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| US12023197B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
In one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a main body configured to generate an ultrasonic image; a body housing configured to house the main body; a display/operation panel configured to operate the main body and display the ultrasonic image; and a lifter on which the display/operation panel is placed, the lifter being attached to the body housing and configured to adjust height of the display/operation panel from a floor in each of an electric mode and a manual mode. |
| US12023196B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and storage medium
An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus of an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a B mode image in which a signal intensity of reflected waves obtained in such a manner that ultrasonic waves are transmitted to a scanning area in a subject and reflected in the subject is represented by luminance levels, and a Doppler image of a region of interest included in the scanning area. The processing circuitry is configured to cause a display to display the Doppler image superposed on the B mode image acquired. In addition, the processing circuitry is configured to change a display mode of the Doppler image displayed on the display using a feature quantity obtained on the basis of at least one of the B mode image and the Doppler image in a time series acquired. |
| US12023192B2 |
Single or a few views computed tomography imaging with deep neural network
A method for tomographic imaging comprising acquiring [200] a set of one or more 2D projection images [202] and reconstructing [204] a 3D volumetric image [216] from the set of one or more 2D projection images [202] using a residual deep learning network comprising an encoder network, a transform module and a decoder network, wherein the reconstructing comprises: transforming [206] by the encoder network the set of one or more 2D projection images [202] to 2D features [208]; mapping [210] by the transform module the 2D features [208] to 3D features [212]; and generating [214] by the decoder network the 3D volumetric image [216] from the 3D features [212]. Preferably, the encoder network comprises 2D convolution residual blocks and the decoder network comprises 3D blocks without residual shortcuts within each of the 3D blocks. |
| US12023189B2 |
Blood flow measurement based on vessel-map slope
An apparatus for assessing a coronary vasculature and a corresponding method are provided which allow to globally assess a coronary artery disease directly from the contrast agent dynamics as derived from diagnostic images acquired using an invasive medical imaging modality by following the time course of the area occupied by the vessels in the diagnostic images. |
| US12023187B2 |
System and method for imaging
Disclosed is a system for imaging a system. The system may be operated to acquire image data of a subject in one or more manners. The image data acquired may be used to various purposes, such as generating an image for display, navigating a procedure, or other appropriate procedures. |
| US12023184B2 |
Gantry frame for a computed tomography system
A gantry frame for a computed tomography system is described. The gantry frame comprises a cylindrical drum frame with a cylinder barrel which has a profiled barrel structure. A gantry is also described. Additionally, a computed tomography system is described. A method for manufacturing a gantry frame for a computed tomography system is also described. |
| US12023183B2 |
Radiography system, image processing device, image processing method, and image processing program
A radiography system includes a correction marker that is used to obtain a marker image included in at least one of a plurality of projection images obtained by tomosynthesis imaging, is provided in an irradiation path of radiation in a radiation emitting unit, and is disposed at the position where the marker image is included in a region other than a reconstructed region in the projection image, the reconstructed region being a region used in a case in which the tomographic image is reconstructed from the plurality of projection images among the regions included in the plurality of projection images. |
| US12023182B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for remote patient care
A portable patient-care kit is disclosed. The kit includes a housing, a plurality of compartments and a touch-screen user interface device. The housing forms a container space. The plurality of compartments is disposed within the container space such that each compartment is configured to retain at least one medical apparatus. The touch-screen user interface device has a transceiver that can communicate via a mobile data network. |
| US12023181B2 |
Medical or emergency package and method of use thereof
An assembly for forming a portable emergency or medical package has: a main body; and a plurality of modules with fasteners that enable the main body and the modules to be fastened together in different combinations, to form the package. A plurality of compartments for housing medical supplies, and a compartment for communication device, providing real time two-way communication between a user of the package and a communication appliance remote from the package are provided. The communication device is detachable from the remainder of the package. |
| US12023179B2 |
Readmission risk assessment based on chronobiological rhythms
Systems and methods for monitoring patients with a chronic disease are described. A patient management system may sense physiological signals from a patient using one or more implantable or other ambulatory sensors, and generate from the physiological signals a chronobiological rhythm indicator (CRI) such as indicating a circadian rhythm. A reference CRI associated with a prior hospital admission event of the patient may be provided to the patient management system, which compares the CRI to the reference CRI and generates a readmission risk score indicating the patient's risk of subsequent hospital readmission due to a worsened condition of the chronic disease. The readmission risk score may be provided to a user or a process, or used to initiate or adjust a therapy delivered to the patient. |
| US12023173B2 |
Pain classification and momentary-pain determination using sparse modeling
A method is described for making determinations on or classifying the pain of an estimation subject on the basis of the brainwaves of the estimation subject. This method includes: (a) stimulating the estimation subject at a plurality of levels of stimulation intensity; (b) acquiring brainwave data for the estimation subject; (c) extracting a brainwave feature quantity from the brainwave data or the analysis data; (d) for plugging the feature quantity into a Sparse model analysis, making the feature quantity approach a quantitative level and/or a qualitative level for pain, and estimating or making a determination on a pain level. Another method is described including comparing of brainwave data or analysis data from the 2,000 msec following the earliest of an induced brainwave component, an initial-event-related voltage component, and 250 msec after a target stimulus has been applied. |
| US12023172B2 |
Muscular relaxation monitoring device, muscular relaxation monitoring method and muscular relaxation monitoring program
To provide a muscular relaxation monitoring device, a muscular relaxation monitoring method and a muscular relaxation monitoring program capable of accurately grasping a muscular relaxation state of a subject. An input/output unit obtains a first reaction, a second reaction, a third reaction and a fourth reaction which are the first to fourth stimulation reaction values of four consecutive stimulations of a muscle. A display unit displays a display screen. A control unit generates the display screen in which a display effect of the first reaction and the fourth reaction is different from a display effect of the second reaction and the third reaction. |
| US12023168B2 |
Electrophysiological (EP) map coloration by considering outliers
A method includes receiving a plurality of data points including electrophysiological (EP) values measured at respective positions in at least a portion of an organ of a patient. Some of the EP values are classified as outlier values in accordance with a defined criterion. A visual representation of at least the portion of the organ is derived from the plurality of data points. The visual representation represents the EP values with respective colors, and visualizes less than all the outlier values, by performing one or both of (a) identifying outlier values that deviate from respective neighboring EP values by less than a defined deviation, and representing the outlier values using colors that match the neighboring EP values, and (b) setting for the visual representation a mapping, which maps the EP values to the colors and which excludes at least some of the outlier values. |
| US12023162B2 |
Three-dimensional silicon-based comb probe with optimized biocompatible dimensions for neural sensing and stimulation
A structure for monitoring and stimulation includes an external power supply unit. The structure also includes an internal hub communicatively coupled to the external power supply unit. The structure further includes a plurality of sensor modules communicatively coupled to the internal hub by a plurality of flexible interconnects. The plurality of sensor modules include three-dimensional (3D) comb sensor devices. |
| US12023159B2 |
Blood draw syringe with hemolysis protection
A blood collection device may include a syringe with hemolysis protection. The syringe with hemolysis protection may be coupled to a catheter assembly and used for blood draw. The blood collection device may include the syringe, which may include a distal end, and a flow restrictor. The flow restrictor may include a distal end and a proximal end. The proximal end of the flow restrictor may be coupled to the distal end of the syringe, which may protect against hemolysis. |
| US12023157B2 |
Device for cross flow filtration
A whole blood filtration device is provided with a filter membrane separating a feeding volume and a clean side of the filter membrane from each other. The feeding volume communicates with a first feeding side opening and with a second feeding side opening. The filter membrane has pores with a pore size that ensures permeability of the filter membrane to blood plasma/serum and that retains blood cells. The first feeding side opening can be coupled to a first blood pump for feeding blood from the first feeding side opening into the feeding volume so that blood plasma/serum permeates the filter membrane and blood cells, retained by the filter membrane, exit from the feeding volume through the second feeding side opening. |
| US12023155B2 |
Polycarbonate urea/urethane polymers for use with analyte sensors
Embodiments of the invention provide compositions useful in analyte sensors as well as methods for making and using such compositions and sensors. In typical embodiments of the invention, the sensor is a glucose sensor comprising an analyte modulating membrane formed from a polymer composition having carbonate and aromatic isocyanate chains, a composition observed to provide such membranes with improved material properties such as enhanced thermal and hydrolytic stability. |
| US12023151B2 |
Non-invasive analyte sensing and notification system with decoupled transmit and receive antennas
A method for providing notification regarding one or more analytes includes detecting an amount of each of the one or more analytes using a non-invasive sensor, determining a notification to present based on the amount of at least one of the one or more analytes and notification criteria using a processor, and sending an instruction directing presentation of the notification. The method can further include presenting the notification. The notification can include vibration, sound, or visible components such as light, text, or images. The notification criteria can include upper thresholds, lower thresholds, or the analyte being within or outside of bounded ranges. Systems performing the method can include the sensor and optionally one or more of a mobile device and a remote server, and the notification can be presented in a device including the sensor or a separate device such as the mobile device. |
| US12023145B2 |
Gas exchange systems and methods for calculating ventilatory threshold and evaluating pulmonary arterial hypertension
Systems and methods for estimating a ventilatory threshold for a patient and estimating likelihood of pulmonary arterial hypertension are provided. An example method includes determining ratios of minute ventilation to rate of oxygen uptake based on breath-by-breath data for a patient. The example method also includes determining a ventilatory threshold based upon the determined ratios and determining a score based upon an end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PetCO2) value at the determined ventilatory threshold and a minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production relationship (VE/VCO2) value at the determined ventilatory threshold. The method also includes using the score to estimate a likelihood that the patient has pulmonary arterial hypertension and causing the estimated likelihood to be displayed on a user interface. |
| US12023144B2 |
Systems for identifying and locating reflectors using orthogonal sequences of reflector switching
Systems and methods are provided for identifying and locating a plurality of reflector markers implanted within a target tissue region within a patient's body. A probe is provided that is activated to transmit electromagnetic signals into the patient's body, receive reflected signals from the patient's body, and in synchronization with transmitting the electromagnetic signals, deliver light pulses into the patient's body. The markers reflector tags modulate reflected signals from the respective markers based on orthogonal code sequences opening and closing respective switches of the markers to modulate the reflective properties of the markers. The probe processes the return signals to separate the reflected signals based at least in part on the code sequences to identify and locate each of the plurality of reflector tags substantially simultaneously. |
| US12023143B2 |
Structure masking or unmasking for optimized device-to-image registration
One or more devices, systems, methods and storage mediums for performing medical procedure (e.g., needle guidance, ablation, biopsy, etc.) planning and/or performance, and/or for performing registration using at least one mask, are provided. Examples of applications for such devices, systems, methods and storage mediums include imaging, evaluating and diagnosing biological objects, such as, but not limited to, lesions and tumors, and such devices, systems, methods and storage mediums may be used for radiotherapy applications (e.g., to determine whether to place seed(s) for radiotherapy). The devices, systems, methods and storage mediums provide improved registration results by utilizing at least one mask to suppress one or more artifacts or objects (which may or may not include, but is not limited to, at least one medical instrument or tool) in an image including a portion of the medical guidance device and/or to enhance a region or target of interest in the image. |
| US12023141B2 |
Systems for monitoring microcirculation
The present disclosure is related to a system for monitoring microcirculation. The system may include a detector, a light source, and a lens set. The detector is inserted under a tongue of a user along a sagittal axis direction of the user; the light source is disposed on a surface of the detector in contact with a bottom surface of the tongue of the user and is configured to emit a light source signal to a target region under the tongue; and the lens set is disposed within the detector for receiving a detection signal from the target region. The detection signal is emitted into the detector along a vertical axis direction of the user and emitted out from the detector along the sagittal axis direction of the user. |
| US12023140B2 |
Biological information analysis device, biological information analysis method, and biological information analysis system
A biological information analysis apparatus includes a sensor data acquirer that acquires biological information of a user measured by a sensor, a data analyzer that analyzes time-series data for the biological information over a plurality of time intervals and, from multiple pieces of biological information that were acquired at mutually corresponding times of measurement in respective ones of the plurality of time intervals, calculates representative values for the multiple pieces of biological information, a measurement anomaly detector that detects an anomaly contained in the measured biological information based on time-series data with the representative values calculated by the data analyzer or on the time-series data for the multiple pieces of biological information that was used in calculation of the time-series data with the representative values, and a presenter that outputs the calculated representative values for the multiple pieces of biological information and information indicating the detected anomaly. |
| US12023137B2 |
Wearable electronic device and system for tracking location and identifying changes in salient indicators of patient health
A wearable electronic device, a system and methods of monitoring with a wearable electronic device. The device includes a hybrid wireless communication module with wireless communication sub-modules to selectively acquire location data from both indoor and outdoor sources, as well as a wireless communication sub-module to selectively transmit an LPWAN signal to provide location information based on the acquired data. The device may also include one or more sensors to collect one or more of environmental data, activity data and physiological data. The device may transmit some or all of its acquired data to a larger system, including a cloud-based server to, in addition to providing location-based data, be used as a part of a predictive health care protocol to correlate changes in acquired data to salient indicators of the health of a wearer of the device. In one form, the predictive health care protocol uses a machine learning model. |
| US12023135B2 |
Cardiopulmonary health monitoring using thermal camera and audio sensor
System and method for monitoring vital signs of a subject, such as a sleeping patient. A health monitoring device includes a thermal camera such as an uncooled microbolometer array, to monitor breathing, pulse, core temperature, and other vital signs. An audio sensor, e.g., microphone, may be used for monitoring patient respiratory sounds and other sounds. Further information such as pulse rate, PRV, blood pressure, breathing rate and oxygenation level are derived from these signals. The health monitoring device utilizes acquired signals and higher order data in analyzing patient conditions and behaviors. Higher order data include visual data based upon thermal camera signals and audio data based upon audio sensor signals. A processor is configured to output a health determination relating to one or more health parameters of the patient by inputting one or both of the visual data and the audio data into one or more machine learning models. |
| US12023134B2 |
Non-invasive venous waveform analysis for evaluating a subject
An example method includes (a) generating, via a sensor of a computing device, a signal representing vibrations originating from a blood vessel of a subject, where the vibrations are indicative of heart beats and/or respirations of the subject; (b) using the signal to determine first times elapsed between respective pairs of consecutive heartbeats indicated by the vibrations and/or second times elapsed between respective pairs of consecutive respirations indicated by the vibrations; and (c) using the determined first times elapsed to determine a heart rate variability of the subject and/or the determined second times elapsed to determine a respiration rate variability of the subject. |
| US12023120B2 |
Fluid powered master-slave actuation for MRI-guided interventions
Systems and methods for an effective solution to MR safe actuation in all MRI-guided (robot-assisted) procedures are provided. The present integrated hydraulic transmission method or system uses piston-based cylinders (101,102,201,308(C1), 309(C2), 310(C3), 402, 501) to provide continuous bi-lateral rotation with unlimited range in an MRI environment. Positional and torque control can also be achieved. The system includes a master unit and a slave unit each comprising: a plurality of cylinders (101,102,201,308(C1), 309(C2), 310(C3), 402, 501), a piston (105,301,302,303,401,502) inserted within the bottom surface of each cylinder (101,102,201,308(C1), 309(C2), 310(C3), 402, 501), a seal positioned with each cylinder (101,102,201,308(C1), 309(C2), 310(C3), 402, 501) between the piston (105,301,302,303,401,502) and the top surface of the cylinder (101,102,201,308(C1), 309(C2), 310(C3), 402, 501) to inhibit a fluid from passing across the seal, and a plurality of tubes (103) connecting the master unit cylinders and slave unit cylinders (402). |
| US12023117B2 |
Projection of user interface pose command to reduced degree of freedom space for a surgical robot
For teleoperation of a surgical robotic system, the user command for the pose of the end effector is projected into a subspace reachable by the end effector. For example, a user command with six DOF is projected to a five DOF subspace. The six DOF user interface device may be used to more intuitively control, based on the projection, the end effector with the limited DOF relative to the user interface device. |
| US12023115B2 |
Medical-robot pneumatic drive mechanism
A pneumatic drive for a medical robot includes a manifold having cylinders extending in a first direction, and respective rods corresponding to the cylinders, the rods extending on one side of the cylinders in the first direction. The manifold includes air supply ports that feed the cylinders with air for moving the respective rods forward and backward. The air supply ports are provided on another side of the manifold in the first direction. |
| US12023111B2 |
Systems and methods for navigation and visualization
A system for visualizing a surgical site is provided. The system includes a robotic mechanism for performing a procedure on a patient, an imaging device coupled to the robotic mechanism, the imaging device configured to provide image data of a site of interest, and a computing device coupled to the imaging device. The computing device includes one or more processors and at least one memory device configured to store executable instructions. The executable instructions, when executed by the processor, are configured to receive the image data of the site of interest, track motion patterns of the site of interest in the received image data, filter the received image data to remove line-of-sight restrictions therein and alter pixels therein based on the tracked motion patterns, and generate an output frame from the filtered image data. The system also includes a presentation interface device coupled to the computing device and configured to present the output frame for visualization of the site of interest. |
| US12023110B2 |
Surgical tracker with emitters triggered by electromagnetic radiation
A tracker, a surgical tracking system, and a method for operating the tracker are provided. The tracker comprises an interface configured to attach the tracker to a surgical object that is to be tracked. The tracker further comprises circuitry comprising a detector configured to detect electromagnetic radiation, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate a trigger signal upon detection of a change of intensity of electromagnetic radiation by the detector. The circuitry further comprises a plurality of emitters configured to emit electromagnetic radiation, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the plurality of emitters to emit electromagnetic radiation responsive to the trigger signal. |
| US12023109B2 |
Technique of providing user guidance for obtaining a registration between patient image data and a surgical tracking system
A method of providing user guidance. First patient image data of a patient's body is obtained. A registration instruction indicative of where to acquire a registration point relative to a surface of the body is determined. Second patient image data of the body, having been acquired by an augmented reality device, is obtained. A transformation between coordinate systems of the first and the second patient image data is determined. Based on the transformation, display of the registration instruction on a display of the AR device is triggered such that a user of the AR device is presented an augmented view with the registration instruction being overlaid onto the patient's body. The augmented view guides the user where to acquire the registration point. Also disclosed are a computing system, a surgical navigation system, and a computer program product. |
| US12023099B2 |
System and method for performing tear film structure measurement
Apparatus and methods are described for performing tear film structure measurement on a tear film of an eye of a subject. A broadband light source (100) is configured to generate broadband light. A spectrometer (250) is configured to measure a spectrum of light of the broadband light that is reflected from at least one spot on the tear film, the spot having a diameter of between 100 microns and 240 microns. A computer processor (28) is coupled to the spectrometer and configured to determine a characteristic of the tear film based upon the spectrum of light measured by the spectrometer. Other applications are also described. |
| US12023089B2 |
Resectoscope with distal electrode guide
A resectoscope for endoscopic surgery with a tubular shaft and a handle, the shaft comprising a longitudinally displaceable electrode instrument and, at its distal end, an electrically insulating insert, the electrode instrument having an elongated shaft section with one or two support arms and, in its distal end region, an electrode that can be acted upon by high-frequency current, characterized in that the insulating insert has one or more guide elements for holding a support arm, the support arm being longitudinally displaceable in the guide element. |
| US12023079B2 |
Fenestrated implant
The present invention relates generally to implants used in medical procedures such as bone fixation or fusion. More specifically, this application relates to fenestrated implants used in bone fixation or fusion. |
| US12023076B2 |
Osteosynthesis plate with an anchoring orifice intended to cooperate with an osteosynthesis screw for compression of two bone fragments
An osteosynthesis plate includes a plate body in which there is formed an anchor through-orifice having a first orifice region and the second orifice region which are secant and joined by an intermediate region, the first orifice region being of plain cylindrical overall form and coinciding with a first virtual cylinder, the second orifice region having a second upper segment of plain spherical or frustoconical overall shape centred on a second axis and a second lower segment of threaded cylindrical overall shape and coinciding with a second virtual cylinder intersecting the first virtual cylinder, a helical rib being formed in the second orifice region to define a screw thread having a screw thread external radius smaller than the major radius of the second upper segment, and the intermediate region being formed of two planar intermediate faces facing one another. |
| US12023072B2 |
Anterior cervical plate, internal fixation system for use in ACAF and application thereof
The invention relates to an anterior cervical plate, a lifter and an internal fixation system for use in ACAF. Fusion windows are formed at a head end and a tail end of the anterior cervical plate, wherein each of the fusion windows has a width of more than 8 mm, and a height of more than 10 mm. At least one elongated lifting groove is provided at a central longitudinal axis. It further comprises an auxiliary plate which covers a front side of the plate body when in use. The lifter comprises a lifting nail and a screwdriver. The lifting nail has a first travel control body and a second travel control body. The screwdriver is provided with a screwdriver sleeve head sleeved outside of the second travel control body and making the screwdriver to rotate with it. The internal fixation system comprises the anterior cervical plate and the lifter. |
| US12023067B2 |
Balancing feature for reusable trocar
A surgical access device assembly includes a cannula hub and a cannula tube. The cannula tube extends distally from the cannula hub along a longitudinal axis. The cannula tube defines a working channel. The cannula tube includes a tissue engagement feature and a balancing feature. The balancing feature is configured to promote lateral stability of the cannula tube and the cannula hub relative to the body cavity wall of the patient. The balancing feature includes a proximal portion of the cannula tube having a first wall thickness. The balancing feature also includes a distal portion of the cannula tube having a second wall thickness that is greater than the first wall thickness. At least a portion of the proximal portion is proximal relative to the tissue engagement feature. At least a portion of the distal portion is distal relative to the tissue engagement feature. |
| US12023066B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic trajectory control
A non-transitory computer readable medium stores instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, are adapted to cause the one or more processors to: receive a command to initiate a medical procedure at a target location with a medical instrument; retrieve a predefined dynamic trajectory for the medical procedure; move the medical instrument according to the predefined dynamic trajectory to perform the medical procedure at the target location; detect a force received at a distal tip of the medical instrument during movement of the medical instrument; and determine a tissue impedance profile based on the detected force. |
| US12023065B2 |
Bi-stable spring-latch connector for ultrasonic surgical instruments
A waveguide configured for use with an ultrasonic instrument includes a horn which engages an ultrasonic transducer to receive ultrasonic energy. A body distally extends from the horn in order to receive ultrasonic energy from the horn. A blade is fixedly engaged to a distal end of the body, and distally extends from the distal end of the body in order to receive ultrasonic energy from the body for treating tissue in contact with the blade. A bi-stable spring-latch connector releasably couples, under compression, the horn and the body, or the body and the blade. |
| US12023062B2 |
Articulating microsurgical instrument
An apparatus and method for an articulating microsurgical instrument is disclosed herein. The articulating microsurgical instrument may be configured to be operable with a Doppler probe, bone grasper, soft tissue grasper/dissector, scissors, flexible forceps, or a suction/irrigation line configured to provide tools within a surgical location that can be adjusted to a desired angle of operation. A tip assembly may comprise an articulating portion at a distal tip and the articulating portion may be configured to deflect upon actuation of an articulation control. The articulation control may be a trigger assembly or a roller wheel. A bayonet-style handle may include a set of posts configured to interact with the one or more control wires during actuation of the articulation control. One or more control wires may be housed in a lumen and actuated using a articulation control of a handle assembly. |
| US12023061B2 |
Medical instrument
One embodiment relates to a medical instrument (1) with a hollow shaft (2), an actuating unit (4) arranged at the proximal end (3) of the shaft (2) and an instrument tip (6) with an instrument (7) arranged at the distal end (5) of the shaft (2), wherein the instrument (7) can be actuated via an actuating element (8) which is mounted in the shaft (2) in an axially displaceable manner, and wherein the actuating element (8) is operatively connected to the actuating unit (4) on the proximal side, and wherein the instrument tip (6) can be pivoted relative to the longitudinal axis (10) of the shaft (2) via a joint mechanism (9). According to one embodiment, the instrument tip (6) can be rotated endlessly, wherein a fixing device is provided on the instrument tip (6) with which the loose end (17, 23) of a sewing material (18, 24) can be fixed on the instrument tip (6). |
| US12023057B2 |
Method for treating vascular occlusion
A method is disclosed for removing a vascular occlusion, such as a clot, from a blood vessel. A tubular sheath is inserted into the vessel and a self-expanding Nitinol mesh filter is deployed from a distal end of the tubular sheath at a location proximal to a clot. An inner catheter is advanced through the tubular sheath and through the mesh filter for contacting the clot. An expandable agitation element is provided along a distal end portion of the inner catheter for cutting or chopping the clot, thereby facilitating removal of the clot and improving blood flow through the vessel. Resulting clot particles are captured by the mesh filter. Negative pressure may be applied along a proximal end portion of the sheath for aspirating remaining particles. Certain embodiments of the method are well-suited for treating deep vein thrombosis and do not require the use of thrombolytic drugs. |
| US12023051B1 |
Device and method for performing sternotomy
Provided is a surgical saw for cutting a sternum comprising: a) a body, b) a handle attached to the body; c) a blade positioned in such way to cut the sternum when a user holds the handle, and d) a base below the blade configured to be positioned below the sternum, wherein the user places the base under the sternum and cuts the sternum with the blade. |
| US12023046B2 |
Bone dust collector device
A bone tissue collection device is provided with an exterior collection container and a porous interior filter container. The device includes a lid having an upper face and is configured to releaseably seal the exterior collection container and interior filter container. A suction inlet tube and a suction outlet tube are operably coupled to the lid and angled from the upper face of the lid. |
| US12023044B2 |
Endoscopic system with medium management system control
Endoscopic image analysis, endoscopic procedure analysis, and/or component control systems, methods and techniques are disclosed that can analyze images of an endoscopic system and/or affect an endoscopic system to enhance operation, user and patient experience, and usability of image data and other case data. |
| US12023043B2 |
Microfracture pick systems and associated surgical methods
Exemplary microfracture pick systems may include a microfracture pick, a strike plate, and a punch extension. The strike plate may be secured to a handle of the microfracture pick, and the punch extension is connectable to the strike plate. The punch extension is configured to apply an “off-axis” impact force to the microfracture pick. The “off-axis” impact force is generally aligned with an axis of a strike tip of the microfracture pick, thereby substantially preventing the strike tip from skiving across a bone surface during surgical uses. |
| US12023042B2 |
Surgical instrument
A surgical instrument includes a rod unit extending in a first direction along a tibia of a human body, an attachment located at a first end of the rod unit that is attachable to an ankle joint, and a fastener located at a second end of the rod unit that is fasten-able to a proximal end of the tibia. The fastener has a through-hole extending in a second direction that crosses the first direction, and a pin that is arranged in the through-hole and that has a tip which is received in the tibia. The through-hole has an opening larger than a profile of the pin to allow the fastener to move about a portion of contact between the through-hole and the pin when the pin is received in the tibia. |
| US12023040B2 |
Hemostasis clip two stage deployment mechanism to eliminate shed parts
A clipping device includes a clip including a capsule and a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of which are slidably received within the channel to move the clip arms between an open configuration and a closed configuration. Each of the pair of clip arms includes an elongated opening extending through the proximal ends thereof. A connector includes a central portion received between the proximal ends of the clip arms and a pin extending from the central portion receivable within the opening of each of the clip arms, the connector movable from an unlocked configuration, in which the pin is received within a distal portion of the elongated opening, to a locked configuration, in which the pin is received within a proximal portion of the elongated opening, when a predetermined force is applied thereto. |
| US12023039B2 |
Polymer overmolded bariatric clamp and method of installing
A bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions, a bight portion having a flexible hinge, a fastener portion, and an engagement portion for retaining the clamp in a closed position to partition the stomach. A method for installing may include creating an opening in a patient's abdominal cavity to access the stomach, removing tissue connected to the stomach adjacent areas the clamp is to be positioned, positioning the clamp in an open position wherein first ends of the first and second elongated portions are open relative to one another, inserting the clamp into the abdominal cavity in the open position and the first and second elongated portions of the clamp separately pass through the opening in the abdominal cavity, positioning the first and second elongated portions adjacent first and second sides of the stomach, and closing the clamp to partition the stomach. |
| US12023036B2 |
Occlusive medical device having sensing capabilities
Example occlusive implants are disclosed. An example occlusive implant includes an expandable framework configured to shift between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, an occlusive member disposed along at least a portion of the expandable framework and a first collar attached to the expandable framework. The occlusive implant also includes a sensor housing coupled to the first collar, the sensor housing having a first end and a second end opposite the first end and a second collar slidably disposed along an outer surface of the sensor housing. Further, the second collar is coupled to the expandable framework via a spring. The occlusive implant also includes a sensor disposed along the second end of the sensor housing. |
| US12023033B2 |
Surgical anvil assemblies for surgical stapling instruments
A surgical anvil assembly for use with a circular stapling instrument includes an anvil center rod defining a longitudinal axis and an anvil head pivotally coupled to the anvil center rod and movable between a first operative condition and a second tilted condition. The anvil assembly further includes a locking assembly configured to selectively lock the anvil head in each of the first and second conditions. |
| US12023023B2 |
Interface systems for use with surgical instruments
A surgical instrument for use by an operator in a surgical procedure includes an elongate shaft, an end effector extending from the elongate shaft, and a control system. The end effector is articulatable relative to the elongate shaft between a home state position and an articulated position. The control system includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor to store program instructions. The processor can alert the operator when the end effector reaches the home state position from the articulated position. |
| US12023020B2 |
Suture cinching and cutting device
Medical devices for applying a cinch to one or more suture and cutting the suture, and methods for making and using such devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include an elongated shaft, a connection sleeve, a cinch sleeve coupled to the connection sleeve, and a cinch member. An elongated inner shaft may extend through and be longitudinally movable within the elongated shaft, connection sleeve, cinch sleeve, and cinch member. |
| US12023019B2 |
Tissue repair assembly and system with soft anchoring implant
Tissue repair systems which use knotless all-suture anchors and have the ability to lock multiple repair sutures within the anchor construct. The anchor construct includes a tension suture wrapped or looped upon itself to create an open eyelet, through which multiple repair sutures originating in soft tissue are passed. The location of the eyelet may be anywhere inside the all-suture anchor or adjacent to the exterior of the anchor body. Tensioning of the tension suture causes the eyelet to restrict movement of the repair sutures and secures them within or against the anchor body. |
| US12023017B1 |
Apparatus, methods and systems for spine surgery
Embodiments of a corpectomy method, comprising the steps of: providing a distractor unit comprising at least a first hydraulic cylinder configured to removably receive a piston of a predetermined length during a surgical procedure; providing the piston; providing a plurality of bone screws; affixing a first bone screw of the plurality of bone screws to a first vertebrae of a spine and a second bone screw of the plurality of bone screws to a second vertebrae of the spine; mounting the distractor unit onto the first bone screw and the second bone screw; and extending the hydraulic piston of the distractor unit to cause the first vertebrae and the second vertebrae to move away from each other are disclosed. |
| US12023011B2 |
Device for access to the interior of a body
A device is configured to provide a large visible area and work area in the body of a patient for access to the interior of a body. The device has at least one outer part having an outer tube. An inner tube passes into the outer tube through this outer tube having at an outer tube distal end an expanding part which is expandable beyond the outer diameter of the outer tube. |
| US12023008B2 |
Endoscope attachment and endoscope system
An endoscope attachment is an endoscope attachment that is detachably attachable to a distal end portion part of an insertion portion of an endoscope, and includes a cylindrical member that covers a bonding portion that is arranged in a bending portion of the insertion portion and formed of adhesive, and a flow rate varying member that is disposed in the cylindrical member and varies a flow rate of a medicinal solution that enters from an outside of the cylindrical member to an inside of the cylindrical member. |
| US12023002B2 |
Attachment clamp
Various apparatuses to attach a first medical device to a second medical device are described that allow the physician to grasp only a single device while the other device remains securely attached to the one being grasped. The apparatuses, once they are attached to the first medical device, are designed to be easily and quickly attached and detached to a second medical device, normally only requiring the use of one hand. Furthermore, the apparatuses oftentimes include a base that can easily couple and decouple from the portion that is attached to the second medical device so that if the need arises to separately use the second medical device, it can be decoupled from the first medical device without completely removing the apparatus from the second medical device. |
| US12023000B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes a distal end frame disposed at a distal end of an insertion part; an image pickup unit disposed inside the insertion part; an illumination unit disposed inside the insertion part; and an illumination lens disposed on a side opposite to the illumination unit with the distal end frame interposed therebetween. The illumination lens is a plano-convex lens and disposed with a flat surface thereof facing the illumination unit. The illumination unit has an exit surface in which illumination light emerges, and the following Conditional Expression (1) is satisfied: arc sin(nL×sin θL/nW)≤arc cos((ϕ/2)/R) (1). |
| US12022996B2 |
Endoscopic system with attached instruments
An endoscopic system having a shaft, a sheath disposed at least partially inside the shaft having a distal end with a leading surface and an inner surface, the leading surface at the distal end of the sheath having rounded edges so as to be atraumatic, an instrument at least partially inside the sheath and movable relative to the sheath along a longitudinal direction of the sheath, the inner surface being sloped so as to deflect the instrument at a predetermined angle as it is moved into contact with the inner surface and out of the sheath, and the sheath being rotatable relative to the shaft so as to change the direction at which the instrument extends from the sheath. |
| US12022990B2 |
Endoscope apparatus, function limitation method, and non-transitory recording medium having program recorded therein
An endoscope apparatus that includes a storage memory storing first authentication information, a transmitter/receiver that performs communication with an endoscope, and an operational device. The operational device performs a process including acquiring the first authentication information stored in the storage memory and acquiring second authentication information stored in the endoscope connected to the endoscope apparatus from the endoscope. The operational device further performs determining whether the acquired first and second authentication information match each other, and limiting execution of at least some functions among a plurality of functions to be executed in cooperation with the endoscope in response to determining that the first and second authentication information do not match each other. |
| US12022986B2 |
Control of evacuation stations
An evacuation station for collecting debris from a cleaning robot includes a controller configured to execute instructions to perform one or more operations. The one or more operations includes initiating an evacuation operation such that an air mover draws air containing debris from the cleaning robot, through an intake of the evacuation station, and through a canister of the evacuation station and such that a receptacle received by the evacuation station receives at least a portion of the debris drawn from the cleaning robot. The one or more operations includes ceasing the evacuation operation in response to a pressure value being within a range. The pressure value is determined based at least in part on data indicative of an air pressure, and the range is set based at least in part on a number of evacuation operations initiated before the evacuation operation. |
| US12022983B2 |
Bathing stand for children
A child bathing stand or chair for supporting a child, particularly an infant or baby, and for use during bathing. The bathing stand or chair having a pedestal for supporting in an elevated position the seat which supports the child's body. The seat includes a shell that forms a hollow pod having sides that act as guards , a seat base and a seatback and the seat base has lateral sides and a centrally disposed substantially planar middle section having a plurality of apertures arranged to allow water to channel and drain from the seat base during use. |
| US12022980B2 |
Blender with built-in display panel
A blender with a display panel is provided to effectuate presentations of visual content. Exemplary implementations may: receive a first type of user input through the control interface; make detections regarding the user input received through the control interface; effectuate presentation of visual content on the display panel, responsive to a first detection of the first type of detections; and/or perform other operations. |
| US12022978B2 |
Filter pan detection and fluid sensor system
A capacitive sensor and control system is configured to detect the presence (or absence) of a filter pan and of fluid within a filter pan. Configured in a filter pan of a deep fryer, the sensor determines when a level of liquid within the filter pan is at or above the level of the. The sensor is in communication with the control system and the sensor sends a signal to the control system representative of the presence of liquid within the filter pan and at the level of the sensor. The controller receives the signal from the sensor, and allows operation of a fluid management system and its associated plumbing to completely and safely move oil into and out of the filter pan. |
| US12022977B2 |
Air fryer having broiling and baking functions
An air fryer having broiling and baking functions comprises a cooking cavity, located in the air fryer, a heat circulation fan and a heating device mounted in an upper part of the cooking cavity; a heating plate, provided at the bottom of the cooking cavity; and a frying basket assembly, provided in the cooking cavity, wherein the frying basket assembly comprises a frying basket body and a broiling board provided at the bottom of the frying basket body, and the broiling board is heated by the heating plate. Further disclosed is a frying basket structure for an air fryer, comprising a frying basket body, located in a cooking cavity inside the air fryer, wherein a hollowed-out opening is provided at bottom of the frying basket body; and a broiling board, detachably fixed at the bottom of the frying basket body and covering the hollowed-out opening. |
| US12022976B2 |
Gyratable grilling device
A gyratable grilling device allows attached food to be rotated about two different axes and the height between attached food and a heat source to be adjusted for desired cooking results. The gyratable grilling device includes an extension arm, a support lever, a support sleeve, a plurality of food-attaching assemblies, an anchoring fulcrum, and a locking mechanism. The extension arm, through connection to the support lever, allows attached food to be rotated about one axis. The support lever, through connection to the support sleeve and the anchoring fulcrum, allows attached food to be rotated about another axis. The plurality of food-attaching assemblies allows food to be attached to the extension arm. The anchoring fulcrum allows the gyratable grilling device to be mounted to a structure. The locking mechanism holds the support sleeve at a specific angle to achieve a desired height between the attached food and the heat source. |
| US12022975B2 |
Blender container with latch release
A system for attaching a blender container to a blade assembly, which comprises a first mechanism to secure a blender container to a blade assembly. Some embodiments of the system include a second latch mechanism to lock the blender container to the blade assembly while the container and blade assembly are mounted to a base for operation of the blender. |
| US12022971B2 |
Hangable apparatus and systems and methods therefor
A track hanger (100) includes a hook (103) and an extension (104), a base member (102), and a key (403). The key is detachable from the hook, and the base member is detachable from the extension. The key can include a first major surface (401) and a second major surface (402). The first major surface can define one or more barbs (404) that facilitate one-way insertion of the key into a track (106). |
| US12022970B2 |
Systems and methods for dispensing items such as sacramental elements
Systems and methods for dispensing items utilizing a housing having a compartment configured to store a quantity of items, a dispensing device configured to dispense at least one of the items from the housing to an individual, an activation device configured to activate the dispensing device to dispense the at least one item from the housing in response to an interaction with the individual, an outlet in the housing through which the items may be individually dispensed from the housing by the dispensing device, and one or more light sources that emit UV-C radiation within the housing and irradiate exterior surfaces of the items or packaging of the items with the UV-C radiation. Methods utilizing the system may be used to dispense items, such as sacramental elements for Communion. |
| US12022968B2 |
Apparatus and method for securing delivered packages
A system for securing packages has a support pole secured proximate to a hinged side of a door; a frame secured to the support pole; a securing means secured to the door frame and to the door; and a package box that is secured to the frame and that receives a delivered package. The package box is defined by a front panel, a bottom panel rotatably secured to the front panel, a lid panel rotatably secured to the frame, and a first and second plurality of side members rotatably secured to the frame and the front panel. When the package box is in a folded position, the front panel, the bottom panel, and the lid panel are oriented vertically and are proximate to the frame. When the package box is opened, the front panel extends outwardly in a vertical orientation and the bottom panel rotates downwardly to a horizontal orientation. |
| US12022963B2 |
Bulk dispenser
A gravity-feed dispenser for storage and dispensing of bulk material includes a compartment. A gate separates the compartment from a spout. The gate is operable to open and close to selectively permit bulk material to pass from the compartment into the spout. An actuator is movable relative to the spout and mechanically connected to the gate such that movement of the actuator operates the gate to reversibly open and close. Movement of the actuator concurrently reversibly positions the actuator to a dispensing position below a dispensing end of the spout, wherein dispensed bulk material passes through the spout and the actuator. |
| US12022960B2 |
Furniture, charging port assembly, and method of assembling same
Furniture can include a charging port assembly. In some embodiments, the charging port assembly can include a universal serial bus (USB) port. The assembly can be configured to facilitate the routing of a power cord for making installation occur more quickly and easily while also positioning the port in a position that is under a work surface (e.g. tablet, desktop, tabletop, etc.). |
| US12022953B2 |
Prayer and meditation stand
A prayer and meditation stand is provided that can include a base, a shelf, a prayer and meditation rail, a votive candle holder, votive candles, a kneeler, a kneeler with seat, a meditation platform, an accessory holder, one or more interchangeable icons, accessory shelf, an art/document/tablet holder, electronic communication devices, lighting, decorative panels, and other accoutrements. Combining some or all these elements, into one convenient assembly that is compact in size and can be used in a home environment as an attractive piece of furniture complete and functional in its intended use for prayer, worship, and meditation. |
| US12022948B1 |
Monitor and conference bar mount
One example may include a media bar mount that mounts to a display mount affixed to a display, and the media bar mount has rails, a cursor and an arced spring support affixed to each of the rails, a friction brake affixed to each cursor and to extension arms, and a cross-bar affixed perpendicular to the one or more extension arms. |
| US12022946B2 |
Foot adjusting system and refrigerator having same
Provided are a foot adjusting system and a refrigerator having same, the foot adjusting system including: a driving rotating wheel, a part of which forms a driving rotating shaft; a drive belt, sleeved on an outer periphery of the driving rotating shaft; and a foot, provided with a screw rod and a driven rotary disc, the screw rod being rotatably screwed into a threaded hole at a bottom of an apparatus where the foot adjusting system is installed, an outer periphery of the driven rotary disc being sleeved with the drive belt to be in a transmission connection with the driving rotating shaft, and the driven rotary disc being fixedly connected to the screw rod or integrated with the screw rod to form a one-piece part so as to drive the screw rod to rotate. The leveling difficulty and the installation difficulty of the apparatus can be reduced. |
| US12022935B2 |
System and method for an exfoliating dispensing apparatus
A system and method for a vessel or container with an exfoliating applicator attached to the vessel that provides a durable, practical, and customizable experience by including an exfoliating brush that screws or attaches to the vessel whereby liquid is squeezed or pushed through the main body of the exfoliating brush. During operation, the user holds the exfoliating brush while it is attached to the vessel and then the user rubs the produced shaving cream or liquid on their face or head thus spreading shaving cream or liquid while the bristles/spikes of the exfoliating brush exfoliate skin. |
| US12022929B2 |
Cup module for a cosmetic stick mechanism, cup comprising such a module, refill comprising such a cup, and receptacle comprising such a cup or refill
A cup for a mechanism of a cosmetic stick includes an irremovable portion and a removable portion. The irremovable portion can be assembled with the mechanism. The removable portion is configured to receive a cosmetic stick and provided with a mounting threads coupled to the irremovable portion. The removable portion is nested inside the irremovable portion and includes a lower neck. The lower neck includes a lower transverse bottom provided with a through opening, and an internal face. The internal face is couplable with an intermediate part configured to be attached at a level of the lower neck of the removable portion. |
| US12022928B2 |
Storage device
The present application discloses a device including a first triangular panel, a second triangular panel, a first side panel coupling the first triangular panel and the second triangular panel at a first common side of the first triangular panel and the second triangular panel, a second side panel coupling the first triangular panel and the second triangular panel at a second common side of the first triangular panel and the second triangular panel, a bottom panel coupling the first triangular panel, the second triangular panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel, and at least one shelf coupled in an interior of the first triangular panel, the second triangular panel, the first side panel, and the second side panel. |
| US12022927B1 |
Luggage locating system
A luggage locating system for locating personal luggage includes a piece of luggage and a light emitting assembly mounted to the piece of luggage and comprising a plurality of light emitters. A remote controller is in wireless communication with the light emitting assembly via transmission circuitry and is actuatable to activate the plurality of light emitters. |
| US12022926B2 |
Luggage comprising a motorized opening panel
The invention relates to an item of luggage comprising: a casing forming a frame; a lid forming an opening panel mobile relative to the frame between a closed position in which it is folded back on the frame, and at least one open position; at least one electric motor motorising the opening and the closing of the opening panel. |
| US12022923B2 |
NFC ornament
The present disclosure relates to a near-field communication (NFC) ornament, including an ornament main body, an NFC chip, an NFC antenna, an NFC antenna housing and a decorating part; a surface of the ornament main body is provided with an insert hole and a supporting face located at a periphery of the insert opening; a groove is formed in the NFC antenna housing; an apertural face of the NFC antenna housing is connected with a supporting face of the ornament main body; a magnetic isolation component is arranged between the apertural face of the NFC antenna housing and the supporting face. |
| US12022921B2 |
Decorative structure
A decorative structure (20) comprising a planar support (22) and a faceted microstructure (24) on at least one side of the planar support (22) is provided. The decorative structure (20) may further comprise an at least partially reflective layer (26) configured to at least partially reflect light that passes through the microstructure (24). The faceted microstructure (24) comprises a plurality of grooves (28) creating a pattern of facets (30) over the surface of the support (22), such that the microstructure (24) is capable of splitting incident light into spectral colours. In embodiments, the grooves (28) have a triangular or V-shaped profile. Methods of making a decorative structure(20) and articles incorporating the decorative structure (20) are also described. |
| US12022916B2 |
Rapid-entry footwear having an actuator arm
A rapid-entry shoe includes an actuator arm, having a pivot point, and a closure system. Movement of the actuator arm from an uncollapsed position to a collapsed position opens the closure system and movement of the actuator arm from the collapsed position to the uncollapsed position closes the closure system, according to various embodiments. |
| US12022914B2 |
Writing to apparel by flexing piezoelectric generator
A wearable article, a system, and methods include a structural material configured to enable the wearable article to the worn on a body, a piezoelectric generator, positioned with respect to the structural material in a configuration to be flexed to output a voltage, a data translator, coupled to the piezoelectric generator, configured to output electronic data based on the voltage, and an electronic data storage, coupled to the data translator, configured to store the electronic data from the data translator. |
| US12022909B2 |
Polyolefin-based resins, sole structures, and articles of footwear and sporting equipment formed therefrom
Resin compositions composed of a polyolefin copolymer, a polymeric resin modifier, and a thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) are provided herein. A variety of sole structures for footwear, including plates, are provided including the polyolefin-based resin compositions described herein. Articles of footwear formed therefrom are also provided. Methods of making the polyolefin-based resin compositions, plates, sole structures, and articles of footwear and sporting equipment are also provided. |
| US12022908B2 |
Knitted component for an article of footwear with two or more material compositions
A knitted component for an article of footwear may have an overfoot portion and an underfoot portion, a first yarn, where the first yarn at least partially forms the overfoot portion and at least partially forms the underfoot portion, and a second yarn, where the second yarn at least partially forms the overfoot portion and at least partially forms the underfoot portion. The first yarn may include a first material composition with a first melting point and the second yarn may include a second material composition with a second melting point. The first melting point may be at least 20 degrees Celsius higher than the second melting point. |
| US12022907B2 |
Article with ribbon loops for string lasting
An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper secured to the sole structure. The upper is configured to receive a foot of a wearer and has a peripheral region. Further, the upper includes a ribbon structure formed of a plurality of ribbon sections, and a plurality of ribbon loops extending from a peripheral region of the upper. |
| US12022905B2 |
Helmet for impact protection
A helmet for protecting a head of a wearer, such as a hockey, lacrosse, football or other sports player. The helmet may have various features to protect the wearer's head against impacts, such as linear impacts and rotational impacts. For example, pads of the helmet may be movable relative to one another in response to an impact on the helmet. The helmet may comprise a frame comprising a plurality of frame members carrying respective ones of the pads and configured to move relative to one another in response to the impact to allow relative movement of the pads. |
| US12022900B2 |
Footgear barrier and foot covering incorporating a footgear barrier
A footgear barrier and a foot covering incorporating a footgear barrier. The footgear barrier is sized and shaped to be placed around a user's ankle and over the footgear, such as an athletic shoe, to block the gaps between the user's ankle and the footwear and reduce the amount of debris that may pass through the gaps. The footgear barrier may be incorporated within a foot cover such as a sock, such that the barrier is secured within an upper portion of the sock. |
| US12022895B1 |
Heated glove
The heated glove is a garment. The heated glove comprises a glove and a control circuit. The control circuit mounts in the glove. The glove is worn on the hand of the client. The control circuit controls the temperature within the protected space provided by the glove. The control circuit is an electric circuit. The control circuit converts chemical potential energy into electrical energy used to heat the protected space provided by the glove. |
| US12022893B2 |
Multi-use garment
A strapless multi-use garment comprises an upper garment portion designed to cover an area above waist of a user having a front portion and a rear portion, a gathered skirt having a front portion and a rear portion attached with the upper garment portion, a waist band attached at a top portion of the gathered skirt, a plurality of front panels attached at the front portion of the gathered skirt, a plurality of rear panels is attached at the rear portion of the gathered skirt and at least one fastening means. The plurality of front panels and the plurality of rear panels, extending downwardly from the waist band, are adaptable for multiple configurations that allow the multi-use garment to be worn in a wide range of stylish designs in different occasions. |
| US12022892B2 |
System and method for social-physical haptic interaction
A system and method for social-physical haptic interaction that include receiving sensor data from a plurality of sensors that are disposed within a haptic vest. The system and method also include training a neural network with at least one haptic interaction profile based on the sensor data. The system and method additionally include analyzing at least one haptic interaction profile during execution of at least one haptic application. The system and method further include electronically controlling the haptic vest to provide haptic feedback during the execution of at least one haptic application that is based on at least one haptic interaction profile. |
| US12022891B2 |
Nursing brassiere
A nursing brassiere has an under bust band that wraps around a torso of a wearer thus defining a front side and a back side relative to the torso. The brassiere also includes a side sling having a bottom portion that couples to the under bust band along at least a portion of the front side thereof. A strap couples to a top portion of the side sling, and further couples to the under bust band along the back side thereof. Further, the brassiere includes a cup having an inside cup layer, an absorbent layer, a pad, and an outside cup layer. The absorbent layer and the pad are stitched in between the inside cup layer and the outside cup layer so as to be non-removable. The cup attaches to the under bust band and is user connectable and dis-connectable from the strap about a top portion thereof. |
| US12022887B2 |
Apparatus and method for carrying out operations on semi-finished devices, in particular for producing disposable cartridges for electronic cigarettes
Apparatus for performing operations on semi-finished devices for producing disposable cartridges for electronic cigarettes includes: a guide having a branch extending along a forming direction, and having a longitudinal plane; carriages movable along the guide, each guide includes a retaining element to retain a semi-finished device during operations thereon; a drive system for advancing the carriages along the guide; and operating stations spaced from each other along the forming direction, each having an operating arrangement for performing operations on the semi-finished devices carried by the retaining elements applying stresses on the semi-finished devices; wherein: the retaining element is arranged laterally relative to the longitudinal plane, the apparatus includes a stationary support located at the operating stations, and each of the carriages includes a contrast element cooperating with the stationary support and arranged to transfer stresses applied by the operating arrangement on the semi-finished devices to the stationary support. |
| US12022885B2 |
Atomizer control circuit and electronic cigarette
An atomizer control circuit and an electronic cigarette are disclosed. The atomizer control circuit includes a first atomization module, a second atomization module, a detection module, a main control module, and a touch module. The first atomization module is configured to control a first atomizer. The second atomization module is configured to control a second atomizer. The detection module is configured to turn on the first atomizer or the second atomizer according to an operation action of a user and output a turn-on signal. The main control module is configured to output a detection signal according to the turn-on signal. The detection module is further configured to detect the first atomizer or the second atomizer according to the detection signal. The touch module is configured to generate a trigger signal. |
| US12022884B2 |
Aerosol generating device and operation method thereof
An aerosol generating device includes a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating substrate, at least one sensor configured to sense a tap input of a user, and a controller configured to receive a sensing value indicating the tap input from the at least one sensor, count a number of tap inputs based on the received sensing value being greater than a variable threshold, and operate the heater based on whether the counted number of tap inputs reaches a predetermined input number, wherein the controller adjusts the variable threshold based on the counted number of tap inputs. |
| US12022881B2 |
Aerosol generation device provided with control unit for detection of abnormal state of sensor
In order to detect the occurrence of malfunctions in a sensor, a power supply unit is provided with a suction action sensor which detects an aerosol generation request, and a control portion which, on the basis of an output value from the sensor which has detected an aerosol generation request, detects whether the sensor is in a normal state or an abnormal state. In one case, a control unit of the device may determine that the sensor is an abnormal state when the number of aerosol generation requests within a predetermined time period is greater than a predetermined threshold. |
| US12022876B2 |
Aerosol generating device
According to some embodiments, an aerosol generating device includes: a main body including an accommodation space into which a cartridge, that is detachable, is configured to be inserted; a battery provided in the main body and configured to supply power to power consumption components included in the main body; a feedback line configured to feedback electrical connection between a heater in the cartridge and the main body based on the cartridge being inserted into the accommodation space; and a controller configured to change a mode of the aerosol generating device to a use mode based on a feedback signal being received through the feedback line when the aerosol generating device is set to a shipping mode. |
| US12022874B2 |
Atomizing unit with circuitous air passage and atomization assembly
An atomizing unit with a circuitous air passage, including a base, an outer cover, a liquid conducting member, a supporting member, and a heating member. A first air hole and a second air hole communicating with the first air hole are defined in the base; a third air hole is defined in the outer cover; an accommodating cavity is defined in the liquid conducting member and extends through two sides thereof; a groove is defined in an outer side of the supporting member, and the second air hole faces a bottom surface of the supporting member; the supporting member supports the heating member to be attached to an inner side of the liquid conducting member; the groove and the heating member define a ventilation passage communicated with the third air hole; at least a part of the bottom surface of the supporting member and the base define an air space. |
| US12022873B2 |
Smoking tool
A smoking tool according to the present invention includes: a heater configured to heat tobacco leaves inserted into the tool; and an atomizer configured to generate electronic cigarette smoke, in which the atomizer generates the electronic cigarette smoke when a smoker inhales air, such that the smoker inhales the smoke to which nicotine or tobacco flavor generated by heating the tobacco leaves is added. |
| US12022870B2 |
Vaporizer for an aerosol-generating system with vaporizing method
The vaporizer includes a tube element defining an inner volume for receiving an amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate, a mesh in the inner volume of the tube element, and a heater outside, the heater including an electrical resistive heater, and the heater is configured to heat the mesh and the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate to a temperature sufficient to volatilize at least a part of the received amount of liquid aerosol-forming substrate. |
| US12022868B2 |
Cartridge and electronic cigarette
A cartridge includes a main body with a liquid storage chamber therein, a bottom cover mounted at the open end of the main body, and a rotating liquid injection cover mounted to the bottom cover. The bottom cover is provided with a liquid injection opening and a pressure relief opening both of which are in communication with the liquid storage chamber. The rotating liquid injection cover is provided with a first communication opening and a second communication opening. The rotating liquid injection cover rotates about an axis relative to the bottom cover. The rotating liquid injection cover can be rotated to a position in which the first communication opening is staggered from the liquid injection opening, and a position in which the first communication opening is in communication with the liquid injection opening and the second communication opening is in communication with the pressure relief opening. |
| US12022867B2 |
Electronic cigarette
Embodiments of the invention relates to an electronic cigarette, comprising a cigarette cartridge; a cigarette rod, which is connected to the cigarette cartridge and which is used to supply electricity to the cigarette cartridge; a decorative part, wherein there is at least one decorative part arranged along the periphery direction partially or fully encircling the cigarette rod. The decorative part of the electronic cigarette is arranged encircling the cigarette rod of the electronic cigarette. When the electronic cigarette slips and falls onto the ground, the decorative part will touch the ground first, providing a cushioning and shock-absorbing effect, thereby protecting the cigarette rod such that inner elements of the cigarette rod may work normally. |
| US12022866B2 |
Atomizer and electronic cigarette
An atomizer and an electronic cigarette are provided. The atomizer comprises an outer housing, and an e-liquid storage chamber and an atomization assembly are disposed in the outer housing. The atomization assembly comprises a porous element and a heating element. The porous element comprises an e-liquid absorbing surface. A bubble guiding element opposite to the e-liquid absorbing surface is further provided in the outer housing, and comprises a bubble guiding surface opposite to the e-liquid absorbing surface. At least a portion of the bubble guiding surface is obliquely configured in a direction facing away from the e-liquid absorbing surface, such that bubbles emerging from the e-liquid absorbing surface of the porous element are guided toward the direction facing away from the e-liquid absorbing surface. |
| US12022864B2 |
Ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomizer and electronic cigarette
An ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomizer and an electronic cigarette, wherein the ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomizer comprises a shell, a tobacco tar storage bottle, an ultrasonic atomization piece and a flaky tobacco tar storage body fit to one side face of the ultrasonic atomization piece are provided in the shell, and a tobacco tar guide body is fixed to an outer wall of at least one side of the tobacco tar storage bottle; one side face of the tobacco tar guide body is communicated with the inner cavity of the tobacco tar storage bottle, and the other side face of the tobacco tar guide body is contacted with the side face of the tobacco tar storage body which is away from the ultrasonic atomization piece; and the ultrasonic atomization piece and the tobacco tar storage body are provided to be parallel to the length direction of an electronic cigarette. |
| US12022861B2 |
Electronic cigarette and atomizer thereof with heating assembly
The present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette atomizer, including an atomization assembly and a liquid reservoir engaging with the atomization assembly; the liquid reservoir includes a liquid storage cavity; wherein the atomization assembly includes a lower holder, an upper holder installed on the lower holder, and a heating assembly clamped between the lower and the upper holders; the heating assembly includes a porous body and at least one heater engaging with the porous body, and the porous body has an atomizing surface and a liquid-absorbing surface; and the liquid-absorbing surface communicates with the liquid storage cavity, and an atomization cavity is formed between the atomizing surface and the lower holder. In the present disclosure, the heating assembly is a porous body and is clamped by the upper holder and the lower holder, thus, the structure is stable and the assembly of the heating assembly is facilitated. |
| US12022860B2 |
Cellulose acetate particle aggregate, preparation method therefor and application thereof
A cellulose acetate particle aggregate, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof, which relate to the field of harm reduction additives in cigarettes. The cellulose acetate particle aggregate includes 49-99.5 wt % of cellulose acetate particles, 0-50 wt % of a second kind of particles, and 0.5-20 wt % of a binder. The preparation method involves selecting cellulose acetate particles and a second kind of particles in a certain ratio, or cellulose acetate particles alone, preparing particle aggregates by using an air fluidized granulation method while adding a binder thereto, and sieving the particle aggregates to obtain a cellulose acetate particle aggregate having a required particle size. The cellulose acetate particle aggregate has a porous structure, an irregular shape, and a rough and uneven surface, which help to improve the efficiency of filtering out particulate matters or one or more harmful ingredients in cigarette smoke. |
| US12022858B2 |
Heat-not-burn cigarette product
The invention provides a heat-not-burn cigarette product. The heat-not-burn cigarette product of the invention includes a cigarette product and a heater in matched use with the cigarette product. A sucking resistance when the cigarette product and the heater in matched use with the cigarette product are used together is P1, and a sucking resistance of the cigarette product is P2, wherein a ratio of P2/P1 is greater than or equal to 50%. |
| US12022856B2 |
Slow-release fragrance and application thereof in a tobacco product with Chinese-style flavor
The invention provides a slow-release fragrance and an application thereof in a tobacco product with Chinese-style flavor. The slow-release fragrance of the invention includes the following constituents in percentage by mass: 5% to 50% of a tobacco extract and 50% to 95% of a tangerine peel extract. |
| US12022854B2 |
Cooking apparatus, cooking apparatus controlling system, and method of controlling cooking apparatus
A cooking apparatus, a cooking apparatus controlling system, and a method of controlling a cooking apparatus are provided. The cooking apparatus controlling system includes a first cooking apparatus having a user interface configured to receive a user command from a user and a second cooking apparatus separated from the first cooking apparatus and configured to receive the user command input to the first cooking apparatus and operate according to the user command. The user interface receives one or more of a user command related to the first cooking apparatus and a user command related to the second cooking apparatus. The first cooking apparatus includes a first communicator. The second cooking apparatus includes a second communicator configured to communicate with the first communicator. |
| US12022853B2 |
Personalized nutritional supplements and methods of making
A method of preparing personalized supplement packages for a subject involves identifying one or a plurality of suboptimal wellness categories in the subject, rank ordering ingredients in terms of their utility score to the suboptimal conditions, and filling a total package amount with target doses of ingredients added in rank order until the total package amount is filled. |
| US12022851B2 |
Bactericidal protein for control of Campylobacter and Listeria
The present invention provides anti-bacterial compositions comprising whole cells of an Aneurinibacillus bacterium designated as NH or an anti-bacterial protein expressed by NH. Additionally, the present invention provides methods of using the anti-bacterial compositions to inhibit the growth of bacteria such as Campylobacter jejuni and Listeria monocytogenes. |
| US12022847B2 |
Methods of egg yolk fractionation
Liquid egg yolk can be fractionated into water soluble and precipitated lipophilic fractions without the need to freeze or add carbohydrate(s). A composition that includes egg yolk and an excess of water has its pH downwardly adjusted before being gravitationally separated into low and high density fractions, with the former including no more than 5% of the granules from the egg yolk. |
| US12022844B2 |
Nutritional composition, food/drink composition using nutritional composition, and modified milk powder using nutritional composition
Provided is a method that makes it possible to promote proliferation of probiotics having a low ability to assimilate human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), in the presence of HMOs. A nutritional composition is described that includes bacteria belonging to Bifidobacterium bifidum, one or more types of probiotics having a low ability to assimilate human milk oligosaccharides, and human milk oligosaccharides. The nutritional composition as described herein may be suitably used for foods/drinks, medicines, quasi-drugs, feeds, and the like. |
| US12022841B2 |
Film for preserving edible meat
[Problem] To provide: a film which is for aging meat and which is relatively easy to treat and allows meat to be aged more safely and effectively; and a film which is for preserving meat and can effectively suppress the deterioration of color or the like of fresh meat.[Solution] The present invention relates to a film for preserving meat, the film being characterized by: (1) including a hydrogen generating layer containing hydrogen generating particles which can generate a molecular hydrogen upon reacting with water; and (2) using the film in a state in which the hydrogen generating layer is directly contacted with the surface of the meat. |
| US12022830B2 |
Formulations of metal and ascorbic acid complexes, their obtaining and use
The object of the invention is a formulation of metal and ascorbic acid complexes of the general formula MO(OH)z(Asc)x.yH2O, in a solid form, where: M is a metal that is titanium or vanadium; Asc represents C6H7O6; x is an integer from 1 to 4; y is an integer from 0 to 5; z is 0 or 1; molar ratio of M to Asc is from 1:1 to 1:4, with one or more agriculturally acceptable substances selected from excipients, carriers, other active agents. The object of the invention is also a method for obtaining these formulations and the use thereof. The object of the invention is also the use of the complex as described above, for the preparation of formulations used in the cultivation of plants. |
| US12022829B2 |
Water-dispersible fine particle
The objective of the present invention is to provide a material to inhibit and/or remove a formation of a biofilm which material can be dispersed in water, of which effect can be sustained even in an environment such as water section, and which is highly safe and environmentally friendly. [Solution] The present invention relates to a fine particle comprising a complex consisting of a polycarboxylic acid derivative and a drug, wherein the fine particle is water-dispersible. |
| US12022827B2 |
Compositions and methods to reduce dicamba volatility and provide plant essential nutrients
Compositions and methods to reduce herbicide volatility and provide plant essential nutrients are provided. The composition comprises an effective amount of acidic herbicide, such as dicamba, and an effective amount of borate, where the effective amount of the borate reduces the volatility of the acidic herbicide and wherein the pH of the composition is greater than 5. |
| US12022826B2 |
Plant immunity induction method and plant immunity induction agent
Provided is a method for inducing immunity of a plant using ultra fine bubble water containing a short-chain aldehyde. The plant immunity induction method according to the present disclosure comprises exposing a plant to ultra fine bubble water containing a short-chain aldehyde and an oily substance. In the ultra fine bubble water, ultra fine bubbles are dispersed in water. The life of the ultra fine bubbles in the ultra fine bubble water tends to be prolonged due to the function of the oily substance. As a result, the short-chain aldehyde is allowed to be stably present around the plant, and therefore plant immunity can be induced easily. |
| US12022820B1 |
Integrated insect control system
The present disclosure provides a pest control device, crafted to mimic a tree, amalgamates physical, chemical, and biological lures, including light, ultrasound, infrared, and specific chemicals, to efficiently attract target insects. Periodically, the device photographs a set area, such as the trunk of the faux tree, equipped with electrified nets. Leveraging a pre-trained machine learning processor, the system detects the presence of specific insect species within these images. Upon identifying a target insect, an electric shock is released in the respective area, neutralizing the insect. The device also features a system to collect and process the insect remnants. Furthermore, these artificial trees can be interconnected to form a network, utilizing big data and machine learning, thereby enabling the formulation of optimal strategies for pest control across specific geographical regions. |
| US12022819B2 |
Flashlight with an electronic insect control system
Exemplary embodiments of a flashlight having an electronic insect control system are provided. In some exemplary embodiments, a flashlight apparatus is provided, having a head portion comprising a first light source, a tail portion, and a body portion between the head portion and tail portion, the body portion comprising an electronic insect control system, the electronic insect control system comprising a frame portion, a second light source provided within the frame portion, and an electrical grid provided within the frame portion and surrounding the second light source, wherein the electrical grid is configured to generate a voltage. |
| US12022815B1 |
System, apparatus and methods for crab harvesting
An improved crab trap having a selectable counting device that actuates floatable transmitters that indicate when a certain number of crabs have entered the trap. The transmitters are connected to receivers that can determine which traps have crabs allowing the fisherman to improve and optimize the counting of crabs and pulling of crab pots. |
| US12022806B2 |
Door assembly for an animal enclosure
A door assembly (13) for an animal enclosure, the door assembly comprising: a frame (23) for mounting over an aperture (21) in a wall of the enclosure; a door (19) moveably mounted in the frame (23), the door (19) being moveable between a position where the aperture in the wall is open for the passage of an animal and a position where the aperture in the wall is closed thereby to prevent the passage of an animal; and a motor (37) for driving the door (19) between the closed and open positions. |
| US12022805B2 |
System and method of counting livestock
A system configured to receive video and/or images from an image capture device over a livestock path, generate feature maps from an image of the video by applying at least a first convolutional neural network, slide a window across the feature maps to obtain a plurality of anchor shapes, determine if each anchor shape contains an object to generate a plurality of regions of interest, each of the plurality of regions of interest being a non-rectangular, polygonal shape, extract feature maps from each region of interest, classify objects in each region of interest, in parallel with classification, predict segmentation masks on at least a subset of the regions of interest in a pixel-to-pixel manner, identify individual animals within the objects based on classifications and the segmentation masks, and count individual animals based on identification, and provide the count to a digital device for display, processing, and/or reporting. |
| US12022799B2 |
Pet bed with removable warming or cooling unit
A pet bed including a base mattress including a cut-out is defined in a first layer, and a corresponding detent is defined in a second layer, and a water repellant outer covering surrounds the first layer and the second layer, and includes a water resistant section sewn into the water repellant outer covering which consists only of a portion of a surface of the water repellant outer covering corresponding to the cut-out, and a top coverlet configured to be removably connected to the base mattress to cover a top surface of the base mattress. The water resistant section of the water repellant outer covering is sized and positioned so as to extend into the cut-out and detent when the water repellant outer covering is in use and a heating or cooling unit is seated on the water resistant section to be flush with a top surface of the water repellant outer covering. |
| US12022796B2 |
Livestock transport container
A livestock container has a plurality of levels and compartments formed by a plurality of convertible platforms and compartment gates. In some embodiments, the convertible platforms are bi-fold platforms hingedly mounted to sidewalls of the container and moveable between deployed and stored positions. When in the stored positions, the convertible platforms extend minimally from the sidewall, eliminating or reducing obstacles to movement of livestock or humans. The convertible platforms are configured to rest on upper edges of corresponding compartment gates below, and the container may be free of any central post, thereby eliminating obstacles caused thereby to movement of livestock or humans. The sidewalls and floor may be formed of hollow-core extruded aluminum panels, and longitudinal channels formed therein may house pipes or electrical wires for conducting water or electricity to ventilation fans, lights, or misters, or for storing water. |
| US12022794B2 |
Bean variety SVGZ1825
The invention provides seed and plants of the bean line SVGZ1825. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of bean line SVGZ1825 and to methods for producing a bean plant produced by crossing a plant of bean line SVGZ1825 with itself or with another bean plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of bean line SVGZ1825, including the pods and gametes of such plants. |
| US12022790B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV487690
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV487690. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV487690, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV487690 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV487690 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV487690. |
| US12022788B2 |
Prolific flowering watermelon
The present invention relates to novel watermelon plants displaying an increased number of male flowers. The present invention also relates to seeds and parts of said plants, for example fruits. The present invention further relates to methods of making and using such seeds and plants. The present invention also relates to novel genetic determinants associated with an increased number of male flowers and to molecular markers linked to said novel genetic determinants. |
| US12022786B2 |
Method of isolating secondary metabolites from cambium derived callus cultures
The present invention discloses a method of isolating secondary metabolites, specifically arjunolic acid, from the calli and/or the suspension cultures derived from the pluripotent cambium tissue of Terminalia arjuna. The invention also discloses a method of inducing callus, establishing and maintaining suspension cultures of callus derived from the cambium of Terminalia arjuna for the isolation of secondary metabolites. |
| US12022784B2 |
Plant pot with removable basin
A plant pot assembly including a pot portion. At least one sidewall extends upward from a sidewall bottom section to an upper rim and a dividing that, with the bottom section, upper rim, and sidewalls defines a soil cavity and basin cavity. The dividing structure defines a drain aperture connecting the soil cavity and the basin cavity. A basin portion includes a basin floor, a basin front, a basin back, at least one basin sidewall, and an elevated portion. The at least one sidewall defines an opening in the basin cavity whereby the basin portion may be inserted into the basin cavity. In a first basin position, the fluid may flow from the soil cavity, through the drain aperture, and into the basin cavity. In a second basin position, the fluid may not flow from the soil cavity into the basin cavity. |
| US12022776B2 |
Sod handling apparatus
A method of stacking sod rolls can include: (a) moving a head of a sod handling apparatus to a sod pick-up location containing a plurality of sod rolls; (b) picking up a first sod roll with a first sod carrier, picking up a second sod roll with a second sod carrier, and picking up a third sod roll with a third sod carrier; (c) moving the head to a sod drop-off location; (d) depositing the first sod roll from the first sod carrier at the sod drop-off location; (e) after depositing the first sod roll, moving the second sod carrier and the third sod carrier toward the first sod carrier to reduce the spacing between the second and third sod rolls; and (f) depositing the second and third sod rolls at the drop-off location. |
| US12022774B1 |
Flowering plant growing system and method of using same
A flowering plant growing system utilizes a flowering plant growth assembly that enables the limbs of a flowering plant to be retained and supported along a bud platform to spread the growth out in a planar configuration. This type of growth arrangement may stimulate the plant to produce buds that are distributed across the bud platform and may grow up from the bud platform toward a cover. The height of the bud platform and cover may be adjustable as they are secured to vertical supports by retainers. |
| US12022771B2 |
Walk reel mower with pivotal shield
A walk reel mower has a pivotal rear traction drum that can be selectively disposed in two different mowing positions that allow a single mower to cut grass on golf course greens as well as tee boxes with no degradation in cutting or power performance. The reel cutting unit has a pivotal rear shield to allow the rear shield to be pivotally adjusted to maintain its radial spacing relative to the orbit of the reel at a desired amount as the reel diameter decreases due to wear. |
| US12022766B2 |
Control units, nodes, system, and method for transmitting and communicating data
Agricultural electronics include many components. The components can be connected via an electronic link that connects the various components to components of an agricultural implement. This can include the use of a component type identifier and a master module. The identifier and the module can communicate data, including identification data and instructional data, to easily acknowledge and operate various electrical components of the agricultural implement. Additional sensors can be included to provide even additional data that is communicated between the module and the components of the agricultural implement to aid in providing instructions for operation and to provide additional data information. |
| US12022765B2 |
Photoelectric sensor for seed dispensing system
A seed dispensing system is provided with a photoelectric sensor for monitoring the dispensing of seeds from a seed dispenser comprising a discharge conveyor with conveyor flights that transport seeds through the seed dispenser. The sensor outputs a signal representative of obstructions to the flow of light in an optical path of the sensor, and a computing unit is adapted to distinguish portions of the output signal that are attributable to the passage of one or more seeds from portions of the output signal that are attributable to the passage of a conveyor flight. |
| US12022764B2 |
Planter control using timestamp/location stamps
A plurality of different controllers on an agricultural machine are time synchronized. A first controller, identifies an action to be taken based upon a location of the agricultural machine and a speed of the agricultural machine, and also based on a geographic location of where the action is to be taken, and generates a timestamp indicating a time at which the action is to be taken. An action identifier and the timestamp are sent to an actuator controller that controls an actuator to take the action. The actuator controller identifies an actuator delay corresponding to the actuator and controls the actuator to take the action at a time identified in the timestamp based upon the actuator delay. |
| US12022754B2 |
Depth sensing with absolute position and temperature compensation
A system for re-calibrating a machine includes an arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The arm is configured to be coupled to a frame of the machine and to move within a range of motion during an active state of the machine. The system includes a target element on the first end of the arm, the target element including an outer surface and a projection extending away from the outer surface. A portion of the outer surface defines an eccentric surface along the target element. The system includes a magnetic field sensor coupled to the frame and configured such that the sensor is operable to detect the projection 1) in response to the arm being positioned outside of the range of motion and concurrently 2) when the machine is not in the active state. |
| US12029144B2 |
Encapsulation layer for chalcogenide material
The disclosed technology generally relates to semiconductor devices, and more particularly to an encapsulation layer for a semiconductor device having a chalcogenide material, and methods of forming the same. In one aspect, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises providing a substrate having an exposed surface comprising a chalcogenide material. The method additionally comprises forming a low-electronegativity (low-χ) metal oxide layer on the chalcogenide material by cyclically exposing the substrate to a low-χ metal precursor and an oxygen precursor comprising O2, wherein the low-χ metal of the metal precursor has an electronegativity of 1.6 or lower. |
| US12029143B2 |
Memory device and programming method thereof
A memory device and a programming method of the memory device are provided. The memory device includes a bottom electrode, a heater, a phase change layer and a top electrode. The heater is disposed on the bottom electrode, and includes heat conducting materials different from one another in terms of electrical resistivity. A first one of the heat conducting materials has a periphery wall portion and a bottom plate portion connected to and surrounded by the periphery wall portion. A second one of the heat conducting materials is disposed on the bottom plate portion of the first one of the heat conducting materials, and laterally surrounded by the periphery wall portion of the first one of the heat conducting materials. The phase change layer is disposed on the heater and in contact with the heat conducting materials. The top electrode is disposed on the phase change layer. |
| US12029142B2 |
Quantum conveyor and methods of producing a quantum conveyor
A method of producing a quantum conveyor includes: forming a pair of screening gate electrodes in or on a semiconductor substrate and that extend between a first stationary quantum dot and a second stationary quantum dot, the pair of screening gate electrodes configured to delimit a channel of moveable quantum dots between the first stationary quantum dot and the second stationary quantum dot; forming, via a lithography process, a plurality of first planar transfer electrodes above the semiconductor substrate and that extend transverse to the channel of moveable quantum dots; and forming, via a self-aligned damascene process, a plurality of second planar transfer electrodes laterally interleaved with the first planar transfer electrodes, wherein the first planar transfer electrodes and the second planar transfer electrodes are configured to transfer quantum information between the first stationary quantum dot and the second stationary quantum dot through the channel of moveable quantum dots. |
| US12029140B2 |
Quantum bit array
A quantum bit array is disclosed. In an embodiment, the quantum bit array includes a control gate coupled to a qubit and at least one pass gate coupled between the qubit and an adjacent qubit to control operation of the qubit of the quantum bit array, a bit line, and a first transistor channel that connects the bit line to the control gate. The array further comprises at least one word line coupled to the first transistor channel. The at least one word line selectively controls charge flow through the first transistor channel. The array further comprises a capacitor coupled to selectively store charge in the first transistor channel. |
| US12029137B2 |
Magnetoresistive stack/structure with one or more transition metals in an insertion layer for a memory and methods therefor
A magnetoresistive device comprises a fixed magnetic region positioned on or over a first electrically conductive region, an intermediate layer positioned on or over the fixed magnetic region, a free magnetic region positioned on or over the intermediate layer, and a metal insertion substance positioned in contact with the free magnetic region, wherein the metal insertion substance includes one or more transition metal elements. |
| US12029127B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element, thermoelectric conversion module, and light sensor
A thermoelectric conversion material includes a base material that is a semiconductor having Si and Ge as constituent elements, a first additive element that is different from the constituent elements, has a vacant orbital in a d or f orbital located inside an outermost shell thereof, and forms a first additional level in a forbidden band of the base material, and oxygen. The oxygen content ratio is 6 at % or less. |
| US12029125B2 |
Methods to harvest thermal energy during subsurface high power laser transmission
A system includes a high-power laser surface unit capable of generating a high-power laser beam having an output power of at least 10 kW, an optical fiber connected to the high-power laser surface unit, and at least one harvesting cell disposed around the optical fiber. The optical fiber includes an optical cladding surrounding an optical fiber core. Each harvesting cell includes an anode, a cathode, and a thermoelectric layer disposed adjacent to and electrically connected to the anode and the cathode, where the thermoelectric layer includes a polymer-based thermoelectric material. |
| US12029124B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion module, insulated circuit substrate, method for bonding members, and method for attaching a thermoelectric conversion module
A thermoelectric conversion module is formed by arranging, on one surface, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion element pairs in which an n-type thermoelectric conversion element and a p-type thermoelectric conversion element are connected by interposing an electrode plate, and connecting the plurality of the thermoelectric conversion element pairs in series; and the thermoelectric conversion module has a first output terminal provided on one thermoelectric conversion element pair arranged at one end side of the plurality of the thermoelectric conversion element pairs connected in series, a second output terminal provided on the other thermoelectric conversion element pair arranged at the other end side of the plurality of the thermoelectric conversion element pairs connected in series, and an intermediate output terminal provided at any position between the thermoelectric conversion element pair arranged at the one end side and the thermoelectric conversion element pair arranged at the other end side. |
| US12029119B2 |
Organic electroluminescence element and electronic device
Organic EL devices having excellent performance and electronic devices comprising the organic EL devices are provided. The organic EL device comprises a cathode, an anode, and an organic layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the organic layer comprises one or more layers that comprise a fluorescent emitting layer and the fluorescent emitting layer comprises a first compound represented by formula (P) and a second compound that is not the same as the first compound. The electronic device comprises the organic EL device. wherein, π1, π2, Z, RB, RC, m, and n are as defined in the description. |
| US12029105B2 |
Flexible substrate and fabrication method thereof, and flexible display apparatus
The embodiments of the disclosure disclose a flexible display apparatus. The flexible display apparatus includes a flexible substrate, a display device and a flexible encapsulation layer. The flexible substrate includes a first organic layer, an inorganic buffer layer, and a second organic layer, the inorganic buffer layer is between the first organic layer and the second organic layer, and the first organic layer includes inorganic nano-particles; the display device is located between the flexible substrate and the flexible encapsulation layer; the flexible encapsulation layer is configured to encapsulate the display device. |
| US12029101B2 |
Mask-frame assembly and method of manufacturing organic light emitting display apparatus by using the same
Provided are a mask-frame assembly including (i) a frame including an opening portion, (ii) an open mask coupled to the frame to cover the opening portion and including a main portion including a plurality of openings located in the opening portion, a first rib connected to the main portion and extending in a first direction away from a center of the main portion, a second rib connected to the main portion and extending in a second direction across the first direction and away from the center of the main portion, and a first bridge portion connecting a first edge of the first rib in a direction toward the second rib to a second edge of the second rib in a direction toward the first rib, and (iii) mask sticks overlapping the open mask, having both ends coupled to the frame, and including a plurality of holes. |
| US12029100B2 |
Method for manufacturing display device
A method for manufacturing a display device includes a mounting process in which a frame terminal of a flexible display panel and a counter terminal of a flexible printed circuit substrate are electrically connected by thermocompression bonding. In the mounting process, the thermocompression bonding is performed in a state in which the flexible display panel is folded so that the flexible display panel includes an abutting portion abutting on a mounting stage and a folding portion where the flexible display panel is to be folded over the abutting portion in plan view. |
| US12029096B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate including an active area including a plurality of pixels, and a non-active area; a plurality of light emitting elements in the active area on the substrate; an emission driver and a plurality of emission clock lines in the non-active area; a connection pattern on the emission driver and the plurality of emission clock lines in the non-active area and formed of the same material as an anode; an encapsulation layer on the plurality of light emitting elements and the connection pattern; a touch sensing unit on the encapsulation layer in the active area; a low potential power line disposed more outwardly than the plurality of emission clock lines in the non-active area; and a shielding layer between the connection pattern, and the emission driver and the plurality of emission clock lines in the non-active area and electrically connected to the low potential power line. |
| US12029091B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a main display region, a sub display region, a plurality of first pixel repeating units disposed in the main display region, and a plurality of second pixel repeating units disposed in the sub display region. A bend line boundary is firmed between the main display region and the sub display region. The bend line boundary includes a plurality of bending units. Each bending unit corresponds to at least one second pixel repeating unit, so that the pixel repeating units of the sub display region are consistent with the pixel repeating units at its edge, and a display difference is reduced. |
| US12029088B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate includes a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area located at least on a first side of the display area. A plurality of pixel units are arranged in the display area. A first power trace is located in the peripheral area. A scan driving circuit is located in the peripheral area. The scan driving circuit includes a first scan driving circuit and a second scan driving circuit. A layer where the first power trace is located is located on a side of a layer where the scan driving circuit is located away from the base substrate. An orthographic projection of the first power trace on the base substrate at least partially overlaps an orthographic projection of the first scan driving circuit on the base substrate, and at least partially overlaps an orthographic projection of the second scan driving circuit on the base substrate. |
| US12029087B2 |
Flexible display device having reduced strain during bending or rolling
A display device includes: a flexible substrate; a plurality of conductive lines on the flexible substrate; a thin film transistor connected to the plurality of conductive lines; and an organic light emitting element connected to the thin film transistor. As a curvature of an area of the flexible substrate increases, a width or a thickness of each of the conductive lines increases. |
| US12029085B2 |
Display panel and method for manufacturing the same, display device and electronic apparatus
The disclosure provides a display panel, a method of manufacturing the same, a display device, and an electronic apparatus. The display panel includes a display area and a non-display area, where the display panel further includes: at least one signal bus located in and across the display area; a plurality of metal wires located in the display area and each having an end electrically coupled to the at least one signal bus; and a control circuit located in the non-display area and electrically coupled to another end of each metal wire. |
| US12029083B2 |
Display device
A first metal layer that is formed by a first metal film is provided in an island shape along a pair of third wiring lines that is adjacent to each other. The first metal layer overlaps a region that is surrounded by a pair of first wiring lines, among several first wiring lines extending parallel to each other and formed by a first metal film, that is adjacent to each other, and the pair of third wiring lines, among several third wiring lines extending parallel to each other and in a direction intersecting each of the several first wiring lines. |
| US12029080B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a light emitting element, a first transistor, a second transistor, and a diode. The first transistor may control a driving current flowing to the light emitting element depending on a voltage applied to a gate electrode of the first transistor. The second transistor is electrically connected between the gate electrode of the first transistor and a first electrode of the first transistor. A first electrode of the diode is electrically connected to a first electrode of the second transistor. A second electrode of the diode is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor. |
| US12029076B2 |
Pixel defining layer, manufacturing method therefor, and display panel
A pixel defining layer, a manufacturing method therefor, and a display panel are provided. The pixel defining layer comprises a first sub-defining layer, a light absorbing layer, and a second sub-defining layer sequentially stacked on a substrate. The light absorbing layer is used for absorbing light for exposing the first sub-defining layer. An orthographic projection of the light absorbing layer on the substrate covers the outer edge of an orthographic projection of the first sub-defining layer on the substrate away from the surface of the substrate. |
| US12029072B2 |
Organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel and method of fabricating same
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display panel is provided, including an array layer. The array layer includes a first source electrode and a second source electrode that are disposed in contact with each other, and a first drain electrode and a second drain electrode that are disposed in contact with each other. The first source electrode and the first drain electrode are in contact with an active layer through via holes. The first source/drain electrode and the second source/drain electrode are disposed in contact with each other, thereby reducing a probability of abnormal via holes in a source/drain region and facilitating wiring in the source/drain region. |
| US12029068B2 |
Display device and sound system including the same
A display device includes a display panel in which first holes arranged in a first direction and a second direction that intersects the first direction are defined, and a first panel bottom member which is disposed on one surface of the display panel and in which second holes arranged in the first and second directions are defined. A maximum length of a second hole among the second holes in the first direction satisfies “e×(a+c)” where a denotes a maximum length of a first hole among the first holes in the first direction, c denotes a minimum distance between neighboring first holes among the first holes in the first direction, and e is a positive integer. |
| US12029064B2 |
Foldable, flexible display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
A foldable, flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel which displays an image and includes a display side on which the image is displayed and of which portions thereof face each other in a folded state of the flexible display apparatus; a cover window on the display side of the flexible display panel and including: a window film comprising a transparent plastic film having a modulus of elasticity of about 6.3 gigapascals or more; and a coating layer on the window film, and configured to be transparent and to protect the window film from physical damage thereto; and an adhesive layer between the window film and the display side of the flexible display panel, and configured to have elasticity and bond the window film and the flexible display panel to each other. |
| US12029061B2 |
Flexible electronic device
A flexible electronic device is provided in this disclosure. The flexible electronic device includes a base layer, an electronic unit, and a cover layer. The electronic unit is disposed on the base layer, and the cover layer is disposed on the electronic unit. The base layer has a thickness T1 and a Young's modulus E1, and the cover layer has a thickness T2 and a Young's modulus E2, wherein the thickness T1, the thickness T2, the Young's modulus E1, and the Young's modulus E2 comply with following expression: E2/E1≤156.21×(T2/T1)−4.28. |
| US12029060B2 |
Display device, display panel and fabricating method thereof
A display panel includes: a driving substrate, a plurality of first electrodes, a hole transport layer, an organic light emitting layer, a second electrode layer and a color film layer. The hole transport layer includes a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of first electrodes and is located on a surface of the driving substrate; the second portion is disposed on a surface of each of the first electrodes away from the driving substrate; a minimum distance between an upper surface of the first portion away from the driving substrate and the driving substrate is smaller than an minimum distance between an upper surface of the second portion away from the driving substrate and the driving substrate. |
| US12029053B2 |
Optoelectronic component and method for contacting an optoelectronic component
An optoelectronic component, including: a bottom electrode, a top electrode, a layer system having at least one photoactive layer, the layer system being disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode, a planarization layer disposed on a side of the bottom electrode and/or top electrode facing away from the layer system, at least one barrier layer disposed on the planarization layer, and at least one busbar, the at least one busbar being disposed on the at least one barrier layer, wherein: the planarization layer has electrically conductive particles the electrically conductive particles being introduced into the planarization layer, and the electrically conductive particles electrically conductively bridge the planarization layer through the at least one barrier layer such that the bottom electrode and/or the top electrode electrically conductively contacts the at least one busbar. |
| US12029051B2 |
Photodevices including at least one of quantum dots and nano-crystals
Techniques for growing, at least one of: (a) quantum dots and (b) nano-crystals, on a surface of a material are provided. One method comprises placing a precursor on the surface; adding an antisolvent to the precursor; and growing at least one of the quantum dots and the nanocrystals on the surface. |
| US12029048B2 |
Resistive memory device
A resistive memory device includes: memory cells overlapping one another in a vertical direction within a cell array region and each including a switching element and a variable resistive element; first conductive lines each being connected to the switching element; a second conductive line connected to the variable resistive element and conductive pads arranged in a connection region and connected to respective one ends of the first conductive lines, respectively, and having different lengths in the second horizontal direction. A lower conductive pad from among the conductive pads includes a first portion covered by an upper conductive pad, and a second portion not covered by the upper conductive pad, and a thickness of each of the first and second portions in the vertical direction is greater than a thickness of each of the first conductive lines in the vertical direction. |
| US12029043B1 |
Planar and trench capacitors with hydrogen barrier dielectric for logic and memory applications and methods of fabrication
A device includes, in a first region, a first conductive interconnect, an electrode structure on the first conductive interconnect, where the electrode structure includes a first conductive hydrogen barrier layer and a first conductive fill material. A trench capacitor including a ferroelectric material or a paraelectric material is on the electrode structure. A second dielectric includes an amorphous, greater than 90% film density hydrogen barrier material laterally surrounds the memory device. A via electrode including a second conductive hydrogen barrier material is on at least a portion of the memory device. A second region includes a conductive interconnect structure embedded within a less than 90% film density dielectric material. |
| US12029040B2 |
Semiconductor device, systems and methods of manufacture
A semiconductor memory device includes a stack of word lines and insulating patterns. Cell pillars extend vertically through the stack of word lines and insulating patterns with memory cells being formed at the junctions of the cell pillars and the word lines. A ratio of the thickness of the word lines to the thickness of immediately neighboring insulating patterns is different at different locations along one or more of the cell pillars. Related methods of manufacturing and systems are also disclosed. |
| US12029039B2 |
Integrated structures comprising vertical channel material and having conductively-doped semiconductor material directly against lower sidewalls of the channel material
Some embodiments include an integrated structure having vertically-stacked conductive levels. Upper conductive levels are memory cell levels, and a lower conductive level is a select device level. Conductively-doped semiconductor material is under the select device level. Channel material extends along the memory cell levels and the select device level, and extends into the conductively-doped semiconductor material. A region of the channel material that extends into the conductively-doped semiconductor material is a lower region of the channel material and has a vertical sidewall. Tunneling material, charge-storage material and charge-blocking material extend along the channel material and are between the channel material and the conductive levels. The tunneling material, charge-storage material and charge-blocking material are not along at least a portion of the vertical sidewall of the lower region of the channel material, and the conductively-doped semiconductor material is directly against such portion. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated structures. |
| US12029038B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device having pocket structure in memory string and method for forming the same
In one aspect, a method for forming a 3D memory device is disclosed. A selective epitaxial sacrificial layer is formed above a substrate, and a dielectric stack is formed above the selective epitaxial sacrificial layer. A first opening extending vertically through the dielectric stack and the selective epitaxial sacrificial layer is formed. A portion of the first opening extending vertically through the selective epitaxial sacrificial layer is enlarged. A memory film and a semiconductor channel are subsequently formed in this order along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first opening. The selective epitaxial sacrificial layer is removed to form a cavity exposing a portion of the memory film. The portion of the memory film exposed in the cavity is removed to expose a portion of the semiconductor channel. A selective epitaxial layer is epitaxially grown from the substrate to fill the cavity and be in contact with the portion of the semiconductor channel. |
| US12029035B2 |
Memory device capable of minimizing bridge phenomenon of word lines and manufacturing method of the memory device
There are provided a memory device and a manufacturing method of the memory device. The memory device includes: a first gate conductive pattern including a first horizontal part and a second horizontal part and a third horizontal part connected to one end portion of the first horizontal part; a first insulating pattern disposed between the first horizontal part and the second horizontal part of the first gate conductive pattern; and a second gate conductive pattern including a first horizontal part and a second horizontal part and a third horizontal part connected to one end portion of the second horizontal part of the second gate conductive pattern; a first gate contact structure extending vertically on a contact region, the first gate contact structure being in contact with the first gate conductive pattern while penetrating the third horizontal part of the first gate conductive pattern. |
| US12029028B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes providing a precursor structure including a first capacitor and a second capacitor on a substrate; forming a first vertical transistor and a second vertical transistor respectively over the first capacitor and the second capacitor, in which the first vertical transistor includes a first word line having a first top width and a first bottom width smaller than the first top width, the second vertical transistor includes a second word line having a second top width and a second bottom width smaller than the second top width; and forming an air gap between the first vertical transistor and the second vertical transistor. |
| US12029019B2 |
Electromagnetic wave transmissive cover and sensor module
An electromagnetic wave transmissive cover is configured to be employed in a vehicle to which a sensor device is attached. The electromagnetic wave transmissive cover includes a cover body that is attached to the vehicle and covers the sensor device from a front side in an emission direction of the electromagnetic waves, and a seal member that provides a seal between the sensor device and the cover body. The seal member includes an attachment base portion that is attached to the cover body while surrounding the electromagnetic wave transmissive portion, and an annular hollow seal portion that is coupled to the attachment base portion and is in contact with the sensor device while surrounding the electromagnetic wave transmissive portion. |
| US12029018B2 |
Electromagnetic shielding for electric vehicles
The present invention is directed at electromagnetic shielding that is particularly suitable for applications in electric vehicles. The electromagnetic shielding is relatively lightweight and can be integrated into a carpet or textile type construction. |
| US12029017B2 |
Semiconductor module, power conversion device, and manufacturing method of semiconductor module
A semiconductor module has a heat conduction section provided between a multilayer substrate, on which semiconductor chips are mounted, and a cooler. The heat conduction section includes a frame and an opening, and the opening has a grease portion which is provided partly in the opening and is in contact with the multilayer substrate and the cooler, and a space portion which is provided between the grease portion and the frame in a partial and band-shaped manner. |
| US12029012B2 |
Fluid immersion cooling system with multiple layers of coolant fluids
A fluid immersion cooling system includes a fluid tank that contains a layer of a dual-phase coolant fluid and one or more layers of single-phase coolant fluids. The dual-phase and single-phase coolant fluids are immiscible, with the dual-phase coolant fluid having a lower boiling point and higher density than a single-phase coolant fluid. A substrate of an electronic system is submerged in the tank such that high heat-generating components are immersed at least in the layer of the dual-phase coolant fluid. Heat from the components is dissipated to the dual-phase coolant fluid to generate vapor bubbles of the dual-phase coolant fluid. The vapor bubbles rise to a layer of a single-phase coolant fluid that is above the layer of the dual-phase coolant fluid. The vapor bubbles condense to droplets of the dual-phase coolant fluid. The droplets fall down into the layer of the dual-phase coolant fluid. |
| US12029009B1 |
Data center cooling system
A cooling system configured to remove heat from a chimney of a server cabinet. The cooling system including a first chimney portion adjacent to the server cabinet, a second chimney portion extending from a top of the first chimney portion, wherein the second chimney portion is disposed above the server cabinet, a chimney heat exchanger disposed in the second chimney portion and above the server cabinet, a fluid inlet for providing a working fluid to the chimney heat exchanger, a fluid outlet for discharging the working fluid from the chimney heat exchanger, and an air handler heat exchanger connected to the chimney heat exchanger by a return air plenum, wherein the chimney heat exchanger has an upstream surface that receives waste heat generated by a server disposed in the server cabinet and a downstream surface that discharges air to the return air plenum. |
| US12029008B2 |
Hybrid microjet liquid-cooled heat spreader
A liquid-cooled heat sink has three parts: the water block, the X-clamp, and a copper plate. The water block has an inlet connected to a resin shell. Inside the shell, a fractal inlet manifold divides the inlet coolant flow into several sub streams that eventually exit in the form of uniformly distributed liquid jets through small nozzles/microjets at the bottom of the shell. The union between the shell and the copper plate forms a flood chamber, where the jets impinge on the copper plate, dissipating the heat supplied to the copper plate in contact with the heat source. The warm liquid is removed from the flood chamber through an outlet manifold embedded with the resin shell. |
| US12029001B2 |
Explosion-proof apparatus with a flameproof gas flow path and heat sink
An explosion-proof apparatus with an explosion-proof housing and a cooling device. The explosion-proof housing has a plurality of outer walls enclosing a housing interior. A pressure-relief arrangement of the cooling device has at least one pressure relief opening with at least one gas-permeable, flameproof pressure-relief body. The pressure-relief opening passes through at least one of the outer walls. The cooling device also has at least one heat sink which forms at least one heat sink wall part of one the outer walls and which, as a heat sink wall part of this outer wall, directly borders, on its outer face, the surrounding area and directly borders, on its inner face, the housing interior. |
| US12029000B2 |
Waterproof connecting structure and electronic device
A waterproof connecting structure includes a first housing, a second housing employs a waterproof adhesive layer between the two. The first housing includes a first mounting member with a first groove, the first groove includes a first recessed area. The second housing includes a second recessed area and a protrusion of a certain shape. The second recessed area surrounds an edge of the second housing, the protrusion is disposed close to the second recessed area, and penetrates into the first recessed area. The waterproof adhesive layer is disposed between the first housing and the second housing, and is accommodated in the first groove and the second recessed area. An electronic device including the waterproof connecting structure is also provided. |
| US12028995B2 |
Hinge structure with driving assembly and foldable display device having same
A hinge structure and a foldable display device are provided. The hinge structure includes a rotating shaft, a driving assembly and a connecting assembly. The driving assembly is connected to the connecting assembly and the rotating shaft, respectively, and is configured to drive the connecting assembly to move relatively to the rotating shaft in at least one of a hydraulic manner or a pneumatic manner under the drive of the rotating shaft when the rotating shaft rotates. |
| US12028994B2 |
Protection system
A telecommunications cabinet (100) for enclosing telecommunications equipment (110) of a telecommunications network, the telecommunications cabinet comprising: an electric water pump (140); a water detector (160), wherein the water detector is configured to cause activation of the electric water pump upon detecting water; a power supply (150) for powering the electric water pump; and a fluid conduit (170), coupled to the electric water pump, extending from within the cabinet to an outside of the cabinet via an aperture (180) in the cabinet so as to convey water out of the cabinet. |
| US12028991B2 |
Guided transport path correction
A printer deposits material onto a substrate as part of a manufacturing process for an electronic product; at least one transported component experiences error, which affects the deposition. This error is mitigated using transducers that equalize position of the component, e.g., to provide an “ideal” conveyance path, thereby permitting precise droplet placement notwithstanding the error. In one embodiment, an optical guide (e.g., using a laser) is used to define a desired path; sensors mounted to the component dynamically detect deviation from this path, with this deviation then being used to drive the transducers to immediately counteract the deviation. This error correction scheme can be applied to correct for more than type of transport error, for example, to correct for error in a substrate transport path, a printhead transport path and/or split-axis transport non-orthogonality. |
| US12028985B2 |
Electrical device having heat dissipation structure using filler and manufacturing method of the same
The present invention relates to an electrical device including a printed circuit board (PCB) module accommodated in a case, and more particularly, to an electrical device having a heat dissipation structure using a filler that reduces heat generation outside a case while increasing a heat dissipation efficiency of a PCB module by using the filler filled in the case, and a manufacturing method of the same. |
| US12028980B2 |
Switched capacitor converter package structure and method
A switched capacitor converter package includes a semiconductor package on a first side of an electrical routing apparatus, a first capacitor and a second capacitor on a second side of the electrical routing apparatus, wherein the first capacitor and the second capacitor are adjacent to each other and connected in parallel, and a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor connected on the second side of the electrical routing apparatus, wherein the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor are adjacent to each other and connected in parallel. |
| US12028975B2 |
Electronic device including shielding member
According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a housing at least partially including an electrically conductive material, a first circuit board disposed in the housing, a connection member disposed on the first circuit board and partially extending past an edge of the first circuit board, a second circuit board disposed in the housing and connected to the connection member from a side of the first circuit board in which the connection member extends, and a shielding member disposed to surround the connection member and the second circuit board inside the housing. The shielding member may be electrically connected to at least one of the housing and the first circuit board. Other various embodiments are possible. |
| US12028969B2 |
Carrier board and power module using same
A power module and a carrier board are disclosed. The carrier board includes a circuit board body and a prefabricated substrate. The circuit board body includes a wiring layer. The prefabricated substrate is embedded in the circuit board body and includes an insulation layer and a metal layer, the metal layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The insulation layer is formed by a ceramic material. The metal layer is connected to the insulation layer through a sintering process. A surface of the insulation layer, which has contact with the at least one metal layer, has at least a part exposed outside of the at least one metal layer, the part of the insulation layer exposed to the outside of the at least one metal layer is an outer edge portion, and the outer edge portion is extended into the circuit board body along a horizontal direction. |
| US12028966B2 |
Printed circuit board including on-board integrated enclosure for electromagnetic compatibility shielding
A printed circuit board (PCB) and a method of manufacturing the same is described. The PCB includes a substrate defining a major plane and an integrated electromagnetic interference and compatibility (EMC/EMI) shielding enclosure configured to enclose the substrate. The shielding enclosure includes a metallic top layer deposited on top of the major plane of the substrate so as to envelop an uppermost layer of the substrate, a metallic bottom layer deposited on bottom of the major plane of the substrate so as to envelop a bottommost layer of the substrate, and a metallic side layer formed along a length of one or more edges of the substrate to electrically connect the metallic top layer and the metallic bottom layer. |
| US12028965B2 |
Circuit board and method for preparing same, and electronic device
A circuit board, including: a substrate; a first line layer, a first protective layer, a first conductive ink layer and a first conductive layer successively formed on the substrate; and a second line layer, a second protective layer, a second conductive ink layer and a second conductive layer successively formed on a second face opposite a first face. The first protective layer includes at least one first opening for exposing a first grounding line of the first line layer; and the orthographic projection of the first conductive ink layer on the substrate covers the orthographic projection of the first opening on the substrate. The second protective layer includes at least one second opening for exposing a second grounding line of the second line layer; and the orthographic projection of the second conductive ink layer on the substrate covers the orthographic projection of the second opening on the substrate. |
| US12028961B2 |
Electrical assembly with a temperature monitoring device
An electrical assembly includes a support element which has a body and a surface formed on the body, an electrical functional element arranged on the support element, and a temperature monitoring device arranged on the support element for monitoring a temperature on the electrical functional element. The temperature monitoring device includes a temperature sensor arranged on the surface of the support element, a physical contact element arranged on the surface of the support element, and at least one heat-conducting device embedded in the body of the support element. The at least one heat-conducting device extends at least in sections below the temperature sensor in the body and is thermally connected to the physical contact element via at least one through-connection. The physical contact element is thermally coupled to a coupling surface operatively connected to the electrical functional element. |
| US12028958B2 |
High-brightness laser produced plasma source and method of generation and collection radiation
A laser produced plasma light source comprises a vacuum chamber with a rotating target assembly supplying a target into an interaction zone with focused laser beam. The target is layer of a fluid and/or free-flowing target material on a surface of annular groove in the rotating target assembly. An output beam of short-wavelength radiation exits the interaction zone to an optical collector through the means for debris mitigation. A linear velocity of the target is not less than 100 m/s and a vector of the linear velocity of the target in the interaction zone is directed on one side of a plane passing through the interaction zone and the rotation axis while the focused laser beam and the output beam are located on another side of said plane. The optical collector comprises two ellipsoidal mirror units arranged in a tandem. |
| US12028952B2 |
Sparkle spot light
The invention provides a lighting system (1000) comprising (i) a plurality of light sources (10) configured to generate light source light (11), and (ii) optics (20) configured downstream of the light sources (10), wherein the lighting system (1000) further comprises a 2D array (110) of at least part of the total number of light sources (10), wherein nearest neighboring light sources (10) in the 2D array (110) have an average first shortest distance (dd1), wherein the lighting system (1000) is further configured to generate in an operation mode lighting system light (1001) comprising light source light (11) of a subset of the total number of light sources (10) wherein nearest neighboring light sources (10) configured to generate the light source light (11) for the lighting system light (1001) in the operation mode have an average second shortest distance (dd2), wherein the average second shortest distance (dd2) is larger than average first shortest distance (dd1). |
| US12028950B1 |
I/O device lighting techniques for associated device selection
Systems and methods described herein may provide a system that enables game play or other application sessions from a set of candidate game hosts and environments to consumption devices of a user's choice while the user moves about their home between the different environments. The system may employ methods to determine where a user is located within the home, availability and selection of candidate game hosting and target environments, homing and direction of related I/O and audio-visual (AV) content for consumption. The solution accommodates multiple users simultaneously within the home, whether in single player, multiplayer using the same screen, or multiplayer using separate screen games. The solution may configure AV and input/output (I/O) such that multiple users can consume one or multiple games in the home simultaneously, whether in separate locations or when seated together in front of the same consumption device. |
| US12028948B2 |
Lighting apparatus
A lighting apparatus includes a wireless circuit board, a driver circuit board, a light source plate, a metal cover and a metal housing. The wireless circuit board is mounted with a wireless circuit. The wireless circuit has a first reference ground terminal. The driver circuit board is mounted with a driver circuit. The driver circuit has a second reference ground terminal. The light source plate is mounted with a LED module. The light source plate is placed on a top side of the metal cover. The first reference ground terminal and the second reference ground terminal are connected to the metal cover as a reference ground. The metal housing and a bottom side of the metal cover forms a container space for holding the driver circuit board and a first portion of the wireless circuit board. |
| US12028946B2 |
LED driving arrangement and driving method
A LED driving arrangement has a main converter stage and a power commutation stage in parallel with an LED unit. An energy divert mode of operation is used during which a set current is provided to the LED unit, and the main converter stage is used to deliver a current larger than the set current. The power commutation stage is used to divert energy from the LED unit and return the diverted energy to an input to the main converter. The remaining set current is delivered to the LED unit. This enables deeper dimming than the dimming level applied to the main converter stage, but without requiring an additional switch mode power converter. |
| US12028942B2 |
Gateway for internet of things
A gateway for Internet of Things including a body, a main control board, and antenna components located on the body and including a short-range communication antenna component, a 5G antenna component and a Wi-Fi antenna component. The short-range communication antenna component, the main control board and the Wi-Fi antenna component are successively arranged on the body along a first direction of the body, a vertically upward direction of the body during the use of the gateway for Internet of Things being determined as the first direction of the body. A long-axis direction of the main control board is set parallel to the first direction of the body. The 5G antenna component includes at least one pair of two antennas arranged on both sides or the same side of a largest face of the main control board outside one or two sides along the first direction of the body. |
| US12028939B2 |
Closed loop carrier sense multiple access with multiuser request to send and clear to send handshaking in an advanced wireless network
A closed loop carrier sense multiple access multiuser request to send and clear to send handshaking system is provided to efficiently allocate licensed and unlicensed spectrum for a plurality of mobile devices and across different base stations and mobile network operators. A user equipment device can be connected to a base station device via a first frequency in licensed spectrum, and a second frequency in unlicensed spectrum. The air interface on the first frequency can then be used to coordinate physical and virtual carrier sensing on a second frequency among a plurality of user equipment devices. Moreover, carrier sensing results from a plurality of UEs can be reported a base station device via the first frequency in licensed spectrum. The base station device can then schedule multiple user multiple input, multiple output (MU-MIMO) transmissions to a plurality of UEs on the second frequency in unlicensed spectrum. |
| US12028936B2 |
Temporary handling of wireless communication device capabilities
A wireless communication device (UE) may provide information pertaining to one or more operating capabilities of the UE to LTE and 5G-NR networks. The UE may transmit information to an LTE base station directly, and to a 5G-NR base station directly, or indirectly via the LTE base station. The information may include preferred values corresponding to any number of different operating parameters associated with wireless communications or wireless communication capabilities of the UE in both LTE and 5G-NR networks, to inform and/or request the LTE and 5G-NR networks to make provisions based on the transmitted information for the wireless communications of the UE on those networks. The UE may thereby provide assistance information to LTE and 5G-NR networks in a multi-radio-access-technology dual-connectivity setting to request the respective networks to adjust certain operating capabilities of the UE in order to alleviate one or more operating issues that may be affecting the UE. |
| US12028934B2 |
Method and terminal for keeping subscriber identity module card in standby state
A method and a terminal device for keeping a subscriber identity module card in a standby state, including receiving an enabling request to enable dual standby of a first subscriber identity module (SIM) card and a second SIM card in the terminal device, wherein the first SIM card is software-implemented, and wherein the second SIM card is hardware-implemented, accessing a first network for the first SIM card by invoking a third-party interface of an operating system of the terminal and using a data file associated with the first SIM card, and implementing a dual standby of the first SIM card and the second SIM card. |
| US12028932B2 |
Communication service transmission method and apparatus, storage medium and electronic apparatus
Provided are a communication service transmission method and apparatus, a storage medium and an electronic apparatus. The method is applicable to a terminal in which a first identity identification module and a second identity identification module are installed. The method includes: transmitting, through a data link corresponding to the second identity identification module, service data of a communication service performed by the first identity identification module. |
| US12028931B2 |
Event monitoring method and apparatus
In a location reporting notification method regarding user equipment (UE) moving from an area served by a first mobility management network element (MMNE) to another area served by a second MMNE, the second MMNE receives from the first MMNE a current value of a first timer regarding the UE, wherein the first timer is maintained by the first MMNE. The second MMNE starts a second timer regarding the UE, and setting an initial value of the second timer to be the current value of the first timer. When the second MMNE detects a current location of the UE, it sends a reporting notification including information regarding the current location to a service capability exposure function when the second timer expires. |
| US12028926B2 |
Handling an attempt to resume a wireless connection using a base station that supports a different core-network type
This document describes techniques and devices for handling an attempt to resume a wireless connection using a base station that supports a different core-network type. While in a current resource control state, such as an inactive state 332, a user equipment (UE) 111 or 112 selects a base station 124 with a different core-network type than a previously selected base station 122 or 121. In some cases, this selected base station 124 does not support the current resource control state or does not enable the UE 111 or 112 to transition to a different resource control state, such as a connected state 330. Consequently, if the UE 111 or 112 attempts to perform a procedure that would result in the UE 111 or 112 transitioning to the unsupported resource control state, the procedure may fail and consequently waste network resources or delay communications with the UE 111 or 112. |
| US12028923B2 |
Signaling for multi-link communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN)
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for signaling between an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) and a non-AP MLD that support multi-link communication in a wireless local area network (WLAN). In some implementations, a multi-link association may include a first link (referred to as an anchor link) and one or more other links (referred to as auxiliary links). The signaling may include control information to activate or deactivate auxiliary links dynamically based on communication load, throughput requirements, or quality of service (QoS). The signaling also may include requests, acknowledgments, or negotiation regarding multi-link connections. Furthermore, signaling and timing information may be used to coordinate when auxiliary links are used for communication or when to promote an auxiliary link to an anchor link. |
| US12028919B2 |
Method and systems to optimize the target EN-DC node selection for an extended 5GNR coverage
Systems and methods are provided for extending coverage of a telecommunication network includes a user device and a cell site. The cell site includes a node management system communicatively coupled to the user device. The node management system is structured to receive one or more signal strengths associated with one or more target nodes, determine the one or more signal strengths are within a delta range threshold, determine one or more multi-technology thresholds associated with the one or more target nodes, determine a lowest multi-technology threshold based on the one or more multi-technology thresholds, and assign the user device to the one or more target nodes associated with the lowest multi-technology threshold determined. |
| US12028917B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling protocol data unit sessions in a communication system
A method, apparatus and computer program product establish at least two redundant protocol data unit sessions to at least one user equipment. The at least two redundant protocol data unit sessions are established based on dual connectivity in a radio access network. The method, apparatus and computer program product collect network status information related to the at least two redundant protocol data unit sessions. The method, apparatus and computer program product configure a set of protocol data unit session switching patterns for the at least two redundant protocol data unit sessions based on the real-time network status information. |
| US12028914B2 |
Data transfer method and electronic device
A data transfer method includes that a first device displays a first interface. The first interface includes image information of a first file. When a distance between a Near-Field Communication (NFC) chip of the first device and an electronic tag of a second device is less than a preset threshold, the first device obtains a BLUETOOTH address of the second device. The electronic tag includes device information of the second device, and the device information includes the BLUETOOTH address or a tag identifier (ID) used to obtain the BLUETOOTH address. The first device exchanges a WI-FI connection parameter with the second device through a BLUETOOTH connection corresponding to the BLUETOOTH address. The first device establishes a WI-FI connection to the second device. After the WI-FI connection is established, the first device automatically transfers the first file to the second device through the WI-FI connection. |
| US12028913B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method, and computer-readable storage medium
A communication apparatus is provided which operates as a base station. The communication apparatus communicates with a control apparatus for controlling a network comprised of a plurality of base stations. The communication apparatus is one of the plurality of base stations that is part of the network. The communication apparatus establishes, with another base station belonging to the network, a link to be used for communication with the other base station; and notifies, in a case where a plurality of the links is established with the another base station, the control apparatus of establishment of the link. |
| US12028904B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
A data transmission method and an apparatus, the method including sending, by an access network device, a paging message to a terminal device, where the paging message includes a first indication, receiving, by the access network device, a random access preamble from the terminal device, where the random access preamble corresponds to the first indication, and sending, by the access network device in response to the random access preamble, a response message to the terminal device, where the response message includes downlink data and one or more of a timing advance (TA), an uplink grant (UL-Grant), a temporary cell radio network temporary identity (TC-RNTI), a logical channel identifier (LCID), or a downlink assignment (DL-assignment). |
| US12028901B2 |
Method and apparatus for implementing collision detection in data transmission
Example methods and apparatus for implementing collision detection in data transmission are described. One example method includes sending a data packet including collision detection information to a receive end, where the collision detection information is used by the receive end to perform collision detection on the data packet. A status indication message sent by the receive end is received by the receive end when sending the data packet. The receive end parses the status indication message. If the status indication message includes collision information, the receive end perform retransmission of the data packet. |
| US12028900B2 |
Wireless communication system, method and related transmitting apparatus
A wireless communication system includes a receiving apparatus and a transmitting apparatus. The transmitting apparatus includes a transmitting processing unit, configured to determine a wireless transmission channel on a first frequency band when in a first mode; a transmitting antenna unit, configured to transmit information of the wireless transmission channel and a channel state information of the wireless transmission channel on a second frequency band when in the first mode of the transmitting apparatus; and a wireless sensing unit, configured to perform a wireless sensing on the wireless transmission channel when in a second mode of the transmitting apparatus. |
| US12028897B2 |
Method, device, and system for channel access in unlicensed band
A user equipment of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The user equipment includes a communication module, and a processor. The processor is configured to perform a first type channel access, which is a channel access based on a random backoff, for an autonomous uplink (AUL) transmission when a predetermined condition is not satisfied, perform a second type channel access, in which channel sensing for a predetermined single time interval without backoff, for the AUL transmission when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and perform the AUL transmission based on a result of the first type channel access or a result of the second type channel access. The AUL transmission is performed by the user equipment without an uplink (UL) grant received from a base station. |
| US12028895B2 |
Techniques for requesting coverage enhancement for random access procedures in wireless communications systems
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for a user equipment (UE) to determine whether to request coverage enhancement for a random access procedure based on a condition of a channel between the UE and a base station failing to satisfy a threshold. The UE may transmit a request for coverage enhancement for a second random access message (e.g., a random access Message 4 (Msg4)) using a first random access message (e.g., a random access Message 3 (Msg3)). The base station may determine whether to perform the coverage enhancement in response to receiving the first random access message and may transmit the second random access message accordingly. Implementing aspects of the present disclosure may enable coverage enhancement for random access procedures in wireless communications systems. |
| US12028888B2 |
Transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement in next generation networks
A method for transmitting a HARQ-ACK by a UE is provided. The method receives an SPS configuration. The method then receives a DCI format which activates the SPS configuration and also indicates a first offset for transmitting the HARQ-ACK. After receiving an SPS PDSCH associated with the SPS configuration in a first slot, the method identifies a second slot based on the first slot and the first offset for transmitting the HARQ-ACK. The method determines whether a first PUCCH for transmitting the HARQ-ACK is contained within uplink/flexible symbols of the second slot. When the first PUCCH is not contained within the uplink/flexible symbols and also a parameter that is included in the SPS configuration indicates a deferred HARQ transmission, the method identifies a third slot based on the first slot and a second offset and transmits the HARQ-ACK on a second PUCCH in the third slot. |
| US12028886B2 |
Method and system for optimal resource management in a network
Disclosed herein is a method and a network for managing resources in a network. The method comprises determining a predefined number of repetitions of data packets for receiving the data packets from a user equipment (UE) associated with a network node. Further, a minimum number of repetitions, out of the predefined number of repetitions, required for successfully decoding the data packets received from the UE is estimated based on one or more network status parameters. Thereafter, the data packets are decoded within the minimum number of repetitions and one or more resources allocated for remaining number of repetitions are released, thereby optimally managing the resource utilization in the network. |
| US12028881B2 |
Bandwidth part switching techniques for wireless communications systems
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may transmit, to a base station, a control message indicating a capability of the UE to operate in a full duplex mode on a single carrier in an unpaired radio frequency spectrum. The UE may receive, from the base station, control signaling indicating a default bandwidth part associated with the full duplex mode or a half-duplex mode based at least in part on the control message. The UE and the base station may communicate using an active bandwidth part. The UE and the base station may then communicate, based on an expiration of an inactivity timer associated with the active bandwidth part, using the default bandwidth part in accordance with the full duplex mode/or the half-duplex mode. |
| US12028880B2 |
Beam indications for multiple uplink or downlink channels and reference signals
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for a user equipment (UE) to receive a message including transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states information associated with beam information for uplink or downlink resources. The UE may identify multiple channels or reference signals, or both, to which a TCI state is to be applied based on associated indications included with the TCI state information. In some examples, the TCI state information may also include indications of source reference signals for quasi co-location (QCL) assumptions for the indicated channels or reference signals. Based on applying the TCI state, the UE may determine beam information for uplink or downlink resources and may communicate with the base station accordingly. |
| US12028870B2 |
Systems and methods to provide CSI-RS/TRS indication to UEs in idle/inactive mode
An example method for wireless communication includes: transmitting by a base station, to a user device in a reduced power state, resource information for receiving a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) and tracking reference signal (TRS); transmitting the CSI-RS and TRS based on the transmitted resource information to the user device, wherein the user device has exited the reduced power state; determining whether there is paging information to transmit in a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission for the user device; transmitting a downlink control information message, wherein the downlink control information message is based on the determination that there is paging information for the user device, and wherein the user device has synchronized with the base station; and transmitting the first PDSCH transmission, based on the determination that there is paging information for the user device. |
| US12028869B2 |
Method and user equipment for beam indication for downlink reception
A method and a user equipment for beam indication for DL reception are provided. The method includes: receiving a first configuration for configuring a plurality of first TCI states, each of the plurality of first TCI states applied for a PDCCH and a PDSCH; receiving a MAC-CE for activating one or more first TCI states from the plurality of first TCI states; receiving first DCI indicating one of the one or more first TCI states activated by the MAC-CE, the first DCI comprising one field for indicating scheduling information for a PDSCH, the indicated scheduling information being invalid for the PDSCH; transmitting a HARQ-ACK on a PUCCH resource determined by another one field in the first DCI when receiving the first DCI; and receiving the PDCCH and the PDSCH based on a spatial RX parameter derived according to the indicated first TCI state after transmitting the HARQ-ACK. |
| US12028865B2 |
Autonomous uplink confirmation triggering
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for autonomous uplink confirmation triggering. One method includes receiving an autonomous uplink command from a network unit. The method includes triggering an autonomous uplink confirmation in response to receiving the autonomous uplink command. The method includes transmitting the autonomous uplink confirmation to the network unit in response to triggering the autonomous uplink confirmation to indicate reception of the autonomous uplink command. |
| US12028864B2 |
Data transmission method, device, system and storage medium
Disclosed in the present disclosure are a data transmission method, a device, a system and a storage medium, belonging to the technical field of wireless communication. The method includes: determining, after receiving an uplink grant sent by a base station, a target level of quality of service, wherein the target level of quality of service is a level of quality of service of data scheduled by the uplink grant; acquiring target uplink data from uplink data to be sent, a level of quality of service of the target uplink data being consistent with the target level of quality of service; and sending the target uplink data through an uplink resource indicated by the uplink grant. The data transmission method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can ensure the efficiency of uplink data transmission. |
| US12028863B2 |
Dynamic indication of physical downlink control channel monitoring location
A user equipment (UE) may receive an indication associated with receiving downlink control information (DCI) communications. The indication may identify a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) monitoring location associated with receiving DCI communications during a first period of time, and a second PDCCH monitoring location associated with receiving DCI communications during a second period of time that follows the first period of time. The UE may monitor in the first PDCCH monitoring location and the second PDCCH monitoring location based at least in part on the indication. |
| US12028860B2 |
Terminal device, network device and methods therein
The present disclosure provides a method in a terminal device. The method includes: receiving from a network device a resource configuration for at least one Scheduling Request, SR, channel; and transmitting an SR to the network device in one of the at least one SR channel, for requesting for an uplink grant and for use by the network device for uplink channel measurement. |
| US12028858B2 |
Apparatus and method for uplink control signaling in multi-transmission reception point operation for new radio, and demodulation reference signal design
Techniques discussed herein can facilitate multi-transmission reception point (multi-TRP) operation for new radio (NR). One example apparatus may be employed at a user equipment (UE) and may comprise one or more processors configured to transmit uplink control information (UCI) on two physical uplink control channels (PUCCHs). The two PUCCHs occupy different symbols in the same slot. |
| US12028852B2 |
Data transmission method and related apparatuses
A data transmission method and related apparatuses are provided. The method includes the following. A terminal device transmits first uplink data on a first configured grant (CG) resource, where the first uplink data contains first information, and the first information is used for identity authentication of the terminal device. After a first duration elapsed, the terminal device transmits second uplink data on a second CG resource. |
| US12028848B2 |
Transmission and reception of access information
Methods and devices are provided for facilitating wireless communication. In one exemplary aspect, a method for a terminal device is provided. The method includes receiving access resource information at a first frequency band, wherein the access resource information indicates an access resource available for accessing a network device in a second frequency band; and performing a network access operation using the access resource at the second frequency band. |
| US12028847B2 |
Latency reduction techniques for radio access networks
Latency reduction techniques for radio access networks are described. In various embodiments, a reduced transmission time interval (rTTI) may be implemented in order to reduce air interface latency in a radio access network. In some embodiments, an rTTI block may be defined, and some operations may be performed in rTTI block-wise fashion in order to reduce the marginal overhead associated with implementation of the rTTI. In various embodiments in which an rTTI is implemented, DM-RS granularity may be improved by use of techniques that enable data and reference signals to be multiplexed within a same OFDM symbol. In some embodiments, a current transmission time interval (TTI) may be maintained, and latency reduction may be achieved via the use of novel techniques for one or more of code block (CB) segmentation, uplink (UL) resource element (RE) mapping, and HARQ cycle timing. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US12028845B2 |
Beam correspondence capability reporting method and apparatus
A beam correspondence capability reporting method includes determining, by a terminal device based on first determining information and a first determining condition, whether the terminal device has a beam correspondence capability. When the terminal device has the beam correspondence capability and a beam strength of a downlink receive beam is not less than a first strength threshold, determining, by the terminal device, an uplink transmit beam using the beam correspondence capability. Transmitting, by the terminal device, first communication information using the uplink transmit beam, receiving, by the terminal device, n transmission requests for the first communication information, performing detaching, by the terminal device, and reporting, by the terminal device, first capability information in a process of re-accessing a base station, indicating that the terminal device does not have the beam correspondence capability. |
| US12028840B2 |
Control channel transmission method and apparatus, and storage medium
Embodiments of the present application provide a control channel transmission method and apparatus, and a storage medium. A network device determines a first search space set within a COT of a fixed frame period, transmits a first PDCCH in the first search space when it is determined that a resource in the COT is available, and does not transmit a downlink channel or a downlink signal in the COT when it is determined that a resource in the COT is unavailable, where the first PDCCH is used to transmit slot structure indication information, and the slot structure indication information is used to determine a slot structure of the COT. Correspondingly, a terminal device, after determining a first search space set within a COT of a fixed frame period, monitors a first PDCCH according to the first search space set. |
| US12028838B2 |
Bandwidth part and transmission configuration indication switching in non-terrestrial networks
A wireless device may establish communication with a network node and determine a relationship between transmission configuration indication (TCI) and bandwidth part (BWP). The wireless device may then receive an indication of one of TCI or BWP from the network node followed by determining the other of TCI or BWP based on the indication and using the relationship between the TCI and BWP. Finally, the wireless device may perform downlink communication using the indicated one of TCI or BWP and determined other TCI or BWP. The network node may be comprised in a non-terrestrial network and may specify via RRC signaling the relationship between TCI and BWP for the wireless device. The indication of the TCI or BWP may be provided by downlink control information (DCI), medium access control (MAC) control element (CE), an inactivity timer, or RRC reconfiguration commands. |
| US12028837B2 |
Sidelink beam information sensing and transmission
A user equipment includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the user equipment to: select radio resources for a first sidelink transmission to a first user equipment based on sidelink control information from a second user equipment, the sidelink control information including at least beam information for a second sidelink transmission by the second user equipment; and perform the first sidelink transmission to the first user equipment on the selected radio resources. |
| US12028836B2 |
Retransmission resource configuration method and device, chip and computer programs
The present disclosure discloses a retransmission resource configuration method and a device, a chip and computer programs, a network side can configure at least two sidelink transmission resources for a first terminal device to perform the first side data transmission and side data retransmission, alternatively, the network side can configure the first terminal device with a first SR transmission resource and a second SR transmission resource, which are respectively used by the first terminal device to apply to the network side for the sidelink transmission resource used for the first side data transmission and for the sidelink transmission resource used for the side data retransmission. |
| US12028835B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, user equipment and base stations for determining sidelink resource
A method for determining sidelink resource includes: determining sidelink resource configuration information, where the sidelink resource configuration information is used to instruct the user equipment to determine a target sidelink resource according to quality of service (QoS) information of to-be-transmitted sidelink data; determining a target resource determination mode according to the QoS information of the to-be-transmitted sidelink data and the sidelink resource configuration information; and determining the target sidelink resource for conveying the to-be-transmitted sidelink data in the target resource determination mode. |
| US12028832B2 |
Method and device for discontinuous reception
The present disclosure provides a method and device for Discontinuous Reception. A first node receives first information; and senses a first radio signal in a first time resource pool; and selects a first time-frequency resource block from a first time-frequency resource pool, and transmits a first signaling in the first time-frequency resource block; herein, the first information indicates a first ID list; the first ID list comprises at least one Destination ID; the first radio signal comprises any Destination ID in the first ID list; any bit block identified by the at least one Destination ID is not a bit (bits) useful for the first node; the sensing action in the first time resource pool is used for determining the first time-frequency resource pool. The present disclosure prevents misunderstanding of the first time-frequency resource pool, thus reducing power consumption and radio interference. |
| US12028831B2 |
Base station and radio terminal for performing radio access network paging
A user equipment, apparatus for controlling user equipment, and method performed by user equipment includes receiving a radio resource control (RRC) Release message from a base station included in a radio access network (RAN). The RRC Release message includes an indication causing the user equipment to transition from an RRC connected state to a specific state, the specific state being a state in which a RRC connection is suspended for the user equipment. The user equipment is caused to transition from the RRC connected state to the specific state in response to receiving the RRC Release message, perform a cell reselection operation when the user equipment is in the specific state, and perform, when the user equipment in the specific state, an operation of causing the user equipment to transition from the specific state to an RRC idle state in response to reselecting a cell not supporting the specific state. |
| US12028829B2 |
Information processing device, mobile object, information processing method, and computer readable storage medium
An information processing device provided in a mobile object, including: a processor for obtaining, while a communication unit connects to a first access point and executes wireless communication through the first access point, information representing a first communication quality being communication quality for wireless communication between the communication unit and the first access point, and information representing a second communication quality being communication quality for wireless communication between the communication unit and a second access point, switching, if a difference between the second communication quality and the first communication quality is greater than a predetermined quality reference value, a connection target of the communication unit from the first access point to the second access point, and preventing, such that the faster a moving speed of the mobile object is, the less often switching of the connection target occurs. |
| US12028825B2 |
Network detach methods and apparatuses
A network detach method, including: determining that a connection between the terminal and a target base station is successfully established; setting a detach indication, wherein the detach indication is used to instruct the terminal to detach from a source base station; and sending the detach indication to the target base station, wherein the detach indication is forwarded by the target base station to the source base station, so that the source base station performs network detach from the terminal based on the detach indication. |
| US12028824B2 |
Method and apparatus for software defined radio with timing, phase, and frequency synchronization
Provided herein are methods and apparatus for a self-synchronizing software defined radio apparatus wherein the method includes instructing, by a leader module of an RF clock module of the software defined radio apparatus and via a controller module comprising a central coordinator operative to provide a data bridge, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver to transmit a two-tone frequency signal at f1 and f2 over air, separated by a desired input clock frequency, the RF transceiver operative to receive and transmit RF signals, receiving, at a follower module, a transmitted signal, extracting, by the follower module, an envelope of the received signal, and passing the received signal through a filter to obtain a reference clock without modifying existing physical/link layer protocols. |
| US12028823B2 |
Timing adjustment for wireless remote units
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless forwarding node may determine a first timing reference configuration for communicating with a first wireless node. The wireless forwarding node may determine a second timing reference configuration for communicating with a second wireless node. The wireless forwarding node may forward communications between the first wireless node and the second wireless node based at least in part on the first timing reference configuration and the second timing reference configuration. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12028821B2 |
System and method for IQ mismatch calibration and compensation
A method for providing IQ mismatch (IQMM) compensation includes: estimating an overall frequency response of a compensation filter by stepping through a frequency range starting at an initial frequency and performing (1) through (3) at each step, a selected frequency at each step being a multiple of a subcarrier frequency of the initial frequency: (1) sending a single tone signal at the selected frequency, (2) determining a first response of a mismatched signal at the selected frequency and a second response of the mismatched signal at an image frequency of the selected frequency, and (3) estimating a frequency response of the compensation filter at the selected frequency based on the first response and the second response; generating time-domain filter taps based on the estimated overall frequency response of the compensation filter; determining a time delay based on the time-domain filter taps; and generating a compensated signal based on the time delay. |
| US12028818B2 |
Measurement processing method, parameter configuration method, terminal, and network device
Embodiments of this disclosure provide a method for processing a measurement, a parameter configuration method, a terminal, and a network device. The method includes: receiving a QCL configuration parameter for measuring a neighboring cell, where the neighboring cell is a cell adjacent to a serving cell of the terminal; and obtaining a measurement result of the neighboring cell based on a measurement result of a first SSB and a measurement result of a second SSB, where the first SSB and the second SSB satisfy a QCL relationship corresponding to the QCL configuration parameter. |
| US12028816B2 |
Systems and methods to adjust a sounding reference signal timing offset
A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) includes: operating in a Dual SIM Dual Standby (DSDS) mode in which a first subscriber identity module (SIM) is designated as a default data subscription (DDS); transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) from a communication port of the UE, wherein the SRS has a timing offset assigned by a network associated with the first SIM; receiving paging messages from a network associated with a second SIM; determining an offset adjustment to avoid a collision between the SRS and the paging messages; sending a request to the network associated with the first SIM to adjust the timing offset according to the offset adjustment; and receiving an offset change configuration from the network associated with the first SIM. |
| US12028815B2 |
Capability signaling to enable full power uplink transmission
A method for operating a user equipment (UE) comprises transmitting UE capability information including a full power transmission capability, wherein the full power transmission capability includes information (I) to indicate multiple transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) groups that deliver full power; receiving configuration information for a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission; receiving a TPMI indicating a precoding matrix and a number of layers for the PUSCH transmission; determining the PUSCH transmission based on the configuration information; determining a power level for the PUSCH transmission, wherein the power level corresponds to full power if the TPMI is included in one of the multiple TPMI groups that deliver full power; and transmitting the PUSCH transmission with the determined power level. |
| US12028813B2 |
Dynamic power reduction requests for wireless communications
Methods and systems for controlling uplink (UL) transmission power of a user equipment (UE) electronic device includes determining, using the UE electronic device, that a maximum power availability for a transmission between the UE and a wireless network node is not appropriate to current conditions. Based on the determination that maximum power availability is not appropriate the UE electronic device sends a request to the wireless network node to reduce power for communication with the wireless network node. Based on the request, the UE electronic device communicates at a reduced power level for communications with the wireless network node. |
| US12028811B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling power consumption of terminal, and storage medium
Described are a method and apparatus for controlling the power consumption of a terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes: recording the number of times a connection between a terminal and an auxiliary cell group fails, and where the number of times is greater than a preset threshold value, controlling, on the basis of a power consumption adjustment policy, the terminal to disable a dual-connection mode, wherein the terminal can support the dual-connection mode, and in the dual-connection mode, the terminal communicates with both a first base station and a second base station, the second base station being an auxiliary base station, and the auxiliary cell group being a group of serving cells associated with the auxiliary base station. |
| US12028810B2 |
Method for WUS monitoring and terminal device
A method for wake-up signal (WUS) monitoring and a terminal device are provided. The method for WUS monitoring includes the following. A terminal device determines an operation state of a WUS according to a type of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle. The terminal device performs an operation corresponding to the operation state. The type of the DRX cycle includes a first DRX cycle and a second DRX cycle, where the first DRX cycle is longer than the second DRX cycle. |
| US12028797B2 |
Uncrewed aerial vehicle communication method and communications device and system
Example uncrewed aerial vehicle communication methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes a first access network device receives indication information used to indicate access information of a next hop of the uncrewed aerial vehicle, where the access information includes at least one of information about a second access network device or information about a cell of a second access network device. The first access network device sends a first request based on the indication information, where the first request is used to request the second access network device to prepare an access resource for the uncrewed aerial vehicle. The second access network device prepares the access resource for the uncrewed aerial vehicle after receiving the first request. |
| US12028789B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing broadcasting information based on machine learning
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a vehicle server in line with a plurality of vehicle terminals includes collecting broadcasting station titles of broadcasting channels serviced at respective positions; collecting position information from the plurality of vehicle terminals; constructing big data based on the collected broadcasting station titles and position information; learning a relationship between the position information and the broadcasting station titles using machine learning based big data analysis; and generating a broadcasting station title estimating model for estimating broadcasting station titles corresponding to the position information of the plurality of vehicle terminals. |
| US12028788B2 |
Communication system and base station
An object is to provide a communication system and a base station capable of predicting future communication quality in order to enable variations in communication quality due to variations in environment to be addressed. A communication system and a base station according to the invention learn an input and output relationship from surrounding environment information of the base station that can be acquired by a camera, a sensor, or the like, terminal information such as position information of a terminal and current communication quality to generate a learning model, and predict future communication quality using the learning model, the surrounding environment information, and the terminal information. |
| US12028785B2 |
Billing method and apparatus in wireless communication system
A method for billing in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment, includes: transmitting billing data to an upper entity; determining whether the billing data has been normally transmitted; and executing a supplementary operation based on a result of the determining. |
| US12028783B2 |
Systems and methods for personalizing messages based on a recipient relationship
The system receives a message from a user, along with a recipient list and generated personalized messages for recipients of the recipient list. The system determines the format of the message, and whether to, and how to, modify the message based on information about the recipient. For example, a recipient category may be used to determine how to personalize a message for each recipient. A relationship between a sender and recipient may be determined using, for example, a database of relationship information. The system modifies, for example, text, images, or video of the message to generate the personalized message. The system may access historical communications records such as a chat group record, a contacts list, a text message record, an email message record, a social media post record, or a comments record corresponding to a media content item to determine how to personalize a message. |
| US12028782B2 |
Mobile messaging platform
A method for providing mobile messages includes generating a message based on received content. A first functional bind to an aggregator is identified. A second functional bind to the aggregator is also identified. The first functional bind and the second functional bind are distinct communication connections to the aggregator. First message recipients are associated with the first functional bind, and second message recipients are associated with the second functional bind. The message is provided in parallel to the aggregator for the first message recipients through the first functional bind and for the second message recipients through the second functional bind. |
| US12028779B2 |
Systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices
Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audiences with greater accuracy. |
| US12028778B2 |
Contextual enhancement of user service inquiries
A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product refine service inquiries through an understanding of user context. The method includes receiving a service inquiry from a user on a computing device. The method also includes capturing movement data within a user environment. The movement data is selected from a group consisting of audio data, video data and telemetry data extracted from a second device in the user environment. The method further includes determining a user context by correlating motion and position of the user with respect to the user environment. In addition, the method includes generating a set of predicted modifications to the service inquiry based on the user context. Lastly, the method includes displaying the set of predicted modifications to the service inquiry on the computing device. |
| US12028777B2 |
Apparatus and method to indicate whether a node is tracking the location of a user equipment
An apparatus comprising means configured to: manage at least one location request for at least one user equipment based on an indicator indicating whether a node associated with the location determination for the at least one user equipment is tracking the location for the at least one user equipment. |
| US12028776B2 |
System and method for processing using multi-core processors, signals and AI processors from multiple sources to create a spatial map of selected region
In an example, the present technique includes a method for capturing information from a spatial region to monitor human activities and create a spatial map of the spatial region. In an example, the technique allows a user of a cell phone to move from one location to another location and be tracked using rf backscattering, and each location being identified by the user by communicating a label via a cell phone or other mobile device. |
| US12028775B2 |
Network-assisted positioning for sidelink communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may determine its position by receiving locations from one or more other UEs capable of network-based positioning. For example, a second UE may determine its location using network-based positioning and may transmit its location information to the first UE. The first UE may determine its location based on the received location information (e.g., by calculating a weighted average of different locations, by setting its location to be the same as the received location). In some cases, the first UE may receive location information from other UEs during or after a discovery process with other UEs. In some other cases, the first UE may receive messages (e.g., periodic safety messages) from the other UEs, and the messages may each include location information of the respective other UEs. |
| US12028774B2 |
Method for location service control and communications unit
A method for location service control and a communications unit are provided. The method includes: transmitting information related to a first valid time and/or control information, where the control information is used to control related behavior of obtaining location of a terminal. |
| US12028773B2 |
Systems and methods for associating an operator with a vehicle
Systems and methods associate operators with machinery, such as materials-handling vehicles. Embodiments of the disclosed system comprise a first communication module configured to determine a distance between a frame of reference associated with a vehicle and respective portable devices and first logic configured to designate a first portable device as an operator device based, at least in part, on a first distance determined by the communication module. The first logic may be further configured to exclude the first portable device from a pedestrian detection function in response to classifying the first portable device as an operator device. |
| US12028769B2 |
mmWave to Wi-Fi control signal offloading in the event of fading in the mmWave system
Methods and systems are provided for signal offloading in an mmWave environment (e.g., in the event of high fading). The methods and systems include one or more mmWave nodes that are each configured to wirelessly communicate with a user device in a geographic service area and a Wi-Fi access point configured to wirelessly communicate with the user device. The methods and systems determine that fading or loading of an mmWave signal transmitted by one of the one or more mmWave nodes is above a threshold. In response to the fading or loading being above the threshold, the methods and systems redirect a control signal of the user device through the Wi-Fi access point to the one or more mmWave nodes, such that the user device maintains a dual connection with the Wi-Fi access point via the control signal and the mmWave node. |
| US12028768B2 |
Method and system for cell prioritization
Systems and methods are provided for cell prioritization. Methods involve monitoring resource usage on a first cell and comparing the monitored resource usage on the first cell to a predetermined threshold. The method additionally includes receiving a connection request from a hybrid wireless device capable of communicating using the first RAT and the second RAT and assigning the hybrid wireless device to the second cell when the monitored resource usage on the first cell meets the predetermined threshold. |
| US12028766B2 |
Secondary cell activation and change procedures
Aspects are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for secondary cell group (SCG) addition. A wireless device may establish communication with a first base station that is comprised a master cell group (MCG). The wireless device may receive signaling from the first base station configuring a second base station in a secondary cell group (SCG). The wireless device may establish communication with the second base station based on the signaling received from the first base station. At a first time, the wireless device may set the second base station in a deactivated state based on the signaling from the first base station configuring the second base station or establishing communication with the second base station. At a later time, the wireless device may set the second base station in an activated state and communicate with the first base station and the second base station. |
| US12028765B2 |
System and method to avoid user equipment triggering a measurement report after exit of conditional handover
Some embodiments of this disclosure include systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media for use in a wireless network for configuring the operation of a use equipment (UE) for and after exiting a conditional handover. Some embodiments are directed to a user equipment (UE). The UE includes processor circuitry and radio front circuitry. The processor circuitry can be configured to receive, using the radio front end circuitry and from a source device associated with a source cell, a conditional handover command for a conditional handover to a target cell. The processor circuitry can be further configured to determine, based on the received conditional handover command, a condition for exiting the conditional handover. The processor circuitry can be further configured to in response to the condition being met, exit the conditional handover. |
| US12028762B2 |
Systems and methods for event trigger reporting for L1 measurement and L1/L2 mobility
Embodiments of the present disclosure enable a user equipment (UE) to perform event trigger reporting for L1/L2 mobility, including event configuration, L1 filtering factor, and event triggered L1 reporting. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US12028760B2 |
Communication method, apparatus, and system
This application provides a communication method, apparatus, and system, which may be used to position a terminal device in a handover scenario, so that continuity of a positioning service can be maintained, and a positioning success rate can be improved. The method includes: A communication device sends a first message to a location management function network element after determining that a terminal device is handed over to a target cell, where the first message includes identifier information of the target cell, so that the location management function network element receives the first message. |
| US12028756B2 |
Cell configuration method and apparatus
Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a cell configuration method and apparatus, to reduce signaling exchange in a cell migration process and improve cell migration efficiency. The cell configuration method includes: A first management function unit obtains a first message, where the first message includes information about a first cell and information about a first base station, the information about the first cell includes at least one of an identifier of the first cell or a managed object identifier of the first cell, and the information about the first base station includes at least one of an identifier of the first base station or a managed object identifier of the first base station; and the first management function unit configures a relationship between the first cell and the first base station based on the first message. |
| US12028755B2 |
Method for accessing a service unavailable through a network cell
A method performed by user equipment (UE) includes receiving a request to access a service unavailable through a first network cell associated with the UE, and receiving a message from an access device associated with the first network cell, wherein the message identifies a plurality of second network cells providing the service. |
| US12028750B2 |
User data transport over control plane in communication system using designated payload container types
Described are systems, devices, methods, and computer program products for user data transport over a control plane in a communication system. For example, a method comprises determining a size of user data to be transmitted over a control plane between user equipment and at least one network entity of a communication system. The method also comprises, in response to determining that the size of the user data to be transmitted is below at least a threshold for small data transport, generating a control plane message comprising the user data to be transmitted in a small data container for transport of user data over the control plane. The method further comprises transmitting the generated control plane message between the user equipment and the at least one network entity of the communication system. |
| US12028747B2 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing communications delay
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for reducing delay while providing secure communications between nodes. An exemplary method embodiment includes a first node performing the steps of: identifying packets corresponding to a first communications session, the first communications session corresponding to a first application type; segmenting at least a first packet corresponding to the first communications session into at least a first packet portion and a second packet portion, the first packet including a first packet header and a first packet payload, the first packet portion including at least a portion of the first packet header, the second packet portion including at least a portion of the first packet payload; communicating, in encrypted form, the first packet portion from the first node to a security function node; and communicating, in unencrypted form, the second packet portion from the first node to the security function node. |
| US12028743B2 |
Scaling traffic in a user aware wireless control network
In an embodiment, a gateway includes: a radio circuit having a plurality of wireless protocol circuits, each to communicate wirelessly with one or more nodes present in a wireless network; an interface circuit to couple to one or more cloud-based devices via another network; and a controller coupled to the interface circuit. The controller may include a control circuit to control the wireless network, where in response to detection of an active user interface for the wireless network, the control circuit may dynamically update a status report messaging level of at least some of a plurality of nodes present in the wireless network. |
| US12028742B2 |
Wireless uplink (UL) bandwidth enhancement with machine learning for compression estimate
A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) includes determining an original amount of uplink data stored in a non-compression buffer, the original amount of data designated to be transmitted to a network. The method also includes predicting, with a machine learning model, an amount of compression gain for the original amount of uplink data. The compression gain is obtained by compressing the original amount of uplink data during a time delay. The method further includes generating a buffer status report based on the original amount of uplink data and the predicted amount of compression gain. The method transmits the buffer status report to the network. |
| US12028740B2 |
End-to-end prioritization for mobile base station
A method for utilizing quality of service information in a network with tunneled backhaul is disclosed, comprising: establishing a backhaul bearer at a base station with a first core network, the backhaul bearer established by a backhaul user equipment (UE) at the base station, the backhaul bearer having a single priority parameter, the backhaul bearer terminating at a first packet data network gateway in the first core network; establishing an encrypted internet protocol (IP) tunnel between the base station and a coordinating gateway in communication with the first core network and a second core network; facilitating, for at least one UE attached at the base station, establishment of a plurality of UE data bearers encapsulated in the secure IP tunnel, each with their own QCI; and transmitting prioritized data of the plurality of UE data bearers via the backhaul bearer and the coordinating gateway to the second core network. |
| US12028736B2 |
Adaptive distribution of content
A method of delivering content to a user equipment (UE). The method comprises collecting radio operation data by a monitor application executing on a communication processor of the UE; sending the radio operation data by the monitor application to a data analysis application executing on a computer system; analyzing the data by the data analysis application to determine a device technology of the UE, a history of high throughput radio usage of the UE, a history of medium throughput radio usage of the UE, a history of low throughput radio usage, a history of communication latency, and a history of cell sites the UE attached to; and providing a report on the UE including the device technology of the UE and the history of radio usage of the UE by the computer system to a third party for use in delivering content in a format selected based on the report. |
| US12028732B2 |
Examining latency in communications networks
A method of assessing latency in a communications network comprising attempting to contact from a UE in a cellular network a specific internet resource with a HTTP request addressed to the resource, and capturing data specifying the period between making the attempt and receiving at the UE from the resource a response to the request. Thus data can be obtained from which can be made an end-to-end measurement of the latency affecting a user of a UE. Such measurements can be used by the operator of the communications network to, amongst other things, assess whether the network is performing satisfactorily, to advise users about the performance of the network and to determine that hardware or software within the network needs repair, upgrade or augmentation. |
| US12028731B2 |
Techniques in system frame number (SFN) and frame timing difference measurements in new radio (NR)
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatuses, storage media, and systems for configuration of System frame number (SFN) and Frame Timing Difference (SFTD) measurement in an E-UTRA (Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access)—NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) network, and an NE-DC network. Various embodiments describe how to configure and perform the SFTD measurement in the EN-DC or NE-DC network of various conditions to facilitate adequate SFTD measurements and improve measurement accuracy and system performance. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US12028726B2 |
Network testing determination
A fifth generation (5G) network can provide testing capabilities by employing a test server to generate requests for testing at remote locations of the 5G network. The test server can be used to initiate tests, determine test conditions for conducting the tests, direct test locations, and receive test data from test tools remote from the server. The test server can initiate, establish, maintain, format, or otherwise determine tests that are usable to improve operation of the 5G network. |
| US12028724B2 |
Method and device for configuring network parameter and computer-readable storage medium
A method for configuring a network parameter includes: transmitting, by a terminal device, a configuration change request to a base station through a first physical layer resource, the first physical layer resource being a physical layer resource corresponding to a first network configuration parameter, and the first network configuration parameter being a target network configuration parameter requested by the terminal device; receiving a configuration change response from the base station, the configuration change response for indicating whether to employ the first network configuration parameter to adjust network parameter configuration; and determining whether to adjust the network parameter configuration based on the configuration change response. |
| US12028723B2 |
Method for frequency measurement and related apparatuses
A method for frequency measurement and related apparatuses are provided. The method includes the following. M first frequencies are measured on condition that a user equipment has a power-saving requirement. Electricity consumed by measuring the M first frequencies is less than that consumed by measuring N first frequencies. The N first frequencies are measured on condition that the user equipment has no power-saving requirement. N is a positive integer and larger than or equals M. A first priority of the first frequency is higher than a second priority of a second frequency, where a current serving cell which the UE is camped on is on the second frequency. |
| US12028722B2 |
Method and apparatus for digital twin-based beamforming
An operating method of a server operating a digital twin built into a virtual space for a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile devices may be provided.The operating method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: invoking a digital twin-based beamforming management service; obtaining location information about a target mobile device from among the plurality of mobile devices and a target base station corresponding to the target mobile device; searching for a plurality of paths capable of forming a beam from the target base station to the target mobile device based on the location information and spatial information of the digital twin; performing a first communication performance simulation for the plurality of paths; determining a final beamforming parameter based on a result of the first communication performance simulation; and transmitting beamforming information including the final beamforming parameter to the target base station. |
| US12028721B2 |
Measurement method and apparatus using multiple frequency partial band in wireless communication system
Provided are a measurement method and apparatus using a multiple frequency partial band in a wireless communication system, and an operation method of a terminal for measuring quality of a cell in a wireless communication system, may include: receiving a plurality of beams including a reference signal, the plurality of beams transmitted by using one of a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP from a base station of the cell; determining a first beam quality measurement value representing quality of plurality of beams transmitted by using the first BWP; determining a second beam quality measurement value representing quality of plurality of beams transmitted by using the second BWP; and determining a cell quality measurement value indicating the quality of the cell, based on the first beam quality measurement value and the second beam quality measurement value. |
| US12028718B2 |
Base station and measurement method for optimizing layer 2 connectivity
A base station includes a communication unit configured to perform communication with a plurality of terminals through one or more cells, and a control unit configured to perform measurement of the number of active terminals in layer 2 measurement, wherein the control unit measures the number of the active terminals for each cell. |
| US12028715B2 |
Gesture access control system utilizing a device gesture performed by a user of a mobile device
A gesture access system includes a local access assembly, a mobile device, an electronic storage medium, and a processor. The local access assembly is adapted to operate between an access state and a no-access state, and includes a controller to effect actuation between the states and a signal receiver. The mobile device includes an Inertial Measurement Unit sensor system configured to measure a motion of the mobile device to conditionally detect a device gesture indicative of an intent of a user to gain access. The storage medium is configured to store an application and a preprogrammed device gesture. The processor is configured to receive the measured motion from the sensor system, and execute the application to compare the measured motion to the preprogrammed device gesture, and depending upon the comparison, output a command signal to the controller of the local access assembly via the receiver to effect actuation between states. |
| US12028712B2 |
Determining an environmental parameter from sensor data of a plurality of automobiles using a cellular network
A computer server receives sensor data via a cellular wireless network from each of a plurality of automobiles in a geographical area. In each automobile of the plurality of automobiles the sensor data is received from sensors located in the respective automobile. The sensor data of the respective automobile may include a time stamp of the sensor data and at least one parameter of an external environment of the respective automobile. The computer server may further determine an external environmental parameter of the geographical area based on the sensor data received from the plurality of automobiles in the geographical area via the cellular wireless network. The external environmental parameter relates to the external environment of the plurality of automobiles in the geographical area. The computer server may transmit the external environmental parameter to multiple automobiles of the plurality of automobiles. |
| US12028710B2 |
Stand-alone Non-Public Network as service provider
A method of enhanced handling of a Forbidden SNPN list by a UE is proposed. When the UE registers to a first SNPN using credentials supplied by a second SNPN and receives a rejection from the network, the UE adds an entry of the first SNPN into one of the forbidden SNPN lists, and also creates an association between the first SNPN and the second SNPN. As a result, the UE is refrained from registering to the first SNPN using the credentials supplied by the second SNPN as long as the first SNPN entry remains in the forbidden SNPN list. However, the UE is allowed to register to the first SNPN using credentials supplied by other SNPNs. |
| US12028705B2 |
Secure connection between internet server and hearing aid
A data system for managing the settings for configuring a hearing aid includes a hearing aid (10, 11) and a remote server (25). The hearing aid (10, 11) has a processor (121). a first memory segment (110-112) for storing said configuration settings, a transceiver (122) adapted for establishing a wireless connection to an Internet enabled personal communication device (13), and a second memory segment (114) for storing at least one security element. The remote server (25) is adapted to set up a secure session with said hearing aid via said personal communication device (13) acting as a gateway. The processor (121) allows said remote server (25) to edit said settings for configuring the hearing aid (10, 11) stored said first memory segment (110-112) during a secure session set up under control of said at least one security element stored in the second. memory segment (114). |
| US12028700B2 |
Associated spatial audio playback
An apparatus configured to obtain audio signals related to one or more audio sources; determine a zoom effect related to the one or more audio sources; and generate audio effect information for the one or more audio sources based, at least partially, on the zoom effect and a zoom factor, wherein the audio effect information is configured to enable control of audio signal processing associated with the obtained audio signals, wherein the zoom factor is associated with, at least, the one or more audio sources. |
| US12028699B2 |
Playing binaural sound clips during an electronic communication
A method plays sound clips in binaural sound to users during an electronic communication between two or more users. A processor convolves the sound clips with HRTFs so the sound externally localize away from a head of the user listening to the sound clip. The sound clips play to users during the electronic communication without transmitting the sound clips to electronic devices of the users. |
| US12028691B2 |
Method of applying a set of equalization parameters
A method including a device of an installation performing steps to determine whether an audio stream is played back in the installation by only one piece of audio playback equipment or by a group of at least two pieces of audio playback equipment (11a, 11b); if the device detects that the audio stream is played back by a single piece of audio playback equipment, then the device generates an order for said piece of equipment to apply a given set of equalization parameters; and if the device detects that the audio stream is played back by a group of at least two pieces of audio playback equipment, then the device determines the equalization parameters to be applied by each piece of audio playback equipment of said group, and generates a respective order for each piece of audio playback equipment of said group to apply a respective given set of equalization parameters. |
| US12028688B2 |
Speaker assembly for hearing aid
There is provided a hearing aid with a Receiver In The Ear speaker assembly comprising a connecting member with electric conductors connecting a connector at one end, and a receiver housing with a receiver at the opposite end. A microphone housing with a microphone is attached to the connecting member. The microphone housing with the microphone is separated by a distance from the receiver in the receiver housing, thus reducing acoustic or mechanical feedback problems. Especially, the microphone and connector may share one common housing. |
| US12028687B2 |
Hearing aid with handsfree control
A hearing aid configured for handsfree control. The hearing aid comprising one or more microphones configured to receive an input signal from the surroundings and a signal processor configured to process the input signal from the surroundings and a receiver configured to emit at least a part of said processed input signal into an ear of a hearing aid user, wherein the signal processor is further configured to process a gestural signal from a user of the hearing aid and make a control change to the hearing aid based on the gestural signal. |
| US12028683B2 |
Hearing aid method and apparatus for noise reduction, chip, headphone and storage medium
The present application relates to the field of signal processing, and in particular, to a hearing aid method and apparatus for noise reduction. A hearing aid method for noise reduction, comprising: identifying a scenario where a user is located; and if detection data contains sample data in a sample database corresponding to the scenario, entering a hearing aid mode, and in the hearing aid mode, playing back all or part of external sounds, the external sounds being acquired by a reference microphone; the sample database is a sample sound library, and the sample data is a sample sound; different scenarios correspond to different sample sound libraries; wherein the sample sounds in respective sample sound libraries are configured with priorities; and the sample sounds in the sample sound libraries corresponding to different scenarios have different priorities. |
| US12028682B2 |
Mobile hearing aid having foldable earphone and howling prevention circuit
The present invention relates to a mobile hearing aid having foldable earphones and howling prevention circuits mounted on headwear, including: a support member disposed on the inner periphery of the headwear and made of plastic or metal; and sensors provided on the surfaces of the earphones facingly covering a wearer's ears to detect the infrared radiation emitted from the human body, wherein hearing aid sounds are provided to the wearer when the earphones are covered on his or her ears and muted when the earphones are open from his or her ears, thereby preventing the occurrence of howling from the earphones open from his or her ears. |
| US12028681B2 |
Power management features
A method performed by an electronic controller includes determining a charge level of a power supply configured to provide power to a medical device, and estimating, based on the charge level of the power supply, a first power supply life for operating the medical device according to a first mode. Further, the method includes estimating, based on the charge level of the power supply, a second power supply life for operating the medical device according to a second mode. As recited, operating the medical device according to the first mode has a different power use or consumption characteristic from operating the medical device according to the second mode. The method also includes generating a notification indicative of the first power supply life and the second power supply life. |
| US12028680B2 |
Optical microphone
An optical microphone includes: a light source; a first optical divider dividing light from the light source into reference light and measurement light; a second optical divider dividing the measurement light into N measurement light beams; a first emitter emitting the N measurement light beams from different positions toward a predetermined space; a first light receiver receiving the N measurement light beams having propagated through the space; a third optical divider dividing the reference light into N reference light beams; N optical couplers coupling the N measurement light beams with the N reference light beams on a one-to-one basis; N optical detectors receiving N coupled light beams and each detecting interference between the measurement light beam and the reference light beam in the corresponding coupled light beam; and a controller controlling directionality of sound pickup by performing signal processing on N detection signals from the N optical detectors. |
| US12028672B2 |
Headset and application control based on location data
Disclosed is a headset for audio communication, a software application for an electronic device associated with a headset, and a method for controlling a headset feature. The headset is configured to be worn by a user. The headset comprises a speaker for sound transmission into the user's ear, a transceiver or a radio communication unit for communication with an external device, a connection to a location-based service software, the location-based service software is configured for controlling at least one headset feature based on location data of the headset, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured for enabling the location-based service software to detect if the current location data of the headset indicates a change in location data corresponding to a certain change criterion and changing the at least one headset feature, if a change criterion associated with the change in location data is satisfied. |
| US12028669B1 |
External microphone heater
Example embodiments described herein involve reducing the formation of ice on external modules by incorporating a heater within the module. The system may include a microphone module for an autonomous vehicle. The microphone module may include a housing and a microphone inside an opening of the housing. The system may further include a cover abutting the opening of the housing. The cover may enclose the microphone within the housing and seal the opening of the housing. The system may also include a heater adjacent to the opening of the housing and configured to prevent ice from forming over the opening. The heater may at least partially surround the opening. |
| US12028668B2 |
Micro electro mechanical system sound wave transducer
A sound wave transducer is provided. The sound wave transducer includes a first board, a spacer layer and a second board over the first board and the spacer layer. The first board includes a carrier, a first substrate layer and a first metal layer. The carrier has a first opening formed in a central region. The first substrate layer is disposed on the carrier and over the first opening. The first metal layer is disposed on the first substrate layer. The spacer layer is disposed on the first board and surrounds the central region. The second board includes a second substrate layer, a second metal layer disposed on the spacer layer, and a plurality of second openings penetrating through the second substrate layer and the second metal layer. |
| US12028667B2 |
System and method for interactive microphone
A system and method for an interactive three piece microphone with customizable features that may be quickly accessed by a user whereby the users' settings are automatically uploaded to the microphone providing a more personalized experience. The microphone may be used in a variety of situations where users may challenge one another as well as collect monetary rewards based on the location and type of performance they have. |
| US12028661B2 |
Synchronization of optically switched networks
Network devices and associated methods are provided for synchronization in an optically switched network. The network device includes one or more ports in communication with a plurality of devices via an optical switch. The one or more ports receive a master clock signal having a first frequency from a first device of the plurality of devices. The network device includes a local clock in communication with the one or more ports and operating at a second frequency. The network device includes a synchronization manager in communication with the one or more ports and the local clock and configured to be enabled and disabled. When the synchronization manager is enabled, it receives the master clock signal via the one or more ports and transmits an instruction to the local clock to operate at the first frequency. |
| US12028650B2 |
Controlling sensors of a device and notifying sensor clients
Techniques for disabling a sensor are described. In an example, the techniques include receiving input data indicating a request to disable a sensor of the device. Based on the input data, the sensor is disabled by at least decoupling the sensor from a power source and decoupling the sensor from an input terminal of a processor of the device. The techniques also include sending, to a plurality of clients that are implemented on the device and that are configured to receive sensor data generated by the sensor, notification data indicating that the sensor is disabled. Further, the techniques include outputting, by a user interface of the device, an indication that the sensor is disabled. |
| US12028649B2 |
Wireless screen projection method, receiver and computer-readable storage medium
A wireless screen projection method for a wireless network including a receiver that includes a first input module and at least one transmitter, includes: switching, using the receiver, to a preemption enabled mode in response to a first trigger signal received by the receiver that is generated by the first input module in response to a user's first operation on the first input module; and in the preemption enabled mode, sending, using the receiver, a projection instruction to a target transmitter in response to a screen preemption request sent by the target transmitter. The projection instruction is to trigger the target transmitter to send audio and video data of a terminal device connected to the target transmitter to the receiver through the wireless network, and the receiver is to transmit the audio and video data to a display device connected to the receiver. |
| US12028647B2 |
Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
An electro-optical device includes an element substrate provided with a plurality of pixel electrodes, a counter substrate provided with a common electrode, a liquid crystal sandwiched between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the common electrode, and a dust-proof glass bonded to at least one substrate of the element substrate or the counter substrate and having a heater disposed along an outer side of a display region in plan view. |
| US12028646B2 |
Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus
An electro-optical device includes an element substrate, a liquid crystal, and a counter substrate provided opposite to the element substrate via the liquid crystal, wherein the counter substrate includes a light blocking film disposed outside a display region in plan view, and a heater overlapping with the light blocking film in plan view and provided along the display region. |
| US12028644B2 |
Merging scaled foreground and background templates
Various embodiments of an apparatus, method(s), system(s) and computer program product(s) described herein are directed to a Scaling Engine. The Scaling Engine identifies a background object portrayed in a background template for a video feed. The Scaling Engine determines a background template display position for concurrent display of the background object with video feed data. The Scaling Engine generates a scaled background template by modifying a current aspect ratio of the background template with the background object set at the background display position according to a video feed aspect ratio. The Scaling Engine generates a merged video feed by merging the scaled background template with live video feed data, the merged video feed data providing an unobstructed portrayal of the identified background object. |
| US12028643B2 |
Dynamic virtual background for video conference
In one aspect, a first device may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to facilitate a video conference with a second device and to apply a virtual background for a video stream provided to the second device as part of the video conference. The video stream may also show at least one user. The virtual background may change perspective as a field of view showing the user changes and/or as an actual background behind the user changes. |
| US12028642B2 |
Target tracking system and target tracking method using the same
A target tracking system includes an observation module, a dynamic tracking module, a control module and an aiming module. The observation module captures an observation frame including a tracked-object image of a tracked-object and an aiming point image and detects a distance between the observation module and the tracked-object. The dynamic tracking module analyzes the observation frame to obtain a lag correction vector between the aiming point image and the tracked-object image, and obtains a feed-forward correction vector according to the lag correction vector and the distance. The control module generates a control command representing the lag correction vector and a control command representing the feed-forward correction vector. The aiming module moves according to the control commands to control the aiming point image to align with the tracked-object image and control the aiming point image to lead the tracked-object image. |
| US12028638B2 |
Monitoring of user-selected conditions
A method for a digital camera adaptable to monitor a scene to detect a condition of interest to a user. The digital camera can program, in a first mode, first memory cells according to first weight matrices to classify images captured by the digital camera. Second memory cells are programmed in a second mode to store data representative of the images. The digital camera can perform operations of multiplication and accumulation using the first memory cells to compute first classifications of the images. In response to mismatches between the first classifications and second classifications identified by the user for the images, the digital camera can execute instructions to determine second weight matrices and program, in the first mode, third memory cells, according to the second weight matrices for improved capability in detecting the condition represented by image classifications in a predetermined category. |
| US12028629B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and electronic device
An image sensor (102) includes a photoelectric conversion unit (10) that generates a photoelectric charge, a sense node (SN) (21) that is connected to the photoelectric conversion unit (10) and holds the photoelectric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit (10), a discharge transistor (15) for discharging the photoelectric charge held by the sense node (SN) (21) to the outside, and a voltage control unit (114) that controls a voltage value of an off voltage to be applied to a gate of the discharge transistor (15) when the discharge transistor (15) is turned off. |
| US12028623B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus, photoelectric conversion system, and semiconductor substrate
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first substrate including a pixel array including a plurality of pixels, and a second substrate disposed in a multilayer structure on the first substrate. The photoelectric conversion apparatus further includes a machine learning unit configured to execute processing using machine learning on a signal output from the pixel array, and a signal output unit configured to output a signal corresponding to temperature. Both the machine learning unit and the signal output unit are disposed on the second substrate. |
| US12028622B2 |
Imaging sensor with brightness self-adjustment
An image sensor having a brightness self-adjust capability is provided. The image sensor can include a light adjustment layer made of adaptive optical materials and a set of pixels. The image sensor can also include a control circuit configured to generate control signals to control adjustment of one or more light transparency levels at the set of pixels on the light adjustment layer based on the light intensity distribution. The image sensor can further include a sensor array configured to receive lights and facilitate output of image and/or video signals based on the received lights. For facilitating light adjustment, the control circuit can be configured to obtain light intensity distribution from a pre-sensor or the sensor array. |
| US12028618B2 |
Video transmission apparatus and video reception apparatus
The present disclosure includes a video transmission apparatus, a video reception apparatus, an image transmission apparatus, an image reception apparatus, and a system. The image transmission apparatus includes a detection circuitry, a generation circuitry, and a transmission circuitry. The generation circuitry is configured to generate a first image based on a first piece of positional information from a plurality of pieces of positional information, the first image including the overlap region and corresponding to a first region of interest of two or more regions of interest. The generation circuitry is also configured to generate one or more second images based on an overlap region and the plurality of pieces of positional information, the one or more second images excluding the overlap region and corresponding to regions of interest other than the first region of interest of the two or more regions of interest. |
| US12028613B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, image shooting control apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium
An image processing apparatus comprises a first alignment unit that aligns a plurality of images that have been continuously shot, a second alignment unit that aligns the plurality of images with higher accuracy than the first alignment unit, a processing time taken to perform the alignment being longer than a processing time taken by the first alignment unit, a selection unit that selects an alignment unit from the first alignment unit and the second alignment unit to be used for aligning the plurality of images according to shooting conditions of the plurality of images, and a synthesis unit that synthesizes the plurality of images that have undergone alignment by the alignment unit selected by the selection unit. |
| US12028611B1 |
Near distance detection for autofocus
Various embodiments disclosed herein include techniques for determining autofocus for a camera on a mobile device. In various instances, a depth imaging system (e.g., a time-of-flight autofocus system (ToF-AF system)) is used to determine distance of a subject in order to determine autofocus for a camera. In some instances, however, the ToF-AF system may be unable to detect a subject that is very close to the camera when the objects are below a minimum detectable distance of the ToF-AF system. In such instances, an existing IR detector outside of the ToF-AF system may be implemented to measure reflected signals from the ToF-AF system. A power ratio may be determined from the reflected signals and used to determine information about the distance of the subject from the camera. |
| US12028610B2 |
Imaging device, image processing device, and electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus includes an imaging element having a plurality of image capture regions, each of the image capture regions having a plurality of pixels for generating an image signal; a setting unit that sets different image capture conditions for the plurality of image capture regions; and a control unit that corrects a portion of an image signal of a photographic subject captured under first image capture conditions in an image capture region among the plurality of image capture regions so that it is as if the portion of the image signal was captured under second image capture conditions. |
| US12028607B2 |
Digital camera with printer
A digital camera with a printer is a digital camera with a printer and includes a communication unit that communicates with a digital camera with a printer that is another apparatus, and an image composition unit that generates a composite image in which a first image captured by the digital camera with a printer that is an owned apparatus and a second image captured by the other apparatus are composited, in which the communication unit transmits the composite image to the other apparatus. A user of the other apparatus can also obtain the composite image. Accordingly, the composite image can be enjoyed by capturing images using a plurality of cameras. |
| US12028606B2 |
System for remotely controlling microscopic machinery and method thereof
A system for remotely controlling microscopic machinery and a method thereof are provided. The system includes at least one local device and a remote host for sending a control command thereto. A microslide is placed on a microscopic camera device in the local device, and the microscopic camera device captures an image of the microslide according to a capture command in the control command. The local device transmits the image to the remote host in a video format. A motorized stage moves to a next preset position according to a movement command in the control command to capture another image of the microslide. The steps of capturing and transmitting the image and the step of moving are repeated until the microslide is captured completely. The invention can solve the problem of time delay when the image captured by the remote control microscopic camera device is displayed. |
| US12028604B2 |
Camera server for heterogeneous cameras
Systems and techniques are provided for a camera server for heterogeneous cameras. Image data may be received from a first camera and second image data from a second camera of a heterogenous system that may be a trapped ion quantum computer. The first camera may observe trapped ions. The second camera may observe optical systems and laser beams. The second image data may have a different format than the first image data. The image data and the second image data may be converted into a format for a common data structure for image data. The image data may be sent in the format for the common data structure for image data to client computing devices. The second image data may be sent in the format for the common data structure for image data to additional client computing devices. |
| US12028603B2 |
Image processing system, image processing method, storage medium, image pickup apparatus, and optical unit
To provide an image processing system that makes it easy to adjust the position and posture of a camera or the like, the image processing system includes an image acquisition unit configured to acquire an image signal formed by an imaging unit that captures an optical image having a low-distortion region and a high-distortion region, a characteristics information acquisition unit configured to acquire characteristics information regarding characteristics of the optical image, and a display signal generation unit configured to form information indicating a boundary between the low-distortion region and the high-distortion region based on the characteristics information acquired by the characteristics information acquisition unit, and generate a display signal for superimposing the information indicating the boundary on the image signal. |
| US12028600B2 |
Open-field handheld fluorescence imaging systems and methods
An imaging device having an imaging field of view, the imaging device including at least one illumination port configured to output light for illuminating a target; an imaging sensor to detect light traveling along an optical path to the imaging sensor; and a first movable window positioned upstream of the sensor with respect to a direction of travel of light along the optical path, wherein the first movable window is configured to move into the optical path in a deployed position for modifying light received from the target. |
| US12028598B2 |
Methods and systems for identifying camera lens
The present disclosure provides an image device. The image device may include a camera lens, one or more stepper motors to drive the camera lens, one or more H-bridge circuits configured to control at least one of the one or more stepper motors, and a lens-identification circuit connected with the one or more H-bridge circuits, wherein the lens-identification circuit includes an impedance network of which an impedance value corresponds to a type of the camera lens. |
| US12028594B2 |
Camera module and optical device including same
An embodiment comprises a lens driving part including a lens, a connection substrate connected to the lens driving part, and a connector part connected to the connection substrate. The connector part comprises a substrate including, on the upper surface thereof, a cavity and a ground layer, a noise shield part located within the cavity of the substrate and contacting the ground layer, and a reinforcement member located on the noise shield part. The reinforcement member is located in the cavity of the substrate and on the upper surface of the substrate. In a top view, the length of one side of the noise shield part is less than the length of one side of the cavity of the substrate. |
| US12028590B2 |
Electronic device including camera module
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a support member and a rear plate, a camera support member disposed between the support member and the rear plate, a camera module disposed on the support member, a camera window covering at least a part of the camera module, and a compression member disposed between the camera window and the camera module. The camera module may include a first area facing the camera support member, a second area facing the compression member, and a third area facing the camera window and at least partially surrounded by the compression member. |
| US12028589B2 |
Covering for an electronic imaging device
A covering for an electronic imaging device with an optically transparent display screen viewing window centrally disposed in a band bag sleeve to define an inner volume with a mouth. An adherent, such as an optically transparent adhesive, is disposed on an inner surface of the viewing window for adhering to a display screen of the electronic imaging device. A cinching mechanism is operative to constrict the mouth of the band bag sleeve. A sterile barrier is thus created between the electronic imaging device and an exterior environment while permitting optically clear, stable viewing and operation of the display screen. A method for enveloping an electronic imaging device with a covering is founded on providing such a covering, causing the electronic imaging device to be received through the mouth and into the inner volume, and adhering the display screen viewing window to the display screen. |
| US12028586B2 |
Advertisement preparation systems
Advertisement preparation methods and systems are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes reviewing metadata of an advertisement. The metadata includes duration information for the advertisement, and determining actual duration of the advertisement. The method additionally includes determining whether the duration information matches the actual duration of the advertisement, and editing the advertisement when the duration information does not match the actual duration such that the actual duration of the edited advertisement matches the duration information. |
| US12028583B2 |
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
An information processing apparatus includes a display control section that performs control for displaying a list of text information provided to a motion picture in a state where a location at which the text information is not provided is also selectable, and a playback section that plays back the motion picture from a playback time point corresponding to a location selected on the displayed list in a case of playing back the motion picture to which the text information is provided. |
| US12028581B2 |
Method of providing personalized channel change lists
A method can be provided which includes receiving a channel line-up for an over-the-top media content system, receiving a preferred channel line-up containing a portion of the channel line-up, displaying individual channels of the channels of the preferred channel line-up in a preferred order on a display associated with the processor, monitoring a location of the processor while displaying the preferred channel line-up, determining whether the location of the processor corresponds to a channel exclusion zone, and removing excluded channels from the channel line-up based on the channel exclusion zone. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12028579B2 |
Platform for adaptably engaging with live streaming applications, providing users access via an interface framework, receiving and processing user predictions using natural language processing and machine learning, reducing the predictions into standardized formulae, determining occurrence and value parameters pertaining to the predictions, formulating prediction value offers based on the occurrence and value parameters, and proposing prediction value offers via the interface framework
A system, method, and platform for enabling users to engage in predictions pertaining to streamed media by receiving natural language predictions from users, standardizing the natural language predictions into formulated predictions, performing occurrence searches of the formulated predictions using literal, significant, and associated terms, determining likelihoods of occurrences based on the results, calculating proposal ratios based on occurrence percentiles, and communicating proposals to users. |
| US12028577B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for generating an emotional-based content recommendation list
Media content recommendation systems and methods are operable to recommend one or more media content events to a user based on identified changes in the user's emotional state during a life event that is experienced by the user. |
| US12028573B2 |
Device and method for detecting display of provided credit, and program
The present invention enables detection of a sponsorship credit display in a broadcast program with higher precision. A sponsorship credit display detection device 100 according to the present invention includes: a learning data creation unit 140 that creates, as learning data, from a broadcast program in which the sponsorship credit display has been detected, a still image where the sponsorship credit display is displayed and a still image where the sponsorship credit display is not displayed; a learning unit 150 that uses the learning data created by the learning data creation unit 140 to learn a parameter to be applied to a detection model for detecting a sponsorship credit display in a broadcast program; and a sponsorship credit display detection unit 170 that uses the detection model to which the parameter learned by the learning unit 150 has been applied to detect a sponsorship credit display in a recognition target broadcast program. |
| US12028567B2 |
Methods and systems for monitoring content subscription usage
In some aspects, control circuitry receives, at a content provider server that is associated with a first subscription service, a first authentication key from a content aggregator server that is associated with a second subscription service, prior to the user subscribing to the first subscription service. The control circuitry generates and stores, at the content provider server, the first user account after comparing the first authentication key to acceptable authentication. In response to storing the first user account, the control circuitry receives a request from the content aggregator server to subscribe the user to the first subscription service, wherein the request includes a second authentication key. The control circuitry compares the first authentication key to the second authentication key, and in response to determining that the first authentication key matches the second authentication key, validates the first user account and grants access to the first subscription service through the first user account. |
| US12028563B1 |
Dynamic transport stream monitoring device
The present disclosure describes a monitoring device for determining one or more characteristics of one or more scheduled programs within one or more packetized elementary streams of one or more transport streams. The monitoring device receives the one or more transport streams from a service provider system and de-encapsulates the one or more packetized elementary streams from the one or more transport streams. The monitoring device determines the one or more characteristics of the one or more scheduled programs from the one or more packetized elementary streams. The one or more characteristics can be used by the monitoring device to adapt on a dynamic, real-time, or near real-time, basis to changes to the one or more transport streams. |
| US12028562B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and reception method
To secure easiness of component selection at a reception side. A transmission stream is generated in which a first transmission packet including a predetermined component and a second transmission packet including signaling information related to the predetermined component are multiplexed in a time division manner. |
| US12028559B2 |
System and method for optimizing the distribution of available media production resources
A system is provided for optimizing the distribution of media production resources. The system includes a grain store having a persistent file system that stores essence grains upon receipt into individual files according to a folder layout. The system also includes a grain store manager that dynamically names the individual files upon receipt of the essence grains to configure the folder layout to form a natural index that maps bytes of the essence grains to a numerical index of the essence grains, respectively, generates a descriptor for flows of files in the folder layout, generates a unique identity for a plurality of sources in the grain store, and receives a media access request from a client device application based on a media production workflow. The grain store then dynamically accesses the essence grains by identifying the unique identity of the respective group of flows and the descriptor for the format. |
| US12028557B2 |
Multi-camera live-streaming method and devices
The embodiments disclose a method including capturing video footage of a youth sports event using at least one video camera with a mobile application installed, transmitting to at least one network server with internet and WI-FI connectivity mobile application multi-camera live-streaming video camera captured game footage, recording on at least one database coupled to the network server at least one video camera mobile application multi-camera live-streaming video camera captured game footage, using at least one network computer coupled to at least one network server configured for processing and displaying multi-camera live-streaming video camera captured game footage for live video streaming game broadcast on a plurality of subscribed viewer digital devices, and mixing advertising into the processed multi-camera live-streaming video camera captured game footage broadcast using the at least one network computer. |
| US12028556B2 |
Video encoding and decoding method and apparatus using same
The present invention relates to video encoding and decoding method and apparatus, and a video encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: entropy-encoding quantized transform information; and transmitting the entropy-encoded information as a bitstream, wherein the bitstream includes information indicating pieces of information to be parallel decoded in byte units. |
| US12028552B2 |
Configurable NAL and slice code point mechanism for stream merging
Video decoder configured to decode a video comprising a plurality of pictures from a video data stream by decoding each picture from one or more video coding units within an access unit of the video data stream which is associated with the respective picture; read a substitute coding unit type from a parameter set unit of the video data stream; for each predetermined video coding unit, read a coding unit type identifier (100) from the respective video coding unit; check whether the coding unit identifier identifies a coding unit type out of a first subset of one or more coding unit types (102) or out of a second subset of coding unit types (104), if the coding unit identifier identifies a coding unit type out of the first subset of one or more coding unit types, attribute the respective video coding unit to the substitute coding unit type; if the coding unit identifier identifies a coding unit type out of the second subset of coding unit types, attribute the respective video coding unit to the coding unit type out of the second subset of coding unit types identified by the coding unit identifier. |
| US12028549B1 |
Enhanced video streaming and reference frame synchronization
Methods of video streaming are generally described. In some examples, a camera device periodically captures an image, communicates encoded frame data representing that image to a server, and decodes and stores the previously encoded frame data as a background picture. The server receives the encoded frame data, decodes it, and stores the decoded frame in a buffer for future use. Subsequently, upon initiation of a streaming session, the camera device captures another image and encodes a predicted key frame based on differences between the captured image and the background picture. The camera device sends the predicted key frame to the server, which receives it and reconstructs a facsimile of the captured image utilizing the previously decoded frame stored in the buffer. Methods of acknowledging successfully decoded frames for use in selecting background pictures is also described. |
| US12028546B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding video signal
A method of decoding a video signal according to the present invention may include: determining whether or not change in brightness is present between a current video including a current block and a reference video of the current video; when it is determined that change in brightness is present between the current video and the reference video, determining weight prediction parameter candidates of the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter of the current block on the basis of index information specifying any of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing prediction for the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter. |
| US12028545B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding/decoding images using a motion vector
The present invention relates to image processing, and more particularly, to a video coding/decoding method using a clipped motion vector and an apparatus thereof. An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of decoding an image. The method includes clipping a motion vector of a reference picture in a predetermined dynamic range to generate a clipped motion vector, storing the clipped motion vector in a buffer, deriving a motion vector of a coding treeblock using the motion vector stored in the buffer, and performing inter prediction decoding process using the motion vector of the coding treeblock. According to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a size of a memory required for storing motion vectors may be reduced. |
| US12028544B2 |
Method for generating prediction block in AMVP mode
A decoding device configured to decode video data, the device including a motion compensation predictor configured to generate a prediction block of a current prediction unit using a reference index and a motion vector of the current prediction unit; an entropy decoder configured to entropy decode a bitstream to generate a quantized coefficient sequence; an inverse quantizer/inverse transformer configured to generate a quantized block using the quantized coefficient sequence and inversely quantize the quantized block to generate a transformed block using a quantization parameter, and inversely transform the transformed block to generate a residual block, wherein the inverse quantizer/inverse transformer generates the quantization block by selecting two effective quantization parameters that are available and exist among left, upper, and previous quantization parameters according to an order of priority levels set for the left, upper, and previous quantization parameters and by using an average of the two effective quantization parameters; and an adder configured to a reconstructed block using the prediction block and the residual block, wherein the motion vector is derived using a motion vector predictor which is set equal to one of an effective spatial motion vector candidate and an effective temporal motion vector candidate. |
| US12028543B2 |
Decoding method and apparatus, encoding method and apparatus, and device
The present disclosure provides a decoding method and apparatus, an encoding method and apparatus, and a device. The decoding method includes: determining prediction-mode flag information of a current block, the prediction-mode flag information includes a flag value of each of one or more of N candidate prediction modes; when the flag value is a first value, the flag value indicates that a candidate prediction mode is enabled, and when the flag value is a second value, the flag value indicates that the candidate prediction mode is disabled, and for the flag value of one of the N candidate prediction modes, if the current block does not satisfy a decoding condition of the flag value of the candidate prediction mode, the flag value is a derived flag value of the candidate prediction mode; determining a target prediction mode used by the current block according to the prediction-mode flag information, where the target prediction mode is one of the N candidate prediction modes; and decoding the current block according to the target prediction mode. The present disclosure can improve the encoding performance. |
| US12028541B2 |
Moving image encoding and decoding
A moving image decoding method is provided for decoding encoded data of a tile group generated by splitting a picture into one or more rectangular regions. The tile group includes one or more segments. The moving image decoding method includes decoding a wavefront parallel processing (WPP) enabled flag indicating whether a rectangular tile or a coding tree unit (CTU) row having a height of one CTU exists in a segment in an object tile group; and decoding an end bit of the segment. When the WPP enabled flag is 1, after decoding a CTU at a right end of the CTU row, an end bit of a first segment having a first fixed value is decoded. When the WPP enabled flag is 0, after decoding a CTU at a bottom right of a tile, an end bit of a second segment having a second fixed value is decoded. |
| US12028540B2 |
Video size reduction by reconstruction
A video file is detected by a computer system. The video file that is to be provided to one or more client devices. The video file contains a video stream that includes a plurality of video images. A first video image of the plurality of video images is reconstructed based on a first machine learning technique. The first machine learning technique is based on one or more video images that occur temporally before the first video image in the video stream. A reconstruction status of the first video image of the plurality of video images is identified based on the video file and based on a second machine learning technique. An altered video file is generated in response to the reconstruction status and based on the video file. |
| US12028539B2 |
Generating multi-pass-compressed-texture images for fast delivery
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media to enhance texture image delivery and processing at a client device. For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a server-side compression combination that includes, in sequential order, a first compression pass, a decompression pass, and a second compression pass. By applying this compression combination to a texture image at the server-side, the disclosed systems can leverage both GPU-friendly and network-friendly image formats. For example, at a client device, the disclosed system can instruct the client device to execute a combination of decompression-compression passes on a GPU-network-friendly image delivered over a network connection to the client device. In so doing, client device can generate a tri-pass-compressed-texture from a decompressed image comprising texels with color palettes based on previously reduced color palettes from the first compression pass at the server-side, which reduces computational overhead and increases performance speed. |
| US12028537B2 |
Adjustments to encoding and decoding when switching color spaces
Innovations in encoding or decoding when switching color spaces are presented. For example, some of the innovations relate to signaling of control information for adaptive color space transformation (“ACT”). Other innovations relate to ACT operations. These innovations can improve coding efficiency when switching between color spaces during encoding and decoding. |
| US12028535B2 |
Signaling and syntax for in-loop reshaping information
A method for video processing is provided to include: performing a conversion between a current video block of a video and a coded representation of current video block, wherein the conversion uses a coding mode in which the current video block is constructed based on a first domain and a second domain and/or chroma residue is scaled in a luma-dependent manner, and wherein information used for the coding mode is signaled in a parameter set that is different from a sequence parameter set (SPS), a video parameter set (VPS), a picture parameter set (PPS), or an adaptation parameter set (APS) used for carrying adaptive loop filtering (ALF) parameters. |
| US12028534B2 |
Video or image coding based on mapped luma component and scaled chroma component
According to the disclosure of the present document, a linear reshaper is used for LMCS and a single chroma residual scaling factor, which is directly signaled during chroma scaling of the LMCS, can be used. In addition, the number of flexible bins can be used for luma mapping so that the resource/cost (of software or hardware) required for an LMCS procedure is minimized, and the latency of coding is removed so that the LMCS procedure can be efficiently performed. |
| US12028533B2 |
Image coding method on basis of secondary transform and device therefor
An image information decoding method performed by means of a decoding device according to the present invention comprises the steps of: decoding a non-separable secondary transform (NSST) index from a bitstream if NSST is applied to a target block; decoding information relating to transform coefficients with respect to the target block from the bitstream on the basis of the decoded NSST index; and deriving the transform coefficients with respect to the target block on the basis of the decoded information relating to the transform coefficients, wherein the NSST index is decoded prior to the information relating to the transform coefficients with respect to the target block. |
| US12028531B2 |
Method for processing image on basis of intra prediction mode and apparatus therefor
In the present invention, a method for processing an image on the basis of an intra prediction mode and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Particularly, the method for processing an image on the basis of an intra prediction mode may comprise the steps of: partitioning a block to be processed, on the basis of an intra prediction mode of the block to be processed; and performing intra prediction for the split block to be processed, wherein the direction in which the block to be processed is split is perpendicular to the prediction direction of the intra prediction mode of the block to be processed. |
| US12028530B2 |
Adaptive transcoding of profile ladder for videos
In some embodiments, a method analyzes content of a video to generate a representation for a video that represents a relationship of a bitrate to a quality measurement for the video. A plurality of candidate points on the representation are selected. Then, the method selects a profile ladder from at least a portion of the plurality of candidate points. Each profile in the profile ladder is associated with a candidate point and the profile includes a corresponding bitrate and a quality measurement for the respective candidate point. The profile ladder is used for the video. |
| US12028528B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus using adaptive transform, and method for transmitting bitstream
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. The image decoding method performed by the image decoding apparatus, according to the present disclosure, comprises the steps of determining a current block by splitting an image on the basis of split information acquired from a bitstream; determining a quantization parameter of the current block; and determining a transform coefficient of the current block on the basis of the quantization parameter. |
| US12028527B2 |
Video encoder, video decoder, and corresponding method
A video encoder, a video decoder, and a corresponding method, where the method includes, when a plurality of preset conditions are satisfied, performing bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) processing on a current picture block to obtain a predicted sample value of the current picture block, where the plurality of preset conditions include at least a condition that a height (H) of the current picture block is greater than or equal to 8, a width (W) of the current picture block is greater than or equal to 8, and a product of W and H is greater than 128. Thus encoding/decoding complexity and prediction accuracy can be balanced to some extent. |
| US12028522B2 |
Method for encoding/decoding image signal, and device for same
A video decoding method according to the present disclosure may include partitioning a current picture into a plurality of tiles, decoding partitioning information representing a slice type, wherein the partitioning information represents whether a rectangular slice is applied and decoding first width information and first height information of a slice when the partitioning information represents that the rectangular slice is applied. |
| US12028520B2 |
Multi-type tree coding
A block may be identified. The block may be partitioned into one or more (e.g., two) sibling nodes (e.g., sibling nodes BO and B1). A partition direction and a partition type for the block may be determined. If the partition type for the block is binary tree (BT), one or more (e.g., two) partition parameters may be determined for sibling node BO. A partition parameter (e.g., a first partition parameter) may be determined for sibling node B1. A decoder may determine whether to receive an indication of a second partition parameter for B1 based on, for example, the partition direction for the block, the partition type for the block, and the first partition parameter for B1. The decoder may derive the second partition parameter based on, for example, the partition direction and type for the block, and the first partition parameter for B1. |
| US12028519B2 |
System and method for video coding
An encoder includes circuitry and memory. The circuitry, in operation, generates a first coefficient value by applying a CCALF (cross component adaptive loop filtering) process to a first reconstructed image sample of a luma component. The circuitry generates a second coefficient value by applying an ALF (adaptive loop filtering) process to a second reconstructed image sample of a chroma component. The circuitry generates a third coefficient value by adding the first coefficient value to the second coefficient value, and encodes a third reconstructed image sample of the chroma component using the third coefficient value. In the CCALF process, in response to a coordinate of the second reconstructed image sample being (x, y), coordinates of the first reconstructed image samples are (2x, 2y−1), (2x−1, 2y), (2x, 2y), (2x+1, 2y), (2x−1, 2y+1), (2x, 2y+1), (2x+1, 2y+1), and (2x, 2y+2). |
| US12028515B2 |
Non-directional intra prediction for L-shaped partitions
Aspects of the disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that decodes prediction information of a current block in a current picture that is a part of a coded video bitstream. The prediction information indicates a non-directional intra prediction mode for the current block. The processing circuitry partitions the current block into a plurality of partitions. The plurality of partitions includes at least one L-shaped partition. The processing circuitry reconstructs one of the plurality of partitions based on at least one of (i) neighboring reconstructed samples of the one of the plurality of partitions or (ii) neighboring reconstructed samples of the current block. |
| US12028514B2 |
Device and method for encoding and decoding motion information by means of neighboring motion information
A method, performed by a decoding apparatus, of decoding motion information, including: obtaining change information indicating whether to change motion information of a neighboring block of a current block; based on the change information indicating to change the motion information, determining a prediction direction of the current block by changing a prediction direction of the neighboring block; based on the prediction direction of the neighboring block being a first uni-direction and the prediction direction of the current block being a second uni-direction or a bi-direction, selecting a reference picture of the second uni-direction of the current block from a second reference picture list; obtaining a motion vector of the second uni-direction of the current block; and reconstructing the current block using a reference block indicated by the motion vector of the second uni-direction of the current block. |
| US12028511B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing a video signal
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a video signal. According to the present invention, a plurality of reference units for image prediction of the current unit is acquired and combined to obtain a unit prediction value, thereby improving the accuracy of image prediction. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for inducing a variety of reference units using a motion vector prediction value or a motion vector which is used in conventional inter-prediction, and also relates to a method which combines the reference units so as to obtain the prediction value for the current unit. In addition, the present invention relates to a method which involves acquiring a plurality of reference units for a merging mode, and combining the reference units so as to perform image prediction. |
| US12028509B1 |
Diffraction-limited optical target system with continuously-variable virtual distance
An optical target system for a device under test disposed in an optical path, the optical target system including a pupil, a lens system and a target configured to be adjustable in position along the optical path such that the object distance of the target with respect to the lens system, is adjustable, the lens system is disposed between the pupil and the target along the optical path, wherein a first virtual image cast behind the target is of a first size when the target is disposed at a first position along the optical path, a second virtual image cast behind the target is of a second size when the target is disposed at a second position along the optical path. |
| US12028508B2 |
Stereoscopic three-dimensional display system and manufacturing method thereof
A stereoscopic three-dimensional display and manufacturing method thereof includes a three-dimensional display and a depth sensor. The three-dimensional display includes a three-dimensional display module and a parallax optical module that corresponds to a plurality of first depth display portions and a plurality of second depth display portions and a first parallax optical portion and a second parallax optical portion. The depth sensor is electrically connected to the stereoscopic display module, and detects the distance between the user and the stereoscopic display, and selects whether all of the first depth display parts jointly output the first parallax image, or all of the second depth display parts jointly output the second parallax image, so that the user can view the stereoscopic imaging through the first parallax optical unit or the second parallax optical unit at different positions. |
| US12028507B2 |
Augmented reality system with remote presentation including 3D graphics extending beyond frame
Augmented reality systems provide graphics over views from a mobile device for both in-venue and remote viewing of a sporting or other event. A server system can provide a transformation between the coordinate system of a mobile device (mobile phone, tablet computer, head mounted display) and a real world coordinate system. Requested graphics for the event are displayed over a view of an event. In a tabletop presentation, video of the event can be displayed with augmented reality graphics overlays at a remote location. |
| US12028504B2 |
Projection system for directing and monitoring activity in large scale facilities
A first projection device includes a first laser projector and a first measurement system. A second projection device includes a second laser projector and a second measurement system. The first projection device and the second projection device is interconnected with a controller. The controller is programmed with computer aided design data representative of a large scale work area and coordinates electronic interaction between the first projection device and the second projection device. The first projection device projects a first indicia that is detectable by the second measurement system and the second projection device projects a second indicia that is detectable by the first measurement system. The controller is adapted for determining relative position within three-dimensional coordinate system of the first projection device to the second projection device from the first indicia detected by the second measurement system and the second indicia detected by the first measurement system. |
| US12028503B2 |
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. |
| US12028497B1 |
Simultaneous single obverse and reverse imaging of collectible items
An imaging system is configured to capture images of both obverse and reverse sides of a collectible item using a single image captured by a single camera. The reflective faces of two flat mirrors are positioned at a 90-degree angle, and a collectible item is positioned and secured between the mirrors such that parallel faces of the item or its case are oriented at a 45-degree angle between the flat mirrors. A camera is mounted to face the mirrors with its perspective being parallel to the faces of the item, looking into the mirrors. The camera can see mirrored reflections of both faces of the item simultaneously from a single perspective and can capture views of both faces in a single camera image. The single image can then be cropped and reverse-mirrored automatically or manually in software to extract images of the obverse and reverse sides of the item. |
| US12028494B2 |
Image forming apparatus including illumination device to illuminate jammed sheet
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a door, a first guide, a second guide configured to move from a first position to a second position, a first illumination device, and a second illumination device. The first illumination device is configured to illuminate a door side of the second guide positioned in the second position, with the door side of the second guide being closer to the door than a conveyance center line of the conveyance path in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet conveyance direction of a sheet which is conveyed in the conveyance path. The second illumination device is configured to illuminate in a direction different from a direction in which the first illumination device illuminates, and the second illumination device is configured to illuminate a space between the first guide and the second guide positioned in the second position. |
| US12028492B2 |
Reading apparatus and recording apparatus
A reading apparatus comprising a lower case, a reading portion, a drive portion and a stay is used. The reading portion moves between an open position in which the lower case is open and a closed position in which the lower case is closed and accommodates a reading sensor. The drive portion moves the reading sensor in a moving direction. The stay is coupled to the reading portion rotatably in one end and coupled to the lower case rotatably in the other end and moves a rotation shaft with in a direction orthogonal to the shaft. The drive portion is located outside a movable range of the reading sensor. When the reading portion is in the closed position, the stay is disposed in an area in which the stay overlaps the drive portion in the moving direction and overlaps the drive portion in height direction. |
| US12028486B2 |
Real-time contact center speech analytics, with critical call alerts, deployed across multiple security zones
The invention relates to systems/methods that enable real-time monitoring/processing of contact center communications to provide timely, actionable analytic insights and real-time critical call alerts, while simultaneously providing best-in-class protection of sensitive customer information. |
| US12028482B2 |
Initiate “send information via text” button during a branded call
Systems and methods for providing voice assisted data during a branded voice session via a telecommunication network include a provider device including an in-call dialer interface, a cell site, and message management circuitry communicatively coupled to a call center. The provider device is structured to receive an indication of an in-call message during a branded voice session, determine a call address responsive to receiving the indication of the in-call message, generate a message interface including the call address, receive, by the message interface, the voice assisted data, and based on the call address, provide the voice assisted data during the branded voice session. |
| US12028481B2 |
Spam telephone call reducer
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing a spam telephone call reducer are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving first telephone call data that reflects telephone calls received by a first user and second telephone call data that reflects telephone calls received by a second user. The actions further include comparing the first telephone call data and the second telephone call data. The actions further include determining that the first user received more spam telephone calls than the second user. The actions further include determining a first characteristic of the first user and a second characteristic of the second user. The actions further include determining an action that increases a similarity of the first characteristic to the second characteristic. The actions further include performing the action on the first characteristic. |
| US12028480B1 |
Call content management for mobile devices
One example method of operation may include identifying a plurality of mobile device telephone numbers associated with a plurality of mobile devices, forwarding the plurality of mobile device telephone numbers to a content delivery device, hashing the plurality of mobile device telephone numbers, storing the hashed plurality of mobile device telephone numbers in the content delivery device, identifying a scheduled call campaign to the plurality of mobile devices, forwarding call content associated with schedule call campaign to the plurality of mobile devices prior to calling the plurality of mobile devices, and responsive to receiving confirmation that the content was successfully forwarded to the plurality of mobile devices, initiating a calling device to begin calling the plurality of mobile devices. |
| US12028479B2 |
System and method for protecting subscriber data in the event of unwanted calls
A method for protecting subscriber data includes intercepting network traffic associated with a call. The network traffic includes call parameters and call stream data. A first set of the call parameters is analyzed. A first probability value of the call being declared as unwanted is determined. The call stream data is analyzed to define a second set of call parameters. The first set of call parameters is reanalyzed based on the second set. A second probability value of the call being declared as unwanted is determined. A determination is made if the second probability value exceeds a second threshold value. The call is declared as unwanted, in response to determining that the second probability value exceeds the second threshold. The first and second sets of call parameters are transmitted to an application configured to protect data of a protected subscriber. |
| US12028475B2 |
Switching between watches or other accessories
Systems, methods and non-transitory computer readable media for allowing a user to switch between wearable items that have been paired or associated with an electronic device, such as a smartphone, are described. In one embodiment, the wearable items automatically detect a removal of a first wearable item from a user's body and an attachment of a second wearable item to the user's body. Messages from the wearable items are transmitted to the electronic device to allow the electronic device to switch the active wearable item from the first wearable item to the second wearable item. The switch can occur while the electronic device is in a locked state, and the electronic device can synchronize the second wearable item with data received from the first wearable item. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US12028473B2 |
Portable multifunction device, method, and graphical user interface for configuring and displaying widgets
A portable multifunction device displays a first widget on a touch screen and detects a first gesture on a settings icon on the first widget. In response to the first gesture, the device displays user-adjustable settings for a plurality of widgets, including settings for the first widget. The device detects one or more additional gestures to change one or more settings for one or more widgets in the plurality of widgets. In response to the additional gestures, the device changes one or more settings for other widgets, including changing one or more settings for a respective widget other than the first widget. Upon detecting a widget selection gesture and a finishing gesture on the touch screen, the device displays a second widget in the plurality of widgets other than the first widget. |
| US12028470B2 |
Foldable display device
A foldable display device includes a folding module and a flexible display module. The folding module includes a first folding frame, a second folding frame disposed relatively to the first folding frame, and a connection structure connected to the first folding frame and the second folding frame. The connection structure includes a position restricting component. The first folding frame and the second folding frame are folded or unfolded relating to a shaft of the folding module. When the first folding frame and the second folding frame are completely unfolded, a position restricting angle between the first folding frame and the second folding frame is restricted by the position restricting component. A flexible display module is disposed on the first folding frame, the second folding frame, and the connection structure. |
| US12028462B2 |
Systems and methods for trusted chain code system
A method of generating a trusted chain code (“TCC”) message, comprising: receiving a smart contract whose execution causes a transfer of value in response to at least one of an occurrence of an event or a fulfillment of a condition, wherein the smart contract is digitally signed by a first entity private key and a second entity private key; generating a chain code comprising a hash of a chain code of the smart contract, the chain code corresponding to at least one of an occurrence of an event or a fulfillment of a condition of the smart contract; and posting the TCC message to a distributed ledger, wherein an execution of a portion of the chain code in response to at least one of the occurrence of the event or the fulfillment of the condition is validated against corresponding chain code in the chain code manifest. |
| US12028458B2 |
Systems and methods for user identity
When a user signs-in to a service provider such as a cryptocurrency exchange, the user must undergo a lengthy validation process that involves submitting copies of identity documents or utility bills. Each such service provider requires the same type of documents, and this therefore leads to repetition, inefficiency, loss of time and/or loss of profit when multiple service providers are consulted. The present invention, allows a user's identity to be established before multiple service providers with only one manual validation. |
| US12028457B2 |
Zero knowledge prover
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for implementing a zero knowledge prover are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of executing a software program. The method further includes storing an execution trace that includes, for each address in memory, a value at each clock cycle during execution of the software program. The method further includes generating a sorted execution trace by sorting the execution trace. The method further includes determining a constraint for given values in the memory at adjacent clock cycles. The method further includes determining whether the sorted execution trace complies with the constraint and whether the sorted execution trace is a permutation of the execution trace. The method further includes providing, for output, data indicating whether the software program executed correctly while preventing outputting data included in the execution trace or the sorted execution trace. |
| US12028456B2 |
System and method for authorizing access of local and remote client devices to smart devices in a local environment
A computer-implemented system for authorizing access to one or more smart devices provided in a local environment is disclosed herein. The system comprises a client device, a local network node, and a remote network node. The remote network node is configured generate a link and send it to an address associated with a personal identifier of the client device, and in response to the client device having executed the link, the client device being configured to receive an authorization code. The authorization code is locally or remotely validated based on a challenge previously generated by the client device. An access token is generated and sent to the client device, thereby authorizing the client device access to the one or more smart devices in the local environment. |
| US12028455B2 |
Privacy-preserving identity attribute verification using policy tokens
Methods and systems for privacy-preserving identity attribute verification are presented. During an interaction between a relying entity and a user, a relying entity computer can transmit a policy token to a user device. The policy token may indicate the information needed by the relying entity in order to perform the interaction. The user device can verify the policy token, then use the policy token in conjunction with an identity token to generate a zero-knowledge proof. The user device may transmit the zero-knowledge proof to an identity service provider computer. The identity service provider computer may verify the zero-knowledge proof, then generate a verification message. The identity service provider computer may sign the verification message and transmit the signed verification message to the relying entity computer. The relying entity computer may verify the verification message and complete the interaction with the user. |
| US12028454B2 |
Multi-party threshold authenticated encryption
Systems and methods for threshold authenticated encryption are provided. A collection of cryptographic devices may encrypt or decrypt a message, provided that a threshold number of those devices participate in the encryption process. One cryptographic device may generate a commitment message and transmit it to the other selected devices. Those devices may each perform a partial computation using the commitment message, and transmit the partial computations back to the encrypting or decrypting device. The encrypting or decrypting device may use those partial computations to produce a cryptographic key, which may then be used to encrypt or decrypt the message. |
| US12028453B2 |
Partitioning a blockchain network
A computer-implemented method of partitioning a blockchain network into shards is disclosed. The method comprises identifying a parent blockchain transaction, the parent transaction defined by an output which corresponds to an input of a child blockchain transaction, and allocating the parent transaction and the child transaction to the same shard. |
| US12028452B2 |
Establishing a trained machine learning classifier in a blockchain network
Disclosed is a neural network enabled interface server and blockchain interface establishing a blockchain network implementing event detection, tracking and management for rule based compliance, with significant implications for anomaly detection, resolution and safety and compliance reporting. |
| US12028437B2 |
Precise time management using local time base
A method and apparatus for synchronizing a timebase is disclosed. A timebase management circuit includes limit circuitry, in a first clock domain, which generates, based on a global timebase, an initial timebase limit. The timebase management circuit includes, in a second clock domain, adjustment circuitry that generates an adjusted timebase limit based on the initial timebase limit. A storage circuit in the second clock domain stores a local timebase. Update circuitry, coupled to an output of the storage circuit, generates an updated local timebase using a clock signal in the second clock domain, wherein the updated local timebase is subject to the adjusted timebase limit. |
| US12028434B2 |
Generating early hints informational responses at an intermediary server
An intermediary server receives a request from a client that identifies an asset that is handled by an origin server. The intermediary server generates an informational response that includes one or more link header fields that reference one or more pieces of content respectively that are predicted by the intermediary server to be linked within a final response for the asset. The intermediary server transmits the generated informational response to the client prior to a final response for the request. The intermediary server transmits the request to the origin server and receives a final response to the request. The intermediary server transmits the final response to the request to the client. |
| US12028429B2 |
System and method for separating content site visitor profiles
Embodiments of the systems described herein can implement one or more visitor tearing processes. Visitor tearing can include, among other things, one or more processes by which multiple visitors that may appear to be the same visitor may be separated into different visitor profiles due to the leveraging of one or more unique persistent identifiers. |
| US12028428B2 |
Tracking media content consumed on foreign devices
Methods and systems are described for tracking content consumed by a guest subscriber consuming content with a host subscriber. A host device accessing content transmits a discovery request to identify nearby devices. A guest device in the vicinity receives the discovery request and transmits a response to the host device. As content is played back on the host device, the guest device may receive a content identifier and a progress time from the host device. Using the content identifier and the progress time, a guest device may transmit a request to a server to update a viewing history or subscriber profile associated with the guest subscriber and/or device. A guest subscriber may later resume a program or series from where the content was left on his or her own home or mobile device(s). Communications between a host device and guest device may be direct or via network server and may be secured as private. |
| US12028427B2 |
Content delivery systems and methods
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a CDN utilizing a Direct Server Return (DSR) request command to create a tunnel from one content server to another content server of the CDN. Through the DSR tunnel, a request for content may be served from a content server that is more advantageous for the CDN for any number of reasons, such as from a content server that is logically closer to the content server. In determining when a DSR tunnel is created to provide the content, the CDN may access a database storing various information concerning the CDN, such as the location of egress gateways of the CDN in relation to one or more content servers, connecting network location information, the capabilities of one or more content servers, and/or load information of available content servers. |
| US12028425B2 |
System and method for providing recommendations based on synchronous activity
A system includes a processor and an interface. The processor determines that a first user takes a first action and a second user takes a second action, where the time period between the first action and the second action is less than a threshold. In response, the processor causes the system to transmit at least one of a suggestion associated with the first user for display to the second user or a suggestion associated with the second user for display to the first user. In response to the processor causing to transmit the suggestion associated with the second user, the interface receives an indication that the first user approves of the suggestion associated with the second user. In response to the processor causing to transmit the suggestion associated with the first user, the interface receives an indication that the second user approves of the suggestion associated with the first user. |
| US12028419B1 |
Systems and methods for predictively downloading volumetric data
A computer-implemented method for predictively downloading volumetric data may include (i) identifying an augmented reality device that (a) downloads volumetric data files representing pre-rendered three-dimensional segments of physical space within an augmented reality environment and (b) displays the augmented reality environment for viewing by a user, (ii) determining, based at least in part on a position of the user within the augmented reality environment, an expected physical space within the augmented reality environment that the user is predicted to view via the augmented reality device, and (iii) preemptively downloading, to the augmented reality device, a volumetric data file representing a pre-rendered three-dimensional segment of the expected physical space. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US12028417B2 |
Sensor device allocation apparatus, sensor device allocation method, and sensor device allocation program
A sensor device allocation apparatus that allocates a sensor device to an IoT service of the present invention includes a scoring unit that performs ranking of sensor devices satisfying a service requirement by an evaluation function based on specification conditions of the sensor devices and a scheduling unit that determines a control law of the sensor devices ranked by the scoring unit, in which the scheduling unit determines whether a service is satisfied based on collected data of the sensor device collected based on the control law, and the scoring unit corrects the evaluation function and repeats ranking of the sensor devices when the scheduling unit determines that the service is not satisfied. |
| US12028416B2 |
Communication methods and devices in intelligent transport systems
According to some embodiments, there is provided a Collective Perception Message, CPM, characterizing a plurality of Vulnerable Road Users based on a plurality of received VAMs, thereby allowing an ITS station to efficiently aggregate VAM messages from VRUs and retransmit information about the VRUs to other ITS stations. Consequently, the security is improved as some ITS stations may not be able to detect or identify VRU stations by themselves but thanks to the CPM, these stations can still be informed of the VRUs. According to other aspects, congestion is avoided while maintaining safety vis-à-vis VRUs thanks to the use of a different transmission scheme when the VRU is already characterized in a CPM sent to the ITS stations. Also, a receiving station can evaluate whether the content of a CPM can be trusted or not. Safety is thus improved. This is achieved thanks to the CPM that references a certificate. |
| US12028414B1 |
Remote flashing during infusion
A medical device controller operating in conjunction with a medical device determines one or more current versions of executable code associated with one or more processors in a medical device. Medical devices may include infusion pumps, other patient treatment devices as well as vital signs monitors. The medical device controller determines one or more current versions of executable code and configuration information associated with the one or more processors in the medical device. The medical device controller further determines which of the processors in the medical device require updated executable code, and which of the processors in the medical device require updated configuration information. The medical device controller distributes to the medical device as required at least one of the updated executable code and the updated configuration information. The medical device deploys the distributed updates, and activates the updates at a clinically appropriate time. |
| US12028412B2 |
System and method for multi-stage generation of responses to data requests
A method includes: receiving, at an intermediation server from a client subsystem, a data request including a set of request parameters; transmitting the set of request parameters from the intermediation server to a plurality of provider subsystems; receiving, at the intermediation server, respective initial responses each containing sets of initial response data corresponding to the request parameters; sending, from the intermediation server to at least one of the provider subsystems, a secondary request for updated response data, the secondary request including an indication of at least one set of initial response data; receiving, in response to the secondary request, the updated response data; and transmitting the updated response data to the client subsystem. |
| US12028406B1 |
Systems and methods for obtaining a file via analysis of file location records
In some implementations, a device may receive file location information identifying a file to be transferred to a user device associated with the first network provider. The file location information identifies a domain name associated with a second network provider. The device may provide, based on the file location information, a first request to obtain one or more first records. The one or more first records identify a first supplemental content device. The device may provide, based on the one or more first records, a second request to obtain one or more second records. The one or more second records identify a second supplemental content device. The device may obtain, based on the one or more second records, the file from the second supplemental content device, and provide the file to the user device. |
| US12028405B2 |
Containerized software for virally copying from one endpoint to another
A method, system and computer readable medium include objects with media content. The method includes receiving, at one or mom servers, a request for the media content to be displayed at an endpoint. The method includes identifying information about an environment associated with the endpoint. The method includes identifying a set of objects to include in a container for the media content based on the information identified about the environment. At least one of the objects includes program code for completing a transaction during display of the media content. Additionally, the method includes sending, by one or more servers, the set of objects to the endpoint. |
| US12028404B2 |
Delivery of digital video content based on geographic location
Media streaming to a phone, tablet or other mobile device is improved by adapting requests for content in anticipation of the device's future location. If a device is expected to pass through an area with poor wireless signal quality, then requests for media content can be pre-emptively obtained beforehand at places and times where the available bandwidth is more favorable. Further, requests for content may be delayed during lower bandwidth conditions if the device is expected to soon encounter more bandwidth. Content requests can be therefore optimized (or at least improved) based upon the expected bandwidth that will be encountered during the anticipated upcoming movement of the device. |
| US12028398B2 |
Management of the http adaptive streaming of an item of digital content in screen saver mode
A method for managing the HTTP adaptive streaming of an item of digital content within a multimedia stream player terminal in a local communication network is disclosed, the multimedia stream player terminal being associated with a terminal for rendering the item of digital content. On detection of an active state of a screen saver mode of the rendering terminal, such a management method implements a progressive reduction of a video rendering quality of the streamed item of digital content, and maintains an audio rendering quality of the item of content. |
| US12028397B2 |
Bandwidth reduction through duration averaging
Disclosed are systems and methods for bandwidth reduction through duration averaging. An average duration of content segments can be determined. When the average segment duration exceeds a first threshold or falls below a second threshold, content segments can be encoded at new segment durations until the average segment duration falls below the first threshold and above the second threshold. When the average segment duration exceeds a first threshold or falls below a second threshold, an updated manifest including a modified segment duration parameter can be generated. |
| US12028387B2 |
Method of adding language interpreter device to video call
A method and system for adding a language interpreter to a video call between a healthcare provider and a patient is provided. The method includes initiating the video call between a healthcare provider device and a patient device. Communication information of a language interpreter device can be received and used to call the language interpreter device. The language interpreter device may be added to the video call to allow the language interpreter to facilitate communication between the healthcare provider and the patient. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US12028385B2 |
Electronic conferencing
Aspects of the subject technology provide for secure, privacy-preserving access to electronic conferencing. In one or more implementations, an electronic device associated with an account can generate links, such as links for joining an electronic conferencing session. In some use cases, multiple electronic devices can be associated with the same account. Aspects of the subject technology provide for synchronization of links generated by multiple electronic devices associated with the same account. |
| US12028383B2 |
Systems and methods for supporting internet protocol multimedia subsystem services in fifth-generation networks
A network device may receive, from a CSCF device, a request for registration data associated with an IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the registration data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for location data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the location data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for authentication data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the authentication data associated with the IMS service. The network device may receive, from the CSCF device, a request for subscriber profile data associated with the IMS service, and may provide, to the CSCF device, the subscriber profile data associated with the IMS service. |
| US12028381B2 |
Systems and methods for determining risk ratings of roles on cloud computing platform
A system is provided including a database and a server. The database stores a plurality of cloud computing service accounts created on a cloud computing platform, a plurality of roles associated with each cloud computing service account, and a plurality of policies associated with each role. The server is in data communication with the database and containing a role risk rating engine. The role risk rating engine is configured to: select a first role of the plurality of roles from the database; retrieve the plurality of policies associated with the first role; determine a risk rating for the first role based on the plurality of policies associated with the first role; store the risk rating of the first role in the database; receive a query requesting the risk rating of the first role; and in response to the query, transmit the risk rating of the first role. |
| US12028380B2 |
Systems and methods for network risk management, cyber risk management, security ratings, and evaluation systems and methods of the same
A method of building a risk management model, the method including: sampling a plurality of organization networks; assessing identified security features; ranking the identified security features based on security risk; transforming ranked features into categorized factors; building logistic model to blend the categorized factors into a likelihood of breach; and transforming the logistics model from a multiplicative model to an additive model by scaling the logistics model. |
| US12028378B2 |
Secure communication session resumption in a service function chain preliminary class
A method for resuming a Transport Layer Security (TLS) session in a Service Function Chain comprising a plurality of Service Function nodes coupled to a Service Function Forwarder. A request is received at a first Service Function node to establish a TLS session, and a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) and a PSK identifier that uniquely correspond to the first Service Function node and the TLS session are generated. The PSK identifier is forwarded to one or more of the Service Function Forwarder and the plurality of Service Function nodes. A request to resume the TLS session is received from a client device that previously disconnected. It is determined that the connection request contains the PSK identifier, a second Service Function node is selected, and the TLS session is re-established between the client device and the second Service Function node using the same PSK as the prior TLS session. |
| US12028377B2 |
Active fingerprinting for transport layer security (TLS) servers
Methods, systems, and devices supporting active fingerprinting for transport layer security (TLS) servers are described. In some systems, a client device may transmit a same set of client hello messages to each TLS server. The client device may receive a set of server hello messages in response to the standard set of client hello messages based on the contents of each client hello message. For example, a server hello message may indicate a selected cipher suite, TLS protocol version, and set of extensions in response to the specific information included in a client hello message. The client device may generate a hash value (e.g., a fuzzy hash) based on the set of server hello messages received from a TLS server. By comparing the hash values generated for different TLS servers, the client device may determine whether the TLS configurations for the different TLS servers are the same or different. |
| US12028375B2 |
Detecting and protecting against employee targeted phishing attacks
Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for detecting and protecting against employee targeted phishing attacks. In some embodiments, a computing platform may monitor an endpoint device. The computing platform may receive a notification that a call has started on the endpoint device. The computing platform may receive data associated with the call. The computing platform may apply voice-to-text analysis of the received data. The computing platform may perform initial validations of the received data converted to text. The computing platform may match the text against threat actor scripts. The computing platform may update an information security threat score. The computing platform may send a message to the endpoint device indicating that a potential information security threat has been detected. |
| US12028373B2 |
Information security system and method for preventing communications from detected phishing domains
A system for preventing communications from detected phishing domains receives a communication associated with a particular domain. The system determines that the particular domain is a phishing domain. In response, in one embodiment, the system registers the particular domain in a Domain Name System (DNS) server to block the communication and future communications associated with the particular domain from being received at computing devices operably coupled with the DNS server. In another embodiment, the system registers the particular domain in the DNS server, such that the communication and future communications associated with the particular domain are re-routed to a particular server to monitor phishing activities implemented on the communications, where the phishing activities comprise attempting to obtain login credentials and private information associated with receivers of the communication and future communications. |
| US12028367B2 |
Risk based virtual workspace delivery
Systems and methods can enable select virtual session capabilities on a user device configured to access a virtual session, which is an instance of a virtual machine. The user device can receive and forward to a gateway sever, a request to launch a virtual session. Based on the virtual session launch request, the gateway server can obtain a compliance profile determined from operational data. The gateway can permit user device access a virtual session hosted on a virtual machine (“VM”) server. The VM server can use the compliance profile and security data from the user device to determine a risk profile of the user device. The virtual session can be configured at the VM server based on the risk profile so as to allow access to a subset of available applications and functions within the applications for the virtual session. |
| US12028363B2 |
Detecting bad actors within information systems
A device that is configured to receive user activity information from a network device. The user activity information includes information about user interactions with the network device for a plurality of users. The device is further configured to input the user activity information into a machine learning model. The machine learning model is configured to receive user activity information and to output a set of bad actor candidates based on the user activity information. The set of bad actor candidates identifies one or more users from among the plurality of users. The device is further configured to receive the set of bad actor candidates from the machine learning model and to output the set of bad actor candidates. |
| US12028359B1 |
Method of ranking and address network threats
A method of evaluating threats to a network may gather existing threat from a plurality of online sources, collect the existing threats in a database and format the data representing existing threats in the database for review. The method may determine a rating for each existing threat, evaluate attractiveness of honeypots to threats and adjusting the ratings for the threats based on the attractiveness of the honeypots. The method may evaluate applications on network, rank the threats based on the apps and communicate the rankings to a user. |
| US12028358B2 |
Digital safety and account discovery
Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses may assist a consumer in keeping track of a consumer's accounts in order to prevent unauthorized access or use of the consumer's identified accounts. To discover the various accounts, the methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses can monitor at least a consumer's email accounts, web browser history, and web cache. The discovered accounts may be displayed to the consumer along with recommendations and assistance for closing unused or unwanted accounts to prevent unauthorized access or use. |
| US12028355B2 |
Enhancing hybrid traditional neural networks with liquid neural network units for cyber security and offense protection
Aspects of the disclosure relate to enhancing hybrid traditional neural networks with liquid neural networks for cyber security and offense protection. A computing platform may receive a request to access enterprise organization data. The computing platform may compare the current request to previous requests to determine whether a similar request was previously processed. If a similar request was not previously processed, the computing platform may flag the request as a threat and may analyze the request. The computing platform may extract data from the request and may use the extracted data to generate rules, threat detection algorithms, and training models. The computing platform may use the rules, threat detection algorithms, and training models to train a deep learning neural network to identify and handle threats to an enterprise organization. |
| US12028352B2 |
Learning method, learning device, and learning program
A learning device generates a character class series abstracting a structure of a predetermined character string included in each of requests to the server which have been generated in a predetermined period. Also, for each of the combinations of the predetermined identification information and the character class series included in the requests, the learning device calculates a score for update which becomes higher as the number of times of appearance of the combination is increased and becomes higher as the appearance of the combination is continued. Based on the score for update, the learning device updates the profile of each combination for determining whether the request is an attack or not. |
| US12028351B2 |
Protecting against API attacks by continuous auditing of security compliance of API usage relationship
A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for protecting against application programming interface (API) attacks. A connection is established between an API user and an API provider. The established connection is then monitored to assess connection security and trustworthiness of the connection as well as trustworthiness of the API user and/or API provider. A score is then generated for each factor used in assessing the connection security and trustworthiness of the connection as well as the trustworthiness of the API user and/or API provider based on the monitoring. A level of risk for an API attack with respect to the API user and/or API provider is then generated based on such scores. An action (e.g., blocking traffic) is then performed with respect to the API user and/or API provider based on the level of risk for an API attack with respect to the API user and/or API provider, respectively. |
| US12028348B2 |
System and method for performing interactions across geographical regions within a metaverse
A processor is configured to access a virtual environment comprising a plurality of virtual locations. The processor is configured to generate a primary avatar in a first virtual location based on a superset of the user data associated with a first set of the interaction criteria objects. The processor is configured to receive an interaction request from a user device for an interaction with the entity in a second virtual location. The processor is configured to generate a secondary set of user data based on the superset of the user data and the second set of the interaction criteria objects. The processor is configured to generate a secondary avatar associated with the user device in the second virtual location. The processor is further configured to conduct the interaction between the secondary avatar and the entity in the second virtual location based on the second set of the interaction criteria objects. |
| US12028344B2 |
Enhanced load processing using linked hierarchical data structures
The present disclosure relates to enhancing load processing for facilitated assignment or modification of access-right data. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to enhancing load processing and data storage using hierarchical data structures that can store various iterations of resource objects. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method, system, and/or computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium for enhanced load processing using hierarchical data structures may be provided. |
| US12028343B2 |
Decentralized identities for access to multiple computing resource systems
At least one identity for a given entity is established in accordance with a decentralized identity management system maintained in accordance with a distributed ledger, wherein the identity of the given entity and a set of attributes relating to the identity are defined by a secure token file. The secure token file is referenced in the distributed ledger enabling two or more computing resource systems (e.g., storage systems) to at least one of authenticate and authorize the given entity in accordance with the secure token file. |
| US12028342B2 |
User authentication using connection information provided by a blockchain network
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for user authentication using a connection information package provided by a blockchain network. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to receive, from a smart contract, a set of connection information packages and to receive, from a first function, a request to authenticate a roaming user. The instructions are further executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to determine whether the first function is associated with a valid connection information package and to accept the request to authenticate the roaming user in response to the first function being associated with the valid connection information package. |
| US12028339B2 |
Systems and methods for providing verifiable credentials
In an embodiment, systems, methods, and computer-readable mediums for creating applications that issue and verify verifiable credentials are provided. An issuer may desire to create a verifiable credential for certain parties which attest to some fact about which the issuer can speak authoritatively. The issuer provides information about the desired verifiable credential to a credential creating application that creates verification information for the verifiable credential and publishes the verification information to a public datastore such as a blockchain or distributed ledger. The creation application then creates a first application that can be used by the issuer to generate verifiable credentials according to the provided structure and purpose, and a second application that can be used by the verifiers to verify any credentials that they receive from holders using the published verification information. The verifiers may provide some benefit to the holders in response to verifying the credentials. |
| US12028336B2 |
Highly available web-based database interface system
Techniques are provided for a highly available web-based database interface system (WDIS) processing database requests that target one or more databases managed by a coupled DBMS. In an embodiment, a web server of multiple web servers receives a first client web-based request that includes one or more first database instructions of a database request. The multiple web servers are configured to balance client web-based requests among one or more of the multiple web servers. The one or more of the multiple web servers are coupled to a database management system that includes one or more database servers executing database instructions on one or more databases. Based on balancing client web-based requests among the one or more of the multiple web servers, routing the first client web-based request that includes the one or more first database instructions of the database request to the first web server of the one or more multiple web servers coupled to the database management system. A request coordinator store coupled to the one or more of the multiple web server is queried. to determine a state of the database request. Based at least in part on the state of the database request, the first web server requests the database management system to execute the one or more first database instructions and update the state. |
| US12028334B2 |
Systems and methods for automating processes for remote work
A method may include a method of automating processes for remote work. The method may include receiving, at a server, first login data from a client software application. The client software application may be executing on a user device of a remote worker user. The method may include authenticating the remote worker user based on the first login data. The method may include receiving, at the server, command data from the client software application. The command data may include data indicating to the server to launch a software application. The method may include launching, on the server, the software application. The method may include inputting, using a robotic process automation (RPA) process, second login data of the remote worker user into the software application. The method may include key site information, speech-to-text functionality, onboarding functionality, automated support, or activity logging. |
| US12028333B2 |
Systems and methods for variable-length encoding and decoding for enhancing computer systems
A method for variable length decoding, the method including: receiving, in a default word length mode, at least one first data word having a default first word length; combining the received at least one first data word as a first portion of data; receiving, after the at least one first data word, a transition word indicative of transitioning to a variable word length mode; receiving, after the transition word, a first word length word indicative of a second word length; receiving, after the first word length word, at least one second data word having the second word length; and combining the received at least one second data word as a second portion of the data. |
| US12028331B2 |
Formal verification method for certificate storage smart contract, computer device, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A formal verification method for a certificate storage smart contract is provided. The method includes: obtaining the certificate storage smart contract, and performing certificate storage, forensic, and certificate storage and forensic authority granting according to different production environments and authority; adding standardization statements of formal standardization into the certificate storage smart contract; and obtaining a verification result by performing model verification on the certificate storage smart contract into which the standardization statements of the formal verification are added. A computer device and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are further provided. |
| US12028329B2 |
Workflow service back end integration
Disclosed are various approaches for workflow service back end integration. In some examples, a command is transmitted causing a client device to present a workflow action to perform. A user command to perform the workflow action is identified using the client device. Authentication data including user credentials and a navigation action for a visual user interface is identified. The user credentials are transmitted to the network service and an emulation of the navigation action is performed. A command that performs the workflow action is transmitted to the network service. |
| US12028323B1 |
Layered authentication and priority access systems and methods
The present disclosure relates generally to systems and methods for providing dynamic access levels based upon permitted provision of client system data. In particular, proactive blocking of access to protected systems/services may be implemented when client system electronic data provision requirements of the protected systems/services are not met. |
| US12028317B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic firewall policy configuration
Systems and methods for receiving information on network firewall policy configurations are disclosed. Based on the received firewall configuration information, a configuration of a firewall and/or subnet of network devices is automatically provisioned and/or configured to control network traffic to and from the subnet. |
| US12028312B1 |
Network namespace monitoring system
A namespace monitoring service may track released namespaces such as internet protocol (IP) addresses and manage namespace cooldown pools, available namespace pools, and a registry of released namespaces to detect and mitigate security vulnerabilities that arise from reassignment of namespaces. The namespace monitoring service provides access to the released namespace registry and/or sends a data stream of namespace registry updates. The namespace monitoring service may manage namespace reassignment process and extend the cooldown period of released namespaces or place a hold on available name spaces. |
| US12028310B2 |
Universal actionable notifications
A notification service may act as an intermediary between one or more sources of text-based communications and intended recipients of action items contained in the communications. The notification service may analyze the messages posted to the source(s) to identify action items, determine multiple response options for each identified action item, generate structured notification messages including the response options for the action items and send them to the respective intended recipient users, and upon receipt of a user response that specifies a selected response option, automatically perform the associated action(s). |
| US12028307B2 |
Location-based messaging system
Systems and methods for managing location-based messaging are provided. The location-based messaging may occur between users within a particular venue. A location-based messaging system may facilitate messaging between event attendees and service personnel at the venue, such as during times of emergency or other times when the location of one user is to be sent to and used by another user. |
| US12028306B2 |
Geo-located and content-to-comment synchronized user circles
Devices, systems and processes for providing geo-located and content-to-comment synchronized user circles are described. For at least one embodiment, a system for facilitating a geo-location based user circle may include a hub configured to facilitate a sharing of comments between a first user and a second user via a user circle. The first user and the second user may be selected for participation in the user circle based upon a circleID associated each of a first user device and a second user device. A first user device, communicatively coupled to the hub, may be configured to facilitate a capture of the comments provided by the first user. A second user device, communicatively coupled to the hub, may be configured to facilitate a presentation of the comments to the second user. And, a second device geoID may be used to indicate a location of the second user device. |
| US12028302B2 |
Assistance during audio and video calls
Implementations relate to providing information items for display during a communication session. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes receiving, during a communication session between a first computing device and a second computing device, first media content from the communication session. The method further includes determining a first information item for display in the communication session based at least in part on the first media content. The method further includes sending a first command to at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device to display the first information item. |
| US12028299B1 |
Methods, systems, and computer program products for processing a data object identification request in a communication
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided that are configured to: display, at a first node, at least one first interface with a first user interface element and a second user interface element; display, at the first node, at least one second interface; generate a first message; display, at the second node, at least one third interface; generate a second message that does not include a file attachment with the second message; display, at the first node, at least one fourth interface with a reference to at least one file; and allow access, at the first node, to the at least one file. |
| US12028293B2 |
Scell dormancy indication by PDCCH
Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating a serving cell dormancy indication field and acknowledgement. In some implementations, a wireless communication device (e.g., user equipment), may detect a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with a secondary cell (Scell) dormancy indication field. The user equipment can change states from an initial state to another state (e.g., a dormancy-like state to a non-dormancy like state) based on detecting Scell indicator field in the PDCCH. The user equipment may also transmit a hybrid-ARQ acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) in response to the detecting the PDCCH with the Scell dormancy indication field. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described. |
| US12028291B2 |
Method and apparatus of handling discontinuous reception and partial sensing for sidelink communication in a wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses for handling discontinuous reception and partial sensing for sidelink communication to reduce potential latency due to additional sensing, and to improve resource utilization efficiency. A first device can perform sidelink communication to at least a second device, or a second device in a sidelink resource pool, and trigger to perform resource selection for a sidelink data at a timing. The first device can perform sensing for a first contiguous sensing duration before a sidelink on-duration active time of the second device, determine or select a first sidelink resource from a set of sidelink resources, derive or determine the set of sidelink resources based on at least a sensing result in the first contiguous sensing duration, and perform a first sidelink transmission on the first sidelink resource for transmitting the sidelink data to the second device. |
| US12028289B2 |
Physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) range extension with long PSFCH format
Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for performing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) sidelink communications with hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback include using a new long physical sidelink feedback channel (PFSCH) format, i.e., PFSCH format 1, to assign feedback resources for various sidelink communication networks and environments where the existing or legacy sidelink feedback format, i.e., the short PFSCH format, referred to herein as PFSCH format 0, is insufficient to support effective acknowledgements (ACKs) and non-acknowledgements (NACKs) due to the limited nature of the format design. |
| US12028287B2 |
Parallel transmission of segmented RRC messages
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for transmitting message segments in parallel. One method includes segmenting a first PDCP layer SDU message into a plurality of first segments and transmitting a first set of segmented RRC messages to a second communication entity. The first method includes segmenting a second PDCP layer SDU message into a plurality of second segments and transmitting a second set of segmented RRC messages to the second communication entity in parallel with the first set of segmented RRC messages. Each of the segmented RRC messages includes one of the first or second segments and includes a procedure number that indicates to which procedure the included segment corresponds. |
| US12028282B2 |
Parameter configuration method and related products
Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a parameter configuration method and related products, the method includes indicating, by a network device, at least one preset parameter of a PT-RS to a terminal, wherein the at least one preset parameter of the PT-RS is configured for at least one BWP of the terminal, and the at least one preset parameter is used for indicating resource information that needs to be used by the terminal when the terminal sends or receives the PT-RS on the at least one BWP; and instructing, by the network device, the terminal to select, when performing transmission on an activated BWP among the at least one BWP, a preset parameter corresponding to the activated BWP from the at least one preset parameter. |
| US12028280B2 |
Method for indicating reference signal configuration information, base station, and terminal
Provided are a method for indicating reference signal configuration information, a base station and a terminal. The method includes that a first communication node determines joint signaling and the first communication node transmits the joint signaling to a second communication node. The joint signaling includes first information and second information. The first information includes at least one of the following: quasi-colocation configuration information and configuration information of a transmission beam. The second information includes at least one of the following: configuration information of a phase tracking reference signal and configuration information of a demodulation reference signal. |
| US12028277B2 |
Method and apparatus to optimize multi-destination traffic over etherchannel in stackwise virtual topology
Methods and systems are disclosed. The method comprises: designating a first plurality of links from a first stack segment to a second stack segment as a first etherchannel link; designating a second plurality of links from the first stack segment to a third stack segment as a second etherchannel link, where the second stack segment and the third stack segment are in communication with a fourth stack segment; designating the first etherchannel link and the second etherchannel link as members of a hierarchical etherchannel link; and sending a packet from the first stack segment to the fourth stack segment using the hierarchical etherchannel link. |
| US12028275B1 |
Systems and methods for locking in offsets associated with resource requests
Methods and computer systems for locking in offsets associated with resource requests. Receiving input of a resource request amount for a resource request, the resource request associated with a defined period of time and a property. Determining, based on data indicating one or more characteristics of the property, a metric representing an expected quantity of emissions over the defined period of time. Identifying an application programming interface capable of processing a request to lock in an amount for an offset product. Using the application programming interface and the metric to determine an offset amount to offset the expected quantity of emissions. Determining a periodic data transfer amount for the resource request that is based on the resource request amount and the offset amount. Outputting the periodic data transfer amount. Receiving an instruction to initiate the resource request and using the application programming interface to lock in the offset amount. |
| US12028267B1 |
Dynamic channel allocation of narrowband internet of things and long-term evolution machine communications
Aspects provided herein provide methods, systems, and a non-transitory computer storage media storing computer-useable instructions for dynamic allocation of internet of things (IoT) device communications. The method begins with determining an amount of unallocated spectrum in a communications channel used by one or more devices attached to a node. Next, it is determined that the IoT device has requested an amount of spectrum from the node that is less than the amount of unallocated spectrum. At least a portion of the amount of unallocated spectrum is dynamically allocated to the IoT device. |
| US12028265B2 |
Software-defined guaranteed-latency networking
Various embodiments relate to a path computation element (PCE) configured to control a network having ingress edge nodes, interior nodes, and egress edge nodes, including: a network interface configured to communicate with the network; a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and the network interface, wherein the processor is further configured to: receive a request for a first continuous guaranteed latency (CGL) flow to be carried by the network; make routing and admission control decisions for the requested first CGL flow without provisioning of the first CGL flow and the configuration of schedulers in the interior nodes of the network; and provide flow shaping parameters to a flow shaper at an ingress edge node of the first CGL flow. |
| US12028260B2 |
Service packet processing method, apparatus, and system
A service packet processing method, apparatus, and system, the method including receiving, by a first network device, a first packet, where the first packet includes a first service path identifier, and the first service path identifier indicates a first service path for transmitting the first packet, generating, by the first network device, a second packet based on the first packet, where the second packet includes a second service path identifier indicating a second service path, and the second service path identifier is different from the first service path identifier, and sending, by the first network device, the second packet via the second service path. |
| US12028257B2 |
Device and method for processing traffic in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate after a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long-term evolution (LTE). An operating method of a device for a user plane function (UPF) in a core network of a wireless communication system may include receiving rule information for processing a packet from a device for a session management function (SMF), processing a packet including user traffic received from a first device based on the rule, and transmitting the processed packet to a second device. Herein, first device or the second device may be a different device which performs a function related to a user plane. |
| US12028253B2 |
Control plane driven summarization in a network
Techniques for dynamically adapting a router capacity to system needs in a network. The border router may receive a list of summarized prefixes for endpoint devices associated with the router from control-plane nodes. The router may store the list of summarized prefixes in memory of the border router. Once the router receives traffic that is destined for endpoint devices associated with the border router, it may determine that the destination address is included in the summarized prefixes. In some examples, the router may download complete prefixes from the control-plane nodes, and forward the traffic to the destination address indicated by the complete prefixes. |
| US12028250B2 |
Communication of policy changes in LISP-based software defined networks
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for communicating policy changes in a Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP) based network deployment include receiving, at a first routing device, a first notification from a map server, the first notification indicating a change in a policy for LISP based communication between at least a first endpoint device and at least a second endpoint device, the first endpoint device being connected to a network fabric through the first routing device and the second endpoint device being connected to the network fabric through a second routing device. The first routing device forwards a second notification to the second routing device if one or more entries of a first map cache implemented by the first routing device are affected by the policy change, the second notification indicating a set of one or more endpoints connected to the second routing device that are affected by the policy change. |
| US12028248B2 |
Using global virtual network instance (VNI) labels to signal a service chain
Techniques for using global virtual network instance (VNI) labels in a multi-domain network to route network data with a multi-tenant network overlay are described herein. A routing device provisioned in a network domain of the multi-domain network may register with a service discovery system of the network domain for use of network configuration data to establish routes through the multi-domain network with network nodes. Each network domain of the multi-domain network may include an application programming interface (API) server for processing API requests to make changes to configurations of a network domain. A border gateway protocol (BGP) large community may be utilized to encode global VNI labels, network addresses, local next hop nodes, and/or additional network information and sent to routing devices provisioned in separate network domains. A service chain may be signaled by global VNI labels to route network traffic through various services prior to reaching a destination endpoint. |
| US12028245B2 |
Electronic device forming network slice and data session, and method for operating same
According to various embodiments, an electronic device includes at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to: confirm a data session establishment request from a first application executed by the at least one processor; confirm at least one first descriptor corresponding to the first application for path selection; confirm a first network interface corresponding to the at least one first confirmed descriptor based on the at least one first confirmed descriptor; establish a first data session corresponding to the at least one first confirmed descriptor; and transmit and/or receive data related to the first application through the first network interface using the first data session. |
| US12028244B2 |
Optimizing network efficiency for application requirements
Methods and systems for selecting routes from among multiple media and/or optimizing transmission across those media are described. A minimum data rate may be determined for transmitting a content item. Based on that minimum data rate, a device may determine whether to transmit the content item via a given medium, select a different medium for transmission, or adjust transmission to compensate for unfavorable network conditions. A device may select a medium based on ranking one or more routes from a content source to a user device. Further, a device may determine a data rate for transmission based on calculating an expected time of transmission that includes time spent performing retransmissions at a given data rate. |
| US12028243B2 |
Route control apparatus, route control method and program
A routing control device of the present invention includes: a storage unit that stores, for each IP address block, a next hop, information on a route to the IP address block, and quality information regarding the route; a quality requirement determination unit that receives communication data bound for a communication destination host and determines a quality requirement of the communication data; and a next hop selection unit that references the storage unit and selects a next hop for the communication data based on quality information regarding a route to an IP address block to which an IP address of the communication destination host belongs and the quality requirement. |
| US12028239B2 |
Cross-application predictive routing
In one embodiment, a device predicts, for each of a plurality of applications accessible via a network, quality metrics for different network paths where traffic for that application be routed via one or more paths among the different network paths. The device generates a congestion risk prediction model that predicts a risk of traffic congestion for a particular combination of: applications from among the plurality of applications, traffic flows associated with those applications, and paths among the network paths via which those traffic flows may be routed. The device performs a constrained optimization based on the predicted quality metrics and on the risk of traffic congestion predicted by the model, to assign traffic flows for the applications to a selected subset of the different paths. The device causes the traffic flows to be routed in the network via the selected subset of the different paths to which they are assigned. |
| US12028238B2 |
System and method for distribution of routes in a telecommunications network
A traffic controller device for distributing or otherwise controlling the distribution of routing information may be included in a telecommunications network. The traffic controller may receive routing tables from a plurality of network devices, such as one or more provider edge devices of the network. The traffic controller, upon receiving the routing information from the provider edge devices, may generate a routing table associated with each device providing the routing information. The traffic controller may also provide updates to one or more of the networking devices associated with the controller. The traffic controller may alter or update, at the traffic controller, the routing table associated with the target provider edge device based on the network policy. The routing information in the routing table for that device and maintained by the traffic controller may be updated with a new route or new local preferred parameter value. |
| US12028235B2 |
Systems and techniques for assessing a customer premises equipment device
The present disclosure relates generally to network diagnostics, and more specifically to techniques for determining the health of customer premises equipment (CPE) devices. In certain examples, a scoring system can determine a health score for a CPE device, the health score indicating the health of the CPE device. The health score is determined by receiving, analyzing, and integrating information from different sources, including sources in addition to CPE diagnostic data for the CPE device at the current time. Such sources can include CPE diagnostic data for the CPE device at other times, CPE diagnostic data for other CPE devices related to the CPE device (e.g., in the same household or surrounding area as the CPE device), technical specifications of the CPE device (e.g., make, model and firmware of the CPE device), or per-equalization parameters obtained by the CPE device. |
| US12028230B1 |
Context analysis engine for information technology incidents
A computer-implemented method may comprise detecting an occurrence of an information technology (IT) incident between a cloud service and a software application based on observability data of the cloud service, where the observability data indicates a current state of the cloud service, the cloud service runs within a first network, and the software application runs within a second network different from the first network. The computer-implemented method may further comprise obtaining context information for the IT incident from the second network in response to the detecting of the occurrence of the IT incident, where the context information indicating circumstances in which the IT incident occurred, and then determining a countermeasure for the IT incident based on the context information. The computer-implemented method may additionally comprise performing an action based on the countermeasure. |
| US12028226B1 |
Content pack management in service monitoring system
An example method of content pack management by a service monitoring system includes: receiving a plurality of object identifiers, each object identifier referencing a corresponding object installed in an instance of a service monitoring system; performing a partial backup of the instance of a service monitoring system, wherein the partial backup comprises a plurality of objects referenced by the plurality of object identifiers; converting the partial backup into a plurality of object definitions in a predefined format; and packaging the plurality of object definitions into a content pack. |
| US12028225B2 |
Scaling method and apparatus
A scaling method related to the field of network function virtualization (NFV) includes a VNF manager (VNFM) that receives a virtualized network function (VNF) scale out request from an NFV orchestrator (NFVO), where the request includes VNF instance information and indication information that indicates a scale aspect and step; the VNFM determines, based on the VNF scale out request, information about a virtualization deployment unit (VDU) and a corresponding subnet that need to be created; and the VNFM requests creation of the VDU and the corresponding subnet from a virtualized infrastructure manager (VIM). |
| US12028224B1 |
Converting an architecture document to infrastructure as code
A method includes: receiving, by a processor set, a cloud architecture document; converting, by the processor set, the cloud architecture document to a graph including nodes; determining, by the processor set, cloud environment information for the nodes by analyzing textual content of the nodes using natural language processing; determining, by the processor set, additional cloud environment information for the nodes using domain ontology data; and creating, by the processor set, an Infrastructure as Code (IaC) document based on the cloud environment information and the additional cloud environment information. |
| US12028223B2 |
Capacity aware cloud environment node recovery system
A computer implemented method includes receiving telemetry data corresponding to capacity health of nodes in a cloud based computing system. The received telemetry data is processed via a prediction engine to provide predictions of capacity health at multiple dimensions of the cloud based computing system. Node recoverability information is received and node recovery execution is initiated as a function of the representations of capacity health and node recoverability information. |
| US12028222B1 |
Obtaining simulated results for a course of action executed in an information technology environment
Described herein are improvements for generating courses of action for an information technology (IT) environment. In one example, a method includes identifying a first course of action for responding to an incident type in an information technology environment and generating a simulated incident associated with the incident type. The method further includes initiating performance of the first course of action based on the generation of the simulated incident. The method also includes, upon reaching a particular step of the first course of action that prevents the performance of the first course of action from proceeding, providing a first simulated result that allows the performance of the first course of action to proceed. |
| US12028217B2 |
Communication method, apparatus, and system
A communication method and apparatus are provided. A first network element receives a policy creation request from a second network element, wherein a type of a policy requested to be created includes an intent policy or a non-intent policy; and sends a policy processing request to a third network element, wherein the policy processing request includes a policy type identifier, and the policy type identifier indicates that the policy is the intent policy or the non-intent policy. According to the present disclosure, policy execution reliability is improved. |
| US12028216B2 |
Techniques for dynamic network management
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for dynamic network management, such as by monitoring and analyzing network parameters, such as network traffic and network configurations, to enable visualization of network state and improved situational awareness. Some embodiments are particularly directed to providing a graphical user interface (GUI) that utilizes various network parameters to map, characterize, and/or assign attributes to network traffic and resources. In many embodiments, network traffic may be monitored and/or routed based on their attributes. |
| US12028213B2 |
Systems and methods for validating a container network function for deployment
A device may receive CNF data identifying a CNF to be deployed in a network. The device may perform multiple levels of validation associated with deploying the CNF. The device may determine, based on performing the multiple levels of validation, whether one or more issues are associated with deploying the CNF in the network. The one or more issues may include one or more of: a connectivity issue, a package issue, a network functions virtualization orchestrator (NFVO) issue, or a network functions virtualization infrastructure (NFVI) issue. The device may perform one or more actions based on determining whether the one or more issues are associated with the deploying the CNF in the network. |
| US12028209B2 |
Intelligent application for network change management
Computerized systems and methods are provided for managing changes being made on a geographically diverse mobile telecommunications network. An intelligent application for network change management collects change requests to be implemented in a geographically disperse mobile telecommunications network. The intelligent application determines whether the changes to be implemented are for devices that high risk from a network impacting event, such as a major event or weather. The application initiates actions to suspend the changes from being implemented to the network until the devices are no longer at high risk from a network impacting event. |
| US12028208B1 |
Selective event stream data storage based on network traffic volume
The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates the processing of network data. During operation, the system causes for display a graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring the generation of time-series event data from network packets captured by one or more remote capture agents. Next, the system causes for display, in the GUI, a first set of user-interface elements containing a set of statistics associated with one or more event streams that comprise the time-series event data. The system then causes for display, in the GUI, one or more graphs comprising one or more values from the set of statistics. Finally, the system causes for display, in the GUI, a value of a statistic from the set of statistics based on a position of a cursor over the one or more graphs. |
| US12028201B2 |
Method and device for sending discovery signal on unlicensed carrier, and access point
Provided are a method and apparatus for occupying an unlicensed carrier to send a discovery signal, and an access point. The method includes the following steps. A parameter of a discovery signal sent on an unlicensed carrier by an access point is configured. The access point sends the discovery signal on the unlicensed carrier. The technical solution of the present disclosure can reduce the time for processing items other than data sending (such as synchronization) after each time the access point preempts a resource, and can improve the spectral efficiency of the unlicensed carrier. |
| US12028198B2 |
Phase tracking reference signal for 6G wireless communication
An apparatus and system to compensate for phase noise in a 5G or 6G DFT-S-OFDM signal are described. An access port (AP)-specific orthogonal cover code (OCC) is applied to phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) symbols in each of a plurality of PTRS groups. The PTRS group are inserted between data symbols to form a data vector prior to perform transform precoding on the data vector and transmission to a UE. The UE extracts the PTRS symbols from different PTRS APs using the OCC specific to each AP. After extraction, the phase noise for each PTRS group is estimated and used to compensate the data symbols associated with the PTRS group. |
| US12028197B2 |
Guard band indication method and apparatus
A guard band indication method on an unlicensed spectrum is described that includes: a network device generating one or any combination of the following four types of information on the unlicensed spectrum: an indication of bandwidth configuration information, an indication of available bandwidth information, an indication of unavailable bandwidth information, or an indication of guard band information; and the network device sends the one or any combination of the foregoing four types of generated information. The one or any combination of the four types of information is used to determine a guard band that is based on a listen before talk (LBT) result. |
| US12028194B2 |
Receiver and receive method for a passive optical network
A receiver for a passive optical network is provided. The receiver includes an analog-to-digital converter circuitry configured generate a digital receive signal based on an analog receive signal. The analog receive signal is based on an optical receive signal encoded with a binary transmit sequence. The receiver additionally comprises linear equalizer circuitry configured to generate an equalized receive signal by linearly equalizing the digital receive signal. Further, the receiver comprises secondary equalizer circuitry configured to generate soft information indicating a respective reliability of elements in the equalized receive signal using the Viterbi algorithm. In addition, the receiver comprises decoder circuitry configured to generate a digital output signal based on the soft information using soft decision forward error correction. |
| US12028190B1 |
Lookup table optimization for high speed transmit feed-forward equalization link
A driver circuit includes a feed-forward equalization (FFE) circuit. The FFE circuit receives a plurality of pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM) symbol values to be transmitted at one of multiple PAM levels. The FFE circuit includes a first partial lookup table, one or more additional partial lookup tables, and an adder circuit. The first partial lookup table contains partial finite impulse-response (FIR) values and indexed based on a current PAM symbol value, a precursor PAM symbol value, and a postcursor PAM symbol value. The one or more additional partial lookup tables each contain partial FIR values and indexed based on a respective additional one or more of the PAM symbol values. The adder circuit adds results of lookups from the first partial lookup table and the additional partial lookup tables to produce an output value. |
| US12028184B2 |
Controller area network module and method for the module
A CAN module that can be integrated between a CAN controller and a CAN transceiver includes a receive data (RXD), input interface for receiving a first bit sequence through a RXD stream and a RXD output interface for sending a manipulated receive data (MRXD), stream including a second bit sequence. A processing logic of the CAN module is configured to manipulate the first bit sequence to generate a second bit sequence comprising a second stuff bit at a second position in the second bit sequence corresponding to a first position of a first stuff bit in the first bit sequence such that the second stuff bit is complementary to a preceding bit of the second stuff bit in the second bit sequence. The present disclosure also relates to a method for the CAN module. |
| US12028180B1 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring multiparty stream communications
This disclosure pertains to an innovative approach for enhancing monitoring multiparty stream communication analysis and machine learning applications. The apparatus monitor a multiparty stream communication, wherein the multiparty stream communication includes a first and a second packet series to generate, retrieve, and compare data elements. Training data is filtered and categorized into specific sub-populations, increasing relevance to particular subjects of analysis. These tailored datasets optimize machine learning models, resulting in more precise comprehension assessment. |
| US12028177B1 |
Automated email assistant
A system for using generative AI to automate electronic communication responses includes receiving, from an initiating entity, an electronic communication at a receiving entity. The system provides the electronic communication to a large language model (LLM). The system provides instructions to the LLM, causing the LLM to evaluate the electronic communication to determine whether a meeting is requested, to produce a meeting indicator, to evaluate the electronic communication to determine if there are one or more tasks, to produce a task list, and to produce a responsive electronic communication based on user-defined rules. The system receives a dataset from the LLM. If a meeting is requested, the system identifies mutually available meeting times between the initiating and receiving entities. The system sends a meeting invitation at a mutually available meeting time. The system sends the responsive electronic communication. The system generates the tasks from the task list. |
| US12028172B2 |
Method and device for scheduling hybrid automatic repeat request
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for scheduling a hybrid automatic repeat request. The method includes: transmitting downlink data to user equipment (UE) in a first channel occupation time; and transmitting a trigger instruction to the UE in a second channel occupation time, in which the trigger instruction is configured to instruct the UE to feed back a reception result about the downlink data in the second channel occupation time, and the trigger instruction includes at least one of identifier information of the first channel occupation time, and channel detection mechanism information of transmitting the reception result. |
| US12028170B2 |
Terminal, base station and method
A user apparatus includes a transmission unit configured to transmit sidelink data based on information for sidelink scheduling received from a base station apparatus; and a reception unit configured to receive feedback information with respect to the sidelink data from a user apparatus that has received the sidelink data, wherein the transmission unit transmits to the base station apparatus, based on a predetermined assumption, first HARQ-ACK information that is based on the feedback information, and second HARQ-ACK information with respect to data received by the reception unit from the base station apparatus. |
| US12028169B2 |
Wireless communication method, receiving-end device, and sending-end device
A wireless communication method, a receiving-end device, and a sending-end device are provided. When the sending-end device transmits data to at least two receiving-end devices, the at least two receiving-end devices may implement acknowledgement feedback, and the sending-end device may implement HARQ transmission. The wireless communication method includes: a receiving-end device receiving a first control channel sent by a sending-end device, wherein the first control channel is used to schedule a first data channel, the first data channel is used to transmit a first transmission block, the first transmission block includes information sent to the at least two receiving-end devices, and the at least two receiving-end devices include the receiving-end device; and the receiving-end device determining a first control resource, wherein the first control resource is used to transmit feedback information corresponding to the first transmission block in the first data channel. |
| US12028167B2 |
Resource allocation for feedback in groupcast communication
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to resource allocation for feedback in groupcast communication. A method comprises identifying a plurality of destination devices for reception of data from a source device in groupcast communication; in response to the number of the plurality of destination devices being below a threshold, allocating resources to the plurality of destination devices to enable feedback transmission associated with the reception by the plurality of destination devices; and in response to the number of the plurality of destination devices exceeding the threshold, disabling feedback transmission associated with the reception by the plurality of destination devices. By flexibly allocating resources to the destination devices, it is possible to facilitate identifying destination devices that miss the data or control information and save the resource consumption. |
| US12028162B2 |
Wireless communication method, terminal device and network device
Provided are a wireless communication method, a terminal device and a network device. The method includes: a terminal device determining a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process; and according to the HARQ process, the terminal device receiving and/or sending a signal. In the implementations of the present disclosure, by means of determining an HARQ process, the terminal device may effectively differentiate an HARQ process applicable to each TRP among a plurality of TRPs when performing transmission by means of the plurality of TRPs, thereby preventing HARQ process ambiguity, and improving system performance. |
| US12028159B2 |
Polar coding systems, procedures, and signaling
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for interleaving coded bits. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may generate a plurality of polar encoded bits using polar encoding. The WTRU may divide the plurality of polar encoded bits into sub-blocks of equal size in a sequential manner. The WTRU may apply sub-block wise interleaving to the sub-blocks using an interleaver pattern. The sub-blocks associated with a subset of the sub-blocks may be interleaved, and sub-blocks associated with another subset of the sub-blocks may not be interleaved. The sub-block wise interleaving may include applying interleaving across the sub-blocks without interleaving bits associated with each of the sub-blocks. The WTRU may concatenate bits from each of the interleaved sub-blocks to generate interleaved bits, and store the interleaved bits associated with the interleaved sub-blocks in a circular buffer. The WTRU may select a plurality of bits for transmission from the interleaved bits. |
| US12028157B2 |
MCS selection for network coding in sidelink
Aspects relate to techniques for MCS selection of a packet to be network coded for sidelink communication. A transmitting UE may encode a packet using an MCS that is greater than a normal MCS that may be used for encoding the packet without network coding. The transmitting UE may then transmit the encoded packet to one or more receiving UEs and a network coding device over a sidelink data channel. The transmitting UE may further transmit a network coding request flag associated with the packet to initiate one or more retransmissions of the packet by the network coding device. |
| US12028155B2 |
Controller which adjusts clock frequency based on received symbol rate
A system for maintaining a Precision Time Protocol (PTP) hardware clock, the system being operative in conjunction with a network device which is external to the system, the system comprising a controller to receive information characterizing a network peer oscillator frequency, wherein the information was extracted from an RX symbol rate, and to adjust the PTP Hardware Clock's frequency responsive to the information characterizing the network peer oscillator frequency. |
| US12028152B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and reception method
A transmission device includes a symbol generator that generates a modulation symbol by mapping transmission data to a signal point arranged in a two-dimensional or three-dimensional color space; and an outputter that outputs an optical signal modulated according to the modulation symbol. |
| US12028151B2 |
Communication with multiple satellite networks
Techniques for leveraging information from a first satellite network to improve communications with a second satellite network are described. According to some embodiments, an endpoint device in an LPWAN communicates with satellites in a GNSS as well as with satellites in another satellite network (e.g., an LPWAN satellite network). By communicating with the GNSS satellites, the endpoint device is able to determine one or more locations in the sky overhead that provide favorable (e.g., unobstructed) communication paths between the endpoint device and satellites in those locations. Then, using ephemeris data for both satellite constellations, the endpoint device determines a time when one or more satellites of the LPWAN satellite network will be in (or near to) one or more of those same locations. At the determined time, the endpoint device transmits data to be received by the one or more satellites of the LPWAN satellite network. |
| US12028144B2 |
Method and device for reporting beam failure of secondary serving cell, and storage medium
The present disclosure relates to a method and device for reporting a beam failure of a secondary cell (SCell) and a storage medium. The method includes: determining, by user equipment (UE), that a first SCell has a beam failure; determining a target serving cell for transmitting a report message to a base station, the report message being configured to notify the base station that the first SCell has the beam failure; and transmitting the report message in the target serving cell. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the beam failure of the SCell of the UE is reported. |
| US12028142B2 |
Motor vehicle with antenna network
A motor vehicle comprises a towing vehicle and an antenna network which has at least two antenna units with identical network addresses, wherein the two antenna units are arranged on different side surfaces of the towing vehicles and are digitally connected. |
| US12028140B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving channel state information in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
Disclosed are a method for transmitting and receiving a radio signal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor. Particularly, a method for performing, by a terminal, channel state information (CSI) reporting in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, bandwidth part (BWP) configuration information on a BWP for uplink and/or downlink transmission; receiving, from the base station, reporting configuration information including a reporting configuration for the CSI reporting; and performing the CSI reporting on the basis of the BWP configuration information and the reporting configuration information, wherein the reporting configuration is associated with the BWP, and whether or not the reporting configuration is activated may be determined on the basis of whether or not the BWP is activated. |
| US12028135B2 |
Null-forming at bidirectional smart repeaters
Method and apparatus for null-forming at bidirectional smart repeaters. The apparatus transmits, to a repeater, a repeater configuration. The repeater configuration configures the repeater to beam shape at least one beam of the repeater to suppress at least one side lobe of the at least one beam. The apparatus communicates with the repeater based on the repeater configuration. The apparatus receives, from the repeater, information related to an existing codebook of the repeater and associated beam forming capabilities of the repeater. The apparatus receives, from the repeater, information related to a null-forming codebook configured at the repeater. |
| US12028133B2 |
Swapped section detection and azimuth prediction
A method for detecting swapped antenna sectors in a cellular communications network. For each of one or more cells in the cellular communications network, an azimuth is estimated for each of two or more antenna sectors in the cell using a plurality of geo-located signal measurements for each antenna sector and a machine-learning algorithm. The estimated azimuths are compared to azimuths associated with the corresponding antenna sectors in a stored representation of the cellular communications network, to detect swapped antenna sectors in the cell. |
| US12028132B2 |
MIMO transmission apparatus and operating method thereof
An operating method of a wireless communication device includes calculating an effective channel matrix between the wireless communication device and a base station based on transmission characteristic information and channel information, the transmission characteristic information corresponding to the wireless communication device, and the channel information corresponding to a channel between the wireless communication device and the base station, determining a precoding matrix based on the effective channel matrix, and determining a transmission beamforming vector based on the precoding matrix. |
| US12028130B2 |
Multi-beam uniform coverage in a coverage cell(s) in a wireless communications system (WCS)
Multi-beam uniform coverage in a coverage cell(s) in a wireless communications system (WCS) is provided. The WCS includes a number of wireless devices that are typically mounted on a fixed structure to provide coverage for user devices. Each wireless device includes one or more antenna arrays. Each antenna array is controlled via a set of codewords to form one or more RF beams to each cover a respective area in a coverage cell. The codewords are predetermined based on fairness and/or leakage constraints such that the RF beams can be formed in desired geometric shapes and steered toward desired directions to provide a uniform coverage in the coverage cell. By forming the RF beams based on the codewords predetermined based on fairness and/or leakage constraints, it is possible to ensure an equal RF power signal level inside the coverage cell and/or reduced power leakage outside the coverage cell. |
| US12028124B2 |
Signal strength prediction based on line of sight analysis
Architectures and techniques are presented that can provide point-to-point analysis to generate an improved signal strength prediction (SSP) based on, e.g., earth surface image data processing and analysis to draw conclusions of line of sight (LOS) along the propagation path between a BTS or another AP transmitter and CPE receiver. For example, USGS image data and/or elevation data of locations are identified to correspond to signal propagation between the transmitter and receiver can be analyzed for LOS signal quality at a fixed location, in addition to the statistical model prediction of the RF signal quality. As a result, foliage or terrain that obstructs the LOS can be identified and utilized to improve SSP by eliminating the additional pathloss due to LOS obstructions. Such can provide a significant improvement to SSP results that are conventionally predicted by statistical models rather than a point-to-point analysis. |
| US12028121B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for electronic spectrum management
Devices and methods enable optimizing a signal of interest based on identifying and analyzing the signal of interest based on radio frequency energy measurements. Signal data is compared with stored data to identify the signal of interest. Signal degradation data is calculated based on noise figure parameters, hardware parameters and environment parameters. The signal of interest is optimized based on the signal degradation data. Terrain data is also operable to be used for optimizing the signal of interest. |
| US12028119B1 |
In-phase/quadrature signal filtering in wireless communication
An apparatus for wireless communication includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to: receive one or more signals for determining frequency dependent in-phase quadrature imbalance (FDIQI) estimates; generate one or more FDIQI estimates based on the one or more signals; and transmit the one or more FDIQI estimates to a network node. |
| US12028108B1 |
Network anomaly detection based on customers light level signal
Techniques for detecting an anomaly in a PON include generating an optical profile for the PON based on characteristics of network light level signals, collected over a first time period, delivered over the PON, and generating an optical profile for a customer based on characteristics of customer light level signals, collected over the first time period, delivered over the PON to or from an ONT for the customer. The techniques also include obtaining customer light level signals collected over a second time period, and detecting an anomaly in the PON for the customer in response to determining that the customer light level signals collected over the second time period deviate from the optical profile for the customer or the optical profile for the PON by more than a threshold amount. |
| US12028105B2 |
Wireless circuitry with loopback path all-pass filters
An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a baseband processor, a transceiver, and an antenna. The transceiver may include a transmit path, a receive path, and a loopback path that couples the transmit path to the receive path. A passive all-pass filter may be interposed on the loopback path. Control circuitry may calibrate I/Q mismatch of the wireless circuitry using the all-pass filter to optimize the radio-frequency performance of the wireless circuitry. Performing I/Q mismatch calibration using the all-pass filter may serve to minimize area consumption in the transceiver, may minimize calibration time, and may allow for calibration over a relatively wide bandwidth. |
| US12028101B2 |
Receive chain linearization via time-interleaved and polyphase mixing of interleaved paths
Systems, devices, and methods related to time-interleaved polyphase linearization for a receive signal chain are provided. An example receive signal chain includes an input node to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal. The receive signal chain further includes a plurality of polyphase mixer circuitries including first mixers and first local oscillators to generate a plurality of phase-shifted downconverted signals based on the received RF signal. The receive signal chain further includes a first multiplexer to select one of the plurality of phase-shifted downconverted signals during each time slot of a plurality of time slots. The receive signal chain further includes signal conditioning circuitry comprising at least one nonlinear component. The signal conditioning circuitry conditions, during each time slot, a respective selected one of the plurality of phase-shifted downconverted signals to generate a conditioned signal. The receive signal chain further includes analog-to-digital-converter (ADC) downstream of the signal conditioning circuitry. |
| US12028099B2 |
Semiconductor chip with local oscillator buffer reused for loop-back test and associated loop-back test method
A semiconductor chip includes a first wireless communication circuit, a second wireless communication circuit, and an auxiliary path. The first wireless communication circuit includes a signal path, wherein the signal path includes a signal node. The second wireless communication circuit includes a mixer and a local oscillator (LO) buffer. The LO buffer is arranged to receive and buffer an LO signal, and is further arranged to provide the LO signal to the mixer. The auxiliary path is arranged to electrically connect the LO buffer to the signal node of the signal path, wherein the LO buffer is reused for a loop-back test function of the first wireless communication circuit through the auxiliary path. |
| US12028096B2 |
Transmitter device supporting antenna diversity
A transmitter comprises an antenna array demultiplexor having a first input for an output signal, a second input for a control signal, a first output coupled to a first output pin, and a second output coupled to a second output pin. The antenna array demultiplexor provides the output signal to the first or second output based on the control signal. The first and second output pins are coupled to first and second antennae, respectively. In some implementations, the transmitter includes a transformer and a capacitor coupled in parallel between the first and second output pins, and the antenna array demultiplexor comprises a first switch coupled between the first output pin and a first ground pin, and a second switch coupled between the second output pin and a second ground pin. The first switch receives a second control signal, and the second switch receives an inverse of the second control signal. |
| US12028094B2 |
Application programming interface for fine grained low latency decompression within processor core
Methods and apparatus relating to an Application Programming Interface (API) for fine grained low latency decompression within a processor core are described. In an embodiment, a decompression Application Programming Interface (API) receives an input handle to a data object. The data object includes compressed data and metadata. Decompression Engine (DE) circuitry decompresses the compressed data to generate uncompressed data. The DE circuitry decompress the compressed data in response to invocation of a decompression instruction by the decompression API. The metadata comprises a first operand to indicate a location of the compressed data, a second operand to indicate a size of the compressed data, a third operand to indicate a location to which decompressed data by the DE circuitry is to be stored, and a fourth operand to indicate a size of the decompressed data. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. |
| US12028091B2 |
Adjustable code rates and dynamic ECC in a data storage device with write verification
Example channel circuits, data storage devices, and methods for using an adjustable code rate based on an extendable parity code matrix based on write verification determining extended parity are described. A data unit with a base set of parity bits may be written to a non-volatile storage medium and then read back for write verification. The data unit may be decoded using the base set of parity bits and corresponding primary parity matrix. Based on the decoding of the write verification read signal, a number of parity bits for an extended set of parity bits may be determined and the extended set of parity bits may be stored to an extended parity storage location for use during subsequent read operations. |