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| US12035103B2 |
Speaker apparatus
This application provides a speaker apparatus includes: a speaker sound emission unit that includes a speaker diaphragm and configured to convert an electrical signal into a sound signal by using the speaker diaphragm; a horn includes a sound inlet and a sound outlet, the speaker sound emission unit is disposed on the sound inlet, and the horn is configured to amplify the sound signal and then propagate an amplified sound signal through the sound outlet; and a phase plug, configured to adjust a phase and/or an amplitude of the sound signal from the sound inlet; where relative locations of the speaker diaphragm and the phase plug remain unchanged to form an incompressible air cavity. |
| US12035101B2 |
Playback devices having waveguides
A playback device comprises an electroacoustic transducer; an acoustic waveguide in fluid communication with the transducer; and a housing delimiting an opening of the waveguide, the opening extending around an axis passing through the transducer. The opening may have a radial distance from the axis that varies with an azimuthal angle about the axis. An acoustic path length within the waveguide, between the transducer and the opening, is substantially constant and independent of azimuthal angle about the axis. |
| US12035096B2 |
Personal acoustic systems and flexible earpiece mounts for the same
A personal acoustic system and flexible mount for the same are disclosed. The flexible mount is comprised of an elastomeric material. The personal acoustic system further includes a band comprising a first mount and an earpiece comprising a second mount. An acoustic element is housed within the earpiece. The elastomeric mount is positioned intermediate the first mount and the second mount to flexibly connect the band to the earpiece. |
| US12035094B2 |
Ear tip for portable wireless listening device
A deformable ear tip comprising: an annular inner ear tip body having a sidewall extending between first and second opposing ends thereby defining a sound channel through the ear tip; an annular outer flange integrally formed with and surrounding the first end of the inner ear tip body and extending towards the inner ear tip second end forming an air gap between the annular inner ear tip body and the annular outer flange along a portion of a length of the ear tip, wherein the outer flange comprises a first material having a first durometer and is sized and shaped to be inserted into a human ear canal; and an inner flange integrally formed with the inner ear tip body and comprising a second material having a second durometer less than the first durometer, the inner flange body extending from a location along the inner ear tip body between the first and second ends towards an inner surface of the outer flange body. |
| US12035093B2 |
Earpiece fitting system
A fitting system for an earpiece that comprises a support structure that is configured to contact at least one of the ear canal or the concha of an ear of a user, including at least first and second spaced electrodes that are each configured to contact the user's skin, circuitry that is configured to determine an impedance between the first and second electrodes, and a controller, responsive to the determined impedance, for causing the earpiece support structure to move. |
| US12035091B2 |
Electronic device including microphone module
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a microphone hole, a support member connected to the housing, wherein the support member includes an antenna structure facing at least a part of the housing and a microphone chamber configured to receive external sound of the electronic device from the microphone hole, and a microphone module connected to the support member and configured to receive external sound of the electronic device through the microphone hole and the microphone chamber. |
| US12035090B2 |
Panel loudspeaker temperature monitoring and control
A panel audio loudspeaker includes a panel and an actuator attached to a surface of the panel and configured to cause vibration of the panel. The actuator comprises a magnetic coil in thermal communication with the panel. The panel audio loudspeaker further comprises a plurality of electrical sensors electrically coupled to the magnetic coil and configured to output time-varying electrical data for the magnetic coil, and an electronic control module in communication with the magnetic coil and the electrical sensors. The electronic control module is configured to perform operations comprising: providing a current to the magnetic coil; receiving the time-varying electrical data for the magnetic coil; determining an electrical energy provided to the magnetic coil between a first time and a second time; accessing a thermal model of the panel; and determining a change in a panel temperature between the first time and the second time. |
| US12035084B2 |
Optical communications network and method for continuous service provision thereon
There is provided an optical network comprising first and second PONs, each including an OLT; one or more ONUs; and an optical splitter downstream of the OLT and upstream of the one or more ONUs. The splitter includes a plurality of inputs, one of the inputs being coupled to the OLT, and a plurality of outputs, each of the ONUs being coupled to one of the outputs. The optical network further includes an optical switch configured to switch the optical network from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to a fault being detected on the first PON. The second PON's splitter has a spare output that is uncoupled in the first configuration; and the first PON's splitter has a spare input that is: uncoupled in the first configuration, and coupled to the spare output of the second PON's splitter in the second configuration. |
| US12035080B2 |
Image sensing device using interpolated images to generate refined images
Disclosed is an image sensing device including a first module suitable for generating a plurality of interpolated images separated for each color channel, based on a raw image and a plurality of first convolution layers, a second module suitable for generating a plurality of refined images separated for each color channel, based on the plurality of interpolated images and a plurality of second convolution layers, and a third module suitable for generating at least one output image corresponding to the raw image, based on the plurality of refined images and a plurality of third convolution layers. |
| US12035076B2 |
Method and apparatus for real-time gunshot detection and reporting
Real-time gunshot detection and reporting. A computing device detects, in an audio signal received by an audio receiver that includes a plurality of audio receiving elements, at least one gunshot. The computing device determines, based on the plurality of audio receiving elements, an audio location of the at least one gunshot. The computing device sends control signals to at least two cameras to cause the at least two cameras to capture at least two corresponding images of the audio location. The computing device, based on the at least two corresponding images, identifies a gunshot location and transmits a gunshot location identifier that identifies the gunshot location to a destination. |
| US12035070B2 |
Caption modification and augmentation systems and methods for use by hearing assisted user
A system and method for facilitating communication between an assisted user (AU) and a hearing user (HU) includes receiving an HU voice signal as the AU and HU participate in a call using AU and HU communication devices, transcribing HU voice signal segments into verbatim caption segments, processing each verbatim caption segment to identify an intended communication (IC) intended by the HU upon uttering an associated one of the HU voice signal segments, for at least a portion of the HU voice signal segments (i) using an associated IC to generate an enhanced caption different than the associated verbatim caption, (ii) for each of a first subset of the HU voice signal segments, presenting the verbatim captions via the AU communication device display for consumption, and (iii) for each of a second subset of the HU voice signal segments, presenting enhanced captions via the AU communication device display for consumption. |
| US12035067B2 |
Systems and methods for presence-aware repositioning and reframing in video conferencing
Systems and methods are described herein for automatically reframing a video for a conference participant. Video of the participant is captured, and a first position of the participant is detected. An offset for the first position of the participant is then calculated to determine a relative distance from the center of the video frame. The captured video is modified based on the offset and is then presented in the video conference. |
| US12035065B2 |
Control and synchronization in video production
Index values are periodically incremented at a central or primary video production control system and a video production control system node. Messages that include or otherwise indicate current index values generated by the primary video production control system are transmitted to the video production control system node, and the node reflects the messages back to the primary video production control system. The primary video production control system determines a round-trip message time, associated with the video production control system node, based on the transmitted messages and reflections of the messages received from the node. A further message that includes or otherwise indicates an instruction for execution of a task at a target execution time, is transmitted by the primary video production control system to the node at a time, in advance of the target execution time, that is based on the round-trip message time. |
| US12035063B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus
Accuracy of results obtained by integrally processing information acquired by different sensors is improved. A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a first sensor that detects light in a first wavelength band; and a second sensor that detects light of a second wavelength band different from the first wavelength band, in which the first sensor includes a first pixel (110) that detects light of the first wavelength band in incident light, and the second sensor includes a second pixel (110) that detects light in the second wavelength band that has transmitted through the first pixel among the incident light. |
| US12035060B2 |
Stacked image sensor
A stacked image sensor includes a signal-processing circuitry layer, a pixel-array substrate, a heat-transport layer, and a thermal via. The signal-processing circuitry layer includes a conductive pad exposed on a circuitry-layer bottom surface of the signal-processing circuitry layer. The pixel-array substrate includes a pixel array and is disposed on a circuitry-layer top surface of the signal-processing circuitry layer. The circuitry-layer top surface is between the circuitry-layer bottom surface and the pixel-array substrate. The heat-transport layer is located between the signal-processing circuitry layer and the pixel-array substrate. The thermal via thermally couples the heat-transport layer to the conductive pad. |
| US12035057B1 |
Snapshot polarization imaging with a micro-camera array microscope
A system and method for high-resolution polarimetric imaging can include an array of micro-cameras to simultaneously capture polarized optical information from a wide area. Polarized illumination sources can be placed below and/or above the sample to direct polarized light to the sample during image capture. Post processing can be performed on the captured images to obtain polarimetric properties of the sample. |
| US12035055B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method using the same
An image processing device comprises an image sensor including unit groups comprising a reference group and a conversion group each including pixels and color filters, and is configured to generate image data using the pixels, and an image signal processor which is configured to calculate a hash of the image data, and to select a filter corresponding to the hash to perform filtering, wherein the image signal processor includes a pixel index converter which is configured to convert indexes of the pixels based on a positional relationship between the pixels, a pixel property converter which is configured to convert the properties of the pixels and to convert the hash before conversion, and a filter coefficient converter which is configured to convert filter coefficients of the pixels based on the respective converted pixel index and the respective converted pixel property. |
| US12035054B1 |
Color filter array interpolation for RGB-IR image sensors
Techniques are generally described for color filter array interpolation of image data. A first frame of image data representing a plurality of pixels arranged in a grid may be received. A low pass filter may be used to generate a first luminance value for a first non-green pixel of the plurality of pixels. A first chrominance value of the first non-green pixel may be determined based at least in part on a combination of at least a chrominance value of a first green pixel located adjacent to the first non-green pixel and a chrominance value of a second green pixel located adjacent to the first non-green pixel. A second luminance value for the first non-green pixel may be determined based on a combination of the first chrominance value and the first luminance value. Output values for the first non-green pixel may be determined based at least in part on the second luminance value. |
| US12035051B2 |
Imaging system and control method
The present disclosure relates to an imaging system and a control method that make it possible to implement setting for an external flash by an operation on a camera side. Setting coordination processing is executed in which setting information of an external flash (13) is transmitted and received between a first communication unit (67A) and a second communication unit (47). Further, a second display unit is caused to display a setting screen to be used for setting a setting item of the external flash, and the setting information changed by an operation on the second operation unit is caused to be transmitted from the imaging device (12) to the external flash (13) via the first communication unit (67A) and the second communication unit (47), and a setting for the external flash (13) is caused to be applied. |
| US12035048B2 |
Front image generation device for heavy equipment
Disclosed is a front image generation device for heavy equipment, which generates a composite front image by using two or more cameras. The front image generation device includes: an upper camera disposed on a wheel loader and configured to generate a first front image; a lower camera disposed on the wheel loader and configured to generate a second front image; an image processor configured to generate a composite front image by compositing the first front image and the second front image; and a display configured to display the composite front image generated by the image processor. |
| US12035047B2 |
Camera module inspection system and method for operating the same
A camera module inspection system and a method for operating the inspection system. More specifically, the inspection system can quickly check and correct the alignment of the camera module. |
| US12035046B2 |
Image signal processor for performing auto zoom and auto focus, image processing method thereof, and image processing system including the image signal processor
An image signal processor may be configured to process an image based on simultaneously performing auto zoom and auto focus. An image signal processor may be configured to receive a first image from an image sensor may include processing circuitry configured to determine auto focus information on an object in the first image using a depth map, set a first area based on calculating a first outer point and a second outer point associated with the object using the depth map, set a second area based on a particular ratio that is determined based on the first outer point and the second outer point, and determine auto zoom information based on calculating a zoom ratio corresponding to a size of the second area. |
| US12035045B2 |
Endoscope processor, information processing method, and computer program
A processor for an endoscope includes: a determination unit that determines whether a start condition for starting acquisition of a moving image, which is limited to a predetermined time length and has a resolution equal to or higher than that of a still image captured by an endoscope, is satisfied; and a moving image acquisition unit that starts the acquisition of the moving image when the determination unit determines that the start condition is satisfied. |
| US12035043B2 |
Information processing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, and program
An information processing apparatus comprises a communication unit configured to communicate with an external apparatus via a communication path, the communication path being selected from a first communication path and a second communication path, the first communication path being different from the second communication path. The apparatus also comprises an operation unit and a control unit. The control unit is configured to change an apparatus mode and to change a mode of communication performed by the communication unit, depending on a state of the operation unit. |
| US12035038B2 |
Camera apparatus
There is provided a camera apparatus, including circuitry configured to: output a first image signal for displaying a first image, output a second image signal for displaying a second image. The second image signal is an image signal transmitted as a return signal. Further, the second image is an image that includes one of a location of a focus adjustment in the first image and an enlarged image corresponding to a part of the first image. |
| US12035032B2 |
Electronic device, and control method for movable assembly
An electronic device includes a movable assembly. An optical proximity sensor is disposed on the movable assembly. The movable assembly may be spaced from a fixed assembly on the electronic device, and the movable assembly can move on a plane that is disposed in parallel relative to the fixed assembly. A light intensity of light that is from the optical proximity sensor and that is reflected by the fixed assembly may reflect a position of the movable assembly relative to the fixed assembly. Whether the movable assembly moves to a specified target position may be determined based on the light intensity of the light that is reflected by the fixed assembly and that is detected by the optical proximity sensor. |
| US12035031B2 |
Miniaturized camera device
A camera device connected to a terminal device, comprising a baseplate, a support frame, a photo shooting component, a flexible flat cable, and a limiting member. The baseplate comprises a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface between the first surface and the second surface. The support frame is disposed on the first surface of the baseplate. The photo shooting component is disposed on the support frame and is electrically connected to the baseplate. The flexible flat cable is disposed on the baseplate, and comprises a first extension section, a second extension section, and a bent section between the first extension section and the second extension section. One end of the first extension section away from the bent section is disposed on the side surface. The bent section is bent around the side surface and extends to the second surface. |
| US12035028B2 |
Camera module and photosensitive assembly thereof, electronic device, and manufacturing method
Disclosed are a camera module and a photosensitive assembly thereof, an electronic device, and a manufacturing method. The photosensitive assembly includes a photosensitive chip, at least one resistance-capacitance device, an extended wiring layer, a filter element assembly, and a molded base. The filter element assembly includes a filter element and a bonding layer bonded around the filter element. The filter element assembly is attached to a top surface of the extended wiring layer, and the filter element of the filter element assembly corresponds to a light transmission hole of the extended wiring layer, so that external light is filtered by the filter element before reaching a photosensitive area of the photosensitive chip through the light transmission hole. |
| US12035027B2 |
Vehicular camera and lens assembly
A vehicular camera includes a camera housing having a rear camera housing and a front camera housing. The front camera housing includes a lens, an imager and an imager printed circuit board. The lens is held in position relative to the imager by a UV-curable adhesive. With the lens held in position relative to the imager by the adhesive, the outer surface of the imager is devoid of the adhesive and an air gap exists between the lens and the outer surface of the imager. With the adhesive disposed in an uncured state on the imager printed circuit board and laterally outboard of the imager, and with the lens positioned relative to the imager, the adhesive is cured from its uncured state to an at least partially-cured state by exposure to UV light. The rear housing portion is joined at the front housing portion. |
| US12035023B2 |
Camera device
A camera angle adjustment device is provided. A camera angle adjustment device according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a bracket; a camera module disposed in the bracket; a viewing angle adjustment member having one side disposed in the bracket and the other side coupled to the camera module so as to control the position of the camera module; and an elastic member disposed in the bracket so as to bring the one side of the viewing angle adjustment member into contact with the bracket. |
| US12035016B2 |
Reset system for a remote physical device
In one embodiment, a cable distribution system includes a head end connected to a plurality of customer devices through a transmission network that includes a remote fiber node that converts digital data to analog data suitable for said plurality of customer devices. The remote fiber node includes a processor. The remote fiber node resetting software applications of a control plane of the remote fiber node in a manner free from impacting providing services to the customers as a result of resetting software applications. The remote fiber node executing the reset software applications. |
| US12035015B2 |
Multicast system with intelligent targeted serving for streaming content
Systems and methods for providing targeted content in streaming content online that takes into account content, including advertising content, delivered in a corresponding linear broadcast over a defined period of time (e.g., one day, one week). A broadcast content management system is provided that generates a multicast log that corresponds to a broadcast log, and sends the multicast log to a streaming content management system. The streaming content management system utilizes information in the multicast log to select advertisement content to be served to media player systems (e.g., video players). |
| US12035013B2 |
Systems and methods for applying privacy preferences of a user to a data provider system
Systems and methods are provided for, in response to determining that an election to opt into a privacy policy has not been received from the user (or that an election to opt out of the privacy policy has been received from the user) using limited functionality of a data provider system to select, from a set of candidate data items and using a particular selection criterion (not based on personal information of the user), data items to be transmitted. System and methods may be further provided for, in response to determining that an election to opt into the privacy policy has been received (or that an election to opt out of the privacy policy has not been received), using full functionality search of the data provider system to select data items from the set of candidate data items based at least in part on the accessed personal information. |
| US12035011B2 |
Methods and systems for generating and displaying a customized user watch list for vessels
Systems and methods for displaying onboard service information for vessels are described. In some embodiments, a method comprises receiving a user request to add a particular vessel to a user watch list associated with a user; adding a particular vessel identifier of the particular vessel to a set of vessel identifiers of a set of vessels included in the user watch list; and obtaining status of a service type of an onboard service provided on each vessel of the set of vessels. In response to receiving a request to display the user watch list, first graphical interface data is generated. The first graphical interface data represents: the set of vessel identifiers that corresponds to the set of vessels; a service icon for each corresponding vessel of the set of vessels; and a watch list header comprising labels for the set of vessel identifiers and the service type. |
| US12035006B2 |
Electronic apparatus having notification function, and control method for electronic apparatus
Disclosed are an electronic apparatus having a notification function, and a control method for the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus has the notification function of definitely notifying a user of a target notification sound that is different from a sound associated with a broadcast program currently being watched. The electronic apparatus includes: a schedule generation element, configured to use view data and program data of a program watched in a receiving apparatus to generate, according to the result of preference information analysis, a schedule including information of a recommended program that is recommended to the receiving apparatus and a broadcast start time of the recommended program; and a schedule control element, configured to output, based on the schedule, a notification signal before the broadcast start time of the recommended program, the schedule control element controls, based on the notification signal, a notification speaker used for outputting a notification sound. |
| US12035005B2 |
Sensitivity assessment for media production using artificial intelligence
An automatic flagging of sensitive portions of a digital dataset for media production includes receiving the digital dataset comprising at least one of audio data, video data, or audio-video data for producing at least one media program. A processor identifies sensitive portions of the digital dataset likely to be in one or more defined content classifications, based at least in part on comparing unclassified portions of the digital dataset with classified portions of the prior media production using an algorithm, and generates a plurality of sensitivity tags each signifying a sensitivity assessment for a corresponding one of the sensitive portions. The processor may save the plurality of sensitivity tags each correlated to its corresponding one of the sensitive portions in a computer memory for use by a media production or localization team. |
| US12035004B2 |
Visual testing based on machine learning and automated workflow
An example method for visual testing of programmed display of content includes obtaining a workflow of test scenarios for visual testing of a display controlled by a set-top box (STB) device. The method also includes obtaining images that capture content displayed on the display, feeding the images to a trained machine learning model to detect display elements, and performing visual testing based on the detected display elements in accordance with visual expectations specified by the test scenarios. |
| US12035003B2 |
Content-modification system with user experience analysis feature
In one aspect, a method includes determining a content-modification operation channel-change rate for a group of content-presentation devices having a common content-presentation device attribute; comparing the content-modification operation channel-change rate with a baseline channel-change rate; determining that a result of the comparing satisfies a threshold condition; and based on determining that the result of the comparing satisfies the threshold condition, preventing at least one content-presentation device of the group of content-presentation devices from carrying out a future content-modification operation. |
| US12034994B2 |
Remotely controlling playback devices
In some implementations, a system can be configured to allow remote control devices to quietly obtain status information related to various audio/video playback devices. For example, a streaming device (e.g., a user device, phone, etc.) can establish a streaming connection to a playback device. The playback device can be configured to only accept a single streaming connection (i.e., master connection). A remote control device (e.g., a user device, phone, etc.) can quietly connect (i.e., control connection) to the playback device without interrupting the master connection to obtain status information related to the playback device and or the media being streamed to the playback device. The remote control device can provide commands through the control connection to adjust the playback of the streamed media at the playback device. |
| US12034993B2 |
Method and apparatus for executing application in wireless communication system
A first device in a wireless communication system is provided. The first device discovers a second device using a first application, and transmits to the second device information to request launch of a second application by the second device. |
| US12034988B2 |
Radio station provider management systems and methods
A method may include receiving radio station data associated with multiple radio stations from one or more radio station providers and filtering the radio stations based at least in part on playback availability. Playback availability may include a broadcast right associated with the one or more radio station providers. The method may also include removing duplicate radio stations and supplying a searchable radio station directory to a platform or a client device. |
| US12034986B2 |
Network live-broadcasting method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide network live-broadcasting methods and devices. The method can include: obtaining live-broadcasting data from a server side; obtaining service data from the server side; determining whether the obtained live-broadcasting data contains key information, wherein the key information is inserted by a live-broadcasting side in the live-broadcasting data when predetermined content corresponding to the service data is included in the live-broadcasting data; and outputting, in response to receiving the key information, the service data on a playing interface of the live-broadcasting data, so that the service data is output synchronously with the predetermined content. |
| US12034984B2 |
Method and apparatus for a virtual online video channel
An apparatus and method for providing a virtual online live video channel are disclosed. In one implementation, a processing device may receive a request to play the virtual online linear video channel from a video player. The processing device may establish a connection between a manifest server and the video player. The processing device may further identify a schedule for the virtual online linear video channel, the schedule identifies a plurality of video sources. The processing device may then provide, using the connection, a manifest file to the video player, the manifest file corresponding to the schedule for the virtual online linear video channel and identifying a first location of a live video stream and a second location of a prerecorded video signal, the live video stream and the prerecorded video signal to be retrieved by the video player and presented to a user of the video player. |
| US12034983B2 |
Centralized mediation between ad-replacement platforms
A method and system for controlling dynamic ad replacement. An example method involves a computing system detecting that first and second ad-replacement platforms are or will be in contention with each other for replacement of a replaceable ad in a media stream and, responsive to at least the detecting, the computing system (i) deciding that the first ad-replacement platform should replace the replaceable ad and that the second ad-replacement platform should not replace the replaceable ad, and (ii) based on the deciding, causing the first ad-replacement platform to replace the replaceable ad and the second ad-replacement platform to not replace the replaceable ad. |
| US12034982B2 |
Volumetric media process methods and apparatus
Methods, systems and apparatus for processing of volumetric media data are described. One example method of volumetric media determining, from a media presentation description (MPD) file, one or more preselection elements corresponding to a preselection of a volumetric media, accessing, using the one or more preselection elements, one or more atlas data components and associated video-encoded components of the volumetric media; and reconstructing the volumetric media from the one or more atlas data components and the associated video-encoded components. |
| US12034981B2 |
System and method for analyzing videos in real-time
A method and a sports analytics system (SAS) for analyzing a live video broadcast stream (LVBS) of a sporting event are provided. The SAS splits the LVBS into a real time messaging protocol (RTMP) stream and a hypertext transfer protocol live stream (HLS) and analyses the RTMP stream using a phase difference between the RTMP stream and the HLS. The SAS detects persons present in a frame of the RTMP stream using a first set of cues and tracks the detected persons by analyzing preceding frames. The SAS recognizes the tracked persons using a second set of cues, assigns individual weights to each of the second set of cues, and compares the assigned weights of each of the recognized persons with pre-existing data of all players to identify the players in the frame. The SAS transmits the HLS and contextual interactive content of the identified players to a user device. |
| US12034978B2 |
Lower-complexity sample offset filter
In a method, a filter shape is determined from a plurality of filter shapes of a sample offset filter to be applied to a reconstructed sample of a current component in a current picture. A coded video bitstream is generated based on samples of the current picture and the determined filter shape of the sample offset filter. The coded video bitstream includes coded information that indicates the filter shape. A top most sample of the first reconstructed samples in the plurality of filter shapes is located within a first predetermined number of top rows above a center reconstructed sample of the first component that is co-located with the reconstructed sample of the current component. A bottom most sample of the first reconstructed samples in the plurality of filter shapes is located within a second predetermined number of bottom rows below the center reconstructed sample of the first component. |
| US12034976B2 |
Systems and methods for signaling neural network post-filter frame rate upsampling information in video coding
A device may be configured to perform frame rate upsampling based on information included in a neural network post-filter characteristics message. In one example, the neural network post-filter characteristics message includes a syntax element specifying a number of input pictures to be used as input for a neural network post-filter picture interpolation process and a syntax element having a value specifying a manner in which input pictures are concatenated before being input into the neural network post-filter picture interpolation process. |
| US12034972B2 |
Directed interpolation and data post-processing
An encoding device evaluates a plurality of processing and/or post-processing algorithms and/or methods to be applied to a video stream, and signals a selected method, algorithm, class or category of methods/algorithms either in an encoded bitstream or as side information related to the encoded bitstream. A decoding device or post-processor utilizes the signaled algorithm or selects an algorithm/method based on the signaled method or algorithm. The selection is based, for example, on availability of the algorithm/method at the decoder/post-processor and/or cost of implementation. The video stream may comprise, for example, downsampled multiplexed stereoscopic images and the selected algorithm may include any of upconversion and/or error correction techniques that contribute to a restoration of the downsampled images. |
| US12034968B2 |
Method for wrap-around padding for omnidirectional media coding
Reconstructing a coded current picture for video decoding including decoding picture partitioning information corresponding to the current picture; determining whether padding is applied to sub-regions of the current picture using the picture partitioning information; based on determining that padding is not applied, decoding the sub-regions without padding the sub-regions; based on determining that padding is applied, determining whether the padding includes wrap-around padding using the picture partitioning information; based on determining that the padding does not include wrap-around padding, applying repetition padding to the sub-regions, and decoding the sub-regions using the repetition padding; based on determining that the padding includes wrap-around padding, applying the wrap-around padding to the sub-regions, and decoding the sub-regions using the wrap-around padding; and reconstructing the current picture based on the decoded sub-regions. |
| US12034967B2 |
Superpixel generation and use
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to interpolate one or more intermediate images from two or more images is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a processor includes one or more circuits to interpolate one or more intermediate images from two or more images based, at least in part, on one or more inconsistent flow vectors corresponding to the two or more images. |
| US12034963B2 |
Compound prediction for video coding
Generating a compound predictor block for a current block of video includes generating, for the current block, a first predictor block using one of inter-prediction or intra-prediction and generating a second predictor block. The first predictor block includes a first pixel and the second predictor block includes a second pixel that is co-located with the first pixel. A first weight is determined for the first pixel using a difference between a value of the first pixel and a value of the second pixel. A second weight is determined for the second pixel using the first weight. The compound predictor block is generated by combining the first predictor block and the second predictor block. The compound predictor block includes a weighted pixel that is determined using a weighted sum of the first pixel and the second pixel using the first weight and the second weight. |
| US12034961B2 |
Motion vector prediction-based image/video coding method and device
An image decoding method according to the present document comprises: decoding a current block on the basis of image information, wherein an MVP candidate list for the current block is derived on the basis of an inter prediction mode, which is derived on the basis of image information, and peripheral blocks of the current block; and deriving motion information of the current block on the basis of the MVP candidate list, wherein the peripheral blocks include a left bottom corner peripheral block, a left peripheral block, a right top corner peripheral block, a top peripheral block, and a left top corner peripheral block of the current block, the motion information includes an L0 motion vector for L0 prediction and/or an L1 motion vector for L1 prediction, the L0 motion vector is derived on the basis of an L0 motion vector predictor and an L0 motion vector difference, and the L1 motion vector is derived on the basis of an L1 motion vector predictor and an L1 motion vector difference. |
| US12034959B2 |
Method for generating prediction block in AMVP mode
A method of decoding video data, the method including via a motion compensation predictor generating a prediction block of a current prediction unit using a reference index and a motion vector of the current prediction unit; via an entropy decoder, entropy decoding a bitstream to generate a quantized coefficient sequence; via an inverse quantizer/inverse transformer, generating a quantized block using the quantized coefficient sequence and inversely quantizing the quantized block to generate a transformed block using a quantization parameter, and inversely transforming 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 using an average of the two effective quantization parameters; and via an adder, generating 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. |
| US12034955B2 |
Method for signaling mixed NAL unit type and subpicture partitioning coded video stream
A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for coding video data. Video data including one or more subpictures is received. A network abstraction layer (NAL) unit type associated with each of the one or more subpictures is identified based on checking a flag corresponding to mixed NAL units in the one or more subpictures. The video data is decoded based on the identified NAL unit types. |
| US12034954B2 |
Encoder and decoder with support of sub-layer picture rates in video coding
A coding method implemented by a decoding/encoding device for coding video data comprises coding, in a supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message, a set of sequence parameters. The set of sequence parameters is associated with temporal IDs of the sub-layers of a bitstream or coded layer video sequence (C(L)VS). The coding method further comprises processing the bitstream or C(L)VS by using the set of sequence parameters included in the SEI message. The set of sequence parameters is used for deriving or representing a picture rate of the sequence. |
| US12034950B2 |
Video decoding method and apparatus, video encoding method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
Video decoding and encoding methods and apparatuses are provided. The decoding method includes: obtaining a first parameter set corresponding to a to-be-decoded video frame; determining an effective quantization matrix (QM) according to syntax elements included in the first parameter set, the effective QM being a QM actually used for inversely quantizing quantized transform coefficients during decoding of the to-be-decoded video frame; and decoding the effective QM. |
| US12034949B2 |
Video decoding apparatus and video decoding method
A video decoding apparatus includes a first buffer storing input data received from an entropy decoder, a first motion compensation processor extracting motion compensation reference data based on the input data, and store the motion compensation reference data in a pixel cache, a second buffer, and a controller. The input data comprises one of first data including motion information and second data including intra prediction information. The controller controls the second buffer to store the motion compensation reference data stored in the pixel cache when the input data is the first data, and controls the second buffer to store the second data stored in the first buffer when the input data is the second data. |
| US12034948B2 |
Image decoding apparatus
In a conventional art, an output layer set having no output layer is sometimes defined. Consequently, even if the decoder decodes a bit stream to obtain each layer in the output layer set without the output layer, there is no picture to be outputted. There is a possibility that such coded data causes the decoder expecting an output to operate unexpectedly. Output layer sets having the same configuration may be defined. Consequently, the amount of code pertaining to the output layer sets defined in an overlapping manner is redundant. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a specification of a bit stream conformance pertaining to the output layer set prevents occurrence of an output layer set without an output layer and a redundant output layer set. |
| US12034947B2 |
Media data processing method and related device
A media data processing method includes: acquiring a description data box of a jth track in the M tracks, the description data box including temporal domain track indication information, the temporal domain track indication information being used for indicating a track encapsulating mode of the N temporal domain layers, the temporal domain track indication information including temporal domain layer information of a temporal domain layer encapsulated into the jth track, j being a positive integer, and j≤M; and decoding the media data according to the temporal domain track indication information, thus improving the flexibility of multi-track encapsulation on different temporal domain layers. |
| US12034945B2 |
Video signal processing method and apparatus using scaling process
The present disclosure relates to a processing method of a video signal, the processing method comprising the steps of: scaling a transform coefficient for a current block on the basis of an intermediate scaling factor array; when the flag indicates that a low frequency non-separable transform is applied to the current block, obtaining a residual for the current block by applying an inverse transform of a non-separable transform and an inverse transform of a primary transform on the scaled transform coefficient, wherein the primary transform is a transform applied to a residual signal of a spatial domain before the low frequency non-separable transform; and reconstructing the current block on the basis of the residual and a predictor of the current block. |
| US12034944B2 |
Video encoding method and apparatus, video decoding method and apparatus, electronic device and readable storage medium
This application discloses a video encoding method and apparatus, a video decoding method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a current video frame, the current video frame being divided into a plurality of tile-divided Tile regions; determining a resolution corresponding to each Tile region in the plurality of Tile regions to obtain a plurality of resolutions, the plurality of resolutions including at least two different resolutions; and decoding the Tile region based on the resolution corresponding to the Tile region among the plurality of resolutions, to obtain a decoded video frame. |
| US12034942B2 |
Conditions for applicability of cross-component coding
A method for visual media processing, including: using a rule that specifies representing, based on a fixed value, a chroma residual scaling factor for at least one chroma block associated with a current video unit of visual media data, wherein the fixed value is based at least on one or more conditions; and performing a conversion between the current video unit and a bitstream representation of the current video unit. |
| US12034939B2 |
Image decoding method and apparatus for coding image information including picture header
An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present document comprises the steps of: acquiring a flag indicating whether a picture header (PH) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit exists; acquiring a PH on the basis of the flag; and decoding a current picture related to the PH on the basis of the PH. |
| US12034938B2 |
Image encoder, image decoder, image encoding method, and image decoding method
An image encoder is provided including circuitry and a memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation, responds to a size of a block satisfying a size condition by generating a prediction image using a prediction mode selected from a plurality of prediction modes. The plurality of prediction modes include a first prediction mode in which a prediction process uses a motion vector and a reference block in a same picture as the block. The circuitry encodes the block using the prediction image. |
| US12034937B2 |
Decoding device, encoding device, decoding method, encoding method, and non-transitory computer readable recording medium
A coding device and a decoding device are configured to include an estimated prediction mode deciding section (122a) including: a reference block selecting section (1223a) for selecting a reference block for use in estimating an intra-prediction mode for a subject block; an estimating number deciding section (1222a) for deciding an estimating number of estimated values to be estimated for the intra-prediction mode; and an estimated prediction mode deriving section (1221a) for estimating, based on a reference block, the estimating number of estimated values of the prediction mode. |
| US12034936B2 |
Method for dynamic computational resource management and apparatus for implementing the same
A method for managing computational resources allocated for encoding of one or more multimedia content streams for distribution in dynamic mode to viewing devices through a distribution network is proposed, which comprises, by a processing node of the distribution network: obtain, for a multimedia content stream corresponding to a channel distributed to the viewing devices, a value of a computational resource allocation criterion, wherein the computational resource allocation criterion comprises an audience measurement for the corresponding channel; and determine, based on the computational resource allocation criterion, an allocation of computational resources of a computing platform configured for encoding the multimedia content stream. |
| US12034932B2 |
Constrained template matching
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for video decoding. The apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines whether at least one sample in a first template of the current block is included in an intra coded block that is a spatial neighboring block of the current block. The first template includes one or more samples of top neighboring block(s) and left neighboring block(s) of the current block. If the at least one sample in the first template is included in the intra coded block and a template matching (TM) mode is applied to the current block, the at least one sample is excluded from the first template to generate a second template for the current block. The processing circuitry determines a motion vector (MV) of the current block based on the second template for the current block. |
| US12034929B2 |
Quantization matrix encoding/decoding method and device, and recording medium in which bitstream is stored
Disclosed herein is a method of encoding/decoding an image. The image decoding method includes decoding information on a quantization matrix from a bitstream, acquiring a quantization matrix of a current block based on the information on the quantization matrix, and dequantizing the current block using the quantization matrix of the current block. The acquiring of the quantization matrix of the current block includes deriving a single identifier using at least one of a size of the current block, a prediction mode or a color component, and acquiring the quantization matrix of the current block based on the single identifier. |
| US12034927B2 |
Image encoding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, image encoding method, image decoding method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An image is divided into rectangular regions each including at least one block row, and the image is divided into rectangular slices or slices to be processed in raster order. In a case where the image is divided into the rectangular slices, based on first information for specifying a rectangular region to be processed first and second information for specifying a rectangular region to be processed last, the rectangular regions in the rectangular slice is specified. Based on the number of blocks in a vertical direction in each of the specified rectangular regions, the number of pieces of information for specifying a start position of coded data of the block row in the rectangular slice is specified. A bitstream in which at least the pieces of information, the first and second information, and the coded data are multiplexed is generated. |
| US12034925B2 |
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). |
| US12034921B2 |
Apparatus and method for applying artificial neural network to image encoding or decoding
The present disclosure relates to video encoding or decoding and, more specifically, to an apparatus and a method for applying an artificial neural network (ANN) to video encoding or decoding. The apparatus and the method of the present disclosure are characterized by applying a CNN-based filter to a first picture and at least one of a quantization parameter map and a block partition map to output a second picture. |
| US12034917B2 |
Affine motion prediction-based video decoding method and device using subblock-based temporal merge candidate in video coding system
A video decoding method performed by a decoding device according to the present document is characterized by including: a step for deriving reference subblocks in a reference picture on the basis of the motion vector of an adjacent block on the left side of the current block; a step for deriving a subblock-based temporal merge candidate for the current block on the basis of motion information about the reference subblocks; a step for forming an affine merge candidate list for the current block, the affine merge candidate list including the subblock-based temporal merge candidate; a step for deriving motion information about subblocks of the current block on the basis of the affine merge candidate list; a step for deriving prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the motion information about the subblocks; and a step for generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the prediction samples. |
| US12034912B2 |
Methods and devices for selectively applying bi-directional optical flow and decoder-side motion vector refinement for video coding
Methods of selectively applying Bi-directional Optical Flow (BDOF) and Decoder-side Motion Vector Refinement (DMVR) on inter mode coded blocks employed in video coding standards, such as the now-current Versatile Video Coding (VVC) design, are performed at a computing device. In one method, when a current block is eligible for both applications of DMVR and BDOF based on a plurality of pre-defined conditions, the computing device uses a pre-defined criterion to classify the current block and then uses the classification in applying either BDOF or DMVR, but not both, on the block. |
| US12034909B2 |
Any pose motion capture calibration methods and apparatus
A system includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) associated with a user, wherein the IMU acquires acceleration data and determines gravity data during a period of time, wherein the IMU acquires magnetic orientation data and heading data during the period of time, and wherein the IMU outputs gravity data and heading data to a processing unit, a camera for acquiring images of the user including the IMU during the period of time, and the processing unit for determining an orientation of a portion of a model of the user in response to the images of the user, for determining calibration data for the portion of the model of the user in response to the orientation of the portion of the model, the gravity data, and the heading data. |
| US12034907B2 |
Selective extended depth-of-field correction
An imaging system including a first camera and a second camera corresponding to a first eye and a second eye of a user, respectively; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to control the first camera and the second camera to capture a sequence of first images and a sequence of second images of a real-world environment, respectively; and apply a first extended depth-of-field correction to one of a given first image and a given second image, whilst applying at least one of: defocus blur correction, image sharpening, contrast enhancement, edge enhancement to another of the given first image and the given second image. |
| US12034904B2 |
Endoscopic imaging systems for generating three dimensional images, and associated systems and methods
Endoscopic imaging systems are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an endoscopic imaging system can include an endoscope having a distal tip with a distal face configured to face a scene, such as a portion of a body cavity of a patient. The endoscope can further include first cameras for capturing first image data of the scene, a projector for projecting a light pattern into the scene, and second cameras for capturing second image data of the scene including the light pattern. A processor can be communicatively coupled to the first and second cameras for receiving the first and second image data. The processor can process the first and second image data to generate an image of the scene at the perspective of a virtual camera, and can vary the perspective, the aperture, the focus plane, and/or another parameter of the virtual camera without requiring the endoscope to be physically moved. |
| US12034899B2 |
Image forming apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium
An image forming apparatus includes circuitry; and a memory storing computer-executable instructions that cause the circuitry to execute determining an authentication method that is available for use for login, based on both a setting of the authentication method for login that is acquired via a network and the setting of the authentication method for login that is set in the image forming apparatus; and displaying, on the image forming apparatus, a login screen corresponding to the authentication method that is available for use. |
| US12034898B2 |
Printing from a handheld device via a remote server
Systems and methods are provided though which a transaction, e.g., in a multi-tier, distributed application may be initiated from a portable or hand-held device, such as a smartphone. A computer system or systems, possibly remote from the device, may approve the transaction, complete it, or both, and the remote computer system or systems may cause a document to be printed, e.g., by a printer physically proximate to the device. Aspects of the invention are illustrated by embodiments in which a drug prescription may be created electronically using a hand-held device. In such an embodiment, the prescription may be transmitted to one or more remote computer systems, such as an application server, for processing. If specified, the remote computer systems may cause a prescription to be printed, e.g., at a printer near the prescriber's location. The prescriber may sign the printed prescription and give it to a patient or pharmacy. |
| US12034896B2 |
Printing system, printing system control method, and storage medium
A printing system includes a printing apparatus that prints an image on a sheet, a sheet processer that executes sheet processing, and a sheet detection sensor that detects a sheet on which the sheet processing is performed not in association with the printing of an image, where the printing of an image is restricted in response to detection of a sheet by the sheet detection sensor. |
| US12034894B2 |
Image reading apparatus
An image reading apparatus includes a first image reading unit, a second image reading unit provided on a side opposite from the first image reading unit with respect to a sheet feeding passage, a first guiding member, a second guiding member, a first unit holding the first image reading unit and the second guiding member, and a second unit holding the second image reading unit and the first guiding member. One of the first unit and the second unit is movable relative to the other unit so as to open the sheet feeding passage. |
| US12034891B2 |
Mediation server mediating between terminal device and communication device
A mediation server mediating between a terminal device and a communication device may be configured to: receive a permission request from a user terminal, the permission request is for requesting permission for the user terminal to communicate with the communication device via the mediation server; specify the communication information in a memory by using specifying information included in the permission request; send a receipt notification to an administration terminal by using the communication information; in a case where the administration terminal that has received the receipt notification from the mediation server accepts a predetermined operation, store authentication information to the memory; and in a case where the authentication information is stored in the memory in association with the device identification information, send a first storage notification to the user terminal. |
| US12034890B2 |
Sheet conveyance device and program for sheet conveyance device
A sheet conveying apparatus of an embodiment includes a conveyance path along which a sheet can be conveyed, and a plurality of conveyance rollers configured to move a sheet along the conveyance path. A wireless tag reader/writer is configured to read information from, and write information to, a wireless tag of a sheet on the conveyance path. A controller is configured to detect a phase change in response waves received by the wireless tag reader/writer from a wireless tag. The controller is also configured to identify whether a wireless tag is moving along the conveyance path based on the detected phase change in response waves from the wireless tag. The controller controls the wireless tag reader/writer to write information to the wireless tag identified as moving along the conveyance path. |
| US12034886B1 |
Multimedia network transposition
Methods and systems for routing multimedia traffic are described. A method may include receiving a communication originating from a user, transposing an alias transport network over one or more existing networks to route the communication, and routing the communication based on mapping rules. |
| US12034885B2 |
Method for processing a request from a communication terminal
A method for processing a request from a first communication terminal, intended to establish communication with a second communication terminal via a communications management platform. The method includes identifying the second communication terminal from among a set of communication terminals associated with the communications management platform. The method furthermore includes: assigning, to the first communication terminal, at least one identifier associated with the identified second communication terminal, allowing the first communication terminal to establish communication with the second communication terminal; and transmitting, to the first communication terminal, a message containing the at least one assigned identifier. |
| US12034883B2 |
Systems and methods for an intelligent scripting engine
A system comprises a database configured to store a plurality of baseline scripts, an applications server communicatively coupled to the database, and an analytics engine. Each of the plurality of baseline scripts is associated with a client of a call center and comprises a plurality of questions for guiding a communication session between an agent and a party. The applications server is configured to monitor a plurality of communication sessions. Each of the plurality of communication sessions is guided by a respective one of the plurality of baseline scripts. The applications server is further configured to obtain information about an actual call flow of each of the communication sessions and send the obtained information about the actual call flow of each of the communication sessions to the analytics engine. The analytics engine is configured to determine one or more proposed changes to a baseline script. |
| US12034881B2 |
Methods and systems for rule based charging for internet of things (IoT) support
Systems and methods are provided for charging for resource usage by an Internet of Things (IoT) device. The method includes: creating a subscription for the IoT device; estimating, based at least in part on the subscription, a number of event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device expected over a period of time; transmitting a first message including the number of estimated event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device expected over the period of time towards an Online Charging System (OCS); and transmitting a second message including an actual number of event notifications associated with resource usage by the IoT device over the period of time towards the OCS. |
| US12034874B2 |
Validating certificates
An approach is provided for validating and managing certificates. A certificate is received. Information related to the certificate and additional information an additional data source are determined. A risk factor is rated based on the information related to the certificate and the additional information from the additional source. The certificate is validated based on the rating of the risk factor. A unique hashtag ID is generated for the validated certificate and recorded on a blockchain network. |
| US12034873B2 |
Privacy protected autonomous attestation
An apparatus operating as a certificate authority (CA) is described. The apparatus can perform operations including receiving, from a plurality of requesting devices, a request to join a group. The request can include identification information for the group and attestation evidence for the plurality of requesting devices. Responsive to receiving the request, the apparatus can provide a group certificate for the group to the plurality of requesting devices. |
| US12034871B2 |
Certificate status determining method
In a method for enabling a message receive end to quickly confirm a certificate status, a defined field of a certificate includes classification information of the certificate, and a defined field of a certificate revocation list includes classification information of a revoked certificate, so that the receive end can quickly narrow a searching or matching range in massive records of the certificate revocation list based on the classification information carried in the certificate of a transmit end. |
| US12034866B2 |
Systems and methods of improved modular inversion with digital signatures
A method includes receiving a message and a digital signature associated with a signing party and the message, verifying authenticity of the digital signature using elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), and authenticating use of the message based, at least in part, on the confirmed authenticity of the digital signature. The verifying includes one or more computations involving computing modular inverses. Computing modular inverses includes identifying first and second integer of a modular inverse operation, performing a first iterative process that, at each iteration: (i) initializes a third integer with a pre-defined number of most significant bits of the first integer and a fourth integer with the pre-defined number of most significant bits of the second integer and (ii) computes a quotient and a remainder, determining a resultant inverse value using the quotient; and confirming the authenticity of the digital signature based, at least in part, on the resultant inverse value. |
| US12034865B2 |
Secure dynamic threshold signature scheme employing trusted hardware
Embodiments of the invention provide enhanced security solutions which are enforced through the use of cryptographic techniques. It is suited for, but not limited to, use with blockchain technologies such as the Bitcoin blockchain. Methods and devices for generating an elliptic curve digital signature algorithm signature (r, w) are described. In one embodiment, a method includes: i) forming, by a node, a signing group with other nodes; ii) obtaining, by the node, based on a secure random number: a) a multiplicative inverse of the secure random number; and b) the first signature component, r, wherein the first signature component is determined based on the secure random number and an elliptic curve generator point; iii) determining, by the node, a partial signature based on a private secret share, the multiplicative inverse of the secure random number and the first signature component; iv) receiving, by the node, partial signatures from other nodes of the signing group; and v) generating, by the node, the second signature component, w, based on determined and received partial signatures. |
| US12034864B2 |
Optimized access control for network services
A method including receiving, by a distributor device from an infrastructure device, an invitation link to enable the distributor device to distribute to a user device network services provided by the infrastructure device; receiving, by the distributor device from the infrastructure device based on the distributor device activating the invitation link, seed information to be utilized by the distributor device to determine a distributor key pair including a distributor public key and a distributor private key; transmitting, by the distributor device to the infrastructure device, an action request related to an action to be performed regarding the network services, a portion of the action request being signed based on utilizing the distributor private key; and performing, by the distributor device, the action regarding the network services based on validation of the action request based on utilization of the distributor public key is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US12034862B2 |
Anonymous broadcast method, key exchange method, anonymous broadcast system, key exchange system, communication device, and program
A key exchange technique of performing a key exchange among N (≥2) parties, which can conceal metadata on communication, is provided. A key exchange method includes: a first key generation step in which a communication device Ui generates a first key; a first anonymous broadcast step in which the communication device Ui anonymously broadcasts the first key with a set R-{Ui} being designated for i∈{1, . . . , n} and the communication device Ui anonymously broadcasts the first key with φ being designated for i∈{n+1, . . . , N}; a second key generation step in which the communication device Ui generates a second key; a second anonymous broadcast step in which the communication device Ui anonymously broadcasts the second key with the set R-{Ui} being designated for i∈{1, . . . , n} and the communication device Ui anonymously broadcasts the second key with φ being designated for i∈{n+1, . . . , N}; and a session key generation step in which the communication device Ui generates a session key SK for i∈{1, . . . , n} if a predetermined condition is satisfied. |
| US12034860B2 |
Memory write access control
Methods, systems, and devices for memory write access control are described. In some examples, memory systems may include storage that is access-protected (e.g., write access protected). To enable access to the protected storage, a server node may communicate a command to the memory system that is signed with a private key that is inaccessible to the memory system. They memory system may verify the command using a public key and may enable access to the protected storage. Access commands associated with the protected storage may be processed until access to the protected storage is disabled. |
| US12034856B2 |
System for real-time assessment of authenticity of a resource using non-fungible tokens
The invention receives an indication that a resource has been restored using a first resource portion and retrieves from a metadata layer of a first NFT associated with the resource portion, a value of the first resource portion; retrieves a second NFT associated with the resource; and links the first NFT associated with the first resource portion with the second NFT associated with the resource by recording such link at least in a metadata layer associated with the second NFT on a distributed ledger. The system retrieves from a metadata layer of the second NFT, a value of the resource and determines, using an NFT valuation engine, a new value of the resource, wherein the new value for the resource is based on at least a value of the first resource portion. The system records the new value in a metadata layer associated with the second NFT. |
| US12034855B2 |
Systems and methods for tying token validity to a task executed in a computing system
It is desired to try to increase the security of a computing system running computer applications that may access data in a data storage system. In some embodiments, a token associates a user with a task that is being executed by a computing node. It may therefore be possible to determine which user executed which tasks. In some embodiments, the validity of a token is tied to the lifespan of a task associated with the token, rather than to a fixed amount of time. Therefore, if the task associated with the token is complete, the token may become invalid, rather than remaining valid for a duration of time that possibly exceeds the lifespan of the associated task. In some embodiments, a token is used to enforce data access control, e.g. to deny certain users access to certain data in the data storage system. |
| US12034844B1 |
Techniques for performing compound operations on security modules
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for performing compound operations on a security module. In some embodiments, a hardware security module (HSM) comprises executable code that, as a result of execution by one or more processors of the HSM, causes the HSM to obtain a request to perform a compound operation, parse the compound operation to determine a sequence of operations, perform the sequence of operations within a protected execution environment, wherein one or more intermediate results of the sequence of operations are programmatically unexportable from the protected execution environment, determine, based on complete execution of the sequence of operations, an output, and export the final output from the protected execution environment, thereby making it available to external devices. |
| US12034841B2 |
Hybrid quantum key distribution link for an optical transceiver
Embodiments are disclosed for a quantum key distribution enabled intra-datacenter network. An example system includes a first vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL), a second VCSEL and a network interface controller. The first VCSEL is configured to emit a first optical signal associated with data. The second VCSEL is configured to emit a second optical signal associated with quantum key distribution (QKD). Furthermore, the network interface controller is configured to manage transmission of the first optical signal associated with the first VCSEL and the second optical signal associated with the second VCSEL via an optical communication channel coupled to a network interface module. |
| US12034833B2 |
Systems and methods for feature-based rating via blockchain
The present embodiments relate to systems and methods for using a blockchain to record information related to the lifecycle of a vehicle associated with a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). For example, the VIN lifecycle process may be used to develop safety-feature based insurance models. The systems and methods may include calculating a safety rating for a safety feature based upon data accessed at a blockchain. The safety rating may be used to generate a product associated with a new vehicle type, such as an insurance product covering the new vehicle type. The systems and methods described herein may allow for using a blockchain which gives the option for private information, and permissioned participants in the blockchain. In particular, the systems and methods may allow for a distributed consensus amongst businesses, consumers, and authorities, as to the validity of information and transactions stored on the blockchain. |
| US12034830B2 |
Communication scheme determination apparatus, communication scheme determination method and program
A communication method determination apparatus includes a comparison unit and an instruction unit. The comparison unit obtains a bit string of a portion of a physical header for synchronization from a wireless frame that includes the physical header for synchronization in which information for synchronization in a physical layer is set and a physical data portion in which data of a higher-level layer than the physical layer is set, and compares the obtained bit string with a bit string pattern specific to a communication method targeted for determination. The instruction unit performs communication method determination processing for determining whether or not the communication method targeted for determination is used for the wireless frame, based on a result of comparison. If it is determined that the communication method targeted for determination is not used for the wireless frame, the instruction unit changes the communication method targeted for determination, instructs the comparison unit to newly obtain a bit string of a portion that follows the obtained bit string, from the physical header for synchronization, and to compare the newly obtained bit string with a bit string pattern specific to the post-change communication method targeted for determination, and performs the communication method determination processing again. |
| US12034826B2 |
System and method for high-availability control of an industrial process
A high-availability control system for an industrial process including operator stations displaying information, and an interface including a pair of computers for each model, each collecting each item of data received by each controller having the model and eliminating the duplicates, wherein the computers operate in asynchronous redundancy. The system also includes a processor including a pair of computers that each receive the collected data, sort the data received as a function of their acquisition time, eliminate the duplicates and calculate an information group by acquisition time, wherein the computers operate in active redundancy. The system also includes managing the operator stations including one computer per operator station, each receiving each calculated information group and sending to the operator station each information group corresponding to the subset of information. The system also includes a duplicate communication network comprising a distributed redundancy module that manages the message exchanges between the computers. |
| US12034822B2 |
Location-based determinations
A method for location-dependent determination comprises: determining, with one or more processors, a geographic location of a user's electronic device using first data; in response to determining the determined geographic location is insufficient for performing a location-dependent determination, requesting second data to determine an updated geographic location of the user's electronic device; performing, with an Application Programming Interface (API), the location-dependent determination based on the updated geographic location; and completing, with the API, a transaction using the location-dependent determination. |
| US12034809B2 |
Coupling a domestic appliance to a mobile device
A method includes wirelessly coupling a domestic appliance to a mobile device and allocating or assigning a sensor of the domestic appliance as a local apparatus of the mobile device for a function running on the mobile device. A household appliance, a mobile device and a system including a household appliance and a mobile device, are also provided. |
| US12034805B2 |
State management and storage with policy enforcement in a distributed cloud computing network
A compute server of a distributed cloud computing network receives a request for an object that is to be handled by an object worker, where the object worker includes a single instantiation of a piece of code that solely controls reading/writing to the object. The object worker is instantiated at the compute server. The compute server enforces an access policy to determine whether the request is allowed to be processed by the object worker. If the request is allowed to be processed by the object worker, the object worker processes the request. If the request is not allowed to be processed by the object worker, the request is blocked. |
| US12034804B2 |
Systems including a server storing sensor data, and related methods
A system wherein a data storage server is configured to generate first tokens, to receive a registration from a service provider's server, and to issue first tokens to the service provider's server, and to receive a first token from the service provider's server, wherein the data storage server is configured to receive sensor data from a gateway, the gateway arranged to receive the sensor data from a device registered at the service provider's server, the data storage server configured to issue second tokens to the gateway after receiving the sensor data from the gateway, the data storage server further configured to store the received sensor data on the data storage server or to store the received sensor data on the service provider's server. |
| US12034799B2 |
Systems and methods for automated, controllerless and stateless network connection selection based on distributed server information
The invention is that of systems and methods for controllerless and distributed network connections to servers on a network by remote clients seeking their services. The invention comprises a central database where servers within a server group identified by a group name may post unique identifiers (UIDs) for retrieval by group clients configured with the group name, which may query the central database for server connection information such as uptime, downtime, and congestion in order to select a server for a preferential connection based on an overall availability profile as determined by the group client. In some embodiments, one server of the group is a “dummy server” that may aggregate and selectively transmit server information from other servers in the group, or other devices, and posts it to the central database for client access. The methods described herein eliminate a separate controller and thereby a single point of failure (SPOF). |
| US12034795B2 |
Remote pairing device and method
A remote pairing device is provided. The remote paring device includes a processor to execute the following steps. A plurality of controlled elements is divided into a restart group and a force-shutdown group. Each of the controlled elements is connected to an electronic device. A restart command is sent to the controlled elements in the restart group. A force-shutdown command is sent to the controlled elements in the force-shutdown group. The pairing candidate lists each corresponding to the controlled elements are updated according to the connection status corresponding to the electronic devices received during a specific time period after sending the restart command or the force-shutdown command. Determining that the controlled elements corresponding to the pairing candidates list having only one electronic device therein are successfully paired. |
| US12034789B2 |
Extensible request signaling for adaptive streaming parameterization
This disclosure generally relates to media streaming technologies and more specifically to methods and apparatuses for extensible parameterization signaling for requests of media in dynamic adaptive streaming. The various example implementations disclosed herein allow for a mechanism for a media server to signal to streaming clients which requests to the media server may be parameterized how are they parameterized. The specificity for the parameterization may be defined by a service provider and is thus made extensible. |
| US12034780B2 |
Dynamic multi-user media streaming
Techniques are described for dynamic multi-user media streaming for client systems in a media session. In an embodiment, a local client system receives a media stream originated from another client computer system associated with another user and displays, at a first position of the user interface (UI) a participant UI control representing the user and, at a second position on the UI, another participant UI control representing the other user on the UI. The local system receives an interaction request to move the participant UI control and, in response to the interaction request and while continuing to receive the media stream and sending its media stream to the other client system, modifying the UI to display moving of the participant UI control to a new position, different from the original position. |
| US12034777B2 |
Method and apparatus for restoring proxy-call session control function in a wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or 6th generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a session management function (SMF) node in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving, from the user equipment (UE), a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request for establishing at least one PDU session between the UE and multiple internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) networks, subscribing, with a unified data manager (UDM) node to receive a first notification for a proxy-call session control function (P-CSCF) restoration, by providing an identifier for each PDU session, receiving, from the UDM node, the first notification for the P-CSCF restoration based on a subscription with a UDM, and performing, the P-CSCF restoration for the PDU session of the UE based on the received first notification for the P-CSCF restoration. |
| US12034774B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling computing assets within a zero-trust architecture
A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling access of a computing device to a multi-layer network implementing a zero-trust architecture, the multi-layer network including a switch and apparatus for controlling access to a plurality of hierarchical levels of the multi-layer network. The method includes receiving, at the apparatus, an access request message from the computing device, the access request message including one or more identifiers associated with the computing device for requesting access to the multi-layer network. The method further includes determining a hierarchical penetration level among the plurality of hierarchical levels of the multi-layer network to be assigned to the computing device based on the one or more identifiers within the access request message. The method further includes assigning the hierarchical penetration level to the computing device, and granting the computing device access and control privileges to the multi-layer network, based on the assigned hierarchical penetration level. |
| US12034772B2 |
Systems and methods for providing network security using a secure digital device
A system may include a traffic interception module configured to intercept network traffic of a host device. A traffic virtualization module may be configured to generate a virtual file on the host device containing the intercepted network traffic. A security system interface module may be configured to provide the virtual file to a secure digital security system over a virtualized file interface coupling the host device to the secure digital security system, and to receive instructions to allow or to deny the network traffic from the secure digital security system over the virtualized file interface. A traffic access management module may be configured to allow or to deny the network traffic based on the instructions. |
| US12034771B2 |
Automotive gateway providing secure open platform for guest applications
An automotive gateway includes one or more interfaces and one or more processors. The one or more interfaces are configured to communicate with electronic subsystems of a vehicle. The one or more processors and configured to host one or more guest applications, to associate both (i) the hosted guest applications and (ii) a first subset of the electronic subsystems of the vehicle with a non-secured domain, to associate a second subset of the electronic subsystems of the vehicle with a secured domain, and to control communication traffic between the secured domain and the non-secured domain of the vehicle in accordance with a security policy. |
| US12034770B2 |
3S-chain: smart, secure, and software-defined networking (SDN)-powered blockchain-powered networking and monitoring system
In one or more embodiments, the present invention is directed to a blockchain secured, software-defined network and monitoring system comprising: a multi-controller software-defined network (SDN) network layer; a blockchain based security and autonomy layer; a deep learning-driven decision making layer comprising the one or more computational centers and a horizontal data plane layer. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to methods for ensuring the integrity of a control commands and optimizing performance and security using the blockchain secured, software-defined network and monitoring system. In various embodiments, the present invention relates to methods for extracting useful features from said labelled and non-labelled data contained in the horizontal data plane layer in the blockchain secured, software-defined network and monitoring system using a knowledge domain-enabled hybrid semi-supervision learning method. |
| US12034765B1 |
Securing network access with legacy computers
Off-the-shelf computing systems, even in the presence of malware infecting those computing systems, are used to access securely other network computing systems—Secured sites. The use may take shape in various ways and the potential use of two, three, or more computing systems is described. The use in a malware-infected environment is advantageous and exposes hacking attempts in real-time. |
| US12034763B2 |
Systems and methods for parallelized custom data-processing and search
This invention provides systems and methods for data processing by means of an ongoing background process on an end-user's computer. As a user receives and generates data, files are analyzed. A container file is opened into the volatile memory and its contents (including data and metadata) are extracted, without requiring an index to be created. The extracted components are analyzed based on predefined characteristics. |
| US12034761B2 |
Analysis system, method, and program
The analysis unit 6 generates one or more pairs of a start point fact which is a fact representing possibility of attack in a device that is a start point and an end point fact which is a fact representing possibility of attack in a device that is an end point. The analysis unit 6 analyzes, for each pair, whether or not it is possible to derive the end point fact from the start point fact, and generates an attack graph from a node corresponding to the start point fact to a node corresponding to the end point fact, in a case where it is possible to derive the end point fact from the start point fact. |
| US12034756B2 |
Analytical attack graph differencing
Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving data representative of two or more AAGs, providing an identifier for each element of each of the two or more AAGs, each identifier being unique within a respective AAG, at least one identifier being non-unique between the two or more AAGs, determining an attribute value for each element of each of the two or more AAGs, storing attribute value to element mappings in an attribute dictionary, providing a differenced AAG based on the attribute value to element mappings in the attribute dictionary, determining a set of remedial actions at least partially based on the differenced AAG, and executing one or more remedial actions in the set of remedial actions to reduce a cyber security risk to the enterprise network. |
| US12034752B2 |
System and method for traffic-based computing interface misconfiguration detection
A system and method for traffic-based misconfiguration detection. A method includes analyzing a first set of computing interface traffic data to identify types of data included among traffic to and from a computing interface; creating at least one computing interface schema based on the analysis, wherein each computing interface schema defines a plurality of schema fields and a plurality of corresponding schema values, wherein each schema value indicates a normal behavior for the computing interface with respect to the corresponding schema field; and identifying a misconfiguration of the computing interface based on the at least one computing interface schema and a second set of computing interface traffic data. |
| US12034751B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting malicious hands-on-keyboard activity via machine learning
A method for detecting unauthorized and/or malicious hands-on-keyboard activity in an information handling system derived from the telemetry from one or more client systems, tokenizing a plurality of partial values/idiosyncrasies detected in the telemetry to form a plurality of tokens, aggregating the plurality of tokens or features over a selected time window to at least partially develop an aggregate feature vector, submitting the aggregate feature vector to one or more machine learning subsystems, and applying an ensemble model to one or more outputs from the one or more machine learning subsystems to generate an overall behavioral threat score of the potentially malicious hands-on-keyboard activity. |
| US12034746B2 |
Systems and methods for automated retrieval, processing, and distribution of cyber-threat information
Systems and methods are provided for automated retrieval, processing, and/or distribution of cyber-threat information using a cyber-threat device. Consistent with disclosed embodiments, the cyber-threat device may receive cyber-threat information in first formats from internal sources of cyber-threat information using an accessing component of the cyber-threat device. The cyber-threat device may receive cyber-threat information second formats from external sources of cyber-threat information using an accessing component of the cyber-threat device. The cyber-threat device may process the received cyber-threat information in the first formats and the second formats into a standard format using a processing component of the cyber-threat device. The cyber-threat device may provide the processed items of cyber-threat information to a distributor using a distributing component of the cyber-threat device. The cyber-threat device may automatically report information concerning the processed items of cyber-threat information to a device of a user with a reporting component of the cyber-threat device. |
| US12034731B2 |
Evaluating access requests using assigned common actor identifiers
Techniques are discussed for grouping access requests made to a computer system using a log of access requests that includes a plurality of log entries of that include (a) a plurality of traffic indicators of the corresponding access request and/or (b) a plurality of identity indicators of a respective remote computer system that made the corresponding access request. The plurality of log entries is analyzed using a plurality of network analysis rules that are useable to group log entries according to traffic and/or identity indicators. Based on the analyzing, a plurality of groups of log entries are identified, and each group of log entries is assigned a corresponding common actor identifier (common actor ID). The determination of whether to grant a particular access request uses one or more assigned common actor IDs. |
| US12034721B2 |
Systems and methods for authenticating data transmissions to vehicle
Systems and methods for authenticating data transmissions are provided, such as e.g., analog radio streams received at a vehicle. In one aspect, the vehicle includes features that allow for detection and decryption of an encrypted source identifier embedded or introduced into a data transmission transmitted to the vehicle. The source identifier may be used to determine whether the source is authorized to transmit data transmissions to the vehicle and the data transmission may be authenticated accordingly. In another aspect, the vehicle includes features that determine the location of the transmitting device used to transmit the data transmission to the vehicle. The location is then used to determine whether the data transmission should be authenticated. |
| US12034718B2 |
Secure user authentication leveraging quantum key and steganography
Secure user authentication is provided by leveraging the use of quantum keys, steganography and random user keys/passcodes. Random user passcodes limit both the entity's control over the user and potential exposure of the passcode to wrongdoers. From a security standpoint, use of quantum keys and quantum communication channels heightens security during transmission of keys, such that if a wrongdoer would attempt to hack the transmission, the quantum sequence would break, which would not only prevent the hack but also result in remedial actions, such as preventing the authentication-requiring event, providing alerts and the like. Further, use of steganography also heightens security by preventing exposure to the keys during transmission and/or while the authentication process is occurring on the display of the user's mobile device. |
| US12034714B2 |
Techniques to pre-authenticate a user identity for an electronic account
Techniques to pre-authenticate an identity for an electronic account are described and claimed by the present disclosure. The electronic account may enforce a multi-factor authentication procedure that involves a number of steps. In addition to the electronic account, a user may have other accounts requiring authentications. Successful authentications with respect to those other accounts may provide evidence of the user's identity. If sufficient evidence is present, one or more steps of the multi-factor authentication procedure may be bypassed. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US12034705B2 |
Systems and methods for exchanging data between devices
System and methods are provided to facilitate the exchange of user data between two parties, but limit the exchange of user data to users that are known to both parties. According to an embodiment, encrypted first user data is transmitted from a first device to a second device. The second device then transmits intersection data to the first device, where the intersection data is based on the encrypted first user data and second user data. The intersection data may be decrypted by the first device and the first device may determine, based on the decrypted intersection data, that one or more users are common to the both the first device and the second device. The first and second devices may then exchange data pertaining to the common users. |
| US12034703B2 |
Dynamic, user-configurable virtual private network
Some embodiments described herein relate managing communications between an origin and a destination using end-user and/or administrator configurable virtual private network(s) (VPN(s)). A first VPN that defines a first data path between an origin and a destination can be defined at a first time. A second VPN that defines a second, different data path between the origin and the destination can defined at a second time. Each packet sent across the first VPN and each packet sent across the second VPN can follow the same data path for that VPN, such each packet can be sent across the first VPN or the second VPN in the order it was received, and the transition between the first VPN and the second VPN can be “seamless,” and communications between the origin and the destination are not disrupted between the first time period and the second time period. |
| US12034701B2 |
Methods for protecting a client domain, corresponding client node, server and computer programs
A method for protecting a client domain, for example against a computing attack, implemented in a client node of the client domain. The method includes: discovering at least one other client node of the client domain, called a discovered node; detecting a conflict between at least two management rules for the traffic associated with the client domain; and resolving the detected conflict, including: if one of the rules was installed by a the discovered node, modifying the rule or a state associated with the discovered node; and otherwise, obtaining, from a the discovered node, an item of information for identifying at least one node of the client domain that installed one of the rules; and detecting and/or resolving the conflict using information obtained during the discovery of the at least one other node of the client domain. |
| US12034698B2 |
Systems and methods for providing enhanced security in edge computing environments
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for providing enhanced security in edge computing environments. A first aspect describes a method for moving security features dynamically applied to an application at a first deployment location to an application at a second deployment location. A second aspect describes a method for locally expanding/contracting an instance of a deployed application. A third aspect describes a method for redirected network traffic associated with detected malicious conduct from a first application deployment environment to a secured second application deployment environment. A fourth aspect describes a method for performing multi-stage network traffic filtering. |
| US12034696B2 |
Dynamic border gateway protocol (BGP) host route generation based on domain name system (DNS) resolution
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing dynamic border gateway protocol (“BGP”) host route generation based on domain name system (“DNS”) resolution. In various embodiments, a computing system may receive, from a user device via a first network, a request to establish a communications link with an external device via a second network that is separate from the first network, based on a first uniform resource identifier (“URI”) indicative of a network location of the external device. The computing system may query a DNS resolver for an Internet Protocol (“IP”) address corresponding to a valid current IP address, based on the first URI, and may advertise the IP address and/or a route based on the IP address. A communications link may be established between the user device and the external device based on the IP address and/or the route. |
| US12034695B2 |
Wireless client media access control (MAC) address collision avoidance
A first access point of a wireless network minimizes Media Access Control (MAC) address collisions in the wireless network. The first access point receives an association request from a first wireless device. The association request identifies a first MAC address of the first wireless device. The first access point determines whether a second wireless device is associated with the wireless network using the first MAC address. Responsive to a determination that the second wireless device is associated with a second access point of the wireless network, the first access point obtains a virtual MAC address for the first wireless device. The first access point translates between the first MAC address and the virtual MAC address for network traffic of the first wireless device. |
| US12034690B2 |
Maintaining a message thread with opt-in permanence for entries
A server has a processor and a memory storing a message thread module with instructions executed by the processor to maintain a message thread between users of client devices. The message thread module serves a message thread with a new text entry to a client device in response to a request for the message thread from a user. Message thread state change is collected from the client device, where the message thread state change represents an indication to automatically delete the new text entry of the message thread after the duration of a transitory display period on the client device unless an indication of a gesture applied to a display screen presenting the new text entry of the message thread is received from the client device during the transitory display period. The message thread state change is queued at the server along with additional message thread state changes associated with the collecting operation performed for additional users associated with the message thread. The message thread is revised based upon the message thread state change and the additional message thread state changes to form shared message thread state. The shared message thread state is stored. The shared message thread state is supplied in response to a request for the message thread from a user. |
| US12034688B1 |
Machine learning of user behavior for message playback
Playback of messages received by a user of an electronic device may be based on analysis of the user's behavior, such as by a machine learning algorithm. Historical data associated with messages received by the user may be filtered based on a first parameter of the historical data. A second parameter may be selected from the historical data and compared to all the other parameters of the historical data. A respective correlation coefficient for the second parameter with respect to each of the other parameters of the historical data may be determined based on the comparing and a third parameter may be selected from the historical data based on the respective correlation coefficients. Data points associated with the second and third parameters may be extracted from the historical data and a recommendation for playback of a message may be generated based on the parameters and the extracted data points. |
| US12034686B2 |
Messaging system with discard user interface
A computer-implemented method of displaying a user interface comprises: displaying a preview of a message on a screen; receiving a discard motion; displaying a discard instruction with varying opacity during the receiving, the opacity increasing in proportion to a range of the discard motion; reaching a minimum motion threshold; and discarding the message. |
| US12034684B2 |
Searchable peer-to-peer system through instant messaging based topic indexes
An embodiment of the present invention, a computer receives, on a first computer, a request to locate a topic. The computer determines a second computer to query for the topic. The computer queries the second computer for the topic. The computer receives identification information of participants of an instant messaging conversation corresponding to the topic. The computer stores, on the first computer, the identification information of the participants and indexing the stored identification information by the topic. |
| US12034682B2 |
Systems and methods for navigating nodes in channel based chatbots using natural language understanding
The disclosed systems and methods join a user to a primary communication channel that is associated with an automated human interface module. The automated human interface module includes a plurality of nodes. A message including a text communication is posted by the user and sent to a decision module associated with a plurality of classifiers. The decision module is configured to identify a node that best matches the text communication in accordance with the plurality of classifiers. Each respective classifier produces a respective classifier result thereby producing a plurality of classifier results. Each respective classifier result identifies a respective node of the plurality of nodes best matching the text communication. The plurality of classifier results is collectively considered, and the node best matching the text communication is identified and the text communication is sent to the identified node. |
| US12034679B2 |
Display apparatus and operating method thereof
An example method of operating a display apparatus includes obtaining display apparatus state information indicating data processing performance of the display apparatus, transmitting the display apparatus state information to a server that provides a chat service, receiving chat messages transmitted from the server according to a message throughput determined based on the display apparatus state information, and outputting the received chat messages. |
| US12034675B2 |
Signaling for inter-band carrier aggregation
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a set of bandwidth part (BWP) combinations for an inter-band carrier aggregation configuration in a frequency range above 24 GHz. The UE may transmit an indication of the set of BWP combinations to initiate a reconfiguration of a BWP combination for the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12034670B2 |
Method for feeding back data, method for transmitting data and user equipment
A method for using a control channel for providing feedback information to a user equipment (UE) from a base station, a method for transmitting data and a user equipment are disclosed. The method for feeding back data includes configuring a control channel for a UE, in which the control channel is configured to bear feedback information of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) data, the PUSCH data is sent by the UE and transmitting the feedback information to the UE via the control channel. The method for transmitting data includes: receiving feedback information of physical uplink shared channel PUSCH data sent by a base station via a control channel; and determining whether to retransmit the PUSCH data based on the feedback information. |
| US12034669B2 |
Method of transmission of a data packet, computer program, and transceiver device
A transceiver device includes a controller arranged to identify a first set of control information within the data packet, and to re-map the data packet such that the first set of control information is mapped on bits known to be more robust. The transceiver device further includes a transmitter arranged to transmit the re-mapped data packet. The first set of control information holds information which enables for identification to combine soft bits from repeated transmissions at a receiver of the packet. The bits known to be more robust have more distinct value distribution in signal space of a used modulation and coding scheme than other bits. The transceiver device is arranged to transmit a data packet. A corresponding method, computer program, access point and station are also disclosed. |
| US12034667B2 |
Transmitting uplink control information (UCI)
Aspects of the disclosure relate to wirelessly communicating information by embedding that information in a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) sequence. In some examples disclosed herein, a DMRS sequence may be configured to communicate uplink control information (UCI) in an uplink (UL) communication. Other aspects, configurations, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US12034665B2 |
Method and device used in UE and base station for wireless communication
The present disclosure provides method and device used in UE and base station for wireless communication. A UE receives a first signaling and then operates N radio signals respectively in N time-frequency resource blocks. The first signaling indicates N1 time-frequency resource blocks; the N1 time-frequency resource blocks respectively belong to N1 frequency sub-bands in frequency domain; any of the N time-frequency resource blocks is one of the N1 time-frequency resource blocks, N being a positive integer greater than 1 and no greater than N1; the N radio signals respectively comprise N first-type reference signals, and an antenna port for transmitting each of the N first-type reference signals is associated with a first antenna port. |
| US12034664B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating reference signal, terminal, and network device
Implementations of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for indicating a reference signal, a terminal, and a network device. The method includes: the terminal receives first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information includes first indication information, the first indication information is used for indicating the reference signal for use in link quality measurement, and the first indication information is first index information representing a transmitting position of the reference signal or second index information representing a OCL relationship of the reference signal. |
| US12034663B2 |
AP-SRS triggering offset enhancement for further enhanced MIMO
The present disclosure is directed to AP-SRS triggering offset enhancement for further enhanced MIMO. User equipment (UE), base stations, apparatus, methods, computer-readable memory media, and computer program products are disclosed. The UE may be configured to receive an offset information associated with AP-SRS transmission of the UE; determine a slot offset associated with the AP-SRS transmission, at least based on the offset information; determine a specific slot for the AP-SRS transmission, based on the determined slot offset; and perform the AP-SRS transmission in the determined specific slot. |
| US12034655B2 |
DCI based xCarrier repetition and beam sweep
Scheduling using downlink control information (DCI) is disclosed. In a particular implementation, a method of wireless communication includes receiving, by a user equipment (UE), downlink control information (DCI) via an entity of a plurality of entities. The method also includes determining, by the UE based on the DCI, scheduling information for multiple transmissions on different entities of the plurality of entities. |
| US12034654B2 |
Data reassembly method and apparatus
This application provides a data reassembly method and an apparatus, to reassemble packet fragments in combination with local reassembly and cloud reassembly, so as to obtain a reassembled packet. This improves reassembly efficiency, reduces a packet reassembly delay, and reduces power consumption of an OLT. The method includes: a first OLT receives a plurality of packet fragments of a first packet that are sent by an optical network unit ONU; and if the first OLT determines that an upload condition is met, the first OLT sends the plurality of packet fragments to a cloud reassembly device, so that after receiving the plurality of packet fragments, the cloud reassembly device reassembles the plurality of packet fragments to obtain a second packet. |
| US12034651B2 |
Asynchronous switching system and method
An asynchronous switching system and method for processing data streams, the system and method utilizing one or more buffers for cleaning up an output of a dirty switch. |
| US12034646B2 |
Preemptive packet transmission
Disclosed herein is technology to reduce latency of frames through a network device supporting various priorities. In an implementation, a method comprises configuring one or more priorities with a preemptive right over other one or more of said plurality of priorities; receiving frames in a sequence, each of the frames having a frame priority comprising of one of said plurality of priorities; queuing the received frames in a predetermined order based on a frame arrival time and the frame priority; transmitting a current frame based on a current frame priority and current frame arrival time; stopping transmission of the current frame when a later frame in the sequence is received that has a later frame priority with preemptive right over the current frame priority; transmitting an invalid frame check sequence; transmitting the later frame; and restarting the transmission of the current frame after transmitting the later frame. |
| US12034645B1 |
Method and apparatus for selecting a voice coding rate based on the air interface efficiency of the serving base station
A voice coding rate is selected for a voice call involving a user equipment (UE) device based on an air interface efficiency of the base station serving the UE device. The air interface efficiency of the base station is determined based on at least one of (i) a beamforming capability of the base station, (ii) a multi-user multiple-input multiple-output (MU-MIMO) capability of the base station, or (iii) an antenna configuration of the base station. The voice coding rate could be selected by either the UE device or by the base station. The UE device transmits to the base station during the voice call one or more voice frames that convey voice data coded at the selected voice coding rate. During the voice call, a new air interface efficiency may be determined, and a new voice coding rate may be selected based on the new air interface efficiency. |
| US12034641B2 |
System and method for selecting data routing paths having reduced latencies in a distributed computer network
A method for autonomously selecting data routing path by a distributed system includes forming a pulse group comprising a plurality of nodes in a computer network, automatically measuring one-way latencies between nodes in the pulse group, recording the one-way latencies in a one-way latency matrix, automatically determining a lower-latency data routing path from a first node to a second node through a relay node using in the one-way latency matrix. The lower-latency data routing path has a lower sum of one-way latencies from the first node to the second node via the relay node than the one-way latency for the direct path between from the first node to the second node. Data is sent from the first node to the second node via the relay node along the lower-latency data routing path. A payment transfer is automatically recorded in response to the data transmission along the lower-latency data routing path. |
| US12034636B2 |
Packet processing method and network apparatus
This application provides a packet processing method, including: receiving, by a current network node, a first packet; determining, by the current network node, a flow identification corresponding to the first packet, where the first packet does not include the flow identification; obtaining, by the current network node based on the first packet and the flow identification, a second packet, where the second packet includes the flow identification and an IOAM header, and in the second packet, the flow identification is located before the IOAM header; and sending, by the current network node, the second packet to a next network node. This resolves a problem that as a quantity of passed IOAM nodes increases, traffic classification performed by a subsequent node consumes a longer delay, thereby deteriorating forwarding performance. |
| US12034634B2 |
Information processing method, node, and computer-readable storage medium
An information processing method, a node, and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The information processing method is applied to a first device sharing a dual-homing relationship with a second device. The first device is provided with a first sub-interface, while the second device is provided with a second sub-interface corresponding to the first sub-interface. The method may include in response to determining that the second sub-interface is in a failed state and a main interface to which the second sub-interface belongs is in a normal state, advertising first routing information corresponding to the first sub-interface in a network, such that a third device is configured to send a data message to the first sub-interface according to the first routing information. |
| US12034627B2 |
Method and apparatus for evaluating impact of network operation, and device
A method includes: obtaining a service intent, where the service intent is used to indicate to perform a first network operation on the target network; obtaining a mirror simulation network corresponding to the target network; determining verification content, where the verification content is used to perform simulation verification on a running state of the mirror simulation network; performing the first network operation on the mirror simulation network based on the service intent; and performing, after the first network operation is performed on the mirror simulation network, simulation verification on the mirror simulation network based on the verification content, to obtain a first verification result, where the first verification result is used to evaluate impact of the first network operation on the target network. |
| US12034625B2 |
Acknowledgment feedback for groupcast option 1 sidelink communication
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for acknowledgment feedback for groupcast option 1 sidelink communication are disclosed herein. An example method of wireless communication at a receiving user equipment (UE) includes determining whether a data signal associated with a groupcast transmission from a transmitting UE is decodable at the receiving UE and obtaining measurements of the data signal when the data signal is decodable at the receiving UE. The example method also includes determining whether the measurements exceed a threshold and transmitting a first type of feedback to the transmitting UE when the measurements do not exceed the threshold. An example method of wireless communication at a transmitting UE includes receiving, from a receiving UE over a sidelink channel, feedback comprising the first type of feedback when the first UE is determined to monitor for the first type of feedback and a second type of feedback from a plurality of UEs. |
| US12034623B1 |
Systems and methods for lightweight bandwidth estimation
A method for estimating a bandwidth characteristic of a communication link between a transmitter node and receiver node includes (1) receiving, from the receiver node, a plurality of synchronization data packets sent by the transmitter node via the communication link, (2) estimating an offset time representing a time required for each synchronization data packet to traverse the communication link, (3) receiving, from the receiver node, a plurality of test data packets sent by the transmitter node via the communication link, and (4) estimating the bandwidth characteristic of the communication link at least partially based on the offset time and characteristics of one or more of the plurality of synchronization data packets and one or more of the plurality of test data packets. |
| US12034618B2 |
IPV6 connectivity test and DNS improvements
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for optimizing network connections of media devices using IPv6 and DNS tests to detect network issues related to IPv6 addressing and improper DNS server assignments. Upon detection of such network issues, network connections may preemptively adjust IPv6 and DNS configuration parameters to optimize connections for the media devices. |
| US12034615B1 |
Real time load distribution for vehicle network logger system
A vehicle network logging system (VNLS) is described and includes an automated driving systems computer (ADSC) installed on the vehicle, the ADSC comprising a load balancing module; and at least one logger installed on the vehicle, wherein the at least one logger is connected to the ADSC via a communications network comprising a plurality of communications links and wherein the at least one logger receives from the ADSC data for logging in at least one database of the at least one logger, wherein the data is received from the ADSC via the plurality of communications links; wherein the load balancing module performs load balancing of the data across the plurality of communications links, wherein the load balancing is performed based at least in part on disk utilization information for the at least one logger and network utilization of the communications network. |
| US12034608B2 |
Network resource management method and system, network equipment and readable storage medium
A method and a system for network resource management, a network device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method for network resource management may include: acquiring, by a Network Function Virtualization Orchestrator (NFVO) module, a Network Service Descriptor (NSD) and/or a Virtualized Network Function Descriptor (VNFD) from an Operation Support System (OSS) module, wherein the VNFD includes the description of virtual machine resources and container resources; and performing, by a Network Function Management and Orchestration (MANO) system and according to a life cycle deployment policy of an NS or VNF, a life cycle management operation on the NS or VNF in one of a virtual machine mode, a container mode and a hybrid orchestration mode. |
| US12034607B2 |
LED display screen controller and display control system
An LED display screen controller (10, 31) and a display control system (30) are provided. The LED display screen controller (10, 31) includes: an embedded processor (11, 311); a first WiFi component (14, 313); a second WiFi component (15, 314); a wired network component (16, 315); a first Ethernet PHY chip (17, 316), connected between the wired network component (16, 315) and the embedded processor (11, 311); a programmable logic component (12, 312), connected to the embedded processor (11, 311); and an output port (18), connected to the programmable logic component (12, 312) and configured to connect an LED display screen (33). The embedded processor (11, 311) is configured to configure the first WiFi component (14, 313) to work in an AP mode, and the second WiFi component (15, 314) is adapted to work in a Station mode when the first WiFi component (14, 313) works in the AP mode. |
| US12034605B1 |
Feedback loop control of an online application based on network characteristics affecting user experience
In one embodiment, a device obtains a set of one or more configuration parameters of an online application accessed by a plurality of clients via a network. The device obtains path information regarding paths in the network via which the plurality of clients accesses the online application. The device determines an updated configuration parameter predicted by a prediction model to increase application experience of the online application based on the path information and the set of one or more configuration parameters. The device provides the updated configuration parameter for use by the online application. |
| US12034600B2 |
Method for federating a cluster from a plurality of computing nodes from different fault domains
The present disclosure describes a plurality of examples for federating a cluster from a plurality of interconnected computing nodes. The examples disclose a controller receiving network information and enclosure information associated with the computing nodes. The network information is indicative of a network topology between the computing nodes. The enclosure information is indicative of a configuration of an enclosure associated with a corresponding computing node. The controller identifies fault domains based on the network information and the enclosure information. Each fault domain of the fault domains includes one or more computing nodes impacted by at least one of a corresponding network fault event or a corresponding enclosure fault event, and the plurality of fault domains comprise first, second, and third fault domains. The controller selects computing nodes from the fault domains for federating the cluster. The selected computing nodes comprise a first computing node from the first fault domain and a second computing node from the second fault domain. The selecting of the computing nodes favors selecting the first computing node from the first fault domain with a smaller quantity of computing nodes over the third fault domain with a larger quantity of computing nodes. The controller allocates the selected computing nodes in federating the cluster to execute workloads. |
| US12034599B2 |
Device configuration parameter determination
Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for assigning configuration parameters to unknown devices by comparing characteristics of unknown devices to characteristics of known devices. Characteristics of an unknown device are compared to characteristics of known devices to identify a similar device having known configuration parameters. The unknown devise is then assigned the configuration parameters of the identified similar device. |
| US12034597B2 |
Methods and apparatus to control processing of telemetry data at an edge platform
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to control processing of telemetry data at an edge platform. An example apparatus includes an orchestrator interface to, responsive to an amount of resources allocated to an orchestrator to orchestrate a workload at the edge platform meeting a first threshold, transmit telemetry data associated with the orchestrator to a computer to obtain a first orchestration result at a first granularity; a resource management controller to determine a second orchestration result at a second granularity to orchestrate the workload at the edge platform, the second granularity finer than the first granularity; and a scheduler to schedule a workload assigned to the edge platform based on the second orchestration result. |
| US12034595B2 |
Dynamically reprogrammable region lattices
Techniques are disclosed for implementing a dynamically reconfigurable network lattice within a distributed computing system. A computing device may determine a combined configuration that includes a union of at least a subset of cloud infrastructure component topologies. The computing device may then provide instructions for implementing a physical layer characterized by the combined configuration. The computing device may then determine a subset configuration corresponding to a cloud infrastructure component topology of the subset of cloud infrastructure component topologies. The computing device may then deploy the subset configuration to the physical layer of the distributed computing system. |
| US12034588B1 |
Diagnostics reporting for wide area network assurance system
Techniques are disclosed for reporting diagnostics data by a first network device to a cloud-based Wide Area Network (WAN) assurance system, responsive to the first network device detecting a communication issue with the cloud-based WAN assurance system. For example, the first network device detects an issue with sending telemetry data to the cloud-based WAN assurance system via a first communication path. In response, the first network device determines a second network device that has connectivity to the WAN assurance system. The first network device sends diagnostics data to the second network device along a second communication path for forwarding to the cloud-based WAN assurance system. The cloud-based WAN assurance system receives the diagnostics data from the second network device. The cloud-based WAN assurance system controls the second network device to remediate the first network device based on the diagnostics data. |
| US12034587B1 |
Identifying and remediating anomalies in a self-healing network
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method of remediating anomalies in an SD-WAN implemented by multiple forwarding elements (FEs) located at multiple sites connected by the SD-WAN. The method is performed iteratively. The method receives multiple performance metrics that over a duration of time express a performance of the SD-WAN for at least one particular application associated with flows that traverse the SD-WAN during the time duration. The method uses the received performance metrics to update generated weight values for a topology graph that includes (1) multiple nodes representing the multiple FEs and (2) multiple edges between the multiple nodes representing paths traversed between the FEs by the flows associated with the particular application, said generated weight values associated with said paths. The method uses a topology-based machine-trained process to analyze the topology graph with the generated weight values in order to identify an anomaly in the topology graph that is indicative of an anomaly the SD-WAN for the particular application's traffic flows. For an identified anomaly, the method implements a remedial action to modify the SD-WAN in order to remediate the identified anomaly. |
| US12034579B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of transmitting a PPDU
An apparatus of a transmitter may include, for example, a Golay builder to build modulated Golay sequences for at least a non-EDMG Short Training Field (L-STF), and a non-EDMG Channel Estimation Field (L-CEF) of a PPDU; a scrambler to generate scrambled bits by scrambling bits of a non-EDMG header (L-header) and a data field of the PPDU; an encoder to encode the scrambled bits into encoded bits according to a low-density parity-check (LDPC) code; a constellation mapper to map the encoded bits into a stream of constellation points according to a constellation scheme; a spreader to spread the stream of constellation points according to a Golay sequence; and a transmit chain mapper to map a bit stream output from the Golay builder and the spreader to a plurality of transmit chains by applying a spatial expansion with relative cyclic shift over the plurality of transmit chains. |
| US12034578B2 |
Reference signal for wireless communication systems
Aspects of this disclosure relate transmitting and/or receiving reference symbols. A first reference symbol includes a symbol and a cyclically shifted portion of the symbol, where the cyclically shifted portion has cyclic shift length. A second reference symbol includes a cyclically shifted version of the first reference symbol that is cyclically shifted relative to the first reference symbol by the cyclic shift length. The first and second reference symbols are transmitted consecutively from at least one antenna. |
| US12034570B2 |
Multi-element routing system for mobile communications
A system includes multiple (e.g., three) routing elements that receive packets from a gateway and route the packets to multiple core network nodes. In normal operation, the gateway is configured to transmit messages to the first two routing elements with equal priority, while the third routing element is associated with a lower priority and functions as a backup. When one of the first two routing elements experiences network issues or is unavailable, then the third routing element is activated by adjusting the corresponding priority. Implementing the third routing element as a standby or backup element provides both redundancy and flexibility in case either of the first two routing elements becomes unsuitable for transmissions. Furthermore, the third routing element can be quickly activated to ensure that network service is not significantly impacted while the network is being restored. |
| US12034569B2 |
Gateway for remote provisioning of software
A gateway device configured to receive, from an integrated development environment (IDE), a system configuration for a target device including application code for execution on the target device, the configuration being received via an encrypted network connection. The gateway device provisions the target device with the application code, receives, from the IDE, instructions via the encrypted network connection to execute the application code on the remote device and instructs the application code to execute on the remote device. |
| US12034568B2 |
Data transmission method, device, and network system
This application provides a data transmission method, a device, and a network system. The method is applied to a backbone device, and the backbone device is connected to at least two access devices. After obtaining first data that needs to be sent to a first user device, the backbone device determines a first tunnel interface identifier corresponding to the first user device. The first user device is a single-homing user device. The backbone device sends, based on the first tunnel interface identifier, a first data packet including the first data to a first access device of the at least two access devices. The first access device is configured with the first tunnel interface identifier. This can optimize a data forwarding path, implement traffic optimization for the single-homing user device, and reduce traffic pressure on the network system. |
| US12034567B1 |
Inter-cluster communication
Various embodiments set forth a computer-readable media storing program instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform steps of establishing, by a first node of a first cluster, a respective first connection with each of a plurality of second nodes in a second cluster; and establishing, by third node of the first cluster, a second connection with the first node. The third node is prevented from establishing a connection with any of the second nodes. The steps further include sending, by the third node, a message to the second cluster by sending the message to the first node via the second connection, where the first node is configured to forward the message to one of the second nodes via a corresponding one of the respective first connections. |
| US12034564B2 |
Method for operating a vehicle electrical system, vehicle electrical system, and computing system
A method for operating a vehicle electrical system of a vehicle, configured in an architecture in which at least one central vehicle computer is assigned to a computational layer, intermediate control devices are assigned to an intermediate layer, and execution units are assigned to an execution layer. The at least one central vehicle computer contains datasets of at least the intermediate control devices linked to the relevant central vehicle computer. Each dataset interfaces are described for all execution units which are connected communicatively indirectly or directly via the second communication system with the relevant intermediate control device. In each central vehicle computer, an intermediate application is executed via which, using a relevant dataset, access is configured of applications executed on the relevant central vehicle computer via the relevant intermediate control device to execution units linked thereto. |
| US12034563B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling an electronic device in a smart home system
A computer implemented method in a smart home system is provided. The method comprises defining, by sensing an indoor position of a wearable electronic device comprising an indoor positioning module, an area in a real-world indoor environment, and attributing a rule to the defined area, the rule comprising one or more settings to be applied to one or more electronic devices upon a user being detected in the defined area. |
| US12034562B2 |
Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and devices for authenticating users
Embodiment described herein provide a system for authenticating an identity of a user. The system includes a first device, a second device, a user device, and a remote computing device. The first device, the second device, and the user device are connected to and operable to communicate over the first communications network. The user device is connected to and operable to communicate over a second communications network. The user device is configured to detect the first device or the second device when the first device or the second device is connected the first communications network, and to generate one or more signals related to the detection of the first device or the second device. The remote computing device is configured to receive the one or more signals from the user device and authenticate the identity of the user based on the one or more signals. |
| US12034559B2 |
System and method for selecting and using a proxy device
A method for fetching a content from a web server to a client device is disclosed, using tunnel devices serving as intermediate devices. The tunnel device is selected based on an attribute, such as IP Geolocation. A tunnel bank server stores a list of available tunnels that may be used, associated with values of various attribute types. The tunnel devices initiate communication with the tunnel bank server, and stays connected to it, for allowing a communication session initiated by the tunnel bank server. Upon receiving a request from a client to a content and for specific attribute types and values, a tunnel is selected by the tunnel bank server, and is used as a tunnel for retrieving the required content from the web server, using standard protocol such as SOCKS, WebSocket or HTTP Proxy. The client only communicates with a super proxy server that manages the content fetching scheme. |
| US12034558B2 |
Content distribution system, multicast unicast / multicast multicast converter, multicast unicast converter, content distribution method and content distribution program
The present disclosure includes a unicast-multicast converting apparatus 105, a multicast-unicast/multicast-multicast converting apparatus 113, and a multicast-unicast converting apparatus 114 are connected to a network between a content server 106 performing web delivery and a terminal 117 using a multicast communication networks 102 and 112. Through the multicast-unicast/multicast-multicast converting apparatus 113, a content group each including a plurality of contents grouped is transferred both in multicast and unicast. |
| US12034552B2 |
Scheduled synchronous multimedia collaboration sessions
Media, methods, and systems are provided for scheduling a scheduled event within a synchronous multimedia collaboration session within a group-based communication system. A selected start time and a selected time duration may be received such that one or more users are added to the synchronous multimedia collaboration session within a channel of the group-based communication system at or near the selected start time. Upon expiration of the selected time duration, the one or more users may be automatically removed from the synchronous multimedia collaboration session to prevent the scheduled event from extending beyond an allocated time. |
| US12034550B2 |
Radio link monitoring beam management in NR for URLLC
The present application relates to wireless devices, and more particularly to apparatus, systems, and methods for radio link monitoring beam management in 5G-New Radio (NR) for Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC). In one embodiment, a method for signal quality monitoring in a wireless system is disclosed, comprising: determining, by a user device, to connect to the wireless system in a high reliability mode, and determining, based on the determination to connect to the wireless system in the high reliability mode, to use, by the user device, a first pair of out-of-sync (OOS) and in-sync (IS) block error rate (BLER) threshold values and/or a first set of transmission parameters for radio link monitoring (RLM), rather than a second pair of OOS and IS BLER threshold values or a second set of transmission parameters that are configured for use in a non-high reliability mode. |
| US12034547B2 |
Method for transceiving data in bluetooth network environment and electronic device thereof
Disclosed is an electronic device including: a first communication circuit configured to support wireless communication, a second communication circuit configured to support Bluetooth communication, a processor operatively connected to the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The processor may be configured to control the electronic device to: create a link with a first device based on a synchronous connection protocol using the second communication circuit, receive, from the first device via the link, second data obtained by the first device on a second time slot among a plurality of time slots of a transmission/reception period of the link, receive third data including additional data for the second data within a retransmission window configured for data retransmission among the plurality of time slots, and transmit audio data generated based on the second data and the third data to an external electronic device using the first communication circuit. |
| US12034542B2 |
Systems and methods for improved detection of signal in wireless system
A reliable wireless communication system needs good wireless signal detection and interference management. Traditional thinking for interference management mostly relies on interference cancellation or receiver design. In such a design, an interference issue occurs when a receiver is incapable of handling it. Various interference management embodiments are presented in the disclosure. Using HARQ retransmission incorporated with parameter changes, interference management may be improved through interference source control for more effective signal detection and interference management. Additionally, early termination parameters for decoding operation may be learned and implemented separately or jointly with HARQ retransmission. Furthermore, estimated interference power may be improved using machine-learning algorithm based on decoding statistics of the decoder. Biasing for the estimated interference power may be implemented separately or jointly with early termination parameter learning and/or HARQ retransmission request with parameter changes to improve signal detection and interference management. |
| US12034541B2 |
Dynamic configuration of maximum number of sidelink retransmissions for data unit
A method and apparatus for dynamic configuration of a maximum number of sidelink retransmissions for a data unit in a wireless communication system is provided. A first wireless device in sidelink receives, from a network, information related to a first retransmission number for a first logical channel and a second retransmission number for a second logical channel. The first wireless device determines a retransmission number of a data unit among the first retransmission number and the second retransmission number, and performs sidelink transmission of the data unit to a second wireless device based on the retransmission number of the data unit. |
| US12034540B2 |
Communication method and apparatus applied to multi-link device in wireless local area network
This application provides a communication method, an access network device, a terminal device, and a core network device. In a process in which the terminal device is handed over from a first access network device to a second access network device, the second access network device learns of first service progress of the first access network device based on a first sequence number of a data packet forwarded by the first access network device, without introducing additional progress exchange information between the two access network devices. |
| US12034536B2 |
Method of communication between nodes in a network
A method of communicating between nodes in a network where a node receives a sequence of symbols that will form a packet on a first communications channel and has a planned packet that it would send on a second communications channel. A destination is encoded into an arbitration portion of a header sequence of the packet, the header sequence comprising a sequence of symbols. The transmission on the second communications channel is as per the planned packet, for as long as the symbols of the planned packet match the symbols being received on the first channel. An arbitration decision is made when the symbols do not match, with the node either continuing to send the rest of the planned packet, or the rest of the packet being received on the first communications channel. |
| US12034531B2 |
Dynamic indication of soft resource availability via SFI procedure in IAB
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for use in a wireless network for dynamic indication of soft resource availability. Some embodiments are directed to an apparatus in an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node. The apparatus includes processor circuitry and radio front circuitry. The radio front end circuitry can be configured to receive, from a second IAB node, a slot format indicator (SFI). The SFI can include a slot format entry including a soft symbol indicating availability of a soft resource. The processor circuitry can be configured to use the slot format entry to communicate with a third IAB node, different from the second IAB node, using the soft resource as indicated by the soft symbol. |
| US12034528B2 |
Detection, analysis, and countermeasures for radio transceivers
A computer-implementable method employs network signal metadata to train a cognitive learning and inference system to produce an inferred function, wherein the metadata comprises a syntactic structure of at least one network communication protocol. The inferred function is used to map metadata of a detected network signal to a cognitive profile of a transmitter of the detected network signal. The mapping effects intelligent discrimination of the transmitter from at least one other transmitter through corroborative or negating evidentiary observation of properties associated with the metadata of the detected network signal. Information content in the network signal can be determined from the inferred function or the cognitive profile without demodulating the network signal. |
| US12034527B2 |
System for pulsed laser optical data transmission with receiver recoverable clock
A system, comprising an optical transmitter configured to modulate a pulsed laser signal based on a plurality of data signals to form a plurality of modulated optical data signals, optical time division multiplex the plurality of modulated optical data signals to obtain a multiplexed optical data signal, and transmit the multiplexed optical data signal together with an optical clock signal derived from the pulsed laser signal; and an optical receiver that includes a clock recovery branch configured to recover the optical clock signal into a plurality of phase-shifted recovered optical clock signals and a data branch with a plurality of saturable absorbers (SA), each SA being in optical communication with one of the phase-shifted recovered optical clock signals and configured to receive the multiplexed optical data signal and to transmit of one of the plurality of modulated optical data signals according to the recovered optical clock signal. |
| US12034523B2 |
Dual aperture dual modem SATCOM terminal
An aircraft based satellite communication (SATCOM) terminal includes a broadband aperture configured to communicate through non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) satellites for broadband communications, a management aperture configured to receive NGSO satellite management information from a geostationary orbit (GSO) satellite, and at least one processor that performs operations. The operations receive the NGSO satellite management information from the GSO satellite, where the NGSO satellite management information indicates positions and associated time of a set of the NGSO satellites. The operations acquire a second communication link with a second NGSO satellite among the set using the NGSO satellite management information during handoff switching from using a first communication link that was previously acquired with a first NGSO satellite to using the second communication link being acquired with the second NGSO satellite. The operations then perform broadband communications through the broadband aperture and the second communication link with the second NGSO satellite. Related ground-based control centers are disclosed. |
| US12034521B2 |
System and method for end-to-end beamforming
Methods and systems are described for providing end-to-end beamforming. For example, an end-to-end beamforming system include a relay satellite and a ground network to provide communications to user terminals located in user beam coverage areas. The ground network includes geographically distributed access nodes and a central processing system (CPS). Beamformers of the ground network generate forward uplink signals from appropriately weighted combinations of user data streams that, after relay by the satellite, produce forward downlink signals that combine to form forward user beams. |
| US12034518B2 |
LEO constellation satellite terminal
A method of communicating with satellites in a low-earth orbit (LEO) constellation includes determining, by a controller of a mobile communicator mounted on a mobile platform, one or more conditions corresponding to a plurality of spatial channels associated with multiple satellites in the LEO constellation. The method also includes allocating, based on the one or more conditions, each subset of a plurality of subsets of antenna resources of a phased array antenna to a respective different satellite included in the multiple satellites in the LEO constellation, where the antenna resources of the phased array antenna are communicatively connected to plurality of transceivers via a bus. The method also includes commanding the plurality of transceivers to establish simultaneous communicative connections to the different satellites via the allocated subsets of antenna resources. |
| US12034508B2 |
Smaller sub-band size for PMI than for CQI
A method performed by a wireless device (510, 700, 1100) is disclosed. The wireless device obtains (601) a configuration for a sub-band channel quality indicator (CQI) granularity and a sub-band precoding matrix indicator (PMI) granularity for the wireless device. The wireless device determines (602) channel state information (CSI) feedback according to the configured sub-band CQI granularity and the sub-band PMI granularity. The sub-band PMI granularity corresponds to a first sub-band size and the sub-band CQI granularity corresponds to a second sub-band size. The first sub-band size is smaller than the second sub-band size. The wireless device transmits (603), to a network node (560, 1000), the determined CSI feedback. |
| US12034501B1 |
Rate splitting for multiple input multiple output communications
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit capability information indicating a capability of the UE to support a rate splitting multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication. The UE may receive, based at least in part on the capability information, configuration information associated with the rate splitting MIMO communication. The UE may identify, based at least in part on the configuration information, at least one of a downlink control information (DCI) format, a DCI size, one or more DCI fields, or one or more DCI field sizes associated with a DCI communication associated with the rate splitting MIMO communication. The UE may monitor the DCI communication and decoding the rate splitting MIMO communication based at least in part on the configuration information and the DCI communication. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12034500B2 |
Communication apparatus and method for handling an Rx beam for the PDSCH reception
A communication apparatus comprises a radio transceiver and a modem processor. The radio transceiver is configured to transmit or receive signals. The modem processor is coupled to the radio transceiver and configured to perform operations comprising: performing a beam management, to train a first receiver (Rx) beam; receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) according to the first Rx beam; selecting at least one second Rx beam according to a scenario, if a first performance indicator of the first Rx beam is lower than a previous first performance indicator of the first Rx beam by a first threshold; determining at least one second performance indicator of the PDSCH according to a round-robin test; selecting a third Rx beam from the at least one second Rx beam according to the at least one second performance indicator; and receiving the PDSCH according to the third Rx beam. |
| US12034497B2 |
Building device with near field communication circuit
A sensor in a building HVAC system includes a transducer configured to measure a variable in the building HVAC system and to generate a sensor reading indicating a value of the measured variable. The sensor includes a communications interface configured to provide the sensor reading to a control device in the building HVAC system and a near field communication (NFC) circuit separate from the communications interface. The NFC circuit is configured to facilitate bidirectional NFC data communications between the sensor and a mobile device. The sensor includes a processing circuit having a processor and memory. The processing circuit is configured to wirelessly transmit data stored in the memory of the sensor to the mobile device via the NFC circuit, wirelessly receive data from the mobile device via the NFC circuit, and store the data received from the mobile device in the memory of the sensor. |
| US12034491B2 |
Electronic frequency-comb detector
Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement electronic frequency-comb detector systems. One embodiment includes an electronic frequency-comb detector, where the electronic frequency-comb detector includes: a frequency-comb generator configured to generate a frequency comb reference signal, and a heterodyne mixer. In addition, the heterodyne mixer is configured to use the frequency comb reference signal to downconvert received millimeter wave (mm-wave) and terahertz (THZ) frequency tones into an intermediate frequency (IF) signal. In a further embodiment, the electronic frequency-comb detector includes an IF amplifier, where the IF amplifier is configured to feed a spectrum analyzer configured to detect a signature of a material under test (MUT). |
| US12034485B1 |
Coherent optical breakout
A method, system, and apparatus for a coherent optical breakout; wherein the optical breakout has a laser; wherein the coherent optical breakout has a set of optical connections; wherein the set has at least two optical connections; wherein the coherent optical breakout enables coherent optical communication of X Gbs across each of the set of optical connections. |
| US12034484B2 |
Optical communication network management apparatus
A virtual environment optical communication network is generated by setting configuration parameters of physical packages of a real environment optical communication network in package emulators that a computer program has virtually constructed to implement the physical packages, the real environment optical communication network being constructed by a plurality of node devices in which the physical packages are mounted, pieces of configuration data are generated based on pieces of resource data indicating resources required for optical paths detected based on acquired configuration parameters and a requested transmission mode, optical paths are set in the virtual environment optical communication network based on the generated pieces of configuration data, and optical paths are set in the real environment optical communication network based on the pieces of configuration data that have been used to set the optical paths. |
| US12034482B2 |
Accurate measurement for guided acoustic-wave Brillouin scattering
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems, methods, and structures providing for the accurate measurement of guided acoustic-wave Brillouin scattering in optical fiber transmission systems and facilities. |
| US12034477B2 |
Method for labeling optical fiber wavelength
The invention provides a method for labeling an optical fiber wavelength, including: deploying a spreading code on each of a transmit end and a receive end; transmitting a message code, and spreading the message code by using the spreading code of the transmit end; and performing envelope modulation on an optical signal by using the spread message code, transmitting the optical signal after the envelope modulation to the receive end, choosing, the spreading code of the receive end to despread the message code to obtain the original message code of the transmit end, and obtaining a corresponding wavelength according to the spreading code of the receive end. A spreading code having a correspondence with a wavelength is used to spread and despread a message code, and a modulation depth of an amplitude modulated signal may be greatly reduced to nearly prevent an envelope modulated signal from affecting a main signal. |
| US12034472B2 |
Beam failure recovery procedure resource reduction with bandwidth part hopping
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) and a base station may support beamforming communication techniques and may communicate using one or more beams. The UE may support a bandwidth part (BWP) hopping pattern and may perform a beam failure detection (BFD) procedure across the supported BWPs. While performing the BFD procedure, the UE may declare beam failure and may determine whether to switch to an anchor BWP to initiate a beam failure recover (BFR) procedure or to remain on an active BWP to initiate the BFR procedure. In some implementations, the UE may determine whether to switch to the anchor BWP or to remain on the active BWP to initiate the BFR procedure based on an indication from the base station. |
| US12034469B2 |
Variable stride counting for timed-triggers in a radio frequency front end (RFFE) bus
Systems and methods for variable stride counting for timed-triggers in a radio frequency front end (RFFE) bus modify how a master clock controls counters in slaves. In particular, instead of having the master clock change a counter at a slave device on a one-to-one clock tick-to-counter change, exemplary aspects of the present disclosure contemplate allowing a bus ownership master (BOM) to select a stride size wherein each clock tick causes the counter to change by the size of the stride. Clock ticks are then sent less frequently over the clock line of the RFFE bus. In this fashion, fewer clock ticks are required to change the counter to the trigger event. |
| US12034468B2 |
Antenna wireless device
An antenna wireless device includes: antenna elements; feed ports respectively corresponding to the antenna elements; one or more detection ports each corresponding to some or all of the plurality of antenna elements; transceiver circuits respectively connected to feed ports; and one or more reference transceiver circuits each connected to a corresponding one or more of the one or more detection ports. For each antenna element, the transceiver circuit processes a first signal to generate a second signal, the second signal fed to the feed port is output to the reference transceiver circuit through the detection port, the reference transceiver circuit processes the second signal to generate a third signal, and detects an amplitude and phase deviation based on the first signal and the third signal, and the transceiver circuit adjusts a phase and an amplitude of a transmission signal based on the amplitude and phase deviation. |
| US12034467B2 |
Communication circuitry performing communication using a plurality of frequency bands and electronic device comprising the communication circuitry
Communication circuitry and an electronic device including the communication circuitry are disclosed. The communication circuitry may include a first RF chain configured to output a first transmission signal in a first frequency band through a first antenna or receive a first reception signal in the first frequency band through the first antenna; a second RF chain configured to output a second transmission signal in a second frequency band through a second antenna or receive a second reception signal in the second frequency band through the second antenna; a first reception chain configured to receive a first signal in the first frequency band, which is received through the second antenna; a second reception chain configured to receive a second signal in the second frequency band, which is received through the first antenna; and a switch configured to connect the first RF chain and the second reception chain to the first antenna and connect the second RF chain and the first reception chain to the second antenna. |
| US12034466B2 |
Antenna and foldable electronic device including the same
In an embodiment, an electronic device may include a housing including a hinge module, a first housing, and second housing. The first and second housings are rotatably coupled to each other via the hinge module to be in a folded state or an unfolded state. The electronic device may further include a flexible display, at least one conductive pattern disposed in the first housing, at least one conductor disposed at a position in the second housing corresponding to the at least one conductive pattern such that the at least one conductor is capacitively coupled to the conductive pattern when the electronic device is in the folded state, and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the at least one conductive pattern in the first housing. Other embodiments are also possible. |
| US12034462B2 |
Compressing probability tables for entropy coding
This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for data compression. The present implementations more specifically relate to encoding techniques for compressing probability tables used for entropy coding. In some aspects, an entropy encoder may encode a probability table so that one or more contexts are represented by fewer bits than would otherwise be needed to represent the frequency of each symbol as a proportion of the total frequency of all symbols associated with such contexts. For example, if a given row of the probability table (prior to encoding) includes a number (M) of entries each having a binary value represented by a number (K) of bits, the same row of entries may be represented by fewer than M*K bits in the encoded probability table. |
| US12034460B2 |
Apparatus and method for Sigma-Delta modulator quantization noise cancellation
Described herein is a fractional phase locked loop with sigma-delta modulator (SDM) quantization noise cancellation. The fractional phase includes a digital filter configured to receive an error signal based on a comparison of a reference clock and a feedback clock, a controlled oscillator configured to generate an output clock by adjusting a frequency of the controlled oscillator based on a control signal output by the digital filter, the feedback clock being based on the output clock, a sigma-delta modulator configured to control division of the output clock to generate a divided output clock which includes a sigma-delta modulator quantization noise and a digital-to-time converter configured to receive a cancellation code from an integrator in the sigma-delta modulator and cancel the sigma-delta modulator quantization noise in the divided output clock with the cancellation code to generate the feedback clock. |
| US12034459B2 |
Memory controller, memory system, and memory control method
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile memory includes a plurality of memory areas and controller circuit including an error correction code encoder. The error correction code encoder encodes a first data to generate a first parity in a first operation and encodes a second data to generate a second parity in a second operation. The controller circuit writes the first data and the first parity into a first memory area among the plurality of memory areas and writes the second data and the second parity into a second memory area among the plurality of memory areas. The size of the second data is smaller than the size of the first data and the size of the second parity is equal to the size of the first parity. |
| US12034457B2 |
Memory, memory module, memory system, and operation method of memory system
A memory system may include an error correction code generation circuit configured to generate a first error correction code having a large bit number by using write data and a first H matrix in a first error correction mode, and to generate a second error correction code having a small bit number by using the write data and a second H matrix in a second error correction mode, and a memory core configured to store the first error correction code and the write data in the first error correction mode, and to store the second error correction code and the write data in the second error correction mode. |
| US12034455B2 |
Iteration dependent bitwise bit flipping decoder
An LDPC decoder receives channel information and performs a bit flipping algorithm to correct unsatisfied checks with respect to a parity matrix H. The threshold condition for determining whether to flip a bit is a function of the channel information itself. A threshold Thk used to evaluate the threshold condition may vary between iterations based on the number of iterations, number of bits flipped in the previous iteration, and number of unsatisfied checks. A threshold Thki may be calculated for each bit position. Thki and the threshold condition may be a function of whether bit position i was flipped in a previous iteration. A binning approach for parameters of the threshold condition may be used to reduce hardware complexity. |
| US12034451B2 |
Successive approximation register analog to digital converter device and signal conversion method
A successive approximation register analog to digital converter device includes first and second digital to analog converter (DAC) circuits, a comparator circuit, a controller circuit, and a dynamic element matching (DEM) circuit. The first and second DAC circuits samples an input signal. The comparator circuit and the controller circuit generate first and second bits according to outputs of the first and second DAC circuits. The DEM circuit encodes the first bits to generate third bits, in order to refresh the first DAC circuit. After the first DAC circuit is refreshed, the controller circuit resets partial bits in the second bits. After the partial bits are reset, the comparator circuit generates comparison results according to outputs of the first and second DAC circuits. The controller circuit generates fourth bits according to the comparison results, and generates a digital output according to the first, second, and fourth bits. |
| US12034449B2 |
Adaptive clock signal management
Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to adaptive clock signal management, and more specifically to generating a clock signal at desired frequencies based on inputs to a clock subsystem for peripheral use. A clock subsystem is provided herein that comprises an oscillator configured to provide a clock signal at either a first frequency or a second frequency, and a controller coupled to the oscillator and configured to perform various functions. The controller can be configured to determine a desired frequency of the clock signal based on a state of each input of multiple inputs, wherein the multiple inputs comprise a power mode input and an analog-to-digital converter input, and provide a signal to the oscillator to produce the clock signal at the desired frequency. |
| US12034447B2 |
Low latency combined clock data recovery logic network and charge pump circuit
Methods and systems are described for obtaining a sequence of data decisions and an error signal generated by one or more samplers operating on a received input signal according to a sampling clock, applying the sequence of data decisions and the error signal to each logic branch of a set of logic branches, and responsively selecting a logic branch from the set of logic branches, the logic branch selected responsive to (i) a detection of a transitional data pattern in the sequence of data decisions and (ii) the error signal, the selected logic branch generating an output current, and providing the output current to a local oscillator controller, the output current sourcing and sinking current to a capacitor through a resistive element to adjust an input voltage of a proportional control circuit relative to a voltage on the capacitor connected to the resistive element. |
| US12034441B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a latch circuit including a first inverter configured to output a first signal based on an input signal, a second inverter configured to output a first clock signal based on a first strobe signal, a third inverter configured to output a second clock signal based on a second strobe signal, a first clock generation circuit configured to generate a third clock signal having transitions that are delayed with respect to the first clock signal, a second clock generation circuit configured to generate a fourth clock signal having transitions that are delayed with respect to the second clock signal, a fourth inverter configured to output an inversion signal of the first signal in accordance with the third and fourth clock signals, and a data latch circuit configured to latch an output signal of the fourth inverter. |
| US12034436B2 |
Method of tuning light color temperature for LED lighting device and application thereof
A color temperature switching scheme for an LED lighting device is disclosed. The color temperature switching scheme comprises a plurality of different color temperature performances correspondingly generated by a plurality of different paired combinations of a first electric power allocated to a first LED load emitting a light with a first color temperature and a second electric power allocated to a second LED load emitting a light with a second color temperature such that a mingled color temperature between the first color temperature and the second color temperature can be generated thru a light diffuser. For tuning the mingled color temperature of the LED lighting device a reverse yet complementary power adjustment process for distributing a total electric power T between the first LED circuit and the second LED circuit is required such that a total light intensity remains unchanged while the mingled color temperature is being adjusted. |
| US12034433B2 |
Vibrator device, oscillator, gyro sensor, electronic apparatus, and vehicle
A vibrator device includes a vibration element including a vibration portion and a fixed portion, a supporting member to which the fixed portion is attached to support the vibration element, and a first substrate to which the supporting member is attached, the supporting member includes a attaching portion attached to the first substrate, and A1≥A2 is satisfied in a case where an area of a rectangular region including the fixed portion is A1 and an area of a rectangular region including the attaching portion is A2 in a plan view seen from a thickness direction of the vibration element. |
| US12034429B2 |
Saw device with improved thermal management
This invention focuses on minimizing the hot spots on a filter chip by creating thermal radiators using the mechano-acoustic structures and connection circuitry. A gradual increase of metal to wafer relation is made to provide better heat dissipation and heat sinking. Preferably the shunt lines of the ladder type arrangement of SAW resonators (RS1, RS2, RS3) comprise a broadened section (BBCN). Each two series resonators (RS1, RS2, RS3) that are subsequent to each other in the series signal line are connected via a common busbar (BBCN) extending over a whole length of that subsequent series resonators, a lateral extension of the common busbars represents a first section of a respective shunt line each, each first shunt line section between a node and the parallel resonator (RP1, RP2) of a shunt line (SLS1) comprises a broadened section (BS) that is broader than the common busbar, the broadened section extends over the whole width of the parallel resonator (RP1), the first reflector (REF1) of the parallel resonator that faces the laterally adjacent series resonator is formed from the broadened section (BS). |
| US12034427B2 |
Acoustic wave device
An acoustic wave device includes a support substrate, a piezoelectric film, a functional electrode, and a support. The support substrate includes a cavity. The piezoelectric film is provided on the support substrate to cover the cavity. The functional electrode is provided on the piezoelectric film to overlap the cavity when viewed in a plan view. The support is in the cavity of the support substrate to support the piezoelectric film. The functional electrode includes electrodes arranged in a direction crossing the thickness direction of the piezoelectric film. The electrodes include a first electrode and a second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode oppose each other in a direction crossing the thickness direction of the piezoelectric film and are connected to different potentials. Adjacent ones of the electrodes overlap each other in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the first electrode. |
| US12034425B2 |
High power, double-sided thin film filter
A high power thin film filter is disclosed includes a substrate having a substrate thickness in a Z-direction between a first surface and a second surface. A thin film capacitor may be formed over the first surface. A thin film inductor may be spaced apart from the thin film capacitor by at least the thickness of the substrate. A via may be formed in the substrate that electrically connects the thin film capacitor and the thin film inductor. The via may include a polymeric composition. |
| US12034414B2 |
Multi-modal audio amplifier and related system
Various aspects include audio amplifiers for driving at least one speaker. In some cases, the amplifier includes: a controller for amplifying at least one input signal to provide an amplified audio output signal, the controller configured to operate the amplifier in at least two modes, including: a first mode including a dedicated connection to the at least one speaker; and a second mode including a direct physical connection with an additional audio amplifier and the dedicated connection to the at least one speaker, where in the first mode and the second mode the amplifier is configured to provide the amplified audio output signal to drive the at least one speaker, and in the second mode the amplifier is configured to forward the at least one input signal to enable the additional audio amplifier to control audio output at an additional speaker. |
| US12034412B2 |
Differential amplifier compensation
An amplifier includes a first stage and a second stage. The first stage includes a first output and a second output. The second stage includes an output, a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a drain coupled to the first output of the first stage, and a source coupled to the output of the second stage. The second transistor includes a drain coupled to the second output of the first stage, and a gate coupled to the output of the second stage. |
| US12034411B2 |
Method of improving linearity of amplifier circuit including magnetically coupled feedback loop and DC bias current adjustment without impacting amplifier gain
A method of operating an amplifier circuit having a transformer arranged so as to establish a magnetically coupled feedback loop between and output of an amplifier and an input of the amplifier. The method includes providing a DC bias current to the amplifier, and further includes increasing the DC bias current to improve a linearity of the amplifier circuit wherein a transfer gain of the amplifier circuit remains constant when the DC bias current is increased. A loop gain of the magnetically coupled feedback loop is set by selecting a coupling factor and turn-ratio of the transformer. |
| US12034409B2 |
Radio-frequency amplifier with load response estimation
An electronic device may include wireless circuitry with a processor that generates baseband signals, an upconversion circuit that upconverts the baseband signals to radio-frequency signals, a power amplifier, an antenna, and a transmit filter with a frequency dependent filter response coupled between the output of the power amplifier and the antenna. To help mitigate the frequency dependent filter response, the wireless circuitry may further include predistortion circuitry having an amplifier load response estimator that implements a baseband model of the filter response, an amplifier non-linearity estimator that models the non-linear behavior of the amplifier, and a control signal generator for adjusting the power amplifier based on the output of the amplifier load response estimator and the amplifier non-linearity estimator. |
| US12034399B2 |
Skylight with integrated solar panel
A skylight includes a frame that is configured to be mounted to a structure, the frame defining a central opening and a solar power unit that is coupled with the frame. |
| US12034398B2 |
Junction box for a photovoltaic module mounting assembly
The present disclosure provides junction boxes for use with roof-mounted photovoltaic (PV) modules. The junction boxes may include a housing having a plurality of sides, a bottom having an aperture, and a top edge having a top opening, where the top edge has a lip disposed around the top edge and projecting upward from the top edge. The junction boxes may further include a lid removably coupled to the top edge of the housing and a seal disposed on an outer surface of the bottom of the housing. |
| US12034396B2 |
Fast POR trim correction
A system comprises a generator control unit (GCU) configured to control a generator. The system includes a first sensor connected to provide feedback to the GCU for generator control. The first sensor is configured to connect to sense at least one of voltage and/or current in a feeder connecting between the generator and a load. The system also includes a second sensor connected to provide feedback to the GCU for generator control. The second sensor is configured to sense at least one of voltage and/or current in a feeder connecting between the generator and the load. The first and second sensors are configured to connect to the feeder apart from one another with feeder impedance therebetween. |
| US12034392B2 |
Apparatus and method for driving motor
An apparatus configured for driving a motor, includes a first inverter including a first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of a windings respectively corresponding to a plurality of phases of the motor, a second inverter including a second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings, a switches including first ends respectively connected to nodes to which the windings and the second switching elements are respectively connected and second ends connected to each other, and a controller configured to drive the motor in one of a first driving mode for driving the motor by maintaining the second switching elements in an open state and performing pulse width modulation control for the first switching elements and a second driving mode for driving the motor by performing pulse width modulation control for the first switching elements and the second switching elements. |
| US12034387B2 |
Flexible printed circuit board (PCB)-based mobile sensor platform
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing flexible printed circuit board (“PCB”)-based mobile sensor platform. In various embodiments, a flexible PCB-based mobile sensor platform includes a body portion(s) and at least one of a microcontroller, a locomotion system, sensors, a transceiver(s), and/or the like, each disposed on the body portion(s). The locomotion system includes one or more flexible PCB portions and corresponding actuators. Based on instructions from the microcontroller, at least one actuator may cause bending and unbending of a corresponding flexible PCB portion(s) that causes the flexible PCB-based mobile sensor platform to move toward a target location within a first environment. Upon arrival, the sensors may collect sensor data regarding at least one of the target location, an object located at the target location, or a portion of the object, and the microcontroller may send the collected sensor data to an external device via the transceiver. |
| US12034385B2 |
Vortex flux generator
Various implementations of the invention correspond to an improved vortex flux generator. In some implementations of the invention, the improved vortex flux generator includes a magnetic circuit configured to produce a magnetic field; a quench controller configured to provide a variable current; a vortex material configured to form and subsequently dissipate a vortex in response to the variable current, wherein upon formation of the vortex, a magnetic field density surrounding the vortex is urged to decrease, and wherein upon subsequent dissipation of the vortex, the urging to decrease ceases and the magnetic field density increases prior to a reformation of the vortex, and wherein the decrease of the magnetic field density and the increase of the magnetic field density correspond to a modulation of the magnetic field; an inductor disposed in a vicinity of the vortex such that the modulation of the magnetic field induces an electrical current in the inductor; and a dissipation superconductor electrically disposed in parallel with the vortex material and configured to carry, without quenching, an entirety of the variable current during dissipation of the vortex in the vortex material. |
| US12034383B2 |
Fabric triboelectric nanogenerator
Disclosed herein are triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs). Such TENGs comprise at least one tribolectric (TE) layer comprising two surfaces relative movement between which generates a TE charge, and a circuit. The circuit comprises a switch, a sensor, and a load. The switch has an open condition in which the TE charge accumulates (the accumulated TE charge), and a closed condition in which the accumulated TE charge discharges between the two surfaces across the load, the sensor determining a time constant (τ) of discharge of the accumulated TE charge across the load. |
| US12034382B2 |
Three-phase single-stage isolated bidirectional converter and controlling method
A three-phase single-stage isolated bidirectional converter and a method of controlling same are provided. The bidirectional converter includes a three-phase AC voltage port, a DC voltage port, full-bridge circuit units, half-bridge circuit units, phase-shift inductor units, transformers, and filter capacitors. The first full-bridge circuit unit is connected to the first half-bridge circuit unit. The third full-bridge circuit unit is connected to the second half-bridge circuit unit. The fifth full-bridge circuit unit is connected to the third half-bridge circuit unit. The first half-bridge circuit unit is connected to the first filter capacitor. A midpoint of a bridge arm of the first half-bridge circuit unit is connected to a second port. A midpoint of a bridge arm of the second half-bridge circuit unit is connected to a fourth port. A midpoint of a bridge arm of the third half-bridge circuit unit is connected to a sixth port. |
| US12034379B2 |
Power conversion system
Provided is a power conversion system that can suppress a fault in a short-circuiting switch that bypasses a fault unit and enhance the reliability and redundancy of the system. The power conversion system is provided with a plurality of power converter units that are formed by using semiconductor switch elements and are connected in series, and comprises: switch elements that are provided to input terminals and/or output terminals of the power converter units and bypass the power converter units; and overvoltage suppressing elements which are connected in parallel with the switch elements and in which conducting states are changed by an application of a prescribed voltage. |
| US12034377B2 |
Systems and methods for direct current power distribution
A direct current (DC) power secondary distribution system is provided. The system comprises at least one first conversion unit and a one or more second conversion units. The first conversion unit receives alternating current (AC) electrical voltage from a distribution transformer of an AC power distribution system and converts the AC electrical voltage to DC electrical voltage output. The one or more second conversion units are connected downstream of the first conversion unit, and each second conversion unit converts the DC electrical voltage output from the first conversion unit to a respective AC electrical voltage output for a respective one or more loads. The one or more loads may be associated with a household. |
| US12034375B2 |
Vehicle DC voltage conversion circuit
This application provides a vehicle DC voltage conversion circuit, including a high voltage battery connected in sequence, a primary-side-bridge module, a resonant module, a transformer module and a secondary-side-output module, wherein the secondary-side-output module includes a first voltage unit outputting a first voltage and a second voltage unit outputting a second voltage. The secondary side winding of the transformer is connected with the first voltage unit and the second voltage unit; The circuit also includes a driver module connected with the original side bridge module. The vehicle DC voltage conversion circuit provided in this application can not only output the first voltage, but also output the second voltage at the same time. It has the advantages of small size, high efficiency, low cost and industrialization, and can be widely used in the vehicle 48V electrical load, such as 48V vehicle electric heating system, 48V vehicle cooling fan, and so on. |
| US12034370B2 |
Power converter with overdrive switch control
A power converter circuit included in a computer system magnetizes and de-magnetizes an inductor coupled to a switch node using high-side and low-side switches to alternatively couple a switch node to an input power supply node and a ground supply node. In response to detecting a drop in the voltage level of the input power supply node, the power converter circuit may adjust an on-resistance of the high-side switch to maintain performance at the lower voltage level of the input power supply node. |
| US12034358B2 |
Electromotive transmission device
An electromotive transmission device for a vehicle having an electric motor (2) comprising a stator winding (7) and a rotor (5). A drive shaft is driven by an input shaft (12) via a transmission. The transmission is arranged coaxially with the input shaft (12) and the electric motor (2). The stator winding (7) can be cooled by a cooling unit. The transmission has an annular support component, which is joined to the inner face of the radial end wall (11). Pressurized oil is supplied to a radially running annular passage (18) arranged in the end wall (11) and/or the annular support component. A plurality of spray outlets (19) are distributed around the circumference of the annular passage (18) or a radially running slot-like spray outlet. The spray or sprays from the spray outlets (19) are directed at the stator winding (7) and/or the rotor. |
| US12034355B2 |
Voice coil motor direct-drive active vibration isolation and leveling integrated platform
A voice coil motor direct-driven active vibration isolation and leveling integrated platform. The voice coil motor direct-drive active vibration isolation and leveling integrated platform includes a moving platform, a base, a driving mechanism and a vibration isolation and leveling composite mechanism; the moving platform is rotatably disposed on the base around the X-axis and the Y-axis through the vibration isolation and leveling composite mechanism; the driving mechanism is used to drive the moving platform to perform leveling movement, and the force exerted by the driving mechanism on the moving platform is distributed symmetrically around the circumference of the moving platform. |
| US12034352B2 |
Cooling jacket assembly for cooling a rotating machine with flow guiding and reflector elements
A cooling jacket surrounding the stator of an electric machine, having an inlet and a plurality of outlets disposed at ends of the cooling jacket, distributed in circumferential direction and configured to create liquid jets exiting the cooling jacket in a radial direction towards end windings at the axial ends of the machine. Coolant liquid flow guiding elements within the cooling jacket are configured so as to create a circumferentially homogeneous or more homogenous axial liquid flow towards the liquid outlets and/or towards the liquid jet devices. |
| US12034342B2 |
Electric machine and assembling method for electric machine
The disclosure relates to an electric machine and an assembling method for an electric machine. The electric machine includes: a shaft assembly including a first shaft, a second shaft coaxially disposed within an inner circumference of the first shaft, and a bearing disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft; a first revolving body coaxially connected to the first shaft, wherein the first revolving body includes an annular first adapter bracket, and a tubular structural portion extending in an axial direction is disposed at an inner circumference of the first adapter bracket; a second revolving body coaxially connected to the second shaft and disposed around an outer circumference of the first revolving body; and a guiding assembly disposed between the tubular structural portion and the first shaft to restrict a movement of the first revolving body relative to the first shaft in a circumferential direction and a radial direction. |
| US12034341B2 |
Rotating electrical machine
A rotating electrical machine includes a magnetic field-producing unit and an armature. A magnet unit is equipped with a plurality of magnets arranged adjacent each other in a circumferential direction. Each of the magnets is magnetically oriented to have an easy axis of magnetization which is aligned near a d-axis that is defined on a center of the magnetic pole to be more parallel to the d-axis than an easy axis of magnetization near a q-axis that is defined on a boundary between the magnetic poles. An armature winding includes conductive members which face the magnetic field-producing unit and are arranged at a given interval away from each other in the circumferential direction. Each of the magnets has an end surface which faces in the circumferential direction and is placed in direct contact with an end surface of a circumferentially adjacent one of the magnets. |
| US12034337B2 |
Rotating electrical machine and method of manufacturing the same
In an armature, a busbar unit includes at least first-, second-, and third-phase busbars electrically connected to respective first-, second-, and third-phase armature windings. The first-phase busbar serves as a lowermost busbar in the axial direction, the second-phase busbar serves as an intermediate busbar stacked over the lowermost busbar in the axial direction, and the third-phase busbar serves as an uppermost busbar stacked over the intermediate busbar in the axial direction. A resin member of the busbar unit covers the lowermost busbar, intermediate busbar, and uppermost busbar stacked in the axial direction, so that the lowermost busbar, intermediate busbar, and uppermost busbar are integrated to constitute a busbar stack. A protrusion member is mounted to the intermediate busbar and protruding radially outward from the intermediate busbar. At least part of the protrusion member is located to be nonoverlapped with the uppermost busbar and the lowermost busbar. |
| US12034335B2 |
Stator and motor
A stator includes a stator core having a plurality of split cores arranged in an annular shape. Each of the split cores includes a yoke portion and a tooth portion protruding from the yoke portion in a radial direction of the stator core. The yoke portions of adjoining split cores are connected to each other at joint surfaces of adjoining split cores. The joint surfaces are provided with a fitting portion that extends along an axial direction of the stator core from an upper end surface to a lower end surface of the stator core. The fitting portion is provided with a crimped portion. |
| US12034333B2 |
Stator and motor comprising said stator
A stator includes stator iron cores stacked in a rotor axial direction, and an interphase insulating member arranged between the stator iron cores. Each of the stator iron cores includes a circular back yoke and a stator claw magnetic pole that protrudes from the back yoke in a rotor radial direction. The interphase insulating member includes an insulating portion, arranged between adjacent ones of the stator iron cores, and a support. The stator claw magnetic pole is in contact with the support in at least one of a rotor circumferential direction and the rotor radial direction. |
| US12034322B2 |
Semiconductor device and operating method of semiconductor device
A battery control circuit having a novel structure, a battery protection circuit having a novel structure, and a power storage device including the battery circuit are provided. A semiconductor device includes n cell balancing circuits that respectively correspond to one secondary battery and each include a transistor, a comparator circuit, and a capacitor. In each of the n cell balancing circuits, an inverting input terminal of the comparator circuit and one electrode of the capacitor are electrically connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor. The semiconductor device has functions of supplying a ground potential to the other electrode of the capacitor; turning on the transistor; supplying a first potential to the one electrode of the capacitor; turning off the transistor; electrically connecting the other electrode of the capacitor and a negative electrode of the secondary battery corresponding to each cell balancing circuit; supplying a sum of the first potential and a potential of the negative electrode of the secondary battery corresponding to each cell balancing circuit, to the one electrode of the capacitor; and controlling charging of the secondary battery corresponding to each cell balancing circuit. |
| US12034320B2 |
Wireless power charging with authentication
An authentication method for authenticating a wireless power transmitter to a wireless power receiver includes receiving a SSP value, an ID, and a random number RND from a wireless power receiver; determining an index based on the RND; choosing a base code from a set of base codes according to the index; determining a secure code from the base code, the index, the RND, the SSP value, and the ID; and transmitting the secure code to the wireless power receiver. A further method includes receiving a secure code from the wireless power transmitter; retrieving an index from the secure code; determining a base code from a set of base codes according to the index; calculating a second secure code; and authenticating the wireless power transmitter by comparing the secure code and the second secure code. |
| US12034319B2 |
Server-side characterization of rechargeable batteries
A method for server-side characterization of a rechargeable battery (91-96) comprises obtaining operating values for a capacity of the battery (91-96) and an impedance (91-96) of the battery; based on the operating values: performing at least one state prediction (181-183) for the battery (91-96), each of the at least one state predictions (181-183) comprising a plurality of iterations (1099), wherein in each iteration (1099) a simulation of an electrical state of the battery (91-96) and a thermal state of the battery (91-96) is performed and an aging estimate for the capacity and the impedance is determined based on the results, wherein the aging estimate from a first iteration (1099) of the respective state prediction (181-183) is used for the simulation in a subsequent second iteration (1099) of the respective state prediction (181-183). |
| US12034318B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing power calibration in wireless power transfer system
A wireless power transmitter including a power conversion unit configured to transmit wireless power generated based on magnetic coupling in a power transfer phase and a control unit configured to receive, from the wireless power receiver operating at a first operating point, a first received power packet of the first operating point and a second received power packet of the first operating point based on the first received power packet of the first operating point and the second received power packet of the first operating point and configured to receive a first received power packet of the second operating point and a second received power packet of the second operating point related to power calibration and construct a second power calibration curve based on the first received power packet of the second operating point and the second received power packet of the second operating point. |
| US12034315B2 |
System and method for wirelessly charging a medical device battery
A system for charging a battery is provided. The system includes a first and a second container, each including receptacles shaped to receive a battery and protrusions each being aligned with a receptacle, wherein a number of receptacles and protrusions in the first container is greater than a number of receptacles and protrusions in the second container. The system also includes a charging device including charging bays each being shaped to receive a protrusion. The charging bays are arranged in rows and columns with a number of columns corresponding to a number of receptacles in the first container and a number of rows corresponding to a number of receptacles in the second container. Each of the charging bays comprises an antenna configured to provide charging power to a battery disposed in a receptacle. The charging device includes a charging controller to provide charging power to the battery via the antenna. |
| US12034314B2 |
Wireless power and data transmission and reception apparatus
A power and data receiver according to the present embodiment includes: a reception coil configured to receive a power data signal from a transmission coil; a power unit forming driving power from the power data signal; and a data demodulation unit configured to demodulate a data signal from the power data signal, wherein the reception coil operates adjacent to the transmission coil to the extent that a first resonant frequency and a second resonant frequency are formed between the reception coil and the transmission coil, and the reception coil operates at a frequency greater than or equal to the first resonant frequency and smaller than or equal to the second resonant frequency in relation to the transmission coil. |
| US12034307B2 |
MPC-based hierarchical coordinated control method and device for wind-hydrogen coupling system
The present invention relates to an MPC-based hierarchical coordinated control method and device for a wind-hydrogen coupling system. The method comprises the following steps: (1) dividing the wind-hydrogen coupling system into upper-layer grid-connected control and lower-layer electrolytic cell control; (2) controlling grid-connected power to track a wind power prediction curve by adopting an MPC control algorithm for upper-layer grid-connected control, and obtaining an electrolytic cell power control quantity for the lower-layer electrolytic cell control at the same time; (3) dividing operation states of electrolytic cell monomers into four operation states of rated power operation, fluctuating power operation, overload power operation and shutdown; and (4) determining the operation states of various electrolytic cell monomers by adopting a time-power double-line rotation control strategy based on the electrolytic cell power control quantity, thus making the electrolytic cell monomers operate in one of the four operating states in turn. |
| US12034304B2 |
Building management and appliance control system
The present disclosure is directed to energy storage and supply management system. The system may include one or more of a control unit, which is in communication with the power grid, and an energy storage unit that stores power for use at a later time. The system may be used with traditional utility provided power as well as locally generated solar, wind, and any other types of power generation technology. In some embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are housed in the same chassis. In other embodiments, the energy storage unit and the control unit are separate. In another embodiment, the energy storage unit is integrated into the chassis of an appliance itself. |
| US12034302B2 |
Hierarchical control system for optimal management of energy resources
Methods and systems are provided for optimizing energy management of an energy resource site. For instance, a hierarchical energy management system can provide optimized management of energy resource sites with large numbers of energy resources. In particular, the hierarchical energy management system can effectively control energy resources by allocating functionality using different tiers. For instance, one or more energy resources devices can comprise the lowest tier of the hierarchical energy management system. The next tier of the hierarchical energy management system can comprise one or more controllers that can manage the energy resource devices. The next tier of the hierarchical energy management system, a resource manager, generally manages the set of controllers. |
| US12034298B2 |
Power source for an aircraft
An aircraft electrical system including: a first DC power bus and a fuel cell assembly including a first fuel cell group, wherein the first fuel cell group is electrically coupled directly to the first DC power bus without a voltage converter to provide a first power output to the first DC power bus. |
| US12034295B2 |
Inrush current protection circuit with noise immune latching circuit
A device comprises a processor, a memory for storing instruction code that is executable by the processor, and power supply circuitry. The power supply circuitry is in communication with the processor. The power supply circuitry comprises voltage regulator circuitry, a capacitor, a current limiter, and a switch. The voltage regulator circuitry comprises an input electrically coupled to a voltage source and an output configured to provide a regulated voltage output. The capacitor is configured to store energy derived from the voltage source. The capacitor comprises a first node electrically coupled with the output of the voltage regulator circuitry. The current limiter is in electrical communication with a second node of the capacitor and configured to limit inrush current through the capacitor during a start-up phase of the power supply circuitry. The switch circuit is in electrical communication with the second node of the capacitor. Capacitor current flows through the switch when the switch circuit is in an ON state, substantially bypassing the current limiter. The switch is transitioned to the ON state when a particular control signal is applied to the switch circuit. The switch circuit is configured to remain in the ON state when the particular control signal is no longer applied to the switch circuit. |
| US12034291B2 |
Actuating apparatus for triggering at least one pyrofuse, and energy storage device comprising a pyrofuse of this kind
The present invention relates to an actuating apparatus for triggering at least one pyrofuse, comprising a supply voltage connection for connection to a supply voltage, at least one triggering output for connecting the at least one pyrofuse and applying a triggering current to the pyrofuse, a signal input for receiving a triggering signal which indicates a state which extends the triggering, and at least one actuating circuit, which can be connected to the supply connection, for providing the triggering current at the triggering outlet in accordance with the received triggering signal, wherein said actuating circuit comprises a field-effect transistor stage for connecting the supply voltage through to the triggering output in accordance with the received triggering signal. |
| US12034287B1 |
Rotational coupling for electrical systems
The present disclosure is generally directed to visually aesthetic rotational components for electrical systems, such as lighting systems that facilitate the assembly and operation of luminaires with rotating components. |
| US12034281B2 |
Fault detection system
A fault detection system and method includes a sensor; a processing unit; and an output unit. The sensor is configured to acquire temperature data at a sensor location of a device, wherein the temperature data comprises first temperature data and second temperature data acquired a first time period after the first temperature data. The processing unit determines a temperature magnitude comprising utilization of the first temperature data and/or the second temperature data, and determines a rate of change of temperature. The processing unit predicts a temperature at a location of the device using the temperature magnitude, the rate of change of temperature, and a correlation, wherein the correlation is a correlation of a plurality of temperature magnitudes and a plurality of rate of change of temperatures at the sensor location with a plurality of hotspot temperatures at the location. |
| US12034279B2 |
Power conversion apparatus and power system
A power conversion apparatus includes M first slots, wherein each of M first slots is electrically connected to an input side of one of N first bus bars, and a respective first slot of the M first slots is electrically connected to a first module that can supply an alternating current or a direct current to the first bus bar electrically connected to the first slot. The apparatus further includes P second slots, wherein each of the P second slots is electrically connected between an output side of one of the N first bus bars and an input side of one of second bus bars, and a respective second slot of the P second slots is electrically connected to a second module that converts an alternating current into a direct current or that converts a direct current into a direct current. |
| US12034273B2 |
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser with dense epi-side contacts
An emitter may include a substrate, a conductive layer on at least a bottom surface of a trench, and a first metal layer to provide a first electrical contact of the emitter on an epitaxial side of the substrate. The first metal layer may be within the trench such that the first metal layer contacts the conductive layer within the trench. The emitter may further include a second metal layer to provide a second electrical contact of the emitter on the epitaxial side of the substrate, and an isolation implant to block lateral current flow between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact. |
| US12034269B2 |
Light amplifying relay system
An optical amplifier repeater system includes an optical fiber propagating a light beam in a plurality of propagation modes and an optical amplifier repeater amplifying the light beam propagated through the optical fiber. The optical amplifier repeater includes an optical demultiplexer demultiplexing the light beam in the plurality of propagation modes propagated through the optical fiber into a plurality of single-mode light beams, an optical amplifier amplifying, by simultaneous pumping, intensities of the plurality of single-mode light beams using a light beam generated by one pumping light source, an optical multiplexer multiplexing the plurality of single-mode light beams amplified by the optical amplifier into a light beam in the plurality of propagation modes, and an optical intensity adjusting unit adjusting the intensity of each of the plurality of single-mode light beams at least one of before or after the amplification by the optical amplifier. The optical intensity adjusting unit performs the adjustment by amplifying or attenuating the optical intensity of each of the plurality of single-mode light beams in an individual optical path through which the single-mode light beam is propagated. |
| US12034266B2 |
Optical isolator core
In some implementations, an optical isolator core includes a Faraday rotator and a plurality of birefringent crystal plates. The plurality of birefringent crystal plates may include a first birefringent crystal plate to separate input light into light having a first polarization and light having a second polarization, and a second birefringent crystal plate to combine the light having the first polarization and the light having the second polarization in output light that is laterally displaced by the single stage optical isolator. The Faraday rotator may be provided between the first birefringent crystal plate and the second birefringent crystal plate. In some implementations, the plurality of birefringent crystal plates further include a third birefringent crystal plate provided between the Faraday rotator and the second birefringent crystal plate. Additionally, or alternatively, the optical isolator core may further include a half-wave plate arranged between the Faraday rotator and the first birefringent crystal plate. |
| US12034264B2 |
Coaxial cable connector assemblies with outer conductor engagement features and methods for using the same
A coaxial cable connector assembly comprising a rear body comprising an outer body member and an inner body member, wherein the rear body is positionable in a disengaged position and an engaged position, and a coupler rotatably engaged with and positioned forward of the rear body, wherein the coupler defines an inner channel extending through the coupler between a front portion of the coupler and a rear portion of the coupler positioned opposite the front portion, a thread at the front portion of the coupler, a nominal portion defining a nominal inner span along the inner channel, and an outer conductor engagement portion that tapers inwardly from the nominal portion that extends forwardly along the inner channel to the front portion of the coupler, wherein the outer conductor engagement portion is structurally configured to contact an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. |
| US12034261B2 |
Method for connecting two conductors composed of different materials and connector and system therefor
A method of electrically connecting a first conductor composed of a first material, preferably aluminum, to a second conductor comprising or composed of a second material different from the first material, preferably copper, with a connector. For that purpose a connector precursor is provided, which includes a conductor core composed of the first material and sheathed by a casing layer composed of another material. The connector precursor has a first end and a second end. According to the method the casing layer is removed in the region of the first end to provide a contact surface. The first conductor is then connected to the first end in the region of the contact surface and the second conductor is connected to the second end of the connector. A connector and a system are also provided. |
| US12034259B2 |
Contactor rotary connector
The contactor rotary connector is provided with a first connector having a first terminal supported by a first mold; and a second connector having a second terminal supported by a second mold. The first connector is provided with a first space block. The second connector is provided with a second space block; a fixed component capable of holding the first mold and the second mold in a coupled state by being rotatably housed in the first space block and the second space block; a contactor capable of contacting the first terminal and the second terminal; and a rotating shaft that integrally couples the contactor and the fixed component, is rotatably supported by one of the first mold and the second mold, and is capable of connecting the first terminal and the second terminal by rotating the contactor. |
| US12034257B2 |
Power plug with leakage current protection and adapted to be assembled with a power cord
A leakage current protection device (such as a power plug) for an electrical appliance includes a shell and a trip assembly inside the shell. The shell includes an upper cover and a base cover joined together, and either the upper cover or the base cover includes a first cover and a removable second cover. The removable second cover spatially corresponds to a tail portion of the trip assembly; when it is removed, the tail portion is exposed to allow a power cord to be connected to the leakage current protection device. By using a removable second cover, the cord can be conveniently assembled with the device when the device is installed on the electrical appliance, allowing the to be shipped without the cord. This can reduce the packed size of the device for easier shipping and storage, as well as lowering cost. It also makes the device more versatile. |
| US12034255B2 |
Connector device
A connector device comprising a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises: a plurality of conductive first contacts; an insulating first contact holding portion holding the plurality of first contacts; a conductive partition wall partitioning the first contact holding portion into a first grouping area that holds two or more first contacts and a first individual area that holds one first contact; and a conductive first surrounding wall disposed around an outer periphery of the first individual area so that the first surrounding wall and the partition wall at least partially surround the first individual area. The second connector comprises: a plurality of conductive second contacts; and a conductive second surrounding wall. When the first connector and the second connector are fitted to each other, the second surrounding wall is disposed inside or outside the first surrounding wall around the outer periphery of the first individual area. |
| US12034253B2 |
Connector having housing covering a plurality of terminals
A connector 10 includes a plurality of terminals 20 formed by a metal plate and extending in parallel to each other and a housing 40 made of resin for covering the plurality of terminals 20, and is mounted on a case 101 of a device 100. The terminal 20A, 20B, 20C includes a first extending portion 21A, 21B, 21C extending in a first direction Z and a second extending portion 22A, 22B, 22C extending from a part of the first extending portion 21A, 21B, 21C on a side opposite to the case 101 and to be connected to a wire 30. Plate thickness directions of a plurality of the first extending portions 21A, 21B and 21C coincide with each other. A plurality of the second extending portions 22A, 22B and 22C extend in a plane direction intersecting the first direction Z and orthogonal to the plate thickness directions. |
| US12034252B2 |
Connector
A connector in the present disclosure is a connector to be connected to a cable and including an inner conductor, an outer conductor and a housing. The outer conductor includes a tubular connecting tube portion and a covering portion. The connecting tube portion accommodates the inner conductor while being electrically insulated from the inner conductor. The covering portion is arranged on an outer periphery of the connecting tube portion. The covering portion includes a fitting hole. An accommodating portion of the housing accommodates the outer conductor together with the inner conductor. An inner wall of the accommodating portion is formed with a terminal locking portion to be fit into the fitting hole. The covering portion includes a locked portion to be locked to the terminal locking portion. The locked portion projects toward the inner wall provided with the terminal locking portion on an opening edge of the fitting hole. |
| US12034249B2 |
Wire end connector with releasable latch and connector assembly
A wire end connector and a connector assembly are provided. The wire end connector comprises a wire end housing and an unlocking member. The wire end housing comprises a wire end accommodating part and two buckling bumps. The two buckling bumps are oppositely disposed at two sides of the wire end accommodating part, a wire end connector body is accommodated in the wire end accommodating part. The unlocking member comprises two opposite unlocking arms. The two unlocking arms being movably disposed in the two buckling bumps respectively. |
| US12034248B2 |
Wire end connector and connector assembly
A wire end connector and a connector assembly are provided. The wire end connector comprises a wire end housing and an unlocking member. The wire end housing comprises a wire end accommodating part and a retaining notch. The unlocking member comprises two opposite unlocking arms an activation piece and a buckling connecting piece. The two unlocking arms being movably disposed in the wire end housing, one end of the buckling connecting piece is connected to the two unlocking arms and disposed in the retaining notch, another end of the buckling connecting piece is connected to the activation piece. |
| US12034247B2 |
Magnetic connector assembly
A magnetic connector assembly has a female connector with spring-loaded conductive pins slightly protruding inside a recess or cavity in the female connector's body. A corresponding male connector has a protrusion on its body with conductive pins slightly indented into the protrusion's surface. The protrusion on the male connector is sized and shaped to fit into the cavity in the female connector such that the male connector's pins engage the pins of the female connector, allowing for electrical communication across the connector assembly. Magnets on the male and female connectors secure them in a correct orientation. A unique shape ensures proper alignment of the pins and prevents the connection of incompatible devices. |
| US12034245B2 |
Hinged connector feature for terminal retainment and position assurance for high mating cycle applications
An electrical connector having a housing with positioning projections extending from a first surface. A terminal receiving cavity is provided in the housing. An opening is provided in the first surface and extends to the terminal receiving cavity. A terminal is positioned in the terminal receiving cavity. The terminal has a facing securing face. A terminal retainer is movably mounted to the first surface of the housing. The terminal retainer has a terminal retention projection and retainer positioning projections. As the terminal retainer is moved to a second position, the terminal retention projection cooperates with the securing face of the terminal to prevent movement of the terminal and the retainer positioning projections of the terminal retainer cooperate with the positioning projections of the housing to prevent the movement of the terminal retainer in a direction which is in line with a longitudinal axis of the housing. |
| US12034244B2 |
Battery connector lockout device
A battery connector lockout device is configured to lockout a battery connector including a connector head connected to a wire. The device includes an enclosure body having a first base wall and a second base wall opposite one another that are selectively movable in relative to one another between an open and closed positions. A cavity is defined by the enclosure body and dimensioned to receive the connector head and a wire access opening extends through the enclosure body into the cavity. A peg projects into the cavity from the enclosure body. A locking mechanism is configured to be selectively locked to hold the first base wall and the second base wall in the closed position thereby retaining the connector head in the cavity (that is, locking out the battery connector in the lockout device so that the connector head cannot be used). |
| US12034243B2 |
Contact carrier for crimp contacts
A contact carrier receives and fixes at least one crimp contact. The contact carrier includes an insulating body and a holding plate that can be mounted on the insulating body on a connection side. The insulating body has a detent element which, in the non-mounted state, can assume both a position in which the crimp contact is latched and a position in which the crimp contact is unlatched. The holding plate has a locking element which, in the mounted state, fixes the at least one detent element in its position in which the crimp contact is latched. It thereby prevents the crimp contact from moving from the latching position to the unlatching position. The detent element is designed as a detent arm which points towards the connection side and has a detent molding for latching in a latching groove of the crimp contact. |
| US12034239B2 |
Connector
A connector is mounted on a circuit board when used. The connector has a housing and a terminal which has a held portion, a supporting portion, a coupling portion, a contact portion and a guiding portion. The coupling portion has a fulcrum. The guiding portion receives a vertical force from a mating terminal at a specific contact location. The guiding portion receives, at the specific contact location, a frictional force caused by friction between the mating terminal and the guiding portion upon movement of the mating terminal on the guiding portion. An action line of a combined force of the vertical force and the frictional force intersects with one of the circuit board and the housing at a reference point. The fulcrum is positioned beyond the reference point in a first orientation of a first horizontal direction. |
| US12034238B2 |
Electrical connector having an insulative component
An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a mating cavity and a contact module. The contact module comprises at least one contact group and an insulative component, the one contact group has a first power contact and a second power contact, each one of the first power contact and the second power contact has a retaining portion, at least one contacting portion and at least one soldering portion. The retaining portions of the first power contact and the second power contact in one contact group are arranged in a height direction in the insulative component, the contacting portions of the first power contact and the second power contact in one contact group are arranged in a transverse direction of the insulating housing, the soldering portions of the first power contact and the second power contact in one contact group are arranged in a front-and-back direction. |
| US12034236B2 |
Arc resistant power terminal
An electrical terminal for coupling to a conductive structure includes a body having a wire receiving portion for receiving a conductor. A cup portion is electrically coupled with the wire receiving portion and a boss portion extends from the cup portion. An overmold structure of insulation material is formed on the cup portion and covers the cup portion sides. An aperture is formed in the body and extends through the cup portion and the boss portion for receiving a post of the conductive structure for securing the terminal to the conductive structure. A fastener is configured for engaging a post and securing the boss portion against the conductive structure. The boss portion is configured to surround the aperture for providing an electrically conductive surface free from insulation material for interfacing with the conductive structure. The fastener and post are contained in the cup portion and an insulative cap is configured for engaging the overmold structure and sealing the cup structure around the fastener and post of a conductive structure. |
| US12034234B2 |
Antenna and electronic apparatus
An antenna is provided, comprising a reflector, a director; a first tapered microstrip line, a transition structure, a second tapered microstrip line, and a dipole radiator; wherein the transition structure has a main body of a parallelogram shape having a first side connected to the first tapered microstrip line, a second side opposite to the first side and connected to the second tapered microstrip line, a third side connecting the first side and the second side, and a fourth side connecting the first side and the second side, the third side being opposite to the fourth side; and the transition structure comprises a plurality of teeth connected to and extending away from at least the fourth side of the main body. |
| US12034233B2 |
System and method of optical antenna tuning
A method includes determining an operating frequency of an antenna at a component of the antenna. The method includes determining, at the component of the antenna, a filter node of a plurality of filter nodes to activate to tune the antenna to the operating frequency. The method includes transmitting power to the filter node, wherein the power is transmitted via a first optical fiber. The method also includes sending a signal from the component to a light source. The activation of the light source sends an optical signal to the filter node. The filter node adjusts a characteristic of a radiating element coupled to the filter node using the power responsive to the optical signal. Adjustment of the characteristic facilitates tuning the antenna to the operating frequency. |
| US12034231B2 |
Multi-frequency band antenna
A ten-frequency band antenna includes a carrier, a high-frequency segment, a low-frequency segment, a printed circuit board (PCB) and an inductor. The high-frequency segment is arranged on left side of the carrier and the low-frequency segment is arranged on right side of the carrier. The radiator on the bottom face of the carrier electrically connects with the micro strip of the PCB and the ground line of the ground metal when the carrier is fixed to the PCB. The low-frequency segment is located at an opened area and corresponding to a metal face with smaller area such that the low-frequency segment is at a free space to enhance the frequency response of the low-frequency segment and the bandwidth of the high-frequency segment. The area and the volume of blind hole on the carrier can adjust the effective dielectric constant to adjust the resonant frequency and bandwidth of the antenna. |
| US12034228B2 |
System and method for a digitally beamformed phased array feed
Systems and methods are provided for a digital beamformed phased array feed. The system may include a radome configured to allow electromagnetic waves to propagate; a multi-band software defined antenna array tile; a power and clock management subsystem configured to manage power and time of operation; a thermal management subsystem configured to dissipate heat generated by the multi-band software defined antenna array tile; and an enclosure assembly. The multi-band software defined antenna array tile may include a plurality of coupled dipole array antenna elements; a plurality of frequency converters; and a plurality of digital beamformers. |
| US12034224B2 |
Electronic device comprising antenna
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device comprises: a housing including a front plate, a rear plate positioned on the opposite side from the front plate, and a side bezel surrounding at least part of the space between the front plate and the rear plate, and including a first conduction unit comprising a conductor, a second conduction unit comprising a conductor positioned such that a first segment is between the second conduction unit and one end of the first conduction unit, and a third conduction unit comprising a conductor positioned such that a second segment is between the third conduction unit and an other end of the first conduction unit; a support positioned inside the space and connected to the first conduction unit, the second conduction unit, and the third conduction unit, and which includes a first opening extending from the first segment and positioned within a specified proximity of the first conduction unit; a printed circuit board positioned inside the space between the support and the rear plate, and including first and second terminals electrically connected to at least part of the support surrounding the first opening, a ground plane, a first electrical path electrically connecting the second terminal and a first position of the ground plane, and a second electrical path electrically connecting the second terminal and a second position of the ground plane; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the first terminal and configured to transmit and/or receive signals in a selected or designated frequency band, wherein, when viewed from above the rear plate, at least part of the first opening may extend to the first segment by passing between the first terminal and the second terminal. |
| US12034220B2 |
Antenna device
Provided is an antenna device capable of ensuring an installation space for components related to an antenna and eliminating a dead zone of a signal transmitted or received by the antenna by tilting an antenna unit. To this end, the antenna device according to the present invention includes a pole, an antenna unit, a lower link unit configured to couple a lower portion of the antenna unit to the pole so that the lower portion of the antenna unit is rotatable in an upward/downward direction, and a tilt drive unit configured to couple an upper portion of the antenna unit to the pole and tilt the upper portion of the antenna unit by rotating the upper portion of the antenna unit about a rotation center of the lower link unit, in which the tilt drive unit includes a tilt motor, a worm gear configured to be rotated by driving power of the tilt motor, a first tilt arm coupled to the antenna unit, a second tilt arm coupled to the pole, a first worm wheel configured to rotate the first tilt arm by being rotated by a rotation of the worm gear, and a second worm wheel configured to rotate the second tilt arm by being rotated by a rotation of the worm gear. |
| US12034217B2 |
Antenna and communications device
Embodiments of this application disclose an antenna. The antenna includes a balun structure, a radiation structure disposed on the balun structure, and a coupling structure disposed on the radiation structure. The coupling structure is configured to eliminate or mitigate an interference current, to reduce impact of the interference current on the antenna, thereby reducing radiation of the antenna on the interference current. |
| US12034216B2 |
Pivoting millimeter-wave antenna assembly and corresponding electronic devices and methods
An antenna assembly for an electronic device includes an array of millimeter-wave (mmWave) antenna elements situated within a carrier pivotably mounted upon a base coupled to a substrate. An actuator can pivot the carrier relative to the base to change a field of view of the array of mmWave antenna elements. |
| US12034207B2 |
Multichannel photoconductive terahertz receiving antenna, re-ceiver, terahertz system and terahertz method
Receiving antenna (1) for terahertz radiation (30), comprising an antenna conductor (2) and a first photoconductor (3) connected to the antenna conductor (2) and activatable by light (9), the first photoconductor (3) allowing, in an activated state, an antenna current (28) flowing through the antenna conductor (2) and the first photoconductor (3), characterized in that the receiving antenna (1) comprises at least one second photoconductor (4) connected to the antenna conductor (2) and activatable by light (9), the second photoconductor connected in parallel with the first photoconductor (3) and, in an activated state, allowing an antenna current (28) flowing through the antenna conductor (2) and the second photoconductor (4), wherein at least one respective high-pass filter (8) is connected between each of the photoconductors (3, 4) and the antenna conductor (2). The invention further relates to a receiver for terahertz radiation (30), a terahertz system, and a method for generating and detecting terahertz radiation (30) using such a terahertz system. |
| US12034205B2 |
Artificial-satellite antenna
An artificial-satellite antenna mounted in an artificial-satellite including a satellite body, the artificial-satellite antenna includes solar cell panels, radiators, and conductors that are mechanically and electrically connected to the solar cell panels, in which the solar cell panels and conductors are used as reflectors. |
| US12034203B2 |
Proximity sensor configuration
A solution for proximity detection of an object is disclosed. According to an aspect, there is provided a portable training computer, including a communication circuitry configured to operate according to Bluetooth technology; a radio frequency radiator circuitry coupled to the communication circuitry and configured to receive transmission signals from the communication circuitry and radiate the transmission signals as transmission bursts; a measurement circuitry coupled to the radio frequency radiator circuitry and configured to measure an electric property of the radio frequency radiator circuitry and to determine proximity of an object with respect to the radio frequency radiator circuitry on the basis of the measured electric property; and a controller configured to synchronise measurement timings of the measurement circuitry with the transmission bursts. |
| US12034194B2 |
Phase shifter including a fixed board unit and at least one moving board unit that is completely surrounded by a guiding bracket
Disclosed is a phase shifter. According to an embodiment of the present invention, provided is a phase shifter comprising: an elongated fixed board unit including one or more fixed circuit boards each having a circuit pattern formed on one surface thereof, a guiding bracket surrounding the fixed board unit and fixed to the fixed board unit, and one or more moving board units disposed between the guiding bracket and at least one surface of the fixed board unit, guided by the guiding bracket, and including one or more moving circuit boards having conductive strips formed thereon that are coupled to the circuit patterns on the fixed circuit boards. |
| US12034191B2 |
Fuel cell power control system and method
Proposed is a fuel cell power control system. A fuel cell generates electric power. A load unit is electrically connected to the fuel cell. A DC/DC converter is disposed between the fuel cell and the load unit to convert the electric power between a low side of the DC/DC converter electrically connected to the fuel cell and a high side of the DC/DC converter electrically connected to the load unit. A battery is electrically connected to the high side of the DC/DC converter to be parallel to the load unit. A controller monitors a voltage of the load unit, the battery, or the high side of the DC/DC converter, and controls the electric power input to the load unit or output from the load unit in accordance with the monitored voltage. |
| US12034187B2 |
Carbon substrate comprising carbon fibers unidirectionally aligned, and gas diffusion layer employing same
Disclosed are a carbon substrate for a gas diffusion layer of a fuel cell, a gas diffusion layer employing the same, an electrode for a fuel cell, a membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell, and a fuel cell, wherein the carbon substrate includes a plate-shaped substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, and the plate-shaped substrate includes carbon fibers arranged to extend in one direction (extend unidirectionally) and a carbide of an organic polymer located between the carbon fibers to bind the carbon fibers to each other. Since the carbon substrate according to the present disclosure includes carbon fibers aligned in at least one direction selected from a machine direction (MD) and a cross-machine direction (CMD) by controlling the alignment of carbon fibers, the carbon substrate has excellent mechanical strength, particularly, bending strength, even if its thickness is thin, and thus it is possible to effectively prevent the intrusion phenomenon of the gas diffusion layer into the flow path of the metal separator, and has excellent gas flow characteristics. |
| US12034186B2 |
Battery pack water drain system
A drain system is described for allowing fluid to drain from a battery pack while maintaining structural integrity of the battery pack. A frame of the battery pack is comprised of several retaining members in which valves are disposed to allow fluid to exit the battery pack. The valves are positioned such that forces normally experienced while driving a vehicle, such as acceleration, deceleration, and turning forces, cause the fluid to flow toward and through the valves. |
| US12034183B2 |
Battery module, battery pack comprising battery module, and vehicle comprising battery pack
A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, a base frame configured to support the plurality of battery cells, a cover frame coupled to the base frame to cover the plurality of battery cells, and a bus bar unit coupled to the cover frame in a tiltable manner so as to be pivotable between a first location fixed to the cover frame and a second location fixed to the base frame, where the first location is oriented at a predetermined angle relative to the second location. |
| US12034178B2 |
Battery module including pressure drop sheet
The present disclosure relates to a battery module including: a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a pressure drop sheet on one side of the battery cell stack, in which the pressure drop sheet includes: a ventilation layer including ceramic fiber; and a sacrificial layer on at least one face of the ventilation layer, the sacrificial layer is disposed in a direction facing the battery cell stack, and the pressure drop sheet exhibits gas permeability at a critical temperature. |
| US12034175B2 |
Lightweight structural vented battery system for electric and hybrid electric vehicles
In general, one aspect disclosed features a battery system for a vehicle, the battery system comprising: multiple battery modules, wherein each battery module comprises one or more battery cells, and wherein each battery module comprises an exhaust port; and one or more structural members mechanically coupled to the multiple battery modules; wherein the one or more structural members and the multiple battery modules define an exhaust chamber; wherein the exhaust chamber is in fluid communication with the exhaust ports of the multiple battery modules; wherein the one or more structural members comprise an outlet port in fluid communication with the exhaust chamber and an exterior of the exhaust chamber. |
| US12034173B2 |
Housing element of a battery, method for production and use of such a housing element
A housing element of a battery is disclosed, wherein the housing element (1) is designed to be connected to a further housing element so as to form a common interior space designed for receiving a plurality of battery cells of a battery module, wherein the housing element (1) forms a temperature-control structure (2) on a first side (10) and a covering element (3) is connected to the housing element (1) in such a way that the covering element (3) delimits a flow duct (4), through which temperature-control fluid can flow, in a fluid-tight manner and the temperature-control structure (2) is designed such that the temperature-control fluid can flow around it, wherein furthermore a first element (5) of a battery controller is arranged on the covering element (3) in a thermally conductive manner. |
| US12034169B2 |
Battery and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a battery and an electronic device, which relate to the technical field of batteries and are used for solving the technical problem of poor sealing performance of batteries. The battery includes a shell, a cover assembly and a coiled core assembly located inside the shell; the shell is provided with an opening, and the cover assembly sealingly covers the opening; the cover assembly includes a conductive member, a top cover and a sealing member between the conductive member and the top cover; the conductive member electrically contacts the coiled core assembly; the sealing member is provided with a first through hole, the top cover is provided with a second through hole, and a diameter of the first through hole is smaller than that of the second through hole. |
| US12034166B2 |
Lithium secondary battery and method of fabricating anode for lithium secondary battery
A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode current collector and a cathode active material layer formed on the cathode current collector, and an anode including an anode current collector and an anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector. The anode active material layer has an area larger than that of the cathode active material layer. The anode active material layer includes an overlapping portion overlying the cathode active material layer in a planar direction and a margin portion around the overlapping portion. The margin portion has an electrical resistance greater than that of the overlapping portion. |
| US12034161B2 |
Positive electrode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery
Provided is a lithium secondary battery which includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode includes, as a positive electrode active material, a lithium composite transition metal oxide powder having a layered structure and a nickel content accounting for 50 atm % to 75 atm % of total transition metals, and wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide powder undergoes a 3% or less change in lithium-oxygen (Li—O) interlayer spacing (i.e., LiO6 slab thickness) in a state-of-charge (SOC) range of 58% to 86%. |
| US12034157B2 |
Sulfur-doped silicon negative electrode material, method for producing same, lithium secondary battery negative electrode including negative electrode material, and lithium secondary battery comprising negative electrode
A sulfur-doped silicon negative electrode material, a preparation method for a sulfur-doped silicon negative electrode material, a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery comprising the sulfur-doped silicon negative electrode material, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the negative electrode, wherein the sulfur-doped silicon negative electrode material has an internal pore channel having an average width of 500 nm to 3 μm and an average external diameter of 1 μm to 5 μm. |
| US12034154B2 |
Artificial zinc fluoride solid electrolyte interlayer enabled commercial-level aqueous Zn metal batteries
A novel conversion-type rechargeable zinc (Zn) battery is constructed. A zinc fluoride (Zn/ZnF2) interface provides an artificial solid electrolyte interlayer (SEI) at the Zn/electrolyte interface that allows plating of Zn dendrite free and protects the Zn metal anode from direct exposure to bulk aqueous electrolyte. This provides the advantage that the interfacial Zn2+ ion transport is regulated, which controls nucleation distribution and the growth pattern of Zn deposition on the surface of the anode, and also improve inherent H2O/O2 resistant properties. |
| US12034153B2 |
Secondary battery, process for preparing the same and apparatus containing the secondary battery
The present application relates to a secondary battery, a process for preparing the same and an apparatus containing the secondary battery. The negative electrode film of the secondary battery comprises a first negative electrode film and a second negative electrode film; the first negative electrode film is disposed on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and comprises a first negative electrode active material; and the second negative electrode film is disposed on the first negative electrode film and comprises a second negative electrode active material, the first negative electrode active material comprises natural graphite and the first negative electrode active material satisfies: 0.60≤S1≤0.85; and the second negative electrode active material comprises artificial graphite. The secondary battery according to the present application has both better low-temperature rate performance and longer high-temperature cycle life while having a higher energy density. |
| US12034148B2 |
Negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising the same
A negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, the negative electrode active material including, based on 100 parts by weight of the total negative electrode active material, 5 parts by weight to 20 parts by weight of a first carbon-based particle, 55 parts by weight to 90 parts by weight of a second carbon-based particle, and 1 part by weight to 40 parts by weight of a silicon-based particle, wherein the specific surface area of the first carbon-based particle is 1.5 m2/g to 4.5 m2/g, the specific surface area of the second carbon-based particle is 0.4 m2/g to 1.5 m2/g, and the specific surface area of the first carbon-based particle is greater than the specific surface area of the second carbon-based particle, and capable of solving the problem of lifespan deterioration which may be caused by the use of a silicon-based particle as a negative electrode active material. |
| US12034145B2 |
Lithium secondary battery
Provided is a lithium secondary battery including a positive electrode layer composed of a lithium complex oxide sintered body, a negative electrode layer composed of a titanium-containing sintered body, a ceramic separator interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer, an electrolyte with which at least the ceramic separator is impregnated, and an exterior body comprising a closed space, the closed space accommodating the positive electrode layer, the negative electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the electrolyte. The positive electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the negative electrode layer form one integrated sintered plate as a whole, whereby the positive electrode layer, the ceramic separator, and the negative electrode layer are bonded together. |
| US12034140B2 |
Battery module, battery pack comprising same, and vehicle
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a battery module includes: a cartridge including an accommodation space therein; a plurality of battery cells placed in the accommodation space; a cooling unit configured to cool the battery cells; and a heat exchange unit configured to exchange heat with the cooling unit, wherein the heat exchange unit includes: a heat exchange chamber having an inner space; a lower cooling flow path located in the heat exchange chamber and through which a cooling fluid flows; an upper cooling flow path located above the lower cooling flow path and through which the cooling fluid supplied from the lower cooling flow path flows; and a connection flow path configured to supply the cooling fluid flowing in the lower cooling flow path to the upper cooling flow path. |
| US12034135B2 |
Battery module and method for producing a battery module
A battery module for constructing a drive battery for a motor vehicle includes a carrier and a plurality of battery cells that are connected to the carrier by means of a casting compound, wherein a venting duct is provided in the casting compound so as to discharge gases from a damaged battery cell. A production method for a battery module of this type is also provided. |
| US12034133B1 |
Automated battery disassembly system
An automated battery disassembly system according to one embodiment includes: a workstation including a first worktable, a second worktable, a third worktable, and a discharging worktable; a discharging device; a robot device; a transfer device; and a controller electrically connected to the robot device and the transfer device. The controller is configured to control the robot device to: when a battery pack is disposed on the first worktable, separate an upper cover from the battery pack; when the battery pack is disposed on the discharging worktable, discharge the battery pack by connecting the battery pack to the discharging device; when the discharged battery pack is disposed on the second worktable, separate a battery module from the discharged battery pack; and when the battery module is disposed on the third worktable, separate battery cells from the battery module. |
| US12034130B2 |
Battery pack management device
A battery pack management device capable of reducing power consumption while transmitting and receiving data between a master BMS and a slave BMS by using a wireless communication method. The battery pack management device according to the present disclosure includes: a master BMS including an external communicator, an internal communicator, and a master controller and a slave BMS including a power supply, a state measurement sensor, a slave wireless communicator, and a slave controller. |
| US12034129B2 |
Welding process for sealing a battery module
The present disclosure relates to a battery module that includes a housing having a first protruding shelf along a first perimeter of the housing, a second protruding shelf along a second perimeter of the housing, where the first and second protruding shelves each include an absorptive material configured to absorb a first laser emission. The battery module also includes an electronics compartment cover configured to be coupled to the housing via a first laser weld, and a cell receptacle region cover configured to be coupled to the housing via a second laser weld. The electronics compartment cover has a first transparent material configured to transmit the first laser emission toward the first protruding shelf and the cell receptacle region cover has a second transparent material configured to transmit the first laser emission or a second laser emission toward the second protruding shelf. |
| US12034127B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery having an electrode assembly including a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; an electrolyte; and an exterior body housing the electrode assembly and the electrolyte. The exterior body includes at least two step portions adjacent to each other and having top surfaces with different heights, and a stepped surface is formed between the top surface of the low step portion having a relatively low height and the top surface of the high step portion adjacent to the low step portion and having a relatively high height. The external terminal of the secondary battery is exposed on the end side surface of the step portion whose top surface has a height less than the highest height (Hmax) among at least two step portions. |
| US12034121B2 |
Battery
An electrochemical cell comprising: an anode comprising lithium or sodium metal, or lithium or sodium metal alloy; an ionically conductive cathode comprising an electroactive sulfur material; and a liquid electrolyte comprising at least one lithium salt or at least one sodium salt, wherein the polysulfide solubility of the electrolyte is less than 500 mM. |
| US12034119B2 |
Electrolyte for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising same
The present disclosure relates to an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery comprising same, the electrolyte comprising: a non-aqueous organic solvent; a lithium salt; and an additive, wherein the additive includes a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a negative electrode film forming agent. Formula 1 is as described in the specification. For example, the electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive, and the additive includes a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a negative electrode film forming agent. Description of Chemical Formula 1 is as described in the specification. |
| US12034117B2 |
Liquid composition, storage container, and apparatus and method for producing solid electrolyte layer or electrode mixture layer
A liquid composition containing a solvent, an inorganic solid electrolyte, and a dispersant is provided. The dispersant is soluble in the solvent. A 10% volume fraction-component's particle diameter (D10), a 50% volume fraction-component's particle diameter (D50), a 90% volume fraction-component's particle diameter (D90), and a mode diameter (Dm) of solids contained in the liquid composition satisfy D90/D10>10, D50<1 μm, and Dm<2 μm, where D10, D50, D90, and Dm are measured by a laser diffraction method. |
| US12034110B2 |
Laminating equipment, method and laminated structure
The present disclosure provides laminating equipment, method and a laminated structure, and relates to the technical field of jelly roll manufacturing. The laminating equipment includes a transferring mechanism and a carrying mechanism. The transferring mechanism is configured to transfer a composite bi-cell belt downward, wherein the composite bi-cell belt has thereon a plurality of composite bi-cell units, and two adjacent composite bi-cell units are connected to each other through a bending section. The carrying mechanism has a laminating plane, and the plurality of the composite bi-cell units are laminated one by one on the laminating plane, thereby forming a laminated structure. |
| US12034109B2 |
Electrode assembly, battery, and battery pack and vehicle including the same
An electrode assembly, a battery, a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. In the electrode assembly, the uncoated portion of an electrode includes a segment region divided into a plurality of segments, and the segment region includes a plurality of segment groups separated by a group separation pitch along a winding direction. One end of the electrode assembly includes a plurality of segment alignments. In winding turns corresponding to the plurality of segment alignments, group separation pitches of segment groups disposed in a same winding turn are substantially identical, and separation pitches of the segment groups is greater in a winding turn of a region adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly than in a winding turn of a region adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly. |
| US12034103B2 |
Light emitting diode structure and backlight module
A light emitting diode structure includes a substrate, a chip on a top surface of the substrate, transparent cup walls on the top surface of the substrate and surround the chip, a wavelength conversion layer covering the chip between the transparent cup walls, and a reflective layer on the wavelength conversion layer. The reflective layer includes a curved bottom surface protruding toward the chip and directly contacting a top surface of the wavelength conversion layer. An edge of the reflective layer directly contacts the transparent cup walls and the wavelength conversion layer. The wavelength conversion layer fills a space defined by the substrate, the transparent cup walls and the reflective layer such that a bottom surface, a side surface, and the top surface of the wavelength conversion layer directly contacts the substrate, the transparent cup walls, and the reflective layer, respectively. |
| US12034097B2 |
Light emitting device and fabricating method thereof
A light emitting device including first and second electrodes spaced apart from each other on a substrate, at least one bar-type LED having a first end on the first electrode and a second end on the second electrode, and an insulative support body between the substrate and the bar-type LED. The at least one bar-type LED has a length greater than a width. |
| US12034096B2 |
Enhanced microLEDs for inter-chip communications
An LED may be optimized for high speed operation for optical communication systems in a variety of ways. The LED, which may be a microLED, may include dopants and dopant levels allowing for increased speed of operation, the LED may include interlayers, and the LED may include other features. |
| US12034095B2 |
Optical cladding layer design
Embodiments of the invention describe apparatuses, optical systems, and methods related to utilizing optical cladding layers. According to one embodiment, a hybrid optical device includes a silicon semiconductor layer and a III-V semiconductor layer having an overlapping region, wherein a majority of a field of an optical mode in the overlapping region is to be contained in the III-V semiconductor layer. A cladding region between the silicon semiconductor layer and the III-V semiconductor layer has a spatial property to substantially confine the optical mode to the III-V semiconductor layer and enable heat dissipation through the silicon semiconductor layer. |
| US12034088B2 |
Optical module, manufacturing method, and display device
The present disclosure belongs to the field of display technology, and provides an optical module, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The optical module includes: a substrate; a barrier structure arranged on the substrate; a black matrix arranged within the barrier structure, an orthogonal projection of the black matrix onto the substrate not going beyond a region surrounded by the barrier structure; and optical lenses arranged on a side of the black matrix away from the substrate. An orthogonal projection of a gap between adjacent optical lenses onto the substrate falls into the black matrix. |
| US12034086B1 |
Trench capacitors with continuous dielectric layer 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. |
| US12034084B2 |
Semiconductor device including poly-silicon junction field-effect transistor and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device, includes an insulating film formed on a substrate; a conductive layer, comprising first and second doped poly-silicon regions and a undoped poly-Si region, formed on the insulating film; a highly doped first conductivity type drain region and a highly doped a first conductivity type source region formed in the first and second doped poly-silicon regions, respectively; and a highly doped second conductivity type gate region formed in the undoped poly-Si region between the highly doped first conductivity type drain region and the highly doped first conductivity type source region. The undoped poly-Si region is disposed closer to the highly doped first conductivity type source region than the highly doped first conductivity type drain region. |
| US12034083B2 |
Nonvolatile storage element and analog circuit provided with same
A nonvolatile storage element includes a substrate; a gate region having a charge holding region and an insulator surrounding an entire surface of the charge holding region; a drain region formed in one of both sides of a lower portion of the gate region; and a source region formed in another one of both the sides. A halogen is distributed in the insulator to cover an entire surface of an upper surface of the charge holding region. |
| US12034077B2 |
Method of forming source/drain regions with expanded widths
A device includes a first semiconductor strip, a first gate dielectric encircling the first semiconductor strip, a second semiconductor strip overlapping the first semiconductor strip, and a second gate dielectric encircling the second semiconductor strip. The first gate dielectric contacts the first gate dielectric. A gate electrode has a portion over the second semiconductor strip, and additional portions on opposite sides of the first and the second semiconductor strips and the first and the second gate dielectrics. |
| US12034076B2 |
Semiconductor device integrating backside power grid and related integrated circuit and fabrication method
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a dielectric region, a first fin structure, a second fin structure, a plurality of conductive regions, a first conductive rail and a conductive structure. The dielectric region is situated on the substrate. The first fin structure protrudes from the substrate and the dielectric region. The second fin structure protrudes from the substrate and the dielectric region, and extends parallel to the first fin structure. The conductive regions are situated on the dielectric region. The first conductive rail is situated within the dielectric region, and electrically connected to a first conductive region of the plurality of conductive regions. Opposite sides of the first conductive rail face the first fin structure and the second fin structure, respectively. The conductive structure penetrates through the substrate and formed under the first conductive rail, and is electrically connected to the first conductive rail. |
| US12034075B2 |
Device of dielectric layer
A device includes a semiconductive substrate, a fin structure, and an isolation material. The fin structure extends from the semiconductive substrate. The isolation material is over the semiconductive substrate and adjacent to the fin structure, wherein the isolation material includes a first metal element, a second metal element, and oxide. |
| US12034073B2 |
Semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device (A1) includes a semiconductor layer having a first face with a trench (3) formed thereon and a second face opposite to the first face, a gate electrode (41), and a gate insulating layer (5). The semiconductor layer includes a first n-type semiconductor layer (11), a second n-type semiconductor layer (12), a p-type semiconductor layer (13), and an n-type semiconductor region (14). The trench (3) is formed so as to penetrate through the p-type semiconductor layer (13) and to reach the second n-type semiconductor layer (12). The p-type semiconductor layer (13) includes an extended portion extending to a position closer to the second face of the semiconductor layer than the trench (3) is. Such structure allows suppressing dielectric breakdown in the gate insulating layer (5). |
| US12034071B2 |
High electron mobility transistor
A high electron mobility transistor includes a substrate, a semiconductor channel layer, a semiconductor barrier layer, a gate field plate, a source electrode, at least one first field plate, and a second field plate. The gate field plate is disposed on the semiconductor barrier layer. The source electrode is disposed on one side of the gate field plate, and the first field plate is disposed on the other side of the gate field plate and laterally spaced apart from the gate field plate. The second field plate covers the gate field plate and the first field plate and is electrically connected to the source electrode, where the area of the second field plate is larger than the sum of the area of the gate field plate and the area of the first field plate when perceived from a top-down perspective. |
| US12034067B2 |
GaN-HEMT device with sandwich structure and method for preparing the same
A GaN-HEMT device with a sandwich structure and a method for preparing the same are provided. The GaN-HEMT device includes an epitaxial layer and electrodes, wherein the epitaxial layer includes a GaN channel layer (2) and an AlyGa1-y barrier layer (1), and is arranged from top to bottom; the electrodes include a gate electrode (6), a source electrode (7), a drain electrode (5) and a field plate electrode (10), wherein the field plate electrode (10) and the gate electrode (6) are respectively fabricated on an upper surface and a lower surface of the epitaxial layer, and the field plate electrode (10) extends to a region beyond the epitaxial layer and is connected with the gate electrode (6) to form the sandwich structure, and the source electrode (7) and the drain electrode (5) are respectively located at two ends of the epitaxial layer. |
| US12034066B2 |
Power semiconductor device having a barrier region
A power semiconductor device includes: a drift region; a plurality of IGBT cells each having a plurality of trenches extending into the drift region along a vertical direction and laterally confining at least one active mesa which includes an upper section of the drift region; and an electrically floating barrier region of an opposite conductivity type as the drift region and spatially confined, in and against the vertical direction, by the drift region. A total volume of all active mesas is divided into first and second shares, the first share not laterally overlapping with the barrier region and the second share laterally overlapping with the barrier region. The first share carries the load current at least within a range of 0% to 100% of a nominal load current. The second share carries the load current if the load current exceeds at least 0.5% of the nominal load current. |
| US12034065B2 |
Semiconductor device including emitter regions and method of manufacturing the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device according to the present invention includes a first conductive-type semiconductor layer, a second conductive-type base region that is arranged in the front surface portion of the semiconductor layer, a plurality of trenches that extend from a front surface of the semiconductor layer beyond a bottom portion of the base region with an active region being defined therebetween, a plurality of first conductive-type emitter regions that are arranged in the active region, each connecting the trenches adjacent to each other, a gate electrode that is embedded in the trench, an embedding insulating film that is embedded in the trench on the gate electrode and that has an upper surface in the same height position as the front surface of the semiconductor layer or in a height position lower than the front surface and an emitter electrode that covers the active region and the embedding insulating film and that is electrically connected to the base region and the emitter region. |
| US12034063B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing thereof
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is described. A plurality of semiconductor fins is formed in a first region on a substrate. An isolation region is formed around the plurality of semiconductor fins. Dummy fins are formed extending above the isolation region and laterally adjacent the plurality of semiconductor fins. A first etch is performed to etch the plurality of semiconductor fins such that a top surface of the plurality of semiconductor fins has a same height as a top surface of the isolation region. A second etch is performed selectively etching the isolation region to form a first recess in the isolation region laterally adjacent the semiconductor fins. A third etch is performed selectively etching the plurality of semiconductor fins to remove the plurality of semiconductor fins and to etch a second recess through the isolation region into the semiconductor substrate. |
| US12034062B2 |
Semiconductor device structure and method for forming the same
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first stacked nanostructure and a second stacked nanostructure formed over a substrate, and a dummy fin structure between the first stacked nanostructure and the second stacked nanostructure. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate structure formed over the first stacked nanostructure and the second stacked nanostructure, and a conductive layer formed over the gate structure. The semiconductor device structure includes a capping layer formed over the dummy fin structure, and each of the gate structure and the conductive layer is divided into two portions by the capping layer. |
| US12034061B2 |
Method for forming semiconductor structure
A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes forming a gate structure over a substrate. The method also includes forming a spacer on a sidewall of the gate structure. The method also includes forming a source/drain recess beside the spacer. The method also includes treating the source/drain recess and partially removing the spacers in a first cleaning process. The method also includes treating the source/drain recess with a plasma process after performing the first cleaning process. The method also includes treating the source/drain recess in a second cleaning process after treating the source/drain recess with the plasma process. The method also includes forming a source/drain structure in the source/drain recess after performing the second cleaning process. |
| US12034059B2 |
Reducing pattern loading in the etch-back of metal gate
A method includes removing a dummy gate to leave a trench between gate spacers, forming a gate dielectric extending into the trench, depositing a metal layer over the gate dielectric, with the metal layer including a portion extending into the trench, depositing a filling region into the trench, with the metal layer have a first and a second vertical portion on opposite sides of the filling region, etching back the metal layer, with the filling region at least recessed less than the metal layer, and remaining parts of the portion of the metal layer forming a gate electrode, depositing a dielectric material into the trench, and performing a planarization to remove excess portions of the dielectric material. A portion of the dielectric material in the trench forms at least a portion of a dielectric hard mask over the gate electrode. |
| US12034057B2 |
Assemblies which include wordlines having a first metal-containing material at least partially surrounding a second metal-containing material and having different crystallinity than the second metal-containing material
Some embodiments include a memory array having a vertical stack of alternating insulative levels and wordline levels. Channel material extends vertically along the stack. The wordline levels include conductive regions which have a first metal-containing material and a second metal-containing material. The first metal-containing material at least partially surrounds the second metal-containing material. The first metal-containing material has a different crystallinity than the second metal-containing material. In some embodiments the first metal-containing material is substantially amorphous, and the second metal-containing material has a mean grain size within a range of from greater than or equal to about 5 nm to less than or equal to about 200 nm. Charge-storage regions are adjacent the wordline levels. Charge-blocking regions are between the charge-storage regions and the conductive regions. |
| US12034055B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a semiconductor channel layer, a semiconductor barrier layer, a gate electrode, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer. The semiconductor channel layer is disposed on the substrate. The semiconductor barrier layer is disposed on the semiconductor channel layer. The gate electrode is disposed on the semiconductor barrier layer. The first electrode is disposed at one side of the gate electrode. The first electrode includes a body portion and a vertical extension portion. The second electrode is disposed at another side of the gate electrode. The second electrode includes a body portion and a vertical extension portion. The first dielectric layer is disposed between the vertical extension portion of the first electrode and the semiconductor channel layer. The second dielectric layer is disposed between the vertical extension portion of the second electrode and the semiconductor channel layer. |
| US12034054B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for forming the same
A method includes forming a gate dielectric layer and a dummy gate layer; forming a mask over the dummy gate layer; patterning the gate dielectric layer and the dummy gate layer to form a dummy gate structure, the dummy gate structure including a remaining portion of the gate dielectric layer and a remaining portion of the dummy gate layer; epitaxially growing a first spacer layer on the dummy gate structure and the substrate, in which the first spacer layer has a higher growth rate on the exposed surfaces of the dummy gate structure and the substrate than on exposed surfaces of the mask; doping the first spacer layer to form a doped spacer layer having a different lattice constant than the substrate; depositing a second spacer layer over the doped spacer layer; and etching the second spacer layer and the doped spacer layer to form a gate spacer. |
| US12034049B2 |
Superlattice structure including two-dimensional material and device including the superlattice structure
Provided are a superlattice structure including a two-dimensional material and a device including the superlattice structure. The superlattice structure may include at least two different two-dimensional (2D) materials bonded to each other in a lateral direction, and an interfacial region of the at least two 2D materials may be strained. The superlattice structure may have a bandgap adjusted by the interfacial region that is strained. The at least two 2D materials may include first and second 2D materials. The first 2D material may have a first bandgap in an intrinsic state thereof. The second 2D material may have a second bandgap in an intrinsic state thereof. An interfacial region of the first and second 2D materials and an adjacent region may have a third bandgap between the first bandgap and the second bandgap. |
| US12034048B2 |
Source/drain features
A semiconductor structure and a method of forming the same are provided. In an embodiment, a semiconductor structure includes a first plurality of channel members over a backside dielectric layer, a second plurality of channel members over the backside dielectric layer, a first gate structure over and wrapping around each of the first plurality of channel members, a second gate structure over and wrapping around each of the second plurality of channel members, and a through-substrate contact that extends between the first plurality of channel members and the second plurality of channel members, between the first gate structure and the second gate structure, and through the backside dielectric layer. |
| US12034046B2 |
Thyristor semiconductor device and corresponding manufacturing method
Thyristor semiconductor device comprising an anode region, a first base region and a second base region having opposite types of conductivity, and a cathode region, all superimposed along a vertical axis. |
| US12034045B2 |
Semiconductor device structure with nanostructure
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a first nanostructure over the substrate. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over the substrate and surrounding the first nanostructure. The gate stack is partially embedded in the first nanostructure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first source/drain layer surrounding the first nanostructure and adjacent to the gate stack. The semiconductor device structure includes a contact structure surrounding the first source/drain layer. A first portion of the contact structure is between the first source/drain layer and the substrate. |
| US12034037B2 |
Backside capacitor techniques
Some embodiments relate to a method. In the method, semiconductor devices are formed on a frontside of a semiconductor substrate. A trench is formed in a backside of the semiconductor substrate. Conductive and insulating layers are alternatingly formed in the trench on the backside of the semiconductor substrate to establish a backside capacitor. A backside interconnect structure is formed on the backside of the semiconductor substrate to couple to capacitor electrodes of the backside capacitor. |
| US12034035B2 |
Capacitor comprising anti-ferroelectric layers and high-k dielectric layers
A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a multi-layer stack positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, the multi-layer stack including at least one anti-ferroelectric layer and at least one high-k dielectric layer. |
| US12034032B2 |
Micro LED device and method of manufacturing the same
A micro light emitting diode (LED) device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A micro LED device includes a light emitting layer that is provided on a support substrate, a bonding layer, and a driver layer. The light emitting layer includes a stacked structure including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer; first and second electrodes provided on a first side and a second side of the stacked structure; and a plurality of light emitting regions. The bonding layer is positioned between the support substrate and the light emitting layer. The drive layer includes a drive element electrically connected to the light emitting layer and is positioned on the light emitting layer to apply power to the plurality of light emitting regions of the light emitting layer. |
| US12034030B2 |
Backside illuminated image sensor and method of manufacturing the same
A backside illuminated image sensor and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The backside illuminated image sensor includes a substrate having a frontside surface and a backside surface, pixel regions disposed in the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the frontside surface of the substrate, a bonding pad disposed on a frontside surface of the insulating layer, a second bonding pad connected to a backside surface of the bonding pad through the substrate and the insulating layer and exposed through the backside surface of the substrate, and a test pad connected to the backside surface of the bonding pad through the substrate and the insulating layer, exposed through the backside surface of the substrate, and for testing whether the second bonding pad is normally connected to the backside surface of the bonding pad. |
| US12034027B2 |
Semiconductor device contact pad and method of contact pad fabrication
A method for forming a contact pad of a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate including a first side and a second side. The semiconductor device includes a shallow trench isolation structure, disposed between the first side and the second side, and an intermetal dielectric stack coupled to the second side. The intermetal dielectric stack includes a first metal interconnect. The method further includes etching a first trench into the semiconductor substrate, depositing a dielectric material into the first trench to form a dielectric spacer extending along side walls of the first trench, etching a second trench aligned with the first trench, and depositing a metal material into the second trench to form the contact pad that contacts the first metal interconnect. |
| US12034026B2 |
Image sensor and method of manufacturing the same
An image sensor includes a substrate having first and second surfaces, pixel regions arranged in a direction parallel to the first surface, first and second photodiodes isolated from each other in each of the pixel regions, a first device isolation film between the pixel regions, a pair of second device isolation films between the first and second photodiodes and extending from the first device isolation film, a doped layer adjacent to the pair of second device isolation films and extending from the second surface to a predetermined depth and spaced apart from the first surface, the doped layer being isolated from the first device isolation film, and a barrier area between the pair of second device isolation films and having a potential greater than a potential of a portion of the substrate adjacent to the barrier area. |
| US12034025B2 |
Semiconductor devices with single-photon avalanche diodes and isolation structures
An imaging device may include single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs). To mitigate crosstalk, isolation structures may be formed around each SPAD. The isolation structures may include front side deep trench isolation structures that extend partially or fully through a semiconductor substrate for the SPADs. The isolation structures may include a metal filler such as tungsten that absorbs photons. The isolation structures may include a p-type doped semiconductor liner to mitigate dark current. The isolation structures may include a buffer layer such as silicon dioxide that is interposed between the metal filler and the p-type doped semiconductor liner. The isolation structures may have a tapered portion or may be formed in two steps such that the isolation structures have different portions with different properties. An additional filler such as polysilicon or borophosphosilicate glass may be included in some of the isolation structures in addition to the metal filler. |
| US12034024B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus
There is provided a solid-state imaging device that is capable of suppression of color mixing caused by a pixel for near-infrared light and securement of a saturation charge amount of a pixel for visible light where the pixels are formed in a same substrate. The solid-state imaging device includes: a substrate; first to third photoelectric conversion units; infrared absorbing filters; first to third color filters; a first element isolation unit between the first and second photoelectric conversion units; and a second element isolation unit disposed between the second and third photoelectric conversion units, in which a cross-sectional area of the first element isolation unit along a direction in which the first and second photoelectric conversion units are aligned is larger than a cross-sectional area of the second element isolation unit along a direction in which the second and third photoelectric conversion units are aligned. |
| US12034023B2 |
Microlens structures for semiconductor device with single-photon avalanche diode pixels
An imaging device may include a plurality of single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pixels. The SPAD pixels may be overlapped by microlenses to direct light incident on the pixels onto photosensitive regions of the pixels and a containment grid with openings that surround each of the microlenses. During formation of the microlenses, the containment grid may prevent microlens material for adjacent SPAD pixels from merging. To ensure separation between the microlenses, the containment grid may be formed from material phobic to microlens material, or phobic material may be added over the containment grid material. Additionally, the containment grid may be formed from material that can absorb stray or off-angle light so that it does not reach the associated SPAD pixel, thereby reducing crosstalk during operation of the SPAD pixels. |
| US12034017B2 |
Sensor chip and electronic device
A sensor chip and an electronic device with SPAD pixels each including an avalanche photodiode element. The sensor chip includes a pixel area having an array of pixels, an avalanche photodiode element that amplifies a carrier by a high electric field area provided for the each of the pixels, an inter-pixel separation section that insulates and separates each of the pixels from adjacent pixels, and a wiring in a wiring layer laminated on a surface opposite to a light receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate that covers at least the high electric field area. The pixel array includes a dummy pixel area located near a peripheral edge of the pixel area. A cathode and an anode electric potential of the avalanche photodiode element arranged in the dummy pixel area are the same, or at least one of the cathode and anode electric potential is in a floating state. |
| US12034015B2 |
Programmable pixel array
Methods and systems for performing light measurement are disclosed. In one example, an apparatus comprises an array of pixel cells, each pixel cell of the array of pixel cells configured to perform a light measurement operation and to generate a digital output of the light measurement operation. The apparatus further includes a peripheral circuit configured to: receive a pixel array programming map including programming data targeted at each pixel cell of the array of pixel cells, and configure the light measurement operation at the each pixel cell based on the programming data targeted at the each pixel cell. The apparatus further includes an image processor configured to generate an image frame based on the digital outputs of at least some of the array of pixel cells. |
| US12034008B2 |
Semiconductor device having active fin pattern at cell boundary
A semiconductor device includes a first standard cell disposed on a substrate in a first row and having a first cell height; a second standard cell disposed on the substrate in a second row, adjacent to the first row, second standard cell having a second cell height, different from the first cell height; and a power line extending in a first direction along a boundary between the first standard cell and the second standard cell. |
| US12034003B2 |
Thin film resistor
A semiconductor device includes: a metal thin film disposed on a semiconductor substrate; and first and second contact structures disposed on the metal thin film, wherein the first and second contact structures are laterally spaced from each other by a dummy layer that comprises at least one polishing resistance material. |
| US12033999B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection device
Provided is an electrostatic discharge protection device, including: a darlington structure formed in a substrate, and a diode string formed in the substrate and including a plurality of diodes connected in series. A first end of the darlington structure is connected to a first voltage, and a second end of the darlington structure is connected to a second voltage. An anode of the diode string is connected to a third end of the darlington structure. A cathode of the diode string is connected to the second voltage. |
| US12033995B2 |
Display module
A display module, including a plurality of pixels, includes: a first substrate; a plurality of micro pixel packages provided on an upper surface of the first substrate; and a driver integrated circuit (IC) configured to transmit a driving signal to the plurality of micro pixel packages. Each of the plurality of micro pixel packages includes a second substrate; a plurality of inorganic light emitting devices provided on an upper surface of the second substrate; and a micro pixel controller provided on a lower surface of the second substrate, the micro pixel controller being configured to control the plurality of inorganic light emitting devices. |
| US12033993B2 |
Display device having plurality of light emitting elements between a bank structure
A display device includes: a substrate; a first bank on the substrate, at least portions of the first bank being spaced apart from each other; a plurality of first electrodes on the substrate, at least portions of the first electrodes being on portions of the first bank; a second electrode on the substrate, the second electrode being spaced apart from and between adjacent ones of the first electrodes; and a plurality of light emitting elements on the first electrodes and the second electrode. |
| US12033992B2 |
Package and manufacturing method thereof
A package includes a first die, a second die, a bridge structure, a first redistribution structure, and an encapsulant. The first die and the second die are disposed side by side. The bridge structure is disposed over the first die and the second die. The bridge structure includes a plurality of routing patterns and a plurality of connectors disposed on the plurality of routing patterns. The first redistribution structure is sandwiched between the first die and the bridge structure and is sandwiched between the second die and the bridge structure. The plurality of connectors of the bridge structure is in physical contact with the first redistribution structure. The encapsulant encapsulates the bridge structure. The plurality of routing patterns and the plurality of connectors of the bridge structure are completely spaced apart from the encapsulant. |
| US12033991B2 |
Package-on-package (PoP) semiconductor package and electronic system including the same
A package-on-package (PoP) semiconductor package includes an upper package and a lower package. The lower package includes a first semiconductor device in a first area, a second semiconductor device in a second area, and a command-and-address vertical interconnection, a data input-output vertical interconnection, and a memory management vertical interconnection adjacent to the first area. |
| US12033984B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor unit that has a first arm part, which includes: first and second semiconductor chips having first and second control electrodes on their front surfaces, a first circuit pattern where the first and second semiconductor chips are disposed, a second circuit pattern to which the first and second control electrodes are connected, and a first control wire electrically connecting the first and second control electrodes and the second circuit pattern sequentially in a direction; and a second arm part, which includes third and fourth semiconductor chips having third and fourth control electrodes on their front surfaces, a third circuit pattern where the third and fourth semiconductor chips are disposed, a fourth circuit pattern to which the third and fourth control electrodes are connected, and a second control wire electrically connecting the third and fourth control electrodes and the fourth circuit pattern sequentially in the direction. |
| US12033983B2 |
Method for interconnecting stacked semiconductor devices
A method for making a semiconductor device includes forming rims on first and second dice. The rims extend laterally away from the first and second dice. The second die is stacked over the first die, and one or more vias are drilled through the rims after stacking. The semiconductor device includes redistribution layers extending over at least one of the respective first and second dice and the corresponding rims. The one or more vias extend through the corresponding rims, and the one or more vias are in communication with the first and second dice through the rims. |
| US12033982B2 |
Fully interconnected heterogeneous multi-layer reconstructed silicon device
Reconstructed 3DIC structures and methods of manufacture are described. In an embodiment, one or more dies in each package level of a 3DIC are both functional chips and/or stitching devices for two or more dies in an adjacent package level. Thus, each die can function as a communication bridge between two other dies/chiplets in addition to performing a separate chip core function. |
| US12033980B2 |
Thermal pads between stacked semiconductor dies and associated systems and methods
Systems and methods are described for improved heat dissipation of the stacked semiconductor dies by including metallic thermal pads between the dies in the stack. In one embodiment, the thermal pads may be in direct contact with the semiconductor dies. Heat dissipation of the semiconductor die stack can be improved by a relatively high thermal conductivity of the thermal pads that directly contact the adjacent silicon dies in the stack without the intervening layers of the low thermal conductivity materials (e.g., passivation materials). In some embodiments, the manufacturing yield of the stack can be improved by having generally coplanar top surfaces of the thermal pads and under-bump metallization (UBM) structures. |
| US12033975B2 |
Semiconductor device, endoscope, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
An image pickup apparatus includes: an image pickup member having a first surface and a second surface, an external electrode being disposed on the second surface; a terminal where a core wire terminal is disposed on a first upper surface and a core wire electrode is disposed on a lower surface; a wiring layer including an insulation layer and a wiring, the wiring being in contact with the external electrode and the core wire electrode, a third surface being in contact with the second surface and the lower surface; a resin layer disposed on the third surface, an outer dimension of the resin layer being equal to an outer dimension of the wiring layer, the resin layer fixing the image pickup member and the terminal; and an electric cable including a core wire bonded to the core wire terminal. |
| US12033974B2 |
Display panel, preparation method thereof, and display device
Provided are a display panel, a preparation method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-panels. Each sub-panel includes first substrate, second substrate, bezel adhesive located therebetween, a plurality of bank structures, and a plurality of light-emitting elements. At least one light-emitting element forms a pixel unit. Each bank structure is located between adjacent pixel units. Seaming adhesive is located between adjacent sub-panels. The sub-panels share a same first substrate, and the seaming adhesive is disposed on the same first substrate. The first substrate includes a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region. The light-emitting elements and the bank structures are located in the display region, and the bezel adhesive is located in the non-display region. In this manner, splicing gaps between adjacent sub-panels can be effectively reduced, and thus the display effect of the display panel can be improved. |
| US12033973B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package including an interposer substrate, first to third semiconductor chips on the interposer substrate to face each other, an underfill part between each of the first to third semiconductor chips and the interposer substrate, a first side-fill part extending upward from a lower end of side walls of the first to third semiconductor chips, and a second side-fill part between the side walls of the first to third semiconductor chips and extending from the first side-fill part to an upper end of the side walls of the first to third semiconductor chips may be provided. |
| US12033971B2 |
Compressible foamed thermal interface materials and methods of making the same
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of compressible foamed thermal interface materials. Also disclosed are methods of making and using compressible foamed thermal interface materials. |
| US12033970B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device includes a low-density substrate, a high-density patch positioned inside a cavity in the low-density substrate, a first semiconductor die, and a second semiconductor die. The first semiconductor dies includes high-density bumps and low-density bumps. The second semiconductor die includes high-density bumps and low-density bumps. The high-density bumps of the first semiconductor die and the high-density bumps of the second semiconductor die are electrically connected to the high-density patch. The low-density bumps of the first semiconductor die and the low-density bumps of the second semiconductor die are electrically connected to the low-density substrate. |
| US12033967B2 |
Memory devices having vertical transistors and methods for forming the same
In certain aspects, a three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes a first semiconductor structure, a second semiconductor structure, and a bonding interface between the first semiconductor structure and the second semiconductor structure. The first semiconductor structure includes a peripheral circuit. The second semiconductor structure includes an array of memory cells, a plurality of bit lines coupled to the memory cells and each extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a plurality of word lines coupled to the memory cells and each extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. Each of the memory cells includes a vertical transistor extending in a first direction, and a storage unit coupled to the vertical transistor. The vertical transistor includes a semiconductor body extending in the first direction, and a gate structure in contact with two opposite sides of the semiconductor body in the third direction and one side of the semiconductor body in the second direction. A respective one of the bit lines and a respective storage unit are coupled to opposite ends of each one of the memory cells in the first direction. The array of memory cells is coupled to the peripheral circuit across the bonding interface. |
| US12033965B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming the same
A method is provided. The method includes forming an interconnect structure electrically connected to a semiconductor device; forming a tantalum-based barrier layer over the interconnect structure; oxidizing the tantalum-based barrier layer to form a tantalum oxide over the tantalum-based barrier layer; and forming a metal layer over the tantalum oxide. |
| US12033963B2 |
Package structure comprising thermally conductive layer around the IC die
A package structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The package structure includes a carrier substrate, an integrated circuit (IC) die thermally coupled to the carrier substrate through a thermally conductive layer, an antenna pattern disposed over the carrier substrate and the IC die, a redistribution structure disposed between the antenna pattern and the IC die, and an underfill disposed below and thermally coupled to the carrier substrate. The antenna pattern is electrically coupled to the IC die. |
| US12033956B2 |
Interconnect structure
An interconnect structure includes first, second, and third insulating layers, first, second, and third conductive lines, and first, second, third, and fourth conductive vias. The first conductive line is embedded in the first insulating layer. The second conductive line is embedded in the second insulating layer and comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The third conductive line is embedded in the third insulating layer. The first and second conductive via are embedded in the first insulating layer. The third and fourth conductive via are embedded in the second insulating layer. A first cross-sectional area surrounded by the first conductive line, the first conductive via, the second conductive via, the first portion, and the second portion is substantially equal to a second cross-sectional area surrounded by the first portion, the third portion, the third conductive via, the fourth conductive via, and the third conductive line. |
| US12033955B2 |
Electromagnetic shielding package structure comprising electroplating layer and package method thereof
The present invention discloses an electromagnetic shielding package structure and a package method thereof. The package method for the electromagnetic shielding package structure includes: providing a base plate of a copper raw material, and forming a transition layer after two photoresist film operations, wherein the transition layer includes conductive connecting ribs connecting functional pins to an outer side wall; mounting a chip. performing first encapsulating, and etching off the conductive connecting ribs connecting the functional pins to the outer side wall; performing secondary encapsulating on an etched part; and after forming a singulated body by cutting, blocking the connection between the functional pins and the outer side wall by a plastic package material, and only reserving grounding pins to be connected to the outer side wall through the conductive connecting ribs. In this way, after a metal protective layer is sputtered, only the conductive connecting ribs and the shielding cover are enabled to be conducted to form the electromagnetic shielding package structure. According to the present invention, the performance of the package is improved, and the manufacturing cost and the use cost are reduced. |
| US12033954B2 |
Packaged module with ball grid array and grounding pins for signal isolation, method of manufacturing the same, and wireless device comprising the same
Signal isolation for module with ball grid array. In some embodiments, a packaged module can include a packaging substrate having an underside, and an arrangement of conductive features implemented on the underside of the packaging substrate to allow the packaged module to be capable of being mounted on a circuit board. The arrangement of conductive features can include a signal feature implemented at a first region and configured for passing of a signal, and one or more shielding features placed at a selected location relative to the signal feature to provide an enhanced isolation between the signal feature and a second region of the underside of the packaging substrate. |
| US12033950B2 |
Semiconductor device with self-aligned waveguide and method therefor
A method of forming a self-aligned waveguide is provided. The method includes forming a first alignment feature on a packaged semiconductor device and a second alignment feature on a waveguide structure. A solder material is applied to the first alignment feature or the second alignment feature. The waveguide structure is placed onto the packaged semiconductor device such that the second alignment feature overlaps the first alignment feature. The solder material is reflowed to cause the waveguide structure to align with the packaged semiconductor device. |
| US12033948B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes a package substrate with a first vent hole, a first semiconductor chip mounted the package substrate, an interposer including supporters on a bottom surface of the interposer and a second vent hole, wherein the supporters contact a top surface of the first semiconductor chip, and the interposer is electrically connected to the package substrate through connection terminals. The semiconductor package further include a second semiconductor chip mounted on the interposer, and a molding layer disposed on the package substrate to cover the first semiconductor chip, the interposer, and the second semiconductor chip. |
| US12033947B2 |
Semiconductor package structure and method for forming the same
A semiconductor package structure includes a first bottom electrical connector, an interposer over the first bottom electrical connector, and a first top electrical connector over the first top via structures. The interposer includes first bottom via structures in contact with the first bottom electrical connector. The interposer also includes a first trace of a first redistribution layer structure over the first bottom via structures. The interposer also includes first via structures over the first redistribution layer. The interposer also includes a first trace of a second redistribution layer structure over the first via structures. The interposer also includes second via structures over the second redistribution layer structure. The first bottom via structures, the first via structures, and the second via structures are separated from each other in a top view. |
| US12033946B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices
In one example, an electronic assembly comprises a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device. Each of the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor devices comprises a substrate comprising a top surface and a conductive structure, an electronic component over the top surface of the substrate, a dielectric material over the top surface of the substrate and contacting a side of the electronic component, a substrate tab at an end of substrate and not covered by the dielectric material, wherein the conductive structure of the substrate is exposed at the substrate tab, and an interconnect electrically coupled to the conductive structure at the substrate tab of the first semiconductor device and the conductive structure at the substrate tab of the second semiconductor device. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US12033944B2 |
3D NAND memory device and method of forming the same
In a method for fabricating a semiconductor device, an initial stack of sacrificial word line layers and insulating layers is formed over a substrate of the semiconductor device. The sacrificial word line layers and the insulating layers are disposed over the substrate alternately. A first staircase is formed in a first staircase region of a connection region of the initial stack. A second staircase is formed in a second staircase region of the connection region of the initial stack. The connection region of the initial stack includes a separation region between the first and second staircases, and the connection region is positioned between array regions of the initial stack at opposing sides of the initial stack. |
| US12033942B2 |
Integrated circuit memory and the method of forming the same
The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit memory and the method of forming the same, the memory includes: a substrate; a conducting line group, formed on the substrate, and including a plurality of conducting lines sequentially arranged along a first direction, each conducting line extending in a second direction, and ends of two adjacent conducting lines on a same side being staggered from each other in the second direction; and a plurality of contact pads, formed on the substrate, one of the contact pads being connected to an end of one conducting line, and two adjacent contact pads located on the same side being staggered in the second direction. |
| US12033934B2 |
Package structure, optical structure and method for manufacturing the same
A package structure includes a first die, a second die, an encapsulant and at least one electrical contact. The first die has an active surface. The second die is disposed on the first die, and has an active surface and a backside surface opposite to the active surface. The active surface of the second die is closer to the active surface of the first die than the backside surface of the second die is. The encapsulant encapsulates the first die and the second die, and has a top surface far away from the active surface of the first die. The electrical contact is exposed from the top surface of the encapsulant and is configured for connecting at least one conductive wire. |
| US12033933B2 |
Semiconductor structures and methods for forming the same
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductor packaging, and discloses a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The method includes: providing a chip, the chip having interconnect structures on its surface, the top of the interconnect structures having an exposed fusible portion; providing a substrate, the substrate having conductive structures on its surface; patterning the conductive structures so that edges of the conductive structures have protrusions; combining the chip with the substrate. |
| US12033927B2 |
Method for manufacturing wiring substrate
A method for manufacturing a wiring substrate includes forming multiple conductor pads on an insulating layer such that the conductor pads include multiple first conductor pads and multiple second conductor pads, forming multiple protruding parts on surfaces of the first conductor pads of the conductor pads, respectively, forming a resin layer such that the resin layer covers the insulating layer and the conductor pads, exposing, from the resin layer, end portions of the protruding parts on the opposite side with respect to the insulating layer, forming, in the resin layer, multiple openings such that the openings expose surfaces of the second conductor pads of the conductor pads, respectively; and forming a coating film on the surfaces of the second conductor pads exposed in the openings. |
| US12033925B2 |
Protection of wire-bond ball grid array packaged integrated circuit chips
A chip includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and an integrated circuit mounted on a landing zone on the first surface of the substrate. The chip also includes contacts provided about the first surface in the peripheral region, and wire-bonds providing electrical connections between the integrated circuit and the contacts. The chip further includes solder ball connections provided in the peripheral region on the second surface, and connections provided in the substrate for connecting the electrical contacts on the first surface with the solder ball connections on the second surface. The substrate includes at least one conductive track routed through the landing zone region of the substrate, and the chip is configured such that an alteration in the at least one conductive track prevents operation of the integrated circuit. |
| US12033924B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes a package substrate, an interposer, a semiconductor chip between the package substrate and the interposer, a plurality of conductive connectors between the package substrate and the interposer, and a capacitor stack structure between the package substrate and the interposer, he capacitor stack structure including a first capacitor connected to the package substrate, and a second capacitor connected to the interposer. |
| US12033921B2 |
Cable connection structure
A cable connection structure is provided with an electronic component including electrodes on an electrode-forming surface, a cable including electric wires connected to the electrodes respectively, and a buried member which is composed of a cured resin and embedded with the electric wires. At least three electric wires are separating wires including separating regions being separated from each other in the normal direction as being distant from the electrode-forming surface. At least three electrodes are arranged side by side on a virtual circle. At least three separating wires are connected to the at least three electrodes. The separating regions of the at least three separating wires are provided to be located eccentric radially outwardly in the virtual circle as being distant from the electrode surface in the normal direction of the electrode-forming surface. An angle between the separating region and the normal direction of the electrode-forming surface is 10 degrees or more and 45 degrees or less. |
| US12033920B2 |
Semiconductor structure and formation method thereof
The present application relates to the field of semiconductor technologies, and discloses a semiconductor structure and a formation method thereof. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate, the semiconductor substrate including a TSV; forming a dielectric layer on a surface of the semiconductor substrate, the dielectric layer being provided with an embedded metal landing pad; and etching the dielectric layer to form a communication hole for communicating the TSV with the metal landing pad. |
| US12033919B2 |
Backside or frontside through substrate via (TSV) landing on metal
Some embodiments relate to a semiconductor structure including a semiconductor substrate, and n interconnect structure disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The interconnect structure includes a dielectric structure and a plurality of metal lines that are stacked over one another in the dielectric structure. A through substrate via (TSV) extends through the semiconductor substrate to contact a metal line of the plurality of metal lines. A protective sleeve is disposed along outer sidewalls of the TSV and separates the outer sidewalls of the TSV from the dielectric structure of the interconnect structure. |
| US12033911B2 |
Semiconductor structure having a groove located in the semiconductor substrate and connected to the heat transfer layer
Embodiments of the present application provide a semiconductor structure that comprises a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a solder pad located at the first surface, a heat transfer layer located at the first surface and being in contact with the solder pad, and a groove located in the semiconductor substrate and being connected to the heat transfer layer. |
| US12033909B2 |
Die package and method of manufacturing a die package
A die package is provided. The die package may include a laminated carrier including at least one recess, a first die having a frontside, a backside, a frontside metallization on the frontside and a backside metallization on the backside, wherein the first die is arranged in the at least one recess, a first encapsulating material partially encapsulating the first die, by covering at least the frontside metallization or the backside metallization, and an adhesion promoter material between the metallization covered by the first encapsulation material and the first encapsulation material and in direct physical contact with the first encapsulation material and the metallization covered by the first encapsulation material. |
| US12033907B2 |
Semiconductor encapsulation material and semiconductor device
A semiconductor encapsulation material is used to fabricate a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip and an encapsulating portion. The encapsulating portion is made of a cured product of the semiconductor encapsulation material. The encapsulating portion encapsulates the semiconductor chip. A stress index (SI), given by the following Formula (1), of the semiconductor encapsulation material is equal to or more than 8500. If a volume of the semiconductor chip is represented by Vc and a total volume of the semiconductor chip and the encapsulating portion is represented by Va, the volume Vc and the total volume Va satisfy the following Formula (2). In Formula (1), E′ (T) represents a storage modulus, CTE (T) represents a coefficient of thermal expansion, and Mold temp. represents a molding temperature. SI = ∫ 35 ° C . Mold temp . [ E ′ ( T ) × CTE ( T ) ] dT ( 1 ) Vc Va ≧ 0.3 . ( 2 ) |
| US12033905B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A device (2) is provided on an upper surface of the device substrate (1). A sealing frame (16) made of a non-electrolytic plating reactive catalyst metal is provided on the upper surface of the device substrate (1) and surrounds the device (2). An upper surface of the device substrate (1) and a lower surface of the cap substrate (10) are joined in a hollow state through the sealing frame (16). A plurality of electrodes (8, 11, 12) are connected to the device (2) and extended out of the device substrate (1) and the cap substrate (10). A metal film (20) is provided on an outer surface of the sealing frame (16) and not provided on the device substrate (1) and the cap substrate (10). |
| US12033904B2 |
Semiconductor package system and related methods
Implementations of a semiconductor package may include: a substrate, a case coupled to the substrate, and a plurality of press-fit pins. The plurality of press-fit pins may be fixedly coupled with the case. The plurality of press-fit pins may have at least one locking portion that extends from a side of the plurality of press-fit pins into the case and the plurality of press-fit pins may be electrically and mechanically coupled to the substrate. |
| US12033903B1 |
High-density microbump and probe pad arrangement for semiconductor components
A semiconductor package component (such as a die or interposer) can include a body having a top surface and a bottom surface. The component can further include an interface array arranged along the top surface or the bottom surface. The interface array can include a first set of microbumps arranged in a first row. The interface array can further include a second set of microbumps arranged in a second row adjacent the first row. The interface array can also include a probe pad extending into both the first row and the second row. |
| US12033900B2 |
Trench isolation with conductive structures
The present disclosure describes a semiconductor device having metal boundary trench isolation with electrically conductive intermediate structures acting as a metal diffusion barrier. The semiconductor structure includes a first fin structure and a second fin structure on a substrate, an insulating layer between the first and second fin structures, a gate dielectric layer on the insulating layer and the first and second fin structures, and a first work function stack and a second work function stack on the gate dielectric layer. The first work function stack is over the first fin structure and a first portion of the insulating layer, and the second work function stack is over the second fin structure and a second portion of the insulating layer adjacent to the first portion. The semiconductor structure further includes a conductive intermediate structure on the gate dielectric layer and between the first and second work function stacks. |
| US12033893B2 |
Contact plug with impurity variation
A method includes forming an opening in a dielectric layer, depositing a seed layer in the opening, wherein first portions of the seed layer have a first concentration of impurities, exposing the first portions of the seed layer to a plasma, wherein after exposure to the plasma the first portions have a second concentration of impurities that is less than the first concentration of impurities, and filling the opening with a conductive material to form a conductive feature. In an embodiment, the seed layer includes tungsten, and the conductive material includes tungsten. In an embodiment, the impurities include boron. |
| US12033890B2 |
Patterning interconnects and other structures by photo-sensitizing method
A representative method includes forming a photo-sensitive material over a substrate, and forming a cap layer over the photo-sensitive material, and patterning the cap layer. Using the patterned cap layer, a first portion of the photo-sensitive material is selectively exposed to a pre-selected light wavelength to change at least one material property of the first portion of the photo-sensitive material, while preventing a second portion of the photo-sensitive material from being exposed to the pre-selected light wavelength. One, but not both of the following steps is then conducted: removing the first portion of the photo-sensitive material and forming in its place a conductive element at least partially surrounded by the second portion of the photo-sensitive material, or removing the second portion of the photo-sensitive material and forming from the first portion of the photo-sensitive material a conductive element electrically connecting two or more portions of a circuit. |
| US12033886B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus and method for manufacturing mounting stage
A plasma processing apparatus includes a mounting stage including a mounting surface, on which an object to be processed is mounted, a back surface provided on a side opposite to the mounting surface, a plate-like member, in which a first hole penetrating through the mounting surface and the back surface is formed, and a base having a supporting surface for supporting the plate-like member and having a second hole communicating with the first hole; and an embedment member disposed inside the first and second holes, the first embedment member being disposed inside the first hole, the second embedment member being disposed inside the second hole, wherein the first embedment member and the second embedment member are not mutually fixed, and the first embedment member has a portion having a wider width than a width of an upper end portion on a lower side than the upper end portion. |
| US12033883B2 |
Fan-out interconnect structure and methods forming the same
A method includes forming an adhesive layer over a carrier, forming a sacrificial layer over the adhesive layer, forming through-vias over the sacrificial layer, and placing a device die over the sacrificial layer. The Method further includes molding and planarizing the device die and the through-vias, de-bonding the carrier by removing the adhesive layer, and removing the sacrificial layer. |
| US12033882B2 |
Micro-LED transfer method and display panel
A micro-LED transfer method, including: moving a passing substrate to a position above a donor substrate and moving the pasting substrate in a direction approaching the donor substrate to paste up LED grains so that the LED grains are separated from the bearing substrate; moving the pasting substrate with the LED grains to a position above a target substrate with the LED grains being closer to the target substrate than the pasting substrate, and conducting an alignment so that the LED grains are directly opposite to positions on the target substrate where the LED grains are to be arranged; and heating the pasting substrate with the LED grains to a first temperature greater than or equal to a melting temperature of the hot melt adhesive film to melt the hot melt adhesive film, so that the LED grains are separated from the pasting substrate and transferred to the target substrate. |
| US12033877B2 |
Ventilated wafer cassette
A ventilated wafer cassette is provided. The cassette comprises an upper box, a lower box, and an inner box, wherein the upper box is fitted on the lower box to form a hollow structure, in which the inner box is disposed. At least one ventilation channel connecting the hollow structure with an external environment is provided in the upper box, in the lower box or at the connection between the upper box and the lower box. The ventilated wafer cassette of the present application can ensure gas exchange during the gas protection process conducted on semiconductor wafers, thereby preventing deformation of the wafer cassette due to pressure differences. Preferably, the interior of the ventilation channel is provided with a dustproof labyrinth structure, thereby preventing the entry of dust. |
| US12033874B2 |
EPI chamber with full wafer laser heating
An apparatus for heating a substrate within a thermal processing chamber is disclosed. The apparatus includes a chamber body, a gas inlet, a gas outlet, an upper window, a lower window, a substrate support, and an upper heating device. The upper heating device is a laser heating device and includes one or more laser assemblies. The laser assemblies include light sources, a cooling plate, optical fibers, and irradiation windows. |
| US12033870B2 |
Bump structure and method of making the same
In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device first conductive layers are formed over a substrate. A first photoresist layer is formed over the first conductive layers. The first conductive layers are etched by using the first photoresist layer as an etching mask, to form an island pattern of the first conductive layers separated from a bus bar pattern of the first conductive layers by a ring shape groove. A connection pattern is formed to connect the island pattern and the bus bar pattern. A second photoresist layer is formed over the first conductive layers and the connection pattern. The second photoresist layer includes an opening over the island pattern. Second conductive layers are formed on the island pattern in the opening. The second photoresist layer is removed, and the connection pattern is removed, thereby forming a bump structure. |
| US12033869B2 |
Method of etching object and etching device
In a first aspect of a present inventive subject matter, a method of etching includes etching an object at a temperature that is higher than 200° C. with atomized droplets of an etching liquid. |
| US12033866B2 |
Vapor phase thermal etch solutions for metal oxo photoresists
Embodiments disclosed herein include methods of developing a metal oxo photoresist. In an embodiment, the method comprises providing a substrate with the metal oxo photoresist into a vacuum chamber, where the metal oxo photoresist comprises exposed regions and unexposed regions. In an embodiment, the unexposed regions comprise a higher carbon concentration than the exposed regions. The method may further comprise vaporizing a halogenating agent into the vacuum chamber, where the halogenating agent reacts with either the unexposed regions or the exposed regions to produce a volatile byproduct. In an embodiment, the method may further comprise purging the vacuum chamber. |
| US12033862B2 |
Method of forming an electrically conductive feature traversing a microscopic step and related apparatus
A method of forming an electrically conductive feature traversing a microscopic step on or in a substrate is disclosed. A metallic nanoparticle composition is continuously extruded from a capillary tube (nozzle) while displacing the capillary tube along a first portion of a trajectory from a first position (above a step-top portion) past an edge of the microscopic step to a second position to form a first extrudate. The composition is continuously extruded while displacing the nozzle along a sloped second portion of the trajectory from the second position to a third position (above a step-bottom portion) to form a second extrudate. The third position is at a lower height than the second position. The composition is continuously extruded while displacing the nozzle along a third portion of the trajectory from the third position to a fourth position (above the step-bottom portion). The feature includes the first, second, and third extrudates. |
| US12033852B2 |
Method of processing substrate, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, and recording medium
There is method of processing a substrate comprising: (a) providing the substrate with a first base containing no oxygen, a second base containing oxygen, and a third base containing no oxygen and no nitrogen on its surface, wherein a protective film is formed on a surface of the third base; (b) modifying a surface of the second base to be fluorine-terminated by supplying a fluorine-containing gas to the substrate in a state where the protective film is formed on the surface of the third base; and (c) forming a film on a surface of the first base by supplying a film-forming gas to the substrate in a state where the surface of the second base is modified. |
| US12033847B2 |
Cleaning module, substrate processing apparatus including cleaning module, and cleaning method
To perform both buff cleaning of a substrate surface and cleaning of an edge part of the substrate, a cleaning module includes: a rotary table configured to support a circular substrate and have a diameter smaller than a diameter of the substrate; a buff cleaning portion configured to buff clean a front side of the substrate while contacting the front side of the substrate supported by the rotary table; a buff cleaning portion movement mechanism configured to move the buff cleaning portion with respect to the substrate; a buff cleaning portion control mechanism configured to control an operation of the buff cleaning portion movement mechanism; and an edge cleaning portion configured to clean an edge part of the substrate while contacting the edge part of the substrate supported by the rotary table. |
| US12033846B2 |
Co-deposition of cesium telluride photocathode and X-ray fluorescence controller co-deposition of cesium telluride photocathode
One or more embodiments relates to a system and method for growing ultrasmooth and high quantum efficiency photocathodes. The method includes exposing a substrate of Si wafer to an alkali source; controlling co-evaporating growth and co-deposition forming a growth including Te; and monitoring a stoichiometry of the growth, forming the photocathodes. |
| US12033842B2 |
Mass spectrometer and method of controlling the same
There is provided a mass spectrometer that can appropriately maintain the atmospheric pressure of a vacuum chamber, and a method of controlling the same. An example of a mass spectrometer according to the present invention includes first vacuum chambers, first vacuum pumps, an atmospheric pressure relating value acquiring unit, and an adjustment unit configured to adjust the effective exhaust velocity of the first vacuum pumps, and controllers. The controllers control the adjustment unit corresponding to an atmospheric pressure relating value. |
| US12033840B2 |
Transformer for applying an ac voltage to electrodes
An ion-optical device comprising: a plurality of electrodes (2); a first AC voltage supply (6); and a transformer (4) having: a toroidal core (8); a primary winding (10) connected to the AC voltage supply (6) and passing through the aperture within the toroidal core (8); and at least one secondary winding (13,15) wound around the toroidal core 8 and electrically connected to multiple ones of said plurality of electrodes. |
| US12033838B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus and wear amount measurement method
A plasma processing apparatus including a processing container and a conductive member, includes a plasma generator configured to generate plasma in the processing container, a power application part configured to apply a DC power to the conductive member in a state in which plasma is generated in the processing container by the plasma generator, a measurement part configured to measure a physical quantity related to the DC power applied by the power application part, and a calculator configured to obtain a wear amount of the conductive member using the measured physical quantity related to the DC power in a correlation function between the wear amount of the conductive member and the physical quantity related to the DC power. |
| US12033837B2 |
Electrostatic chuck assembly for cryogenic applications
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to an electrostatic chuck assembly suitable for use in cryogenic applications. In one or more embodiments, an electrostatic chuck assembly is provided and includes an electrostatic chuck having a substrate supporting surface opposite a bottom surface, a cooling plate having a top surface, where the cooling plate contains an aluminum alloy having a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of less than 22 ppm/° C., and a bonding layer securing the bottom surface of the electrostatic chuck and the top surface of the cooling plate, where the bonding layer contains a silicone material. |
| US12033834B2 |
Flow rate controller, gas supply system, and flow rate control method
A flow rate controller includes a valve and a valve control unit. The valve is configured to control a flow rate of a gas supplied to a processing device. The valve control unit is configured to open the valve to start a control of the flow rate of the gas when the processing device has issued a command that instructs a start of supplying gas; calculate a cumulative flow amount by integrating the flow rate of the gas at every predetermined cycle from a time point at which the command is issued; and close the valve to stop the control of the flow rate of the gas at a time point at which the calculated cumulative flow amount has reached a predetermined target cumulative flow amount. |
| US12033832B2 |
Plasma processing method and plasma processing apparatus
A disclosed plasma processing method includes generating plasma in a chamber of a plasma processing apparatus by supplying radio frequency power from a radio frequency power source in a first period. The plasma processing method further includes stopping supply of the radio frequency power from the radio frequency power source in a second period following the first period. The plasma processing method further includes applying a negative direct-current voltage from a bias power source to a substrate support in a third period following the second period. In the third period, the radio frequency power is not supplied. In the third period, the negative direct-current voltage is set to generate ions in a chamber by secondary electrons that are emitted by causing ions in the chamber to collide with a substrate. |
| US12033825B2 |
Switching system for an on-load tap changer, on-load tap changer and method for switching a tap connection of an on-load tap changer
A switching system for an on-load tap changer includes: a Geneva mechanism, wherein the Geneva mechanism includes: a rotatable ring with a recess, a connector, the connector being rotatable together with the rotatable ring to electrically connect with a tap of the tap changer, and a rotatable driving wheel, wherein the driving wheel comprises a holding disk and a lever, the holding disk being rotatable around a longitudinal axis and wherein the lever is slidable radial to the longitudinal axis relative to the holding disk, and wherein the lever is coupleable with the recess to rotate the rotatable ring. |
| US12033823B2 |
Circuit breakers
A circuit breaker can include a moveable electrical contact configured to be moved between an open position and a closed position, and a lever assembly configured to prevent the progressive closing of the moveable electrical contact to the closed position such that the lever assembly is configured to cause snap action closing of the moveable electrical contact at a charged position of a motorized slider. |
| US12033822B2 |
Ultra-fast polarized relay for hybrid switching systems
A relay includes an electromagnetic drive unit with a rotatable armature and a yoke. The rotatable armature includes a first magnetic contact region and the yoke includes a second magnetic contact region. The first magnetic contact region is in touch with the second magnetic contact region in a first state of the relay. The relay further includes at least one immovable first electric contact and a moveable contact arm with at least one second electric contact. The first electric contact contacts the second electric contact in the first state. The rotatable armature and the moveable contact arm are positioned together on a shaft and the shaft is embodied as a torsional element. |
| US12033819B2 |
Switchgear
An electrical switchgear has a first switching contact piece and a second switching contact piece. The two switching contact pieces can be moved relative to one another by way of a kinematic chain. The kinematic chain has an axially movable drive element, which is guided in a guide element. A first pin is guided in a first gate and defines the trajectory of the drive element in the guide element. |
| US12033808B2 |
Electrolytic capacitor and method for manufacturing electrolytic capacitor
An electrolytic capacitor that includes a stack having multiple capacitor elements stacked in a thickness direction perpendicular to a length direction, wherein a first end of a first cathode is first closest to a second external electrode among all of ends of the cathodes of the multiple capacitor elements, a second end of a second cathode is second closest to the second external electrode, and an end of the second external electrode is closer to a first external electrode than the second end of the second cathode. |
| US12033806B2 |
Method of manufacturing a trench capacitor with wafer bow
A trench capacitor manufacturing method is provided. The method includes forming a deep trench in a wafer, forming a trench capacitor structure including a plurality of dielectric films and a plurality of conductive layers in the deep trench; determining if the wafer has a tensile stress based on the forming of the trench capacitor structure; performing a high temperature heat treatment to the trench capacitor structure to change a form of the wafer to a direction that offsets the tensile stress; forming an inter-layer insulating film on the trench capacitor structure; and forming a metal interconnect on the inter-layer insulating film. |
| US12033805B2 |
Multilayer electronic component
A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a plurality of dielectric layers and internal electrodes, external electrodes disposed on the body to be connected to the internal electrodes, and a metal oxide disposed between the body and the external electrodes. The metal oxide includes calcium (Ca), zinc (Zn), and silicon (Si), and further includes at least one selected from the group consisting of barium (Ba), boron (B), and aluminum (Al). |
| US12033803B2 |
Multilayer capacitor
A multilayer capacitor includes: a body including a stack structure in which at least one first internal electrode and at least one second internal electrode are alternately stacked on each other having at least one dielectric layer interposed therebetween in a first direction; first and second external electrodes disposed on the body while being spaced apart from each other to be respectively connected to first internal electrode and second internal electrode; and first and second bumps respectively having one surfaces disposed on the first or second external electrode and including at least one hole positioned in the one surface or the other surface, wherein AV indicates a total area of the at least one hole, AB indicates an area of the one surface of the first or second bump, facing the first or second external electrode, and AV/AB is greater than 0.012 and less than 0.189. |
| US12033802B2 |
Multilayer capacitor having sintered electrode layer with wraparound portion
In the sintered electrode layer covering the one end face, a wraparound dimension of a wraparound portion wrapping around from the one end face to the one main face in the facing direction is set to a dimension b, a distance between the one end face and the end portions of the plurality of second internal electrodes on the one end face side in the facing direction is set to a dimension Lg, a distance between the pair of main faces in the stacking direction is set to a dimension T, and a distance between the one main face and the second internal electrode closest to the one main face is set to a dimension Tg1, a relational expression of Lg>b−(2×b×Tg1/T) is satisfied. |
| US12033798B2 |
Ceramic electronic device and manufacturing method of ceramic electronic device
A ceramic electronic device includes a multilayer structure in which each of a plurality of dielectric layers and each of a plurality of internal electrode layers are alternately stacked. A main component of the plurality of dielectric layers is a ceramic having a perovskite structure of which an A site includes at least Ba and of which an A/B ratio is 0.980 or less. The plurality of internal electrode layers include a co-material. A total amount of Ti, Zr and Hf is 90 mol % or more in metal elements included in the co-material and an amount of Ba is 10 mol % or less in the metal elements. |
| US12033786B2 |
Magnetic sheet and coil component using the same
A coil component includes a resin; and a magnetic particle dispersed in the resin and comprising magnetic powder particle, an insulating layer disposed on a surface of the magnetic powder particle, and a surface-treatment layer disposed on a surface of the insulating layer. |
| US12033785B2 |
Coil component
A coil component includes a core having a winding core portion, a first flange portion disposed on a first end portion of the winding core portion, and a second flange portion disposed on a second end portion of the winding core portion; a wire winding on the winding core portion of the core; and a plate member disposed so as to bridge the first flange portion and the second flange portion. The coil component further includes an adhesive portion disposed between the first flange portion and the plate member and adhering the first flange portion to the plate member, and an adhesive portion disposed between the second flange portion and the plate member and adhering the second flange portion to the plate member. The adhesive portion contains a resin and magnetic powder. |
| US12033784B2 |
Coil component
A coil component includes a support substrate, a coil portion disposed on the support substrate, and a body in which the support substrate and the coil portion are disposed. The coil portion includes a coil pattern portion, a lower pattern portion connected to the coil pattern portion and disposed on one surface of the support substrate, a dummy pattern portion disposed to overlap the lower pattern portion on another surface of the support substrate opposite to the one surface, and a through-via penetrating through the support substrate and connecting the lower pattern portion and the dummy pattern portion to each other. The lower pattern portion and the dummy pattern portion are externally exposed through one surface of the body. The through-via has one surface externally exposed through the one surface of the body. |
| US12033774B2 |
NTC thin film thermistor and method for producing an NTC thin film thermistor
An NTC thin film thermistor that includes at least a first thin film electrode, at least an NTC thin film, and at least a second thin film electrode. A further aspect relates to a method for producing an NTC thin film thermistor. |
| US12033773B2 |
Component and use of a component
A component having an active volume, the active volume not being centrally positioned along a height of the component, and/or not being centrally positioned along a width of the component. Use of the component is also disclosed. Further aspects relate to a use of the component and to a component. The component can be an NTC thermistor or a PTC thermistor or a temperature measurement element. Use of the component for monitoring a temperature of a battery or in a vehicle is also disclosed. |
| US12033769B2 |
Cables for cable deployed electric submersible pumps
Various cables for cable deployed electric submersible pumping systems and methods of manufacturing such cables are provided. The cable includes a power cable core and coiled tubing formed around the power cable core. The power cable core includes one or more conductors, insulation surrounding each conductor, and an elastomeric jacket extruded around the insulated conductors. Various mechanisms, systems, and methods are described to anchor the power cable core in the coiled tubing and to transfer weight from the power cable core to the coiled tubing. |
| US12033768B2 |
Target carrier assembly and irradiation system
A target carrier assembly includes a housing, a target, and a collimator. The housing includes a collimator compartment and a target compartment divided by a vacuum window foil, the collimator being removably disposed within the collimator compartment, and the target being disposed within the target compartment. The collimator compartment is attached to a cyclotron beam line in the irradiation position, and the target compartment is in fluid communication with a cooling fluid supply line and a cooling fluid return line in the irradiation position. The target is cooled by the cooling fluid from the cooling fluid supply line. The collimator directs a particle beam from the cyclotron beam line to irradiate the target and includes a beam entry diameter and a beam exit diameter. The collimator is in thermal contact with the collimator compartment. |
| US12033766B2 |
Method for conditioning ion exchange resins and apparatus for carrying out the method
A method for conditioning of spent ion exchange resins from nuclear facilities comprises the steps of: mixing the spent ion exchange resins with water to form a reaction mixture; setting and controlling the pH of the reaction mixture in a range from 1.0 to 3.5, preferably in a range from 2.0 to 3.0; adding an oxidant to the reaction mixture, with the temperature of the reaction mixture maintained at 90°° C. or less so that the spent ion exchange resin and the oxidant react with each other to form an aqueous reaction solution comprising the organic reaction products of the spent ion exchange resin; and electrochemically oxidizing the organic reaction products, wherein carbon dioxide is produced and a carbon-depleted aqueous reaction solution having a TOC (total organic carbon) value of less than 50 ppm is obtained. Furthermore, an apparatus for the conditioning of spent ion exchange resins from nuclear facilities is described. |
| US12033755B2 |
Method and arrangement for identifying similar pre-stored medical datasets
Similar pre-stored medical datasets are identified by comparison with a current case dataset. A current case dataset is provided and includes radiological data of a patient. A number of pre-stored medical datasets each including radiological data of other patients are provided. Each case dataset is evaluated according to a predefined AI-based method to obtain a number of definitive features for that case dataset. The definitive features of the current case dataset are compared with the definitive features of each pre-stored medical dataset to identify a number of pre-stored medical datasets most similar to the current case dataset. The identified number of most similar pre-stored medical datasets are output. |
| US12033754B2 |
Systems and methods for and displaying patient data
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for receiving user input, the user input indicating a user command to display a waveform strip screen, in response to the user input, processing patient-specific data to provide waveform data, and displaying the waveform strip screen on the mobile device, the waveform strip screen displaying one or more waveform strips, each waveform strip of the one or more waveform strips being based on the waveform data and graphically depicting a physical waveform strip. |
| US12033749B2 |
Systems and methods for technical support of continuous analyte monitoring and sensor systems
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and systems for technical support of continuous analyte monitoring and sensor systems. In certain aspects, a method includes sensing, by an analyte sensor, analyte levels of a patient to generate one or more sensed signals. The method further includes generating, by a transmitter, a plurality of event indications based on the one or more sensed signals. The method further includes transmitting, by the transmitter, the plurality of event indications to a processor. The method also includes receiving the plurality of event indications indicating one or more errors associated with the analyte sensor. The method further includes determining one or more root causes associated with the plurality of event indications based on a pattern associated with the plurality of event indications. The method also includes taking one or more actions to resolve the one or more root causes. |
| US12033748B1 |
Artificial intelligence enhanced cleaning
A plurality of surfaces within a space is monitored utilizing data outputted from one or more camera sensors. One or more surfaces of the plurality of surfaces that need enhanced cleaning are determined based on the data outputted from the one or more camera sensors. An indication of the one or more determined surfaces that need enhanced cleaning is provided. |
| US12033744B2 |
Data-driven ranking and recommendation system using neural network-based learning models for medical facilities and providers
Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for evaluating a healthcare center. The evaluation of the healthcare center may be performed based on an expertise score associated with the healthcare center. The expertise score may be obtained by obtaining raw data from a plurality of data sources providing healthcare data, cleaning and organizing the raw data on the basis of one or more expertise domains in the healthcare sector to obtain organized data values for each expertise domain, obtaining a weight matrix specifying a weight for each organized data value in the one or more expertise domains, and calculating the expertise score on the basis of the organized data values and the weight matrix. The weight matrix may be obtained using a machine learning model. Further, the expertise score may be calculated at a disease level or at a specialty level for the designated healthcare center. |
| US12033741B2 |
Aligning image data of a patient with actual views of the patient using an optical code affixed to the patient
Aligning image data of a patient with actual views of the patient using an optical code affixed to the patient. In some embodiments, a method may include affixing an optical code to a patient, affixing a pattern of markers to the patient, capturing image data of the patient, sensing the optical code affixed to the patient and a position of the optical code in a 3D space, accessing the image data, calculating the position of the pattern of markers in the 3D space, registering the position of the inner layer of the patient in the 3D space by aligning the calculated position of the pattern of markers in the 3D space with the position of the pattern of markers in the image data, and displaying in real-time, in an alternate reality (AR) headset, the inner layer of the patient from the image data projected onto actual views of the patient. |
| US12033732B2 |
Risk-value healthcare delivery system and method
The system determines reimbursements to healthcare providers that provide care based on a novel risk-value reimbursement model, wherein the care is based on a patient risk score and the quality of care delivered. The system and method may include the process of obtaining variables of patient health data for a patient; determining a rank order correlation of the variables with an adverse health outcome; determining a risk score for the patient; sorting patient panels based on the risk score for each patient in the patient panel; determining a lower amount of time on a timer for a chart for the patient, in response to the risk score for the patient being higher than other risk scores for other patients in the patient panel; and resetting the timer, in response to an action by a provider. |
| US12033729B2 |
Systems and methods for accessing, combining and collaborative filtering of information from multiple electronic health records
Methods for generating a health management template for a patient condition including retrieving a healthcare template It corresponding to a patient condition, the healthcare template comprising a plurality of data fields, populating the data fields with patient data; and generating an updated healthcare template based on a user input, wherein the user input comprises at least one of a search request or a data option selection are disclosed. Systems are also disclosed. |
| US12033728B2 |
Simulating electronic structure with quantum annealing devices and artificial neural networks
Approaches, techniques, and mechanisms are disclosed for predicting molecular electronic structural information. According to one embodiment, quantum simulation results are generated for a molecule based on a quantum simulation of an electronic structure of the molecule. The quantum simulation of the electronic structure of the molecule is performed with quantum processing units. An input vector comprising data field values derived from the quantum simulation results for the molecule is created. An electronic structural information prediction model is applied to generate, based at least in part on the input vector, predicted electronic structural information for the molecule. |
| US12033726B2 |
Spatially co-registered genomic and imaging (SCORGI) data elements for fingerprinting microdomains
A method of generating a plurality of spatially co-registered data elements, each spatially co-registered data element being associated with and generated from a pair of co-registered tissue sections obtained from adjacent positions of a core taken from a tissue sample and including an image data section and a genomic data section. The method includes, for each pair of co-registered tissue sections: (i) obtaining and storing as part of a data element a plurality of multi to hyperplexed images from the imaging data section of the co-registered tissue section, (ii) generating and storing as part of the data element image data from the plurality of multi to hyperplexed images, and (iii) generating and storing as part of the data element genomic data from the genomic data section of the associated co-registered tissue section. |
| US12033719B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of operating the same
A semiconductor device includes a memory bank. The memory bank includes a plurality N of memory arrays and a local control circuit. Each memory array includes a plurality of bit cells configured to store bits of information and connected between a plurality of bit lines and a plurality of complement bit lines. The local control circuit is configured to pre-charge the bit lines and the complement bit lines at most N−1 memory array at a time. A method of operating the semiconductor device is also disclosed. |
| US12033718B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device according to an embodiment includes first to fifth interconnects, first to third memory cells, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to execute machine learning. Each of the first memory cells, the second memory cells, and the third memory cells includes a resistance changing element. In the machine learning, the control circuit is configured to: execute a write operation using a common write voltage to each of the second memory cells; and after the write operation, input input data to each of the first interconnects, and change a resistance value of at least one third memory cell of the third memory cells based on the input data and a signal output from each of the fifth interconnects based on the input data. |
| US12033716B2 |
Inductive energy harvesting and signal development for a memory device
Methods, systems, and devices for inductive energy harvesting and signal development for a memory device are described. One or more inductors may be included in or coupled with a memory device and used to provide current for various operations of the memory device based on energy harvested by the inductors. An inductor may harvest energy based on current being routed through the inductor or based on being inductively coupled with a second inductor through which current is routed. After harvesting energy, an inductor may provide current, and the current provided by the inductor may be used to drive access lines or otherwise as part of executing one or more operations at the memory device. Such techniques may improve energy efficiency or improve the drive strength of signals for the memory device, among other benefits. |
| US12033714B2 |
Interconnect architecture for three-dimensional processing systems
A processing system includes a plurality of processor cores formed in a first layer of an integrated circuit device and a plurality of partitions of memory formed in one or more second layers of the integrated circuit device. The one or more second layers are deployed in a stacked configuration with the first layer. Each of the partitions is associated with a subset of the processor cores that have overlapping footprints with the partitions. The processing system also includes first memory paths between the processor cores and their corresponding subsets of partitions. The processing system further includes second memory paths between the processor cores and the partitions. |
| US12033709B2 |
Test circuit and test method thereof
Provided are a test circuit, a test device and a test method thereof. The test circuit includes: a signal processing module configured to receive a pulse signal to be tested and output a processing signal under a control signal; a sampling module connected to the output terminal of signal processing module and configured to receive the processing signal and generate a sampling signal according to the processing signal. The sampling signal includes a first sampling pulse and a second sampling pulse, the first sampling pulse and the second sampling pulse have a pulse width difference, the pulse width difference is equal to the pulse width of the pulse signal. |
| US12033699B2 |
Memory device and operation method thereof for performing multiply accumulate operation
A memory device and an operation method thereof are provided. The operation method comprises: in performing a multiply accumulate (MAC) operation, inputting a plurality of inputs into a plurality of memory cells via a plurality of first signal lines; outputting a plurality of cell currents from the memory cells to a plurality of second signal lines based on a plurality of weights of the memory cells; summing the cell currents on each of the second signal lines into a plurality of signal line currents: summing the signal line currents into a global signal line current: and converting the global signal line current into an output, wherein the output represents a MAC operation result of the inputs and the weights. |
| US12033697B2 |
Memory device and operating method thereof
A memory device includes a current source and a memory array. The current source is configured to provide a current to a first node. The memory array is coupled to the current source at the first node. The memory array includes memory cells. First terminals of the memory cells are coupled to the first node. Each of the memory cells has a first resistance in response to having a first data value, and has a second resistance in response to having a second data value. The second data value is N times the first data value. The second resistance is approximately one-Nth of the first resistance, for N being a positive integer larger than one. A method of operating a memory device is also disclosed herein. |
| US12033696B2 |
Memory circuit comprising a plurality of 1T1R memory cells
A memory circuit includes a plurality of memory cells, each memory cell including a resistive memory element and a selection transistor of the FDSOI type connected in series with the resistive memory element. The selection transistor includes a channel region, a buried insulating layer, a back gate separated from the channel region by the buried insulating layer. The memory circuit further includes a circuit for biasing the back gate of the selection transistors, the biasing circuit being configured to apply a forward back-bias to the selection transistor of at least one memory cell during a programming or initialisation operation of the at least one memory cell. |
| US12033694B2 |
Semiconductor device and electronic device
A semiconductor device that restores degraded data is provided. The semiconductor device includes a first circuit, a storage portion, and an arithmetic portion. The first circuit includes a current source and a first switch. The storage portion includes a first transistor and a first capacitor. The arithmetic portion includes a second transistor. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a control terminal of the first switch, a first terminal of the first switch is electrically connected to an output terminal of the current source, and a second terminal of the first switch is electrically connected to a first terminal of the second transistor. When data retained in the arithmetic portion is restored, the first transistor is turned on, and the data retained in the storage portion is supplied to the control terminal of the first switch through the first transistor. The first switch is brought into an on state or an off state in accordance with the data and supplies current from the current source to the arithmetic portion through the second transistor to supply electric charge to a retention portion of the arithmetic portion. |
| US12033693B2 |
Memory system and memory device
According to one embodiment, a memory system includes n memory cells, each capable of storing j bits of data; and a controller. The controller is configured to write a first portion of each of first data to n-th data from among n×j data with consecutive logical addresses to the n memory cells one by one. The first data has a lowest logical address among the n×j pieces of data. The first data to the n-th data have ascending consecutive logical addresses. The controller is configured to write the first portion of one of the first to n-th data as a first bit of the j bits, and write the first portion of another one of the first to n-th data except said one of the first to n-th data as a second bit of the j bits. |
| US12033688B2 |
Sense amplification structure and memory architecture
The present disclosure provides a sense amplification structure and a memory architecture. The sense amplification structure includes: a first PMOS transistor provided with a gate connected to a second readout bit line and a source connected to a first signal terminal; a first NMOS transistor provided with a gate connected to an initial bit line; a drain of the first PMOS transistor and a drain of the first NMOS transistor being connected to a first complementary readout bit line; a second PMOS transistor provided with a gate connected to the second complementary readout bit line; a second NMOS transistor provided with a gate connected to an initial complementary bit line and a source connected to a second signal terminal; a drain of the second PMOS transistor and a drain of the second NMOS transistor being connected to the first readout bit line. |
| US12033684B2 |
Clock circuit and memory
A clock circuit and a memory are provided. The clock circuit includes a data strobe clock circuit and a system clock circuit. The data strobe clock circuit is configured to receive and transmit a data strobe clock signal, the data strobe clock signal is used for controlling at least one of receiving or sending of a data signal. The system clock circuit is configured to receive and transmit a system clock signal, the system clock signal is used for controlling receiving of a command signal. The system clock circuit includes at least two first signal transmission paths, and is configured to transmit the system clock signal via different first signal transmission paths in the at least two first signal transmission paths based on at least one of: different receiving rates, or different sending rates of the data signal. |
| US12033683B2 |
Methods and circuits for power management of a memory module
A power-management integrated circuit (PMIC) is installed on a memory module to optimize power use among a collection of memory devices. The PMIC includes external power-supply nodes that receive relatively high and low supply voltages. Depending on availability, the PMIC uses one or both of these supply voltages to generate a managed supply voltage for powering the memory devices. The PMIC selects between operational modes for improved efficiency in dependence upon the availability of one or both externally provided supply voltages. |
| US12033680B1 |
Method for reading and writing with holographic storage system and holographic storage system
A method for reading and writing with holographic storage system includes (a) providing a reference light and a signal light; (b) transferring the reference light and the signal light to an optical storage medium to record an interference grating; (c) changing the reference light and the signal light and repeating the step of providing another changed reference light and another changed signal light to step (b), in which the reference light and the interference grating are one-to-one correspondence; (d) moving the optical storage medium and repeating steps (a) to (c); (e) providing a reading light which includes the reference lights to the optical storage medium to simultaneously read the interference gratings to form an interference result, any one of the reference lights cannot read out the interference gratings recorded by the other reference lights; and (f) moving the optical storage medium and repeating step (e). |
| US12033679B2 |
Tape reader
A tape reader is provided that reads data from a tape without requiring specific alignment. The tape reader may include a reader head comprising a sensor array with a plurality of sensors that detect the data independent of the track within which the data is stored. Multiple sensors may detect data in each track instead of a single, dedicated sensor for each track. The sensor array may comprise multiple sensors in multiple dimensions, such as perpendicular to the movement of the tape or in parallel to the movement of the tape, including serpentine linear recording formats where the sensors may be in a matrix positioned at various angles from horizontal to vertical. |
| US12033678B2 |
Cable bonding protection for head dimensional stability
An apparatus includes a beam, a chip coupled to the beam, a cable coupled to the beam by a first material located at opposite edges of the cable, and wire bonds extending from pads of the cable to pads of the chip. An apparatus includes a beam and a chip coupled to the beam. The chip includes an array of magnetic transducers for transducing data on a magnetic recording tape. The apparatus includes a cable coupled to the beam by a first material located at opposite edges of the cable, wire bonds extending from pads of the cable to pads of the chip, and a second material encapsulating ends of the wire bonds that are located adjacent the cable. The second material does not contact the chip. |
| US12033677B2 |
Hard disk indicator circuit and hard disk backplane
The present disclosure provides a hard disk indicator circuit and a hard disk backplane. The hard disk indicator circuit includes an indicating unit, a control unit, a drive unit and a verification unit. The indicating unit indicates state of the hard disk. The control unit detects the state of the hard disk and outputting a control signal according to the state of the hard disk. The drive unit receives the control signal and lights the indicating unit according to the control signal. The verification unit obtains a level value of the indicating unit and determines whether the indicating unit is faulty according to the level value and the control signal. The present disclosure can quickly and accurately obtain the fault state of the hard disk indicator, save manpower and improve the fault detection efficiency. |
| US12033676B2 |
Magnetic head and magnetic recording device
According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes first and second magnetic poles, and a stacked body provided between the first and second magnetic poles. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the first magnetic layer, a third magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer, a fourth magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the third magnetic layer, a first non-magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first magnetic pole, a second non-magnetic layer provided between the second and first magnetic layers, a third non-magnetic layer provided between the third and second magnetic layers, a fourth non-magnetic layer provided between the fourth magnetic layer and the third magnetic layer, and a fifth non-magnetic layer provided between the second magnetic pole and the fourth magnetic layer. |
| US12033674B2 |
Reduction of high tape contact pressure points against head assembly
The present disclosure generally relates to a head assembly in a data storage device. The data storage device may include magnetic media embedded in the device or magnetic media from an insertable cassette or cartridge (e.g., in an LTO drive), where the head assembly reads from and writes to the magnetic media. During device operation, the magnetic media moves across the head assembly. The magnetic media experiences higher contact stress at certain points or portions of the head assembly. A sensor guard is coupled to the head assembly. The sensor guard comprises at least one chamfered surface or at least one stepped surface to decrease the contact stress between the magnetic media and the head assembly during device operation. The at least one chamfered or stepped surface may be disposed on a leading edge of the sensor guard. |
| US12033673B2 |
Method of data clearing of hard disk, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium applying the method
A method of data clearing of a hard disk comprises search a last target logic block of a target hard disk according to a predetermined sequence. Stored data in the target logic block is read for determining whether the stored data includes disk array information. The stored data of the target logic block is cleared while the stored data includes the disk array information. By accurately clearing minimum data, a data clearing process of the target hard disk is completed. By comparing with the full disk format manner, an effective of data clearing is improved. An apparatus and a computer readable storage medium applying the method are also disclosed. |
| US12033672B1 |
Methods and systems for generating interactive composite media assets comprising common objects
Methods and systems are disclosed herein to address the problems discussed above and in particular to provide coordination for uncoordinated content. Beyond simply archiving and/or organizing available content, the methods and systems generate composite media assets that provide enriched details and supplemental data that extends beyond any given source content. The methods and systems achieve this through a novel data filtration and synchronization process. |
| US12033668B2 |
Aggregation of related media content
Systems and methods for media aggregation are disclosed herein. The system includes a media system that can transform media items into one aggregated media item. A synchronization component synchronizes media items with respect to time. The synchronized media items can be analyzed and transformed into an aggregated media item for storage and/or display. In one implementation, the aggregated media item is capable of being displayed in multiple ways to create an enhanced and customizable viewing and/or listening experience. |
| US12033667B2 |
Determining high-interest durations of gameplay sessions from user inputs
In various examples, durations of relatively high user activity within a gameplay session may be determined from user input events using a running user activity measurement. Once a duration is identified, it may be further analyzed to merge the duration with one or more other durations and/or to determine or predict whether the duration would be of sufficient interest for further action. A user interest score for an identified duration may be computed based on a set of the user input events that occur in the duration and used to determine and/or predict whether the duration would be of sufficient interest for further action. In some cases, an action may be performed based on determining the user interest score is greater than a statistical value that is computed from user interest scores of multiple identified durations. |
| US12033658B2 |
Acoustic model learning apparatus, acoustic model learning method, and program
Provided is a technology of learning an acoustic model with a certain degree of accuracy of sound recognition within a short calculation period. An acoustic model learning device includes: a loss calculation unit configured to calculate a loss of sound data which is an element of the corpus Cj for learning by using an acoustic model; a curriculum corpus generation unit configured to generate a curriculum corpus being a union of subsets of the corpuses Cj for learning, the corpuses Cj including, as elements, sound data for which the loss falls within a predetermined range indicating a small value; an acoustic model update unit configured to update the acoustic model by using the curriculum corpus; and a first end condition determination unit configured to output the acoustic model when a predetermined end condition is satisfied, or transfer execution control to the loss calculation unit when the predetermined end condition is not satisfied, and the acoustic model update unit is configured to update the acoustic model by giving a weight to a gradient for sound data which is an element of the curriculum corpus using such a weight for sound data as to have a smaller value as a number of times the sound data has been selected as an element of the curriculum corpus becomes larger. |
| US12033657B2 |
Signal component estimation using coherence
Systems, methods, and machine-readable storage devices that receive an input signal representing audio captured using a microphone. The input signal includes portions that represent acoustic output from one or more audio sources, and a portion that represents other acoustic energy in the environment. A frequency domain representation of the input signal is iteratively modified to substantially reduce effects due to all but a selected one of the portions, from which an estimate of the power spectral density, PSD, of the selected portion is determined. Based upon the estimated PSD a noise or echo component is reduced, or a replacement noise is provided. The iterative modification involves a diagonalization of the cross-spectral density matrix to remove content coherent with a first audio input from the auto and cross-spectra of other signals. |
| US12033654B2 |
Sound pickup device and sound pickup method
A sound pickup device for picking up a target sound includes: a first input interface that inputs image data generated by a camera; a second input interface that inputs an audio signal output from a microphone array; a controller that determines a sound pickup direction in which the target sound is picked up, based on the image data and the audio signal; and an output interface that outputs information to be presented to the user. The controller determines whether an image indicated by the input image data and an audio sound indicated by the input audio signal are in a predetermined state. When determining that the image and the audio sound are in the predetermined state, the controller causes the output interface to output an instruction to the user, and inputs additional image data and an additional audio signal after the instruction is output, to determine the sound pickup direction. |
| US12033648B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing an audio signal, audio decoder, and audio encoder for removing a discontinuity between frames by subtracting a portion of a zero-input-reponse
A method is described that processes an audio signal. A discontinuity between a filtered past frame and a filtered current frame of the audio signal is removed using linear predictive filter. Removing the discontinuity further comprises processing a beginning portion of the filtered current frame, wherein the beginning portion of the current frame comprises a predefined number of samples being less or equal than a total number of samples in the current frame, and wherein processing the beginning portion of the current frame comprises subtracting a beginning portion of a zero-input-response (ZIR) from the beginning portion of the filtered current frame. |
| US12033637B2 |
Arranging and/or clearing speech-to-text content without a user providing express instructions
Implementations described herein relate to an application and/or automated assistant that can identify arrangement operations to perform for arranging text during speech-to-text operations—without a user having to expressly identify the arrangement operations. In some instances, a user that is dictating a document (e.g., an email, a text message, etc.) can provide a spoken utterance to an application in order to incorporate textual content. However, in some of these instances, certain corresponding arrangements are needed for the textual content in the document. The textual content that is derived from the spoken utterance can be arranged by the application based on an intent, vocalization features, and/or contextual features associated with the spoken utterance and/or a type of the application associated with the document, without the user expressly identifying the corresponding arrangements. In this way, the application can infer content arrangement operations from a spoken utterance that only specifies the textual content. |
| US12033629B2 |
Systems and methods for automating voice commands
A method of detecting establishment of a voice communication between a first voice communication equipment and a second voice communication equipment and automating requests for content. The method includes analyzing the voice communication to identify a request for content, analyzing the voice communication to identify an affirmative response to the request for content, and correlating the request for content with a first user account and correlating the affirmative response with a second user account. In response to identifying the affirmative response and based upon at least one of the first user account or the second user account, identifying from a data storage, the requested content and causing the transmission of the requested content. |
| US12033626B2 |
Systems and methods for query detection in interactive content using inaudible signals
Systems and methods for interfacing with electronic devices using inaudible frequencies are disclosed. The method includes generating a query for output by a first device and transmitting an inaudible signal having an activation signal to activate a second device and context data for the query. A voice response to the query is captured and an action based on the voice response and the context data is performed. The method may include generating the query based on interactive subject matter. |
| US12033623B2 |
Speech processing method and mobile terminal
A speech processing method and a mobile terminal are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes: receiving a speech input; displaying, if an interface displayed by the mobile terminal meets a first preset condition, text content corresponding to the speech input on the interface displayed by the mobile terminal; and controlling, if the interface displayed by the mobile terminal meets a second preset condition, the mobile terminal to execute an instruction corresponding to the speech input. |
| US12033621B2 |
Method for speech recognition based on language adaptivity and related apparatus
A method for speech recognition based on language adaptivity comprises obtaining voice data of a user. The method also comprises extracting, based on the obtained voice data, a phoneme feature representing pronunciation phoneme information. The phoneme feature is input to a pre-trained language discrimination model that is pre-trained based on a multilingual corpus. A language discrimination result corresponding to the phoneme feature and in accordance with the language discrimination model is obtained. The method also comprises obtaining a speech recognition result of the voice data based on a language acoustic model of a language corresponding to the language discrimination result. The method further comprises determining a speech recognition result of the voice data based on a language acoustic model of a language corresponding to the language discrimination result. |
| US12033618B1 |
Relevant context determination
Techniques for determining and storing relevant context information for a user input, such as a spoken input, are described. In some embodiments, context information is determined to be relevant on an audio frame basis. Context scores for different types of context data (e.g., prior dialog turn data, user profile data, device information, etc.) are determined for individual audio frames corresponding to a spoken input. Based on the corresponding context scores, the most relevant context is stored in a local context cache. The local context cache is updated as subsequent audio frames, of the user input, are processed. The data stored in the context cache is provided to downstream components to perform tasks such as ASR, NLU and SLU. |
| US12033616B2 |
Method for training speech recognition model, device and storage medium
A method for training a speech recognition model, a device and a storage medium, which relate to the field of computer technologies, and particularly to the fields of speech recognition technologies, deep learning technologies, or the like, are disclosed. The method for training a speech recognition model includes: obtaining a fusion probability of each of at least one candidate text corresponding to a speech based on an acoustic decoding model and a language model; selecting a preset number of one or more candidate texts based on the fusion probability of each of the at least one candidate text, and determining a predicted text based on the preset number of one or more candidate texts; and obtaining a loss function based on the predicted text and a standard text corresponding to the speech, and training the speech recognition model based on the loss function. |
| US12033613B2 |
Deep neural network based non-autoregressive speech synthesizer method and system using multiple decoder
Proposed are a deep neural network-based non-autoregressive voice synthesizing method and a system therefor. A deep neural network-based non-autoregressive voice synthesizing system according to an embodiment may comprise: a voice feature vector column synthesizing unit which constitutes a non-recursive deep neural network based on multiple decoders, and gradually produces a voice feature vector column through the multiple decoders from a template including temporal information of a voice; and a voice reconstituting unit which transforms the voice feature vector column into voice data, wherein the voice feature vector column synthesizing unit produces a template input, and produces a voice feature vector column by adding, to the template input, sentence data refined through an attention mechanism. |
| US12033612B2 |
Speech synthesis method and apparatus, and readable storage medium
A speech synthesis method includes: converting a text input sequence into a text feature representation sequence; inputting the text feature representation sequence into an encoder including N encoding layers; the N encoding layers including an encoding layer Ei and an encoding layer Ei+1; the encoding layer Ei+1 including a first multi-head self-attention network; acquiring a first attention matrix and a historical text encoded sequence outputted by the encoding layer Ei, and generating a second attention matrix of the encoding layer Ei+1 according to residual connection between the first attention matrix and the first multi-head self-attention network and the historical text encoded sequence; and generating a target text encoded sequence of the encoding layer Ei+1 according to the second attention matrix and the historical text encoded sequence, and generating synthesized speech data matched with the text input sequence based on the target text encoded sequence. |
| US12033608B2 |
Rotor craft noise cancellation system and method
Rotor noise cancellation through the use of mechanical means for a personal aerial drone vehicle. Active noise cancellation is achieved by creating an antiphase amplitude wave by modulation of the propeller blades, by utilizing embedded magnets through an electromagnetic coil encircling the propeller blades. A noise level sensor signals the rotor control system to adjust the frequency of the electromagnetic field surrounding the rotor and control the speed of the rotor. An additional method comprises of incorporating a phase lock loop within the control system configured to determine the frequencies corresponding to the rotors and generate corrective audio signals to achieve active noise cancellation. |
| US12033602B2 |
Synchronizing a user device and a kiosk interface using a visual code, and applications thereof
A user can scan a QR code on a kiosk with her mobile device. Scanning the QR code will cause the mobile device to display an interface displayed on the kiosk. When a user enters information on the device corresponding information is displayed on the kiosk. In this way, a user can engage with the kiosk interface in a contactless manner. |
| US12033601B2 |
Radio base station for combined radio communication
Radio base station, having a first radio module for radio communication with first radio communication devices, and a connection for connecting an ESL radio module for radio communication with electronic display panels, wherein the radio base station has a first, in particular software-based, control stage for controlling the radio communication of the first radio module according to a first communication protocol, and a second, in particular software-based, control stage for controlling the radio communication of the ESL radio module connectable to the connection according to a second communication protocol, and a, in particular software-based, third control stage for predictively changing a time sequence, defined for a future period, of radio activities of the first radio module on the basis of radio activities of the ESL radio module that are defined for said future period. |
| US12033600B2 |
Displaying image data based on ambient light
Various implementations disclosed herein include devices, systems, and methods for displaying image data based on ambient light. In some implementations, a device includes an image sensor, an environmental sensor, a display, a non-transitory memory and one or more processors. In some implementations, a method includes capturing, via the image sensor, first image data that corresponds to a body part of a user of the device. In some implementations, the method includes detecting, via the environmental sensor, environmental data that indicates a current ambient light condition of a physical environment surrounding the device. In some implementations, the method includes generating second image data by modifying the first image data based on a function of the current ambient light condition and a threshold ambient light condition detected during enrollment. In some implementations, the method includes displaying the second image data on the display. |
| US12033599B2 |
Image display system, image display method, image display program, and image display device
Provided is an image display system that allows many persons to use multiple monitors without feeling color differences between the monitors.An image display system for displaying images on display devices includes multiple display devices, a spectral data acquisition unit, a candidate color matching function acquisition unit, a color difference calculation unit, and a color matching function selection unit. The spectral data acquisition unit is configured to acquire spectral data of the display devices. The candidate color matching function acquisition unit is configured to acquire multiple selection candidate color matching functions that are candidate color matching functions that may be selected by the color matching function selection unit. The color difference calculation unit is configured to calculate color differences between the display devices with respect to each of the selection candidate color matching functions using the spectral data. The color matching function selection unit is configured to select a color matching function that reduces color differences in appearance for many observers, from the selection candidate color matching functions on the basis of the calculated color differences. |
| US12033586B2 |
Display panel, gate drive circuit and driving method thereof
A display panel, a gate drive circuit and a driving method thereof. The gate drive circuit includes drive units. A first cascaded input end OUT(n−1) of a first shift register (100) of each of the drive units is connected to a different start signal end STV; a plurality of drive units in the drive units include a reset control sub-circuit (9), where the reset control sub-circuit (9) is connected with a second cascaded input end OUT(n+1) of a last shift register (100) and one or more start signal ends STV, and is configured to control an electric potential of the second cascaded input end OUT(n−1) according to an electric potential of the one or more start signal ends STV. |
| US12033583B2 |
Gate driver and display device having the same
A gate driver includes stages. Each stage includes: a first output part for outputting a carry signal in response to a voltage of a first node; a first input part for controlling the voltage of the first node in response to a previous carry signal; a second input part for controlling the voltage of the first node in response to a first next carry signal; a second output part for outputting a scan signal in response to the voltage of the first node; a third output part for outputting a sensing signal in response to the voltage of the first node; and a scan signal control part for applying a first low power voltage to an output terminal of the second output part to which the scan signal is output in response to a second next carry signal of which a pulse is generated before the first next carry signal. |
| US12033580B2 |
Display panel driving method and display panel
A display panel including a first pulse width modulation period and a second pulse width modulation period, in the first pulse width modulation period, a duty cycle of a light-emitting control signal in a light-emitting stage being a first duty cycle, in the second pulse width modulation period, the duty cycle of the light-emitting control signal in the light-emitting stage being a second duty cycle, the first duty cycle being greater than the second duty cycle, in the first pulse width modulation period, a time interval between the start time of the first reset stage and the start time of the data writing stage being t1, in the second pulse width modulation period, the time interval between the start time of the first reset stage and the start time of the data writing stage being t1, t1 |
| US12033577B2 |
Display device and method for driving same
In a display device, a pixel circuit includes a light-emitting element, a drive transistor, a write control transistor provided between a data line and a first conductive terminal of the drive transistor and having a control terminal connected to a scanning line, a threshold compensation transistor provided between the drive transistor's control terminal and second conductive terminal and having a control terminal connected to the scanning line, and an initialization transistor having a first conductive terminal connected to the control terminal of the drive transistor, a second conductive terminal to which an initialization voltage is applied, and a control terminal connected to the control line. A scanning line driver circuit selectively performs operations of selecting the scanning lines in a predetermined order and in a reverse order and, for each scanning signal line, selects the control line that corresponds to the scanning line one horizontal period before the selection of the scanning line. This renders it possible to initialize voltages at the control terminals of the drive transistors and thereby readily display a screen upside down. |
| US12033575B2 |
Display device and method for driving same
In a pixel circuit of a display device in which display luminance is controlled by a holding voltage of the capacitor Cst, a gate terminal of a drive transistor M1 is connected to a source terminal of the drive transistor M1 via a capacitance selection transistor M3 and the holding capacitor Cst and is also connected to the source terminal via only an auxiliary writing capacitor Cwa. During a data writing period Tw, the capacitance selection transistor M3 is turned off, and data voltage is provided from a data signal line Dj to the auxiliary writing capacitor Cwa via a writing control transistor M2. Thereafter, the writing control transistor M2 is turned off, the capacitance selection transistor M3 is turned on, so that charges are redistributed between the auxiliary writing capacitor Cwa and the holding capacitor Cst, whereby a driving holding voltage is determined. |
| US12033573B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate and a display device are provided. Sub-pixels in a display substrate are divided into sub-pixel groups, wherein the sub-pixel groups include at least two sub-pixels, and at least two sub-pixels share the same pixel driving circuit; at least two light-emitting control sub-circuit in the pixel driving circuit correspond to at least two light-emitting element included in at least two sub-pixels, at least two light-emitting control sub-circuits correspond to at least two light-emitting control signal lines, and each light-emitting control sub-circuit is coupled to an output terminal of a compensation driving sub-circuit, a corresponding light-emitting element and a corresponding light-emitting control signal line; each light-emitting control sub-circuit is configured to control turning on or off a connection between the output terminal of the compensation driving sub-circuit and the corresponding light-emitting element under the control of the corresponding light-emitting control signal line. |
| US12033572B2 |
Device and method for driving a display panel to improve voltage drop compensation
A display driver includes image processing circuitry and drive circuitry. The image processing circuitry is configured to determine a total current of a display panel and perform an IR-drop compensation using the total current and a first graylevel for a first subpixel of the display panel to determine a first voltage level for the first subpixel. The drive circuitry is configured to update the first subpixel based at least in part on the first voltage level. |
| US12033571B2 |
Array substrate, display panel, spliced display panel and display driving method
An array substrate includes M pixel lines and N pixel circuit groups. The M pixel lines are disposed in a display area and arranged in a first direction. The N pixel circuit groups are arranged in the first direction. M is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and N is a positive integer less than M. A pixel circuit group of the N pixel circuit groups is electrically connected to adjacent two pixel lines of the M pixel lines, and the first direction is one of a row direction and a column direction. |
| US12033569B1 |
Display device
A display device includes a display unit, a scan driver, and a data driver. The display unit includes pixels coupled to scan lines, sensing scan lines, data lines, and sensing lines. The scan driver supplies a scan signal to the scan lines, and supplies a sensing scan signal to the sensing scan lines. The data driver supplies an image data voltage to the data lines, and detects sensing values of the pixels on a pixel column basis through the sensing lines during a sensing period. The data driver includes an analog-to-digital converter which converts the detected sensing values into digital data during the sensing period and outputs sensing data. The analog-to-digital converter pauses the detection of the sensing values during a first period of the sensing period. |
| US12033568B2 |
Display device operated in single frequency mode and multi-frequency mode
A display device includes a display panel including a pixel including a pixel circuit and a light emitting element, a plurality of scan lines connected to the pixel circuit, an emission control line connected to the pixel circuit, and a data line connected to the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a first capacitor connected to a first node and a second node opposite to the first node, a first circuit portion that includes a first transistor connected between the data line and the first node and a second transistor connected between the first transistor and the first node, and a second circuit portion connected to the second node and the light emitting element. Before the light emitting element emits light, a reference voltage is provided to a third node between the first transistor and the second transistor. |
| US12033564B2 |
Display device with halo
A display device includes a front portion, a rear portion, a halo, and sides extending between the front portion and the rear portion. The front portion, the rear portion, and the sides form an enclosure. The halo includes a rim and an internal structure. The rim is positioned between the front portion and the rear portion. The internal structure is at least partially within the enclosure and includes a sweep portion and a receiving post. The receiving post and the sweep portion are configured to receive light emitted by one or more light emitting devices and at least one of guide, direct, diffuse, focus, and scatter light emitted by the one or more light emitting devices out of the display device. |
| US12033562B2 |
Control method for data driver and timing controller, and electronic device
A control method for a data driver, a control method for a timing controller, a data driver control apparatus, a timing controller, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The control method for the data driver includes: obtaining a data comparison signal, where the data comparison signal represents a comparison relationship between first display data for enabling a first pixel row to display and second display data for enabling a second pixel row to display, and in time, the second pixel row is driven to display after the first pixel row is driven to display; and controlling an operation state of the data driver according to the data comparison signal. |
| US12033558B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel which displays an image, and a panel driving block which receives a control signal and generating a criterion point signal including information about a criterion point for adjusting luminance of the image based on the control signal. The panel driving block receives image signals, generates a correction value based on distance information about a location of the display panel, at which each of the image signals is displayed, and the criterion point, and generates correction image signals by converting the image signals based on the correction value. |
| US12033556B1 |
Per-pixel color correction based on ambient light characteristics
A method is performed at an electronic device with one or more processors, a non-transitory memory, and a see-through display. The method includes determining first and second light superposition values that are associated with ambient light from a physical environment. The first light superposition value quantifies the ambient light incident on a first region of the see-through display. The second light superposition value quantifies the ambient light incident on a second region of the see-through display. The method includes modifying a first pixel value of image data, via a color correction function, in order to generate a corresponding first pixel value of display data. The color correction function is based on a combination of the first and second light superposition values. The method includes displaying the corresponding first pixel value of the display data on the see-through display. |
| US12033553B2 |
Display panel integrated with gate driving circuit in display area
A display panel integrated with a gate driving circuit in a display area is provided. In the display panel, gate driving signal lines and data lines are not arranged side by side between any same adjacent two columns of sub-pixels. This avoids possibility of arranging the data lines and the gate driving signal lines side by side between any same adjacent two columns of sub-pixels, prevents the data lines from being easily disturbed by a parasitic capacitance generated between the data lines and the gate driving signal lines, and also avoids abnormal images on the display panel. |