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| US11862889B2 |
Systems and methods for a cable connector
A connector for receiving a ribbon cable is provided. The connector includes a housing including an open top and a guide wall including a track and a cable organizer configured to be positioned within an interior of the housing and the open top and to receive the ribbon cable along a surface thereof. The connector also includes a cover configured to selectively cover the open top of the housing to enclose the cable organizer within the interior of the housing. The cover includes a rib configured to slide along the track so that the cover moves relative to the housing along a linear trajectory. |
| US11862885B2 |
Electric connection member and circuit unit
An electric connection member including: a bus bar that has at least one terminal portion; a primary molded portion formed in one piece with the bus bar in a state where the terminal portion is exposed; a secondary molded portion formed in one piece with the primary molded portion; and a seal member embedded in the secondary molded portion, wherein the primary molded portion includes an exposed portion that is exposed from an opening portion provided in the secondary molded portion, the seal member is shaped to surround the circumference of the exposed portion without a gap, and a boundary portion of the seal member to the secondary molded portion is heat sealed to the secondary molded portion. |
| US11862883B2 |
Electrical connector having conductive terminals with high density and low height
An electrical connector includes multiple conductive terminals respectively retained in multiple accommodating slots of an insulating body. Each conductive terminal includes a base portion, a connecting portion extending from one side of the base portion, a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm extending from the connecting portion toward a direction away from the same one side of the base portion, and at least one fixing portion extending from another side of the base portion. A width of the connecting portion is less than a width of the base portion and less than a width of a location of the first elastic arm near the connecting portion as well as a width of a location of the second elastic arm near the connecting portion. The fixing portion and the first elastic arm are respectively located at different sides of the base portion, thus achieving good elasticity and thinness. |
| US11862882B2 |
Tubular high current female terminal
A tubular high current female terminal for mating with a male terminal having an outer terminal, and at least one core terminal. The outer terminal includes at least a mating portion and a termination portion. The core terminal includes a plurality of spring contacts, and preferably, latches for attaching thereof on an elongated opening of the outer terminal. The outer terminal is a seamless preformed tube that extends from the mating portion integrally extending to the termination portion as a single piece. A plurality of tubular high current female terminals may be joined together at termination portions thereof. Also, the tubular high current female terminal may have mating portions at opposing ends thereof, such that the male terminals respectively connected thereto extend at any desired angle. Furthermore, the mating portion may be a cylindric tube for mating with a cylindric male terminal, while the termination portion is attachable to an electrical cable. |
| US11862879B2 |
Antenna elements and array
Antenna elements are described that may include a radiator, a feeding portion, a first impedance transformer, a balun, and a second impedance transformer. The first impedance transformer, balun, and second impedance transformer may be disposed above a ground plane of an antenna array to reduce a bulk of the array. The array can also include a dielectric top layer for loading apertures of the antenna array. The antenna elements can also include anomaly suppressors can be provided to cancel common-mode resonances from the radiators. |
| US11862875B2 |
Antenna with multiple propagation modes
An antenna for a body-centric wireless communication system comprises first and second radiating structures between which is located a ground plane and a feed structure. The feed structure comprises a feed line extending between the first radiating structure and the ground plane, and a slot formed in the ground plane. A pair of shorting posts connects the first radiating structure to the ground plane. The antenna is capable of simultaneously generating in-body radiation, on-body radiation and off-body radiation in the same frequency band. |
| US11862871B2 |
System and method for a digitally beamformed phased array feed
Systems and methods are provided for a digital beamformed phased array feed. The system may include a radome configured to allow electromagnetic waves to propagate; a multi-band software defined antenna array tile; a power and clock management subsystem configured to manage power and time of operation; a thermal management subsystem configured to dissipate heat generated by the multi-band software defined antenna array tile; and an enclosure assembly. The multi-band software defined antenna array tile may include a plurality of coupled dipole array antenna elements; a plurality of frequency converters; and a plurality of digital beamformers. |
| US11862870B1 |
Arrays with three-dimensional conformal radiating elements
Antenna arrays with three-dimensional (3D) conformal radiating elements are provided, as well as methods of manufacturing and methods of using the same. An array can include a ground plane and a plurality of unit cells disposed thereon. Each unit cell can include a 3D conformal radiating element. The 3D conformal radiating elements can be, for example, patches (e.g., circular 3D patches), dipoles, or loops, and each radiating element is conformal on a hemispherical shape. |
| US11862869B2 |
Antenna structure
An antenna structure includes a substrate, a plurality of reflective plates, a grounding plate, a radiating member and a plurality of conductive vias. The substrate contains liquid crystal polymer and has opposite first and second surfaces. The reflective plates are arranged in an array on the first surface of the substrate. The grounding plate is arranged on the second surface of the substrate and overlaps with the reflective plates in a normal direction of the substrate. The radiating member is on the second surface of the substrate and does not overlap with the reflective plates in the normal direction of the substrate. The radiating member has an open slot which is defined by a first radiating branch and a second radiating branch that generate at least two different operating frequency bands. The conductive vias respectively penetrate the substrate and connect with the reflective plates and the grounding plate. |
| US11862864B2 |
Low-loss true time-delay phase shifter
Systems, devices, and methods related to phase shifters are provided. An example true time-delay (TTD) phase shifter structure includes a signal conductive line disposed on a first layer of the structure; a first switchable ground plane comprising a first conductive plane disposed on a second layer of the structure; a second switchable ground plane comprising a second conductive plane disposed on a third layer of the structure, where the first, second, and third layers are separate layers of the structure; a first switch coupled between the first switchable ground plane and a first ground element, the first ground element disposed on the second layer; and a second switch coupled between the second switchable ground plane and a second ground element, the second ground element disposed on the third layer. |
| US11862861B2 |
Hybrid wireless transceiver architecture that supports multiple antenna arrays
An apparatus is disclosed for a hybrid wireless transceiver architecture that supports multiple antenna arrays. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes a first antenna array, a second antenna array, and a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver includes first dedicated circuitry dedicated to the first antenna array and second dedicated circuitry dedicated to the second antenna array. The wireless transceiver also includes shared circuitry that is shared with both the first antenna array and the second antenna array. |
| US11862856B2 |
MmWAVE antenna-filter module
An antenna-filter array module and method of manufacturing an antenna-filter array module are provided. One method of manufacturing includes bonding a low temperature co-fired ceramic, LTCC, tile having a plurality of antennas and corresponding filters to a first side of the module PCB via a first set of solder balls, a coefficient of thermal expansion, CTE, of the module PCB being within a predetermined amount of a CTE of the radio PCB. The method further includes cutting the LTCC tile into a plurality of reliability units after the bonding, each reliability unit having a size that is less than a predetermined largest reliable size. |
| US11862852B2 |
Cable antenna, gate antenna, antenna unit, automatic conveyor shelf and unmanned cash register
A cable antenna an end part of which is connected to an oscillator that supplies a high-frequency current is disclosed. The cable antenna includes: an inner conductor; an insulating layer covering the inner conductor; and an outer conductor covering the insulating layer, wherein only one exposed part is formed in a middle part of the cable antenna in a longitudinal direction, the exposed part formed by removing at least the outer conductor, a distance L between a tip end of the cable antenna and an end of the exposed part on a side closer to the tip end is an odd multiple of a quarter of a wavelength λ, of the high-frequency current, the multiplier being three or greater, and a length G of the exposed part in the longitudinal direction satisfies the following formula (1): λ/20≤G<λ/4 (1) λ: wavelength (mm) of the high-frequency current. |
| US11862851B2 |
Antenna device
An antenna device, including a case assembly, a first waveguide assembly, and a second waveguide assembly, is provided. A cavity is defined by an interior of the case assembly, and a first side of the case assembly has a slot penetrating the case assembly. At least part of the first waveguide assembly is located within the cavity and is connected to the first side. A projection of the first waveguide assembly to the first side is symmetrically located on two sides of the slot. The second waveguide assembly is located outside the case assembly, is close to the first side, and is connected to the slot. The second waveguide assembly is suitable for transmitting an antenna signal to the cavity through the slot and the first waveguide assembly. The antenna signal resonates in the cavity and radiates outward from a second side of the cavity opposite to the first side. |
| US11862846B2 |
Antenna module and vehicle
An antenna module to be provided to a vehicle includes: an array antenna configured to form a beam directed from an aperture provided in an exterior body panel of the vehicle, toward a vehicle outside; and a housing holding the array antenna in a vehicle inside. |
| US11862843B1 |
Underground sensor mount and telemetry device
A containment housing contains environment probes and a data transmit module below grade of a field. A breakaway antenna assembly couples to the data module and transmits data from the sensors real time. The breakaway antenna includes a 360-degree hinge and is self-righting, thereby allowing farm implements to move past the antenna without breaking antenna. |
| US11862839B2 |
Mount for coupling an antenna alignment device to an antenna with non-planar external surface
An example mount may include a strap (or any other type of clamping mechanism) engaging with an external surface of an antenna. The strap may be connected to a strap base with a canted wall also engaging with the external surface of the antenna. The engagement of the canted wall may be through an abutment of the canted wall against the corresponding external surface of the antenna at a single point or along a single line. Because the entirety of the canted wall does not have to be flush with the corresponding external surface of the antenna, the mount can couple to any kind of antenna form factor, such as curved antennas and antennas with imperfections and protrusions. |
| US11862838B2 |
Electronic devices having wideband antennas
An electronic device may include a curved cover layer and an antenna. The antenna may include a ground and a resonating element on a curved surface of a substrate. The curved surface may have a curvature that matches that of the cover layer. The resonating element may include first, second, and third arms fed by a feed. The first arm and a portion of the ground may form a loop antenna resonating element. The second arm and the first arm may form an inverted-F antenna resonating element, where a portion of the first arm forms a return path to the antenna ground for the inverted-F antenna resonating element. A gap between the first and second arms may form a distributed capacitance. The third arm may form an L-shaped antenna resonating element. The antenna may have a wide bandwidth from below 2.4 GHz to greater than 9.0 GHz. |
| US11862837B2 |
Hierarchical network signal routing apparatus and method
In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a first layer having a first plurality of electrically conductive traces comprising a first portion of a plurality of hierarchical networks; a second layer having a second plurality of electrically conductive traces comprising a second portion of the plurality of hierarchical networks; and a plurality of vias electrically connecting the first plurality of electrically conductive traces of the first layer to the respective second plurality of electrically conductive traces of the second layer to define the plurality of hierarchical networks. The first plurality of electrically conductive traces is orientated in a first direction and the second plurality of electrically conductive traces is orientated in a second direction different from the first direction. |
| US11862832B2 |
Large site fuel cell system and method of installing same
A modular fuel cell subsystem includes multiple rows of modules, where each row comprises a plurality of fuel cell power modules and a power conditioning module containing a DC to AC inverter electrically connected the power modules. In some embodiments, a single gas and water distribution module is fluidly connected to multiple rows of power modules, and a single mini power distribution module is electrically connected to each of the power conditioning module in each row of modules. In some embodiments, each row of modules further includes a fuel processing module located on an opposite side of the plurality of fuel cell power modules from the power conditioning module. Fuel and water connections may enter each row from the side of the row containing the fuel processing module, and electrical connections may enter each row from the side of the row containing the power conditioning module. |
| US11862828B2 |
Power management of electrolytic cells
In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a system and method for the management of the power applied to electrolytic cell is provided. The power management consists a constant current regulation, H-bridge control by pulse width modulation (PWM), and dimming control of the applied current to the electrolytic cell. The constant current regulation is an analog control that maintains the applied current at a user-defined current setpoint. The time scale of constant current regulation ranges from tenth of microseconds to milliseconds. The PWM control of the H-bridge allows for the instant adjustment of the electrolytic production output by turning the cell on and off; the time scale of the PWM control ranges from tenths of milliseconds to seconds. The dimming control allows the change of the applied constant current; the time scale of the dimming control ranges from milliseconds to hours and longer. |
| US11862825B2 |
Fuel cell system
To provide a fuel cell system configured to, at the time of starting the fuel cell system, purge gas other than fuel gas from the fuel electrodes of a fuel cell stack in a short time. A fuel cell system comprising: a fuel cell stack, an ejector set, a fuel gas supplier, a circulation flow path, a mixed gas supply flow path, a pressure detector which detects pressure information of a fuel electrode side of the fuel cell stack, a fuel off-gas discharger which discharges the fuel off-gas, in which a concentration of the fuel gas is a predetermined concentration or less, to the outside, and a controller, wherein the ejector set includes a first ejector and a second ejector in parallel, the first ejector being an ejector which supplies first mixed gas to the fuel electrodes of the fuel cell stack, and the second ejector being an ejector which supplies second mixed gas, in which a content ratio of the circulation gas is larger than the first mixed gas, to the fuel electrodes of the fuel cell stack. |
| US11862822B2 |
Direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) with molten metal
Devices and methods for generating electricity in a direct carbon fuel cell are provided herein. The method includes heating and melting an alloy to obtain a liquid alloy anode; circulating the liquid alloy anode through a porous ceramic cathode, the cathode being a tubular structure and in communication with oxygen; reducing the oxygen at the porous cathode to obtain oxygen ions for diffusing through an electrolyte to the liquid alloy anode; and oxidizing the oxygen ions at the liquid alloy anode thereby generating electricity. The direct carbon fuel cells have high electronic conductivity, high carbon solubility with fast carbon diffusion, lower viscosity and eutectic temperatures, and rapid fuel dissolution kinetics. |
| US11862820B2 |
Solid-state battery
To provide a solid-state battery capable of achieving high capacity. A solid-state battery including a multilayer body including a stack of a plurality of electrode layers including positive electrode layers and negative electrode layers and solid electrolyte layers each disposed between the electrode layers, the multilayer body having a columnar shape; and the solid-state battery including a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal disposed at both end portions of the multilayer body; a positive electrode tab electrically connected to the positive electrode layer and the positive electrode terminal; and a negative electrode tab electrically connected to the negative electrode layer and the negative electrode terminal, wherein the positive electrode tab and the negative electrode tab are spirally wound on an outer peripheral surface of the multilayer body. |
| US11862814B2 |
Method of making a microporous material
A method for producing a microporous material comprising the steps of: providing an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE); providing a filler; providing a processing plasticizer; adding the filler to the UHMWPE in a mixture being in the range of from about 1:9 to about 15:1 filler to UHMWPE by weight; adding the processing plasticizer to the mixture; extruding the mixture to form a sheet from the mixture; calendering the sheet; extracting the processing plasticizer from the sheet to produce a matrix comprising UHMWPE and the filler distributed throughout the matrix; stretching the microporous material in at least one direction to a stretch ratio of at least about 1.5 to produce a stretched microporous matrix; and subsequently calendering the stretched microporous matrix to produce a microporous material which exhibits improved physical and dimensional stability properties over the stretched microporous matrix. |
| US11862812B2 |
Composite separator including porous substrate with porous layer including polyacrylic acid metal salt binder and inorganic particles, lithium battery including the same, and method of preparing the same
Provided are a composite separator, a lithium battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing the composite separator. The composite separator includes: a porous substrate; and a coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate, wherein the coating layer includes a water-soluble binder and inorganic particles, and the water-soluble binder includes a polyacrylic acid metal salt. |
| US11862811B2 |
Separator including polyethylene oxide-conductive carbon composite layer on base separator, method for manufacturing the same, and lithium secondary battery comprising the same
A functional separator capable of improving the capacity and lifetime of a battery by coating a material capable of reducing lithium polysulfide on the surface of the separator, a method for manufacturing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The functional separator includes a base separator and a polyethylene oxide-conductive carbon composite layer present on the surface of the base separator. |
| US11862809B2 |
Separator sealing apparatus and method for preventing bending of separator of secondary battery
A separator sealing apparatus for bonding an upper separator and a lower separator with an electrode plate being interposed therebetween and a separator sealing method is provided. The separator sealing apparatus includes a first sealing unit configured to seal a first region specified as an outer edge along a width direction of the electrode plate, among portions where the upper separator and the lower separator face each other; and a second sealing unit configured to seal a second region specified as an outer edge along a length direction of the electrode plate, among the portions where the upper separator and the lower separator face each other. |
| US11862807B2 |
Pressure-based battery ejection system
A battery ejection system is disclosed. The battery ejection system comprises a pressure vessel, a battery submodule positioned at least partway in the pressure vessel and configured to release gas into the pressure vessel, and a seal of the pressure vessel configured to release in the event a pressure level in the pressure vessel exceeds a threshold pressure level. The battery submodule is configured to be ejected from an electrical connection in the event the seal is released. |
| US11862806B2 |
Button cell and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a button cell and an electronic device. In the button cell, a conductive member covers an opening of a top cover, and the top cover is connected to the conductive member. A cell is placed in an accommodating cavity of a bottom shell. A first tab is welded to an inner bottom wall of the bottom shell, and then the top cover having the conductive member is connected to the bottom shell in a sealed manner, with a second tab on the cell being electrically connected to the conductive member. Finally, an electrolyte solution is injected into the accommodating cavity. After the electrolyte solution is injected, a sealing member covers the liquid injection port, and the sealing member is connected to the liquid injection port in a sealed manner. |
| US11862805B2 |
Battery and electronic device using the same
A battery includes a packaging shell and a battery cell. The battery cell is disposed in the packaging shell, the battery cell includes a first electrode plate, the first electrode plate includes a first empty foil area and a second empty foil area where no active material is disposed on either side of the first electrode plate. The first empty foil area is arranged on a first surface, the second empty foil area is arranged on a second surface. At least one of the first surface and the second surface is adhered to the packaging shell by a bonding member. In a width direction of the battery cell, a width of the battery cell is W, a width of the first empty foil area is W1, a width of the second empty foil area is W2, and 0≤(W1+W2)/W≤40%. |
| US11862792B2 |
MXene-cladded zinc particles and an electrode thereof
This invention relates to a zinc powder electrode formed on a MXene framework. The zinc powder anode formed on an MXene framework, referred to as an MXene@Zn electrode can act as an anode and/or cathode for an electrochemical cell or battery. As such, the present invention further relates to an electrode comprising MXene@Zn and a battery comprising such an electrode. |
| US11862789B2 |
Negative electrode active material and lithium secondary battery including the same
A negative electrode active material that includes an active material core that allows the intercalation and deintercalation of lithium ions; and a conductive material that is attached to a surface of the active material core through an organic linker. The conductive material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a linear conductive material and a planar conductive material. The organic linker is a compound that includes a hydrophobic structure and a substituent including a polar functional group. |
| US11862782B2 |
Electrode slurry coating apparatus and method for forming double active material layers
The present invention relates to electrode slurry coating apparatus and method, the present invention ultimately allowing the process efficiency to be increased and rate of errors to be reduced when double-layer structured active material layers are formed by temporally adjusting the height of first and second discharge outlets through which active material is discharged. |
| US11862781B1 |
Auxiliary power generation and cooling systems on liquid hydrogen fueled aircraft
A hydrogen fueled power system of a vehicle includes a liquid hydrogen fuel source having a volume of liquid hydrogen fuel and a thermal engine configured to expand the liquid hydrogen fuel into gaseous form via interaction between a heated first portion of the hydrogen fuel and a second portion of the hydrogen fuel. A heat exchanger is positioned between the liquid hydrogen source and the thermal engine, and is configured to heat the first portion of the hydrogen fuel via thermal energy exchange with a relatively warm fluid. A turbine is located fluidly downstream of the heat exchanger and upstream of the thermal engine, and is driven by the heated first portion. A power generator is located fluidly downstream of the thermal engine. The power generator utilizes exhaust from the thermal engine to generate electrical or mechanical power. A compressor is operably connected to and driven by the turbine. |
| US11862778B2 |
Battery module
A battery module includes a module including a series of cell stacks, each having a series of unit cells arranged in a first direction, and an insulation member insulating at least one unit cell. The battery module also includes a module housing and a series of receiving parts in the module housing accommodating the cell stacks. Each receiving part includes a fixed wall around a respective cell stack and having a portion in contact with the cell stack. The fixed wall includes a pair of end walls at opposite ends of the receiving part in the first direction. The pair of end walls are configured to engage respective end surfaces of the corresponding cell stack in the first direction. The battery module also includes a cooling channel below a floor surface of the module housing for a coolant to flow to cool the receiving parts and the cells stacks. |
| US11862768B2 |
Winding type electrode assembly, battery cell, battery and power consumption device
The embodiments of the present application provide a winding type electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate; the positive electrode plate includes a first positive winding end portion and a positive winding middle section; the negative electrode plate includes a first portion and a second portion; and an active material layer of the negative electrode plate exceeds an active material layer of the positive electrode plate, and a difference between a maximum width of a negative active material layer of the first portion and a minimum width of a positive active material layer of the first positive winding end portion is larger than a difference between a maximum width of a negative active material layer of the second portion and a minimum width of a positive active material layer of the positive winding middle section. |
| US11862759B2 |
Wavelength converting material for a light emitting device
Embodiments of the invention include an infrared-emitting phosphor comprising (La,Gd)3Ga5−x−yAlxSiO14:Cry, where 0≤x≤1 and 0.02≤y≤0.08. In some embodiments, the infrared-emitting phosphor is a calcium gallogermanate material. In some embodiments, the infrared-emitting phosphor is used with a second infrared-emitting phosphor. The second infrared-emitting phosphor is one or more chromium doped garnets of composition Gd3−x1Sc2−x2−yLux1+x2Ga3O12:Cry, where 0.02≤x1≤0.25, 0.05≤x2≤0.3 and 0.04≤y≤0.12. |
| US11862758B2 |
Systems and methods for fluoride ceramic phosphors for LED lighting
The present disclosure relates to a lighting component which may comprise a light emitting diode (LED) or laser diode (LD) for generating at least one of blue light or ultraviolet light. A fluoride phosphor matrix may be included, which may be consolidated into a phosphor ceramic structure including at least one of a transparent fluoride ceramic structure or a translucent fluoride ceramic structure, and positioned adjacent to the LED or LD. The phosphor ceramic structure generates at least one of red or orange light when irradiated by the light emitted from the LED or LD. The phosphor ceramic structure exhibits reduced thermal quenching relative to a fluoride particulate structure irradiated by the LED or LD. |
| US11862755B2 |
Method for fabricating (LED) dice using laser lift-off from a substrate to a receiving plate
A method for fabricating light emitting diode (LED) dice includes the steps of: providing a substrate, and forming a plurality of die sized semiconductor structures on the substrate. The method also includes the steps of providing a receiving plate having an elastomeric polymer layer, placing the substrate and the receiving plate in physical contact with an adhesive force applied by the elastomeric polymer layer, and performing a laser lift-off (LLO) process by directing a uniform laser beam through the substrate to the semiconductor layer at an interface with the substrate to lift off the semiconductor structures onto the elastomeric polymer layer. During the laser lift-off (LLO) process the elastomeric polymer layer functions as a shock absorber to reduce momentum transfer, and as an adhesive surface to hold the semiconductor structures in place on the receiving plate. |
| US11862753B2 |
Light-emitting diode and method for manufacturing the same
A light-emitting diode includes a first type semiconductor layer, a stress relief layer disposed on the first type semiconductor layer and including at least one first repeating unit containing a first well layer and a first barrier layer that are alternately stacked, an active layer disposed on the stress relief layer and including at least one second repeating unit containing a second well layer and a second barrier layer that are alternately stacked, a second type semiconductor layer disposed on the active layer, a first electrode electrically connected to the first type semiconductor layer, and a second electrode electrically connected to the second type semiconductor layer. The first well layer is made of an In-containing material. The second well layer is made of an In-containing material. The second barrier layer is formed with multiple sub-layers, each of which is made of an Al-containing material. |
| US11862746B2 |
Ultrawide-angle light collecting modules formed by direct light-writing of nanoparticle-based metallo-dielectric optical waveguides
A metallo-dielectric waveguide array used as an encapsulation material for silicon solar cells. The array is produced through light-induced self-writing combined with in situ photochemical synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Each waveguide comprises a cylindrical core consisting of a high refractive index polymer and silver nanoparticles homogeneously dispersed in its medium, all of which are surrounded by a low refractive index common cladding. These waveguide array films are processed directly over a silicon solar cell. |
| US11862742B2 |
Deep ultra-violet devices using ultra-violet nanoparticles with p-type conductivity
A photodetector for detecting deep ultra-violet light includes a substrate; first and second electrodes separated by a channel; and colloidal MnO based quantum dots formed in the channel. The colloidal MnO based quantum dots are sensitive to ultra-violet light having a wavelength lower than 300 nm. |
| US11862739B2 |
Photoreceiver and optical receiver having an inclined surface
A light-receiving device includes: a plurality of light-receiving elements arranged in a row on a main surface of a substrate and a first reflection surface and a second reflection surface formed on the substrate to extend in the arrangement direction with the row of the plurality of light-receiving elements interposed therebetween. Each of the first reflection surface and the second reflection surface includes an inclined surface forming one flat surface formed from a main surface of the substrate on which each light-receiving element is formed to a back surface side of the substrate. |
| US11862736B2 |
Multi-dimensional photonic integrated circuits and memory structure having optical components mounted on multiple planes of a multi-dimensional package
Multi-dimensional photonic integrated circuits are provided, including a substrate having a first side and a second side, a multi-dimensional package having multi-dimensional planes, and one or more optical components connected to the first side and the second side of the substrate and on the multi-dimensional planes of the multi-dimensional package. The multi-dimensional planes include one or more horizontal sides and one or more vertical sides. One or more of the optical components are mounted on at least one of the horizontal sides of the multi-dimensional package and one or more of the optical components are mounted on at least one of the vertical sides of the multi-dimensional package. Hybrid systems of conventional multi-dimensional integrated circuits and multi-dimensional photonic integrated circuits also are provided. |
| US11862723B2 |
Integrated circuit memory and manufacturing method thereof, and semiconductor integrated circuit device
A manufacturing method of an integrated circuit memory includes: a substrate is provided; a bit line extending along a first direction is formed on the substrate; a word line extending along a second direction is formed on the bit line; and a vertical storage transistor is formed in an overlapping region where the word line and the bit line are spatially intersected, the vertical storage transistor being located on the bit line, and connected to the bit line. |
| US11862720B2 |
Rough buffer layer for group III-V devices on silicon
Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a group III-V device including a rough buffer layer. The rough buffer layer overlies a silicon substrate, a buffer structure overlies the rough buffer layer, and a heterojunction structure overlies the buffer structure. The buffer structure causes band bending and formation of a two-dimensional hole gas (2DHG) in the rough buffer layer. The rough buffer layer includes silicon or some other suitable semiconductor material and, in some embodiments, is doped. A top surface of the rough buffer layer and/or a bottom surface of the rough buffer layer is/are rough to promote carrier scattering along the top and bottom surfaces. The carrier scattering reduces carrier mobility and increases resistance at the 2DHG. The increased resistance increases an overall resistance of the silicon substrate, which reduces substrate loses and increases a power added efficiency (PAE). |
| US11862719B2 |
Group III-nitride high-electron mobility transistors with buried p-type layers and process for making the same
An apparatus includes a substrate. The apparatus further includes a group III-nitride buffer layer on the substrate; a group III-nitride barrier layer on the group III-nitride buffer layer, the group III-nitride barrier layer including a higher bandgap than a bandgap of the group III-nitride buffer layer. The apparatus further includes a source electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; a gate electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; a drain electrically coupled to the group III-nitride barrier layer; and a p-region being at least one of the following: in the substrate or on the substrate below said group III-nitride barrier layer. |
| US11862718B2 |
III-nitride thermal management based on aluminum nitride substrates
Techniques, a system, and architecture are disclosed for top side transistor heat dissipation. The heat dissipation is done through single crystal epitaxially grown layer such as AlN. The architecture may include a back side heat sink to increase thermal dissipation as well. The architecture may further include a pseudomorphic channel layer that is lattice matched to the substrate. |
| US11862713B2 |
Conformal transfer doping method for fin-like field effect transistor
Doping techniques for fin-like field effect transistors (FinFETs) are disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes forming a fin structure, forming a doped amorphous layer over a portion of the fin structure, and performing a knock-on implantation process to drive a dopant from the doped amorphous layer into the portion of the fin structure, thereby forming a doped feature. The doped amorphous layer includes a non-crystalline form of a material. In some implementations, the knock-on implantation process crystallizes at least a portion of the doped amorphous layer, such that the portion of the doped amorphous layer becomes a part of the fin structure. In some implementations, the doped amorphous layer includes amorphous silicon, and the knock-on implantation process crystallizes a portion of the doped amorphous silicon layer. |
| US11862712B2 |
Methods of semiconductor device fabrication including growing epitaxial features using different carrier gases
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device that includes a merged source/drain feature extending between two adjacent fin structures. An air gap is formed under the merged source/drain feature. Forming the epitaxial feature includes growing a first epitaxial feature having a first portion over the first fin structure and a second portion over the second fin structure, growing a second epitaxial feature over the first and second portions of the first epitaxial feature, and growing a third epitaxial feature over the second epitaxial feature. The second epitaxial feature includes a merged portion between the first fin structure and the second fin structure. |
| US11862711B2 |
Method for fabricating thin film transistor substrate
The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating a thin film transistor substrate, which includes: sequentially depositing a light shielding layer pattern, a buffer layer, an active layer pattern, a gate insulating layer, and a gate layer; wet etching the gate layer to form a gate layer pattern with a photoresist; stripping off the photoresist; forming a protective layer covering the gate layer pattern; etching the gate insulating layer to form a gate insulating layer pattern; and metalizing a non-channel region of the active layer pattern. This method can ensure that an orthographic projection of the gate layer pattern on the substrate completely coincides with that of the gate insulating pattern. Therefore, the entire active layer pattern is regulated by the gate layer pattern, thereby improving a turn-on current of a thin film transistor. |
| US11862709B2 |
Inner spacer structure and methods of forming such
A first layer is formed over a substrate; a second layer is formed over the first layer; and a third layer is formed over the second layer. The first and third layers each have a first semiconductor element; the second layer has a second semiconductor element different from the first semiconductor element. The second layer has the second semiconductor element at a first concentration in a first region and at a second concentration in a second region of the second layer. A source/drain trench is formed in a region of the stack to expose side surfaces of the layers. A first portion of the second layer is removed from the exposed side surface to form a gap between the first and the third layers. A spacer is formed in the gap. A source/drain feature is formed in the source/drain trench and on a sidewall of the spacer. |
| US11862704B2 |
Electronic device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are electronic devices and methods of manufacturing the same. An electronic device may include a substrate, a gate electrode on the substrate, a ferroelectric layer between the substrate and the gate electrode, and a carbon layer between the substrate and the ferroelectric layer. The carbon layer may have an sp2 bonding structure. |
| US11862698B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device of embodiments includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor region, a second semiconductor region, a third semiconductor region, a conductive portion, a first insulating portion, a gate electrode, a second insulating portion, and a third insulating portion. The first to third semiconductor regions are provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The conductive portion includes a first conductive portion and a second conductive portion on the second electrode side and having a lower impurity concentration than the first conductive portion. The first insulating portion is provided between the first conductive portion and the first semiconductor region. The gate electrode is provided between the second semiconductor region and the second conductive portion. The second insulating portion is provided between the second conductive portion and the gate electrode. The third insulating portion is provided between the second semiconductor region and the gate electrode. |
| US11862697B2 |
Method for manufacturing buried gate and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a buried gate and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device are disclosed. The method for manufacturing the buried gate includes that: a trench is provided on an active region of a substrate; a gate structure is filled in a bottom of the trench, and a trench sidewall above the gate structure is exposed; an epitaxial layer is grown on the exposed trench sidewall with an epitaxial growth process, in which the epitaxial layer does not close the trench; and an isolation layer is filled in the trench. |
| US11862692B2 |
Contact structure for transistor devices
A transistor device includes field plate contacts that electrically connect a final metallization layer to field electrodes in underlying trenches, and mesa contacts that electrically connect the final metallization layer to semiconductor mesas confined by the trenches. Each field plate contact is divided into field plate contact segments that are separated from one another. Each mesa contact is divided into mesa contact segments that are separated from one another. In a first area adjacent to an end of the trenches, a first line that runs perpendicular to the trenches intersects a first field plate contact segment of the field plate contacts and a first mesa contact segment of the mesa contacts. In a second area spaced inward from the first area, a second line that runs perpendicular to the trenches intersects a second field plate contact segment of the field plate contacts and a second mesa contact segment of the mesa contacts. |
| US11862691B2 |
Field effect transistor having field plate
A field effect transistor having a field plate structure for shaping an electric field in a region between the gate and the drain, such field plate structure having: a dielectric layer disposed on gate and on the surface of the semiconductor in the region between gate and the drain; and electric charge disposed in portions of the dielectric layer, a portion of such charge being disposed in the dielectric layer over an upper surface of the gate and another portion of the change extending from the upper surface of the gate into the region between gate and the drain; and wherein the electric charge solely produces the electric field. |
| US11862688B2 |
Integrated GaN power module
Integrated power modules according to the present technology may include a printed circuit board characterized by a first surface and a second surface. The integrated power modules may include one or more surface-mounted components coupled with the first surface of the printed circuit board. The integrated power modules may include a heat-transfer substrate. The integrated power modules may include one or more gallium nitride transistors coupled between and soldered to each of the second surface of the printed circuit board and the heat-transfer substrate. The integrated power modules may include one or more spacers coupled between and soldered to each of the printed circuit board and the heat-transfer substrate. |
| US11862687B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device and method for fabricating nitride semiconductor device
A nitride semiconductor device is provided, comprising: a first nitride semiconductor layer of a first conductivity-type; a second nitride semiconductor layer of a second conductivity-type provided above the first nitride semiconductor layer; a junction region of a first conductivity-type which is provided to extend in a direction from a front surface of the second nitride semiconductor layer to the first nitride semiconductor layer and has a doping concentration NJFET equal to or higher than that of the first nitride semiconductor layer; and a source region of a first conductivity-type which is provided more shallowly than the junction region and has a doping concentration equal to or higher than the doping concentration NJFET, wherein a dopant of the source region is an element with an atomic weight larger than that of a dopant in the junction region. |
| US11862686B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device includes: selectively ion-implanting an element that is other than p-type impurities and n-type impurities into a first region in a first primary surface of a gallium nitride layer so as to generate crystal defects in the first region; selectively ion-implanting a p-type impurity into a second region in the gallium nitride layer, the second region being shallower than the first region in a depth direction and being within the first region in a plan view; and thermally treating said gallium nitride layer that has been ion-implanted with said element and said p-type impurity so as to thermally diffuse said p-type impurity in the second region into a third region that is within the first region and that surrounds a bottom and sides of the second region. |
| US11862685B2 |
Wafer and method of manufacturing wafer
The wafer having a retardation distribution measured with a light having a wavelength of 520 nm, wherein an average value of the retardation is 38 nm or less, wherein the wafer comprises a micropipe, and wherein a density of the micropipe is 1.5/cm2 or less, is disclosed. |
| US11862677B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor part, a first electrode and control electrodes at the front side of the semiconductor part. The semiconductor part includes first to fourth layers, first and third layers being of a first conductivity type, second and fourth layers being of a second conductivity type. The control electrodes are provided in a plurality of trenches, respectively. The control electrodes include a first control electrode, and a second control electrode next to the first control electrode. The second layer is provided between the first layer and the first electrode. The third and fourth layers are provided between the second layer and the first electrode. The semiconductor part further includes a first region partially provided between the first and second layers. The first region is provided between the first and third layers, the first region including a material having a lower thermal conductivity than the first layer. |
| US11862675B2 |
High voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor (HVMOS) device integrated with a high voltage junction termination (HVJT) device
Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards an integrated circuit (IC) in which a high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor (HVMOS) device is integrated with a high voltage junction termination (HVJT) device. In some embodiments, a first drift well and a second drift well are in a substrate. The first and second drift wells border in a ring-shaped pattern and have a first doping type. A peripheral well is in the substrate and has a second doping type opposite the first doping type. The peripheral well surrounds and separates the first and second drift wells. A body well is in the substrate and has the second doping type. Further, the body well overlies the first drift well and is spaced from the peripheral well by the first drift well. A gate electrode overlies a junction between the first drift well and the body well. |
| US11862672B2 |
Semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
[Object] To provide a semiconductor device capable of improving a discharge starting voltage when measuring electric characteristics, and widening a pad area of a surface electrode or increasing the number of semiconductor devices (number of chips) to be obtained from one wafer, and a method for manufacturing the same.[Solution Means] A semiconductor device 1 includes an n-type SiC layer 2 having a first surface 2A, a second surface 2B, and end faces 2C, a p-type voltage relaxing layer 7 formed in the SiC layer 2 so as to be exposed to the end portion of the first surface 2A of the SiC layer 2, an insulating layer 8 formed on the SiC layer 2 so as to cover the voltage relaxing layer 7, and an anode electrode 9 that is connected to the first surface 2A of the SiC layer 2 through the insulating layer 8 and has a pad area 95 selectively exposed. |
| US11862671B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a body region of the first conductivity type, a source region of a second conductivity type, a drain region of the second conductivity type, a gate electrode, a drift region of the second conductivity type, an implanted oxide layer, and a semiconductor region of the first conductivity type. The semiconductor region is formed to extend in a direction along the top face of the semiconductor substrate. A first distance and a second distance are set so that an intensity of 0.35 MV/cm or less is observed in an electric field of a first region including the end portion of the drift region and in an electric field of a second region between the end of the semiconductor region and the drain region. |
| US11862666B2 |
Capacitor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A capacitor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed in this invention. The capacitor structure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a capacitor dielectric stacked layer. The capacitor dielectric stacked layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the capacitor dielectric stacked layer includes a first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer includes a first zirconium oxide layer and a first zirconium silicon oxide layer. A manufacturing method of a capacitor structure includes the following steps. A capacitor dielectric stacked layer is formed on a first electrode, and the capacitor dielectric stacked layer includes a first dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer includes a first zirconium oxide layer and a first zirconium silicon oxide layer. Subsequently, a second electrode is formed on the capacitor dielectric stacked layer, and the capacitor dielectric stacked layer is located between the first electrode and the second electrode. |
| US11862664B2 |
Electronic devices with folding displays having textured flexible areas
A foldable electronic device may bend about a bend axis. A foldable display panel may be configured to bend along the bend axis as the foldable device is folded. A display cover layer may overlap the display panel. The display panel may have an array of pixels configured to display an image viewable through the display cover layer. The display cover layer may be formed from a layer of glass. A recess may be formed in the layer of glass that runs parallel to the bend axis and that overlaps the bend axis. The recess forms a flexible locally thinned portion in the glass that allows the display cover layer to bend. A rough surface texture and polymer coating may be provided in the recess. The recess may have shallowly sloping walls. |
| US11862658B2 |
Multispectral imaging sensor provided with means for limiting crosstalk
A hybrid multispectral imaging sensor, characterized in that it comprises a photosensitive backside-illumination detector (DET) that is made on a substrate (100) made of InP, and that is formed of a matrix of pixels (105, P1, P2, P3) that are themselves made in a structure based on InGaAs (103), and a filter module (MF) that is formed of a matrix of elementary filters (λ1, λ2, λ3) reproducing said matrix of pixels, and that is mounted into contact with said substrate (100), said substrate (100) made of InP having a thickness less than 50 μm, and preferably less than 30 μm. |
| US11862656B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method, and electronic appliance
There is provided a semiconductor device including: a plurality of bumps on a first semiconductor substrate; and a lens material in a region other than the plurality of bumps on the first semiconductor substrate, wherein a distance between a side of a bump closest to the lens material and a side of the lens material closest to the bump is greater than twice a diameter of the bump closest to the lens material, and wherein the distance between the side of the bump closest to the lens material and the side of the lens material closest to the bump is greater a minimum pitch of the bumps. |
| US11862648B2 |
Optoelectronic device arranged as a multi-spectral light sensor having a photodiode array with aligned light blocking layers and n-well regions
An optoelectronic device is disclosed, comprising: a photodiode array including a plurality of first photodiodes, each first photodiode including a respective n+ region and a respective n-well region; a guide array disposed over the photodiode array, the guide array including a plurality of guide members separated from one another by a layer of light-blocking material, the guide members being aligned with the n+ regions of the first photodiodes, such that each guide member is disposed over a different respective n+ region, and the layer of light-blocking material being aligned with the n-well regions of the first photodiodes; and a filter array disposed over the guide array, the filter array including a plurality of bandpass filters, each bandpass filter being aligned with a different one of the plurality of guide members, each bandpass filter having a different transmission band. |
| US11862644B2 |
Array substrate and display panel
The disclosure provides an array substrate and a display panel. The array substrate includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of clock signal lines, and a plurality of pixel units formed by the data lines and the scan lines horizontally and vertically crossing each other. The data lines are disposed between two adjacent columns of the pixel units. The scan lines are disposed between two adjacent rows of the pixel units. The clock signal lines in an opening area of the pixel units are disposed in a plurality of orthographic projection areas of a plurality of trunk electrodes, are parallel to the data lines, and are disposed in a different layer from a pixel electrode. |
| US11862643B2 |
Transistor and display device
It is an object to manufacture a highly reliable display device using a thin film transistor having favorable electric characteristics and high reliability as a switching element. In a bottom gate thin film transistor including an amorphous oxide semiconductor, an oxide conductive layer having a crystal region is formed between an oxide semiconductor layer which has been dehydrated or dehydrogenated by heat treatment and each of a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which are formed using a metal material. Accordingly, contact resistance between the oxide semiconductor layer and each of the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer can be reduced; thus, a thin film transistor having favorable electric characteristics and a highly reliable display device using the thin film transistor can be provided. |
| US11862640B2 |
Cross field effect transistor (XFET) library architecture power routing
A system and method for efficiently creating layout for memory bit cells are described. In various implementations, cells of a library use Cross field effect transistors (FETs) that include vertically stacked gate all around (GAA) transistors with conducting channels oriented in an orthogonal direction between them. The channels of the vertically stacked transistors use opposite doping polarities. One or more of these cells use a dual polarity local interconnect power connection to receive a voltage reference level from a backside bus. For example, a power supply reference voltage level is received by a p-type device from a backside bus where the connection traverses both a p-type local interconnect layer and an n-type local interconnect layer. |
| US11862636B2 |
Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having depopulated channel structures using selective bottom-up approach
Gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having depopulated channel structures, and methods of fabricating gate-all-around integrated circuit structures having depopulated channel structures using a selective bottom-up approach, are described. For example, an integrated circuit structure includes a vertical arrangement of nanowires above a substrate. The vertical arrangement of nanowires has one or more active nanowires above one or more oxide nanowires. A first gate stack is over and around the one or more active nanowires. A second gate stack is over and around the one or more oxide nanowires. |
| US11862633B2 |
Work function design to increase density of nanosheet devices
In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a first transistor having a first conductivity type arranged over a substrate. The first transistor includes a first gate electrode layer having a first work function and extending from a first source/drain region to a second source/drain region, and a first channel structure embedded in the first gate electrode layer and extending from the first source/drain region to the second source/drain region. A second transistor having the first conductivity type is arranged laterally beside the first transistor. The second transistor includes a second gate electrode layer having a second work function that is different than the first work function and extending from a third source/drain region to a fourth source/drain region. A second channel structure is embedded in the second gate electrode layer and extends from the third source/drain region to the fourth source/drain region. |
| US11862618B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package including a first semiconductor chip including a logic structure and a second semiconductor chip bonded to the first semiconductor chip may be provided. The first semiconductor chip may include signal lines on a first surface of a first semiconductor substrate and connected to the logic structure, a power delivery network on a second surface of the first semiconductor substrate, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, and penetration vias penetrating the first semiconductor substrate and connecting the power delivery network to the logic structure. The second semiconductor chip may include a capacitor layer that is on a second semiconductor substrate and is adjacent to the power delivery network. |
| US11862617B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus
A display panel includes a plurality of sub-panels tiled in sequence along a first direction. The sub-panels have a first edge and a second edge in the first direction. The sub-panels include a column of first pixels closest to the first edge, a column of second pixels closest to the second edge, and a plurality of columns of third pixels between the column of first pixels and the column of second pixels. A sum of a distance between effective display bodies in the first pixels and the first edge and a distance between effective display bodies in the second pixels and the second edge is smaller than a spacing between effective display bodies in two adjacent columns of the third pixels. |
| US11862615B2 |
Solid state lighting device with different illumination parameters at different regions of an emitter array
Solid state lighting (SSL) devices and methods of manufacturing such devices. One embodiment of an SSL device comprises a support and an emitter array having a plurality of SSL emitters carried by the support. The emitter array has a central region and a peripheral region outward from the central region. Individual SSL emitters in both the central and the peripheral regions have a primary emission direction along which an intensity of light from the SSL emitters is highest, and the primary emission direction of the SSL emitters in the central region is at least substantially the same direction as the primary emission direction of the SSL emitters in the peripheral region. Additionally, a first coverage area ratio of the SSL emitters in the central region is different than a second coverage area ratio of the SSL emitters in the peripheral region. |
| US11862614B2 |
Micro LED display device and manufacturing method thereof
A micro LED display device includes a substrate, micro LED units and a transparent insulation layer. The substrate includes conductive pads and conductive connecting portions. The conductive pads are disposed on the substrate. Each of the micro LED units includes a semiconductor epitaxial structure and electrodes. The electrodes are disposed on the semiconductor epitaxial structure, and each of the electrodes is connected to one of the conductive connecting portions adjacent to each other. The transparent insulation layer is disposed on the substrate and covers the conductive pads, the conductive connecting portions and the micro LED units, and the transparent insulation layer is filled between the electrodes of each of the micro LED units. The transparent insulation layer relative to a surface on each of the semiconductor epitaxial structures is of a first thickness and a second thickness, and the first thickness is different from the second thickness. |
| US11862612B2 |
3D trench capacitor for integrated passive devices
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a three-dimensional (3D) trench capacitor, as well as methods for forming the same. In some embodiments, a first substrate overlies a second substrate so a front side of the first substrate faces a front side of the second substrate. A first trench capacitor and a second trench capacitor extend respectively into the front sides of the first and second substrates. A plurality of wires and a plurality of vias are stacked between and electrically coupled to the first and second trench capacitors. A first through substrate via (TSV) extends through the first substrate from a back side of the first substrate, and the wires and the vias electrically couple the first TSV to the first and second trench capacitors. The first and second trench capacitors and the electrical coupling therebetween collectively define the 3D trench capacitor. |
| US11862609B2 |
Semiconductor die including fuse structure and methods for forming the same
A semiconductor die includes a first semiconductor substrate; a first interconnect structure disposed on a front side of the first semiconductor substrate; a first through-substrate via (TSV) structure extending through the first semiconductor substrate; and a first fuse structure disposed between and electrically connecting the TSV structure and the first interconnect structure. |
| US11862608B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes a package substrate having a first insulating layer, a wiring layer disposed on the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and covering at least a portion of the wiring layer, a pair of support members disposed to face each other on the second insulating layer of the package substrate, and a pair of semiconductor chips disposed between the pair of support members and electrically connected to the wiring layer, wherein the second insulating layer has an opening surrounding at least a portion of each of the pair of semiconductor chips. |
| US11862602B2 |
Scalable architecture for reduced cycles across SOC
A microelectronic assembly may include a semiconductor wafer having first and second surfaces extending in first and second directions, the semiconductor wafer having network nodes connected to one another via local adjacent connections each extending in only one of the first and second directions, and an interconnection structure comprising a low-loss dielectric material and having first and second opposite surfaces extending in third and fourth directions each oriented at an oblique angle relative to the first and second directions, the interconnection structure having local oblique connections each extending in only one of the third and fourth directions. The semiconductor wafer may be directly bonded to the interconnection structure such that each of the network nodes is connected with at least one of the other network nodes, without use of conductive bonding material, through at least one of the local adjacent connections and at least one of the local oblique connections. |
| US11862601B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a display device includes checking a particle positioned between a display panel and a connecting member, irradiating a laser to an upper surface of the connecting member overlapping at least a part of the particle, removing the connecting member overlapping a region to which the laser is irradiated, removing the particle overlapping a region to which the laser is irradiated, and disposing a desiccant in a hole formed by removing the connecting member and the particle. |
| US11862600B2 |
Method of forming a chip package and chip package
A method of forming a chip package is provided. The method includes providing a malleable carrier with a layer of an electrically conductive material formed thereon, and positive fitting the malleable carrier to a chip to at least partially enclose the chip with the malleable carrier. The layer at least partially physically contacts the chip, such that the layer electrically contacts a chip contact of the chip. The layer forms a redistribution layer. |
| US11862597B2 |
Asymmetric stackup structure for SoC package substrates
An asymmetric stackup structure for an SoC package substrate is disclosed. The package substrate may include a substrate with one or more insulating material layers. A first recess may be formed in an upper surface of the substrate. The recess may be formed down to a conductive layer in the substrate. An integrated passive device may be positioned in the recess. A plurality of build-up layers may be formed on top of the substrate. At least one via path may be formed through the build-up layers and the substrate to connect contacts on the lower surface of the substrate to contacts on the upper surface of the build-up layers. |
| US11862595B2 |
Packaging method for fan-out wafer-level packaging structure
The present disclosure provides a packaging method for a fan-out wafer-level packaging structure, including: providing two or more semiconductor chips, and bonding the semiconductor chips to a bonding layer; packaging the semiconductor chips by a plastic packaging layer; removing the bonding layer, and forming a redistribution layer on the semiconductor chips, so as to achieve interconnection between the semiconductor chips, where the redistribution layer includes one or more redistribution sublayers stacked in sequence, and a method for forming each redistribution sublayer includes: forming a dielectric layer on the semiconductor chips; forming vias in the dielectric layer by photolithography; baking the dielectric layer having the vias formed therein, wherein the warpage of the dielectric layer around the vias is mitigated; curing the dielectric layer; and forming on the dielectric layer a patterned metal distribution layer corresponding to the vias; and forming metal bumps on the redistribution layer. |
| US11862592B2 |
Sidewall spacer to reduce bond pad necking and/or redistribution layer necking
In some embodiments, an integrated chip (IC) is provided. The IC includes a metallization structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate, where the metallization structure includes an interconnect structure disposed in an interlayer dielectric (ILD) structure. A passivation layer is disposed over the metallization structure, where an upper surface of the interconnect structure is at least partially disposed between opposite inner sidewalls of the passivation layer. A sidewall spacer is disposed along the opposite inner sidewalls of the passivation layer, where the sidewall spacer has rounded sidewalls. A conductive structure is disposed on the passivation layer, the rounded sidewalls of the sidewall spacer, and the upper surface of the interconnect structure. |
| US11862585B2 |
Semiconductor package structures and methods of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor package structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a pad layer and a conductive bonding layer. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The second substrate is disposed side-by-side with the first substrate. The pad layer is disposed on the second surface of the first substrate and the second surface of the second substrate. The conductive bonding layer is disposed between the pad layer and the second surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate. |
| US11862584B2 |
High dielectric constant carrier based packaging with enhanced WG matching for 5G and 6G applications
A wafer-scale die packaging device is fabricated by providing a high-k glass carrier substrate having a ceramic region which includes a defined waveguide area and extends to a defined die attach area, and then forming, on a first glass carrier substrate surface, a differential waveguide launcher having a pair of signal lines connected to a radiating element that is positioned adjacent to an air cavity and surrounded by a patterned array of conductors disposed over the ceramic region in a waveguide conductor ring. After attaching a die to the glass carrier substrate to make electrical connection to the differential waveguide launcher, a molding compound is formed to cover the die, differential waveguide launcher, and air cavity, and an array of conductors is formed in the molding compound to define a first waveguide interface perimeter surrounding a first waveguide interface interior. |
| US11862581B2 |
Semiconductor package including conductive crack preventing layer
A semiconductor package includes a support frame, and including a cavity, a semiconductor chip disposed in the cavity and having an active surface on which contact pads are arranged, and a connection member on the support frame and on the active surface of the semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a first insulating film disposed on the active surface and exposing the contact pads, a second insulating film disposed on the first insulating film and including a first opening exposing connection regions of the contact pads, and a conductive crack preventing layer disposed on the connection regions and having an outer peripheral region extending to a portion of the second insulating film around the first opening. The connection member includes an insulating layer including a second opening exposing the connection regions; and a redistribution layer connected to the contact pads through the second opening. |
| US11862580B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package provided herein includes a wiring substrate, a semiconductor component, conductor terminals, a bottom stiffener and a top stiffener. The wiring substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The semiconductor component is disposed on the first surface of the wiring substrate. The conductor terminals are disposed on the second surface of the wiring substrate and electrically connected to the semiconductor component through the wiring substrate. The bottom stiffener is disposed on the second surface of the wiring substrate and positioned between the conductor terminals. The top stiffener is disposed on the first surface of the wiring substrate. The top stiffener is laterally spaced further away from the semiconductor component than the bottom stiffener. |
| US11862576B2 |
IC having electrically isolated warpage prevention structures
Disclosed aspects include a semiconductor die including a substrate having a semiconductor surface including circuitry. A top metal layer is above the semiconductor surface including top metal lines that are electrically connected through a metal stack including metal interconnects that electrically connect to the circuitry. The top metal lines are configured in a primary orientation that collectively represents at least 50% of a total length of the top metal lines in a first direction. The top metal layer includes bond pads exposed from a passivation layer. The metal features are positioned lateral to and not directly electrically connected to the top metal layer and/or are positioned on the passivation layer. At least a majority of a total area of the metal features is not over metal interconnects. The metal features have a length direction oriented in a second direction that is at least essentially perpendicular relative to the primary orientation. |
| US11862564B2 |
Multi-layer line structure and method for manufacturing thereof
A multi-layer line structure including a substrate, a lower layer Cu line located on the substrate, an upper layer Cu line located on an insulating layer including an inorganic film located on the lower layer Cu line and an organic resin film located on the inorganic film, and a via connection part located in a via connection hole running in an up-down direction through the insulating layer in an area where the lower layer Cu line and the upper layer Cu line overlap each other is provided. The via connection part includes a barrier conductive layer located on a part of the lower layer Cu line exposed to a bottom part of the via connection hole and on an inner wall of the via connection hole. |
| US11862560B2 |
Package structure and method of manufacturing the same
A package structure includes a semiconductor die and a first redistribution circuit structure. The first redistribution circuit structure is disposed on and electrically connected to the semiconductor die, and includes a first build-up layer. The first build-up layer includes a first metallization layer and a first dielectric layer laterally wrapping the first metallization layer, wherein at least a portion of the first metallization layer is protruded out of the first dielectric layer. |
| US11862559B2 |
Semiconductor structures and methods of forming the same
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a metallization feature over the semiconductor substrate, a first dielectric feature, a second dielectric feature, and a via contact. The metallization feature includes a first bottom corner and a second bottom corner opposite to the first bottom corner. The first dielectric feature is adjacent to the first bottom corner, and the second dielectric feature is adjacent to the second bottom corner. The metallization feature is interposed between the first dielectric feature and the second dielectric feature. In some embodiments, an included angle of the first bottom corner defined by a sidewall of first dielectric feature and a bottom surface of the metallization feature is less than 90°. The via contact is configured to connect the metallization feature to the semiconductor substrate. |
| US11862558B2 |
3D NAND memory device and method of forming the same
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a stack of word line layers and insulating layers that are stacked alternatingly over the substrate, and channel structures formed in a first array region and a second array region of the stack. The first array region and the second array region are positioned at opposing sides of the stack. A first staircase is formed in a connection region of the stack over the substrate. The connection region is arranged between the first and second array regions and the first staircase has non-quadrilateral treads. A second staircase is formed in the connection region of the stack over the substrate and the second staircase has non-quadrilateral treads. The connection region in the stack includes a separation region between the first and second staircases. |
| US11862557B2 |
Selectable monolithic or external scalable die-to-die interconnection system methodology
Multi-die structures and methods of fabrication are described. In an embodiment, a multi-die structure includes a first die, a second die, and die-to-die routing connecting the first die to the second die. The die-to-die interconnection may be monolithically integrated as a chip-level die-to-die routing, or external package-level die-to-die routing. |
| US11862556B2 |
Semiconductor devices
A semiconductor device includes a first substrate, circuit devices disposed on the first substrate, a first interconnection structure electrically connected to the circuit devices, a second substrate disposed on an upper portion of the first interconnection structure, gate electrodes spaced apart from each other and stacked on the second substrate in a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the second substrate, and channel structures penetrating the gate electrodes, extending perpendicularly to the second substrate, and including a channel layer. The semiconductor device also includes a ground interconnection structure connecting the first substrate and the second substrate, and including an upper via integrated with the second substrate and extending from a lower surface of the second substrate towards the first substrate. |
| US11862553B2 |
Semiconductor device
An object is to provide a semiconductor device capable of reducing inductance between a high potential terminal and a low potential terminal while achieving downsizing of the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes: the insulating substrate; the circuit pattern including a low potential circuit pattern and a high potential circuit pattern provided on a region adjacent to the low potential circuit pattern; a plurality of semiconductor chips mounted on the circuit pattern; a low potential terminal having one end portion connected to the low potential circuit pattern; and a high potential terminal having one end portion connected to the high potential circuit pattern, wherein the high potential terminal and the low potential terminal include electrode parts and constituting parallel flat plates vertically disposed in parallel to each other and extending on a side of the low potential circuit pattern and electrode parts and protruding from the insulating substrate. |
| US11862552B2 |
Methods of embedding magnetic structures in substrates
Methods/structures of forming embedded inductor structures are described. Embodiments include forming a first interconnect structure on a dielectric material of a substrate, selectively forming a magnetic material on a surface of the first interconnect structure, forming an opening in the magnetic material, and forming a second interconnect structure in the opening. Build up layers are then formed on the magnetic material. |
| US11862545B2 |
Integrated substrate structure, electronic assembly, and manufacturing method thereof
An integrated substrate, an electronic assembly, and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. The integrated substrate structure includes a coarse redistribution structure, fine redistribution segments, and conductive connectors. The coarse redistribution structure includes a coarse dielectric layer and a coarse circuitry embedded therein. The fine redistribution segments disposed over the coarse redistribution structure and disposed side by side and apart from one another. The respective fine redistribution segment includes a fine dielectric layer thinner than the coarse dielectric layer, and a fine circuitry embedded in the fine dielectric layer. The fine circuitry includes a dimension and a pitch finer than those of the coarse circuitry, and a layout density of the fine circuitry is denser than that of the coarse circuitry. The conductive connectors are interposed between the coarse redistribution structure and the fine redistribution segments, and the coarse circuitry is electrically coupled to the fine circuitry through the conductive connectors. |
| US11862543B2 |
Electric drive module
An electric drive unit having a stator, a rotor received in the stator and rotatable about a central longitudinal axis, and an inverter assembly that includes a plurality of power semiconductors, a plurality of heat sinks and an end plate. The power semiconductors are thermally coupled to the heat sinks. Each of the heat sinks has a plurality of fins that extend into a flow channel that is coaxial with the plurality of sets of field windings. The end plate is coupled to the power semiconductors and has a projection, which is sealingly coupled to the stator and which and partly defines an annular cavity, and a coolant port that is coupled in fluid communication with the annular cavity. The flow channel is in fluid communication with and disposed in a flow path between the annular cavity and the cooling channels in the stator body. |
| US11862539B2 |
Method of forming a packaged semiconductor device having enhanced wettable flank and structure
A packaged electronic device includes a substrate having a lead. The lead includes an outward facing side surface having a first height, and an inward facing side surface having a second height that is less than the first height. An electronic device is electrically connected to the lead. A package body encapsulates the electronic device and portions of the lead. The outward facing side surface is exposed through a side surface of the package body, and the inward facing side surface is encapsulated by the package body. A conductive layer is disposed on the outward facing side surface to provide the packaged electronic device with an enhanced wettable flank. In one embodiment, the electronic device is electrically connected to a thick terminal portion having the outward facing side surface. In another embodiment, the electronic device is electrically connected to a thin terminal portion having the inward facing side surface. |
| US11862537B2 |
Soldering structure with groove portion and power module comprising the same
A soldering structure configured for preventing solder overflow during soldering and a power module, may include a component to be soldered; and a metal layer having a bonding area, to which the component to be soldered is bonded by solder, and a groove portion formed around the bonding area. |
| US11862535B2 |
Through-substrate-via with reentrant profile
The present disclosure relates an integrated chip. The integrated chip includes a semiconductor device arranged along a first side of a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has one or more sidewalls extending from the first side of the semiconductor substrate to an opposing second side of the semiconductor substrate. A dielectric liner lines the one or more sidewalls of the semiconductor substrate. A through-substrate-via (TSV) is arranged between the one or more sidewalls and is separated from the semiconductor substrate by the dielectric liner. The TSV has a first width at a first distance from the second side and a second width at a second distance from the second side. The first width is smaller than the second width and the first distance is smaller than the second distance. |
| US11862533B2 |
Fluid-cooled package having shielding layer
A package includes: at least one electronic chip; an encapsulant encapsulating at least part of the at least one electronic chip; a shielding layer on at least part of an external surface of the encapsulant; and a first heat removal body thermally coupled to the at least one electronic chip and configured for removing thermal energy from the at least one electronic chip to a cooling fluid. The encapsulant has a surface portion that extends in a surface region extending laterally directly adjacent to the first heat removal body. The surface portion of the encapsulant delimits part of a cooling cavity configured to guide the cooling fluid. The shielding layer covers the surface portion of the encapsulant. A corresponding electronic device, method of manufacturing the package, method of manufacturing the electronic device, vehicle, and method of using the electronic device are also described. |
| US11862531B2 |
Power device, power device assembly, and related apparatus
This disclosure provides a power device, a power device assembly, and a related apparatus. The power device includes a package body and a plurality of pins. The package body includes a substrate structure, a semiconductor die, and a molded package. The semiconductor die is disposed on the substrate structure. The substrate structure includes a heat dissipation surface connectable to a heat sink. A first end of each pin is connected to the substrate structure. The molded package covers the semiconductor die and the substrate structure excluding the heat dissipation surface. A second end of each pin and the heat dissipation surface are both uncovered from the molded package. The second end of each pin includes a mounting surface connectable to a circuit board through a surface-mount technology to form an electrical connection. |
| US11862525B2 |
Semiconductor device package and a method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device package includes a supporting element, a transparent plate disposed on the supporting element, a semiconductor device disposed under the transparent plate, and a lid surrounding the transparent plate. The supporting element and the transparent plate define a channel. |
| US11862517B1 |
Integrated trench and via electrode for memory device applications
A device includes, in a first region, a first conductive interconnect, an electrode structure on the first conductive interconnect, where the electrode structure includes a first conductive hydrogen barrier layer and a first conductive fill material. A memory device including a ferroelectric material or a paraelectric material is on the electrode structure. A second dielectric includes an amorphous, greater than 90% film density hydrogen barrier material laterally surrounds the memory device. A via electrode including a second conductive hydrogen barrier material is on at least a portion of the memory device. A second region includes a conductive interconnect structure embedded within a less than 90% film density material. |
| US11862516B2 |
Semiconductor structure manufacturing method
A semiconductor structure manufacturing method according to the embodiments of the present application includes the following steps of: providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a first reaction layer on the semiconductor substrate; forming a second reaction layer on the first reaction layer; and thermally reacting at least a portion of the first reaction layer with at least a portion of the second reaction layer, to form an amorphous diffusion barrier layer. This amorphous diffusion barrier layer is an amorphous body with no grain boundary therein. As a result, the diffusion path for metal atoms is cut off, thereby improving the barrier effect of the barrier layer efficiently and solving the circuit performance issue caused by metal atom diffusion. |
| US11862515B2 |
Multi-wafer capping layer for metal arcing protection
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming an integrated chip structure. The method may be performed by forming a plurality of interconnect layers within a first interconnect structure disposed over an upper surface of a first semiconductor substrate. An edge trimming process is performed to remove parts of the first interconnect structure and the first semiconductor substrate along a perimeter of the first semiconductor substrate. The edge trimming process results in the first semiconductor substrate having a recessed surface coupled to the upper surface by way of an interior sidewall disposed directly over the first semiconductor substrate. A dielectric capping structure is formed onto a sidewall of the first interconnect structure after performing the edge trimming process. |
| US11862513B2 |
Manufacturing method of semiconductor structure
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes the following steps. A substrate is provided. A barrier layer is formed on the substrate. A sacrificial layer is formed on the barrier layer. An opening pattern is formed over the sacrificial layer by utilizing a photolithography process. The sacrificial layer is etched according to the opening pattern to form first trenches by using the barrier layer as an etch stop layer. A medium layer material is filled in the first trenches. The sacrificial layer is etched to form second trenches by using the barrier layer as the etch stop layer. A hard mask layer material is filled in the second trenches. The medium layer material is etched to form a hard mask layer by using the barrier layer as the etch stop layer. |
| US11862511B2 |
Field-effect transistors with a crystalline body embedded in a trench isolation region
Structures for a field-effect transistor and methods of forming a structure for a field-effect transistor. The structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a first trench, and a trench isolation region positioned in the first trench. The trench isolation region contains a dielectric material, the trench isolation region includes a second trench surrounded by the dielectric material, and the trench isolation region includes openings that penetrate through the dielectric material. A semiconductor layer is positioned in the second trench of the trench isolation region. The semiconductor layer contains a single-crystal semiconductor material. |
| US11862507B2 |
Robot system, and slip determination method
A robot system according to one or more embodiments may include a robot, and a control part. The robot may include one or more joints driven by an electric motor, and can hold a wafer by a holding part. The control part gives commands to the robot for control. When the robot holds and transports the wafer with the holding part, the control part performs, based on information about the electric motor, at least one of the following: determining whether slippage has occurred between the holding part and the wafer; and estimating an amount of slippage of the wafer relative to the holding part. |
| US11862505B2 |
Processing apparatus
A processing apparatus includes a wafer carrying-out unit, a wafer table that supports a wafer carried out, a frame carrying-out unit, a frame table that supports an annular frame carried out, a tape sticking unit that sticks a tape to the frame, a tape-attached frame conveying unit, a tape pressure bonding unit that executes pressure bonding of the tape of a tape-attached frame to a back surface of the wafer, a frame unit carrying-out unit, and a beveled part removing unit that cuts and removes, in a ring manner, a beveled part formed in an outer circumferential surplus region from the wafer of a frame unit. |
| US11862504B2 |
Mask-integrated surface protective tape, and method of producing a semiconductor chip using the same
A mask-integrated surface protective tape, which has at least a substrate film and a mask material layer, wherein the mask material layer is provided directly on the substrate film, or is provided on the substrate film through a temporary-adhesive layer, and wherein a parallel ray transmittance of the mask material layer at a wavelength region of 355 nm is 30% or less; and a method of producing a semiconductor chip. |
| US11862503B2 |
Method for producing a 3D semiconductor device and structure with memory cells and multiple metal layers
A method for producing a 3D semiconductor device including: providing a first level including a first single crystal layer; forming a first metal layer on top of first level; forming a second metal layer on top of the first metal layer; forming at least one second level above the second metal layer; performing a first lithography step on the second level; forming a third level on top of the second level; performing a second lithography step on the third level; perform processing steps to form first memory cells within the second level and second memory cells within the third level, where first memory cells include at least one second transistor, and the second memory cells include at least one third transistor; and deposit a gate electrode for the second and the third transistors simultaneously. |
| US11862502B2 |
Device, apparatus, and method for semiconductor transfer
A device, apparatus, and method for semiconductor transfer are provided. A transfer substrate is controlled to be moved to be above the target substrate. An infrared emitting portion emits infrared signals to position a semiconductor on a target substrate. After a second magnetic portion picks up the semiconductor from the target substrate, a controller outputs a first control current to a first electromagnetic portion to cause the first electromagnetic portion to generate an electromagnetic force, to control the second magnetic portion to adjust a position of the picked-up semiconductor relative to the welding position on the target substrate, where adjusting the position of the picked up semiconductor includes horizontal adjustment. |
| US11862498B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
A linear electrical machine comprising a frame with a level reference plane and an array of electromagnets, connected to the frame to form a drive plane at a predetermined height relative to the reference plane. The array of electromagnets being arranged so that a series of electromagnets of the array of electromagnets define at least one drive line within the drive plane, and each of the electromagnets being coupled to an alternating current power source energizing each electromagnet. At least one reaction platen of paramagnetic, diamagnetic, or non-magnetic conductive material disposed to cooperate with the electromagnets of the array of electromagnets so that excitation of the electromagnets with alternating current generates levitation and propulsion forces against the reaction platen that controllably levitate and propel the reaction platen along at least one drive line, in a controlled attitude relative to the drive plane. |
| US11862495B2 |
Monitor wafer measuring method and measuring apparatus
The present invention relates to a monitor wafer measuring method and measuring apparatus. The monitor wafer measuring method comprises the following steps: fixing a product wafer, the product wafer having several alignment marks and product measuring sites corresponding respectively to the alignment marks; determining the product measuring sites according to the alignment marks; and placing a monitor wafer, a projection of the monitor wafer in a vertical direction being aligned with and coinciding with the product wafer. The present application can reduce or even eliminate positional errors of the monitor wafer during a measurement process, such that product-level measuring position accuracy can be achieved for the monitor wafer and further, the measuring machine itself and process changes can be monitored in a better way. |
| US11862493B2 |
Correcting component failures in ion implant semiconductor manufacturing tool
A method includes determining, based on sensor data, that one or more components of substrate processing equipment are within a pre-failure window that is after a normal operation window. Corresponding data points in the normal operation window are substantially stable along a first health index value. The corresponding data points in the pre-failure window increase from the first health index value to a peak at a second health index value. Responsive to the determining that the one or more components are within the pre-failure window, the method further includes causing performance of a corrective action associated with the one or more components of the substrate processing equipment. |
| US11862491B2 |
Apparatus and method for treating substrate
An apparatus for treating a substrate includes a light treatment chamber having an interior space, a support unit that supports the substrate in the interior space, and an irradiation unit that irradiates light to the substrate in the interior space to remove organic matter remaining on the substrate, in which the irradiation unit includes a first light source that irradiates first light to the substrate and a second light source that irradiates, to the substrate, second light having a different wavelength range from the first light. |
| US11862487B2 |
Device and method for bonding of two substrates
A device, a system and a method for bonding two substrates. A first substrate holder has a recess and an elevation. |
| US11862485B2 |
Nozzle standby device, liquid processing apparatus and operation method of liquid processing apparatus
A nozzle standby device configured to allow a nozzle to stand by therein includes a nozzle accommodation unit, having an inner circumferential surface formed to surround a leading end portion of the nozzle, provided with a drain opening facing a discharge opening of the nozzle; and a solvent discharge opening opened within the nozzle accommodation unit. The nozzle accommodation unit has a diameter reducing portion having a first and a second inner circumferential surfaces having different angles with respect to a center line of the nozzle accommodation unit such that an inner diameter of the diameter reducing portion becomes smaller toward the drain opening. An intersection point of two straight lines extending along two opposite portions of the first inner circumferential surface is located above the discharge opening of the nozzle when the leading end portion of the nozzle is placed in the diameter reducing portion. |
| US11862484B2 |
Semiconductor manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
A semiconductor manufacturing apparatus according to the present embodiment comprises a chamber. A chemical-agent supply part is configured to supply a water-repellent agent or an organic solvent to a surface of a semiconductor substrate having been cleaned with a cleaning liquid in the chamber. A spray part is configured to spray a water-capture agent capturing water into an atmosphere in the chamber. |
| US11862479B2 |
MCM package isolation through leadframe design and package saw process
A method of making a semiconductor device includes mounting at least two semiconductor dies to a die pad of a leadframe in spaced apart relation to each other, the leadframe having a plurality of preformed leads, electrically connecting each semiconductor die to at least one preformed lead of the leadframe, forming a molding structure including at least part of the semiconductor dies and the preformed leads of the leadframe, and forming a trench in the molding structure in a space between the at least two semiconductor dies, the trench separating the die pad into first and second die pad portions. |
| US11862478B2 |
Mask design for improved attach position
A semiconductor device has a semiconductor package including a substrate with a land grid array. A component is disposed over the substrate. An encapsulant is deposited over the component. The land grid array remains outside the encapsulant. A metal mask having a fiducial marker is disposed over the land grid array. A shielding layer is formed over the semiconductor package. The metal mask is removed after forming the shielding layer. |
| US11862476B2 |
Method of forming a semiconductor device including an active region with variable atomic concentration of oxide semiconductor material
A semiconductor device can include a semiconductor substrate and an active region in the semiconductor substrate, where the active region can include an oxide semiconductor material having a variable atomic concentration of oxygen. A first source/drain region can be in the active region, where the first source/drain region can have a first atomic concentration of oxygen in the oxide semiconductor material. A second source/drain region can be in the active region spaced apart from first source/drain region and a channel region can be in the active region between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region, where the channel region can have a second atomic concentration of oxygen in the oxide semiconductor material that is less than the first atomic concentration of oxygen. A gate electrode can be on the channel region and extend between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. |
| US11862469B2 |
Package structure and method of manufacturing the same
A method of forming a package structure includes the following steps. A first package structure is formed. The first package structure is connected to a second package structure. The method of forming the first package structure includes the following steps. A redistribution layer (RDL) structure is formed. A die is bonded to the RDL structure. The RDL structure is electrically connected to the die. A through via is formed on the RDL structure and laterally aside the die. An encapsulant is formed to laterally encapsulate the through via and the die. A protection layer is formed over the encapsulant and the die. A cap is formed on the through via and laterally aside the protection layer, wherein the cap has a top surface higher than a top surface of the encapsulant and lower than a top surface of the protection layer. The cap is removed from the first package structure. |
| US11862465B2 |
Fine line patterning methods
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including operations of forming a first hard mask over an underlying layer on a substrate by a photolithographic and etching method, forming a sidewall spacer pattern having a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion on opposing sides of the first hard mask, etching the first sidewall portion, etching the first hard mask and leaving the second sidewall portion bridging a gap of the etched first hard mask, and processing the underlying layer using the second hard mask. |
| US11862464B2 |
Method for manufacturing three-dimensional semiconductor device
A second band-like mask material layer having a first band-like mask material layer of a same planar shape on its top is formed on a mask material layer on a semiconductor layer. Then, fourth band-like mask material layers having third band-like mask material layers of same planar shape on their top are formed on both side surfaces of the first and second band-like mask material layers. Sixth band-like mask material layers having fifth band-like mask material layers of same planar shape on their top are formed on the outside thereof. Then, an orthogonal band-like mask material layer is formed on the first band-like mask material layer, in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the first band-like mask material layer extends. Semiconductor pillars are formed on overlapping areas of this orthogonal band-like mask material layer and the second and sixth band-like mask material layers by etching the semiconductor layer. Then, a pillar-shaped semiconductor device is formed with these semiconductor pillars being channels. |
| US11862455B2 |
Chip-scale package light emitting diode
A chip-scale package type light emitting diode includes a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, a mesa, a second conductivity type semiconductor layer, a transparent conductive oxide layer, a dielectric layer, a lower insulation layer, a first pad metal layer, and a second pad metal layer, an upper insulation layer. The upper insulation layer covers the first pad metal layer and the second pad metal layer, and includes a first opening exposing the first pad metal layer and a second opening exposing the second pad metal layer. The openings of the dielectric layer include openings that have different sizes from one another. |
| US11862451B2 |
Orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometer
An orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometer (1) includes: an ion ejector (123) which ejects measurement-target ions in a predetermined direction; an orthogonal accelerator (132) which accelerates ions in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the ions are ejected; a ring electrode (131) located between the ion ejector and the orthogonal accelerator, the ring electrode having an opening for allowing ions to pass through and arranged so that the central axis (C2) of the opening is shifted from the central axis (C1) of the ion ejector in a direction along the axis of the acceleration of the ions by the orthogonal accelerator; a reflectron electrode (134) which creates a repelling electric field for reversing the direction of the ions accelerated by the orthogonal accelerator; and an ion detector (135) which detects ions after the direction of flight of the ions is reversed by the reflectron electrode. |
| US11862449B2 |
Porous membrane enabled mass spectrometry characterization of microfluidic devices
A system for sampling a liquid includes a sample fluid conduit including a membrane having pores. The membrane prevents the passage of the sample liquid through the pores at a first pressure of the sample liquid in the sample fluid conduit. A surface sampling capture probe has a distal end. The capture probe includes a solvent supply conduit and a solvent exhaust conduit. A solvent composition flowing at the distal end of the capture probe establishes a liquid junction with the membrane and establishes a second pressure within the liquid junction at the membrane. The second pressure is lower than the first pressure. Sample liquid will be drawn through the pores of the membrane by the second pressure at the liquid junction. A method for sampling a liquid and for performing chemical analysis on a liquid are also disclosed. |
| US11862448B2 |
Instrument, including an electrostatic linear ion trap with charge detector reset or calibration, for separating ions
A CDMS may include an ion source to generate ions from a sample, a mass spectrometer to separate the generated ions as a function of ion mass-to-charge ratio, an electrostatic linear ion trap (ELIT) having a charge detection cylinder disposed between first and second ion mirrors, wherein ions exiting the mass spectrometer are supplied to the ELIT, a charge generator for generating free charges, a field free region between the charge generator and the charge detection cylinder, and a processor configured to control the charge generator, with no ions in the charge detection cylinder, to generate a target number of free charges and cause the target number of free charges to travel across the field-free region and into contact with the charge detection cylinder to deposit the target number of free charges thereon and thereby calibrate or reset the charge detection cylinder to a corresponding target charge level. |
| US11862446B2 |
Functionalized calibrants for spectrometry and chromatography
Calibrants and methods of making the same include using mixtures of multifunctional core compounds or multifunctional dendrimers that are functionalized to yield a set of discrete compounds which cover a range of collisional cross sections (CCSs) for calibrating ion mobility and variation in molecular weight to calibrate the mass to charge (m/z) measurements of mass spectrometry, as well as for calibrating tandem instruments that measure both dimensions. Methods of using the calibrants are also disclosed, such as in mass spectrometry. |
| US11862444B2 |
Target material for deposition of molybdenum oxide layers
An electrically conductive, oxidic target material includes a proportion of substoichiometric molybdenum oxide phases of at least 60% by volume, an MoO2 phase in a proportion of 2-20% by volume, and optionally an MoO3 phase in a proportion of 0-20% by volume. The substoichiometric molybdenum oxide phase proportion is formed by one or more substoichiometric MoO3-y phase(s), where y is in each case in a range from 0.05 to 0.25. A process for producing the target material and a process for using the target material are also provided. |
| US11862443B2 |
Sputtering target
A sputtering target comprising a target material, wherein a sputtering face of the target material has a ramp provided to reduce a thickness of the target material at a position where erosion concentrates most intensively during sputtering. |
| US11862442B2 |
Plasma process monitoring device and plasma processing apparatus including the same
A plasma process monitoring device capable of monitoring plasma light distributed in a certain area in a chamber includes a selection area light transmitter and a monitor. The selection area light transmitter is disposed to face a viewport formed in a chamber and includes a plurality of selective light blockers for selectively blocking plasma light emitted through the viewport. The monitor receives plasma light transmitted through at least one of a plurality of selective light blockers to acquire information on the plasma light, and monitors the uniformity of plasma generated in the chamber based on the information on the plasma light. |
| US11862441B2 |
Plasma processing method and plasma processing apparatus
A plasma processing method includes providing a substrate having a recess is provided in a processing container; generating plasma in the processing container to form a film on the recess; monitoring a state of the plasma generated in the generating; and determining necessity of re-execution of the generating and processing conditions for the re-execution based on the monitored plasma state. |
| US11862439B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus and charge neutralization method for mounting table
In a substrate processing apparatus for processing a substrate, a processing chamber accommodating the substrate is provided. A mounting table is disposed in the processing chamber and configured to attract and hold the substrate using an electrostatic attractive force. A charge amount measurement unit is disposed in the processing chamber and configured to measure charge amount of a substrate attraction surface of the mounting table. A charge neutralization mechanism is configured to neutralize the substrate attraction surface of the mounting table. A retreating mechanism is configured to make the charge amount measurement unit retreat from a measurement position facing the substrate attraction surface of the mounting table. |
| US11862438B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus, calculation method, and calculation program
In a plasma processing apparatus, a mounting table includes a heater for adjusting a temperature of a mounting surface mounting thereon a consumable part consumed by plasma processing. A heater control unit controls a supply power to the heater such that the heater reaches a setting temperature. A measurement unit measures, while controlling the supply power to the heater such that the temperature of the heater becomes constant, the supply powers in a non-ignition state where plasma is not ignited and in a transient state where the supply power is decreased after the plasma is ignited. A parameter calculation unit calculates a thickness of the consumable part by performing fitting with a calculation model, which has the thickness of the consumable part as a parameter and calculates the supply power in the transient state, by using the measured supply powers in the non-ignition state and in the transient state. |
| US11862434B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
Embodiments of the inventive concept provide a substrate processing apparatus. The substrate treating apparatus comprises a process treating unit providing a treating space performed treating the substrate; a plasma generating unit generating the plasma discharging a process gas, and supplying the plasma to the treating space. The plasma generating unit provides a plasma chamber having a generating space of the plasma; an antenna wound to surround the plasma chamber outside the plasma chamber; a first coating film covering inside walls of the plasma chamber and comprising yttrium fluoride (YF3). |
| US11862431B2 |
Plasma control system and plasma control program
The present invention comprises: a high-frequency power supply; an antenna group having a plurality of antennas connected to the high-frequency power supply; a plurality of reactance variable elements connected to the feeding sides and the grounding sides of the plurality of antennas; a current detection mechanism which detects the current flowing through the feeding sides and the ground sides of the plurality of antennas; a uniformity calculation unit which calculates the uniformity index value of the current flowing through the plurality of antennas, on the basis of the current value detected by the current detection mechanism; and a reactance changing unit which sequentially changes the reactance of the plurality of reactance variable elements such that the uniformity index value calculated by the uniformity calculation unit approaches a predetermined set value. |
| US11862423B2 |
Relay control circuit and power supply circuit
A relay control circuit is configured to control opening and closing of a contact of a non-latch relay that includes the contact and a coil configured to operate the contact. The relay control circuit includes: a low-voltage power supply; a high-voltage power supply; a first transistor; a rectifying element; and a reference voltage node. A high-voltage terminal of the first transistor is connected to a positive electrode of the high-voltage power supply. A low-voltage terminal of the first transistor is connected to one end of the coil. An anode of the rectifying element is connected to a positive electrode of the low-voltage power supply. A cathode of the rectifying element is connected to one end of the coil. A negative electrode of the high-voltage power supply, a negative electrode of the low-voltage power supply, and the other end of the coil are connected to the reference voltage node. |
| US11862422B2 |
Electrical fuse, method for operating an electrical fuse, and electrical traction network
An electrical fuse that includes an electro-pyrotechnic igniter, a separating element, which can be moved by the electro-pyrotechnic igniter, and a busbar with a separating section. A separating element is arranged so that it can move after the electro-pyrotechnic igniter is triggered to separate the busbar. At least one inductive coupler is arranged on the busbar or a high-voltage line. The electrical fuse further includes a control circuit for controlling an ignition current for triggering the electro-pyrotechnic igniter. The control circuit includes at least one semiconductor switch for switching the ignition current provided, at least one capacitor, connected to a control input of the semiconductor switch, and a diode coupled on one side to the at least one inductive coupler and on the other side to the capacitor and a control input of the semiconductor switch. |
| US11862420B2 |
Interrupter unit for a circuit breaker
An interrupter unit for a circuit breaker includes a gas-insulated housing, which is fillable with a quenching gas, and a gas-guiding structure, which is disposed in the housing and has a guide tube and at least one diverting element. The guide tube extends in tubular manner about a longitudinal axis of the interrupter unit in order to guide hot gas, which is created in an electric arc region of the interrupter unit by the heating of quenching gas by an electric arc, away from the electric arc region. The at least one diverting element is configured to set hot gas exiting from the guide tube in a circular flow running around the longitudinal axis. |
| US11862414B1 |
Rocker device and handle controller
Disclosed are a rocker device and a handle controller. The rocker device includes a mounting seat assembly, an electric control board, an upper shell and a bottom shell. The mounting seat assembly is provided with a first groove and an arc-shaped groove for mounting the rocker arm assembly. The electric control board is disposed in the first groove, and the upper shell covers a top area of the mounting seat assembly. The upper shell fixes two ends of the rocker arm assembly in the arc-shaped groove and confines the electric control board to the first groove. A first connecting portion is also provided on an outer periphery of the upper shell. The mounting seat assembly is disposed in the bottom shell, and the bottom shell is clamped with the first connecting portion. |
| US11862410B2 |
Key structure and keyboard
A key structure including a base, a light sensing module, a carrier, a magnetic member, a cap, and a scissor structure are provided. The light sensing module is disposed at the base. The carrier is located above the base. The magnetic member is disposed on the carrier. The cap is adapted to be assembled to the carrier via a magnetic attracting force of the magnetic member or adapted to be detached from the carrier via overcoming the magnetic attracting force of the magnetic member. The scissor structure is connected between the base and the carrier. The carrier and the cap disposed thereon move up and down relative to the base via the scissor structure. An orthogonal projection of the magnetic member on the base is not overlapped with an orthogonal projection of the light sensing module on the base. A keyboard is also provided. |
| US11862409B2 |
Operation apparatus for vehicle
Proposed is an operation apparatus for a vehicle that enables an appearing/disappearing of a button on a panel of a vehicle using a simplified mechanism. The operation apparatus includes: a first operation module and a second operation module, each capable of moving between a first position and a second position through an opening of a panel, and a drive unit for moving a selected one of the first operation module and the second operation module by using a single drive source. |
| US11862407B2 |
Preparation method for perovskite film, and related perovskite film and solar cell
The present application provides a method for preparing a perovskite film, and a related perovskite film, solar cell and solar cell device thereof. The preparation method may include the steps of (1) providing a target material comprising the following elements: lead, a halogen, and one or more alkali metals; (2) sputtering using the target material in step (1), where a process gas is a noble gas, optionally, argon, so as to obtain a film; (3) subjecting the film obtained in step (2) to a chemical bath treatment, wherein the chemical bath is a solution of AX, A is selected from one or more of formamidine or methylamine, and X is a halogen; and (4) sputtering on the film obtained in step (3) using a tin metal, where a process gas comprises a noble gas, optionally, a mixture of argon and a halogen gas, so as to obtain the perovskite film. |
| US11862406B2 |
Solid electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing same
A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element. The capacitor element includes an anode foil including a base material part and a porous part disposed on a surface of the base material part, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a part of a surface of the anode foil, a solid electrolyte layer covering at least a part of the dielectric layer, and a cathode lead-out layer covering at least a part of the solid electrolyte layer. The anode foil includes an anode section on which the solid electrolyte layer is not disposed, a cathode formation section on which the solid electrolyte layer is disposed, and a separation section located between the anode section and the cathode formation section. A first insulating material is disposed on a surface of the porous part in the separation section. And at least a part of a region of the porous part that is covered with the first insulating material includes a second insulating material. |
| US11862402B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including dielectric layers and internal electrode layers alternately laminated therein, base electrode layers respectively provided on both end surfaces of the multilayer body in a length direction intersecting a lamination direction, and each connected to the internal electrode layers and each including glass and copper, and plated layers respectively provided on an outer side of the base electrode layers. A protective layer including sulfur is provided between the glass included in the base electrode layers and the plated layers. |
| US11862399B2 |
Multilayered electronic component and dielectric composition
A multilayer electronic component according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer; and an external electrode disposed on the body, wherein a ratio of the number of dielectric grains having a size of 100 to 250 nm included in the dielectric layer is 55% or more with respect to a total number of the dielectric grains included in the dielectric layer. |
| US11862398B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body, a first internal electrode layer extending to opposing end surfaces of the multilayer body, a second internal electrode layer extending to opposing side surfaces of the multilayer body, first and second external electrodes connected to the first internal electrode layer and provided on the opposing end surfaces, and third and fourth external electrodes connected to the second internal electrode layer and provided on the opposing side surfaces. The second internal electrode layer includes a central section in a central portion of the dielectric layer and an extending section extending to the opposing side surfaces. The first internal electrode layer is larger in number than the second internal electrode layer, at least two first internal electrode layers are successively layered, and the extending section is larger in thickness than the central section located in the central portion of the dielectric layer. |
| US11862397B2 |
Ceramic electronic device and manufacturing method of the same
A ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer structure in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers including Ba and Ti and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers including Ni and Sn are alternately stacked. A discontinuity is formed in at least one of the plurality of internal electrode layers, the discontinuity being a break in a cross section including a stacking direction of the multilayer structure. An Sn high concentration portion, of which an Sn concentration is higher than an average Sn concentration of the one of the internal electrode layers, is formed on a part of a surface of the at least one of the internal electrode layers, the part of the surface being exposed to the discontinuity. |
| US11862395B2 |
Energy bank including integrated supercapacitor-battery structures
An energy bank includes a plurality of integrated energy storage devices including a plurality of supercapacitors, a plurality of batteries and a plurality of metal shells. Each of the integrated energy storage devices includes a supercapacitor, a battery surrounding the supercapacitor and a metal shell surrounding the battery. The battery forms a shell around an exterior surface of the supercapacitor. The battery includes a first anode, a first cathode, and an electrolyte disposed between the first anode and the first cathode. The supercapacitor includes a second anode, a second cathode, and a separator disposed between the second anode and the second cathode. |
| US11862394B2 |
Electrochemical capacitor device with a biofilm
An electrochemical capacitor (300) for use with a biofilm is presented. The electrochemical capacitor includes a first electrode (324) coupled to a first porous layer (326), a second electrode (334) coupled to a second porous layer (336); and an electrolyte (310) provided between the first porous layer (326) and the second porous layer (336). At least one of the first porous layer (326) and the second porous layer (336) has a plurality of cavities adapted to receive redox-active metabolites produced by the biofilm. Also presented is an electrochemical capacitor device, such as a skin patch that includes a support layer attached to the electrochemical capacitor (300). Also presented is a power source that includes the electrochemical capacitor (300) and a biofilm provided between the first electrode (324) and the second electrode (334) of the electrochemical capacitor (300). |
| US11862393B2 |
Coil assembly and its use in a valve
A coil assembly, e.g., for use a valve, is disclosed. The coil assembly includes a coil arrangement including at least one electrically energizable coil, a coil ring carrier receiving the coil arrangement, and a flux conducting device for conducting magnetic field lines of a magnetic field provided via the coil arrangement. The flux conducting device includes a one-piece ferromagnetic pole ring that includes a ring base plate and a plurality of pole ring outer teeth arranged on an outer edge of the ring base plate and angularly bent over on fold-over outer edge regions of the ring base plate. The flux conducting device further includes a one-piece ferromagnetic counter-pole ring that includes a counter-ring base plate and a plurality of counter-pole ring outer teeth arranged on a counter-outer edge of the counter-ring base plate and angularly bent over on counter-fold-over outer edge regions of the counter-ring base plate. |
| US11862389B1 |
Magnetic devices for power converters with light load enhancers
A magnetic device includes a magnetic core, a plurality of first windings forming respective first winding turns, and a second winding forming a second winding turn. Each first winding turn is within the second winding turn, as seen when the magnetic device is viewed cross-sectionally in a first direction. Yet another magnetic device includes a magnetic core, one or more first windings, and one or more second windings magnetically isolated from the one or more first windings. |
| US11862388B2 |
Intrinsically safe electromagnetic devices
Disclosed is a design approach for intrinsically safe electromagnetic devices such as electrically actuated valves, motors, generators, or transformers intended for and capable of safe operation in explosive atmospheres or environments. The design employs a plurality of electrically insulated, intrinsically safe circuits cooperating to induce, or in the case of a generator, create a relatively large magnetic flux in the ferromagnetic core, or iron, of these devices. A method to construct such intrinsically safe devices is disclosed. These devices can be practically used in machines, mechanisms, valves, and manned or unmanned vehicles intended for safe operation in hazardous environments, for example underground coal mines or ATEX or EX classified facilities. |
| US11862387B2 |
Coil component, circuit board, and electronic device
A coil component according to one or more embodiments includes a base body having first to sixth surfaces, and a coil conductor including a winding portion that extends around a coil axis intersecting the first and second surfaces. The winding portion includes first, second, third, and fourth portions facing the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth surfaces, respectively when viewed from a direction of the coil axis. The radii of curvature of the first and second portions are both smaller than the radii of curvature of the third and fourth portions. When viewed from the direction of the coil axis, a distance between the first portion and the third surface is larger than a distance between the third portion and the fifth surface. |
| US11862382B2 |
Spiral coil and wireless power transmission and reception circuit including the same
Provided is a spiral coil and wireless power transmission and reception circuit including the spiral coil. The spiral coil includes a conducting wire forming one or more coil turns, and a height of one side of the conducting wire in a direction of a central portion of the spiral coil and a height of another side of the conducting wire in an opposite direction to the central portion of the spiral coil in each of the coil turns are different from each other and the conducting wire includes at least one slot formed by an empty space between the one side and the other side, and an upper surface positioned above the one side and the other side and connecting the one side and the other side. |
| US11862381B2 |
Power transformer of the symmetric-asymmetric type with a fully-balanced topology
A transformer of the symmetric-asymmetric type includes comprising a primary inductive circuit and a secondary inductive circuit formed in a same plane by respective interleaved and stacked metal tracks. A first crossing region includes a pair of connection plates facing one another, with each connection plate having a rectangular shape that is wider than the metal tracks, and diagonally connected to tracks of the secondary inductive circuit. |
| US11862380B2 |
Inductor
Anchor conductors extending from internal terminal conductors and being in contact with a component body are provided inside the component body. The anchor conductors are provided so as not to be connected to a coil conductor including a circulating portion, and so as not to be exposed on an outer surface of the component body. The anchor conductors are in contact with the component body to thereby enhance fixing force of the internal terminal conductors to the component body. |
| US11862379B2 |
Coil component and electronic device
In an exemplary embodiment, a coil component includes: a drum core 10 that includes a winding shaft 12 and flange parts 14a, 14b; a coil 40 that includes a winding part 42 and a pair of lead parts 44a, 44b led out from the winding part 42 toward a side face 22 of the flange part 14a and then bent onto the flange part 14a along the side face 22; and a pair of external electrodes 60a, 60b provided on the outer face 17a of the flange part 14a, and connected to the pair of lead parts 44a, 44b; wherein the shortest distance L4 between the side face 22 and the outermost periphery of the winding part 42 is shorter than the shortest distance L3 between a side face 24, opposite the side face 22, of the flange part 14a, and the outermost periphery of the winding part 42. |
| US11862378B2 |
Resonant coils with integrated capacitance
A resonant coil with integrated capacitance includes at least one separation dielectric layer and a plurality of conductor layers stacked in an alternating manner. Each of the plurality of conductor layers includes a first conductor sublayer and second conductor sublayer having common orientation and a sublayer dielectric layer separating the first and second conductor sublayers. Adjacent conductor layers of the plurality of conductor layers have different orientations. |
| US11862377B2 |
Transformer and power supply
This application relates to the field of electronic technologies, and discloses a transformer and a power supply, to provide a magnetic cylinder distribution structure of a magnetic core while reducing a winding loss by using fractional turn, where the magnetic cylinder distribution structure of the magnetic core is conveniently to implement, thereby reducing product costs. The transformer includes a magnetic core, where the magnetic core includes a first magnetic cylinder and a second magnetic cylinder. One end of the first magnetic cylinder is coupled to one end of the second magnetic cylinder and the other end of the first magnetic cylinder is coupled to the other end of the second magnetic cylinder, to form an annulus. |
| US11862370B2 |
High-resistivity sintered samarium-cobalt magnet and preparation method thereof
The present invention discloses a high-resistivity sintered samarium-cobalt magnet and a preparation method thereof. According to the present invention, considering the specialty of sintered samarium-cobalt magnetic powder, fluoride or oxide is firstly prepared into nano-powder using high-energy ball milling, and the samarium-cobalt magnetic powder is prepared separately by rolling ball milling or high-speed jet milling, and then a certain electric field is applied in a fluoride suspension to drive the fluoride nano-powder to evenly cover a surface of the samarium-cobalt magnetic powder. The present invention breaks through the technical bottleneck that fluoride/oxide can improve the resistivity of a samarium-cobalt magnet but result in deterioration of the magnetic properties. |
| US11862366B2 |
Making an aluminum nitride heater
A method of making a heater includes an aluminum nitride base having equal to or less than 1% impurities, particularly one embodiment having none of polybrominated biphenyl, polybrominated diphenyl ether, hexabromocyclododecane, polyvinyl chloride, chlorinated paraffin, phthalate, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, lead, and mercury. The base is fired in a heating unit before any layering. Thereafter, on a topside and backside of the base a conductor layer is layered and allowed to settle and dry before firing. Next, a resistive layer is layered on the base from a resistor paste such that the resistive layer connects to the conductor layer on the topside. The resistor paste is allowed to settle and dry and then the base with the conductor and resistor layers is fired. At least four layers of glass are layered next over the resistive layer, each instance thereof including layering a glass, drying the glass and firing. |
| US11862360B2 |
Non-conductive support stands
A support stand made of a non-conductive material and having a saddle, pedestal and a base used to support objects is provided. The pedestal supports the saddle and the base supports the pedestal. The saddle has a support member used to support objects and one or more flanges used to support objects. The saddle, pedestal and base are formed of a non-conductive material. |
| US11862355B2 |
Method of removing radioactive structure from a wall in a nuclear power plant
The present disclosure relates to a method of removing a radioactive structure from a nuclear power plant. The method includes flattening at least a portion of an outer surface of a drilling portion of a wall of a nuclear reactor vessel when the portion of the outer surface is uneven, wherein the radioactive structure is buried in the wall and the drilling portion is adjacent to the radioactive structure, installing a drilling device in the flattened drilling portion and performing a drilling operation, extracting the radioactive structure from the wall, and cutting the extracted radioactive structure and storing pieces of the cut radioactive structure in a shielding container. |
| US11862349B2 |
Injecting reactant into a spent fuel pool to react with radioactive effluent released into the pool from a nuclear reactor containment
A method of releasing an atmospheric effluent within a nuclear containment to an atmosphere surrounding the nuclear containment is disclosed. The nuclear containment is adjacent to an associated spent fuel pool that is located outside the nuclear containment, the method comprises sensing a pressure buildup within the nuclear containment, routing a portion of the atmospheric effluent through the spent fuel pool when a pressure buildup within the nuclear containment reaches a preselected value, and releasing a chemical into the spent fuel pool, based on the routing, to facilitate a reaction with the atmospheric effluent to substantially neuter any deleterious environmental impact of the atmospheric effluent. |
| US11862347B2 |
System and method for monitoring patient health
A method, computer system, and computer program for improving communication between a patient and a provider are described. The method, computer system and computer program perform a method that includes: obtaining data related to the health state of a patient; associating a timestamp with the data, encrypting the data and writing the data to a computer readable medium, determining whether the data is in a pre-configured range, and responsive to determining that the data is not in the pre-configured range, sending an alert to a client. This method also includes obtaining a response from the client and writing the response to the computer readable medium, where the response includes a medical recommendation based on the data. |
| US11862345B2 |
Medical treatment metric modelling based on machine learning
In one example, an apparatus comprises a treatment metric model database that stores a plurality of treatment metric models, each of the plurality of treatment metric models being generated for a first cluster of cluster features vectors, each cluster feature vector representing a distribution for each of a plurality of data categories of patients data represented by patient feature vectors clustered in a second cluster. The apparatus is further configured to: receive patient characteristics features data of a patient; identify a first treatment metric model based on the patient characteristics features data of the patient; input the first patient characteristic features data and data representing a range of administrations of the treatment to the first treatment metric model to compute a range of the treatment metric; and select an administration of the treatment from the range of administrations of the treatment having optimal treatment metric. |
| US11862343B2 |
Medication risk mitigation system and method
A medication risk mitigation method utilizing three interventions: a prospective intervention performed by a prescriber, a concurrent intervention performed by a pharmacist and a retroactive intervention performed by a pharmacist. At each intervention, the system of the instant invention utilizes a computer program to compare each prescribed medication to a series of intrinsic and extrinsic data sources in order to identify potential contraindications and, if necessary, modify a prescription. The system also permits secure messaging between prescribers and pharmacists, each with access to the computer program, so as to facilitate communication and reduce medication risks. The system of this invention also permits modeling for hypothetical medication modifications based on the same intrinsic and extrinsic data sources. |
| US11862339B2 |
Model optimization and data analysis using machine learning techniques
Disclosed herein are platforms, systems, devices, methods and media for model optimization and data analysis using machine learning. Input data can be processed and analyzed to identify relevant discriminating features, which can be modeled using a plurality of machine learning models. A computing device can be configured with one or more optimized models for categorizing input data. |
| US11862338B2 |
Systems and methods for processing connectivity values between sub-processing regions
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for accessing a data structure including a subject identifier identifying a subject and a subject connectivity value derived from at least one of a scan or test provided to the subject, the subject connectivity value representing a magnitude of a connection associated with at least one sub-processing region of a nervous system of the subject; comparing the subject connectivity value to a connectivity threshold value to determine a classification of the subject; determining that the subject connectivity value exceeds the connectivity threshold value, storing in the data structure, an association between the subject identifier and a first classification value corresponding to a first classification or determining that the subject connectivity value is less than the connectivity threshold value, and storing in the data structure, an association between the subject identifier and a second classification value corresponding to a second classification. |
| US11862336B1 |
Machine-learning based query construction and pattern identification for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
A method, computer program product, and system continually obtain machine-readable data sets related to a patient population diagnosed with a medical condition from one or more databases (different computing nodes in the distributed environment). The processor(s) continually applies a recurrent neural network to the plurality of data sets to machine learn optimal features for classifying patients into multiple categories related to presence or progression of the medical condition. The processor(s) continually generates, based on the machine learned optimal set of features, intermediate features, based on the weightings of a portion of the machine learned optimal set of features, i.e., a model. The processor(s) evaluates the records and classifies records into the categories, based on a current model (model generated in real-time). |
| US11862333B2 |
System for managing patient support apparatuses and clinical rounds
A caregiver assistance system for assisting a caregiver in a healthcare facility to perform his or her rounding duties comprises a server in communication with one or more patient beds and one or more electronic devices (e.g. smart phones) that are remote from the beds and that include a display, a user input, and a web browser. The server executes a caregiver assistance application that causes the electronic device to perform the following actions after the web browser of the electronic device accesses a particular URL whose content and function are controlled by the caregiver assistance application: (a) display rounding information on the display relating to a patient associated with the bed, and (b) forward a completion indication to the caregiver assistance application wherein the completion indication is generated in response to a caregiver manipulating the user input when the caregiver has completed a rounding task associated with the patient. |
| US11862330B2 |
Proximity based systems for contact tracing
Contemplated systems and methods provide an integration platform to facilitate the exchange of information between RFID tagged objects and non-RFID systems. In especially preferred aspects, RFID tagged objects include patients, personnel, and assets of a healthcare facility, while preferred non-RFID systems include asset management systems, timekeeping systems, electronic medical records systems, and hospital and pharmacy information systems. Contemplated systems and methods will apply rules to associate RFID information with events, which will then be correlated with appropriate steps that can be effected in a varied and automated manner. In further preferred aspects, RFID technology is employed to upgrade patient telemetry to provide positional information the hospital system. |
| US11862324B1 |
Apparatus and method for outputting an alimentary program to a user
The present disclosure is generally directed to an apparatus for outputting at least a recipe to a user is described. The apparatus may include at least a processor, and a memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory may contain instructions for configuring the at least a processor to receive user data from a user. The processor may be configured to classify the user data to a one or more phenotypic clusters and assign the user one or more cohort labels as a function of the one or more phenotypic clusters. Further, the processor may be configured to generate alimentary data as a function of the one or more phenotypic cluster and the one or more cohort labels. Moreover, the processor may be configured to output an alimentary program to the user. |
| US11862323B2 |
Systems and methods for providing animal health, nutrition, and/or wellness recommendations
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for preparing nutrition, health, and/or wellness recommendations for an animal. The systems and methods involve collecting data from the animal, analyzing the data, and providing the nutrition, health, and/or wellness recommendation based upon the analyzed data. |
| US11862322B2 |
System and method for generating a dynamic weighted combination
A system and method for generating a dynamic weighted combination includes a computing device configured to gain a nourishment metric, determine a nourishment vector as a function of the nourishment metric, generate a nourishment programs relating to a plurality of aliments as a function of the nourishment vector, determine a quantitative signature as a function of the nourishment programs, and generate a dynamic weighted combination as a function of the quantitative signature, wherein generating further comprises identifying, for each dynamic weighted combination, a degree of refinement according to the refinement criterion, comparing the degree of refinement for each dynamic weighted combination to the degree of refinement for at least one other dynamic weighted combination, and generate a dynamic weighted combination as a function of the comparison. |
| US11862319B2 |
Wound management and treatment using computer vision and machine learning
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wound management and treatment. This includes determining characteristics of a wound for a patient based on an image of the wound, including detecting the characteristics based on analyzing the image using a first ML model. The techniques further include identifying patient medical data including characteristics relating to a medical history for the patient, and predicting a first care plan for the patient based on providing the characteristics of the wound and the patient medical data to a second ML model. The first care plan is configured to be used to treat the wound for the patient. |
| US11862316B2 |
Electronic health records connectivity
A system and method for obtaining prior authorization and fulfilling a prescription is described. The method includes receiving, by a computing device, prescription information for a patient from a prescriber; identifying, by the computing device, an electronic health record associated with the patient; collecting, by the computing device, medical information for the patient related to the prescription from the electronic health record; submitting, by the computing device, a claim for the prescription with a payor associated with the patient; and completing, by the computing device, a prior authorization request for the prescription. |
| US11862312B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for sleep intervention quality assessment
Provided are systems, methods, and devices for sleep intervention quality assessment. Methods include receiving measurement data from a plurality of data sources, the measurement data comprising a plurality of measurements of biological parameters of a user before and after a sleep intervention, and receiving treatment data comprising one or more treatment parameters associated with the sleep intervention. Methods further include generating, using one or more processors, a plurality of quality assessment metrics based on the received measurement data, the plurality of quality assessment metrics being generated based, at least in part, on a comparison of the plurality of measurements of biological parameters before and after the sleep intervention, and generating a report based, at least in part, on the plurality of quality assessment metrics. |
| US11862310B2 |
Proximity-based mobile-device updates of electronic health records
A system, method, and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating clinical decision making, and in particular, decision making based on a third party's clinical situation by determining and providing useful, up-to-date information, such as patient-related information to a decision maker. In one embodiment, a user first identifies an information item concerning a patient. Based on that item, a set of related information items is determined and prioritized, and a reference pointer, which identifies the set of related information, is generated. The reference pointer is communicated to the user's mobile device. Subsequently, the user's mobile device requests information from the set of information items associated with the reference pointer, and provides information authorization information. Following authentication of the user's credentials, updates of information from the set of information items may be communicated to the user's mobile device as they become available. |
| US11862308B2 |
Methods and systems for analyzing accessing of medical data
Various aspects described herein relate to presenting electronic patient data accessing information. Data related to a plurality of access events, by one or more employees, of electronic patient data can be received. A set of access events of the plurality of access events can be determined as constituting, by the one or more employees, possible breach of the electronic patient data. An alert related to the set of access events can be provided based on determining that the set of access events constitute possible breach of the electronic patient data. |
| US11862304B1 |
Patient authorized medical information storage and access system
Systems and methods for a patient authorized medical information storage and access system. One of the methods includes receiving information indicating a transaction is to be performed between two entities, the transaction indicating an event associated with transfer or receipt of medical information; accessing a patient master index to confirm that the two entities are authorized to transfer or receive the medical information; causing generation of a blockchain transaction between the two entities; updating the patient master index to reflect the transaction; and enabling access, by a receiving entity of the two entities, to the medical information. |
| US11862303B1 |
Collection of digital health hubs with artificial intelligence
The present invention HUB relates generally to a collection of digital health hubs (HH) with artificial intelligence and wireless connectivity to autonomously communicate with each other to create a fully automated digital health social network, that can operate both autonomously with no interaction from human element, as well as through multiple layers of outside individuals and care facilities, including but not limited to family members, caregivers and medical care providers. The present invention HUB performs various tasks to monitor, record, diagnose and communicate health and safety of individuals. The HUB additionally triages users and analyzes their recorded health data to autonomously create public and private social groups, communicate packets of general and detailed information on their users' database within HH groups. HHs can join (dock into) or exit (un-dock) from one or more public or private social HH groups. |
| US11862302B2 |
Automated transcription and documentation of tele-health encounters
Automatically generating a structured medical note during a remote medical consultation using machine learning. A provider tele-presence device may receive audio from a medical provider. A medical documentation server may be coupled to the network. A machine learning network receives audio data from the provider tele-presence device, the machine learning network generating a structured medical note based on the received audio data, and wherein the structured medical note is stored in the medical documentation server in association with an identity of a patient. |
| US11862300B1 |
Formulation graph for machine learning of chemical products
Chemical formulations for chemical products can be represented by digital formulation graphs for use in machine learning models. The digital formulation graphs can be input to graph-based algorithms such as graph neural networks to produce a feature vector, which is a denser description of the chemical product than the digital formulation graph. The feature vector can be input to a supervised machine learning model to predict one or more attribute values of the chemical product that would be produced by the formulation without actually having to go through the production process. The feature vector can be input to an unsupervised machine learning model trained to compare chemical products based on feature vectors of the chemical products. The unsupervised machine learning model can recommend a substitute chemical product based on the comparison. |
| US11862298B1 |
Artificial neural network model for prediction of mass spectrometry data of peptides or proteins
The present invention relates to proteomics, and techniques for predicting of mass spectrometry data of chains of amino acids, such as peptides, proteins, or combinations thereof. Particularly, aspects of the present invention are directed to a computer implemented method that includes obtaining a digital representation of a peptide sequence, the digital representation including a plurality of container elements, each container element of the plurality of container elements representing an amino acid residue; encoding, using a bidirectional recurrent neural network of long short term memory cells, each container element as an encoded vector; and decoding, using a fully-connected network, each of the encoded vectors into a theoretical output spectrum. The theoretical output spectra are represented as a one-dimensional data set or a multi-dimensional data set including intensity values for each fragment ion including one or more of the amino acid residues in the theoretical output spectra. |
| US11862288B2 |
Semiconductor storage device
A semiconductor storage device includes a first input driver configured to receive a first signal from a memory controller, a second input driver configured to receive a chip enable signal from the memory controller, and a first control circuit. The first control circuit is configured to set the semiconductor storage device in an enabled state or a disabled state depending on whether or not the first signal which is received during a time period that starts with assertion of the chip enable signal and is prior to receipt of a command sequence, corresponds to a first chip address. |
| US11862284B2 |
Sense amplifier, memory and data readout method
The present disclosure provides a sense amplifier, a memory, and a data readout method, and relates to the field of semiconductor memory technologies. The sense amplifier includes a first PMOS transistor, a second PMOS transistor, a first NMOS transistor, a second NMOS transistor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, and a fourth switch. During the offset compensation stage of the sense amplifier, the switching states of the first switch to the fourth switch are controlled so that the first NMOS transistor and the second NMOS transistor are configured to be in a cross-coupled amplification mode, and the first PMOS transistor and the second PMOS transistor are configured to be in a diode connection mode. The present disclosure enables to realize the offset compensation of the sense amplifier and improves the correctness of data readout by the memory. |
| US11862282B2 |
One transistor memory bitcell with arithmetic capability
A memory performing logic functions has two single transistor static ram memory (STSRAM) with drain, source, and gate terminal which can be written, read, and when read, generates an output current. The STSRAMs have drain and source connected in parallel, and when read, generate a current provided to a current comparator amplifier (CCA) which is compared to a reference current Iref to generate an output which is at least one of a logical AND, logical NAND, logical OR, logical NOR, or logical exclusive OR (XOR). |
| US11862281B2 |
Word line lead-out structure and method for preparing same
A word line lead-out structure and a method for preparing the same are provided. A word line extending along an X-axis direction is formed on a substrate. A contact hole covering the word line along a Y-axis direction is formed, the X-axis direction being perpendicular to the Y-axis direction. A metal line covering the contact hole is formed, the contact hole being located between the word line and the metal line and being contacted with the word line and the metal line. The contact area between the contact hole and the metal line is larger than that between the contact hole and the word line. |
| US11862274B2 |
Determination of state metrics of memory sub-systems following power events
Disclosed is a system including a memory device having a plurality of physical cells and a processing device, operatively coupled with the memory device. The processing device maintains association of block families with a first (second, etc.) bin of a plurality of bins, each of the plurality of bins associated with one or more read voltage offsets. The read voltage offsets are used to compensate for a temporal read voltage shift caused by a charge loss by memory cells of the block families. Responsive to an occurrence of a power event, the processing device performs diagnostics of one or more blocks of various block families and determines whether to maintain association of the block families with current bins of the respective block families or to associate the block families with different bins. |
| US11862273B2 |
Storage devices and methods of operating storage devices
A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory device and a memory controller to control the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array. The memory cell array includes a normal cell region, a parity cell region and a redundancy cell region. First bit-lines are connected to the normal cell region and the parity cell region and second bit-lines are connected to the redundancy cell region. The memory controller includes an error correction code (ECC) engine to generate parity data. The memory controller stores user data in the normal cell region, controls the nonvolatile memory device to perform a column repair on first defective bit-lines among the first bit-lines, assigns additional column addresses to the first defective bit-lines and the second bit-lines and stores at least a portion of the parity data in a region corresponding to the additionally assigned column addresses. |
| US11862271B2 |
Memory testing techniques
Various implementations described herein refer to a device having an encoder coupled to memory. The ECC encoder receives input data from memory built-in self-test circuitry, generates encoded data by encoding the input data and by adding check bits to the input data, and writes the encoded data to memory. The device may have an ECC decoder coupled to memory. The ECC decoder reads the encoded data from memory, generates corrected data by decoding the encoded data and by extracting the check bits from the encoded data, and provides the corrected data and double-bit error flag as output. The ECC decoder has error correction logic that performs error correction on the decoded data based on the check bits, wherein if the error correction logic detects a multi-bit error in the decoded data, the error correction logic corrects the multi-bit error in the decoded data to provide the corrected data. |
| US11862270B2 |
Memory device with failed main bank repair using redundant bank
In certain aspects, a memory device includes an array of memory cells, an input/output (I/O) circuit, and control logic coupled to the I/O circuit. The array of memory cells includes a plurality of banks including a plurality of main banks and a redundant bank. The I/O circuit is coupled to each pair of adjacent banks of the plurality of banks and configured to direct a piece of data to or from either bank of each pair of adjacent banks. The control circuit is configured to select one bank of each pair of adjacent banks based on bank fail information indicative of a failed main bank of the plurality of main banks. The control circuit is further configured to control the I/O circuit to direct the piece of data to or from the selected bank of each pair of adjacent banks. |
| US11862266B2 |
Chip detection method and chip detection apparatus
The present disclosure provides a chip detection method and a chip detection apparatus. The chip detection method includes: providing a chip to be tested, the chip including a power pump region, and the power pump region including a plurality of power pump structures; detecting a dim light signal emitted from the power pump region when the chip is in a preset working mode; and determining whether the dim light signal matches a corresponding power pump working mode in the preset working mode, and if not, confirming that the power pump region has a defect, the power pump working mode including a working state of the power pump structures in the power pump region. |
| US11862265B2 |
Mechanical memory and tunable nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS) resonator
A method of tuning a resonant frequency of a nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS) drum device is performed by applying a gate voltage between the drum membrane [100] and a back gate [104] to alter the resonant frequency of the membrane to a desired frequency; photoionizing the drum membrane with a laser to detune the membrane resonant frequency to a ground state frequency; and releasing the gate voltage to set the membrane to the desired resonant frequency. The method provides the basis for various applications including NEMS memory and photodetection techniques. The NEMS device may be implemented as a graphene/hBN membrane [100] suspended on a SiO2 layer [102] deposited on a Si substrate [104]. |
| US11862264B2 |
Memory circuit and method of operating same
A memory circuit includes a sense amplifier coupled to a non-volatile memory cell, and a detection circuit coupled to the sense amplifier and the non-volatile memory cell. The sense amplifier includes a comparator. The comparator includes a first input terminal coupled to the non-volatile memory cell by a first node, and configured to receive a first voltage, a second input terminal configured to receive a second voltage, and a first output terminal configured to output a first output signal. The detection circuit is configured to latch the first output signal and disrupt a current path between the non-volatile memory cell and the sense amplifier. The detection circuit includes a first inverter. A first input terminal of the first inverter is configured to receive the first output signal. A first output terminal of the first inverter is configured to generate an inverted first output signal. |
| US11862263B2 |
Storage device and method of operating the same
A method of operating a storage device including a non-volatile memory includes storing program and erase counts of the non-volatile memory as metadata in units of super blocks, wherein each of the super blocks includes a pre-defined number of blocks of the non-volatile memory, performing a read operation on a first block included in a first super block based on a first read level, storing the first read level as a history read level of the first super block in a history buffer when the read operation on the first block is successful, receiving a read request for a second block of the first super block and an address of the second block from a host, and performing a read operation on the second block based on the history read level stored in the history buffer. The pre-defined number is at least two. |
| US11862262B2 |
Memory system
A memory system includes: nonvolatile memory devices and a memory controller confirming a programming time for each word line of each of the nonvolatile memory devices and calculating a target programming time on the basis of the programming time for each word line. Each of the nonvolatile memory devices receives the target programming time from the memory controller, and adjusts the programming time for each word line on the basis of the target programming time. When the adjustment of the programming time for each word line is completed, the memory controller confirms a variation width of a writing speed of the memory system for a predetermined time, and sets the target programming time as a final target programming time when the variation width of the writing speed is smaller than a reference value. |
| US11862261B2 |
Method of writing data in nonvolatile memory device, nonvolatile memory device performing the same and method of operating memory system using the same
In a method of writing data in a nonvolatile memory device, a write command, a write address and write data to be programmed are received. Offset information representing a verification level is received. The offset information is provided when the write data corresponds to a distribution deterioration pattern by checking an input/output (I/O) pattern of the write data. When the offset information is received, the write data is programmed based on the offset information such that at least one state among a plurality of states included in a distribution of threshold voltages of memory cells in which the write data is stored is changed. |
| US11862259B2 |
Electronic device, over-erase detection and elimination methods for memory cells
An electronic device, and an over-erase detection and elimination method for memory cells are provided; the method includes: performing an erase operation on a specified area; selecting all the memory cells in the selected area one by one; measuring a threshold voltage of a selected memory cell for over-erase detection to see if it is less than a normal erase threshold voltage; if not, selecting the next memory cell for over-erase detection, and if yes, then performing a soft-write operation on the selected memory cell; after the soft-write operation, performing over-erase detection again to see whether the threshold voltage of the selected memory cell is within a normal threshold range; and if not, performing a soft-write operation again, and if yes, the next memory cell is selected for over-erase detection, until the threshold voltages of all the memory cells selected for erasure are within the normal threshold range. |
| US11862253B2 |
Data output control circuit and semiconductor apparatus including the same
A data output control circuit includes a dividing circuit, a timing signal generating circuit and a control signal generating circuit. The dividing circuit divides read enable signals to generate multiple phase clock signals. The timing signal generating circuit generates a plurality of timing signals based on warming-up cycle information and the multiple phase clock signals. The control signal generating circuit generates data output control signals based on the multiple phase clock signals and the plurality of timing signals. |
| US11862252B2 |
Temperature-based memory management
A memory device and method of operation are described. The memory device may include memory cells of a first type that each store a single bit of information and memory cells of a second type that each store multiple bits of information. The memory cells of the first type may be more robust to extreme operating conditions than the second type but may have one or more drawbacks (e.g., lower density). The memory device may identify data to be written, and in response, may identify a temperature of the memory device. If the temperature is within a nominal operating range associated with a low risk of memory errors, the memory device may write the data to the memory cells of the second type. If the temperature is outside the nominal operating range, the memory device may write the data to the memory cells of the first type. |
| US11862250B2 |
Open block-based read offset compensation in read operation of memory device
Open block-based read offset compensation in read operation of memory device is disclosed. For example, a memory device includes an array of memory cells arranged in a plurality of blocks and a peripheral circuit coupled to the array of memory cells. The peripheral circuit is configured to, in response to a block of the plurality of blocks being an open block, perform a read operation on a memory cell of the array of memory cells in the block using a compensated read voltage. The compensated read voltage has an offset from a default read voltage of the block. |
| US11862249B2 |
Non-volatile memory with staggered ramp down at the end of pre-charging
In order to inhibit memory cells from programming and mitigate program disturb, the memory pre-charges channels of NAND strings connected to a common set of control lines by applying positive voltages to the control lines and applying voltages to a source line and bit lines connected to the NAND strings. The control lines include word lines and select lines. The word lines include an edge word line. The memory ramps down the positive voltages applied to the control lines, including ramping down control lines on a first side of the edge word line, ramping down the edge word line, and performing a staggered ramp down of three or more control lines on a second side of the edge word line. After the pre-charging, unselected NAND strings have their channel boosted to prevent programming and selected NAND strings experience programming on selected memory cells. |
| US11862248B2 |
Semiconductor storage device
A semiconductor storage device includes a first memory cell electrically connected to a first bit line and a first word line, a second memory cell electrically connected to a second bit line and the first word line, and a first circuit configured to supply voltages to the first word line. During a reading operation to read a page of memory cells including the first memory cell and the second memory cell, the first circuit supplies a first voltage to the first word line while the first memory cell is selected as a read target during a first time period, and supplies a second voltage greater than the first voltage to the first word line while the second memory cell is selected as a read target during a second time period that is different from the first time period, and directly thereafter, supplies the first voltage to the first word line. |
| US11862245B2 |
Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile functionality and method of operating
Semiconductor memory having both volatile and non-volatile modes and methods of operation. A semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of memory cells each having a floating body for storing, reading and writing data as volatile memory. The device includes a floating gate or trapping layer for storing data as non-volatile memory, the device operating as volatile memory when power is applied to the device, and the device storing data from the volatile memory as non-volatile memory when power to the device is interrupted. |
| US11862240B2 |
Circuit structure and related method for radiation resistant memory cell
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a circuit structure and related method to provide a radiation resistant memory cell. A circuit structure may include a first latch having an input node and an output node. A second latch has an input node and an output node, in which the output node of the second latch is coupled to the input node of the first latch, and the input node of the second latch is coupled to the output node of the first latch. A read/write (R/W) circuit includes a plurality of transistors coupling a word line, a bit line, and an inverted bit line to at least two outputs. One of the at least two outputs is coupled to the input node of the first latch and another of the outputs is coupled to the input node of the second latch. |
| US11862238B2 |
Multi-deck memory device including buffer circuitry under array
Some embodiments include apparatuses and methods of using the apparatuses. One of the apparatuses includes a substrate, a first deck including first memory cell strings located over the substrate, a second deck including second memory cell strings and located over the first deck, first data lines located between the first and second decks and coupled to the first memory cell strings, second data lines located over the second deck and coupled to the second memory cell strings, and first and second circuitries. The first and second data lines extending in a direction from a first portion of the substrate to a second portion of the substrate. The first buffer circuitry is located in the first portion of the substrate under the first memory cell strings of the first deck and coupled to the first data lines. The second buffer circuitry is located in the second portion of the substrate under the first memory cell strings of the first deck and coupled to the second data lines. |
| US11862234B2 |
Memory device and operation method thereof
A memory device may include a first data line driver circuit that generates a first reference voltage set based on a first code and a second code associated with a first data line, and determines bit values of the first input data received through the first data line, based on the first reference voltage set. A second data line driver circuit may similarly generate a second reference voltage set. The reference voltages may have levels based on a decision feedback equalization (DFE) technique to reduce bit errors otherwise caused by inter symbol interference. |
| US11862231B2 |
Memory device and operating method thereof
A memory device includes a first transistor, a second transistor and a third transistor. The first transistor is coupled to a first word line at a first node. The second transistor is coupled to a second word line different from the first word line at a second node. A control terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a control terminal of the second transistor. The third transistor is coupled between a ground and a third node which is coupled to each of the first node and the second node. In a layout view, each of the first transistor and the second transistor has a first length along a direction. The first transistor, the third transistor and second transistor are arranged in order along the direction. A method is also disclosed herein. |
| US11862225B2 |
Comparison circuit and memory
A comparison circuit includes a reference adjustment module, a signal receiving module, and a control module. The reference adjustment module is configured to receive a first reference signal and output a second reference signal. The reference adjustment module is further configured to receive an adjustment signal, and unidirectionally adjust the equivalent coefficient within a preset value interval when the adjustment signal is received. The signal receiving module is configured to receive the second reference signal and an external signal. The control module is configured to: receive an enable signal and the comparison signal; and during a period of continuously receiving the enable signal, when the comparison signal jumps, terminate the output of the adjustment signal. |
| US11862224B2 |
Method for performing memory calibration, associated system on chip integrated circuit and non-transitory computer-readable medium
A method for performing memory calibration and an associated System on Chip (SoC) Integrated Circuit (IC) are provided. The method may include: in a power-up and initialization phase, controlling a physical layer (PHY) circuit within the SoC IC to apply power to a memory through a pad set and perform initialization on the memory; in an impedance-calibration-related phase, triggering the memory to perform impedance calibration regarding a set of data pins; in at least one subsequent phase, during performing any calibration operation among a reading-related calibration operation and a writing-related calibration operation, performing a data access test corresponding to a set of test points on a predetermined mask, wherein the predetermined mask is movable with respect to a data eye; and according to whether the data access test is successful, selectively stopping the any calibration operation. |
| US11862217B2 |
Device, sensor node, access controller, data transfer method, and processing method in microcontroller
The present invention provides a device with low power and high performance, which can be applied to sensor nodes, a sensor node using the same, an access controller, a data transfer method, and execute a processing method in a microcontroller. The device has: an MRAM; a non-volatile CPU configured to include a nonvolatile memory; a non-volatile FPGA-ACC configured to include a nonvolatile memory and execute a part of operations on the nonvolatile CPU; and a power-gating control unit that controls power supply to each memory cell in the MRAM, the non-volatile CPU, and the non-volatile FPGA-ACC. The device is further provided with an access controller that controls accesses to the MRAM by reading data in advance and backing up the data when data is to be read from the MRAM. |
| US11862211B1 |
Data storage device with flexible logical tracks and radius-independent data rate
Various illustrative aspects are directed to a data storage device, comprising one or more disks; at least one actuator mechanism configured to position at least a first head proximate to a first disk surface and a second head proximate to a second disk surface; and one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices are configured to: assign logical tracks to physical tracks of the disk surfaces such that a respective logical track comprises: at least a portion of sectors of a primary physical track, the primary physical track being on the first disk surface; and at least a portion of sectors of a donor physical track, the donor physical track being on the second disk surface. The one or more processing devices are configured to perform, using the first head and the second head, a data access operation with at least one of the logical tracks. |
| US11862206B2 |
Magnetic recording/reproducing device and magnetic recording/reproducing method
According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording/reproducing device includes a plurality of magnetic recording medium each including a recording surface, a plurality of assisted magnetic recording heads each provided with the recording surface in order to perform assisted recording, and an assisting amount adjustment part connected to the assisted magnetic recording heads in order to adjust an assisting amount of each assisted magnetic recording head corresponding to a recording capacity of the recording surface. |
| US11862205B1 |
Spin torque oscillator with multilayer seed for improved performance and reliability
The present disclosure generally relates to a magnetic recording device having a magnetic recording head comprising a spintronic device. The spintronic device is disposed between a main pole and a trailing shield at a media facing surface. The spintronic device comprises a spin torque layer (STL) and a multilayer seed layer disposed in contact with the STL. The spintronic device may further comprise a field generation layer disposed between the trailing shield and the STL. The multilayer seed layer comprises an optional high etch rate layer, a heat dissipation layer comprising Ru disposed in contact with the optional high etch rate layer, and a cooling layer comprising Cr disposed in contact with the heat dissipation layer and the main pole. The high etch rate layer comprises Cu and has a high etch rate to improve the shape of the spintronic device during the manufacturing process. |
| US11862199B2 |
Advanced video editing techniques using sampling patterns
Systems and methods provide for advanced video editing techniques using sampling patterns. In one example, a computing device can receive a selection of a clip of a video and a sampling pattern. The computing device can determine a respective number of frames to sample from the clip for each interval of time over a length of time for a new clip. For example, the computing device can determine a function corresponding the pattern that relates time and the number of frames to sample, a histogram corresponding to the pattern, or a definite integral corresponding to the pattern, among other approaches. The computing device can extract these numbers of frames from the clip and generate the new clip from the extracted frames. The computing device can present the new clip as a preview and send the new clip to other computing devices. |
| US11862195B2 |
Multi-channel recording head having servo readers proximate to write transducers and read transducers
The present disclosure is generally related to a tape head and a tape drive including a tape head. The tape head comprises one or more head assemblies, each head assembly comprising a plurality of write heads aligned in a row, at least one writer servo head aligned with the row of write heads, a plurality of read heads aligned in a row, and at least one reader servo head aligned with the row of read heads. The writer servo head and the reader servo head are independently controllable and are configured to operate concurrently. The tape head is able to accurately and independently position the write heads using the writer servo head(s) when writing data to a tape and position the read heads using the reader servo head(s) when reading data from the tape, even if the write heads and read heads are or become mis-aligned. |
| US11862192B2 |
Algorithmic determination of a story readers discontinuation of reading
The disclosure provides technology for enhancing the ability of a computing device to detect when a user has discontinued reading a text source. An example method includes receiving audio data comprising a spoken word associated with a text source, wherein the audio data comprises a first duration and a second duration; comparing the audio data with data of the text source, wherein the first duration of the audio data corresponds with the data of the text source; calculating, by a processing device, a correspondence measure between the second duration of the audio data and the data of the text source; and responsive to determining the correspondence measure satisfies a threshold, transmitting a signal to cease comparing audio data with the data of the text source. |
| US11862191B2 |
Singing voice separation with deep U-Net convolutional networks
A system, method and computer product for training a neural network system. The method comprises applying an audio signal to the neural network system, the audio signal including a vocal component and a non-vocal component. The method also comprises comparing an output of the neural network system to a target signal, and adjusting at least one parameter of the neural network system to reduce a result of the comparing, for training the neural network system to estimate one of the vocal component and the non-vocal component. In one example embodiment, the system comprises a U-Net architecture. After training, the system can estimate vocal or instrumental components of an audio signal, depending on which type of component the system is trained to estimate. |
| US11862190B2 |
Information processing device
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a technique for assisting the realization of more efficient business activities, while taking account of objective indicators. In a server 1 which supports a user U having a telephone call with a call destination C, an acquiring unit 101 acquires information recorded during the call between the user U and the call destination C, as call information. An extracting unit 102 detects utterance segments VS1 to VSn in which speech is present, from the acquired call information, and extracts speech information VI1 to VIm from each utterance segment VS1 to VSn. An analyzing unit 103 performs analysis based on elements E1 to Ep, on the basis of the extracted speech information VI1 to VIm. A generating unit 104 generates business support information for supporting the call with the user U, on the basis of the results of the analysis. A presenting unit 105 presents the generated business support information to the user U. The abovementioned problem is thus resolved. |
| US11862189B2 |
Method and apparatus for target sound detection
A device to perform target sound detection includes one or more processors. The one or more processors include a buffer configured to store audio data and a target sound detector. The target sound detector includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a binary target sound classifier configured to process the audio data. The first stage is configured to activate the second stage in response to detection of a target sound. The second stage is configured to receive the audio data from the buffer in response to the detection of the target sound. |
| US11862186B2 |
Voice trigger for a digital assistant
A method for operating a voice trigger is provided. In some implementations, the method is performed at an electronic device including one or more processors and memory storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors. The method includes receiving a sound input. The sound input may correspond to a spoken word or phrase, or a portion thereof. The method includes determining whether at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to a predetermined type of sound, such as a human voice. The method includes, upon a determination that at least a portion of the sound input corresponds to the predetermined type, determining whether the sound input includes predetermined content, such as a predetermined trigger word or phrase. The method also includes, upon a determination that the sound input includes the predetermined content, initiating a speech-based service, such as a voice-based digital assistant. |
| US11862180B2 |
Spectral shape estimation from MDCT coefficients
A method, decoder, and program code for controlling a concealment method for a lost audio frame is provided. A first audio frame and a second audio frame of the received audio signal are decoded to obtain modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) coefficients. Values of a first spectral shape based upon the MDCT coefficients decoded from the first audio frame decoded and values of a second spectral shape based upon MDCT coefficients decoded from the second audio frame decoded are determined, the spectral shapes each comprising a number of sub-bands. The values of the spectral shapes and frame energies of the first audio frame and second audio frame are transformed into representations of FFT based spectral analyses. A transient condition is detected based on the representations of the FFTs. Responsive to detecting the transient condition, the concealment method is modified by selectively adjusting a spectrum magnitude of a substitution frame spectrum. |
| US11862179B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting manipulated vocal samples
A system may receive a communication from a user, which may include a vocal sample. The system may transform the vocal sample from a wavelength domain into a frequency domain. The system may determine a divergence of one or more amplitude values of the transformed frequency domain from a predetermined frequency distribution. According to some embodiments, the predetermined frequency distribution may be a Benford's distribution. When the divergence exceeds a predetermined threshold, the system may execute one or more security measures. The one or more security measures may include (i) transferring the user from an automated operator to a human operator, (ii) requiring second factor authentication from the user, and/or (iii) denying a user-initiated request. |
| US11862174B2 |
Voice command processing for locked devices
Techniques for processing voice commands from a locked device are described. A voice command received by a locked device is stored, a prompt requesting that the device be unlocked is generated, and the voice command is processed automatically after the device is unlocked. Thus, the system processes the voice command without the user repeating the voice command. In addition, the system may process certain voice commands even when the device is locked. For example, a whitelist filter compares an intent associated with the voice command to whitelisted intents from a whitelist database before the intent is dispatched to a speechlet, and intents included in the whitelist database are processed normally. Thus, the system performs certain voice commands while the device is locked, while other voice commands may be automatically processed after the device is unlocked without the user repeating the voice command. |
| US11862172B1 |
Systems and methods for proactive listening bot-plus person advice chaining
Systems, methods, and devices provide a user experience capable of integrating robo-advising with human advising based on various inputs that are actively detected. Inputs from a conversation, or multiple conversations separated in time, may be analyzed to determine, based on voice inputs, that live communications should be initiated. Based on triggers identified, a robo-advising session may additionally or alternatively be initiated. Transitions between advising sessions may be facilitated to allow users to more efficiently employ robo-advising until human advising is triggered. |
| US11862167B2 |
Voice dialogue system, model generation device, barge-in speech determination model, and voice dialogue program
A spoken dialogue device includes a recognition unit that recognizes an acquired user speech, a barge-in speech control unit that determines whether to engage a barge-in speech, a dialogue control unit that outputs a system response to a user based on a recognition result of the user speech other than the barge-in speech determined not to be engaged by the barge-in speech control unit, a response generation unit that generates a system speech based on the system response, and an output unit that outputs a system speech. When each user speech element included in the user speech corresponds to a predetermined morpheme included in the immediately previous system speech and does not correspond to a response candidate to the immediately previous system speech by a user, the barge-in speech control unit does not engage at least the user speech element. |
| US11862153B1 |
System for recognizing and responding to environmental noises
An audio controlled assistant captures environmental noise and converts the environmental noise into audio signals. The audio signals are provided to a system which analyzes the audio signals for a plurality of audio prompts, which have been customized for the acoustic environment surrounding the audio controlled assistant by an acoustic modeling system. The system configured to detect the presence of an audio prompt in the audio signals and transmit instructions associated with the detected audio prompt to at least one of the audio controlled assistant or one or more cloud based services, in response. |
| US11862150B2 |
Skill dispatching method and apparatus for speech dialogue platform
A skill dispatching method for a speech dialogue platform including: receiving, by a central control dispatching service, a semantic result of recognizing a user's voice sent by a data distribution service; dispatching, by the central control dispatching service, a plurality of skill services related to the semantic result in parallel, and obtaining skill parsing results from the plurality of skill services; sorting the skill parsing results based on priorities of the skill services, and exporting a result with the highest priority to a skill realization discrimination service; when failure in realization, selecting a result with the highest priority among the rest of skill parsing results and exporting the same to the skill realization discrimination service, and when success in realization, sending the result with the highest priority to the data distribution service for feedback to the user. The method improves skill dispatching efficiency, reduces delay, and improves user experience. |
| US11862147B2 |
Method and system for enhancing the intelligibility of information for a user
A system for providing information to a user includes and/or interfaces with a set of models and/or algorithms. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include and/or interface with any or all of: a processing subsystem; a sensory output device; a user device; an audio input device; and/or any other components. A method for providing information to a user includes and/or interfaces with: receiving a set of inputs; processing the set of inputs to determine a set of sensory outputs; and providing the set of sensory outputs. |
| US11862144B2 |
Augmented training data for end-to-end models
A computer system is provided that includes a processor configured to store a set of audio training data that includes a plurality of audio segments and metadata indicating a word or phrase associated with each audio segment. For a target training statement of a set of structured text data, the processor is configured to generate a concatenated audio signal that matches a word content of a target training statement by comparing the words or phrases of a plurality of text segments of the target training statement to respective words or phrases of audio segments of the stored set of audio training data, selecting a plurality of audio segments from the set of audio training data based on a match in the words or phrases between the plurality of text segments of the target training statement and the selected plurality of audio segments, and concatenating the selected plurality of audio segments. |
| US11862143B2 |
Systems and methods for processing speech dialogues
The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for processing speech dialogue. The method includes obtaining target speech dialogue data. The method includes obtaining a text vector representation sequence, a phonetic symbol vector representation sequence, and a role vector representation sequence by performing a vector transformation on the target speech dialogue data based on a text embedding model, a phonetic symbol embedding model, and a role embedding model, respectively. The method includes determining a representation vector corresponding to the target speech dialogue data by inputting the text vector representation sequence, the phonetic symbol vector representation sequence, and the role vector representation sequence into a trained speech dialogue coding model. The method includes determining a summary of the target speech dialogue data by inputting the representation vector into a classification model. |
| US11862138B2 |
Hearing device comprising an active emission canceller
A hearing device comprises a forward path comprising an input transducer providing at an electric input signal representative of environment sound, a signal processor for processing said at least one electric input signal and providing a processed signal, and a loudspeaker connected to a speaker sound outlet providing an output sound to an eardrum of the user in dependence of said processed signal. The hearing device comprises an ITE-part adapted for being located in an ear canal of the user, an active emission canceller providing an electric sound cancelling signal, and an environment facing loudspeaker providing an output sound to the environment. The electric sound cancelling signal is determined in dependence of said processed signal to attenuate sound leaked from the speaker sound outlet to the environment when played by the environment facing loudspeaker. The environment facing loudspeaker has a sound outlet on an environment facing surface of the ITE-part. |
| US11862134B2 |
Key support structure of keyboard device
A key support structure of a keyboard device includes a first member and a second member that supports the first member. The first member is pivotal about a first axis that extends in a first direction and movable with a degree of freedom of movement in a rolling direction, which is a direction of rotation around a second axis extending in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first direction. the second member restricts a movement of the first member in the first direction, while pivotally supporting the first member about the first axis. |
| US11862133B2 |
Guitar modulator stand
One or more embodiments of a device for securing guitar modulators is shown. The device includes a face, a bracket, and a base. The face defines a hole that extends completely through the face with a first length in a first direction and a first width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, wherein the first length is greater than the first width. The bracket connects under the face and extends in the first direction parallel to the hole and is configured to allow a grommet to slide along the bracket in the first direction. The base is configured to support the face. |
| US11862127B2 |
Refrigerator with interactive display and control method thereof
A refrigerator includes a main body defining a storage compartment that is divided into a plurality of storage sections, and a door coupled to the main body to selectively open or close the storage compartment. The door includes a door glass having at least one transparent display area, and a door frame surrounding one or more edges of the door glass and configured to protect the door glass. The transparent display area is configured to display, based on being touched by a user, information on food stored in one or more of the plurality of storage sections that corresponds to the touched transparent display area. |
| US11862122B2 |
Display device
The disclosure provides a display device and another display device. The display device includes a display panel. The display panel has a functional display area. The functional display area includes a pixel. The pixel includes a white pixel and multiple display pixels. The display pixels surround at least a part of the white pixel, and the white pixel includes a pixel electrode. The another display device includes another display panel. The another display panel has a functional display area, and the functional display area includes a pixel and a signal line. The pixel includes a white pixel and multiple display pixels. The signal line includes a branch, and the branch is electrically connected to one of the display pixels. The display device and the another display device of the disclosure is capable of reducing the problem of diffraction or having a better optical sensing effect. |
| US11862118B2 |
Display data processing device, image display system, and display data processing method
A display data processing device performs color adjustment on gradation values of pixels of a frame image of an input video signal and outputs the adjusted gradation values to a display device. The device includes a first gamma correction unit configured to set the gradation value as the first input gradation value and to convert the first input gradation value into the first corrected gradation value. The device includes a video gain correction unit configured to perform color adjustment on the first corrected gradation value according to video gain correction and to output the result as a video gain corrected gradation value. The device includes a second gamma correction unit configured to set the video gain corrected gradation value as the second input gradation value and to convert the second input gradation value into the second corrected gradation value. |
| US11862115B2 |
Circuit device and display apparatus
A circuit device is used in a display apparatus. The display apparatus includes a display panel and a backlight including a plurality of light sources. The plurality of light sources are respectively provided corresponding to a plurality of areas of the display panel. The circuit device includes a light amount abnormality detection circuit, a dimming circuit, and a color correction circuit. The light amount abnormality detection circuit detects a light amount abnormality of the light source. The dimming circuit performs light amount compensation processing of compensating for a light amount of an area corresponding to an abnormal light source by adjusting a light amount of a light source other than the abnormal light source that is a light source in which the light amount abnormality is detected. The color correction circuit performs color correction according to the adjusted light amount on image data of an area corresponding to an adjustment target light source that is the light source whose light amount is adjusted. |
| US11862108B2 |
Shift register unit, scanning drive circuit, display substrate and display device
A shift register unit, a scanning drive circuit, a display substrate and a display device. The shift register unit includes an output end, a node control end, a first output node control circuit, a second node control circuit, a second output node control circuit and an output circuit, the second node control circuit is electrically connected to a first clock signal line, the node control end, the first output node and the second node; the first output node control circuit is electrically connected to the second node and the first output node and is configured to control a potential of the first output node; the second output node control circuit is electrically connected to the second node and the second output node; the output circuit is electrically connected to a first output node, a second output node, a first voltage line, a second voltage line and an output end. |
| US11862106B2 |
Scan driver and display apparatus comprising the same
A scan driver includes stages, and first to third clock signals are applied to the stages, respectively. A falling time of the first clock signal is shorter than falling times of the second and third clock signals. |
| US11862105B2 |
Display device and global dimming control method thereof
A display device comprises: a display panel including a first display area comprising a first pixels, and a second display area comprising a second pixels, each pixel including a light emitting element; a data driver circuit configured to output data voltages of an image to the first and second pixels; a gate driver configured to output scan signals to the first and second pixels; and a power supply configured to generate a low-potential power supply voltage that is applied to the light emitting element included in each pixel, the low-potential power supply voltage switching between a first level such that the light emitting element is capable of emitting light, and a second level such that the light emitting element cannot emit light, wherein a frame period of the display device includes an addressing period during which the low-potential power supply voltage switches from the second level to the first level. |
| US11862100B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel and a scan driving circuit. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels and a plurality of sensors. The scan driving circuit drives a plurality of scan lines. Pixels in a j-th row among the plurality of pixels are connected to a j-th scan line among the plurality of scan lines, in which j is a positive integer. Sensors, which correspond to the pixels in the j-th row, from among the plurality of sensors are connected to an a-th scan line among the plurality of scan lines, in which a is a positive integer different from j. |
| US11862099B2 |
Shift register unit, gate driving circuit, display panel and driving method thereof
The present disclosure provides a shift register unit, including a detection signal input sub-circuit, a display signal input sub-circuit, an output circuit, a pull-down control circuit and a signal output terminal, the output circuit includes a pull-up sub-circuit and a pull-down sub-circuit, the pull-down control circuit includes a selection sub-circuit and a plurality of pull-down control sub-circuits. The present disclosure further provides a gate driving circuit, a display panel and a driving method for driving the display panel. The shift register unit has a simple structure and a long service life. |
| US11862096B2 |
Display device
Disclosed is a display device including a display panel including a plurality of pixels and a voltage generator providing an anode initialization voltage to the pixels. The display panel is divided into a first display area operating at a first operating frequency and a second display area operating at a second operating frequency. While pixels, which correspond to the first display area, from among the plurality of pixels are driven, the anode initialization voltage has a first voltage level. While pixels in the second display area from among the plurality of pixels are driven, the anode initialization voltage has a second voltage level different from the first voltage level. |
| US11862087B2 |
Display device and control method therefor
A display device includes a plurality of pixels and a control circuit configured to control brightness of the plurality of pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a light-emitting element and a pixel circuit configured to control light emission of the light-emitting element. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor configured to supply electric current to the light-emitting element, and a storage capacitor configured to store voltage to control the electric current to be supplied by the driving transistor to the light-emitting element. The control circuit is configured to determine a statistic of brightness of pixels specified by one or more video frames with a predetermined method, determine a length of a threshold compensation period for which the storage capacitor applies threshold compensation to the driving transistor based on the statistic, and control the pixel circuit based on the threshold compensation period. |
| US11862086B2 |
Pixel circuit and display device including the same
A pixel circuit and a display device including the same are disclosed. The pixel circuit includes a driving element including a first electrode connected to a first node, a first gate electrode connected to a second node, a second electrode connected to a third node, and a second gate electrode to which a preset voltage is applied; a light emitting element including an anode electrode connected to a fourth node and a cathode electrode to which a low-potential power supply voltage is applied; a first switch element connected between the first node and the second node; a second switch element connected between the third node and the fourth node; a first capacitor connected to the first gate electrode of the driving element; and a second capacitor connected to the third node. |
| US11862085B2 |
Pixel circuit and driving method therefor, array substrate and display apparatus
A pixel circuit includes sub-pixel circuits each including a reset sub-circuit, a driving sub-circuit, and a light-emitting device. The reset sub-circuit is configured to input a voltage provided by an initial voltage terminal to the driving sub-circuit under control of a signal from a first reset control terminal. The driving sub-circuit is configured to control a driving current flowing through the light-emitting device according to a data signal output by a data terminal. The sub-pixel circuits include first and second sub-pixel circuits that are located in two adjacent columns, and connected to a same data terminal. A first reset control terminal and a writing control terminal of the first sub-pixel circuit are connected to first and second scanning signal terminals. A first reset control terminal and a writing control terminal of the second sub-pixel circuit are connected to second and third scanning signal terminals. |
| US11862082B2 |
Image display device and method of controlling image display device
An image display device includes a display panel, a space portion, an illuminator, a controller, and an illuminance sensor. The display panel is switchable between an image display mode in which an image is displayed and a transmissive mode in which the display panel is in a transmissive state where a back side of the display panel is visible in a front view. The space portion and the illuminator are provided behind the display panel. The illuminator emits illumination light to the space portion. The controller controls the illuminator. The illuminance sensor detects an ambient illuminance of the image display device. The controller performs illumination control for causing the illuminator to emit illumination light with a brightness that is in accordance with a result of detection by the illuminance sensor when the display panel is operating in the transmissive mode. |
| US11862080B2 |
Display panel and driving method thereof
A display panel with a less costly backup arrangement for failed light-emitting elements and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The display panel includes a plurality of pixels. Each pixel includes a plurality of main sub-pixels and a backup sub-pixel. For any one of the pixels, if there is a failed main sub-pixel, the backup sub-pixel is activated and configured for cooperating with non-failed main sub-pixels to output metamerized light of a desired target color in order that no change in color or brightness is perceived by a viewer. |
| US11862075B2 |
Drive circuit, drive chip, and display device
The present disclosure relates to a drive circuit, including: a first module, generating display data based on image information; a second module, generating a display signal based on the display data and a plurality of clock signals; a third module, outputting a constant current based on the display signal; and a fourth module, configured to provide a reference current to the third module, wherein the fourth module includes: a reference voltage generation module, a bias module, a current generation module, and a pre-charging module. Any two adjacent clock signals of the plurality of clock signals differ by M complete clock cycles, where 0≤M<1. This circuit can realize relatively high image display accuracy with relatively low system power consumption and chip cost, and meanwhile realize effective low grayscale compensation for image. |
| US11862073B2 |
Display device and driving method thereof
A display device includes a driving controller which outputs the output image signal corresponding to the input image signal when the first display area is driven, outputs the output image signal corresponding to a first bias signal when the boundary area is driven, and outputs the output image signal corresponding to a second bias signal different from the first bias signal when the non-boundary area is driven. |
| US11862070B2 |
Source driver and display device
A source driver includes: a first gradation voltage generation unit generating a gradation voltage of a first polarity supplied to a pixel on a first source line; a first amplifier receiving the gradation voltage of the first polarity to an input end, amplifying it, and outputting a voltage from an output end; a second gradation voltage generation unit generating a gradation voltage of a second polarity opposite to the first polarity to be supplied to a pixel on a second source line provided in the vicinity of the first source line; a second amplifier receiving the gradation voltage of the second polarity to an input end, amplifying it, and outputting a voltage from an output end; and a voltage comparison unit comparing a voltage of the input end of the second amplifier with the voltage of the output end of the second amplifier and outputs a comparison result. |
| US11862068B2 |
Display device and method of driving the same
A display device may include: a first pixel coupled to a first scan line, a first data line, and a first sensing line; a second pixel coupled to the first scan line, a second data line, and a second sensing line; a first sensing channel corresponding to the first pixel and including a first sampling capacitor; and a second sensing channel corresponding to the second pixel and including a second sampling capacitor. During a first period, the first sensing channel may store a first sampling signal in the first sampling capacitor while the first sensing line is coupled to the first sensing channel, and the second sensing channel may store a second sampling signal in the second sampling capacitor while the second sensing line is disconnected from the second sensing channel. |
| US11862063B2 |
Display substrate and display device including the same
A display substrate and a display device including the display substrate are disclosed. In one aspect, the display substrate includes a plurality of pixels formed in a substantially circular pixel area and a driving circuit formed in a peripheral area surrounding the pixel area and configured to drive the pixels. A boundary is formed between the pixel area and the peripheral area, and the boundary is substantially concentric with respect to an arc defining the substantially circular pixel area. The driving circuit comprises a conductive pattern having a first side which extends in a peripheral direction crossing the boundary. |
| US11862055B2 |
Position detection method, display device, and position detection system
A position detection method includes projecting a first pattern image on a display surface, the first pattern image including a first region having a first color corresponding to a first portion of a first identification information indicating the first region and a second region having a second color corresponding to a first portion of a second identification information, obtaining a first captured image by capturing the display surface, projecting a second pattern image onto the display surface including the first region having a third color which corresponds to a second portion of the first identification information and the second region having a fourth color corresponding to a second portion of the second identification information, obtaining a second captured image by capturing the display surface, associating a first position in an image projected with a second position in a third captured image obtained by capturing the display surface. |
| US11862051B2 |
Display panel and light board
A display panel and a light board are provided. The display panel includes a back board and a plurality of light boards, each of the plurality of light boards includes light beads and a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed in a stack. The first substrate includes a first portion and the second substrate includes a second portion that exceeds the first substrate. The first portion of one of the plurality of light boards is stacked with the second portion of an adjacent light board to splice two of the plurality of light boards, and a distance between two columns of the plurality of light beads adjacent to each other and on an outermost side of the two light boards is within a preset range. |
| US11862045B1 |
Duplex label with displaceable liner and methods of making and using same
Methods of making labels devoid of liner plies. A method of making a label for securement to a substrate comprises providing a face ply having a top side and a bottom side. The method includes disposing a hotmelt adhesive on the bottom side in a pattern. The method comprises formulating a liner coating configured to be activated by a fluid. The method includes disposing the liner coating on the bottom side outwardly adjacent the hotmelt adhesive. The bottom side is configured to be secured to a substrate via the hotmelt adhesive upon activation of the liner coating by the fluid. |
| US11862044B1 |
Flag display apparatus
A flag display apparatus includes a frame comprising first and second support legs having upper and lower opposed ends when placed for display. A horizontal support member having a predetermined length can be connected to the upper end of the first and second support legs. A flag or banner having a predetermined length is attached to and supported by the frame. The predetermined length of the horizontal support member is less than the length of the flag or banner so that a portion of the flag or banner extends beyond the first or second support leg thereby providing a first portion of the flag or banner that is unfurled and a second portion of the flag or banner that is at least partially furled in the absence of wind moving across the flag. |
| US11862042B2 |
Augmented reality for vehicle operations
An augmented reality system includes a geospatial location system adapted to identify a current location of a vehicle, a plurality of vehicle condition sensors adapted to identify the vehicle's positional attitude, direction of motion, and speed within an environment at the current location, a helmet position sensor system adapted to determine a location of a helmet within the vehicle and a viewing direction of a pilot wearing the helmet the helmet comprising a see-through computer display through which the pilot is enabled to see an environment outside of the vehicle with computer content overlaying the environment to create an augmented reality view of the environment for the pilot, a data storage module adapted to store the data from the geospatial location system, plurality of vehicle condition sensors and the helmet position sensor with a time of acquisition of each respective type of data and a processor adapted to present geospatially located augmented reality content to the helmet based, at least in part, on vehicle's current location and positional attitude. |
| US11862039B2 |
Device for analogue modeling experiment of geological structure under hypergravity field of large-scale centrifuge
A device for an analogue modeling experiment of a geological structure under a hypergravity field of a large-scale centrifuge is provided. A bottom plate is placed on a basket of the centrifuge and mounted with screw rod components; screw rods are arranged in parallel with the bottom plate; diverters, screw rod supporting columns, sliding guide rails and a motor are arranged on the bottom plate; output shafts at two ends of the motor are respectively connected to the two diverters; the diverters are connected with one end of the corresponding screw rod; a fixed baffle plate is connected with the screw rods and is embedded with the sliding guide rails; a detachable baffle plate is arranged at a lower part of the fixed baffle plate and has a lower part connected with a swing baffle plate through a hinge; and a curved table is arranged on the bottom plate. |
| US11862036B2 |
Method and system for generating and managing plays in an electronic forum
A method and system for generating and managing a play are provided. The method includes drawing the play via an electronic forum. The play includes a plurality of players. The electronic forum includes a plurality of buttons or drawing markers for defining moves of the plurality of players. The method also includes posting the play to the electronic forum. Further, the method includes providing access to the play to a user via the electronic forum. In addition, the method includes receiving an edit to the play from the user. The method also includes editing the play. Further, the method includes providing the edited play. |
| US11862030B2 |
Method and system for detecting obstacles with an obstacle sensor for an aircraft
A method for detecting obstacles in the vicinity of an aircraft. The method comprises the following steps: examining a surrounding space by means of an obstacle sensor, the obstacle sensor generating positioning data relating to a plurality of obstacle points; determining, from among the obstacle points, each relevant point situated within a predetermined detection volume, the detection volume being different from the surrounding space; and displaying the relevant points on a display. |
| US11862029B2 |
Emergency autoland system
Autoland systems and processes for landing an aircraft without pilot intervention are described. In implementations, the autoland system includes a memory operable to store one or more modules and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The processor is operable to execute the one or more modules to identify a plurality of potential destinations for an aircraft; calculate a merit for each potential destination identified; select a destination based upon the merit; and create a route from a current position of the aircraft to an approach fix associated with the destination that accounts for the terrain characteristic(s) and/or obstacle characteristic(s). The processor can also cause the aircraft to traverse the route, determine a final approach segment associated with the route; identify terrain characteristic(s) and/or obstacle characteristic(s) associated with the final approach segment; and determine an adjusted final approach segment accounting for the terrain characteristic(s) and/or obstacle characteristic(s). |
| US11862027B2 |
Flight path calculation system, flight path calculation program, and unmanned aircraft path control method
In an uninhabited aircraft flight management system 1, there is a three-dimensional map data storage section 172 for storing three-dimensional map data in horizontal and height directions where no ground objects exist and where an uninhabited aircraft 6 is allowed to fly, a current position acquisition section 175 for acquiring a current position, a transport instruction acquisition section 166 for acquiring a destination, a path calculation section 167 for calculating a path, a lidar data acquisition section 121 for acquiring wind condition data, a dangerous wind condition area judgement section 123 for calculating a warning area where flight should be avoided, from the wind condition data, and a path recalculation section 164 for recalculating the path avoiding the warning area when the path calculated by the path calculation section 167 is one which passes through the warning area calculated by section 123. |
| US11862023B2 |
Electric vehicle that distributes information between vehicles in a fleet
An electric vehicle is coupled to communicate with the cloud. The cloud is coupled to and communicates with the electric vehicle. The cloud includes a server. The electric vehicle is configured to distribute information between electric vehicles in a fleet. The electric vehicle has cloud connectivity and a second local wireless communication to communication information to the fleet of electric vehicles. When a message is received by the first electric vehicle, the first and second components provide a verification of their existence. The first and second components decrypt and verify their parts of the message. When either the first or second component fails to provide a verification, the electric vehicle is not activated. |
| US11862022B2 |
Methods for characterizing a vehicle collision
Described herein are examples of a computerized method that comprises: in response to obtaining information regarding a potential collision between a vehicle and an object, obtaining data describing the vehicle for a time period extending before and after a time of the potential collision. The method may determine a likelihood that the potential collision is a non-collision event based on the data describing the vehicle by performing one or more assessments. The assessments may include telematics monitor assessment, driver behavior assessment, road surface feature assessment, trip correlation assessment, and/or context assessment. In response to determining that the likelihood indicates that the potential collision is not a non-collision event, the method may trigger one or more actions responding to the potential collision. |
| US11862021B2 |
Method and apparatus for remanent imaging control
The invention is drawn towards a method and apparatus for controlling a consumer based on motion detected in a data stream, comprising: receiving the data stream, extracting motion information from the image data, generating commands and parameters for the consumer according to the motion information and controlling the consumer according to the commands and parameters. |
| US11862017B2 |
Communication system, communication method, terminal device, and program
A communication system (1) includes multiple transmission apparatuses (200) that transmit beacon signals to a moving body (10), and a terminal apparatus (100) that is mounted in the moving body (10) and, upon receiving a beacon signal of a predetermined intensity or more from a transmission apparatus (200), presents information to a user based on the beacon signal of the predetermined intensity or more and a past reception record. |
| US11862016B1 |
Multi-intelligence federal reinforcement learning-based vehicle-road cooperative control system and method at complex intersection
A multi-intelligence federated reinforcement learning (FRL)-based vehicle-road cooperative control system and method at the complex intersection use a vehicle-road cooperative control framework based on the Road Side Unit (RSU) static processing module and the vehicle-based dynamic processing module. The historical road information is supplied by the proposed RSU module. The Federated Twin Delayed Deep Deterministic policy gradient (FTD3) algorithm is proposed to connect the federated learning (FL) module and the reinforcement learning (RL) module. The FTD3 algorithm transmits only neural network parameters instead of vehicle samples to protect privacy. Firstly, FTD3 selects only specific networks for aggregation to reduce the communication cost. Secondly, FTD3 realizes the deep combination of FL and RL by aggregating target critic networks with smaller Q-values. Thirdly, RSU neural network participates in aggregation rather than training, and only shared global model parameters are used. |
| US11862015B2 |
Corner mount warning system
A corner mount warning system includes a housing adapted to receive and engage a corner of two perpendicular walls. The housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, an inner side wall, an outer side wall, a first end wall, and a second end wall. Each end wall has a motion detector and at least one warning device. The motion detectors and the at least one warning device are connected to and operated by a control system. |
| US11862013B2 |
Method of measuring road performance using headway dynamics
A system, method and server for a controlling a relation between a vehicle and traffic flow over a road segment. The system includes a telemetric device of the vehicle and a processor of the server. The telemetric device obtains telemetric data related to the road segment being traversed by the vehicle. The processor determines a property of the road segment based on the telemetric data and a road profile for the road segment, determines a disruption score indicative of a level of disruption in the traffic flow for the road segment based on the property, and outputs a notification signal when the disruption score is above a selected disruption threshold. The notification signal is usable for controlling the relation between the vehicle and the traffic flow. |
| US11862010B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for using a universal controlling device for displaying a graphical user element in a display device
An apparatus, system and method is described for controlling one or more consumer electronic devices that is performed by a smart device. The smart device causes one or more graphical elements, each for performing a particular operation to be displayed. The smart device then causes an action to be performed when the user selects one of the graphical elements, for example by pressing one of the keys on the universal controlling device or by speaking a command. |
| US11862002B2 |
Detection system and information display system
A detection system includes a microphone, and a detector. The microphone picks up the voice of a visitor. The detector has an opening. The detector collects a microparticle passing through the opening, and detects a predetermined infectious agent contained in the collected microparticle. The opening is disposed below and forward of the microphone so that, when the visitor faces the microphone, the opening is positioned below and forward of the visitor. |
| US11862000B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting motion in a zone
A device may receive radio frequency (RF) transmissions from access points provided in a zone, and may calculate channel state information (CSI) for the access points based on the RF transmissions. The device may identify CSI phases that satisfy a phase threshold to eliminate surrounding movement in the zone and to focus on an entry location of the zone, and may perform a short-time Fourier transform of the CSI phases to generate a frequency versus time graph. The device may perform a spectrogram analysis of the frequency versus time graph or may process the frequency versus time graph, with a machine learning model, to determine a quantity of people in the zone and a start and stop times associated with entries and exits of the people to and from the zone. The device may perform actions based on the quantity of people and the start and stop times. |
| US11861997B2 |
Theft detection system
A method includes supporting, by a support, a bag containing one or more items of an order and detecting, by a sensor coupled to an end of the support, a weight of the bag and the one or more items when the bag is suspended on the support such that the weight of the bag and the one or more items is exerted on the support. The method also includes comparing, by a hardware processor, the detected weight to an expected weight of the order and communicating, by the hardware processor, an alert when the expected weight is unequal to the detected weight. |
| US11861995B2 |
Gate-connector system for intrusion-detection fencing system
Devices, systems, and methods for intrusion-detection for use with a fence comprising a gate-section have been developed and are herein described. The present disclosure relates to and describes a gate-connector system for an intrusion-detecting-fence system. A intrusion-detecting cable is run from a fence to a gate section. On each side of the gate section, the cable is terminated into a junction-box and connected to a shorter cable-plug assembly that terminates in a weatherproof, pull-apart connector. The cable-plug assemblies from each side of the gate section are connected together to complete a circuit. With the intrusion-detecting cable extending onto the gate, intrusion-protection is provided on the gate section as well as on the fence. A gate at the gate section can easily be opened by unplugging the connectors. |
| US11861994B2 |
Compact self-checkout kiosks
A kiosk includes a kiosk housing, a barcode reader, a receipt printer, a display unit, and a processor communicatively coupled to the barcode reader, receipt printer, and display unit. The kiosk has a reader housing having a lower housing portion with an upper surface facing a product scanning region and an upper housing portion extending above the lower housing portion, a horizontal window positioned at the upper surface of the lower housing portion and configured to allow a first light to pass between the product scanning region and an interior region of the reader housing, and an upright window positioned in the upper housing portion and configured to allow a second light to pass between the product scanning region and the interior region of the reader housing. |
| US11861993B2 |
Information processing system, customer identification apparatus, and information processing method
According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing system (100) including an acquisition unit (11) that acquires an image, which is generated by a camera, of a face, a selection unit (14) that extracts a person in the acquired image, and selects a person who performs a settlement process based on at least one of a distance from a checkout apparatus, an appearance frequency, and an appearance period of time in a case where a plurality of persons are extracted, an identification unit (12) that identifies the selected person based on the image in which the person is included, and database information in which a feature value of a face is registered, a settlement unit (checkout unit (21)) that performs the settlement process with respect to the identified person. |
| US11861990B2 |
Management server
An object of the present invention is to provide a management server which makes it possible to uniformly and rapidly limit the usage of a predetermined currency in a case in which currency handling systems including currency reading devices in each of which a wide variety of currencies are available are used. A slot machine management server 1 and a casino management system 2 manage slot machines 4S including currency handling systems 100 in each of which a wide variety of currencies are available. For example, when a currency used at any one of currency reading devices 201 of slot machines 4S provided in areas A to D is determined as a $100 banknote with limited usage after a center controller 101 of the slot machine management server 1 receives information which limits usage of the $100 banknote in the areas A to D of a map of a gaming facility 15 from an input unit 104, the center controller 101 of the slot machine management server 1 sends a command to the currency reading device 201 through a PTS terminal 700. The command causes a process which discharges a used banknote T ($100 banknote) to be performed. |
| US11861985B2 |
Electronic gaming device with multiple dynamically configurable features dependent on game states
A gaming device for dynamically configuring a composite feature game based on a first feature game and a second feature game. When the composite feature game is triggered, a game controller determines respective current states of a first feature game and a second feature game. The current state of the first feature game comprises a first unenhanced state that has a first unenhanced play characteristic and a first enhanced state that has a first enhanced play characteristic. The current state of the second feature game comprises a second unenhanced state that has a second unenhanced play characteristic and a second enhanced state that has a second unenhanced play characteristic. The game controller dynamically incorporates one of the first enhanced play characteristic and one of the second unenhanced play characteristic and the second unenhanced play characteristic into a composite play characteristic. |
| US11861984B2 |
Illuminated outcome determination device
An outcome determination device includes a controller a random generator configured to determine an outcome from a predetermined number of outcomes. The device includes a display device, which may in the form of a wheel, having a plurality of sectors. A plurality of illumination devices are associated with each of the sectors. The sectors correspond to the predetermined number of outcomes. The random number generator and controller determine an outcome for a game, with the outcome corresponding to one of the sectors. The controller illuminates the illumination device corresponding to the sector that corresponds to the determined outcome. The illumination devices may be illuminated before, during, and/or after determination of the outcome, and may be illuminated in sequence to produce a rotating effect or may be illuminated randomly. |
| US11861977B2 |
Gaming system player identification device
The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods which utilize a player identification device to provide to electronic gaming machines certain gaming system functionality and features otherwise not associated with or available in association with the electronic gaming machines existing gaming establishment management systems. |
| US11861975B2 |
Gaming environment tracking optimization
A gaming system that receives a frame of image data captured by a camera at a gaming table, generates a set of images from portions of the frame of image data, and determines whether the set of images meets an input requirement of a neural network model. If the set of images does not meet the input requirement, the gaming system modifies, by an incremental amount, an image property of a subset from the set of images until the set of images meets the input requirement. When the set of images meets the input requirement, the gaming system transmits the set of images as a unit (e.g., as a composite of the set of images) to the neural network model for concurrent analysis. |
| US11861970B2 |
Symbol substitution system
The present disclosure relates generally to a system and method for substituting images, graphics, video, and other content presented by an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM during execution of an electronic game. Embodiments can include a mobile application which can be used in the casino environment, for example, and through which players of electronic games may choose different game content either out of a pre-defined set of content that can be updated and/or supplemented over time or by uploading their own such as photographs, icons, graphics, etc. |
| US11861969B2 |
Volume and time efficient smart dispensing systems
Provided herein are automated time and space efficient item dispensing systems having a plurality of storage compartments and one or more adjustable grippers, for fast and accurate automatic dispensing of items or sets of items. |
| US11861968B2 |
Battery storage and dispensing apparatus
A boxed battery dispenser configured to hold a plurality of battery trays. Each battery tray of the plurality of battery trays is configured to hold a plurality of batteries, and each battery tray can be independently removeable from the dispenser. |
| US11861967B2 |
Multi-currency digital wallets and gaming architectures
Multi-currency digital wallet systems for use in casino gaming and other contexts are described. Such digital wallets may allow for balances of a variety of different types of currencies to be tracked and managed by a user. Multi-currency gaming machines are also described; such gaming machines may provide award amounts in different currencies dependent on a particular game outcome. |
| US11861959B2 |
Methods and systems for integrating autonomous devices with an access control system
Apparatus and methods for integrating autonomous devices with an Access Control System (ACS) includes assigning, by the ACS, one or more security credentials to an autonomous device. The ACS receives an access request from an autonomous device. The access request includes one or more security credentials identifying the autonomous device to the system. The ACS performs validation of the received access request by comparing the received one or more security credentials with the one or more security credentials assigned to the autonomous device. The ACS grants access to one or more resources in a building to the autonomous device, in response to successful validation of the received access request. |
| US11861953B1 |
Systems and methods for using sensors to determine a holistic vehicle characteristic and/or to generate parameters for a vehicle service
Systems and methods for using a computing device with sensors to determine a holistic characteristic. The computing device is configured to receive from a user device, via a first wireless data connection, a request to generate vehicle service parameters, based on a current condition of a feature of a vehicle, receive from the user device, via the first wireless data connection, vehicle-specific identifying information, determine data for a past condition for the feature of the vehicle, using the vehicle-specific identifying information, establish a second wireless data connection with an electronic system of the vehicle, receive, from the electronic system of the vehicle, via the second wireless data connection, data of a current condition for the feature, compare the data of the past condition and the data of the current condition, and generate a vehicle service parameter based on the comparison. |
| US11861942B2 |
Iris capture apparatus, iris capture method, and storage medium
The present invention provides a technology that acquires a high resolution iris image more quickly than before. An iris capture apparatus according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes a rotatable movable mirror; a control unit that controls rotation of the movable mirror; a capture unit that captures different regions of a face of a user via the movable mirror and outputs a group of images every time the control unit rotates the movable mirror by a predetermined angle; and an iris image acquisition unit that acquires an image of an iris of the user from the group of images. |
| US11861941B1 |
Eye camera systems with polarized light
Methods and apparatus for using polarized light (e.g., infrared (IR) light) to improve eye-related functions such as iris recognition. An eye camera system includes one or more IR cameras that capture images of the user's eyes that are processed to perform iris recognition, gaze tracking, or other functions. At least one polarizing element may be located in the path of the light which is used to capture images of the user's eye. The user's eye may be illuminated by IR light emitted by one or more LEDs. At least one of the LEDs may be an LED with a polarizing filter. Instead or in addition, at least one polarizer may be located at the eye camera sensor, in the eye camera optics, or as or in an additional optical element located on the light path between the eye camera and the user's eye. |
| US11861939B2 |
Guidance acquisition device, guidance acquisition method, and program
Face image data is acquired and a face image is captured, and a difference between a face image indicated by the face image data and the face image that is captured or a candidate of the difference is detected on the basis of at least one of the face image indicated by the face image data that is acquired, and the face image that is captured. Guidance is acquired on the basis of the difference or the candidate of the difference which is detected, and an output unit is controlled to output the guidance. |
| US11861938B2 |
Device and method for classifying biometric authentication data
A method for adding biometric authentication training data into databases performed by a biometric authentication data classification device includes: extracting first biometric characteristic information from at least one candidate biometric training data for biometric authentication using an artificial neural network model; calculating an overall similarity between the first biometric characteristic information and second biometric characteristic information extracted from a performance test database of which a biometric authentication performance is lower than a threshold level, the performance test database being selected among performance test databases for the biometric authentication; and adding the at least one candidate biometric training data into one of the biometric authentication training database and the performance test database based on the calculated overall similarity. |
| US11861929B2 |
Display apparatus and bonding method therefor
A display apparatus and a bonding method therefor are provided. The display apparatus includes a display module, the back face of the display module having a heat dissipation film layer, a first open hole being disposed in the heat dissipation film layer, a composite film layer being provided in the first open hole, and a fingerprint module being attached to the composite film layer; the composite film layer includes a support layer and a buffer layer attached to one another, the support layer being closest to the fingerprint module. |
| US11861928B2 |
Optical sensor and methods of making the same
Optical sensors and their making methods are described herein. In some embodiments, a described sensing apparatus includes: an image sensor; a collimator above the image sensor, wherein the collimator includes an array of apertures; and an optical filtering layer above the collimator, wherein the optical filtering layer is configured to filter a portion of light to be transmitted into the array of apertures. |
| US11861927B1 |
Generating tracklets from digital imagery
Actors may be detected and tracked within a scene using multiple imaging devices provided in a network that are aligned with fields of view that overlap at least in part. Processors operating on the imaging devices may evaluate the images using one or more classifiers to recognize body parts within the images, and to associate the body parts with a common actor within the scene. Each of the imaging devices may generate records of the positions of the body parts and provide such records to a central server, that may correlate body parts appearing within images captured by two or more of the imaging devices and generate a three-dimensional model of an actor based on positions of the body parts. Motion of the body parts may be tracked in subsequent images, and the model of the actor may be updated based on the motion. |
| US11861923B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for image-based sensitive-text detection
The present disclosure describes a method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium for detecting sensitive text information such as privacy-related text information from a signal and modifying the signal by removing the detected sensitive text information therefrom. The apparatus receives the signal such as an image, a video clip, or an audio clip, and recognizes a text string therefrom. The apparatus then detects, from the text string, a substring based on a similarity between the substring and a regular expression, and modifies the signal by removing information related to the detected substring from the signal. |
| US11861922B2 |
System and method for extracting target data from labels
A computing device for extracting target data from a source document includes: a memory storing target data extraction rules; a processor connected with the memory, the processor configured to: obtain text recognition data extracted from an image of the source document, the text recognition data indicating locations of text structures in the source document; define text lines based on the text recognition data; identify a reference string from the text recognition data; select a subset of the text lines based on a location of the reference string and the target data extraction rules; and output the subset of the text lines as the target data. |
| US11861919B2 |
Text recognition method and device, and electronic device
A text recognition method includes: acquiring an image including text information, the text information including M characters, M being a positive integer greater than 1; performing text recognition on the image to acquire character information about the M characters; recognizing reading direction information about each character in accordance with the character information about the M characters, the reading direction information being used to indicate a next character corresponding to a current character in a semantic reading order; and ranking the M characters in accordance with the reading direction information about the M characters to acquire a text recognition result of the text information. |
| US11861914B2 |
Object recognition method and object recognition device
An object recognition method uses a sensor configured to acquire a position of an object existing in a surrounding environment as point clouds including a plurality of detection points in a top view. The method includes: grouping point clouds according to a proximity; determining, when performing polygon approximation on the grouped point clouds, whether at least part of the detection points constituting the grouped point clouds are located in a blind zone of an approximate polygon acquired by the polygon approximation with respect to the sensor; recognizing the grouped point clouds as point clouds corresponding to plural objects when it is determined that the detection points are located in the blind zone with respect to the sensor; and recognizing the grouped point clouds as point clouds corresponding to a single object of the approximate polygon when it is determined that the detection points are not located in the blind zone. |
| US11861909B2 |
Unsupervised video summarization with piecewise linear interpolation
Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for reinforcement learning for unsupervised video summarization with piecewise linear interpolation. A candidate importance score is anticipated by training a video summarization network using a set of video frames in a video. The candidate importance score is interpolated with respect to other candidate importance scores in the video in order to generate a selection probably for each frame of the video. A video summarization that includes a set of selected frames is generated frame selection probability. |
| US11861908B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for adaptive presentation of a video content item based on an area of interest
Methods, systems, and media for adaptive presentation of a video content item based on an area of interest are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: causing a video content item to be presented within a viewport having first dimensions in connection with a web page, wherein the video content item is associated with area of interest information corresponding to one or more frames of the video content item; determining that the first dimensions associated with the viewport have changed in which the viewport is currently associated with second dimensions; determining that a modified video content item should be presented within the viewport having the second dimensions in response to determining that the first dimensions associated with the viewport have changed, wherein the modified video content item includes an area of interest based on the area of interest information associated with the video content item and wherein portions of at least one frame of the modified video content item are removed based on the second dimensions of the viewport; and causing the modified video content item to be presented within the viewport having the second dimensions. |
| US11861904B2 |
Automatic versioning of video presentations
A system and method are presented to create custom versions for users of recorded sessions of individuals. Individuals are recorded at a booth responding to prompts. Audio and visual data recorded at the booth are divided into time segments according to the timing of the prompts. Depth sensors at the booth are used to assign score values to time segments. Prompts are related to criteria that were selected as being relevant to an objective. Users are associated with subsets of criteria in order to identify subsets of prompts whose responses are relevant to the users. Time segments of audio and visual data created by the identified subset of prompts are selected. The selected time segments are ordered according to herd behavior analysis. Lesser weighted time segments may be redacted. The remaining portions of ordered time segments are presented to the user as a custom version. |
| US11861893B2 |
Reading support system and moving body
According to one embodiment, a reading support system includes a processing device. The processing device includes an extractor and a type determiner. The extractor extracts a plurality of regions from a candidate region. The candidate region is a candidate of a region in which a meter is imaged. The regions respectively include a plurality of characters of the meter. The type determiner determines a type of the meter based on positions of the regions. |
| US11861890B2 |
Style-based architecture for generative neural networks
A style-based generative network architecture enables scale-specific control of synthesized output data, such as images. During training, the style-based generative neural network (generator neural network) includes a mapping network and a synthesis network. During prediction, the mapping network may be omitted, replicated, or evaluated several times. The synthesis network may be used to generate highly varied, high-quality output data with a wide variety of attributes. For example, when used to generate images of people's faces, the attributes that may vary are age, ethnicity, camera viewpoint, pose, face shape, eyeglasses, colors (eyes, hair, etc.), hair style, lighting, background, etc. Depending on the task, generated output data may include images, audio, video, three-dimensional (3D) objects, text, etc. |
| US11861887B2 |
Augmented reality interface for assisting a user to operate an ultrasound device
Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject. |
| US11861883B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
Provided is an information processing apparatus including: an output control unit that controls display of information regarding an erroneous recognition target different from a predetermined recognition target, the erroneous recognition target being specified as having a possibility of erroneous recognition on the basis of a result of recognition processing on at least one piece of specifying data by a recognizer generated for recognizing the predetermined recognition target and a result of clustering processing on a target recognized by the recognition processing. The recognizer is generated by learning based on at least one piece of learning data. The at least one piece of learning data includes the predetermined recognition target and is data in substantially the same context. The specifying data is data in substantially the same context as the context of the at least one piece of learning data. |
| US11861881B2 |
Critical component detection using deep learning and attention
Techniques for training a first electronic neural network classifier to identify a presence of a particular property in a novel supra-image while ignoring a spurious correlation of the presence of the particular property with a presence of an extraneous property are presented. The techniques include obtaining supra-images; passing each supra-image through a second electronic neural network classifier trained to identify a presence of the extraneous property, such that an attention weight is assigned to each component of the supra-image; identifying, for each supra-image that has a positive classification by the second electronic neural network classifier, a supra-image threshold attention weight, where each component that has a respective attention weight above its supra-image threshold attention weight corresponds to positive classification by the second electronic neural network classifier; removing components of the supra-image that have respective attention weights above their respective supra-image threshold attention weights; and training the first electronic neural network. |
| US11861880B2 |
System and method for property typicality determination
The method for property typicality determination can include: determining a property, determining attribute values for the property, determining a reference population for the property, determining reference population attribute values, determining a typicality metric for the property, and optionally determining an influential attribute. |
| US11861878B2 |
Vehicular trailering assist system with trailer calibration feature
A vehicular trailer assist system includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and viewing at least a portion of a trailer hitched to the vehicle. A control, responsive to processing of frames of image data captured by the camera and during a calibration maneuver by the vehicle, determines an initial trailer template of trailer hitched to the vehicle. During a turning portion of the calibration maneuver, a subset of frames of image data is stored, each stored frame of image data including the trailer at a different trailer angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The control, responsive to storing the subset of frames of image data, converts each stored frame of image data to an edge image and matches each edge image to the determined initial trailer template, and determines a location of a hitch ball of the vehicle. |
| US11861877B2 |
System and method for identifying a machine tool having processed a wood piece
A system and method for detecting the origin of wooden planks in a sawmill is provided. The method scans surfaces of processed planks and, with the help of an AI algorithm comprising a deep-learning algorithm, determines the origin of said planks based on analysed parameters of the planks. The parameters used in the analysis are mainly properties of tool marks and the resulting analysis provides tools and equipment used. The deep learning algorithm may be in a self-learning mode or in a supervised training mode. |
| US11861876B2 |
Method for generating video file format-based shape recognition list
A three-dimensional (3D) video reconstruction method, an encoder and a decoder are provided, comprising obtaining a list of video content screens or video content frames of an object from the 3D video; obtaining a list of depth screens of the 3D video; adding a shape screen to each video frame of the 3D video; superimposing each of the video content screens or video content frames with the depth screen and the shape screen to form a shape identification library; and storing the shape identification library at a header of a compressed file for unmasking of the object. The shape recognition list format may significantly reduce the storage size and increase the compression ratio by replacing the original shape with the identifications, and help improve the rendering quality. |
| US11861874B2 |
Imaging apparatus, imaging control method, and imaging control program
An imaging apparatus, an imaging control method, and an imaging control program are provided. A digital camera includes an imaging element including a first light-receiving region in which a pixel group including focal point detection pixels is arranged and a second light-receiving region in which a pixel group not including the focal point detection pixels is arranged, and a system control unit, in which the system control unit performs a recording imaging control of causing the imaging element to perform imaging in a first exposure time period and a display imaging control of causing the imaging element to perform imaging by setting an exposure time period of the second light-receiving region as the first exposure time period and setting an exposure time period of the first light-receiving region as a second exposure time period. |
| US11861867B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for measuring the mass of objects in a vehicle
There are provided methods and systems for estimating the mass of one or more occupants in a vehicle cabin comprising obtaining multiple images of the one or more occupants, comprising a sequence of 2D (two dimensional) images and 3D (three dimensional) images of the vehicle cabin captured by an image sensor, applying a pose detection algorithm on each of the obtained sequences of 2D images to yield one or more skeleton representations of said one or more occupants and combining the one or more 3D images of said sequence of 3D images with said one or more skeleton representations of said one or more occupants to yield skeleton models and analyze the skeleton models to extract one or more features of each of the one or more occupants and further process the one or more extracted features of the skeleton models to estimate the mass of the one or more occupants. |
| US11861865B2 |
Automated vehicle pose validation
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for automated autonomous vehicle pose validation. An embodiment operates by generating a range image from a point cloud solution comprising a pose estimate for an autonomous vehicle. The embodiment queries the range image for predicted ranges and predicted class labels corresponding to lidar beams projected into the range image. The embodiment generates a vector of features from the range image. The embodiment compares a plurality of values to the vector of features using a binary classifier. The embodiment validates the autonomous vehicle pose based on the comparison of the plurality of values to the vector of features using the binary classifier. |
| US11861859B2 |
System and method for disparity estimation based on cost-volume attention
Method and systems are provided for robust disparity estimation based on cost-volume attention. A method includes extracting first feature maps from left images captured by a first camera; extracting second feature maps from right images captured by a second camera; calculating a matching cost based on a comparison of the first and second feature maps to generate a cost volume; generating an attention-aware cost volume from the generated cost volume; and aggregating the attention-aware cost volume to generate an output disparity. |
| US11861858B2 |
System and method for automatic container configuration using fiducial markers
Methods and systems for determining rotation and clipping parameters for images of unit load devices (ULDs) are disclosed herein. An example method includes capturing a set of image data featuring a ULD. The example method may further include locating a fiducial marker proximate to the ULD within the set of image data. The example method may further include cropping the set of image data, based upon the located fiducial marker, to generate a set of marker point data and a set of floor point data. The example method may further include rotating the set of image data based upon the set of marker point data and the set of floor point data, and clipping the rotated set of image data based upon the set of marker point data and the set of floor point data. |
| US11861856B2 |
Systems and methods for image processing
Systems and methods for determining a target region of interest (ROI) for image registration is provided. The methods may include obtaining a target image of a subject including a target portion of the subject and obtaining feature information related to a movement of one or more feature portions of the subject. The methods may further include identifying, from the one or more feature portions, one or more reference portions of the subject based on the feature information. A position of the target portion of the subject is unrelated to a movement of the one or more reference portions. The methods may further include determining, in the target image, the target ROI based on corresponding feature information related to the one or more reference portions. |
| US11861854B2 |
Dense feature scale detection for image matching
Dense feature scale detection can be implemented using multiple convolutional neural networks trained on scale data to more accurately and efficiently match pixels between images. An input image can be used to generate multiple scaled images. The multiple scaled images are input into a feature net, which outputs feature data for the multiple scaled images. An attention net is used to generate an attention map from the input image. The attention map assigns emphasis as a soft distribution to different scales based on texture analysis. The feature data and the attention data can be combined through a multiplication process and then summed to generate dense features for comparison. |
| US11861851B2 |
Anatomical and functional assessment of CAD using machine learning
Anatomical and functional assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) using machine learning and computational modeling techniques deploying methodologies for non-invasive Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) quantification based on angiographically derived anatomy and hemodynamics data, relying on machine learning algorithms for image segmentation and flow assessment, and relying on accurate physics-based computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation for computation of the FFR. |
| US11861850B2 |
System and method for player reidentification in broadcast video
A system and method of re-identifying players in a broadcast video feed are provided herein. A computing system retrieves a broadcast video feed for a sporting event. The broadcast video feed includes a plurality of video frames. The computing system generates a plurality of tracks based on the plurality of video frames. Each track includes a plurality of image patches associated with at least one player. Each image patch of the plurality of image patches is a subset of the corresponding frame of the plurality of video frames. For each track, the computing system generates a gallery of image patches. A jersey number of each player is visible in each image patch of the gallery. The computing system matches, via a convolutional autoencoder, tracks across galleries. The computing system measures, via a neural network, a similarity score for each matched track and associates two tracks based on the measured similarity. |
| US11861849B2 |
Systems and methods for enhanced motion detection, object tracking, situational awareness and super resolution video using microscanned images
Method for displaying super-resolution video of at least one-moving object without image artifacts, including the procedures of acquiring microscanned images of at least one moving object, a first and second subset of the images respectively forming a first and second data set, for each data set, analyzing at least a portion of the sub-set of the images for spatial and temporal information, determining a respective movement indication of the moving object according to the spatial and temporal information, in parallel to the procedure of analyzing, forming a respective super-resolution image from each data set and designating a respective bounded area surrounding the moving object, and repeatedly displaying each super-resolution image outside the bounded area a plurality of times at a video frame rate and displaying during those times within the respective bounded area, a plurality of consecutive microscanned images of the moving object at the video frame rate. |
| US11861848B2 |
System and method for generating trackable video frames from broadcast video
A system and method of generating trackable frames from a broadcast video feed are provided herein. A computing system retrieves a broadcast video feed for a sporting event. The broadcast video feed includes a plurality of video frames. The computing system generates a set of frames for classification using a principal component analysis model. The set of frames are a subset of the plurality of video frames. The computing system partitions each frame of the set of frames into a plurality of clusters. The computing system classifies each frame of the plurality of frames as trackable or untrackable. Trackable frames capture a unified view of the sporting event. The computing system compares each cluster to a predetermined threshold to determine whether each cluster comprises at least a threshold number of trackable frames. The computing system classifies each cluster that includes at least the threshold number of trackable frames as trackable. |
| US11861847B2 |
Image processing device, thermal image generation system, and recording medium
A background image generator (21) stores, in a storage device (3), a skeleton image obtained by calculating a feature quantity for each of multiple first thermal images (Din1) obtained by imaging by a thermal image sensor (1) in the same field of view or multiple sorted images (Dc) generated from the first thermal images, generating an average image from the first thermal images or sorted images, sharpening the average image, and then extracting a skeleton component. An image corrector (22) corrects, by using the skeleton image stored in the storage device (3), a second thermal image (Din2) obtained by imaging by the thermal image sensor in the same field of view as the first thermal images, thereby generating a corrected thermal image. It is possible to generate a sharp thermal image with a high S/N ratio. |
| US11861845B2 |
Image-based radiation therapy quality assurance
Systems, methods, and computer software are disclosed for acquiring images during delivery of a radiation beam, the images capturing at least a portion of a shape representative of a radiation field generated by a radiation delivery system that includes a radiation source configured to deliver the radiation beam. |
| US11861843B2 |
System and method for object analysis
In variants, the method can include: determining a timeseries of measurements of a geographic region; determining a set of object representations from the timeseries of measurements; and determining a timeseries of object versions based on relationships between the object representations. |
| US11861837B2 |
Utilization of luminance changes to determine user characteristics
Identifying a state of a user (e.g., attentive, distracted, mind wandering, etc.) based on the user's physiological (e.g., pupillary) response to luminance change events in which a portion or all of the content quickly becomes brighter or dimmer. |
| US11861831B2 |
Systems and methods for processing electronic images to predict lesions
Systems and methods are disclosed for predicting the location, onset, or change of coronary lesions from factors like vessel geometry, physiology, and hemodynamics. One method includes: acquiring, for each of a plurality of individuals, a geometric model, blood flow characteristics, and plaque information for part of the individual's vascular system; training a machine learning algorithm based on the geometric models and blood flow characteristics for each of the plurality of individuals, and features predictive of the presence of plaque within the geometric models and blood flow characteristics of the plurality of individuals; acquiring, for a patient, a geometric model and blood flow characteristics for part of the patient's vascular system; and executing the machine learning algorithm on the patient's geometric model and blood flow characteristics to determine, based on the predictive features, plaque information of the patient for at least one point in the patient's geometric model. |
| US11861829B2 |
Deep learning based medical image detection method and related device
The present disclosure provides a deep learning based medical image detection method and apparatus, a computer-readable medium, and an electronic device. The method includes: acquiring a to-be-detected medical image comprising a plurality of slices; for each slice in the to-be-detected medical image: extracting N basic feature maps of the slice by a deep neural network, N being an integer greater than 1, merging features of the N basic feature maps by the deep neural network, to obtain M enhanced feature maps, M being an integer greater than 1, and respectively performing a hierarchically dilated convolutions operation on the M enhanced feature maps by the deep neural network, to generate a superposed feature map of each enhanced feature map; and predicting position information of a region of interest and a confidence score thereof in the to-be-detected medical image by the deep neural network based on the superposed feature map. |
| US11861828B2 |
Automated estimation of midline shift in brain ct images
Systems and methods for quantifying a shift of an anatomical object of a patient are provided. A 3D medical image of an anatomical object of a patient is received. An initial location of landmarks on the anatomical object in the 3D medical image is determined using a first machine learning network. A 2D slice depicting the initial location of the landmarks is extracted from the 3D medical image. The initial location of the landmarks in the 2D slice is refined using a second machine learning network. A shift of the anatomical object is quantified based on the refined location of the landmarks in the 2D slice. The quantified shift of the anatomical object is output. |
| US11861826B2 |
Imaging data processing device
At the time of superimposing and aligning a stained image and a mass spectrometric (MS) image obtained for the same sample, an image display processor displays, on the superimposed images, grid lines (62) at the spacing corresponding to an operation of a grid spacing adjustment slider (63). When an operator depresses an image deformation range “SET” button (64), specifies an arbitrary area on the superimposed images with a mouse, and then depresses a “SELECT” button (65), an image deformation range specification receiving section determines an image deformation range. When the operator selects an intersection (grid point) of the grid lines (62) within the image deformation range and performs an operation of moving the intersection point to an arbitrary position, an image deformation processor deforms an image included in the image deformation range in accordance with the operation. The image deformation range can be set irrespective of the grid-line spacing, so that it is possible to perform accurate image deformation in accordance with the amount and range of deformation for each site on the image, and improve work efficiency. |
| US11861825B2 |
Interactive coronary labeling using interventional X-ray images and deep learning
A method for classifying a vasculature comprises training a training device with an initial model of a vasculature using diagnostic image data representing a geometry for a plurality of vessels of a vessel tree and including a respective vessel labeling for each vessel, providing at least one diagnostic image of a patient's vessel tree and identifying a variation between the vessel tree represented by the initial model and the patients vessel tree. This variation is checked and labeled in order to improve the trained model. The process may be repeated iteratively until reaching an accurate patient-specific model of the vasculature. |
| US11861820B1 |
Repetitive video monitoring of industrial equipment by mobile data acquisition units
Systems and methods are provided to perform PdM surveys using data acquisition units which scan screen multiple locations where equipment or structures to be evaluated are present. Video data will be acquired and processed to measure translational and vibratory motion and additional data will be collected from other camera, sensors or via data links. The motion present in the equipment or structures under test and the supplemental data will be automatically evaluated to detect suspect equipment conditions and to minimize the amount of video data maintained on the data acquisition unit and transmitted back the central PdM server for review by a PdM analyst and long term archival. |
| US11861819B2 |
Systems and methods for calibrating image capturing modules
A system and method for calibrating a machine vision system on the undercarriage of a rail vehicle while the rail vehicle is in the field is presented. The system enables operators to calibrate the machine vision system without having to remove the machine vision system from the undercarriage of the rail vehicle. The system can capture, by a camera of an image capturing module, a first image of a target. The image capturing module and a drum can be attached to a fixture and the target can be attached to the drum. The system can also determine a number of lateral pixels in a lateral pitch distance of the image of the target, determining a lateral object pixel size based on the number of lateral pixels, and determining a drum encoder rate based on the lateral object pixel size. The drum encoder rate can be programmed into a drum encoder. |
| US11861813B2 |
Image distortion correction method and apparatus
A method for correcting a distorted image includes: acquiring a first coordinate of each pixel in a distorted image to be corrected; determining internal parameters for shooting the distorted image; acquiring a second coordinate corresponding to the first coordinate based on a corresponding relationship between the internal parameters and image distortion degrees, in which the second coordinate is an undistorted coordinate; acquiring a distance between the first coordinate and a coordinate of a center point of the distorted image, and determining a smoothing processing coefficient corresponding to the distance based on a smoothing processing function, in which the smoothing processing function is configured to indicate a proportional relationship between the distance and the smoothing processing coefficient; and acquiring a distortion correction image by performing smoothing correction on each first coordinate based on the smoothing processing coefficient and the second coordinate. |
| US11861812B2 |
Camera parameter estimation apparatus, camera parameter estimation method, and computer-readable recording medium
A camera parameter estimation apparatus 10 for estimating geometric parameters of a camera that has shot an image of an object and a lens distortion parameter of a lens distortion model represented by a single unknown. The camera parameter estimation apparatus 10 includes: a data obtaining unit 11 that obtains image corresponding points relating to the object and an approximation order for polynomial approximation of the lens distortion model; and a parameter estimation unit 12 that estimates, based on the image corresponding points and the approximation order, the geometric parameter and the lens distortion parameter that minimize an error function representing a specific transformation of the image corresponding points. |
| US11861810B2 |
Image dehazing method, apparatus, and device, and computer storage medium
This application provides an image dehazing method, apparatus, and device, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: in response to obtaining an image dehazing instruction, acquiring a first image and a second image corresponding to a target scene at the same moment. The method also includes calculating, based on a first pixel value of each pixel of the first image and a second pixel value of each pixel of the second image, haze density information of the each pixel; generating an image fusion factor of the each pixel according to the haze density information, the image fusion factor indicating a fusion degree between the first image and the second image; and fusing the first image and the second image according to the image fusion factor to obtain a dehazed image. |
| US11861807B2 |
Method of color decomposition and method of demosaicing images based on deep learning using the same
In a method of color decomposition, inter-color images indicating similarity between color sensitivities are generated based on color images. Conversion coefficients of the color images and the inter-color images with respect to a white image are determined. A pseudo-white image corresponding to the color images and the inter-color images is generated using the conversion coefficients the pseudo-white image similar to a real white image is generated using the inter-color images indicating similarity between color sensitivities. Deep learning of the artificial neural network is performed efficiently using the color images and the pseudo-white image and the demosaiced images of high quality are generated using the trained artificial neural network that is trained. |
| US11861805B2 |
Eyeball positioning for 3D head modeling
An electronic device and method for positioning an eyeball into a 3D mesh of a head portion of an object is provided. Images of an eye of an object, the 3D mesh of the head portion of the object, and a 3D template mesh of an eyeball are acquired. 3D feature points for eye regions are extracted from the images and fit to a sphere. An initial pose transformation between the 3D template mesh and the sphere is estimated. Based on the 3D template mesh, a first set of points corresponding to the eye regions are interpolated. Based on sampling parameters for the first set of points, a second set of points are determined. A final pose transformation is determined based on minimization of difference between the first and the second set of points and the 3D template mesh is fit into an eyeball socket of the 3D mesh. |
| US11861804B1 |
Systems and method for smooth segmentation
Methods and systems for selectively smoothing an input surface mesh based on identified staircase artifacts are disclosed. Staircase artifacts may be generated along any one of a surface mesh's coordinate vectors. Vertices in the surface mesh associated with the staircase artifact are identified by comparing normalized angles between normal vectors of a plurality of faces adjacent to a vertex and a reference vector. Multiple reference vectors are used to identify additional artifact vertices. Weighted values may be generated for each vertex of the surface mesh based on the vertex's proximity to an identified artifact vertex. Vertices of a surface mesh may be subjected to a modified smoothing algorithm using the weighted values. The modified smoothing algorithm removes staircase artifacts while better preserving model volume and small model features. |
| US11861802B2 |
Augmented reality system
An augmented reality system is provided, including a physical apparatus operable to change detectably by a human between a first state and a second state, and an augmented reality application. The physical apparatus includes a signal receiver for receiving a signal, and at least one controllable element operable to effect the change between the first state and the second state upon receiving the signal. The AR application, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, the computing device having at least one camera and a display, cause the computing device to capture at least one image of the physical apparatus, generate a virtual reality object that is presented in the at least one image on the display, and transmit the signal to the physical apparatus to cause the at least one controllable element of the physical apparatus to switch between the first state and the second state. |
| US11861801B2 |
Enhanced reading with AR glasses
Systems, methods, and computer readable media for enhanced augmented reality (AR) reading are provided, where the methods include entering a reading mode, capturing an image of a section of reading materials such as a page of a book, identifying a code within the image, and identifying a code module corresponding to the code. The methods further include executing the code module, the code module providing an augmented reality object or virtual reality object related to an object depicted on the section or page, entering a sleep mode for a sleep duration based on an estimated reading time duration of a section or page, awaking after the sleep duration, and capturing a next image. The sleep duration is adjusted based on times when identifiers of the sections of the reading materials such as numbers are captured. The user may manually wake the AR reading device using an external user interface. |
| US11861800B2 |
Presenting available augmented reality content items in association with multi-video clip capture
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for presenting available augmented reality (AR) content items. The program and method provide for displaying a capture interface in accordance with a camera mode configured to capture multiple video clips; displaying a carousel interface for presenting a first set of AR content items, each being selectable to apply respective AR content to captured video; receiving first user input selecting an explore tab included which is selectable to switch to an explorer interface for presenting a second set of AR content items; switching from the capture interface to the explorer interface; receiving, via the explorer interface, second user input selecting an AR content item from among the second set; and updating, in response to receiving the second user input, the first set of AR content items to include the selected AR content item. |
| US11861795B1 |
Augmented reality anamorphosis system
Systems, methods, devices, and media for anamorphosis systems to generate and cause display of anamorphic media are disclosed. In one embodiment, an anamorphosis system is configured to identify a set of features of a space, determine relative positions of the set of features, determine a perspective of the mobile device within the space based on the relative positions of the set of features, retrieve anamorphic media based on the location of the mobile device, and apply the anamorphic media to a presentation of the space at the mobile device. The anamorphic media may include media items such as images and videos, configured such that the media items are only visible from one or more specified perspectives. The anamorphic media may include a stylized text string projected onto surfaces of a space such that the stylized text string is correctly displayed when viewed through a user device from a specified perspective. |
| US11861791B2 |
Tetrahedral interpolation calculation method and apparatus, gamut conversion method and apparatus, and medium
A tetrahedral interpolation calculation method and apparatus, a gamut conversion method and apparatus, and a medium are provided, the tetrahedral interpolation calculation method comprising: obtaining coordinates of an interpolation point in a sampling space, a side length of a cube formed of nearby eight sampling points surrounding the interpolation point in the sampling space, and mapping values of four vertices of a tetrahedron surrounding the interpolation point, wherein the four vertices are four out of the eight sampling points; calculating a volume of the tetrahedron, and volumes of four sub-tetrahedrons formed of the interpolation point and arbitrary three vertices in the tetrahedron, based on coordinates of the interpolation point in the sampling space, and the side length of the cube formed of nearby eight sampling points surrounding the interpolation point in the sampling space; and obtaining an interpolation value of the interpolation point, based on a tetrahedral interpolation theorem formula, the volume of the tetrahedron, volumes of four sub-tetrahedrons, and mapping values of the four vertices of the tetrahedron. |
| US11861787B2 |
3-D graphics rendering with implicit geometry
Aspects relate to tracing rays in 3-D scenes that comprise objects that are defined by or with implicit geometry. In an example, a trapping element defines a portion of 3-D space in which implicit geometry exist. When a ray is found to intersect a trapping element, a trapping element procedure is executed. The trapping element procedure may comprise marching a ray through a 3-D volume and evaluating a function that defines the implicit geometry for each current 3-D position of the ray. An intersection detected with the implicit geometry may be found concurrently with intersections for the same ray with explicitly-defined geometry, and data describing these intersections may be stored with the ray and resolved. |
| US11861785B2 |
Generation of tight world space bounding regions
Systems and techniques are provided for determining bounding regions for a hierarchical structure for ray tracing. For instance, a process can include obtaining an acceleration data structure, the acceleration data structure including one or more primitives of a scene object. A graph cut can be applied to the acceleration data structure. A set of nodes of the acceleration data structure can be determined based on the graph cut, wherein the determined set of nodes is located adjacent to the graph cut. A world-space bounding box can be generated for the scene object, using the set of nodes determined based on the graph cut. |
| US11861782B2 |
Data structures, methods and tiling engines for storing tiling information in a graphics processing system
Data structures, methods and tiling engines for storing tiling data in memory wherein the tiles are grouped into tile groups and the primitives are grouped into primitive blocks. The methods include, for each tile group: determining, for each tile in the tile group, which primitives of each primitive block intersect that tile; storing in memory a variable length control data block for each primitive block that comprises at least one primitive that intersects at least one tile of the tile group; and storing in memory a control stream comprising a fixed sized primitive block entry for each primitive block that comprises at least one primitive that intersects at least one tile of the tile group, each primitive block entry identifying a location in memory of the control data block for the corresponding primitive block. Each primitive block entry may comprise valid tile information identifying which tiles of the tile group are valid for the corresponding primitive block. A tile is a valid tile for a primitive block if at least one primitive in the primitive block intersects that tile. |
| US11861779B2 |
Digital object animation using control points
Digital object animation techniques are described. In a first example, translation-based animation of the digital object operates using control points of the digital object. In another example, the animation system is configured to minimize an amount of feature positions that are used to generate the animation. In a further example, an input pose is normalized through use of a global scale factor to address changes in a z-position of a subject in different digital images. Yet further, a body tracking module is used to computing initial feature positions. The initial feature positions are then used to initialize a face tracker module to generate feature positions of the face. The animation system also supports a plurality of modes used to generate the digital object, techniques to define a base of the digital object, and a friction term limiting movement of features positions based on contact with a ground plane. |
| US11861775B2 |
Picture rendering method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium
A picture rendering method includes obtaining first picture data of a current frame; comparing the first picture data with currently recorded second picture data of a previous frame to determine a first part in the first picture data that does not change with respect to the second picture data and a second part in the first picture data that changes with respect to the second picture data; and rendering the second part in the current frame, including reusing a rendering result of the first part in the previous frame to obtain and display a rendering result of the current frame. |
| US11861769B2 |
Electronic device and operating method thereof
The electronic device includes a memory storing one or more instructions, and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions to: receive a selection of a location of a synthesis region in an input image, obtain a target object image to be located in the synthesis region of the input image, by using at least one object detected in the input image, generate a composite image by combining the input image with the target object image, and control a display of the electronic device to display the composite image. |
| US11861768B1 |
Alpha shape approximation of data points
Methods, systems, and storage media for generating a polygon representation of a plurality of data points are disclosed. Exemplary implementations can: receive a representation of data points from a data source, the representation comprising at least a two-dimensional (2D) data plot; calculate a core representation of the data points; dilate the core representation of the data points, comprising multiplying each data point by a multiple of an epsilon distance; generate dilated points based on the multiplying of each data point; generate a polygon representation of the data points based at least in part on intersections between the dilated points; and cause display of the polygon representation through a user interface. |
| US11861764B2 |
3D depth reconstruction of vessels in 2D medical images
Systems and methods are provided for three dimensional depth reconstruction of vessels in two dimensional medical images. A medical image comprising braches of one or more vessels is received. A branch overlap image channel that represents a pixelwise probability that the branches overlap is generated. A set of branch orientation image channels are generated. Each branch orientation image channel is associated with one of a plurality of orientations. Each branch orientation image channel representing a image channel represents a pixelwise probability that the branches are oriented in its associated orientation. A multi-channel depth image is generated based on the branch overlap image channel and the set of branch orientation image channels. Each channel of the multi-channel depth image comprises portions of the branches corresponding to a respective depth. |
| US11861757B2 |
Self presence in artificial reality
The disclosed artificial reality system can provide a user self representation in an artificial reality environment based on a self portion from an image of the user. The artificial reality system can generate the self representation by applying a machine learning model to classify the self portion of the image. The machine learning model can be trained to identify self portions in images based on a set of training images, with portions tagged as either depicting a user from a self-perspective or not. The artificial reality system can display the self portion as a self representation in the artificial reality environment by positioning them in the artificial reality environment relative to the user's perspective in the artificial reality environment. The artificial reality system can also identify movements of the user and can adjust the self representation to match the user's movement, providing more accurate self representations. |
| US11861752B2 |
Method of scoring a motion of a user and system thereof
The presently disclosed subject matter includes a computerized method and system for providing a total score on a motion of a user. More specifically, the proposed technique obtain motion data, process the motion data and provide a total quality score for the motion of the user with respect to a designated target motion. |
| US11861751B2 |
Machine evaluation of contract terms
The present disclosure provides for a method of machine representation and tracking of contract terms over the lifetime of a contract including a step of defining an object model having object model components. Object model components are associated with other object model components where the object model components have object model component types. Further, words of object model components are evaluated to identify whether the words contain one or more core attributes pertaining to details of the contract terms. From the object model components, and the terms they contain, prevailing terms of the contract are evaluated, stored and updated as changes are made to the object model components. |
| US11861750B2 |
Unattended smart property showing
Rental property management technology, in which reservation data is accessed on a rental property management server, and a request from a mobile device for an upcoming reservation at a property is detected. In response to detecting the request, the rental property management server confirms the upcoming reservation based on the accessed reservation data. In response to confirming the upcoming reservation, the reservation management server generates a unique access code. The rental property management server transmits the unique access code to the mobile device and to a monitoring system on the property. The rental property management server also transmits data to the monitoring system indicating that the unique access code grants access to the property. |
| US11861749B2 |
Apparatus and method for calculating estimate for installation of water heater
An apparatus for calculating an estimate for installation of a water heater according to an embodiment of the present invention may include an image analysis unit for analyzing a water heater region image including at least one of a previously-installed water heater main body, a previously-installed pipe connected to the previously-installed water heater main body for fluid flow, and a room controller for controlling a water heater, and a processing unit for calculating estimate required for the installation of a water heater to be installed on the basis of at least one of information about the model of the water heater to be installed and required dimensions of a pipe to be installed obtained on the basis of an analysis result of the image analysis unit. |
| US11861745B1 |
Flexible conditional segments
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, that enable clients to create custom conditional segments on which other clients can claim a spot. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a device of a creator, attributes of a conditional segment created by the creator through an interface presented at the device. In response to receiving the attributes of the conditional segment, clients are notified that the conditional segment is available and the clients are enabled to claim a spot on the conditional segment. A determination is made whether to convert the conditional segment to a confirmed segment based on a number of spots claimed by the clients. Prior to converting the conditional segment to a confirmed segment, a given client is cancelled from the conditional segment in response to receiving, from the given client, a request to cancel the claimed spot. |
| US11861742B2 |
Bi-directional real-time tab control
A user-operated device is assigned a unique tab number. The unique tab number is associated with an open order of a user. An interface is provided to the user-operated device for the user to control in real time the open order. |
| US11861740B2 |
Securely and efficiently targeting, communicating and monitoring utility usage
Example embodiments provide for a utility conservation system, whereby utility efficiency targets (i.e., the setting of one or more resource consumption threshold values—e.g., high, medium, or low resources user) may be compared to help find specific utility users (e.g., high users) by sector or other classification (e.g., hotels, with 30 or more rooms, swimming pool, etc.). In other words, example embodiments may use an industry standard classification system (e.g., the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)) for analyzing and comparing utility customers' consumption across similar industry classes (e.g., Restaurants). |
| US11861735B1 |
Method for generating a balance sheet that includes operating materials and supplies costs
According to exemplary inventive practice, a transaction code is selected in an ERP system. The transaction code is characterized by cost elements that to a substantial degree entail OM&S costs. ERP reports are generated by drilling down from the cost elements to commitment costs, obligation costs, and actual costs, wherein drilling down from each cost element yields at least one of these three kinds of costs. Raw worksheets are generated in a spreadsheet program by importing data from the ERP reports, wherein each raw worksheet contains data from at least one ERP report. Data are derived from the raw worksheets and are combined and arranged to produce intermediate pivot tables, wherein each intermediate pivot table contains data from at least on raw worksheet. Data are derived from the intermediate pivot tables and are combined and arranged to produce a master worksheet. Data are derived from the master worksheet and are combined and arranged to produce summary pivot tables. |
| US11861734B1 |
Methods systems and articles of manufacture for efficiently calculating a tax return in a tax return preparation application
Methods, systems and articles of manufacture for efficiently calculating an electronic tax return, such as within a tax return preparation system. A computerized tax return preparation system accesses taxpayer-specific tax data from a shared data store. The system executes a tax calculation engine configured to perform a plurality of tax calculations based on a tax calculation graph and the taxpayer-specific tax data from the shared data store. The system is configured to perform only the calculations in the tax calculation graph which are changed by new taxpayer-specific tax data received since the preceding tax calculation executed by the tax calculation engine. The system may also determine whether the new taxpayer-specific tax data does, or does not change the calculated tax return and the reason why. |
| US11861729B2 |
Fault determination of blockchain subrogation claims
A shared ledger operated by a group of network participants according to a set of consensus rules manages and resolves subrogation claims between a clamant and a defendant with arbitration. Evidence regarding the value of the subrogation claim is sent to the shared ledger by the parties to the subrogation claim such as sending data to a smart contract deployed on the shared ledger. The parties to the subrogation claim or entities that are not parties to the subrogation claim may broadcast data relating to fault to the blockchain. The data relating to fault may be evaluated by the parties or entities acting on the parties' behalf to determine fault. A fault determination may be broadcast to the blockchain based upon the analysis of the data relating to fault. Once the claim is resolved, arbitrator may release funds on the chain to the prevailing party or may accept confirmation that any payments have been made between the parties off-chain. |
| US11861724B2 |
Virtual simulation for insurance
A driving accident simulation, having a virtual- or augmented-reality user interface, may be used to inform a driver of the driver's potential liability under different insurance options. The simulation may determine damages caused by the simulated accident, and identify multiple insurance options and the resulting user liability under each option. The simulation may also be used to assess an insurance adjuster's ability to estimate damages from an accident, by receiving the adjuster's estimate and comparing it to the simulation's own estimate of damages. In some embodiments, the simulation may present a driver with a simulated view from a point of view of another party to the simulated accident. |
| US11861713B2 |
Virtual reality system for analyzing financial risk
A method, system, and computer program product for analyzing financial risk of a financial security. A video is displayed by the computer system on a mobile display system. Object detection is performed on the video to identify a fixed asset in the video. The computer system identifies a financial security supported by the fixed asset identified in the video. An overlay of financial data about the financial security is displayed in association with the fixed asset in the video. The financial data includes a financial model of the financial security and an assumption of the financial model. The assumption of the financial model is updated based on a status of the fixed asset in the video. The financial risk of the financial security is analyzed based on the financial model and the assumption that was updated. |
| US11861711B2 |
Auctioning mechanisms for dark order block trading
Auctioning mechanisms adapted to improve the integrity of dark order block trading are provided. |
| US11861710B2 |
Compression of an exchange traded derivative portfolio
An illustrative computing device may include a processor and a non-transitory memory device for storing a data structure capable of being compressed, where the data structure includes a plurality of data elements and each of the plurality of data elements includes a date field and a quantity field. The computing device may process instructions to arrange the plurality of data elements in a consecutive series in date order based on a value stored in the date field of each data element, determine whether a gap appears in the consecutive series of data elements based on a value stored in the quantity field of each element, remove the determined gaps in each of the data elements, and repeat the determining and removing steps until a predetermined criterion has been reached. |
| US11861708B2 |
Conservation of electronic communications resources via selective publication of substantially continuously updated data over a communications network
The disclosed embodiments relate to the electronic communication of messages via a communications network reflective of substantially continuously updated data in an electronic transaction processing system. The disclosed embodiments conserver electronic communications resources, e.g. bandwidth, while preserving real time delivery of critical data via selective or conditional publication and transmission of messages. |
| US11861706B2 |
System and method for coordinating automated and semi-automated trading tools
The present embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products that provide tools for use in any type of electronic trading environment. In one aspect, leaning manager includes software that can be implemented on any type of computer device for tracking and/or coordinating the buying and selling of available market quantities by multiple automated or semi-automated trading tools. For instance, if more than one automated or semi-automated trading tool is leaning on the same tradeable object then the leaning manager may track and/or coordinate such action. The trading tools can use the tracked information and/or the allocated quantities and their prices to enhance their trading strategies. |
| US11861701B2 |
System, method, and tool for synthetic order recovery
A tool for synthetic order recovery is provided. An exemplary method for synthetic order recovery includes the features for detecting a server event associated with a synthetic order server identified by a synthetic order server identifier, wherein the synthetic order server is in communication with the recovery tool; determining at least one active synthetic order associated with the synthetic order server identifier; determining a child order status for each child order related to the at least one active synthetic order, wherein the child order status includes an updated child order quantity since the server event was detected, and wherein each child order is associated with the synthetic order server identifier; calculating an updated synthetic order quantity for each of the at least one active synthetic order and based on the updated child order quantity; generating a recovery package including the at least one active synthetic order and the updated synthetic order quantity; and communicating the recovery package to the synthetic order server associated with the synthetic order server identifier. |
| US11861699B1 |
Credit offers based on non-transactional data
In some examples, a system receives first transaction data for first transactions processed by a payment service, and uses a first model to determine, based on the first transaction data, that a probability of default for a user of the payment service satisfies a threshold. The system generates, based on a first financing factor, a first offer of credit for the user, and sends the first offer to the user. The system determines, based on third party information, that the user has additional income, and receives, from one or more of the third-party systems, second transaction data indicating the additional income. The system uses a machine learning model included in the first model to determine a second financing factor based on the second transaction data, and generates, based on the first financing factor and the second financing factor, a second offer of credit to send to the user. |
| US11861697B1 |
Distributed ledger for letter of credit tracking
Techniques are described for determining and tracking fractional ownership interests in an asset, using a distributed ledger. Shares in an asset, such as a house, may be offered for sale through a marketplace. Sales of the shares, and information regarding the asset, may be tracked using a distributed ledger system, such as one or more blockchains that provide immutable and secure data storage distributed across a plurality of nodes. Embodiments provide individuals with liquidity options and/or pricing options for selling shares in their home, allowing individuals to securitize interest in their own equity in the home and pre-sell shares in some of that equity without selling the entire property and without taking out a loan. |
| US11861696B1 |
Systems and methods for obtaining accountant prepared financial statement confirmation
A systems and method facilitates obtaining accountant prepared financial statements associated with a client. A financial statement user initiates the process such as when a client has requested a loan and the financial statement user initiates an underwriting process. An identity of an accountant or client is received at a confirmation system from the financial statement user via the communications network. The identified accountant or client identifies the other party to the confirmation system via the communications network. Financial statements associated with the client are received from the identified accountant via the communications network. The received financial statements include financial information associated with the client. Permissions associated with the financial statements are received from the client via the communications network. The financial statements are provided via the communications network to the financial statement user in accordance with the permissions provided by the client. |
| US11861695B2 |
Data reconciliation based on computer analysis of data
Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for reconciling a transaction against data in a database to identify the transaction parameters based on text descriptors provided for the transaction. One method includes an operation for identifying features for reconciling transactions of a first entity by a machine-learning program. The features include, at least, a description of the transaction, a name of a second entity in the transaction, a location of the second entity, and an account for the transaction. The machine-learning program is trained with training data that includes values of the features for previously reconciled transactions. A received first transaction includes a description, a date, and an amount. The first transaction is input for the machine-learning program, which generates one or more suggestions for reconciling the first transaction. Each suggestion includes the name of the second entity in the first transaction and an account. |
| US11861693B2 |
User interface for recurring transaction management
A system for detects and manages recurring transactions incurred by members of a client organization. The system includes a computing server that is configured to classify named entities into a category of transacting named entities. For example, the computing server classifies a list of named entities that offer subscription services and hence, create recurring transactions with the client organization. The computing server receives transaction data and determines that a target transacting named entity extracted from the received data belongs to the category (e.g., there is a named entity in the received transaction data that has sold a service to the client organization more than once). The computing server may then determine the presence and frequency of a subscription transaction series in the received transaction data, and cause a predicted a timing of an upcoming transaction in the subscription transaction series to be displayed in a graphical user interface (GUI). |
| US11861692B2 |
Automated hybrid pipeline for customer identification
Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving a first bank statement at a hybrid pipeline including a set of lookup tables and a deep learning (DL) model that can each be used to determine customer IDs from bank statements, providing a first key based on data associated with the first bank statement, and determining that the first key is included in a first lookup table of the set of lookup tables, and in response: identifying a first set of customer IDs from the first lookup table, the first set of customer IDs including one or more customer IDs, and outputting the first set of customer IDs to computer-executable software that matches the first bank statement to one or more electronic documents at least partially based on the first set of customer IDs. |
| US11861691B1 |
Exposing reporting cycle information
A computing device is configured to acquire or access credit or reporting data associated with a consumer. The computing device then is configured to analyze the credit or reporting data to determine reporting cycles for accounts associated with the consumer. For example, the computing device may determine that credit information for a particular account may be updated at a regular interval (e.g., once a month on the 3rd) or some other more complex cycle. The computing device can subsequently used the determined reporting cycles to predict the next reporting dates for respective accounts and provide the information, for instance, to the consumer. |
| US11861690B2 |
Method and system for transferring funds
A system and method of transferring funds includes a communication module configured to provide a user or automated process with an option of setting up an automatic fund transfer from a first payment channel to a second payment channel. |
| US11861689B1 |
Systems for data management and financial budgeting
A data management system includes a storage device configured to store financial data for a plurality of financial transactions, the financial data for the plurality of financial transactions being associated with a plurality of different accounts of a user, each of the plurality of financial transactions being associated with one of a plurality of transaction categories. The system further includes a server coupled to the storage device and configured to retrieve the financial data for the plurality of financial transactions from the data storage device; receive a request from the user to generate a budget for the user, the budget including budget cash flow amounts for the plurality of transaction categories, determine an average cash flow amount for each of the plurality of transaction categories, the average cash flow amount for each of the transaction categories being based on the financial data for financial transactions associated with the transaction category. |
| US11861686B2 |
Actionable widget cards
A system and method for a website building system (WBS) hosting multiple websites, and a message system to generate at least one actionable widget card (AWC), where the AWC has elements comprising at least content, fields and attributes and implements at least e-commerce related operations for a product, the message system includes a card creator to create at least one AWC according to a trigger from a website associated with the product, stored pre-defined rules concerning card definitions or pre-defined widget card parameters and a card transformer to transform at least one of: content, fields and attributes of the at least one AWC according to transformation rules to create at least one new AWC, where a transformation is according to at least one of: a user request, related elements and product similarity. |
| US11861683B2 |
Techniques for filling orders
A system includes N location indicators and a mobile scanning device. The N location indicators are configured to be arranged throughout a store that includes a plurality of stocked items for picking according to one or more electronic customer orders. Each of the N location indicators is configured to transmit a different location signal. The mobile scanning device includes a display. The mobile scanning device is configured to wirelessly receive an electronic customer order comprising a plurality of ordered items indicating which of the stocked items are to be picked, detect at least one of the N location signals, and arrange at least some of the plurality of ordered items on the display based on which of the at least one of the N location signals is detected. |
| US11861682B2 |
System and method for determining shopping facilities available for order pick up
In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to facilitating the vehicle pick up of orders at shopping facilities. In some embodiments, there is provided a system including: an electronic interface for receiving an order corresponding to a customer and for receiving a time period during which the customer requests to pick up the order; a control circuit configured to: determine the location of the customer; determine a plurality of shopping facilities near the customer's location; determine when the order would be available for pick up; determine the subset of shopping facilities where the order would be available within the time period requested by the customer; transmit the location to the customer; and at least one shopping facility where the order is made available for pick up by the customer during the requested time period. |
| US11861678B1 |
Updating cart state using auto-generated sensor data
This disclosure describes techniques for utilizing sensor data to automatically determine the results of events within a system. Upon receiving sensor data indicative of an event, the techniques may analyze the sensor data to determine a result of the event, such as that a particular user associated with a user identifier selected a particular item associated with an item identifier. Contents of a virtual shopping cart of the user may be maintained based on this automated analysis of sensor data. In some instances, when a confidence level associated with a result is less than a threshold, the sensor data may be sent to a client computing device for analysis by a human user. Further, when the result of an event changes from a first result to a second result, other events already processed may be reprocessed to ensure accuracy of the results. |
| US11861673B2 |
System, platform and method for personalized shopping using an automated shopping assistant
A system, platform and method for personalized shopping are provided. In some embodiments, a personalized shopping assistant system may include a Point of Sale based automated shopping assistant apparatus, for generating a 3D user shopping profile based on a capture of at least a part of a user's body; a shopping assistant server connected to a shopping assistant database, based in a communications cloud, wherein the user shopping profile is uploaded to the shopping assistant database; a mobile device application for applying the user shopping profile in a store, using the user's mobile device; and multiple product identifiers for enabling the user to capture selected products using the mobile device application, wherein the product identifiers include scannable product data that is stored on the shopping assistant database. |
| US11861665B2 |
Artificial intelligence machine learning system for classifying images and producing a predetermined visual output
The present disclosure is directed to automatically receiving, modifying, sequencing, and displaying vehicle images for marketing to prospective buyers. A seller uploads images of a vehicle to the system, which system uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to classify the images, identify objects within the images, add backgrounds, banners, and hotspots, and generate metadata associating the results of the foregoing processes with the particular images. The system uses the stored metadata to sequence the images in a format predetermined by the seller and upload the sequenced images for display to a prospective buyer. |
| US11861664B2 |
Keyword bids determined from sparse data
Keyword bids determined from sparse data are described. Initially, a portfolio optimization platform identifies which keywords included in a portfolio of keywords are low-impression keywords. This platform trains a machine learning model to generate bids for the low-impression keywords with historical data from a search engine. In particular, the platform trains this machine learning model according to an algorithm suited for training with sparse amounts of data, e.g., a temporal difference learning algorithm. In contrast, the platform uses different models, trained according to different algorithms than the low-impression keyword model, to generate bids for keywords determined not to be low-impression keywords. Once the low-impression keyword model is trained offline, the platform deploys the model for use online to generate actual bids for the low-impression keywords and submits them to the search engine. The platform continues to update the low-impression keyword model while deployed according to the sparse-data algorithm. |
| US11861657B1 |
Identifying potentially unfair practices in content and serving relevant advertisements
Identifying potentially unfair practices in content and serving relevant advertisements is described. A total risk score associated with an online advertisement is determined by a computer system based on a first risk score and an issue risk score. The first risk score is based on online content associated with the online advertisement and the issue risk score is based on one or more risk attributes associated with the online advertisement. The total risk score is transmitted to a client computer, where the total risk score is displayed through a user interface in conjunction with the display of the online advertisement on the client computer. |
| US11861656B2 |
Methods and systems to monitor a media device via a USB port
A disclosed example apparatus to monitor a media device includes: an input to obtain a signal at a universal serial bus port of the media device; and a bit rate comparator to: determine the media device is involved in a data transfer if a bit rate of the signal exceeds a threshold; and determine the media device is not involved in the data transfer if the bit rate of the signal does not exceed the threshold. |
| US11861649B2 |
Frictionless entry into combined merchant loyalty program
Techniques and arrangements for concurrent processing of payments to multiple merchants in a shared program are described. A method, performed by a service computing device, can include receiving customer information associated with two transactions of a customer with two respective merchants that are in a shared program. Accrued benefits of the customer for conducting the two transactions in accordance with the program can be determined. The accrued benefits can be communicated to the customer via a customer device. The payments for both transactions can be processed, concurrently, in accordance with the accrued benefits. In examples, the merchants may be associated in the shared program based on locations of the merchants, a type of merchant, and/or goods or services offered for sale by the merchants. |
| US11861646B1 |
Dual geo-located coupon management
The solution described herein provides a system for issuing and redeeming digital coupons. This includes receiving a request for a digital coupon from a user device including a unique hardware identifier (ID). Then sending a first localization request and receiving, a first location of the user device. In response, generating a software object representing the digital coupon and including a security token, sending the software object to the user device, updating a status of the digital coupon as issued in a database, storing the unique hardware ID in the database, and associating the unique hardware ID with the digital coupon. Receiving a request to redeem the digital coupon from the user device. In response, sending a second localization request, receiving a second location of the user device, providing a redemption code, and updating the status of the digital coupon as redeemed. |
| US11861645B2 |
Techniques to process biometric and transaction data to determine an emotional state of a user while performing a transaction
Various embodiments are generally directed to method and devices to receive biometric data and transaction data relating to a transaction, apply a model to the biometric data and the transaction data to determine an emotional state of the user during the transaction, and determine an action associated for the transaction based on the emotional state of the user during the performance of the transaction. Embodiments further include causing performance of the action. |
| US11861643B2 |
Reinforcement learning method for driver incentives: generative adversarial network for driver-system interactions
A system and method of determining a policy to prevent fading drivers is described. The system and method creates virtual trajectories of incentives such as coupons offered to drivers in a transportation hailing system and corresponding states of drivers in response to the incentives. A joint policy simulator is created from an incentive policy, a confounding incentive policy, and an incentive object policy to generate the simulated actions of drivers in response to different incentives. The rewards of the simulated actions of the drivers is determined by a discriminator. The incentive policy for preventing fading drivers is optimized by reinforcement learning based on the virtual trajectories generated by the joint policy simulator and discriminator. |
| US11861638B2 |
Server apparatus
A server apparatus includes a processor configured to manage identification information of a registered vehicle registered in advance, acquire identification information on a vehicle of a user who wants to replace the batteries from a vehicle key device, acquire fee-related information from the vehicle key device, the fee-rerated information being at least one of a travel distance and a battery usage amount of the vehicle of the user, calculate a usage fee of the batteries based on the fee-related information, determine permission and prohibition to replace a battery, control a lock device which enables taking-out of the batteries accommodated in the battery stand, determine the permission and prohibition to replace the batteries based on the identification information acquired from the vehicle key device and the identification information, and unlock the lock device when it is determined to permit replacing the batteries. |
| US11861637B2 |
System of demand modeling and price calculation based on interpolated market price elasticity functions
Systems and computer-readable media for generating dynamic pricing rules to govern offered price-volume break points. Initial target price-volume break points are offered during a time window. For each transaction of the product, transaction information including the transacted price, quantity, and identifying information of the purchaser is received. Based on a sales trend determined from the transaction information, the time window and the offered price can be updated. After the expiration of the time window, redemptions are generated for each purchaser of the product, based at least in part on the final quantity sold during the time window and the offered price-volume break points. A market price elasticity function is interpolated from observed market price elasticities at each price-volume break point. Using the market price elasticity function, dynamic pricing rules are optimized and updated and then used to calculate updated price-volume break points to be offered for the product. |
| US11861631B1 |
Third party email parsing
A system for third party email parsing comprises an input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive an email. The processor is configured to: 1) determine whether the email is from a lead generating system; and 2) in the event that the email is from a lead generating system: a) extract real estate lead information from the email based at least in part on the lead generating system; b) determine whether the real estate lead information is sufficient for a real estate related customer relations management database entry; and c) in the event that the real estate lead information is sufficient for a real estate related customer relations management database entry, add the real estate lead information to a real estate related customer relations management database. |
| US11861630B2 |
System and method for understanding influencer reach within an augmented media intelligence ecosystem
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, devices, and the like for augmented media intelligence using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Natural Language Processing (NLP), data analytics and data visualization. In one embodiment, a system is introduced that can retrieve real-time data from social media platforms to perform augmented media intelligence analysis and take real time actions if necessary. In another embodiment, the augmented media intelligence is design to use the machine learning and natural language processing capabilities and social currency means for understanding an influencers reach within the augmented media intelligence system via an influencer score. |
| US11861624B2 |
Providing virtual support to an end-user based on experience
A method for automatically providing virtual support is provided. The method may include determining a level of experience associated with the end-user and members of a support personnel for a computer application. The method may further include, in response to detecting one or more first actions on the computer application, automatically generating and providing support instructions based on virtual support documentation to an end-user based on the one or more first actions and based on the level of experience associated with the end-user. The method may further include, in response to detecting one or more second actions on the computer application, automatically determining a match between a member of the support personnel and the end-user based on the level of experience associated with the end-user and the member of support personnel. |
| US11861623B2 |
Technical fallback infrastructure
Examples, methods and systems described herein may include determining, by a payment processing system, whether a second payment mechanism may be used to perform a payment transaction when a first payment mechanism is preferred and/or when the first payment mechanism has failed. Determining to use the second payment mechanism can be based on (i) an analysis of a communication status indicator received from a point-of-sale (POS) terminal that indicates which payment mechanisms are capable of communicating with the POS terminal, (ii) data received from the POS terminal that is associated with a read of a payment object, and/or (iii) an allowance criterion. |
| US11861620B1 |
Fraudulent activity shell
Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with a fraudulent activity shell. According to one embodiment, a system includes an application having a normal environment and a shell environment. The system also includes a trigger logic that determines whether an action satisfies a trigger condition. In response to determining that the action satisfies the trigger condition, the trigger logic triggers the application to enter a fraudulent activity mode from a default mode. In the fraudulent activity mode, the normal environment is configured to hold the action. The shell environment is configured to display the action as executed in the fraudulent activity mode. |
| US11861619B1 |
Systems and methods for payment transactions, alerts, dispute settlement, and settlement payments, using multiple blockchains
Systems and methods are disclosed for payment transactions, alerts, dispute settlement, and settlement payments, using multiple blockchains. One method includes: entering, in a first blockchain, a transaction identifier indicating the initiation of and identification of a transaction; receiving an identifier of a currency or cryptocurrency account for participants of the payment transaction; performing one or more iterations of: identifying a new transaction event in the series of transaction events stored in the first blockchain; presenting the new transaction event to participants of the transaction, wherein the presentation enables a participant to indicate a dispute of an attribute of the transaction; relaying one or more attributes of the transaction to a second blockchain for processing the transaction; and receiving, from the second blockchain, an indication of a transfer of funds between the two or more participants, using the identifiers of the currency or cryptocurrency accounts of the two or more participants. |
| US11861618B2 |
Proximal distance and usage pattern access management
A method for proximal distance and usage pattern access management includes identifying a first trigger event based on a financial device profile indicating a first proximal distance threshold is exceeded for a first device relative to a second device, where the first device is capable of executing financial transactions. The method further includes querying one or more network devices in the vicinity of the first device to validate the first trigger event. The method further includes responsive to receiving a first validation of the first trigger event from at least one network device from the one or more network devices, applying a first temporal lock on the first device preventing future executions of financial transactions. The method further includes responsive to validating a user associated with the second device, updating the financial device profile based on at least on the first trigger event and a location for the trigger event. |
| US11861617B2 |
System and method for minimal contact in-person business transactions using a code generator and a mobile device
A system and method for minimal contact in-person business transactions using a code generator and a mobile device, which can use a banking card, mobile device, card reader and associated display, cashier display at a point-of-sale (“POS”) system, internet-connected server, and financial institution, which minimizes customer physical contact with payment personnel or physical systems by offloading the final stages of sale confirmation and customer choices onto a customer's mobile device. |
| US11861616B2 |
Child support and centralized distribution network
Child/family support payments are made on a multilayered consortium ledger network using blockchain, IoT, and other technologies to expedite the process and disbursement of child/family support payments. The multilayered consortium ledger network may cater to local and/or global child support agencies and/or local and global Parties/Parents/family members who elect to send child/family support payments to their family(ies) outside the traditional child support agencies/district attorney offices. The plurality of technologies used support payments made/received using, but not limited to, domestic/foreign fiat, cryptocurrency, tokens, an/or native tokens. |
| US11861612B2 |
Blockchain-based offline resource transfer method and apparatus
The present specification provides a blockchain-based offline resource transfer method and apparatus. A transferor terminal and a receiver terminal of offline resource transfer include multiple execution environments. Multiple computing nodes constructed based on the execution environments further constitute an offline blockchain network as blockchain nodes. The method includes: constructing an offline resource transfer transaction in response to an offline resource transfer operation initiated by a user on the transferor terminal; sending the offline resource transfer transaction to the receiver terminal through a short-range wireless communication between the transferor terminal and the receiver terminal, for the offline resource transfer transaction to be broadcast to the multiple computing nodes included in the offline blockchain network; and after consensus on the offline resource transfer transaction has been successfully completed by the offline blockchain network succeeds, executing the offline resource transfer transaction to transfer a resource corresponding to a resource transfer quantity from a transferor account to a receiver account. |
| US11861610B2 |
Public ledger authentication system
Systems and methods for public ledger authentication includes receiving a first previous authentication public ledger address and a first current authentication public ledger address from a user. A verified static user key is identified in a public ledger using the first previous authentication public ledger address. A second current authentication public ledger address is then provided to the user for use in the current authentication attempt. Authentication attempt information is determined that includes a number of authentication attempts by the user, and used in a hash operation with the verified static user key to generate a first user authentication key. A second user authentication key is retrieved from the public ledger that was sent from the first current authentication public ledger address to the second current authentication public ledger address in a transaction, and the user is authenticated if the second user authentication key matches the first user authentication key. |
| US11861609B2 |
Method and system for exchange of value or tokens between blockchain networks
A blockchain value transfer method including receiving a plurality of transaction requests, performing a balance check procedure on each transaction, determining a net transaction for each user account address for each transaction in an aggregate transaction record, and executing the net transaction for each user account address, including withdrawing first in-network tokens from user account addresses with a net debit and exchanging first in-network tokens for first tethered tokens, recording a transaction to the first blockchain network of sending the first tethered token transfer record from the first blockchain network to a tethered token exchange, exchanging the first tethered tokens for second tethered tokens, exchanging the second tethered tokens for second in-network tokens, depositing the second in-network tokens to the receiving user account address, and depositing the remaining first in-network tokens from the debited first in-network tokens to user account addresses on the first blockchain network with a net credit. |
| US11861607B2 |
Mobile tokenization hub using dynamic identity information
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for implementing a mobile tokenization hub with a common tokenization capabilities (CTC) module that may provide tokenization for various entities in various contexts. For example, the CTC module can provide and store tokens for mobile payment transactions, transit transactions, digital wallet applications, merchant point of sale (POS) applications, personalization services, and the like. |
| US11861602B2 |
Payment token
Examples implementations relate to payment tokens. An example includes a customer computer creating a first data buffer, with a set of customer-specified parameters, signing the first data buffer with a customer private key, associating a customer public key to the signed first data buffer to create a first data record that is communicated to a service provider. The service provider computer creates a second data buffer with a set of service provider-specified parameters, signs the second data buffer with a first private key of the service provider, associates a first public key of the service provider to the signed second data buffer to create a second data record, combines the first and second data records, signs the combined data record with a second private key of the service provider, and associates a second public key of the service provider to the combined data record. |
| US11861599B2 |
Token-based transactional systems and methods
The invention proposes a network transactional system, comprising a set of token nodes (TN), a set of user nodes (UN) and a set of provider nodes (PN), the nodes being capable of executing an executable contract for a user node to obtain token account units (Voucher Tokens) by reserving (R) reserve account units according to a value of the token units which itself varies according to the reserve, the number of token units in circulation and the reserve ratio (RR).A provider node is associated with each token node and the token is representative of a product or asset (good, service, right or other benefit) of the provider, or a group of such products or assets.When a user node provides account units necessary to obtain token units from a given token node at the current value, the system is capable of transferring a first portion of said reserve account units to the reserve of the given token node, and transferring a second portion of said reserve account units outside the reserve, and performing reverse transfers when token units are returned to the given token node, so as to limit or neutralize the value variations of the token unit when said token units are received and returned.Application including the generation of interchangeable local tokens without undesirable value variations related to reserve mechanisms such as Bancor. |
| US11861597B1 |
Database encryption wallet
A method can include generating a cryptogram by encrypting, by a hardware security module (HSM), a keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC) key by a master key encryption key (MK); transmitting, a database server, the cryptogram; destroying the cryptogram at the HSM, in response to the transmitting the cryptogram to the database server; receiving, from the database server, the cryptogram and an ID generated by the database server; generating a wallet password based on the ID and the cryptogram; generating a data encryption key (DK) retrievable via the wallet password; transmitting, to the database server, the DK without the wallet password; destroying the wallet password in response to the transmitting the DK to the database server; decrypting the cryptogram into a decrypted HMAC key; regenerating the wallet password using the ID and the decrypted HMAC key; encrypting the regenerated wallet password; transmitting, to the database server, the encrypted regenerated wallet password. |
| US11861595B2 |
Systems and methods for generation and use of a device wallet identifier
Systems and methods for using a device wallet identifier are disclosed. In one embodiment, in an information processing apparatus comprising at least one computer processor, a method for generating a device wallet identifier may include: (1) receiving a wallet identifier for an electronic wallet or payment application executed by an electronic device; (2) retrieving an issuer identifier for a customer associated with the electronic wallet or payment application; (3) generating a device wallet identifier; and (4) storing a mapping of the device wallet identifier to the issuer identifier for the customer. |
| US11861594B1 |
Token management system
A computer system includes a token repository configured to store payment tokens, and a server system. The server system includes a processor and instructions stored in non-transitory machine-readable media, the instructions configured to cause the server system to receive a request to provision a payment token based on a financial product, wherein the request includes information related to the financial product, provision a payment token based on the token request, including authenticating the financial product based on the financial product information and generating the payment token upon authenticating the financial product, wherein the payment token is useable to make a payment via the financial product, and store the payment token in the token repository. |
| US11861593B1 |
Payment vehicle recycling system and method
A method of updating a payment card includes receiving a payment card having an existing payment part. The method includes removing the existing payment part from the payment card and installing a new payment part with the payment card for subsequent use of the payment card. |
| US11861590B1 |
Identity verification using payment instrument(s)
Identity verification using payment instrument(s) is described. In an example, an identifier associated with a user can be associated with a secure storage component of a payment instrument associated with the user. A verifying entity—which can be a computing resource and/or a service provider—can receive a request to access a computing resource availed via a computing device operable by the user. The verifying entity can determine whether to grant the user access to the computing resource based at least in part on an interaction between the payment instrument and a reader device associated with the computing device. |
| US11861588B2 |
Wireless communication order session generation
A computer implemented method includes establishing a wireless communication order session between a communication device associated with a vehicle and an establishment communication system in response to the vehicle being within an ordering area, receiving transaction information indicative of a transaction transmitted from the communication device associated with the vehicle, and associating the transaction with the vehicle. |
| US11861584B2 |
Self-service settlement method, apparatus and storage medium
The present disclosure provides a self-service settlement method, apparatus and storage medium, and relates to the technical field of self-service shopping, wherein the method includes: obtaining a monitoring image acquired by an image capture device and corresponding to commodities to be settled which are placed on a settlement counter; obtaining information of the commodities to be settled through image recognition; obtaining a first weight acquired by a weight detection device, obtaining a second weight based on the information of the commodities to be settled, judging whether the information of the commodities to be settled is matched with commodities to be confirmed according to a weight comparison result; and obtaining purchased commodity settlement information under the condition that the information of the commodities to be settled is matched with the commodities to be confirmed, and performing checkout processing. |
| US11861583B2 |
Systems and methods of detecting scan avoidance events
Methods of detecting scan avoidance events during decode sessions are disclosed herein. An example method includes during a timeout period at one or more processors of the symbology scanner, identifying and decoding a transaction affecting indicia on an object in one or more images to obtain a transaction affecting payload; during the timeout period at the one or more processors, identifying one or more visual features in the one or more images; and in response to identifying a non-transaction affecting indicia associated with the one or more visual features, and failing to identify or decode the transaction affecting indicia, determining a potential scan avoidance attempt and generating a scan avoidance alarm signal. |
| US11861582B2 |
Security protection of association between a user device and a user
Embodiments include apparatuses, methods, and systems for performing security protection of association between a user device and a user. A computing system receives from a service provider a notification that an identifier of a user device has been activated in the user device to be associated with a user identifier to replace an existing identifier of the user device associated with the user identifier. The computing system further receives from the user device a request for information associated with the user identifier to be sent to the user device associated with the identifier of the user device. Before sending the requested information to the user device, the computing system verifies the identifier of the user device has been activated by the user by an additional authentication of the user through a communication path between the user and the computing system. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed. |
| US11861580B2 |
System for processing a transaction by a user at a transaction point
A system for processing a transaction by a user at a transaction point comprising: a data processing module configured to generate a transaction signal when an initiation of the transaction at a POST device of a transaction point by the user using a transaction initiator is detected, wherein the transaction signal comprises a transaction data; a data delivery module configured to transmit the transaction data from the POS device to a remote processor and optionally to a secondary computer based device of the user; a tagging module configured to enable the user to tag the transaction data when a prompt is displayed on the hand held computer based device; and a report generation module configured to generate a report corresponding to any client selected by the user through the hand held computer based device of the user. |
| US11861579B1 |
Intelligent inventory system
Systems and methods for an intelligent inventory system are disclosed. The systems and methods described herein may receive data from a point-of-sale (POS) device of a merchant indicating an item to add to an inventory catalog of the merchant. A rate may be determined that is associated with how many times the item may be returned or exchanged with a similarly-situated merchant. Additionally, or alternatively, the rate may comprise a fluctuation in price for the item and/or an amount of times the item may be re-stocked and/or re-ordered by the similarly-situated merchant. If the determined rate exceeds a threshold rate, a suggestion may be sent to the POS device of the merchant. The suggestion may comprise a suggested second item rather than the item requested, a suggested price to charge for the item suggested, and/or a suggested quantity to order of the item requested. |
| US11861574B1 |
Systems and methods for electronic database communications
A system for managing a financial account in a low cash mode. The system may include a memory storing instructions, and a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include providing an interface; providing a notification to a user when a balance in the first account is deemed to be in low cash mode; presenting, when the first account balance is deemed to be in low cash mode, an option for a transfer request; receiving, a selection of the option for the transfer request to connect the first account with a second account; transferring funds from the second account to the first account; notifying the user that funds have been transferred from the second account to the first account; and further notifying the user that the balance in the first account is greater than the threshold value. |
| US11861573B2 |
Method for paying cost of IoT device based on blockchain and merkle tree structure related thereto, and server, service providing terminal, and digital wallet using the same
A method of a payment for an Internet of Things (IoT) device is provided. The method includes steps of: a payment supporting server (a) on condition that the payment supporting server has registered certificates of the IoT device, a service providing device, and a digital wallet in a first blockchain, manages their transaction IDs, has registered a representative hash value in a second blockchain, manages their transaction IDs, and manages link information between the IoT device and the digital wallet, confirming validity of a billing transaction, and (b) acquiring identification information on the digital wallet; and (c) paying the billing detail using the digital wallet, registering its payment result in the first blockchain, registering in the second blockchain, if one anchoring condition is satisfied, a first representative hash value, and transmitting the payment result to the service providing device, the IoT device, and the digital wallet. |
| US11861572B2 |
Secure electronic payment
Secure electronic payment is disclosed as it may be implemented for a point of sale machine such as but not limited to, vending machines/devices, parking devices/facilities, and laundry machines/facilities. An example secure electronic payment system includes a remote payment processing to confirm payment for a transaction at a point of sale device. The point of sale device is configured to receive a token from the mobile device for the transaction. A token processing module at the point of sale device confirms validity of the token. A transaction processing module executes the transaction at the point of sale device. |
| US11861569B2 |
Temporary consensus subnetwork in a distributed network for payment processing
In a method, computer readable medium, or system for making a payment transaction between a payor having an associated payor computer with a ledger storage for the payor and a payee having an associated payee computer with a ledger storage for the payee in a consensus payment network having a plurality of nodes each comprising a respective computer with ledger storage and relying on consensus determinations, an initiator is provided for making the payment transaction between the payor and the payee, the initiator being either the payor, the payee, or an intermediary having an associated intermediary computer. The respective initiator computer creates a temporary payment transaction consensus subnetwork comprising a set of validation nodes acceptable to both the payor and the payee, the set of validation nodes comprising fewer than all of said plurality of nodes in the payment network. The initiator with the respective client computer processes the payment transaction via the consensus payment network from the payor to the payee based on a determination of consensus by the consensus network. |
| US11861568B2 |
Data tracing identifiers for tracking data flow through a data model and computing services
There are provided systems and methods for data tracing identifiers for tracking data flow through a data model and computing services. An entity, such as company or business, may provide computing services. When providing these services, one or more computing services, processors, or the like of the service provider's computing architecture may be used. This may include processing data through a data processing flow that uses multiple computing services. To automate data tracing through a data processing flow and corresponding computing services, a data library may be used to create and inject data trace identifiers to a message header associated with the data to be processed. This may be propagated with the data to other and/or centralized computing services, which may then persist the identifier with the data in a data table column for a standardized data model. These mappings may be stored by the centralized computing services. |
| US11861567B2 |
Method and internet of things system for determining gas meter measurement failure of smart gas
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an Internet of Things (IoT) system for determining a gas meter measurement failure of a smart gas, the method including: by the smart gas data center, obtaining, based on the smart gas sensing network platform, gas flow information of pipelines of each level from at least one flow monitoring device, the at least one flow monitoring device being configured in the smart gas object platform; by the indoor smart gas device management sub-platform, determining a candidate area based on the gas flow information; determining a target gas meter based on gas meter reading information of the candidate area, and then determining a maintenance plan for the target gas meter; and sending the maintenance plan to the smart gas data center, and sending the maintenance plan to the smart gas user platform based on the smart gas service platform. |
| US11861561B2 |
Collaboration system including a spatial event map
A spatial event map system including server-side data processor that maintains a spatial event map which locates events in a workspace. The spatial event map includes a log of events, entries in the log having a location of an object of the event in the workspace and a time. The system includes logic to send messages including a location of an object of the event in the workspace and a time of the event to client-side network nodes; and to receive messages identifying events that create or modify an object, and to add corresponding entries to the log of events. The events can include history events that are sent to the other client-side network nodes, and added to the log for the corresponding history events, and ephemeral events that are sent to other client-side network nodes without adding corresponding entries in the log. |
| US11861559B2 |
Method and device for providing a resource
A computer-implemented method for managing a provision of a resource. The method includes the following steps: receiving a request regarding a utilization of the resource, validating the request, and, based on the validation of the request, establishing a state channel. |
| US11861558B2 |
Upstream visibility in supply-chain
An example operation may include one or more of acquiring, by a retailer node, an inventory data from a supplier node over a blockchain network, receiving, by the retailer node, outstanding orders data of the supplier node, generating, by the retailer node, an order distribution policy based on the inventory data and the outstanding orders data, and executing a smart contract to order goods from the supplier node based on the ordering policy. |
| US11861557B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for beverage consumption and inventory control and tracking
Methods, systems, and devices disclosed herein may be collectively referred to as a “platform.” A platform consistent with embodiments herein may be used by individuals or companies to track an amount of liquid poured from at least one liquid container. The platform may comprise a tracking device and a computing hub in operative bi-directional communication. The device that may be configured to a liquid dispensing container such as, but not limited to, a bottle. The device may be configured to receive a liquid from the container and transfer the liquid through a chamber within the device. As the liquid is transferred through the device, a computing element and sensing component integrated within the device may be configured to track an amount of liquid dispensed through the device. A communications module may then communicate the data with the hub. |
| US11861555B2 |
Method for managing inventory and apparatus thereof
Provided is a method of managing inventory, the method including receiving location information indicating at least one space location among a plurality of space units and space information corresponding to the location information, calculating a state change amount related to the at least one space location based on at least one of the location information, the space information, and information on a previous space state for each of the plurality of space units, or updating the information on the previous space state for each of the plurality of space units with information on a current space state based on the state change amount. An inventory management apparatus performing the method is provided. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium for performing the method is provided. |
| US11861554B2 |
Methods and systems for unit of use product inventory
Method and systems for product inventory are described. In one embodiment, an inventory surface unit retains a plurality of products in an unordered state. An inventory identification unit acquires information for an orientation, and location of the plurality of products on the inventory surface unit. The inventory identification unit is disposed above the inventory surface unit. An inventory pick unit is adapted to pick a product among the plurality of products from the inventory surface unit based on the orientation and location acquired by the inventory identification unit. The inventory pick unit is disposed proximal the inventory surface unit, and the inventory pick unit is communicatively connected to the inventory identification unit. Additional methods and systems are disclosed. |
| US11861550B2 |
Fraud prevention using audio pairing of devices
When an online system receives an order from a customer, the online system can fulfill the order (for example, using a picker to acquire and deliver the ordered items) and use audio verification to verify delivery. When using audio verification, a customer or picker's mobile device plays verification audio including a verification code specific to the order. If the mobile devices (and, by proxy, the customer and picker) are nearby (for example, within 10 feet), the other party's mobile device can detect the verification audio through a microphone and decode the verification code from the captured audio. In some implementations, audio verification can also be performed using a smart doorbell or smart home without the presence of the customer. |
| US11861548B2 |
Distributed computing system that practically applies networked computing technology and machine-readable indicia to support traceability of products from providers to clients
A distributed computing system is disclosed that practically applies networked computing technology and machine-readable indicia to support traceability of products from providers to clients, the system comprising a plurality of distributed computers for connection over a network regarding a product identified by machine-readable indicia, for which a record is maintained in memory, and which is distributed through a supply chain that includes the provider, a transporting entity, an aggregation facility, a back haul provider, a distribution facility, and the client. The distributed computers include first, second, third, and fourth computers that cooperate with each other to support compliance with client rules and tracking of the order from the provider to the client through the participants in the supply chain via the machine-readable indicia and associations that are created in the memory to link the product with its passage through the supply chain. |
| US11861546B1 |
Location-based package drop-off instructions
A system can be configured to receive and analyze an image captured by a user device at a delivery location. The system can utilize local algorithms tailored to the delivery location to confirm that the delivery location is the intended delivery location for a package. The system can utilize global algorithms to generate three-dimensional models of the delivery environment and an augmented reality interface providing delivery instructions to the deliverer. The delivery instructions include indications of approved delivery locations and rejected delivery locations associated with the general delivery location of the customer. The delivery instructions and the user device can be utilized to ensure package placement for secure delivery to a customer. |
| US11861542B2 |
System and a method for detecting information of assets stored in communication tags
Disclosed is a system for detecting information of assets stored in communication tags and communicating assets information over a communication network. The system includes a bi-directional communication reader, a server, a GPS unit, a camera, a communication module, a relay switch, a battery, and an IR Engine. The server stores asset information using a software application. The software application includes a front end application module for configuration, an event module, a jitter control module, a back end application module, a real time module, a communication module, a GPS communication module, a relay communication module, a motion detector communication module, a reader control module, a camera communication module, an IR communication module, and a remote configuration module. Further, an unlimited number of modules can be added for example extended storage, LCD, and flash. The event module reads the asset information from the database and alerts the user of an event. The communication module receives processed assets information from the communication tags via the bi-directional communication reader from the specific antenna. The remote configuration module reads configuration information from remote database to allow a reader to be configured remotely. Further, the communication module communicates the processed assets information over the communication network via a proprietary protocol. |
| US11861540B2 |
Natural language processing platform for automated training and performance evaluation
Aspects of the disclosure relate to computing platforms that utilize improved natural language processing techniques for performance evaluation and training. A computing platform may automatically determine, based on audio transcription files, a model for dynamic performance evaluation and training, which may be dynamically updated as additional audio transcription files are received. The computing platform may receive and analyze an additional audio transcription file using natural language processing and the model, which may result in proficiency scores. Based on the proficiency scores, the computing platform may calculate an overall proficiency score and identify areas for improvement associated with the first individual. Based on the areas for improvement, the computing platform may determine performance feedback tailored to the individual and may send, to a user device associated with the individual, the performance feedback. |
| US11861539B2 |
Multi-dimensional command center
A processing system uses a set of rules that identify a set of keywords and stores a set of creative images associated with the keywords. The processing system identifies metrics for the social media that includes the keywords and displays the creative images associated with the keywords with the largest social media metrics. The set of rules may include promotions to display with the creative content and filters that determine what social media to use to generate the metrics. No manual curation of content is necessary. The processing system saves time and effort as well as taps into real time consumer trends. |
| US11861536B1 |
Community-based data analysis in a software-as-a-service system using a deep learning classifier
Techniques for community-based spend analysis in a software as a service computing environment are disclosed. The techniques leverage information available about community spend to provide new insights into a particular customer's spend. The new insights result from receiving a request for an optimization recommendation, importing spend data comprising a plurality of spend data lines, and using a trained deep learning classifier to classify the spend data lines in a set of standard spend categories to compute a first and second aggregate of monetary amounts. An optimization recommendation is sent to the customer based on a comparison of the first and second aggregate of monetary amounts is sent to a particular customer. |
| US11861535B2 |
Method and system for online contents registration and transaction based on user active selection
A method for online contents registration is provided. The method includes registering a contents manuscript to a contents management server, registering a voice source generated by a voice actor to the contents management server based on the contents manuscript, providing the voice source to a user through the contents management server, registering video contents created by the user to the contents management server based on the voice source, and distributing profits generated based on consumption or distribution of the created video contents. |
| US11861530B2 |
System, and methods for implementing a server architecture for an On-Demand Autonomy (ODA) service
Systems and methods for a cloud-based server system configured for an On-Demand Autonomy (ODA) service are disclosed. The cloud-based server in communication with a first vehicle and a second vehicle to receive a trip request for the ODA service from the first vehicle, and seek an agreement to establish a virtual link with the first vehicle to the second vehicle by identifying one second vehicle by broadcasting the trip request to the group of second vehicles; identifying a second vehicle from submitted responses based on an application using a modeled clone with a set of functionalities to perform a matching operation between the first and second vehicles; and coordinating responses based on results of the matching operation to confirm an acceptance of the agreement; and creating a trip plan for the trip request for the ODA service based on a set of preferences received from each of the vehicles. |
| US11861526B2 |
Image ranking system
Systems and methods are provided for generating a base visual score for each candidate image of a plurality of images received by a computing system, based on the scene type of each image. For each candidate image, the computing system multiplies the base visual score by a feature importance weight to generate a first visual score, adds respective scene type bonus points to the first visual score to generate a second visual score, and adds diversity scoring points to the second visual score to generate a final visual score for each candidate image. The computing system ranks the candidate images based on the final visual scores and provides a specified number of the top-ranked candidate images to be displayed on a display of the computing device. |
| US11861524B1 |
Automatic intake of electronic message content and attachments into contract workflow
A method includes receiving, in a first networking platform, an electronic message directed from a first party to a workflow to a second party of the workflow. The method also includes identifying a document attached to the electronic message as relevant to the workflow, and identifying at least a portion of a text content in the electronic message as relevant to the workflow. The method also includes updating the workflow associated with the workflow based on the document attached to the electronic message, when the second party provides the input and storing the document attached to the electronic message in a database, as a new version of the workflow. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided. |
| US11861523B2 |
Approach for cloud EMR communication via a content parsing engine and a storage service
An approach provides sending captured Superbill image data and output data generated based on results of parsing the captured Superbill image data to an external system which manages Superbill data via a cloud system and a storage service. The cloud system creates parsing rule data for parsing a captured Superbill image in accordance with user operation at a client device. The cloud system obtains captured Superbill image data from the storage service, in response to receiving a notification indicating that the captured Superbill image data has been stored in the storage service. The cloud system parses the obtained image data based on the created parsing rule and generates output data based on results of parsing. The cloud system sends the generated output data and the obtained image data to the external system via the one or more computer networks. |
| US11861522B2 |
Computer-implemented logistics method
A computer-implemented logistics method of arranging delivering of items to recipients situated at different recipient locations, comprising: recording items received at a distribution centre, clustering the records according to location of the recipient, locating a hub position for each cluster, further clustering the records, creating an individual schedule for each agent with events and locations and timings for the events, and instructing the agent to deliver the items by providing individual schedule information. |
| US11861517B1 |
Systems and methods for gating a step count
The present disclosure relates to activity monitoring systems and methods for gating whether or not steps should be counted in an observation window based on whether a decision tree concludes there are consecutive step activities (versus no activity or other activities) in the observation window. Particularly, certain aspects are directed to a method that includes obtaining acceleration data for an observation window of an accelerometer, inputting two or more characteristics of the acceleration data into a decision tree to determine activity occurring within the observation window, assigning a first class to the observation window when the determined activity is associated with consecutive steps, assigning a second class to the observation window when the determined activity is not associated with consecutive steps, and when the first class is assigned to the observation window, determining a step count for the observation window using frequency analysis. |
| US11861512B1 |
Determining content to present for human review
A request is received associated with reviewing content. As part of the request, one or more conditions are received and the content is analyzed to identify a first field of interest and a second field of interest. The first field of interest and the second field of interest represent fields of interest associated with the review of the content. At least one of the first field of interest or the second field of interest may not satisfy the one or more conditions and the content, or a portion thereof, may be sent for review. |
| US11861510B2 |
Systems and methods of generating datasets from heterogeneous sources for machine learning
A computer system is provided that is programmed to select feature sets from a large number of features. Features for a set are selected based on metagradient information returned from a machine learning process that has been performed on an earlier selected feature set. The process can iterate until a selected feature set converges or otherwise meets or exceeds a given threshold. |
| US11861500B2 |
Meta-learning system
A meta-learning system includes an inner function computation module, adapted to compute output data from applied input data according to an inner model function, depending on model parameters; an error computation module, adapted to compute errors indicating mismatches between the computed output data and target values; a state update module, adapted to update the model parameters of the inner model function according to an updated state, updated based on a current state of the state update module, in response to an error received from the error computation module. The state update module is learned to adjust the model parameters of the inner model function, such that a following training of the inner model function with training data is improved. |
| US11861499B2 |
Method, terminal-side device, and cloud-side device for data processing and terminal-cloud collaboration system
This application provides a method, a terminal-side device, and a cloud-side device for data processing and a terminal-cloud collaboration system. The method includes: sending, by the terminal-side device, a request message to the cloud-side device; receiving, by the terminal-side device, a second neural network model that is obtained by compressing a first neural network model and that is sent by the cloud-side device, where the first neural network model is a neural network model on the cloud-side device that is used to process the cognitive computing task, and a hardware resource required when the second neural network model runs on the terminal-side device is within an available hardware resource capability range of the terminal-side device; and processing, by the terminal-side device, the cognitive computing task based on the second neural network model. |
| US11861496B2 |
Autonomous intelligent decision support system and server
A system that includes artificial intelligence (AI) configured to identify text and images within an industrial reference. Example industrial references include electrical drawings and P&IDs. The system includes a method for training artificial intelligence model to recognize text characters and strings in addition to industrial images using a limited sample set. The use of a limited sample set improves computer performance by relying on a smaller dataset to train the model. |
| US11861492B1 |
Quantizing trained neural networks with removal of normalization
Various embodiments provide for quantizing a trained neural network with removal of normalization with respect to at least one layer of the quantized neural network, such as a quantized multiple fan-in layer (e.g., element-wise add or sum layer). |
| US11861488B1 |
Scalable excitatory and inhibitory neuron circuitry based on vanadium dioxide relaxation oscillators
A neuron circuit, comprising first and second NDR devices biased each with opposite polarities, said first and second NDR devices being coupled to first and second grounded capacitors. |
| US11861486B2 |
Neural processing unit for binarized neural network
A neural processing unit of a binarized neural network (BNN) as a hardware accelerator is provided, for the purpose of reducing hardware resource demand and electricity consumption while maintaining acceptable output precision. The neural processing unit may include: a first block configured to perform convolution by using a binarized feature map with a binarized weight; and a second block configured to perform batch-normalization on an output of the first block. A register having a particular size may be disposed between the first block and the second block. Each of the first block and the second block may include one or more processing engines. The one or more processing engines may be connected in a form of pipeline. |
| US11861482B2 |
Training server and method for generating a predictive model of a neural network through distributed reinforcement learning
Interactions between a training server and a plurality of environment controllers are used for updating the weights of a predictive model used by a neural network executed by the plurality of environment controllers. Each environment controller executes the neural network using a current version of the predictive model to generate outputs based on inputs, modifies the outputs, and generates metrics representative of the effectiveness of the modified outputs for controlling the environment. The training server collects the inputs, the corresponding modified outputs, and the corresponding metrics from the plurality of environment controllers. The collected inputs, modified outputs and metrics are used by the training server for updating the weights of the current predictive model through reinforcement learning. A new predictive model comprising the updated weights is transmitted to the environment controllers to be used in place of the current predictive model. |
| US11861481B2 |
Searching an autonomous vehicle sensor data repository
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for searching an autonomous vehicle sensor data repository. One of the methods includes maintaining a collection of sensor samples and, for each sensor sample, an embedding of the sensor sample; receiving a request specifying a query sensor sample, wherein the query sensor sample characterizes a query environment region; and identifying, from the collection of sensor samples, a plurality of relevant sensor samples that characterize similar environment regions to the query environment region, comprising: processing the query sensor sample through the embedding neural network to generate a query embedding; and identifying, from sensor samples in a subset of the sensor samples in the collection, a plurality of sensor samples that have embeddings that are closest to the query embedding. |
| US11861479B2 |
Digital personal assistant with configurable personality
Auto-generation of dialog for a skill executed by a digital assistant is performed. Details descriptive of a digital assistant persona are received from a personality studio user interface. A personality type is generated based on the details. A standard vocabulary is auto-generated using the personality type. The standard vocabulary is exported for use in a skill. Prompts are auto-generated for the skill based on the standard vocabulary. |
| US11861474B2 |
Dynamic placement of computation sub-graphs
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for assigning operations of a computational graph to a plurality of computing devices are disclosed. Data characterizing a computational graph is obtained. Context information for a computational environment in which to perform the operations of the computational graph is received. A model input is generated, which includes at least the context information and the data characterizing the computational graph. The model input is processed using the machine learning model to generate an output defining placement assignments of the operations of the computational graph to the plurality of computing devices. The operations of the computational graph are assigned to the plurality of computing device according to the defined placement assignments. |
| US11861471B2 |
Computer vision image feature identification via multi-label few-shot model
A technique making use of a few-shot model to determine graphical features present in an image based on a small set of examples with known graphical features. Where a support set including a number of images that each have a known combination of graphical features, the image recognition can identify unknown combinations of those graphical features in any number of query images. In an embodiment of the present disclosure examples of a filled-out form are used to interpret any number of additional filled out versions of the form. |
| US11861469B2 |
Code generation for Auto-AI
An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product, and system for creating a data analysis tool. The method may include a computing device that generates an AI pipeline based on an input dataset, wherein the AI pipeline is generated using an Automated Machine Learning program. The method may include converting the AI pipeline to a non-native format of the Automated Machine Learning program. This may enable the AI pipeline to be used outside of the Automated Machine Learning program, thereby increasing the usefulness of the created program by not tying it to the Automated Machine Learning program. Additionally, this may increase the efficiency of running the AI pipeline by eliminating unnecessary computations performed by the Automated Machine Learning program. |
| US11861468B2 |
Methods and systems for determining a plurality of biological outcomes using a plurality of dimensions of biological extraction user data and artificial intelligence
A system for determining a plurality of biological outcomes using a plurality of dimensions of biological extraction user data and artificial intelligence, the system including a computing device configured to receive, a plurality of dimensions of biological extraction data, generate, a first machine learning process comprising a plurality of biosektch measurements wherein the first machine learning process is trained as a function of training data to output a dimensional history of a user as a function of biological extraction data, output as a function of the plurality of dimensions of biological extraction data and the first machine learning process, the dimensional history of the user; and determine, using a second machine learning process and the dimensional history of the user, at least a biological outcome associated with the user. |
| US11861463B2 |
Identifying related messages in a natural language interaction
Using a natural language analysis, a current message is classified into a current message class, the current message being a portion of an interaction in narrative text form. Using a trained message class prediction model, a probability of a previous message class having resulted in the current message class is determined. A previous message is extracted from the interaction using the probability, the previous message being a portion of the interaction occurring prior to the current message, the previous message being classified into the previous message class. |
| US11861461B2 |
Techniques for generating designs that reflect stylistic preferences
In various embodiments, a stylization application generates designs that reflect stylistic preferences. In operation, the stylization application computes characterization information based on a first design and a trained machine-learning model that maps one or more designs to characterization information associated with one or more styles. The stylization application then computes a style score based on the characterization information and a target style that is included in the one or more styles. Subsequently, the stylization application generates a second design based on the style score, where the second design is more representative of the target style than the first design. Advantageously, because the stylization application can substantially increase the number of designs that can be generated based on the target style in a given amount of time, relative to more manual prior art techniques, the overall quality of the design ultimately selected for production can be improved. |
| US11861459B2 |
Automatic determination of suitable hyper-local data sources and features for modeling
Methods, systems and computer program products for providing automatic determination of recommended hyper-local data sources and features for use in modeling is provided. Responsive to training each model of a plurality of models, aspects include receiving client data, a use-case description and a selection of hyper-local data sources, generating a client data profile, determining feature importance and generating a use-case profile. Aspects also include generating a feature profile relation graph including client data profile nodes, hyper-local feature nodes and a use-case profile nodes, wherein each hyper-local feature node is associated with one or more client data profile nodes and user-case profile nodes by a respective edge having an associated edge weight. Responsive to receiving a new client data set and a new use-case description, aspects also include determining one or more hyper-local features as suggested hyper-local features for use in building a new model. |
| US11861458B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting and recording anomalous vehicle events
In one embodiment, a computing system accesses contextual data associated with a vehicle operated by a human driver. The contextual data is captured using one or more sensors associated with the vehicle. The system determines one or more predicted vehicle operations by processing the contextual data based at least on information associated with pre-recorded contextual data associated with a number of vehicles. The system detects one or more vehicle operations made by the human driver. The system determines that an event of interest is associated with the contextual data based on a comparison of the one or more vehicle operations made by the human driver and the one or more predicted vehicle operations. The system causes high-resolution contextual data associated with the event of interest to be stored. |
| US11861455B2 |
Systems and methods for performing quantum evolution in quantum computation
A computational method via a hybrid processor comprising an analog processor and a digital processor includes determining a first classical spin configuration via the digital processor, determining preparatory biases toward the first classical spin configuration, programming an Ising problem and the preparatory biases in the analog processor via the digital processor, evolving the analog processor in a first direction, latching the state of the analog processor for a first dwell time, programming the analog processor to remove the preparatory biases via the digital processor, determining a tunneling energy via the digital processor, determining a second dwell time via the digital processor, evolving the analog processor in a second direction until the analog processor reaches the tunneling energy, and evolving the analog processor in the first direction until the analog processor reaches a second classical spin configuration. |
| US11861452B1 |
Quantized softmax layer for neural networks
Quantized softmax layers in neural networks are described. Some embodiments involve receiving, at an input to a softmax layer of a neural network from an intermediate layer of the neural network, a non-normalized output comprising a plurality of intermediate network decision values. Then for each intermediate network decision value of the plurality of intermediate network decision values, the embodiment involves: calculating a difference between the intermediate network decision value and a maximum network decision value; requesting, from a lookup table, a corresponding lookup table value using the difference between the intermediate network decision value and the maximum network decision value; and selecting the corresponding lookup table value as a corresponding decision value. A normalized output is then generated comprising the corresponding lookup table value for said each intermediate network decision value of the plurality of intermediate network decision values. |
| US11861449B2 |
Single slot cradle with interchangeable tops
Single slot cradles with interchangeable tops are disclosed herein. An example cradle includes a base assembly including a coupling mechanism, a top housing assembly operably coupled with the coupling mechanism, a circuit board assembly, and a first cup assembly. The top housing assembly includes a housing opening. The circuit board assembly is at least partially disposed within the housing opening and includes a board communication interface and at least one of a power interface or a data connection interface. The first cup assembly removably couples with at least one of the base assembly or the top housing assembly and includes at least one dock to operably couple with a handheld scanning device and further includes a cup communication interface. The board communication interface communicatively couples with the cup communication interface to allow transmission between at least one of the power interface or the data interface and the handheld scanning device. |
| US11861447B2 |
Devices and methods for providing emergency information using a payment card
A card for storing both emergency information and payment information is disclosed. The card can be used by an emergency responder to retrieve emergency information for the user. The emergency information can enable the emergency responder to better render aid to the user. The card can have one or more processors, a sensor, and a memory in communication with the one or more processors and storing an application thereon. The application can cause the card to receive a request from a user device (e.g., from an emergency medical technician, or EMT) to access emergency information stored in the memory, transmit a security challenge to the user device, authenticate a received response to the security challenge from the user device, and transmit the emergency information to the user device. |
| US11861445B2 |
Electromagnetic coupler arrangement
A wireless electromagnetic coupler arrangement for reactive near field coupling comprising a sequential array of coupling elements which are geometrically arranged one- or two-dimensionally. By means of feeding an unmodulated wave of electromagnetic energy to each of the coupling elements and a respective associated harvester element, in an initial sensing state, an automatic selection of a single coupling element or plural coupling elements which establish a particularly strong and efficient interaction with an inlay is performed. By means of a respective feedback loop, a switchable array of resistances is used to activate the selected coupling element(s) for coupling of information to/from the loop and to de-activate the remaining coupling elements. |
| US11861439B2 |
Antenna device, control method, and program
There is provided an antenna device, a control method, and a program that control enabling or disabling of a plurality of IC card antennas by using a mobile terminal. The antenna device includes: a mobile terminal antenna that receives a radio wave output by a reader/writer provided in a mobile terminal; a plurality of IC card antennas that communicates with an IC card including an IC chip for the IC card that reads/writes data in a contactless manner in response to a command transmitted by the reader/writer; and a control circuit that operates by using power generated when the mobile terminal antenna receives the radio wave output by the reader/writer and controls enabling or disabling of each of the IC card antennas in response to the command transmitted by the reader/writer. The present technology is applicable to a playmat used for a card game using a smartphone having an NFC function and an IC card. |
| US11861438B2 |
Thermo-sensitive payment card
Technology is described for providing and using a thermo-sensitive payment card. An example payment card comprises a card substrate and a personalization layer overlaying the card substrate. The personalization layer includes a first region and a second region surrounding the first region. The first region includes an account number associated with an account of a user, and the account of the user is maintained by a payment service system that issues the payment card. At least one of the first region or the second region comprises a thermochromic ink such that application of heat to the first region or the second region having the thermochromic ink causes a change in color of the personalization layer so as to reveal the account number. |
| US11861436B2 |
Management system for game token coin
In a management system of a game token coin, one RFID tag having a data non-rewritable region and a data rewritable region is imparted to the game token coin. The location relating information of the game token coin is stored in the data rewritable region. The system includes a writer configured to additionally write the location relating information, a reader configured to read the location relating information from a plurality of the game token coins, and a management controller configure to examine the information obtained from the reader. The management controller includes a function that determines whether a history of the location relating information obtained from the reader has no abnormality. |
| US11861433B2 |
Image forming apparatus having scanning optical system to form on photosensitive member N beam spots separated by M scan lines
In an image forming apparatus, a scanning optical system forms on a photosensitive member N beam spots. Each beam spot scans along a scan line on the photosensitive member for one cycle. A center-to-center distance of any neighboring two beam spots is separated by M scan lines. M is a natural number larger than or equal to two. For each cycle, the memory controller reads adjacent sets of line data for N scan lines from the page memory, writes the adjacent sets of line data for N scan lines to the storage areas identified by a plurality of successive addresses of the line memory, selects addresses identifying storage areas storing unadjacent sets of line data having non-successive two scan lines separated by M scan lines; and outputs the unadjacent sets of line data stored in the storage areas identified by the selected addresses to the N laser emitting members. |
| US11861429B2 |
Resistive and digital processing cores
In some examples, a device includes a first processing core comprising a resistive memory array to perform an analog computation, and a digital processing core comprising a digital memory programmable with different values to perform different computations responsive to respective different conditions. The device further includes a controller to selectively apply input data to the first processing core and the digital processing core. |
| US11861422B2 |
Method and system for enabling communication between multiple virtual platforms
A computer system configured to enable communication between two or more virtual platforms is disclosed. The computer system comprises a physical processor configured to run the two or more virtual platforms. The computer system further comprises a memory. The memory comprises one or more separate memory portions allocated to each of the two or more virtual platforms, wherein within at least one memory portion allocated to one of the virtual platform a predefined range of addresses is configured as a shared device memory, the shared device memory being accessible by all the virtual platforms. Firmware running on a first virtual platform is configured to transfer a data packet from the first virtual platform to one or more further virtual platforms via the shared device memory. |
| US11861421B1 |
Controlling timing of event data transmissions in an event architecture
Techniques for a service provider network to communicatively couple services and/or applications in a serverless computing environment. A pipe component can configure a pipe to integrate two services by transmitting data between services and/or applications using the pipe. The pipe may also be configured to transform how a service processes an event, control timing of event transmissions using the pipe, define an event structure for an event, and/or batch events. Pipes enable an application or service to exchange data with a variety of services provided by the service provider network while controlling what type of data is generated, stored, or transmitted. |
| US11861420B2 |
Concurrency control in an asynchronous event-loop based program environment
Concurrency control in an asynchronous event-loop based program environment is described. A program is implemented with an asynchronous event-loop. A piece of code controls events into the program by preventing events from being delivered to the program while a storage operation is executing except for storage completion events. Those events are prevented from being delivered to the program until the storage operation completes and the program is not executing code. |
| US11861418B2 |
Systems and methods to improve data clustering using a meta-clustering model
Systems and methods for clustering data are disclosed. For example, a system may include one or more memory units storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include receiving data from a client device and generating preliminary clustered data based on the received data, using a plurality of embedding network layers. The operations may include generating a data map based on the preliminary clustered data using a meta-clustering model. The operations may include determining a number of clusters based on the data map using the meta-clustering model and generating final clustered data based on the number of clusters using the meta-clustering model. The operations may include and transmitting the final clustered data to the client device. |
| US11861409B2 |
Distributed decomposition of string-automated reasoning using predicates
Techniques are described for efficiently distributing across multiple computing resources satisfiability modulo theories (SMT) queries expressed in propositional logic with string variables. As part of the computing-related services provided by a cloud provider network, many cloud providers also offer identity and access management services, which generally help users to control access and permissions to the services and resources (e.g., compute instances, storage resources, etc.) obtained by users via a cloud provider network. By using resource policies, for example, users can granularly control which identities are able to access specific resources associated with the users' accounts and how those identities can use the resources. The ability to efficiently distribute the analysis of SMT queries expressed in propositional logic with string variables among any number of separate computing resources (e.g., among separate processes, compute instances, containers, etc.) enables the efficient analysis of such policies. |
| US11861408B2 |
Hardware accelerator service discovery
The present disclosure includes systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for discovering capabilities of a hardware (HW) accelerator card. A processor may communicate a request for a listing of acceleration services to a HW accelerator card connected to the processor via the communication interface. The HW accelerator card may retrieve the listing from memory and provide a response to the processor that includes a listing of the HW acceleration services provided by the HW accelerator card. |
| US11861406B2 |
Dynamic microservices allocation mechanism
A computing platform comprising a plurality of disaggregated data center resources and an infrastructure processing unit (IPU), communicatively coupled to the plurality of resources, to compose a platform of the plurality of disaggregated data center resources for allocation of microservices cluster. |
| US11861405B2 |
Multi-cluster container orchestration
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: receiving, by a manager node, from a plurality of compute nodes metrics data, the manager node and the plurality of compute nodes defining a first local cluster of a first computing environment, wherein nodes of the compute nodes defining the first local cluster have running thereon container based applications, wherein a first container based application runs on a first compute node of the plurality of compute nodes defining the first local cluster, and wherein a second compute node of the plurality of compute nodes defining the first local cluster runs a second container based application; wherein the manager node has received from an orchestrator availability data specifying a set of compute nodes available for hosting the first application. |
| US11861404B2 |
System and method of providing system jobs within a compute environment
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and computer-readable media for using system jobs for performing actions outside the constraints of batch compute jobs submitted to a compute environment such as a cluster or a grid. The method for modifying a compute environment from a system job disclosure associating a system job to a queuable object, triggering the system job based on an event and performing arbitrary actions on resources outside of compute nodes in the compute environment. The queuable objects include objects such as batch compute jobs or job reservations. The events that trigger the system job may be time driven, such as ten minutes prior to completion of the batch compute job, or dependent on other actions associated with other system jobs. The system jobs may be utilized also to perform rolling maintenance on a node by node basis. |
| US11861398B2 |
Controlling devices
Method and apparatuses for communicating instruction data items from a control apparatus to a device to be controlled are disclosed. The control apparatus receives a request for at least one instruction data item from a device and responds the request by sending a response message. The responding comprises selectively including at least one instruction data item in the response message based at least partly on determination whether the requested at least one data item has been sent before. |
| US11861394B2 |
Automated semantic tagging
Methods and systems are disclosed for automated semantic tagging that include detecting a particular thread executed by a processor and identifying a root process of the particular thread. An object-process link may be by linking an object that executed code that called the particular thread to the root process. A thread list of thread definitions of the object may be identified. A particular thread definition that corresponds to the particular thread can be mapped. Resource types to be consumed upon executing an instance of the thread instantiated from the particular thread definition can be identified and the corresponding values of the resource types can be determined. A process specification can be generated that encapsulates the thread definition, resource types and values so as to reproduce a state of the root process at a point in which the particular thread executed. |