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| US11784411B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus and printed dual band antenna thereof
The present invention discloses a printed dual band antenna that includes a primary radiation portion and a parasitic radiation portion. The primary radiation portion is configured to perform signal transmitting and receiving based on a first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency. The parasitic radiation portion is disposed on a neighboring side of the primary radiation portion, distanced from the primary radiation portion by a distance and electrically isolated from the primary radiation portion. The parasitic radiation portion couples to and resonates with the primary radiation portion to perform signal transmitting and receiving based on the second resonant frequency. The parasitic radiation portion is a grounded monopole parasitic antenna. |
| US11784410B2 |
Antenna module
An antenna module includes a first radiator, a ground plane and a second radiator. The first radiator includes a first section and a second section. The first section includes a first end and a second end. The first end is a feeding end, and the second end is connected to the second section. The first section includes first parts bent back and forth along a first direction, the second section includes second parts bent back and forth along a second direction, and an included angle formed between the first direction and the second direction is 60 degrees to 120 degrees. The ground plane is disposed beside the first section of the first radiator. An end of the second radiator is connected to the feeding end of the first radiator, and the other end of the second radiator is vertically connected to the ground plane. |
| US11784408B2 |
System and method for over-the-air antenna calibration
An antenna calibration system for a phased array antenna in accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure generally includes: a beamformer lattice including at least first and second beamformers, each corresponding to a subset of antenna cells, and each including a calibration section for comparing a reference signal to a non-reference signal; and a first operating antenna within the subset of antenna cells corresponding with the first beamformer, wherein the first operating antenna is configured to deliver a first reference signal (mTx) from the first beamformer to be received by a second operating antenna for comparison with a first non-reference signal (Rx) in the first beamformer or in the second beamformer, and/or wherein the first operating antenna is configured to deliver a second non-reference signal (Tx) from a third operating antenna for comparison with a second reference signal (mRx) in the first beamformer or in the second beamformer. |
| US11784407B2 |
Beacon network, moving-object positioning system, and logistics management system
A beacon network includes a plurality of beacons arranged at predetermined positions to periodically or intermittently emit a signal wave including identification information, and a radio wave absorber to adjust an emission angle of the signal wave emitted from at least one of the plurality of beacons. |
| US11784406B2 |
Arrays of lens-coupled single-mode optical fibers for capturing radio-frequency signals in an imaging phased-array receiver
An RF receiver may include antenna elements to receive RF signals, and electro-optic modulators to generate corresponding upconverted optical signals by mixing an RF signal with an optical carrier beam. The RF receiver may include a transmission array having a first bundle of optical waveguides that receive and transmit upconverted optical signals from their ends. The ends may be arranged in a first pattern. The RF receiver may include an interference space to receive the upconverted optical signals to form a composite beam, and an array of single mode optical fibers that have lenses positioned in a detection plane to receive a portion of the composite beam. The first pattern of the ends generates an RF emitter interference pattern at the detection plane, and the single mode optical fiber lenses have a geometric arrangement that corresponds to the first RF emitter interference pattern. |
| US11784404B2 |
Structure rotating on a shaft enabling wider range of wireless frequencies
A structure containing an antenna with an orientation which can be changed when one part of a two-part structure is turned relative to the other on a rotating shaft includes first and second structures as the two parts. The second structure is rotatably connected to the first structure through the rotating shaft, and the second structure comprises an antenna plate. When the second structure is rotated relative to the first structure, the rotated antenna plate allows a wider range of wavelength frequencies within the rotation range of the second structure. |
| US11784403B2 |
Antenna array and a phased array system with such antenna array
Antenna array and phased array system including a first and second antenna group, wherein the first antenna group includes two or more first antennas, and the second antenna group includes two or more second antennas, where in a first plane the one or more first and second antennas point in the same direction, and in a second plane, perpendicular to the first plane the one or more first antennas of the first antenna group are squinted by orientation away from the one or more second antennas of the second antenna group. |
| US11784402B2 |
Antenna, wireless communication module, and wireless communication device
An antenna includes a first antenna element, a second antenna element, and a first coupler. The first antenna element includes a first radiation conductor and a first feeder line and resonates in a first frequency band. The second antenna element includes a second radiation conductor and a second feeder line and resonates in a second frequency band. The second feeder line is coupled to the first feeder line such that a first component, which is one of a capacitance component and an inductance component, is dominant. The first coupler couples the first and second feeder lines such that a second component different from the first component is dominant. The first and second radiation conductors are arranged at an interval of ½ or less of a resonance wavelength in a first direction. The first and second radiation conductors are arranged to be shifted in a second direction intersecting the first direction. |
| US11784401B1 |
Combination driven and parasitic element circularly polarized antenna
Provided are examples of circularly polarized omni-directional antennas which contain an equal number of driven radiators and parasitic radiators spaced radially around a central axis which in which the driven elements are fed from a central feed system. This type of antenna allows for a compact size with higher axial ratio than other designs. In one aspect, an antenna comprises 2 or more elements shaped as a single curve in a cylindrical structure. In another aspect, the antenna may take on an angular form such as a square or a hexagon in which the elements may contain multiple angles. The antenna may be contained within a non-conductive enclosure and may contain a transmission line such as a coaxial cable. |
| US11784388B2 |
Reconfigurable antenna with a strands antenna radiation pattern
An electronic device is described. This electronic device includes: an interface circuit; and an antenna having a radiator and multiple pairs of reflectors arranged along different axes passing through the radiator in a horizontal plane. A given pair of reflectors includes reflectors on opposite sides of the radiator and along a given axis. During operation, the interface circuit provides control signals to switching elements that selectively electrically couple one or more of the reflectors in the pairs of reflectors to ground, where the one or more of the reflectors modify an antenna radiation pattern of the radiator. Then, the interface circuit communicates, via the antenna, a packet or a frame with a second electronic device, where the communication involves transmitting or receiving wireless signals corresponding to the packet or the frame. |
| US11784385B2 |
Wilkinson power combiner, communication unit and method therefor
A Wilkinson power combiner (202) is described that includes: at least one input port (210) coupled to at least one output port (212, 214, 216, 218) by at least two power combining stages. A first power combining stage (204) of the at least two power combining stages is configured as a single-stage first frequency pass circuit and a second power combining stage (206) of the at least two stages is configured as a single-stage second frequency pass circuit, and wherein the first frequency is different to the second frequency. |
| US11784384B2 |
Integrated tracking antenna array combiner network
A combiner network is provided. The combiner network may include a combiner of a first type. The combiner network may further include a combiner of a second type. The combiner of a first type includes a first plurality of waveguide ports and an H-plane combiner connected to an E-plane combiner. The combiner of the second type includes a second plurality of waveguide ports and an H-plane combiner including a U-bend. |
| US11784382B1 |
Two-way splitter with crossover
A transmission-line network includes first, second, third, and fourth transmission lines. Signal conductors of the first and third transmission lines are connected in series and the signal conductors of the second and fourth transmission lines are connected in series. Signal-return conductors of the first and fourth transmission lines are connected in series. The signal-return conductors of the second and third transmission lines are connected in series. A first resistor may be connected between a junction between the signal conductors of the first and third transmission lines and a junction between the signal conductors of the second and fourth transmission lines. A second resistor may be connected between a junction between the signal-return conductors of the first and fourth transmission lines and a junction between the signal-return conductors of the second and third transmission lines. |
| US11784378B2 |
Electrode assembly and method of manufacturing the same
An electrode assembly includes: a plurality of positive electrodes and a plurality of negative electrodes, alternately and repeatedly stacked; a plurality of separators between the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes, respectively, to protrude from the positive electrodes and the negative electrodes and stacked such that first surfaces at edges thereof face each other; and a fixing member including an adhesive layer adhered to the first surfaces of the separators that are facing each other. |
| US11784374B1 |
Radio battery lid
A battery housing unit including a lid, a base, and a plurality of electrochemical battery cells. The lid includes at least two channels for receiving at least one post from a military radio. The base includes a locking latch configured to attach to a corresponding catch of a military radio. |
| US11784370B2 |
Transition metal phosphides for high efficient and long cycle life metal-air batteries
An electrochemical cell and method of use, including an anode of metal, an air permeable cathode, an electrolyte between the anode and the cathode, and a transition metal phosphide catalyst on the cathode or between the cathode and the electrolyte. Also, a method of generating electrical current with an electrochemical cell by introducing a transition metal phosphide catalyst on a cathode side of the electrochemical cell. The catalyst can be in the form of any suitable nanostructure, such as molybdenum phosphide nanoflakes. |
| US11784364B2 |
Battery system having a battery module
A battery system includes a battery module that utilizes the first and second retention housings to hold a battery cell retention frame therein that can be either air cooled or fluid cooled. In particular, the first and second retention housings have an inlet port and an outlet port, respectively, for routing fluid through the battery cell retention frame for cooling cylindrical battery cells thereon. Alternately, the battery cell retention frame can be air cooled for cooling the cylindrical battery cells. Also, the first and second retention housings provide improved structural integrity to the battery module. |
| US11784362B2 |
Power supply system, control method of power supply system and control device of power supply system
A power supply system and a control method and control device thereof are provided. The power supply system includes a first power supply device, a heat-dissipation unit, a second power supply device, and a control device. The control device is configured to confirm whether each battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, and control the first power supply device to supply power to the heat-dissipation unit when no battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, so that the heat-dissipation unit dissipates heat from the first power supply device; and control a battery pack not experiencing thermal runaway in the first power supply device and/or the second power supply device to supply power to the heat-dissipation unit when a battery pack in the first power supply device experiences thermal runaway, so that the heat-dissipation unit dissipates heat from the first power supply device. |
| US11784359B2 |
Thermal runaway detection methods and warning systems
A method for detecting thermal runaway of a cell includes: positioning a battery pack having multiple cells in an automobile vehicle; measuring a cell voltage of the multiple cells at a predetermined sample rate; and identifying if the cell voltage decreases and modulates coincident with a cell surface temperature increase indicating initiation of a cell short. |
| US11784348B2 |
Electrolytes for magnesium-ion batteries
Disclosed is a class of organic salts and electrolytes, generally for use with electrochemical devices. Some of these salts enable the transport of magnesium ions without the presence of any additives, such as halide ions. Precursors are generated using simple fluorinated alcohols as well as abundant reagents. These precursors, often dissolved in ethereal solvents, may be combined with an appropriate Lewis acid to result in solutions that are able to conduct ions and allow for reversible electrodeposition. |
| US11784326B2 |
Fuel cell, bipolar plate and bipolar plate assembly for fuel cell
The disclosure relates to a fuel cell, a bipolar plate and a bipolar plate assembly for a fuel cell. The bipolar plate comprises: at least one distributing region; at least one first through hole which communicates with the distributing region via a circumferential opening on a sidewall as an inlet of a first reactant; and at least one second through hole which communicates with the distributing region via a circumferential opening on a sidewall as an outlet of a first reactant. Each of the at least one first through hole and the at least one second through hole has a cross section of approximately trapezoid with an arc edge or an oblique edge, and the circumferential opening is formed on a curved sidewall or on an oblique sidewall. The fuel cell has improved structural design of the bipolar plate to improve flow uniformity and hydrothermal management of the fuel cell. |
| US11784325B2 |
Frameless fuel cell stack having hollow fasteners
A fuel cell stack is provided that includes a top end plate, a bottom end plate, a plurality of fuel cells provided between the top end plate and the bottom end plate, at least one bipolar plate, a plurality of hollow fasteners, and a plurality of sleeves. Each of the at least one bipolar plate is formed between two of the plurality of fuel cells. The plurality of hollow fasteners and the plurality of sleeves extend through holes in each of the top end plate, the bottom end plate, the plurality of fuel cells and the at least one bipolar plate. Each of the plurality of sleeves surrounds one of the plurality of hollow fasteners. Each of the plurality of hollow fasteners comprises a top surface, a hole in the top surface, a side surface, and a plurality of holes formed in the side surface. |
| US11784324B2 |
Separator for fuel cell and fuel cell stack
A separator for a fuel cell is overlapped with a membrane electrode assembly to form a stack unit of a power generation cell stack body. The separator is provided with a positioning section to be overlapped in the stacking direction in a manner that the stack units are positioned with respect to each other. A marginal portion of the positioning section has a bent surface formed by bending the separator. |
| US11784322B2 |
Metal seawater fuel cell
A metal seawater fuel cell includes a single cell or a battery pack which is composed of more than two single cells connected in series or in parallel or in series and parallel through circuits. The single cell has a metal anode arranged oppositely in a sealed single cell housing, a cathode carrying a hydrogen evolution catalyst, and a diaphragm arranged between the metal anode and the cathode, the bottom and the top of the single cell housing are respectively provided with fluid flow channels, and both ends of the fluid flow channels are respectively provided with openings communicated with the interior and exterior of the housing. The metal anode and/or single cell housing is placed in a closed transitional housing. The transitional housing is a degradable material or can be mechanically damaged by a driving device driven and started by a control device. |
| US11784319B2 |
Methods for producing alpha-keto acid and pyruvic acid
This electrode catalyst of the present invention contains an electrically conductive material that supports a metal or a metal oxide, wherein electrical conductivity at 30° C. is 1×10−13 Scm−1 or greater. |
| US11784318B2 |
3D ordered nanomesh for metal-air battery
A method (100) for making a non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery is provided. The method includes before and/or after inserting (108) a cathode in the battery, a pre-conditioning step (104, 106, 110) of a 3D nanomesh structure, so as to obtain a pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure, the pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure being free of cathode active material.A cathode to be inserted into a non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery is also provided. The cathode includes a pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure made of nanowires made of electronic conductive metal material, the pre-conditioned 3D nanomesh structure being free of cathode active material.A non-aqueous rechargeable metal-air battery including such a cathode is also provided. |
| US11784316B2 |
Layered platinum on freestanding palladium nano-substrates for electrocatalytic applications and methods of making thereof
Core-shell nanostructures with platinum overlayers conformally coating palladium nano-substrate cores and facile solution-based methods for the preparation of such core-shell nanostructures are described herein. The obtained Pd@Pt core-shell nanocatalysts showed enhanced specific and mass activities towards oxygen reduction, compared to a commercial Pt/C catalyst. |
| US11784314B2 |
Negative electrode for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery including the same
A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer formed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material including artificial graphite particles, and the negative electrode has a pore resistance Rp of 6Ω or less. |
| US11784310B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery positive electrode active material, method for producing same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery which uses positive electrode active material
The present invention provides a lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt composite oxide in which the reactivity between a lithium raw material and a metal composite hydroxide is improved so that a high low-temperature output characteristic can be achieved, a method for manufacturing the composite oxide, and a positive electrode active material and the like without causing a problem of gelation during the paste preparation. A positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, including a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including a secondary particle configured by aggregating primary particles containing lithium, nickel, manganese, and cobalt, or a lithium-metal composite oxide powder including both the primary particles and the secondary particle. The secondary particle has a solid structure inside as a main inside structure, the slurry pH is 11.5 or less, the soluble lithium content rate is 0.5 [% by mass] or less, and the specific surface area is 1.0 to 2.0 [m2/g]. |
| US11784307B2 |
Stabilized, prelithiated silicon oxide particles for lithium ion battery anodes
Although silicon-oxide based particles have stable capacity and high cycling efficiency as anode active material, they are known to suffer significant capacity loss during the first battery cycles. The addition of lithium silicate may help to mitigate the initial capacity loss, but it has been difficult to produce such anodes. During battery manufacture cell components are exposed to water, and lithium silicate is water soluble. As lithium silicate dissolves, the pH of the water increases, which can etch silicon, degrading the anode active material. Such degradation can be mitigated by doping lithium silicate with multivalent elements or by converting some silicon to metal silicide before water processing. Doping of lithium silicate makes it less soluble in water. And metal silicide is not as easily etched as silicon. While retaining the excellent capacity and stability of silicon-oxide based material, these methods and the structures they produce have been shown to increase the effective energy density of batteries that employ such structures by offsetting capacity loss in the first cycles. |
| US11784305B2 |
Negative electrode including silicon nanoparticles having a carbon coating thereon
An example of a negative electrode includes silicon nanoparticles having a carbon coating thereon. The carbon coating has an oxygen-free structure including pentagon rings. The negative electrode with the silicon nanoparticles having the carbon coating thereon may be incorporated into a lithium-based battery. In an example of a method, silicon nanoparticles are provided. A carbon precursor is applied on the silicon nanoparticles. The carbon precursor is an oxygen-free, fluorene-based polymer. Then the silicon nanoparticles are heated in an inert gas atmosphere to form the carbon coating on the silicon nanoparticles. The carbon coating formed on the silicon nanoparticles has an oxygen-free structure including pentagon rings. |
| US11784304B2 |
Positive electrode material based on a lithiated layered oxide coated, in whole or in part, with another manganese-based oxide, and method for the preparation thereof
Positive electrode material for a lithium battery comprises a lithiated metal layered oxide comprising metal elements arranged in layers of metal cations and lithium arranged in interlayers of lithium cations and, in part, in the layers of metal cations, the oxide has a stack arrangement 02 and corresponds to the formula (I): Li(a+b)NicMndCoeMfOg (I) wherein: *a represents the proportion of lithium in the interlayers, 0 |
| US11784299B2 |
Anode for thermal battery, apparatus for manufacturing the anode for thermal battery, and method of manufacturing the anode for thermal battery
A lithium anode of a thermal battery may include a metal alloy foam in which a plurality of pores is formed and including nickel (Ni), iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), and aluminum (Al) mixed in a predetermined composition ratio, and lithium impregnated into the metal alloy foam in a molten state and accommodated in the pores, wherein the chromium in the composition ratio may facilitate the impregnation of the lithium into the pores and reduce the reactivity of the metal alloy foam to the lithium at an operating temperature of the thermal battery, and the aluminum in the composition ratio may facilitate the impregnation of the lithium into the pores and prevent the lithium from penetrating into a surface of the metal alloy foam. |
| US11784298B2 |
Methods of reducing occurrences of short circuits and/or lithium plating in batteries
An example method of reducing short circuits from occurring in a battery can include providing a current collector coated with a safety layer. The method can include providing an electrochemically active material film on the safety layer such that the safety layer is configured to reduce exposure of the current collector to an opposing electrode. The method can also include adhering the electrochemically active material film to the current collector via the safety layer. |
| US11784296B2 |
Semiconductor device package and a method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device package includes a carrier, a semiconductor device, a lid, a conductive post, a first patterned conductive layer, a conductive element disposed between the first conductive post and the first patterned conductive layer, and an adhesive layer disposed between the lid and the carrier. The conductive post is electrically connected to the first patterned conductive layer. The semiconductor device is electrically connected to the first patterned conductive layer. The lid is disposed on the carrier, and the lid includes a second patterned conductive layer electrically connected to the first conductive post. |
| US11784295B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device
A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a lead frame, a semiconductor light-emitting element mounted on the top surface of the bonding region, and a case covering part of the lead frame. The bottom surface of the bonding region is exposed to the outside of the case. The lead frame includes a thin extension extending from the bonding region and having a top surface which is flush with the top surface of the bonding region. The thin extension has a bottom surface which is offset from the bottom surface of the bonding region toward the top surface of the bonding region. |
| US11784291B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device including: a mounting substrate including a mounting surface; a light-emitting element disposed on the mounting surface; a light transmissive component disposed on the light-emitting element; and a resin component directly contacting and covering a side surface of the light-emitting element and a side surface of the light transmissive component. The resin component includes a peripheral portion that directly contacts and covers the side surface of the light transmissive component, a protrusion that protrudes from the peripheral portion, and a cover portion that directly contacts and covers an outer edge portion of a topmost surface of the light transmissive component. The height from the mounting surface to a top of the cover portion is greater than a height from the mounting surface to the topmost surface of the light transmissive component, and the topmost surface of the light transmissive component includes a region exposed from the resin component. |
| US11784289B2 |
Light emitting diode having reflective portion for reflecting light and diffusing current and display device using same
A light emitting diode includes a light emitting portion, a first electrode, a first reflecting portion, and a second electrode. The first reflecting portion includes conductive material. The first electrode is in electrical contact with the first reflecting portion. The second electrode is electrically connected to the light emitting portion. The first electrode and the second electrode receive different driving voltages and apply the driving voltage to the light emitting portion to drive the light emitting portion to emit light, the first reflecting portion being configured to reflect the light from the light emitting portion. |
| US11784288B2 |
Light-emitting diodes with integrated optical elements
The disclosure describes various aspects of using optical elements monolithically integrated with light-emitting diode (LED) structures. In an aspect, a light emitting device includes a single LED structure having an active region and a single optical element disposed on the LED structure and configured to collimate and steer light emitted by the LED structure. One or more additional optical elements may also be disposed on the LED structure. In another aspect, a light emitting device may include multiple LED structures and a single optical element disposed on the multiple LED structures and configured to collimate and steer light emitted by the multiple LED structures. For each of these aspects, the LED structure(s) and the optical element(s) are made of a material that includes GaN, the LED structure(s) has a corresponding active region, and the LED structure(s) has a corresponding reflective contact disposed opposite to the optical element(s). |
| US11784281B2 |
Method and apparatus to add light sources to a print
A method is disclosed. For example, the method includes printing an image on a substrate, applying an adhesive on select portions of the image, coupling the image to a wave guide such that the adhesive contacts a surface of the wave guide, and providing a light through the wave guide such that the light is emitted through the wave guide and the adhesive and the light is reflected by the select portions of the image back through the adhesive and the wave guide. |
| US11784275B2 |
Vertical photodiode
A vertical photodiode includes an active area. The contacting pads for the diode terminals are laterally shifted away from the active area so as to not be located above or below the active area. The active area is formed in a layer of semiconductor material by a lower portion of a germanium area that is intrinsic and an upper portion of the germanium area that is doped with a first conductivity type. The vertical photodiode is optically coupled to a waveguide formed in the layer of semiconductor material. |
| US11784273B2 |
Multijunction metamorphic solar cell
A multijunction solar cell comprising a first solar subcell having a first band gap; a second solar subcell disposed adjacent to said first solar subcell and including an emitter layer, and a base layer having a second band gap less than the first band gap, and being lattice mismatched with the upper first solar subcell, and an intermediate layer directly adjacent to and disposed between first and the second solar subcells and compositionally graded to lattice match the first solar subcell on one side and the second solar subcell on the other side, and arranged so that light can enter and pass through the first solar subcell and at least a portion of which can be reflected back into the first solar subcell by the intermediate layer, and is composed of a plurality of layers of materials with discontinuities in their respective indices of refraction. |
| US11784271B2 |
Pattern-glass and solar light power generating module comprising same
A pattern-glass, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can comprise: a base plate unit coupled to a support body; and a pattern unit provided in the base plate unit, and comprising a transmission area to which light transmits while an angle, formed between an entrance direction and a deviation direction in a light path formed by the light emitted from a light source, forms an obtuse angle range, and a reflection area in which an angle, formed between an entrance direction and a deviation direction in a light path of vision light transferred to an observer, forms an acute angle range so as to have reflectivity bigger than that in the transmission area. |
| US11784270B2 |
Solar module interconnect
A solar module can include a first and second solar cell having front sides which face the sun during normal operation and back sides opposite the front sides. In an embodiment, a first interconnect can be coupled to the back sides of both the first and second solar cell, where the first interconnect comprises an anodized region facing substantially the same direction as the front sides. |
| US11784269B2 |
Interconnection structure between shingled solar cell slices and solar cell with interconnection structure
An interconnection structure used for sequentially bonding at least two cell slices and forming an excellent electrical connection. At least one of a front electrode and a back electrode of the cell slice is in a hollow structure, and the back electrode of the previous back electrode is connected with the front electrode of the next cell slice adjacent thereto through a conductive adhesive, thereby saving a large amount of front and back electrode paste, and reducing the cost of the shingled cell. |
| US11784268B2 |
Flexible and light photovoltaic module
A photovoltaic module includes a transparent first layer forming the front side of the photovoltaic module; a plurality of photovoltaic cells placed side-by-side and electrically connected; a polymer encapsulating assembly able to encapsulate the plurality of photovoltaic cells between a lower portion and an upper portion; a second layer made of a composite material based on polymer resin and on fibres, the encapsulating assembly and the photovoltaic cells being located between the first and second layers, at least the first and second layers defining edges of the photovoltaic module, the plurality of photovoltaic cells being spaced apart by a non-zero distance DA from at least one edge of the photovoltaic module; the photovoltaic module further comprises a third layer made of a composite material based on polymer resin and on fibres, the layer being located below the plurality of photovoltaic cells and above the lower portion of the encapsulating assembly and forming at least one peripheral strip extending from the at least one edge toward the centre of the module, the width (L15A) of which is larger than or equal to the distance DA. |
| US11784265B2 |
Mercury cadmium telluride-black phosphorous van der waals heterojunction infrared polarization detector and preparation method thereof
Disclosed are a mercury cadmium telluride-black phosphorus van der Waals heterojunction infrared polarization detector and a preparation method thereof. The structure of the detector from bottom to top comprises a substrate, a mercury cadmium telluride material, an insulating layer, a two-dimensional semiconductor black phosphorus, and metal electrodes. First, growing the mercury cadmium telluride material on the substrate, removing part of the mercury cadmium telluride by ultraviolet lithography and argon ion etching, filling with aluminum oxide as the insulating layer using an electron beam evaporation method, transferring the two-dimensional semiconductor material black phosphorus at the junction of mercury cadmium telluride and an insulating layer assisted by a polypropylene carbonate film, and preparing the metal source-drain electrodes by electron beam lithography technology combined with the lift-off process to form the mercury cadmium telluride-black phosphorus van der Waals heterojunction infrared polarization detector. |
| US11784261B2 |
Stacked III-V semiconductor diode
A stacked III-V semiconductor diode comprising or consisting of GaAs, with a heavily n-doped cathode layer, a heavily p-doped anode layer, and a drift region arranged between the cathode layer and the anode layer with a dopant concentration of at most 8·1015 cm−3, and a layer thickness of at least 10 μm, wherein the cathode layer has a delta layer section with a layer thickness of 0.1 μm to 2 μm and a dopant concentration of at least 1·1019 cm−3. |
| US11784258B2 |
Thin film transistor with insulating portion between source/drian electrode and gate insulating layer, and manufacturing method thereof
A thin film transistor, a manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate, and a display device are provided. The thin film transistor comprises a base substrate, a gate on the base substrate, a gate insulating layer covering the gate, an active layer on the gate insulating layer, a first electrode and a second electrode over and electrically connected to the active layer, and a first insulating portion between the gate insulating layer and the first electrode. An orthographic projection of the first insulating portion on the base substrate, an orthographic projection of the first electrode on the base substrate, and an orthographic projection of a boundary between a side surface of the gate and an upper surface of the gate on the base substrate at least partially overlap. |
| US11784257B2 |
Semiconductor device having a necked semiconductor body and method of forming semiconductor bodies of varying width
Semiconductor devices having necked semiconductor bodies and methods of forming semiconductor bodies of varying width are described. For example, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor body disposed above a substrate. A gate electrode stack is disposed over a portion of the semiconductor body to define a channel region in the semiconductor body under the gate electrode stack. Source and drain regions are defined in the semiconductor body on either side of the gate electrode stack. Sidewall spacers are disposed adjacent to the gate electrode stack and over only a portion of the source and drain regions. The portion of the source and drain regions under the sidewall spacers has a height and a width greater than a height and a width of the channel region of the semiconductor body. |
| US11784255B2 |
Semiconductor devices with bent portions
A semiconductor device may include a first active fin, a second active fin and a gate structure. The first active fin may extend in a first direction on a substrate and may include a first straight line extension portion, a second straight line extension portion, and a bent portion between the first and second straight line extension portions. The second active fin may extend in the first direction on the substrate. The gate structure may extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the substrate. The gate structure may cross one of the first and second straight line extension portions of the first active fin and may cross the second active fin. |
| US11784254B2 |
Methods of forming semiconductor devices having stressed active regions therein
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate including a semiconductor material having a first lattice constant and then patterning the substrate to form a first semiconductor pattern extending in a first direction. A second semiconductor pattern is also formed on and in contact with the first semiconductor pattern. The second semiconductor pattern extends in the first direction and has a second lattice constant that is sufficiently greater than the first lattice constant so that lattice stress is present at an interface between the first semiconductor pattern and the second semiconductor pattern. The second semiconductor pattern is further patterned to define a sidewall of the second semiconductor pattern that extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction. A gate electrode is formed, which extends in the first direction on the second semiconductor pattern. |
| US11784251B2 |
Transistors with ferroelectric spacer and methods of fabrication
A transistor includes a semiconductor body including a material such as an amorphous or polycrystalline material, for example and a gate stack on a first portion of the body. The gate stack includes a gate dielectric on the body, and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric. The transistor further includes a first metallization structure on a second portion of the body and a third metallization structure on a third portion of the body, opposite to the second portion. The transistor further includes a ferroelectric material on at least a fourth portion of the body, where the ferroelectric material is between the gate stack and the first or second metallization structure. |
| US11784249B2 |
Active antenna device based on silicon ring field effect transistor array
An antenna device according to an example embodiment includes a silicon substrate of first type doping, at least two first doped regions formed by second type doping different from the first type doping, a second doped region formed by the second type doping outside a channel region surrounding the at least two first doped regions, and at least two gates disposed on a dielectric layer. In the antenna device, a resonant frequency is adjusted according to an external voltage individually applied to the at least two gates, and polarization information of a terahertz (THz) light source is obtained based on a pattern and an amount of an electric field measured at the at least two gates. |
| US11784246B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor module
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first to fourth electrodes, a semiconductor member, and first and second insulating members. The semiconductor member is located between the second and first electrodes, and includes a first semiconductor region a second semiconductor region between the first semiconductor region and the first electrode, a third semiconductor region between the second semiconductor region and the first electrode, a fourth semiconductor region between the second semiconductor region and the first electrode, a fifth semiconductor region between the first semiconductor region and the second electrode, a sixth semiconductor region between the fifth semiconductor region and the second electrode, and a seventh semiconductor region between the fifth semiconductor region and the second electrode. A portion of the first insulating member is between the third electrode and the semiconductor member. A portion of the second insulating member is between the fourth electrode and the semiconductor member. |
| US11784240B2 |
Semiconductor device structure with barrier layer
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a contact layer over a metal silicide layer. The contact layer extends through a first dielectric structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first metal nitride barrier layer over sidewalls of the contact layer. The first metal nitride barrier layer is directly adjacent to the first dielectric structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a second metal nitride barrier layer partially between the contact layer and the metal silicide layer and partially between the contact layer and the first metal nitride barrier layer. The metal silicide layer is below the first metal nitride barrier layer and the second metal nitride barrier layer. |
| US11784238B2 |
High electron mobility transistor
A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a buffer layer on a substrate, a barrier layer on the buffer layer, a gate electrode on the barrier layer, a field plate adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode, and a first passivation layer adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode. Preferably, a sidewall of the field plate includes a first curve. |
| US11784237B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a channel layer, a barrier layer, a gate, a strained layer and a passivation layer. The channel layer is disposed on the substrate. The barrier layer is disposed on the channel layer. The gate is disposed on the barrier layer. The strained layer is disposed on the barrier layer. The passivation layer covers the gate and the strained layer. The material of the passivation layer differs from that of the strained layer. |
| US11784232B2 |
Field effect transistor and method for manufacturing the same
A gate opening, a plurality of first openings arranged in a gate widthwise direction and having a reed shape, a second opening connecting the adjacent first openings, and a third opening connected to a side away from the arrangement of the first opening at an end of the arrangement are formed in an insulation layer. An ohmic cap layer is etched via the openings to form an asymmetric recess region. |
| US11784229B2 |
Profile shaping for control gate recesses
Exemplary semiconductor structures and processing methods may include forming a first portion of a first semiconductor layer characterized by a first etch rate for an etch treatment, forming a second portion of the first semiconductor layer characterized by a second etch rate that is less than the first etch rate for the etch treatment, and forming a third portion of the first semiconductor layer characterized by a third etch rate that is greater than the second etch rate. The processing methods may further include etching an opening through the first semiconductor layer, where the opening has a height and a width, and where the opening is characterized by a variation in the width between a midpoint of the height of the opening and an endpoint of the opening that is less than or about 5 Å. |
| US11784227B2 |
Method for fabricating wafer scale/nano sub micron gap electrodes and arrays via photolithography
A electronic device and a fabrication method is provided. The electronic device having a first electrode and a second electrode. A nano-gap is formed between first and second electrode. The first electrode, the second electrode and the gap may be located in the same layer of the device. |
| US11784225B2 |
Semiconductor structure, method of forming stacked unit layers and method of forming stacked two-dimensional material layers
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of stacked units, a conductive structure, a plurality of dielectrics, a first electrode strip, a second electrode strip, and a plurality of contact structures. The stacked units are stacked up over the semiconductor substrate, and comprises a first passivation layer, a second passivation layer and a channel layer sandwiched between the first passivation layer and the second passivation layer. The conductive structure is disposed on the semiconductor substrate and wrapping around the stacked units. The dielectrics are surrounding the stacked units and separating the stacked units from the conductive structure. The first electrode strip and the second electrode strip are located on two opposing sides of the conductive structure. The contact structures are connecting the channel layer of each of the stacked units to the first electrode strip and the second electrode strip. |
| US11784222B2 |
Epitaxial source/drain structure and method
A method of semiconductor fabrication includes providing a semiconductor structure having a substrate and first, second, third, and fourth fins above the substrate. The method further includes forming an n-type epitaxial source/drain (S/D) feature on the first and second fins, forming a p-type epitaxial S/D feature on the third and fourth fins, and performing a selective etch process on the semiconductor structure to remove upper portions of the n-type epitaxial S/D feature and the p-type epitaxial S/D feature such that more is removed from the n-type epitaxial S/D feature than the p-type epitaxial S/D feature. |
| US11784220B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type; a first electrode located on the semiconductor layer; a second electrode located on the semiconductor layer; a third electrode located on the semiconductor layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and separated from them; a first semiconductor region that is located in the semiconductor layer and is of a second conductivity type; a first cathode region of the first conductivity type; a first anode region of the second conductivity type; a second cathode region of the first conductivity type; a second anode region of the second conductivity type; a third anode region of the second conductivity type; a third cathode region of the first conductivity type; a second semiconductor region of the second conductivity type; a fourth anode region of the second conductivity type; and a fourth cathode region of the first conductivity type. |
| US11784218B2 |
Gate air spacer protection during source/drain via hole etching
A semiconductor device includes a gate disposed over a substrate. A source/drain is disposed in the substrate. A conductive contact is disposed over the source/drain. An air spacer is disposed between the gate and the conductive contact. A first component is disposed over the gate. A second component is disposed over the air spacer. The second component is different from the first component. |
| US11784217B2 |
Silicon carbide semiconductor device
A first main surface of a silicon carbide substrate is provided with a first trench and a second trench. The first trench is defined by a first side surface and a first bottom surface. The second trench is defined by a second side surface and a second bottom surface. The silicon carbide substrate includes a first impurity region, a second impurity region, a third impurity region, and a fourth impurity region. A first insulating film is in contact with each of the first side surface and the first bottom surface. A gate electrode is provided on the first insulating film. A second insulating film is in contact with each of the second side surface and the second bottom surface. The second impurity region has a connection region electrically connected to the fourth impurity region and extending toward the fourth impurity region along the second side surface. |
| US11784208B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device and X-ray imaging device
A photoelectric conversion device according to one embodiment includes a first transistor and a first photoelectric conversion element disposed on a first region, a second transistor disposed on a second region, an insulating layer that covers the first transistor, the first photoelectric conversion element, and the second transistor, and a first terminal that is disposed on the insulating layer, is electrically connected to one of the first transistor and the first photoelectric conversion element, and is connectable to an outside. The second transistor is a dummy transistor of the first transistor. |
| US11784200B2 |
Image sensing device having multiple transfer gate structure
An image sensing device includes a photoelectric conversion element configured to generate photocharges in response to incident light, a floating diffusion configured to temporarily store the photocharges generated by the photoelectric conversion element, and a transfer gate configured to transmit the photocharges generated by the photoelectric conversion element to the floating diffusion region. The transfer gate includes a main transfer gate disposed to overlap a center section of the photoelectric conversion element and configured to operate in response to a first transmission signal, and a sub transfer gate disposed to overlap a boundary region of the photoelectric conversion element and configured to operate in response to a second potential level different from the first potential level. |
| US11784198B2 |
Wide channel semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of isolation structures, wherein each isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures is spaced from an adjacent isolation structure of the plurality of isolation structures in a first direction. The semiconductor device further includes a gate structure. The gate structure includes a top surface; a first sidewall angled at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the top surface; and a second sidewall angled with respect to the top surface. The gate structure further includes a first horizontal surface extending between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, wherein the first horizontal surface is parallel to the top surface, and a dimension of the gate structure in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, is less than a dimension of each of the plurality of isolation structures in the second direction. |
| US11784194B2 |
Radiation detector
Disclosed herein is a detector having a pixel in a substrate and configured to detect radiation particles incident thereon; a first guard ring in the substrate, surrounding the pixel, and comprising a first doped semiconductor region in the substrate and a first electrically conductive layer in electrical contact to the first doped semiconductor region. The first electrically conductive layer overhangs the first doped semiconductor region toward an interior of the first guard ring. |
| US11784190B2 |
Display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
A display apparatus includes a substrate, a first thin-film transistor including a first semiconductor layer on the substrate, and a first gate electrode on the first semiconductor layer, the first gate electrode being insulated from the first semiconductor layer by a first gate insulating layer, an organic interlayer insulating layer covering the first gate electrode, a first conductive layer on the organic interlayer insulating layer, a first contact hole exposing a top portion of the first semiconductor layer by penetrating through the organic interlayer insulating layer and the first gate insulating layer, and a first protruding portion protruding from a top surface of the substrate between the substrate and the first semiconductor layer, the first protruding portion corresponding to the first contact hole, wherein the first conductive layer contacts the first semiconductor layer through the first contact hole. |
| US11784183B2 |
Inter-level connection for multi-layer structures
Systems and methods are provided for fabricating a semiconductor device structure. An example semiconductor device structure includes a first device layer, a second device layer and an inter-level connection structure. The first device layer includes a first conductive layer and a first dielectric layer formed on the first conductive layer, the first device layer being formed on a substrate. The second device layer includes a second conductive layer, the second device layer being formed on the first device layer. The inter-level connection structure includes one or more conductive materials and configured to electrically connect to the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer, the inter-level connection structure penetrating at least part of the first dielectric layer. The first conductive layer is configured to electrically connect to a first electrode structure of a first semiconductor device within the first device layer. |
| US11784182B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a first wire, a first semiconductor element and a second semiconductor element. The substrate has a display region and a peripheral region adjacent to the display region. The first wire is disposed in the display region and the peripheral region. The first semiconductor element is disposed in the display region. The second semiconductor element is disposed in the peripheral region and adjacent to the first semiconductor element. The first semiconductor element and the second semiconductor element cross the first wire in two parts respectively and the two parts of the second semiconductor element is less than the two parts of the first semiconductor element in distance. |
| US11784176B2 |
Light emitting diode device containing a positive photoresist insulating spacer and a conductive sidewall contact and method of making the same
A light emitting device includes a backplane, an array of light emitting diodes attached to a frontside of the backplane, a positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer, such as a positive photoresist layer, located on the frontside of the backplane and laterally surrounding the array of light emitting diodes, such that sidewalls of the light emitting diodes contacting the positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer have a respective reentrant vertical cross-sectional profile, and at least one common conductive layer located over the positive tone, imageable dielectric material layer and contacting the light emitting diodes. |
| US11784175B2 |
Integrated circuit bridge for photonics and electrical chip integration
An optoelectronic assembly and methods of fabrication thereof are provided. The assembly includes a mold compound; a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) embedded in the mold compound, that has a face exposed from the mold compound in a first plane; an interposer embedded in the mold compound, that has a face exposed from the mold compound in the first plane (i.e., co-planar with the exposed face of the PIC); and an electrical integrated circuit (EIC) coupled to the exposed face of the PIC and the exposed face of the interposer, that establishes bridging electrical connections between the PIC and the interposer. |
| US11784169B2 |
3D semiconductor device and structure with metal layers
A semiconductor device, the device including: a first substrate; a first metal layer disposed over the substrate; a second metal layer disposed over the first metal layer; a first level including a plurality of transistors, the first level disposed over the second metal layer, where the plurality of transistors include a second single crystal silicon; a third metal layer disposed over the first level; a fourth metal layer disposed over the third metal layer, where the fourth metal layer is aligned to the first metal layer with a less than 100 nm alignment error; and a via disposed through the first level, where the via has a diameter of less than 450 nm, where the fourth metal layer provides a global power distribution, and where a typical thickness of the fourth metal layer is at least 50% greater than a typical thickness of the third metal. |
| US11784167B2 |
Semiconductor device with metal film having openings
A semiconductor device includes: a die pad having a top surface; a semiconductor chip provided on the top surface; a first solder provided between the top surface and the semiconductor chip, the first solder bonding the top surface and the semiconductor chip; a first metal film provided on the semiconductor chip; a first insulating film provided on the first metal film and having a first opening; a connector having a first end and a second end, the first end being provided on the first metal film in the first opening; a second metal film provided in the first opening, the second metal film having a plurality of second openings provided so as to surround a portion of the first metal film in contact with the first end, and the second metal film being provided between the first end of the connector and the portion of the first metal film; a plurality of second insulating films provided in direct contact with the first metal film in each of the second openings; and a second solder provided between the second metal film and the first end to bond the first end and the second metal film to each other. |
| US11784162B2 |
Semiconductor package including vertical interconnector
A semiconductor package includes at least one semiconductor chip disposed in such a way that an active surface with chip pads faces a redistribution layer, vertical interconnectors extending in a vertical direction from the chip pads toward the redistribution layer, wherein each of the vertical connectors has a first end portion that is connected to a corresponding chip pad and a second end portion that is disposed on an opposite end of each vertical interconnector in relation to the first end portion, and a molding layer covering the semiconductor chip and the vertical interconnectors while exposing a surface of each of the second end portions of the vertical interconnectors, wherein the redistribution layer is formed over the molding layer, the redistribution layer having a redistribution land that is in contact with the surface of the second end portion, and wherein a width of the surface of the second end portion is greater than a width of an extension portion between the first end portion and the second end portion of each vertical interconnector. |
| US11784161B2 |
Sensor system
A system includes an image sensor structure and a flow cell. The image sensor structure includes an image layer disposed over a base substrate. A device stack is disposed over the image layer. A bond pad is disposed in the device stack. A passivation stack is disposed over the device stack and the bond pad. An array of nanowells is disposed in a top layer of the passivation stack. A through-silicon via (TSV) is in electrical contact with the bond pad. The TSV extends through the base substrate. A redistribution layer (RDL) is disposed on a bottom surface of the base substrate. The RDL is in electrical contact with the TSV. The flow cell is disposed upon the top layer of the passivation stack to form a flow channel therebetween. The flow channel is disposed over the array of nanowells and the bond pad. |
| US11784158B2 |
Producing apparatus
A producing apparatus and a pre-bonding device are provided. The pre-bonding device includes a dispensing mechanism and a die-placing mechanism that is arranged adjacent to the dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism is configured to form a plurality of adhesives onto a plurality of carriers, respectively. The die-placing mechanism includes a plurality of catchers configured to respectively hold a plurality of chips and a correction unit that is configured to adjust a relative position of the chips. The catchers are configured to synchronously place the chips adjusted by the correction unit onto the adhesives, respectively. |
| US11784156B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: an insulating substrate; a first semiconductor element connected to the insulating substrate; a conductive member disposed on the insulating substrate, and including a first opposing portion and a second opposing portion located opposite each other with respect to the first semiconductor element in plan view; a first wire connected to the first semiconductor element and the first opposing portion; and a second wire connected to the first semiconductor element and the second opposing portion, and located opposite the first wire with respect to a connection point where the first wire and the first semiconductor element are connected to each other in plan view. |
| US11784154B2 |
Anisotropic conductive film and method of producing the same
An anisotropic conductive film has a three-layer structure in which a first connection layer is sandwiched between a second connection layer and a third connection layer that each are formed mainly of an insulating resin. The first connection layer has a structure in which conductive particles are arranged in a single layer in the plane direction of an insulating resin layer on a side of the second connection layer, and the thickness of the insulating resin layer in central regions between adjacent ones of the conductive particles is smaller than that of the insulating resin layer in regions in proximity to the conductive particles. |
| US11784153B2 |
Thermosetting resin composition, semiconductor device, and electrical/electronic component
There are provided a thermosetting resin composition for semiconductor bonding and a thermosetting resin composition for light emitting device which have high thermal conductivity and an excellent heat dissipation property and are capable of reliable pressure-free bonding of a semiconductor element and a light emitting element to a substrate. A thermosetting resin composition comprising: (A) silver fine particles ranging from 1 nm to 200 nm in thickness or in minor axis; (B) a silver powder having an average particle size of more than 0.2 μm and 30 μm or less; (C) resin particles; and (D) a thermosetting resin, wherein an amount of the resin particles (C) is 0.01 to 1 part by mass and an amount of the thermosetting resin (D) is 1 to 20 parts by mass, to 100 parts by mass being a total amount of the silver fine particles (A) and the silver powder (B). |
| US11784151B2 |
Redistribution layer connection
Examples herein include die to metallization structure connections that eliminate the solder joint to reduce the resistance and noise on the connection. In one example, a first die is attached to a metallization layer by a plurality of copper interconnections and a second is attached to the metallization layer opposite the first die through another plurality of copper interconnections. In this example, the copper interconnects may connect the respective die to a metallization structure in the metallization layer. |
| US11784148B2 |
Semiconductor package
A redistribution structure includes a first dielectric layer, a pad pattern, and a second dielectric layer. The pad pattern is disposed on the first dielectric layer and includes a pad portion and a peripheral portion. The pad portion is embedded in the first dielectric layer, wherein a lower surface of the pad portion is substantially coplanar with a lower surface of the first dielectric layer. The peripheral portion surrounds the pad portion. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the pad pattern and includes a plurality of extending portions extending through the peripheral portion. |
| US11784146B1 |
Method and apparatus for a ground wire bonding attachment in MMIC devices
An apparatus and method for co-axial wire bonding to improve impedance and electrical package connection performance of a substrate attached to the interior of an electrical device package. One or more wire bonds making ground connections between a package and an internal electrical circuit substrate make a non-contact geometrical crossing over an active electrical signal wire. |
| US11784144B2 |
Semiconductor devices comprising planar waveguide transmission lines
A semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor chip, a first planar waveguide transmission line arranged within a BEOL metal stack of the first semiconductor chip, wherein the first planar waveguide transmission line comprises line sections situated opposite one another, and a second planar waveguide transmission line arranged over the first semiconductor chip and electrically coupled to the first planar waveguide transmission line, wherein the second planar waveguide transmission line comprises line sections situated opposite one another. |
| US11784143B2 |
Single metal cavity antenna in package connected to an integrated transceiver front-end
Embodiments include semiconductor packages and methods of forming the semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a die over a substrate, a first conductive layer over the die, and a conductive cavity antenna over the first conductive layer and substrate. The conductive cavity antenna includes a conductive cavity, a cavity region, and a plurality of interconnects. The conductive cavity is over the first conductive layer and surrounds the cavity region. The semiconductor package also includes a second conductive layer over the conductive cavity antenna, first conductive layer, and substrate. The conductive cavity extends vertically from the first conductive layer to the second conductive layer. The cavity region may be embedded with the conductive cavity, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer. The plurality of interconnects may include first, second, and third interconnects. The first interconnects may include through-mold vias (TMVs), through-silicon vias (TSVs), conductive sidewalls, or conductive trenches. |
| US11784142B1 |
Highly reliable physically unclonable function
Disclosed is a highly reliable physically unclonable function technology. In a tunneling-based memory device disclosed herein, a conductive layer (e.g., Al2O3) is stacked on a bottom electrode, an oxide layer (e.g., TiOx) is stacked on the conductive layer, and a top electrode is stacked on the oxide layer. The tunneling-based memory device has a structure of a memristor crossbar array and has a current-voltage characteristic independent of a temperature that is an external environmental variable due to a tunneling mechanism when constructing an unpredictable physically unclonable function (PUF) of hardware as a memory semiconductor array. |
| US11784139B2 |
Package substrate and semiconductor package including the same
Provided a package substrate including an insulation substrate, a conductive layer provided in the insulation substrate, upper pads provided on an upper surface of the insulation substrate and electrically connected to the conductive layer, lower pads provided on a lower surface of the insulation substrate and electrically connected to the conductive layer, and at least one trench provided at a portion of the insulation substrate adjacent to at least one of the upper pads and configured to block stress, which is generated by an expansion of the insulation substrate, from spreading to the at least one of the upper pads. |
| US11784138B2 |
Wafer processing with a protective film and peripheral adhesive
A wafer having on one side a device area with a plurality of devices is processed by providing a protective film and applying the protective film, for covering the devices on the wafer, to the one side of the wafer, so that a front surface of the protective film is in direct contact with the one side of the wafer. The protective film is heated during and/or after applying the protective film to the one side of the wafer, so that the protective film is attached to the one side of the wafer, and the side of the wafer opposite to the one side is processed. Further, the invention relates to a method of processing such a wafer in which a liquid adhesive is dispensed only onto a peripheral portion of a protective film and/or only onto a peripheral portion of the wafer. |
| US11784132B2 |
Interposer-type component carrier and method of manufacturing the same
An interposer-type component carrier includes a stack comprising at least one electrically conductive layer structure and at least one electrically insulating layer structure; a cavity formed in an upper portion of the stack; an active component embedded in the cavity and having at least one terminal facing upwards; and a redistribution structure having only one electrically insulating layer structure above the component. A method of manufacturing an interposer-type component carrier is also disclosed. |
| US11784130B2 |
Structure and formation method of package with underfill
A package structure and a formation method of a package structure are provided. The method includes forming a recess in a circuit substrate, and the recess has a first sidewall and a second sidewall. The second sidewall is between the first sidewall and a bottommost surface of the circuit substrate, and the second sidewall is steeper than the first sidewall. The method also includes forming a die package, and the die package has a semiconductor die. The method further includes bonding the die package to the circuit substrate through bonding structures such that a portion of the semiconductor die enters the recess of the circuit substrate. In addition, the method includes forming an underfill material to surround the bonding structures and to fill the recess. |
| US11784125B2 |
Wrap around cross-couple contact structure with enhanced gate contact size
A cross-couple contact structure is provided that is located on, and physically contacts, a topmost surface of a functional gate structure that is located laterally adjacent to a gate cut region. The cross-couple contact structure extends into the laterally adjacent gate cut region and physically contacts a sidewall of the functional gate structure, an upper portion of a first sidewall of a dielectric plug that is present in the gate cut region, and an upper surface of a dielectric liner that is located on a lower portion of the first sidewall of the dielectric plug. |
| US11784119B2 |
Three dimensional integrated circuit and fabrication thereof
An IC structure comprises a first transistor formed on a substrate, a first interconnect structure over the first transistor, a dielectric layer over the first interconnect structure, a plurality of 2D semiconductor islands on the dielectric layer, and a plurality of second transistors formed on the plurality of 2D semiconductor islands. |
| US11784117B2 |
Wiring board, electronic device, and electronic module
A wiring board includes an insulating substrate including a first surface and a mounting portion for an electronic component on the first surface, the insulating substrate having a rectangular shape in a plan view of the first surface; a via conductor located inside the insulating substrate and at a corner portion of the insulating substrate in a plane perspective, and extending in a thickness direction of the insulating substrate; a wiring conductor located on the first surface and connecting the mounting portion and the via conductor to each other; and a heat dissipation portion located inside the insulating substrate at a position overlapping the mounting portion in a plane perspective view, wherein the first surface includes, between the heat dissipation portion and the via conductor in a plane perspective view, a first region surrounded by the wiring conductor in a plan view. |
| US11784114B2 |
Plated metal layer in power packages
In some examples, a semiconductor package comprises a multi-layer package substrate. The multi-layer package substrate includes first and second metal layers, the first metal layer positioned above the second metal layer and coupled to the second metal layer by way of a via. The substrate also includes a dielectric covering at least part of the first and second metal layers and the via. The package includes a plated metal layer plated on at least part of the first metal layer and positioned above the dielectric, a combination of the first metal layer and the plated metal layer being thicker than the second metal layer. The package includes a semiconductor die having a device side, the device side vertically aligned with and coupled to the plated metal layer. |
| US11784113B2 |
Multilayer package substrate with stress buffer
A semiconductor package includes a multilayer package substrate including a top layer including a top dielectric layer and a top metal layer providing a top portion of pins on top filled vias, and a bottom layer including a bottom dielectric layer and a bottom metal layer on bottom filled vias that provide externally accessible bottom side contact pads. The top dielectric layer together with the bottom dielectric layer providing electrical isolation between the pins. And integrated circuit (IC) die that comprises a substrate having a semiconductor surface including circuitry, with nodes connected to bond pads with bonding features on the bond pads. An electrically conductive material interconnect provides a connection between the top side contact pads and the bonding features. At least a first pin includes at least one bump stress reduction structure that includes a local physical dimension change of at least 10% in at least one dimension. |
| US11784110B2 |
Semiconductor package and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor package may include a substrate; a microelectromechanical device disposed on the substrate; an interconnection structure connecting the substrate to the microelectromechanical device; and a metallic sealing structure surrounding the interconnection structure. |
| US11784104B2 |
Method of forming electronic chip package having a conductive layer between a chip and a support
The invention concerns a device comprising a support, an electrically-conductive layer covering the support, a semiconductor substrate on the conductive layer, and an insulating casing. |
| US11784102B2 |
Hermetic semiconductor packages
A semiconductor package and method for forming thereof are disclosed. The package includes a package substrate having a die cavity with a die attached therein. The package substrate also includes a cavity for bonding a cap thereto to form a hermetic package. The cap is bonded to the cavity using sealing rings. |
| US11784097B2 |
Measurement of overlay error using device inspection system
A method and system for measuring overlay in a semiconductor manufacturing process comprise capturing an image of a feature in an article at a predetermined manufacturing stage, deriving a quantity of an image parameter from the image and converting the quantity into an overlay measurement. The conversion is by reference to an image parameter quantity derived from a reference image of a feature at the same predetermined manufacturing stage with known overlay (“OVL”). There is also disclosed a method of determining a device inspection recipe for use by an inspection tool comprising identifying device patterns as candidate device care areas that may be sensitive to OVL, deriving an OVL response for each identified pattern, correlating the OVL response with measured OVL, and selecting some or all of the device patterns as device care areas based on the correlation. |
| US11784096B2 |
Vertical transport field-effect transistors having germanium channel surfaces
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device including vertical transport fin field-effect transistors (VTFETs) is provided. The method includes forming a bottom spacer on a first device region associated with a first VTFET and a second device region associated with a second VTFET, forming a liner on the bottom spacer, on a first fin structure including silicon germanium (SiGe) formed in the first device region and on a second fin structure including SiGe formed in the second device region, and forming crystalline Ge having a hexagonal structure from the SiGe by employing a Ge condensation process to orient a (111) direction of the crystalline Ge in a direction of charge flow for a VTFET. |
| US11784095B2 |
Fabrication of a vertical fin field effect transistor with reduced dimensional variations
A method of forming a fin field effect transistor (finFET) having fin(s) with reduced dimensional variations, including forming a dummy fin trench within a perimeter of a fin pattern region on a substrate, forming a dummy fin fill in the dummy fin trench, forming a plurality of vertical fins within the perimeter of the fin pattern region, including border fins at the perimeter of the fin pattern region and interior fins located within the perimeter and inside the bounds of the border fins, wherein the border fins are formed from the dummy fin fill, and removing the border fins, wherein the border fins are dummy fins and the interior fins are active vertical fins. |
| US11784081B2 |
Micro device transfer apparatus and method
A micro device transfer apparatus and a micro device transfer method are provided. The micro device transfer apparatus comprises a stage unit including a stage where a target substrate is to be disposed, a plurality of transfer head units disposed above the stage, and a transfer head unit moving part configured to move the plurality of transfer head units, wherein, the transfer head unit comprises a carrier substrate fastening part configured to fasten a carrier substrate where a plurality of micro devices are disposed, a mask unit disposed above the carrier substrate fastening part, the mask unit comprising a mask including an opening part and a shielding part, a light emitting part disposed on the mask unit, and a housing formed around the carrier substrate fastening part, the mask unit, and the light emitting part. |
| US11784080B2 |
High temperature micro-zone electrostatic chuck
Implementations described herein provide a substrate support assembly. The substrate support assembly has an electrostatic chuck having a workpiece supporting surface and a bottom surface. The substrate support assembly further includes a plurality of layers which has a thermal interface layer. The plurality of layers are disposed below the electrostatic chuck. A cooling base having a top surface, the top surface is disposed below the plurality of layers. A temperature differential across the thermal interface layer is about 150 degrees Celsius when the workpiece supporting surface of the electrostatic chuck is at a temperature of about 300 degrees Celsius. |
| US11784077B2 |
Wafer overlay marks, overlay measurement systems, and related methods
A method for determining overlay measurements includes orienting a wafer to align portions of lines of a pattern of an overlay mark with a direction in which a source emits light at the wafer and align other portions of the lines of the pattern to extend in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the illumination source emits light at the wafer. The method includes capturing at least one image of the wafer via an imager sensor. The method also includes determining contrasts of regions of the overlay mark and determining a location of the overlay mark. Overlay marks include a pattern defining an array of columns. Each column includes a set of continuous lines oriented parallel to each other and extending in a first direction within a first region of a column and extending in a second different direction in a second region of the column. |
| US11784070B2 |
Heat treatment apparatus, heat treatment method, and film forming method
A heat treatment apparatus includes: an inner tube having a cylindrical shape and configured to accommodate a substrate; an outer tube configured to cover an outside of the inner tube; a heater provided around the outer tube; a gas supply pipe that extends along a longitudinal direction in the inner tube; an opening formed in a side wall of the inner tube facing the gas supply pipe; a temperature sensor provided at a position shifted by a predetermined angle from the opening in a circumferential direction of the inner tube; and a controller that controls the heater based on a detected value of the temperature sensor. |
| US11784069B2 |
Resin molding apparatus
To provide a resin molding apparatus capable of correcting the bending of a workpiece during preheating or the like, improving production efficiency, and preventing the occurrence of defective products. A resin molding apparatus according to the present invention includes: a molding die which performs resin molding of a workpiece W having an electronic component mounted inside a carrier; and a loader which transports the workpiece, the loader includes a frame body which comes into contact with and separates from an outer edge portion of an upper surface of the workpiece, a moving device which moves the frame body up and down, and a chuck claw which comes into contact with an outer edge portion of a lower surface of the workpiece, and the frame body includes a contact portion which is provided over the entire circumference of the outer edge portion in the upper surface of the workpiece. |
| US11784063B2 |
Packaging method and packaging device for selectively encapsulating packaging structure
The present invention provides a packaging method and a packaging device for selectively encapsulating a packaging structure. The method includes: providing a substrate; mounting components on the substrate, the components including a component that needs to be encapsulated and a component that does not need to be encapsulated; forming a protective structure in an area of the component that does not need to be encapsulated so as to form a protective area for isolating the component that does not need to be encapsulated and an encapsulating area located outside the protective area; filling the encapsulating area with an injection molding material; and removing the protective structure. According to the present invention, any part of the packaging structure may be selectively encapsulated by self-adjustment as required. The operation is simple, and the process flow is simplified. |
| US11784061B2 |
Chip package structure and method for forming the same
A method for forming a chip package structure is provided. The method includes disposing a chip package over a wiring substrate. The method includes forming a first heat conductive structure and a second heat conductive structure over the chip package. The first heat conductive structure and the second heat conductive structure are separated by a first gap. The method includes bonding a heat dissipation lid to the chip package through the first heat conductive structure and the second heat conductive structure. The first heat conductive structure and the second heat conductive structure extend toward each other until the first heat conductive structure contacts the second heat conductive structure during bonding the heat dissipation lid to the chip package. |
| US11784059B2 |
Method for preparing semiconductor sample with etched pit suitable for microscope observation
A method for preparing a semiconductor sample with an etched pit suitable for microscope observation is provided, including that a semiconductor sample piece is provided, the semiconductor sample piece including a sacrificial layer and a supporting layer which are stacked, and a trench which penetrates through the sacrificial layer and the supporting layer to expose a pit on a surface of a bottom metal layer; the semiconductor sample piece is steeped by placing it in an etching solution to remove the sacrificial layer; an adhesive tape is pasted on the surface of the semiconductor sample piece after the sacrificial layer is removed; and the adhesive tape is torn to remove the supporting layer above the pit to expose the pit. |
| US11784057B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, linked processing system, and substrate processing method
A substrate processing apparatus includes: a substrate holding unit configured to hold and rotate a substrate; an etching unit configured to etch a surface of a substrate by discharging a processing liquid to the substrate rotated by the substrate holding unit; and a control unit configured to control an etching amount by the etching unit. In the substrate processing apparatus, the control unit controls an etching amount at each position on the surface of the substrate based on information upon a characteristic of a surface processing to be performed on the substrate by a post-processing apparatus which is configured to perform a post-processing after a substrate processing by the substrate processing apparatus. |
| US11784047B2 |
Tin oxide thin film spacers in semiconductor device manufacturing
Thin tin oxide films can be used in semiconductor device manufacturing. In one implementation, a method of processing a semiconductor substrate includes: providing a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of protruding features residing on an etch stop layer material, and an exposed tin oxide layer in contact with both the protruding features and the etch stop layer material, where the tin oxide layer covers both sidewalls and horizontal surfaces of the protruding features; and then completely removing the tin oxide layer from horizontal surfaces of the semiconductor substrate without completely removing the tin oxide layer residing at the sidewalls of the protruding features. Next, the protruding features can be removed without completely removing the tin oxide layer that resided at the sidewalls of the protruding features, thereby forming tin oxide spacers. |
| US11784046B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing semiconductor device includes forming a multilayer photoresist structure including a metal-containing photoresist over a substrate. The multilayer photoresist structure includes two or more metal-containing photoresist layers having different physical parameters. The metal-containing photoresist is a reaction product of a first precursor and a second precursor, and each layer of the multilayer photoresist structure is formed using different photoresist layer formation parameters. The different photoresist layer formation parameters are one or more selected from the group consisting of the first precursor, an amount of the first precursor, the second precursor, an amount of the second precursor, a length of time each photoresist layer formation operation, and heating conditions of the photoresist layers. The multilayer photoresist structure is selectively exposed to actinic radiation to form a latent pattern, and the latent pattern is developed by applying developer to the selectively exposed multilayer photoresist structure to form the pattern. |
| US11784045B2 |
Formation of single crystal semiconductors using planar vapor liquid solid epitaxy
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a template layer disposed over a substrate and having a trench therein, a buffer structure disposed over a bottom surface of the trench and comprising a metal oxide, a single crystal semiconductor structure disposed within the trench and over the buffer structure and a gate structure disposed over a channel region of the single crystal semiconductor structure. |
| US11784042B2 |
Carbon hard masks for patterning applications and methods related thereto
Embodiments herein provide methods of depositing an amorphous carbon layer using a plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) process and hard masks formed therefrom. In one embodiment, a method of processing a substrate includes positioning a substrate on a substrate support, the substrate support disposed in a processing volume of a processing chamber, flowing a processing gas comprising a hydrocarbon gas and a diluent gas into the processing volume, maintaining the processing volume at a processing pressure less than about 100 mTorr, igniting and maintaining a deposition plasma of the processing gas by applying a first power to one of one or more power electrodes of the processing chamber, maintaining the substrate support at a processing temperature less than about 350° C., exposing a surface of the substrate to the deposition plasma, and depositing an amorphous carbon layer on the surface of the substrate. |
| US11784041B2 |
Preparation of lanthanide-containing precursors and deposition of lanthanide-containing films
The disclosed lanthanide precursor compounds include a cyclopentadienyl ligand having at least one aliphatic group as a substituent and at least one bidentate ligand. These precursors are suitable for depositing lanthanide containing films. |
| US11784035B2 |
Systems and methods for conducting reactions and screening for reaction products
The invention generally relates to systems and methods for conducting reactions and screening for reaction products. |
| US11784033B2 |
Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate
Methods and apparatus for processing a substrate are provided herein. For example, a method for processing a substrate comprises applying a DC target voltage to a target disposed within a processing volume of a plasma processing chamber, rotating a magnet disposed above the target at a default speed to direct sputter material from the target toward a substrate support disposed within the processing volume, measuring in-situ DC voltage in the processing volume, the in-situ DC voltage different from the DC target voltage, determining if a measured in-situ DC voltage is greater than a preset value, if the measured in-situ DC voltage is less than or equal to the preset value, maintaining the magnet at the default speed, and if the measured in-situ DC voltage is greater than the preset value, rotating the magnet at a speed less than the default speed to decrease the in-situ DC voltage. |
| US11784030B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus
A plasma processing apparatus includes a balun having a first unbalanced terminal, a second unbalanced terminal, a first balanced terminal, and a second balanced terminal, a grounded vacuum container, a first electrode electrically connected to the first balanced terminal, a second electrode electrically connected to the second balanced terminal, and a ground electrode arranged in the vacuum container and grounded. |
| US11784029B2 |
Method and apparatus for atomic layer etching
A method for atomic layer etching may include a step of providing a substrate on which a material to be etched is formed, a modifying step of controlling the substrate at a first temperature and modifying a surface layer of the material to be removed by supplying a modifying gas to the substrate, and an etching step of controlling the substrate at a second temperature different from the first temperature and removing the modified surface layer by supplying an etching gas to the substrate. |
| US11784027B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for avoiding electrical breakdown from RF terminal to adjacent non-RF terminal
An isolation system includes an input junction coupled to one or more RF power supplies via a match network for receiving radio frequency (RF) power. The isolation system further includes a plurality of channel paths connected to the input junction for distributing the RF power among the channel paths. The isolation system includes an output junction connected between each of the channel paths and to an electrode of a plasma chamber for receiving portions of the distributed RF power to output combined power and providing the combined RF power to the electrode. Each of the channel paths includes bottom and top capacitors for blocking a signal of the different type than that of the RF power. The isolation system avoids a risk of electrical arcing created by a voltage difference between an RF terminal and a non-RF terminal when the terminals are placed proximate to each other. |
| US11784026B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, material layer deposition apparatus, and atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition apparatus
A substrate processing apparatus includes a reaction chamber including an inlet through which a reaction gas is supplied and an outlet through which residue gas is exhausted; a plurality of ionizers located at a front end of the inlet and configured to ionize the reaction gas supplied through the inlet; and a heater configured to heat the reaction chamber. The plurality of ionizers include a first ionizer configured to ionize the reaction gas positively; and a second ionizer configured to ionize the reaction gas negatively. |
| US11784021B2 |
Mechanical breaking and fusing combined multi-fracture excitation fuse
A mechanical breaking and fusing combined multi-fracture excitation fuse includes a shell, wherein a cavity is formed in the shell, and at least one conductor penetrates through the shell and penetrates through the cavity; at least one excitation device and one breaking device are arranged in the cavity of the shell; the excitation device can receive an external excitation signal to drive the breaking device to act to break a conductor corresponding thereof to form at least two fractures on the conductor, at least one fuse is connected in parallel onto the conductor. The melt is connected in parallel with at least one fracture, and the melt is connected in series with at least one fracture. |
| US11784016B1 |
Vacuum break switch shock absorber
An underarm gang operated vacuum break switch (underarm switch) has an electrically live portion under a mounting arm, which provides advantages over the standard vacuum break switch, which have the electrically live portion above the mounting arm. Because the non-electrified mounting arm is above the electrified portion, the underarm switch is safer for perching birds and other wildlife. The nature of the underarm switch also provides other benefits including a disconnect blade that when opened creates a visual gap to ensure electrical discontinuity along with a safety locking arm tied to deactivating the underarm switch. Adding to the safety measures is a visual indicator that shows an electrician when the switch is live and safe to open the disconnect blade. Other safety measures include a shock absorber assembly and inertia slowing mass protecting electrical contacts within the vacuum break switch from failing. |
| US11784013B1 |
Mouse device
A mouse device includes a casing and plural key modules. The plural key modules are installed on two opposite sides of the casing. Each key module includes a switch, an elastic element, a keycap and a stopper. The switch and the elastic element are disposed within the casing. The keycap is detachably connected with the elastic element. The elastic element is arranged between the keycap and the switch. When the keycap is in a pressable state and the keycap is pressed in response to an external force, the keycap is moved in a direction toward the switch and the elastic element is moved with the keycap, so that the switch is triggered by the elastic element. The stopper is detachably connected between the keycap and the elastic element. When the keycap is stopped by the stopper, the keycap is switched from the pressable state to a non-pressable state. |
| US11784009B2 |
Flexible inorganic perovskite solar cells and room-temperature processing thereof
A flexible photovoltaic device is provided. The flexible photovoltaic device includes a flexible inorganic halide perovskite. The flexible inorganic halide perovskite is free of organic components, has a thickness of greater than or equal to about 1 μm to less than or equal to about 1 nm, and has an average grain size of less than or equal to about 500 nm. |
| US11784008B2 |
Ceramic electronic device and manufacturing method of the same
A ceramic electronic device includes, a multilayer chip in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked, external electrodes provided on the first end face and the second end face, and a water repellent agent formed on a surface of the external electrodes. A thickness A (>0) of the water repellent agent on at least one of four faces of the external electrodes that cover an upper face in a stacking direction, a lower face in the stacking direction, and two side faces of the multilayer chip is larger than a thickness B (>0) of the water repellent agent on faces of the external electrodes that cover the first end face and the second end face. |
| US11784005B2 |
Multilayer capacitor and board having the same mounted thereon
A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body including a dielectric layer and a plurality of internal electrodes, and external electrodes disposed on both ends of the capacitor body and connected to exposed portions of the plurality of internal electrodes, respectively. Each of the external electrodes includes a conductive layer disposed on the capacitor body to be connected to one or more of the plurality of internal electrodes, a conductive resin layer covering the conductive layer, and including a plurality of metal particles, a plurality of elastic fine powder particles each having an elastic powder particle and a metal film plated on a surface of the elastic powder particle, and a conductive resin surrounding the plurality of metal particles and the plurality of elastic fine powder particles and contacting the conductive layer, and a plating layer covering the conductive resin layer. |
| US11784002B2 |
Ceramic electronic component
A ceramic electronic component includes a body including dielectric layers and a plurality of internal electrodes and an external electrode including a connection portion and a band portion. The external electrode includes an electrode layer, a conductive resin layer, a nickel plating layer, and a tin plating layer. When an electrode layer thickness, a conductive resin layer thickness, a nickel plating layer thickness, a tin plating layer thickness of the band portion are defined as t3, t4, and t5, respectively, t5 is greater than or equal to 0.5 micrometer and less than 7 micrometer, and t5/(t3+t4) satisfies 1≤t5/(t3+t4)*100<17.5 in the case in which t3+t4 is less than or equal to 100 micrometers and satisfies 0.3≤t5/(t3+t4)*100<4.38 in the case in which t3+t4 is more than 100 micrometers. |
| US11783998B2 |
Process for making laminate substrate with sintered components
The present disclosure relates to a process to integrate sintered components in a laminate substrate. The disclosed process starts with providing a precursor substrate, which includes a substrate body having an opening through the substrate body, and a first foil layer. Herein, the first foil layer is formed underneath the substrate body, so as to fully cover a bottom of the opening. Next, a sinterable base material is applied into the opening and over the first foil layer, and then sintered at a first sintering temperature to create a sintered base component. A sinterable contact material is applied over the sintered base component, and then sintered at a second sintering temperature to create a sintered contact film. The sintered base component is confined within the opening by the substrate body on sides, by the first foil layer on bottom, and by the sintered contact film on top. |
| US11783997B2 |
Multiple interface electronic card
A device includes a first inductor and a second inductor. The first inductor has a first inductive coupling profile. A first circuit component is coupled to the first inductor. A second inductor has a second inductive coupling profile. A second circuit component coupled to the second inductor. |
| US11783996B2 |
Transformer power management controllers and transformer power management methods
Transformer power management controllers and transformer power management methods are described. According to one aspect, a transformer power management controller includes processing circuitry configured to monitor an electrical characteristic of electrical energy which is received from a secondary of a transformer of an electric power system, use the monitored electrical characteristic to determine transformer loading information which is indicative of an amount of power which is being supplied by the secondary of the transformer to a plurality of loads which are coupled with the secondary of the transformer, and use the transformer loading information to adjust an amount of the electrical energy which is supplied by the secondary of the transformer to at least one of the loads which is coupled with the secondary of the transformer. |
| US11783995B2 |
Inductor component
When a winding density represents the number of turns of a wire per unit length in a longitudinal direction of a core portion, a plurality of inductor regions having mutually different winding densities of the wire are arrayed in the longitudinal direction of the core portion, and a low-density inductor region with the winding density being relatively low is located between first and second high-density inductor regions with the winding densities being relatively high. |
| US11783994B2 |
Inductor array component and inductor array component built-in substrate
An inductor array component includes a substantially flat plate-shaped main body including a magnetic layer having resin and metal magnetic powder contained in the resin, a first inductor wiring and a second inductor wiring disposed on the same plane in the main body and adjacent to each other, and a plurality of first vertical wirings extending in a first direction of a normal direction with respect to the plane so as to penetrate through inside of the main body and being exposed on a side of a first main surface of the main body. Also, the inductor array component includes a plurality of second vertical wirings extending in a second direction of the normal direction with respect to the plane so as to penetrate through the inside of the main body and being exposed on a side of a second main surface of the main body. |
| US11783992B2 |
Integrally-formed inductor and a fabricatin method thereof
An inductive component is disclosed, the inductive component comprising a metal structure, comprising a bare conductor wire, a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are integrally formed with the bare conductor wire, wherein a first thickness of the first electrode is greater than that of the bare conductor wire and a second thickness of the second electrode is greater than that of the bare conductor wire; and a magnetic body encapsulating the bare conductor wire, at least one portion of the first electrode, and at least one portion of the second electrode, wherein the first lateral surface of the first electrode and the second lateral surface of the second electrode are embedded inside the magnetic body. |
| US11783991B2 |
Inductor device
An inductor device includes a first inductor and a second inductor. The first inductor has a first winding and a second winding. The second inductor has a third winding and a fourth winding, and the second inductor is disposed adjacent to the first inductor, and the second inductor is coupled to the first inductor in an interlaced manner. |
| US11783990B1 |
Tapered multipath inductors
In an embodiment, an integrated circuit die includes a semiconductor substrate, patterned metal layers compiled over the semiconductor substrate, and a tapered multipath inductor formed in the patterned metal layers. The tapered multipath inductor includes, in turn, an inductor input terminal, an inductor output terminal, and N number of parallel inductor tracks electrically coupled between the inductor input terminal and the inductor output terminal. The parallel inductor tracks wind or wrap around an inductor centerline to define a plurality of multipath inductor windings including an innermost winding and an outermost winding. The parallel inductor tracks further vary in track width when progressing from the outermost winding to the innermost winding of the plurality of multipath inductor windings. |
| US11783989B2 |
Transformer
A transformer includes: an upper primary substrate (110) which is formed by stacking a plurality of dielectric substrates, each substrate being provided with spiral conductive patterns; a lower secondary substrate (120) which is formed by stacking a plurality of dielectric substrates, each substrate being provided with spiral conductive patterns, in which the lower secondary substrate is positioned below the upper primary substrate (110) in such a way that the lower secondary substrate comes into contact with the upper primary substrate (110) or is spaced apart from the upper primary substrate (110); and a secondary coil element (200) of a planar shape to produce an induced current by a current applied to the upper primary substrate (110) and the lower primary substrate (120). |
| US11783979B2 |
Solenoid
A solenoid includes a coil, a cylindrical sliding core, a columnar plunger, a bottomed cylindrical yoke including a cylindrical portion and a bottom portion that is connected to the cylindrical portion and faces a base end surface of the plunger, and the bottomed cylindrical yoke configured to accommodate the coil, the sliding core, and the plunger, a magnetic attraction core arranged to face a distal end surface of the plunger, and a magnetic flux transfer member that transfers magnetic flux between the sliding core and the yoke. When the plunger is closest to the magnetic attraction core, a position of the base end surface of the plunger along an axial direction is the same as position of the end of the sliding core along the axial direction, or is closer to the bottom portion side of the sliding core along the axial direction than the end of the sliding core. |
| US11783976B2 |
Coil and transformer having such a coil
The coil comprises a coil carrier, a coil wire at least partially surrounded by an insulating layer and wound around the coil carrier, as well as a protective cover layer at least partially covering the coil wire wound around the coil carrier. The coil wire is composed, at least partially, of silver, the insulating layer surrounding the coil wire is composed, at least partially, of a ceramic material, and the protective cover layer is composed, at least partially, of a ceramic material and/or a glass. |
| US11783973B2 |
R-T-B based permanent magnet
An R-T-B based permanent magnet in which R is a rare earth element, T is Fe or a combination of Fe and Co, B is boron, and further includes M. The R-T-B based permanent magnet includes main phase grains consisting of R2T14B phase. M at least includes Ga and Zr. The R-T-B based permanent magnet further includes C and O. R content is 29.0 mass % to 33.0 mass %, B content is 0.85 mass % to 1.05 mass %, Ga content is 0.30 mass % to 1.20 mass %, 0 content is 0.03 mass % to 0.20 mass %, and C content is 0.03 mass % to 0.30 mass %. Further, the R-T-B based permanent magnet satisfies 3.48m(B)−2.67≤m(Zr)≤3.48m(B)−1.87 in which m(B) (mass %) is B content and m(Zr) (mass %) is Zr content. |
| US11783970B2 |
Method for center twisting wires
A method of twisting a pair of wires includes the steps of arranging a first wire parallel to a second wire along a longitudinal axis, securing ends of the first and second wires, and gripping outer surfaces of central portions of the first and second wires. The inner surfaces of the central portions of the first and second wires are in contact with one another. The method further includes deflecting central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis and rotating the central portions of the central portions of the first and second wires, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another. |
| US11783968B2 |
Cabling method of superconducting flat wires
A structure and method provide cables of high-temperature superconducting flat tape and/or filament wires, with a small bending diameter. A cable has a former having cross section that includes a rectangle having rounded ends (i.e. an obround), and the flat tape is wound around the surface of the former at an angle to minimize bending. The former surface may have raised helical ribs or lowered grooves to provide tape registration in multi-layer configurations. Tape may be wound from a spool onto the former under tension, and cut with a laser cutter to produce fine filaments immediately before winding. The former may be slit longitudinally to prevent loop eddy currents and reduce AC losses. The wound cable may be jacketed to provide a cable-in-conduit conductor (CICC), and coolant channels may be provided in the jacket or in the former. |
| US11783966B2 |
Flame and heat resistant, releasably connectable wrap for a portable radio, remote speaker microphone, and the cord therebetween
Flaps and wraps that provide heat and flame resistant properties to a remote speaker microphone (RSM) and its cord and firefighter turnout coats having the same are disclosed. The flaps have an elongate body of flame and heat resistant fabric having a head, a tail, opposing first and second major surfaces, an elongate edge encompassing the head and the tail that is sewn to the firefighter turnout coat to form a flap seam to a first of the two front sections proximate the neck section, and a first fastener positioned on the second major surface of the head and the tail at an edge opposite the flap seam. A second fastener, which is mateable to the first fastener, is fixedly attached to the firefighter turnout coat at a position under the flap when the flap is in an attached position. |
| US11783960B2 |
Power cable polymer composition comprising thermoplastic and having advantageous properties
The invention relates to power cable polymer composition which comprises a thermoplastic polyethylene having a chlorine content which is less than X, wherein X is 10 ppm, a power cable, for example, a high voltage direct current (HV DC), a power cable polymer insulation, use of a polymer composition for producing a layer of a power cable, and a process for producing a power cable. |
| US11783959B2 |
Electronic paste composition, preparation method therefor and use thereof
The present disclosure provides an electronic paste composition and a preparation method thereof. The electronic paste composition includes tungsten, manganese, an additive, and an organic vehicle, wherein the additive is selected from at least one of ruthenium, tellurium, germanium, and vanadium. The preparation method includes: mixing tungsten powder and manganese powder with the additive, and then bringing a mixture as acquired into contact with the organic vehicle. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a use of the electronic paste composition in preparing a ceramal heat generation body having a low temperature coefficient of resistance. Each of the electronic paste composition according to the present disclosure and the electronic paste prepared by the method according to the present disclosure has a consistent and low temperature coefficient of resistance. |
| US11783957B2 |
Liquid target device
A liquid target device includes a liquid accommodation portion in which a target liquid is accommodated, a beam passage through which a charged particle beam emitted from a particle accelerator passes to reach the liquid accommodation portion, a target foil that separates the beam passage and the liquid accommodation portion from each other, and a vacuum foil that separates a vacuum region provided upstream of the beam passage and the beam passage from each other. The beam passage is provided with a first gas chamber into which a cooling gas is supplied at a position on the vacuum foil side and a second gas chamber into which a cooling gas is supplied at a position closer to the target foil side than the first gas chamber and the first gas chamber and the second gas chamber are separated from each other by an intermediate foil. |
| US11783955B2 |
Defective fuel bundle location system
A defective fuel bundle location system for use with a heavy water moderated nuclear fission reactor having a fueling machine, including a test tool defining an internal volume, the test tool being configured to be received within both the fueling machine and a corresponding fuel channel of the reactor, and a test container defining an internal volume, wherein the test container is configured to be received within the internal volume of the test tool and the internal volume of the test container is configured to receive primary fluid from the reactor when the test tool is disposed within the corresponding fuel channel of the reactor. |
| US11783953B2 |
Cryogenic radiation enhancement of superconductors
Disclosed are a superconductor having improved critical current density when exposed to high-energy neutron radiation and high magnetic fields, such as found in a compact nuclear fusion reactor, and a method of making the same. The method includes, prior to deployment in the exposure environment, irradiating a polycrystalline (e.g. cuprate) superconductor with ionic matter or neutrons at a cryogenic temperature to create “weak” magnetic flux pinning sites, such as point defects or small defect clusters. Irradiation temperature is chosen, for example as a function of the superconducting material, so that irradiation creates the beneficial flux pinning sites while avoiding detrimental widening of the boundaries of the crystalline grains caused by diffusion of the displaced atoms. Such a superconductor in a coated-conductor tape is expected to be beneficial when used, for example, as a toroidal field coil in a fusion reactor when cooled well below its critical temperature. |
| US11783951B2 |
Systems and methods for generating predictive data models using large data sets to provide personalized action recommendations
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for generating a personalized action recommendation are provided. The method acquires a request for a service that is associated with a user and the user's condition. The method then identifies one or more features of the user based on stored user information. The method next assigns the user to a segment based on the identified one or more features, generates a set of one or more recommended actions for the user based on the segment, and determines an expected value of each of the one or more recommended actions. The method determines a rank of the one or more recommended actions based on the expected value of each of the one or more recommended actions, and outputs a recommended action with a highest expected value for the user in response to the request for the service. |
| US11783950B2 |
System and method for providing a medical data structure for a patient
A method and a system are for providing a medical data structure for a patient. The system includes a plurality of data sources, each data source to provide medical data of the patient; a computing device to implement an artificial neural network structure a plurality of encoding modules, each being realized as an artificial neural network configured and trained to generate, from the medical data from the corresponding data source, a corresponding encoded output matrix; a weighting gate module for each of the encoding modules; a concatenation module configured to concatenate weighted output matrices of the weighting gates to a concatenated output matrix; and an aggregation module realized as an artificial neural network configured and trained to receive the concatenated output matrix and to generate therefrom the medical data structure for the patient, the artificial neural network structure being trained as a whole using a cost function. |
| US11783944B2 |
System for live monitoring of vitals for patients and physicians
A smart phone app that provides an early warning platform for patients to transmit medical information to health care providers on a daily basis to help decrease the number of hospital readmissions by addressing problems before they become significant medical events. |
| US11783937B2 |
Adaptive control of medical devices based on clinician interactions
A method and system identifies interactions of a user with one or more medical devices, determines, based on the one or more interactions and a predetermined set of rules, a compliance score associated with the first user, in response to the compliance score not satisfying a threshold compliance score, and reducing an access level of the user to at least one of the one or more medical devices and generates a training program associated with the at least one medical device and the one or more interactions, and automatically, without user involvement, sends a training package associated with the training program to the user and notifies the user to complete the training program using the training package. The system and method also generates a new shift schedule for clinicians responsive to a first shift schedule not satisfying criteria and the clinicians not satisfying respective performance scores. |
| US11783935B2 |
Health checks for infusion pump communications systems
A distributed system can include a server outside of a clinical environment and a connectivity adapter and a plurality of infusion pumps within the clinical environment. The connectivity adapter can monitor microservices that measure the quality of connectivity adapter's performance. If the performance is below a threshold level, a message indicating poor performance can be sent to the server. The message can be sent when a prior message relating to poor performance has not already been sent within a predetermined time period. |
| US11783928B2 |
Medical data collection devices, systems, and methods
A system, method, and device for medical data collection are disclosed. An example portable device includes a camera configured to record images, a memory storing the recorded images, and a display interface for displaying the images. The portable device also includes a processor configured to instruct the camera to record at least one of the images and extract medical data from the at least one image using an optical character recognition routine. The example processor is further configured to establish a connection with a clinician computer such that the portable device is recognized by the clinician computer as a keyboard. Moreover, the example processor is configured to transmit at least some of the extracted medical data to the clinician computer as a keyboard input to the clinician computer. |
| US11783925B2 |
Multi-services application gateway and system employing the same
An intelligent gateway device provided at a premise (home or business) for providing and managing application services associated with use and support of a plurality of digital endpoint devices associated with the premises. The device includes a communications and processing infrastructure integrated with a peer and presence messaging based communications protocol for enabling communications between the device and an external support network and between the device and connected digital endpoint devices. A services framework at the gateway device implements the communications and processing infrastructure for enabling service management, service configuration, and authentication of user of services at the intelligent gateway. The framework provides a storage and execution environment for supporting and executing received service logic modules relating to use, management, and support of the digital endpoint devices. Thus, the gateway device provides a network-based services point of presence for a plurality of digital endpoint devices at the premises. |
| US11783924B2 |
ECG information processing method and ECG workstation
An ECG information processing method and ECG workstation, wherein the method comprises: the ECG workstation receives the ECG data output by an ECG device, the ECG data includes ID of the measured object and the detection time information; perform ECG data analysis on the ECG data to generate report data; receive a report data query input by the user, query corresponding report data according to the user ID of the user, and generate report data query result list data; acquire the selected report data according to the selection instruction, determine output mode information and output format information according to the report output, and, selectively output report conclusion data, report entry data, and/or the partial data or all the data in the report graphic data, and convert the partial data or all the data in data format according to the output format information, to generate report output data. |
| US11783919B2 |
Formatting and storage of genetic markers
The disclosed embodiments concern methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products for storing and retrieving genetic data for individuals. In some implementations, a storage format is provided that allows genetic data to be defined by metadata for reproduce-ability. |
| US11783918B2 |
DNA random access storage system via ligation
Techniques for random access of particular DNA strands from a mixture of DNA strands are described. DNA strands that encode pieces of the same digital file are labeled with the same identification sequence. The identification sequence is used to selectively separate DNA strands that contain portions of the same digital file from other DNA strands. A DNA staple positions DNA strands with the identification sequence adjacent to sequencing adaptors. DNA ligase joins the molecules to create a longer molecule with the region encoding the digital file flanked by sequencing adaptors. DNA strands that include sequencing adaptors are sequenced and the sequence data is available for further analysis. DNA strands without the identification sequence are not joined to sequencing adaptors, and thus, are not sequenced. As a result, the sequencing data produced by the DNA sequencer comes from those DNA strands that included the identification sequence. |
| US11783914B2 |
Method and system for panel characterizations
Embodiments of a system and method for characterizing a panel of conditions associated with a set of taxa related to microorganisms can include a taxonomic database including reference microbiome features for the set of taxa associated with the panel of conditions; a handling operable to collect a container including biological material from a user, the handling system comprising a sequencer system operable to determine a microorganism sequence dataset; and a panel characterization system operable to: determine user microbiome features for the set of taxa for the user based on the microorganism sequence dataset, generate a comparison between the user microbiome features and the reference microbiome features, and determine a panel characterization for the panel of conditions for the user based on the comparison; and a treatment system operable to promote a therapy for a condition of the panel of conditions based on the panel characterization. |
| US11783913B2 |
Methods of treating a subject suffering from rheumatoid arthritis with alternative to anti-TNF therapy based in part on a trained machine learning classifier
Presented herein are systems and methods for developing classifiers useful for predicting response to particular treatments. For example, in some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of treating subjects suffering from an autoimmune disorder, the method comprising administering an alternative to anti-TNF therapy to subjects who have been determined to be non-responsive via a classifier established to distinguish between responsive and non-responsive prior subjects in a cohort who have received the anti-TNF therapy. |
| US11783910B2 |
Controller to detect malfunctioning address of memory device
A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) comprises a plurality of primary data storage elements, a plurality of redundant data storage elements, and circuitry to receive a first register setting command and initiate a repair mode in the DRAM in response to the first register setting command. The circuitry is further to receive an activation command, repair a malfunctioning row address in the DRAM, receive a precharge command, receive a second register setting command, terminate the repair mode in the DRAM in response to the second register setting command, receive a memory access request for data stored at the malfunctioning row address, and redirect the memory access request to a corresponding row address in the plurality of redundant data storage elements. |
| US11783906B2 |
Semiconductor device and electronic device
A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure that can change the orientation of the display is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which a degradation in transistor characteristics can be suppressed, is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which operation speed can be increased, is provided. A semiconductor device or the like with a novel structure, in which a dielectric breakdown of a transistor can be suppressed, is provided. The semiconductor device or the like has a circuit configuration capable of switching between a first operation and a second operation by changing the potentials of wirings. By switching between these two operations, the scan direction is easily changed. The semiconductor device is configured to change the scan direction. |
| US11783905B2 |
Anti-fuse memory device, memory array, and programming method of an anti-fuse memory device for preventing leakage current and program disturbance
When a driving circuit of an anti-fuse memory device programs a selected anti-fuse memory cell, voltage differences between unselected bit lines and unselected anti-fuse control lines would be eliminated or decreased to an acceptable value by floating unselected anti-fuse control lines or by applying a second control line voltage to the unselected anti-fuse control lines. Leakage currents flowing from unselected bit lines through ruptured anti-fuse transistors of the anti-fuse memory device to the unselected anti-fuse control lines would be decreased or eliminated, and program disturbance would be avoided. |
| US11783898B2 |
Ephemeral storage elements, circuits, and systems
An array of programmable non-volatile devices are is adapted such that their logic state is controllably altered over time by quiescent changes, slow controlled changes, scheduled changes, or some combination thereof imposed at a physical level. This allows for improved security and privacy for data to be permanently deleted. In some applications a data refresh and/or automatic backup can be implemented as well. |
| US11783896B2 |
Interleaved string drivers, string driver with narrow active region, and gated LDD string driver
A memory device includes a first string driver circuit and a second string driver circuit that are disposed laterally adjacent to each other in a length direction of a memory subsystem. The first and the second string driver circuits are disposed in an interleaved layout configuration such that the first connections of the first string driver are offset from the second connections of the second string driver in a width direction. For a same effective distance between the corresponding opposing first and second connections, a first pitch length corresponding to the interleaved layout configuration of the first and second string drivers is less by a predetermined reduction amount than a second pitch length between the first and second string drivers when disposed in a non-interleaved layout configuration in which each of the first connections is in-line with the corresponding second connection. |
| US11783893B2 |
Utilizing NAND buffer for DRAM-less multilevel cell programming
Programming a multilevel cell (MLC) nonvolatile (NV) media can be performed with internal buffer reuse to reduce the need for external buffering. The internal buffer is on the same die as the NV media to be programmed, along with a volatile memory to store data to program. The internal buffer is to read and program data for the NV media. Programming of the NV media includes staging first partial pages in the buffer for program, reading second partial pages from the NV media to the volatile memory, storing second partial pages in the buffer, and programming the NV media with the first partial pages and the second partial pages. |
| US11783892B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including a logic circuit, a memory cell array disposed over the substrate, a first conductive group including a plurality of bit lines and a first upper source line that are coupled to the memory cell array and spaced apart from each other and a first upper wire that is coupled to the logic circuit, an insulating structure covering the first conductive group. |
| US11783891B2 |
Memory device having variable impedance memory cells and time-to-transition sensing of data stored therein
The present disclosure relates to circuits, systems, and methods of operation for a memory device. In an example, a memory device includes a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell having a variable impedance that varies in accordance with a respective data value stored therein; and a read circuit configured to read the data value stored within a selected memory cell based upon a variable time delay determination of a signal node voltage change corresponding to the variable impedance of the selected memory cell. |
| US11783890B2 |
Semiconductor device including distributed write driving arrangement
A semiconductor memory device includes: a local write bit (LWB) line; a local write bit_bar (LWB_bar) line; a global write bit (GWB) line; a global write bit_bar (GWBL_bar) line; a column of segments, each segment including bit cells that are connected correspondingly between the LWB and LWB_bar lines; and a distributed write driving arrangement including a global write driver and local write drivers included correspondingly in the segments; and the global write driver including a first equalizer circuit, arranged in a switched-coupling between the LWB line and the LWB_bar line, and arranged in a control-coupling with respect to signals correspondingly on the GWB line and the GWB_bar line, and the global write driver and the local write drivers each including first inversion couplings (coupled in parallel between the GWB line and the LWB line) and second inversion couplings (coupled in parallel between the GWB_bar line and the LWB_bar line). |
| US11783886B2 |
Semiconductor device capable of switching operation voltage
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes: a driver circuit configured to operate on a power voltage supplied from an internal power supply line; a first external power supply line supplied with a first external power voltage; a second external power supply line supplied with a second external power voltage; a plurality of first switch circuits coupled between the first external power supply line and the internal power supply line, the plurality of first switch circuits being arranged on a plurality of first circuit areas; and a plurality of second switch circuits coupled between the second external power supply line and the internal power supply line, the plurality of second switch circuits being arranged on a plurality of second circuit areas. The plurality of first circuit areas and the plurality of second circuit areas are arranged in a first direction in a predetermined order. |
| US11783882B2 |
Refresh operation in multi-die memory
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for staggering refresh operations to memory arrays in different dies of a three-dimensional stacked (3DS) memory device are described. A 3DS memory device may include one die or layer of that controls or regulates commands, including refresh commands, to other dies or layers of the memory device. For example, one die of the 3DS memory may delay a refresh command when issuing the multiple concurrent memory refreshes would cause some problematic performance condition, such as high peak current, within the memory device. |
| US11783880B2 |
Operating method of memory device for extending synchronization of data clock signal, and operating method of electronic device including the same
Disclosed is an operating method of a memory device communicating with a memory controller, which includes receiving a first command from the memory controller, the first command indicating initiation of synchronization of a data clock signal and defining a clock section corresponding to the synchronization, preparing a toggling of the data clock signal during a preparation time period, processing a first data stream based on the data clock signal toggling at a reference frequency, and processing a second data stream based on the data clock toggling at the reference frequency and extended for a period of the defined first clock section. |
| US11783879B2 |
Memory device comprising programmable command-and-address and/or data interfaces
A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins. |
| US11783878B2 |
Time division multiplexing (TDM) based optical ternary content addressable memory (TCAM)
Systems and methods for an optical ternary content addressable memory (TCAM) are provided. The optical TCAM implements a time-division multiplexing (TDM) based encoding scheme to encode each bit position of a search word in the time domain. Each bit position is associated with at least two time slots. The encoded optical signal comprising the search word is routed through one or more modulators configured to represent a respective TCAM stored word. If a mismatch between at least one bit position of the search word and at least one TCAM stored word occurs, a photodetector or photodetector array will detect light. |
| US11783877B2 |
Read-write conversion circuit and memory
A read-write conversion circuit includes: a read-write conversion module, performing a read-write operation in response to a read-write control signal to implement data transmission between each of a local data line, a local complementary data line, and a global data line, data signals of the local data line and data signals of the local complementary data line being opposite in phase during the read-write operation, and a control module, outputting a variable read-write control signal in response to a read-write speed configuration signal to control a speed of the read-write operation of the read-write conversion module to be variable. |
| US11783876B2 |
Multi-port storage-class memory interface
Methods, systems, and devices for a multi-port storage-class memory interface are described. A memory controller of the storage-class memory subsystem may receive, from a host device, a request associated with host addresses. The memory controller may generate interleaved addresses with a low latency based on the host addresses. The interleaved addresses parallelize processing of the request utilizing a set of memory media ports. Each memory media port of the set of memory media port may operate independent of each other to obtain a desired aggregated data transfer rate and a memory capacity. The interleaved address may leave no gaps in memory space. The memory controller may control a wear-leveling operation to distribute access operations across one or more zones of the memory media port. |
| US11783873B2 |
Circuits and methods for compensating a mismatch in a sense amplifier
Circuits and methods for compensating mismatches in sense amplifiers are disclosed. In one example, a circuit is disclosed. The circuit includes: a first branch, a second branch, a first plurality of trimming transistors and a second plurality of trimming transistors. The first branch comprises a first transistor, a second transistor, and a first node coupled between the first transistor and the second transistor. The second branch comprises a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a second node coupled between the third transistor and the fourth transistor. The first node is coupled to respective gates of the third transistor and the fourth transistor. The second node is coupled to respective gates of the first transistor and the second transistor. The first plurality of trimming transistors is coupled to the second transistor in parallel. The second plurality of trimming transistors is coupled to the fourth transistor in parallel. |
| US11783870B2 |
Sense amplifier
A sense amplifier is provided. A first terminal of a first invertor is connected to a power node and a second terminal of the first invertor is connected to a cell current source. A first terminal of a second invertor is connected to the power node and a second terminal of the second invertor is connected to a reference current source. The first invertor is cross coupled with the second invertor at a first node and a second node. A pre-charge circuit is connected to the first node and the second node. A first pull up transistor and a second pull up transistor are connected between a supply voltage node and the power node. A signal level detector circuit is connected to the second pull up transistor. The signal level detector circuit switches on the second pull up transistor when a remaining voltage on one of the first node and the second node is below a reference voltage. |
| US11783863B2 |
Editing method and recording and reproducing device
In order to provide a recording and reproducing device that allows a user to select and manage arbitrary play lists, a unit of management for managing all registered play list information and an upper management hierarchical level are added. The unit of management is adapted to be handled on the same level with unified information that indicates a reproduction range of all AV data. User-defined unified information is adapted to be handled on the added management hierarchical level. The user-defined unified information is formed to allow arbitrary reproduction ranges contained on a lower hierarchical level to be registered. |
| US11783859B2 |
Noncontact communication medium, magnetic tape cartridge, method for operating noncontact communication medium, and program
A noncontact communication medium includes a processor, and a memory incorporated in or connected to the processor, and performs noncontact communication with an external communication device. The memory has a storage block where information regarding an attribute of the noncontact communication medium is stored and that includes a plurality of storage fields. The plurality of storage fields include a specification-independent storage field where information independent of a specification of a magnetic tape cartridge, in which the noncontact communication medium is mounted, is stored. The processor is configured to write accompanying information regarding the magnetic tape cartridge in the specification-independent storage field in response to an instruction given from the external communication device to the noncontact communication medium by the noncontact communication. |
| US11783854B1 |
Data storage device with detection and mitigation of non-nominal head heat dissipation
Various illustrative aspects are directed to a data storage device, comprising one or more disks; a head, configured to be positioned proximate to a disk surface among the one or more disks; a temperature sensor; and one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices are configured to: detect, via the temperature sensor, a non-nominal heat dissipation of a portion of the head; and, in response to detecting the non-nominal heat dissipation of the portion of the head, mitigate the non-nominal heat dissipation of the portion of the head. |
| US11783853B1 |
Topological insulator based spin torque oscillator reader
The present disclosure generally relates to a bismuth antimony (BiSb) based STO (spin torque oscillator) sensor. The STO sensor comprises a SOT device and a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) structure. By utilizing a BiSb layer within the SOT device, a larger spin Hall angle (SHA) can be achieved, thereby improving the efficiency and reliability of the STO sensor. |
| US11783850B1 |
Acoustic event detection
Techniques for detecting certain acoustic events from audio data are described. A system may perform event aggregation for certain types of events before sending an output to a device representing the event is detected. The system may bypass the event aggregation process for certain types of events that the system may detect with a high level of confidence. In such cases, the system may send an output to the device when the event is detected. The system may be used to detect acoustic events representing presence of a person or other harmful circumstances (such as, fire, smoke, etc.) in a home, an office, a store, or other types of indoor settings. |
| US11783847B2 |
Systems and methods for unsupervised audio source separation using generative priors
Various embodiments of a system and associated method for audio source separation based on generative priors trained on individual sources. Through the use of projected gradient descent optimization, the present approach simultaneously searches in the source-specific latent spaces to effectively recover the constituent sources. Though the generative priors can be defined in the time domain directly, it was found that using spectral domain loss functions leads to good-quality source estimates. |
| US11783844B2 |
Methods of encoding and decoding audio signal using side information, and encoder and decoder for performing the methods
Disclosed are methods of encoding and decoding an audio signal using side information, and an encoder and a decoder for performing the methods. The method of encoding an audio signal using side information includes identifying an input signal, the input signal being an original audio signal, extracting side information from the input signal using a learning model trained to extract side information from a feature vector of the input signal, encoding the input signal, and generating a bitstream by combining the encoded input signal and the side information. |
| US11783842B2 |
Voice-enabled screen reader
In some embodiments, a system may process a user interface to identify textual or graphical items in the interface, and may prepare a plurality of audio files containing spoken representations of the items. As the user navigates through the interface, different ones of the audio files may be selected and played, to announce text associated with items selected by the user. A computing device may periodically determine whether a cache offering the interface to users stores audio files for all of the interface's textual items, and if the cache is missing any audio files for any of the textual items, the computing device may take steps to have a corresponding audio file created. |
| US11783841B2 |
Method for speaker authentication and identification
A method and system for secure speaker authentication between a caller device and a first device using an authentication server are provided. The system comprises extracting features into a feature matrix from an incoming audio call; generating a partial i-vector, wherein the partial i-vector includes a first low-order statistic; sending the partial i-vector to the authentication server; and receiving from the authentication server a match score generated based on a full i-vector and another i-vector being stored on the authentication server, wherein the full i-vector is generated from the partial i-vector. |
| US11783836B2 |
Personal electronic captioning based on a participant user's difficulty in understanding a speaker
Providing, using a computer, personalized captioning in response to a user having difficulty in understanding another participant speaking. Detecting, at a computer, the user having difficulty in understanding another participant speaking, or alternatively, receiving, at the computer, a communication from a user indicating that the user requests assistance to understand speech of a particular participant in an electronic group meeting. The speech of the particular participant is identified, and a speech input is captured from the particular participant in the electronic group meeting. The captured speech of the particular participant is transcribed, and an audio assistance output is generated for communication to the user. The audio assistance output is communicated to a device of the user. |
| US11783833B2 |
Multi-device output management based on speech characteristics
A system is provided for modifying how an output is presented via a multi-device synchronous configuration based on detecting a speech characteristic in the user input. For example, if the user whispers a request, then the system may temporarily modify how the responsive output is presented to the user via multiple devices. In one example, the system may lower the volume on all devices presented the output. In another example, the system may present the output via a single device rather than multiple devices. The system may also determine to operate in a alternate output mode based on certain non-audio data. |
| US11783832B2 |
Determining whether to automatically resume first automated assistant session upon cessation of interrupting second session
Determining whether, upon cessation of a second automated assistant session that interrupted and supplanted a prior first automated assistant session: (1) to automatically resume the prior first automated assistant session, or (2) to transition to an alternative automated assistant state in which the prior first session is not automatically resumed. Implementations further relate to selectively causing, based on the determining and upon cessation of the second automated assistant session, either the automatic resumption of the prior first automated assistant session that was interrupted, or the transition to the state in which the first session is not automatically resumed. |
| US11783830B2 |
Systems and methods for adaptive proper name entity recognition and understanding
Various embodiments contemplate systems and methods for performing automatic speech recognition (ASR) and natural language understanding (NLU) that enable high accuracy recognition and understanding of freely spoken utterances which may contain proper names and similar entities. The proper name entities may contain or be comprised wholly of words that are not present in the vocabularies of these systems as normally constituted. Recognition of the other words in the utterances in question, e.g. words that are not part of the proper name entities, may occur at regular, high recognition accuracy. Various embodiments provide as output not only accurately transcribed running text of the complete utterance, but also a symbolic representation of the meaning of the input, including appropriate symbolic representations of proper name entities, adequate to allow a computer system to respond appropriately to the spoken request without further analysis of the user's input. |
| US11783826B2 |
System and method for data augmentation and speech processing in dynamic acoustic environments
A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving one or more inputs indicative of at least one of: a relative location of a speaker and a microphone array, and a relative orientation of the speaker and the microphone array. One or more reference signals may be received. A speech processing system may be trained using the one or more inputs and the one or more reference signals. |
| US11783825B2 |
Speech recognition method, speech wakeup apparatus, speech recognition apparatus, and terminal
Embodiments of the present invention provide a speech recognition method and a terminal. The method includes: listening, by a speech wakeup apparatus, to speech information in a surrounding environment; when determining that the speech information obtained by listening matches a speech wakeup model, buffering, by the speech wakeup apparatus, speech information, of first preset duration, obtained by listening, and sending a trigger signal for triggering enabling of a speech recognition apparatus, where the trigger signal is used to instruct the speech recognition apparatus to read and recognize the speech information buffered by the speech wakeup apparatus; and recognizing first speech information buffered by the speech wakeup apparatus and the second speech information obtained by listening, to obtain a recognition result. |
| US11783824B1 |
Cross-assistant command processing
A speech-processing system may provide access to one or more virtual assistants via an audio-controlled device. A user may leverage a first virtual assistant to translate a natural language command from a first language into a second language, which the device can send to a second virtual assistant for processing. The device may receive a command from a user and send input data representing the command to a first speech-processing system representing the first virtual assistant. The device may receive a response in the form of a first natural language output from the first speech-processing system along with an indication that the first natural language output should be directed to a second speech-processing system representing the second virtual assistant. For example, the command may be in the first language, and the first natural language output may be in the second language, which is understandable by the second speech-processing system. |
| US11783823B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus
A vehicle control apparatus to be used in a vehicle controllable on the basis of a voice input includes a determination unit and an input unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether a main operator of the vehicle is in a predetermined state where the main operator is not possible to perform an operation or is not performing an operation. The input unit is configured to accept an operational input based on a voice of the main operator, as well as to accept an operational input based on a voice of a passenger of the vehicle in a case where the determination unit has determined that the main operator is in the predetermined state. |
| US11783819B2 |
Automated context-specific speech-to-text transcriptions
Disclosed are various approaches for generating a text transcript of a soundtrack. The soundtrack can correspond to an event in a conferencing service. Language models can be trained on data that is specific to organizations, users within the organization, and metadata associated with an agenda for the event. The metadata can include texts, attachments, and other data associated with the event. The language models can be arranged into a convolutional neural network and output a text transcript. The text transcript can be used to retrain the language models for subsequent use. |
| US11783815B2 |
Multimodality in digital assistant systems
Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process for determining user intent includes receiving a natural language input and detecting an event. The process further includes, determining, at a first time, based on the natural language input, a first value for a first node of a parsing structure; and determining, at a second time, based on the detected data event, a second value for a second node of the parsing structure. The process further includes in accordance with a determination that the first time and the second time are within the predetermined time: determining, using the parsing structure, the first value, and the second value, a user intent associated with the natural language input; initiating a task based on the determined intent; and providing an output indicative of the task. |
| US11783810B2 |
Voice activity detection and dialogue recognition for air traffic control
Illustrative embodiments provide a method and system for communicating air traffic control information. An audio signal comprising voice activity is received. Air traffic control information in the voice activity is identified using an artificial intelligence algorithm. A text transcript of the air traffic control information is generated and displayed on a confirmation display. Voice activity in the audio signal may be detected by identifying portions of the audio signal that comprise speech based on a comparison between the power spectrum of the audio signal and the power spectrum of noise and forming speech segments comprising the portions of the audio signal that comprise speech. |
| US11783808B2 |
Audio content recognition method and apparatus, and device and computer-readable medium
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an audio content recognition method and apparatus, an electronic device and a non-transitory computer-readable medium. A specific implementation of the method includes: obtaining a voice fragment collection and a non-voice fragment collection by segmenting audio; determining a type and language information of each voice fragment in the voice fragment collection; obtaining, for each voice fragment in the voice fragment collection, a first recognition result by performing voice recognition on the voice fragment based on the type and the language information of the voice fragment. In the implementation, speaking and music fragments in the audio are recognized by different models, so that two audio contents may both have better recognition effects. Moreover, audio of different language contents is recognized by using different models, thereby further improving a voice recognition effect. |
| US11783807B2 |
Voice response systems based on personalized vocabulary and user profiling—personalized linguistics AI engines
A method, computer system, and a computer program product for personalized voice responses is provided. The present invention may include gathering a plurality of user data from an Internet of Things (IoT) connected sensor. The present invention may include identifying a personalized vocabulary based on the gathered plurality of user data. The present invention may include training a voice response system based on the gathered plurality of user data and the identified personalized vocabulary. The present invention may include receiving a verbal request. The present invention may include responding to the received verbal request using the trained voice response system. |
| US11783803B2 |
Electronic touch capacitance switch for musical instrument
An electronic switch for the upgrade of an electric stringed instrument for enhancing the musical or artistic performance of a user. The electronic switch has two parts. The first part consisting of a printed circuit board with terminals for wire connections. On the printed circuit board are solid state relays and other electronic components. They are electronically controlled by the second part that is an external user-controlled switch. The switch is an LED touch capacitance switch, also referred as but not limited to, a capacitance touch switch, or touch key. The capacitance touch switch has an LED light that changes colors from either a blue or green to red, but not limited to, indicating when the electronic switch is activated. When the LED touch capacitance switch activates the electronic switch board, the electronic switch board reroutes multiple signals that are attached to its terminal connectors. The electronic switch allows the user to route multiple signals at once with one touch of the LED touch capacitance switch. The LED touch capacitance switch consisting of an LED light that changes colors from either a blue or green to red, but not limited to, when touched allows the user to know the status of the electronic switch. Both parts of the electronic switch obtain power from some type of battery or super capacitor power source, but not limited to. |
| US11783798B2 |
Display method and display apparatus
A display method and a display apparatus are provided in the present disclosure. The display method, applied to a display apparatus, includes obtaining a first image signal from an electronic apparatus, where the first image signal is a signal configured for displaying on one display apparatus; according to the first image signal, outputting first image data in a first display region; obtaining first instruction, where the first instruction is configured to instruct that the first display region is at least divided into a first display sub-region and a second display sub-region; obtaining a second image signal from the electronic apparatus, where the second image signal is a signal configured for displaying on at least two display apparatuses; and according to the second image signal, outputting first sub-image data in the first display sub-region and outputting second sub-image data in the second display sub-region. |
| US11783797B2 |
Display apparatus and method of driving the same
A display apparatus includes: a display panel comprising a first area having a first pixel structure and a second area having a second pixel structure different from the first pixel structure; a camera under the display panel and corresponding to the second area of the display panel; and a luminance compensator configured to determine a luminance of the first area and a luminance of the second area using captured data captured by the camera and configured to compensate image data applied to the display panel. |
| US11783793B1 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel includes data lines and scanning lines in a display region, and a demultiplexer in a non-display region. The demultiplexer includes m branches. m is an integer. m≥2. Each branch includes a switching transistor which includes a first electrode coupled with an input terminal of the demultiplexer, a second electrode coupled with one of the data lines, and a control electrode for receiving a switching control signal. The demultiplexer includes a first demultiplexer including a compensation transistor, of which first and second electrodes are short-circuited. The compensation transistor is coupled with the data line and has a control electrode for receiving a compensation control signal. The compensation control signal received by the compensation transistor in the branch has one functional rising edge in a period during which the scanning line provides an effective level signal once. |
| US11783789B1 |
Dynamic brightness compensation in display assembly
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a display assembly with dynamic brightness compensation. The display assembly includes a display element, a controller, and a backlight device. The controller obtains gaze information for a user's eye, generates emission instructions based at least in part on the gaze information, and dynamically assigns at least a portion of a plurality of light sources in the backlight device to a plurality of regions based at least in part on the gaze information. The light sources emit light through the display element, and the display element spatially modulates the light received from the backlight device to generate image light. Each subset of the light sources dynamically assigned to a respective region emits a portion of the light having brightness adjusted by a respective adjustment value in accordance with the emission instructions. |
| US11783784B2 |
Display device, driving circuit and driving method
A display device, a driving circuit and a driving method with an improved image quality in a sensing process for a characteristic value. In addition, aspects of the present disclosure relate a display device, a driving circuit and a driving method capable of diminishing luminance non-uniformity occurring in a sensing process by sensing a characteristic value for each signal line with the same luminance. |
| US11783783B2 |
Display device
A display device including a light-emitting diode, a first transistor, a second transistor, a data line connected to the second transistor and configured to transmit a data signal, a third transistor, a first signal line connected to a gate electrode of the second transistor and configured to transmit a first signal, a second signal line connected to a gate electrode of the third transistor and configured to transmit a second signal, and a connect portion connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor and an electrode of the third transistor, in which the connect portion overlaps the first signal line and the second signal line, and an overlapping area between the connect portion and the first signal line is different from an overlapping area between the connect portion and the second signal line. |
| US11783781B2 |
Organic light emitting display device
In an organic light emitting display device which displays an image in a first mode or a second mode, the organic light emitting display device includes: a first scan driver which supplies a first scan signal having a first voltage to first scan lines; a second scan driver which supplies a second scan signal having a second voltage larger than the first voltage to second scan lines; and a pixel unit including pixels each coupled to a corresponding first scan line and a corresponding second scan line. When a first image displayed in the second mode is changed to a second image to be displayed in the second mode, the second image is displayed in the first mode during a predetermined portion of a period, in which the second image is displayed, and is displayed in the second mode during the remaining portion of the period. |
| US11783780B2 |
Gate driver for separately charging a node voltage of buffers and display device including the same
Proposed is a gate driver and a display device having the same. The gate driver includes a plurality of stage circuits, wherein each of the plurality of stage circuits includes a shift register configured to control charging and discharging of a Q node and a QB node, and a plurality of output buffers sequentially connected to the shift register, wherein each of the output buffers includes a first transistor configured to transmit a voltage of the Q node to a Q′ node, a pull-up transistor configured to output a clock signal to a gate line in response to a voltage of the Q′ node, and a pull-down transistor configured to output a low-potential voltage to the gate line in response to a voltage of the QB node. |
| US11783778B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a display panel including a first area and a second area, wherein the first area includes first sub-pixels, and the second area includes second sub-pixels; and a power supply unit that generates a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage greater than the first driving voltage to supply the first and second driving voltages to the display panel. The first sub-pixels receive the first driving voltage, and the second sub-pixels receive the first driving voltage or the second driving voltage. |
| US11783776B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel includes pixels disposed in a delta-nabla layout. Each data line set consists of three data lines of a data line for a first color, a data line for a second color, and a data line for a third color disposed consecutively. An additional data line for the first color is disposed outside the data line sets. Each pixel circuit for the first color in each of pixel circuit column pairs is supplied with a data signal from a data line for the first color closer to the pixel circuit between the data line for the first color in the associated data line set and the data line for the first color located adjacent to the data line for the third color in the associated data line set outside the associated data line set. |
| US11783770B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel which includes a letterbox area and an image display area which displays an image and includes a boundary luminance variable area extending from the letterbox area; and a luminance control unit which controls a reduced luminance amount of the boundary luminance variable area based on the image. |
| US11783769B2 |
Display device and display method
A display device and a display method are provided. The display device includes a bendable display screen and a retractable device. The bendable display screen can move relative to a housing of the display device using the retractable device. When a static image is displayed, a display area of the static image in the bendable display screen is changed by movement of the bendable display screen and adjustment of the display position without the premise of changing a position of the static image relative to the housing of the display device. |
| US11783767B1 |
Display driving circuit, display driving method and display device
A display driving circuit includes a light emitting assembly which includes a first control switch having a first terminal connected to a cathode of the light emitting unit, a second terminal connected to a common terminal, and a control terminal connected to a first signal wire to provide a first control signal and a second control switch having a first terminal connected to a charging terminal, a second terminal connected to an anode of the light emitting unit and a control terminal connected to a second signal wire to provide a second control signal. When the light emitting unit is turned off, the first control switch disconnects the cathode of the light emitting unit and the common terminal in response to the first control signal, and the second control switch disconnects the anode of the light emitting unit and the charging terminal in response to the second control signal. |
| US11783766B1 |
Pixel drive circuit, driving method, and display panel
Disclosed are a pixel drive circuit, a driving method, and a display panel. The pixel drive circuit includes a light-emitting element, a power supply line, and a pulse amplitude modulation unit and a pulse width modulation unit connected between a high-potential power supply of the power supply line and an anode of the light emitting element. The pulse amplitude modulation unit provides driving currents with different amplitudes to the light emitting element. The pulse width modulation unit includes a second drive transistor, a first transistor and a second transistor, and a pulse width modulation circuit. The pulse width modulation circuit generates a corresponding drive signal to control the first transistor or the second transistor to be turned on based on the first data voltages during a luminescence phase, and controls the second drive transistor to be turned on to control the duration of the driving currents of the light-emitting element. |
| US11783765B1 |
High efficiency light emitting diode driver circuit and control method thereof
A light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit is configured to drive plural LEDs which are respectively coupled to m scan-lines and n data-lines, wherein m and n are both integers greater than or equal to one. During a driving stage, each of the LEDs is controlled to emit light according to the electrical characteristics on the corresponding scan-line and on the corresponding data-line where the LED is coupled to. The LED driver circuit includes: a power saving control circuit which includes a storage capacitor; a pre-discharging circuit configured to pre-discharge the charges on the m scan-lines to the storage capacitor during a pre-discharging stage; and a pre-charging circuit configured to pre-charge the n data-lines by the charges stored in the storage capacitor during a pre-charging stage. |
| US11783763B1 |
Display control method and display device
A display control method and a display device are provided. In the display control method, when a display parameter difference between a first display section and at least one second display section is out of a preset range, an initial luminance of a respective display section is adjusted, so that the display parameter difference between the first display section and the at least one second display section is in the preset range. |
| US11783756B1 |
Display driving circuit and display device
The display driving circuit includes: a first timing controller, a second timing controller and a selector circuit having a first signal receiving end connected to the first timing controller and receiving a level signal therefrom, a second signal receiving end connected to the second timing controller and receiving a level signal therefrom, a data connection end connected to a data line and output a level signal thereon to the data line, and a reference voltage end. The selector circuit is configured to choose to, in a row scanning stage, control the reference voltage end and the data connection end to be connected in response to the level signal from the first timing controller; and at least choose to, in a two-adjacent-row scanning gap stage, control them to be connected in response to the level signal from the second timing controller. |
| US11783754B2 |
Display apparatus having lock fuction and display driving circuit thereof
The present disclosure discloses a display apparatus having a lock function and a display driving circuit thereof. The display driving circuit of the present disclosure is configured to transfer a lock signal in a cascade way, receive a lock signal by pull-up and transfer the lock signal in an open drain form. |
| US11783752B2 |
Gamma lookup table compression
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for gamma lookup table compression. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining a gamma value for a pixel of an image to be shown on a display, determining a base gamma value based on a base lookup table that corresponds to a base display condition, determining a delta gamma value based on a delta lookup table that corresponds to a current display condition for the pixel, determining a remapped gamma value for the pixel based on a combination of the base gamma value and the delta gamma value, and providing the remapped gamma value to be shown on the display. |
| US11783740B2 |
Display substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display device
A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. A first test signal line in a test circuit in the display substrate extends in a second direction, and a second test signal line includes a first part extending a the first direction and a second part extending in the second direction; a width of the second part of the second test signal line in a direction perpendicular to the second direction is different from a width of the first test signal line in the direction perpendicular to the second direction; a difference between a resistance of the first test signal line and a resistance of the second test signal line the difference is less than a first threshold. The display substrate as provided is used for display. |
| US11783739B2 |
On-chip testing architecture for display system
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for testing and repairing various aspects of an electronic display. The electronic display includes a reference array and an active array. The electronic display also includes test circuitry used to test individual or any combination of pixels of the electronic display. Switches may be disposed between the pixels and the test circuitry to be to repair the various components of the electronic display. |
| US11783737B2 |
Crowd traffic management system
A crowd management system (CMS), is disclosed which includes a command and control (C2) subsystem, a sensor network in communication with the C2 subsystem and adapted to provide signals corresponding to geographical number of individuals in a venue, and one or more crowd management devices (CMDs) further in communication with the C2 subsystem, each of the CMDs including a base adapted to release air at a high pressure, the base further including a positional device adapted to position the base according to a selective position, and an inflatable body terminating into a predefined shape adapted to convey a predefined message to individuals near the CMDs. |
| US11783735B2 |
Face cover for a display module
A display module comprises light-emitting elements coupled to one or more mounting structures and grouped into a pixels in a pixel array on a display face to display textual, graphical, or video information, with each pixel comprising a grouping of one or more light-emitting elements. A face cover is mounted to the mounting structure and is positioned in front of at least a portion of the display face. The face cover comprises a plurality of moguls arranged in a mogul array with each mogul positioned in front of and proximate to a corresponding one of the pixels so that the mogul covers at least a portion of the corresponding pixel, and one or more light-emitting openings in each mogul, each positioned relative to one or more corresponding light-emitting element of the pixel to permit light emitted from the corresponding one or more light-emitting elements to pass through the mogul. |
| US11783734B2 |
Foldable display device
A foldable display device is provided and includes: a first housing, a second housing rotatably connected to the first housing, a flexible display module, and a rigid foldable functional layer. A side of the flexible display module is disposed on the first housing and the second housing, and the rigid foldable functional layer is disposed on another side of the flexible display module. Furthermore, the rigid foldable functional layer is disposed on a light-emitting side of the flexible display module. |
| US11783733B2 |
Courtesy flag
A signaling device for defining a space between parked vehicles. The signaling device comprises a vehicle attachment component, an extendable component, and a warning component. The vehicle attachment component is configured to engage a vehicle window. The extendable component comprises rotatable and telescoping arms for defining the space between the vehicles when the rotatable and telescoping arms are extended. The warning component alerts others of the defined space. A method of using the signaling device to define a space between parked vehicles is also disclosed. |
| US11783730B2 |
Linerless label
This invention relates to a method for manufacturing a continuous linerless label web. The continuous linerless label web comprises a positionally alternating adhesive coating on a face. The method comprises: supplying the face with a release coating arranged on a first side, providing positionally alternating continuous adhesive stripes on a second side wherein predetermined properties of the positionally alternating continuous adhesive stripes are selected so that number of stripes in each single customer roll is one or more, width of each stripe is smaller than width of single customer roll, and positional frequency is selected so that one oscillation cycle covers 0.1-10 peripherical lengths in a machine roll, and 1-100 peripherical lengths in a customer roll defined as peripheries of full rolls. This invention further relates to a linerless label web and a linerless customer roll. |
| US11783728B1 |
Expert navigation device based on actual welding data
An expert navigation device based on actual welding data of an embodiment includes: a welding variable acquisition unit that acquires welding variable data of an expert through a bigdata platform; a welding line extraction unit that analyzes a base material, which is a welding target, through a camera mounted on a welding helmet to acquire the welding line in the base material; a synchronization unit that generates a trigger, which serves as a reference point, for matching the welding variable data acquired through the welding variable acquisition unit to the welding line acquired through the welding line extraction unit; and a navigation output unit that displays information of the welding variable data to a user when a welding location reaches a trigger point while welding is performed based on the trigger point generated by the synchronization unit. |
| US11783725B2 |
Snapshot management architecture for process control operator training system lifecycle
A cloud-based operator training system includes a snapshot management architecture, which provides a hybrid system for generation of control system level scenarios and system-state snapshots, and which can improve the fidelity of a training simulation. By implementing the simulation system on a cloud platform, the system can generate a large and growing set of snapshot files representing various control states and corresponding process states. These files can then be leverage during operator training sessions to yield high fidelity simulated system operation. |
| US11783724B1 |
Interactive training apparatus using augmented reality
Disclosed herein is a security training apparatus configured to operate an interactive cybersecurity training application, which provides customized and tailored cybersecurity training to each employee of an organization. The security training apparatus uses augmented reality to facilitate customized cybersecurity training for each user. The augmented reality is a computer application, which deals with the combination of real world images of personal workspace environment of each user where the cyber-crime may occur and computer generated data associated with cybersecurity risk objects that may aid the cyber-crime. The interactive cybersecurity training comprises the use of live video imagery of the personal workspace environment of each user, which is digitally processed and augmented by the addition of computer generated graphics associated with the cybersecurity risk objects. The cybersecurity risk objects are selected based on the items within the personal workspace environment for each user. |
| US11783709B2 |
Traffic communication system, roadside device, server, and traffic communication method
A roadside device transmits, to a server, detection information indicating a detection result from a roadside sensor. In a case that a vehicle moving on a road toward the roadside device reaches a notification start point and that the vehicle is in a first geographic range, the server transmits the detection information received from the roadside device to the vehicle via the communication network. In a case that the vehicle moves from the first geographic range to a second geographic range located closer to the roadside device than the first geographic range, the roadside device transmits the detection information to the vehicle by the wireless communication. |
| US11783708B2 |
User-tailored roadway complexity awareness
A roadway complexity awareness system for a vehicle, comprising a processor, an augmented reality interface disposed in communication with the processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions. The processor is programmed to execute the instructions to receive roadway status information from an infrastructure processor associated with a roadway, obtain, from a vehicle sensory system, sensory information indicative of roadway route complexity, and determine a likelihood of roadway route complexity based on the roadway status information and the sensory information. The system may select an augmented reality message indicative of the roadway route complexity, and generate the augmented reality message using an augmented reality interface device, wherein the augmented reality message is visible to a vehicle operator. |
| US11783703B2 |
Traffic signal control system and in-vehicle controller
A traffic signal control system includes a processor configured to adjust a green time of a traffic signal based on vehicle class information on each of vehicles of a vehicle group approaching an intersection. The vehicle class information indicates whether the vehicle is an environmentally friendly vehicle or an environmentally unfriendly vehicle that is not the environmentally friendly vehicle. |
| US11783702B2 |
Method and system for adaptive cycle-level traffic signal control
Methods, systems, and processor-readable media for adaptive cycle-level traffic signal control are described. An adaptive cycle-level traffic signal controller and control method that operate within a continuous action space. A reinforcement learning algorithm called Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO), which is a type of actor-critic model for reinforcement learning, may be used to generate signal cycle phase durations selected from a continuous range of values. The controller thus does not treat the action space as discrete, but instead produces continuous values as output. The generated phase durations may define a full traffic signal cycle. The inputs to the controller may indicate current and past states of the traffic environment. The average duration of delay of vehicles in the traffic environment may be used to calculate the reward for the reinforcement learning model that drives the behavior of the controller. |
| US11783700B2 |
Parking detection sensor and parking detection method
Parking detection sensor (100) has a Doppler sensor (110), a magnetic sensor (120) that detects magnetism on XYZ axes, a change point detection unit (130) that detects a change point in the output of the Doppler sensor (110) and the magnetic sensor (120), a level difference detection unit (140) that detects the magnetic level difference over time in the output of the Doppler sensor (110) and the magnetic sensor (120), and a state assessment unit (150) that assesses the parking state of a vehicle on the basis of the detection results of the change point detection unit (130) and the detection results of the level difference detection unit (140). |
| US11783699B2 |
Intersection information distribution apparatus and intersection information distribution method
An intersection information distribution apparatus includes a plurality of image capturers, one or more first wireless communicators, a position estimator, and a controller. The plurality of image capturers capture images in and around an intersection. The one or more first wireless communicators perform directional communication with a second wireless communicator mounted on a vehicle. The position estimator estimates a position of the vehicle in and around the intersection from a communication state of the directional communication. The controller selects a piece of data from among pieces of data of the images captured by the plurality of image capturers on the basis of the estimated position of the vehicle. The one or more first wireless communicators transmit the selected piece of data to the second wireless communicator of the vehicle. |
| US11783698B2 |
Traffic data reconciliation and brokering
Traffic data reconciliation and brokering are provided. A traffic data brokering system ingests traffic-related data provided from a plurality of data sources, analyzes the data, and reconciles the data for identifying accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive traffic data. The system identifies current traffic conditions based on identified relationships between pieces of received data, calculates confidence scores, and determines which pieces of data are accurate based on the calculated confidence scores. The traffic data brokering system provides the reconciled traffic data to various users of traffic data, such as individuals or third-party services. One aspect includes a route generation engine that determines and provides recommended route(s) to clients. Another aspect includes a forecast engine that predicts traffic conditions based on past traffic data. The forecasted data can be used to determine recommended routes. The system provides APIs for enabling sources and clients to provide and receive traffic data. |
| US11783697B2 |
Method, apparatus, and system for ensuring privacy while maintaining floating car data accuracy
An approach is provided for providing probe data accuracy while ensuring privacy. The approach includes receiving probe path consisting of multiple points from a vehicle, wherein each probe point includes a location of the vehicle and a timestamp indicating when the location was determined by a location sensor. The approach further includes determining a vehicle identifier from among a plurality of vehicle identifiers assigned to the vehicle based on the timestamp, wherein the plurality of vehicle identifiers are applicable for assigning at different respective time slots. The approach also involves generating a hashed vehicle identifier by using a hash function on the determined vehicle identifier and the timestamp. The approach also involves reporting the probe point using the hashed vehicle identifier to identify the probe point. |
| US11783695B2 |
Alarm signaling technology
Techniques are described for handling an event where a control panel or an alarm signaling device is tampered with or destroyed by a disablement tactic, e.g., a “crash and smash intrusion.” |
| US11783693B2 |
Home appliance controlling output of information to a user terminal and control method thereof
An appliance is provided. The appliance includes a memory storing content, a communication interface, an outputter, and a processor configured to, based on identifying a predetermined event, control the outputter to output the content stored in the memory, and store first time information corresponding to an occurrence time of the predetermined event in the memory, transmit, to a user terminal through the communication interface, a first control signal requesting second time information corresponding to a time when a user was detected at the user terminal, receive the second time information from the user terminal, based on a difference between the first time information and the second time information being less than a threshold time, control the communication interface to transmit a second control signal that provides information corresponding to the content to the user terminal. |
| US11783691B1 |
Beidou communication-based integrated monitoring system for slope surface crack
Disclosed is a Beidou communication-based integrated monitoring system for a slope surface crack, which in particular relates to the field of geological disaster monitoring. Due to a certain trend of landslide damage degrees, and consequent offsets of a slope area over time, monitoring points pre-arranged possibly become non-optimal monitoring points with undesired monitoring effects. In view of this, the present disclosure includes an arrangement module, a monitoring module, an early warning module and a supervision module; and a slope offset threshold is set according to information of a slope, and configured to determine whether positions of the monitoring points are located in a normal area, and under the condition that a slope offset exceeds the threshold, it is indicated that the monitoring points cannot properly monitor the slope area, and need to be rearranged according to an offset direction. |
| US11783690B1 |
System and method for multi-user security monitoring and remote notarization
A system and method for multi-user security monitoring and remote notarization provides image capturing devices allow legal guardians to remotely observe and communicate with dependents in real time. The image capturing device comprises a motion and voice activated lens that articulates to follow and capture the image and sound of the dependent. The image capturing device is configured with a two-way communication network that allows for communications between the legal guardians and the dependent. An algorithm is programmable to control articulation of the motion and voice activated lens of the image capturing device. A password manager generates a unique password for the legal guardians to enable access to the image capturing device. A predetermined noise capturing device and an airborne residue capturing device relay emergency messages upon detection of predetermined noise and residue. Remote notarization units allow for generation, verification, and recorded collection of signatory data between signatory and notary. |
| US11783688B2 |
Aspirating detector system
An aspirating detector system includes a detector and a controller. The detector includes a chamber, a light source adjacent the chamber, and a sensor adjacent the chamber. The sensor is operable to emit sensor signals responsive to received light from interaction of a light beam from the light source with an analyte in the chamber. The controller is connected to receive the sensor signals. The controller is configured to determine whether a target substance is present in the analyte based on an intensity of the received light. |
| US11783687B1 |
Security adaptor devices for a third-party sensors in premises security systems
According to one or more embodiments, a premises security system includes a sensor adaptor device mountable on a third-party sensor. The sensor adaptor device comprises at least one terminal in electrical communication with a preconfigured premises device of a premise security system, and processing circuitry configured to: store a mapping of a plurality of third-party sensor signals to a plurality of translated third-party signals, detect a first third-party sensor signal emitted from the third-party sensor, determine that the first third-party sensor signal maps to a first translated third-party signal based on the mapping, and in response to determining that the first third-party sensor signal maps to the first translated third-party signal, trigger, via the at least one terminal where the preconfigured premises device to cause the preconfigured premise device to transmit an alert signal to the premises security system. |
| US11783685B2 |
Intrusion detection system, intrusion detection method, and computer-readable medium
A setting assistance device includes an acquisition unit, a calculation unit and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires coordinates designated by a user for an image capturing a three-dimensional space. The calculation unit calculates coordinates of a position located at a predetermined distance from a position of a part of the three-dimensional space relating to the acquired coordinates. The determination unit determines a region set for the acquired coordinates based on the calculated coordinates. |
| US11783682B2 |
Artificial intelligence systems and methods for cashierless tracking and feedback
A method for providing real-time recommendations to user in a shopping environment involves sampling a shopping environment using video cameras to generate video features related to a shopper in connection to an item, the sampling input to a machine learning model to create labels related to a state of a scenario, the scenario including the shopper handling the item. Supplemental information is provided to the shopper in connection with the item. The makeup of the supplemental information may be sourced from online service or device associated with the shopper. The supplemental information may be delivered to the shopper, or to a shopper-aware display in the store, or elsewhere. A processing entity associated with the store detects a scenario to identify the shopper as having finished shopping, and causing a charge of the item to a cashierless shopping cart associated with the shopper. In one example, passive, wireless weight sensors may be used to supplement input features for inferences made by the machine learning model. In another example, wireless, battery-free displays may be coupled to shelves to provide information related to supplemental information relating the item held by the shopper. |
| US11783680B2 |
Player game symbol combinations used for subsequent player versus player challenges
Gaming systems and methods that provide player versus player games using symbol combinations from underlying game plays. |
| US11783672B2 |
System and methods for operating a casino loyalty computer system to display images of non-fungible tokens associated with blockchain transactions on gaming devices
A networked computer system for displaying images associated with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on electronic gaming machines (EGMs) is described herein. The networked computer system includes a computer server coupled to a plurality of EGMs located within a casino property. The computer server includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on a display device of a corresponding EGM including the steps of querying a blockchain system to identify a casino charm NFT owned by a casino patron, querying a charms content database to retrieve image data associated with the identified casino charm NFT, and rendering an image of the identified casino charm NFT on a game screen displayed on the corresponding EGM. |
| US11783669B2 |
Gaming machine and method for evaluating player reactions
An electronic gaming machine includes a display, a digital camera device, a credit input mechanism, and a processor programmed to perform operations comprising: (i) receiving, from the digital camera device, a digital image of the player; (ii) determining an emotional state of the player by performing facial expression analysis on the digital image; (iii) determining an emotion level of the player by categorizing the emotional state of the player based on the determined emotional state, the categorizing includes a first state representing a positive emotional level and a second state representing another emotional level; (iv) determining that the emotional level is the other emotional level; and (v) automatically initiating a game session action during the game play session, the game session action is configured to cause the player to transition to the positive emotional level. |
| US11783663B2 |
Live roulette hybrid gaming system and method
A method and apparatus for providing hybrid draw poker games to online players, poker hands comprise both physical card values dealt by a dealer and electronically-generated card values from the gaming server. The gaming server receives an indication from each of the remote players of how many hands each player would like to play, and a wager amount for each hand. Electronic indications of an initial set of physical cards dealt by the dealer are then provided to the online players. In response, each player provides an indication of card values that each player would like to retain and/or an indication of card values that each player would like to discard. The gaming server assigns the retained card values selected by each player to each player's respective hands, and then generates electronic replacement card values for each hand of each player. The gaming server then performs a win/lose analysis for each hand. |
| US11783662B2 |
Gaming machine button deck filler
Gaming machine button decks are connected with a button deck filler for connecting between two adjacent gaming machines to provide continuity between button decks. Light sources may be controlled by a multimedia server operating to control various presentation interfaces for a group of adjacent gaming machines. |
| US11783657B2 |
Apparatus and systems of a modular autonomous cart apparatus assembly for transporting an item being shipped
A modular autonomous cart assembly for transporting an item being shipped is described with a sensor-equipped mobility base that carries the item(s), a modular cart handle, a sensor-equipped modular mobile cart autonomy control module detachably attached to the modular handle, all sharing a modular common power and data transport bus. The autonomous controller of the modular control module is programmatically adapted operative to establish a secure connection to a wireless mobile courier node, locate the courier node and the cart assembly, receive sensor data from the base and control module sensors, generate steering and propulsion control commands using the locations and sensor data and send them to a controller on the mobility base so that the assembly can autonomously track and follow the current location of the courier node as the courier node moves and while maintaining a predetermined follow distance from the current location of the courier node. |
| US11783656B1 |
Secure electronic lock systems and methods of using the same
Present disclosure relates a secure electronic lock system. Secure electronic lock system includes many secure electronic locks connected through a communication network to a secure electronic lock system server. Each secure electronic lock includes a passive electronic lock, an active electronic key and a passive electronic key. Active electronic key includes electrical power source providing electrical power supply to active electronic key, passive electronic lock and passive electronic key. When both active and passive electronic keys are inserted into respective electronic keyholes of passive electronic lock, both active and passive digital keys are transmitted to passive electronic lock, passive electronic lock can be locked and unlocked only when both active and passive digital keys received match prestored active and passive digital keys respectively. Active and passive digital keys are updated and an access event is transmitted to secure electronic lock system server every time each secure electronic lock is accessed. |
| US11783655B1 |
Biometric authentication for security sensor bypass
A method implemented by a security sensor device is provided. The security sensor device receives a user input, performs a biometric authentication of a user associated with the user input, modifies a state of the security sensor device based at least in part on the biometric authentication and the user input, detects a sensor trigger when the security sensor device is in the modified state, determines a sensor indication based at least in part on the sensor trigger, the state of the security sensor device subsequent to being modified, and the user input, and transmits the sensor indication to a premises security control device. The sensor indication is configured to cause the premises security control device to perform at least one premises security action. |
| US11783654B2 |
Techniques for authenticating building/room access terminals
The techniques described herein provide for authentication of a reader device over a wireless protocol (e.g., NFC or Bluetooth, BLE). The mobile device can receive and store the static public key of the reader device and one or more credentials, each credential specifying access to an electronic lock. The mobile device can receive an ephemeral reader public key, a reader identifier, and a transaction identifier. The mobile device can generate session key using the ephemeral mobile private key and the ephemeral reader public key and send the ephemeral mobile public key to the reader device. The reader device can receive the ephemeral mobile public key and sign and transmit a signature message to the mobile device. The mobile device can validate a reader signature and generate an encrypted credential that the reader can use to access an electronic lock. The reader device can authenticate the mobile device for mutual authentication. |
| US11783652B2 |
Occupant health monitoring for buildings
Methods and systems for monitoring occupant health within a building. An illustrative method may include storing one or more illness behavioral models, capturing and storing over time a history of behaviors for each of a plurality of occupants of the building, identifying one or more current behaviors of a particular one of the plurality of occupants, determining whether the current behaviors of the occupant match one or more of the behaviors defined in the one or more illness behavioral models, determining whether the current behaviors of the occupant deviate from behaviors captured and stored in the history of behaviors for the occupant, and issuing an alert directing that the occupant undergo additional health screening when the current behaviors of the occupant match one or more of the behaviors defined in the illness behavioral models or deviate from behaviors captured and stored in the history of behaviors for the occupant. |
| US11783644B1 |
Dynamically controlling sensors and processing sensor data for issue identification
Systems and apparatuses for identifying a type of issue associated with a stopped vehicle are provided. The system may determine a current location of the vehicle and determine whether the vehicle is currently located on a highway. In some examples, the determined location of the vehicle may cause the system to transmit instructions controlling an amount or type of data collected by sensors and/or transmitted to the system. If the vehicle is on a highway, the system may then determine whether the vehicle is stopped. If so, the system may determine a reason for the vehicle stopping. Upon determining that the vehicle is stopped for an urgent reason, the system may transmit a request for roadside assistance to a service provider computing device and may generate a first type of notification. Upon determining that the vehicle is stopped for a non-urgent situation reason, the system may generate and transmit a second type of notification for display. |
| US11783643B1 |
System and/or method for predicting user action in connection with a vehicle user interface using machine learning
Disclosed are a system, method and system to predict an individual's action in connection with a vehicle user interface using machine learning. One or more models may be developed based, at least in part, on observations of past actions by the individual among the plurality of target actions by the individual. Extracted features of a current context may be applied to the developed one or more models to predict a subsequent action among the target actions by the individual. |
| US11783640B2 |
Method and system for outputting diagnostic content based on capability of diagnostic device selected to receive content
Methods and apparatus are provided for repairing vehicles. A particular vehicle can be repaired during a repair session using a computing device. The repair session can include the computing device: receiving a functional task setup with first and second identifiers, the first identifier identifying the particular vehicle, and the second identifier identifying a particular functional task for the computing device to perform on the particular vehicle; determining whether the computing device is available to perform the particular functional task; after determining the computing device is available to perform the particular functional task, receiving an input to initiate performance of the particular functional task on the particular vehicle; after receiving the input, sending a message to the particular vehicle to initiate performance of the particular functional task on the particular vehicle; and after sending the message, displaying a notification indicative of performing the particular functional task. |
| US11783637B2 |
Monitoring fitness using a mobile device
Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site. |
| US11783636B2 |
System and method for detecting abnormal passenger behavior in autonomous vehicles
A method and system are disclosed for monitoring passengers in within a cabin of a vehicle and determining whether the passengers are engaging in abnormal behavior. The method and system uses a novel vector to robustly and numerically represent the activity of the passengers in a respective frame, which is referred to herein as an “activity vector.” Additionally, a Gaussian Mixture Model is utilized by the method and system to distinguish between normal and abnormal passenger behavior. Cluster components of the Gaussian Mixture Model are advantageously learned using an unsupervised approach in which training data is not labeled or annotated to indicate normal and abnormal passenger behavior. In this way, the Gaussian Mixture Model can be trained at a very low cost. |
| US11783631B2 |
Information processing system, information processing method, and storage medium
Provided is an information processing system including: a comparison information acquisition unit that acquires comparison information regarding iris comparison generated based on an iris image including an iris of a recognition subject; and a display image generation unit that generates a display image including an image indicating a content of the comparison information in association with positions in the iris. |
| US11783621B2 |
Optical fingerprint imaging device
An optical fingerprint imaging device, including a substrate, an imaging module, at least one light emitting element, a light shielding element, a case, and a pressing substrate, is provided. The light shielding element is disposed between the imaging module and the light emitting element. The optical fingerprint imaging device satisfies conditional expressions, h≤H≤h+(R/tan(θ/2)) and Ravg |
| US11783607B2 |
Automatic image feature removal
Apparatus and methods are described including receiving, via a computer processor, at least one image of a portion of a subject's body. One or more features that are present within the image of the portion of the subject's body, and that were artificially added to the image subsequent to acquisition of the image, are identified. In response thereto, an output is generated on an output device. |
| US11783606B2 |
Delivery system
A delivery system may include a pallet wrapper system having a turntable, a camera directed toward an area above the turntable, and a stretch wrap dispenser adjacent the turntable. A computer receives images from the camera of multiple sides of a pallet loaded with packages on the turntable. The computer stitches images from different sides of the stack of packages that correspond to the same package. At least one machine learning model may be used to infer SKUs of each package. Optical character recognition may be performed in parallel on the images. The determination of the SKU of each package may be based upon the inferred SKUs and on the OCR. |
| US11783599B2 |
Distracted-driving monitoring method, system and electronic device
A distracted-driving monitoring method, system and an electronic device are provided. The distracted-driving monitoring method includes: acquiring an image of a driver; detecting a target object in the image to obtain a detection result; obtaining a determination result of a driving behavior according to the detection result; and sending an alarm signal when the determination result indicates that a distracted-driving behavior occurs. Through at least some embodiments of the present disclosure, the distracted-driving behavior of the driver can be monitored in real time and alarmed, thus urging the driver to concentrate in driving, to ensure safe driving and avoid traffic accidents. In addition, the specific type of the distracted-driving behavior can also be determined and different alarm signals can be given, which can be used as a basis for law enforcement or for data collection, data analysis, and further manual confirmation; thereby solving the problem of traffic accidents caused by not monitoring the distracted-driving behavior of the driver during driving. |
| US11783598B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting trailer angle
Systems and methods for detecting trailer angle are provided. In one aspect, an in-vehicle control system includes an optical sensor configured to be mounted on a tractor so as to face a trailer coupled to the tractor, the optical sensor further configured to generate optical data indicative of an angle formed between the trailer and the tractor. The system further includes a processor and a computer-readable memory in communication with the processor and having stored thereon computer-executable instructions to cause the processor to receive the optical data from the optical sensor, determine at least one candidate plane representative of a surface of the trailer visible in the optical data based on the optical data, and determine an angle between the trailer and the tractor based on the at least one candidate plane. |
| US11783597B2 |
Image semantic segmentation for parking space detection
An automated vehicle parking system for a motor vehicle is disclosed and includes at least one camera obtaining images proximate a vehicle, at least one sensor array detecting objects proximate the vehicle, and a controller configured to generate a mask of an area proximate the vehicle from the images obtained by the at least one camera including labeled features identified within the obtained images and project the generated mask onto an occupancy grid generated with information from the at least one sensor array, wherein the controller is configured to locate a parking space responsive to open spaces defined within the generated mask. |
| US11783596B2 |
Detecting traffic signaling states with neural networks
Machine-learning models are described detecting the signaling state of a traffic signaling unit. A system can obtain an image of the traffic signaling unit, and select a model of the traffic signaling unit that identifies a position of each traffic lighting element on the unit. First and second neural network inputs are processed with a neural network to generate an estimated signaling state of the traffic signaling unit. The first neural network input can represent the image of the traffic signaling unit, and the second neural network input can represent the model of the traffic signaling unit. Using the estimated signaling state of the traffic signaling unit, the system can inform a driving decision of a vehicle. |
| US11783594B2 |
Method of segmenting pedestrians in roadside image by using convolutional network fusing features at different scales
The present invention discloses a method for segmenting pedestrians in roadside images using a variable-scale multi-feature fusion convolutional network. It addresses the challenge of significant changes in pedestrian scale by using two parallel convolutional neural networks to extract the local and global features at different scales, and then fusing them to obtain a variable-scale multi-feature fusion convolutional neural network, and this network is trained using roadside pedestrian images to realize accurate pedestrian segmentation, avoiding issues with boundary fuzziness and missing segments commonly found in single-network methods. |
| US11783593B2 |
Monocular depth supervision from 3D bounding boxes
A method for navigating a vehicle through an environment includes assigning a first weight to each pixel associated with a dynamic object and assigning a second weight to each pixel associated with a static object. The method also includes generating a dynamic object depth estimate for the dynamic object and generating a static object depth estimate for the static object, an accuracy of the dynamic object depth estimate being greater than an accuracy of the static object depth estimate. The method still further includes generating a 3D estimate of the environment based on the dynamic object depth estimate and the static object depth estimate. The method also includes controlling an action of the vehicle based on the 3D estimate of the environment. |
| US11783586B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program medium
An information processing apparatus, comprises a controller configured to acquire sensor data from a plurality of sensors installed in a building; generate action information on a user in the building based on the acquired sensor data; and estimate a time of the user's going out based on the generated action information. |
| US11783582B2 |
Blindness assist glasses
An eyewear device with camera-based compensation that improves the user experience for user's having partial blindness or complete blindness. The camera-based compensation determines objects, converts determined objects to text, and then converts the text to audio that is indicative of the objects and that is perceptible to the eyewear user. The camera-based compensation may use a region-based convolutional neural network (RCNN) to generate a feature map including text that is indicative of objects in images captured by a camera. Relevant text of the feature map is then processed through a text to speech algorithm featuring a natural language processor to generate audio indicative of the objects in the processed images. |
| US11783581B2 |
User scanning and one-way augmented reality viewing system
A method for providing augmented reality content includes identifying a customer at a customer interaction location, retrieving customer-specific interaction data, determining locations of a customer service representative in an area adjacent to a first side of a transparent panel and the customer in an area adjacent to a second side of the transparent panel, and projecting an augmented reality element to the first side of a transparent panel, the augmented reality element displaying the customer-specific interaction data on the first side of the transparent panel. |
| US11783577B2 |
Machine learning methods and systems for variety profile index crop characterization
A computing system includes a processor and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium including instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the computing system to receive a machine data set; process the machine data set using a trained machine-learned model to generate predicted variety profile index values, and transmit the variety profile index values to a client computing device. A computer-implemented method includes receiving a machine data set; processing the machine data set using a trained machine-learned model to generate predicted variety profile index values, and transmitting the variety profile index values to a client computing device. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computer to receive a machine data set; process the machine data set using a trained machine-learned model to generate predicted variety profile index values, and transmit the variety profile index values to a client computing device. |
| US11783574B2 |
Artificial intelligence based real time vehicle parking verification
Properly parking personal mobility vehicles (PMVs) is an important for safety and public satisfaction. The large number of daily rides of ride-share PMVs makes it impossible to verify manually that each PMV is properly parked. Aspects of this disclosure include systems and methods for verifying that PMVs are properly parked. These systems and methods can include training a machine learning model on a server. The system can request that users submit images to the server, such that the server can verify that the user properly parked the PMV. The server can transmit a finished indication when it determines that the user properly parked the vehicle. The server can transmit instructions to the user to take various actions when it determines that the user improperly parked the vehicle or when the image is insufficient to determine whether the user properly parked the vehicle. |
| US11783571B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and storage medium
Some embodiments are directed to, by a simple operation, appropriately displaying an image to which attention is paid. An information processing apparatus according to some embodiments is an information processing apparatus for performing display for measuring a width of a region in an image of an inspection target object, the information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire a bending position where a bend of a line approximating the region from the image satisfies a predetermined condition, and a display control unit configured to display, in an aligned manner in a predetermined direction, a plurality of partial images obtained by dividing the image based on the bending position. |
| US11783568B2 |
Object classification using extra-regional context
Some aspects of the subject matter disclosed herein include a system implemented on one or more data processing apparatuses. The system can include an interface configured to obtain, from one or more sensor subsystems, sensor data describing an environment of a vehicle, and to generate, using the sensor data, (i) one or more first neural network inputs representing sensor measurements for a particular object in the environment and (ii) a second neural network input representing sensor measurements for at least a portion of the environment that encompasses the particular object and additional portions of the environment that are not represented by the one or more first neural network inputs; and a convolutional neural network configured to process the second neural network input to generate an output, the output including a plurality of feature vectors that each correspond to a different one a plurality of regions of the environment. |
| US11783565B2 |
Image processing method, electronic device and readable storage medium for maintaining a face image buffer queue
An image processing method, an electronic device and a readable storage medium, which relate to the technical field of computer vision, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a face recognition module and a service processing module maintains respectively an image buffer queue; the face recognition module maintains a face image buffer queue of face images, and the service processing module maintains a background image buffer queue of background images, i.e., first images; since the face recognition module only maintains the face image buffer queue, only a determined optimal face image, i.e., a face image to be matched, is transmitted to the service processing module, and then, the service processing module determines a background image matched with the optimal face image transmitted by the face recognition module from the maintained background image buffer queue, thus performing image recognition and image matching on a face appearing in a video source. |
| US11783564B2 |
Contactless parameters measurement system and method
A system for measuring temperature of one or more subjects within a scene including a reference object having an unknown emissivity, having an ambient temperature, the system comprising: a visible spectrum camera capable of acquiring images of the scene comprising (a) at least a Region of Interest (RoI) of each of the subjects, and (b) the reference object; a thermal image sensor capable of acquiring images of the scene comprising (a) at least the RoI of each of the subjects, and (b) the reference object; and a processing circuitry configured to: obtain (a) a visible spectrum image captured by the visible spectrum camera, and (b) a thermal image captured by the thermal image sensor, and (c) an indication of a scene ambient temperature within the scene; register the visible spectrum image and the thermal image onto a common coordinate system; identify (a) RoI pixels, on the common coordinate system, of the RoIs of the subjects within the visible spectrum image, (b) reference object pixels, on the common coordinate system, of the reference object within the visible spectrum image and (c) a parameter correlated to an emissivity of the reference object, based on the reference temperature and on the indication of the scene ambient temperature; determine (a) RoI temperatures by analyzing respective RoIs pixels on the thermal image, and (b) a reference temperature by analyzing the reference object pixels on the thermal image; and upon existence of a difference between the reference temperature and the scene ambient temperature, correct the RoI temperatures, based on the difference and utilizing the parameter, to compensate for the difference, giving rise to corrected RoI temperatures. |
| US11783563B2 |
Software and algorithms for use in remote assessment of disease diagnostics
A method to assess a subject diagnosis is provided. The method includes receiving an image from an image-capturing device, the image comprising an area of interest in a test cartridge, and finding a border of the area of interest of the test cartridge and applying a geometrical transformation on an area delimited by the border of the test cartridge to bring the image of the area of interest in the test cartridge to a selected size and a selected shape. The method also includes identifying a target region within the area of interest of the test cartridge, evaluating a quality of the image based on a characteristic feature of the target region, and providing commands to adjust an optical coupling in the image-capturing device when the quality of the image is lower than a selected threshold. |
| US11783561B2 |
Method and device to speed up face recognition
Method to customize an application associated with a television experience based on the recognition of users located in front of a display and in the field of view of a camera, comprising the following steps: an initialization step during which each user is enrolled in a database of a computer system and is defined by a profile referenced by a profile ID and comprising the user name, biometric data and additional personal data, a finding step during which a wide image, acquired by said camera is scanned to isolate at least one user's faces, to define a marking area surrounding it, to memorize the position of said marking areas, a matching step to extract the biometric data from said marking area, to match them with the biometric data of the profiles stored in the database, and to assign the detected profile ID with the marking area. While subsequent identification is requested by the application, the following steps are executed acquiring a wide image with the camera, extracting the areas of said image according to the marking areas, extracting for a particular marking area the biometric data of a face, starting the comparison of the extracted biometric data with the biometric data of the profile ID related to this marking area, and in absence of match, continuing with the other biometric data of the database until one profile is found, transmitting the found profile ID to the application. |
| US11783560B1 |
Three-dimensional room modeling and feature annotation
Devices and techniques are generally described for three dimensional room modeling. In various examples, 3D mesh data representing a room may be received. Plane data comprising a plurality of planes may be received. Each plane of the plurality of planes may represent a planar surface detected in the room. In some cases, a first plurality of wall candidates for a 3D model of the room may be determined based at least in part on the plane data. A second plurality of wall candidates for the 3D model of the room may be determined by modifying the first plurality of wall candidates based on a comparison of the first plurality of wall candidates to the 3D mesh data. The 3D model of the room may be generated based at least in part on the second plurality of wall candidates. |
| US11783550B2 |
Image composition for extended reality systems
Implementations of the subject technology provide for image composition for extended reality systems. Image composition may include combining virtual content from virtual images with physical content from images captured by one or more cameras. The virtual content and the physical content can be combined to form a composite image using depth information for the virtual content and the physical content. An adjustment mask may be generated to indicate edges or boundaries between virtual and physical content at which artifact correction for the composite image can be performed. |
| US11783549B2 |
Method for observing virtual environment, device, and storage medium
A method for observing a virtual environment includes: displaying a first environment screen of an application program, the first environment screen comprising a virtual object in a first scene; receiving a moving operation based on which the virtual object is moved from the first scene to a second scene, the first scene and the second scene being two different scenes of the virtual environment; adjusting, according to the moving operation, a first observation manner in which the virtual environment is observed in the first environment screen to a second observation manner in which the virtual environment is observed in a second environment screen, the second environment screen comprising the virtual object in the second scene; and displaying the second environment screen of the application program. |
| US11783548B2 |
Method and device for presenting an audio and synthesized reality experience
In various implementations, methods of presenting an audio/SR experience are disclosed. In one embodiment, while playing an audio file in an environment, in response to determining that the respective temporal criterion and the respective environmental criterion of an SR content event is met, the SR content event is displayed in association with the environment. In one embodiment, SR content is obtained and displayed in association with an environment based on an audio file and a 3D point cloud of the environment. In one embodiment, SR content is obtained and displayed in association with an environment based on spoken words of a real sound of the environment. |
| US11783539B2 |
Three-dimensional modeling toolkit
A 3D scanning toolkit to perform operations that include: accessing a first data stream at a client device, wherein the first data stream comprises at least image data; applying a bit mask to the first data stream, the bit mask identifying a portion of the image data; accessing a second data stream at the client device, the second data stream comprising depth data associated with the portion of the image data; generating a point cloud based on the depth data, the point cloud comprising a set of data points that define surface features of an object depicted in the first data stream; and causing display of a visualization of the point cloud upon a presentation of the first data stream at the client device. |
| US11783535B2 |
System and method for capturing and sharing a location based experience
A system and method for capturing a location based experience at an event including a plurality of mobile devices having a camera employed near a point of interest to capture random, crowdsourced images and associated metadata near said point of interest. In a preferred form, the images include depth camera information from prepositioned devices around the point of interest during the event. A network communicates images, depth information, and metadata to build a 3D model of the region, preferably with the location of contributors known. Users connect to this experience platform to view the 3D model from a user selected location and orientation and to participate in experiences with, for example, a social network. |
| US11783527B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating a light intensity image
An apparatus comprises receivers (201, 203) receiving texture maps and meshes representing a scene from a first and second view point. An image generator (205) determines a light intensity image for a third view point based on the received data. A first view transformer (207) determines first image positions and depth values in the image for vertices of the first mesh and a second view transformer (209) determines second image positions and depth values for vertices of the second mesh. A first shader (211) determines a first light intensity value and a first depth value based on the first image positions and depth value, and a second shader (213) determines a second light intensity value and a second depth value from the second image positions depth values. A combiner (215) generates an output value as a weighted combination of the first and second light intensity values where the weighting of a light intensity value increases for an increasing depth value. |
| US11783526B1 |
Systems and methods to generate and utilize content styles for animation
Systems and methods to generate content styles for animation, and to adjust content styles by adjusting virtual style sliders for the content styles are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive, from client computing platforms associated with users, style assignments for final compiled animation scenes; provide a style dial model with the style assignments and the corresponding final compiled animation scenes; train, from i) the style assignments, ii) the corresponding final compiled animation scenes, and iii) animation scene information that defines the final compiled animation scenes, the style dial model to determine individual style correlation values; receive user entry of levels of correlation to individual ones of multiple different content styles; input the animation scene and the levels of correlation to a model that outputs adjusted animation scene information that defines a styled compiled animation scene that has the selected levels of correlation to the individual content styles. |
| US11783517B2 |
Image processing method and terminal device, and system
An image processing method includes obtaining a reflective picture, superimposing the reflective picture on an icon, and changing a color value of at least one pixel in a part that is of the reflective picture and that overlaps the icon. |
| US11783516B2 |
Method for controlling digital feather generations through a user interface in a computer modeling system
A realistic feather generation may be represented via a user interface in a modeling system. To perform the feather generation, a curve defining a spine of a feather is received from input to the user interface of the modeling system. The feather is created in the user interface based at least on the curve, where the feather includes barbs extended away from the spine of the feather in one or more directions. The feather is deformed based on one or more deformation parameters. A feather contour of the barbs along at least one of the one or more directions is generated based on a contour parameter defining the feather contour. A barb density for a number of the barbs along the spine of the feather is established based on a barb density parameter. Thereafter, a data structure representing the feather is generated. |
| US11783505B2 |
Camera position detection apparatus, camera unit, camera position detection method, and medium
A camera position detection apparatus detects imaging positions of a plurality of cameras that are mounted on a vehicle and that include acceleration sensors, where the imaging positions indicate positions at which the cameras capture images with respect to the vehicle. The camera position detection apparatus includes a reference camera information acquisition unit that acquires information on the imaging position of a reference camera that is a part of the cameras, an acceleration acquisition unit that acquires information on acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor for each of the cameras, and an imaging position detection unit that detects an imaging position of a setting target camera that is the camera different from the reference camera among the cameras. |
| US11783500B2 |
Unsupervised depth prediction neural networks
A system for generating a depth output for an image is described. The system receives input images that depict the same scene, each input image including one or more potential objects. The system generates, for each input image, a respective background image and processes the background images to generate a camera motion output that characterizes the motion of the camera between the input images. For each potential object, the system generates a respective object motion output for the potential object based on the input images and the camera motion output. The system processes a particular input image of the input images using a depth prediction neural network (NN) to generate a depth output for the particular input image, and updates the current values of parameters of the depth prediction NN based on the particular depth output, the camera motion output, and the object motion outputs for the potential objects. |
| US11783496B2 |
Scalable real-time hand tracking
Example aspects of the present disclosure are directed to computing systems and methods for hand tracking using a machine-learned system for palm detection and key-point localization of hand landmarks. In particular, example aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a multi-model hand tracking system that performs both palm detection and hand landmark detection. Given a sequence of image frames, for example, the hand tracking system can detect one or more palms depicted in each image frame. For each palm detected within an image frame, the machine-learned system can determine a plurality of hand landmark positions of a hand associated with the palm. The system can perform key-point localization to determine precise three-dimensional coordinates for the hand landmark positions. In this manner, the machine-learned system can accurately track a hand depicted in the sequence of images using the precise three-dimensional coordinates for the hand landmark positions. |
| US11783493B2 |
Obtaining high resolution and dense reconstruction of face from sparse facial markers
Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to techniques for facial reconstruction from a sparse set of facial markers. In one implementation, a method comprises: obtaining data comprising a captured facial performance of a subject with a plurality of facial markers; determining a three-dimensional (3D) bundle corresponding to each of the plurality of facial markers of the captured facial performance; using at least the determined 3D bundles to retrieve, from a facial dataset comprising a plurality of facial shapes of the subject, a local geometric shape corresponding to each of the plurality of the facial markers; and merging the retrieved local geometric shapes to create a facial reconstruction of the subject for the captured facial performance. |
| US11783492B2 |
Human body portion tracking method and human body portion tracking system
A human body portion tracking method is provided and including obtaining a first image from an image capturing apparatus; identifying a first reference point and a second reference point from the first image; determining a position relationship between a first section and a second section of the human body portion according to three-dimensional coordinates of the first reference point and the second reference point; obtaining a second image from the image capturing apparatus; identifying a third reference point from the second image. |
| US11783490B2 |
Ground plane filtering of video events
Methods, systems, and apparatus for ground plane filtering of video events are disclosed. A method includes obtaining a first set of images of a scene from a camera; determining a ground plane from the first set of images of the scene; obtaining a second set of images of the scene after the first set of images of the scene is obtained; determining that movement shown by a group of pixels in the second set of images of the scene satisfies motion criteria; determining that the ground plane corresponds with at least a portion of the group of pixels; and in response to determining that movement shown by the group of pixels in the second set of images of the scene satisfies motion criteria, and that the ground plane corresponds with at least a portion of the group of pixels, classifying the group of pixels as showing ground plane based motion. |
| US11783485B2 |
Protocol-aware tissue segmentation in medical imaging
For medical imaging such as MRI, machine training is used to train a network for segmentation using both the imaging data and protocol data (e.g., meta-data). The network is trained to segment based, in part, on the configuration and/or scanner, not just the imaging data, allowing the trained network to adapt to the way each image is acquired. In one embodiment, the network architecture includes one or more blocks that receive both types of data as input and output both types of data, preserving relevant features for adaptation through at least part of the trained network. |
| US11783479B2 |
Methods and systems for a field-of-view preview
Various methods and systems are provided for a set of devices for an imaging system. In one example, the set of devices includes a first device configured to obtain a first set of image data and a second device configured to obtain a second set of image data along at least one dimension. The first and second sets of data may be compiled to generate a field-of-view (FOV) preview. |
| US11783477B2 |
Medical image process apparatus, medical image learning method, and medical image process method
A medical image learning method of a medical image process apparatus includes preparing a plurality of body X-ray images for learning as an input of a learning data set, preparing internal diagnostic indicator information corresponding to each of the plurality of body X-ray images for learning as a label of the learning data set, and learning an artificial neural network model using the learning data set. The internal diagnostic indicator information includes information on a cardiovascular border. The information on the cardiovascular border includes information on at least one of an aortic knob, a pulmonary conus, a left atrial appendage, an upper right cardiac border, a lower right cardiac border, a lower left cardiac border, a descending aorta, a carina, an upper end point of a diaphragm, a right pulmonary artery, a posterior cardiac border, and an anterior spinal border. |
| US11783476B2 |
System and method for analyzing three-dimensional image data
The present disclosure provides a method for determining a malignancy likelihood score for breast tissue of a patient. The method includes receiving a plurality of two-dimensional images of the breast tissue, the two-dimensional images being derived from a three-dimensional image of the breast tissue, for each two-dimensional image, providing the two-dimensional image to a first model including a first trained neural network, and receiving a number of indicators from the first model, each indicator being associated with a two-dimensional image included in the plurality of two-dimensional images, generating a synthetic two-dimensional image based on the number of indicators and at least one of the plurality of two-dimensional images, providing the synthetic two-dimensional image to a second model including a second trained neural network, receiving a malignancy likelihood score from the second model, and outputting a report including the malignancy likelihood score to at least one of a memory or a display. |
| US11783474B1 |
Defective picture generation method and apparatus applied to industrial quality inspection
A defective picture generation method applied to industrial quality inspection and a defective picture generation apparatus applied to industrial quality inspection are provided. The method includes: acquiring a first workpiece picture set with defects and a second workpiece picture set without defects; determining a defect annotation picture corresponding to each first workpiece picture in the first workpiece picture set; determining a feature value of each second workpiece picture in the second workpiece picture set; training a pix2pixHD network based on the first workpiece pictures, the second workpiece pictures, the defect annotation pictures and the feature values; acquiring a target defect annotation picture from the defect feature database according to the desired defect type; acquiring a target feature value from the picture feature database according to the desired picture type; and inputting the target defect annotation picture and the target feature value into the trained generator. |
| US11783473B2 |
Method of characterizing a woven fibrous structure
The invention relates to a method for characterizing, from a volume image, a fibrous structure having a three-dimensional weaving between a plurality of warp yarns extending along a first direction and a plurality of weft yarns extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first one, the method comprising: a first processing of the volume image by filtering along a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions so as to attenuate the periodic patterns along the third direction, obtaining a two-dimensional image corresponding to an intermediate plane along the third direction of the filtered volume image, a second processing of the two-dimensional image by filtering along the first or second direction so as to attenuate the periodic patterns, obtaining a one-dimensional profile representing the positions of warp or weft columns and corresponding to an intermediate line along the first or second direction. |
| US11783471B2 |
Method and device for determining whether object includes defect
A method and device for determining whether an object includes a defect are provided. The method includes the following steps. A tested image of a tested object is obtained. Selected good product sample data corresponding to the tested object is obtained. A dissimilarity value between the tested image and the selected good product sample data is calculated by using a dissimilarity model, and whether the tested object is a good product or a defective product is determined according to the dissimilarity value. |
| US11783470B2 |
Design-assisted inspection for DRAM and 3D NAND devices
With the disclosed systems and methods for DRAM and 3D NAND inspection, an image of the wafer is received based on the output for an inspection tool. Geometric measurements of a design of a plurality of memory devices on the wafer are received. A care area with higher inspection sensitivity is determined based on the geometric measurements. |
| US11783469B2 |
Method and system for scanning wafer
The present disclosure provides a method and a system for scanning wafer. The system captures a defect image of a wafer, and generates a reference image corresponding to the first defect image based on a reference image generation model. The system generates a defect marked image based on the defect image and the reference image. |
| US11783468B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and storage medium for PNIS of chains
An image processing apparatus includes at least one processor executing the following processing including: image acquiring processing that acquires an image of an object in which a plurality of subjects, which are individually identifiable, are provided in a predetermined direction, the image including at least two subjects among the plurality of subjects; identifying processing that generates an information image including a feature amount of each of the subjects included in the image acquired in the image acquiring processing, and identifies each of the subjects by comparing with an information image stored in advance in memory; and output control processing that measures a distance between the subjects, each identified in the identifying processing, and controls to output a measurement result. |
| US11783467B1 |
Monitoring of objects based on frequency spectrum of motion and frequency filtering
Present embodiments include but are not limited to a video camera which is able to capture and record video data of an entire machine without contacting the machine, to visually study complex motions which vary both in time and spatially at different locations on the machine, wherein filters applied to the motion present in the video recording are used to identify frequencies of importance and to visualize their impact on the operation of the machine, including by removing certain frequencies of lesser interest from the video recording. |
| US11783466B2 |
Machine learning for metrology measurements
Metrology methods, modules and systems are provided, for using machine learning algorithms to improve the metrology accuracy and the overall process throughput. Methods comprise calculating training data concerning metrology metric(s) from initial metrology measurements, applying machine learning algorithm(s) to the calculated training data to derive an estimation model of the metrology metric(s), deriving measurement data from images of sites on received wafers, and using the estimation model to provide estimations of the metrology metric(s) with respect to the measurement data. While the training data may use two images per site, in operation a single image per site may suffice—reducing the measurement time to less than half the current measurement time. Moreover, confidence score(s) may be derived as an additional metrology and process control, and deep learning may be used to enhance the accuracy and/or speed of the metrology module. |
| US11783464B2 |
Integrating extended reality with inspection systems
An extended reality (“XR”) inspection system for inspecting a target is provided. The XR inspection system includes an inspection system and an XR device. The inspection system includes an inspection main unit and an inspection probe. The inspection main unit collects inspection data from the inspection probe, receives commands input by an inspector using the XR device, performs functions associated with the commands, and sends display data to the XR device. The XR device provides an augmented reality display and sensors. The XR device displays display data received from the inspection main unit, receives commands via the sensors from the inspector, and sends the commands to the inspection main unit. |
| US11783456B2 |
Techniques for using a series cascaded filter to determine range and/or velocity information
Techniques for cascade filtering of a set of points of interest (POIs) in a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system is described. The method includes performing a series of cascaded filtering of a set of points of interest (POIs) on a first point cloud. The method includes calculating, for each POI of the set of POIs, at least a first metric for a first set of neighborhood points to make a decision with respect to a subset of the set of POIs for transmission to a second point cloud. The method also includes extracting at least one of range or velocity information based on the second point cloud based on the decision. |
| US11783454B2 |
Saliency map generation method and image processing system using the same
A saliency map generation method and an image processing system using the same are provided. The method includes the following steps. An original underwater image is received. A blurring processing is performed on the original underwater image to generate a defocus map. The defocus map is input to an auxiliary convolutional network model to obtain multiple feature maps of the defocus map. The original underwater image and the feature maps are input to a main convolutional network model to generate a saliency map of the original underwater image. |
| US11783448B2 |
Efficient parallel optical flow algorithm and GPU implementation
Systems and methods are provided for initiating transfer of image data corresponding to at least one predetermined level of an image pyramid comprising higher resolution to a graphic processing unit (GPU) of the computing device, calculating, by the central processing unit (CPU) of the computing device, optical flow of at least one predetermined coarse level of the image pyramid, transferring, by the CPU of the computing device, the calculated optical flow of the at least one predetermined coarse level of the image pyramid to the GPU, calculating, by the GPU of the computing device, the optical flow of the at least one predetermined level of the image pyramid comprising higher resolution, and outputting, by the GPU of the computing device, the optical flow of the image data. |
| US11783447B2 |
Methods and apparatus for optimized stitching of overcapture content
Apparatus and methods for optimized stitching of overcapture content. In one embodiment, the optimized stitching of the overcapture content includes capturing the overcapture content; producing overlap bands associated with the captured overcapture content; downsampling the produced overlap bands; generating derivative images from the downsampled overlap bands; generating a cost map associated with the generated derivative images; determining shortest path information for the generated cost map; generating a warp file based on the determined shortest path information, the generated warp file being utilized for the optimized stitching of the overcapture content. Camera apparatus and a non-transitory computer-readable apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US11783445B2 |
Image processing method, device and apparatus, image fitting method and device, display method and apparatus, and computer readable medium
An image processing method is provided, the method includes: performing area division on an input image to obtain a plurality of sub-images; determining a part of the plurality of sub-images as an image to be output; stitching respective sub-images of the image to be output to obtain a stitched image; and transmitting the stitched image, wherein the stitched image is smaller than the input image. An image jointing method is provided, the method includes: receiving a stitched image obtained by the image processing method according to the present disclosure; extracting respective sub-images of an image to be output from the stitched image; and jointing the respective sub-images to obtain a display image, wherein the jointing the respective sub-images refers to obtaining the display image by an operation inverse to a stitching process of stitching the respective sub-images to obtain the stitched image. |
| US11783443B2 |
Extraction of standardized images from a single view or multi-view capture
According to various embodiments, component information may be identified for each input image of an object. The component information may indicate a portion of the input image in which a particular component of the object is depicted. A viewpoint may be determined for each input image that indicates a camera pose for the input image relative to the object. A three-dimensional skeleton of the object may be determined based on the viewpoints and the component information. A multi-view panel corresponding to the designated component of the object that is navigable in three dimensions and that the portions of the input images in which the designated component of the object is depicted may be stored on a storage device. |
| US11783436B2 |
Magellan: a context-aware itinerary recommendation system built only using card-transaction data
A dynamic next-stop or next-item recommendation system that is built entirely from raw card transaction data logs. These data logs contain rich transaction data between cardholders and merchants. A query network approach is constructed for geometrical expressivity and automatically learns the inherent class-hierarchy. To ensure scalability and interpretability of the approach, merchants or entities are grouped into interpretable categories and propose a quadtree-based spatial decomposition of the underlying geography. A two-step recommendation process initiates: (1) predict next-merchant quadtree-box and category combination (2) recommend merchants within the predicted combination. This novel neural architecture may handle the hierarchical classification task in the first part of the recommendation system and compare the methods to previous state-of-the-art approaches in related areas. |
| US11783434B2 |
Well planning and drilling service
A method can include receiving information that includes well trajectory information, wellsite equipment information and driller information; based at least in part on the information, determining a level of detail of human executable well plan instructions; based at least in part on the information, generating a well plan where the well plan includes human executable well plan instructions based on the determined level of detail; and outputting the well plan. |
| US11783431B2 |
Finance management platform and method
A finance management platform and method are disclosed. A model element data repository encodes a plurality of model elements representing invoicing outcomes, each model element including a score value. A processor is configured to execute computer program code for providing a finance management platform for a plurality of clients, including receiving invoicing data from a client data repository remote from the finance management platform, translating the received invoicing data into a common format and store the invoicing data in the common format in an invoice data repository, accessing the model element data repository and determine one or more of the model elements applicable to the invoicing data, calculating an overall score for the invoicing data from the applicable model element's scores and triggering a communication to a payment processor and an update to the invoice data repository upon the overall score exceeding a predetermined threshold. |
| US11783424B2 |
Electronic pharmacy adjudication system and associated method and computer program product
An electronic pharmacy adjudication system and associated method and computer program product for performing adjudication service for a healthcare insurance claim is provided. The system includes an interface layer, an orchestration layer and a service and rules engine layer configured for receiving, processing and releasing an adjudication decision. The orchestration layer processes the healthcare insurance claim to generate a sequence of service calls to the service and rules engine layer to derive a sequence of partial decision results, which are derived by processing a set of parameters identified by the service call according to a corresponding subset of decisions rules in a rules repository. The sequence of partial decision results is then processed to derive the adjudication decision corresponding to the healthcare insurance claim. |
| US11783420B2 |
System and method for enhanced electronic networked settlement processor
A system and method are provided for settlement and delivery of cash settled futures contracts overlying open-ended mutual fund shares with optional delivery of mutual fund shares when physical settlement is elected. On the last date of the contract, a party which has an open position in the contract tenders the clearing organization a request to elect optional physical settlement of a specified number of shares of the mutual fund in additional to the standard cash settlement of those contracts. The clearing organization, upon acceptance and when it is certain of the requestor's final position in the futures contract, it processes the election request against the requestor's final position and possibly submits an order on behalf of the requestor to the investment company which manages the mutual fund to purchase or redeem shares of the open-ended mutual fund in a quantity roughly the size of the requestor's final contract position. |
| US11783408B2 |
Computer vision based methods and systems of universal fashion ontology fashion rating and recommendation
In one aspect, a computerized method of computer vision based dynamic universal fashion ontology fashion rating and recommendations includes the step of receiving one or more user-uploaded digital images. The method includes the step of implementing an image classifier on the one or more user-uploaded digital images, to classify a set of user-uploaded fashion content of the one or more user-upload digital images. The method includes the step of receiving a set of fashion rules input by a domain expert. The set of rules determine a set of apparel to match with the set of user-uploaded fashion content, generating a dynamic universal fashion ontology with the image classier and a text classier. The dynamic universal fashion ontology comprises an ontology of set of mutually exclusive attribute classes. The method includes the step of using the dynamic universal fashion ontology to train a specified machine learning based fashion classifications. The method includes the step of using an active learning pipeline to keep the universal fashion ontology up-to-date. The method includes the step of using graphical representation and game theory-based algorithm for outfit generation. The method includes the step of providing an automatic outfit generator, wherein the automatic outfit generator: based on the set of user-uploaded fashion content that is output by the image classifier, matches the set of user-uploaded fashion with a ranked set of apparel suggestions that are based on the set of fashion rules and the specified machine learning based fashion classifications, wherein the automatic outfit generator implements a greedy algorithm to determine the most optimal path in the specified machine learning based fashion classifications to generate each suggested piece of apparel in the ranked set of apparel suggestions. The method includes the step of, based on the highest ranked suggested piece of apparel in the ranked set of apparel suggestions, generating an outfit suggestion. The method includes the step of ranking based on lifestyle parameters including but not limited to weather, brand affinity, brand popularity and novelty of style. |
| US11783406B1 |
Method and medium for leveraging information about prior orders from various users associated with an account when receiving an order from a user associated with the account
Multiple users of a household can each have a different profile associated with a common account for an online concierge system. This association of different profiles with the common accounts allows the concierge system to show a user of the household what other users of the household purchased and rank items for suggestion to the user based one purchases of other users, facilitating order building. The online concierge system also enables a user profile to designate a user profile associated with the common account for an order pickup or as a contact for a home delivery. Additionally, association of different user profiles with the common account may be used for account recovery of one of the user profiles. Further, different user profiles may have different permissions for creating an order with the online concierge system. |
| US11783403B2 |
Systems, non-transitory computer readable mediums, and methods for grocery order batching and customer experience
This application relates to apparatus and methods for batching orders for delivery. In some examples, a computing device may obtain order data identifying at least a first order and a second order. The computing device may determine whether the first order can be delivered to a first delivery address and the second order can be delivered to a second delivery address within a delivery time window. Based on the determination, the computing device may batch the first order and the second order to generate a batched order. In some examples, the computing device determines if the delivery vehicle can store the items for the first order and the second order to determine whether the orders may be batched. The computing device may generate assignment data identifying an assignment of the batched order to a delivery vehicle, and may transmit the assignment data to another computing device. |
| US11783402B2 |
Gift registry
A social gift registry provides tools to aid those planning for major milestones in life to engage a network of friends, family, and others in communicating information about the life event, helping to identify and track gifts for the celebrants, and enabling the management of the activities involved in the celebration. |
| US11783395B2 |
Decentralized identity storage for tobacco products
Identity information can be stored in a decentralized structure. The identity information may include age verification information for the purchase or operation of certain tobacco products, such as an electronic nicotine delivery systems (“ENDS”) device, which may include aerosol delivery devices. The tobacco products or devices may have an age verification requirement or other identity requirements needed to authenticate a user and that information must be stored. A decentralized structure for storing the identity information may improve the security of that identity information while also providing a mechanism for accessing the information for verification or authentication purposes. |
| US11783393B2 |
Optimization of data queue priority for reducing network data load speeds
There are provided systems and methods for optimization of data queue priority for reducing network data load speeds. A user may utilize a communication device to access an online resource and request data, such as server data from an online server. The online resource may determine a user profile associated with the user and/or device, which may include previous online actions and completion information for electronic transaction processing with one or more online entities. Using the profile, the server may optimize a data queue for data delivery to multiple devices depending on the devices' data requests and priority. The server may deliver data to the devices based on the data queue. The server may also update the user profile based on additional device actions with the server. These techniques may be particularly useful for prioritizing requests during peak server resource usage. |
| US11783392B2 |
Self-organizing hanging system
A self-organizing hanging system generally includes at least two main components—bars and keys. The bars have at least three embodiments: standard embodiment, valet embodiment, and shelf embodiment. Each embodiment has variations of embodiments of bars and keys. Each of the bars and keys can have embodiments of magnetic elements and anti-rotation elements. The keys have additional opportunities for variations of embodiments to couple with a product support. In at least one aspect, the bars can be formed with receiver stations at predetermined spacing to cause organized placement for coupling keys with the bars. Further, the bars and keys can be coupled to appear as an integral assembly with one or more external surfaces in planar uniformity. |
| US11783383B2 |
Method and system for providing advertising in immersive digital environments
A method and system for advertising dynamic content in an immersive digital medium user experience operate a plurality of computer processors and databases in an associated network for receiving, processing, and communicate instructions and data relating to advertising content in an immersive digital medium user experience. The method and system execute instructions and processing data relating to advertising objects, the advertising objects comprising images of objects, signs, labels, and related indicia of object origin for indicating sources of purchasing one or more objects for advertising to receive advertising instructions and data from a plurality of software applications and further respond to variations in said advertising instructions and data whereby operation of said computer processors and databases enables swapping out of various advertising messages and images according to the context of said immersive digital medium user experience. |
| US11783381B2 |
Visual inventory rules building system
Methods for creating and updating rules for distribution of an online advertising inventory. The methods can include generating a rule conditions section of a GUI that is configured to display a plurality of parameters of a rule condition of a rule for distribution of an online advertising inventory. Each displayed parameter of the rule condition can be graphically represented by a basic shape (e.g., a hexagon). And, each basic shape of the rule condition can be labeled with an alphanumerical indication of the graphically represented parameter and can also be clustered together in the GUI. The methods can also include generating a rule summary section of the GUI that is configured to display a plurality of rule conditions of a rule. The methods can also include generating a rules list section of the GUI that is configured to display a plurality of rules for distribution of inventory. |
| US11783379B2 |
Method and computing device for performing dynamic digital signage campaign optimization
Method and computing device for performing dynamic digital signage campaign optimization. Screen data associated to screens controlled by the computing device and requirements of active campaigns are stored at the computing device. The screen data comprise characteristics of the screens and screen activity data defining the activity the screens for the active campaigns. The computing device receives requirements of a candidate campaign and generates a mathematical model based on the requirements of the candidate campaign, the requirements of the active campaigns, and at least some of the screen data. The mathematical model is transmitted to a mathematical solver and a mathematical solution generated by the mathematical solver is received. The computing devices generates configuration data for the candidate campaign based on the mathematical solution. The configuration data define a configuration for displaying a content of the candidate campaign on selected screens among the screens controlled by the computing device. |
| US11783377B2 |
Communication system, communication apparatus, communication method, program and advertisement communication system
A communication system includes a transmitting device configured to transmit information, and a receiving device configured to receive the information, the receiving device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not an electronic certificate of the transmitting device used for a communication with the transmitting device is an EV certificate, and a process that is performed is varied according to a determination result of the determination unit. |
| US11783373B2 |
System and method for providing people-based audience planning
Systems and methods for targeted advertising to specific consumers are disclosed. A system may include a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive, over a network, consumer data from a client device; identify a plurality of client-provided consumers from the consumer data; obtain a plurality of unique consumer identifiers corresponding to the plurality of client-provided consumers; and identify at least one first overlapping unique consumer identifier by matching at least one of the plurality of client-provided consumers with at least one publisher-provided consumer provided by a first publisher device of a plurality of publisher devices, the first publisher device having a highest priority among the plurality of publisher devices. |
| US11783372B2 |
Systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices
Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audiences with greater accuracy. |
| US11783371B2 |
Methods, devices, and systems for home based electric vehicle (EV) charging
Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for home based electric vehicle (EV) charging. According to one embodiment, a method is implemented on an EV charger for determining relative position of a mobile device to an EV charger in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure. The method includes receiving known location data associated with a global position of the EV charger, wherein the known location data has an accuracy better than 10 centimeters, receiving first global navigation satellite system (GNSS) timestamped data associated with the EV charger from a first constellation of GNSS satellites, determining first GNSS location data based on the first GNSS timestamped data, and determining first GNSS error data based on the first GNSS location data and the known location data. |
| US11783365B1 |
Blaze mobile banking using a non-browser based application
A method and system for customizing a mobile application running on a mobile communication device of a user. In one implementation, the method includes providing the mobile application to the mobile communication device of the user, the mobile application having a generic platform; determining a special interest group (SIG) that is affiliated with the user; and customizing the generic platform of the mobile application based on information specific to the special interest group (SIG) that is affiliated with the user. |
| US11783362B2 |
Client acquisition and surveying
A method, system and computer program for enabling a loyalty system to be linked to one or more card issuers, cardholders, merchants, and thereby their cardholders. A system operable to create, implement and manage one or more loyalty programs that provide benefits to members of the loyalty programs in connection with transactions between the members and one or more merchants associated with the loyalty system. The method includes registering on the loyalty system one or more card issuers; one or more merchant acquirers associated with the one or more card issuers; a plurality of cardholders as members of the loyalty program. Establishing and applying rules for accrual and processing of benefits from the merchants to cardholders associated with the one or more card issuers in connection with transactions between the cardholders and the merchants with the loyalty system. Defining a rule based survey utility operable to issue surveys to members of the loyalty system on a transaction and non-transaction basis. |
| US11783360B2 |
Verified participant database system for surveys and promotions
In general, the subject matter described in the specification can be embodied in methods, systems and program products for a verified participant database system that verifies information on potential participants for surveys and promotions that require numerous participants with certain characteristics. Among other features, the verified participant database system aggregates and preferably verifies information, for example, the demographic and purchasing information, of potential participants by receiving permission to obtain information from third-party sources. |
| US11783356B2 |
Methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demographic composition of a geographic area
Example methods and apparatus for associating media devices with a demographic composition of a geographic area are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus are to obtain a plurality of Internet Protocol addresses assigned to a media device associated with a panel member. Disclosed example apparatus are also to determine a most used Internet Protocol address from the plurality of Internet Protocol addresses, determine a geographic location corresponding to the most used Internet Protocol address, associate a geographic area with the media device in response to a determination that the geographic location corresponds to a location of an internet service provider, determine a demographic profile associated with the geographic area, and associate the demographic profile with the media device. |
| US11783355B1 |
Memory management for mobile device correlation
For a measurement period, signal strengths, device identifiers and access point identifiers are received from a plurality of access points. A record for the measurement period is stored in random access memory with the record being associated with a single device identifier and containing access point identifiers associated with signal strengths received for the measurement period. The location of a device is determined for the measurement period by retrieving spatial coordinates of a corresponding access point for each access point identifier in the record for the measurement period and setting the location of the device for the measurement period to the average of the retrieved spatial coordinates. |
| US11783349B2 |
Compliance management system
A compliance management system generates an enterprise data schema based on a compliance regulation. The system monitors interactions over a network with resources subject to the compliance regulation to generate interaction data sets. The system processes the interaction data sets against the enterprise data schema to categorize at least some of the interactions to trigger events associated with the categories, generate corresponding to the events, and track a compliance metric for each of the tasks generated. The system updates the enterprise data schema based on the compliance metric and the interaction data sets. |
| US11783346B2 |
Blockchain enabled collaborative transaction information processing for a supply chain
According to some embodiments, a system may facilitate collaborative transaction processing associated with a supply chain having a first entity and a second entity. In particular, a first entity database may store electronic records including information associated with at least a portion of the supply chain, and a first entity communication port may exchange information via a distributed computer system. A first entity computer processor may retrieve from the first entity database the information associated with the at least a portion of the supply chain. A subset of information about the supply chain may be identified by the first entity computer processor as being of interest to the second entity. The identified subset of information about the supply chain may then be recorded via a secure, distributed transaction ledger. |
| US11783344B2 |
System and methods for obtaining real-time cardholder authentication of a payment transaction
A secondary authentication system and computer-implemented method for obtaining real-time cardholder authentication of a payment transaction associated with a cardholder's payment card includes a memory device for storing data and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory device. The processor is programmed to receive a payment authorization request message including a primary account number corresponding to a payment account of the cardholder for funding the payment transaction. In addition, the processor is programmed to determine whether the payment account requires secondary authentication by the cardholder for the payment transaction, and if, based on the determination, the payment account requires secondary authentication of the payment transaction, place the payment transaction on hold. Furthermore, the processor is programed to identify a mobile device associated with the payment account of the cardholder, transmit an authentication request message to the identified mobile device, and receive, from the mobile device, an authentication response message. |
| US11783343B2 |
Token aggregation for multi-party transactions
Described herein is a system for generating a master token to be associated with a set of tokens. In some embodiments, a number of tokens may be obtained by a communication device, which may be provided to a primary authorization computer. The primary authorization computer may generate a master token to be associated with each of those tokens. When the master token is used to complete a transaction, an authorization request may be received by the primary authorization computer that includes the master token. Upon receiving this, the primary authorization computer may obtain approval from a number of secondary authorization computers associated with the tokens, and may generate an authorization response based on those approvals. |
| US11783339B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for transferring transaction based on blockchain integrated station
Computer-implemented methods, apparatuses, and systems for transferring a transaction using a blockchain integrated station are provided. The blockchain integrated station includes a central processing unit (CPU) and a smart network card. The smart network card is configured to receive a transaction of a blockchain network, wherein the blockchain integrated station is a blockchain node of the blockchain network, and determine other blockchain nodes in the blockchain network; and in response to determining the other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network, transfer the transaction to the other blockchain nodes of the blockchain network. |
| US11783333B2 |
Intelligent assertion tokens for authenticating and controlling network communications using a distributed ledger
A method includes generating, via a processor, a bill of materials (BOM) representation associated with a BOM indicating at least one good and including a representation of a plurality of dependencies to qualify the at least one good for at least one of a regulatory claim, a duty benefit claim or an admissibility claim. A smart contract code for a compliance declaration smart contrast that references the BOM representation is transmitted via the processor and to a distributed ledger. A representation of the plurality of assertion token is received, via the processor, from a plurality of remote compute devices, and in response to deploying the compliance declaration smart contract. A compliance declaration token is minted, via the processor, in response to receiving the representation of a plurality of assertion tokens and based on the compliance declaration smart contract. |
| US11783331B2 |
Cardless transaction using account automatically generated based on previous transaction
Methods, computer program products, and apparatus for open tab transactions. A customer device, e.g., a smart phone, can generate an order for purchasing one or more goods or services from a merchant. A list of the items can be stored in a data structure designated as a tab. The list is routed to a merchant device, e.g., a tablet computer. The customer device can be carried by a user to the merchant. When the user reaches the merchant, the customer device or merchant device can receive a request to add an additional item to the list. The tab remains open and modifiable until the customer device or merchant device receives an input to close it. Payment for the goods or services listed in the modified tab is processed upon closing of the tab. |
| US11783329B2 |
Payment method and system
A payment method is provided. The method is used in a payment system and includes: receiving, by a monitoring device, a contract corresponding to a transaction transmitted by a smart contract device and receiving status information of a plurality of unmanned control devices, wherein the transaction is created by a user; transmitting, by the monitoring device, the contract and the status information to a residual service contract device; and receiving, by a first unmanned control device of the unmanned control devices, service information generated by the residual service contract device according to the contract and the status information and providing services to the user according to the service information. |
| US11783326B2 |
Transaction authentication using network
Systems and method for improved consumer and portable consumer device authentication are disclosed. Such systems and methods may include using dynamic verification values, challenge questions, and consumer notification as ways to prevent fraudulent transactions from being conducted. |
| US11783321B2 |
Computer-implemented system and method for performing transaction mixing on a blockchain
A system for performing transaction mixing between a plurality of users on a blockchain is provided. The blockchain may be, for example, the Bitcoin blockchain. The system is configured to carry out the steps of: (i) preparing a first commitment transaction arranged to transmit control of a resource from a source address of a first user to a receiving address of a second user; (ii) preparing a second commitment transaction arranged to transmit control of a resource from a source address of the second user to a receiving address of a further user; (iii) preparing a further commitment transaction arranged to transmit control of a resource from a source address of the further user to either: (a) a receiving address of the first user; or (b) a receiving address of a yet further user and repeating step (iii) until option (a) is performed to complete a transaction chain; and (iv) executing the transaction chain. At least one of the users is randomly chosen from the plurality. |
| US11783317B2 |
Transaction processing based on device location
A near field communication (NFC) system includes an NFC reader that communicates with a remote NFC device through load modulation. The NFC reader transmits a wireless carrier signal from an antenna and has a plurality of passive receive antennas to receive the modulated signal. The NFC reader also has circuitry to provide a plurality of data streams that define data recovered from the modulated wireless carrier signal received from the plurality of receivers. The circuitry then selects, based on a location of the NFC device relative to the NFC reader, one of the plurality of data streams for use in processing a transaction. |
| US11783316B2 |
Method and system of capturing contactless communication interactions for debugging and evaluating contactless card transaction
A method and system for capturing contactless communication interactions for debugging and evaluating a contactless card. The method includes receiving Near Field Communication (NFC) signaling from a contactless card. Upon receiving the NFC signal, a contactless transaction is initiated between a card emulation device and a payment device. The method includes obtaining Application Protocol Data Unit (APDU) commands from the payment device in response to initiation of the contactless transaction. Further, the APDU commands are provided to the contactless card, and in response, an APDU response is received from the contactless card. Thereafter, the method includes transmitting the APDU response of the contactless card to the payment device. The APDU command and APDU response are stored in each of the reader device and the card emulation device for debugging and evaluating the contactless card transaction. |
| US11783311B2 |
Commodity registration device with wireless tag reader and optical reading unit
According to one embodiment, a commodity registration device includes an optical reading unit with a reading range. The optical reading unit is configured to acquire an image of a commodity in the reading range. A wireless tag reading unit is configured to read a commodity code from a wireless tag of the commodity in the reading range. A processor determines whether the commodity is in the reading range of the optical reading unit and causes a notification unit to indicate the commodity has been registered if the wireless tag reading unit successfully reads the commodity code from the wireless tag while the commodity is determined to be in the reading range of the optical reading unit. |
| US11783309B2 |
Electronic system and computerized method for controlling operation of service devices
The present disclosure generally relates to controlling operation of service devices. A payment network server receives, from a merchant aggregator, an operation request from a user for operation of one or more service of the devices associated with the merchant aggregator, the operation request comprising identification data of each service device, an operation mode selected by the user for each service device, and a payment token of the user; identifies, based on the identification data of each service device, a device server communicatively connected with the service device; communicates, to the respective device servers, operation instructions for controlling access to the service devices, the instructions comprising activating the service devices, thereby permitting the user to access the service devices; determining a payment amount for operation of the service devices requested in the operation request based at least on the selected operation modes; and processing a payment transaction for paying the payment amount to the merchant aggregator using the payment token. |
| US11783307B2 |
Transaction storing and forwarding
After loss of communications between a cash handling device and a financial institution, transactions may continue to be processed. In one configuration, the transactions may be processed up to a predefined transaction limit. Transaction limits may be defined by a number of transactions, a dollar amount transacted or to be transacted, an amount of time and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, the transaction limit may be specific to one or more types of transactions. Transaction data may be stored in memory until communication has been re-established, at which time the data may be transmitted to the financial institution for processing. |
| US11783306B1 |
Systems and methods for mobile deposit of negotiable instruments
An image of a negotiable instrument may be taken by a camera associated with a mobile device and provided from a user to a financial institution via the mobile device. The negotiable instrument may be deposited in a user's bank account based on the image. Any technique for sending the image to the financial institution may be used. The mobile device may process the image prior to sending the image to the financial institution. Additionally or alternatively, the financial institution may process the image. |
| US11783303B2 |
Systems and methods for processing trailer repair requests submitted by carriers
In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided for facilitating submission of repair requests by carriers having to repair trailers to domicile facilities associated with the trailers. A central computing device provides a first graphical interface accessible by a computing device of a carrier having to repair a trailer in order to permit the carrier to submit a repair request indicating repair needed for the trailer. The central computing device then generates an invoice for the repair to the trailer directed to a domicile facility associated with the trailer. The central computing device also transmits an alert including the invoice to a computing device of the domicile facility associated with the trailer, receives a response from the computing device of the domicile facility associated with the trailer, and transmits a notification indicating whether the repair request has been approved by the domicile facility associated with the trailer. |
| US11783302B2 |
Authorization of vehicle repairs
In some examples, a vehicle receives authorization information that identifies an automotive service to be performed on the vehicle, the authorization information further indicating approval of performance of the automotive service on the vehicle by an operator of the vehicle and a vehicle manufacturer. Based on the authorization information, the vehicle enables access of an electronic component of the vehicle by an authorized repair entity to perform the automotive service. |
| US11783299B2 |
Sharing events with structured metadata
When sharing events between users, the sharing users and the recipient users often have different relationships with details of the events. An event structurer enables sharing users to share events via a single user interface with recipients and tailor what aspects of the events are shared, thus ensuring the relevant portions of the events are properly presented to new recipients based on their new relationship with the event's details. |
| US11783297B2 |
Tracking sources of after-hours activity based on events managed via an electronic communication application
Methods and systems for tracking sources of after-hours activity based on events managed via an electronic communication application. One method includes accessing a log storing time information, receiver information, and originator information of an event managed via the electronic communication application, determining, based on the receiver information, a predetermined after-hours period of a receiver of the event, determining, based on the originator information and stored organizational data, an organizational group of an originator of the event, and determining, based on the time information, whether the event occurred during the predetermined after-hours period of the receiver. The method also includes, in response to determining that the event occurred during the predetermined after-hours period of the receiver, adding a value to an after-hours count associated with the organizational group of the originator, and modifying operation of the electronic communication application as used by at least one user included in the organizational group. |
| US11783296B2 |
Method and system for identifying, tracking, and compensating individuals in job referral chain
A method and system are provided to combine best practices with a new discovery method, incentive structure and tracking system for better results in the referral process, particularly in the domain of employment. Crowdsourcing using a tiered peer-to-peer referral incentive system that encourages higher quality inbound leads combined with data analytics and machine learning techniques of identifying high quality referrers and candidates improve success rates, and leveraging online and offline Social and Professional networks creates a frictionless user experience. Tracking technologies and methods inspired by the online advertising industry across a variety of platforms (desktop/handheld/wearable devices) enable improved crowdsourcing and reward strategies. |
| US11783294B1 |
Templates for content spaces in a content management system
A content management system (CMS) for managing content types across multiple content spaces is provided, said CMS being configured to perform the following operations: receiving, through a template creation interface, a selection of content types of a source content space; generating a template having said selection of content types, and storing said template to a template library; receiving a command to install the template into a destination content space; responsive to said command, installing the content types of the template into the destination content space, and establishing a link between the destination content space and the template such that the installed content types are identified as being managed via the template. |
| US11783291B2 |
Systems and methods for coding data from a medical encounter
Systems and methods assist in gathering relevant data in a doctor-patient encounter for obtaining a properly specified diagnosis code. In one embodiment, selectable data items which are provided as part of a medical charting program may be correlated with one or more standardized diagnosis codes (e.g. ICD-10 codes). Upon selection of the appropriate data items when charting a patient encounter, one or more diagnosis codes which are correlated with the selected data items may be flagged and/or generated for later use, such as for filing a claim submission as part of a billing process or to further enhance the clinical workflow of patient encounter documentation. |
| US11783283B2 |
Public transport infrastructure facilitated drone delivery
Systems and methods for public transport infrastructure facilitated drone delivery are provided. In example embodiments, a request to deliver a package to a drop-off destination using a drone is received. Public infrastructure information is accessed. A public infrastructure terminal from which the drone delivers the package is identified based on the public infrastructure information. An instruction is communicated to transport the package to the identified public. A drone delivery route from the identified public infrastructure terminal to the drop-off destination is determined based on the public infrastructure information. An instruction to deliver the package using the drone delivery route is communicated to the drone. |
| US11783279B2 |
Automatic determination of a shipping speed to display for an item
A method including determining a zip code of a user using a website that displays items for sale. Determining the zip code of the user can include determining the zip code of the user through at least one of using tracking cookies for the user using the website or geo-sniffing a current session of the user using the website. The method also can include receiving a selection by the user to display information about an item of the items for sale. The method additionally can include determining a shipping speed to display to the user for the item based on (a) a geo-classification for the item, (b) a list of fulfillment nodes that can currently deliver to the zip code of the user within a first shipping speed, and (c) a node-level inventory for the item. The method further can include facilitating a display of the shipping speed to the user. The geo-classification for the item is a first classification at least when a sale margin for the item exceeds a first predetermined margin threshold. The geo-classification for the item is a second classification at least when a size of the item exceeds a predetermined size threshold. Other embodiments are described. |
| US11783271B2 |
System for directing resource transfers based on resource distribution data
Systems, computer program products, and methods are described herein for directing resource transfers based on resource distribution data. The present invention may be configured to receive resource distribution data associated with a plurality of resource distributions, where the resource distribution data includes a plurality of resources, a plurality of receiving locations, and a plurality of delivery locations. The present invention may be further configured to receive a target efficiency rate for transfer containers corresponding to a percentage of capacity of the transfer containers occupied while the transfer containers are transferring the resources. The present invention may be further configured to determine, based on the resource distribution data and the target efficiency rate, instructions for achieving the target efficiency rate for the transfer containers while receiving and delivering the plurality of resources from the plurality of receiving locations and to the plurality of delivery locations. |
| US11783268B2 |
Systems and methods for packing visualizations
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to presenting packing instructions to a user. In some embodiments, a system for presenting packing instructions to a user comprises a database configured to store packing information and item visualizations, wherein the packing information includes placements of items in orders in containers, and wherein the item visualizations depict appearances of items sold by the retailer, a control circuit configured to receive an order identifier for an order, retrieve packing information associated with the order and item visualizations for the items in the order, generate a packing visualization for the order, wherein the packing visualization for the order depicts placement of the items in the order in the container, transmit, to a display device for presentation, the packing visualization for the order, and a display device configured to present the packing visualization for the order to the user. |
| US11783266B2 |
Surfacing visualization mirages
Embodiments are directed to managing visualizations. Visualizations based on data from a data source may be provided. Assessment models based on the visualizations may be provided such that the assessment models may detect mirages in the visualizations. Assessment models may be employed to determine Assessment results based on the visualizations and the data from the data source such that each assessment result includes an assessment score that corresponds to a detection of mirages. Assessment results may be rank ordered based on the assessment score. A report may be provided that includes the rank ordered list of the assessment results. |
| US11783261B2 |
Change management system and method
A method, computer program product, and computing system for initiating a bespoke journey concerning a business process transition event; providing information concerning the bespoke journey to a plurality of recipients participating in the business process transition event; and monitoring the plurality of recipients to gauge sentiment concerning the bespoke journey. |
| US11783257B1 |
Systems and methods of using a transferrable token for gig-economy activity assessment
Systems and methods relating to improving the experience of gig-economy workers are disclosed, with particular reference to gig-economy work involving vehicle use. Such systems and methods include automatically monitoring and evaluating activities such as driving during performance of gigs, as well as providing recommendations based thereupon. Transferable tokens may be used to apply information across various types of gig activities. Such a transferable token may represent one or more risk levels associated with a gig-economy worker to provide reputational information between gig-economy platforms or between types of gig-economy activities. Thus, the transferable token may enable a gig-economy worker to transfer high customer ratings across gig-economy platforms. |
| US11783256B1 |
Systems and methods for web-based performance management and reporting
A method for providing a performance dashboard to a user associated with an enterprise comprises retrieving user information pertaining to the user. The method further comprises determining a list of computational tasks associated with generating the performance dashboard based at least in part on the user information. The method further comprises determining a load time for each computational task. The method further comprises identifying at least one computational task having a corresponding load time that is above a load time threshold. The method further comprises replacing the at least one computational task with a plurality of sub-tasks. The method further comprises, subsequent to replacing the at least one computational task within the list of computational tasks with the plurality of sub-tasks, generating the performance dashboard using the list of computational tasks. The method further comprises transmitting the performance dashboard to a web browser of the user. |
| US11783252B1 |
Apparatus for generating resource allocation recommendations
In an aspect, an apparatus for generating resource allocation recommendations is presented. An apparatus includes at least a processor. An apparatus includes a memory communicatively connected to at least a processor configuring the at least a processor to receive resource allocation data. At least a processor is configured to compare resource allocation data to an allocation improvement metric. At least a processor is configured to determine, as a function of a comparison, resource feedback. At least a processor is configured to provide a resource allocation recommendation to a user as a function of resource feedback. |
| US11783249B2 |
System for controlling and managing a chain of energy products and related process
A system for controlling and managing a chain of energy products designed to computerize and digitalize a plurality of steps of the chain includes a database centralized and customized depending on implementation needs, required by a user, and designed to collect data related to the steps of the chain. A managing module is designed to perform an analysis of functional information implementing procedures aimed to computerize the chain of energy products. A plurality of operating areas is designed to be interfaced through communication interfaces with the database and with the managing module and to process functional information from data collected from the database and supply them to the managing module. An operating system controls the operation of the database and of the managing module. A related process is used to computerize and digitalize a chain of energy products. |
| US11783247B2 |
Machine learning platform for real time occupancy forecasting and resource planning
Aspects of the disclosure relate to using machine learning for resource planning. A computing platform may detect an occupancy modification event for a physical space. Based on detecting the occupancy modification event, the computing platform may send commands directing display of a data collection prompt to end user devices, which may prompt for work to be performed by users of the end user devices in the physical space during a first day. Using natural language processing, the computing platform may analyze user input information and other occupancy data to determine whether or not the users of the end user devices have permission to occupy the physical space during the first day. The computing platform may cause the end user devices to display a resource management interface indicating whether or not the users of the end user devices have valid permission to physically occupy the physical space during the first day. |
| US11783246B2 |
Systems and methods for workforce management system deployment
A system for quickly deploying WFM systems in contact centers is provided. A user or administrator can quickly install a WFM application on a deployment server. The administrator can provide the WFM application access to the contact center data where the WFM application can import data from the contact center about one or more customers, agents, queues, teams, and any other items typically associated with contact centers. The imported data may also include presence data about the agents, teams, and customers. Based on the imported data, the WFM application may execute one or more workflows to automatically determine information such as maximum and minimum hours, break patterns, and shift data about the agents and teams. |
| US11783245B2 |
Shift design and assignment system
A system for shift design and assignment comprises an interface configured to receive scheduling input data which includes labor demand data, worker data, and scheduling configuration data, and a processor configured to generate a set of shift candidates, determine a set of decision variables, determine a cost function, determine a set of constraints, and determine simultaneously, using a SAT, a MP solver, or a MIP solver, a subset of the shift candidates selected in a final schedule and a set of shift assignments of which worker is assigned to which selected shift candidate of the subset of the shift candidates such that the hard constraints are fully respected, violations to the soft constraints are minimized, and the cost function is minimized. |
| US11783242B2 |
Asset management and work order application synchronization for intelligent lockers
A computer-based system for improving a process for synchronizing an asset management system with a work order management system is disclosed. The computer-based system determines whether report data has been received from an asset management system. In response to determining that report data has been received, the report data is parsed to determine one or more keywords that describe an issue reported by the asset management system. The keywords are used to determine whether one or more instructions are available for handling the issue. If the instructions are available, then the instructions are obtained and used to generate one or more messages. The messages are transmitted to a work order management system to cause the work order management system to generate a work order and to dispatch the work order to a service provider to cause the service provider to resolve the issue reported by the asset management system. |
| US11783240B2 |
Building management system with dynamic workspace assignment
A method for mitigating risk of transmission of a contagious disease in a building. The method includes determining, by a processing circuit including one or more processors, a safety rule to be applied to a workspace including a plurality of workspace stations, the safety rule relating to limiting the transmission of the contagious disease. The method includes receiving a request for one or more reservable workspace stations, the request including one or more request parameters. The method includes identifying the one or more reservable workspace stations from among the plurality of workspace stations by determining whether to permit the one or more reservable workspace stations to be reserved based on the safety rule. The method includes generating data identifying the one or more reservable workspace stations. |
| US11783239B2 |
Methods and systems for managing simultaneous events
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for a crowd-funding server for users to pledge to purchase tickets to an event based on a number of users that have pledged to purchase tickets for an event and the gender ratio of the users that have pledged to purchase the tickets for the event. |
| US11783237B2 |
Dynamic modification of interruptibility settings for network-accessible resources
Methods and apparatus for dynamic modification of interruptibility settings of network-accessible resources are disclosed. A system includes a resource manager and a plurality of resource instances, each of which has an interruptibility setting. In response to an instance acquisition request, the resource manager allocates an instance with a first interruptibility setting, allowing the resource manager to revoke the client's access to the instance without a notification. In response to an approval of an interruptibility upgrade request, the resource manager modifies the interruptibility setting to a second setting that allows the client to retain access to the instance for at least a specified time. Respective billing amounts for the client's use of the instance are determined for each of the interruptibility settings used. |
| US11783236B2 |
System for detecting compliance of a container
Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for determining compliance of a container with composite signatures are disclosed. The disclosed techniques utilize a first device (e.g., an edge device) to determine characteristics of a container, such as dimensions, weight, indicia, or a combination thereof. Information indicative of the characteristics is sent to a computing device that determines a composite signature (or parameters) of the container based on the information. The computing device compares the composite signature (or parameters) to one or more stored composite signatures to determine compliance of the composite signature (e.g., of the container) with the one or more stored composite signatures (or stored parameters). The computing device also controls a process of managing a release of the container based on the compliance or non-compliance. |
| US11783235B2 |
Real time output control in hardware based on machine learning
A machine learning system that includes one or more machine learning models implemented in one or more hardware processors, a first-level feature creation module, and a combination module provides an output based on one or more channel inputs. Each of the one or more machine learning models receives the channel inputs and additional feature inputs based on the channel inputs to produce the output. The first-level feature creation module receives the channel inputs, performs a feature creation operation, creates the additional feature inputs, and provides the additional feature inputs to at least one of the machine learning models. The first-level feature creation operation performs a calculation on one or more aspects of the channel inputs, and the combination module receives the one or more machine learning model outputs and produce a machine learning channel output. |
| US11783233B1 |
Detection and visualization of novel data instances for self-healing AI/ML model-based solution deployment
A feature data segment may be determined by applying a feature segmentation model to a test data observation. The feature segmentation model may be pre-trained via a plurality of training data observations and may divide the plurality of training data observations into a plurality of feature data segments. A predicted target value may be determined by applying to a test data observation a prediction model pre-trained via a plurality of training data observations. One or more distance metrics representing a respective distance between the test data observation and the feature data segment along one or more dimensions may be determined. The one or more distance metrics may be represented in a user interface. An updated prediction model and an updated feature segmentation model that both incorporate the test data observation and the training data observations may be determined based on user input. |
| US11783232B2 |
System and method for multi-agent reinforcement learning in a multi-agent environment
A system and method for multi-agent reinforcement learning in a multi-agent environment that include receiving data associated with the multi-agent environment in which an ego agent and a target agent are traveling. The system and method also include learning single agent policies that are respectively associated with the ego agent and the target agent based on the data associated with the multi-agent environment. The system and method additionally include learning a multi-agent policy as an interactive policy that enables the ego agent and the target agent to account for one another while traveling to respective goals within the multi-agent environment based on the single agent policies. The system and method further include implementing the multi-agent policy to control at least one of: the ego agent and the target agent to operate within the multi-agent environment. |
| US11783229B2 |
Cognitive attribution
A method, system and computer readable medium for generating a cognitive insight comprising: receiving content element data, the content element data representing a content element, the content element comprising an element of a corpus of content; performing a cognitive learning operation on the content element data, the cognitive learning operation identifying descriptive information associated with the content element; associating a cognitive attribute with the content element using the descriptive information associated with the content element. |
| US11783226B2 |
Model transfer learning across evolving processes
Systems, computer-implemented methods, and computer program products to facilitate model transfer learning across evolving processes are provided. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a condition definition component that defines one or more conditions associated with use of a model trained on first traces of a first process to make a prediction on one or more second traces of a second process. The computer executable components can further comprise a guardrail component that determines whether to use the model to make the prediction. |
| US11783225B2 |
Label-based information deficiency processing
There is a need for more effective and efficient information deficiency processing. This need can be addressed by, for example, solutions for performing/executing label-based information deficiency processing. In one example, a method includes receiving a predictive input associated with a predictive entity based on the predictive input; determining a plurality of encoding probability values for the predictive entity based on the predictive input; determining a plurality of attention-based encoding vectors for the predictive entity based on the plurality of encoding probability values; determining an encoding deficiency prediction for the predictive entity, wherein the encoding deficiency prediction indicates a deficient subset of a plurality of encoding designations; and for each encoding designation in the deficient subset, performing a corresponding prediction-based action. |
| US11783220B1 |
Quantum dynamic network sever load management system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for using quantum optimization to provide a real time network server load or capacity management system for dynamic update and resource allocation and outage prevention. Load management information is received from a plurality of information technology infrastructure devices (e.g., servers, network devices, storage systems, and end user devices) that make up an overall system network environment. When at least a portion of that load management information is too burdensome for a conventional computer apparatus, the information is formatted for quantum optimization and transmitted to a quantum optimizer. The quantum optimizer analyzes the data and responds with an optimized load leveling or load balancing process for distributing traffic across the information technology infrastructure devices. This optimized load leveling process is then implemented across the appropriate devices. |
| US11783219B2 |
Quantum data erasure method, system and device, and readable storage medium
A quantum data erasure method, system and device, and a readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring an equal-probability quantum state system; measuring the equal-probability quantum state system to collapse the equal-probability quantum state system into a binary random number sequence; generating a corresponding random angle value according to the binary random number sequence; and performing a bitwise rotation operation on quantum data in a quantum device according to the random angle value to complete this quantum data erasure. In the present application, the introduction of a quantum true random number can ensure that erased data will not be recovered and reversely cracked, and is of great value in protecting data assets; moreover, randomly processed data still has the characteristics such as quantum coherence and quantum entanglement, and can be used in subsequent operations, whereby a time-consuming labor-intensive process of preparing a quantum system is not required every time. |
| US11783215B2 |
Information processing apparatus and recommendation control method
An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to: when a request for recommendation information and situation information are input, identify one or more actions associated with a situation indicated by the situation information based on action history information in which a past action is associated with a situation where the past action is executed, the situation information indicating a situation of a user; for each target action among the one or more identified actions, calculate a first probability and a second probability, the first probability being a probability that each target action is included as a choice for the user, the second probability being a probability that the user selects each target action when the each target action is included as the choice; and output an action with a relatively low first probability and a relatively high second probability, as the recommendation information, among the one or more actions. |
| US11783212B1 |
Software service platform and graphical user interface (GUI) for determining and presenting rule-based conclusions
Some embodiments of the present disclosure may relate generally to software-based service platforms and graphical user interface (GUI) architectures for determining and presenting rule-based conclusions, along with explanations identifying the factor or factors influencing the conclusions. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. |
| US11783210B2 |
Self-managing database system using machine learning
A self-managing database system includes a metrics collector to collect metrics data from one or more databases of a computing system and an anomaly detector to analyze the metrics data and detect one or more anomalies. The system includes a causal inference engine to mark one or more nodes in a knowledge representation corresponding to the metrics data for the one or more anomalies and to determine a root cause with a highest probability of causing the one or more anomalies using the knowledge representation. The system includes a self-healing engine, to take at least one remedial action for the one or more databases in response to determination of the root cause. |
| US11783205B2 |
Machine learning-based rule mining algorithm
Data is received that defines a rule mining run including a scope of a search and at least one data source to be searched. In response, the at least one data source is polled to obtain rules responsive to the rule mining run. Each rule can specify one or more actions to take as part of a computer-implemented process when certain conditions are met. A list of rules (i.e., a proposed subset of the obtained rules) can then be generated using at least one machine learning model. The generated list of rule can then be displayed in a graphical user interface. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US11783203B2 |
Building energy system with energy data simulation for pre-training predictive building models
A system for controlling heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) equipment of a building includes one or more processing circuits configured to generate simulated building data using a simulation model of the building, pre-train a reinforcement learning (RL) model using the simulated building data, operate the HVAC equipment of the building using the RL model, and retrain the RL model using actual building data generated responsive to operating the HVAC equipment using the RL model. |
| US11783201B2 |
Neural flow attestation
Mechanisms are provided to implement a neural flow attestation engine and perform computer model execution integrity verification based on neural flows. Input data is input to a trained computer model that includes a plurality of layers of neurons. The neural flow attestation engine records, for a set of input data instances in the input data, an output class generated by the trained computer model and a neural flow through the plurality of layers of neurons to thereby generate recorded neural flows. The trained computer model is deployed to a computing platform, and the neural flow attestation engine verifies the execution integrity of the deployed trained computer model based on a runtime neural flow of the deployed trained computer model and the recorded neural flows. |
| US11783191B2 |
Method and electronic device for providing text-related image
An artificial intelligence (AI) system for simulating functions such as recognition, determination, and so forth of human brains by using a mechanical learning algorithm like deep learning, or the like, and an application thereof is provided. A method of providing a text-related image is provided. The method includes obtaining a text, determining at least one image related to the obtained text based on a degree of relatedness between a result of applying a first AI data recognition model to the obtained text and a result of applying a second AI data recognition model to a user-accessible image, and displaying the determined at least one image to a user. |
| US11783186B2 |
Methods and systems for predicting prescription directions using machine learning algorithm
Methods and systems for predicting drug directions of a prescription are described. In one embodiment, values of a plurality of required pharmacy elements of a corresponding prescription are received and pre-processed, the values are weighted, a machine learning model to be used by a plurality of machine learning algorithms in predicting drug directions of the prescription is created, and a plurality of drug directions of the prescription are predicted by executing the machine learning algorithms on the weighted values of the plurality of required pharmacy elements of the prescription. |
| US11783185B2 |
Analysis of memory sub-systems based on threshold distributions
Disclosed is a system comprising a memory component having a plurality of memory cells capable of being in a plurality of states, each state of the plurality of states corresponding to a value stored by the memory cell, and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory component, to perform operations comprising: obtaining, for the plurality of memory cells, a plurality of distributions of threshold voltages, wherein each of the plurality of distributions corresponds to one of the plurality of states, classifying each of the plurality of distributions among one of a plurality of classes, generating a vector comprising a plurality of components, wherein each of the plurality of components represents the class of a respective one of the plurality of distributions, and processing, using a classifier, the generated vector to determine a likelihood that the memory component will fail within a target period of time. |
| US11783183B2 |
Method and system for activity classification
An activity classifier system and method that classifies human activities using 2D skeleton data. The system includes a skeleton preprocessor that transforms the 2D skeleton data into transformed skeleton data, the transformed skeleton data comprising scaled, relative joint positions and relative joint velocities. The system also includes a gesture classifier comprising a first recurrent neural network that receives the transformed skeleton data, and is trained to identify the most probable of a plurality of gestures. The system also has an action classifier comprising a second recurrent neural network that receives information from the first recurrent neural networks and is trained to identify the most probable of a plurality of actions. |
| US11783180B1 |
Object detection neural network
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating object predictions using a neural network. One of the methods includes receiving respective projections of a plurality of channels of input sensor data, wherein each channel of input sensor data represents different respective characteristics of electromagnetic radiation reflected off of one or more objects. Each of the projections of the plurality of channels of input sensor data are provided to a neural network subsystem trained to receive projections of input sensor data as input and to provide an object prediction as an output. At the output of the neural network subsystem, an object prediction that predicts a region of space that is likely to be occupied by an object is received. |
| US11783179B2 |
System and method for domain- and language-independent definition extraction using deep neural networks
A method of automatically generating a terminology definition knowledge base (KB) includes mapping each word in a word sequence to a real value dense vector using dense vector representations. The word sequence is then processed using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model to identify whether the word sequence includes a terminology definition and to label the word sequence with a label indicating whether a terminology definition exists within the word sequence. The word sequence is then processed using a Conditional Random Field (CRF) model to identify boundaries of the terminology definition in the word sequence. The terminology definition is then extracted and added to the terminology definition KB. |
| US11783176B2 |
Enhanced storage device memory architecture for machine learning
Embodiments of storage device architecture for processing data using machine learning are disclosed. In some embodiments, the storage device includes a separate I/O core and a neural network core. The storage device can create a copy of data streams in which the data is stored, and the neural network core can process the copy of the data streams in a neural network while the I/O core can perform read or write functions on the data streams. |
| US11783172B2 |
Optoelectronic computing systems
Systems and methods that include: providing input information in an electronic format; converting at least a part of the electronic input information into an optical input vector; optically transforming the optical input vector into an optical output vector based on an optical matrix multiplication; converting the optical output vector into an electronic format; and electronically applying a non-linear transformation to the electronically converted optical output vector to provide output information in an electronic format.In some examples, a set of multiple input values are encoded on respective optical signals carried by optical waveguides. For each of at least two subsets of one or more optical signals, a corresponding set of one or more copying modules splits the subset of one or more optical signals into two or more copies of the optical signals. For each of at least two copies of a first subset of one or more optical signals, a corresponding multiplication module multiplies the one or more optical signals of the first subset by one or more matrix element values using optical amplitude modulation. For results of two or more of the multiplication modules, a summation module produces an electrical signal that represents a sum of the results of the two or more of the multiplication modules. |
| US11783167B1 |
Data transfer for non-dot product computations on neural network inference circuit
Some embodiments provide a neural network inference circuit for executing a neural network that includes multiple layers of computation nodes. At least a subset of the layers include non-convolutional layers. The neural network inference circuit includes multiple cores with memories that store input values for the layers. The cores are grouped into multiple clusters. For each cluster, the neural network inference circuit includes a set of processing circuits for receiving input values from the cores of the cluster and executing the computation nodes of the non-convolutional layers. |
| US11783161B2 |
Neural processor
A neural processor. In some embodiments, the processor includes a first tile, a second tile, a memory, and a bus. The bus may be connected to the memory, the first tile, and the second tile. The first tile may include: a first weight register, a second weight register, an activations buffer, a first multiplier, and a second multiplier. The activations buffer may be configured to include: a first queue connected to the first multiplier and a second queue connected to the second multiplier. The first queue may include a first register and a second register adjacent to the first register, the first register being an output register of the first queue. The first tile may be configured: in a first state: to multiply, in the first multiplier, a first weight by an activation from the output register of the first queue, and in a second state: to multiply, in the first multiplier, the first weight by an activation from the second register of the first queue. |
| US11783160B2 |
Memoryless weight storage hardware for neural networks
Various systems, devices, and methods for operating on a data sequence. A system includes a set of circuits that form an input layer to receive a data sequence; first hardware computing units to transform the data sequence, the first hardware computing units connected using a set of randomly selected weights, a first hardware computing unit to: receive an input from a second hardware computing unit, determine a weight of a connection between the first and second hardware computing units using an identifier of the second hardware computing unit and a fixed random weight generator, and operate on the input using the weight to determine a state of the first hardware computing unit; and second hardware computing units to operate on states of the first computing units to generate an output based on the data sequence. |
| US11783155B2 |
RFID tag board, RFID tag, and RFID system
An RFID tag board includes an insulating substrate provided with a first surface conductor, a second surface conductor, a short-circuit part through conductor, a capacitance conductor, a capacitance part through conductor, a first electrode and a second electrode. The short-circuit part through conductor electrically connects the first surface conductor and the second surface conductor. The capacitance conductor faces at least part of one of the first and second surface conductors to form a capacitance element. The capacitance part through conductor electrically connects the capacitance conductor and the other one of the first and second surface conductors. First and second conductors of the capacitance element are electrically connected to the first and second electrodes, respectively, not via the short-circuit part through conductor. A distance from the first electrode to the short-circuit part through conductor is shorter than a distance from the second electrode to the short-circuit part through conductor. |
| US11783151B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a roller, a heater configured to heat the roller, an endless belt, a nip forming member, a supply roller configured to supply a sheet, and a controller. The sheet is nipped between the endless belt and the roller. The endless belt is nipped between the nip forming member and the roller such that a nip portion is formed. The controller is configured to supply a plurality of first kind of sheets by the supply roller at a first interval when the plurality of first kind of sheets are sequentially conveyed and supply a plurality of second kind of sheets by the supply roller at a second interval greater than the first interval when the plurality of second kind of sheets belonging to a kind in which curl occurs more frequently than the plurality of first kind of sheets are sequentially conveyed. |
| US11783150B2 |
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, generate second ink deposition function representing a second output ink amount versus input digital count for each of the plurality of color planes and generate transfer functions for each of the plurality of color planes based on the first ink deposition function and the second ink deposition function, wherein the transfer functions transform input digital counts. |
| US11783148B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method for controlling same
An image forming apparatus receives a print job. If the print job includes instruction information for giving an instruction on a sheet setting for a sheet feed unit, the image forming apparatus makes the sheet setting for the sheet feed unit based on the instruction information. The image forming apparatus executes printing based on the print job. |
| US11783147B2 |
System linked item
An information product or item, such as a for sale sign, can be configured with contact information and/or elements that link the information product to a networked system and related services (with the product being called a for information product or FIP in the description). These services can make available applications such as phone and web application that can be helpful in providing an additional mechanism/electronic media as it relates to the FIP and/or any FIP related product/object/item. These services may aid someone to whom the FIP belongs in fielding, FIP related, viewer inquires while providing the FIP viewer with more options, upon making requests to said system services. The FIP may make available linked application system services to viewers of the FIP, which may belong to someone who does not know how to link such services in other ways. |
| US11783145B2 |
Systems for authentication and related devices and methods
A gemstone includes: a table defining an area; and a scanable indicia formed in the gemstone at least partially positioned within an orthographic projection of the area extending along an axis, the axis extending perpendicularly through the table. |
| US11783142B2 |
Electromagnetic state sensing devices
A container includes a surface defining a volume of the container, a first resonance portion disposed on a first portion of the surface of the container using one or more first carbon-based inks, and a second resonance portion disposed on a second portion of the surface of the container using one or more second carbon-based inks different than the one or more first carbon-based inks. The first resonance portion can resonate within a first range of frequencies in response to one or more electromagnetic pings received from a user device, and the second resonance portion can resonate within a second range of frequencies in response to the one or more electromagnetic pings, the second range of frequencies being different than the first range of frequencies. In some instances, the user device may be a smartphone, a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader, or a near-field communication (NFC) device. |
| US11783141B2 |
Electromagnetic state sensing devices
A container includes a surface and a first resonance portion. The surface defines a volume of the container, and the first resonance portion includes an assembly of three-dimensional (3D) carbon-containing structures printed on the surface of the container using one or more first carbon-based inks. The first resonance portion is configured to indicate a presence of an item within the container by resonating at one or more predetermined frequencies in response to an electromagnetic radiation ping associated with a user device located a distance from the container. In some implementations, the container may include a second resonance portion including an assembly of 3D carbon-containing structures printed on the surface of the container using one or more second carbon-based inks, the one or more second carbon-based inks being different than the one or more first carbon-based inks. |
| US11783139B2 |
Sensor enabled location awareness system
Systems and methods of identifying wearable tags or other items within a facility. The location of the identifiable item can be calculated by the system and used to improve the efficiency of the facility or to dispatch emergency help or maintenance to the location of the badge. |
| US11783137B2 |
Translation method and translation device
A translation method includes steps of providing a translation device, inputting a first conversational voice corresponded to a first language, converting the first conversational voice into a general language content, converting the general language content into a second conversational voice corresponded to a second language, and outputting the second conversational voice. As a result, any language may be translated into a general language, and then translated into any target language, so that the advantages of implementing multi-lingual translations and conversations with simple setting are achieved. |
| US11783135B2 |
Systems and methods for providing and using translation-enabled multiparty communication sessions
Systems and methods for providing a translation-enabled multiparty communication session utilize a translation service that is configured to receive individual audio streams from each participant in the communication session, and which then generates a participant text stream for each participant based on their audio stream. This can be accomplished using speech-to-text techniques. Each participant's text stream is then translated into a different language to create a translated participant text stream. Individual participants in the communication session can then subscribe to the translated participant text streams to view a translation of what each participant is saying during the communication session. |
| US11783134B2 |
Gap in care determination using a generic repository for healthcare
By extracting clinical data of any format from respective different sources, a data repository normalized to a generic format is created. A medical domain specific language may be used to interact with the data repository for identifying cohorts and gaps in care for the respective cohorts. Any rules for finding gaps in care are converted into the medical domain specific language for determining gaps. This standardization in both the data repository and rule application may allow for a true cost and time to value solution accessible to many different medical practices. |
| US11783128B2 |
Financial document text conversion to computer readable operations
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatuses for converting natural language text in financial documents to mathematical operations for a financial management program. In some implementations, a computing device may obtain a first segment of computer readable text associated with a text capture in a financial document, parse only a portion of the first segment to generate a parsed segment, and determine translation information associated with the parsed segment to translate the parsed segment. The computing device may also store the parsed segment and the translation information in a data structure in memory, translate the parsed segment in the data structure based on the translation information, and output one or more computer readable mathematical operations corresponding to the translated segment. In this manner, the computing device may output the one or more computer readable mathematical operations without parsing all of the segment. |
| US11783123B1 |
Generating a dynamic template for transforming source data
A processor receives a request to communicate a source data using a preferred communication channel and obtains a first set of communication templates that correspond to a type of the source data and the preferred communication channel. The processor obtains an overall performance indicator associated with each communication template from the first set of communication template and selects from the first set of communication templates, one or more communication templates that are associated with a value of the overall performance indicator that equals or exceeds a first threshold value. The processor then obtains an individual performance indicator associated with each multimedia component included in the selected one or more communication templates and generates a custom communication template by adding multimedia components having high individual performance indicators. The processor transforms the source data based on the custom communication template and transmits the transformed communication using the preferred communication channel. |
| US11783122B1 |
Automated testing of templates of a mobile message
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for automated testing of templates of a mobile message. One method includes generating at least a first template of the mobile message and a second template of the mobile message, each of the first template and the second template having at least a different content or a different send time, assigning a respective group of mobile message recipients to the first template of the mobile message and the second template of the mobile message, determining automatically whether the first template of the mobile message has a statistical advantage over the second template of the mobile message through testing, and sending the mobile message of the first template to a remainder of the planned mobile message recipients when the first template of the mobile message is determined to have the statistical advantage over the second template of the mobile message. |
| US11783121B2 |
Whitelisting redaction systems and methods
A whitelisting approach to redaction may include receiving a normalization request containing a binary file with complex structured data, such as a workbook or spreadsheet file, from an application on a user device through a redaction service provided by an e-discovery platform. In response to the normalization request, a normalization process starts and runs asynchronously to apply a whitelist to the binary file. The whitelist is configurable and specifies features (e.g., data types, workbook object types, etc.) of the binary file that are considered safe by a party to a lawsuit or investigation. The normalization process includes a pre-processing stage, a transferring stage, and a post-processing stage to push all the data to a visible level and produce a normalized document with the whitelisted features. An artifact containing the normalized document can then be generated and used to render a normalized representation for interactive redaction. |
| US11783120B2 |
System and process for generating an internet application
System for converting a spreadsheet in a first format to a second format comprising: a server including a storage means adapted to store the spreadsheet in the second format and store an associated template; a data set associated with the spreadsheet in the second format, such that the data set is adapted to be associated with the template to be displayed on a client device; and wherein when data is associated with the template, changes made via the client device to the associated data is recorded in realtime in both the spreadsheet in the second format and template. A process for generating an output for a webpage, comprising: selecting a spreadsheet and a template stored by a server, the spreadsheet comprising a data set; associating the data set with an element in the template, such that when the data is associated with the template, changes made to the associated data is recorded in realtime in both the spreadsheet and template; and generating the output comprising the data associated with the template. |
| US11783118B2 |
Bulk envelope management in document management system
A document management system sends a distinct copy of a set of documents to each of a plurality of recipients in a bulk sending process. Each copy is associated with one or more actions to be taken by a corresponding recipient. The document management system generates an interface that displays, for each copy of the set of documents, the recipient of the copy and a status of the copy. The document management system receives an identification of a subset of the copies of the set of documents. The document management system performs a bulk action on each of the subset of the copies without performing the bulk action on any remaining copies of the set of documents. |
| US11783117B2 |
Device, method, and graphical user interface for sharing a content object in a document
An electronic device with a display: concurrently displays a first electronic document and a second electronic document, the first electronic document including a displayed content object; detects a first user input that starts on the content object; in response to a determination that the first user input corresponds to a first command, creates and displays a copy of the content object in the second electronic document; and, in response to a determination that the first user input corresponds to a second command, distinct from the first command: selects the content object; displays an animation of the content object separating from the first electronic document; and initiates display of a plurality of icons proximate to the separated content object, the plurality of icons including at least one icon to initiate display of a user interface for sending the content object to one or more other users. |
| US11783110B2 |
Method for reticle enhancement technology of a design pattern to be manufactured on a substrate
Methods for reticle enhancement technology (RET) for use with variable shaped beam (VSB) lithography include inputting a desired pattern to be formed on a substrate; determining an initial mask pattern from the desired pattern for the substrate; optimizing the initial mask pattern for wafer quality using a VSB exposure system; and outputting the optimized mask pattern. Methods for fracturing a pattern to be exposed on a surface using VSB lithography include inputting an initial pattern; overlaying the initial pattern with a two-dimensional grid, wherein an initial set of VSB shots are formed by the union of the initial pattern with locations on the grid; merging two or more adjacent shots in the initial set of VSB shots to create a larger shot in a modified set of VSB shots; and outputting the modified set of VSB shots. |
| US11783108B2 |
System memory-aware circuit region partitioning
To increase the efficiency of an electronic design automation (EDA) process, for a putative integrated circuit design for which computerized routing is to be carried out within an EDA program, run a sweep line algorithm selectively on active metal shapes in said putative design for different layers, to determine a total number of said active metal shapes, and compute a memory requirement for computerized routing on said active shapes based on said total number of said active shapes. For said putative design, compute a memory requirement for computerized routing on inactive metal shapes based on a total number of said inactive shapes; partition said putative design into a plurality of partitions, based on said memory requirement for computerized routing on said active and inactive shapes, such that an available system memory is not exceeded. Separately run a routing job on each of said plurality of partitions. |
| US11783105B2 |
Method and system for verifying a sorter
Methods and systems of verifying a hardware design for a sorter are disclosed. The methods include generating a modified version of the hardware design of the sorter accepting extended inputs and performing formal verification comprising: implementing a constraint that the least significant bits of each input in a set of extended inputs represent a unique value; and formally verifying aspects of the modified version of the hardware design of the sorter for the set of extended inputs. |
| US11783104B2 |
Apparatus and method for mapping foundational components during design porting from one process technology to another process technology
A method and system for migrating an existing ASIC design from one semiconductor fabrication process to another are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method for migrating the existing ASIC design comprises parsing the gate-level netlist one row at a time into one or more standard cells forming the ASIC design, forming a plurality of mapping tables having mapping rules for mapping the parsed one or more standard cells into equivalent target standard cells implemented in the second semiconductor fabrication process, mapping the parsed one or more standard cells into the equivalent target standard cells using the plurality of mapping tables, and generating a target gate-level netlist describing the ASIC design in terms of the equivalent target standard cells. |
| US11783103B2 |
Systems and methods for an accelerating product formulation creation via implementing a machine learning-derived graphical formulation network model
A method and system for implementing one or more machine learning models for accelerating formulation design for a target product that includes converting an unsupervised formulation network model to a supervised formulation network model, deriving an outcome-contributory value for each of a plurality of distinct design variables of the supervised formulation network, identifying a dependency connection between each of a plurality of distinct pairs of distinct design variables, computing a strength of connection metric value for each of the plurality of distinct pairs of distinct design variables; and generating, via a graphical user interface, a graphical rendering of the supervised formulation model that may be manipulated to accelerate for design of a proposed formulation for a target physical product. |
| US11783101B2 |
Creation of an exploded view of an assembly in CAD
A CAD model comprises multiple parts forming an assembly. Per part, one or more test directions are determined. Per part and per test direction of the part, a blocking subset of parts is determined. For a part and test direction, a candidate set of candidate parts may be filtered via a view box. Based on the test direction, a ray set of border points associated with the part may be determined. A blocking subset may be determined from the candidate set based on ray tracing in the test direction from the border points of the ray set. A disassembly direction and one or more disassembly parts are selected from said multiple parts and the corresponding test directions based on the determined blocking subsets. An exploded view comprising a relative displacement of the one or more disassembly parts in the disassembly direction is created and displayed via a visualization means. |
| US11783099B2 |
Autonomous surrogate model creation platform
According to some embodiments, a surrogate model creation computer system includes a user interface to interact with a subject matter expert to create a scripted physics-based model workflow associated with an industrial asset. The surrogate model creation computer system further includes a surrogate model creation engine to automatically execute the scripted physics-based model workflow, in connection with a physics-based model of the industrial asset, to generate at least one response surface of the physics-based model workflow. The surrogate model creation engine may then use the response surface and a machine learning process to automatically create a surrogate model of the industrial asset. It may then be arranged to output the surrogate model for use by a substantially real-time analytics package associated with the industrial asset. According to some embodiments, scripting for a physics-based model workflow may also be automatically created. |
| US11783098B2 |
System and method to generate wellbore layouts
A system and method of generating a wellbore layout are disclosed herein. A computing system receives, from a client device, one or more parameters associated with a target location for the target wellbore layout. The computing system receives, from the client device, one or more constraints for the target wellbore layout. The computing system generates a plurality target wellbore layout based on the parameters and constraints in accordance with a plurality of configurations as defined by one or more genetic algorithms. The computing system evaluates each target wellbore layout to generate an overall fitness score. The computing system selects a target wellbore layout with the highest scoring score of each generated overall fitness score, repeating the process until an optimal wellbore layout is selected. |
| US11783097B2 |
Hardware-based security authentication
A system includes a multiplexer, an input/output (I/O) pin, a logic circuit, and a control register. The multiplexer has multiple inputs, an output, and a selection input. The logic circuit is coupled between the multiplexer and the I/O pin. The logic circuit has a first input. The control register includes first and second bit fields corresponding to the I/O pin. The first bit field is coupled to the selection input of the multiplexer, and the second bit field is coupled to the first input of the logic circuit. |
| US11783096B2 |
Broadcast remote sealing for scalable trusted execution environment provisioning
An apparatus to facilitate broadcast remote sealing for scalable trusted execution environment provisioning is disclosed. The apparatus includes an execution platform for secure execution of a workload of the tenant to: perform an attestation of the execution platform with a cloud service provider (CSP); receive a command from the CSP to create a group of trusted execution platforms; create the group comprising the execution platform; confirm an existence and a status of the group based on the attestation of the execution platform and based on a current group status of the group; report a trusted computing base (TCB) of the first execution platform to other member execution platforms of the group, wherein the other member execution platforms satisfy minimum TCB requirements of the group; and execute an encrypted workload of the tenant using a group private key, wherein the workload of the tenant is encrypted using a group public key. |
| US11783095B2 |
System and method for managing secure files in memory
A data access manager is provided on a computing device to manage access to secure files stored in memory. The data access manager intercepts function calls from applications to the memory management unit and determines whether an application is allowed to access secure data stored in the memory of the computing device. When an initial request to map the data is received, the data access manager maps both secure data and clear data, obtaining pointers to both secure and clear data. When an application has permission to access the requested data, the data access manager returns the pointer to the clear data. When an application does not have permission to access the requested data, the data access manager returns the pointer to the secure data. |
| US11783079B2 |
Privacy protection for regulated computing environments
Managing data in a distributed computing environment, such as a cloud computing platform for healthcare. The platform selects a set of hierarchical resources deployed in the distributed computing environment, wherein the set of hierarchical resources comprises a resource member. The platform converts the set of selected hierarchical resources to a localized schema. The platform determines a score for the resource member based on the proximity of the resource member to the healthcare privacy dictionary, wherein the proximity is determined using the localized schema. The platform updates the set of hierarchical resources based on the determined score. The platform controls access to a resource member based on the score determined based on a proximity of a localized schema representation of the resource member to a healthcare privacy dictionary. |
| US11783078B1 |
Database redaction for semi-structured and unstructured data
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, methods, and computer program products for redacting sensitive data within a database. An example method can include examining a first column of a plurality of columns of a database to identify a first category of sensitive data in a first location of the first column and a second category of sensitive data in a second location of the first column, receiving a masking policy for the first column, the masking policy identifying the first category of sensitive data, and, in response to a data query accessing the first column, executing a redaction operation to redact the first category of sensitive data from the first location of the first column to generate redacted data for a response to the data query. |
| US11783069B2 |
Enterprise document classification
A collection of documents or other files and the like within an enterprise network are labelled according to an enterprise document classification scheme, and then a recognition model such as a neural network or other machine learning model can be used to automatically label other files throughout the enterprise network. In this manner, documents and the like throughout an enterprise can be automatically identified and managed according to features such as confidentiality, sensitivity, security risk, business value, and so forth. |
| US11783064B2 |
Techniques to provide hardware enforced protection environment for a system management mode
Various embodiments are generally directed to an apparatus, method and other techniques to detect an access request to access a computing resource while in a system management mode (SMM), determine a bit of a lock register is set to enable access to a bitmap associated with the computing resource, the bitmap to indicate an access policy for the computing resource, and determine whether the access request violate the access policy set in the bitmap. Embodiments may also include performing the access request if the access request does not violate the access policy, and causing a fault if the access request does violate the access policy. |
| US11783063B2 |
Control device
A control device includes: a feature extraction unit that calculates one or more feature amounts from one or more state values; a processing unit that calculates a score based on the one or plurality of feature amounts calculated by the feature extraction unit with reference to a learning model; a determination unit that generates a determination result indicating whether any abnormality has occurred in a monitoring target based on the score; a first data storage unit that stores at least one of data related to processing in the feature extraction unit and data related to processing in the processing unit; a second data storage unit that stores an arbitrary state value capable of being referred to by the control device; and an authority management unit that restricts access to the first data storage unit. |
| US11783062B2 |
Risk-based access to computing environment secrets
Technology for risk-based access to secrets utilizes risk metadata tailored to secrets. Secrets include passwords, security tokens, digital certificates, and other items used for identity authentication, authorization, signing, validation, and other cybersecurity processes. A secret's risk metadata may indicate which controls protect the secret, the deployment scope of the secret or the asset it secures, known exposures of the secret, whether the secret secures other secrets, the impact if the secret is misused, the secret's strength, characteristics of the asset the secret secures, the secret's risk history, and other characteristics of secrets that set them apart. Unlike secrets, typical user-generated digital assets like web pages, documents, image files, and so on have value on their own. An enhanced system distinguishes between secrets and non-secrets when modulating access, making it possible to automatically provide consistent, efficient, and effective risk-based control over access to secrets. |
| US11783057B2 |
Method for securely provisioning a device incorporating an integrated circuit without using a secure environment
A method is provided for secure provisioning of a device. In the method, a plurality of integrated circuit (IC) devices is manufactured by a first entity for use in the device. The first entity provides signed provisioning software and stores in at least one provisioning IC device one or more keys used for provisioning the plurality of ICs. The provisioning device with the signed provisioning software is provided to a second entity. The second entity verifies the provisioning software using a stored key. The provisioning software encrypts provisioning assets provided by the second entity and provides the encrypted provisioning assets to the third entity. The signed provisioning software is provided to a third entity by the first entity. During manufacturing of the manufactured products by the third entity, the provisioning software verifies and decrypts the encrypted provisioning assets of the second entity to provision all the plurality of IC devices. |
| US11783055B2 |
Secure application execution in a data processing system
A data processing system includes a rich execution environment, a hardware accelerator, a trusted execution environment, and a memory. The REE includes a processor configured to execute an application. A compute kernel is executed on the hardware accelerator and the compute kernel performs computations for the application. The TEE provides relatively higher security than the REE and includes an accelerator controller for controlling operation of the hardware accelerator. The memory has an unsecure portion coupled to the REE and to the TEE, and a secure portion coupled to only the TEE. The secure portion is relatively more secure than the unsecure portion. Data that is to be accessed and used by the hardware accelerator is stored in the secure portion of the memory. In another embodiment, a method is provided for securely executing an application is the data processing system. |
| US11783054B2 |
System and method for information flow analysis of application code
A method and system for security flow analysis of application code comprising: detecting data flows in a code base; and extracting an information flow, comprising determining a primary data flow by identifying a data flow that contains exposed data, and extending the primary data flow through descriptor data flows, wherein the descriptor data flows are associated with the set of data tracked by the primary data flow; wherein the information flow is a high level flow description that exposes the application code vulnerabilities based on the primary data flow and all associated descriptor data flows. |
| US11783053B2 |
Entity behavior catalog architecture
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing an entity behavior cataloging operation. The entity behavior cataloging operation includes: identifying a security related activity, the security related activity being based upon an observable from an electronic data source; analyzing the security related activity, the analyzing identifying an event of analytic utility associated with the security related activity; generating entity behavior catalog data based upon the event of analytic utility associated with the security related activity; and, storing the entity behavior catalog data within an entity behavior catalog, the entity behavior catalog providing an inventory of entity behaviors for use when performing a security operation. |
| US11783052B2 |
Systems and methods for forecasting cybersecurity ratings based on event-rate scenarios
Disclosed herein are computer-implemented methods and systems for forecasting security ratings for an entity. The methods and systems can include generating a plurality of simulated instantiations of a security scenario for the entity, in which the security scenario characterized by a plurality of security events associated with at least one event type. The methods and systems can further include determining a security rating for each instantiation of the plurality of instantiations; and generating a forecast cone based on the determined security ratings for the plurality of instantiations. In some examples, for each event type of the at least one event type, the methods and systems can include determining a rate, duration, and/or temporal placement of the security events associated with the event type over a forecasting period. |
| US11783051B2 |
Normalization, compression, and correlation of vulnerabilities
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for normalizing, compressing, and correlating vulnerabilities are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of generating a first and second copy of a software target. The actions further include providing the first copy to a first scanning tool and the second copy to a second scanning tool. The actions further include receiving a first scanning tool output that identifies a first issue of the software target. The actions further include receiving a second scanning tool output that identifies a second issue of the software target. The actions further include determining that the first issue and the second issue are a same issue. The actions further include generating a combined issue of the first issue and the second issue. The actions further include outputting a notification that includes the combined issue. |
| US11783049B2 |
Automated code analysis tool
An automatic code analysis tool is disclosed. The automatic code analysis tool can automatically analyze an application code of a subject application and application-specific additional information of a resource used by the subject application. The automatic code analysis tool can implement a method to receive the application code for analysis. A determination is made as to how application-specific information from resources operably coupled to the application code is implemented via the application code. The determination is performed with an automatic analysis without running the application code. |
| US11783046B2 |
Anomaly and causation detection in computing environments
Anomaly detection in computing environments is disclosed herein. An example method includes receiving an unstructured input stream of data instances from the computing environment, the unstructured input stream being time stamped; categorizing the data instances of the unstructured input stream of data instances, the data instances comprising at least one principle value and a set of categorical attributes determined through machine learning; generating anomaly scores for each of the data instances collected over a period of time; and detecting a change in the categorical attribute that is indicative of an anomaly. |
| US11783042B2 |
Access control system and method for isolating mutually distrusting security domains
Resource access control in a system-on-chip (“SoC”) may employ an agent executing on a processor of the SoC and a trust management engine of the SoC. The agent, such as, for example, a high-level operating system or a hypervisor, may be configured to allocate a resource comprising a memory region to an access domain and to load a software image associated with the access domain into the memory region. The trust management engine may be configured to lock the resource against access by any entity other than the access domain, to authenticate the software image associated with the access domain, and to initiate booting of the access domain in response to a successful authentication of the software image associated with the access domain. |
| US11783041B2 |
Electronic device for updating firmware based on user authentication and an operating method thereof
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device, such as a system on chip, that may perform firmware updates based on user consent. The system on chip includes a nonvolatile memory (NVM), a main processor, a security NVM, and a security processor. The nonvolatile memory (NVM) stores first firmware and a user permission indicator. The main processor Loads the first firmware to boot a security processor. The security NVM contains first version information. The security processor compares version information of the first firmware to the first version information based on the user permission indicator and executes the first firmware in response to the matching of the comparison result. In some examples, the security processor is implemented on the same chip as the main processor. |
| US11783040B2 |
Cryptographically verifying a firmware image with boot speed in an information handling system
An information handling system includes a first memory that stores a firmware image associated with the baseboard management controller. The baseboard management controller begins execution of a kernel, which in turn performs a boot operation of the information handling system. The baseboard management controller begins a file system initialization program. During the boot operation, the baseboard management controller performs a full read and cryptographic verification of the firmware image via a DM-Verity daemon of the file system initialization program. In response to the full read of the firmware image being completed, the baseboard management controller provides a flush command to the kernel via the DM-Verity daemon. The baseboard management controller flushes a cache buffer associated with the baseboard management controller via the kernel. |
| US11783035B2 |
Multi-representational learning models for static analysis of source code
Techniques for multi-representational learning models for static analysis of source code are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for multi-representational learning models for static analysis of source code includes receiving at a networked device a set comprising one or more multi-representation learning (MRL) models for static analysis of source code; performing a static analysis of source code associated with a sample received at the network device, wherein performing the static analysis includes using at least one MRL model; and determining that the sample is malicious based at least in part on the static analysis of the source code associated with the sample and without performing dynamic analysis of the sample, and in response to determining that the sample is malicious, performing an action based on a security policy. |
| US11783030B2 |
Defense mechanism against component-wise hill climbing using synthetic face generators
Described herein are a system and techniques for identifying and preventing certain fraud attacks that may be used to defeat facial recognition systems. In embodiments of the system described herein, biometric data may be segregated into regions, which are then processed separately and in parallel. Likeness scores are determined for each of the separate regions. By tracking individual region likeness scores used in access requests in accordance with embodiments of the disclosure, the system is able to identify potential fraud attacks that cannot be detected using conventional systems. |
| US11783027B2 |
Systems and methods for managing state
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for managing state using relatively small assistance from protected hardware. Obfuscated code segments may communicate with supporting protected hardware, store encrypted state values in main memory, and/or communicate via secure channels to secure platform hardware components. In various embodiments, consistent state may be achieved, at least in part, by computing secure tag information and storing the secure tag information in a secure and/or otherwise protected device register. Consistent with embodiments disclosed herein, the tag information may be used to derive keys used to encrypt and/or decrypt stored state information. Tag information may further be used in connection with verification operations prior to using the information to derive associated keys. |
| US11783020B1 |
Efficient startup and logon
Methods and systems for receiving a detection of a physical presence of a user and, in response, initiating a start-up process on an enterprise device according to a profile associated with the user are described. Thereafter, the system receives authentication credentials at the enterprise device and the user is granted access to the enterprise device after the authentication credentials are verified. |
| US11783018B2 |
Biometric authentication
Systems and methods of authorizing access to access-controlled environments are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving, passively by a computing device, user behavior authentication information indicative of a behavior of a user of the computing device, comparing, by the computing device, the user behavior authentication information to a stored user identifier associated with the user, calculating, by the computing device, a user identity probability based on the comparison of the user behavior authentication information to the stored user identifier, receiving, by the computing device, a request from the user to execute an access-controlled function, and granting, by the computing device, the request from the user responsive to determining that the user identity probability satisfies a first identity probability threshold associated with the access-controlled function. |
| US11783016B2 |
Computing system and method for verification of access permissions
An example computing platform is configured to detect a request on behalf of a given user, the request comprising a parameter of a given type; determine that the parameter requires a permission verification; apply to the request a verification status indicator that indicates whether or not a permission verification has been successfully performed for the given user with respect to the parameter; perform a permission verification for the given user with respect to the parameter; either (i) leave the verification status indicator set to a first value if the given user does not have permission to embed scripts into the given type of parameter, or (ii) update the verification status indicator from the first value to a second value if the given user has permission to embed scripts into the given type of parameter; and grant or deny the request based at least in part on the verification status indicator. |
| US11783014B2 |
Trust zone hosted secure screen mode for discretionary presentation of sensitive corporate information to trusted endpoints
A communication device. The communication device comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit (GPU), and a non-transitory memory comprising executable instructions for a sharing application that when executed by at least one of the CPU or the GPU, causes the sharing application to transmit an executable of a trusted application to an endpoint communication device, begin execution of the sharing application in a trusted security execution zone (TSZ) execution mode for sharing media content, instantiate a trustlet application that begins execution by the CPU or the GPU in the TSZ execution mode, display a unit of media content on the communication device, determine whether the unit of media content comprises confidential information, and in response to a determination the unit of media content comprises confidential information, transmit commands to the trusted application to control one or more functions at the endpoint communication device. |
| US11783013B2 |
Protected processing of operations
A computer-implemented method of obfuscating a computer code comprises receiving (1201) an original computer program comprising a plurality of code blocks with computer instructions, the original computer program operable on input data within an input space, the original computer program operable to follow an execution path through the plurality of code blocks when receiving the input data, wherein the input space is segmented into at least one segment according to a segmentation, each segment comprising a subset of the input space containing inputs that correspond to a same execution path. A plurality of updated code blocks is included (1302) in the updated computer program. Selection code is operable 1303, during execution of the updated computer program, to select an updated code block of the plurality of updated code blocks in dependence on the input data. The selection code is included (1304) in the updated computer program. |
| US11783003B2 |
User interfaces for surfacing web browser history data
Systems and methods are described that include generating a repository of metadata based on a plurality of webpages accessed and saved in a browser history of a web browser executing on a computing device, generating, based on the metadata, a history cluster including a portion of the plurality of webpages related to a topic where the history cluster generation is based on the source events and the access timestamps of the webpages in the portion, and assigning respective scores for the webpages in the portion. In response to a request to view browser activity associated with the topic, the systems and method may generate and display a history cluster listing for the topic where the history cluster listing includes visit listings associated with the webpages in the history cluster that are determined to have a score that meets a threshold score. |
| US11782998B2 |
Embedding based retrieval for image search
Methods, systems, and apparatus including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for retrieving image search results using embedding neural network models. In one aspect, an image search query is received. A respective pair numeric embedding for each of a plurality of image-landing page pairs is determined. Each pair numeric embedding is a numeric representation in an embedding space. An image search query embedding neural network processes features of the image search query and generates a query numeric embedding. The query numeric embedding is a numeric representation of the image search query in the same embedding space. A subset of the image-landing page pairs having pair numeric embeddings that are closest to the query numeric embedding of the image search query in the embedding space are identified as first candidate image search results. |
| US11782997B2 |
Information platform systems and methods
Various aspects describe an information platform for consistently integrating and/or quantifying the underlying principles of ESG into financial analyses, analytical tools, metrics, and/or available information on reviewed companies, business entities, etc. . . . , and further provide integration of analysis with community-based insight, contextual information and tools for readily understanding both. Various embodiments implement machine learning tools for curating data sources and incorporating the data sources into the knowledge platform. The incorporation of AI moderated information sources enables succinct views of often massive information pools, and further provides for transitions between types of information (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, and interactive data source (e.g., engagements, collaborative information, etc.)). The platform facilitates user understanding and can eliminate the need to design and execute complicate queries by allowing users to transition between data types and view to develop better understanding and context of various information sources. |
| US11782993B2 |
Methods and systems for interactive data management
The processor(s) may be configured to electronically process a computer readable set of user data records to generate media consumption data. The processor(s) may be configured to electronically process the computer readable set of user data records to generate social media interaction data. In some implementations, the processor(s) may be configured to electronically process the computer readable set of user data records to generate gaming interaction data. In yet some implementations, the processor(s) may be configured to electronically process the media consumption data, the social media interaction data and the gaming interaction data with a quantum recommendation engine/module. In some implementations, the processor(s) may be configured to generating a computer readable user profile vector associated with at least one of the user data records. |
| US11782992B2 |
Method and apparatus of machine learning using a network with software agents at the network nodes and then ranking network nodes
An apparatus and method are provided for rapidly ranking network nodes according to input ranking criteria. The links (i.e., first-order paths) between nodes are expressed in a first-order path matrix, which is used to generate nth-order path matrices as nth powers of the first-order path matrix and summed as a power series to generate a surrogate ranking operator (SRO) representing as a single matrix operation a sum over paths of all orders. Thus, in contrast to conventional ranking methods that require multiple recursive steps to account for the interrelatedness of linked nodes, a ranking is produced by multiplying the SRO by a state vector representing the input ranking criteria. |
| US11782991B2 |
Accelerated large-scale similarity calculation
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining data stored at a storage device using a first processor of an entity correlation system. The data includes information about multiple entities. The first processor generates data arrays using the obtained data. Each data array includes parameter values for multiple entities and is configured for processing at a respective computing cell of a second processor. The system provides the data arrays to the second processor. The second processor is configured to execute a correlation algorithm to concurrently process the data arrays at the respective computing cells. The second processor computes a correlation score based on calculations performed at the cells using the algorithm and the parameter values. The system determines relationships among entities of the data arrays based on the correlation score. The relationships indicate overlapping attributes or similarities that exist among subsets of entities. |
| US11782989B1 |
Correlating data based on user-specified search criteria
The disclosed system and method acquire and store performance measurements relating to performance of a component in an information technology (IT) environment and log data produced by the IT environment, in association with corresponding time stamps. The disclosed system and method correlate at least one of the performance measurements with at least one of the portions of log data. |
| US11782982B1 |
Offset-based watermarks for data stream processing
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to watermarks and watermarking techniques for data streaming pipelines. Time stamp and offset timeline data is shared by computing instances along the pipeline to enable improved watermarking of the data stream through the pipeline. The improved watermarks enable better determination of completeness for the data stream and improve materialization of the results. The watermarking techniques can include periodically publishing watermark data by processing units of a vertex, fetching a merged watermark for a vertex by a vertex, and/or watching a data storage for the watermark data for events. Consensus algorithms can be used to maintain consensus among vertices for the watermark data. |
| US11782977B2 |
Webpage media playback
Examples described herein involve facilitating playback of media content via a webpage. An example implementation involves a computing device: identifying one or more playback zones including at least one respective playback device; transmitting, via a web browser, a webpage request; receiving a webpage that includes a link to a media item; modifying the received webpage to include a representation associated with the link; causing, via the web browser, display of the modified webpage; responsive to a selection of the representation, causing display of the option; and responsive to a selection of the option, causing display of a list of the one or more playback zones, wherein at least one playback zone of the one or more playback zones is selectable to cause the media item to be added to the playback queue associated with the at least one playback zone. |
| US11782976B2 |
Method for querying information and display device
A method for querying information includes: acquiring an information query instruction; obtaining a query intention by performing intention identification on the works information query instruction; determining a type of the query intention in a plurality of intention types; obtaining an entity detection result by detecting whether the query intention contains an author entity and a painting entity; acquiring a query result based on the query intention and reference information, wherein the reference information includes the type of the query intention and the entity detection result, and the query result includes at least one information of an image, an audio and a text; and displaying the query result. |
| US11782973B2 |
System and method for sharing accident information of vehicle
A system for sharing accident information related to a vehicle and a method thereof, may include an accident vehicle that collects accident information and requests an accident image including the accident information, and a server that determines whether the accident image and a request for the accident image are received from the accident vehicle, identifies a reporting vehicle capable of providing a reporting image corresponding to the accident information and the accident image when the accident information and the request for the accident image are received, and requests the reporting vehicle to transmit the reporting image acquired by the reporting vehicle to the accident vehicle. When a vehicle accident occurs, the cause of the accident may be more accurately determined by sharing the surrounding image with vehicles driving around the accident vehicle. |
| US11782968B2 |
Systems and methods for providing media recommendations using contextual and sequential user embeddings
An electronic device stores a plurality of vector representations for respective media content items in a vector space, where each vector represents a media content item. The electronic device receives a first set of input parameters representing a previous session of a user of the media-providing service where the previous session included two or more of the respective media content items. The electronic device then receives a second set of input parameters representing a current context of the user and provides the first set of input parameters and the second set of input parameters to a neural network to generate a prediction vector for a current session. The prediction vector is embedded in the vector space. The electronic device identifies, based on the prediction vector for the current session, a plurality of media content items of the respective media content items in the vector space and provides the plurality of media content items to the user of the media-providing service during the current session. |
| US11782967B2 |
Determining user interactions with natural language processor (NPL) items in documents to determine priorities to present NPL items in documents to review
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for determining user interactions with natural language processor (NLP) items in documents to determine priorities to present NLP items in documents to review. Information is received on user interactions with natural language processing (NLP) items in documents presented at least one computing device. Indication is made in a database of user interaction information on the user interactions with the NLP items indicated in the received transmitted information. The user interaction information in the database providing interaction information for NLP items in the selected document is used to determine an order of the NLP items in the selected document. Content of the NLP items in the selected document is transmitted to present to a reviewing user at a reviewing computing device in the determined order. |
| US11782962B2 |
Temporal context-aware representation learning for question routing
A method for employing a temporal context-aware question routing model (TCQR) in multiple granularities of temporal dynamics in community-based question answering (CQA) systems is presented. The method includes encoding answerers into temporal context-aware representations based on semantic and temporal information of questions, measuring answerers expertise in one or more of the questions as a coherence between the temporal context-aware representations of the answerers and encodings of the questions, modeling the temporal dynamics of answering behaviors of the answerers in different levels of time granularities by using multi-shift and multi-resolution extensions, and outputting answers of select answerers to a visualization device. |
| US11782958B2 |
Multi-user cross-device tracking
Embodiments collect, from an event stream having both client-side and server-side information from multiple tracking sources, user interaction records for a web application and supporting systems. The records are stored in a data store, and are retroactively correlated with conclusive user identifiers and, if applicable, with areas of interest. Attribution of interaction records to conclusive identifiers and areas of interest is based on links that have been established between identifiers. Established identifier links may be subject to one or more link removal criteria. If link removal criteria is satisfied for an established link, the link is broken. Once a link is broken, interaction records, found in the data store, that are associated with the inconclusive identifier of the broken link are no longer associated with the conclusive identifier of the broken link. Each interaction record that is associated with a conclusive identifier is assigned a confidence metric for the association. |
| US11782956B2 |
System and method for intermediary mapping and de-identification of non-standard datasets
Disclosed is a method for an intermediary mapping an de-identification comprising steps of retrieving datasets and meta data from a data source; selecting a target standard; mapping the retrieved datasets and the metadata to the target standard, wherein the datasets and the metadata are mapped to the target standard using one of, a schema mapping, a variable mapping, or a combination thereof; infer one or more of, variable classifications, variable connections, groupings, disclosure risk settings, and de-identification settings using the dataset mapping and metadata; perform a de-identification propagation using the mapped datasets, the mapped metadata, the inferred variable classifications, the inferred variable connections, the inferred groupings, the inferred disclosure risk settings, the inferred de-identification settings, or a combination thereof. |
| US11782955B1 |
Multi-stage clustering
Systems and techniques are generally described for multi-stage text-based clustering. In various examples, a first data set comprising a first set of elements may be received. Each element of the first set of elements may include text data. A clustering algorithm may be used to determine a first set of clusters of the first set of elements based at least in part on similarities in the text data. A second set of clusters, for each cluster of the first set of clusters, may be determined using the clustering algorithm. A number of resources for labeling the first set of elements may be determined based at least in part on the first set of clusters. The number of resources may be assigned to label clusters of the second set of clusters based at least in part on a number of elements in each cluster of the second set of clusters. |
| US11782952B2 |
Automation of multi-party computation as a service according to user regulations and requirements
One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a service provider and from a user, a request for computation of a function, wherein the request includes a description of the function to be computed and requirements of the user; identifying, from data sources accessible to the service provider, a plurality of data sources to participate in the computation in view of the requirements and the description of the function, wherein each of the plurality of data sources includes data of a data owner and constraints on use of the data; identifying a multi-party computation protocol and parameters of the multi-party computation protocol for performing the computation; and running the computation of the function using the data of the plurality of data sources and in view of the requirements of the user and the constraints of the plurality of data sources. |
| US11782951B2 |
Creating keys for replication of tags in global scale systems
A destination node receives metadata for a file, via replication, from a source node. If a legacy location in the metadata for the file does not include any new value for a legacy location in local metadata for the file, then the destination node stores the metadata to a local data structure. If the legacy location in the metadata includes any new value for the legacy location in the local metadata, and the new value is any new grouping tag, then the destination node extracts the new grouping tag from the legacy location in the metadata. The destination node constructs a key based on the legacy location in the metadata and uses the constructed key to search for an alternative location in the metadata for the file, for the new grouping tag. The destination node stores the new grouping tag in the alternative location in the metadata. |
| US11782949B2 |
Violation resolution in client synchronization
The disclosed technology relates to a system configured to receive a set of operations configured to converge a server state and a file system state, wherein the server state is for content items stored by a content management system and the file system state is for the content items stored on a client device. The system is further to detect a violation of a rule by an operation in the set of operations, identify resolution actions for the violation of the rule, and perform the resolution actions. |
| US11782947B2 |
Apparatus for recommending feature and method for recommending feature using the same
A method and apparatus that recommends a feature from a data set. The method includes performing a first conversion on the data set including one target variable and a plurality of feature variables by converting a missing value for each of the feature variables into a preset constant, executing a first algorithm to determine a level of redundancy of the plurality of feature variables, using the data set converted by the first conversion and producing first recommendation information that includes a predetermined number of feature variables selected based on a result of the executing the first algorithm. |
| US11782943B2 |
Method and system for case management
A method and a case management system are described. The case management system enables the user to generate and update a case plan for a client of an organization. The case plan includes a set of goals and a set of action items for each one of the goals that are defined based on goal templates and action item templates. |
| US11782937B2 |
Data search method and apparatus based on quantum simulated algorithm, and device
A data search method based on a quantum simulated algorithm includes: creating a first search path according to a plurality of pieces of candidate data; obtaining a first processing function corresponding to the first search path, the first processing function comprising the plurality of coefficients, output values of the first processing function being determined by the first search path; traversing at least two value sets of the first search path; obtaining the output values of the first processing function based on a quantum simulated algorithm; respectively using, when the output values of the first processing function converge to a converging value, a plurality of values in a value set corresponding to the converging value as the values of the plurality of coefficients, to obtain a second search path; and searching for target data by using the second search path. |
| US11782931B2 |
Selecting substitute ingredients in a food recipe
The program directs a computer processor to implement a program that selects at least one substitute ingredient for a food recipe based on a plurality of determined criteria. The program receives a food recipe comprising one or more ingredients, instructions, and preparation time. The program determines time constraints of a user. The program identifies one or more Internet of Things (IoT) enabled cooking devices that are available in a kitchen associated with the user to carry out the instructions of the food recipe. The program searches a market database in a market to identify available options for the at least one substitute ingredient found in the market database based on a similarity level of the at least one substitute ingredient compared with at least one ambiguous ingredient in the food recipe, and selects the at least one substitute ingredient according to the plurality of determined criteria. |
| US11782923B2 |
Optimizing breakeven points for enhancing system performance
Examples of a process optimization system are provided. The system may obtain a query from a user and process data associated with the query from a plurality of data sources. The system may identify a plurality of factors and a target variable from the process data. The system may identify a factor range for the plurality of factors. The system may deconstruct the factor range to identify a plurality of data partitions. The system may identify a data pruning activator based on the plurality of data partitions and a preponderant data partition therefrom. The system may identify a plurality of clusters associated with the preponderant data partition. The system may identify a preponderant cluster from the plurality of clusters. The system may identify a confidence score associated with the preponderant cluster. The system may generate a process optimization result based on the preponderant cluster and the confidence score. |
| US11782920B1 |
Durable search queries for reliable distributed data retrieval
A data intake and query system executes a search query at a first execution time for querying events having associated time stamps within a first time period characterized by a first start time and a first end time. The first start time is computed based upon a time indicated by reference time information stored prior to execution of the search query. The system determines whether execution of the search query completed successfully based upon a first search result obtained from executing the search query. If the first execution of the search query was not successful, the system computes for a second execution of the search query after the first execution, a second time period using the reference time information. The second execution is configured to query events with associated timestamps that fall within a second time period that includes the first time period and an additional time period. |
| US11782919B2 |
Using metadata presence information to determine when to access a higher-level metadata table
Embodiments are provided for using metadata presence information to determine when to access a higher-level metadata table. It is determined that an incomplete hit occurred for a line of metadata in a lower-level structure of a processor, the lower-level structure being coupled to a higher-level structure in a hierarchy. It is determined that metadata presence information in a metadata presence table is a match to the line of metadata from the lower-level structure. Responsive to determining the match, it is determined to avoid accessing the higher-level structure of the processor. |
| US11782915B2 |
Searchable index
Systems and techniques are disclosed for generating entries for a searchable index based on rules generated by one or more machine-learned models. The index entries can include one or more tokens correlated with an outcome and an outcome probability. A subset of tokens can be identified based on the characteristics of an event. The index may be searched for outcomes and their respective probabilities that correspond to tokens that are similar to or match the subset of tokens based on the event. |
| US11782908B1 |
Systems and methods to process an erroneously pre-committed transaction on a target database which has been aborted on a source database and replicated from the source database to the target database
Methods and apparatus are provided for processing a transaction that has been aborted on a source system. Transactions are completed within a transaction processing system, and the transactions are replicated from a source database to a target database by a replication engine. Each transaction is a series of one or more transaction steps or operations. The aborted transaction on the source system was replicated and is a pre-committed transaction on the target database. Transaction pattern data in a transaction pattern table is used to predict when a pre-committed transaction is an erroneously committed transaction. The pre-committed transaction is reversed on the target database when the prediction indicates that the pre-committed transaction was erroneously committed. |
| US11782906B2 |
Decentralized two-phase commit
A decentralized two-phase commit in a datastore or database includes determining pre-validating a transaction, writing first metadata to a leader partition, the first metadata including a state indicating preparing and mutations of the transaction, and writing second metadata of a follower partition to indicate the follower partition is locked by the leader partition. The decentralized two-phase commit further includes updating the state of the first metadata to indicate committed and performing the transaction on the leader partition, performing the transaction on the follower partition and unlocking the follower partition, and updating the first metadata to remove the mutations of the transaction and updating the state of the first metadata to indicate the transaction is completed. The decentralized two-phase commit may further include selecting a leader partition key and updating the state of the first metadata to indicate committed unapplied. |
| US11782902B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for implementing a blockchain-based rewards network
Provided is a computer-implemented method for implementing a blockchain-based rewards network. The method includes establishing a blockchain network including administrative nodes, client nodes, and entity nodes, maintaining a distributed ledger on at least a portion of the administrative nodes of the blockchain network, receiving, from a plurality of entities, rewards data including a plurality of offers, each offer of the plurality of offers corresponding to at least one entity identifier, publishing the rewards data to the distributed ledger, querying the distributed ledger based on at least one entity identifier received from a client node, and determining, based on the distributed ledger, at least one offer corresponding to the at least one entity identifier received from the client node. |
| US11782899B2 |
System and method for electronic document issuing using blockchain and computer program for the same
The system for issuing electronic documents using a blockchain according to the present invention comprises: a transceiver receiving identification information of a facility and status information of the facility from a complex sensor device for sensing the status of the facility and transmitting sensing the status of facilities and transmitting the status information of the facility to the outside; a diagnosis unit performing safety diagnosis on the facility and calculating a safety diagnosis grade according to the safety diagnosis result; a transmitter retrieving the safety diagnosis result from the distributed ledger of the blockchain network at the request of a user device and transmitting the safety diagnosis result in the form of an electronic document; and a data processer for converting the received status information of the facility and the safety diagnosis result by the diagnosis unit into a standardized data format suitable for storage in a blockchain network. |
| US11782897B2 |
System and method for multiplexer tree indexing
Described herein is a system and method for multiplexer tree (muxtree) indexing. Muxtree indexing performs hashing and row reduction in parallel by use of at least one bit in a lookup address at least once in a particular path of the muxtree. The muxtree indexing generates a different final index as compared to conventional hashed indexing but still results in a fair hash, where all table entries get used with equal distribution with uniformly random selects. |
| US11782896B2 |
Method and system for creating rapid searchable altered data in a database
A method comprises receiving, by a server computer, a request message comprising at least a credential from a client device. The server computer can hash the credential to form an altered value. The server computer can then determine whether or not the altered value matches one of the hashed values stored in the database. If the altered value matches a matched hashed value, the server computer can determine a range of a plurality of ranges. The range can be associated with the matched hashed value. The server computer can then determine a data item associated with the range. The server computer can provide the data item to the client device. |
| US11782895B2 |
Cuckoo hashing including accessing hash tables using affinity table
A hashing apparatus includes a memory and circuitry. The memory stores (i) multiple hash tables storing associative entries, each including at least one entry key and a respective value, the hash tables are associated with respective different hash functions, and an associative entry is accessible by applying the relevant hash function to a key matching an entry key in the associative entry, and (ii) an affinity table that stores table-selectors for selecting hash tables with which to start a key lookup. The circuitry receives a key, reads from the affinity table, by applying an affinity function to the key, a table-selector that selects a hash table, accesses in the selected hash table an associative entry by applying the hash function associated with the selected hash table to the key, and in response to detecting that the key matches an entry key in the associative entry, outputs the respective value. |