of controlling a display by a headset with inline control, and related devices. The method includes: detecting whether an headset jack of the display is plugged with the headset; after the headset jack of the display is determined to be plugged with the headset, inputting a detection bias voltage to the headset, and monitoring a feedback signal of the detection bias voltage; in response to detecting a change in the feedback signal of the detection bias voltage, identifying a user's control instruction to the display using the headset according to a control signal sent by the headset; and controlling the display to perform a corresponding display operation according to the control instruction. |
| US11778360B2 |
Method and system for audio sharing
The present invention provide a method and system of audio sharing aimed to revolutionize the way people listen and share music and to give multiple uses to a wireless headphone referred to as HEDphone. A communication protocol referred to as HEDtech protocol is used in a HED system to allow users to share music amongst a plurality of HEDphones while using a single audio source. A wireless connection is established between the HEDphone and a mobile device including an audio source while simultaneously having the capability of allowing other HEDphone users to join wirelessly and listen to the same audio source. A feature of Super Human Hearing (SHH) goes beyond conventional ANR (ambient noise reduction) with additional features that allow the user to control their aural environment by being able to directionally increase or decrease selective frequencies. |
| US11778352B2 |
Imaging apparatus and electronic device
An imaging apparatus and an electronic device with reduced size are disclosed. In one example, an imaging apparatus includes pixel circuits, an AD converter, an encoding unit, a holding unit, and an output unit. The pixel circuits output an electric charge signal generated from incident light. The AD converter compares the electric charge signal with a reference signal for each of the pixel circuits, and outputs, as a conversion result, a code input signal at a time when a comparison result has been inverted. The encoding unit encodes the conversion result from the AD converter. The holding unit holds an encoding result. The output unit outputs the encoding result held by the holding unit. The pixel circuits are disposed in a first substrate. The AD converter is disposed in a second substrate that is stacked in a lower layer of the first substrate. |
| US11778346B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and storage medium
An image processing device includes an imaging element. The imaging element includes a pixel unit including a photoelectric conversion unit configured to convert light to electric charge and a charge accumulating unit configured to accumulate the electric charge and a column AMP configured to amplify a signal output from the pixel unit with different gains, and outputs a plurality of image signals with different gains applied thereto through one exposure. The image processing device further includes an image synthesizing unit configured to generate a synthetic image signal by synthesizing the plurality of image signals. An image synthesis control unit configured to control the image synthesizing unit determines synthesis proportions of the plurality of image signals in the synthetic image signal according to a common capacity of the charge accumulating unit when the capacity of the charge accumulating unit is shared by the plurality of image signals. |
| US11778344B2 |
Pixel circuit and image sensor including thereof
An image sensor includes a pixel array including a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel that are adjacent to each other in a row direction. The first shared pixel includes two or more photo diodes in a first row and two or more photo diodes in a second row, and the first shared pixel includes a first floating diffusion region shared by the photo diodes of the first shared pixel. The second shared pixel includes two or more photo diodes in the first row and two or more photo diodes in the second row, and the second shared pixel includes a second floating diffusion region shared by the photo diodes of the second shared pixel. |
| US11778341B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
An apparatus includes a motion detection unit configured to detect a moving object in an angle of view based on an event signal indicating a location of a pixel where a luminance change occurs and time when the luminance change occurs, a shape detection unit configured to detect a shape of the moving object from frame data generated based on the event signal, and a control unit configured to change the angle of view, wherein in a case where the detected moving object is not currently detected, the shape detection unit detects the shape of the moving object by changing the angle of view by a predetermined value. |
| US11778334B2 |
Method and a thermal camera having a microbolometer detector for capturing a sequence of image frames
There is provided a method for capturing a sequence of image frames in a thermal camera having a microbolometer detector comprising: capturing a first sequence and a second sequence of image frames with a shutter of the thermal camera being in a closed state and an open state, respectively. While capturing each of the first and the second sequence, an integration time of the microbolometer detector is switched between a plurality of integration times according to one or more repetitions of a temporal pattern of integration times. The method further comprises correcting image frames in the second sequence that are captured when the integration time is switched to a particular position within the temporal pattern of integration times using image frames in the first sequence that are captured when the integration time is switched to the same particular position within the temporal pattern of integration times. |
| US11778325B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program
An image processing apparatus adjusts a band of a filter that extracts a high-frequency component from frequency characteristics of an image according to a change in imaging setting. |
| US11778324B2 |
Aberration correction method, computer-readable storage medium, and image pickup apparatus
Provided is an aberration correction method including: picking up images of a particular object at a plurality of focus positions including an in-focus position of the particular object; obtaining an aberration information based on the picked up images; and correcting an aberration based on the aberration information. |
| US11778323B2 |
Camera accessory and method of transmitting information
A camera accessory that is attachable to and detachable from a camera body, includes: a correction optical system that is movable in a direction intersecting an optical axis thereof; and a first communication unit that transmits to the camera body a first information regarding a position of the correction optical system and a second information regarding a vibration of the camera accessory. |
| US11778322B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing electronic image stabilization with dynamic margin
An electronic image stabilization (EIS) method includes: obtaining video frames derived from an output of an image sensor, wherein each of the video frames has a full field of view (FOV) of the image sensor; obtaining motion information of the video frames; dynamically estimating, by a processing circuit, EIS margins according to FOV variation of a plurality of cropped images within the video frames respectively; and applying stabilization correction to the cropped images according to the motion information and the EIS margins, to generate a plurality of stabilized images. |
| US11778314B2 |
Imaging apparatus, accessory apparatus, and methods for controlling same
An accessory apparatus switches between a first communication mode where a signal for performing flow control is transmitted via a signal line CS each time a frame of data is transmitted via a signal line DATA and a second communication mode where the signal for performing the flow control is received via the signal line CS each time a predetermined number of blocks of data is transmitted via the signal line DATA. |
| US11778313B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, device, communication method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An image capturing apparatus, which includes a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of holding at least an image captured by the image capturing apparatus and capable of communicating with the mounted device in accordance with a predetermined standard, obtains, from the device, information of communication specifications used to perform predetermined communication, in accordance with the predetermined standard, with the device mounted in the mounting part, and performs, using the obtained information of the communication specifications, the predetermined communication with the device mounted in the mounting part in accordance with the predetermined standard. |
| US11778312B2 |
Image capture system having wireless communication function, image capture apparatus, and external connection apparatus
An image capture system that can ensure the rigidity and heat dissipation performance of an external connection apparatus, and also has excellent wireless communication performance. An image capture apparatus includes a first wireless communication section. An external connection apparatus includes a second wireless communication section. The second wireless communication section performs wireless communication with the first wireless communication section. The external connection apparatus is removably attached to the image capture apparatus. The first wireless communication section is disposed toward an attachment surface of the image capture apparatus to which the external connection apparatus is attached, with respect to the photographing optical axis. In a state in which the external connection apparatus is attached to the image capture apparatus, the two wireless communication sections are opposed to each other in a direction orthogonal to a direction of attaching the apparatuses to each other. |
| US11778308B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image capturing apparatus
An image processing apparatus that generates, from an image data obtained through shooting, image data for display that depends on a display mode being set is disclosed. The image processing apparatus applies, in generation of the image data for display, a tone characteristic that depends on the display mode being set, to the image data. The image processing apparatus controls strength of noise reduction processing and/or sharpness processing depending on a combination of a tone characteristic applied to the image data and a display mode being set. |
| US11778307B2 |
Electronic device for providing camera preview and method therefor
A foldable electronic device may include: a foldable housing foldable along at least one axis; a first display disposed on a first surface of the foldable housing; a second display disposed on a second surface of the foldable housing; a first camera; a second camera; at least one sensor; a memory; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: provide a first preview to the first display by using the first camera in a folded state; receive a region configuration input for the first preview through the first display; after the reception of the region configuration input, sense unfolding of the foldable electronic device by using the at least one sensor; and provide a second preview corresponding to the region configuration input through the second display by using the second camera in an unfolded state. In addition, various other embodiments can be understood through the specification. |
| US11778306B2 |
Method for editing an image
Editing an image includes an image input unit reading displaying data of the image. The displaying data includes angular profiles of an object in the image, and the angular profiles include color information of the object corresponding to a plurality of viewing angles. Editing the image also includes a processor altering the angular profiles of the object to generate edited displaying data according to at least one editing instruction, and an image output unit outputting the edited displaying data. |
| US11778305B2 |
Composite image signal processor
Systems and techniques are described for image processing. An imaging system can include an image sensor that captures image data. An image signal processor (ISP) of the imaging system can demosaic the image data. The imaging system can input the image data into one or more trained machine learning models, in some cases along with metadata associated with the image data. The one or more trained machine learning models can output settings for a set of parameters of the ISP based on the image data and/or the metadata. The imaging system can generate an output image by processing the image data using the ISP, with the parameters of the ISP set according to the settings. Each pixel of the pixels of the image data can be processed using a respective setting for adjusting a corresponding parameter. The parameters of the ISP can include gain, offset, gamma, and Gaussian filtering. |
| US11778303B2 |
Speaker-dependent voice-activated camera system
A voice-activated camera system for a computing device. The voice-activated camera system includes a processor, a camera module, a speech recognition module and a microphone for accepting user voice input. The voice-activated camera system includes authorized for only a specific user's voice, so that a camera function may be performed when the authorized user speaks the keyword, but the camera function is not performed when an unauthorized user speaks the keyword. |
| US11778302B1 |
Electrical wall plate with movably positionable camera
An electrical wall plate may include one or more of the following features. A face plate comprising at least one electrical device opening extending through the face plate. At least one box mounting screw opening configured to receive at least one box mounting screw to fasten the face plate to an electrical device. A power connector extending in a direction away from the face plate and configured to connect with the electrical device. A camera integrated with the face plate and in electrical connection with the power connector and configured to operate by power obtained from the electrical device when the power connector is connected to the electrical device. A camera movement control feature may comprise externally-engageable components coupled to the face plate and configured to movably position the camera or a camera lens by pan or tilt to point in different directions. |
| US11778299B2 |
Integrated mobile device enclosures
An integrated mobile device enclosure which encloses a mobile device includes features configured to enhance the capturing and/or processing of content at the mobile device. An integrated mobile device enclosure may include a body configured to enclose at least a portion of a mobile device, one or more microphones configured to capture sound external to the mobile device, and one or more lights configured to support a camera of the mobile device. The one or more microphones and the one or more lights are used with a software application running on the mobile device for content capture and/or processing. The software application in at least some cases may selectively enable or disable ones of the microphones and/or lights based on environmental information measured within a location of the mobile device. |
| US11778298B2 |
Image processing device
An image processing device includes a light receiving element, a light emitting element, and an operation section. The operation section and a region where the light emitting element is disposed are provided at a position where the operation section and the region overlap each other on an optical axis of the light receiving element. |
| US11778296B2 |
Camera module and electronic device having the camera module
A camera module includes a circuit board, a photosensitive chip, a filter, a l holder, and a lens assembly. A receiving groove is recessed from a surface of the circuit board. The photosensitive chip is received in the receiving groove. The holder is mounted on the surface of the circuit board and covers the photosensitive chip. The filter is mounted in the holder and spaced from the photosensitive chip. The lens assembly is mounted on the holder and located at a side of the filter facing away from the photosensitive chip. A dustproof layer is laid on the surface of the circuit board facing the filter and surrounds the photosensitive chip. An electronic device having the camera module is also provided. |
| US11778287B2 |
Generating a customized highlight sequence depicting multiple events
A customized highlight sequence depicting multiple events, and based on a user's personal characteristics, interests, and/or preferences, is generated and presented. The events can be sporting events, entertainment events, and/or the like. For example, in the context of sporting events, a determination is made as to what types of sports, teams, leagues, players, plays, and/or the like are of interest to the user. In at least one embodiment, the amount of time available to the user can be obtained, so that the length of the highlight sequence can be tailored to the available time. A customized highlight sequence is then generated and presented, containing those specific portions of the sporting events that are likely to be of interest, arranged in a manner that is likely to be entertaining to the user and comports with the time restrictions. |
| US11778285B2 |
Computing system with channel-change-based trigger feature
In one aspect, an example method includes (i) receiving, by a computing system, media content; (ii) generating, by the computing system, a fingerprint of the received media content; (iii) determining, by the computing system, that a channel-change operation was performed; (iv) responsive to determining that the channel-change operation was performed, transmitting, by the computing system, the generated fingerprint to a content identification server to identify the received media content; and (v) performing an action based on the identified media content. |
| US11778282B2 |
Automatically setting picture mode for each media
Automatically setting a display mode of a display device, including: receiving a content selection of a content item through a user interface; sending the content selection to a content server; receiving content data from the content server; receiving settings metadata from the content server, wherein the settings metadata indicates a metadata display setting; processing the settings metadata to determine the metadata display settings, wherein the settings metadata is processed to be at least one of: stored in a memory unit of the display device; received with the content data to be processed and used to update the metadata display settings; and associated with at least one application running on the display device; setting a display mode of a display device according to the metadata display setting; and displaying the media content through the display device according to the set display mode. |
| US11778280B1 |
Geolocation-specific subtitle generation
A method for generating geolocation-specific subtitles for a video is implemented via a computing system including a processor. The method includes accessing, via the processor, a video including an embedded subtitle file, extracting the subtitle file from the video, extracting unit values from the subtitle file, and extracting a geolocation of a user executing a video streaming application. The method also includes converting the unit values within the subtitle file to geolocation-specific unit values using a unit conversion map, where the geolocation-specific unit values correspond to the extracted geolocation of the user. The method further includes streaming the video with subtitles from the subtitle file on a video GUI of the video streaming application and, simultaneously with the streaming of the video, surfacing the geolocation-specific unit values within a unit conversion GUI of the video streaming application that is surfaced on top of the video GUI. |
| US11778279B2 |
Social media crowd-sourced discussions
Methods and systems for generating social posts for users watching media content include processing inputs provided by one or more users of a group viewing the media content. Mood of each user in the group is predicted based on context of a portion of the media content currently rendering and the inputs of the users. A social post is generated for each user based on the predicted mood of the user. The social post is forwarded for rendering as input from the user. |
| US11778277B1 |
Digital item processing for video streams
A voice-enabled device and a display device may be utilized to determine items in video output by the display device. A frame of a video stream associated with the video may be utilized to determine a representation of a candidate object. A stream identifier and a timestamp associated with the candidate object in the video stream may be determined. The stream identifier, the timestamp, and an object identifier associated with the candidate object may be stored in a database. A first request to output the video stream via a display device may be received. A second request associated with the video stream may be received while the video stream is being output by the display device. The second request may be determined to be associated with the representation of the candidate object. The object identifier may be caused to be visually displayed via the display device. |
| US11778276B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to, in a case where a rating that is of a user for a rating target and that is based on biometric information of the user matches a rating of the user for the rating target on application software used by the user, permit the user to post the rating using the application software. |
| US11778266B2 |
Providing alternative advertising content
Methods and systems of providing alternative targeted advertising (TAD) content are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes outputting a first TAD content during a TAD window, and receiving at least one user input requesting different TAD content during the TAD window. The method additionally includes outputting the different TAD content instead of the first TAD content during the TAD window after at least one predetermined amount of time from start of the TAD window in response to the at least one user input. In some embodiments, the method may further include re-outputting the first TAD content instead of the different TAD content during the TAD window in response to receiving user input requesting different TAD content when the predetermined amount of time associated with each of the different TAD content already has elapsed before receiving the user input. |
| US11778265B2 |
Live video distribution system
A live video distribution system has an on-the-spot system including a video signal generating means for generating video signals of a plurality of systems having different display ranges and a communicating means, and a plurality of terminal apparatuses each including a video display means, a display range setting signal generating means, and a communicating means. The systems of the video signals and the terminal apparatuses are associated with each other, the on-the-spot system has a function to determine the display ranges of the video signals of the respective systems on the basis of display range setting signals generated by the terminal apparatuses associated with the respective systems, and a function to send the video signals. Each of the terminal apparatuses can send the display range setting signal, can receive the video signal of the system associated with the terminal apparatus itself, and can display a video image based on the video signal. |
| US11778263B2 |
Live streaming video interaction method and apparatus, and computer device
The present application discloses techniques of interacting with live videos. The techniques comprise obtaining a streaming video of a live streamer and images of a user captured in real time by a user terminal, and displaying the streaming video and the image of the user in a same video play box; obtaining and recognizing a first gesture of a user in the images of the user, and comparing the first gesture with a second gesture included in a preset table, wherein the preset table comprises information indicating corresponding relationships between gestures and special effects; obtaining a first special effect corresponding to the second gesture by querying the preset table when the first gesture matches with the second gesture; and displaying the first special effect in the video play box. |
| US11778261B2 |
Electronic content glossary
A glossary may be seamless accessed using a content player to provide relevant information about an audio video series or show or movie by using search queries or scrolling an electronic list of terms to help cognitively challenged people. |
| US11778258B2 |
Establishing a streaming presentation of an event
The invention provides a streaming client with a streaming presentation of an event, with said presentation being obtained by dynamically switching between a plurality of media streams which represent different recordings of the event. For that purpose, source data is obtained from a plurality of stream sources. The source data is constituted by content data and/or metadata of concurrent portions of the plurality of media streams. By applying a quality assessment function to the source data, a quality score is assigned to each one of the concurrent portions. This allows selection data to be generated which enables the streaming client to access a selected one of the concurrent portions of a respective media stream. For example, a segment may be selected which provides a highest quality score. By doing so, it is therefore not required anymore for a consumer to manually switch between different media streams. |
| US11778253B2 |
Systems and methods for managing user subscriptions to content sources
Systems and methods are described for a media guidance application (e.g., implemented on a user device) that manages user subscriptions to content sources by modifying content source bundles to tailor them toward user preferences. |
| US11778251B2 |
Selective MPEG packet encryption and decryption based upon data and security priorities
A cable distribution system that includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for the plurality of customer devices, where the head end includes a processor. A packetized elementary stream of a video is provided from the head end to customer devices through the transmission network, wherein the packetized elementary stream includes a plurality of groups comprising pairs of packetized elementary stream headers and packetized elementary stream payloads. A first one of the plurality of groups corresponding to a non-predicted coded picture of the video of the packetized elementary stream is determined. The first one of the plurality of groups is encrypted while not encrypting all of the plurality of groups of the video. A signal is provided from a conditional access system to a selected one of the plurality of customers that is suitable to be used to decrypt the first one of the plurality of groups. |
| US11778249B2 |
Rewinding replacement television advertisements inserted by a smart television
A method is performed using a smart TV, which receives from a television signal source device a television signal feed encoding primary television content and then presents that content. The smart TV receives data via the computer network, including first data representing a to-be-replaced portion of the primary television content and second data representing secondary television content. Using the second data, the smart TV automatically presents the secondary television content in place of the to-be-replaced television content. The method includes the smart TV: (a) automatically monitoring, during presentation of the secondary television content, the television signal feed and comparing it with the first data; and (b) automatically altering presentation of the secondary television content in accordance with a user-control action with respect to the television signal source device, in response to detecting any difference between the television signal feed and the first data indicative of that user-control action. |
| US11778248B2 |
Interrupting presentation of content data to present additional content in response to reaching a timepoint relating to the content data and notifying a server
System for present content. The system includes means for receiving a set of timepoints relating to a content data and means for generating display signals based on the content data. The system also includes means for sending display signals to a display device that represent the content data and means for notifying a server over the Internet, that a timepoint among the set of timepoints has been reached in the content data. The system also includes means for receiving, from the server, via the Internet, an identification of one or more particular additional content and in response to receiving the identification of the one or more particular additional content from the server, means for interrupting presentation of the content data; and presenting the one or more particular additional content. The system further includes means for resuming, presentation of the content data after presenting the one or more particular additional content. |
| US11778240B2 |
Banding artifact detection in images and videos
A banding detection application generates a first set of pixel confidence values based on a first intensity difference value and first image scale associated with a first image, wherein each pixel confidence value included in the first set of pixel confidence values indicates a likelihood that a corresponding pixel included in the first image at the first image scale corresponds to banding in the first image. The banding detection application then generates a banding index corresponding to the first image based on the first set of pixel confidence values. |
| US11778239B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding video
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for encoding/decoding a video. According to an embodiment, provided is a method of setting a level for each of one or more regions, including decoding a definition syntax element related to level definition and a designation syntax element related to target designation from a bitstream; defining one or more levels based on the definition syntax element; and setting a target level designated by the designation syntax element among the defined levels for a target region designated by the designation syntax element. |
| US11778236B2 |
Device, and method of decoding video data
A device may be configured to decoding capability information according to one or more of the techniques described herein. |
| US11778228B2 |
Moving image encoding device, moving image encoding method, moving image decoding device, and moving image decoding method
A moving image encoding device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to partition a picture edge block into sub-blocks so that none of the sub-blocks include an edge of a picture by partitioning the picture edge block into four or two, the picture edge block being a block including a horizontal or vertical edge of the picture among blocks of the picture, generate a prediction block by referring to another encoded picture or an encoded area of the picture for each of the sub-blocks, calculate a prediction error between a pixel of a given sub-block and a corresponding pixel of the prediction block corresponding to the given sub-block for each of the sub-blocks and encode the prediction error, and add partitioning information indicating whether the picture edge block has been partitioned into four or two, to encoded moving image data. |
| US11778227B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder includes circuitry and memory connected to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: derives an average value of motion vector values of two prediction candidates in a prediction candidate list for a merge mode, and registers the average value derived as new motion vector information of a new prediction candidate into the prediction candidate list; and derives new correction processing information regarding correction processing of a prediction image, and registers the new correction processing information derived into the prediction candidate list in association with the new motion vector information. |
| US11778223B2 |
Method, device, and medium for generating super-resolution video
A method, device and computer-readable medium for generating a super-resolution version of a compressed video stream. By leveraging the motion information and residual information in compressed video streams, described examples are able to skip the time-consuming motion-estimation step for most frames and make the most use of the SR results of key frames. A key frame SR module generates SR versions of I-frames and other key frames of a compressed video stream using techniques similar to existing multi-frame approaches to VSR. A non-key frame SR module generates SR version of the non-key inter frames between these key frames by making use of motion information and residual information used to encode the inter frames in the compressed video stream. |
| US11778221B2 |
Picture header presence
A method for decoding a picture from a bitstream. In one embodiment, The method includes: receiving a slice header for a slice of the picture, wherein the slice header comprises a state syntax element; decoding a state value from the state syntax element in the slice header, wherein a) if the state value is not equal to a first value, then the state value indicates that i) the bitstream includes for the picture a picture header comprising a set of picture syntax elements and ii) the slice header does not comprise the set of picture syntax elements and b) if the state value is equal to the first value, then the state value indicates that i) the slice header contains said set of picture syntax elements and ii) the bitstream does not include a picture header for the picture; and using the set of picture syntax elements to decode the slice of the picture. |
| US11778218B2 |
Method and apparatus for cross-component filtering
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry obtains reconstructed samples in a temporal source frame that is different from a current frame, and determines filter coefficients of a filter for a current block in the current frame based on at least the reconstructed samples in the temporal source frame. The processing circuitry generates prediction information of the current block based on the determined filter coefficients. The temporal source frame is an inter coded frame that satisfies at least one of a quantization parameter (QP) requirement, a temporal distance requirement, and a reference picture requirement. |
| US11778217B2 |
High level syntax control for screen content coding
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus including processing circuitry for video decoding. The processing circuitry can decode coding information for a plurality of blocks from a coded video bitstream. The coding information can indicate a high-level control flag for the plurality of blocks. The high-level control flag can indicate whether a plurality of coding tools is disabled for at least one of the plurality of blocks where at least one of the plurality of blocks includes a current block. The processing circuitry can determine whether the plurality of coding tools is disabled for the at least one of the plurality of blocks based on the high-level control flag. The processing circuitry can reconstruct the current block without the plurality of coding tools based on the plurality of coding tools being determined as disabled. |
| US11778216B2 |
Signaling of cu based interpolation filter selection
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information for a current block in a current coded picture that is part of a coded video sequence. The prediction information indicates a fractional motion vector for the current block. The processing circuitry determines whether one of a block width and a block height of the current block is below a first threshold. The processing circuitry selects one of an integer motion vector, a first interpolation filter, and a second interpolation filter for the current block when the one of the block width and the block height of the current block is determined to be below the first threshold. The processing circuitry reconstructs the current block based on the selected one of the integer motion vector, the first interpolation filter, and the second interpolation filter. |
| US11778214B2 |
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 a processor that is configured to decode prediction information of a current block in a current coding tree unit (CTU) from a coded video bitstream. The prediction information is indicative of an intra block copy mode. The processor is configured to determine a search range for the intra block copy mode based on a size of the current CTU, and determine a block vector that points to a reference block in a same picture as the current block and within the determined search range, the reference block having reconstructed samples buffered in a reference sample memory. Further, the processor is configured to reconstruct at least a sample of the current block based on the reconstructed samples of the reference block that are retrieved from the reference sample memory. |
| US11778213B2 |
Activation function design in neural network-based filtering process for video coding
A method of coding video data, the method comprising: reconstructing a block of the video data; and applying a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN)-based filter to the reconstructed block, wherein the CNN-based filter uses a LeakyReLU activation function. |
| US11778207B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder includes circuitry and memory. The circuitry, using the memory: derives a one-dimensional array of a plurality of reference samples for intra prediction; performs smoothing on the one-dimensional array of the plurality of reference samples which has been derived; and generates a prediction image using the plurality of reference samples. In deriving the one-dimensional array, the circuitry projects a value of at least one decoded pixel located on a first line onto a second line perpendicular to the first line, to derive at least one of the plurality of reference samples, and the smoothing is performed on the at least one decoded pixel projected onto the second line. |
| US11778205B2 |
Flexible tiling in video coding
A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes partitioning a picture into a plurality of first level tiles. A subset of the first level tiles is partitioned into a plurality of second level tiles. Each second level tile contains a single rectangular slice of picture data. The first level tiles and the second level tiles are encoded into a bitstream. The bitstream is stored for communication toward a decoder. |
| US11778202B2 |
Information processing method and device, apparatus, and storage medium
An information processing method and device, an apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: for inputted source video data, predicting a colour component of a coding block in the source video data according to a prediction mode to obtain a first prediction block, wherein the prediction mode is preset and is a Position-Dependent Prediction Combination (PDCP) mode; determining a difference between the colour component of the coding block and a prediction value of the first prediction block to obtain a residual block; and signalling the residual block and the prediction mode in a bitstream. |
| US11778194B2 |
MV planar mode with block level
A method of video processing includes: deriving, from a set of neighboring blocks, a motion prediction of a current block which can be split into multiple sub-blocks; and performing a conversion between the current block and a bitstream representation of the current block using the derived motion prediction, the motion prediction being applied to the current block on a basis of a block level instead of on a sub-block level. |
| US11778191B2 |
Methods and devices for context set selection
Methods of encoding and decoding for video data are described for encoding or decoding multi-level significance maps. Distinct context sets may be used for encoding the significant-coefficient flags in different regions of the transform unit. In a fixed case, the regions are defined by coefficient group borders. In one example, the upper-left coefficient group is a first region and the other coefficient groups are a second region. In a dynamic case, the regions are defined by coefficient group borders, but the encoder and decoder dynamically determine in which region each coefficient group belongs. Coefficient groups may be assigned to one region or another based on, for example, whether their respective significant-coefficient-group flags were inferred or not. |
| US11778187B2 |
Flexible quantization
A digital media encoder/decoder uses a flexible quantization technique that provides the ability to vary quantization along various dimensions of the encoded digital media data, including spatial, frequency sub bands and color channels. The codec utilizes a signaling scheme to signal various permutations of flexible quantization combinations efficiently for primary usage scenarios. When a choice of quantizer is available, the codec efficiently encodes the current quantizer by defining a subset of quantizers and indexes the current quantizer from the set. |
| US11778185B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling of chroma quantization parameters
According to an aspect of the disclosure, a method of video decoding performed in a video decoder is provided. In the method, syntax information of a coding unit (CU) is decoded from a coded video bitstream. The syntax information is signaled in a picture header (PH) and includes chroma quantization parameter (QP) offsets in a PH level. The chroma QP offsets include at least one of a Cb offset, a Cr offset, and a CbCr offset. Further, quantization parameters for the CU are determined based on the chroma QP offsets in the PH level and a quantization parameter range offset of the CU. |
| US11778184B1 |
Image encoding method/device, image decoding method/device, and recording medium in which bitstream is stored
The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image encoding method of the present invention comprises: a first dividing step of dividing a current image into a plurality of blocks; and a second dividing step of dividing, into a plurality of sub blocks, a block, which is to be divided and includes a boundary of the current image, among the plurality of blocks, wherein the second dividing step is recursively performed by setting a sub block including the boundary of the current images as the block to be divided, until the sub block including the boundary of the current image does not exist among the sub blocks. |
| US11778181B2 |
Interplay between subpictures and in-loop filtering
An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a block of a first sub-picture of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether to apply a deblocking process across an edge between the block and a neighboring block of a second sub-picture based on whether a loop filtering process is allowed across subpicture boundaries. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the determining. |
| US11778177B2 |
Adaptive loop filter with fixed filters
A video decoder can be configured to apply a first stage adaptive loop filter (ALF) to a reconstructed sample by determining a first class index for the reconstructed sample, selecting a filter from a first set of filters based on the first class index, and applying the filter from the first set of filters to the reconstructed sample to determine a first intermediate sample value; apply a second stage ALF to the reconstructed sample by determining a second class index for the reconstructed sample; select a second filter from a second set of filters based on the second class index, applying the second filter to the reconstructed sample to determine a first sample modification value, and determining a second sample modification value based on the first intermediate sample value; and determine a filtered reconstructed sample based on the reconstructed sample and the first and second sample modification values. |
| US11778175B2 |
Calculation for multiple coding tools
A method of video processing includes making a determination, fora conversion between a current video block of a video and a coded representation of the video, of an affine merge candidate selectively according to a rule; and performing the conversion according to the determination. The rule specifies how the affine merge candidate is calculated without use of a log 2(X) operation where X is equal to or less than zero. The affine merge candidate is a motion candidate derived from neighboring affine coded video blocks. |
| US11778172B2 |
Colour component prediction method, encoder, decoder and storage medium
Disclosed are a colour component prediction method, an encoder, a decoder, and a storage medium. The method includes: determining adjacent reference pixels of a current block in a picture; constructing a subset of adjacent reference pixels according to the adjacent reference pixels, wherein the subset of adjacent reference pixels contains a part of the adjacent reference pixels; and calculating model parameters of a prediction model according to the subset of adjacent reference pixels, wherein the prediction model includes N prediction sub-models, the N prediction sub-models correspond to N groups of model parameters, and the prediction sub-models are used to perform, through corresponding model parameters, cross-component prediction of colour components to be predicted, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. |
| US11778169B2 |
Method, apparatus and storage medium for image encoding/decoding using reference picture
Disclosed herein are a method, apparatus and storage medium for image encoding/decoding using a reference picture. A picture is divided into multiple sub-pictures. The sub-pictures of the picture share a reference picture list. In order to determine sub-pictures that share the reference picture list, specific information is signaled from an encoding apparatus to a decoding apparatus. For each sub-picture that does not share a reference picture list for an additional sub-picture, a reference picture list for the sub-picture is separately configured. |
| US11778165B2 |
Floating three-dimensional image display system
A floating three-dimensional image display system is provided. The floating three-dimensional image display system includes a controller and a first floating image display device. The controller converts a plurality of image information of an electronic device into a plurality of first floating image information according to the plurality of image information and a plurality of depth information of the electronic device, and displays the plurality of first floating image information in a space above a first side of the first floating image display device through the first floating image display device. |
| US11778164B2 |
Display apparatus installed in elevator, and image processing method
A display apparatus capable of being installed in an elevator may include: a monitor unit for displaying an output image; and an image processor configured to display, on the monitor unit, at least one of an external image obtained by photographing an external panoramic view of the elevator and a virtual graphic screen related to the external panoramic view. The monitor unit includes a ceiling monitor extending to be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a ceiling part of the elevator. The image processor displays, on the monitor unit, a virtual object for giving an effect of providing a sense of boundary between the inside and outside of the elevator to an occupant in the elevator along with the external panoramic view corresponding to at least one of the external image and the virtual graphic screen. |
| US11778162B2 |
Method and system for draping a 3D garment on a 3D human body
This disclosure relates generally to method and system for draping a 3D garment on a 3D human body. Dressing digital humans in 3D have gained much attention due to its use in online shopping and draping 3D garments over the 3D human body has immense applications in virtual try-on, animations, and accurate fitment of the 3D garment is the utmost importance. The proposed disclosure is a single unified garment deformation model that learns the shared space of variations for a body shape, a body pose, and a styling garment. The method receives a plurality of human body inputs to construct a 3D skinned garments for the subject. The deep draper network trained using a plurality of losses provides efficient deep neural network based method that predicts fast and accurate 3D garment images. The method couples the geometric and multi-view perceptual constraints that efficiently learn the garment deformation's high-frequency geometry. |
| US11778160B2 |
Calibrating sensor alignment with applied bending moment
Examples are disclosed that relate to calibration data related to a determined alignment of sensors on a wearable display device. One example provides a wearable display device comprising a frame, a first sensor and a second sensor, one or more displays, a logic system, and a storage system. The storage system comprises calibration data related to a determined alignment of the sensors with the frame in a bent configuration and instructions executable by the logic system. The instructions are executable to obtain a first sensor data and a second sensor data respectfully from the first and second sensors, determine a distance from the wearable display device to a feature based at least upon the first and second sensor data using the calibration data, obtain a stereo image to display based upon the distance from the wearable display device to the feature, and output the stereo image via the displays. |
| US11778159B2 |
Augmented reality with motion sensing
A motion sensory and imaging device capable of acquiring imaging information of the scene and providing at least a near real time pass-through of imaging information to a user. The sensory and imaging device can be used stand-alone or coupled to a wearable or portable device to create a wearable sensory system capable of presenting to the wearer the imaging information augmented with virtualized or created presentations of information. |
| US11778153B2 |
Imaging device, electronic device, and image generation device
An imaging device is provided. The device comprises: an imaging unit in which a plurality of pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are arranged; a signal processor configured to process a signal output from the imaging unit; and a storage device configured to store the signal output from the imaging unit and transfer the signal to the signal processor. The storage device stores a plurality of image signals output by the plurality of pixels arranged in the imaging unit as a plurality of sub-frames and then outputs a sub-frame satisfying a predetermined condition out of the plurality of sub-frames as a signal for configuring a single frame. |
| US11778152B2 |
Method of controlling projector and projector
A method of controlling a projector includes projecting an achromatic area image representing a drawing area in which the projector receives drawing using a pointer on a projection surface at a first luminance at a ratio on the projection surface, the ratio being smaller than or equal to a specific ratio to a maximum luminance at which the projector capable of project an image on the projection surface, detecting a position on the projection surface pointed by the pointer while projecting the area image, determining whether or not the position is included in the drawing area, and displaying, by the projector, an area including at least a part of an outline of the drawing area at a luminance higher than the first luminance when it is determined that the position is included in the drawing area. |
| US11778147B1 |
Passive smart color night vision scope system
A Passive Smart Color Night Vision (CNV) System that includes a fully integrated scope system with dynamically controlled color night vision (CNV) algorithm to work in all light conditions. It provides the ability to replace zoom lens capability as necessary on the fly and includes interchangeable lenses. Scope parameters can be controlled from any mobile device, RF, Bluetooth, Smart goggles, Satellite, and voice. The object recognition data can be loaded to the Scope System via Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or any form of radio communications. Recognition Algorithm using database loaded. The color night vision picture seen by the Scope System can be seen using smart glasses, mobile devices, and by remote locations. Completely passive solution—IR/Visible composite image capture. An AI Reticle Adjustment algorithm is used to calculate the line up between Reticle canter and target. Smart recording capability and alerts; and recoil dampening carrier to reduce impact on electronics and overall weapon system. |
| US11778146B2 |
Apparatus and method for authenticating network video recorder security
Provided is a security authentication method of a network video recorder (NVR) including assigning a terminal unique index to each of pseudo-random functions included in a pseudo-random function set using terminal information; transmitting a session key having a predetermined expiry time and the pseudo-random function set with the assigned terminal unique index to a terminal; calculating a first terminal unique index for authenticating a first message using a predetermined bitstream of the first message received from the terminal; selecting a first pseudo-random function for authenticating the first message using the calculated first terminal unique index; generating a first independent private key of the terminal for authenticating the first message by inputting the session key and a MAC address of the terminal to the first pseudo-random function; and generating a message authentication code for the first message using the first independent private key and authenticating the first message. |
| US11778143B1 |
Interactive objects, anchors, and image search for immersive video conference spaces with shared virtual channels
Manipulating an image in an immersive video conference space includes associating an anchor to a background of the immersive video conference space, static interior objects in the immersive video conference space, and/or dynamic interior objects in the immersive video conference space or an area within a display pane of the immersive video conference space and actuating an anchor activation control that causes the image to move to a position of the anchor. The image may be an image of the presenter. The presenter may provide a gesture that actuates the anchor activation. The gesture may be a keyboard shortcut or a touch gesture. The touch gesture may be a tap, a swipe, or a tap and hold. The image may move to the position of the anchor along a transitional route. The image may change appearance as the image moves to the position of the anchor along the transitional route. |
| US11778139B2 |
Electronic apparatus and control method thereof
Disclosed is an electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus includes a memory configured to store a plurality of frames included in an input image and a processor configured to: identify whether one frame of the plurality of frames is a first interpolated frame generated based on at least two frames from remaining frames of the plurality of frames, and select a reference frame to be used in frame interpolation of the plurality of frames based on the first interpolated frame being identified. |
| US11778134B2 |
Fault detection circuit for image sensor
The present invention relates to a fault detection circuit for detecting one or more column faults in a pixel array of an image sensor. The present invention further relates to a readout circuit for reading out a column line of an image sensor, and to an image sensor comprising the same.The fault detection circuit according to the invention comprises a signal unit for applying an electrical signal to a given column line of the pixel array, a determining unit for measuring a response to the applied electrical signal and for determining whether a fault exists for said given column line in dependence of the measured response, and a controller for controlling the signal unit and the determining unit, and for outputting a fault status for said given column line. |
| US11778133B2 |
Systems including portable photo studios
A portable photo studio system includes a portable photo studio and an electronic device such as a camera-enabled smartphone. A computer system is provided that interacts with the electronic device. The computer system requests an image capture system. In response, the electronic device captures image data and shares it with the computer system. The computer system then analyzes the image data to identify areas of interest. |
| US11778132B2 |
Information processing apparatus and method of controlling the same
An information processing apparatus comprises: an output unit configured to perform video output to an external apparatus; a switching unit configured to switch an operation mode of the information processing apparatus between a first mode in which the video output by the output unit is performed and a second mode in which the video output by the output unit is not performed; and a synchronization control unit configured to, in the video output by the output unit, control whether or not to perform Genlock based on an external synchronization signal inputted from an external unit. The synchronization control unit, in a case where an instruction for performing Genlock has been received while operating in the first mode and not performing Genlock, prevents start of Genlock while operating in the first mode. |
| US11778128B2 |
Broadcasting control apparatus, broadcasting control method, program, and recording medium
Provided is a broadcasting control apparatus configured to generate a system time for broadcasting control, the system time being synchronized with a reference time in accordance with a predetermined time protocol, and configured to correct, when leap second adjustment information indicating that leap second adjustment is scheduled to be completed at a first time in the reference time is received, the system time by a correction amount depending on a time length D over a correction period having the time length D from a second time earlier than the first time, the time length D being set such that a correction amount per second of the system time is equal to or less than a cycle corresponding to an inverse of a video frame rate. |
| US11778125B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method, and product generating correction information in ascending order from a region of a smaller number of printing materials
An image processing apparatus comprises a generation unit configured to generate correction information for reducing density change in image formation using a printing material including a plurality of colors. The generation unit generates correction information, sequentially in ascending order from a region of a smaller number of printing materials in a read-out image acquired by reading an image formed using a printing material including a plurality of colors, the correction information corresponding to a printing material for which correction information has not been generated among the printing materials used for the region. |
| US11778124B2 |
Color data conversion method, color data conversion device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium recording color data conversion program
A computer analyzes submitted data to identify insufficient data among data necessary for executing C×F color conversion process. When spectral characteristic data of a patch constituting a C×F chart is insufficient, a computer supplements the spectral characteristic data. When complete printing order data has not been obtained, the computer supplements printing order data. The color conversion process is performed using the data after supplement. |
| US11778123B2 |
Artifact compensation mechanism
A system is disclosed. The system includes at least one physical memory device to store compensation logic and one or more processors coupled with the at least one physical memory device to execute the compensation logic to generate first ink deposition function representing a first output ink amount versus input digital count for each of a plurality of color planes without pel forming element artifacts, generate second ink deposition function representing a second output ink amount versus input digital count for each of the plurality of color planes with the pel forming element artifacts and generate compensated halftones for each of the plurality of color planes based on the first ink deposition function and the second ink deposition function. |
| US11778122B2 |
Apparatus, method, and storage medium for removing shading dots
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, an isolated dot is removed from an image including a shading dot, and a shading dot in contact with a character is removed from the isolated dot-removed image based on a size of the removed isolated dot. |
| US11778111B1 |
Mobile device with slide-out office equipment
An apparatus includes a portable case, and a slide-out printer is connected to the portable case. The slide-out printer is connected so as to slide in and out of the portable case. The slide-out printer includes a scanner, and the scanner includes a platen. The apparatus also includes a slide-out shredder connected to the portable case. The slide-out shredder is similarly connected to slide in and out of the portable case. |
| US11778110B2 |
Image processing apparatus displaying a home screen in a fixed button mode in a state where acquisition of a recommended button information is unavailable
An image processing apparatus communicable with an information processing apparatus includes a display and one or multiple processors configured to transmit a request for information and arrangement of buttons to be displayed on the display to the information processing apparatus; to receive the information and the arrangement of the plurality of buttons, transmitted by the information processing apparatus in accordance with the transmitted request; to cause the display to display the buttons in accordance with the received information and the received arrangement of the buttons; to cause, when at least one of the information and the arrangement of the buttons is not received, the display to display a screen based on information and arrangement of buttons stored in the image processing apparatus before the acquisition request is transmitted. |
| US11778107B2 |
Retail photo kiosk access system
Disclosed herein are embodiments for operating a retail photo kiosk and establishing a dedicated access for a remote mobile device to the photo kiosk. Certain embodiments of the photo kiosk incorporate anchored connector cables to connect remote mobile devices to the photo kiosk. According to one embodiment, the photo kiosk detects when a remote mobile device is connected to the kiosk via an anchored connector cable. Upon receiving user information, the photo kiosk generates and sends an access message comprising to the connected mobile device. Following the access message, the user may establish dedicated access to the photo kiosk through the mobile device, which allows the user to utilize and leverage photo processing features of the kiosk. |
| US11778106B2 |
Detecting and flagging acoustic problems in video conferencing
A method for detecting and flagging problems in videoconferencing is provided. The method includes measuring, by a processing device of a user videoconferencing device, a first set of acoustic data associated with a conference room during a video conference attended by a plurality of users. The first set of acoustic data indicates one or more acoustic parameters, including the reverberation time, the signal-to-noise ratio, or the absolute noise level of the conference room. The method further includes comparing the one or more first acoustic parameters to one or more thresholds during the video conference. Moreover, the method includes providing at least one of the first acoustic parameters or a result of the comparison to the at least one user during the video conference. |
| US11778101B2 |
Performing an operation responsive to a voice call
Methods, devices, and systems related to performing an operation responsive to a voice call are described. In an example, a method can include storing data representing a number of contact lists on a memory of a first computing device, wherein the data representing the number of contact lists includes data representing credentials of a number of contacts on the number of contact lists, receiving data representing a voice call and credentials of a second computing device at the first computing device, comparing the data representing the credentials of the second computing device with the data representing the credentials of the number of contacts on the number of contact lists to determine which contact list the second computing device is included in, and performing an operation at the first computing device at least partially based on which contact list the second computing device is included in. |
| US11778095B2 |
Objective training and evaluation
A system and method configured to generate a simulated caller dialog including a caller intended issue for a scenario for testing a customer service representative (CSR). A simulated caller dialog is presented to the CSR and a CSR response to the simulated caller dialog is received and includes a CSR interpretation of the caller intended issue to the simulated caller dialog. An understanding determination result based on an intent determination recognition score is generated by an intent determination recognition model is generated in response to a comparison of the CSR interpretation of the caller intended issue matching the caller intended issue in the simulated caller dialog. A CSR score is generated for the scenario based on the understanding determination result. The CSR score is recorded to a database. |
| US11778093B1 |
Apparatuses and methods involving an integrated contact center
Apparatuses and methods concerning providing a data-communications virtual assistant are disclosed. As an example, one apparatus includes a data-communications server. The data-communications server is configured to process user-data-communications between a client station and another station participating in data-communications via the data-communications services where the client station is associated with one client entity. The server is also configured to identify a context for each respective user-data-communication between the client station and the participating station, where the context data corresponds to at least one communications-specific characteristic associated with the user-data-communications, and to retrieve structured and unstructured data relating to previous data-communications provided by the data-communications server. The server is also configured to provide the integrated contact center to particular end users based on the identified context, and including data generated from the retrieved structured and unstructured data. |
| US11778092B2 |
Selective performance of automated telephone calls to reduce latency and/or duration of assistant interaction
Implementations are directed to using an assistant to initiate automated telephone calls with entities. Some implementations identify an item of interest, identify a group of entities associated with the item, and initiate the calls with the entities. During a given call with a given entity, the assistant can request a status update regarding the item, and determine a temporal delay before initiating another call with the given entity to request a further status update regarding the item based on information received responsive to the request. Other implementations receive a request to perform an action on behalf of a user, identify a group of entities that can perform the action, and initiate a given call with a given entity. During the given call, the assistant can initiate an additional call with an additional entity, and generate notification(s), for the user, based on result(s) of the given call and/or the additional call. |
| US11778090B1 |
Communication monitoring systems and methods
A system comprising: (a) a compliance server adapted to receive an audio feed of a telephone conversation; (b) an identification module adapted to ascertain IP addresses from which said audio feed originates and identify participants in said telephone conversation using said IP addresses; and (c) an analysis module adapted to ascertain a subject of said telephone conversation. |
| US11778088B2 |
Handheld electronic device having improved phone call log, and associated method
An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method provide an improved call log that presents information relating to logged phone calls in a collapsed manner, meaning that for each phone number having a call stored in the memory of the device, only the most recent in time call is listed on the call log. An improved handheld electronic device and an associated method also provide a call history for any phone call from the improved call log that is selected by the user. The call history includes a listing of all of the calls stored by the device that are associated with the selected call log call. |
| US11778087B1 |
Systems and methods for restricting capture of self-portrait images on mobile devices
The disclosed computer-implemented method for restricting capture of self-portrait images on mobile devices may include (i) capturing sensor data associated with a surrounding environment, (ii) detecting a user input for taking one or more self-portrait images, determining, based on the sensor data, one or more potential hazards associated with the taking of the self-portrait images within the surrounding environment, and (iv) performing a security action to protect against the potential hazards associated with the taking of the self-portrait images within the surrounding environment. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US11778079B2 |
Method for controlling foldable terminal and foldable terminal
The present disclosure discloses a method for controlling a foldable terminal and a foldable terminal. The method includes: receiving a first input for the foldable terminal; obtaining a folding angle of the foldable terminal; and controlling, in a case that the folding angle meets a target condition, the foldable terminal to power on or power off in response to the first input. |
| US11778071B2 |
Systems and methods for converting between a lossy communication protocol and a lossless communication protocol
Disclosed herein are related to communication systems and methods for converting between lossy communication protocol packets and lossless communication protocol packets. In one aspect, the communication system includes a server, a set top box, and an intermediate node. In some embodiments, the intermediate node is configured to receive a lossy communication protocol packet from the server, convert the lossy communication protocol packet to a lossless communication protocol packet, and transmit the converted lossless communication protocol packet to the set top box. |
| US11778069B2 |
Multi-channel message exchange system demand API
A customer of a multi-channel message exchange system provides criteria for selecting a service provider using an application programming interface (API). The multi-channel message exchange system selects a service provider that is best suited to deliver each individual message, via a network, for the customer. The message exchange system selects a service provider based on customer criteria, service provider data structures, and other information. The criteria may include a maximum value, a minimum quality score, a maximum latency, or any suitable combination thereof. The data structures may include geographic jurisdictions in which the service provider provides network-based message delivery, channels through which the service provider is willing to deliver messages, or any suitable combination thereof. |
| US11778068B2 |
Systems and methods for processing requests for content of a content distribution network
Improved methods for retrieval of content from CDNs is provided that includes a rendezvous controller that receives information of an identification of content being requested and an estimated location of a content requesting device. Based on this information, the rendezvous system identifies a server within a CDN from which the requested content may be retrieved. The selected server may be based on a repeatable hash function such that the likelihood that the content being requested is cached at the selected server. Steering requests to a server of the CDN which may have the content cached may reduce the number of servers within the CDN with the same cached content, particularly for the highest requested content. The rendezvous system may then return a corresponding domain name associated with the selected server and that can be subsequently submitted to a DNS for resolution to the IP address of the identified server. |
| US11778067B2 |
System for triggering cross channel data caching on network nodes
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for triggering cross channel data caching on network nodes. Historical event data and live event data of a user may be monitored to determine an expected event that includes one or more expected channels. An expected period of time for the expected event may also be determined. Relevant user data may then be identified from one or more systems of record and cached or otherwise compressed. One or more nodes of a network associated with each of the one or more expected channels are then identified. The cached data is then transmitted to virtual data structures associated with each of the one or more nodes. The cached data is then generally maintained in these virtual data structures on the network for the expected period of time. |
| US11778062B2 |
System architecture for enabling efficient inter-application communications
A system architecture can be used to facilitate communication among applications that are native and/or non-native to an application environment. The system architecture can include a first application environment executed on a client-side computing device. The first application environment can execute software applications that are native thereto. The first application environment can further execute software applications that are native thereto, but which software applications themselves comprise second application environments of types different from the first application environment, and which software applications can therefore execute additional software applications that are non-native to the first application environment. The first application environment can further execute a computation engine that is configured to store and execute instructions received from the first software application, the second software application, or both. |
| US11778058B1 |
Online service platform (OSP) generating and transmitting on behalf of primary entity to third party proposal of the primary entity while maintaining the primary entity anonymous
An online software platform (OSP) produces, by applying resource digital rules to previous relationship instance data of a primary entity data associated with one or more secondary entities of the domain, a domain resource regarding the domain. The OSP may then determine, by applying an alignment digital rule of the domain to the relationship instance data and the domain resource, whether or not an alignment condition of the domain is met, which indicates whether resources for relationship instances of the primary entity should have been remitted to the domain. If the alignment condition is not met, then the OSP may assemble proposal components, and communicate some of them to the domain on behalf of the primary entity to remit the resources, without initially communicating those proposal components that would reveal the identity of the primary entity. |
| US11778052B1 |
Systems and methods for automatically connecting managed devices
A first user device associated with a first dependent user may receive a request to add a second dependent user associated with a second user device to a contacts list of the first user device, and may provide a first device identifier, identifying the first user device, to the second user device via a short-range communication. The first user device may receive, from the second user device, a second device identifier, identifying the second user device, via a short-range communication, and may provide the second device identifier to an approval system. The first user device may receive, from the approval system, an indication of approval to add the second dependent user to the contacts list, and may add the second dependent user to the contacts list based on the indication. The first user device may communicate with the second user device, via a telecommunications network, based on the contacts list. |
| US11778050B2 |
Device-free activity identification using fine-grained WiFi signatures
A system includes a device that is disposed within an environment and is adapted to communicate over a radio frequency communication link. The system also includes a wireless access point disposed within the environment, including a wireless transceiver in communication with the device over a radio frequency communication link using a plurality of channels, and recording a channel state information data set for the radio frequency communication link. The system also includes a monitoring device including a memory storing a plurality of activity profiles, each of which includes an activity and a channel state information profile corresponding to the activity, and a processor receiving, from the wireless access point, the channel state information data set and determining, based on a comparison of the channel state information data set to the channel state information profile of each of the plurality of activity profiles, the activity of the person in the environment. |
| US11778048B2 |
Automatically executing responsive actions upon detecting an incomplete account lineage chain
Aspects of the disclosure relate to account lineage tracking and automatically executing responsive actions upon detecting an incomplete lineage chain. A computing platform may receive an account-change message from a database-level interceptor. The account-change message may include information identifying a first target account as a database-level source account and identifying a second target account associated with one or more target databases. The first target account may be associated with a target application configured to access the target database. After receiving the account-change message, the computing platform may determine, based on a failure to detect a source account associated with the first target account, that an account lineage chain associated with the account-change message is incomplete. In response to determining that the account lineage chain is incomplete, the computing platform may generate and send one or more commands to limit access of the first target account to the target database. |
| US11778043B2 |
Horizontal scaling for a software defined wide area network (SD-WAN)
Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for managing networks. According to at least one example, a method is provided for connecting to a network controller across different regions. The method includes identifying a first connection with a network orchestrator during establishment of a second connection with the network orchestrator from a network controller; establishing a sibling session that links the second connection and the first connection at a control plane; inserting a sibling data message that identifies the sibling session into control messages sent; receiving a message from the network orchestrator over the second connection, the message including an address of the network controller associated with the second connection; and transmitting the second address of the network controller over the first connection to the network orchestrator. |
| US11778040B2 |
Communication apparatus, program, communication method, information processing method, information processing apparatus, and communication system
A communication device including: an acquiring unit configured to transmit first identification information for identifying the communication device to a first connection destination and to acquire information about a second connection destination corresponding to the first identification information; and a transmitter configured to transmit data to the second connection destination. |
| US11778033B1 |
Playback of a stored networked remote collaboration session
Various implementations of the present application set forth a method comprising generating three-dimensional data and two-dimensional data representing a physical space that includes a real-world asset, generating an extended-reality (XR) stream representing a remote collaboration session between a host device and a set of remote devices, where the XR stream includes a combination of the three-dimensional data and the two-dimensional data, a set of augmented-reality (AR) elements associated with the real-world asset, and a set of performed actions associated with a portion of the digital representation or at least one AR element, serializing the XR stream into a set of serialized chunks, transmitting the serialized chunks to the remote devices, where the remote devices recreate the XR stream in a set of remote XR environments, and transmitting the serialized chunks to a remote storage device, where a device subsequently retrieves the serialized chunks to replay the remote collaboration session. |
| US11778032B2 |
Using voice commands from a mobile device to remotely access and control a computer
A method of using voice commands from a mobile device to remotely access and control a computer. The method includes receiving audio data from the mobile device at the computer. The audio data is decoded into a command. A software program that the command was provided for is determined. At least one process is executed at the computer in response to the command. Output data is generated at the computer in response to executing at least one process at the computer. The output data is transmitted to the mobile device. |
| US11778030B2 |
Building smart entity system with agent based communication and control
A building management system of a building includes one or more memory devices configured to store instructions thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to generate agents, each agent of the agents paired with one entity of a plurality of entities of an entity database, wherein the entity database includes relationships between the entities, wherein the entities represent physical building entities of the building comprising building equipment or building spaces. The instructions cause the one or more processors to communicate, by the plurality of agents, data of the physical building entities via a plurality of agent communication channels and perform, by the plurality of agents, one or more operations for the plurality of entities based on the data. |
| US11778027B2 |
Data sharing in geographically partitioned networks
Techniques are disclosed for the sharing and transferring of user data in online network systems operating in multiple jurisdictions. The different jurisdictions may be, for example, different geo-partitions in an online network system. Various techniques are disclosed for providing cross-partition operational functionalities (e.g., cross-geo transactions) between geo-partitioned server systems through the sharing and transferring of data between the geo-partitions. The geo-partitions may have established permissions for data that can be shared between the geo-partitions. A server system in one geo-partition may generate an auxiliary account from a subset of data shared across the geo-partitions that complies with the data permissions. Complying with the established data permissions may inhibit overlapping between the different laws or regulations of the geo-partitions. |
| US11778025B1 |
Cross-region directory service
Techniques for managing a cross-region directory service are described. A method of managing a cross-region directory service may include establishing a cross region peer connection between a first directory virtual network of a directory service in a first region of a provider network and a second directory virtual network of the directory service in a second region of the provider network, the second directory virtual network associated with a pre-allocated classless interdomain routing (CIDR) range, replicating, by a cross-region replicator, data or metadata associated with the directory service from the first region to the second region, and orchestrating one or more updates to the directory service in the second region based at least on the data or metadata replicated to the second region. |
| US11778024B2 |
Decentralized computation system architecture based on node specialization
Described are systems, methods, and media for providing secure and scalable decentralized computation for one or more decentralized applications. Features include a blockchain, and a plurality of nodes that are separated into at least a first specialized node type and a second specialized node type. Nodes of the first specialized node type can be assigned non-deterministic tasks to perform, and each of the nodes of the second specialized node type can be assigned deterministic tasks to perform. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods can achieve improvements in speed and cost that scale with hardware capacity without compromising decentralization. |
| US11778022B2 |
Dynamically generated context pane within a group-based communication interface
Various examples of the present disclosure can be directed to programmatically generating and rendering for display a context pane within a group-based communication interface. In some examples, the context pane comprises context pane content representative of channel membership associated with a communication channel identifier with which the group-based communication interface is associated. Group-based communication objects of a group-based communication data corpus can be utilized (e.g., by way of a trained machine learning model and/or work graph data structures) to inform the determination of context pane content. |
| US11778018B2 |
Method for task offloading based on power control and resource allocation in industrial internet of things
A method for task offloading based on power control and resource allocation in the Industrial Internet of Things includes establishing a computing model for computation tasks at different offloading locations, constructing communication power control, resource allocation and computation offloading problems as a mixed integer non-linear programming model, solving them using a deep reinforcement learning algorithm to obtain an optimal strategy for offloading of the computation tasks, thus achieving communication power optimization and cross-domain resource allocation. |
| US11778011B2 |
Live streaming architecture with server-side stream mixing
A live media streaming architecture facilitates live interaction among multiple participants, such as viewers and stage performers for a show. A cluster of computers is responsible for generating, transmitting, and displaying a composed live stream, such as a grid, of one group of individuals, by mixing live streams from those individuals, that will allow them to interact with a stage performer or other contributors or other individuals during an event. The architecture can support receiving the live streams at a physical location of an event or other locations for centralized redistribution. |
| US11778010B2 |
Techniques for determining an upper bound on visual quality over a completed streaming session
In various embodiments, a hindsight application computes a hindsight metric value for evaluation of a video rate selection algorithm. The hindsight application determines a first encoding option associated with a source chunk of a media title based on a network throughput trace and a buffer trellis. The hindsight application determines that the first encoding option is associated with a buffered duration range. The buffered duration range is also associated with a second encoding option that is stored in the buffer trellis. After determining that the first encoding option is associated with a higher visual quality than the second encoding option, the hindsight application stores the first encoding option instead of the second encoding option in the buffer trellis to generate a modified buffer trellis. Finally, the hindsight application computes a hindsight metric value associated with a sequence of encoded chunks of the media title based on the modified buffer trellis. |
| US11778005B2 |
Systems and methods for DC power and data communication over a single pair of wires, for a quick-service restaurant
Systems and methods for facilitating intercom communication for one or more quick-service restaurant drive-throughs are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: capture sound from a customer placing an order; generate order information signals that represent the captured sound; encode signals to form order data packets; transmit the order data packets to a base station through a single pair of wires that is also used to provide power; decode information from the order data packets; and generate order sound based on the decoded information, such that the generated order sound is audible to a staff member of the quick service restaurant through a headset. |
| US11777995B2 |
Resource state validation of access management policies
Resource state validation may be performed for access management policies by an identity and access management system. An access management policy associated with an account for network-based services may be received and validated according to resource state obtained for resources associated with the account. A correction for a portion of the access management policy may be identified according to the validation and provided via an interface for the identity and access management system. |
| US11777989B1 |
Automated deployment of decoy production networks
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for automated deployment of decoy production networks. Example methods may include detecting, by one or more computer processors coupled to memory, an unauthorized user in a production network environment, determining a computer-executable payload associated with the unauthorized user, and initiating a first virtual decoy production network environment. Methods may include causing the computer-executable payload to be executed in the first virtual decoy production network environment, and recording telemetry data associated with execution of the computer-executable payload in the first virtual decoy production network environment. |
| US11777987B2 |
Method and system for layered detection of phishing websites
Phishing attacks cause financial frauds and credential thefts. The conventional blacklist, whitelist and Machine Learning (ML) based methods fail to provide an accurate detection of phishing attacks. The present disclosure provides a layered approach wherein a URL domain name is compared with blacklist domains and whitelist domains. Further, the URL undergoes Internet Protocol (IP) address checking followed by context checking. A clicked context is verified based on the number of search results from a popular search engine. Otherwise, the typed context is checked for non-ASCII characters in the domain name. Further, the URL is checked for any brand name. Further, the domain is checked for any misspelling. Further, the URL is examined using a Machine Learning (ML) model. Finally, the URL is classified as phishing if a number hits in a popular search engine is less. Here a phishing alert is generated in each layer based on the corresponding decision. |
| US11777986B2 |
Systems and methods for AIDA based exploit selection
Systems and methods of embodiments are described of a campaign controller that establishes a model for using a plurality of types of exploits based on at least results of simulated phishing communications using those exploits, and uses the model to communicate a first simulated phishing communication to one or more devices of a user where the type of exploit used for the first simulated phishing communication is selected using the model. The campaign controller applies either artificial intelligence or machine learning to the results of simulated phishing communications to establish the model. The campaign controller selects the exploit by applying either artificial intelligence or machine learning to one or more attributes of the user and/or one or more responses from the user. |
| US11777984B1 |
Automatic threat detection and remediation
Threats to systems and data captured by such systems can be automatically detected and remediated. Inbound traffic on an enterprise network can be monitored and analyzed to detect a threat based on parameters of the inbound traffic. In response, a patch can be identified or generated to address known or unknown threats based on a comparison of parameters. Once identified or generated, the patch can be conveyed to a target computing resource for deployment to address the threat. |
| US11777982B1 |
Multidimensional security situation real-time representation method and system and applicable to network security
A multidimensional security situation real-time presentation method according to an embodiment includes selecting security testing cases of at least one dimensionality based on a test instruction to generate a target test set, and generating a corresponding target log set according to the target test set, determining a difference log set according to the target log set and a monitoring log set, and performing real-time output display of difference log events, test processing time periods, enhanced training nodes and a test processing efficiency corresponding to the difference log set. |
| US11777981B1 |
Risk scoring based on compliance verification test results in a local network
A server system sends, via a linearly ordered communication orbit, to computational machines at a first subset of nodes in a computer network, a set of local environment verification tests and a set of mappings that map results of the local environment verification tests into a set of risk scores. Requests sent by the server system cause the computational machines at the plurality of nodes to: locally evaluate the set of local environment verification tests to produce test results, and locally map the test results using the set of mappings into a set of risk scores. Queries sent by the server cause the computational machines at the plurality of nodes to return to the server system at least a portion of the test results and risk scores. The server, identifies, based on the received test results and risk scores, computational machines and/or control categories having risk scores satisfying predefined criteria. |
| US11777980B2 |
Dynamic preview of security vulnerability levels in a managed network
A system may include a server device configured to: receive selected factors and respective weights for each of the selected factors; obtain combinations of selected primary factors that total less than a maximum number of rows; determine a duplication count for the combinations of selected primary factors; and generate, for display on a graphical user interface, data representing a table, where each column of the table represents one of the selected factors, where for columns of the table representing selected primary factors, rows represent each of the combinations of selected primary factors duplicated according to the duplication count, where for columns of the table representing selected secondary factors from the selected factors, rows represent repeated iteration through possible values of the selected secondary factors, and where each row includes a respective risk score based on a weighted average of the respective weights applied to the selected factors represented therein. |
| US11777977B2 |
Systems and methods for performing or creating simulated phishing attacks and phishing attack campaigns
A method for establishing a campaign for a simulated phishing attack includes receiving, via a campaign manager, specification of a plurality of parameters for a campaign including at least an identifier of a campaign and identification of users to which to send the campaign, establishing, via the campaign manager, a type of exploit for the campaign and one or more types of data to collect via the type of exploit, storing, by the campaign manager, the campaign comprising the plurality of parameters, and identifying, by a simulation server, the campaign stored in the database to create a simulated phishing email, to be sent to email accounts of the users, using the plurality of parameters of the campaign, wherein the simulated phishing email is to be created to have a link to a landing page comprising the type of exploit and configured to collect the one or more types of data. |
| US11777976B2 |
Information technology security assessment system
A method and system for creating a composite security rating from security characterization data of a third party computer system. The security characterization data is derived from externally observable characteristics of the third party computer system. Advantageously, the composite security score has a relatively high likelihood of corresponding to an internal audit score despite use of externally observable security characteristics. Also, the method and system may include use of multiple security characterizations all solely derived from externally observable characteristics of the third party computer system. |
| US11777975B1 |
Identifying malicious nodes in a blockchain network
A method including receiving, by a blockchain node from a peer blockchain node, a total amount of messages indicating blockchain transactions, the total amount of messages including at least one announcement message that contains an identifier to identify a blockchain transaction and at least one entire-transaction message that describes the blockchain transaction; determining, by the blockchain node based on receiving the total amount of messages, a first amount of announcement messages and a second amount of entire-transaction messages; calculating, by the blockchain node, a ratio of the second amount of messages to the total amount of messages; comparing, by the blockchain node, the calculated ratio to a predetermined threshold ratio; and determining, by the blockchain node based on a result of the comparison, whether a peer blockchain client utilized by the peer blockchain node has been modified is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11777971B2 |
Bind shell attack detection
Methods, apparatus and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include collecting data packets transmitted between multiple entities over a network, and grouping the packets at least according to their source and destination entities and their times, into connections to which the packets belong. Pairs of the connections are identified having identical source and destination entities and times that are together within a specified time window, and sets of features are generated for the identified pairs of the connections. The features in the pairs are evaluated in order to detect a given pair of connections indicating malicious activity, and an alert is generated for the malicious activity. |
| US11777969B2 |
System and method for detecting a DGA domain generation algorithm
The present invention relates to a method and a detection device for detecting a DGA domain generation algorithm in a computer communication network (106) comprising at least one server (104) for resolving DNS requests from at least one client terminal (102). The computer communication network (106) further includes a detection module (108) coupled to the resolution server (104) and configured to analyse DNS queries according to the following steps: for each DNS request, associate the requested domain name and the identity of the requesting client terminal to form a tuple; combine tuples into homogeneous partitions according to the tuple community detection technique; and deduce for each homogeneous partition all the client terminals using a same DGA. |
| US11777967B2 |
Recognizing deviations in security behavior of automation units
A method, an intelligent switch, a device, and a network for recognizing deviations in communication behavior of the network are provided. Characteristics of communication are monitored and evaluated regarding security behavior of the network using a model of a communication behavior of the network. For each communication over a switch of the network, at most three security values are derived from communication metadata of the respective communication using the model of the communication behavior. For each communication, it is checked whether the respective at most three security values meet respective predetermined threshold values. When the respective predetermined threshold values are not met by at least one of the security values, a security warning is generated. |
| US11777966B2 |
Systems and methods for causation analysis of network traffic anomalies and security threats
Systems and methods for causation analysis of network anomalies in a network include detecting an alarm condition at a network device, the alarm condition pertaining to an anomaly or increase in a traffic condition such as packet loss. A dominant key is identified in each of one or more key types which contributed to the alarm condition, the key types including dimensions of traffic flow. Two or more dominant keys of two or more key types are aggregated and clustered to determine a combination of dominant keys which contributed to the alarm condition. A dominant traffic flow comprising the combination of dominant keys which contributed to the alarm condition is identified based on the aggregation and clustering. Malware or security threats can be identified from detecting a dominant source IP address or host which contributed to a predominant number of packet drops or retransmissions at ports of the network. |
| US11777961B2 |
Asset remediation trend map generation and utilization for threat mitigation
The present disclosure relates to methods, systems, and computer program products for generating an asset remediation trend map used in remediating against an attack campaign. The method comprises receiving attack kill chain data. The attack kill chain data comprises steps for executing an attack campaign on one or more assets associated with a computing device. The method further comprises parsing the attack kill chain data to determine one or more attack execution operations for executing the attack campaign on the one or more assets associated with the computing device. The method determines based on the parsing, one or more remediation operations corresponding to the one or more attack execution operations. In addition, the method sequences the one or more remediation operations to form an asset remediation trend map. In one implementation, the asset remediation trend map indicates steps for remediating the attack campaign. |
| US11777960B2 |
Detection of DNS (domain name system) tunneling and exfiltration through DNS query analysis
In one embodiment, a method includes collecting DNS (Domain Name System) communications, analyzing the DNS communications, and identifying DNS tunneling or exfiltration based analysis of the DNS communications. Analyzing the DNS communications includes identifying a distinct query count for each of a plurality of clients over a specified time period and a data transfer direction between the clients and one or more servers, and categorizing the DNS communications based on session features associated with at least one of query type, transfer capability, and server response. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein. |
| US11777955B2 |
Content delivery network (CDN) bot detection using primitive and compound feature sets
A method of detecting bots, preferably in an operating environment supported by a content delivery network (CDN) that comprises a shared infrastructure of distributed edge servers from which CDN customer content is delivered to requesting end users (clients). The method begins as clients interact with the edge servers. As such interactions occur, transaction data is collected. The transaction data is mined against a set of “primitive” or “compound” features sets to generate a database of information. In particular, preferably the database comprises one or more data structures, wherein a given data structure associates a feature value with its relative percentage occurrence across the collected transaction data. Thereafter, and upon receipt of a new transaction request, primitive or compound feature set data derived from the new transaction request are compared against the database. Based on the comparison, an end user client associated with the new transaction request is then characterized, e.g., as being associated with a human user, or a bot. |
| US11777954B2 |
Location-spoofing detection system for a network service
A computing system can receive location data from computing devices of drivers, each of the computing devices operating a designated application associated with an application service. The system can determine a set of locational attributes of a respective driver and determine whether one or more anomalous locational attributes are present in the set of locational attributes of the respective driver. In response to determining that one or more anomalous locational attributes are present, the system can associate a data set with a driver profile of the respective driver. |
| US11777952B2 |
Tracking and securing electronic messages using an embedded identifier
An authentication server can receive an electronic message transmitted by a sender. The electronic message can have an intended recipient and can include message data. A sender identification (“ID”) is embedded in the message data. The authentication server can generate a first message ID based on the message data that includes the sender ID. The first message ID can be determined to match a second message ID that is stored in a database. The sender ID can be determined to be different from an originator ID that is associated with the second message ID in the database. The authentication server can determine whether an originator associated with the originator ID has authorized the sender to transmit the message data and can determine whether to transmit the electronic message to the intended recipient based on whether the originator has authorized the sender to transmit the data. |
| US11777951B2 |
Data and source validation for equipment output data or equipment failure prediction using blockchains
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing data and source validation for equipment output data and/or for equipment failure predict. In various embodiments, in response to receiving a first request for first data that is output by first equipment, a computing system might retrieve and analyze the first data to determine whether the first data can be trusted. If so, the computing system might send the first data to the requesting device. If not, the computing system might send a second request for identifying a blockchain containing a block containing a copy of the first data. In response to the blockchain system identifying such a blockchain, the computing system might receive the identified blockchain; might abstract the block containing the copy of the first data from the identified blockchain; might abstract the first data from the block; and might send the first data to the requesting device. |
| US11777947B2 |
Ambient cooperative intelligence system and method
A method, computer program product, and computing system for initiating a session within an ACI platform; receiving an authentication request from a requester; and authenticating that the requester has the authority to access the ACI platform. |
| US11777946B2 |
Generating and utilizing digital visual codes to grant privileges via a networking system
One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code. |
| US11777944B2 |
Scalable authentication management
Authentication management by receiving a request to initiate an authentication from a computing device of a user, directing the request to a selected authentication service of a plurality of authentication services, wherein the selected authentication service is determined dynamically based on respective authentication metrics of the plurality of authentication services, receiving authentication information via the selected authentication service, and authenticating the user based on the received authentication information. |
| US11777941B2 |
Methods and authentication server for authentication of users requesting access to a restricted data resource using authorized approvers
Disclosed is a method performed by an authentication server for authentication of users requesting access to a restricted data resource from a communication device, the authentication server being situated in the restricted data resource. After checking that a username and password received from a communication device matches a stored username and password, the authentication server sends, using the RADIUS protocol, a request to the communication device to enter an approver ID. After receiving an approver ID from the communication device in response to the request, via the RADIUS protocol, the authentication server sends an approval request including user ID to an approver device indicated by the approver ID, and if the approver approves the request, the authentication server receives an accept to the approval request and grants the user access to the restricted data resource. |
| US11777939B2 |
Method and device for processing information, and storage medium
A method and device for processing information, and a storage medium is provided. The method is applied to an authorization proxy server, and includes receiving a first account information of a first vehicle-mounted terminal, determining, based on an associating record of a user account service, that a first account corresponding to the first account information is an authorized account that has been associated with the user account service, and authorizing the first account with a control right for controlling a device to be controlled. |
| US11777937B2 |
Systems and methods for third-party interoperability in secure network transactions using tokenized data
Embodiments include methods and systems for enabling third-party data service interoperability, comprising receiving, from an electronic data server, a request for a low-value token, the low-value token being associated with a subset of sensitive data associated with a user; providing the low-value token to the electronic data server; receiving a request for the subset of sensitive data, from a third-party data service server, the request comprising the low-value token; de-tokenizing the low-value token to obtain the subset of sensitive data; providing the subset of sensitive data to the third-party data service server; receiving, from an electronic data server, the low-value token and a transaction authorization request; determining, based on the low-value token and authorization request, an authorization response; and providing the authorization response to the electronic data server. |
| US11777925B2 |
System, method, and program product using ephemeral identity for digital user identification
A system and method including the steps of: generating an ephemeral ID (EID) with a client library, the EID comprises a temporary ID generated using a pseudorandom function that is configured to calculate the EID based on a linear congruential algorithm (LCG), wherein the EID changes or rotates for each loaded web page; transmitting the EID to a privacy mediation service; transmitting the EID to a programmatic advertising supply side platform where a buy side platform obtains the EID via real time bidding (RTB) calls, in which the privacy mediation service resolves the EID to a TID and return a behavioral profile or data encoded as audience segment to the buy side platform for bidding purposes. |
| US11777924B2 |
Cross chat session authentication
A method for authentication of chat bots includes determining that a first chat bot is authenticated, by a server, for first session communication at a first chat session with a first chat application instance. The first chat session is hosted by a first chat service. The method includes determining authentication intent to authenticate, with the server, a second chat bot for a second session communication at a second chat session with a second chat application instance. The second chat session is hosted by a second chat service, where the first chat bot and the second chat bot simulate respective chat application instances. The method also includes providing authentication credentials, via the first chat session, to authenticate the second chat bot with the server for the second session communication. |
| US11777918B2 |
Dynamic and cryptographically secure augmentation of participants in programmatically established chatbot sessions
The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that dynamically and securely augment participants in programmatically established chatbot sessions. For example, an apparatus may obtain messaging data generated during a first communications session involving a first device and based on the messaging data, detecting an occurrence of an event that triggers an establishment of a second communications session involving the first device and a second device. The apparatus may generate and transmit, to the second device, notification data causing the second device to validate one or more authentication credentials, and may receive confirmation data indicative of the one or more validated authentication credentials from the second device. Based on the confirmation data, the apparatus may perform operations that establish the second communications session in accordance with at least a portion of the messaging data. |
| US11777914B1 |
Virtual cryptographic module with load balancer and cryptographic module fleet
A virtual cryptographic module is used to perform cryptographic operations. The virtual cryptographic module may include a fleet of cryptographic modules and a load balancer that determines when a cryptographic module should be added to or removed from the fleet. The fleet size may be adjusted based on detecting a set of conditions that includes the utilization level of the fleet. One or more cryptographic modules of the fleet may be used to fulfill requests to perform cryptographic operations. A cryptographic module may be a hardware security module (“HSM”). |
| US11777913B2 |
Generating reports from information within a zero-knowledge data management network
The techniques herein are directed generally to a “zero-knowledge” data management network. Users are able to share verifiable proof of data and/or identity information, and businesses are able to request, consume, and act on the data—all without a data storage server or those businesses ever seeing or having access to the raw sensitive information (where server-stored data is viewable only by the intended recipients, which may even be selected after storage). In one embodiment, source data is encrypted with a source encryption key (e.g., source public key), with a rekeying key being an encrypting combination of a source decryption key (e.g., source private key) and a recipient's public key. Without being able to decrypt the data, the storage server can use the rekeying key to re-encrypt the source data with the recipient's public key, to then be decrypted only by the corresponding recipient using its private key, accordingly. |
| US11777907B2 |
Computer asset discovery for digital transformation
Computer assets within a defined network are identified using scanning services respectively connected to each of a plurality of network zones within the defined network. A plurality of interne protocol (IP) addresses within the particular one of the network zones are identified by a particular scanning service contained within the particular one of the network zones. The particular scanning service collects information associated with each of the plurality of IP addresses and infers, using the collected information, additional information about the plurality of IP addresses. The particular scanning service validates the additional information and presents analytics based upon the collected information and the additional information. Firewalls contained within the particular one of the network zones are configured to allow access by the particular scanning service. |
| US11777906B2 |
Media distribution system with manifest-based entitlement enforcement
A method for enforcing entitlements includes configuring a wide variety of entitlements at a server; determining applicable combination of entitlements for a given client request; sending entitlements to the requesting client securely; handling entitlement information securely on a plurality of client devices at run time; storing entitlement information securely on a plurality of client devices for offline use; and enforcing entitlements on a plurality of client devices. The method employs manipulation of manifest files by a proxy that may be included in the client device or located in the network. |
| US11777905B1 |
Secure configuration of a virtual private network server
A method including transmitting, by a virtual private network (VPN) server while executing an initial operating system stored on a volatile memory, a request for a VPN operating system; receiving, by the VPN server, a primary VPN operating system based at least in part on transmitting the request for the VPN operating system; transmitting, by the VPN server while executing the primary VPN operating system stored on the volatile memory, a request for a custom parameter file to configure the primary VPN operating system; and utilizing, by the VPN server based at least in part on receiving the custom parameter file, custom parameters included in the custom parameter file to configure the primary VPN operating system. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11777904B2 |
Header-based authentication in a virtual private network
A method in a virtual private network (VPN) environment, the method including receiving, by a processor, a connection request from a user device for obtaining VPN services; determining, by the processor based at least in part on receiving the connection request, custom headers including a timing header, an authorization header, a digest header, and a signature header; transmitting, by the processor to the user device, a response including the custom headers and a payload indicating a VPN server associated with obtaining the VPN services; and configuring, by the processor, the VPN server to provide the VPN services to the user device. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US11777903B2 |
Method for transmitting data between a vehicle and a vehicle security system, a transmission and reception device, and data transmission system
A method transmits data between a vehicle and a traffic security system. A number of transmission channels are available for transmitting data between the vehicle and the traffic security system. Data packets are specified for the transmission to the traffic security system. The transmission quality of the individual transmission channels is measured. A transmission configuration is selected from a plurality of transmission configurations, from the type of data and the ascertained transmission qualities, and other specifications according to a specified set of rules. The transmission configuration specifies particular transmission channels for individual data packets which are associated with a service, possibly as a function of the content of the data packet. An identifier characterizing the transmission configuration is added to the data packets. The data packets specified in the vehicle for the transmission are transmitted, together with the identifier, to the traffic security system according to the transmission configuration. |
| US11777896B2 |
Address resolution information acquisition (ARIA) for a computing device
Address resolution information acquisition (ARIA) for a computing device is described. In some examples, ARIA includes a computing device (e.g., an Internet of things (IoT) node, a gateway, a server) determining, without use of an address resolution protocol (ARP), address resolution information of one or more other computing devices (e.g., a IoT node, a gateway, a server). In one example, the computing device uses data flowing to or from its application layer, transport layer, or network layer to determine address resolution information of another computing device. The address resolution information can comprise one or more of a link layer address (e.g., a media access control (MAC) address) and an Internet layer address (e.g., an Internet protocol (IP) address). Usage of a cache for storing or deleting address resolution information can also be part of ARIA. |
| US11777895B2 |
Information processing program, information processing system, and information processing method for combining chat information into chat information set
An information processing program is configured to execute: electronic mail processing of processing electronic mails in which messages are exchanged by designating a specific party for each message; chat information acquisition processing of continuously acquiring pieces of chat information in which a specific party is designated and messages are continuously exchanged; chat information combining processing of combining, when the acquired pieces of chat information satisfy a predetermined combining condition, the acquired pieces of chat information with a chat information set which is an aggregate of pieces of already-acquired chat information satisfying the predetermined combining condition; and display processing of processing the chat information set relating to the chat information combining processing so that the chat information set is displayable in the same user interface as that of the private communication information relating to the private communication information processing. |
| US11777893B1 |
Common group suggested message recipient
A method and system for providing a common group suggestion as a recipient of a message in a communication service are disclosed, comprising receiving a request to create a message, receiving first and second recipients of the message, identifying one or more common groups of a communication service based on received first and second recipients of the message, receiving a selection of one or more of the identified common groups, and transmitting a message to the selected common group. |
| US11777892B1 |
Management of queries in electronic mail messages
Presented herein are systems and methods for handling email messages. An application may identify, via the user interface, one or more properties defining a distribution list to assign a user of the client device. The application may transmit, to the server, the one or more properties to assign the user of the client device to the distribution list, with which at least one of a plurality of email messages to is selected for sending to the client device. The application may receive, from the server, an identification of a subset of email messages selected from the plurality of email messages based on an assignment of the user of the client device to the distribution list and content in the subset of email messages. The application may present, in the user interface, a message list of the subset of email messages. |
| US11777890B2 |
Computerized systems and methods for a message frequency and control assistant
An email system is configured to enable a user to identify frequent email senders and block or consolidate emails from such senders. The emails received within a predetermined time period from a sender, who is selected for consolidation by a user of an email account, are consolidated into one entry in the inbox. This mitigates the inbox from getting overcrowded with frequent emails from various senders. Statistics related to various senders are also generated in order to aid the user in identifying senders whose emails need to be consolidated or blocked. |
| US11777889B2 |
Information processing method and device and electronic equipment
An information processing method, an information processing apparatus and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: acquiring, in response to receiving of an acquisition request to announcement information of a chat group transmitted from a user, a document identification corresponding to the announcement information, where the document identification is associated with an online document recording the announcement information; acquiring an online document indicated by the document identification based on the document identification; and displaying the online document. The announcement information can be recorded by the online document, thereby improving the capability of collecting and collating the announcement information and thus improving user experience. |
| US11777888B2 |
User request response method and apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and device
The present application relates to the technical field of computers, and provides a user request response method, a user request response apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, and an electronic device. The user request response method comprises: upon the reception of a user request sent from a first-type terminal, sending reminder messages to a plurality of second-type terminals according to the user request; receiving message receipts for the reminder messages within a preset time period; selecting a target message receipt from among the message receipts according to a preset rule; and using the second-type terminal corresponding to the target message receipt as a target second-type terminal and determining to respond to the user request according to the target second-type terminal. |
| US11777887B2 |
Reminder method and apparatus in group session, device and medium
A reminder method includes: displaying a group session interface of the group session, the group session being a group session in which a group member is allowed to use a group tool, the group tool being a program function that supports use by at least two group members together; displaying a group tool message on the group session interface, the group tool message including an entry link of the group tool; displaying, in response to that the group tool message is a message with a group attribute, a reminder control corresponding to the group tool in the group session interface, the reminder control being used as a reminder of an item in the group tool. The present disclosure provides a human-computer interaction solution for effectively transmitting the group tool message to the group member. |
| US11777886B1 |
Management of queries in electronic mail messages
Presented herein are systems and methods for handling email messages. An application may identify, via the user interface, one or more properties defining a distribution list to assign a user of the client device. The application may transmit, to the server, the one or more properties to assign the user of the client device to the distribution list, with which at least one of a plurality of email messages to is selected for sending to the client device. The application may receive, from the server, an identification of a subset of email messages selected from the plurality of email messages based on an assignment of the user of the client device to the distribution list and content in the subset of email messages. The application may present, in the user interface, a message list of the subset of email messages. |
| US11777884B2 |
Converting links and static data into collaborative user experiences
Traditional messaging applications (such as email, social networking platforms, text, instant messaging, chat, etc.) are ill-equipped for collaboration. For instance, a sender and recipients corresponding regarding a topic are often required to exchange multiple messages. As a result, determining a consensus regarding the topic or summarizing the collaboration is difficult and cumbersome. Moreover, when links are included in messages, recipients are required to navigate away from the messaging application to view the linked content. A messaging application is provided that may be configured to enable users to dynamically collaborate regarding links or data within a sent message or a receive message. In aspects, a collaborative user experience (UX) is provided, which may be an interface within a message that enables real-time collaboration between a sender and one or more recipients regarding message content—without exchanging additional messages or navigating away from the messaging application. |
| US11777883B2 |
Telecommunication and multimedia management method and apparatus
A telecommunication and multimedia management apparatus and method that supports voice and other media communications and that enables users to: (i) participate in multiple conversation modes, including live phone calls, conference calls, instant voice messaging or tactical communications; (ii) review the messages of conversations in either a live mode or a time-shifted mode and to seamlessly transition back and forth between the two modes; (iii) participate in multiple conversations either concurrently or simultaneously; (iv) archive the messages of conversations for later review or processing; and (v) persistently store media either created or received on the communication devices of users. The latter feature enables users to generate or review media when either disconnected from the network or network conditions are poor and to optimize the delivery of media over the network based on network conditions and the intention of the users participating in conversations. |
| US11777882B1 |
Notification sound processing for push notification
Provided is a method for processing a sound of a voice message associated with a push notification in a voice-based application on a mobile device. The method includes creating a shared storage area that is different from a default storage area where at least one notification sound is stored in advance when the push notification indicating the arrival of the voice message reaches. The shared storage area is an area that can be accessed by both the process of analyzing payload and the process of reproducing the combined notification sound and voice data. The method further includes downloading voice data of the voice message. Downloading voice data of the voice message downloads the voice data based on a URI by a designated mobile device. The method further includes combining the notification sound with the downloaded voice data. Combining the notification sound with the downloaded voice data combines a notification sound with the beginning of a downloaded voice data. The method further includes storing the combined notification sound and voice data in the shared storage area. The method further includes requesting the designated mobile device to reproduce the combined notification sound and voice data stored in the shared storage area. |
| US11777881B2 |
User interfaces and associated systems and processes for sharing portions of content items
In some embodiments, a first electronic device shares a portion of a content item corresponding to a respective portion of lyrics for the content item with a second electronic device. In some embodiments, a system facilitates securely sharing a portion of a content item between two devices. In some embodiments, an electronic device generates a server address for accessing a portion of a content item. In some embodiments, a uniform resource locator includes an identification of content, an indication of a first subset of the content, and authentication data. |
| US11777880B2 |
Messaging client application integrated with a content management system
Systems and methods for integrating a messaging client application with a content management system are provided. In some examples, a method can include receiving messaging content at a content management system from a messaging client application via an application programming interface, the content management system and the messaging client application being on different cloud-based systems. The method can include associating the messaging content with a workspace in the content management system, the workspace including a plurality of users that are authorized to access the workspace to collaborate with each of the plurality of users. The method can further include providing access to the messaging content to the plurality of users that are authorized to access the workspace of the content management system. The method also can include embedding the messaging content in the workspace of the content management system. |
| US11777879B2 |
Aggregation of widely spread responses
A computer-implemented system and method aggregate electronic response messages. A communication server receives a request message from a sender addressed to a plurality of users. The request message contains within it an aggregation indicator indicating that responses to the request message are to be aggregated. A response address is modified within the request message directing a response message from a user to go to a message aggregation server, and the modified message is sent to each of the plurality of users. |
| US11777875B2 |
Capturing and leveraging signals reflecting BOT-to-BOT delegation
A technique is described herein for capturing signals that indicate when any calling BOT delegates control to a called BOT, or when a calling BOT is preconfigured to contact a called BOT (e.g., as conveyed by a manifest file associated with the calling BOT). The technique can leverage these signals to facilitate the selection of BOTs. For example, the technique can use the signals to improve searches performed by a search engine and/or recommendation engine. The technique can also use the signals to generate metadata items that describe the properties of the available BOTs. |
| US11777873B1 |
Method and apparatus for managing buffering of data packet of network card, terminal and storage medium
A method and apparatus for managing buffering of data packets of a network card, a terminal and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: setting ring buffer queues, setting a length of each ring buffer queue, then setting a buffer pool formed by two ring buffer queues, and setting the two ring buffer queues in the buffer pool as a busy queue and an idle queue, respectively; a network card driver receiving data packets from a data link, classifying the data packets, sequentially buffering the classified data packets into the busy queue, and then sequentially mapping addresses of the buffered data packets in the busy queue into the idle queue; acquiring latest addresses of the buffered data packets in the busy queue; and the upper-layer application successively acquiring and processing the buffered data packets, and successively releasing the addresses of the processed buffered data packets in the busy queue. |
| US11777871B2 |
Delivery of multimedia components according to user activity
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media may be configured for establishing at least one session for delivery of multimedia. In an aspect, a first transmission of data fragments of a first component and a second transmission of data fragments of a second component may be transmitted and synchronized for presentation. If an inactivity event is detected the session may be maintained while reducing bandwidth consumption. |
| US11777868B2 |
Application-specific packet processing offload service
A method for offloading network operations is described. The method includes receiving an offload service capabilities request message from a first application to request information from an offload service regarding capabilities of the offload service that meet a set of requirements; transmitting a response to the application that includes a set of offload service templates that are (1) selected based on the application requirements and (2) possible templates to be modified for performing operations of the application; evaluating the network resources for the program code of the application to select a set of network resources for offloading the operations of the first application to the network resources; and installing the program code, which was generated based on a set of offload service templates, on the set of network resources such that the set of network resources process packets from a second application that are addressed to the first application. |
| US11777861B2 |
Procedures for packet flow description management
Periodic requests for to Packet Flow Description, PFD, data updates on all Application Ids generate a constant background load in several network function nodes, even if applications have not been updated. There is provided a mechanism to optimize PFD management updates in a telecommunication network, whereby PFD data for a selected number of applications are stored and updated permanently, whilst PFD data for other applications are only temporarily stored so that storage and updates are released when these other applications are not in use. A list of permanent Application Ids is configured for the most frequently used applications. When a control rule specifies an Application Id not included in the list of permanent Application Ids, the specified Application Id is included in a list of temporary Application Ids, which are periodically checked and, when not used, are removed from the list of temporary Application Ids. |
| US11777860B2 |
Electronic device for transceiving video packet and operating method thereof
An electronic device includes a NACK buffer configured to temporarily store first packets and second packets, and processing circuitry configured to generate a plurality of frames, which include reference frames depending on decoding of another frame and non-reference frames independent of decoding of another frame, based on hierarchical predictive (P) coding, generate the first packets forming the reference frames and the second packets forming the non-reference frames, based on the plurality of frames, transmit the first packets and the second packets to an external device, receive a NACK request indicating retransmission target packets that have failed to be received by the external device, determine to not retransmit at least some of the retransmission target packets corresponding to the NACK request. |
| US11777858B2 |
Method, electronic device, and computer program product for data transmission
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for data transmission. In one embodiment, a method includes: receiving a plurality of types of data at a first device from a plurality of data sources, each type of data having a corresponding data transmission configuration; determining a first predicted network bandwidth for transmitting data from the first device to a second device in a first time window period in the future; determining a first piece of configuration information for transmitting the plurality of types of data in the first time window period based on the first predicted network bandwidth and a plurality of data transmission configurations corresponding to the plurality of types of data; and transmitting the received plurality of types of data to the second device in the first time window period based on the first piece of configuration information. |
| US11777852B1 |
System and method for web service atomic transaction (WS-AT) affinity routing
A method of operating a web service atomic transaction (WS-AT) system includes: receiving, at a processor of an extensible markup language (XML) gateway, a first message from a communicatively coupled client, and inserting a WS-AT Transaction Identifier (ID) from a Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) header into a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) header of the first message to generate a first modified message. The method also includes: receiving, at a processor of a network device communicatively coupled to the XML gateway, the first modified message from the XML gateway, determining that the WS-AT Transaction ID is not yet associated with a service provider in a routing table, and in response, sending the first modified message to a particular service provider and associating the WS-AT Transaction ID with the particular service provider in the routing table such that future messages from the client can be routed to the particular service provider. |
| US11777851B2 |
Methods and an apparatus for routing data packets in a network topology
Enabling routing of traffic to/from a roaming host node roaming from a subnet of a home network to a visited network, the host node assigned an IP address in the home network, comprising configuring, in a router of the visited network, a subnet by assigning an IP address range to the subnet, which is in the same IP address range of the subnet of the home network; configuring a tunnel between a router of the home network and the router; configuring a static route to route traffic from a host node destined to the roaming host node; and configuring the router by applying a routing policy enabling the roaming host node to reply to received traffic from said host node received from a first interface and route traffic from the roaming host node through a network interconnecting the router of the visited network and the router of the home network. |
| US11777848B2 |
Scalable routing and forwarding of packets in cloud infrastructure
Techniques are disclosed for providing high performant packets processing capabilities in a virtualized cloud environment that enhance the scalability and high availability of the packets processing infrastructure. In certain embodiments disclosed herein, the VNICs functionality performed by network virtualization devices (NVDs) is offloaded from the NVDs to a fleet of computers, referred to as VNIC-as-a-Service System (or VNICaaS system). VNICaaS system is configured to provide Virtual Network Interface Cards (VNICs)-related functionality or service for multiple compute instances belonging to multiple tenants or customers of the CSPI. The VNICaaS system is capable of hosting multiple VNICs to process and transmit traffic in a distributed virtualized cloud networks environment. A single VNIC executed by the VNICaaS system can be used to process packets received from multiple compute instances. |
| US11777839B2 |
Data center network with packet spraying
A network system for a data center is described in which an access node sprays a data flow of packets over a logical tunnel to another access node. In one example, a method comprises establishing, by a plurality of access nodes, a logical tunnel over a plurality of data paths across a switch fabric between a source access node and a destination access node included within the plurality of access nodes, wherein the source access node is coupled to a source network device; and spraying, by the source access node, a data flow of packets over the logical tunnel to the destination access node, wherein the source access node receives the data flow of packets from the source network device, and wherein spraying the data flow of packets includes directing each of the packets within the data flow to a least loaded data path. |
| US11777835B1 |
Functional safety in a vehicle networking system
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for functional safety of computer networking systems implemented in vehicles. A functional safety system analyzes diagnostic data describing data packet transmissions in a vehicle networking system during a testing mode. The data packet transmissions include predetermined data packet sequences for testing a network feature of the vehicle networking system. The functional safety system determines, based on the diagnostic data, that the network feature of the vehicle networking system is not performing as expected, and generates a functional safety report indicating that the network feature of the vehicle networking system is not performing as expected. The functional safety report including at least a portion of the diagnostic data. |
| US11777825B2 |
Media stream monitoring
Media stream monitoring includes initiating, by a processing device, a media-stream-monitoring-application configured to monitor a plurality of media streams including packetized media content. A plurality of media stream records associated with the plurality of media streams are obtained. The media stream records include addresses used to connect to the plurality of media streams The media-stream-monitoring-application attempts to connect to a first media stream associated with a first media stream record, wherein connecting to the first media stream includes requesting a sample packet from the address associated with the first media stream. An error associated with the sample packet is identified. At least in part based on identifying the error associated with the sample packet: disconnecting from first media stream; generating an error report; and discarding the first media stream record. |
| US11777824B2 |
Anomaly detection method and apparatus
Disclosed in embodiments of the present disclosure are an anomaly detection method and apparatus. The method includes: detecting first feature data of collected first data using each anomaly detection algorithm, respectively, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1; in response to first detection results corresponding to one or more anomaly detection algorithms being abnormal, performing reliability verification on the first feature data of the first data to obtain first verification results; and determining second detection results according to the first verification results and according to whether reliability of the one or more anomaly detection algorithms is greater than or equal to a first preset threshold. |
| US11777822B2 |
Performance profile for network stack components
A computing device is provided, including a processor configured to receive a selection of a performance profile of a plurality of performance profiles. The performance profile may indicate a performance variable goal state for a first network stack component included in a network stack of a plurality of network stack components. In response to receiving the selection of the performance profile, the processor may be further configured to control a network performance parameter of the first network stack component such that a performance variable of the first network stack component approaches the performance variable goal state. The processor may be further configured to transmit, to an additional network stack component of the plurality of network stack components, instructions to control an additional network performance parameter of the additional network stack component such that the performance variable of the first network stack component approaches the performance variable goal state. |
| US11777821B2 |
Systems and methods for performance-aware controller node selection in high availability containerized environment
Embodiments described herein provide for an election procedure, in a high availability (“HA”) environment, for a backup controller to assume operations performed by a master controller in the event that the master controller becomes unreachable. The master controller may be associated with (e.g., provisioned on) the same set of hardware as one or more worker nodes, and may control operation of the one or more worker nodes. The election procedure may be performed based on performance metrics, location, or efficiency metrics associated with candidate backup controllers (e.g., cloud-based backup controllers), including performance of communications between particular backup controllers and the one or more worker nodes. |
| US11777819B2 |
Management apparatus and method
A management apparatus that manages network devices through a network manages information about network devices registered as management targets and executes a third type task in a case where a new network device satisfying a predetermined condition is found in a search, thereby automatically executing a plurality of tasks for the found network device. |
| US11777813B2 |
Systems and methods for event assignment of dynamically changing islands
The present disclosure provides systems and methods that may advantageously apply machine learning to detect and ascribe network interruptions to specific components or nodes within the network. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method comprising: mapping a network comprising a plurality of islands that are capable of dynamically changing by splitting and/or merging of one or more islands, wherein the plurality of islands comprises a plurality of individual components; and detecting and localizing one or more local events at an individual component level as well as at an island level using a disaggregation model. |
| US11777810B2 |
Status sharing in a resilience framework
An example framework and method facilitate enhancing resiliency of a computing environment. The example method includes dynamically discovering or accessing first status information related to a first metric associated with a first resource of the computing environment; selectively sharing the first status information among one or more computing environment resources, including the first resource, resulting in shared status information; and using the shared status information to selectively initiate one or more responses by the one or more resources in accordance with the shared status information. In a specific implementation, metrics managers may manage metrics and initiate remediation actions when certain criteria are met; the resources can selectively quiesce or unquiesce when the certain criteria are met or when their status changes accordingly; and a resiliency manager may coordinate communications between metrics managers and computing resources. Use of MBeans may facilitate pluggability of resources into the resiliency framework of the computing environment. |
| US11777806B2 |
Methods, system, UE, PGW-U and MME for managing traffic differentiation
Methods, a system for managing traffic transmitted by a User Equipment (UE), a UE for enabling differentiation of the traffic, a Packet Gate-Way User plane (PGW-U) for managing the traffic as well as a Mobility Management Entity (MME) for enabling differentiation of the traffic are disclosed. The PGW-U (120) receives (9) a marking type and a marking value, which originate from the SCS/AS (170) and which are associated with an application identifier for identifying application traffic to be handled according to the marking type and the marking value. The UE (110) receives (14), from the MME (130), the marking type and the marking value. The UE (110) transmits (17), towards the PGW-U (120), application traffic marked according to the marking type and marking value. The PGW-U (120) inspects (18) the traffic according to the marking type to obtain the marking value. The PGW-U (120) handles (18) the traffic based on the marking value. Corresponding computer programs and computer program carriers are also disclosed. |
| US11777804B2 |
Automatic system provisioning for NVME-over-fabric storage
A network switch is provided. The network switch may incorporate resources for use as network attached resources for remote devices. Resources may include SSD storage for use as network attached storage for remote devices. The network switch may also include one or more client applications configured to detect an intended access path between a remote device and a non-volatile memory express (NVMe) storage device. The intended access path may be based on one of many different NVMe over fabric (NVMe-oF) protocols. The network switch (via the one or more client applications) automatically configures parameters to provide a network connectivity path between the remote device and the NVMe storage device. Communication includes at least one of a virtual local area network (VLAN) and a communication tunnel and/or other form of dedicated communication path to facilitate remotely accessible storage capacity provided from the network switch to the remote device. |
| US11777803B2 |
Device management method, apparatus, and system
A first server device obtains first device information of the first server device. The first device information may include an event or a device identifier. The first server device determines a first condition corresponding to the first device information of the first server device, and performs a first processing action corresponding to the first device information when determining that the first device information meets the first condition. |
| US11777796B2 |
Distributed data storage techniques for edge devices
Techniques discussed herein relate to implementing a distributed computing cluster (the “cluster”) including a plurality of edge devices (e.g., devices individually configured to selectively execute within an isolated computing environment). One edge device may be configured to operate as a head node of the cluster at a given time. A request for virtual resources of the cluster may be received from a user device and directed to the first edge device of the cluster. The first edge device may determine it is not operating as a head node of the cluster. The first edge device may determine that a second edge device of the cluster is operating as the head node. In response, the first edge device may forward the request to the second edge device, wherein forwarding the request to the second edge device causes the second request to be processed by the cluster. |
| US11777794B2 |
Commissioning a central controller in a cloud radio access network
A cloud radio access network (C-RAN) includes a plurality of remote units (RUs), each with a wireless transceiver to exchange RF signals with at least one UE. The C-RAN also includes a central controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of RUs via a fronthaul comprising one or more ETHERNET switches. The central controller is communicatively coupled to an activation server via a backhaul network. The central controller also includes at least one processor configured to, following initial power up, establish a connection to the activation server indicated by activation server information pre-configured on the central controller. The at least one processor is also configured to receive a commissioning package, which includes commissioning information, from the activation server. The at least one processor is also configured to configure the central controller based on the commissioning information. |
| US11777793B2 |
Location criteria for security groups
Some embodiments provide a method for distributing a group definition for a group of machines. The method receives the group definition, which includes (i) a span of the group that specifies a set of sites at which the group is to be used and (ii) a set of criteria for machines to be included in the group. The set of criteria includes at least a location criteria specifying one or more sites. The method distributes the group definition to each site in the set of sites. At each site in the set of sites, a local network control system of the site determines a set of machines in the group based on the set of criteria. Only machines in the one or more sites specified by the location criteria are determined to be in the group. |
| US11777790B2 |
Communications methods and apparatus for migrating a network interface and/or IP address from one Pod to another Pod in a Kubernetes system
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for migrating and/or changing the allocation of network interface(s) or Internet Protocol address(es) of network interface(s) from one Pod, e.g., a failed Pod, to another Pod, e.g., a live Pod, in a Kubernetes system. An exemplary method of operating a Kubernetes system in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes: establishing, by the Kubernetes system, a first service including a first Pod located on a first node and a second Pod located on a second node, allocating by the Kubernetes system an external network interface including an Internet Protocol address for use by the first Pod, the allocation of said external network interface for use by the first Pod being unknown to a first Kubelet managing the first node; and upon failure of the first Pod, changing allocation of the external network interface from the first Pod to the second Pod. |
| US11777789B1 |
Stable passive clustering
A system and method for managing node status in a MANET includes each node identifying node status data and clusterhead priority value data in data packets. Clusterhead priority values define which node dominates in the event of a clusterhead collision. Clusterhead priority values prevent clusterhead switching based solely on first to declare. Each node may define a specific set of redundancy factors when determining if the node should be characterized as a gateway node. The specific set of redundancy factors is based on node capabilities to promote stability in gateway selection. |
| US11777784B2 |
Intelligent network management system
The present disclosure relates to an intelligent network management system. The intelligent network management system includes: a plurality of terminals, including at least one management terminal and at least one application terminal; and at least one server, coupled to the management terminal and the application terminal, and including a data management circuit, a service management circuit, and an application management circuit, the management terminal being configured to send a data management signal, a service management signal and an application management signal to the server, the data management circuit performing data layer management on the application terminal in response to the data management signal, the service management circuit performing service layer management on the application terminal in response to the service management signal, and the application management circuit performing application layer management on the application terminal in response to the application management signal. |
| US11777783B2 |
Network slicing with smart contracts
A device to implement a method of managing user equipment resource tracking in a visited network using blockchain based smart contracts. The method is implemented by the device in a home network of the user equipment. The method includes receiving notification from the visited network of the user equipment connection request, installing a smart contract for the user equipment into a blockchain, and reporting an identifier for the smart contract to the visited network to enable recording of resource usage of the user equipment to the blockchain and association with the smart contract. |
| US11777780B2 |
Method and apparatus for wideband operation in NR communication system
Provided is a method and apparatus for using an offset between a synchronization signal block and a resource block grid. The method may include receiving, by a user device, a synchronization signal (SS) block comprising a synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), determining, from the PBCH, a value of a subcarrier offset between the SS block and an RB grid, determining, based on the value of the subcarrier offset and a frequency location of the SS block, the RB grid, and decoding, based on the determined RB grid, one or more of a reference signal, a control channel, or a data channel. |
| US11777773B2 |
Information transmission method, network device and terminal device
Provided are an information transmission method, a network device and a terminal device. The method includes: a network device sends first configuration information to a terminal device through a first control channel, wherein the first control channel is a control channel in a resource for which a first numerology is used, the first configuration information is used for indicating configuration in a resource for which a second numerology is used, and the first numerology is different from the second numerology. |
| US11777764B2 |
Sounding reference signal waveform design for wireless communications
Techniques and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for staggering sounding reference signal (SRS) transmissions in frequency across multiple orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols, which may allow multiple UEs to transmit SRS using a common listen-before-talk (LBT) gap for a LBT procedure. The techniques also provide for transmitting an SRS across multiple OFDM symbols using same frequency resources, and an orthogonal cover code (OCC) may be applied to the SRS transmission of each OFDM symbol, which may allow multiple UEs to transmit concurrent SRS using a common LBT gap. |
| US11777759B2 |
Building data platform with graph based permissions
A building system of a building including one or more memory devices having instructions thereon, that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive a request to access a portion of a building graph of the building from a system, the building graph including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges, the plurality of nodes representing entities of the building and the plurality of edges representing relationships between the entities of the building. The instructions cause one or more processors to determine whether the system has access to the portion of the building graph based on a policy indicated by the plurality of nodes and edges of the building graph and provide the portion of the building graph to the system in response to a determination that the system has access to the portion of the building graph. |
| US11777754B1 |
Multi-person tracking and identification for robust framing experience
The number of persons in a still image acquired during a videoconference may change over time due to movement or persons entering or exiting a conference room. Minimizing the number of person identifiers that are tracked is beneficial for framing purposes. Typically, a stream of frames is sent to a far side, such as another endpoint device, for viewing. If the number of persons identified keeps changing, the composition of the stream of frames will be constantly changing as well. By using person identification and the use of timers, movement by the same person or a temporary change in a number or set of persons may be detected without making changes to the number of identifiers and persons being framed. It is only when a change has persisted past a period of time that changes are made to the frames, thereby improving the overall viewing experience. |
| US11777753B2 |
Apparatus and method for managing online conference
An apparatus for managing an online conference according to one embodiment includes a group identification information receiver configured to receive group identification information regarding an offline conference room from a user terminal of a user who intends to attend an online conference in the offline conference room, an online conference identifier configured to identify an online conference connected to the offline conference room based on the received group identification information, and an online conference manager configured to transmit online conference entry information for attending the identified online conference to the user terminal. |
| US11777748B2 |
Trusted timestamping
A method, computer program product and computer system for trusted timestamping is provided. A processor generates a first key pair, where the key pair includes a public key and a private key. A processor publishes the public key of the first key pair to an immutable data structure. A processor receives a first digital file for timestamping. A processor signs the first digital file with the private key of the first key pair. |
| US11777747B2 |
Authentication based on physically unclonable functions
A method and system for authenticating a device is provided. A noisy response is received from a physically unclonable function for a challenge. An error code is generated for correcting the noisy first response. An expected response is generated from the noisy first response and the error code. The expected response and corresponding first helper data is store. The helper data includes the first challenge and the error code. The helper data is provided to a device in response to an authentication request from the device, the first device including the physically unclonable function. |
| US11777745B2 |
Cloud-side collaborative multi-mode private data circulation method based on smart contract
The present invention discloses a cloud-side collaborative multi-mode private data circulation method based on a smart contract, including: S1, a system is initialized; S2, the original data are encrypted into private data, an encryption certificate z′ for storage is generated, and z′ includes metadata and a data certificate key′; S3, the DO calls a smart contract program to realize uplink of the encryption certificate z′ and releases z′ to a block chain through a smart contract, wherein the smart contract is open to all user accounts; S4, rapid data circulation is realized: when DO releases the data certificate, DU has been identified, a DU's account IDDU is set through an access policy, the DU obtains an encryption key for data access by executing a smart contract and a key algorithm, private data are obtained through metadata and decrypted to obtain a plaintext; and S5, the data circulation is confirmed. |
| US11777744B2 |
Method, computer program product and apparatus for creating, registering, and verifying digitally sealed assets
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for generating a registered certified seal, sealing an asset, and verifying a sealed asset. In an example embodiment, a method is provided for receiving a request to generate a registered certified seal from an entity, accessing certifier entity data via a uniform resource locator of a certification authority identified by a certifying certificate, and verifying a digitally signed entity certifying certificate. The method further comprises upon verifying the digitally signed entity certifying certificate, receiving seal data comprising a seal data key for a certified seal, and saving the seal data for the entity within a digital seal registry, wherein the digital seal registry is searchable based at least in part on at least a portion of the seal data key. |
| US11777741B1 |
Systems and methods for bootstrapping ecosystem certificate issuance
An ecosystem for managing a public key infrastructure (PKI) includes an electronic device having at least one silicon component, an ecosystem manager configured to create at least one PKI keypair, a root certificate, and a bootstrapping certificate, and a device manufacturer configured to integrate into the electronic device the at least one silicon component. The device manufacturer is further configured to integrate into the at least one silicon component a public key of the at least one PKI keypair and the bootstrapping certificate. The ecosystem further includes an ecosystem approved test lab (ATL) configured to test the electronic device having the integrated silicon component, the public key, and the bootstrapping certificate. The ecosystem ATL is further configured to confirm that the bootstrapping certificate complies with predetermined standards of the ecosystem. |
| US11777735B2 |
Method and device for anonymous access control to a collaborative anonymization platform
A device and a method implemented by computer for authorizing, to a user having access rights granted by a first operator, a completely anonymous and secure access, with no trusted third-party, to a collaborative anonymization platform and/or to a service requiring privacy properties based on such a platform operated by various operators. |
| US11777734B2 |
Methods and systems for tracking and recovering assets stolen on distributed ledger-based networks
The instant disclosure illustrates how the privacy and security of activities occurring on distributed ledger-based networks (DLNs) can be enhanced with the use of zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) that can be used to verify the validity of at least some aspects of the activities without private information related to the activities necessarily being revealed publicly. Methods and systems that are directed at facilitating the tracking and recovery of assets stolen on ZKP-enabled DLNs while preserving the confidentiality of the tokens are presented herein. |
| US11777729B2 |
Secure analytics using term generation and homomorphic encryption
Provided are methods and systems for performing secure analytics using term generations and a homomorphic encryption. An example method includes receiving, by at least one server from a client, a term generation function, a hash function, a public key of a homomorphic encryption scheme, and a homomorphically encrypted list of indices, wherein the list of indices is generated using the term generation function and the hash function, applying, by the server, the term generation function, the hash function, and the public key to a data set to determine a further homomorphically encrypted list of indices, extracting, by the server and using the homomorphically encrypted list of indices and the further homomorphically encrypted list of indices, data from the encrypted data set to obtain an encrypted result, and sending the encrypted result to the client to decrypt the encrypted result using a private key of the homomorphic encryption scheme. |
| US11777728B2 |
Systems and methods for blockchain transactions with offer and acceptance
The present invention overcomes problem of pseudonymous Blockchain transactions that preclude the identification of an individual or institutional identity that rely solely on a Blockchain address of a recipient in a Blockchain transaction. A system and method is provided that verifies transfers in an on-chain Blockchain Bitcoin transaction by using a sequence of Blockchain Bitcoin transactions that establish and confirm an identity of one or more parties to the transaction. |
| US11777721B2 |
Method and apparatus for two-step data signing
A system and method for signing data is presented. In one embodiment, the method comprises: generating a data signing key; transforming the data signing key into a first subkey and a second subkey; encrypting the first subkey according to a secret key of an ODSS; generating a signature verification public key; providing the signature verification public key, the encrypted first subkey, and the second subkey for storage in a client device; accepting a request to sign the data, the request having a representation of the data and the encrypted first subkey; generating a partially computed signature of the data according to the representation of the data and the encrypted first subkey; and providing the partially computed signature of the data to the client device. |
| US11777719B2 |
Public key exchange with authenicated ECDHE and security against quantum computers
Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) can provide security against quantum computers that could feasibly determine private keys from public keys. A server communicating with a device can store and use PKI keys comprising server private key ss, device public key Sd, and device ephemeral public key Ed. The device can store and use the corresponding PKI keys, such as server public key Ss. The key use can support all of (i) mutual authentication, (ii) forward secrecy, and (iii) shared secret key exchange. The server and the device can conduct an ECDHE key exchange with the PKI keys to mutually derive a symmetric ciphering key K1. The device can encrypt a device public key PK.Device with K1 and send to the server as a first ciphertext. The server can encrypt a server public key PK.Network with at least K1 and send to the device as a second ciphertext. |
| US11777718B2 |
Unification of data flows over network links with different internet protocol (IP) addresses
Provided herein are systems, devices and methods for opening a connection in a gateway of a cloud based network for a client device connected via two different network links to the gateway and to a Software Defined Perimeter (SDP) controller of a cloud based network. The SDP controller may receive a request from a client device to connect to a gateway of the cloud based network, generate a one-time SPA key for the client device (after authenticated), transmit the SPA key to the gateway, and transmit, via the first network link, the SPA key to the client device. The client device may transmit the SPA key to the gateway via the second network link and the gateway may be configured to open a connection for the client device via the second network link in case the SPA key is valid. |
| US11777717B2 |
Method for end entity attestation
A method for attestation of Control Flow Integrity (CFI) of an application running on an end entity whereby an asymmetric key pair is generated by a Key Management Module (KMM) comprising a private key and a public key, then the public key is signed with a device key unique to the end entity thereby generating a public key certificate which attests to the private key being in possession of the end entity. The asymmetric key pair is based on the executing code of the application and the device key. The attestation claims regarding CFI of the application are signed by the private key in a dedicated signature module. |