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US11930815B1 3,3′-(piperazine-1,4-diyl)bis(1-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)propan-2-ol) as insecticidal agent
A 3,3′-(piperazine-1,4-diyl)bis(1-(naphthalen-2-yloxy)propan-2-ol) compound, its synthesis, and its use as an insecticidal agent.
US11930814B2 Pesticidal mixtures comprising cyanosulfoximine compounds
The invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising as active compounds 1) at least one cyanosulfoximine compound I of the formula I wherein R1, R2 and G are defined in the description; and 2) at least one active compound II selected from a group A comprising acteylcholine esterase inhibitors, GABA-gated chloride channel antagonists, sodium channel modulators, nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists/antagonists, chloride channel activators, juvenile hormone mimics, compounds affecting the oxidative phosphorylation, inhibitors of the chitin biosynthesis, moulting disruptors, inhibitors of the MET, voltage-dependent sodium channel blockers, inhibitors of the lipid synthesis and other compounds as defined in the description, in synergistically effective amounts. The invention relates further to methods and use of these mixtures for combating insects, arachnids or nematodes in and on plants, and for protecting such plants being infested with pests and also for protecting seeds.
US11930809B2 Preservation of biomaterial properties and methods of storing
Described herein are enhanced compositions and methods for storing biomaterials. In certain aspects, these biomaterials include natural and engineered eukaryotic tissues. The methods described herein include storing these biomaterials in such a manner that reduces or prevents the loss of biomaterial properties (e.g., extracellular matrix integrity, cell viability, or a combination thereof) occurring either during storage or after removal of the biomaterial from storage. In certain aspects, these biomaterials will be stored in animal product-free solutions containing an agent that prevents or reduces the loss of extracellular matrix integrity.
US11930805B2 Camouflage material for a hunting blind
Mesh material is presented for a hunting blind with a camouflage pattern printed on a first side and a second side with a color coating. The mesh material is partially transmissive such that a portion of incident radiation from an exterior of the hunting blind is reflected back into the exterior, a portion of incident radiation from an interior of the hunting blind is transmitted through the mesh material to the exterior and an intensity ratio of the reflected portion to the transmitted portion during daylight conditions is above a threshold value such that the exterior of the hunting blind is visible from the interior and the interior of the hunting blind is not visible from an exterior of the hunting blind. A hunting blind is also provided that includes a frame including frame members and panels of the mesh material attached to the frame members.
US11930804B2 Avian streamer deterrent for electric power line support structures
An avian streamer deterrent system includes an electric power line support structure coupled to a plurality of conducting wires. Each conducting wire of the plurality of conducting wires is coupled to an insulator. At least one avian streamer deterrent is disposed above the insulator of at least one of the conducting wires of the plurality of conducting wires. The at least one avian streamer deterrent may be disposed on a that is absent an insulator and situated above the plurality of conducting wires. The at least one avian streamer deterrent or an additional avian streamer deterrent may extend over one or more jumpers coupling at least a first conducting wire of the plurality of conducting wires to a second conducting wire of the plurality of conducting wires. In addition, the at least one avian streamer deterrent may comprise a rotatable configuration or a collapsible configuration.
US11930800B2 Braking device that brakes spool and fishing reel provided with the same
A braking device of a double bearing reel that brakes a spool rotatably mounted on a reel body of a double bearing reel on which a fishing line may be wound, the braking device provided with a braked unit attached to the spool, a braking unit that applies a braking force to the braked unit, an adjustment unit capable of adjusting the braking force of the braking unit, a control unit that controls the adjustment unit, a power supply unit that supplies electric power to the control unit, and a remaining amount detection unit that detects a remaining amount of the power supply unit, in which the control unit adjusts the adjustment unit to achieve a predetermined braking force value or sets a predetermined braking force value to a set value in a case where the remaining amount of the power supply becomes a predetermined value or smaller.
US11930799B2 Guide frame of fishing line guide, fishing line guide and fishing rod
A guide frame of a fishing line guide includes a hollow frame body, and a core member inserted into at least a part of the frame body. The frame body includes a frame member configured to abut a prescribed angle region on a circumference of a guide ring, an attachment foots configured to attach to a fishing rod and a support leg configured to connect ends of the frame member and then attachment foots.
US11930798B2 Fishing rod comprising multiple jointed rod bodies
A fishing rod includes a hollow rod extending along a central axis; and a shaft member with an outer peripheral surface inclined relative to the central axis inserted into the rod from the one end, and that is supported by an inner peripheral surface of the rod at a support position on another end side of the one end in an axial direction along the central axis, wherein the inner peripheral surface of the rod has at least one convex portion protruding toward the central axis from a virtual curve between the support position and the one end position axially when drawing a virtual curve that is convex toward the central axis through the support position and the one end position at the end of the end side of the inner peripheral surface in an area radially outward from the outer peripheral surface of the shaft member.
US11930796B1 Fishing lure
A fish lure having a light-transparent, plastic body having a non-transparent coating of a paint or film over a portion of the upper surface of the lure body and one or more uncovered portions that permit light, such as sunlight, to pass through the lure body, and be visible from the underside and opposed sides of the lure. The body also contains a transparent liquid containing glitter pieces, and the allowed sunlight reflects off the glitter pieces despite the presence of the non-transparent coating covering portions of the lure body. The body can also have a sealable lower chamber filled with the liquid containing glitter pieces, and a sealable upper chamber filled with a gas that provides buoyancy to float the lure on the surface of a water body, horizontal and upright along the surface of the water body.
US11930794B2 Autonomous beehives
A system including: a plurality of bee frames releasably mounted within at least one hive chamber; a mechanism that extracts a bee frame from a hive chamber and inserts a bee frame into a hive chamber; an imaging system that acquires an image of a frame; and a processing unit which: determines, based on processing the image, the specific content of each of a plurality of cells in the frame, and predicts a possibility of swarming based on identifying, in the image, at least one cell including a queen larva.
US11930793B2 Extruder screw handling device
An extruder screw-handling device for handling a screw of a food or land-or-sea-animal-feed extruder, the device being suitable for fully extracting an extruder screw from an extruder barrel, wherein the device has a horizontally arranged top section, a locking screw assembly and a guiding element. The present invention is furthermore related to a method of extracting an extruder screw from a food or land-or-sea-animal-feed extruder using the device.
US11930792B2 Module for operational control of the guided advance/withdrawal device of the needle added to the smart substance injection device on board equipment for inoculating substances inside a fertile egg and smart method for injection inside a fertile egg
Module for operational control of the guided advance/withdrawal device of the needle added to the smart substance injection device on board equipment for inoculating substances inside a fertile egg and smart method for injection inside a fertile egg, wherein the “inoculation of substances” inside a fertile egg, be this into the embryo, in the case of vaccines, and even into the amniotic fluid, in the case of a nutrient or nutritional vaccine complex, allows the injection needle (11) to be brought close at a controlled speed.
US11930790B1 Foldable pet climbing frame
The present disclosure provides a foldable pet climbing frame, the pet climbing frame includes a first board, a second board, a first supporting assembly and a second supporting assembly. The first board is rotatably connected to the second board. The first supporting assembly is rotatably connected to the first board. The second supporting assembly is rotatably connected to the second board; when the pet climbing frame is unfolded, the first supporting assembly is supported on the second supporting assembly, so that the first board and the second board form a slope; and when the pet climbing frame is folded, the first board and the second board are folded with each other, the first supporting assembly is folded on the first board, and the second supporting assembly is folded on the second board.
US11930788B2 Pet toy
A pet toy includes a first deformable member and a second deformable member. The first deformable member has a first receiving opening and a second receiving opening. The second deformable member has a first end that is received in the first receiving opening. The second deformable member has a second end that is received in the second receiving opening of the first deformable member. The second deformable member is more deformable than the first deformable member.
US11930785B2 Animal ownership management system and method
An animal ownership management system including an electronic tag configured to be attached to an animal, an accreditation database storing certified ownership data associated with the animal and the current owner, an animal monitoring database in communication with the electronic tag and accreditation database. The animal monitoring database is configured to receive the location of the animal, access the accreditation database and match the location of the animal with a location associated with a property of a new owner stored in the accreditation database, issue an electronic ownership transfer request to the current owner and the new owner, receive a confirmation from the current owner and the new owner, record the new owner as the current owner of the animal in the animal monitoring database, and transmit the electronic ownership transfer request to the accreditation database to record the new owner as the current owner of the animal.
US11930781B2 Milking system with detection system
A milking system includes a milking device, a milk line, and a sampling and analysis device for the milk that includes a control unit, a tape mover to move and unwind a tape wound on a tape reel and with a base material with reagent pads, that detect a substance in the sample, and a dosing device to provide the sample onto a reagent pad, and a sensor to detect radiation from said reagent pad, and to analyse the detected radiation to indicate a presence or concentration of said substance. The reagent pad is facing downward during provision of the sample. In this way, the chance of excess liquid falling from the reagent, and possibly onto a camera, is reduced. Smaller reagent pads may be used, it reduces the chance of supplied liquid spilling over to a neighbouring reagent pad, the measures preventing this spilling may be limited, and it is easier to suck away excess fluid.
US11930780B2 Tomato line FIR-XM19-4521
The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato line FIR-XM19-4521. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIR-XM19-4521 and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato line FIR-XM19-4521 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits.
US11930773B2 Soybean cultivar 81150353
A soybean cultivar designated 81150353 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 81150353, to the plants of soybean cultivar 81150353, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 81150353, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 81150353. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81150353. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81150353, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 81150353 with another soybean cultivar.
US11930771B2 Soybean cultivar 02130624
A soybean cultivar designated 02130624 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 02130624, to the plants of soybean cultivar 02130624, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 02130624, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 02130624. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 02130624. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 02130624, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 02130624 with another soybean cultivar.
US11930764B2 Soybean variety 5PFDW56
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PFDW56 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PFDW56, cells from soybean variety 5PFDW56, plants of soybean 5PFDW56, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PFDW56. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PFDW56 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PFDW56, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PFDW56, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PFDW56. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PFDW56 are further provided.
US11930759B2 Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011206
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011206. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011206, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011206 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011206.
US11930757B2 Wheat variety 6PLJW60B
A wheat variety designated 6PLJW60B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PLJW60B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PLJW60B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PLJW60B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PLJW60B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PLJW60B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided.
US11930756B2 Wheat comprising male fertility restorer alleles
A method of plant genetics and plant breeding including wheat plants carrying restorer of fertility genes specific to T. timopheevii CMS cytoplasm.
US11930749B2 System and method for automated plant training
An automated plant training system and related methods are designed to train medium to tall plants to grow in a height restricted space by adjusting the plant's direction of growth through the use of phototropism. The device can physically control the plant's main stem, branches and foliage from excessive vertical growth.
US11930738B2 Closed loop control of filling mechanisms
An agricultural harvester has a frame and a spout that is mounted to the frame. A target landing point indicates a position in a receiving vehicle where material is intended to land. A control system detects an actual landing point and automatically controls the spout based on a difference between the actual landing point and the target landing point.
US11930732B2 Apparatus and method for performing tasks on a pattern planted field
An agricultural machine system for performing agricultural tasks in a field on which plants are planted or will be planted in a pattern, the system comprising: a prime mover; a tool bar connected to the prime mover; a plurality of units attached to the tool bar, the units configured to perform at least one agricultural tasks and wherein at least two of the units are disposed in an offset relationship from each other with respect to a forward direction of travel of the agricultural machine about the tool bar; and a control unit in communication with the prime mover and the plurality of units, the control unit configured to determine a selective location corresponding to the pattern in which plants are planted or will be planted and activate the units at the selective location to perform the at least one agricultural task as the agricultural machine system travels along a plurality of rows.
US11930727B1 Adjustable row crop cultivator
An adjustable row crop cultivator is mounted on a tool bar which is vertically movably mounted at the rear end of a tractor. The cultivator includes a plurality of spaced-apart adjustable cultivator units which are vertically movably mounted on the tool bar. A gauge wheel assembly is selectively vertically movably mounted at the forward end of each of the cultivator units. A first mounting plate is positioned at one side of the cultivator unit and has cultivator tools mounted thereon. A second mounting plate is positioned at the other side of the cultivator unit and has cultivator tools mounted thereon. The first and second mounting plates are horizontally movably mounted so that they may be moved towards one another and moved away from one another. The cultivator units may be adjusted by the operator of the tractor from the tractor while the tractor is moving.
US11937519B1 Permanent magnets using high temperature superconductor tapes and methods of charging same
Permanent magnets using high temperature superconductor tapes are disclosed. For example, a magnet may include a superconductor tape having two ends, a slit in the superconductor tape between the two ends that forms two legs, a separation between the legs that forms a loop, and a trapped magnetic field in the superconductor tape.
US11937514B2 High-density memory devices using oxide gap fill
A semiconductor structure forms two or more tightly pitched memory devices using a dielectric material for a gap fill material. The approach includes providing two adjacent bottom electrodes in a layer of an insulating material and above a metal layer. Two adjacent pillars are each above one of the two adjacent bottom electrodes where each pillar of the two adjacent pillars is composed of a stack of materials for a memory device. A spacer is around the vertical sides each of the two adjacent pillars. The dielectric material is on the spacer around the vertical sides each of the two adjacent pillars, on the layer of the insulating material between the two adjacent bottom electrodes. The dielectric material fills at least a first portion of a gap between the two adjacent pillars. A low k material covers the dielectric material and exposed portions of the layer of the insulating material.
US11937513B2 Magnon spin valve, magnon sensor, magnon field effect transistor, magnon tunnel junction and magnon memory
The present disclosure relates to a magnon spin valve device, a magnon sensor, a magnon field effect transistor, a magnon tunnel junction and a magnon memory. A magnon spin valve device may comprise a first ferromagnetic insulation layer, a non-magnetic conductive layer disposed on the first ferromagnetic insulation layer, and a second ferromagnetic insulation layer disposed on the non-magnetic conductive layer.
US11937506B2 Thermoelectric element
A thermoelectric element according to an embodiment comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode part disposed on the first substrate; a thermoelectric semiconductor disposed on the first electrode part; second electrode parts disposed on the thermoelectric semiconductor; and a second substrate disposed on the second electrode parts, wherein the second substrate comprises: a first surface; and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second electrode parts are disposed on the first surface, a terminal electrode part formed by extending at least one of the second electrode parts is disposed on the second surface, and the second substrate is formed between the terminal electrode part and the second electrode parts.
US11937502B2 Condensed cyclic compound and organic light-emitting device comprising the same
A condensed cyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the condensed cyclic compound are provided. The condensed cyclic compound is represented by Formula 1. The A3 ring of Formula 1 is a group represented by Formula 2A or a group represented by Formula 2B. The organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, the organic layer including at least one of the condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1.
US11937500B2 Organic light-emitting device
An organic light emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, and an electron transport region between the emission layer and the second electrode, wherein the electron transport region may include a first compound represented by one selected from Formulae 1A to 1E, and at least one selected from the hole transport region and the electron transport region may include a second compound represented by Formula 2A or 2B:
US11937498B2 Organic compound, light-emitting device, light-emitting apparatus, electronic apparatus, and lighting apparatus
A novel compound is provided. Alight-emitting device having high emission efficiency and a long lifetime is also provided. An organic compound is represented by General Formula (G2), in which a benzo[a]anthracene skeleton is bonded to the 2-position of an anthracene skeleton. In General Formula (G2), R1 to R3, R5 to R12, and R21 to R29 each independently represent any one of hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 13 carbon atoms in a ring. Another embodiment of the present invention is a light-emitting device including the compound.
US11937496B2 Organometallic compound, organic light-emitting device including the same, and electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device
Provided is an organometallic compound represented by Formula 1, an organic light-emitting device including the same, and an electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device. Ir(L1)(L2)(L3)  Formula 1 L1 to L3 in Formula 1 are the same as described in the present specification.
US11937495B2 Organic light emitting element, composition and membrane
An organic light-emitting device containing both a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a compound represented by the following general formula (2) has a high light emission efficiency. The rings a to c each are a benzene ring that can be optionally condensed, R1 and R2 each represent a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, etc., four of R31 to R35 each are a substituted or unsubstituted carbazol-9-yl group, but all of these four are not the same, and the remaining one is a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, etc.
US11937493B2 Display device
Disclosed is a display device including a display module that has at least one folding area, a first film disposed on the display module and having a first modulus, a second film disposed on the first film, being farther from the display module than the first film, and having a second modulus less than the first modulus, and a third film disposed on the second film, being farther from the display module than the second film, and having a third modulus less than the second modulus. The third modulus is equal to or less than about one-sixth of the first modulus.
US11937488B2 Manufacturing method of display device having a lower portion of a partition between first and second apertures
According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a display device includes preparing a processing substrate by forming a lower electrode, forming a rib, and forming a partition including a lower portion and an upper portion, forming an organic layer on the lower electrode, forming an upper electrode on the organic layer, forming a first transparent layer on the upper electrode, and forming a second transparent layer on the first transparent layer. The first transparent layer and the second transparent layer are formed of organic materials different from each other. A refractive index of the second transparent layer is less than a refractive index of the first transparent layer.
US11937482B2 Display panel with color organic light-transmissive thin films and manufacturing method thereof
A display panel and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The display panel includes a display device and an anti-reflective layer disposed on the display device. The display device includes a plurality of sub-pixel areas distributed in an array manner. The anti-reflected layer includes a plurality of organic light-transmissive thin films corresponding to the sub-pixel areas. A plurality of inorganic nanoparticles are doped in the organic light-transmissive thin films. The inorganic nanoparticles at a side of the organic light-transmissive thin films away from the display device protrude from a surface of the organic light-transmissive thin films to form a plurality of nano moth-eye structures.
US11937481B2 Display substrate, manufacturing method thereof, and display device
A display substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a white OLED display unit on the base substrate, and further includes: an optical adjustment structure on a light emitting side of the white OLED display unit, where the optical adjustment structure is in a peripheral region of each pixel region. The optical adjustment structure is configured to absorb light in a first wavelength range or convert light in a first wavelength range into light in a second wavelength range.
US11937477B2 Display device and electronic apparatus
A display device includes pixel circuits disposed on a substrate, each of the pixel circuits comprising a transistor and a storage capacitor, display elements electrically connected to the pixel circuits, and a metal layer disposed between the substrate and the pixel circuits, the metal layer comprising through-holes, wherein the through-holes of the metal layer include a first through-hole, and a second through-hole disposed adjacent to the first through-hole.
US11937476B2 Display device
A display device comprises a substrate; a circuit array layer comprising pixel drivers, data lines, first dummy lines, and second dummy lines; and a light emitting array layer. The display area comprises middle, first side, and second side regions. The data lines comprise first, second, and third data lines disposed in the middle, first side, and second side regions, respectively. The first dummy lines comprise a first data detour line disposed in the first side region and adjacent to a part of the second data line, and auxiliary lines. The second dummy lines comprise a second data detour line configured to connect the first data detour line to the third data line, and additional lines. The auxiliary lines comprise a bias auxiliary line to which a bias power is applied; and a second power auxiliary line to which a second power is applied.
US11937473B2 Display panel and display apparatus
The display panel includes a first display area, and the display panel includes: a substrate; a first light-emitting element disposed on the substrate and disposed in the first display area; a first driving transistor disposed between the substrate and the first light-emitting element, the first driving transistor being electrically connected with the first light-emitting element and including a first gate; a first conductive line unit electrically connected with the first gate and disposed on a side of the first gate away from the substrate; and a first power supply structure electrically connected with a first electrode of the first light-emitting element and disposed between the first conductive line unit and the first electrode of the first light-emitting element, an orthographic projection of the first power supply structure on the substrate covering an orthographic projection of the first conductive line unit on the substrate.
US11937470B2 Array substrate and display device
Provided are an array substrate and a display device. The array substrate includes: a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area including a first peripheral area; plurality of sub-pixels and data lines; a plurality of control signal lines, data signal input lines and a multiplexing circuit. At least one multiplexing unit includes a plurality of switching transistors, at least one of which including: a first active layer, a first gate including a first gate portion and a second gate portion spaced apart and electrically connected to a control signal line; two first electrodes electrically connected to the first active layer and a data signal input line; and a second electrode electrically connected to the first active layer and one of at least two data lines, an orthographic projection of the second electrode on the base substrate being located between that of the two first electrodes.
US11937468B2 Display unit and electronic apparatus
There are provided a display unit and an electronic apparatus that are capable of preventing color mixture in adjacent color pixels, and improving color reproducibility and chromaticity viewing angle. The display unit includes: a drive substrate having a plurality of pixels with a partition therebetween; and a first light shielding film provided on the partition.
US11937462B2 Electroluminescent display device comprising bank layer with grooves therein
An electroluminescent display device includes an electroluminescent display device includes a substrate; a first pixel row on the substrate including a first plurality of pixels arranged along a first direction; a second pixel row on the substrate including a second plurality of pixels arranged along the first direction, the second pixel row being spaced apart from the first pixel row in a second direction; a first groove between the first and second pixel rows; and a light emitting diode in each pixel of the first and second pixel rows, wherein the first groove includes a first portion at one end of the first pixel row, a second portion at the other end of the first pixel row and a third portion between the first and second portions, and wherein third portion is smaller than the first portion and greater than the second portion.
US11937458B2 Display device and method for manufacturing the same
A display device includes a driving transistor and an organic EL element. The driving transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer; a first gate electrode that includes a region overlapping the oxide semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer between the first gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer; a second gate electrode that includes a region overlapping the oxide semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode; a second insulating layer between the second gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer; and a first and a second transparent conductive layer that are provided between the oxide semiconductor layer and the first insulating layer and each include a region contacting the oxide semiconductor layer. The organic EL element includes a first electrode; a second electrode; a light emitting layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and an electron transfer layer between the light emitting layer and the first electrode.
US11937457B2 Display device
A display device is provided. The display device comprises a first base substrate, a first barrier layer disposed on the first base substrate, a second base substrate disposed on the first barrier layer, a first sub-substrate disposed on the second base substrate and comprising at least one dopant selected from a group consisting of: fluorine (F), boron (B), arsenic (As), phosphorus (P), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), astatine (At), sulfur (S), selenium (Se), argon (Ar), and tellurium (Te), a second barrier layer disposed on the first sub-substrate, a second buffer layer disposed on the second barrier layer, a first buffer layer disposed on the second buffer layer, at least one transistor disposed on the first buffer layer, and an organic light-emitting diode disposed on the at least one transistor.
US11937456B2 Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a substrate including a display area for displaying an image, a first thin film transistor in the display area and including a first semiconductor layer having a silicon semiconductor and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer, a first interlayer insulating layer covering the first gate electrode and having a first contact hole extending therethrough, and a second thin film transistor on the first interlayer insulating layer and including a second semiconductor layer having an oxide semiconductor and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer. A portion of the second semiconductor layer extends into a first contact hole and is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer.
US11937450B2 Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display module including a display surface. The display module includes a display panel including a plurality of display devices which displays an image on the display surface, a plurality of light concentration lenses arranged on the display panel, a buffer layer disposed on the light concentration lenses, and a plurality of diffraction patterns arranged at regular intervals on the buffer layer, where the diffraction patterns diffract a portion of lights incident thereto.
US11937449B2 Sealing structure and light emitting device
A sealing structure (200) seals a light emitting unit (140) and includes a first inorganic film (210), a second inorganic film (220), a first resin-containing film (230), and a second resin-containing film (240). The film thickness of the first inorganic film (210) is equal to or greater than 1 nm and equal to or less than 300 nm. The first resin-containing film (230) is in contact with the first inorganic film (210) and includes a first resin. The second inorganic film (220) is positioned on an opposite side of the first inorganic film (210) with the first resin-containing film (230) interposed between the first and second inorganic films. The second resin-containing film (240) is positioned between the first resin-containing film (230) and the second inorganic film (220) and is in contact with the second inorganic film (220). The second resin-containing film (240) includes a second resin.
US11937446B2 Display panel and manufacture method thereof, and display apparatus
A display panel and a manufacture method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel has a display region and a border region that surrounds the display region and includes a peripheral circuit region and a peripheral region; the peripheral circuit region is between the display region and the peripheral region. At least a part of a barrier structure of the display panel is in the peripheral circuit region, and the barrier structure includes an organic barrier layer including an opening passing through the organic barrier layer and an inorganic barrier layer covering the organic barrier layer and filling the opening; an extension direction of the opening is same as that of an edge, close to the opening, of the display panel the peripheral circuit is in the peripheral circuit region.
US11937445B2 Display panel and display device
A display panel and a display device, the display panel includes an encapsulation cover plate and a glass substrate, a light emitting unit and a driving circuit layer are arranged between the encapsulation cover plate and the glass substrate, a conductive layer and an encapsulation material layer are overlaid and arranged between the encapsulation region of the encapsulation cover plate and the glass substrate, the conductive layer is provided with a plurality of openings arranged at intervals, and an orthographic projection of the opening on the encapsulation material layer is separated from a midline between an inner edge and an outer edge of the encapsulation material layer.
US11937438B2 Organic field-effect transistor and fabrication method therefor
An organic field-effect transistor and a fabrication method therefor, including: providing a gate; depositing polymer material onto the gate to form a dielectric layer; performing supercritical fluids treatment on the gate having the dielectric layer deposited; depositing organic semiconductor layer material on the dielectric layer having been processed, to form an organic semiconductor layer; depositing electrode layer material on the organic semiconductor layer and forming an electrode layer. The dielectric properties of the dielectric layer after adopting the supercritical fluids treatment have been significantly improved. While the hysteresis effect of the dielectric layers in the OFET devices has been basically eliminated, the sub-threshold slope of the OFET is also significantly reduced, the carrier mobility is effectively improved. Additionally, an OFET switching rate after being processed is improved, and, by connecting the LEDs in series, the switching rate of the LED is increased.
US11937437B2 Semiconductor memory and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor memory includes a plurality of stripe-like active areas formed by stacking, in a direction perpendicular to a substrate, a plurality of layers extending parallel to the substrate, a first gate electrode formed on first side surfaces of the active areas, the first side surfaces being perpendicular to the substrate, a second gate electrode formed on second side surfaces of the active areas, the second side surfaces being perpendicular to the substrate. The layers are patterned in self-alignment with each other, intersections of the active areas and the first gate electrode form a plurality of memory cells, and the plurality of memory cells in an intersecting plane share the first gate electrode.
US11937434B2 Ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) capacitors and methods of construction
Ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) capacitors and methods of forming FRAM capacitors are provided. An FRAM capacitor may be formed between adjacent metal interconnect layers or between a silicided active layer (e.g., including MOSFET devices) and a first metal interconnect layer. The FRAM capacitor may be formed by a damascene process including forming a tub opening in a dielectric region, forming a cup-shaped bottom electrode, forming a cup-shaped ferroelectric element in an interior opening defined by the cup-shaped bottom electrode, and forming a top electrode in an interior opening defined by the cup-shaped ferroelectric element. The FRAM capacitor may form a component of an FRAM memory cell. For example, an FRAM memory cell may include one FRAM capacitor and one transistor (1T1C configuration) or two FRAM capacitors and two transistor (2T2C configuration).
US11937427B2 Method for forming three-dimensional memory device with sacrificial channels
In certain aspects, a first opening extending vertically through a first dielectric deck including a first plurality of interleaved sacrificial layers and dielectric layers above a substrate is formed. A high-k dielectric layer and a channel sacrificial layer free of polysilicon are subsequently formed along a sidewall of the first opening. A second opening extending vertically through a second dielectric deck including a second plurality of interleaved sacrificial layers and dielectric layers on the first dielectric deck is formed to expose the channel sacrificial layer in the first opening. The channel sacrificial layer is removed in the first opening. A memory film and a semiconductor channel are subsequently formed over the high-k dielectric layer along sidewalls of the first and second openings.
US11937422B2 Semiconductor memory device and structure
A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including first single crystal transistors; and a second level including second single crystal transistors, where the first level is overlaid by the second level, where a vertical distance from the first single crystal transistors to the second single crystal transistors is less than eight microns, where the second level includes a layer transferred and bonded level, where the bonded includes oxide to oxide bonds, where the first level includes a plurality of processors, and where the second level includes a plurality of memory cells.
US11937421B2 Semiconductor memory device including channel pillar with junction and method of fabricating the semiconductor memory device
Provided is a semiconductor memory device and method of fabricating the semiconductor memory device. A semiconductor memory device includes a gate stack and a plurality of channel structures. The gate stack includes a plurality of stacked conductive patterns spaced apart from each other. The plurality of the channel structures is formed through the gate stack. Each of the channel structures includes a first channel pillar, a second channel pillar and a gate insulation layer. The first channel pillar is formed through the conductive patterns except for an uppermost conductive pattern. The second channel pillar is formed through the uppermost conductive pattern. The second channel pillar is configured to make contact with the first channel pillar. The gate insulation layer is interposed between the uppermost conductive pattern and the first and second channel pillars.
US11937418B2 Semiconductor-element-including memory device
A memory device includes pages arranged in columns and each constituted by a plurality of memory cells on a substrate, voltages applied to a first gate conductor layer, a second gate conductor layer, a first impurity layer, and a second impurity layer in each memory cell included in each of the pages are controlled to perform a page write operation of retaining, inside a channel semiconductor layer, a group of positive holes generated by an impact ionization phenomenon or by a gate-induced drain leakage current, and the voltages applied to the first gate conductor layer, the second gate conductor layer, the first impurity layer, and the second impurity layer are controlled to perform a page erase operation of discharging the group of positive holes from inside the channel semiconductor layer. The first impurity layer of the memory cell is connected to a source line, the second impurity layer thereof is connected to a bit line, one of the first gate conductor layer or the second gate conductor layer thereof is connected to a word line, the other of the first gate conductor layer or the second gate conductor layer thereof is connected to a driving control line, and the bit lines are connected to sense amplifier circuits with a switch circuit therebetween. In a page read operation, page data in a group of memory cells selected by the word line is read to the sense amplifier circuits, and in a page sum-of-products read operation, a voltage is applied to the driving control line such that memory cell currents, in the group of memory cells, flowing into the bit lines multiply N-fold (N is a positive integer).
US11937416B2 Memory device with improved margin and performance and methods of formation thereof
A substrate includes a first doped region having a first type dopant, and a second doped region having a second type dopant and adjacent to the first doped region. A stack is formed that includes first layers and second layers alternating with each other. The first and second layers each have a first and second semiconductor material, respectively. The second semiconductor material is different than the first semiconductor material. A mask element is formed that has an opening in a channel region over the second doped region. A top portion of the stack not covered by the mask element is recessed. The stack is then processed to form a first and a second transistors. The first transistor has a first number of first layers. The second transistor has a second number of first layers. The first number is greater than the second number.
US11937407B2 Photo-etched chassis cooling walls
An electronic component enclosure includes a plurality of wall structures defining outer walls of the enclosure. Each wall structure has an internal fluid channel for circulation of cooling fluid. The enclosure further includes at least one partition structure disposed within the outer walls and having an internal fluid channel in sealed fluid communication with the internal fluid channel of at least one of the plurality of wall structures. The internal fluid channel of at least one of the plurality of wall structures and the internal fluid channel of the at least one partition structure defines a continuous fluid circulation path between a fluid inflow port and a fluid outflow port.
US11937403B2 Progressive heatsink
A heatsink may include a base and a plurality of fins, configured to be disposed in an air flow, that extend orthogonally from the base. The plurality of fins may have at least one of a height, an inter-fin spacing, or a thickness that varies in a direction of the air flow.
US11937401B2 System design and operation for liquid cooling
An electronic rack includes a rack manifold to be coupled to an external cooling fluid source, including a supply rack manifold and a return rack manifold, wherein the rack manifold includes a plurality of pairs of rack connectors disposed thereon. The electronic rack further includes a server chassis including a connector holder having a pair of a supply server connector and a return server connector to be connected with a corresponding pair of rack connectors of the rack manifold. The electronic rack further includes a controller, in response to detecting a leakage of the cooling fluid, configured to cause the supply server connector to disconnect from the supply rack manifold, while maintaining the return server connector connected with the return rack manifold, and to increase a flowrate of the cooling fluid on the return rack manifold to remove the cooling fluid residing within the server chassis.
US11937399B2 Server, liquid cooling device and cold plate assembly
A liquid cooling device includes first cold plates, second cold plates, a water divider, a first inlet pipe, a first outlet pipe, first connection pipes, second inlet pipes, second outlet pipes, second connection pipes. The water divider has inner inlet connectors and inner outlet connectors. The first inlet pipe connects one inner inlet connector and one first cold plate. The first outlet pipe connects one inner outlet connector and another one first cold plate. The first connection pipes each connect different two of the other first cold plates. The second inlet pipes respectively connect the other inner inlet connectors and some second cold plates. The second outlet pipes respectively connect the other inner outlet connectors and some second cold plates. The second connection pipes each connect different two second cold plates.
US11937393B2 Circuit board assembly and system for communication to an access point of an avionics network
A circuit card assembly is described. The circuit card assembly adapts a host circuit card assembly of a host device with an expansion card. By such adaption, the host device may communicate with an access point of an avionics network. The circuit card assembly includes an interface for receiving power from the host circuit card assembly. The circuit card assembly then continuously and selectively provides power to a second interface based on the availability of aircraft power. The second interface receives the expansion card. The circuit card assembly also includes one or more coaxial RF connectors for receiving modulated signals from the expansion card. The circuit card assembly also includes an antenna which transmits radio waves based on the modulated signals. A system for communication to an access point of an avionics network includes the circuit card assembly.
US11937392B2 Bow cable management system
A bow cable management system is provided. The system includes a bow management device, a bow and an electronic accessory. The bow management device includes a base member and a bracket, wherein the base member has a first side and an opposing second side with a recess formed on the second side. A first channel extends from the recess out a front end of the base member, and a second channel extends from the recess out the bottom side of the base member. The bow management device is coupled to a riser of the bow. The electronic accessory is coupled to the bracket of the cable management device. The cable management device is configured to receive a cable of the electronic accessory through first channel with a portion of the cable retained within the recess of the base member and then extending through the second channel to a trigger accessory.
US11937389B2 Latch assemblies for electronic devices
In one example, an electronic device housing may include a first cover, a second cover, and a latch assembly to detachably connect the first cover and the second cover. The latch assembly may include a first bracket to fixedly engage with the first cover, a latch to slide back and forth along the first bracket between a lock position to hold the second cover and an unlock position to release the second cover, an elastic member disposed between the latch and the first bracket to generate a force to the latch to hold the second cover, and a cable connected to the latch. The cable may generate a pulling force to the latch to release the second cover when an external force is applied to the cable.
US11937388B2 Screen body support device and foldable flexible display device
Embodiments of the present application provide a screen body support device, including: a fixing bracket; a movable bracket being rotatably connected with the fixing bracket, in which the movable bracket and the fixing bracket are provided in a non-display area of a flexible display screen; and a driving component being fixedly connected with the movable bracket, in which the driving component is configured to drive the movable bracket to swing in two opposite directions with respect to the fixing bracket, so that the flexible display screen is bent in two opposite directions respectively.
US11937387B2 Vehicle tracking unit
A vehicle includes a cockpit module skin, a cross-bar and a vehicle tracking unit. The cockpit module skin separates a passenger compartment into a first area and a second area. The cross-bar is supported to a vehicle body component in the first area. The vehicle tracking unit has an electric tracking module and a mounting bracket supporting the electric tracking module to the cross-bar.
US11937385B2 Display device
A display device includes a front display area (FDA), side display areas (SDAs), and a corner display area (CDA). The SDAs and the CDA are disposed outside of the FDA. The SDAs include: a first SDA disposed at a first side of the FDA; and a second SDA disposed at a second side of the FDA. The CDA is disposed at a corner of the FDA between the first SDA and the second SDA. The CDA is connected to the first SDA and the second SDA. The FDA has a flat display surface. The first SDA, the second SDA, and the CDA respectively form a bent surface. A shape of the bent surface of the CDA is different from a shape of the bent surface of the first SDA and a shape of the bent surface of the second SDA. The CDA is stretchable and/or shrinkable.
US11937384B2 Electronic device
An electronic device includes a display module including a display unit and a hinge unit coupled to the display unit and configured to be rolled with the display unit, the display unit including a display panel, a flexible circuit board connected to the display panel, and a main circuit board connected to the flexible circuit board, a housing including sidewall portions each extending in a first direction, in which at least one of the sidewall portions includes an accommodation groove to which the main circuit board is inserted, and the sidewall portions are deformable between a closed state of surrounding the display module and an opened state of exposing at least a portion of the display module outside of the housing.
US11937381B2 Forming electrical interconnections using capillary microfluidics
A method for manufacturing an electronic device includes providing a substrate with a first major surface having a microchannel, wherein the microchannel has a first end and a second end; dispensing a conductive liquid in the microchannel to cause the conductive liquid to move, primarily by capillary pressure, in a first direction toward the first end of the microchannel and in a second direction toward the second end of the microchannel; and solidifying the conductive liquid to form an electrically conductive trace electrically connecting a first electronic device at the first end of the microchannel to a second electronic device at the second end of the microchannel.
US11937378B2 Method of manufacturing printed circuit board and resist laminate for the same
A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board a includes preparing an insulating substrate on which a first metal layer is formed, stacking a resist laminate having a plurality of layers on the first metal layer, forming an opening exposing a portion of the first metal layer by patterning the stacked resist laminate having the plurality of layers, forming a second metal layer on the exposed portion of the first metal layer, removing the patterned resist laminate having the plurality of layers, and etching at least another portion of the first metal layer.
US11937375B2 Wireless communication device manufacturing method and wireless communication device manufacturing apparatus
A material sheet is provided having antenna patterns that include first and second coupling portions that are transported toward a mounting position, and an adhesive member that is disposed on the material sheet before reaching the mounting position. At a pickup position, a mounting device picks up an RFIC module including an RFIC chip and first and second terminal electrodes connected to the RFIC chip. At the mounting position, the mounting device mounts the picked-up RFIC module onto the adhesive member on the material sheet so that the first coupling portion and the first terminal electrode face each other and so that the second coupling portion and the second terminal electrode face each other.
US11937367B2 Radio frequency front-end structures
Disclosed herein are radio frequency (RF) front-end structures, as well as related methods and devices. In some embodiments, an RF front-end package may include an RF package substrate including an embedded passive circuit element. At least a portion of the embedded passive circuit element may be included in a metal layer of the RF package substrate. The RF package substrate may also include a ground plane in the metal layer.
US11937365B2 Affixation film for printed wiring board
An affixation film 101 for a printed wiring board includes a circuit pattern concealing layer 112, and an adhesive layer 111 put on top of the circuit pattern concealing layer 112. An opposite surface of the circuit pattern concealing layer 112 from the adhesive layer 111 has an Rku of 2.5-3.0.
US11937361B1 Annular hollow cathode
A cathode emitter assembly includes a cathode tube having a gas feed portion and a plasma outflow portion; an outer annular cathode insert in the plasma outflow portion of the cathode tube; an inner cathode insert in the plasma outflow section of the cathode tube; and an annular plasma emission portion defined between an inner surface of the outer annular cathode insert and an outer surface of the inner cathode insert.
US11937357B2 Aerosol generation device comprising voltage converter and method for controlling same
An aerosol generating device includes a battery, a heater for heating an aerosol generating material, a voltage converter, and a controller. An aerosol generating device is provided with a voltage converter that is arranged between a battery and a heater, and converts a voltage applied from the battery to a constant voltage to output a preset fixed voltage that is applied to the heater. A controller controls electric power supplied to the heater such that the preset fixed voltage is applied to the heater in a preheating mode.
US11937355B2 Auto detection of type of device using single wire two-way communication
A dimmer switch system for dimming a load includes a master dimmer structured to be electrically connected to a power source and the load and to control dimming of the load by regulating power provided from the power source to the load, and at least one accessory dimmer structured to be electrically connected to the master dimmer via a traveler conductor. The master dimmer is structured to generate a first control signal on the traveler conductor to indicate a type of the master dimmer, and the at least one accessory dimmer is structured to selectively enable or disable one or more functions of the at least one accessory dimmer based on the type of the master dimmer.
US11937353B2 Device and method for implementing a connected lighting system
According to one aspect disclosed herein, there is provided a first lighting device for use in a lighting system, the lighting system comprising one or more lighting devices for illuminating an environment, the first lighting device is configured to perform, upon becoming active from a dormant state, the operations of: polling one or more neighboring lighting devices to determine whether they are part of a lighting scene being output by the lighting system and if so determining information about the lighting scene based on the polling; determining whether the first lighting device is part of the lighting scene; and based on the determined scene and the determination that the first lighting device is part of that lighting scene, ascertaining one or more lighting settings of the first lighting device and a light output to be rendered by the lighting device in order to join the scene.
US11937351B2 Fill light and power supply circuit thereof
The present disclosure discloses a fill light and a power supply circuit thereof, said power supply circuit is electrically connected to an external power supply device with PD protocol, and comprises a TYPE-C interface module, a PD induction module, a switching tube Q1 as well as a voltage stabilization module, said voltage stabilization module is a Buck-Boost switching power supply module, the input of said voltage stabilization module is connected with the drain of said switching tube Q1. The technical solution uses the PD induction module to disguise the fill light to be presented as an electric equipment for supporting PD protocol, so that the external power supply device with PD protocol can output high voltage above 12V, while using the Buck-Boost switching power module as the voltage stabilization module of this technical solution to improve the adaptability of the power circuit to the input voltage amplitude.
US11937349B2 Drive circuit for a ditigal dimming LED light
Disclosed is a drive circuit for a digital dimming LED light, relating to the LED light drive circuits, which includes a power module and a dimming module corresponding to the LED lights, wherein the dimming module comprises a demodulation unit, a boosting constant voltage unit and a constant current chopper unit, and the power module is used to convert a utility power into DC power and output it to the demodulation unit, and to receive an external dimming signal and modulate and convert it into a digital signal. The demodulation unit is connected to the power module for receiving and demodulating the digital signal, the constant current chopper unit is connected to the demodulation unit, and both the boosting constant voltage unit and the constant current chopper unit are connected with the LED lights, so that the brightness of the LED lights is consistent.
US11937344B2 Shape memory material for controlled liquid delivery in an aerosol delivery device
The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the cartridge may comprise a housing defining a liquid reservoir, an atomizer configured to produce an aerosol, the atomizer comprising a first liquid transport element, a second liquid transport element, and a microvalve located between the liquid reservoir and the second liquid transport element. The microvalve may comprise a base member including at least one channel, and an actuating member at least a portion of which comprises a shape-memory material, and which is configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position, the actuating member substantially blocks fluid flow from the liquid reservoir through the channel, and in the second position, the actuating member allows fluid flow from the liquid reservoir through the channel and to the second liquid transport element.
US11937342B2 Spot heater
A device is described in which the shape of a resistive heater material is configured to provide rapid and strong heating of a small area. The resistive heating material is heated unevenly while efficiently using power.
US11937334B2 Method and apparatus for sidelink discontinuous reception in a wireless communication system
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for Sidelink Discontinuous Reception (SL DRX) in a wireless communication system to avoid ambiguity on slot offset calculations on SL DRX. A method for a UE comprises performing a SL communication associated with a destination Identity (ID), having a SL DRX configuration associated with the SL communication, wherein the SL DRX configuration comprises at least an on-duration timer and a DRX cycle, deriving a first offset associated with the SL communication based on the destination ID and the DRX cycle, deriving a second offset associated with the SL communication based on the destination ID and a number of slots per subframe, starting the on-duration timer after a time period determined based on the second offset from the beginning of a subframe, wherein the subframe is determined based on at least the first offset, and monitoring Sidelink Control Information (SCI) when the on-duration timer is running.
US11937332B2 Starting a discontinuous reception timer in response to a feedback timing indicator
A base station may transmit a first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The first DCI may comprise a feedback timing indicator field. In response to the feedback timing indicator field indicating not to receive a feedback for the PDSCH before transmitting a second DCI, the base station may start a discontinuous reception (DRX) timer with a first value. The base station may transmit, via a downlink control channel, the second DCI while the DRX timer is running.
US11937328B2 Millimeter wave link reliability and power efficiency improvements using sensor input
This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to perform millimeter wavelength communication with increased reliability and power efficiency using sensor inputs. The sensor inputs may include motion, rotation, or temperature measurements, among various possibilities. The sensor inputs may be used when performing beamforming tracking, antenna configuration, transmit and receive chain measurements and selection, and/or in any of various other possible operations.
US11937327B2 Method and apparatus for RRC state transition
A user equipment (UE) and a method performed by the UE are provided. The method includes transitioning from a radio resource control (RRC) inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state to an RRC idle (RRC_IDLE) state upon determining that the UE has failed to find a suitable cell and camped on an acceptable cell; and discarding a radio access network (RAN) notification area (RNA) configuration that comprises at least one of a list of tracking area identities (IDs) or a list of RAN area IDs in response to the transitioning from the RRC_INACTIVE state to the RRC_IDLE state. The acceptable cell fulfills a minimum set of requirements to initiate an emergency call and to receive one or more Earthquake & Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) and Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) notifications. The suitable cell provides normal services. The acceptable cell provides limited services.
US11937326B2 User equipment (UE) reachability request parameter for suspended radio access network (RAN)
Disclosed herein is a method for operating a radio access network (RAN) node of a wireless communication network. The method comprises: receiving a connection resume request message from a wireless terminal at the RAN node instructing the RAN node to establish a connection with the wireless terminal; providing release information for the wireless terminal at the RAN node; determining a state of a reachability request parameter at the RAN node; receiving uplink data from the wireless terminal at the RAN node, wherein the uplink data is associated with the connection resume request message; and transmitting a connection release message to the wireless terminal after receiving the uplink data responsive to the release information for the wireless terminal and determining the state of a reachability request parameter at the RAN node, wherein responsive to the state of the reachability request parameter at the RAN node having a first state, instructing the RAN node to not immediately transmit a connection release message to release and/or suspend the connection with the wireless terminal.
US11937324B2 Data transmitting/receiving apparatuses and methods and communication system
Data transmitting/receiving apparatuses and methods and a communication system. The data transmitting method includes: in an inactive state, determining whether to maintain in the inactive state or enter an active state according to indication information of a network device or one or more parameters configured by the network device; and in the inactive state, transmitting data and/or a request message for entering the active state to the network device. Hence, data transmission may be performed in an appropriate state, without needing to restart connection at each time of data transmission; saved resources may be used for the data transmission, and time needed in performing identical data transmission may be reduced.
US11937323B2 Facilitating self-organizing network (SON) enhancement
Wireless networks may have thousands of configurable parameters, so manual tuning is infeasible. A self-organizing network (SON) can provide automation. However, automated algorithms are not designed to interact with a wireless network, and network experimentation can jeopardize reliability. To address the former, a SON facilitator of a wireless network management node exposes an API that can translate network configuration information for consumption by a SON enhancer, which may implement an AI algorithm for network tuning. The SON facilitator can also transform output from the SON enhancer into directions for controlling a test scenario, including generating a DL SON message describing the test to a UE. To further increase reliability during the test scenario, the UE can be provisioned with two wireless connections. A first connection is unchanged by the test scenario for stability, and a second connection is used for testing.
US11937322B2 Unicast link radio link failure detection and management
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may establish a sidelink connection with a second UE, where the sidelink connection is associated with a plurality of flows. The first UE may determine, based on monitoring each flow of the plurality of flows, a radio link status of the sidelink connection. The first UE may transmit, based on the determining, a non-access stratum layer message to the second UE based at least on the radio link status of the sidelink connection.
US11937312B2 Connecting to a packet data network (PDN) based on priority
A serving gateway device (SGW) can cause establishment of a requested connection to a first PDN for a user device. The SGW can cause suspension of the connection to the first PDN and establishment of a requested connection to a second PDN for the user device based on a requested connection to a second PDN for a user device. The SGW can cause termination of the connection to the second PDN based on the respective end time associated with the second PDN, and cause restoration of the connection to the first PDN after the connection to the second PDN is terminated.
US11937310B2 Handling timing conflicts involving random access procedure messages
A user device includes hardware configured to select a preamble or PRACH occasion associated with a first time span for the user device to transmit at least a data portion of a random-access procedure message to a base station, and to receive a message granting the user device an occasion to transmit uplink data on a PUSCH occasion that includes a second time span (412). The hardware also determines that the first and second time spans overlap (414), and only one of (i) transmits at least the data portion of the random-access procedure message to the base station during the first time span. or (ii) transmits the uplink data to the base station during the second time span, based on a transmission precedence of (i) at least the data portion of the random-access procedure message and (ii) the uplink data (440).
US11937309B2 Communication method, apparatus, and system
This application provides a communication method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: determining first information, where the first information includes one or more types of information about an associated beam for a random access success of the terminal device, or, information about an associated uplink carrier for a random access success of the terminal device, and/or includes information about a random access channel RACH resource for a random access failure of the terminal device, and the random access failure of the terminal device includes one or more of a 2-step random access failure, a 4-step random access failure, a dedicated RACH resource random access failure, or a common RACH resource random access failure; and sending the first information.
US11937306B2 System information transmission method, terminal and network device
A system information transmission method, a terminal and a network device are provided. The method includes: receiving request information for requesting target Other System Information sent by a terminal; configuring a random access message 2 or a random access message 4 for the terminal based on the request information; and sending the random access message 2 or the random access message 4 to the terminal.
US11937305B2 Random access configuration method and apparatus, random access method and apparatus, and base station
Provided are a Random Access (RA) configuration method and apparatus, an RA method and apparatus, a base station, User Equipment (UE) and a computer-readable storage medium. The RA configuration method may include: grouping multiple Synchronization Signal Blocks (SSBs) and selecting a primary SSB from each SSB group; sending UE indication information indicating a primary SSB to be sent in an SSB group to be sent; sending at most one SSB in each SSB group to be sent to the UE; and sending the number of SSBs corresponding to preambles in each RA Channel (RACH) Occasion (RO) and the number of ROs under Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) to the UE.
US11937304B2 Method for reporting radio link failure in wireless communication system, and device therefor
A user equipment for transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system, includes: a transceiver; and at least one processor configured to perform a random access procedure with a base station and record log information that is information related to the random access procedure, wherein the random access procedure includes transmitting a random access preamble to the base station and receiving, from the base station, a random access response that is a response to the transmission of the random access preamble.
US11937296B2 Monitoring method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
The present disclosure provides a listening method, a listening device, user equipment and a storage medium, which belong to the technical field of wireless communication. The method includes: listening in to a first frequency band group including p first frequency bands, p is a positive integer; in response to determining that the p first frequency bands are all occupied, listening in to the second frequency band group including q second frequency bands, q is a positive integer; where the first frequency bands and the second frequency bands are on an unlicensed frequency spectrum, and the listening priority of the first frequency band is higher than that of the second frequency band. The listening method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can reduce the energy consumed by the UE while listening in to the frequency bands on the unlicensed spectrum.
US11937291B2 Dynamic multiplexing and prioritization for resolving a collision of physical uplink channels
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a multiplexing indication indicating that a first high priority channel scheduled in a first set of resources is to be multiplexed with a low priority channel scheduled in a second set of resources. The UE may receive a prioritization indication associated with a second high priority channel scheduled in a third set of resources. The UE may transmit one or more channels, according to a prioritization or a multiplexing, that include the second high priority channel. The prioritization or the multiplexing may be based at least in part on the multiplexing indication or the prioritization indication. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11937286B2 Secondary cell (SCell) activation in a new radio (NR) system
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide SCell activation. In one example, an SCell activation procedure may be extended by a duration based on cancelation of CSI-RS reception. In another example, a base station may use particular configuration parameters to avoid cancelation of CSI-RS reception. In yet another example, a UE and a base station may use particular information for a CSI-RS reception/transmission on an SCell that is being activated.
US11937284B2 Base station control apparatus, base station control method, and storage medium
A communication control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire radio-frequency-interference-related information related to radio frequency interference of a frequency band in a licensed band, based on an operation status of the frequency band in the licensed band, and a management unit configured to manage a frequency band to be used in operation, based on the radio-frequency-interference-related information acquired by the acquisition unit.
US11937283B2 QCL assumption for a-CSI-RS configured with multi-TRP
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for quasi-colocation (QCL) assumption for an aperiodic channel state information (A-CSI) reference signal (RS) configured with multiple transmission reception point (mTRP). A user equipment (UE) may receive signaling configuring the UE with a plurality of index values associated with different control resource sets (CORESETS). The UE may receive, from a base station (BS), first downlink control information (DCI) triggering an A-CSI-RS resource set for A-CSI reporting. The first DCI is received in a first CORESET of the different CORESETs associated with a first index value of the plurality of index values. The UE may determine a first time offset between the first DCI and the A-CSI-RS resource set. When the first time offset is smaller than a threshold time offset, the UE may determine a QCL assumption for receiving the A-CSI-RS based, at least in part, on the first index value.
US11937282B2 Method and apparatus for beam management for mobility
A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving configuration information on a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, receiving a TCI state indication associated with downlink (DL) transmissions in a plurality of downlink (DL) time slots, decoding the TCI state indication, and applying the TCI state indication to a reception of the DL transmissions in the plurality of DL time slots.
US11937279B2 Systems, devices, and methods related to configuring a multi-stream network with a messaging schedule
In some embodiments, a system can include a first stream to be opened with an arbiter device, the first stream associated with a first set of capabilities, a second stream to be opened with the arbiter device, the second stream associated with a second set of capabilities, and a wireless network architecture that determines a network messaging schedule based on the first set of capabilities and the second set of capabilities. The network messaging schedule can be sent to one or more client devices associated with the first stream or the second stream.
US11937278B2 Transmission pattern indication and selection for sidelink grant free transmission
With sidelink reservation signals sent together with the sidelink data, there is the possibility of interference with other sidelink signals. In order to address this, systems and methods are provided in which a first UE transmits a reservation signal to indicate at least one time-frequency resource for transmitting sidelink data. Following this, the first UE transmits at least one sidelink data transmission to a second UE using the at least one time-frequency resource indicated by the reservation signal. The reservation signal is transmitted before the at least one sidelink data transmission signal so that a third UE may detect the reservation signal and use the reservation signal to avoid using the at least one time-frequency resource indicated in the reservation signal.
US11937277B2 Concurrent sidelink and uplink transmission
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit concurrent messages over a sidelink channel to another UE and over an uplink channel to a base station. The UE may transmit, to a base station, a report indicating a capability of the UE to concurrently transmit over a sidelink channel and an uplink channel. The UE may receive, from the base station and based on the report, a transmission configuration scheduling a concurrent sidelink and uplink transmission within a resource shared by the sidelink channel and the uplink channel. The UE may then transmit the concurrent sidelink and uplink transmission within the resource shared by the sidelink channel and the uplink channel based on the transmission configuration. The other UE and the base station may receive the concurrent sidelink and uplink transmission and may decode different layers of the transmission.
US11937273B2 Operation method of UE related to sidelink communication and feedback in wireless communication system
An embodiment provides an operation method of a sidelink reception terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a first physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) and a second PSSCH by a sidelink reception terminal; and transmitting feedbacks for the first PSSCH and the second PSSCH through a first physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) resource and a second PSFCH resource, respectively, by the sidelink reception terminal, wherein the first PSSCH and the second PSSCH are received in different slots, and a first PSFCH related to the first PSSCH and a second PSFCH related to the second PSSCH are transmitted through different frequency resources within an identical time resource area.
US11937272B2 Method and device for providing local MBS in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G communication systems such as LTE systems. According to an embodiment, a method for receiving a multicast service by a UE in a wireless communication system comprises receiving, from an application function (AF), a multicast service announcement message including first information related to a local multicast and broadcast service (MBS), identifying that the UE is located in a local MBS area, and transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), a multicast session join request message for joining a multicast session for the local MBS, the multicast session join request message including second information corresponding to the first information.
US11937267B2 Method and device for dynamically indicating spatial parameters in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a method and a device for dynamically indicating and applying spatial parameters in a wireless communication system. A method for applying spatial parameters by means of a terminal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) including first information on one or more spatial parameters, second information on time domain resource allocation, and third information on whether to schedule a data channel; transmitting, on the basis of the second information, hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information to the base station on the basis of the third information indicating that the data channel is not scheduled; and after transmitting the HARQ-ACK information, performing uplink transmission to the base station or downlink reception from the base station on the basis of the one or more spatial parameters based on the first information.
US11937260B2 Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
According to an embodiment of the present invention a method of receiving a signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, may comprises: receiving downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a plurality of transport blocks (TBs) carrying system information; receiving at least one of the plurality TBs based on the DCI; and obtaining at least part of the system information based on the at least one TB, wherein the DCI can be configured as common DCI for a plurality of UE types different from each other, wherein the system information carried by the plurality of TBs may include one or more system information blocks (SIBs) for the plurality of UE types, and wherein the UE may determine whether to receive a specific TB based on whether or not the UE is a first type UE or a second type UE.
US11937256B2 Time gaps in multi-slot grants
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a multi-slot grant for one of uplink communication or downlink communication. The UE may communicate in the multi-slot grant based at least in part on information that provides an indication of one or more time gaps for the multi-slot grant. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11937253B2 Method for determining scheduling parameter, method for configuring scheduling parameter, terminal, and network-side device
Some embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for determining a scheduling parameter, a method for configuring a scheduling parameter, a terminal, and a network-side device. The method for determining a scheduling parameter is applied to a terminal and includes: determining a scheduling offset threshold for current use according to a preset rule when a carrier or BWP on which a PDCCH is located and a carrier or BWP on which a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH is located have different numerologies.
US11937250B2 Method for configuring physical downlink control channel, user equipment and network side device
Provided are a method for configuring a physical downlink control channel, a user equipment and a network side device. The method comprises: receiving physical layer signaling or media access control (MAC) layer signaling sent by the network side; and determining, according to the physical layer or MAC layer signaling, a first parameter related to a PDCCH monitoring behavior of a serving cell.
US11937249B2 Quasi co-located antenna ports for channel estimation
Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating one or more channel properties of a downlink from a cellular communications network based on quasi co-located antenna ports with respect to the one or more channel properties. In one embodiment, a user equipment receives a downlink subframe including a downlink control channel from the cellular communications network. The user equipment estimates one or more large-scale channel properties for an antenna port of interest in the downlink control channel based on a subset of reference signals that correspond to antenna ports in the cellular communications network that are quasi co-located with the antenna port of interest with respect to the one or more large-scale channel properties. As a result of using the quasi co-located antenna ports, estimation of the one or more large-scale channel properties is substantially improved.
US11937247B2 Method for transmitting and receiving uplink control signal and device for implementing same
Disclosed are a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security, and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present invention relates to a method and device for managing transmission beams of a terminal in a 5G system.
US11937245B2 Method and device for performing LTE sidelink transmission on basis of timing offset in NR V2X
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for performing sidelink communication by a first device is provided. The method may comprise: transmitting, to a base station, UE capability information of the first device; receiving, from the base station, a radio resource control (RRC) parameter based on the UE capability information; and performing Long Term Evolution (LTE) sidelink transmission to a second device, based on first timing offset candidate values related to the LTE sidelink transmission to the second device which are configured based on the RRC parameter, wherein a first timing offset included in the UE capability information is one of the first timing offset candidate values.
US11937244B2 Uplink control information for unlicensed operation
A method performed by a wireless device (410) includes transmitting an uplink, UL, burst to a network node (460). The UL burst includes UL control information, UCI, multiplexed in a Physical Uplink Shared Channel, PUSCH. The UCI carries one or more parameters for unlicensed operation, and the UL burst has an associated UL burst structure. The UL burst structure includes a first slot, a full slot, and a last slot.
US11937243B2 Allocation and logical to physical mapping of scheduling request indicator channel in wireless networks
A method for allocating resources for a scheduling request indicator (SRI) is disclosed. An SRI cycle period for use by user equipment (UE) within a cell is transmitted from a NodeB in a cell to UE within the cell. The NodeB transmits a specific SRI subframe offset and an index value to the particular UE within the cell. The specific SRI subframe offset and the index value enable the UE to determine a unique combination of cyclic shift, RS orthogonal cover, data orthogonal cover, and resource block number for the UE to use as a unique physical resource for an SRI in the physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).
US11937236B2 Acknowledgment feedback configuration for group-common downlink channels with repetitions
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive an acknowledgment feedback configuration for providing feedback for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) downlink shared channels (e.g., SPS group-common physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs), SPS unicast PDSCHs, etc.). For example, the acknowledgment feedback configuration may include separate resources for transmitting acknowledgment feedback for unicast downlink shared channels and for transmitting acknowledgment feedback for group-common downlink shared channels or may include common resources for transmitting acknowledgment feedback for both unicast downlink shared channels and group-common downlink shared channels. In some examples, the UE may multiplex acknowledgment feedback for a set of group-common downlink shared channels with additional acknowledgment feedback for other downlink channels.
US11937235B2 Slot format indicator (SFI) enhancement for sub-band full-duplex
Aspects relate to dynamically changing the slot format of a slot between half-duplex and sub-band full-duplex and/or to changing flexible symbols within a flexible slot between half-duplex and sub-band full-duplex when a base station is configured to operate in a sub-band full-duplex mode. A slot format indicator (SFI) indicating the slot format of the slot may be signaled, for example, via downlink control information (DCI) mapped to a downlink control channel or medium access control (MAC) control element (MAC-CE) mapped to a downlink data channel. To improve reliability, various SFI boosting mechanisms may further be employed. For example, the base station may apply a higher aggregation level to the SFI, transmit repetitions of the SFI across multiple beams, apply a CRC enhancement and/or MCS enhancement to the downlink control channel carrying the SFI, and/or apply a power boost to the SFI.
US11937229B2 User equipments, base stations, and methods
A method for a user equipment (UE) which communicates with a base station is described. The method may comprise acquiring radio resource control (RRC) configuration information. The RRC configuration information may indicate one or more entries, each of the entries specifying a slot format. The method may also comprise receiving a physical signal and a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a downlink control (DCI) format. The DCI format may include a first information field and a second information field. The first information field may indicate an entry out of the entries. The second information field may indicates channel occupancy status of all channel access bandwidths in a bandwidth part.
US11937226B2 Space division multiplexing of reference signals
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described to support raw channel estimation. A base station may determine a transmission pattern for a set of multiple transmit beams, where each transmit beam may be associated with a respective reference signal, and may signal the transmission pattern to a user equipment (UE). The transmission pattern may indicate one or more sets of transmit beams, where each set may include two or more transmit beams used for concurrent transmission of respective reference signals. The set of multiple transmit beams may be associated with at least two synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), and the concurrently transmitted reference signals may each be associated with a respective orthogonal cover code. The UE may monitor for concurrently transmitted reference signals based on the transmission pattern, perform associated beamformed measurements, and transmit a channel state information report to the base station.
US11937225B2 Dual connectivity communication terminal, base station, and communication method
A communication terminal capable of determining whether or not it can perform DC, a base station, and a communication method are provided. A communication terminal (30) according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit (31) that simultaneously communicates with a master base station (10) associated with a first radio access technology and a secondary base station (20) associated with a second radio access technology, and a control unit (32) that specifies, when it is notified by the master base station (10) that it can provide dual connectivity using the second radio access technology, at least one frequency band supported by the secondary base station (20), the secondary base station being configured to provide the dual connectivity in cooperation with the master base station (10).
US11937223B2 Sidelink resource configuration method and apparatus
This application provides a sidelink resource configuration method and apparatus. The method includes: configuring, by a network device, sidelink bandwidth part (SL BWP) configuration information for a terminal device, where the SL BWP configuration information is used to indicate a common first parameter of M resource pools in the SL BWP; and configuring, by the terminal device, the M resource pools in the SL BWP based on the SL BWP configuration information in a process of configuring the resource pools in the SL BWP, where the M resource pools have at least one same parameter, and the at least one parameter is determined based on the first parameter. Therefore, communication between different terminal devices can be implemented by configuring the resource pools in the SL BWP.
US11937221B2 System and method for multi-carrier network operation
Methods, devices, and systems for multi-carrier network operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of performing channel scrambling in a multi-carrier network, wherein the multi-carrier network includes a first component carrier (“CC”) and a second CC between a base station and a user equipment (“UE”) comprises receiving a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (“C-RNTI”) and a cell identification (“ID”) for at least one of the first CC and the second CC; and using the RNTI and the cell ID to perform scrambling of information transmitted on at least one of the first CC and the second CC.
US11937217B2 Method for relay terminal to transmit and receive signals in wireless communication system and device for same
A method for a relay terminal to transmit and receive signals in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a step for transmitting, in a first time region, a UL signal to an upper node through a backhaul link and a DL signal to at least one lower node through an access link; and a step for receiving, in a second time region, a DL signal from the upper node through the backhaul link and a UL signal from the at least one lower node through the access link, wherein different frequency resources are allocated to the UL signal and the DL signal in the same carrier in each of the first time domain and the second time domain.
US11937203B2 Signal transmission method and apparatus
A signal transmission method and an apparatus. The method includes: a location management device receives first SRS resource configuration information from a serving cell and/or a neighboring cell. The location management device sends second SRS resource configuration information to a terminal device, where the second SRS resource configuration information includes third SRS resource configuration information and a downlink reference signal associated with an SRS resource indicated by the third SRS resource configuration information, and the third SRS resource configuration information is a part or all of the first SRS resource configuration information. The location management device configures the SRS resource for the terminal device, so that the SRS resource can be associated with the downlink reference signal. This helps the terminal device obtain information about a transmission beam for sending an SRS, and therefore SRS receiving efficiency of the cell can be improved to some extent.
US11937195B2 Channel and synchronization raster
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for inserting an offset between a channel resource element of a channel resource block and a synchronization resource element of a synchronization signal block, transmitting a bandwidth value of the offset to a user equipment.
US11937190B2 Reporting power headroom for aggregated carriers
A method for reporting power headroom-related information for a plurality of aggregated carriers. The method includes reporting in a bitmap the power headroom-related information for a number of the aggregated carriers that is less than or equal to the total number of aggregated carriers, wherein the power headroom-related information is one of a power headroom for at least one of the aggregated carriers and a path loss for at least one of the aggregated carriers.
US11937187B2 Methods for performing power control in new radio (NR) systems
The disclosed method and an apparatus are directed to determine an uplink transmission power in in New Radio (NR) systems by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for transmitting at least one physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), using multiple beams toward multiple Tx/Rx points (TRPs). The method includes determining common parameters like a target receive power, a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) specific offset, and a transmit power control (TPC) command parameters common to the multiple beams. The method also includes determining beam-specific parameters like path loss for each beam, a configurable fractional power compensation factor for each beam, and a configurable maximum transmit power level of the each beam, wherein the fractional power compensation factor and the configurable maximum transmit power level for the each beam are determined dynamically or semi-statically based on at least deployment, WTRU mobility, or interference level. The method further includes transmitting at least one codeword to at least one receiving station using at least one of the multiple beams, which having a transmit power calculated based on the common parameters and the beam-specific parameters.
US11937184B2 Method for determining sleep state, terminal, and readable medium
A method for determining a sleep state, a terminal, and a readable medium. The method for determining a sleep state comprises receiving sleep instruction information sent by a base station; and on the basis of the sleep instruction information, entering a sleep state and selecting different modes. By application of the solution, a UE can be flexibly instructed to enter a sleep state without affecting the quality of service, thereby reducing the power consumption of the UE, and achieving the purpose of power saving.
US11937181B2 Wake up signaling handling in discontinuous reception
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to handling wake up signaling in discontinuous reception. A method comprises determining, at an apparatus, whether an active time during which the apparatus monitors transmissions from a further apparatus overlaps with at least one occasion for monitoring wake up signaling. The method further comprises in response to the active time overlapping with the at least one occasion, skipping monitoring wake up signaling on the at least one occasion. As such, power consumption for monitoring wake up signaling during the active time can be reduced.
US11937173B2 Method and apparatus for selecting cell to be camped on
A method includes selecting N cells waiting to be camped on from a candidate cell list, decoding a Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH) of each of the selected N cells waiting to be camped on, selecting, from at least one cell whose PBCH is successfully decoded, one cell as a cell continuing waiting to be camped on, and when a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) decoding result of the cell continuing waiting to be camped on indicates that the cell continuing waiting to be camped on meets a camping criterion, determining the cell continuing waiting to be camped on as the cell to be camped on.
US11937172B1 Systems/methods of a two-step process in establishing a capability, and using the capability, to execute a financial transaction by a smartphone
Systems/Methods are disclosed of a two-step process in (i) establishing a capability at a smartphone to conduct a financial transaction and (ii) using the established capability in conducting the financial transaction by paying for a product. According to some embodiments, the first step of the two-step process is performed responsive to sensing at least one parameter and determining that the at least one parameter sensed satisfies a criterion; then, an authorization to establish said capability is requested. Then, responsive to receiving the authorization, the capability to conduct the financial transaction is established at the smartphone. The second step in said two-step process may be performed, comprising using said capability that has been established to conduct the financial transaction and pay for a product, responsive to the smartphone sensing proximity to an access point maintained by a vendor and responsive to the at least one parameter being sensed and satisfying the criterion.
US11937166B2 Systems and methods for refining topology of a distributed unit mesh in a radio access network
A system described herein may provide a technique for the discovery and connection of Mesh Distributed Units (“MDUs”), which may establish a mesh topology and perform wireless backhaul of data between a core network and a User Equipment (“UE”). Multiple MDUs in an MDU network may be connected to establish an MDU route. One or more connected MDUs may broadcast an indication that the MDU is available to connect, one or more performance metrics, or an MDU performance score based on performance metrics. This broadcast may iteratively repeat in order to refine the mesh network topology in an ongoing process.
US11937165B1 Systems and methods of selectively routing a packet flow
Systems and methods of selectively routing a packet flow are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method is performed by a first network node associated with a first network and operable to selectively route packet flows between the first network and a second network over first and second access nodes associated with corresponding first and second access networks. The method includes contemporaneously routing both a first packet flow through the first access node and a second packet flow through the second access node based on a network metric associated with the first or second access network, a user or device activity preference associated with the first network and a user or device activity associated with the first or second packet flow. Further, each access networks is operable to enable the first network node to access the second network over the corresponding access node.
US11937162B2 Systems and methods for propagating data packets in a network of nodes
A method of propagating data packets in a network of nodes is disclosed. The method includes: collecting a set of first data packets during a first time period, the set including at least one data packet received from one or more first nodes in the network; generating a first mapping that assigns the first data packets of the set for relay to one or more neighbouring nodes connected to the node; computing a decorrelation metric value for the first mapping; determining whether the decorrelation metric value for the first mapping satisfies a first condition; in response to determining that the decorrelation metric value for the first mapping does not satisfy the condition of transmitting the first data packets of the set to neighbouring nodes according to the second mapping.
US11937157B2 V2X operation method implemented by terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using same
The present invention provides a V2X operation method implemented by a V2X (vehicle-to-X) terminal in a wireless communication system, the method characterized by: determining whether or not V2X message transmission is possible on reserved periodic resources; and, if the V2X message transmission is not possible on the reserved periodic resources, transmitting to another V2X terminal a first scheduling assignment (SA) channel comprising information which indicates that the V2X message transmission is not possible on the reserved periodic resources.
US11937156B2 CPM message division method using object state sorting
According to the present specification, a collective perception service message (CPM) division method by a first V2X communication device may comprise the steps of: acquiring data related to neighboring objects; generating a CPM including data related to the neighboring objects by using data related to the neighboring objects; on the basis of a sorting type configured in the first V2X communication device, dividing the CPM when the size of the CPM exceeds a configured maximum transmission unit (MTU); and transmitting the divided CPM to a second V2X communication device, wherein the sorting type may be configured to partition an area in which the neighboring objects are located, by using calculated location information of the neighboring objects, with reference to a location of the first V2X communication device and on the basis of the CPM.
US11937155B2 Communication apparatus, information processing method and system
A communication apparatus is a communication apparatus provided in a vehicle. A controller comprising at least one processor of the communication apparatus uses a first profile to receive a second profile to be used for communication in a predetermined area from a predetermined server apparatus in the predetermined area, the first profile being stored in a storage in advance and making it possible to receive the second profile from the predetermined server apparatus in the predetermined area. Then, the controller causes the second profile to be stored into the storage while the first profile is stored in the storage.
US11937154B2 User-equipment, base station, and method of vehicle-to-everything communication of same
A user equipment (UE), a base station (BS), and a method of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication of same are provided. The method of V2X communication of the UE includes receiving at least one network V2X configuration information relating at least one V2X operation from the BS, generating at least one V2X data, and triggering to send, to the BS, at least one UE assistance information (UEAI) using the at least one network V2X configuration information as a scheduling request indication (SRI) when the UE has the at least one V2X data to be transmitted.
US11937151B2 Centralized mobile network account management function for shared mobile network consumption tracking of converged charging systems
A network device executes an account management function that pre-authorizes network service unit consumption by multiple subscribers that are members of a same, shared network service account. The account management function receives, from multiple charging systems distributed within the network, network unit consumption charges associated with each of the multiple subscribers, where the network device is centrally located within a network relative to multiple locations associated with the plurality of charging systems. The account management function updates a consumption counter for the same, shared network service account based on the network unit consumption charges associated with the multiple subscribers received from the multiple charging systems distributed within the network.
US11937150B2 Method and function for handling a subscriber's communication services
The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a charging function (125) for handling a subscriber's communication services. The charging function (125) detects that a subscriber's credit account has reached or fallen below a credit threshold when the subscriber has multiple ongoing communication services consuming credit from the credit account. The charging function (125) sends a threshold notification to a UE (101) on which the subscriber has at least one of the multiple ongoing communication services. The charging function (125) determines if a response to the threshold notification has been received with prioritization of one of the multiple ongoing communication services. If a response with prioritization of one communication service has been received, the charging function (125) initiates termination of all ongoing communication services except the prioritized communication service, and provides all available credit to be available for the prioritized communication service.
US11937149B2 Weapon manager
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing a weapon manager are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of determining, by the server, that the weapon is in a particular location. The actions further include determining, by the server, a projected travel path of the weapon. The actions further include, based on determining that the weapon is in a particular location and the projected travel path of the weapon, generating, by the server, an instruction to disable the weapon. The actions further include providing, for output to the weapon, the instruction to disable the weapon.
US11937145B2 Mashing mapping content displayed on mobile devices
A method and apparatus for mapping addressable information (e.g., locations denoted by name or address, street addresses, landmarks, etc.) off of disparate applications on a mobile device, onto an existing map on the mobile device, are disclosed. An application on a mobile device may display addressable information (e.g., a website displaying a location name and/or address, an email containing an address, etc.). In response to a user's selecting the addressable information and invoking a mapping command, a map-display application (e.g., Google Maps®, Yahoo! Maps®, Windows Live Search Map®, MapQuest®, iPhone® maps, Waze® etc.) may be automatically presented (e.g., launches, become visible, displayed, etc.) displaying the addressable information in addition to at least one prior mapping content previously displayed by the map-display application.
US11937143B1 Method and system for overcoming handover failures between mini macros
A method of managing handovers between a plurality of relay access nodes, the method includes monitoring a latency of a donor access node communicating with the plurality of relay access nodes; determining that a quality of service corresponding to a wireless device communicating with a relay access node of the plurality of relay access nodes meets a quality of service criteria; and in response to the latency meeting a threshold, instructing the relay access node to handover the wireless device to a target access node, or instructing the donor access node to handover the relay access node to the target access node, where the target access node is the donor access node, a neighboring access node, or a second relay access node served by the neighboring access node.
US11937142B2 Real-time any-G SON
Systems, method sand computer readable medium are provided for proving real-time Self Optimizing Network (SON) Virtual Network Function (VRF) included as part of the HNG. In one embodiment data from connected devices is forwarded to the HNG; the data is organized into virtualized containers; and the data is processed by agile analytics and results are displayed to a user.
US11937137B2 Physical layer measurement without reporting for user equipment mobility
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) may measure physical layer parameters of one or more reference signals transmitted by one or more non-serving or neighbor base stations. The UE may store the measured physical layer parameters and, in the event that a handover command is received from a source base station to establish a connection with a target base station of one of the neighbor base stations, use the measured physical layer parameters for an uplink communication with the target base station, where the measured physical layer parameters are unreported by the UE prior to establishing the connection with the target base station.
US11937130B2 Bandwidth part adjustment method and bandwidth part adjustment apparatus
A method and apparatus for bandwidth part (BWP) adaptation are provided. The method may include determining, in response to receiving a BWP adapting instruction during a random access procedure, whether a BWP indicated by the BWP adapting instruction is the same as a target BWP in the random access procedure. The method may further include adapting, in response to that the BWP indicated by the BWP adapting instruction is not the same as the target BWP and in accordance with the BWP adapting instruction, the BWP indicated by the BWP adapting instruction, and continuing the random access procedure.
US11937124B2 Method and apparatus for normalising data in artificial intelligence system
The present application provides a method of normalising data, which includes the following. The AI engine receives data of different domains of an assisted system, normalises the data of the different domains into a unified format, based on at least one normalisation method corresponding the each of the different domains and provides the normalised data to an other functional block in the AI engine.
US11937122B2 Self-reportable radio link control status protocol data units
Wireless communication systems and methods related to radio link control (RLC) transmissions are provided. A first wireless communication device transmits a sequence of protocol data units (PDUs). The first wireless communication device receives a first reception status report for a first portion of a receiver buffer window used for receiving the sequence of PDUs from a second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device receives a second reception status report for a second portion of the receiver buffer window, the second portion being different from the first portion, from the second wireless communication device.
US11937117B2 Dynamic transmit chain availability signaling in wireless devices
A wireless device communicates a transmission capability by determining a number of active transmits chains of the wireless device, determining a maximum number of space-time streams according to the number of active transmit chains, providing a frame with an indication of the maximum number of space-time streams, and transmitting the frame. The wireless devices may provide the indication of the maximum number of space-time streams in an Operating Mode field of High Efficiency Aggregate Control field of the frame. The maximum number of space-time streams may be a maximum number of space-time streams that may be used by the wireless device to respond to a Trigger frame.
US11937115B2 Method for constructing logged measurement entry and device supporting the same
Provided are a method of constructing logged measurement entry and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method may comprise: receiving a logged measurement configuration from a network; performing measurement logging based on the received logged measurement configuration; and transmitting the logged measurement to the network, wherein when the UE is in any cell selection state, the logged measurement includes indicator indicating that there is no suitable cell or no acceptable cell with available measurement results.
US11937114B2 Selective measurement reporting for a user equipment
A method of wireless communication includes determining, based on a plurality of network measurements performed by a user equipment (UE), one or more measurement log files associated with the plurality of network measurements. The method further includes receiving, by the UE from a network device, a request associated with the one or more measurement log files. The request indicates at least one measurement filter. The method further includes transmitting, by the UE to the network device, a response to the request. The response includes first measurement results of the one or more measurement log files selected based on the at least one measurement filter and excludes second measurement results of the one or more measurement log files based on the at least one measurement filter.
US11937113B2 Flexible early measurement reporting
Systems and methods are disclosed herein that provide reporting of early measurements in a cellular communications system. Embodiments of a method performed by a wireless device are disclosed. Early measurements are also referred to herein as dormant mode measurements. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device includes performing one or more dormant mode measurements, where the one or more dormant mode measurements are one or more measurements performed by the wireless device while the wireless device is in a dormant mode. The method further includes storing the one or more dormant mode measurements, identifying a reporting scheme to be used by the wireless device to report dormant mode measurements, and reporting at least one of the stored dormant mode measurements in accordance with the identified reporting scheme. Corresponding embodiments of a wireless device are also disclosed.
US11937106B2 CRS rate matching request in DSS
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a UE and/or a base station. The apparatus may measure a RSRP of a CRS for each of a plurality of neighboring cells. The apparatus may also calculate an interference strength of each of the plurality of neighboring cells based on the RSRP measurement of the CRS for each of the plurality of neighboring cells. Additionally, the apparatus may compare a PDSCH demodulation performance of the UE based on rate matching for a CRS offset associated with each of the plurality of neighboring cells with the PDSCH demodulation performance of the UE based on skipping the rate matching for the CRS offset. The apparatus may also transmit a request for the rate matching or skipping the rate matching for the CRS offset based on the comparison of the PDSCH demodulation performance of the UE.
US11937099B2 Efficient adaptable wireless network system with agile beamforming
Beamforming for adapting wireless signaling beams in an adaptive and agile manner is contemplated. The beamforming may be characterized by adaptively constructing beam form parameters to provide wireless signaling in a manner that maximizes efficiency and bandwidth according to device positioning relative to a responding base station.
US11937096B2 Method and device for reporting channel state information in wireless communication system
A method for reporting channel state information (CSI) by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present specification including steps of: receiving configuration information related to reporting of channel state information (CSI); receiving a downlink reference signal (DL RS) related to measurement on the basis of the configuration information; and reporting the channel state information (CSI) on the basis of the DL RS. Spatial relation RS information related to transmission of the channel state information (CSI) is based on spatial relation quasi-colocation (QCL) RS information related to the DL RS.
US11937088B2 Updating a subscriber identity module
Updating a subscriber identity module, SIM, on a host device by deriving a pre-shared key by requesting a SIM identifier via communication module of the host device; receiving SIM identifier and deriving an agent identifier from SIM identifier; transmitting agent and SIM identifiers to SIM update server; receiving a random value from SIM update server and supplying it to the SIM to initiate SIM authentication procedure. In reply, receiving an authentication response from the SIM; and deriving pre-shared key from authentication response; transmitting an update request message to SIM update server, wherein the update request message comprises the agent identifier and is encrypted before transmission using the pre-shared key; receiving an update response message from the SIM update server which has update data and is encrypted using pre-shared key; and following decryption of update response message using derived pre-shared key, transmitting update data to communication module.
US11937087B2 Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) participant type-based misbehavior detection
In various embodiments, a vehicle processing device may receive a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message from an ITS participant, the message including an ITS participant type indication, determine detector settings based on the ITS participant type for one or more detectors configured to evaluate an aspect of the ITS participant, determine whether information in the V2X message is plausible using the detector settings based on the ITS participant type for the one or more detectors, and perform a security action in response to determining that the information in the V2X message is not plausible.
US11937085B2 Methods, systems, and media for creating temporary virtual access points using WiFi routers when portals cannot be presented
Mechanisms (which can include systems, methods, and media) for securing WiFi routers and devices connected to them are provided. In some embodiments, mechanisms for securing a WiFi router comprise: receiving a first request to form a first connection between a first device and the WiFi router; determining whether a first portal can be presented in connection with the first device; and in response to determining that the first portal cannot be presented in connection with the first device: creating a first temporary virtual access point using the WiFi router; and connecting the first device to the WiFi router using the first temporary virtual access point.
US11937082B1 Secure electric vehicle charger and system incorporating thereof
A secure electric vehicle (EV) charger and system incorporating thereof is provided. One embodiment includes an EV charger. The EV charger includes a processor, a low power short range point-to-point communication system, and a memory containing an authentication software application. The processor is configured by the authentication software application to receive an authentication request from a mobile device via the low power short range point-to-point communication system, send encrypted EV charger access credentials to the mobile device, receive a digital token from the mobile device, verify the digital token, and initiate a charging session based upon a command contained within the digital token. The digital token may be encrypted using a public key and may be self-authenticating without use of an internet connection thus enabling secure charging without the presence of an internet connection.
US11937078B2 Mobile device for detecting route overlap and methods thereof
A mobile device is disclosed. The device includes a communicator, a GPS unit for calculating location information, a memory, a display, and a processor, and the processor is configured to generate movement path information of the mobile device by performing homomorphic encryption of a plurality of pieces of location information stored in the memory, transmit the movement path information to a server apparatus through the communicator, based on operation result data obtained by operating based on the movement path information and comparison target path information being transmitted from the server apparatus, decrypt the operation result data, and output a message notifying whether a route overlaps the comparison target path information based on a decrypted result through the display. Therefore, the route overlap is rapidly and accurately confirmed without invasion of privacy.
US11937077B2 Systems and method for secure updates of configuration parameters provisioned in user equipment
Systems and methods that update configuration parameters on a UE using control plane functionalities. In one embodiment, an AMF element of a mobile network receives a control plane message from a UDM element that includes a UE configuration parameter update for the UE. The UE configuration parameter update is security protected via a secured packet, integrity protection, etc. The AMF element is configured to transparently send the UE configuration parameter update to the UE. Thus, AMF element inserts the UE configuration parameter update (that is security protected) in a container of a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message, and sends the NAS message to the UE. The UE may then update its configuration parameters based on the update when security checks are complete.
US11937066B2 Active cancellation of a height-channel soundbar array's forward sound radiation
A multi-driver multi-channel single enclosure Height-Channel (e.g., ATMOS® or DTS-X®) enabled soundbar loudspeaker system 260 uses a novel signal processing system, driver mounting configuration (310L, 310R) and method to provide a high fidelity home theater listening experience, in a manner which relies on a new method for cancellation of unwanted direct (not ceiling-bounced) radiation of the Height-Channel (or virtual height envelopment) channel's sound 213DS.
US11937065B2 Adjustment of parameter settings for extended reality experiences
Systems and methods for determining parameter adjustments for a capture of audio are disclosed. The systems and methods includes processing circuitry configured to access at least one energy map that corresponds to one or more audio streams. The processing circuitry may then determine, from the at least one energy map, a parameter adjustment with respect to at least one audio element. The parameter adjustment may be configured to adjust the capture of audio by the at least one audio element. In addition, the process circuitry may be configured to output an indication indicating the parameter adjustment with respect to the at least one audio element.
US11937064B2 Metadata-preserved audio object clustering
Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to audio object clustering. A method for metadata-preserved audio object clustering is disclosed. The method comprises classifying an audio object into at least a category based rendering mode information metadata. The method further comprises assigning a predetermined number of clusters to the categories and rendering the audio object based on the rendering mode. Corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.
US11937063B2 Method and system for maintaining track length for pre-rendered spatial audio
A method performed by a programmed processor of an audio system, the method includes receiving a sound track that has a track length, producing a binaural audio version of a sound track, the binaural audio version having an extended track length performing a fading operation upon the binaural audio version to gradually reduce a signal level of the binaural audio version to below a signal threshold level at a time along the extended track length that corresponds to an end time of the track length of the sound track; and storing the binaural audio version having the track length of the sound track in memory for later transmission to an audio playback device for driving one or more speakers.
US11937062B2 Electroacoustic transducer, speaker module, and electronic device
Embodiments of this application disclose an electroacoustic transducer, including a center magnet, two first side magnets, two second side magnets, a voice coil, a voice diaphragm, and two flexible printed circuit boards. The two first side magnets are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the center magnet, and a first gap is formed between the first side magnet and the center magnet. One end of the voice coil is partially located in the first gap, and the voice diaphragm is fixedly connected to the other end of the voice coil. The two flexible printed circuit boards are symmetrically arranged on two sides of the center magnet. The electroacoustic transducer has comparatively high magnetic induction strength and comparatively high sensitivity.
US11937058B2 Driver's vehicle sound perception method during autonomous traveling and autonomous vehicle thereof
A driver's vehicle sound perception method during the autonomous traveling of a driver sound control system applied to an autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes determining a mobile device and Bluetooth earphones held by a driver within a cabin, and setting the driver position and face direction for the driver, a driver relative distance for the individual controller, and the sound pressure and cycle of an alert for a failure situation of the individual controller by a DSM controller of the DSM system. The method confirms the utterance position of the alert for the driver by an AVNT controller of the AVNT system, and reproduces the failure situation of the individual controller by a vehicle speaker or the Bluetooth earphones to reproduce the vehicle alert through the left/right Bluetooth earphones in the driver's ears at autonomous Lv.4, freeing the driver from driving.
US11937049B2 Hearing device comprising a module
A hearing device comprises an input transducer; a signal processor; an output transducer; a transceiver configured for wireless data communication, an antenna for electromagnetic field emission and electromagnetic field reception, the antenna coupled to the transceiver, and a module. The module comprises a transceiver interface coupled to the transceiver, an antenna interface coupled to the antenna, a transmission path configured for sending signals from the transceiver to the antenna, the transmission path comprising a transmission amplifier, a reception path configured for sending signals from the antenna to the transceiver, the reception path comprising a reception amplifier, and a bypass path configured for sending signals between the transceiver and antenna by bypassing the transmission path and the reception path.
US11937046B2 Sound diffuser and diffusion method
A sound diffuser includes a first annular control member, a second annular control member, and a third annular control member. The first annular control member includes a first communication hole and an annular inclined plate that surrounds the first communication hole and is inclined relative to an axial direction of the first communication hole. The second annular control member includes a second communication hole and an annular inclined plate that surrounds the second communication hole, houses the first annular control member therein, and is inclined relative to an axial direction of the second communication hole. The third annular control member has a plurality of third communication holes and surrounds the second annular control member.
US11937045B2 Audio image control method, headphones, and headphone attachment
This audio image control method controls the localization of an audio image in a space between a headphone/speaker and the auricle. Rearward sound emitted from the headphone/speaker at a position corresponding to the rear of the auricle and traveling toward the auricle is blocked and reflected to travel away toward the front of the auricle. The reflected rearward sound is reflected together with forward scattering sound emitted from the headphone/speaker at a position forwardly of the auricle and travelling away from the auricle, and is allowed to reach the auricle as reflected forward sound travelling from the front of the auricle toward the auricle. Central sound emitted from the central portion of the headphone/speaker and travelling toward the auricle, and emitted forward sound emitted from the headphone/speaker at a position corresponding to the front of the auricle and traveling toward the auricle are allowed to reach the auricle directly.
US11937044B2 Sound emission control device
A sound emission control device comprises a plurality of guides. The guides each include an inlet connected to a branching portion that is configured to oppose a vibrating surface inside an acoustic device, an outlet communicated to the inlet, and a horn-shaped inner wall surrounding a space between the inlet and the outlet. The guides are configured to guide sound that is emitted from the vibrating surface and branched by the branching portion to the outlets that are configured to be communicated to sound emission holes that are provided in the acoustic device and face mutually different directions, respectively.
US11937042B2 Headphones and headphone systems
Some headphone systems include two ear cups, a headband assembly, an interface system and a control system. Each ear cup may include an ear cup enclosure, an ear pad assembly, a speaker system and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly may be disposed within the ear cup enclosure such that it is not visible from outside the ear cup. The headband assembly may connect with each of the ear cups via the hinge assembly. The interface system may include at least one interface and a plurality of input source buttons disposed on at least one of the ear cups. Each of the input source buttons may be configured for selecting a source of audio data received via the at least one interface. The control system may be configured for controlling the speaker system to reproduce audio data received via the interface and selected by one of the input source buttons.
US11937039B2 TWS earphone, method and apparatus for reducing earphone energy consumption, and medium
Disclosed are a TWS earphone, a method and apparatus for reducing earphone energy consumption, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method for reducing earphone energy consumption comprises: determining whether a target earphone is in an off-ear state and is not placed in a charging case; if so, acquiring a timekeeping duration since the target earphone is taken off of an ear; determining whether the timekeeping duration exceeds a first preset threshold value; and if the timekeeping duration exceeds the first preset threshold value, performing energy consumption reduction processing on the earphone. According to the present application, the duration since an earphone is taken off of an ear is evaluated for the earphone that is taken off of the ear and is not placed in a charging case, so as to perform energy consumption reduction processing on the earphone that has been taken off of the ear for a relatively long duration, such that unnecessary power consumption of the earphone when same is in a not-in-use state can be effectively reduced, and the effective service time of the earphone after charging is prolonged.
US11937038B2 Earphones with motion sensitive inflation
Methods and systems are provided for earphones with motion sensitive inflation. Information may be obtained relating to a user of an audio output element that outputs audio signals, with at least portion of the audio output element being in contact with the user. One or both of outputting of the audio signals and the contact between the audio output element and the user may be assessed based on the obtained information. Based on the assessing, one or more adjustments applicable to the audio output element may be determined, with at least one adjustment applying to positioning of the at least portion of the audio output element. The determining includes configuring the at least one adjustment to account for and/or counteract effects of the positioning on one or both of outputting of the audio signals and the contact between the audio output element and the user.
US11937036B2 Headset
A headset has earmuffs connected by a connection element. The earmuffs have inner sides facing each other and outer sides facing away from each other in a first transverse direction. The earmuffs extend from a bottom side to a top side in a vertical direction. The earmuffs extend from a first to a second longitudinal side in a second transverse direction. At least one of the earmuffs has a positioning pocket at the outer side with a button arranged therein. The positioning pocket extends across a width in second transverse direction that corresponds to at least 50% of a width of the at least one of the earmuffs. The positioning pocket has a bottom end and a top end and extends in vertical direction from the bottom end to the top end. The top end of the positioning pocket forms a stop edge for fingertips of an operator's hand.
US11937028B2 Cable identification and guided connections
Configurations for rack connection systems are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, installation locations for one or more cables are determined and one or more indicators corresponding to installation locations are activated.
US11937024B2 Projection system, projection device and projection method
A projection system includes a projection device that projects drawings individually onto a plurality of work spots in a work site. The projection device includes a driver that changes an orientation of the projection device. When drawings are individually projected onto a first work spot and a second work spot in a stated sequence, and the second work spot is outside a projection angle that is projectable by the projection device, the driver changes the orientation of the projection device to include the second work spot within the projection angle after work at the first work spot is finished. The first work spot and the second work spot are included in the plurality of work spots.
US11937017B2 Wearable recording system with memory designation
A surveillance apparatus continuously records imaged data from a camera into a circular buffer in a local memory. When a record signal is received, the system records the video stream that was recorded before the record signal was received, and the video stream that is recorded after the record signal was received. The recorded segment is then write-protected, so that the surveillance apparatus does not overwrite the recorded segment. The recorded segment could then be sent to a remote memory via a wireless connection to free up local memory for future recording sessions.
US11937016B2 System and method for real-time, event-driven video conference analytics
A system, platform, computer program product, and/or method to analyze a computer-implemented video conference includes: a plurality of participant devices, and a central processing server. Each participant device is configured to form a video snippet for a time interval of the video conference having audio data and video data; generate a transformed video snippet by embedding extracted participant data and/or metadata into the video snippet; and send each transformed video snippet to the central processing server. The central processing server receives each transformed video snippet; performs analytics on each transformed video snippet; and transmits to at least one of the participant devices, results of the performed analytics. Participant devices can display one or more results of the performed analytics.
US11937010B2 Data segment service
Aspects of the disclosure relate to the delivery of media content over a network. Specifically, aspects are directed to identification and/or extraction of a selected data such as a video clip from content and providing identifying information to a user to retrieve, view, and/or share the selected video clip. Aspects described herein provide the ability to identify a starting point and stopping point of a video clip on a media gateway device and generate a URL that can be used and/or shared in order to access the selected video clip. The URL may identify a stored media clip, or may contain information from which a video clip can be recreated.
US11937009B2 Infrared imaging device and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Provided is an infrared imaging device capable of reducing streak noise by calculating correction coefficients for correcting streak noise from a single image.The infrared imaging device includes: a thermal image generator to generate a single thermal image on the basis of a signal from a thermal image sensor; a correction coefficient calculator to calculate multiple correction coefficients included in a correction equation for converting pixel values of pixels included in the single thermal image into target values in which streak noise is reduced; and a thermal image corrector to correct a thermal image generated by the thermal image generator by using the multiple correction coefficients, wherein the correction coefficient calculator calculates the multiple correction coefficients on the basis of difference between pixel values of pixels arranged in a direction in which the streak noise occurs in the single thermal image.
US11937007B2 Imaging device, operation method thereof, and electronic device
An imaging device having a motion detecting function and an image processing function is provided. The imaging device can detect a difference between a reference frame image and a comparative frame image, and can switch from a motion detecting mode to a normal image capturing mode when a significant difference is detected. A low-frame-rate operation in the motion detecting mode can reduce power consumption. Moreover, the imaging device has an image recognition function in combination with the motion detecting function, so that switching from the motion detecting mode to the normal image capturing mode can be performed when a particular image is recognized.
US11937004B2 Photoelectric conversion apparatus, imaging system, movable object, and semiconductor substrate
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a photodiode, a generation circuit, a first control circuit, and a second control circuit. The photodiode is configured to perform avalanche multiplication. The generation circuit is configured to generate a control signal. The first control circuit is configured to be controlled by the control signal to be in a standby state where the avalanche multiplication by the photodiode is possible and in a recharging state for returning the photodiode having performed the avalanche multiplication to the standby state. The second control circuit is configured to count a number of periods in which the avalanche multiplication has occurred among a plurality of periods of the standby state by using the control signal and a signal corresponding to an output of the photodiode.
US11936999B2 Solid-state imaging element and control method
Power consumption in realizing a convolutional neural network (CNN) is reduced.A solid-state imaging element according to the present technology includes a photoelectric conversion element that photoelectrically converts received light into signal charge corresponding to the amount of received light, a floating diffusion that holds the signal charge obtained by the photoelectric conversion element, a transfer control element that controls transfer of the signal charge from the photoelectric conversion element to the floating diffusion, and a control unit that controls application of a drive voltage to the transfer control element on the basis of a convolution coefficient in a CNN.
US11936995B2 Event-based vision sensor with direct memory control
An event-based vision sensor system comprises an event-based pixel array including pixels that detect light, a readout circuit for reading out events associated with light received by each pixel and with the position it occupies in the array, and a memory controller that enables writing of each event, or event-related data, associated with a certain pixel to a certain address in a memory.
US11936993B2 Methods and systems for presenting image content to a subject in a deformable electronic device
A method in an electronic device includes detecting, with one or more processors, initiation of an image capture operation using an image capture device situated on a first surface of the electronic device and having a first field of view extending away from the first surface in a first direction. In response to detecting the initiation of the image capture operation, the method includes actuating a second image capture device situated on a second surface of the electronic device and having a second field of view extending away from the second surface in a second direction. The method then captures image content with the second image capture device and presenting the image content on a display situated on the first surface of the electronic device. Thereafter, the one or more processors capture at least one image with the first image capture device.
US11936992B2 Multi-mode demosaicing for raw image data
Embodiments relate to a multi-mode demosaicing circuit able to receive and demosaic image data in a different raw image formats, such as Bayer raw image format and Quad Bayer raw image format. The multi-mode demosaicing circuit comprises different circuitry for demosaicing different image formats that access a shared working memory. In addition, the multi-mode demosaicing circuit shares memory with a post-processing and scaling circuit configured to perform subsequent post-processing and/or scaling of the demosaiced image data, in which the operations of the post-processing and scaling circuit are modified based on the original raw image format of the demosaiced image data to use different amounts of the shared memory, to compensate for additional memory utilized by the multi-mode demosaicing circuit when demosaicing certain types of image data.
US11936980B2 Imaging apparatus, image capturing system, control method of imaging apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An imaging apparatus acquires an image capturing instruction, performs an image capturing processing in a case where a position of an eye of a user is a first condition upon acquiring the image capturing instruction, and requests a second imaging apparatus, which is different from the imaging apparatus, to perform the image capturing processing in a case where the position of the eye of the user is a second condition upon acquiring the image capturing instruction.
US11936977B2 Control apparatus, control method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium
A control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a controlled-object selecting switch configured to select an object to be controlled from a plurality of objects to be controlled and switch the object to be controlled to the selected one, an adjustment-value changing operation unit configured to change an adjustment value indicating an adjustment amount for each of the objects to be controlled, a control unit configured to make the selected object to be controlled adjust the adjustment amount by transmitting, to the selected object to be controlled, an adjustment-value changing command for adjusting the adjustment amount to the one indicated by the adjustment value, and a storage unit configured to store, when the object to be controlled is switched by the controlled-object selecting switch, a pre-switching adjustment value, in which when the object to be controlled is switched by the controlled-object selecting switch.
US11936973B2 Pulse chain-driven infrared imaging assembly
The invention describes an infrared imaging assembly (1) for capturing an infrared image (M0, M1) of a scene (S), comprising an infrared-sensitive image sensor (14); an irradiator (10) comprising an array of individually addressable infrared-emitting LEDs, wherein each infrared-emitting LED is arranged to illuminate a scene region (S1, . . . , S9); a driver (11) configured to actuate the infrared irradiator (10) by applying a switching pulse train (T1, . . . , T9) to each infrared-emitting LED; an image analysis module (13) configured to analyse a preliminary infrared image (M0) to determine the required exposure levels (130) for each of a plurality of image regions (R1, . . . , R9); and a pulse train adjusting unit (12) configured to adjust the duration (L1, . . . , L9) of a switching pulse train (T1, . . . , T9) according to the required exposure levels (130). The invention also described a method of generating a depth map (D) for a scene (S); a depth map generator comprising an embodiment of the inventive infrared imaging assembly (1); and a camera comprising such a depth map generator (2).
US11936970B2 Optical device
An optical device is provided. An optical device according to one aspect of the present invention comprises: a first main body including a first hole; a second main body including a second hole and connected to the first main body in a foldable manner; a sensor module disposed to be fixed to the first hole; a lens module disposed to be movable in the optical axis direction atop the sensor module; and a transparent member disposed in the second hole, wherein the lens module is disposed in the first hole when the first main body and the second main body are folded, and at least a part of the lens module is disposed over the first hole when the first main body and the second main body are unfolded.
US11936965B2 Inspection nozzle or cleaning nozzle with switchable camera module
Operational convenience is to be improved in an inspection nozzle or cleaning nozzle for operation with liquids under high pressure with a coupling section that can be connected to a high-pressure tube. A feed bore, a deflection chamber and at least one communicating bore are operatively connected to the coupling section. A camera recess running concentric to a longitudinal axis is arranged in a camera-receiving portion. A camera module is accommodated releasably connected to an encapsulated camera housing sealed water-tight. Optics and camera electronics are permanently incorporated in camera housing. Case manipulation of the camera module and the camera housing is unnecessary. This is realized in that within the camera housing, a contactless magnetically operable camera switch is arranged effectively connected to the camera electronics via a circuit board on one wall of the camera housing.
US11936964B2 Camera system with exchangeable illumination assembly
This invention provides a vision system with an exchangeable illumination assembly that allows for increased versatility in the type and configuration of illumination supplied to the system without altering the underlying optics, sensor, vision processor, or the associated housing. The vision system housing includes a front plate that optionally includes a plurality of mounting bases for accepting different types of lenses, and a connector that allows removable interconnection with the illustrative illumination assembly. The illumination assembly includes a cover that is light transmissive. The cover encloses an illumination component that can include a plurality of lighting elements that surround an aperture through which received light rays from the imaged scene pass through to the lens. The arrangement of lighting elements is highly variable and the user can be supplied with an illumination assembly that best suits its needs without need to change the vision system processor, sensor or housing.
US11936963B2 Imaging device
An imaging device according to this disclosure includes: a visible light camera that captures an image of a face of a person to be authenticated; a plurality of infrared light cameras that is provided on a housing with the visible light camera and captures an image of an iris of the person to be authenticated; and an optical filter that is provided on the housing so as to cover a light receiving surface of each of the plurality of infrared light cameras and not to cover a light receiving surface of the visible light camera, and has a pass band in an infrared region and a blocking band in a visible region.
US11936954B2 Method, apparatus and electronic device for processing of video recommendations
The present disclosure provides a method, apparatus, and electronic device for processing of video recommendations. The present disclosure enables: at least one of second users can recommend a video to a first user, and when recommending the video, the second user can add own recommendation comment on the video, and the first user sees the comment on the video from the at least one of second users on a playback interface of a first client, and can also conduct operations such as comment, like, etc. on the comment by the second user, and can further recommend the video to a third user.
US11936953B2 Recommending media programs based on media program popularity
A computer-implemented method includes receiving information expressing a user's interest in one or more media programs, obtaining information indicative of popularity for a plurality of media programs responsive to the received information by individuals other than the user, and transmitting one or more recommendations of media programs for display to the user, from the plurality of media programs that relate to the received information.
US11936947B2 Systems and methods for automatically identifying a user preference for a participant from a competition event
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining a preference of a user for or against a participant of an event when a media asset relating to the event is being played based on monitoring user reactions to the event. Specifically, the media guidance application may detect a change of at least one of the biometric state (e.g., pulse rate, blood pressure, etc.) and physiological state (e.g., facial expression, gesture, body movement, etc.) with a user. The media guidance application may determine that an event has occurred within the sporting event that triggered the change. The media guidance application may determine that the user favors the first participant over the second participant, if the user reacts positively towards a score for the first participant in the event.
US11936946B2 Systems and methods for dynamic content restriction based on a relationship
Systems and methods are provided herein to dynamically update content restrictions for multiple users by detecting a first user in the proximity of a media device playing a first content item and detecting a second user entering the proximity of the media device. In response to detecting a second user entering the proximity of the media device and receiving a command from the first user that controls playing the first content, the system modifies a stored relationship between the first user and the second user to track the relationship between the first user and the second user. Thereafter, when the system detects the first user and the second user in the proximity of a media device playing a second content, in response, the system automatically performs an action that controls the playing of the second content (e.g., without user having to issue those commands).
US11936945B2 Apparatus, computer-readable medium, and method for channel change detection-based short content identification
Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed that improve short content identification in an audio stream through channel change detection and audio block realignment. Example instructions cause one or more processors to form a first audio block from an audio stream, detect whether the first audio block contains a channel change, the first audio block being one of a plurality of audio blocks the accessed audio, determine an offset of time from a beginning of the first audio block to when the channel change occurs in response to the channel change being detected in the first audio block, and create a new audio block aligned to start at the offset of time beyond the beginning of the first audio block using audio information from the audio stream, the new audio block to include a single channel of audio stream data.
US11936943B2 System and method for detecting the removal of a controlling device
A system and method for using a controllable appliance to report an inoperable state of a controlling device. The appliance is caused to repeatedly determine, at a first predetermined timed interval, if a wireless notification signal, repeatedly transmitted by the controlling device at a second predetermined timed interval, has been received from the controlling device. When the wireless notification signal has not been received from the controlling device within the first predetermined timed interval, the appliance is caused to issue a status notification that the controlling device is in an inoperable state.
US11936940B2 Accessibility enhanced content rendering
A user system for rendering accessibility enhanced content includes processing hardware, a display, and a memory storing software code. The processing hardware executes the software code to receive primary content from a content distributor and determine whether the primary content is accessibility enhanced content including an accessibility track. When the primary content omits the accessibility track, the processing hardware executes the software code to perform a visual analysis, an audio analysis, or both, of the primary content, generate, based on the visual analysis and/or the audio analysis, the accessibility track to include at least one of a sign language performance or one or more video tokens configured to be played back during playback of the primary content, and synchronize the accessibility track to the primary content. The processing hardware also executes the software code to render, using the display, the primary content or the accessibility enhanced content.
US11936935B2 Adaptive bitrate streaming time shift buffer
Various embodiments describe methods, systems, and devices for deploying live media content as a time-shifted playback. Exemplary implementations may receive, from a client computing device, a content request for a time-shifted playback of live media content. The time-shifted playback may use a unique copy of a live media content configured for playback associated with the content request. The content request may indicate a past point in time in the live media content from which the time-shifted playback originates. The client computing device may be provided access to an assigned private path for accessing segments of the time-shifted playback starting from a requested segment that corresponds to the indicated past point in time. Access by the client computing device to further segments of the time-shifted playback may be prevented in response to determining that the subsequent content request for playback of the second live media content is received.
US11936931B2 Methods and apparatus to perform media device asset qualification
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to perform media device asset qualification are disclosed. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, and at least one processor to execute instructions to at least identify a first set of candidate media device assets for disqualification, the candidate media device assets including A) a signature and B) a media identifier that identifies media, generate a hash table using a second set of the candidate media device assets, determine one or more counts of matches between C) a first signature and a first media identifier of a first candidate media device asset of the second set and D) respective signatures and media identifiers of multiple ones of the second set using the hash table, the multiple ones of the second set not including the first candidate media device asset, and load the first signature into a reference database as a reference signature.
US11936929B2 Remote storage digital video recorder and content delivery network functionality using shared network bandwidth
A digital content storage and delivery system (DCSDS) includes a network interface to communicate data between the DCSDS and a destination device via a network data communication link having limited bandwidth. An input interface receives digital content for handling by the DCSDS. A storage architecture stores recorded video content on behalf of subscriber end users for on-demand playback via the network data communication link, and it caches live streaming video content for distribution via the network data communication link. The DCDS may monitor bandwidth usage of the network data communication link, determine current bandwidth demand for playback of recorded video content stored at the storage architecture, and reserve at least some of the limited bandwidth of the network data communication link to satisfy the determined current bandwidth demand. The available bandwidth is allocated to support distribution of live streaming video from the DCSDS.
US11936923B1 System and method for transcoding media stream
A system for transcoding a media stream includes at least one network interface; at least one memory; and at least one processor each coupled to one or more of the at least one network interface and one or more of the at least one memory. The at least one processor is configured to publish, via a messaging bus, a segment transcode request in a segment transcode request queue, retrieve the segment transcode request by a transcode worker thread, wherein the first transcode worker thread monitors the segment transcode request queue, transcode by a second transcode worker thread a segment referenced by the segment transcode request, determine by the manifest processor whether the second transcode worker thread has completed transcoding the segment and is still operating, and, if not, transcode the segment by a third transcode worker thread, and store the transcoded segment.
US11936922B2 Live streaming room page loading method and apparatus, and terminal, server and storage medium
Provided are a live broadcast room page loading method and apparatus, a terminal, a server and a storage medium. The live broadcast room page loading method includes: acquiring live broadcast room functional area loading sequence information; detecting a trigger instruction, wherein the trigger instruction is used for indicating display of a live broadcast room page; and loading and displaying a plurality of functional areas in the live broadcast room page according to the live broadcast room functional area loading sequence information.
US11936915B2 Method and apparatus for adaptively reducing artifacts in block-coded video
Apparatus, systems and methods for adaptively reducing blocking artifacts in block-coded video are disclosed. In one implementation, a system includes processing logic at least capable of deblock filtering at least a portion of a line of video data based, at least in part, on edge information and texture information to generate at least a portion of a line of deblocked video data, and an image data output device responsive to the processing logic.
US11936912B2 Method and apparatus for temporal smoothing for video
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video processing. In some examples, an apparatus for video processing includes processing circuitry. For example, processing circuitry determines a frame interval for a current block in a current frame within a sequence of frames. The frame interval indicates a group of frames in the sequence of frames with collocated blocks of the current block that satisfy an error metric requirement comparing to the current block. Further, the processing circuitry determines a replacement block based on the collocated blocks in the group of frames, and replaces the current block in the current frame with the replacement block.
US11936909B2 Prediction method, encoder, decoder, and computer storage medium
A prediction method, an encoder, a decoder, and a computer storage medium are provided. The prediction method applied to an encoder includes: determining a spatial block in which an encoding point is located; constructing a prediction model according to the spatial block; acquiring a value of a first colour component and a value of a second colour component of the encoding point; obtaining a prediction value of the second colour component of the encoding point by using the prediction model and the value of the first colour component; calculating a difference between the value of the second colour component and the prediction value of the second colour component, and using the obtained difference as a residual of the encoding point; and performing Level of Detail (LOD) partitioning and lifting transform based on the residual of the encoding point.
US11936908B2 Intra-frame prediction method and device
An intra-frame prediction method and device, according to the present invention, enables deriving an intra-frame prediction mode of a current block, determining a pixel line, among a plurality of pixel lines, for the intra-frame prediction of the current block, and carrying out the intra-frame prediction of the current block on the basis of the intra-frame prediction mode and the pixel line. In addition, a first reference pixel of the determined pixel line may be selectively filtered, and a prediction pixel of the current block may be selectively corrected, and thus the accuracy of the intra-frame prediction may be improved.
US11936901B2 Methods and apparatus of video coding using subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction
A method of subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction is performed at a computing device. The computing device acquires a video bitstream including data associated with multiple encoded pictures. While decoding a current picture in the video bitstream, the computing device selects, according to syntax elements signaled in the video bitstream, one reference picture as a collocated picture of the current picture, and determines a temporal vector between the collocated picture and the current picture from motion information of spatially neighboring blocks of a current code unit (CU) according to a fixed order. Next, the computing device splits the current CU into multiple sub-CUs, obtains a temporal motion vector predictor for each sub-CU from the temporal vector and motion information of a block in the collocated picture that corresponds to a respective subblock of the current picture and decodes the current CU according to the temporal motion vector predictors.
US11936900B2 Method and apparatus for motion vector prediction
Motion vectors (MVs) are used as predictors for prediction of an image for a current coding unit (CU) within a current video frame. The MVs are from a list of motion vector candidates (MVCs), which is generated. The list includes MVs determined from a first or second pattern, each pattern specifying MVC positions. The first MV positions are within a current video frame, while the second MV positions are for a video frame different from the current frame. The MVC list is generated for a current CU with the MV positions being relative to a position of the current CU. In particular, the MVC list is generated in dependence on a size of the current CU and a size of a grid specifying a minimum distance between two MV positions. One or more MVs as specified by the MV positions of said pattern are included into the MVC list.
US11936892B2 Image decoding apparatus
In a case that luminance information is used for a chrominance prediction in a separate coding tree structure, there is a problem that chrominance blocks cannot be decoded before all luminance blocks constituting a tree are decoded. An image decoding apparatus that splits an image into coding tree units (CTUs) that are rectangular for processing includes a CT information decoding unit configured to split a CTU of the CTUs into coding trees CTs and to process one or more color components as a single coding tree using one coding tree CT of the coding trees CTs or process two or more color components as a separate coding tree using two or more coding trees CTs of the coding trees CTs depending on a tree mode, a CU decoding unit configured to decode a split flag indicating whether to further split a CT of the CTs and to recursively perform block splitting, and an intra predictor configured to use a decoded image of one color component to generate a prediction image of another color component. The CU decoding unit does not decode the split flag from coded data but configures 1 in the split flag in a case of an intra slice, the separate coding tree, and a target CT size being larger than a prescribed maximum intra size.
US11936890B2 Video coding using intra sub-partition coding mode
A method of video coding comprises independently generating a respective intra prediction for each of a plurality of corresponding sub-partitions. Each respective intra prediction is generated using a plurality of reference samples from a current coding block. Illustratively, no reconstructed sample from a first sub-partition of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions is used to generate a respective intra prediction for any other sub-partition of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions, and each of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions has a width less than or equal to 2.
US11936889B2 Hypothetical reference decoder
A video data stream having a video encoded thereinto and is described. It includes first timing information on first coded picture buffer, CPB, removal times to be applied at decoder side in case of buffering a complete version of the video data stream, and second timing information on second CPB removal times to be applied at decoder side for buffering a reduced version of the video data stream, differing from the video data stream by removal of a portion of the video data stream from the complete version of the video data stream. Corresponding video encoders, video decoders, network nodes, apparatuses for managing the coded picture buffer, CPB, of a video decoder, and apparatuses for splicing together video data streams are also referred to.
US11936888B1 Frame-rate scalable video coding
Methods and systems for frame rate scalability are described. Support is provided for input and output video sequences with variable frame rate and variable shutter angle across scenes, or for input video sequences with fixed input frame rate and input shutter angle, but allowing a decoder to generate a video output at a different output frame rate and shutter angle than the corresponding input values. Techniques allowing a decoder to decode more computationally-efficiently a specific backward compatible target frame rate and shutter angle among those allowed are also presented.
US11936883B2 System and method for rendering differential video on graphical displays
A differential video rendering system, including a graphics processing unit (GPU); a graphical display coupled to the GPU; a video decoder configured to decode a bitstream of encoded data into a plurality of sets of decoded blocks; at least one processor configured to: generate, based on a first set of the plurality of sets of decoded blocks, a first differential video frame comprising a plurality of sets of differential regions, normalize each set of the plurality of sets of differential regions to a fixed size block to provide a normalized plurality of sets of differential regions, map a respective set of the normalized plurality of sets of differential regions to align with a respective tile size region of a plurality of tile size regions conforming with the GPU, generate a hierarchal region tree based on the normalized plurality of sets of differential regions mapped to the plurality of tile size regions, and generate a plurality of optimal regions based on the hierarchal region tree satisfying a predefined criteria corresponding to a pre-defined optimal number of regions and a predefined efficiency parameter; and a graphics rendering engine configured to render the first differential video frame on the graphical display based on the plurality of optimal regions and a group of differential regions.
US11936879B2 Method and apparatus for complexity control in high throughput JPEG 2000 (HTJ2K) encoding
Methods for management of encoding complexity for image and video encoding, for example for algorithms belonging to the JPEG 2000 family of standards, where the encoding process targets a given compressed size (i.e. a total coded length) for the image or for each frame of a video sequence. Described are a set of methods for complexity constrained encoding of HTJ2K code-streams, involving collection of local or global statistics for each sub-band (not for each code-block), generation of forecasts for the statistics of sub-band samples that have not yet been produced by spatial transformation and quantization processes, and the use of this information to generate a global quantization parameter, from which the coarsest bit-plane to generate in each code-block can be deduced. Coded length estimates can be generated in a manner that enables latency and memory to be separately optimized against encoded image quality, while maintaining low computational complexity.
US11936875B2 In-loop filtering-based image coding apparatus and method
According to an embodiment of the present document, a method for increasing the accuracy of in-loop filtering is proposed. In an example, the filtering accuracy of chroma blocks can be improved on the basis of luma blocks by performing a cross component adaptive loop filtering process.
US11936869B2 Image compression sampling method and assembly
An image compression sampling method and assembly are provided. The method includes: performing sparse representation on a target image by using an initial sparse matrix, quantifying an initial sparse representation result to obtain an optimized sparse representation result, and obtaining an optimized sparse matrix; constructing a product matrix by using the optimized sparse matrix and an initial measurement matrix, and adjusting absolute values of off-diagonal elements in the product matrix to be less than a correlation threshold; performing singular value decomposition on the product matrix to obtain a diagonal matrix and a left singular matrix, and updating the diagonal matrix according to a quantity of samplings of the initial measurement matrix; and optimizing the initial measurement matrix by using the left singular matrix and the updated diagonal matrix to obtain an optimized measurement matrix, and collecting image data by using the optimized sparse matrix and the optimized measurement matrix.
US11936868B2 Quantization for video encoding or decoding based on the surface of a block
An image is split into a plurality of blocks of various sizes and a subdivision level counter is associated to each of the blocks. The value of this subdivision level counter for a block is representative of the size of the block and is used to determine the quantization parameter for the block. The value is propagated for each subdivision and incremented according the type of the subdivision. When the image is split, an analysis is done according to the subdivision level counter, a maximal value of subdivision and the type of split, in order to determine the start of a new quantization group and when it is the case, the current position of the partition is propagated to the further split partitions to be stored with these partition and serve in the prediction process when decoding.
US11936866B2 Method and data processing system for lossy image or video encoding, transmission and decoding
A method for lossy video encoding, transmission and decoding, the method comprising the steps of: receiving an input video at a first computer system; encoding an input frame of the input video to produce a latent representation; producing a quantized latent; producing a hyper-latent representation; producing a quantized hyper-latent; entropy encoding the quantized latent; transmitting the entropy encoded quantized latent and the quantized hyper-latent to a second computer system; decoding the quantized hyper-latent to produce a set of context variables, wherein the set of context variables comprise a temporal context variable; entropy decoding the entropy encoded quantized latent using the set of context variables to obtain an output quantized latent; and decoding the output quantized latent to produce an output frame, wherein the output frame is an approximation of the input frame.
US11936865B2 Low frequency non-separable transform signaling in video coding
Several techniques for video encoding and video decoding are described. A method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a video block of a video and a bitstream of the video, wherein the video block uses a low frequency non-separable transform for the conversion, wherein the bitstream conforms to a format rule that specifies that a syntax element is included at a syntax level for the bitstream, wherein the syntax element is indicative of whether use of a scaling matrix which is derived from a reference scaling list is enabled for the video block, and wherein the syntax level is a sequence level, a picture level, or a slice level.
US11936858B1 Constrained position dependent intra prediction combination (PDPC)
A second level intra prediction mode can be combined with one or more of sixty-seven JVET intra prediction modes during encoding of a coding unit in a video bitstream. Embodiments include making a position dependent intra prediction combination (PDPC) mode available as the second level intra prediction mode. In embodiments, when a PDPC (position dependent intra prediction combination) mode is enabled, the second level intra prediction is combined with one of the 67 selected intra predictor modes. In embodiments, the PDPC mode is only enabled or available for a predetermined subset of intra prediction modes (out of 67 possible modes), in order to reduce encoder complexity and potentially improve coding efficiency. The PDPC mode may be identifies as enabled or available by a list of modes or signaling in the video bitstream.
US11936855B2 Alternative interpolation filters in video coding
A method of video processing is provided to include: deciding a coding mode used for representing a current video block of a video in a coded representation of the video; and coding the current video block into the coded representation according to the coding mode, wherein use of alternative half-pel accuracy filters in addition to a default half-pel accuracy filter for representing motion information is disabled for the current video block due to use of the coding mode.
US11936853B2 Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus and recording medium for storing bitstream
The present invention relates to an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method includes partitioning a picture into a plurality of coding units, constructing a coding unit group including at least one coding unit of the plurality of coding units, obtaining coding information in units of one coding unit group, and decoding at least one coding unit of the plurality of coding units included in the coding unit group by using the obtained coding information.
US11936847B2 Video processing method and device thereof
A video processing method includes dividing a region of a current frame to obtain a plurality of image blocks, obtaining a historical motion information candidate list, and obtaining candidate historical motion information for the plurality of image blocks according to the historical motion information candidate list. The candidate historical motion information is a candidate in the historical motion information candidate list. The method further includes performing prediction for the plurality of image blocks according to the candidate historical motion information. A size of each of the plurality of image blocks is smaller than or equal to a preset size. The same historical motion information candidate list is used for the plurality of image blocks during the prediction. The historical motion information candidate list is not updated while the prediction is being performed for the plurality of image blocks.
US11936846B2 Three-dimensional data encoding method, three-dimensional data decoding method, three-dimensional data encoding device, and three-dimensional data decoding device
A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: encoding a first flag indicating whether a node having a parent node different from a parent node of a current node is to be referred to in encoding of the current node included in an n-ary tree structure of three-dimensional points included in three-dimensional data; selecting a coding table from N coding tables according to occupancy states of neighboring nodes of the current node, and performing arithmetic encoding on information of the current node using the coding table selected, when the first flag indicates that the node is to be referred to; and selecting a coding table from M coding tables according to the occupancy states of the neighboring nodes of the current node, and performing arithmetic encoding on information of the current node using the coding table selected, when the first flag indicates that the node is not to be referred to.
US11936845B2 Localized window contaminant detection
The present disclosure relates to contaminant detection systems and related optical systems and methods. An example contaminant detection system includes an optical coupler configured to couple light into and/or out of an optical element. The contaminant detection system also includes a plurality of light-emitter devices configured to emit emission light toward the optical coupler. The contaminant detection system additionally includes a plurality of detector devices configured to detect at least a portion of the emission light by way of the optical element and the optical coupler. The plurality of detector devices is also configured to provide detector signals indicative of a presence of a contaminant on the optical element.
US11936841B2 Image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus
Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for decoding an image. A method includes receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding the image; dividing a first coding block into a plurality of second coding blocks; generating a prediction block of a second coding block based on syntax information obtained from the bitstream; and reconstructing the second coding block based on the prediction block and a residual block of the second coding block, the residual block being obtained by performing a dequantization and an inverse-transform on quantized transform coefficients from the bitstream. The first coding block has a recursive division structure. The first coding block is divided based on at least one of a quad tree division, a binary tree division or a triple tree division.
US11936838B2 Methods and devices for rendering a video on a display
A method is described for rendering a spatial part of an immersive video on a display of a client device comprising a tile frame retrieval device, a decoder device and a renderer device, wherein the immersive video comprises video frames, each video frame being spatially divided in tile frames, and the immersive video comprises tile streams, each tile stream representing a spatial part of the immersive video and each tile stream comprising a plurality of said tile frames, and wherein the client has stored tile stream mapping information, that indicates for each tile stream a respective position on a surface of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional model, such as a sphere or cube, the method comprising based on said tile stream mapping information and a viewport, the tile frame retrieval device determining a plurality of tile streams, and requesting encoded video data from a server, the encoded video data comprising, for each determined tile stream, an encoded tile frame that comprises encoded data representative of a tile frame comprised in the tile stream; the tile frame retrieval device receiving the encoded tile frames and forming an encoded video frame comprising the received encoded tile frames, each encoded tile frame having a position in the encoded video frame, and the tile frame retrieval device generating tile frame arrangement information indicating the position of each encoded tile frame within the encoded video frame; the decoder device decoding the encoded video frame to obtain a decoded video frame comprising the tile frames at respective positions within the decoded video frame; based on the tile frame arrangement information and based on the tile stream mapping information, the renderer device mapping the decoded video frame onto one or more surfaces of the two-dimensional or three-dimensional model so that each tile frame is mapped onto the position of the one or more surfaces of the model as indicated; based on the mapped decoded video frame, the renderer device rendering at least part of the decoded video frame on the display of the client device.
US11936834B1 Enhanced spot color adjustment system and methods for color printing operations
A spot color adjustment system allows an operator to adjust spot colors through the use of test charts printed at a printing device. A target color swatch is determined from a first spot color. A test chart is generated based on the target color swatch that includes a plurality of rings of color swatches centered on the target color swatch. Each ring of color swatches is positioned around the target color swatch at an adjustment value. The adjustment value for each ring of color swatches corresponds to a color change from the target color swatch. The system allows for determining a number of rings of color swatches depending on a selected paper size. The outer rings of a large number of rings of color include intermediary color swatches. A midpoint color is determined from a plurality of selected color swatches. The system provides color swatches showing gray component replacement.
US11936832B2 Control method for apparatus, printing apparatus, and storage medium
A control method for an apparatus to control print data obtains color information to be printed in a specific color from the print data, detects a specific location to be printed in the specific color based on the obtained color information, and performs first color conversion to subject the color information included in the print data in accordance with a color conversion instruction. Second color conversion is performed on image data subjected to the first color conversion to turn color information corresponding to the specific location back to color information indicating the specific color before the first color conversion is performed, and a printing unit prints on the specific location by using the second color based on the color information indicating the specific color turned back and prints on a location other than the specific location by using the first color based on color information after the first color conversion.
US11936829B2 Illuminating device, image reading device, and image forming apparatus with multiple light sources
An illuminating device, an image reading device, and an image forming apparatus. The illuminating device includes a plurality of first light sources arrayed on a circuit board, the first light sources having a plurality of first light emitting surfaces through which light is emitted, and a second light source disposed on an upstream side of the first light sources in an irradiation direction of the light. In the illuminating device, the second light source has a second light emitting surface through which light is emitted, and the second light source has a directivity angle different from a directivity angle of each one of the first light sources. The image reading device includes the illuminating device, and an imaging device to receive the light reflected by a document to capture an image of the document.
US11936827B2 Image forming apparatus capable of performing crop processing, control method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing control program
An image forming apparatus includes a light transmitting member provided at a reading position set in a conveyance path and an opposite plate opposed thereto, and a document being conveyed passes between this opposite plate and the light transmitting member. On an opposing surface of the opposite plate to the light transmitting member, a low brightness area, for example, like a gray color and a high brightness area, for example, like a white color, having a higher brightness than the low brightness area are formed adjacent to each other in a conveyance direction of the document. Then, an image reader sets a home position of a scanning unit to a first position or a second position corresponding to either the low brightness area or the high brightness area to read the document passing through the reading position.
US11936826B2 Image inspector for detecting at least one abnormality of a recorded medium and image forming system incorporating the image inspector
An image inspector includes a recording device and circuitry. The reading device is configured to read an image on a recording medium. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the recording medium has a wrinkle and an edge folding based on a plurality of positions on the image on the recording medium read by the reading device satisfying a predetermined relation. The circuitry is configured to determine whether the recording medium has the wrinkle based on the predetermined relation, and then determine whether the recording medium has the edge folding based on the predetermined relation.
US11936825B2 Image forming apparatus using an adjustment pattern formed on one side of a medium to correct image formation on the opposite side of the medium
An image forming apparatus includes a conveyor, an image former, and a reading device. The conveyor conveys a medium in a conveyance direction. The image former forms an adjustment pattern on one side of the medium conveyed by the conveyor. The reading device downstream from the image former in the conveyance direction reads the adjustment pattern on the one side of the medium conveyed by the conveyor to generate read data. The adjustment pattern includes a first line segment and a second line segment that extend in directions different from each other and each are inclined with respect to the conveyance direction.
US11936824B2 Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes an image reading device, a holding member that is rod-like, and an image forming device having an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet, and having a wall part having a hole. The image reading device reads an image on a document, is provided on the image forming device, and rotates around a rotation shaft openable and closable with respect to the image forming device. The holding member has one end attached on the image reading device, and holds the image reading device opened with respect to the image forming device when another end of the holding member is inserted into the hole formed in the wall part. The holding member includes a first regulation part that comes into contact with a lower surface of the wall part to regulate detachment of the other end of the holding member from the hole.
US11936823B2 Medium transport device and image reading apparatus
There is provided a medium transport device including a placement section on which a medium is placed, a transport path through which the medium is transported, a feeding roller that feeds the medium, a set guide configured to switch between a contact position where the medium and the feeding roller are brought into contact and a separation position where the medium and the feeding roller are separated, a restricting section configured to switch between a restricting position for restricting feeding of the medium by coming into contact with a leading end of the medium and an allowing position for allowing the feeding of the medium, and a drive source that generates power for switching of the set guide and switching of the restricting section. The set guide and the restricting section are provided below the transport path in a direction of gravity.
US11936818B1 System and method for automatically assigning a customer call to an agent
Systems and methods described herein can automatically route an inbound call from an identified customer to one of a plurality of agents, the agent being selected on the basis of likelihood of a favorable outcome. The method determines a predictive model appropriate for the identified customer, with model variables including call center data, and targeted marketing data based upon risk data for the customer. An analytical engine calculates outcome predictions by applying the predictive model to values of model variables over a recent time interval. In a time-series analysis, this calculation is repeated while dynamically adjusting the recent time interval, until identifying a call routing option that satisfies a favorable outcome criterion. This method may be used to select the agent to handle the incoming call, and optionally to select a product for that agent to discuss with the identified customer.
US11936815B2 System and method for enhanced virtual queuing
A system and method for managing virtual queues. A cloud-based queue service manages a plurality of queues hosted by one or more entities. The queue service is in constant communication with the entities providing queue management, queue analysis, and queue recommendations. The queue service is likewise in direct communication with queued persons. Sending periodic updates while also motivating and incentivizing punctuality and minimizing wait times based on predictive analysis. The predictive analysis uses “Big Data” and other available data resources, for which the predictions assist in the balancing of persons across multiple queues for the same event or multiple persons across a sequence of queues for sequential events.
US11936810B2 Automated call requests with status updates
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, relating to synthetic call status updates. In some implementations, a method includes determining, by a task manager module, that a triggering event has occurred to provide a current status of a user call request. The method may then determine, by the task manager module, the current status of the user call request. A representation of the current status of the user call request is generated. Then, the generated representation of the current status of the user call request is provided to the user.
US11936809B1 Dual compatibility phone system
A method of operating a captioned telephone comprising the steps of dialing a telephone number to a relay gateway, connecting to the gateway over a communication network, performing a test to assess communication network quality, based on the test results, setting up the captioned telephone to operate in at least one of a first mode and a second mode wherein each of the first and second modes is one of (i) a PSTN mode in which data is communicated between the captioned telephone and the relay gateway via analog transmission and (ii) an IP mode in which data is communicated between the captioned telephone and the relay gateway via the Internet.
US11936808B2 Message routing in a contact center
The present disclosure provides, among other things, a method of managing contacts in a contact center, the method including: receiving a text-based communication from a customer of the contact center; analyzing the text-based communication to determine a relevancy associated with the text-based communication; based on the analysis, determining a relevancy level to assign to the text-based communication; tagging the text-based communication with a relevancy tag that identifies the determined relevancy level; updating a priority associated with assigning the text-based communication to an agent of the contact center based on the relevancy tag; assigning the text-based communication to the agent of the contact center; enabling a machine learning process to analyze a database of text-based communications; and updating a data model used to automatically tag text-based communications with relevancy tags based on the analysis performed by the machine learning process.
US11936806B2 Call screening service for detecting fraudulent inbound/outbound communications with subscriber devices
An example method of operation may include one or more of identifying an outbound call placed by a mobile device subscribed to a protected carrier network, determining the outbound call is destined for a destination telephone number that was stored in a call history of the mobile device, determining the destination telephone number is a scam call suspect telephone number based on one or more identified call filter parameters associated with the destination telephone number, and forwarding a scam call notification to the mobile device while the outbound call is dialing the destination telephone number.
US11936804B2 Method and system for routing of inbound toll-free communications
Aspects of the present disclosure involve systems, methods, computer program products for consolidating toll-free features of two or more telecommunications networks. In one implementation, the network services may be consolidated through utilization of an Enhanced Feature Server (EFS) or other type of application server deployed in a telecommunications network. The EFS may be configured to receive a toll-free communication and route the communication based on the dialed toll-free number and a carrier identification code (CIC) associated with the communication. Routing the communication based at least on the CIC associated with the communication allows the telecommunications network to consolidate (and ultimately remove) a redundant network or network components from the telecommunications network to improve the operation of the network. In circumstances where a CIC is not associated with a communication, the EFS may request a data schema from a national toll-free number database and determine a CIC for the communication based on an analysis of the data schema.
US11936802B2 Laser projected wayfinding interface
Systems, methods, devices and non-transitory, computer-readable storage mediums are disclosed for a wearable multimedia device and cloud computing platform with an application ecosystem for processing multimedia data captured by the wearable multimedia device. In an embodiment, a wearable multimedia device determines a plurality of points of interest and, for each of the points of interest, a heading of that point of interest relative to the device, and a distance between that point of interest and the device. The device presents a user interface including a plurality of user interface elements arranged according to one or more curved layers. Each of the user interface elements corresponds to a different one of the points of interest. A position of each of the user interface elements relative to each of the other user interface elements in the user interface is determined based on the first data and the second data.
US11936794B2 Method and system for parallel processing of smart contracts in permissioned blockchains
A method for parallel execution of dispatches in a smart contract in a blockchain includes: receiving, by a blockchain node in a blockchain network, a smart contract; identifying dispatches as inputs for the smart contract; separating the dispatches into sets, where each set includes at least one dispatch where each dispatch includes a common reference value associated with an entry in a prior block in the blockchain; determining one valid dispatch in each set based on predetermined criteria; executing the smart contract using the one valid dispatch for each set; a new block for the blockchain including blockchain data entries generated by execution of the smart contract; and transmitting the generated new block to a plurality of additional nodes in the blockchain network.
US11936791B2 Verification of the reliability of software and devices against assertions and guarantees
Computer systems, devices, and associated methods of verifying reliability of instructions for a device are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a reliability requirement associated with instructions for a device and receiving, from a user, an assertion in relation to the reliability requirement. The method includes generating a cryptographic assertion tracer (CAT) based at least in part on the received assertion. The method includes receiving assertion-related instructions in association with the CAT and generating a first code verification encrypted reproducible record based at least in part on the CAT and the received assertion-related instructions. The method then includes reporting that the reliability requirement is addressed.
US11936787B2 User identification proofing using a combination of user responses to system turing tests using biometric methods
A security platform architecture is described herein. The security platform architecture includes multiple layers and utilizes a combination of encryption and other security features to generate a secure environment.
US11936779B1 Quantum key distribution with single detector and interferometer based optical switch
A method and an apparatus for receiving quantum optical communication while reducing receiver, increasing maximum detection speed, or both. The disclosure comprises transforming the polarization encoded output of a QKD system to time-bin encoded output at the detector level. The disclosure also comprises a method and an apparatus using a quantum optical switch and several SPD units to increase communication speed.
US11936776B2 Secure key exchange electronic transactions
A unique transaction key (Tk) is established amongst multiple entities using a common hardware security module (HSM) with a common HMAC key (HK) and transaction scheme name (T). The transaction key (Tk) can be used for various cryptographic functions (e.g. encryption, MAC, HMAC, key management) with one or more messages at the transaction or session level.
US11936773B2 Encryption key management method in data subscription system
An encryption key management method includes: receiving a data registration request from a supplier terminal, determining a data identifier associated with the content data, encrypting a master key with a public key of the supplier terminal, and providing the supplier terminal with the master key encrypted with the public key of the supplier terminal, the data identifier, and a key update count value; receiving a subscription application related to the data identifier from a first subscriber terminal, encrypting the master key with a public key of the first subscriber terminal, and providing the first subscriber terminal with the master key encrypted with the public key of the first subscriber terminal and the key update count value; receiving encrypted content data encrypted with the symmetric key and a hash for the content data from the supplier terminal; and transmitting the encrypted content data and the hash to the first subscriber terminal.
US11936766B2 Direct conversion receiver using coherent integration
A receiver includes a circuit designed to process, based on a plurality of timed waveform reference locations, a waveform signal, the waveform signal comprising a message. The circuit may include a clock source, an input configured to receive the waveform signal, a time location reference circuit coupled to the clock source, the time location reference circuit designed to output the plurality of timed waveform reference locations, each timed waveform reference location being set by the clock, and a signal processing circuit coupled to the time location reference circuit, the signal processing circuit designed to generate an output voltage in a response to the waveform signal being inputted into the signal processing circuit through the input and processed at each timed waveform reference location from the series of timed waveform reference locations. A transmitter that generates the waveform signal can be also provided where the clocks are matched.
US11936764B1 Generating event streams based on application-layer events captured by remote capture agents
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that processes network data. During operation, the system obtains, at a remote capture agent, a first protocol classification for a first packet flow captured by the remote capture agent. Next, the system uses configuration information associated with the first protocol classification to build a first event stream from the first packet flow at the remote capture agent, wherein the first event stream comprises time-series event data generated from network packets in the first packet flow based on the first protocol classification. The system then transmits the first event stream over a network for subsequent storage and processing of the first event stream by one or more components on the network.
US11936761B2 Tag-based data packet prioritization in dual connectivity systems
A component of a cellular communication system is configured to prioritize data packets based on packet tags that have been associated with the data packets. The packet tags may comprise an application identifier and a customer identifier, as examples. A Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer of a radio protocol stack receives a data packet and associated packet tags and assigns the data packet to a preferred transmission queue or a non-preferred transmission queue, based on the packet tags associated with the data packet. In order to manage queue overflows, data packets of the non-preferred transmission queue may be discarded when they have been queued for more than a predetermined length of time. Data packets of the preferred transmission queue, however, are retained regardless of how long they have been queued.
US11936757B1 Pull-based on-demand application deployment to edge node
A method is provided method to control deployment of an application over a network in response to a client request sent over the network to access the application comprising: capturing at one or more first computing machines coupled to the network, an identifier of the requested application from the client request; sending information over the network from the one or more first computing machines coupled to the network to one or more second machines coupled to the network, wherein the information identifies the requested application and identifies a network address of an edge node at which to deploy the requested application; receiving the information at the one or more second machines coupled to the network; and causing by the one or more second machines coupled to the network, deployment of the application over the network to the edge node at the identified network address, based at least in part upon the received information.
US11936755B2 Systems and methods for determining a destination location for transmission of packetized data in a network system based on an application server attribute
Various embodiments are described herein for systems and methods that can be used to determine a destination location in a network fabric. In one example embodiment, the method comprises receiving an application server attribute at a fabric controller from a source port, generating at the fabric controller a destination location based on the application server attribute and mapping information stored on the fabric controller, and transmitting the destination location to the source port, where the source port transmits packetized data to a destination location based on the destination location.
US11936751B2 Systems and methods for online activity monitoring via cookies
Systems and methods of monitoring online activity may include providing, by a server of a linking system, a cookie of the linking system to a client device responsive to receiving a first request from a first resource to access a first link encoded by the linking system and linked to a second resource. The server may identify from the first request, the cookie, the first resource and the second resource. The server may receive from the client device, a second request to access a second link that is encoded by the linking system and linked to a third resource. The server may identify from the second request, the same cookie provided to the client device and the third resource. The server may identify, via the cookie provided to the client device, that the client device has accessed the first, second and third resources.
US11936746B2 Method and device for handling personal data in M2M system
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for handling personal data in a machine-to-machine (M2M) system, and an operation method of an M2M device includes obtaining information related to consent of a user for personal data provided from an Internet of things (IoT) device and creating a consent-related resource based on the information. The resource includes at least one attribute related to the consent.
US11936740B2 Modeling and management of industrial network using OPCUA
Methods/systems are provided for extending the capabilities of OPCUA to network devices that are otherwise configured and managed using NETCONF-YANG and SNMP-MIB protocols. The extension of OPCUA allows these devices to be described in network communications in the same manner as MIB or YANG. The systems/methods provide a CUC configured to request a TSN connection on the industrial network, the CUC including an OPCUA model therein. The CUC interacts with and configures an OPCUA based industrial controller connected to the industrial network, and an OPCUA based industrial device connected to the industrial network, to determine TSN parameters required for the TSN connection. The systems/methods further provide a CNC configured to provision the TSN connection on the industrial network upon request by the CUC. In some embodiments, the CNC includes an OPCUA model therein. Alternatively, the CUC may translate the TSN parameters from OPCUA parameters to YANG-MIB parameters for the CNC.
US11936739B2 Automated reset of session state
Techniques are described to perform an automatic reset of a database session to generate an environment that resembles a brand new session without the computational cost of creating a brand new session. In an embodiment, a DBMS receives a request from a client application to execute commands within a session. The DBMS identifies that the end request boundary, the end of the logical work unit for the client application, is reached within the session. The DBMS verifies that the end request boundary is at a resettable point of a session state of the session for the session to be safely reset. If the verification is successful, the DBMS performs a reset of the session to prevent any leakage of application-related session state to the next request.
US11936738B2 System, method, and computer program product for managing a connection between a device and a network
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for managing a connection between a device and a network. In use, a first device coupled between a second device and a network is identified. Further, the first device is controlled based on predefined criteria utilizing the second device, for managing a connection between the second device and the network.
US11936737B2 Notification control apparatus, notification control method, and notification control program
A notification control apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a reception unit that receives movement event information indicating that a movement event of a user has occurred; a schedule presence/absence determination unit that determines whether or not the user has a schedule immediately following or immediately preceding an occurrence time point of the movement event; a message generation unit that generates an advice to be notified to the user on the basis of the determination and the occurrence time point of the movement event; and a presentation unit that presents the generated advice to the user.
US11936733B2 Application sharing
A host device having a first processor executes an application via the first processor. The host device determines a state of the application. A scenegraph is generated corresponding to the state of the application, and the scenegraph is presented to a remote device having a display and a second processor. The remote device is configured to, in response to receiving the scenegraph, render to the display a view corresponding to the scenegraph, without executing the application via the second processor.
US11936732B2 Internet of things based clothing processing apparatus, and control method thereof
A clothing processing apparatus included in an Internet of Things (IoT) system is provided. The clothing processing apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor configured to perform a process including at least one clothing processing operation.
US11936731B2 Traffic priority based creation of a storage volume within a cluster of storage nodes
An illustrative method includes receiving a request to create a storage volume; identifying, based on the request and on a configuration file propagated among a plurality of storage nodes in a cluster, status indicators of the storage nodes; identifying, based on the request, a size of the storage volume; identifying, based on the request, a replication factor representing a number of storage nodes that are to be replicated within a cluster for the storage volume; identifying, based on one or more characteristics associated with the storage volume, a traffic priority for the storage volume, the traffic priority representing a hierarchy that determines and prioritizes which traffic is allocated to available hardware and network resources in a particular order; creating, based on the status indicators, the size, the replication factor, and the traffic priority, the storage volume on one or more of the plurality of storage nodes.
US11936720B2 Sharing digital media assets for presentation within an online social network
A method for reducing the number of images or the length of a video from a digital image collection using a social network, includes receiving a digital image collection captured by a user to be viewed by a viewer; wherein the viewer and the user are members of the same social network and using a processor to access the social network to determine a relationship between a viewer and the user. The method further includes using the processor to determine a set of summarization parameters based on the relationship between the viewer and the user and using the processor to reduce the number of images or the length of the video from the digital image collection using the determined set of summarization parameters to be viewed by the viewer.
US11936718B2 Information processing device and information processing method
The present technology relates to an information processing device and an information processing method that enable output of information using a more optimal output modal.Provided is an information processing device including a processing unit configured to perform processes of: acquiring apparatus information regarding an output modal for each electronic apparatus; selecting an electronic apparatus having an output modal that outputs information from among a plurality of electronic apparatuses on the basis of the acquired apparatus information; and outputting the information from an output modal of the selected electronic apparatus. The present technology can be applied to, for example, electronic apparatuses such as information apparatuses, video apparatuses, audio apparatuses, or household electrical appliances.
US11936717B2 Scalable media file transfer
Various embodiments of the present application set forth a computer-implemented method comprising determining a set of digital assets to transfer to a destination device, generating, from the set of digital assets, a corresponding set of chunks, where each chunk is a pre-defined size, for each chunk in the set of chunks, transmitting the chunk to a service node included in a set of service nodes, and verifying that the service node received the chunk, where the set of service nodes receives at least two chunks of the set of chunks in parallel, and after the set of service nodes send the at least two chunks in parallel to the destination device, verifying that the destination device received the set of chunks.
US11936709B2 Generating key assignment data for message processing
A data stream processing system is operable to generate key assignment data indicating assignment of each of a plurality of subsets of a plurality of possible keys to a plurality of feed receiver modules by assigning one owner feed receiver module of the plurality of feed receiver modules to each key of the plurality of possible keys for a plurality of incoming messages, and by further assigning a set of follower feed receiver modules of the plurality of feed receiver modules to the each key of the plurality of possible keys. The plurality of incoming messages are processed via the plurality of feed receiver modules based on the key assignment data.
US11936707B2 Signaling codec mode notifications for multimedia telephony sessions
Methods, systems, and storage media are described for providing codec mode notification (CMN) messages for speech to be signaled from a sender to a receiver. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
US11936699B2 Optimal usage of content storage in a managed network
An event is identified. The event is associated with device content (e.g., one or more files) and a network location (e.g., a branch location of a corporation). One or more rules are retrieved. The one or more rules are associated with the device content, the network location, and a number of communication devices at the network location. A number of shards (e.g., erasure encoding shards) are determined based on the rules. The number of shards are generated. The number of shards are sent to a plurality of communication devices at the network location according to the rules. The plurality of communication devices at the network location are equal to or less than the number of communication devices at the network location.
US11936698B2 Systems and methods for adaptive video conferencing
An illustrative video conference management system monitors an encoded video stream corresponding to an original real-time video stream of a video conference meeting. The video conference management system determines context data associated with one or more encoded video frames of the encoded video stream. The context data includes at least one of an encoder metric or a content attribute that indicates an encoding complexity level of the original real-time video stream. The video conference management system adjusts one or more encoded video streams corresponding to the original real-time video stream based on the context data. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.
US11936697B2 Methods and apparatus for providing social viewing of media content
A method for social viewing of media content includes transmitting, to multiple users, media content when the multiple users are members of a common group associated with a social media site (i.e., “friends” or the like) while providing, to the users, an interaction region configured to allow the first user and the second user to share comments with each other regarding the media content via an interaction stream.
US11936696B2 Sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference
System and methods for sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference. In an embodiment, a method is provided for sharing a screen shot of a conference application during a network conference. The method includes participating in a network conference using a client application, selecting a conference application from a plurality of conference applications, running the conference application from the client application during the network conference, capturing a screen shot of a display window generated by the conference application during the network conference, and transmitting the screen shot to attendees of the network conference.
US11936694B2 Cross-domain routing based on session initiation protocol information
Methods, devices, and system related to cross-domain routing of communication session requests in Internet Protocol (IP) Multimedia Subsystem are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method for routing a call initiated in an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) includes receiving, by a Breakout Gateway Control Function (BGCF) node operating in a first domain, a first message from a caller requesting an establishment of a communication session. The method includes determining, by the BGCF node based on header information of the first message, that the caller is located in a second domain different than the first domain, and generating, by the BGCF node, a second message based on a preconfigured rule for the second domain.
US11936688B2 Systems and methods for performing simulated phishing attacks using social engineering indicators
Systems and methods are provided for performing simulated phishing attacks using social engineering indicators. One or more failure indicators can be configured in a phishing email template, and each failure indicator can be assigned a description about that failure indicator through use of a markup tag. The phishing email template containing the markup tags corresponding to the failure indicators can be stored and can be used to generate a simulated phishing email in which the one or more markup tags are removed.
US11936680B2 Systems and methods for distributed P25 LMR radio vulnerability management and real-time interference monitoring
A threat monitoring and vulnerability management system is disclosed. The system includes one or more sensors configured to scan a frequency spectrum of a project 25 (P25) network and to collect data on the P25network. The system further includes a server coupled to the sensors and configured to receive the collected data from the plurality of sensors, compare the collected data with previously stored historical data to determine whether an anomaly exists within data patterns of the collected data, responsive to determining that the anomaly exists, determine at least one of: whether use of a cloned radio that mimics an authorized connection occurs, whether jamming of a radio frequency (RF) communication occurs, or whether jamming of a voice communication occurs within the P25 network by comparing the collected data with preset thresholds, and send a real-time alert to a dispatch and control console unit coupled to the server and the P25 network in response to determining that some of the collected data exceeds at least one of the preset thresholds, such that the dispatch and control console unit provides one or more corrective actions to the P25 network.
US11936672B2 Systems and methods for intelligently generating cybersecurity contextual intelligence and generating a cybersecurity intelligence interface
A system and method for adapting one or more cybersecurity microservices to accelerate cybersecurity threat mitigation includes constructing a subscriber-specific data corpus comprising a plurality of distinct pieces of computing environment-informative data of a target subscriber; adapting a subscriber-agnostic microservice of the cybersecurity service to a subscriber-specific microservice, wherein: the subscriber-agnostic microservice includes a plurality of subscriber-agnostic cybersecurity event handling instructions, and adapting the subscriber-agnostic microservice to the subscriber-specific microservice includes generating a plurality of context-informed cybersecurity event handling instructions; augmenting the subscriber-agnostic microservice to include the plurality of context-informed cybersecurity event handling instructions; computing for a target cybersecurity event a subscriber-specific threat severity level based on one or more of the plurality of context-informed cybersecurity event handling instructions; executing, by one or more computers, a threat mitigation action or threat disposal action based on the computing of the subscriber-specific threat severity level for the target cybersecurity event.
US11936664B2 Identity attack detection and blocking
Embodiments detect identity attacks by comparing usage of compromised passphrases or other weak credentials in failed sign-in attempts to access restriction conditions. A restriction threshold amount of weak credential failed sign-ins (WCFSI) or a WCFSI increase indicates an identity attack, such as a password spray attack. Going beyond the mere number of failed sign-ins by also considering credential strength allows embodiments to detect attacks sooner than other approaches. An embodiment may also initiate or impose defenses by locking accounts, blocking IP addresses, or requiring additional authentication before access to an account is allowed. Weak credentials may include short passwords, simple passwords, compromised passwords, or wrong usernames, for instance. Password strength testing may be used for attack detection in addition to preventive use on passwords proposed by authorized users. Familiar and unfamiliar traffic source locations may be tracked, as sets or individually.
US11936663B2 System for monitoring and managing datacenters
An example method includes detecting, using sensors, packets throughout a datacenter. The sensors can then send packet logs to various collectors which can then identify and summarize data flows in the datacenter. The collectors can then send flow logs to an analytics module which can identify the status of the datacenter and detect an attack.
US11936661B2 Detecting malicious beaconing communities using lockstep detection and co-occurrence graph
A cloud based implemented method (and apparatus) includes receiving input data including bipartite graph data in a format of source MAC (Media Access Control) address data versus destination IP (Internet Protocol) data and timestamp information, and providing the input bipartite graph data into a first processing to detect malicious beaconing activities using a lockstep detection module on the input bipartite graph data, as executed in a cloud environment, to detect possible synchronized attacks against a targeted infrastructure.
US11936660B2 Self-training classification
Systems, methods, and related technologies for self-training classification are described. In certain aspects, a plurality of device classification methods with associated models are accessed. Each of the classification methods have an associated reliability level. The models of classification methods with a higher reliability level than other classifications methods are used to train the models associated with lower reliability level. The trained models and associated classification methods are thus improved.
US11936659B2 Automatic verification of safety for virtualized networks
Described are examples for providing a system for managing configuration and policies for a virtualized wide area network (vWAN) support on a wide area network (WAN). The vWAN includes a plurality of virtual network entities associated with geographic locations including the physical computing resources of the WAN and virtual connections between the virtual network entities. The system includes a network safety component for managing configurations and policies of the vWAN on the WAN. The network safety component receives a change to a policy or configuration of the vWAN from an operator of a network connected to the vWAN. The network safety component evaluates a set of safety rules for the operator based on the change and a network state of a physical WAN underlying the vWAN. The network safety component generates an error message in response to at least one of the set of safety rules failing the evaluation.
US11936658B2 Intelligent assignment of a network resource
A system includes a plurality of shared network resources and a central server connected by a network. The central server receives from a first user a request for accessing a network resource. The central server identifies a plurality of user groups the first user is part of and determines a number of other users from the identified user groups who have the closest association with the first user. For each closely associated user of the first user, the central server simulates access to the requested network resource by the respective user based on a user group that provides to the other user access to the network resource. Based on results of the simulating, the central server determines a user group that provides a closest network path to the network resource and generates a recommendation to add the first user to the determined user group.
US11936657B2 Systems and methods for enhanced authorization messages
Techniques for authorizing a transaction or interaction of a user that is modified by authentication information for the same user are described herein. In embodiments, an authorization request message for a transaction and a session identifier may be received from a transport computer or a resource provider computer. A portion of pre-analyzed data about the user and the one or more interactions may be obtained, from a database, based on the session identifier. A risk analysis for the transaction using the portion of the pre-analyzed data may be performed to generate a value. The authorization request message may be modified to include the portion of the pre-analyzed data and the value. The modified authorization request message may be transmitted to an authorizing computer.
US11936656B2 Prioritizing operations over content objects of a content management system
Content object operations over content objects of a content management system are prioritized to be performed immediately, or at a later time. The immediate scheduling of an operation is determined by policies, rules, and/or predictive model outcomes. The determination for later time scheduling is based on analysis of a history of events on content objects. If the content object operation is deemed to be at least potentially delayable to a later time, then a scheduling model is consulted to determine an urgency of performing the content object operation on the content object. The urgency value resulting from consulting the scheduling model is combined with then-current resource availability to determine a timeframe for performance of the content object operation on the content object relative to other entries in a continuously updated list of to-be-performed operations. The performance of the content object operation on the content object is initiated in due course.
US11936652B2 Proxied multi-factor authentication using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks
Proxied multi-factor authentication using credential and authentication management in scalable data networks is described, including initiating a request by an extension to authenticate a browser to access a data network, the request being associated with an address and transmitted over HTTP, receiving at a proxy browser a first message from the data network in response to the request, the first message comprising authentication data, the authentication data being forwarded to a server in data communication with the proxy browser and the browser, sending a second message from the server to the extension, the second message comprising the authentication data, and transferring authentication data to the data network from the browser and the extension in response to an query from the data network.
US11936648B2 Methods and apparatus for allowing users to control use and/or sharing of images and/or biometric data
Methods and apparatus for allowing an individual to preserve his/her privacy and control the use of the individual's images and/or personal information by other, without disclosing the identity of the individual to others, are described. In various embodiments the individual seeking privacy provides his/her identifying information, images, and sharing preferences indicating desired level of privacy to a control device which is then stored in a customer record. The control device can be queried to determine if an image or other information corresponds to a user who has restricted use of his/her image or other information in a public manner. Upon receiving a query the control device determines using the stored customer record whether an individual has authorized use of his or her image. Based upon the determination a response is sent to the querying device indicating whether the use of the image and/or individual's information is authorized.
US11936647B2 Identity verification method and apparatus, storage medium, and computer device
This application relates to an identity verification method performed at a computer device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a biometric feature image from a video acquisition device via an encrypted connection; extracting biometric feature information from the biometric feature image in a local safe area within a running environment of the computer device; encrypting the biometric feature information in the local safe area, to obtain encrypted feature information, and transmitting the encrypted feature information to an application run in a local normal area within the running environment of the computer device; transmitting the encrypted feature information to a verification server through the application via a network connection; and receiving, through the application and via the network connection, an identity verification result returned by the verification server, the identity verification result being obtained after the encrypted feature information is decrypted and verified by the verification server.
US11936643B2 Sending and receiving messages
The present disclosure relates to the exchange of information between a message sending device and a message receiving device with message authentication and proposes to reduce the time required for message authentication by pre-computing a message tag, such as a MAC, and subsequently replacing the computation of the MAC when the tag is to be validated (or indeed also on sending) by a table look-up. The approach requires a set of messages and works particularly well for small sets of messages, for example as small as two or three messages, or less than five or ten messages. The approach finds particular application in control networks where control decisions have to be taken quickly and securely, for example in the control of a vehicle, for example an autonomous vehicle, or the control of a smart electricity grid.
US11936640B2 Method of distributing client certificates to machines with shared cloud account access
Some embodiments provide a method for providing a resource to a particular virtual private cloud that is deployed in a set of datacenters that host multiple virtual private clouds. At a resource issuer, the method receives a resource request from a particular machine deployed in the particular virtual private cloud, the resource request including a first set of cloud-specific data. The method obtains a cloud identifier for the particular machine from a registry service of the particular virtual private cloud that interacts with a datacenter-set cloud service that deploys machines in the datacenter set for different virtual private clouds. The method uses the obtained cloud identifier to obtain a second set of cloud-specific data for the particular machine from the datacenter-set cloud service. Upon determining that the first and second sets of cloud-specific data match, the method authenticates the particular machine and issues the resource for the particular machine.
US11936639B2 Using client certificates to communicate trusted information
A device comprises: a receiver configured to receive a client certificate; a processor coupled to the receiver and configured to: authenticate the client certificate, extract, in response to the authentication, attributes from the client certificate, and create, in response to the extraction, a message comprising reformatted attributes based on the attributes, wherein the reformatted attributes can be trusted; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the message. A device comprises: a processor configured to: process a client certificate comprising a certificate identifier (ID) attribute, a tenant ID attribute, and a role ID attribute, and package the client certificate in a request for a shared service; and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the request.
US11936638B2 Link protocol agents for inter-application communications
Methods, media, and systems for facilitating inter-application communications between a web platform and a remote application computing device are disclosed such that a link protocol agent associated with the web platform processes an authentication request based on which a temporary connection resource locator is provided. A connection is then established at the resource locator and maintained for a period of time. Payloads and acknowledgements are exchanged in the established connection. The connection is capable of being established across a firewall.
US11936637B2 Technologies for providing secure utilization of tenant keys
Technologies for providing secure utilization of tenant keys include a compute device. The compute device includes circuitry configured to obtain a tenant key. The circuitry is also configured to receive encrypted data associated with a tenant. The encrypted data defines an encrypted image that is executable by the compute device to perform a workload on behalf of the tenant in a virtualized environment. Further, the circuitry is configured to utilize the tenant key to decrypt the encrypted data and execute the workload without exposing the tenant key to a memory that is accessible to another workload associated with another tenant.
US11936636B2 Communication device, communication method, and communication system
According to an embodiment, a communication device includes one or more processors. The processors share encryption keys with a plurality of external communication devices. The processors, based on residual quantities of the encryption keys, decide on a route for sending transmission data. The processors encrypt, for each external communication device of one or more external communication devices included in the route, a header in which the external communication device is set as a destination, using an encryption key shared with the external communication device. The processors generate a packet that includes the transmission data and encrypted headers for the one or more external communication devices. The processors send the generated packet along the route.
US11936632B2 Homomorphic encryption in a healthcare network environment, system and methods
A system and method for homomorphic encryption in a healthcare network environment is provided and includes receiving digital data over the healthcare network at a data custodian server in a plurality of formats from various data sources, encrypting the data according to a homomorphic encryption scheme, receiving a query at the data custodian server from a data consumer device concerning a portion of the encrypted data, initiating a secure homomorphic work session between the data custodian server and the data consumer device, generating a homomorphic work space associated with the homomorphic work session, compiling, by the data custodian server, a results set satisfying the query, loading the results set into the homomorphic work space, and building an application programming interface (API) compatible with the results set, the API facilitating encrypted analysis on the results set in the homomorphic work space.
US11936630B1 Systems and methods for establishing encrypted internet communication
A router includes processing circuitry configured to send a request to a web server to access a website hosted by the web server. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured identify a pathway between a client device and the web server as well as determine whether the pathway is encrypted or unencrypted. In response to determining that the pathway is unencrypted, the processing circuitry is configured to determine whether an alternative pathway between the client device and the web server via a web host of the web server is available and, in response to determining that the alternative pathway is available, cause the alternative pathway to be established in lieu of the pathway.
US11936629B2 System and method for creating a secure hybrid overlay network
A system and method for creating a secure overlay network on top of the public Internet, optionally by creating an identity-based network in which user identities are the identifiers rather than IP addresses, and whereas only authenticated and authorized users whose identity has been established have visibility and access to the network; establishing fully encrypted and private network segments; providing superior performance through improved protocols and routing; and implementing a decentralized topology that allows any two nodes on it to communicate regardless of each node's location or network settings—as if the two nodes are on the same local area network.
US11936628B1 Synthetic and variable device identifications
A method, system, and computer program product to provide a synthetic device ID for a device is provided herein. The method includes receiving a request from the device to obtain a service from a vendor, where the device is associated with an internal device ID. The method further includes generating the synthetic device ID for the device and associating the device, the internal device ID, the vendor, and the synthetic device ID. The method also includes transmitting the synthetic device ID to the vendor, and internally tracking the request based on the association.
US11936622B1 Techniques for cybersecurity risk-based firewall configuration
A system and method for providing dynamic network traffic policies. The method includes: detecting a cybersecurity risk on a workload deployed in a cloud computing environment, the cloud computing environment having a firewall connected to an untrusted network; and configuring the firewall to filter network traffic to the workload based on the detected cybersecurity risk.
US11936621B2 Firewall drift monitoring and detection
The present application relates to embodiments for detecting firewall drift. In some embodiments, a first set of firewall rules of a first firewall for a first instance of a distributed application, a second set of firewall rules of a second firewall for a second instance of the distributed application, and a mapping of IP addresses to identifiers of services from amongst a first set of services of the first instance and a second set of services of the second instance may be obtained. First connectivity data and second connectivity data may be generated indicating, for each of IP address associated with the first and second set of firewall rules, a respective port number over which communications between a respective IP address are transmitted, and generating comparison data indicating whether firewall drift is detected based on a comparison of the first connectivity data and the second connectivity data.
US11936620B2 Randomized SPI for distributed IPsec
A method and computer readable software for providing randomized Security Parameter Index (SPI) for distributed Internet Protocol security (IPsec) are disclosed. In one embodiment a method includes designating each IPsec node with a unique node identifier, the IPsec node; performing a hash function on a random SPI to provide a randomized SPI; and assigning the randomized SPI to an IPsec tunnel associated with an IPsec node.
US11936617B2 System and method of applying policy based, targeted prefix advertisements via internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) stateless address auto-configuration (SLAAC) router advertisement (RA) poisoning
Systems and network devices configured to use Stateless Address Auto-Configuration (SLAAC) to provide different internet protocol (IP) address information to user equipment (UE) devices that are connected to the same local area network (LAN). A network device (e.g., default router, etc.) may determine whether a UE device is eligible to receive special treatment based on a link-layer address of the UE device. The network device send the UE device an unicast router advertisement that includes a special prefix in response to determining that the UE device is eligible to receive special treatment. The network device may send the UE device an unicast router advertisement that includes a base prefix for the LAN in response to determining that the UE device is not eligible to receive special treatment.
US11936614B2 Method and apparatus for sending reply packet, computing device, and storage medium
The disclosure discloses a network device, an apparatus, and a network system. The network device receives a reply packet sent by a DHCP service device, and determines a first next-hop address from a plurality of next-hop addresses corresponding to a destination IP address of the reply packet, where the first next-hop address is a first tunnel endpoint IP address of the relay device and is different from a tunnel endpoint IP address of another relay device in a target anycast group to which the relay device belongs, and a communication connection is established between each relay device in the target anycast group and the client. The network device may forward the reply packet to the relay device based on the first next-hop address.
US11936609B2 System and method for enabling real-time eventing
A method and system for real-time eventing including interacting with at least one configuration attribute according to instructions specified through an application programming interface (API); adding subscribers for an event channel; generating an event from operation of an application; publishing the event message to the event channel on an event router; processing the event message according to the at least one configuration attribute; identifying a subscriber to the event channel; and sending the event from the event router to the subscriber.
US11936605B2 Message processing method, apparatus and electronic device
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a message processing method, an apparatus, and an electronic device, which belong to the technical field of computer applications. The method includes: obtaining a comment message sent by a sending terminal; performing a preset type of detection on the comment message; if the comment message passes the detection, sending the comment message to the receiving terminal, so that the receiving terminal displays the comment message; if the comment message fails the detection, not sending the comment message to the receiving terminal. Through the solution of the present disclosure, the detection and screening strategy for the comment messages is added, a total amount of the comment messages is reduced, the message processing solution is optimized, and the user experience is improved.
US11936604B2 Multi-level security analysis and intermediate delivery of an electronic message
An initial risk of an electronic message is determined. Based on the initial risk, it is determined whether to modify the electronic message. In an event it is determined to modify the electronic message: the electronic message is modified; the modified electronic message is allowed to be delivered to an intended recipient of the electronic message; a secondary computer security risk assessment of the electronic message is automatically performed; and based on the secondary computer security risk assessment, the modified message is updated.
US11936603B2 Generating modified images for display
A method and system for displaying an image in a communication thread accessible to a first and second user are disclosed, including receiving an indication of a selection of a first image by the first user for display in the communication thread, analyzing user attribute settings of the first user or the second user to determine if at least one of the first user or the second user has a user attribute setting corresponding to a customizable aspect of the selected first image, and causing, based on the analyzing, in different first and second modes, one of the selected first image or a modified image based on the selected first image to be displayed in the communication thread.
US11936602B2 Enhanced instant message handling and delivery
Managing instant message delivery may include receiving, using a processor, an instant message, wherein the instant message is directed to a recipient, and responsive to receiving the instant message, determining, using the processor, a user profile for the recipient and an activity level of a client device of the recipient. The user profile may specify rules for delivering instant messages to the recipient from users. Responsive to receiving the instant message, a delivery policy for the instant message may be determined using the processor according to the user profile of the recipient and the activity level of the client device. The instant message may be sent to the client device of the recipient according to the delivery policy using the processor.
US11936598B2 Signal injection in time division duplex (TDD) communication systems
According to one aspect of the disclosure, a radio node for Time Division Duplex, TDD, communications is provided. The radio node includes processing circuitry configured to inject a signal into a time window where the time window is positioned, in a time domain, between a TDD first direction subframe to a TDD second direction subframe and the time window has a time duration less than the TDD first direction subframe and TDD second direction subframe, and perform at least one function using the injected signal.
US11936594B2 Method, apparatus, and system for transmitting or receiving control channel and data channel in wireless communication system
A base station of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The base station of the wireless communication includes a communication module, and a processor. The processor generates a preemption indicator indicating a preempted resource. In this case, the resource indicated by the preemption indicator does not include an orthogonal frequency divisional multiplexing (OFDM) symbol configured as an uplink (UL) symbol by a radio resource control (RRC) signal. The processor is configured to transmit the preemption indicator to a user equipment of the wireless system based on a predetermined period.
US11936589B2 Systems and methods for customizing wireless communication beacons and transmitting wireless communication beacons
A method for customizing wireless communication beacons includes (a) transmitting a first Unicast beacon from a first wireless termination point (WTP) to a first user equipment (UE) station, (b) receiving, at the first WTP, an acknowledgement data frame from the first UE station, (c) determining one or more characteristics of the first UE station from the acknowledgement data frame, (d) customizing one or more second Unicast beacons for the first UE station, based at least in part on the one or more characteristics of the first UE station, and (e) transmitting the one or more second Unicast beacons from the first WTP to the first UE station.
US11936588B2 UCI multiplexing procedure for multiple overlapping channels at different physical layer priorities
Performing UCI multiplexing includes generating PUCCH resources Z at an L1 HP procedure and an L1 LP procedure. The L1 HP procedure and the L1 LP procedure results in a plurality of HP PUCCHs and LP PUCCHs, respectively. A modified procedure for Set Q to resources Z is performed with the plurality of HP PUCCHs and LP PUCCHs as inputs. The plurality of HP PUCCHs according to starting symbols is scanned to identify an earliest starting HP PUCCH. A PUCCH from the plurality of LP PUCCHs or HP PUCCHS that overlaps with the earliest starting HP PUCCH is collected. Inter-L1 priority multiplexing is performed on the earliest starting HP PUCCH and the collected PUCCH, which may result in a new HP PUCCH. The new HP PUCCH is inserted into the Set Q. The modified procedure is repeated until there is no overlap among the HP PUCCHs and the LP PUCCHs.
US11936581B2 Uplink doppler metric estimation based on an uplink or a downlink reference signal
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may determine the subcarrier spacing and carrier frequency used by a user equipment (UE) for communicating with the base station. The base station may select a sounding reference signal (SRS) configuration for the UE that is based on the subcarrier spacing and carrier frequency used by the UE. The SRS configuration may define the temporal spacing between repetitions of the SRS. The base station may indicate the SRS configuration to the UE so that the UE transmits repetitions of the SRS according to the SRS configuration. The base station may measure the SRS repetitions from the UE to determine the Doppler frequency for the uplink channel. The base station may use the uplink Doppler frequency to select a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) configuration for the UE.
US11936577B2 Method and apparatus for receiving PPDU in wireless LAN system
Proposed are a method and an apparatus for receiving a PPDU in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a receiving STA receives a PPDU from a transmitting STA via broadband communication and decodes the PPDU. The PPDU is received on the basis of an OFDMA scheme. The PPDU includes a first signal field. The first signal field includes first information on a preamble puncturing pattern for each 80 MHz band in the broadband communication. The first information consists of a 4-bit bitmap for the 80 MHz band.
US11936576B2 Fifth generation new radio uplink multiplexing assisted by shared grant-free transmission
This document describes methods, devices, systems, and means for fifth generation new radio uplink multiplexing assisted by shared grant-free transmission. A user equipment (UE) inserts a first cyclical redundancy check (CRC) into a transport block (TB), encodes the TB, including the CRC, into a codeword (CW). Based on receiving a preemption indicator for part of a first physical resource, the UE selects a first part of the CW for rate matching with a length based on a received uplink (UL) grant and the received preemption indicator. The UE transmits the first part of the CW using the first physical resource, selects a second part of the CW, inserts a second CRC in the selected second part of the CW, and transmits the second part of the CW using a second physical resource.
US11936575B2 Transmission scheme for multiple transmission reception points in radio system
A method may include receiving, by a wireless device, configuration parameters indicating a switching scheme for switching a first beam and a second beam over physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission occasions. The method may include receiving downlink control information indicating repetitions of a transport block (TB) via the PDSCH transmission occasions. The method may include receiving, based on the switching scheme, a first repetition of the repetitions of the TB with the first beam via a first transmission occasion of the PDSCH transmission occasions, and a second repetition of the repetitions of the TB with the second beam via a second transmission occasion of the PDSCH transmission occasions.
US11936574B2 Method and system for a repeater network that utilizes distributed transceivers with array processing
A system comprising a relay device that configures to a first beamforming setting for a first set of antenna arrays to establish a first link between the relay device and a source device, and a second beamforming setting to establish a second link between the relay device and a destination device. A data stream is processed based on a selection of one of a passive mode or an active mode of relay operation. In the passive mode, a received radio frequency waveform of the data stream is down-converted to an intermediate frequency waveform, re-amplified, and then up-converted for transmission without requiring any data demodulation, and in the active mode, the IF waveform is demodulated and then remodulated for the transmission. The data stream is forwarded to the destination device through the second link based on the selection of one of the passive or active mode.
US11936572B2 Communication method for carrier aggregation system, terminal, and network device
A carrier aggregation system includes a TDD carrier and an FDD carrier, and a method for the carrier aggregation system includes: a terminal device receives downlink information by using a secondary component carrier; and the terminal device sends feedback information for the downlink information by using a primary component carrier. When the primary component carrier or the secondary component carrier is a TDD carrier, at least one first subframe that includes P consecutive sTTIs exists in the TDD carrier, and at least one sTTI that occupies two OFDM symbols exists in the P consecutive sTTIs, where P is an integer greater than 1. Embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a corresponding terminal device and network device.
US11936570B1 Modular switch and a method for scaling switches
A modular switch and a method that includes (a) first tier switching elements that comprise input output (IO) ports; and (b) second tier switching elements that are coupled to the first tier switching elements in a non-blocking manner. The first tier switching elements are configured to perform traffic management of traffic, and perform substantially all egress processing and ingress processing of the traffic; wherein the traffic management comprises load balancing, traffic shaping and flow-based reordering. The second tier switching elements are configured to (a) provide a shared memory space to the first tier switching elements, (b) perform substantially all of the queuing of traffic and (c) send, to the first tier switching elements, status information related to the status of shared memory resources. The first tier switching elements are configured to perform the traffic management based, at least in part, on the status information.
US11936565B2 Methods and apparatus for data traffic control in networks
Aspects of embodiments provide methods and network criticality managers for controlling data traffic in a network. The method may include: obtaining network topology information from a plurality of physical resources used to transfer data traffic in the network; determining priority levels for data traffic in the network; using the network topology information and the determined priority levels to calculate criticality values for physical resources from among the plurality of physical resources, wherein the criticality values for the physical resources indicate the relative importance of the physical resources in the network; and controlling the data traffic in the network based on the calculated criticality values.
US11936561B2 Rate-optimized congestion management
This disclosure provides methods and systems for reducing congestion in RoCEv2 networks. The method is configured to operate large-scale in data centers on traffic flowing from a sender node to a receiver node. The method described has three stages: a fast start stage, a transition stage, and a regulation stage. In the fast start stage, the sender sends data to the receiver at a fast initial rate. This may continue until the receiver observes a congestion event. When this happens, the sender reduces the data transfer rate as the method enters the transition stage. From a reduced rate, the method enters the regulation stage, where the rate is increased using a combination of a feedback control loop and an additive increase multiplicative decrease (AIMD) algorithm.
US11936560B1 Systems and methods for data flow between mobile applications and customer premises equipment, using a consistent server hash
According to some embodiments, a system for managing customer premises equipment is provided. The system comprises a plurality of server groups, where each server group of the plurality of server groups is associated with a respective one of a plurality of hash values. The system comprises a load balancer that is configured to receive first signaling from a customer premises equipment associated with a first customer, the first signaling indicating a first hash value of the plurality of hash values, determine a first server group of the plurality of server groups to service the customer premises equipment based on the first hash value, select a first server of a plurality of servers in the first server group to service the first message, and route the first signaling to the first server to service the first signaling.
US11936559B2 Fast receive re-convergence of multi-pod multi-destination traffic in response to local disruptions
One technique includes receiving, in a first network, a multi-destination packet from a second network, and determining, based on the multi-destination packet, a first multi-destination tree in the first network for forwarding the multi-destination packet. In response to determining that the first multi-destination tree is not rooted on the network device, a second multi-destination tree in the first network is determined, and the multi-destination packet is transmitted using the second multi-destination tree. Another technique includes, upon detecting a first network device joining a network, sending a first indication to a second network device that the first network device is in a state for an amount of time. After the amount of time has elapsed, a second indication that the first network device has exited the state is sent to the second network device. A topology of the network is updated after the first network device has exited the state.
US11936557B2 Discovering a reverse path for initiating bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD)
Systems and methods for enabling Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) over a selected reverse path are provided. A process, according to one implementation, include sending an echo request in a forward direction from an initiator node to a reflector node. For example, the initiator node and reflector node may be configured to operate in a network having no or different centralized controller that manages both the initiator node and reflector node. The echo request may be sent to the reflector node to discover a reverse path in a reverse direction from the reflector node to the initiator node. Also, the reverse path is discovered for the purpose of initiating a Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) or Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Ping procedure.
US11936551B2 BGP route identification method, apparatus, and device
A BGP route identification method and apparatus are provided. A network device obtains a BGP route. The BGP route includes an autonomous system path attribute AS_PATH attribute, the AS_PATH attribute includes a first autonomous system number AS number, an AS number corresponding to an autonomous system that the network device is located in or manages is a second AS number, and the first AS number is equal to the second AS number. The network device determines, based on the first AS number and the second AS number, whether the BGP route is abnormal.
US11936550B2 Systems and methods for providing a dynamic-hybrid forwarding information base (DHFIB)
A routing system can provide a Dynamic-Hybrid Forwarding Information Base (DHFIB). A control component of the routing system can build a routing table that includes routing information (e.g., prefixes, addresses, etc.) for use by a first routing component. The routing table can be ordered or ranked based on traffic information from the first routing component. Then, the control component can create the DHFIB from the routing table, wherein the DHFIB is a portion of the routing table and related to the first routing component. As such, the portion of the routing table selected for the DHFIB can be the set of prefixes in the routing table that represent the most frequently routed or most important prefixes in the routing table. Finally, the control component can forward the DHFIB to the first routing component to allow the routing component to route communications.
US11936548B2 Active assurance for virtualized services
An example method includes receiving, by a computing system, a declarative testing descriptor for active testing of a virtualized service; obtaining, from an orchestration layer, metadata associated with the virtualized service, wherein the metadata specifies a unique name for a virtualized service within the namespace of a cluster managed by the orchestration layer; determining, by the computing system using the declarative testing descriptor and the metadata, an active testing configuration for an instance of the virtualized service; and starting an active test according to the active testing configuration and determining service level violations for the instance of the virtualized service based on a result of the active test.
US11936541B2 Method and apparatus for prediction of device failure
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for prediction of device failure. The method includes receiving from a network exposure node a request for subscribing to a monitoring report related to a device failure predicted for a terminal device; obtaining, in response to the request, traffic data and current power consumption data of the terminal device; detecting, based on the traffic data, a traffic anomaly of the terminal device; predicting, in response to the detection of the traffic anomaly of the terminal device, a device failure based on the current power consumption data; and transmitting the monitoring report indicating the predicted device failure to the network exposure node. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the monitoring event can be extended to predict the device failure of the terminal device.
US11936538B2 Phase-shifted sampling module and method for determining filter coefficients
A phase-shifted sampling circuit is described. The phase-shifted sampling circuit includes a primary sampler circuit, an ADC circuit, and an equalization circuit. The primary sampler circuit includes an analog signal input, a first signal path, and a second signal path. The equalization circuit includes a primary sampler equalizer sub-circuit. The primary sampler equalizer sub-circuit is configured to compensate a mismatch between a transfer function associated with the first signal path and a transfer function associated with the second signal path. Further, a method of determining filter coefficients of an equalization circuit of a phase-shifted sampling circuit is described.
US11936537B2 Support method, support system, and computer program
A support method, a support system, and a computer program for efficiently creating a new service obtained by combining functions of a plurality of devices are provided. A support method of the present invention is a support method of supporting creation of a new service obtained by combining functions of a plurality of devices via an IoT hub to which the plurality of devices are connected, and causes an information processing device to execute an extraction step, and the support method further includes a list output step, a selection reception step, a selection output step, an availability reception step, an input and output step, an answer reception step, and a transmission step.
US11936535B2 Server and electronic device for transmitting and receiving stream data and method for operating the same
Various embodiments may provide a server including a communication circuit, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive report information on a delay time of each of multiple pieces of sub-stream data, identify a second external electronic device transmitting a particular piece of sub-stream data of the multiple pieces of sub-stream data to the first external electronic device, identify a first delay time of the particular piece of sub-stream data associated with the second external electronic device, and a second delay time of the particular piece of sub-stream data associated with a third external electronic device, and determine, based on the first delay time and the second delay time, whether the second external electronic device or the third external electronic device is to transmit the particular piece of sub-stream data to the first external electronic device. Various other embodiments are possible.
US11936534B2 Data analytics for network automation utilizing user QoE data
A method is performed by a network function for providing data analytics services. The method includes performing data analytics based on user data for deriving a Quality of Experience (QoE) parameter for at least one user. At least one of a result of the data analytics and QoE analytics information is provided to an Operations, Administration and Maintenance (OAM) management function.
US11936533B2 Automatically detecting authorized remote administration sessions in a network monitoring system
In one embodiment, a service receives administration traffic data in a network associated with a remote administration session in which a control device remotely administers a client device. The service analyzes the administration traffic data to determine whether any portion of the administration traffic data is resulting from an administration session involving a trusted administrator. The service flags a first portion of the administration traffic data as authorized when the first portion of the administration traffic data is determined to result from an administration session involving a trusted administrator, and a second portion of the administration traffic data is non-flagged. The service assesses the second portion of the administration traffic data using a machine learning-based traffic classifier to determine whether the second portion of the administration traffic data is malicious.
US11936528B2 Applying network policies to devices based on their current access network
A server of a distributed computing system that is at least partially hosted on a particular access network receives a plurality of messages from a plurality of devices over a network, each of the messages associated with a corresponding source address. For each of the plurality of devices, a current access network is determined for the device. For each of the devices with a current access network being the particular access network, a first network policy is applied to the device. For each of the devices with a current access network being other than the particular access network, a second network policy is applied to the device, the second network policy defining a second encryption requirement.
US11936526B2 Network apparatus information management device and network apparatus information management method
The network device information management apparatus includes: a log data acquisition unit configured to acquire log data from each of the plurality of devices, the log data including information about components of the plurality of devices; and an inventory information estimation unit configured to exclude a common portion of the log data before and after registration of the component to extract a component configuration indicating information about the component newly registered to the device, compare the extracted component configuration with the component configuration extracted from a component registered to another device, estimate the common portion as inventory information, and store the estimated inventory information in storage means.
US11936524B2 Providing extendible network capabilities for managed computer networks
Techniques are described for managing communications between multiple computing nodes, such as for computing nodes that are part of managed virtual computer networks provided on behalf of users or other entities. In some situations, one or more of the computing nodes of a managed virtual computer network is configured to perform actions to extend capabilities of the managed virtual computer network to other computing nodes that are not part of the managed virtual computer network, such as by forwarding communications between computing nodes of the managed virtual computer network and the other external computing nodes so as to enable the other external computing nodes to participate in the managed virtual computer network. In some situations, the computing nodes may include virtual machine nodes hosted on one or more physical computing machines or systems, such as by or on behalf of one or more users.
US11936523B2 Incremental network intent provisioning
A method of provisioning a network may include, with a network controller, identifying a first network intent of a computing network based at least in part on an execution of a user interface (UI) or API layer at a client device, and identifying a modification of at least one object within the first network intent within the UI or API layer at the client device as the first network intent is being modified. The modification defines a delta between the first network intent and a second network intent. The method may further include, with a provisioning service executed by the network controller, receiving the delta as a payload from the client device, and provisioning at least one computing device within the computing network based at least in part on the delta. The method further includes automatically modifying the at least one object based on the received delta, including a further modification of the second network intent.
US11936518B2 Interconnection platform for real-time configuration and management of a cloud-based services exchange
In one example, a cloud-based services exchange comprises a plurality of interconnection assets configured to connect a customer of the cloud-based services exchange to one or more cloud service providers, the plurality of interconnection assets including a virtual circuit by which the customer accesses a cloud service from the one or more cloud service providers; and an orchestration engine configured to modify the plurality of interconnection assets.
US11936517B2 Embedding custom container images and FaaS for an extensibility platform
According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, an example process herein may comprise: receiving configuration of an extension to manage one or more particular endpoints and data collectors for a particular tenant of an extensibility platform; determining a specification of a container containing one or more particular functions configured to perform required data transformations for the extension; providing one or more shared egress assistant functions configured to receive data from the one or more particular functions; and sending the data from the one or more shared egress assistant functions onto a common ingest for further processing, wherein the one or more particular functions and the one or more shared egress assistant functions are executed as functions-as-a-service at runtime.
US11936515B2 System and method for efficient network reconfiguration in fat-trees
Systems and methods are provided for supporting efficient reconfiguration of an interconnection network having a pre-existing routing. An exemplary method can provide a plurality of switches, a plurality of end nodes, and one or more subnet managers, including a master subnet manager. The method can calculate, via the master subnet manager, a first set of one or more leaf-switch to leaf-switch multipaths. The method can store this first set of one or more leaf-switch to leaf-switch multipaths at a metabase. The method can detect a reconfiguration triggering event, and call a new routing for the interconnection network. Finally, the method can reconfigure the network according to the new routing for the interconnection network.
US11936513B2 System and method for anomaly detection in a computer network
An anomaly detection system uses an AI engine to analyze configurations and backups to identify and assess anomalies. Backup data and configurations are used to characterize events as either secure or insecure.
US11936510B2 Electronic device, method executed by the electronic device and computer readable medium
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a method executed by the electronic device, and a computer-readable medium. The electronic device includes a memory on which instructions are stored and a processor. The processor is configured to execute the instructions stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to execute the following operations: receiving a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) request from a network management station; in response to the receipt of the SNMP request, starting a timer at the electronic device, a timeout period of the timer being set to a first predetermined time period; and in response to a case where the electronic device has not completed an operation required by the SNMP request when the timer expires, sending a timeout message to the network management station as a response to the SNMP request.
US11936509B2 Dual-modulation transmission in a wireless communication system
A transmitter and method therein for transmitting a signal to a receiver in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The transmitter is configured to modulate a signal using two different modulations, a combination of binary amplitude shift keying, ASK, and binary frequency shift keying, FSK, and transmit the modulated signal.
US11936507B2 CMOS signaling front end for extra short reach links
A transceiver circuit includes a receiver front end utilizing a ring oscillator, and a transmitter front end utilizing a pass-gate circuit in a first feedback path across a last-stage driver circuit. The transceiver circuit provides low impedance at low frequency and high impedance at high frequency, and desirable peaking behavior.
US11936505B2 Decision feedback equalization with efficient burst error correction
Receivers, methods, and cores, can provide decision feedback equalization with efficient burst error correction. An illustrative receiver includes: a decision feedback equalizer that derives symbol decisions from a receive signal; a subtractor that determines an equalization error for each said symbol decision; and a post-processor that operates on the symbol decisions and equalization error to detect and correct symbol decision errors. An illustrative receiving method includes: using a decision feedback equalizer to derive symbol decisions from a filtered receive signal; determining an equalization error for each said symbol decision; and processing the symbol decisions and equalization error to detect and correct symbol decision errors. An illustrative semiconductor intellectual property core generates circuitry for implementing a receiving and method as described above.
US11936501B2 OFDM channel estimation
A radio receiver tunes a radio channel by generating a periodic signal, mixing the periodic signal with received radio signals and passing the mixed signal through a channel filter that has a passband that corresponds to the bandwidth of the tuned channel. The receiver receives allocation information identifying a set of subcarriers in the tuned channel on which to receive an OFDM data signal. It uses this information to receive the OFDM data, modulated on the allocated subcarriers. When the allocated subcarriers span an allocated frequency range that is less than the width of the tuned channel and that is offset from the centre of the tuned channel in an offset direction, the receiver offsets the channel filter from the centre of the tuned channel in the offset direction such that the channel filter passes i) said OFDM data signal, ii) an in-allocation reference signal, and iii) an out-of-channel reference signal. The receiver uses both reference signals to calculate a channel estimate for a subcarrier within the tuned channel.
US11936498B2 Device for a subscriber station of a serial bus system and method for communication in a serial bus system
A device and method for a serial bus system. The device has a transmit signal analysis module for counting edges of a transmit signal to be transmitted on a bus of the bus system; a receive signal analysis module for counting edges of a receive signal generated from a signal transmitted on the bus because of the transmit signal; and an evaluation module for evaluating the difference that results from a comparison of the edges counted by the transmit signal analysis module and the edges counted by the receive signal analysis module. If the signal propagation time on the bus is greater than the bit time of the receive signal, the evaluation module signals whether the amount of the difference is less than or equal to a predefined value or whether the amount of the difference is greater than the predefined value, the predefined value being greater than zero.
US11936495B2 Wire harness and communication relay method
Provided are a wire harness and a communication relay method with which effects such as reduction in the relay processing load of an in-vehicle device or improvement in the scalability of an in-vehicle device can be expected. A wire harness according to an embodiment includes a circuit board detachably mountable to an in-vehicle device, a plurality of communication lines connected to the circuit board, and a relay unit provided on the circuit board and configured to relay communication between the plurality of communication lines and to relay communication between the communication lines and the in-vehicle device.
US11936490B2 L2 switch, communication method, and communication program
Upon receiving a copy of upstream communication from a first switch, a second switch specifies an NF apparatus serving as a transmission source of the upstream communication, based on apparatus information indicating a MAC address of each apparatus and a transmission source MAC address contained in the copy of the upstream communication. The second switch refers to the apparatus information, and MAC address information indicating, for each port of the switch, a MAC address of an apparatus connected via the port, thereby specifying a port of the second switch connected to the NF apparatus, and a MAC address of the transmission source via the port. The second switch stores session information in which information on the specified port and MAC address is associated with header information set for the copy of the upstream communication. Upon receiving downstream communication, the second switch transfers the downstream communication to the NF apparatus.
US11936487B2 Systems and methods for associating context to subtitles during live events
Systems and methods are provided herein for providing context to users who access video conferences late. This may be accomplished by a system receiving an audio segment of a video conference and generating a subtitle corresponding to the audio segment. The system may determine a summary relating to the audio segment and then display the subtitle, summary, and video conference on a device. The system allows a user, who accesses a video conference late, to quickly and accurately understand the current video conference discussion, improving the user's experience and increasing the productivity of the video conference.
US11936475B2 Method, apparatus, and system for improving reliability of data transmission involving an ethernet device
A data transmission method, apparatus, and system are applied to the field of communication technologies. The method includes: performing demultiplexing processing on obtained y first data streams to obtain x second data streams, where the y first data streams are obtained through bit multiplexing processing; mapping the x second data streams at a granularity of n bits to obtain z third data streams; and outputting the z third data streams over an output lane, where y, x, n, and z are all positive integers, and n≥2. The method may be applied to an Ethernet high-speed interface.
US11936474B2 Transmission antenna switching method and terminal device
A transmission antenna switching method includes: in a case that the terminal device is in a dual network connected state, determining a first network used to transmit control plane data and a second network only used to transmit user plane data; determining a working mode of the second network in a case that an SRS switching request is received; determining a priority order of transmission antenna switching in the first network and the second network according to the working mode of the second network; and performing SRS antenna switching in the first network according to the priority order.
US11936473B2 Station performance enhancement with multi-link operations (MLO)
This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media that support station performance enhancement with multi-link operations. An example method may include determining at least one network metric related to at least one link between a station (STA) and access points (APs) and determining at least one connection parameter related to at least one application operating on the STA. The method may include selecting a mode of multi-link operations based at least in part on the network metric and the connection parameter, wherein the mode of multi-link operations comprises one or more of: a multi-link mode in which the STA operates over a first link and a second link at a same time or a single-link mode in which the STA operates over one of the first or second links and communicating with the one or more APs according to the selected mode.
US11936471B2 High-dimensional non-orthogonal transmission method
A high-dimensional non-orthogonal transmission method is provided. In the method, signals of various users are mapped to form high-dimensional signals, and the high-dimensional signals are pre-coded, such that non-orthogonal transmission is realized in a higher dimension. Moreover, different users perform matched receiving on respective signals, and non-orthogonal transmission signals can be recovered merely by means of a receiver with a linear complexity. By means of the method, multi-user data non-orthogonal transmission can be realized without depending on conditions such as user pairing and collaboration, and various users do not need to perform iterative feedback, such that the detection complexity of non-orthogonal multi-user signals is significantly reduced.
US11936469B2 Server selected variable bitrate streaming
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for server selected bitrate streaming. A server receives a request from a user device for data segments at a first bitrate. The server determines a second bitrate for transmission of the data segments to the user device. The server transmits the requested data segments at the determined second bitrate.
US11936468B2 I/Q domain modulation method, dual domain modulation method, and multiple access communication method
A spatial position-dependent I/Q domain modulation method, dual domain modulation method and multiple access communication method are provided. The methods eliminate the dependence of physical layer secure communication on channel state information, and realize the function that a receiver at an expected position can communicate normally, while an eavesdropper at other positions cannot receive a signal or can only receive a wrong signal. The security capability of a wireless communication system is improved from the spatial dimension. The multiple access communication method can realize the distinguishing of multiple users according to precise spatial position points. Even if a plurality of users are located in the same sector in an angular domain, as long as the spatial positions of these users are different, the method can be used to perform multiple access communication, thereby further improving the spatial multiplexing rate of the system and increasing the system capacity.
US11936467B2 Detecting and responding to rendering of interactive video content
A computing system obtains a fingerprint of video content being rendered by a video presentation device, including a first portion representing a pre-established video segment and a second portion representing a dynamically-defined video segment. While obtaining the query fingerprint, the computing system (a) detects a match between the first portion of the query fingerprint and a reference fingerprint that represents the pre-established video segment, (b) based on the detecting of the match, identifies the video content being rendered, (c) after identifying the video content being rendered, applies a trained neural network to at least the second portion of the query fingerprint, and (d) detects, based on the applying of the neural network, that rendering of the identified video content continues. And responsive to at least the detecting that rendering of the identified video content continues, the computing system then takes associated action.
US11936465B2 Communication system
A system is provided where one of a first device or a second device is supplied with power by the other one of the first device or the second device. Supplying may be done via a universal serial bus cable like a universal serial bus Type-C cable.
US11936464B2 System and method for automated determination of satellite transceiver type
A system and method enabling the automated installation and configuration of satellite system premises device. The system and method provide for tuning, locking and recognizing particular types of satellite system signals, and then responsively configuring and installing a premises device. The disclosed technology is capable of adapting to both one and two cable satellite premises systems, and is compatible with wideband low-noise block signals, as well as universal low-noise block and single-cable second-generation satellite signals.
US11936462B2 Reducing uplink interference induced by aerial user equipment
An architecture to reduce or eliminate uplink interference induced by aerial user equipment (UE) when aerial UE is introduced into groups of terrestrial based UE operating in terrestrial fourth generation (4G) long term evolution (LTE), fifth generation (5G) networks. A method can comprise determining a number of terrestrial based user equipment impacted by uplink interference caused by uplink transmissions associated with aerial user equipment, wherein the aerial user equipment and the terrestrial based user equipment are controlled by serving cell equipment; determining an enclosed area that bounds the number of terrestrial based user equipment; and initiating a carrier aggregation process on the aerial user equipment, wherein the carrier aggregation divides the uplink transmissions associated with the aerial user equipment over a group of serving cell equipment included in the enclosed area.
US11936457B2 Method and apparatus to enable high rank CSI reporting in wireless communication systems
A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), CSI feedback configuration information; determining, based on the CSI feedback configuration information, CSI feedback including, for each layer l of a total number of ν layers, an indicator i1,8,l indicating an index of a strongest coefficient among KNZ,l coefficients, wherein l∈{1, . . . , ν} is a layer index, ν≥1 is a rank value, and KNZ,l is a number of non-zero coefficients for layer l; determining a payload of the indicator i1,8,l for each layer l based on the rank value; and transmitting, to the BS, over an uplink (UL) channel, the CSI feedback including the indicator i1,8,l for each layer l of the total number of ν layers.
US11936454B2 Coefficient reporting for type II channel state information (CSI)
Systems, devices, and techniques associated with coefficients for channel state information (CSI) reports are described. A described technique includes receiving, at a user equipment (UE), a CSI configuration and a codebook configuration, the codebook configuration specifying a codebook; determining a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) that specifies a precoding matrix associated with the codebook, wherein the precoding matrix is based on spatial-domain (SD) vectors and linear combining coefficients; and transmitting a CSI report containing the PMI in accordance with the CSI configuration.
US11936453B2 Forward predictive precoded MIMO
Multi-User Multiple Input, Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) data transmissions are provided with a forward-predictive precoding matrix to mitigate the effects of a change in a state of a communication channel. First and second soundings are performed, at first and second times, to a receive antenna over a channel and, responsive to each of the soundings, first and second Channel State Information (CSI) are received. Based on the first and second CSI, a change in a state of the channel over a time period between the first and second time is determined. Based on the change in the state of the channel, a forward-predictive channel state matrix and/or a forward-predictive precoding matrix are determined that reflect a state of the channel at a future time and that are consistent with the determined change in the state over the time period. The forward-predictive precoding matrix is applied to a data transmission.
US11936452B2 Neural network based channel state information feedback
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to neural network based channel state information (CSI) feedback. In some aspects, a device may obtain a CSI instance for a channel, determine a neural network model including a CSI encoder and a CSI decoder, and train the neural network model based at least in part on encoding the CSI instance into encoded CSI, decoding the encoded CSI into decoded CSI, and computing and minimizing a loss function by comparing the CSI instance and the decoded CSI. The device may obtain one or more encoder weights and one or more decoder weights based at least in part on training the neural network model. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11936449B2 Method and apparatus for high resolution CSI codebook
Apparatuses and methods for high resolution CSI codebook is provided. The method includes receiving configuration information about a channel state information (CSI) report, the configuration information including a parameter d≥1, where d is a number of principal components; determining left principal component vectors; determining right principal component vectors; determining principal singular values; and transmitting the CSI report including a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), the PMI indicating the left principal component vectors, the right principal component vectors, and the principal singular values, wherein at least one of the left principal component vectors, the right principal component vectors, and the principal singular values are selected from adaptive codebooks.
US11936447B2 OAM mode multiplexing transmission apparatus, OAM mode multiplexing radio transmission system, method for correcting OAM mode multiplexing transmission apparatus, and computer-readable non-transient recording medium
The OAM mode multiplexing transmission apparatus includes a UCA antenna, a correction circuit, a correction value calculation circuit that calculates correction values, and a correction value feedback part that regularly feeds back the correction values from a receiving end to a transmitting end. The correction value calculation circuit is connected to a database that stores information about an ideal MIMO channel matrix, which is calculated by using an array diameter of the UCA antenna, a number of antenna elements, an RF frequency, and a link distance as parameters, in a state in which transmission and reception UCA antennas face each other, or is connected to a calculation apparatus that calculates the information. The correction value calculation circuit regularly calculates the correction values relating to signal phase rotation by using a MIMO channel matrix estimated with known signals embedded in received transmission frames and the ideal MIMO channel matrix.
US11936443B2 Power distribution circuit and radio frequency front-end transceiving apparatus
A power distribution circuit applied to a radio frequency front-end transceiving apparatus includes a common-stage amplifying circuit and a branch-stage amplifying circuit, in which the branch-stage amplifying circuit comprises at least two parallel channel amplifying circuits; the common-stage amplifying circuit is configured to perform a first signal processing on a radio frequency signal received by an antenna of the radio frequency front-end transceiving apparatus to obtain a first power signal and output the first power signal to each of channel amplifying circuits, in which the first signal processing at least includes a buffering processing, an isolation processing and a low-noise amplifying processing; each channel amplifying circuit is configured to perform a second signal processing on the first power signal to obtain a second power signal and output the second power signal to a radio transceiving device; the second signal processing at least includes a low-noise amplifying processing.
US11936439B2 Control device, control method, and computer-readable storage medium
A control device acquires quality information indicating a correspondence relationship between a position and a communication quality related to wireless communication at the position, and route information indicating a scheduled moving route of a terminal device, specifies an area including at least a part of the scheduled moving route among areas in which the communication quality is determined to be lower than a predetermined communication quality on a basis of the quality information and the route information, and executes control for moving a mobile base station to a position where a wireless communication service can be provided in the specified area.
US11936437B2 Contextual correction of wireless signal-strength sensing for temperature compensation
The invention is directed to a signal-strength compensating unit (100) for providing a temperature-compensated received-signal-strength indication value of a wireless signal (W) received by an external wireless receiver from an external wireless transmitter (106). It comprises a status determination unit (108) configured to ascertain operation condition data indicative of at least one current condition suitable for affecting a respective temperature of a wireless-signal reception unit (105) of the external wireless receiver or of a wireless-signal transmission unit (107) of the external wireless transmitter and a compensation-parameter determination unit (110) configured to determine and provide a signal-strength compensation parameter associated to one or more conditions suitable for affecting the respective temperature of the wireless-signal reception unit or of the wireless-signal transmission unit, and to determine a temperature-compensated received signal-strength indication value based thereon, without having to directly determine a temperature value.
US11936435B2 Systems and methods for combination telecommunications and power networks
Herein is disclosed a combined telecommunications and power network, the network comprising: one or more optical network terminals; one or more optical network splitters, wherein each of the optical network splitters are optically connected to one or more of the optical network terminals; one or more optical line terminals, wherein each of the optical line terminals are optically connected to one or more of the optical network splitters; one or more network switches, wherein each of the network switches are connected to one or more of the optical line terminals; one or more routers, wherein each of the routers are connected to one or more of the network switches, and electrically connected to one or more modems; one or more automatic transfer switches, wherein each of the automatic transfer switches electrically powers one or more of the optical line terminals; one or more power sources, wherein each of the power sources is electrically connected to a respective one of the automatic transfer switches; and a server system, wherein the server system is in communication with one or more of: one or more of the network switches and one or more of the optical network terminals.
US11936432B2 Communication system and OLT system
A communication system of a passive optical communication network includes an optical line terminal (OLT) system including a first OLT, a second OLT, and an OLT control device that controls the first OLT and the second OLT, a plurality of splitters that connect the first OLT and the second OLT with an optical communication path, and an ONU that is connected to each of the splitters with an optical communication path. The splitter distributes and outputs an optical signal transmitted from the OLT system to the ONU connected to the splitter and a succeeding device that is another splitter or the OLT system, and the OLT control device determines a distribution ratio at the splitter, the distribution ratio indicating a ratio between the intensity of the optical signal distributed to the succeeding device and the intensity of the optical signal distributed to the ONU.
US11936431B2 Optical transmission apparatus, optical reception apparatus, optical communication apparatus, optical communication system, and methods of controlling them
An optical transmission apparatus (1_1) according to the present invention includes a first transmission unit (11_1) that transmits a first optical transmission signal (21_1), a second transmission unit (11_2) that transmits a second optical transmission signal (21_2), and an output unit that outputs, when the first optical transmission signal (21_1) and the second optical transmission signal (21_2) share a set of information, both the first optical transmission signal (21_1) and the second optical transmission signal (21_2) to a first path (26_1) and outputs, when the first optical transmission signal (21_1) and the second optical transmission signal (21_2) do not share the set of information, one of the first optical transmission signal (21_1) and the second optical transmission signal (21_2) to a second path (26_2).
US11936429B2 Wireless transmitting system, wireless receiving system, base station apparatus, wireless communication system, wireless transmitting method, and wireless receiving method
An accommodation station transmission unit modulates light based on an RF signal to generate an optical signal and outputs the generated optical signal, a base station transmission unit demultiplexes the output optical signal for each of wavelengths, outputs the demultiplexed optical signals, converts the demultiplexed optical signals into electrical signals to demodulate the RF signal, outputs the demodulated RF signal, and each of first ports of a matrix operation unit including the plurality of first ports and a plurality of second ports and configured to use each of the first ports as a reference port and perform, on signals obtained by the reference ports, a BFN matrix operation of performing phase changes that are different for each of positions of the reference ports and cause each of phases of signals output from the plurality of second ports to have a linear inclination receives the demodulated RF signal and forms transmission beams in different directions for each of wavelengths by a plurality of transmission antennas emitting the RF signal output by each of the second ports of the matrix operation unit.
US11936425B1 Devices, systems, and methods for laser-based communications
Systems, devices, and methods for laser-based communications are disclosed. At least one embodiment relates to laser-mediated underwater communications, in which one or more laser signals transmit encoded information from a transmitter to a receiver. Additionally, an underwater transmitter node sends information to an underwater receiver node using one or more lasers. At least an additional embodiment relates to laser-based communications that may be used to send information across a variety of media (e.g., air, water, etc.). Specifically, a first and a second communications system each sends a laser beam to the other. Each communications system further includes a position sensitive detector (PSD) that obtains positioning and/or steering information of an incoming laser beam and ensures that the positions of both the outgoing laser beam and the incoming laser beam match.
US11936421B2 Control and prognosis of power electronic devices using light
An optically-monitored and/or optically-controlled electronic device is described. The device includes at least one of a semiconductor transistor or a semiconductor diode. An optical detector is configured to detect light emitted by the at least one of the semiconductor transistor or the semiconductor diode during operation. A signal processor is configured to communicate with the optical detector to receive information regarding the light detected. The signal processor is further configured to provide information concerning at least one of an electrical current flowing in, a temperature of, or a condition of the at least one of the semiconductor transistor or the semiconductor diode during operation.
US11936418B2 Radar system with self-interference cancelling function
A radar signal processing system with a self-interference cancelling function includes an analog front end (AFE) processor, an analog to digital converter (ADC), an adaptive interference canceller (AIC), and a digital to analog converter (DAC). The AFE processor receives an original input signal and generates an analog input signal. The ADC converts the analog input signal to a digital input signal. The AIC generates a digital interference signal digital interference signal by performing an adaptive interference cancellation process according to the digital input signal. The DAC converts the digital interference signal to an analog interference signal. Finally, the analog interference signal is fed back to the AFE and cancelled from the original input signal in the AFE processor while performing the front end process, reducing the interference of the static interference from the leaking of a close-by transmitter during the front end process.
US11936417B2 Time-division duplex antenna apparatus
The present invention relates to a time-division duplex (TDD) antenna apparatus which can reduce signal loss, and thereby minimize the noise figure (NF) of a system and extend uplink coverage of the system, by separating a transmitter circuit from a receiver circuit of the antenna apparatus, and disposing a low noise amplifier (LNA) of the receiver circuit between a reception antenna and a reception filter of the receiver. A time-division duplex antenna apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a transmitter which includes at least one transmission antenna module and transmits a downlink signal through a first path; a receiver which includes at least one reception antenna module and receives an uplink signal through a second path that is separated from the first path without any overlapping portions thereof; and a controller which controls the transmitter and the receiver in a time-division duplex manner.
US11936415B2 Modular radio frequency aperture
An air interface plane (AIP) of a radio frequency (RF) aperture includes: a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and a matrix of tapered elements arranged on the first side of the circuit board and secured to the circuit board, the matrix of tapered elements cooperating to at least one of receive or transmit an over-the-air RF signal. Suitably, each tapered element of the matrix has: a central hub extending along a longitudinal axis from a hub base which is proximate to the first side of the circuit board to an apex of the tapered element which is distal from the first side of the first circuit board; and a plurality of arms extending from the central hub at the apex of the tapered element, each of the plurality of arms including a first portion that projects the arm radially away from the longitudinal axis and a second portion that projects the arm longitudinally toward the first side of the circuit board.
US11936414B2 MRI communication device
The present invention discloses an MRI communication device, which is provided with a control room communication module and a scan room communication module. The scan room communication module includes a receiver, delivering the received first audio signals to the first air tube, while the control room communication module comprises a first sound device, through which the first audio signals are amplified and broadcast. The present invention realizes free bidirectional communication for the control room and the scan room, wherein the receiver can transmit the sound messages to the operator in the control room, making it possible for the technician to manage emergencies of making sounds in the scan room; the air tube is used to transmit audio signals, ensuring the proper operation during MRI exams and preventing them from the influence of the audio signal electromagnetic field from voice calls during MRI scans.
US11936413B1 Energy harvesting package tracking for use in carrier logistics with cloud state monitoring
A batteryless device is provided. The batteryless device includes a logic processor, a power storage cell, a sensor, a persistent memory, a wireless logic and an antenna configured to harvest power in response to exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy. The harvested power is transferred to the power storage cell such that when the power storage cell has a threshold amount of power the logic processor is activated to start or resume execution of code associated with a task of sampling the sensor, processing sensor data from the sensor into an encrypted message, and transmitting the encrypted message. The batteryless device transmits one or more of said encrypted messages using said wireless logic to a local device proximate to a location of the batteryless device. The one or more encrypted messages providing information related a state of a package to which the batteryless device is attached. The local device is configured for sending data related to said one or more encrypted messages to a cloud server for processing metrics related to the location and said state of the package. The local device is one of a plurality of local devices that become proximate to the batteryless device when the package moves proximate to said plurality of local devices at different times. The metrics enable tracking over time of the package and said state of the package.
US11936411B2 Cross-communication between wireless devices with multiple antennas
Systems, methods, and apparatuses, including electronic devices and computer-readable storage media, for adaptively switching wireless connections between antennas of a wearable electronic device and a host electronic device. One device includes a wearable electronic device with a first and second housing, each housing including two or more antennas. The wearable electronic device is configured to establish and monitor a wireless cross-link between two antennas in different housings, or between antennas in one housing and antennas of a host electronic device. The wearable electronic device can monitor the integrity of the wireless cross-link, and establish an updated cross-link in response to the wireless cross-link not meeting a predetermined integrity threshold. The wearable electronic device can monitor a wireless cross-head link between housings of a wearable electronic device at the same time as a wireless cross-body link between the wearable electronic device and the host electronic device.
US11936406B2 Machine-learning based analysis, prediction, and response based on electromagnetic waveforms
A method includes determining, based at least in part on parameters of a software defined radio (SDR), waveform data descriptive of an electromagnetic waveform. The method also includes generating feature data based on the waveform data. The method further includes providing the feature data as input to a first machine learning model to predict a future action of a device associated with at least a portion of the electromagnetic waveform and initiating a response action based on the predicted future action.
US11936403B2 Systems and methods for decoding codewords in a same page with historical decoding information
Systems and methods are provided for decoding data read from non-volatile storage devices. A method that may include decoding a first codeword read from a storage location of a non-volatile storage device using a first decoder without soft information, determining that the first decoder has failed to decode the first codeword, decoding the first codeword using a second decoder without soft information, determining that the second decoder has succeeded in decoding the first codeword, generating soft information associated with the storage location using decoding information generated by the second decoder and decoding a subsequent codeword from the storage location using the soft information associated with the storage location. The second decoder may be more powerful than the first decoder.
US11936398B2 Systems and methods for performing analog-to-digital conversion across multiple, spatially separated stages
The invention provides a signal processing system, for transferring analog signals from a probe to a remote processing unit. The system comprises a first ASIC at a probe, which is adapted to receive an analog probe signal. The first ASIC comprises an asynchronous sigma-delta modulator, wherein the asynchronous sigma-delta modulator is adapted to: receive the analog probe signal; and output a binary bit-stream. The system further comprises a second ASIC at the remote processing unit, adapted to receive the binary bit-stream. The asynchronous may further include a time gain function circuit, the first ASIC may further comprise a multiplexer, the second ASIC may further comprise a time-to-digital converter. The time to digital converter may be a pipelined time-to-digital converter.
US11936394B2 Method and apparatus for controlling clock cycle time
A circuit and corresponding method control cycle time of an output clock used to clock at least one other circuit. The circuit comprises an agile ring oscillator (ARO) and ARO controller. The ARO includes at least one instance of a first ring oscillator (RO) and second RO that generate high and low phases, respectively, of cycles of the output clock. The ARO controller controls durations of the high and low phases, independently, via first and second control words output to the ARO, respectively. In a present cycle of the output clock, the ARO controller effects a change to the high or low phase, or a combination thereof, in a next cycle of the output clock by updating the first or second control word, or a combination thereof, based on an indication of expected usage of the at least one other circuit in the next cycle. The change improves a performance-to-power ratio of the at least one other circuit.
US11936391B2 Multiplying spread-spectrum generator
In some examples, a circuit includes a phase frequency detector (PFD) having a first input, a second input, and an output. The circuit also includes a control circuit having an input and an output, the control circuit input coupled to the output of the PFD. The circuit also includes a modulation circuit having an input and an output, the modulation circuit input coupled to the output of the control circuit. The circuit also includes an oscillator having an oscillator input and an oscillator output, the oscillator input coupled to the output of the modulation circuit and the output of the oscillator coupled to the second input of the PFD.
US11936384B2 Multi-bit flip-flop circuit with reduced area and reduced wire complexity
A multi-bit flip-flop includes a first bit flip-flop and a second bit flip-flop. The first bit flip-flop includes an input multiplexer that receives a first and second data bits, and outputs one of the first and second data bits as a third data bit; a first transmission circuit; a first latch; a second transmission circuit; and a second latch that outputs a first output data bit. The second bit flip-flop includes an input multiplexer that receives a fourth data bit and the first output data bit, and outputs one of the fourth data bit and the first output data bit as a fifth data bit; a first transmission circuit, a first latch, a second transmission circuit, and a second latch that outputs a second output data bit. The first output data bit is provided from the first bit flip-flop to the second bit flip-flop along an external wire.
US11936382B2 Adaptive oscillator for clock generation
An output clock frequency of an adaptive oscillator circuit changes in response to noise on an integrated circuit power supply line. The circuit features two identical delay lines which are separately connected to a regulated supply and a droopy supply. In response to noise on the droopy supply, the delay lines cause a change in the output clock frequency. The adaptive oscillator circuit slows down the output clock frequency when the droopy supply droops or falls below the regulated supply. The adaptive oscillator circuit clamps the output clock frequency at a level determined by the regulated supply when the droopy supply overshoots or swings above the regulated supply.
US11936381B1 Switch module with an automatic switching function according to load and method thereof
A switch module with an automatic switching function and a method for automatically switching the switch module according to the load, wherein a first comparator and a second comparator are configured to automatically determine whether the load is light or heavy according to the voltage divided by a first resistor and a second resistor and the voltage of a source resistor, thereby generating a voltage control signal. A plurality of transistors are configured to receive a gate input signal according to the voltage control signal, thereby selectively bringing a GaN transistor or a MOSFET transistor in a conducting state. In this way, the output quality and efficiency of the power supply at light and heavy loads can be improved according to the characteristics of different transistors.
US11936375B2 Buffer apparatus, chip and electronic device
A buffer apparatus, a chip and an electronic device. The apparatus comprises: a voltage adjustment module (10) comprising a first P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (PMOS), wherein the voltage adjustment module (10) is used for receiving an input voltage, using a threshold voltage for the first PMOS to adjust the input voltage, and outputting a driving voltage; and a buffer module (20) electrically connected to the voltage adjustment module (10) and used for receiving an input signal, buffering the input signal under the driving voltage, and outputting a buffered signal. The driving voltage obtained by using the threshold voltage for the first PMOS to adjust the input voltage can compensate for a process corner of the buffer module (20), such that the range of a flip point voltage of the buffer module (20) becomes small and meets process requirements.
US11936373B2 Pre-conditioning a node of a circuit
Pre-conditioning circuitry for pre-conditioning a node of a circuit to support a change in operation of the circuit, wherein the circuit is operative to change a state of the node to effect the change in operation of the circuit, and wherein the pre-conditioning circuitry is configured to apply a voltage, current or charge directly to the node to reduce the magnitude of the change to the state of the node required by the circuit to achieve the change in operation of the circuit.
US11936362B2 Thin film saw device
A thin film SAW device comprises a carrier substrate (CA), a TCF compensating layer (CL), a piezoelectric layer (PL), and an IDT electrode (EL) on top of the piezoelectric layer. A functional layer (FL) is arranged between piezoelectric layer and TCF compensating layer to further reduce the TCF. The material properties of the functional layer match those of the piezoelectric layer in view of acoustic velocity, density and stiffness such that they do not deviate from each other by more than 10% without having piezoelectric effect. The functional layer my be of the same crystalline constitution as the useful piezoelectric layer but without piezoelectric properties.
US11936352B2 Amplifier circuit with distributed dynamic chopping
Embodiments relate to an amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit includes multiple transistors. Each transistor is configured to receive an input signal and output an amplified signal. The amplifier circuit additionally includes a set of input chopper circuits and a set of output chopper circuits. Each output chopper circuit corresponds to one input chopper of the set of input choppers. Each input chopper circuit and its corresponding output chopper are controlled by one or more control signals from a set of control signals. Each input chopper circuit is configured to selectively connect each transistor of a transistor pair to a first input terminal or a second input terminal based on a value of the one or more control signals. Moreover, each output chopper circuit is configured to selectively connect each transistor of the transistor pair to a first output terminal or a second output terminal based on the value of the one or more control signals.
US11936351B2 Systems and methods for error amplification and processing
System and method for error amplification and processing. For example, the system includes: a signal processing unit configured to receive a reference signal and a feedback signal and generate a digital pulse signal, a frequency of the digital pulse signal being associated with a difference between the reference signal and the feedback signal; a counter configured to receive the digital pulse signal and generate a counter output signal based on at least information associated with the digital pulse signal; and a digital-to-analog converter configured to receive the counter output signal and generate an output signal based on at least information associated with the counter output signal.
US11936347B2 Systems and methods for driving semiconductor devices and sensing device parameters
An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) can drive semiconductor devices, such as, radio frequency amplifiers, switches, etc. The ASIC can include a supply and reference voltage generation circuit, a digital core, a clock generator, a plurality of analog-to-digital converters, low and high-speed communications interfaces, drain and gate sensing circuits (that can include one or more current sense amplifiers), and a gate driver circuit. The ASIC can be a low voltage semiconductor integrated circuit.
US11936345B2 Impedance adjustment circuit and method, bias circuit structure and amplifier
An impedance adjustment circuit is connected in parallel with a bias current output end of a bias circuit. The bias circuit is configured to provide bias current to a first circuit unit. The impedance adjustment circuit is configured to adjust source impedance of the first circuit unit.
US11936337B2 DC-DC converter for solar-related energy storage system, and control method thereof
One embodiment discloses a DC-DC converter which, in a solar-related energy storage system, cuts-off the over-discharging of a battery, and a control method thereof. Specifically, disclosed are a DC-DC converter which protects a battery by appropriately switching between a sleep mode which minimizes battery consumption by maintaining only minimized functions and a cut-off mode which prevents the battery from over-discharging by physically cutting off a circuit connected to the battery, and a control method thereof. Also, an embodiment discloses a DC-DC converter or reverse wiring protection device for between a solar panel and a battery. Specifically, disclosed is a DC-DC converter or reverse wiring protection device comprising: a reverse current pass circuit comprising a current sensor, a voltage sensor, a diode and a fuse; a breaker circuit which cuts-off the supply of power if reverse wiring is sensed by the current sensor or the voltage sensor; a capacitor which is connected in parallel to the reverse current pass circuit; and a switch which connects the reverse current pass circuit and the battery pack.
US11936333B2 Surface mount assemblies for a solar panel system
Surface mount assemblies for mounting to a solar panel frame to an installation surface are disclosed. In some embodiments, a base is coupled to a height-adjustable rail mount to slidably couple a track with a fastener assembly that includes of a fastener, spacer, and nut. In some embodiments, a base is coupled to a rail mount and positioned on a base plate to slidably couple to a surface track with a fastener assembly that includes a first fastener slidably coupled to a groove formed by the track, spacer, and second fastener. In some embodiments, a base is coupled to a rail mount for slidably coupling the rail to a height-adjustable base with a fastener. In some embodiments, a two-configuration, track-mounted, rectangular base is designed with a rectangular base having a pair of short-sided legs, a pair of long-sided legs, and a fastener for engaging outer surfaces of a track.
US11936332B2 Waterproofing mounting system for attaching solar modules to a roof
A roof mounting system for the attachment of an article to a roof, the system comprising a plurality of PV modules each having at least one corner and a frame member, a flashing member having a top surface; an upstanding sleeve attached to the top surface of the flashing member; an elevated water seal having a borehole formed therethrough, the elevated water seal further comprising at least one screw for providing a waterproof seal between the article and the roof structure; and whereby the plurality of PV modules are interlocked in a way to provide a corner-to-corner coupling arrangement supported above the roof through the frame members of the plurality of PV modules.
US11936322B2 Control interface for medium voltage circuit breakers and switches
System for driving motors for operating switching units, in particular for an electrical supply substation, comprising control units for controlling the motors, wherein the control unit comprises, to have only one of the motors in operation at a time, a device for managing the priority of operation of the motors which is provided with a first line, referred to as the parallel line, carrying a binary datum comprising a first state representative of the stopping of all of the motors and a second state representative of the operation of any one of the motors, to which the units are connected in parallel, the parallel line being connected to a device for preventing/allowing the starting of the motor of each of the units and a second line, referred to as the series line, to which the units are connected in series in an upstream/downstream chain, the series line constituting a means for preventing the operation of the motors downstream of the any one of the motors on detection of a signal for starting the any one of said motors, to which the units are connected in series, the series line being connected to a device for preventing the operation of the motor of each of the units.
US11936320B2 Thermal control for vehicle motor
The disclosed computer-implemented method optimizes thermal control of a vehicle motor, the vehicle including a cooling device including an actuator varying cooling capacity, the method including training a reinforcement learning algorithm including the iterative steps: 1) determining an action to control an actuator by applying a control function to a current state of the thermal system, and implementing the action; 2) determining a modified state of the thermal system after implementing the action; 3) calculating, by implementing a thermodynamic reward function of the motor, a reward value based on the modified state of the thermal system, and the action; 4) updating a function for estimating thermal performance based on the current state of the thermal system, the modified state of the thermal system, the action and the reward; and 5) modifying the control function based on the update of the function for estimating thermal performance.
US11936318B2 Charging system and method using motor driving system
Charging system and method using a motor driving system are proposed. The charging system includes a battery, an inverter to which D.C. power stored in the battery is applied, including a plurality of legs each including two switching elements, a motor including a plurality of coils of which first ends are respectively connected to connection nodes of the switching elements of each of the plurality of legs, and second ends are connected to each other to form a neutral point, and an inverter driving part configured to control switching of the switching elements, so that switching speeds of the switching elements are different for each mode of a motor driving mode and a charging mode so as to change magnitude of charging voltage supplied to the neutral point of the motor and to output the charging voltage to the battery.
US11936314B2 Motor drive device
A motor drive device is proposed. The motor drive device is configured to drive a motor having a plurality of windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases, and includes: a first inverter including a plurality of first switching elements, and connected to a first end of each of the plurality of windings; a second inverter including a plurality of second switching elements, and connected to a second end of each of the plurality of windings; and a controller configured to generate phase voltage commands of the first inverter and phase voltage commands of the second inverter based on preset voltage commands of the motor so that the phase voltage commands of the first inverter and the phase voltage commands of the second inverter are respectively represented as vectors of different angles.
US11936311B2 Controller for motor
To provide a controller for motor which can reduce a torque ripple up to high frequency, without amplifying unnecessary noise and vibration. A controller for motor estimates an interlinkage flux based on the applied voltage and the detection value of current; estimates an output torque based on the detection value of current and the estimation value of interlinkage flux; extracts a pulsation component from the estimation value of output torque; calculates a voltage command correction value based on the extraction value of pulsation component; calculates a voltage command after superimposing by superimposing the voltage command correction value on the voltage command basic value; and applies voltage to winding based on the voltage command after superimposing.
US11936307B2 Power control system and controller for power control system
A power converter includes first and second arms, each having switching elements, and performs power conversion between a DC system and an AC system. An AC circuit breaker and a current control circuit are connected in series between the AC system and the power converter. The current control circuit includes a current-limiting resistor and a disconnector connected in parallel. A controller instructs a disconnector to close after an initial charge of the power converter and opens the AC circuit breaker when an impedance of a line between a first node located on a first end side of the current control circuit and a second node located on a second end side of the current control circuit is not less than a first threshold and an accumulated value of a current flowing through the current control circuit within a certain period of time is not less than a second threshold.
US11936306B2 Power conversion device
In an MMC-based power conversion device, a control device generates, for each leg circuit, a first voltage command value not based on circulating current circulating between a plurality of leg circuits and a second voltage command value based on the circulating current. A plurality of individual controllers are provided respectively corresponding to a plurality of converter cells and generate a gate control signal for controlling turning on and off of a switching element of the corresponding converter cell, based on the first voltage command value and the second voltage command value. When generating the gate control signal using pulse width modulation, each individual controller modulates a carrier signal in accordance with the second voltage command value such that the pulse width of the gate control signal changes in accordance with the second voltage command value.
US11936304B2 DC/DC converter circuit and electric propulsion power source
The DC/DC converter circuit includes: a primary-side circuit configured to convert DC power from a DC power source into a pulse voltage; an isolation transformer configured to transform the pulse voltage while isolating the pulse voltage; a secondary-side circuit connectable in a switching manner by a switching circuit to one of a rectifier circuit for a high-voltage low-current output mode or a current doubler circuit for a low-voltage high-current output mode; and a control circuit configured to perform connection switching control of the switching circuit so as to establish, depending on target supply power, connection to the rectifier circuit in the high-voltage low-current output mode, and connection to the current doubler circuit in the low-voltage high-current output mode.
US11936296B2 Digital controller for high-performance multiphase VRM with current balancing and near-ideal transient response
A mixed-signal controller for controlling a multiphase average-current-mode voltage regulator having an output connected to a load, which comprises a digital voltage-sampling ADC for converting the output voltage signal from analog to digital representation; a digital current-sampling ADC, for converting the inductor current from analog to digital representation; a digital compensator for generating a current reference signal, based on a digital voltage error signal and for generating a duty-ratio command signal, based on a digital current error signal; a multiphase Digital Pulse Width Modulator (DPWM), for generating a pulse-width-modulated signal (per-phase), to thereby control the per-phase currents and output voltage supplied to the load; an analog front-end, in which single-ended signals are used for steady-state control via ADC measurement and the single-ended output voltage is used for transient detection and output voltage extremum detection during transient; a Transient Suppression Unit (TSU), for generating gating signals being fed to the gates of the converter's transistors during a transient event; a Phase Count Optimizer (PCO) unit generating an enable/disable control signal to each phase PWM output tri-state buffer; an Active Voltage Positioning (AVP) unit for generating the voltage loop compensator voltage reference signal.
US11936293B2 Regulated charge pump with adaptive drive strength
A regulated charge pump includes a comparator having a first input coupled to an output of the regulated charge pump, a second input configured for receiving a reference voltage, and an output for generating an output voltage representing a difference between a charging current of the regulated charge pump and a load current of a load coupled to the output of the regulated charge pump; a first converter having an input coupled to the output of the comparator, and an output connected to a control bus configured to indicate an adjustment of the charging current in response to the comparator output; and a driving stage having a first input coupled to the control bus, and an output for providing the charging current, wherein the output of the driving stage comprises the output of the regulated charge pump.
US11936292B2 Combined feedforward and feedback control of a switched capacitor converter
A voltage converter includes a capacitive voltage conversion circuit to receive an input voltage, convert the input voltage into an output voltage, and output the output voltage. The voltage converter also includes an output capacitor, an inductor coupled in series between the capacitive voltage conversion circuit and the output capacitor, a voltage detector, and a controller. The capacitive voltage conversion circuit includes switches, at least one flying capacitor, and an intermediate capacitor at an output portion of the capacitive voltage conversion circuit. The voltage detector detects a voltage at a node that is a connection point of the intermediate capacitor and the inductor. The controller controls the switches to change between at least two states by comparing the result of voltage detection to a threshold.
US11936291B2 Controlling charge-balance and transients in a multi-level power converter
Circuits and methods that more effectively and efficiently solving the charge-balance problem for multi-level converter circuits by establishing a control method that selects an essentially optimal pattern or set of switch states that moves the fly capacitors towards a charge-balance state or maintains the current charge state every time a voltage level at an output node is selected regardless of what switch state or states were used in the past. Accordingly, multi-level converter circuit embodiments of the invention are free to select a different switch state or output voltage level every switching cycle without needing to keep track of any prior switch state or sequence of switch states. Additional benefits include improved transient performance made possible by the novel charge-balance method.
US11936289B2 Vehicle electrical system
A vehicle electrical system is equipped with a DC charging connection, a rechargeable battery, a first DC-DC converter and an electrical drive. The first DC-DC converter has a first side. This is connected to a connecting point via a first switch. The first DC-DC converter has a second side to which the electrical drive is connected. The second side is connected to the rechargeable battery via a second switch and via a connecting point or is connected to the rechargeable battery directly. The vehicle electrical system has a second DC-DC converter. This is connected to one side of the first switch.
US11936288B2 Discharge of an AC capacitor using totem-pole power factor correction (PFC) circuitry
An AC capacitor is coupled to a totem-pole type PFC circuit. In response to detection of a power input disconnection, the PFC circuit is controlled to discharge the AC capacitor. The PFC circuit includes a resistor and a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET coupled in series between DC output nodes with a common node coupled to the AC capacitor. When the disconnection event is detected, one of the first and second MOSFETs is turned on to discharge the AC capacitor with a current flowing through the resistor and the turned on MOSFET. Furthermore, a thyristor may be simultaneously turned on, with the discharge current flowing through a series coupling of the MOSFET, resistor and thyristor. Disconnection is detected by detecting a zero-crossing failure of an AC power input voltage or lack of input voltage decrease or input current increase in response to MOSFET turn on for a DC input.
US11936287B2 Self-driven active clamp circuit
A self-driven active clamp circuit applied to a flyback converter having a transformer and a switch has a clamp switch and a resistor. The clamp switch is connected between a first capacitor and a second capacitor in series. Another terminal of the first capacitor is connected to a first terminal of a primary-side winding of the transformer. Another terminal of the second capacitor is connected to a second terminal of the primary-side winding of the transformer and the switch of the flyback converter. A terminal of the resistor is connected to a control terminal of the clamp switch. Another terminal of the resistor is connected to the second terminal of the primary-side winding of the transformer and the switch of the flyback converter.
US11936286B2 Systems and methods for power generation control
In accordance with at least one aspect of this disclosure, a system includes a generator controller configured to receive input from an AC power source, an exciter, and a generator, and output one or more signals to an exciter to control generation of generator output. The system also includes a rectifier controller configured to receive input from the generator controller, the exciter, and a rectifier, and output one or more control signals to the generator controller and the rectifier to control active rectification of the generator output.
US11936285B2 Switch system comprising a current-limiting device
The invention relates to a switch system (1) comprising a power line (2) for supplying a charge from a voltage source (+Vbat), said power line having a main switch (Q1) comprising a first main terminal (D) and a second main terminal (S), between which a main current (Ip) is intended to pass, and a control terminal (G) for selectively placing the main switch (Q1) in a closed, open or semi-closed state, the main switch (Q1) in its semi-closed state being equivalent to a variable resistor controlled by the control terminal and connected between the first and the second main terminal, characterized in that the switch system (1) further comprises a current-limiting device (3) designed to, when the main current (Ip) exceeds a maximum current threshold, decrease a control current (Ig) entering the control terminal (G), so as to cause the main switch (Q1) to transition from the closed state to the semi-closed state, so as to limit the main current.
US11936280B2 Liquid-cooled motor
A water jacket is attempted to include a means to provide high heat transfer between coolant and a side wall of a cooling passage to increase a heat transfer capacity thereof. A liquid-cooled motor includes a motor case, a motor provided in the motor case, a motor housing provided in the motor case, and a water jacket provided in the motor housing, the water jacket having a circular shape to allow coolant to flow in a circumferential direction. The water jacket includes a cooling passage in which the coolant flows, the cooling passage having a passage width reduced gradually, a coolant supply port to supply the coolant to the cooling passage, and a coolant drain port to drain the coolant from the cooling passage.
US11936276B2 Motor-pump with wire harness arrangement for power supplies
A motor assembly includes a motor, an electric pump to supply oil to the motor, an inverter assembly connected to the motor, and a first wire harness and a second wire harness. The inverter assembly includes an inverter to convert a high-voltage direct current into an alternating current and supply the alternating current to the motor, and a controller to control the inverter and the electric pump. The first wire harness electrically connects an external power supply and the inverter assembly, and passes a low-voltage power supply line. The low-voltage power supply line is, at a branch point, branched into a controller power supply line to supply drive power to the controller and a pump power supply line to supply drive power to the electric pump.
US11936274B1 Adaptive cooling allocation system for multiple motors and junction motor assembly
The present invention discloses an adaptive cooling allocation system for multiple motors and a junction motor assembly. The key points of the technical solution comprise: a plurality of cooling groups, wherein each cooling group comprises a motor and a regulating valve, a cooling channel is arranged in the motor, a liquid inlet channel and a liquid outlet channel are arranged in the regulating valve, respectively, and an outlet end of the liquid inlet channel communicates with an inlet end of the cooling channel; and a main liquid inlet channel, wherein inlet ends of the plurality of liquid inlet channels communicate with the main liquid inlet channel, respectively; a regulating channel is also arranged in the regulating valve; a valve block is arranged in the regulating channel, and extends into the liquid inlet channel, so that a regulating hole is formed between the valve block and the liquid inlet channel.
US11936271B2 Replaceable windings for an electromagnetic machine
Replaceable windings (101) for an electromagnetic machine (100) are provided. A replaceable winding (101) comprises a body (107) having a longitudinal axis (105), the body (107) comprising opposing surfaces along the longitudinal axis (105). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises an aperture (119) through the body (107), between the opposing surfaces, the aperture (119) having generally parallel internal sides about perpendicular to the opposing surfaces of the body (107), the aperture (119) configured to removably received a pole portion (109) of the electromagnetic machine (100). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises electrical conductors wound about the aperture (119) in the body (107). The replaceable winding (101) further comprises electrical connectors (123) at one or more external sides of the body (107), the electrical connectors (123) connected to the electrical conductors.
US11936267B2 Motor and blower apparatus
A blower apparatus includes a rotor, a stator, a circuit board, and a resin portion which covers the stator and the circuit board. The stator includes a conductive pin which protrudes downward from a stator core and is connected to a conducting wire to electrically connect the coil and the circuit board. The resin portion includes a first resin portion which covers the stator core and the coil, a second resin portion which covers the circuit board, and a third resin portion which is between the first resin portion and the second resin portion and covers the conductive pin. At least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the third resin portion which intersects with an extension line extending from a center axis to the conductive pin is on a radially outer side away from the first resin portion.
US11936266B2 Motor having stator with guide and holder
The present invention may provide a motor including a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, a rotor disposed inside the stator, and a shaft coupled to the rotor, wherein the stator includes a stator core, a first insulator disposed on the stator core, and a coil disposed on the first insulator, the first insulator includes a body on which the coil is disposed, a guide extending from one side of the body and including an opening, and a holder extending from one portion of the guide and including a groove, and one portion of the coil is disposed in the opening of the guide and the groove of the holder.
US11936265B2 Rotating electrical machine
A rotating electrical machine includes an annular coil connection body provided coaxially with a stator. The coil connection body has, in a groove provided on a holder, an overhang portion for restricting an axial-direction movement of a terminal, and a positioning projection for restricting a radial-direction movement of the terminal. The positioning projection positions the terminal such that a part of the terminal overlaps the overhang portion in the axial direction. In this structure, when the terminal moves in a direction from a terminal holding portion toward a groove opening, the terminal comes into contact with a side surface of the overhang portion, whereby lifting and coming-off of the terminal can be prevented.
US11936264B2 Busbar for electric machine
An electric machine includes a housing, a rotor rotatably mounted in the housing a stator fixedly mounted to the housing. The stator includes a stator core and a plurality of stator windings supported by the stator core. The stator core surrounds the rotor. A busbar including a plurality of electrically conductive members is coupled to the stator windings and an insulating cover extends across at least a portion of the electrically conductive members. A bracket is coupled to the busbar and one of the stator core and the housing, the bracket supporting the busbar in the housing.
US11936260B2 Stator for an electric machine, electric machine, motor vehicle, method for producing a stator
A stator for an electric machine includes: a laminated stator core including stator grooves and having a plug-in side and a bending side, which bending side lies opposite the plug-in side in an axial direction; a stator winding having hairpin elements which are pushed into the stator grooves on the plug-in side of the laminated stator core and bent and electrically connected to the stator winding on the bending side of the laminated stator core; and an end plate which is arranged on the plug-in side in the axial direction between the laminated stator core and the hairpin elements. The hairpin elements are arranged in the axial direction so as to bear against the end plate.
US11936257B2 Transverse magnetic flux motor
The present disclosure provides a transverse magnetic flux motor having a stator and a rotor. The stator adopts a tooth and yoke separation structure. Multiple stator teeth are arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of a stator yoke. The stator teeth or the stator yoke are wound with a stator winding. The rotor is provided on one side of the stator near the stator teeth in the axial direction, and has a back iron and multiple permanent magnets arranged in sequence along the circumferential direction. The permanent magnets are magnetized along the axial direction, and the polarities of adjacent permanent magnets are different from one another.
US11936255B2 Power distribution within an electric machine
An electric machine includes a stator and a rotor energizable by magnetic fields produced by the stator when receiving a stator current to produce relative motion between the rotor and the stator. A controller is configured to send the stator current through the stator at a current angle measured from the closest one of a pole of the rotor, determine a desired operational output of the electric machine, and determine a desired rotor motion corresponding to the desired operational output of the electric machine. The controller is further configured to calculate a vector control modulation applied to the stator that elicits the desired rotor motion, and adjust the current angle of the stator current based on the vector control modulation to cause the rotor to perform the desired rotor motion and achieve the desired operational output of the electric machine.
US11936254B2 Electrical machine having a conductive layer
An electrical machine includes a non-rotating part, a rotating part, at least one bearing that includes a rotating ring and a non-rotating ring and supports the rotating part, a grounding brush fixed and secured to the non-rotating part, and having a free end extending towards the rotating ring of the bearing, and a conductive layer covering a portion of a surface of the rotating ring of the bearing such that the free end of the grounding brush is in contact with the conductive layer.
US11936253B1 Modular axial field rotary energy device with PCB stator and variable frequency drive system
A system can include an axial field rotary energy device with an axis of rotation and a rotor coaxial with the axis and having a shaft, bearings, rotor disks that are coaxial and permanent magnets on each rotor disk. A printed circuit board (PCB) stator is located between the rotor disks to define an air gap on each side of the PCB stator. An enclosure has two enclosure sections with an inspection port. Bearing caps and bearings are mounted to the rotor. A variable frequency drive (VFD) assembly is coupled to the axial field rotary energy device. The VFD has a flexible conduit that extends between the VFD housing and the axial field rotary energy device. The flexible conduit can adapt to different sizes of axial field rotary energy devices.
US11936249B2 Measurement system, electrical machine and method for producing an electrical machine of this kind
A measurement system for an electrical machine includes a position sensor device arranged on a rotor of the electrical machine, a carrier connected to the position sensor device, and a temperature sensor device fastened to the carrier. The position sensor device is configured to ascertain an item of information about an orientation of the rotor. The temperature sensor is configured to ascertain a temperature of a stator of the electrical machine.
US11936245B2 Motor
An embodiment relates to a motor comprising: a shaft; a rotor connected to the shaft; and a stator disposed outside the rotor, wherein the rotor includes N rotor cores, and the number of holes formed through each of the N rotor cores is at least 2N. Accordingly, the motor allows the rotor to have a skew angle by using the multiple holes formed through the rotor cores.
US11936244B2 Rotor, motor, and compressor
A rotor includes a rotor core. The rotor core has an outer shape including a first arc portion provided so as to intersect a d-axis, a straight line portion provided so as to intersect a q-axis, and a curved portion that connects the first arc portion and the straight line portion. The first arc portion has an arc shape centered on an axial center of the rotor core. The curved portion includes an arc-shaped second arc portion that bulges outward in a radial direction of the rotor core. The radius of curvature of the second arc portion being smaller than a radius of curvature of the first arc portion.
US11936241B2 Stator assembly for electric machine
A stator assembly for an electric machine includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion, a stator body inserted into at least the first housing portion, a link for rotatably linking the stator body with the first housing portion, a first attachment for attaching the stator body to the first housing portion, and a second attachment for attaching the two housing portions to one another. The assembly includes an annular seal inserted axially between the stator body and the first attachment as well as between the two housing portions.
US11936237B2 Uninterruptible power supply apparatus
In an uninterruptible power supply apparatus, AC current, which includes a feedback component having a value corresponding to deviation between terminal-to-terminal voltage of a capacitor and reference voltage, and a feed forward component obtained by multiplying load current by a gain, is passed into a converter such that the terminal-to-terminal voltage of the capacitor becomes the reference voltage. The gain is set to a first gain in an inverter power feed mode and a bypass power feed mode, and the gain is set to a second gain smaller than the first gain in a switching period of switching between the inverter power feed mode and the bypass power feed mode, to prevent the terminal-to-terminal voltage of the capacitor from exceeding an upper limit voltage in a lap power feed mode.
US11936231B2 System and method for detecting electrical connection and disconnection on USB type-A charging port
Systems and methods for detecting electrical connection and disconnection on an USB Type-A charging port like power adapters, power banks and car chargers having one or more USB Type-A charging port of an USB device. The system includes: a voltage source; a MOSFET SWITCH gate driver, in USB type-A connected state, that operatively couples MOSFET SWITCH with voltage source and VBUS supply of USB type-A port; charge pump; a current sense differential amplifier; and a control unit configured to: monitor VBUS current, and detect potential disconnected state of connected USB type-A port; and monitor VBUS voltage and compare VBUS voltage with predetermined voltage to sense external condition such that VBUS voltage drops because of load capacitance and load current. The control unit is further configured to, when the duty cycle has reached a minimum VBUS current, detect the USB type-A disconnection with a charge pump state.
US11936230B2 Voltage regulator for computing device
A computing device is provided, including a battery, a processor configured to receive electrical power from the battery via a voltage regulator, and one or more additional electronic components configured to receive electrical power from the battery. The computing device may further include a first current detector configured to detect a total battery discharge current. The voltage regulator may be configured to receive a first analog current signal from the first current detector, convert the first analog current signal into first digital current data, and transmit the first digital current data to the processor. The processor may be further configured to determine a difference between the total battery discharge current and an available electric current limit for the battery. In response to at least determining the difference, the processor may be further configured to adjust one or more performance parameters of the processor such that the difference is reduced.
US11936229B2 USB battery charging mode advertising and differentiation
A method includes determining a charging port mode by receiving a data contact detect (DCD) Complete signal, reducing a voltage on a first data pin of a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector of a portable device, and determining that a condition is true when a voltage on a second data pin of the USB connector is equal to or greater than 0.8 to 2.0 Volts (V), and is false otherwise. When the condition is true, a first signal is sent on a control circuit output indicating indicate that the PD is connected to a dedicated charging port (DCP) of Divider 0 mode. When the condition is false, a second signal is sent on the control circuit output indicating that the PD is connected to a DCP of 1.2V short mode.
US11936227B2 Power supply system and energy management method
In a power supply system, a control device is configured to select one or more target batteries that are to perform requested energy management from a plurality of batteries included in an alternating-current battery string and a direct-current battery string, and perform the requested energy management using the one or more target batteries with the batteries other than the one or more target batteries being disconnected from a circuit.
US11936225B2 Coordinating complementary notifications across related computing devices connected to a wireless charging apparatus
The embodiments set forth a technique for coordinating notifications across computing devices placed onto a wireless charging apparatus. According to some embodiments, the technique can involve the wireless charging apparatus (1) receiving, from a first computing device, first information that includes (i) a first unique identifier (ID) associated with the first computing device, and (ii) one or more unique IDs that are each associated with a respective auxiliary computing device known to the first computing device. Subsequently, the wireless charging apparatus can receive, from a second computing device, second information that at least includes a second unique ID associated with the second computing device. Finally, the wireless charging apparatus can, in response to determining that the second unique ID is included in the one or more unique IDs, and cause both the first and second computing devices to display respective notifications in a coordinated manner.
US11936223B2 Battery polarity determination circuit, charger, and electronic device
A battery polarity determination circuit includes a battery accommodating unit including a first contact and a second contact to be in contact with respective electrode terminals of a battery, a control device that is connected via a resistor to a voltage lead-out point at which a voltage of the battery is led out and determines a polarity of the battery, a connection switching circuit capable of switching between a first connection state and a second connection state, and a diode having a cathode to be connected to a voltage read-in point at which the resistor and the control device are connected to each other, and an anode to be grounded, wherein the control device determines the polarity of the battery based on a voltage at the voltage read-in point according to the connection state of the connection switching circuit, and a forward voltage of the diode is set so that the voltage at the voltage read-in point is not less than a lower limit value of an absolute maximum rating of the control device.
US11936216B2 Telematics device and method for reporting equipment data
A telematics device for reporting data includes a controller, a device battery, and a transceiver to transmit telematics signals including data associated with equipment having a battery. During an inactive state of the equipment, (i) when the equipment battery voltage exceeds a first threshold, the transceiver transmits signals at a first interval powered by the equipment battery, (ii) when the equipment battery voltage fails to exceed the first threshold but exceeds a second threshold and the device battery voltage exceeds a device battery threshold, the transceiver transmits signals at a second interval powered by the device battery, and (iii) when the equipment battery voltage fails to exceed the first threshold but exceeds the second threshold and the device battery voltage fails to exceed the device battery threshold, the transceiver transmits signals at a third interval powered by the equipment battery, and the device battery recharges from the equipment battery.
US11936211B2 Mixed analog front-end for wireless charging
Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. An apparatus includes or operates as a wireless charging device that has a battery charging power source coupled to a charging circuit, a plurality of charging cells provided on a surface of the wireless charging device and a controller or processing circuit, which may include one or more processors. The apparatus has a high-pass filter configured to extract high-frequency components from a measurement signal representative of voltage at a transmitting coil during a charging operation, a first attenuator configured to attenuate the measurement signal and provide an attenuated measurement signal, a mixer configured to add a signal representative of the high-frequency components to the attenuated measurement signal to obtain a scaled measurement signal, and a demodulator configured to decode one or more messages associated with the charging operation from the scaled measurement signal.
US11936207B2 Foreign object detection using decay counter for Q-estimation
A method of foreign object detection by a wireless power delivery system is disclosed. A decaying coil voltage signal of a transmitting coil of the wireless power delivery system is detected. A first comparator is used to trigger a cycle count of the decaying coil voltage signal. When the first comparator triggers the cycle count, a second comparator is used to count a number of cycles of the decaying coil voltage signal. A quality factor (Q-factor) of the transmitting coil is determined based on the number of cycles of the decaying coil voltage signal, a reference signal of the first comparator, and a reference signal of the second comparator. Whether a foreign object is present is determined based on the Q-factor and a foreign object detection (FOD) threshold level.
US11936206B1 Systems and methods for combined inductive power transfer and capacitive power transfer
Systems and methods are provided for combined inductive power transfer (IPT) and capacitive power transfer (CPT) to reduce power pulsation in dynamic charging of electric vehicles. Aluminum plates provided between transmitter coils inhibit output power drop, the power pulsation can be reduced, and a constant power profile is provided by operation of CPT system when the receiver is between the IPT coils. As the aluminum plates cover the space between coils, the IPT coils can be separated away from each other by a longer distance compared to conventional segmented coils; therefore, a lesser copper can be used which enhances the cost effectiveness of the provided system. As the respective IPT and CPT system are used alternatively, thus the system's output power can be constant, nearly constant, or effectively constant.
US11936205B2 Wireless power systems with charging status information
A wireless power system has a wireless power transmitting device and a wireless power receiving device. The wireless power transmitting device may be a wireless charging mat or other device with a charging surface. The wireless power receiving device may be a portable electronic device receiving transmitted wireless power signals from the wireless power transmitting device while resting on the charging surface. A sensor in the wireless power transmitting device or elsewhere in the system may detect user input. In response to the user input, the wireless power receiving device may display information on the state of charge of a battery in the wireless power receiving device and other charging status information on a display of the wireless power receiving device. The user input may be a finger tap on the charging surface or other user input.
US11936203B2 Method for operating a device for wireless transfer of energy in the direction of an electrical consumer by means of inductive coupling and device
A method is provided for operating a device for wireless transfer of energy in the direction of an electrical consumer via inductive coupling. The method involves sequentially carrying out a power transfer, a data exchange, a measurement of setup parameters, and a measurement of a resonance frequency, wherein during the power transfer, an electrical actual power emitted by an inverter is regulated to a predetermined electrical setpoint value, wherein during the data exchange, data are exchanged between the device and the electrical consumer via a communication unit, wherein during the measurement of the setup parameters, objects possibly arranged over a power coil are detected, wherein during the measurement of the resonance frequency, a resonance frequency of a resonant circuit having the power coil is ascertained, and wherein the measurement of the resonance frequency is executed immediately before or immediately after the measurement of the setup parameters or the data exchange.
US11936199B2 Polyphase wireless power transfer systems, coil assemblies and resonant networks
Polyphase wireless power transfer systems are provided. The transfer system may be used for charging hybrid and electric vehicles. The systems are capable of transferring over 50 KW over an air gap of 15 cm. The systems use a rotating magnetic field to transfer power. The system may comprise transmitter coil assembly. The coil assembly may be one or more layers. The system may employ either unipolar or bipolar coils. The transmitter also comprises compensating capacitance connected in series with at least one coil for each phase. A value of the compensating capacitance for each phase is determined such that the transmitter has at least two independently excitable resonant modes at a resonant frequency. The transmitter is compatible with a plurality of different receivers including three-phase, single phase with a circular coil and single phase with DD coils.
US11936198B2 Coil module
A wireless device is provided and includes a substrate, a first coil and a second coil. The first coil is configured to be wound around a first axis, and the first coil is disposed on the substrate and is configured to operate in a wireless charging mode. The second coil is disposed on the substrate and configured to operate in a wireless communication mode. The wires of the second coil partially overlap the wires of the first coil.
US11936196B2 Failsafe safety circuits for protection from faults or loss of rectification control during wireless power transfer
A magnetic inductive resonance charging circuit includes a resonant network having an inductive secondary coil that converts a magnetic field received from an inductive primary coil into an alternating current (AC) signal and a synchronous rectifier that rectifies the AC signal to generate a direct current (DC) signal for application to a load. The synchronous rectifier includes a variety of configurations for shunting the AC waveform of an AC current source in the event of a fault. For example, a rectifier controller may hold a pair of normally open switches of the rectifier off and a pair of normally closed switches of the rectifier on to shunt the AC current source when an over-voltage, over-current fault condition or an over-temperature fault condition is detected. Configurations are provided for grounding the capacitive electromagnetic interference produced in the chassis of an electric vehicle when the resonant network is unbalanced.
US11936195B2 Electromagnetic-induction power supply device
An electromagnetic-induction supply device may comprise: a current transformer installed on a power line and including one or more coils, a first core, and a second core; and a breaker unit connected to at least one of the one or more coils, wherein the breaker unit forms a closed circuit with the at least one of the one or more coils to switch the current transformer to a short-circuit mode in which the first core and the second core can be separated. Therefore, when the electromagnetic-induction power supply device is brought close to or installed on a live power line, the breaker unit prevents the formation of a magnetic field and thus the electromagnetic-induction power supply device can be easily attached/detached to/from the power line.
US11936194B2 Apparatus and method for controlling power transmission coverage of wireless power transmission network
An apparatus and a method for controlling the power transfer coverage of a wireless power transmission network are disclosed. The method for controlling the power transfer coverage of a wireless power transmission network, which includes a plurality of peripheral devices for receiving power from a main device through a resonant channel within the power transfer coverage of the main device, comprises the steps of: checking a wireless power transmission network disconnection state of any one of the plurality of peripheral devices by a procedure gradually decreasing the amount of transmission power of the main device; and forming the power transfer coverage on the basis of the amount of transmission power at the moment of the wireless power transmission network disconnection.
US11936190B1 Controller for a portable microgrid system and methods of use
A system and method for managing and distributing an electrical power system is provided. In one embodiment, the system and method comprise at least one powered device that receives electrical power from an electrical power system utilizing multiple energy sources. Structure and devices are provided within the system to command, regulate, monitor, and transmit power to a device or devices in an efficient, reliable manner based on resource availability, energy cost, and environmental factors. The system selects and manages the resources to optimize the energy output to the device(s) to achieve the specific requirements in resiliency, cost, and the environmental impact of the application.
US11936189B2 Combined cycle frequency control system and method
A power plant is operable to provide primary frequency control for a grid. The power plant includes a gas turbine operable to power a first generator that is synchronized to the power grid and to produce an exhaust gas, the gas turbine operated at a power level that defines a non-zero first MW margin and including a first control system having a first droop setting, and a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) operable to generate high pressure steam in response to the passage of the exhaust gas through the HRSG. A steam turbine is operable to power a second generator that is synchronized to the power grid, the steam turbine is operated at a power level that defines a non-zero second MW margin and includes a second control system having a second droop setting, the second droop setting set to a value based at least in part on the second MW margin. The first control system calculates the first droop setting based at least in part on the first MW margin, the second droop setting, the second MW margin, and a regional required total droop for the combination of the gas turbine and the steam turbine.
US11936173B2 Deadend anti-rotation clamp
A guard assembly is provided that includes a guard cover portion to cover a power line assembly. The power line assembly has an insulator. The guard assembly also has a clamp that connects to the insulator. The guard cover portion clips onto the clamp.
US11936170B2 Wire guide device
A wire guide device is to be arranged at an end portion of a cable guide, and is internally provided with an insertion hole through which a wire is passed. The wire guide device includes a first divided part and a second divided part that can be combined in a width direction that intersects a direction in which the insertion hole is formed. The first divide part and the second divided part include locking portions that are locked to each other in the combined state, division faces that are opposed to each other in the width direction, and restriction portions (vertical movement restriction portions, and slide restriction portions) that are provided separately from the locking portions and abut against each other to restrict positional shift of the division faces.
US11936169B1 Apparatus for transporting and dispensing wire or cable from a barrel pack
An apparatus for the movement of a barrel pack containing spooled wire or cable. The apparatus comprising a frame, a handle attached to the frame, a plurality of wheels rotatably attached to the frame, securing structures attached to the frame, the securing structures securing the barrel pack to the frame and a footage counting assembly attached to the handle. The footage counting assembly counts the amount of footage of wire or cable passing through the footage counting assembly.
US11936167B2 Prefabricated electrical circuit breaker panel cover extension used in a flush mount application
A breaker panel cover extension can be installed above or below a breaker panel and can hide imperfections or openings in drywall immediately above or below the breaker panel. The cover extension can include a panel member having a top edge, a bottom edge, a left edge, and a right edge defining an area of the panel member. The panel member having a front face and a rear face. A thin and narrow bottom flange extends downwards from the bottom edge and away from the panel member. The thin and narrow flange can extend along the length of the bottom edge. On the rear face of the panel member, below the top edge, two or more brackets can be coupled to the rear face of the panel member. Each bracket can have a coupling member configured to engage the cover extension to the drywall.
US11936166B2 Switchboard monitoring system
A switchboard monitoring system, according to one embodiment of the present specification, comprises: a thermal imaging apparatus for acquiring thermal imaging information of a device disposed in a switchboard panel; and a control apparatus for receiving the thermal imaging information from the thermal imaging apparatus, generating temperature information of the device on the basis of the received thermal imaging information, and detecting the temperature state of the device on the basis of the generated temperature information.
US11936163B2 Radiation emitter
A method of fabricating a radiation emitter including fabricating a layer stack that includes a first reflector, at least one intermediate layer, an active region and a second reflector; locally oxidizing the intermediate layer and thereby forming at least one unoxidized aperture; and locally removing the layer stack, and thereby forming a mesa that includes the first reflector, the unoxidized aperture, the active region, and the second reflector. Before or after locally removing the layer stack and forming the mesa: forming at least a first unoxidized aperture and at least a second unoxidized aperture inside the intermediate layer; etching a trench inside the layer stack, the trench defining a first portion and a second portion of the mesa, wherein the trench severs the intermediate layer(s) so that the first aperture is located in the first portion and the second aperture is located in the second portion of the mesa.
US11936159B2 Integrated laser driver circuit for switching a pulse current for a laser diode
Various implementations disclosed herein relate to an integrated laser driver circuit for switching a pulse current (IP) for a laser diode having a plurality of sub-switching units for generating in each case a partial current (IT) using a switch for pulsing the partial current (IT), wherein the sub-switching units are connected to one another in parallel for generating the pulse current (IP), wherein an energy accumulator is integrated into each of the sub-switching units to provide the switching energy required for switching the switch. The disclosure further relates to a laser system having a laser diode and an integrated laser driver circuit.
US11936158B2 Variable trace width for individual vertical cavity surface emitting laser channels for time of flight illuminators
In some implementations, a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) array may comprise a plurality of channels, a plurality of traces, and a plurality of emitters. A channel, of the plurality of channels, may include a set of emitters, of the plurality of emitters, arranged in a row of emitters. The channel may include a trace, of the plurality of traces, that has a trace width that is tapered along a length of the trace. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11936156B2 Optical power transmission apparatus
An optical power transmission apparatus includes: a light emitting unit including a first optical gain generating means and a first light reflecting means; an optical fiber; a second light reflecting means; and a light receiving means. Further, the second light reflecting means is arranged nearer to the light receiving means than the optical fiber is, a first laser resonator is formed, between the first light reflecting means and the second light reflecting means, by optical connection between the first optical gain generating means and the optical fiber, and first laser light generated by the first laser resonator is configured to be incident on the light receiving means.
US11936155B2 Terminal block with coupling capabilities on upper and lower studs
An appliance power connector includes a terminal block having a base. The base includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The base includes a pocket. The terminal block includes an upper shroud and a lower shroud. The upper shroud has upper shroud walls extending from the base forming an upper chamber above the upper surface. The lower shroud has lower shroud walls extending from the base forming a lower chamber below the lower surface. The appliance power connector includes a power terminal coupled to the terminal block. The power terminal includes a main body, an upper stud extending from a top of the main body and a lower stud extending from a bottom of the main body. The main body is received in the pocket. The upper stud is located in the upper chamber above the base for connection to an upper power cable terminal. The lower threaded stud is located in the lower chamber below the base for connection to a lower power cable terminal.
US11936154B2 Cable processing machine system and method for removing one or more cables from a removal trough of a cable processing machine system
A cable processing machine system includes a cable processing machine for processing a cable, a cable tray for receiving cables processed by the cable processing machine, and a removal trough, the cable tray being pivotable to transfer cables from the cable tray into the removal trough when the cable tray pivots. The removal trough includes an exit conveyor belt for conveying the cables along a transport direction away from the cable processing machine to an end of the removal trough.
US11936148B2 Mechanical grounding clamp
Bonding clamps used to assemble photovoltaic (PV) arrays and provide an electrical bond between PV module frames and a rail system forming the PV arrays are described. The bonding clamp includes an electrically conductive body, first and second compression arms extending from body and a tab extending from the body in a direction away from a bottom side of the body. The first and second compression arms extend at an angle relative to the body.
US11936147B2 Electrical connection
The invention refers to an electrical connection (10) comprising a bushing (12) having a geometric central axis (14), an electrical conductor (16) passing through said bushing (12) along the geometric central axis (14), and an insulating layer (18) electrically insulating said bushing (18) from said conductor (16). It is suggested that the bushing 12, the insulating layer (18) and the electric conductor (16) are pressed together, preferably during a rotary forging process, in order to achieve a mechanical cold transformation.
US11936134B2 Coaxial connector assembly having locking ferrule
Disclosed herein is a connector assembly for attachment to a corrugated coaxial cable. The assembly includes: a rearward outer body, to be received over a portion of the corrugated coaxial cable, comprising a recessed area; and a locking ferrule, to be inserted into the rearward outer body, comprising a plurality of ridges. At least one of the plurality of ridges is configured for engagement with the corrugated outer conductor. The connector assembly further comprises a foot portion positionable within the recessed area such that upon coupling of the rearward outer body with the locking ferrule, the corrugated outer conductor is locked in position.
US11936130B2 Locking combination outlet module and power distribution unit incorporating the same
An outlet module including a module housing comprising a base surface and a sidewall extending therefrom to at least partially surround an interior region. Multiple outlet cores extend from the base surface and at least one latch lever is pivotably coupled to the sidewall and adjacent a corresponding one of the multiple outlet cores. The latch lever is moveable between a first position, wherein the at least one latch lever is capable of engaging a mating plug and a second position, wherein the at least one latch lever is disengaged from the plug.
US11936120B2 Cellular system
A system includes one or more antennas; and a processor coupled to the antennas in communication with a predetermined target using 5G protocols.
US11936118B2 Antenna system and network device
Provided are an antenna system and a network device. In an example, the antenna system includes at least one antenna unit and a control apparatus configured to control the at least one antenna unit to rotate, wherein the control apparatus is connected with the at least one antenna unit and an external control device, receives a rotation instruction from the external control device, and controls the at least one antenna unit to rotate to a target angle according to the received rotation instruction.
US11936114B2 Omni-directional antenna system and device for MIMO applications
Omni-directional orthogonally-polarized antenna system for MIMO applications are disclosed herein. An example antenna system can have two arrays of horizontally polarized radiating elements, and two arrays of vertically polarized radiating elements, each array having roughly 180-degree radiation pattern, disposed about a central axis in a common horizontal plane, arrays of common polarization separated by 180-degrees, such that MIMO processing of signals to the arrays of common polarization results in a radiation pattern that is substantially constant over 360-degrees in azimuth.
US11936106B2 System and method for infusing nano-technology into production of physical storage containers
The present invention is directed to the production of shipping containers, computer server farm containers, and other forms of physical storage containers from a carbon nanotube-based fiber material with the potential application of other, non-carbon, nano-based materials containing various structures. Current materials used for shipping containers, computer server farm containers, and other forms of physical storage containers are heavier than the present invention and lack the ability to withstand high-intensity shock vibrations and other disturbances and are vulnerable to radiofrequency (“RF”) radiation. Instead of using metal, which is the currently preferred material used in the development of shipping containers, computer server farm containers, and other forms of physical storage containers, the present invention provides the use of a carbon nanotube-based material.
US11936103B2 Conductive film for antennas, and antenna
Provided is a conductive film for antennas, in which a conducting film and a substrate made of a polycarbonate resin material containing a polycarbonate resin are laminated, and the polycarbonate resin contains, as main constituent units, a unit (A) represented by the following formula (1) and/or a unit (B) represented by the following formula (2). The conductive film for antennas has low dielectric characteristics and bendability, can form an antenna with a low transmission loss, and has excellent adhesion to the conducting film. (In the formula (1), R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a halogen atom, and R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom.) (In the formula (2), R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms or a halogen atom, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom, R5 represents a halogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and n represents an integer of 0 to 10.)
US11936102B2 Radiating element of antenna and antenna
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). A radiating element of an antenna is provided. The radiating element includes a vibrator radiating circuit board, wherein vibrator radiating arms arranged in pairs are printed on the vibrator radiating circuit board, a width of the vibrator radiating arms is less than one-half of a wavelength, a vibrator balun circuit board, configured to support the vibrator radiating circuit board, wherein a vibrator balun is printed on the vibrator balun circuit board, a height of the vibrator balun is at least less than one-fifth of the wavelength, the vibrator balun comprises at least one first slot. Based on the disclosure, especially for a large array base station and micro base station of 5G-massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), the overall performance of the antenna, such as bandwidth, isolation, gain, cross polarization, or the like, may be improved, and the volume of the antenna is reduced with relatively small performance loss.
US11936101B2 Antenna device
An antenna device includes a first antenna and a second antenna provided in a case. The first antenna includes a first capacitance loading element and is configured to at least one of receive and transmit a signal in a first frequency band. The second antenna includes a second capacitance loading element and is configured to at least one of receive and transmit a signal in a second frequency band. The second frequency band is higher than the first frequency band. The second capacitance loading element is disposed at a front side of the first capacitance loading element.
US11936095B2 Telecommunications antenna mounts and associated transition covers
The present disclosure describes antenna mounts. An antenna mount may include a mount plate, a base plate, and at least three support members. The mount plate is configured to be secured to an antenna. The base plate configured to be secured to a mounting structure. The base plate may include one or more apertures, each aperture sized to receive a plurality of cables. Each support member has opposing ends with one end coupled to the base plate and the other end coupled to the mount plate such that the base plate and the mount plate are spaced apart a distance. Antenna mount assemblies and antenna mount transition covers are also provided.
US11936093B2 Communication apparatus and method for adaptive cooling of antenna elements
A communication apparatus includes an antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of thermoelectric devices that are arranged on the plurality of antenna elements of the antenna array, and a processor that determines which subset of the antenna elements are in an activated state and which are in a deactivated state, and further executes an activation or a deactivation of each of the plurality of thermoelectric devices in synchronization with the activated state or the deactivated state of different subsets of antenna elements of the plurality of antenna elements. Further, the processor controls each of the first plurality of thermoelectric devices to apply adaptive cooling on a first subset of antenna elements to maintain a corresponding temperature in a first specified range and apply adaptive cooling on a second subset of antenna elements to maintain a corresponding temperature in a second specified range.
US11936092B2 Low wind-load antenna
A reduced wind load antenna includes: a radome having front, rear, and side surfaces; upper and lower end caps attached to upper and lower ends of the radome to define an internal cavity; and radiating elements positioned within the internal cavity and configured to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals. The antenna includes at least one airflow separation delaying feature selected from the group consisting of: large radiused corners on the lower end cap; a domed upper end cap; a domed lower end cap; a plurality of protuberances on the front surface; a plurality of protuberances on each of the side surfaces; spiral ridges on the front surface; and a continuous protuberance on each of the side surfaces.
US11936089B2 Transmission line assembly
A transmission line assembly is configured such that (i) a first target inner layer is one of second to (N−1)-th pattern layers selected therefrom, and (ii) a second target inner layer is another one of the second to (N−1)-th pattern layers selected therefrom; the second to (N−1)-th pattern layers except for the first and second target inner layers are referred to as inner layers. The transmission line assembly includes band-like first and second slits formed through the ground pattern of a corresponding one of the first and second target inner layers to expose a part of one of dielectric layers; the one of the dielectric layers is adjacent to the corresponding one of the first and second target inner layers. Each of the first and second slits has an edge facing the interlayer line, and the edge of each of the first and second slits is concavely curved toward the interlayer line.
US11936086B2 Wide bandwidth folded metallized dielectric waveguide filters
A metallized dielectric waveguide filter includes an upper metallized dielectric waveguide having a plurality of upper resonant cavities, the upper metallized dielectric waveguide comprising an upper dielectric block having metallized outer walls, and a lower metallized dielectric waveguide having a plurality of lower resonant cavities, the lower metallized dielectric waveguide comprising a lower dielectric block having metallized outer walls. A first of the upper resonant cavities is operatively connected to a first of the lower resonant cavities via at least one coupling window. A first slot having metallized walls is provided in a portion of the upper dielectric block that is part of the first of the upper resonant cavities.
US11936080B2 Alternative anode material for solid oxide fuel cells
Anode materials comprising various compositions of strontium iron cobalt molybdenum oxide (SFCM) for low- or intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cell (SOFCs) are provided. These materials offer high conductivity achievable at intermediate and low temperatures and can be used to prepare the anode layer of a SOFC. A method of making a low- or intermediate temperature SOFC having an anode layer including SFCM is also provided.
US11936077B2 Separator member and fuel cell
A first separator member forming a power generation cell, which is a fuel cell, includes a first separator body. A first support bead, which is formed to be lower in height than a first seal bead and restricts the inclination of the first seal bead, is provided outside a first seal in the first separator body. The width of the first support bead varies depending on the position of the first support bead in the direction in which the first support bead extends.
US11936076B2 Metal support for electrochemical element, electrochemical element, electrochemical module, electrochemical device, energy system, solid oxide fuel cell, and method for manufacturing metal support
A metal support for an electrochemical element where the metal support includes a plate face, has a plate shape as a whole, and has a warping degree of 1.5×10−2 or less determined by calculating a least square value through the least squares method using at least three points in the plate face of the metal support, calculating a first difference between the least square value and a positive-side maximum displacement value on a positive side with respect to the least square value and a second difference between the least square value and a negative-side maximum displacement value on a negative side that is opposite to the positive side with respect to the least square value, and dividing the sum of the first difference and the second difference by a maximum length of the plate face of the metal support that passes through a center of gravity.
US11936075B2 Separator for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack capable of minimizing system volume and usage of sealant
Disclosed are a separator for fuel cells capable of minimizing the volume of a system and the use of sealants, and a stack for fuel cells, more particularly, a stack for solid oxide fuel cells, including the same. Specifically, by adding a metal sheet having a specific shape, position and size to the separator, the stress applied to the sealant can be uniformized, and thus the oxidizing agent and fuel can be separated and electrically isolated using only a piece of sealant. Therefore, the stack for fuel cells is characterized in that there is no variation in temperature, reactant concentration, power, or the like between respective unit cells, so delamination and microcracks do not occur, the volume is minimized, and the power density per unit volume is very high.
US11936070B2 System and method for a wearable circuit
A system for a wearable circuit is described. The system includes a soft substrate. The system include a first battery assembly attached to the soft substrate. The system includes a second battery assembly attached to the soft substrate. The system includes a flexible connecting device. A flexible connecting device is configured to connect a first battery assembly to a second battery assembly and stretch along a path of a soft substrate. A flexible connecting device provides an electrical connection between a first and second battery assembly while being stretched.
US11936062B2 Battery pack
A battery pack includes battery cell having exhaust valve that opens when internal pressure exceeds set pressure, and case that houses battery cell. Case includes multiple case units molded with plastic, multiple case units being coupled with mating surfaces to dispose battery cell inside case, and heat-resistant material disposed inside mating surfaces of respective multiple case units, heat-resistant material blocking gap between mating surfaces.
US11936061B2 Electric power source device and vehicle with same
Provided is power supply device configured for safe discharge to the outside of the power supply device even when gas at high temperature and under high pressure is discharged from a secondary battery cell, power supply device including: a plurality of secondary battery cells each having gas discharge valve for discharging internal gas; and cover part disposed on one surface of battery stack with the plurality of secondary battery cells stacked while covering gas discharge valve of each of the plurality of secondary battery cells. Cover part is provided inside with a gas guide path partitioned to discharge gas discharged from gas discharge valve to the outside of cover part, and the gas guide path includes one or more horizontal gas flow bending portions that bend at least a flow direction of some of the gas in plan view of cover part.
US11936053B2 Feedthroughs for thin battery cells
The disclosed technology relates to electrical feedthroughs for thin battery cells. A battery cell enclosure includes a terraced portion having a reduced thickness relative to another portion of the enclosure. The enclosure includes an opening disposed on a horizontal surface of the terraced portion for receiving the electrical feedthrough. Because the feedthrough is disposed on the horizontal surface of the terraced portion, the feedthrough may be over-sized thereby reducing the resistance and impedance of the feedthrough without increasing the height or thickness of the enclosure.
US11936052B2 Fluorine-doped tin oxide support and Pt catalyst for fuel cell comprising the same
Provided is a fluorine-doped tin oxide support, a platinum catalyst for a fuel cell having the same, and a method for producing the same. Also described is a high electrical conductivity and electrochemical durability by doping fluorine to the tin oxide-based support through an electrospinning process. Thus, while resolving a degradation issue of the carbon support in the conventional commercially available platinum/carbon (Pt/C) catalyst, what is designed is to minimize an electrochemical elution of dopant or tin, which is a limitation of the tin oxide support itself and has excellent performance as a catalyst for a fuel cell.
US11936050B2 Pt—Ni—Ir catalyst for fuel cell
Nanoporous oxygen reduction catalyst material comprising PtNiIr. The nanoporous oxygen reduction catalyst material is useful, for example, in fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies.
US11936049B2 Battery unit and battery module
The present disclosure relates to a battery unit and a battery module, the battery unit includes an electrode assembly, including a main body portion and a tab; two electrode terminals; and two current collecting members respectively connecting the tabs on both sides of the main body portion with the respective electrode terminals; the current collecting member includes a guiding plate and a supporting plate, the guiding plate is located on one side of the main body portion along the length direction, a reinforcement portion is arranged on the guiding plate and is configured to reduce the deformation of the guiding plate towards the main body portion; and the supporting plate is connected to an end of the guiding plate along the width direction, the tab is bent relative to the length direction and connected to the supporting plate. The battery unit can reduce the bending deformation of the guiding plate.
US11936046B2 Electricity storage device, method for producing electricity storage device, and electrolytic plating method
An electricity storage device includes a stack of bipolar electrodes each including a steel sheet, and a plating layer provided on a surface of the steel sheet. The plating layer includes a base nickel-plating layer provided on the surface of the steel sheet, and a surface nickel-plating layer provided on the base nickel-plating layer, and having a surface roughness greater than that of the base nickel-plating layer.