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| US12063875B2 |
Method for manufacturing resistive random access memory structure
A method for manufacturing a resistive random access memory structure is provided. The method includes providing a substrate, and the substrate includes an array region and a peripheral region. The method includes forming a first low-k dielectric layer in the peripheral region, and the first low-k dielectric layer has a dielectric constant of less than 3. The method includes forming a plurality of memory cells on the substrate and in the array region. The method includes forming a dummy memory cell at a boundary between the array region and the peripheral region. The method includes forming a gap-filling dielectric layer on the substrate. The method includes forming a plurality of first conductive plugs in the gap-filling dielectric layer, and each of the plurality of first conductive plugs is in contact with one of the plurality of memory cells. |
| US12063874B2 |
Electrical, mechanical, computing, and/or other devices formed of extremely low resistance materials
Electrical, mechanical, computing, and/or other devices that include components formed of extremely low resistance (ELR) materials, including, but not limited to, modified ELR materials, layered ELR materials, and new ELR materials, are described. |
| US12063866B2 |
Multilayer magnetic tunnel junction etching method and MRAM device
A multilayer magnetic tunnel junction etching method and an MRAM device. A wafer is processed according to particular steps without interrupting vacuum. A reactive ion plasma etching chamber (10) and an ion beam etching chamber (11) are used separately at least one time. The processing of a multilayer magnetic tunnel junction is always in a vacuum environment, thereby avoiding the impact of an external environment on etching. By means of the process of combining etching and cleaning, a device structure maintains good steepness, and the metal contamination and damage of a magnetic tunnel junction film structure are significantly decreased, thereby greatly increasing the performance and reliability of a device. In addition, use of both the ion beam etching chamber (11) and the reactive ion plasma etching chamber (10) solves the technical problem of an existing single etching method, and increases production efficiency and etching process precision. |
| US12063865B2 |
Method of manufacturing integrated circuit using encapsulation during an etch process
A method of fabricating a magnetoresistive bit from a magnetoresistive stack includes etching through a first portion of the magnetoresistive stack using a first etch process to form one or more sidewalls. At least a portion of the sidewalls includes redeposited material after the etching. The method also includes modifying at least a portion of the redeposited material on the sidewalls, and etching through a second portion of the magnetoresistive stack after the modifying step. The magnetoresistive stack may include a first magnetic region, an intermediate region disposed over the first magnetic region, and a second magnetic region disposed over the intermediate region. |
| US12063862B2 |
Piezoelectric fiber composite having separate joint portions and piezoelectric clothing containing the same
A piezoelectric fiber composite that includes a substrate having a first expansion and contraction rate, a piezoelectric fiber assembly having piezoelectric fibers that generate electrical charges upon application of external energy and has a second expansion and contraction rate different from the first expansion and contraction rate of the substrate, and a joint portion that joins the substrate and the piezoelectric fiber assembly. |
| US12063861B2 |
Heat flow switching element
A heat flow switching element includes a substrate of which at least an upper surface is formed of an insulating material, an N-type semiconductor layer, a P-type semiconductor layer, and an insulator layer, in which one semiconductor layer of the N-type semiconductor layer and the P-type semiconductor layer is formed on the substrate, the insulator layer is formed on the one semiconductor layer, and the other semiconductor layer of the N-type semiconductor layer and the P-type semiconductor layer is formed on the insulator layer. In this way, electric charges induced by an external voltage are generated both at and near an interface between the N-type semiconductor layer and the insulator layer and at and near an interface between the P-type semiconductor layer and the insulator layer. |
| US12063853B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
This invention relates to the development of heterocyclic materials with high triplet excitation energy, which can be used as host materials in electroluminescent devices such as a PHOLED. The materials improve the performance of such devices by enhancing the lifetime and efficiency of the device when the newly developed heterocyclic materials are utilized as a host. |
| US12063852B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and monoamine compound for organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device of an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode on the first electrode, and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer includes a monoamine compound including a condensed three ring hetero compound and a condensed four ring hetero compound as substituents, and wherein the condensed four ring hetero compound includes two of at least one atom of an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom. |
| US12063850B2 |
Organometallic compound, organic light-emitting device including the same and electronic apparatus including the organic light-emitting device
An organometallic compound, wherein the organometallic compound has a C2 symmetric structure, and is represented by Formula 1, wherein the sum of Δ(Ir—N) and Δ(Ir—C) is about 0.002 angstroms or less: Ir(L1)2(L2) Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, L1 is a ligand represented by Formula 2 as provided herein, wherein one of two L1s is a first L1 ligand and the other L1s is a second L1 ligand and the first L1 ligand and the second L1 ligand are identical to each other, L2 is a ligand represented by Formula 3 as provided herein, and Δ(Ir—N) and Δ(Ir—C) are as defined herein. |
| US12063849B2 |
Flexible display module
A flexible display module includes a first light-transmissive layer and a first display layer. The first light-transmissive layer includes a display surface. The first light-transmissive layer has a first width in a second direction. The first display layer is disposed below the first light-transmissive layer. The first display layer has a second width in the second direction. The first display layer includes a circuit layer. The flexible display module is configured to be bent along an axis, the axis extends along a first direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first width is greater than the second width. A line width of the circuit layer more close to a periphery of the display surface is less than a line width of the circuit layer more close to an inner area of the display surface. |
| US12063844B2 |
Flexible display apparatus having alignment mark and method of assembling the same
A flexible display apparatus includes a flexible display panel including a flexible substrate, a display area of the flexible substrate including a thin film transistor, an organic light emitting layer and a sensor electrode, and a peripheral area of the flexible substrate including a first alignment mark in which respective portions of two metal layers are stacked; a window on a first surface of the flexible display panel; and a protective film on a second surface of the flexible display panel. The first alignment mark is aligned with a reference point of the window and with a reference point of the protective film. |
| US12063840B2 |
Display panel and display device having first electrode with a plurality of sub-electrodes
A display panel and a display device are provided by the present application. The display panel includes a light-transmitting display region, wherein the light-transmitting display region includes a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units includes a first electrode layer and an electrode portion electrically connected to the first electrode layer, and the electrode portion and the first electrode layer constitute a first electrode of the pixel unit; and an orthographic projection of the electrode portion on the first electrode layer is located within a boundary of the first electrode layer. |
| US12063838B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided. The display device has a display region and includes: a substrate; a driving layer disposed on the substrate; a self-emitting layer disposed on the driving layer and including a reflective electrode; a sensor overlapping the display region in a normal direction of the substrate; a pixel defining layer disposed on the reflective electrode, wherein the pixel defining layer includes a top surface and a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and the bottom surface faces the driving layer; a spacer disposed on the top surface of the pixel defining layer; and a first touch electrode and a second touch electrode disposed in the display region, wherein the sensor overlaps the first touch electrode or the second touch electrode in the normal direction of the substrate. |
| US12063836B2 |
Display apparatus and electronic apparatus including the same
A display apparatus includes: a first display area; a second display area including a transmissive area; a substrate; a plurality of first light-emitting elements over the substrate at the first display area; a plurality of second light-emitting elements over the substrate at the second display area; an optical functional layer on the plurality of first light-emitting elements, and including a hole corresponding to the second display area; a metal layer on the plurality of second light-emitting elements, and including a through portion corresponding to the transmissive area of the second display area; and a capping layer between the metal layer and the plurality of second light-emitting elements. |
| US12063834B2 |
Display panel with improved luminance or efficiency and display device comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to display panels and display devices including the display panels, and more for example, to a display panel with excellent luminance and a display device including the display panel, by including an insulating film having an inclined portion with a high-inclined portion. |
| US12063830B2 |
Display device including a fifth transistor connected between the power line and the light emitting diode
A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels. At least one of the pixel includes a light emitting diode, a first transistor connected between a power line receiving a power source voltage and an anode of the light emitting diode, a second transistor connected between a data line and a first reference node, a first capacitor connected between the power line and the first reference node, a second capacitor connected between the first reference node and a second reference node, a third transistor connected between the first refence node and a reference voltage line receiving a reference voltage, a fourth transistor connected between an initialization voltage line receiving an initialization voltage and a drain of the first transistor, and a fifth transistor connected between the drain of the first transistor and the anode of the light emitting diode. |
| US12063821B2 |
Display panel
The present application provides a display panel including a substrate, a thin film transistor layer, an electrode layer, a pixel definition layer, and a light-emitting function layer. layer. An orthographic projection area of the electrode on the substrate is D, an orthographic projection area of an area connecting the light-emitting function portion and the electrode on the substrate is P, and a reflection compensation parameter of the pixel is D/P. A display area comprises a first display area and a second display area. The reflection compensation parameter of the pixel in the first display area is less than the reflection compensation parameter of the pixel in the second display area. |
| US12063819B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes: a base substrate, a pixel driving circuit layer, a first planarization layer, an anode layer, a light emitting functional layer, and a spacer. The first planarization layer includes a first via hole, the anode layer includes a first anode and a second anode, the first anode includes a first main body portion and a first connection portion, the second anode includes a second main body portion and a second connection portion, the spacer is located between the first and second main body portions in adjacent anode group rows. An overlapping area between the spacer and the first via hole is less than 20% of an area of the first via hole. |
| US12063813B2 |
Display substrate, preparation method therefor and display apparatus
A display substrate, includes a plurality of subpixels arranged in a matrix. Each subpixel is provided with a pixel driver circuit that includes a plurality of thin film transistors and a storage capacitor. The storage capacitor of a present subpixel among the plurality of subpixels and the storage capacitor of an adjacent subpixel adjacent to the current subpixel are disposed in a shared capacitance region of the present subpixel and the adjacent subpixel, and the storage capacitor of the present subpixel and the storage capacitor of the adjacent subpixel are stacked. |
| US12063811B2 |
Electroluminescence display having external light reflection preventing film
An electroluminescence display includes a substrate including a plurality of pixels, each pixel having an emission area and a non-emission area; a light emitting diode disposed in the emission area on the substrate; an encapsulation layer covering the light emitting diode; and a pattern layer including a light transmitting area corresponding to the emission area and a light blocking area corresponding to the non-emission area, and disposed at a first direction from the substrate, wherein the first direction is corresponding to a light emitting direction of light which is generated by the light emitting diode, thereby reducing reflection of external light. |
| US12063810B2 |
Display substrate motherboard, display substrate and manufacturing method therefor, and display apparatus
A display substrate motherboard has display areas and at least one cutting area located at least among the display areas. The display substrate motherboard includes a base substrate, first barrier groups disposed on the base substrate, an inert material layer and a first inorganic insulating layer. Each first barrier group is located on at least one side of a corresponding display area and includes two first barriers. A region between the two first barriers is located in a cutting area. The inert material layer is disposed in the region. The first inorganic insulating layer is disposed on a side of the first barrier groups away from the base substrate, and is further located in the display areas. An orthogonal projection of the first inorganic insulating layer on the base substrate is non-overlapping with an orthogonal projection of the inert material layer on the base substrate. |
| US12063806B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing the same
A display device comprising: a display panel including: a first area having a first transmittance; and a second area having a second transmittance higher than the first transmittance; and a first module under the second area, wherein the display panel comprises: a base layer; a circuit layer on the base layer; a first pixel electrode electrically connected to the circuit layer and in the first area; a second pixel electrode electrically connected to the circuit layer and in the second area; a first stack structure on the circuit layer and adjacent to the first pixel electrode; and a second stack structure which is on the circuit layer, is adjacent to the second pixel electrode, and is different from the first stack structure. |
| US12063803B2 |
Light-emitting element including light-emitting layer having host material
A light-emitting element that includes a fluorescent material and has a high emission efficiency is provided. A light-emitting element in which a delayed fluorescence component due to TTA accounts for a high proportion of emissive components is provided. A novel light-emitting device with a high emission efficiency and a low power consumption is provided. A light-emitting element includes an anode, a cathode, and an EL layer. The EL layer includes a light-emitting layer including a host material and an electron-transport layer including a first material in contact with the light-emitting layer. The LUMO level of the first material is lower than that of the host material. The proportion of a delayed fluorescence component due to TTA is greater than or equal to 10 percent of the light emission from the EL layer. The proportion of the delayed fluorescence component due to TTA may be greater than or equal to 15 percent of the light emission. |
| US12063802B2 |
Display apparatus, display module, and electronic device
A display apparatus having a photoelectric conversion function with high sensitivity is provided. The light extraction efficiency of the display apparatus is increased. The display apparatus includes a light-emitting device, a light-emitting and light-receiving device, a first lens, and a second lens. The light-emitting device has a function of emitting light of a first color. The light-emitting and light-receiving device has a function of emitting light of a second color and a function of receiving light of the first color and converting it into an electric signal. The light emitted by the light-emitting device is emitted to the outside of the display apparatus through the first lens. Light enters the light-emitting and light-receiving device from the outside of the display apparatus through the second lens. |
| US12063801B2 |
Imaging element and imaging device including an organic semiconductor material
An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a semiconductor substrate having an effective pixel region in which a plurality of pixels is disposed and a peripheral region provided around the effective pixel region; an organic photoelectric converter including a first electrode, a second electrode, a charge accumulation layer, and an organic photoelectric conversion layer, the first electrode being provided on a light receiving surface of the semiconductor substrate and including a plurality of electrodes, the second electrode being opposed to the first electrode, the charge accumulation layer and the organic photoelectric conversion layer being stacked in this order between the first electrode and the second electrode and extending over the effective pixel region; and a first hydrogen-blocking layer that covers above the organic photoelectric conversion layer, a side surface of the organic photoelectric conversion layer, and a side surface of the charge accumulation layer. |
| US12063799B2 |
Photoelectric conversion film, solar cell using same, and method for producing photoelectric conversion film
The present disclosure provides a photoelectric conversion film having a high light absorption ability and a long carrier life. A photoelectric conversion film of the present disclosure includes a perovskite compound including a monovalent formamidinium cation, a Pb cation and an iodide ion. The film thickness of the photoelectric conversion film is greater than or equal to 1 μm. In the photoelectric conversion film, the ratio of root mean square roughness Rq to the film thickness is less than or equal to 0.13. |
| US12063798B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A first transistor, a second transistor, a capacitor, and first to third conductors are included. The first transistor includes a first gate, a source, and a drain. The second transistor includes a second gate, a third gate over the second gate, first and second low-resistance regions, and an oxide sandwiched between the second gate and the third gate. The capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulator sandwiched therebetween. The first low-resistance region overlaps with the first gate. The first conductor is electrically connected to the first gate and is connected to a bottom surface of the first low-resistance region. The capacitor overlaps with the first low-resistance region. The second conductor is electrically connected to the drain. The third conductor overlaps with the second conductor and is connected to the second conductor and a side surface of the second low-resistance region. |
| US12063797B2 |
Buried connection line for peripheral area of a memory device
An apparatus includes a substrate and a memory cell array disposed on the substrate. The apparatus also includes a logic cell disposed on the substrate in a peripheral region adjacent the memory cell array. The apparatus further includes a trench isolation region disposed in the substrate in the peripheral region. The trench isolation region either separates a first active area of the logic cell from a second active area of the logic cell or separates the logic cell from an adjacent logic cell. The logic cell includes a connection line that is buried within the trench isolation region. The connection line can be formed as an extension of a buried word line in the memory cell array region during a same fabrication process that forms the corresponding buried word line. By extending the buried word line into the peripheral region, the buried connection line can be formed without additional processing. |
| US12063795B2 |
Three-dimensional semiconductor device having variable resistance structure
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first bit line disposed on the substrate, a first tunnel insulation layer disposed on the first bit line, a variable resistance structure disposed on the first tunnel insulation layer and having a pillar structure, a second tunnel insulation layer disposed on an upper surface of the variable resistance structure, a second bit line disposed on the second tunnel insulation layer, a barrier insulation layer disposed on a sidewall surface of the variable resistance structure, and a word line disposed on the barrier insulation layer. A dielectric constant of the barrier insulation layer is greater than a dielectric constant of each of the first and second tunnel insulation layers. |
| US12063794B2 |
High-density three-dimensional vertical memory
High-density three-dimensional (3-D) vertical memory (3D-MV) includes lightly-doped-segment (LDS) 3D-MV and non-circular-hole (NCH) 3D-MV. The preferred LDS 3D-MV takes advantage of longitudinal space, instead of lateral space, to guarantee normal write operation. On the other hand, the lateral cross-section of the memory hole of the preferred NCH 3D-MV includes at least two intersecting pairs of parallel sides, with each pair formed through a single DUV exposure and having a minimum spacing <50 nm. |
| US12063792B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the MTJ; forming a first metal interconnection adjacent to the MTJ; forming a stop layer on the first IMD layer; removing the stop layer to form an opening; and forming a channel layer in the opening to electrically connect the MTJ and the first metal interconnection. |
| US12063783B2 |
Memory arrays and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
In some embodiments, a memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprise laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Operative channel-material strings of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. Insulative pillars are laterally-between and longitudinally-along immediately-laterally-adjacent of the memory blocks. The pillars comprise vertically-spaced and radially-projecting insulative rings in the conductive tiers as compared to the insulative tiers. Other embodiments, including methods, are disclosed. |
| US12063782B2 |
Integrated assemblies having metal-containing liners along bottoms of trenches, and methods of forming integrated assemblies
Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies. A conductive structure is formed to include a semiconductor-containing material over a metal-containing material. An opening is formed to extend into the conductive structure. A conductive material is formed along a bottom of the opening. A stack of alternating first and second materials is formed over the conductive structure either before or after forming the conductive material. Insulative material and/or channel material is formed to extend through the stack to contact the conductive material. Some embodiments include integrated assemblies. |
| US12063779B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and manufacturing method thereof
This non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array including NAND cell units formed in a first direction vertical to a surface of a semiconductor substrate. A local source line is electrically coupled to one end of the NAND cell unit formed on the surface of the substrate. The memory cell array includes: a laminated body where plural conductive films, which are to be control gate lines of memory cells or selection gate lines of selection transistors, are laminated sandwiching interlayer insulating films; a semiconductor layer that extends in the first direction; and an electric charge accumulating layer sandwiched between: the semiconductor layer and the conductive film. The local source line includes a silicide layer. The electric charge accumulating layer is continuously formed from the memory cell array to cover a peripheral area of the silicide layer. |
| US12063777B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device may include forming a stack with alternately stacked first material layers and second material layers, forming a first opening that passes through the stack, forming a blocking layer in the first opening, forming a data storage layer in the blocking layer, forming a slit passing through the stack, forming second openings by selectively removing the second material layers through the slit, selectively forming a protective layer on exposed surfaces of the first material layers, etching the blocking layer through the second openings, oxidizing the protective layer, and forming insulating layers in the second openings. |
| US12063774B2 |
Forming control method applied to resistive random-access memory cell array
A forming control method for a resistive random-access memory cell array is provided. While a forming action of the resistive random-access memory cell array is performed, a verification action is performed to judge whether the forming action on the resistive random-access memory cells has been successfully done. By properly changing a forming voltage or a pulse width, the forming actions on all of the resistive random-access memory cells of the resistive random-access memory cell array can be successfully done. |
| US12063773B2 |
Layout structure including anti-fuse cell
A semiconductor device includes first and second active areas, a first gate, a first conductive segment, a first via and a first continuous gate. The first and second active areas extend in a first direction. The first gate crosses over the first active area and the second active area. The first gate includes a first gate portion and a second gate portion electrically isolated from each other. The first conductive segment crosses over the first active area and the second active area. The first via is arranged above the first conductive segment. The first active area and the second active area are coupled through the first conductive segment to the first via. The first continuous gate is disposed between the first conductive segment and the first gate, and crossing over the first active area and the second active area. |
| US12063772B2 |
Semiconductor device including capacitor with pillar-shaped bottom electrode
A semiconductor device including a substrate; bottom electrodes on the substrate, each bottom electrode including a first region and a second region, the second region containing an additional element relative to the first region; a first supporting pattern on the substrate and in contact with a portion of a side surface of each bottom electrode; a top electrode on the bottom electrodes; a dielectric layer between the bottom electrodes and the top electrode; and a capping layer between the bottom electrodes and the dielectric layer, the capping layer covering a top surface and a bottom surface of the first supporting pattern, wherein the second region is in contact with the capping layer, and the capping layer and the dielectric layer include different materials from each other. |
| US12063771B2 |
Memory structure and method of forming thereof
A memory structure includes a substrate, a first word line and a first word line. The substrate has a plurality of active areas and an isolation structure surrounding the active areas. The first word line trench is formed across a first active area of the active areas and the isolation structure. The first word line trench includes a first slot and a first groove. The first slot is recessed from a top surface of the substrate. The first groove expands from a bottom of the first slot. A first sidewall is connected between the bottom of the first slot and a top of the first groove. A first word line is formed in the first word line trench. The first word line comprises a gate dielectric confomally formed on the first groove and the first slot. |
| US12063770B2 |
Memory device and semiconductor device including the memory device
A novel memory device is provided. The memory device includes a transistor and a capacitor device. The transistor includes a first oxide semiconductor; a first conductor and a second conductor provided over a top surface of the first oxide semiconductor; a second oxide semiconductor that is formed over the first oxide semiconductor and is provided between the first conductor and the second conductor; a first insulator provided in contact with the second oxide semiconductor; and a third conductor provided in contact with the first insulator. The capacitor device includes the second conductor; a second insulator over the second conductor; and a fourth conductor over the second insulator. The first oxide semiconductor has a groove deeper than a thickness of each of the first conductor and the second conductor. |
| US12063766B2 |
Vertical static random access memory and method of fabricating thereof
A four times contacted poly pitch (4CPP) static random-access memory (SRAM) cell layout is disclosed that forms six SRAM transistors from one OD region and four poly lines at a frontside of a substrate and provides a double-sided routing structure for word lines, bit lines, and/or voltage lines. For example, a vertical SRAM is disclosed that stacks transistors, vertically, to facilitate scaling needed for advanced IC technology nodes and improve memory performance. The vertical SRAM further includes a double-sided routing structure, which facilitates placement of bit lines, word lines, and voltage lines in a backside metal one (M1) layer and/or a frontside M1 layer to minimize line capacitance and line resistance. |
| US12063764B2 |
Heat dissipation layer and display device including the same
A display device includes a display module including a display area and a non-display area which is adjacent to the display area, a printed circuit film attached to the display module at the non-display area thereof, and a first heat dissipation layer corresponding to the non-display area of the display module. The first heat dissipation layer extends from the non-display area of the display module to correspond to the printed circuit film. |
| US12063762B2 |
Cooling servers with hybrid water to air and heat pipe augmentation to chip level cooling outside of server
A cooling system for cooling chips in a server rack uses a heat pipe, providing a cooled connection to the chips in a server rack. A coolant for the heat pipe is located outside the rack, so that water never needs to be brought into the rack. |
| US12063761B1 |
Data center liquid conduction and carbon dioxide based cooling apparatus and method
Embodiments disclosed include a heat exchange apparatus and method comprising, in an electronic device, a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat with the device wherein the heat exchanger comprises a flow duct for receiving a fluid, and at least a portion of the flow duct is arranged for thermal communication with the device. Preferred embodiments include a pressure reducing unit comprising a pump associated with the flow duct and a Venturi tube configured for reducing the pressure of the fluid in the portion of the flow duct arranged in thermal communication with the device and less than the pressure external to the duct. An embodiment includes a fluid reservoir, and a second heat exchanger for removing heat from the fluid reservoir wherein the second heat exchanger comprises an evaporator in a refrigerant system through which refrigerant is passed in a closed loop via an expansion valve from a gas cooler and back into a compressor. |
| US12063760B2 |
Electronic assembly having retainer with liquid coupling body engaging an electronic module and associated methods
An electronic assembly may include a chassis having electronic module mounting positions and respective electronic modules received in each electronic module mounting position. A respective retainer may be coupled between the chassis and each electronic module. Each retainer may include a retainer body coupled to the chassis, and a liquid coupling body carried by the retainer body and movable between retracted and extended positions permitting insertion and removal of the electronic module. The liquid coupling body may have a retainer liquid outlet and a retainer liquid inlet configured to engage a module liquid inlet and module liquid outlet, respectively, when moved from the retracted position to the extended position. |
| US12063759B2 |
Conformable cold plate for fluid cooling applications
Examples described herein relate to a sub-assembly for a fluid cooling system and the sub-assembly can include a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and at least one tube that is shaped to conform to surfaces of opposing dual inline memory modules (DIMMs). In some examples, the at least one tube is to connect to the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet. In some examples, the at least one tube includes a heat transferring material. In some examples, the DIMM includes memory devices and regions between memory devices. In some examples, the at least one tube is shaped with recesses to receive memory devices and shaped with protrusions to fit within the regions. In some examples, the at least one tube is formed as a re-shaped tube by shaping of a tube. In some examples, the re-shaped tube is formed by application of pressure within the tube and/or a vacuum external to the tube. |
| US12063752B2 |
Methods of manufacturing circuit board and circuit board assembly
A circuit board includes first circuit substrate and second circuit substrate; first circuit substrate includes: a first base layer arranged on the first circuit layer and a plurality of first conductive bodies on the substrate layer; the first circuit layer includes a hot pressing area and a non-hot pressing area except the hot pressing area. One end of the first conductive body is electrically connected to the hot pressing area and the other end is exposed to the first base layer; second circuit substrate includes: a second base layer, a second base layer arranged on the second circuit layer and a plurality of second conductive bodies; one end of the second conductive body is electrically connected to the second circuit layer, and the other end is exposed on the second base layer; The body is electrically connected to the second conductive body. |
| US12063751B2 |
Manufacturing sequences for high density interconnect printed circuit boards and a high density interconnect printed circuit board
The present invention refers to a method of preparing a high density interconnect printed circuit board (HDI PCB) including microvias filled with copper comprising the steps of: a1) providing a multi-layer substrate comprising (i) a stack assembly of an electrically conductive interlayer embedded between two insulating layers, (ii) a cover layer, and (iii) a microvia extending from the peripheral surface and ending on the conductive interlayer; b1) depositing a conductive layer; or a2) providing a multi-layer substrate comprising (i) a stack assembly of an electrically conductive interlayer embedded between two insulating layers, (ii) a microvia extending from the peripheral surface and ending on the conductive interlayer; b2) depositing a conductive layer; and c) electrodepositing a copper filling in the microvia and a first copper layer on the conductive layer which form together a planar surface and the thickness of the first copper layer is from 0.1 to 3 μm. |
| US12063744B2 |
Moving work management device, moving work device, mounting system, and management method
The mounting system includes a mounting device including a mounting section, a supply section, and a mounting control section, and a moving work management device. The moving work management device creates loading order information including the loading order of the feeders to be loaded to the loading section with preference given to the feeders to be used in the current production over the feeders to be used in the next production onward based on multiple pieces of feeder arrangement information and the order of use of the multiple feeders, the multiple pieces of feeder arrangement information handling each of multiple pieces of mounting condition information for producing multiple types of mounting targets including the arrangement positions of the feeders created corresponding to positions shared among the productions of multiple types of mounting targets. |
| US12063743B2 |
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes a printed wiring board including an insulative substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and wiring provided on the second surface of the insulative substrate to face the through-holes. The insulative substrate has flexibility and through-holes passing through the insulative substrate from the first surface to the second surface. A semiconductor element is mounted on the first surface of the insulative substrate of the printed wiring board and has element terminals interposed between the printed wiring board and the semiconductor element. Conductive members filled in the through-holes connect the element terminals and the wiring. The insulative substrate has elasticity in which an elongation percentage of the insulative substrate is 20% or more. The wiring is formed from a conductive polymer or an elastic conductive paste in which conductive particles are mixed into a resin material. |
| US12063738B2 |
Multilayer substrate and method for manufacturing same
A multilayer substrate includes a multilayer body in which insulating layers are laminated in a laminating direction, a front electrode that is provided on a front surface side of a first insulating layer which is positioned on a front surface side of the multilayer body among the insulating layers, a first internal electrode that is provided on an opposite side to the front electrode with the first insulating layer interposed therebetween, and a first interlayer connection conductor that electrically connects the front electrode and the first internal electrode with each other. The first interlayer connection conductor includes a front side connection surface that is electrically connected with the front electrode and a back side connection surface that is electrically connected with the first internal electrode. |
| US12063737B2 |
Circuit board
A circuit board according to an embodiment includes an insulating layer; and a lead pattern portion disposed on the insulating layer, wherein the lead pattern portion includes: a first portion disposed on the insulating layer; and a second portion extending from one end of the first portion; wherein the first portion is disposed overlapping the insulating layer in a vertical direction, wherein the second portion is disposed in an outer region of the insulating layer and does not overlap the insulating layer; and wherein the lead pattern portion has a centerline average roughness in a range of 0.05 μm to 0.5 μm or a 10-point average roughness in a range of 1.0 μm to 5.0 μm. |
| US12063731B2 |
System and method for tuning an induction circuit
A method for controlling a heating operation of an induction cooktop includes generating a direct current (DC) power from an alternating current (AC) power source. The DC power is supplied to a first resonant inverter and a second resonant inverter via a power supply bus. A switching frequency of each of the first resonant inverter and the second resonant inverter is controlled and in response to the switching frequency supplied to a plurality of induction coils of the resonant inverters, an electromagnetic field is generated. A selective tuning operation of the first resonant inverter or the second resonant inverter includes controlling a connection of a capacitor to either the first resonant inverter or the second resonant inverter. |
| US12063727B2 |
Tubular LED lamp and a circuit used for the lamp
A tubular LED lamp to be used with an external electronic power controlling device which is adapted to provide an input voltage to the lamp, comprising: a LED unit; a driving circuit for the LED unit; and a safety detection circuit adapted to detect whether the tubular LED lamp is correctly connected to an external lamp fixture; characterized in that further comprising: a holding current providing circuit adapted to provide a holding current through the electronic controlling device so as to maintain the electronic controlling device to be conductive; and a controlling circuit adapted to synchronize the safety detection circuit with the holding current providing circuit such that the safety detection circuit is adapted to carry out the detection when the hold current providing circuit is adapted to provide the holding current and the electronic controlling device is conductive; wherein the controlling circuit is adapted to deactivate the holding current providing circuit and the safety detection circuit after the detection in one cycle of the input voltage, and re-activate and deactivate them in a later cycle. |
| US12063726B2 |
Lighting unit, in particular headlight, comprising a light-emitting diode matrix and a controlled power source
A lighting unit having a light-emitting diode matrix and a controllable power source, in particular for a headlight. The light-emitting diode matrix is equipped with at least one first supply connection, a number m of first switches which have a first connection that is connected to the first supply connection, at least one second supply connection, a number n of second switches which have a second connection that is connected to the second supply connection, a number of m*n inorganic light-emitting diodes, a first connection of which is connected to a second connection of one of the first switches and a second connection of which is connected to a first connection of one of the second switches. |
| US12063724B2 |
Vehicle brake light system
A vehicle brake light system connected to a brake of a vehicle, the vehicle brake light system including at least one graduated tail light, including a a plurality of lights to illuminate a plurality of colors in response to the brake of the vehicle being depressed at a plurality of levels of force, and a brake sensor connected to the brake of the vehicle to detect a level of force on the brake. |
| US12063722B2 |
Method for correcting a light pattern, automotive lighting device and automotive lighting assembly
The invention provides a method for correcting a first light pattern provided by a lighting device (1) with a matrix of light sources (2). This method comprising the steps of obtaining a map of the light pattern divided in pixels (4), associating a calibration power value to each pixel (4), depending on the light intensity of each pixel and assigning a new power value to each pixel. Finally, a corrected light pattern is projected with the new power values. The invention also provides an automotive lighting device with a calibrator to perform the steps of this method and an automotive lighting assembly with an external calibrator to perform the steps of this method. |
| US12063720B2 |
Processes for forming transparent, conductive films from heavy hydrocarbons, and devices and systems into which such films are incorporated
The present disclosure is directed to processes for forming or otherwise creating a transparent, conductive film from a heavy hydrocarbon material. It allows for what is often considered to be waste material to be transformed into a useful product, such as a heating element. Such heating elements can be incorporated into many contexts where it can be important to have transparency and/or a thin heating element, such as in windshields. The process involves dissolving a heavy hydrocarbon material in a solvent, casting the heavy hydrocarbon solution that results from the dissolving onto a substrate to form a film, and then annealing the film. The disclosure also provides for objects in which such resulting films can be used, such as Joule heaters. |
| US12063714B2 |
Transmitting device and receiving device for wireless communications
A transmitting device and a receiving device for wireless communications are provided, particularly for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) or cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) communications. The transmitting device is configured to determine more than one transmission for transmitting a packet, and transmit the packet to a receiving device and/or a group of receiving devices using the determined transmissions. The receiving device is configured to receive a packet in more than one transmission from a transmitting device, and combine the transmissions to obtain the packet. Corresponding transmitting and receiving methods are also provided. |
| US12063713B2 |
System of mobile device operating system and apps delivery service
A system of mobile device operation system and apps delivery is disclosed. All updates of the mobile device including system updates and feature apps updates are delivered over-the-air (“OTA”). When a system update is available, it is delivered to the mobile device for download and installation. If feature apps updates are available but a system update is not available, the system delivers the feature apps updates to the mobile device for download and installation. Feature apps updates coming from the two different routes are stored in different partitions of the OS image on the mobile device for version control. Feature apps updates included in subsequent system updates takes precedent over previously installed updates of the same or earlier versions. |
| US12063712B2 |
WiFi device compatibility analyzer for satellite networks
A system and method for identifying devices with WiFi connection incompatibility are described. Data related to connectivity for at least one customer premise equipment (CPE) connected to each terminal in a satellite network is collected in order to generate a set of metrics associated with each of the at least CPE using the collected data. A first set of results indicative of network incompatibility is determined for each of the CPEs. Next, a second set of results indicative of network incompatibility is determined for each CPE using at least one machine learning algorithm. Information indicative of network incompatibility is subsequently generated for each CPE based on the first set of results and the second set of results. |
| US12063711B2 |
Procedure to update the parameters related to unified access control
The present disclosure relates to a method for a user equipment, UE, which includes a mobile equipment, ME, and a subscriber identity module, SIM. The method comprises checking whether the ME and the SIM have a 5th generation, 5G, specific parameter or not, and sending, to a network node, a first message containing a first information element, IE, indicating whether the UE has a valid 5G specific parameter or not, so as to fetch a 5G specific parameter value from a unified data management, UDM. |
| US12063707B2 |
Active cross-technology neighbor discovery
A computer-implemented method is provided for discovering heterogenous neighbors in coexisting IoT networks including at least one Wi-Fi device and at least one of Zigbee coordinators, ZigBee routers and ZigBee end devices. The method includes generating a broadcast packet such that the broadcast packet emulates a ZigBee broadcast frame, transmitting the emulated broadcast packet using a transceiver of the at least one Wi-Fi device according to cross-technology communication (CTC) method, wherein the emulated broadcast packet is configured to trigger the at least one of the Zigbee coordinators and ZigBee routers having received the emulated broadcast packet to rebroadcast the received packet. The method also includes generating a unicast packet such that the unicast packet emulates a ZigBee address request frame, transmitting the emulated unicast packet using a transceiver of the at least one Wi-Fi device according to cross-technology communication (CTC) method, wherein the emulated unicast packet is configured to trigger the at least one of the Zigbee coordinators, ZigBee routers and ZigBee end devices having received the emulated unicast packet to respond with a ZigBee address response frame, and determining the at least one ZigBee end device to be a neighbor of the at least one Wi-Fi device if the scanned address response frame is transmitted by the at least one ZigBee end device. |
| US12063703B2 |
Communication device, control method, and storage medium
In a case where a version of Bluetooth supported by an information processing device is a predetermined version and service discovery by the information processing device is not completed, a notification unit executes an error notification using an error code of DATABASE OUT OF SYNC. In a case where the version of the Bluetooth supported by the information processing device is a version earlier than the predetermined version and the service discovery by the information processing device is not completed, the notification unit executes an error notification using an error code of INVALID HANDLE. |
| US12063702B2 |
Backhaul link connection information
A wireless device communicates with a first network node via a second network node. The wireless device transmits a radio link failure report to a third network node. The radio link failure report indicates a backhaul link failure between the first network node and the second network node. |
| US12063701B2 |
Handling of radio resource between terminal devices
There is provided mechanisms for requesting radio resources from a second terminal device. A method is performed by a first terminal device. The method comprises identifying an increasing need for use of radio resources. The method comprises transmitting, via a sidelink to the second terminal device, a request for using radio resources allocated to the second terminal device. The method comprises receiving, via the sidelink, a response from the second terminal device. The response pertains to whether the second terminal device has granted the first terminal device to use at least some of the requested radio resources or not. The method comprises providing, towards a network node serving the first terminal device, a notification of that the first terminal device has requested the radio resources from the second terminal device and/or of that the second terminal device has granted the first terminal device to use at least some of the requested radio resources. |
| US12063696B2 |
Resource allocation method, base station, and terminal
Embodiments of this application disclose a resource allocation method, a base station, and a terminal. The method includes: A base station sends a configuration message to a terminal, where the configuration message is used to configure, for the terminal, a random access channel RACH resource used in a channel occupancy time COT. The base station receives a random access request that is sent by the terminal based on the RACH resource allocated by using the configuration message. According to embodiments of this application, a random access latency of the terminal can be reduced. |
| US12063695B2 |
Beam indication method and apparatus
The disclosure provides beam indication methods and apparatuses One example method includes that a terminal device determines first random access information associated with a first synchronization broadcast block (SSB) and associated with a beam parameter of a satellite beam, where the beam parameter is used to distinguish the satellite beam. The terminal sends a preamble to a satellite based on the first random access information. The satellite receives the preamble from the terminal, and determines the first random access information. The satellite determines the first SSB and the beam parameter of the satellite beam that are associated with the first random access information. |
| US12063691B2 |
Random access method and apparatus
A method for random access includes: after sending a random access preamble, monitoring a random access response message in a random access response window, wherein a length of the random access response window exceeds a preset value, the random access response message includes a reserved bit that indicates a receiving terminal of the random access response message; reading a value of the reserved bit in the random access response message; determining the receiving terminal of the random access response message according to the value of the reserved bit; and when determining that the receiving terminal is the first user equipment, sending a Message3 based on a message content of the random access response message. |
| US12063686B2 |
Communication device and communication method
A communication device that determines a backoff time of multiband transmission is provided.A communication device includes: a communication unit that transmits and receives wireless signals in a plurality of bands; and a control unit that controls an operation in the communication unit. The control unit sets, for each band, a first random standby time for performing transmission in each of the plurality of bands, sets a second random standby time for performing simultaneous transmission of data in two or more of the plurality of bands, and controls countdown of the second random standby time or the first random standby time of each band on the basis of a comparison between the first random standby time of each band and the second random standby time. |
| US12063685B2 |
Floating frame-based channel occupancy time in fixed frame period in mobile communications
Examples pertaining to a floating frame-based channel occupancy time (COT) in a fixed frame period (FFP) in mobile communications are described. An apparatus implemented in FBE performs clear channel assessment (CCA) of a channel. The apparatus then transmits during a COT within a FFP in response to the CCA indicating the channel to be clear for transmission. |
| US12063684B2 |
Uplink (UL) to downlink (DL) channel occupancy time (COT) sharing with scheduled UL in new radio-unlicensed (NR-U)
Wireless communications systems and methods related to sharing a channel occupancy time (COT) associated with a scheduled UL transmission in a frequency spectrum shared by multiple network operating entities are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a first uplink (UL) scheduling grant. The first wireless communication device communicates, with second wireless communication device, a first UL communication signal based on the first UL scheduling grant during a first COT, the first COT based on an extended clear channel assessment (eCCA) associated with the first UL communication signal. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a downlink (DL) communication signal during the first COT based on COT sharing information associated with the first COT. |
| US12063683B2 |
Modulation and coding schemes for high band wireless communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) may transmit a random access message (e.g., msgA or msg3) using a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) selected based on the frequency band and subcarrier spacing utilized for the random access procedure. The MCS may depend on the frequency band and a size of the SCS satisfying a threshold. In some cases, a base station may select and indicate the MCS for the UE. Additionally or alternatively, a phase tracking reference signal may be transmitted along with a random access message to correct for phase noise. |
| US12063681B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing measurement by user equipment in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method of performing a random access to a base station by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method includes transmitting a random access preamble and a payload including a common control channel (CCCH) service data unit (SDU) to the network; and receiving a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) in response to the random access preamble and the payload, wherein the MAC PDU includes a contention resolution identifier (CRID) and an indicator indicating a presence of a signaling radio bearer (SRB) radio resource control (RRC) message corresponding to the CRID in the MAC PDU. |
| US12063680B2 |
Real time adaption of a latency critical application
The present disclosure refers to a method comprising: a) selecting an edge computing system (212) of a plurality of edge computing systems each located nearby a respective base station (211) of a wireless network (110) and deployed and managed by a network provider, the selected edge computing system (212) being configured to provision at least one latency critical application (214) which is to be provided to at least one end user device (230) in a cell via the base station (211) serving the cell and located nearby the selected edge computing system (212), b) provisioning, at the selected edge computing system (212), the at least one latency critical application (214) and a service layer radio application (SLRA) (215) for communication with a scheduler associated with the base station (211); c) transferring transmission specific data in real time between the at least one latency critical application (214) and the scheduler associated with the base station (211) via the service layer radio application (SLRA) (215) which is implemented on both, the selected edge computing system (212) and the scheduler, and d) continuously optimizing allocation of resources in the cell by taking into account current status and operation requirements of the at least one latency critical application (214) and/or continuously optimizing current use of the resources in the cell by using those transmission specific data for adapting the at least one latency critical application (214) in real time to current conditions on the cell. The present disclosure also refers to an appropriate system and an appropriate computer-readable medium. |
| US12063677B2 |
Channel and interference measurement using semi-persistent scheduled resources in wireless communication
A scheduling entity can configure semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resources for downlink data and selectively receiving channel measurements and interference measurements from a user equipment. The scheduling entity can trigger the channel measurements and interference measurements using various methods including SPS configuration activation/reactivation/deactivation, DMRS based triggering, and DCI based triggering. The scheduling entity can benefit from more frequent and/or aperiodic interference and/or channel measurements in performing channel precoding, selecting a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), and estimating/predicting interference, noise, and channel quality at the UE. SPS configured channel and interference measurements also benefit the UE in data decoding that can result in a lower error ratio and higher data rate. |
| US12063671B2 |
Downlink control information (DCI) size matching
Systematic size matching procedures for downlink control information, DCI, provide exact instructions on how DCI size matching is to be performed in a NR wireless system, to meet predetermined limits for how many different DCI sizes may be monitored by a user equipment, UE. With these procedures, consistent and exact DCI size matching can be performed while keeping blind decoding procedures manageable, ensuring common understanding of DCI contents between the UE and the network. |
| US12063667B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmission processing, and computer-readable storage medium
Provided are a method and apparatus for transmission processing and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes determining for at least two transmissions that the starting position of a first transmission is earlier than a point G; and transmitting the first transmission from the starting position of the first transmission to the point G, or transmitting the first transmission from the starting position of the first transmission to the ending position of the first transmission. The point G is a time point of first preset time before the starting position of a second transmission. |
| US12063663B2 |
User equipment and network node involved in the transmission of signals using transmission parameters determined according to transmission configuration indication
The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE), a network node, and communication methods respectively for a UE and a network node. The UE comprises a transceiver which, in operation, receives, on a physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, downlink control information, DCI, for scheduling a plurality of transmissions or receptions between the UE and a plurality of transmission and reception points, TRPs, on a plurality of channels, the DCI including one or more indicators indicating one or more respective transmission parameters, and circuitry which, in operation, obtains, based on the one or more indicators and on a configuration, a plurality of values respectively of the one or more transmission parameters. The transceiver, in operation, performs the plurality of transmissions or receptions using a respective one of the plurality of values of the one or more transmission parameters for each of the plurality of transmissions or receptions. |
| US12063649B2 |
System and method for bandwidth part operation
Methods and systems are described herein for bandwidth part (BWP) operation in 5G wireless systems. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmission on a first BWP associated with a first carrier. The PDCCH transmission may include scheduling information for receiving a physical shared downlink channel (PDSCH) transmission via a second BWP associated with a second carrier. The WTRU may be configured to determine one or more quasi co-located (QCL) parameters for the PDSCH transmission using a lowest transmission configuration indication (TCI) state associated with the second BWP associated with the second carrier based on a scheduling offset of the PDSCH transmission being less than a threshold and on the PDSCH transmission being received via the second BWP. The WTRU may be configured to receive the PDSCH transmission using the determined one or more QCL parameters. |
| US12063648B2 |
Data transmission method and communication apparatus
This application provides a data transmission method and a communication apparatus, to improve data transmission reliability. The method includes: receiving downlink control information (DCI); determining a plurality of pieces of quasi-co-location (QCL) information based on the DCI; and receiving downlink data based on the plurality of pieces of QCL information. The plurality of pieces of QCL information correspond to a plurality of time domain units, each time domain unit corresponds to at least one piece of QCL information, and at least two of the plurality of pieces of QCL information are different, that is, the downlink data is from at least two network devices. |
| US12063645B2 |
Scheduling restriction enhancements for LTE and 5G NR dynamic spectrum sharing
Methods and devices for a base station acting as a primary cell to perform dual spectrum sharing (DSS) with a first user equipment device (UE) over a 5G NR connection and a second UE over an LTE connection. The first UE establishes the 5G NR connection with the primary cell and one or more secondary cells. One of the secondary cells is configured in the 5G NR connection to provide downlink control information to the UE for the primary cell, to avoid collisions by the primary cell with LTE control transmissions. |
| US12063641B2 |
Single downlink control information (DCI) multi-transmission and receipt point (multi-TRP) time division multiplexing (TDM) enhancement
In an example method, a user equipment (UE) device determines an offset length of time associated with transmitting or receiving data over a wireless network. The UE device transmits an indication of the offset length of time to the wireless network. The UE device transmits or receives, during a first time interval, a first portion of data to or from the wireless network though a first wireless link. The UE device transmits or receives, during a second time interval, a second portion of data to or from the wireless network though a second wireless link. An end of first time interval is offset from a beginning of the second time interval by the offset length of time. |
| US12063640B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus, and storage medium
A data transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: sending, by a terminal, first capability information to a base station, in which the first capability information is configured to indicate that the terminal has a capability to support an unlicensed frequency band based on cellular mobile communication technology; generating, by the base station, resource scheduling information according to the first capability information, in which the resource scheduling information is configured to schedule resources for data transmission between the terminal and the base station; sending, by the base station, the resource scheduling information to the terminal; performing data transmission on the terminal and the base station on the resources indicated by the resource scheduling information. |
| US12063639B2 |
Cross-subband power reservation signal
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a second UE, a control message that indicates a duration of time the second UE has reserved at least a first subchannel of a first subband of a set of shared spectrum subbands. The duration of time may include a quantity of time periods. The first UE may transmit, during a time period of the quantity of time periods and in a second subchannel of the first subband, a power reservation signal that indicates a transmission power associated with the first UE beginning transmission to a third UE in a second subband of the set of shared spectrum subbands and partway through the time period. The first UE may transmit signaling to the third UE in the second subband partway through the time period and after transmitting the power reservation signal. |
| US12063638B2 |
Techniques for multi-band joint communications and radar
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For example, a wireless device may support multi-band joint communication and radar (JCR) techniques. In some cases, a first wireless device may transmit, to a second wireless device, a capability message indicating whether a set of bands supports JCR operations. The second wireless device may transmit control signaling, based on the capability message, indicating a set of parameters for JCR operations including resources allocated for JCR operations. The first wireless device may transmit a JCR signal based on the control signaling via the allocated resources. For example, the first wireless device may transmit the signal for both communications and radar sensing in accordance with the set of parameters via the allocated resources. |
| US12063637B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
The present technology relates to a communication apparatus and a communication method capable of realizing more reliable communication.Provided is a communication apparatus including a control unit that performs control to use an available frequency channel to transmit a data frame to another communication apparatus, and add, to the data frame, available channel information regarding the frequency channel available for transmitting and receiving a frame. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a wireless LAN system. |
| US12063635B2 |
Method and apparatus for wireless communication in wireless communication system
A method of transmitting uplink data is provided. The method includes establishing connections with a first serving cell and a second serving cell, determining, by a user equipment (UE), a time period for a device-to-device (D2D) discovery signal communication via the second serving cell, determining, by the UE and based on an uplink grant received via the first serving cell, a first subframe associated with an uplink signal to an evolved NodeB (eNB) associated with the first serving cell, and in response to determining that the first subframe overlaps in time with the time period, refraining from transmitting the uplink signal in the first subframe, and transmitting, based on a retransmission timing, the uplink signal. |
| US12063624B2 |
Selection of radio access technologies for V2X messages
A user equipment participates in vehicle-to-anything (V2X) communications. The user equipment comprises processor circuitry and a transmitter and/or receiver. The processor circuitry configured is to autonomously make a selection of a radio resource(s) for transmission and/or reception of a V2X message of the V2X communication in dependence upon a characteristic of the V2X message. The transmitter and/or receiver is configured to use the selected radio resource(s) for the transmission and/or reception of the V2X message. |
| US12063623B2 |
Multi-layer control in new radio sidelink
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Wireless communications systems may support both access links and sidelinks (e.g., D2D communication links) for communications between one or more communication devices. Wireless devices may communicate sidelink control information in two stages, where first stage sidelink control information (SCI-1) may be transmitted via a physical sidelink channel and second stage sidelink control information (SCI-2) may be transmitted via a physical shared channel. In cases where sidelink communications use several (e.g., three or more) layers, the described layer mapping techniques may provide for robust transmission of control information, higher data rates, improved spectral efficiency, etc. For example, SCI-1 and/or SCI-2 may be mapped to physical channel layers by repeating the same modulation symbols across all layers, across groupings or sets of layers, across layers associated with each codeword, etc. |
| US12063619B2 |
Regional parameterization for LoRaWAN
A field device having at least one radio communication means with at least two different operating modes, wherein the different operating modes can be activated as a function of the operating location of the field device, wherein the field device has at least one position determination means and is configured in order to determine an operating mode of the radio communication means from the position data and to make a selection according to predetermined conditions. |
| US12063618B2 |
Home appliance and mobile terminal having application for registering the home appliance to server
A home appliance configured to be registered in a server, the home appliance includes: a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) module, based on the home appliance being registered in the server, communicatively connected to an access point (AP) and configured to periodically operate in an AP mode through a virtual interface, and a controller configured to control the Wi-Fi module to periodically operate in the AP mode. The Wi-Fi module is configured to generate a beacon signal to search for an unregistered home appliance based on the Wi-Fi module being operated in the AP mode. |
| US12063616B2 |
Supporting information centric networking in next generation cellular networks
Technology for an Information Centric Networking gateway (ICN-GW) operable to modify an ICN message received from a user equipment (UE) in a Fifth Generation (5G) cellular network is disclosed. The ICN-GW can decode the ICN message received from the UE via a Next Generation NodeB (gNB) and an ICN point of attachment (ICN-PoA). The ICN-GW can modify the ICN message to produce a modified ICN message. The ICN-GW can encode the modified ICN message to route the modified ICN message to a data network. |
| US12063612B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling of missing reference signal on unlicensed frequency in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for handling of missing reference signal on unlicensed frequency in a wireless communication system is provided. The upper layer of the wireless device receives, from a lower layer of the wireless device, a first indication related to a first reference signal from a network, wherein the first indication is one of In-Sync (IS) indication or Out-of-Sync (OOS) indication. The upper layer of the wireless device starts a timer. The upper layer of the wireless device receives, from the lower layer of the wireless device, a second indication while the timer is running, wherein the second indication informs that a second reference signal from the network is missing. The upper layer of the wireless device increases a counter related to the first indication upon receiving the second indication. |
| US12063610B2 |
Network synchronization system and synchronization method for network system
Provided are a network synchronization system and a synchronization method for a network system that achieve network synchronization for a network between geographically apart points. The network synchronization system includes a first communication device positioned at a first point, a second communication device positioned at a second point being different from the first point, and a third communication device configured to communicate with the first communication device and the second communication device, and receive synchronization information relating to the first communication device from the first communication device, and then transmit the synchronization information relating to the first communication device to the second communication device. |
| US12063606B2 |
SSB transmission indication method and apparatus, terminal, device, and medium
This disclosure provides an SSB transmission indication method and apparatus, a terminal, a device, and a medium. The method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes: receiving SSB transmission indication information, where the SSB transmission indication information is used to indicate a candidate time position of an SSB. |
| US12063605B2 |
Method and apparatus for resource allocation and bandwidth part inactivity timer handling for vehicle-to-everything communication
Disclosed is a method by a terminal for performing a sidelink (SL) communication, including receiving, from a base station, configuration information on an SL communication including information on one or more SL resource pools and information on a BWP for each of the one or more SL resource pools, receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) indicating resources for the SL communication from the one or more SL resource pools, identifying the resources and the BWP for the SL communication based on the configuration information and the DCI, and performing the SL communication based on the resources on the BWP. |
| US12063602B2 |
Method and apparatus for power headroom report regarding multi-TRP in a wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses are provided for power headroom report regarding multiple TRPs in a wireless communication system. The systems and methods of the present invention address, expand, and improve how networks perform power control on multiple TRPs, how networks manage power control for uplink transmissions for different links, and how a UE derives one or more PH/PHR for different links. |
| US12063601B2 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing downlink transmission power in a wireless system
Methods and apparatus for reducing base station downlink transmission power in a manner that provides one or more devices being serviced by the base station time to establish or switch to another connection are described. The methods and apparatus are particularly well suited for system where base stations may be instructed by a control device to reduce or stop downlink power to a point where downlink data transmission is not supportable. In various embodiments a base station responds to a downlink power reduction instruction by reducing downlink transmission power in downlink slots in a serious of power reduction steps. In cases where the required power reduction is to a point where downlink data transmission can not be supported, the base station signals that it is switching to a no DL slot mode of operation in which downlink slots are not supported but UL slots will continue to be supported. |
| US12063600B2 |
Adaptation of power control based on non-linear interference analysis
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may receive an uplink transmission from a user equipment (UE) over a wireless channel and measure a post-digital post-distortion (post-DPOD) signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the uplink transmission. The base station may generate a power output back-off indication for the UE according to the post-DPOD SNR and a change in a post-DPOD noise level of the transmission between a non-linear distortion noise component and a thermal noise component. The base station may transmit the power output back-off indication and a downlink transmission to the UE. In response, the base station may receive an uplink transmission from the UE over the wireless channel. The uplink transmission may be based on the power output back-off indication, a signal quality metric of the downlink transmission, or both. |
| US12063599B2 |
UE measurement reporting in secondary cell group dormancy
A user equipment (UE) may enter a dormant state for a secondary cell group (SCG) of a secondary network (SN) having a primary serving cell (PSCell). The UE may maintain an uplink parameter set for the PSCell while the SCG is dormant for the UE. For example, the UE may receive a parameter change message from either the SN or a master network (MN) and transmit a parameter change acknowledgment to either the SN or the MN. The UE may transmit a periodic measurement report for at least the PSCell to the PSCell of the SN based on the uplink parameter set. |
| US12063597B2 |
Communication method and device
The present disclosure discloses an example communication method and device. One example communication method includes detecting first downlink control information (DCI) by a terminal device. It is determined, by the terminal device and based on a detection result of the first DCI, whether to receive a reference signal, where the reference signal is used by the terminal device to perform time and frequency synchronization with a network device, and the detection result of the first DCI is further used to indicate whether to detect a first downlink control channel within a first time period. |
| US12063590B2 |
Systems/methods of carrier aggregation
System/methods of Carrier Aggregation are disclosed. According to some embodiments, a system/method comprises a first transmitter and a second transmitter, that are connected therebetween, and configured to perform operations comprising: wirelessly transmitting to a destination device first data via the first transmitter, using frequencies that are allocated for use by cellular communications; and, responsive to a size of data that is to be transmitted to the destination device and responsive to a distance between the destination device and the second transmitter, wirelessly transmitting to the destination device second data via the second transmitter, using frequencies that are allocated for use by cellular communications; wherein, according to some embodiments, the first transmitter uses a first air interface and the second transmitter uses a second air interface that comprises a variant of the first air interface. |
| US12063588B2 |
Selection of proximity services relay
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes configuring a relay selection rule; receiving at least one discovery message from each of a plurality of proximity services (ProSe) relay candidates providing access to a network; evaluating the received discovery messages with respect to the relay selection rule; selecting a first ProSe relay candidate from the plurality of ProSe relay candidates based at least in part on the evaluating; and connecting to the network via the first ProSe relay candidate. A method for wireless communication at a ProSe relay candidate includes receiving, from a network, a ProSe Relay Indication (PRI); broadcasting at least one discovery message that includes the PRI; and receiving a relay connection request from a UE based at least in part on a compliance of the at least one discovery message with a relay selection rule of the UE. |
| US12063587B2 |
Operating method of terminal and terminal
An operating method of a terminal configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of cells includes generating first cell search training data for the plurality of cells, determining at least one training candidate cell based on the first cell search training data, updating a classification based on second cell search training data among the first cell search training data and network information about the terminal to obtain an updated classification, the second cell search training data corresponding to the at least one training candidate cell, and determining a valid cell among the plurality of cells based on the updated classification. |
| US12063586B2 |
Entity and user equipment for a mobile telecommunications system
A mobile telecommunications system anchor entity for a mobile telecommunications system is provided. The mobile telecommunications system has at least one entity serving at least one user equipment, wherein the at least one entity and the at least one user equipment are located in a common system information area. The mobile telecommunications system has circuitry, which performs transmitting minimum system information to the at least one user equipment, wherein the minimum system information includes system information area identifier information. |
| US12063583B2 |
Use of IP networks for routing of cellular data packets
A cellular data communication network includes a gNodeB connected to a UPF by an IP network. A first translation module translates GFP packets into IP packets transmitted over the IP network. A second translation module translates the IP packets back into IP packets and forwards the IP packets to the UPF. A PFCP proxy snoops information and provides it to a BGP module that programs the translation modules and a routing module to perform routing of packets in bypass of the UPF. The BGP module may program the first translation module with an SR policy associated with a binding SID that is bound to an interface to the gNodeB. The SR policy may invoke translation according to a function. The routing module may be programmed to embed GTP information in an SRH header that is used by the first translation module. BGP module may also distribute routing and VPN updates. |
| US12063577B2 |
System and method for managing items in a list shared by a group of mobile devices
A method and system share data amongst a group of a plurality of mobile devices without requiring a database or server to centrally store the shared data. The shared data is instead stored by each group member individually while controlling the manner in which the shared data is updated. To manage updates, the shared data is atomized such that individual databases in the shared data are separated or otherwise delineated into one or more records. To maintain a common copy of the shared data at each device, any update is sent to all group members using an intermediate message exchange service that is capable of transmitting a sent message to more than one recipient if necessary. In this way, the updates are multicast to the group. To manage the content of the shared data, each update comprises one or more changes to a current copy of a corresponding record. |
| US12063576B2 |
Systems and methods for leveraging text messages in a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform
The present invention includes a system for providing a mobile-based crowdsourcing platform configured to provide an intuitive and semi-automated means of collecting and managing user-driven data by leveraging text messages. The crowdsourcing platform is configured to leverage a Short Message Service (SMS) communication system for generating and transmitting command text messages to mobile devices of users of the service. The command text messages essentially elicit or otherwise train/educate the user's mobile device to automatically transmit requested data back to the crowdsourcing platform, the requested data including the location or position of the user within a given environment. |
| US12063573B2 |
Method and device in communication nodes for wireless communication
Method and device in a node used for wireless communications. A first node receives first configuration information; transmits a first positioning reference signal on a first time-frequency resource block, transmits a second positioning reference signal on a second time-frequency resource block, and transmits a first information set; the first configuration information is used for indicating a first reference set, and any two time-frequency resource blocks in the first resource set employ a same positioning-related parameter; the first time-frequency resource block is earlier than the second time-frequency resource block in time domain; the first information set comprises a first distance, and the first distance refers to a distance from a first geographical position and a second geographical position, wherein the first geographical position is where the first node is located when transmitting the first positioning reference signal. The present disclosure provides an effective solution to the issue of sidelink positioning. |
| US12063571B2 |
Positioning method and apparatus
A positioning method relating to the field of communications technologies includes: a positioning device obtains a positioning parameter set and sends the positioning parameter set to a positioning center, where the positioning parameter set includes multipath information of a to-be-positioned terminal, and the multipath information is used to position the to-be-positioned terminal. The positioning center may position the to-be-positioned terminal by using the multipath information of the to-be-positioned terminal. |
| US12063569B2 |
Interfaces for relative device positioning
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing a program and method for providing a user interface for relative device positioning. The program and method provide for receiving a first location of a first device associated with a first user, and a second location of a second device associated with a second user, the first and second users corresponding to contacts in a messaging application; providing an indication of the second location to the first device, and an indication of the first location to the second device; determining that a direction in which the first device is pointing corresponds to the second location, and that a direction in which the second device is pointing corresponds to the first location; providing, in response to the determining, a notification to at least one of the first device or the second device. |
| US12063566B2 |
Communication network and method of maintaining connection
A method for maintaining a connection of mobile user equipment to a core network, and a communication network are disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a multi-channel communication link between a user equipment at a first location and a plurality of aerial vehicles, determining that the user equipment is moving whereby a loss of connectivity via the multi-channel communication link may occur, and subsequently, via a handover step, transferring communication between the user equipment and a core network from communication via the multi-channel communication link to communication via a single channel communication link provided by a respective aerial vehicle. |
| US12063562B2 |
Communication method and apparatus for releasing a packet data convergence protocol entity of a data radio bearer
Embodiments of this application provide a communication system and apparatus, and relate to the field of communication technologies. In the communication system, a source access network device is configured to send at least one identifier of at least one first data radio bearer (DRB) to a target access network device, where the source access network device does not obtain a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration of the first DRB, and a target access network device is configured to receive the at least one identifier of the at least one first DRB from the source access network device, and obtain configuration information, where the configuration information comprises first indication information, and the first indication information indicates the terminal to release at least one PDCP entity of the at least one first DRB; and send the configuration information to the source access network device. |
| US12063557B2 |
Signal resource measurement method and terminal
A signal resource measurement method and a terminal are provided. The method includes: measuring a first signal resource of a target cell, to obtain a first measurement; and when the first measurement satisfies a first preset condition, measuring a second signal resource of the target cell, to obtain a second measurement; where the second signal resource is different from the first signal resource. |
| US12063548B2 |
Method and apparatus for link status notification
This application provides a signal transmission method and apparatus. The method is applied to a communications system including at least three nodes, a second node in the at least three nodes communicates with a third node by using a first node, and the method includes: determining, by the first node, a status of a link between the first node and the second node; and sending, by the first node, first notification information to the third node when determining that the link between the first node and the second node is abnormal, where the first notification information is used to indicate that the link between the first node and the second node is abnormal. |
| US12063543B2 |
Network nodes and methods supporting multiple connectivity
A method in a first network node, which comprises a primary Radio Link Control (RLC) entity is provided. The method comprises: receiving packets from a PDCP entity and sending packets to a PDCP entity; separating the received packets into at least a first group and a second group; assigning sequence numbers to the packets of the first group from a sequence number range allocated to at least one the secondary RLC entity in a second network node, the at least one secondary RLC connected to the primary RLC entity through a RLC channel; sending the packets of the first group with the assigned sequence numbers to the at least one secondary RLC entity. |
| US12063537B2 |
Measuring nr reference signal receive power (RSRP) by over the air signals
A method, system, and computer-readable media for evaluating the accuracy of user equipment (UE) reference signal receive power (RSRP) measurements is disclosed. This includes determining both a total reference signal receive power (RSRP) accuracy and a RSRP baseband accuracy associated with the UE. This also includes executing a plurality of comparisons between the total RSRP accuracy, the RSRP baseband accuracy, and a plurality of accuracy thresholds, and then determining the UE passes a measurement accuracy test based on the plurality of comparisons. |
| US12063536B2 |
Measurement configuration in NR-DC
A wireless device operates with dual connectivity to a Master node and a Secondary node, which are both New Radio, NR, nodes. It receives measurement and/or reporting configuration information from a network. It determines whether the received 5 configuration information relates to a MCG or a SCG. Specifically, it is determined that the received configuration information relates to the MCG if the configuration information is received directly within an RRCReconfiguration message received via SRB1, or that the received configuration information relates to the SCG if the configuration information is received directly within an RRCReconfiguration message 0 received via SRB3, or alternatively if the configuration information is received in an RRCReconfiguration message that is embedded within an RRCReconfiguration message received via SRB1. |
| US12063534B2 |
Real-time network condition estimations for mobile devices
Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing deterministic network experience to application-level services are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method includes providing a set of interfaces to an application-level service deployed in part on a user device. The set of interfaces is configured to provide a notification to the application-level service regarding a real-time change in network conditions relevant to the application-level service. The method also includes receiving a registration request from the application-level service to register for the notification, estimating the network conditions based on physical layer information, and notifying the registered application-level service of the change in the network conditions based on the estimated network conditions. |
| US12063532B2 |
PDCCH transmission in wireless communications
A user equipment (UE) performs a multi-level Downlink Control Information (DCI) monitoring operation. The UE monitors an Anchor-search space set (SSS) of a first resource block (RB) set for downlink control information (DCI) and, when the Anchor-SSS includes DCI, monitors at least one Subordinate-SSS of a second RB set based on at least the DCI detected on the Anchor-SSS. |
| US12063531B2 |
Signal reporting method, terminal device, and network device
A signal reporting method, a terminal device and a network device. The terminal device can be configured to measure a reporting volume other than that of L1-RSRP, so as to facilitate the flexible measurement of signals and to improve the reliability of signal selection. The method comprises: a terminal device determining signals under measurement used for signal measurement according to resource allocation information; the terminal device measuring a first reporting volume of the signals under measurement to obtain a measurement result of the first reporting volume of the signals under measurement, wherein the first reporting volume comprises reporting volumes other than that of the L1-RSRP (Layer 1-reference signal received power); the terminal device determining a signal that needs to be reported in the signals under measurement according to the measurement result of the first reporting volume of the signals under measurement. |
| US12063528B2 |
Anomaly detection method and device, terminal and storage medium
An anomaly detection method and device, a terminal and a storage medium are disclosed. The method may include: generating at least one clustering set of objects based on configuration data and performance indicator data of the objects; determining an algorithm configuration parameter corresponding to each clustering set based on a preset anomaly detection algorithm and the performance indicator data corresponding to the objects in the clustering set; and determining, based on the algorithm configuration parameter, abnormal performance indicator data of the objects in the corresponding clustering set, so as to determine abnormal objects based on the abnormal performance indicator data. |
| US12063523B2 |
Antenna beam management for multi-connection communications
Antenna beam sweeping according to the present disclosure involves different communication devices that are within an interference range of each other transmitting beam sweeping signals using different communication resources. This allows a receiver to distinguish between beam sweeping signals that are received from different transmitters, and may facilitate antenna beam alignment in multi-connection scenarios. Beam indices could be used to identify antenna beams for antenna beam management, in control signaling between base stations and User Equipment (UE), for example. Beam tracking and other aspects of antenna beam management are also disclosed. |
| US12063522B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving wireless signal in wireless communication system
Various embodiments relate to a next-generation wireless communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate, beyond a 4th generation (4G) wireless communication system. According to various embodiments, a method of transmitting and receiving a signal in a wireless communication system and an apparatus supporting the same may be provided, and other various embodiments may be provided. |
| US12063519B2 |
Fronthaul interface for a centralized radio access network
One embodiment is directed to a system that is configured to communicate at least two different types of fronthaul data from a plurality of baseband units to a shared radio point using a single application-layer protocol that supports at least two types of elements. Each of the at least two types of elements is configured for a respective one of the at least two different types of fronthaul data. The system is configured so at least some of the elements communicated using the application-layer protocol include one or more sub-elements, where each sub-element comprises a type field, a length field, and a value portion. |
| US12063518B2 |
Management of resource allocation and notification control over RAN interfaces
According to certain embodiments, a method is provided for resource allocation between a first network node (160) associated with a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second network node (160) associated with a second RAT where the first RAT and the second RAT use an overlapping spectrum. The method includes determining, by the first network node, one or more resources of a plurality of resources for use by the second network node. The plurality of resources is represented by a bit string. A message is transmitted to the second network node. The message includes the bit string in which the one or more resources for use by the second network node are indicated. |
| US12063517B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data. |
| US12063510B2 |
Signalling storm mitigation in a secured radio access network
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for enabling signalling storm mitigation in Internet Protocol (IP) Security (IPsec)-secured virtual Radio Access Network (vRAN). In one embodiment a method in a first network node includes receiving a trigger to establish an IPsec session with a second network node, the IPsec session being associated with a user equipment (UE); responsive to the trigger to establish the IPsec session associated with the UE, derive a unique identifier for the UE; generate a Security Parameter Index (SPI) value based at least in part on the unique identifier derived for the UE, the SPI value being unique to the IPsec session; and communicate an indication of the SPI value to the second network node. |
| US12063506B2 |
Method and unit unauthorised data traffic in a packet-oriented data network of a motor vehicle, and corresponding motor vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a method for detecting unauthorized data traffic in a packet-oriented data network of a motor vehicle, wherein at least one data packet is read out of the data network by a processor circuit, and header data of each data packet is checked for link information indicating that the data packet belongs to a communication link that is permitted for the operation of the motor vehicle. If the data packet is recognized as belonging to a permitted communication link, payload data of the data packet is checked to determine whether data values of the payload data have a value profile that is provided for the communication link. If a permitted communication link or a permitted value profile for the data packet is missing, a detection signal is generated to identify the data packet as unauthorized data traffic. |
| US12063505B2 |
Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) security policy negotiation between peer user equipment (UES)
Techniques discussed herein can facilitate improved security establishment procedures for Vehicle to Everything (V2X) direct connections. Various embodiments are employable at or comprise User Equipment, and can initiate and/or receive V2X security establishment connections wherein a receiving UE can reject the connection based on the initiating UE's capabilities/policy and/or the initiating UE can make the final decision regarding the connection based at least on receiving security policy and capability information from the receiving UE. |
| US12063504B2 |
Systems and methods for providing access to a wireless communication network based on radio frequency response information and context information
A system receives, from a user equipment, a request for access to a wireless communication network and identifies, based on the request, baseline radio frequency (RF) response information associated with the user equipment. The system obtains dynamic RF response information associated with the user equipment and authenticates, based on the dynamic RF response information and the baseline RF response information, the user equipment. The system thereby grants the user equipment access to the wireless communication network and determines context information associated with the user equipment. The system generates, based on the baseline RF response information and the context information, user equipment profile information and sends, to a base station associated with the wireless communication network, the user equipment profile information to facilitate access to the wireless communication network by the user equipment. |
| US12063498B2 |
Key derivation method, communication system, communication terminal, and communication device
An object is to provide a key generation method capable of maintaining a high security level in each of sliced networks when network slicing is applied to a core network. A key generation method according to this disclosure specifies network slice identification information indicating a network slice system that provides a service to be used by a communication terminal (50) among a plurality of network slice systems included in a core network (10) and, using the network slice identification information, generates a service key to be used for security processing in the network slice system indicated by the network slice identification information. |
| US12063493B2 |
Display device
A display device, including a display panel, a box, a connection frame and a vibration actuator provided on the display panel. The connection frame includes: a frame-shaped member including a first end face and a second end face arranged opposite to each other, the first end face being attached to a top face of the box, a plurality of protrusions being provided on the second end face, a surface of each protrusion away from the first end face forming a support face, and the display panel being fixed on the support face; and a connection member fixedly coupled to the frame-shaped member, and detachably coupled to the box via a fastener. |
| US12063492B2 |
Audio routing system for routing audio data to and from a mobile device
A method includes receiving sound by a first audio unit installed in an electrical outlet, routing audio data corresponding to the received sound from the first audio unit to a second audio unit installed in a second electrical outlet, and sending the audio data to a mobile device using a wireless link between the mobile device and the second audio unit. Routing the audio data may include receiving the audio data from the first audio unit by a third audio unit and routing the audio data to the second audio unit by the third audio unit serving as a router. The data may be routed using table driven routing, on-demand routing or some other appropriate routing protocol. The method may also include performing voice recognition on the audio data and detecting a command word and routing command word data to the second audio unit. |
| US12063489B2 |
Signal processing methods and systems for beam forming with wind buffeting protection
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a directional output signal from sound received by at least two microphones arranged as microphone array. The method includes transforming the sound received by each of said microphones and represented by analog-to-digital converted time-domain signals provided by each of said microphones into corresponding complex-valued frequency-domain microphone signals each having a frequency component value for each of a plurality of frequency components, calculating, for each of the plurality of frequency components, real-valued Wind Reduction Factors as minima of the reciprocal and non-reciprocal frequency components of a plurality of real-valued Deviation Spectra if said minimum is below a preselected deviation threshold and set to one if said minimum is above or equal to said deviation threshold, and for each of the plurality of frequency components, forming a frequency-domain wind-reduced output signal. |
| US12063485B2 |
Signal processing methods and system for multi-focus beam-forming
A method and apparatus are provided for generating a directional output signal from sound received by at least two microphones arranged as microphone array. The directional output signal has one or more Beam Focus Directions. The method includes transforming sound received by each microphone into a corresponding complex valued frequency-domain microphone. For any Beam Focus Direction a Beam Focus Spectrum is calculated, consisting, for each of the plurality of frequency components, of time-dependent, real-valued attenuation factors being calculated based on the plurality of microphone signals. For each of the plurality of frequency components, the maximum amongst those attenuation factors of different Beam Focus Spectra is selected and multiplied with the frequency component of the complex-valued frequency-domain signal of one microphone, forming a frequency-domain multi-focus directional output signal, from which by means of inverse transformation a time-domain signal can be synthesized. |
| US12063484B2 |
Microphone array apparatus for bird detection and identification
A portable birdfinding device comprising a plurality of PDM microphone sensors (e.g. a microphone array) coupled to processing electronics that electronically filter the acoustic signals to detect sounds from birds, and to interpret the acoustic signals to identify the angle-of-arrival (e.g. azimuth and elevation) and distance from which the bird sound is coming. Additional electronic processing may provide an identification of the bird species. In some embodiments, the microphone array may have sensors spaced so that sounds from distant birds have a different time of flight to reach the different microphone sensors, while having the spacing between microphones be less than half of the wavelength for sounds made by a predetermined bird species. The microphone array may be positioned onto an object wearable by the birdwatcher, such as a hat or a jacket. In some embodiments, the electronic processing may be carried out using a smartphone. |
| US12063480B2 |
Hearing aids and related devices and methods
A hearing aid includes a microphone, an electro-acoustic transducer, and a housing that supports the electro-acoustic transducer such that the housing and the electro-acoustic transducer together define a first acoustic volume and a second acoustic volume. The electro-acoustic transducer is arranged such that a first radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the front acoustic volume and such that a second radiating surface of the transducer radiates acoustic energy into the second acoustic volume. The hearing aid is configured such that the first and second acoustic volumes are acoustically coupled to the microphone when the hearing aid is worn. The housing supports an acoustic element that is acoustically coupled to the microphone and the second acoustic volume and is arranged such that acoustic energy radiated from the acoustic element sums with acoustic energy leaked from the first acoustic volume at the microphone so as to cancel each other. |
| US12063479B2 |
Bilateral hearing aid system and method of enhancing speech of one or more desired speakers
The present disclosure relates to binaural hearing aid systems and methods of enhancing speech of one or more desired speakers in a listening room using indoor positioning sensors and systems. |
| US12063477B2 |
Hearing system comprising a database of acoustic transfer functions
A hearing system comprises a) a multitude of M of microphones providing M corresponding electric input signals xm(n), m=1, . . . , M, and n representing time, b) a processor connected to said multitude of microphones and providing a processed signal in dependence thereof, c) an output unit for providing an output signal in dependence of said processed signal, and d) a database (Θ) comprising a dictionary (Δpd) of previously determined acoustic transfer function vectors (ATFpd). The processor is configured A) to determine a constrained estimate of a current acoustic transfer function vector (ATFpd,cur) in dependence of said M electric input signals and said dictionary (Δpd), B) to determine an unconstrained estimate of a current acoustic transfer function vector (ATFuc,cur) in dependence of said M electric input signals, and C) to determine a resulting acoustic transfer function vector (ATF*) for a user of the hearing system in dependence thereof and of a confidence measure related to said electric input signals. A method of operating a hearing device is also disclosed. Thereby an improved noise reduction system for a hearing aid or headset may be provided. |
| US12063472B2 |
Earphones
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an earphone, comprising a sound production component, comprising a transducer and a housing accommodating the transducer, a sound outlet hole being provided on an inner side surface of the sound production component, the inner side facing an auricle of a user, and the sound outlet hole being configured to transmit a sound produced by the transducer out of the housing toward an ear canal of the user; and an ear-hook, configured to place the sound production component at a position adjacent to the car canal but not blocking an ear canal opening in a wearing state; wherein, at least a portion of the sound production component inserts into a cavum concha. |
| US12063471B2 |
Electronic device including speaker module
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing including a first housing and a second housing receiving at least a portion of the first housing and configured to guide a slide of the first housing, a display including a first display area disposed on the second housing and a second display area extending from the first display area, a speaker module disposed in the housing, a resonance space facing at least a portion of the speaker module and configured to vary in size based on a slide of the first housing with respect to the second housing, and a processor configured to adjust a sound output from the speaker module based on the size of the resonance space. |
| US12063469B2 |
MEMS device with a TMD structure
A MicroElectroMechanical (MEMS) device includes a suspended electrode structure anchored to a substrate, the MEMS device having a MEMS resonance mode, and a Tuned Mass Damping (TMD) structure, wherein a portion of the suspended electrode structure forms a TMD structure having a TMD spring element and a TMD mass element, for providing a TMD resonance mode counteracting the MEMS resonance mode. |
| US12063467B2 |
Sound producing devices
The present disclosure provides a sound producing device, at least comprising a housing assembly. The housing assembly comprises a housing and a sealing member. The housing is provided with a plug-in hole, and the plug-in hole runs through a side wall of one side of the housing; the sealing member is used for plugging and sealing the plug-in hole; the plug-in hole comprises at least one hole wall segment provided along a plugging direction of the sealing member; the cross-sectional area of a reference cross section of at least part of the at least one hole wall segment perpendicular to the plugging direction of the sealing member increases gradually along the plugging direction; the sealing member is in plugging fit with the at least one hole wall segment. |
| US12063465B2 |
Neck-worn device
[Problem] To provide a neck-worn device in which a battery or other electronic component is disposed at an appropriate location.[Solution] This neck-worn device is to be worn at the neckline of a wearer, wherein a body part 30 comprises: a battery 90; a circuit board 85 on which is installed an electronic component that is driven by receiving power supplied from the battery 90; and a body part casing 32 in which the battery 90 and the circuit board 85 are stored. The circuit board 85 is disposed inside the body part casing 32 so as to be positioned in between the battery 90 and the neckline of the wearer while the device is being worn.[Effect] Heat generated from the battery 90 is not readily transmitted to the wearer, thus improving the fit of the neck-worn device. |
| US12063463B2 |
Audience monitoring systems and related methods
Audience monitoring systems and related methods are described herein. An example audience monitoring system includes a beacon to be disposed proximate a media presentation device. The beacon is to transmit a ping signal. The system also includes a portable metering device to be carried by a person. The portable metering device includes a microphone to receive an audio signal and a processor to determine a distance value indicative of a distance between the portable metering device and the beacon based on the ping signal. |
| US12063462B2 |
Optical buffer unit, optical signal processing apparatus, optical label switch and control method
An optical buffer unit includes a plurality of delay line units each of which gives a delay to optical signals, and a switch that receives an optical signal output from one of the delay line units, includes a first output for outputting the optical signal to a next one of the delay line units and a second output for outputting the optical signal to another apparatus, and outputs the optical signal from the first output or the second output. |
| US12063460B2 |
Method and device for suppressing chromatic aberration in a digital image
A method for suppressing chromatic aberration, especially blue or red fringing, in a digital image with multiple color channels is disclosed. The method comprises negatively correcting a first color channel by subtracting an overshoot component of the first color channel. The subtraction is subject to a lower threshold, which is dependent on a local value of at least one further color channel. |
| US12063459B2 |
Light transmitting device, communication system, and light transmitting method
A light transmitting device that includes a light transmitter that transmits a spatial light signal including a communication signal, and a light transmission control unit that adds a dummy signal having a same brightness as a ghost image of the communication signal to the spatial light signal and controls the light transmitter in such a way that the dummy signal is displayed at a position of the ghost image. |
| US12063458B1 |
Synchronizing security systems in a geographic network
The application is directed to techniques and processes for integrating multiple security systems. For instance, a system may receive first data from a first security system, where the first data indicates that the first security system detected a security event. The system may then analyze the first data to determine a type of the security event, a time frame of the security event, and/or a threat level of the security event. Based at least in part on the analyzing, the system may determine a security procedure for a second security system. The second security system may be located proximate to the first security system and/or may be included in a same security system network as the first security system. The security procedure may include changing a mode of the second security system and/or causing an electronic device of the second security system to generate image data. |
| US12063455B2 |
Interpolation based camera motion for transitioning between best overview frames in live video
The present invention is a method and a processing device that allows smoothing of all camera parameters that are changeable while the camera is running through a tasklist component that schedules transitions synchronized with the output video frame rate. A device-native thread runs the scheduler which picks smoothing tasks off a list to meet real-time requirements. Different strategies for smoothing based on Bézier curves, splines and linear interpolation are scheduled on the runtime. The camera, which is automatically able to detect people and frame them based on where they are, uses this module to smoothly change the frame when people move in the camera field of view, among other functions. |
| US12063454B2 |
Electronic device and method for transmitting video data and audio data
An electronic device includes a receiving unit, a signal processing unit, a transmitting unit, and an audio timing unit. The receiving unit receives audio data and first video data. The signal processing unit generates second video data and a pixel clock signal for playing the second video data according to the first video data. The transmitting unit transmits the second video data, the audio data, the pixel clock signal, and a cycle time stamp (CTS) to a receiver. The audio timing unit generates an internal reference signal adjusts a frequency of the internal reference signal according to a receiving speed of the audio data, and generates the CTS according to the internal reference signal and the pixel clock signal so that the receiver can generate an audio clock signal for playing the audio data according to the pixel clock signal and the CTS. |
| US12063451B2 |
Modification of camera functionality based on orientation
A method and system are disclosed for tailoring the functionality of a monitoring system based on an identified orientation of an imaging device, typically a digital camera. The imaging device is wirelessly communicable with one or more base stations and/or access points over a WLAN. Captured media is processed depending on the identified orientation. The processed media is used to generate and display an image on a user device with one or more aspects of the display, such as aspect ratio or video compression rates, being dependent on the identified orientation. The size or shape of an activity zone that is monitored to trigger image capture and transmission may also be tailored to the identified orientation. |
| US12063450B2 |
Image processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium
An apparatus generates an image file including a first region storing a plurality of instances of image data and a second region storing metadata. The metadata includes group information that groups image data shot synchronously with respect to time, the group information indicating image data belonging to a group, and indicator information that indicates an indicator of grouping for the group. The apparatus sets a reference indicating whether the image data has been shot synchronously with respect to time, determines whether the image data has been shot synchronously with respect to time, configures the group information grouping the image data to have been shot synchronously with respect to time, configures the indicator information including at least information of the reference, and generates the file storing the plurality of instances of image data, the group information, and the indicator information. |
| US12063447B2 |
Analog-to-digital converting circuit for optimizing dual conversion gain operation and operation method thereof
Disclosed is a circuit which includes a first amplifier that generates a first output signal by comparing a first pixel signal corresponding to a first conversion gain and a first ramp signal and generates a second output signal by comparing a second pixel signal corresponding to a second conversion gain and a second ramp signal, and a second amplifier that generates a third output signal based on the first output signal and generates a fourth output signal based on the second output signal, the first conversion gain is higher than the second conversion gain, and a first power current of the first amplifier when the first pixel signal and the first ramp signal are compared is different from a second power current of the first amplifier when the second pixel signal and the second ramp signal are compared. |
| US12063438B2 |
Imaging apparatus, control device, operation method of imaging apparatus, and program
An imaging apparatus includes a processor, and an image sensor, in which a focus lens is moved while avoiding a period of main exposure by the image sensor in accordance with an instruction of the processor and the main exposure is continuously performed to perform continuous imaging at a predetermined time interval, and a processor calculates a first focus position of the focus lens with respect to a specific subject in a specific frame in which the main exposure is performed in a continuous imaging period, predicts a second focus position of the focus lens with respect to the specific subject in a frame ahead of the specific frame by a plurality of frames with reference to the first focus position in the continuous imaging period, and moves the focus lens toward the second focus position. |
| US12063436B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, accessory apparatus, and control method therefor
A camera microcomputer receives first accessory attribute information of the accessory attribute information through the third communication channel by using a first communication method and then switches from the first communication method to a second communication method different from the first communication method, and controls communication so as to receive second accessory attribute information of the accessory attribute information through the third communication channel by using the second communication method. |
| US12063427B2 |
Sensor driving apparatus and camera module
The present embodiment relates to a sensor driving apparatus comprising: a first substrate including a first opening; a support member arranged at a position corresponding to the first opening; a first connector for electrically connecting the support member and the first substrate and elastically supporting the support member; a base coupled to the support member; a second substrate arranged on the base; an image sensor mounted on the second substrate; a second connector which is arranged on the base and electrically connects the second substrate and the first connector; a first driving unit arranged on the first substrate; and a second driving unit arranged on the base and facing the first driving unit. |
| US12063425B2 |
Interchangeable connector panel system for fixed mount industrial scanners
Interchangeable connector panel systems for fixed mount industrial scanners are disclosed herein. An example interchangeable connector panel system for fixed mount industrial scanners includes a housing including a mounting mechanism and a coupling mechanism, an image capture assembly at least partially disposed within the housing, and a first field-interchangeable removable connector module. The image capture assembly includes an optical assembly, a decoder engine, at least one image capture assembly interface, and at least one of a central processing unit or a graphics processing unit. The first field-interchangeable removable connector module couples with the coupling mechanism of the housing and is removable by a user in-field. The first removable connector module includes at least one connector module interface and an input/output (I/O) interface having a first configuration. The at least one image capture assembly interface communicatively couples with the at least one connector module interface to allow transmission between the I/O interface and the image capture assembly. |
| US12063423B1 |
Enhanced interactive web features for displaying and editing digital content
A system and method of presenting interactive content to a user is presented herein. In some embodiments, an interactive story is presented to a user via a computing device. Interactive features are presented such that the user may select the features dictating content that is provided to the user. The content may be presented in the form of audio, video, haptics, as well as other methods which may also be interactive. In some embodiments, the user's location may be used with the content to provide a fully interactive and unique experience to the user. |
| US12063422B2 |
Methods and apparatus for efficient media search and analysis
Methods and apparatus for providing attribute-based search of media assets such as video and audio assets, and associated augmented reality functions including dynamic provision of relevant secondary content relating to the identified attribute(s). In one embodiment, media or content assets are ingested into a processing system and processed according to one or more attribute detection, identification, and characterization algorithms. Attributes detected may include for example the presence of tangible items such as clothing or chattels, particular persons such as celebrities, and/or certain contexts such as sporting activities and musical performances, as rendered within the media asset. In one implementation, the characterized assets are provided a unique ID, and stored so as to permit cross-correlation based on, e.g., the identified and characterized attributes. Secondary content (e.g., advertising or promotional content) is correlated to each identified asset, and dynamically served upon a user providing some threshold level of interaction with the attribute. |
| US12063421B1 |
Directing online advertisements based on software observation of presentation of television advertisements
In a computer-implemented method, a selected online advertisement is automatically directed to, or online activity is automatically tracked and recorded from, an online user interface device which corresponds, at the time the advertisement is directed or the activity is tracked, to a first online access identifier. The advertisement is directed or the activity is tracked based on information from a user profile that references or includes a first set-top box identifier. That information is derived at least in part from automatically collected data related to user behavior with respect to at least one television advertisement delivered to a set-top box, which set-top box corresponds, at the time of that user behavior, to the first set-top box identifier. The first online access identifier is associated with the first set-top box identifier, by being referenced or included in the user profile, by being associated in a database, or otherwise. |
| US12063413B2 |
Device and system for streaming media interaction
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device and system for streaming media interaction. The device includes: a short range communication module; a wireless communication module configured to be capable of communicating with a remote server, a processor communicatively connected to the short range communication module and the wireless communication module; a memory having stored therein instructions which, when executed by the processor, enable the processor to: transmit, through the wireless communication module, a control input which is received through the short range communication module; receive a media stream responsive to the control input through the wireless communication module; and output the media stream to an external apparatus. |
| US12063412B2 |
Zone group control
Example techniques relate to a loss of control of a playback queue. An example implementation involves a playback device receiving, from a native controller, an instruction to add audio tracks to a queue, where, in a first mode associated with the native controller, the playback device is configured to play back from the queue. While the audio tracks are in the queue, the playback device receives, from a media player application associated with a particular wireless protocol, an instruction to play back a media item. In response, the playback device is configured to play back in a second mode associated with the particular wireless protocol, where, in the second mode, the queue is not in use. While playing back the media item, the playback device detects a loss of control by the media player application and configures the playback device to play back in the first mode. |
| US12063411B2 |
Reception apparatus, reception method, program, and information processing system
Disclosed herein is a reception apparatus including: a reception portion configured to receive AV content; a trigger acquisition portion configured to acquire trigger information for operating an application program to be executed in interlocked relation to the AV content; a table acquisition portion configured to acquire a correspondence table associating a command for controlling the operation of the application program with a valid time of the command; and a control portion configured such that when the time acquired from the trigger information as indicative of the progress of the AV content satisfies a predetermined condition of validity in reference to the valid time of the command on the basis of the acquired correspondence table, the control portion controls the operation of the application program in accordance with the command being valid. |
| US12063410B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items with aggregated timed reactions
Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items with aggregated timed reactions are provided. In some embodiments, a method for presenting media content items with viewer reactions includes: retrieving a plurality of reactions associated with a media content item, wherein each reaction in the plurality of reactions comprises a reaction timestamp that corresponds to a time within the media content item at which a reaction was received and a graphical icon that was selected from a plurality of graphical icons that each correspond to one of the plurality of reactions; grouping the plurality of reactions based on the reaction timestamp and based on the selected graphical icon; identifying a plurality of key moments within the media content item based on the grouping of the plurality of reactions, wherein each of the plurality of key moments is associated with a representative graphical icon that corresponds to an aggregated viewer reaction; receiving a request from a user device to present the media content item; and causing the media content item to be presented in a video window while concurrently presenting the aggregated viewer reaction within the video window when a current playback position of the media content item corresponds to a time window associated with each of the plurality of key moments. |
| US12063409B2 |
Synchronized recording of audio and video with wirelessly connected video and audio recording devices
A method of synchronizing video and audio when recording with a video recording device and an audio recording device configured for wireless data communication with each other including activating a recording at the video recording device, sending an audio recording command from the video recording device to the audio recording device, storing a recorded video data stream in a memory of the video recording device, receiving an audio data stream from the audio recording device at the video recording device and storing in the memory of the video recording device, determining a delay of the stored audio data stream relative to the stored video data stream, and joining the stored audio data stream and the stored video data stream together, taking the determined delay into consideration, in order to provide a recording data stream with synchronized video and audio. |
| US12063408B2 |
Method and a system for recording multimedia file presentation session
The present invention provides a method for recording session of a multimedia file presentation displayed on external screen device and controlled by one more control device, implemented by one or more processors operatively coupled to a non-transitory computer readable storage device, on which are stored modules of instruction code that when executed cause the one or more processors to perform disapplying said multimedia file on the external screen using a designated application; capturing user interaction of uploaded UI on each mobile device; sending captured interaction command by at least one of the mobile devices to the external screen device; Receiving captured control commands at the external display device over cloud or P2P connection associated with file ID from each mobile device which established P2P connection with external device; executing said instructions based on pre-defined interaction commands definitions; Recording captured control commands: slides presentation and hovering/pointing action Receiving voice stream session from each Mobile device and recording audio verbal comments in synchronization with presentation display session associated with user mobile ID and time stamp. |
| US12063407B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for buffer handshake in video streaming
Systems, methods, and devices implement video streaming. Methods include receiving video data from a video source, the video data comprising at least one video frame, and determining a plurality of store parameters associated with a store operation and a plurality of fetch parameters associated with a fetch operation for a portion of the video data, wherein the plurality of store parameters and the plurality of fetch parameters identify whether a fetch unit or a store unit should be stalled. Methods also include implementing a store operation in a buffer for a designated number of lines of the video data based on the plurality of store parameters. Methods additionally include implementing a fetch operation from the buffer for the designated number of lines of the video data based on the plurality of fetch parameters. |
| US12063397B2 |
Display apparatus, display method, and display system
An example display apparatus includes a communicator configured to receive video content from a video service server through a network and transmit data to the video service server; an image processor configured to decode the video content and output an image frame; and an image display on which the image frame is displayed, wherein the image processor transmits one of a video resolution reduction signal for allowing the video service server to transmit video content having a resolution lower than a reference resolution in response to an increase in traffic of the network and a frame rate reduction signal for allowing the video service server to transmit video content having a frame rate lower than a reference frame rate in response to an increase in traffic of the network. |
| US12063394B2 |
Recording video quality
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for selecting a video quality. One of the methods includes: determining, for a repeating time range of a video with a first video quality, a frequency with which one or more portions of the video were accessed, each portion for a corresponding one of one or more past instances of the repeating time range; selecting, for the repeating time range and using the frequency with which the portion of the video for the repeating time range was accessed, a second video quality from two or more video qualities that includes the first video quality; and storing, in memory, one or more additional portions of the video i) captured by a camera during future instances of the repeating time range ii) at the second video quality. |
| US12063393B2 |
Method for media stream processing and apparatus for implementing the same
A method for processing a media stream is proposed, which includes, at a media distribution unit including a processor: obtaining, based on media stream data received from a media encoder, at least one media data chunk of the media stream, wherein the at least one media data chunk is a separately addressable data unit by a request for media data received by the media distribution unit; generating, based on received media stream data, metadata related to the media data chunk; storing the media data chunk in a memory of the media distribution unit, wherein the memory is used to store media data chunks as separately addressable data units for a memory read from the memory; and updating a list of media data chunks stored in the memory, based on the metadata related to the media data chunk. |
| US12063377B2 |
Simplifications of cross-component linear model
A computing device performs a method of decoding video data by reconstructing a luma block corresponding to a chroma block; searching a sub-group of a plurality of reconstructed neighboring luma samples in a predefined order to identify a maximum luma sample and a minimum luma sample; computing a down-sampled maximum luma sample corresponding to the maximum luma sample; computing a down-sampled minimum luma sample corresponding to the minimum luma sample; generating a linear model using the down-sampled maximum luma sample, the down-sampled minimum luma sample, the first reconstructed chroma sample, and the second reconstructed chroma sample; computing down-sampled luma samples from luma samples of the reconstructed luma block, wherein each down-sampled luma sample corresponds to a chroma sample of the chroma block; and predicting chroma samples of the chroma block by applying the liner model to the corresponding down-sampled luma samples. |
| US12063375B2 |
Small chroma block size restriction in video coding
An electronic apparatus performs a method for video decoding. The method comprises: receiving, from a bitstream, a coding unit and determining a mode type condition of the coding unit; if the coding unit is encoded in a first chroma format, setting the mode type condition of the coding unit to a first mode type condition; if the coding unit is encoded in a second chroma format and the coding unit is a smallest chroma intra prediction unit, setting the mode type condition of the coding unit to a second mode type condition if a luma block of the coding unit and the splitting method satisfy a first criterion; setting the mode type condition of the coding unit to a third mode type condition if the luma block of the coding unit and the splitting method satisfy a second criterion, and decoding the coding unit based on the mode type condition. |
| US12063372B2 |
Video processing method and apparatus for using palette mode
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for signaling and using a palette mode in video processing. According to certain disclosed embodiments, an exemplary video processing method includes: receiving a first palette entry for palette coding a target coding unit (CU); determining whether the target CU is part of a single-tree slice; determining whether the target CU is coded with separate luma and chroma trees; and in response to the target CU being determined to be part of a single-tree slice and be coded with separate luma and chroma trees, decoding a first component of the target CU based on the first palette entry, and decoding a second component of the target CU based on a default palette entry. |
| US12063369B2 |
Encoder and decoder with picture order counter derivation based on layer ID in video coding
A method of coding implemented by an encoding device for encoding video data is disclosed. The method comprises reducing at least part of Least Significant Bits of Picture Order Counter (POC_LSB) in the video data by omitting one bit of the POC_LSB or by omitting a number of bits of the POC_LSB depending on the layer IDs of the video data. The method further includes coding the reduced POC_LSB. |
| US12063367B2 |
Tracking sample completion in video coding
An apparatus configured to decode video data includes a shared memory and one or more processors configured to execute a plurality of video decoding cores. At least one of the plurality of video decoding cores in communication with the shared memory, and each of plurality of video decoding cores are configured to track completion of decoding samples of one or more regions of a frame of video data, write information to the shared memory, the information indicative of the completion of decoding the samples of the one or more regions of the frame of video data, read, prior to decoding a subsequent region of the frame of video data, the information in the shared memory, and determine whether to decode the subsequent region of the frame of video data based on the information. |
| US12063366B2 |
Transform-based image coding method, and device therefor
An image decoding method according to the present document may comprise the steps of: if a current block is partitioned into sub-partition transform blocks, deriving a prediction sample of the current block on the basis of intra prediction mode information; determining an LFNST set including LFNST matrices on the basis of an intra prediction mode derived from the intra prediction mode information; selecting one of the LFNST matrices on the basis of the LFNST set and the LFNST index; deriving transform coefficients for the sub-partition transform blocks on the basis of the selected LFNST matrix; and deriving residual samples for the current block on the basis of the transform coefficients. |
| US12063365B2 |
Sub-block division-based image encoding/decoding method and device
Disclosed herein are a video encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The video decoding method of the present disclosure includes: obtaining block partitioning information of a current block; based on the block partitioning information, partitioning the current block into a first sub-block and a second sub-block; deriving motion information of the first sub-block and notion information of the second sub-block respectively; based on the notion information of the first sub-block and the motion information of the second sub-block, generating a prediction sample of the first sub-block and a prediction sample of the second sub-block respectively; and through a weighted-sum of the prediction sample of the first sub-block and the prediction sample of the second sub-block, generating a prediction sample of the current block. Herein, the block partitioning information is index information indicating an index of a table including information indicating a plurality of predefined asymmetric partition shapes. |
| US12063364B2 |
Chroma quantization in video coding
A method of signaling additional chroma QP offset values that are specific to quantization groups is provided, in which each quantization group explicitly specifies its own set of chroma QP offset values. Alternatively, a table of possible sets of chroma QP offset values is specified in the header area of the picture, and each quantization group uses an index to select an entry from the table for determining its own set of chroma QP offset values. The quantization group specific chroma QP offset values are then used to determine the chroma QP values for blocks within the quantization group in addition to chroma QP offset values already specified for higher levels of the video coding hierarchy. |
| US12063362B2 |
Restrictions on adaptive-loop filtering parameter sets
Devices, systems and methods for digital video coding, which includes in-loop reshaping for video coding, are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a video comprising one or more video data units and a bitstream representation of the video, the bitstream representation conforming to a format rule that specifies an inclusion of side information indicative of default parameters for a coding mode that is applicable to a video block of the one or more video data units for which the coding mode is enabled, and the side information providing parameters for constructing the video block based on a representation of the video block in an original domain and a reshaped domain and/or a luma-dependent scaling of a chroma residue of a chroma video block. |
| US12063360B2 |
Prediction processing system using reference data buffer to achieve parallel non-inter and inter prediction and associated prediction processing method
A prediction processing system includes a processing circuit and a reference data buffer. The processing circuit performs a first inter prediction operation upon a first prediction block in a frame to generate a first inter prediction result, and further performs a second inter prediction operation upon a second prediction block during a first period. The reference data buffer buffers a reference data derived from the first inter prediction result. The processing circuit further fetches the reference data from the reference data buffer, and performs a non-inter prediction operation according to at least the reference data during a second period, wherein the second period overlaps the first period. |
| US12063359B2 |
Method, an apparatus and a computer program product for video encoding and video decoding with wavefront-based gradual random access
There are disclosed a method and an apparatus for video encoding. The method can include determining that a coding unit is in intra coded area and encoding the coding unit in intra prediction mode into a bitstream unless the intra prediction for the coding unit needs a reference sample for prediction from a dirty area. The method can further include determining that a coding unit is in clean area when the coding unit is encoded in inter prediction mode into a bitstream, the method comprises validating a plurality of inter prediction modes to determine which of the plurality of inter prediction modes do not use reference samples from a dirty area, and defining such inter prediction mode as a valid inter prediction mode. The method further includes encoding into a bitstream that exact-match is required at a recovery point and encoding into a bitstream an indication of a use of a diagonal refresh; and transmitting the encoded bitstream to a decoder. |
| US12063349B2 |
Method and device for encoding or decoding image by means of block map
Provided are a method and device for encoding or decoding an image by using a block map. In the method and device for decoding an image according to an embodiment set forth herein, a bitstream of an encoded image is received, one or more blocks in a picture are determined using split information obtained from the bitstream, a block map indicating whether or not a previous block among the one or more blocks has been decoded is determined, a neighboring region which is available to be referred to for a current block to be decoded in a certain scan order among the one or more blocks is determined, and the current block is decoded based on the neighboring region which is available to be referred to. |
| US12063347B2 |
System for evaluating built-in video recording device for vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a system for evaluating a built-in video recording device for a vehicle, the system including: a GUI (graphical user interface) test part configured to automatically perform evaluation of a GUI screen of a vehicle display device that operates in conjunction with the built-in video recording device for a vehicle; and an automatic evaluating part configured to automatically evaluate performance of the built-in video recording device for a vehicle based on a result evaluated by the GUI test part. |
| US12063345B2 |
Systems for facilitating augmented reality-assisted medical procedures
Disclosed herein is a near eye assembly having a retaining structure (e.g., a spectacle frame or head up display mounted on a helmet) that is configured to be positioned in proximity to the eye of a user of the assembly. An optical combiner may be mounted on the retaining structure in front of the user eye. The optical combiner may at least partially transmit elements of a scene in front of the assembly through the combiner. In addition, the optical combiner may receive a visible radiation transmission derived from a scene, and/or a visual transmission such as a presentation of data or a marker, and redirect the transmission back to the user's eye. |
| US12063343B2 |
Representation of media data
A media data preparation device adapted to receive media data, including at least one processor, and at least one non-transitory memory having computer program code stored thereon for execution by the at least one processor, the computer program code including instructions to receive a set of metadata that is based on at least one spatial coordinate, where the set of metadata is associated with the media data, and determine a representation of the media data in a virtual reality space based on the set of metadata |
| US12063339B2 |
Automatically determining extrinsic parameters of modular edge computing devices
Implementations are disclosed for automatic commissioning, configuring, calibrating, and/or coordinating sensor-equipped modular edge computing devices that are mountable on agricultural vehicles. In various implementations, neighbor modular edge computing device(s) that are mounted on a vehicle nearest a given modular edge computing device may be detected based on sensor signal(s) generated by contactless sensor(s) of the given modular edge computing device. Based on the detected neighbor modular edge computing device(s), an ordinal position of the given modular edge computing device may be determined relative to a plurality of modular edge computing devices mounted on the agricultural vehicle. Based on the sensor signal(s), distance(s) to the neighbor modular edge computing device(s) may be determined. Extrinsic parameters of the given modular edge computing device may be determined based on the ordinal position of the given modular edge computing device and the distance(s). |
| US12063336B2 |
Image forming apparatus, method, and computer product for test printing a special color area
An image forming apparatus performs printing of only a special color area by extracting an area to which a special color ink is to be applied or an area to which a decorative printing, such as a texture, is to be performed and not applying ink on an area other than the extracted area. |
| US12063335B2 |
Image processing method, image processing device, and computer device
The present application discloses an image processing method, an image processing device, and a computer device. The image processing method includes: acquiring a first to-be-processed chromaticity data set and a second to-be-processed chromaticity data set of a preset color of a to-be-processed picture, acquiring a Gaussian probability of the preset color, identifying a picture region in the to-be-processed picture that contains the preset color of the preset scene, and acquiring a color output correction value. The method of the present application can effectively improve a color cast phenomenon and a quality of the displayed picture. |
| US12063334B2 |
Image reading apparatus and image forming system
An image reading apparatus includes an image reading sensor, a transparent plate, a guiding member, a first roller pair, and a second roller pair provided upstream of the first roller pair with respect to a sheet feeding direction. The first roller pair and the second roller pair are disposed so as to nip a sheet in each of nips of the first roller pair and the second roller pair when a leading end of the sheet enters between the guiding member and the transparent plate. |
| US12063333B2 |
Image processing apparatus, control method thereof, image reading apparatus, and storage medium that shift inclined panels based on pixel inclination information and differentiating edge pixels from other parts of a scanned line
An image processing apparatus comprising: a storage unit configured to store image data read by scanning, with a linear sensor including pixels arranged in a main-scanning direction, an original in a sub-scanning direction orthogonal to the main-scanning direction, an acquisition unit configured to acquire inclination information indicating inclination of the image data, and a readout unit configured to read out the image data from the storage unit, with shifting, in accordance with the inclination information, a line position in the sub-scanning direction by each predetermined number of pixels in the main-scanning direction, wherein the readout unit reads out the image data from the storage unit, based on the inclination information, differentiating the predetermined number of pixels between an edge in the main-scanning direction and other parts. |
| US12063332B2 |
Identification apparatus and image forming apparatus
An identification apparatus includes a guide member defining a guide path, a scanning portion that scans the sheet inserted in the guide path, a first detection portion disposed upstream of the scanning portion in an insertion direction of the sheet in the guide path that detects presence/absence of the sheet, and a second detection portion disposed downstream of the scanning portion in the insertion direction in the guide path and detects presence/absence of the sheet. The identification apparatus is configured to start measurement of a surface property of the sheet by the scanning portion in response to a change in a detection result of one of the first detection portion or the second detection portion, and complete the measurement in response to a change in a detection result whichever of the first detection portion or the second detection portion not used in determining the start of the measurement. |
| US12063331B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium
In an image processing apparatus, a condition for detecting a print position deviation on a print medium in a printed material is set. Based on the condition, data obtained by reading the print medium for the print position deviation is inspected. In the condition, in a case where a width of the print medium is larger than a readable width for reading the print medium, a settable range is small relative to a case where the width of the print medium is smaller than the readable width. |
| US12063324B2 |
Call alert device, call alert system, call alert method, and call alert program
When an SIP server receives a call signal addressed to a callee side terminal, the SIP server transmits a warning signal to the callee side terminal before transmitting the call signal to the callee side terminal when an international call identifier indicating that the call signal passes through a foreign country is set in the call signal. In addition, when the SIP server receives the call signal addressed to the callee side terminal, the SIP server includes a warning that the caller number is disguised in a warning signal when an international call identifier indicating that the call signal passes through a foreign country is set in the call signal and the caller number of the call signal is a number from a country in which the callee side terminal is located. |
| US12063320B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device is provided in this disclosure. The electronic device includes a body, a shaft sleeve, a function module, and a rotating resistance device. The shaft sleeve is fixed to the body. The function module includes a shaft portion rotatably disposed on the shaft sleeve. The rotating resistance device is disposed on the shaft sleeve or fixed to the body and is against the shaft portion of the flip function module to apply rotational resistance to the shaft portion of the function module, so that the function module stably stays at any position without being affected by an external force. |
| US12063317B2 |
Summarily conveying smart appliance statuses
Implementing methods to provide a shortened textual summary that includes status information that is most pertinent to the user for a plurality of connected smart devices. The method includes determining a list of current statuses for a plurality of enabled smart devices and filtering the list to remove statuses that may not be of interest to the user. The filtering of the list is based on a current context of the requesting user and one or more previous contexts of the user. The resulting filtered statuses are then converted to textual snippets, summarized, and provided to the user via one or more output devices. |
| US12063312B2 |
Security procedure for cryptographic signature verification based on a trust relationship between edge nodes connecting home and visited networks
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus configured at least to determine whether a cryptographic signature of a token received in the apparatus from a network function consumer is valid, obtain a cryptographic signature of the apparatus of the token responsive to the cryptographic signature of the token being valid, and provide the token to a peer entity of the apparatus, wherein the cryptographic signature of the apparatus is either included into the token or provided in a header external to the token, wherein the peer entity is comprised in a second network, different from a first network where the apparatus is comprised in. The request may serve a user equipment, directly or indirectly. |
| US12063307B2 |
Contract apparatus and method of blockchain using location information
Disclosed are blockchain type contract terminal and method using position information. There are provided: an input module that is inputted with a contract term regarding an object of contract; a position information collection module that collects, in real time, position information of the object at the time of contract; a contract creation module that creates a contract by using the contract term inputted by the input module and the position information at the time of contract collected in real time by the position information collection module; a blockchain creation module that encrypts the contract created by the contract creation module to create a blockchain; and a blockchain distributed storage control module that transmits the blockchain created at the blockchain creation module to another terminal in a P2P manner for storing on a network in a distributed manner. |
| US12063306B2 |
Method and system for transmitting location tracking data to a mobile device owner when the mobile device is not in owner's possession
A method for locating a mobile device which is not in possession of the owner using an owner verification server. A mobile network operator server sends a message to the owner verification server requesting verification of ownership. The owner verification server retrieves ownership status and transmits a request to the mobile network operator server to transmit location tracking data when the ownership status indicates that the device is not in the owner's possession. The owner verification server forwards the location tracking data to the device owner. |
| US12063299B2 |
Dynamic encryption and decryption method among lock control system modules, multiple authentication lock control system, lock control method and strongbox
Dynamic encryption and decryption method among lock control system modules comprise the following steps: step 1. filling hardware ID data, an unlocking communication protocol and a mask variable into an array according to a predefined variable space, and encrypting the array based on the mask variable to obtain an encrypted array; step 2. decrypting the encrypted array based on the mask variable to obtain a decrypted array, executing data division on the decrypted array according to the predefined variable space, matching the divided data with data recorded in advance one by one, and if the divided data are consistent with the data recorded in advance, executing related operations according to the decrypted unlocking communication protocol content; otherwise, executing no operation. |
| US12063294B2 |
Method for transmitting data between internet of vehicles devices and device
A method for transmitting data comprising a data requester sends, to a data sender, a data request that carries an identifier of the data requester and a category of requested data. After receiving the data request, the data sender generates an identifier public key using the identifier of the data requester and the category of the data. The data sender encrypts the data requested by the data requester using the identity public key, and sends the encrypted data and identity public key indication information to the data requester. The data requester decrypts the encrypted data using an identifier private key corresponding to the identifier public key to obtain the requested data, and the data requester performs decryption using the identifier private key. |
| US12063292B2 |
Proprietor terminal, user terminal, and new proprietor terminal
A proprietor terminal stores state data in which an identifier of a contract executed in a blockchain system, a hash value of control target file data that specifies content data managed by the contract, and an identifier of a proprietor and an identifier of a user of the content data in the file management system are associated with one another, and includes a route object generation unit that generates reference destination data having the identifier of the contract and generates route object data having the reference destination data and a link name and the hash value of the control target file data. |
| US12063289B2 |
Communication system, subscriber line terminal apparatus and communication method
A communication system includes a first processor that performs processing for transmitting a signal to and receiving a signal from a communication destination device and a second processor that performs processing of an additional function. The second processor includes a decoding unit that decodes a transmission signal encoded by the first processor or a reception signal encoded by the communication destination device, an information acquiring unit that acquires information from the transmission signal or the reception signal decoded by the decoding unit, an additional function executing unit that performs the processing of the additional function using the information acquired by the information acquiring unit, and an encoding unit that performs processing for encoding the decoded transmission signal and outputting a resulting signal to the communication destination device or processing for encoding the decoded reception signal and outputting a resulting signal to the first processor. |
| US12063285B2 |
Selecting from a plurality of items which match an interest
A network node (1) is configured to receive an interest message comprising a request for a data object and metadata. The metadata specifies one or more criteria for selecting a subset of a plurality of items. The network node is further configured to determine whether there is a match between the requested data object and a plurality of items (e.g. from a CS or FIB) and select a subset of the plurality of items by applying the one or more criteria if the match has been determined to exist. At least one of the criteria is a preference specified for at least one of: factual properties of the plurality of items, usage data related to the plurality of items, usage data related to the at least one communication interface, an effort to obtain data from another network node, and a position in a range specified in the interest message. |
| US12063284B2 |
Mechanisms for an intelligent service layer request abstraction service
Systems and methods are described herein to automate managing of service layer operations comprised of multiple elementary operations and offloading the burden of performing such multi-step operations from a requesting entity to the service layer. A Request Abstraction Service (RAS) is described herein for the autonomous execution of such multi-step operations. Methods and apparatuses are also described herein for a service layer framework for integrating generic and functional user interfaces as services managed by the SL on behalf of requesting entities. |
| US12063280B2 |
Provenance audit trails for microservices architectures
An apparatus to facilitate provenance audit trails for microservices architectures is disclosed. The apparatus includes one or more processors to obtain provenance metadata for a microservice from a local blockchain of provenance metadata maintained for the hardware resource executing a task performed by the microservice, the provenance metadata comprising identification of the microservice, operating state of at least one of a hardware resource or a software resource used to execute the microservice and the task, and an operating state of a sidecar of the microservice during the task; access one or more policies established for the microservice; analyze the provenance metadata with respect to the one or more policies to identify if there is a violation of the one or more policies; and generate one or more evaluation metrics based on whether the violation of the one or more policies is identified. |
| US12063279B2 |
Method and apparatus to self-document configuration in distributed microservice architectures
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, over a communication network via a user interface, a first request for first sample data for a first parameter associated with a first microservice. The first sample data is associated with a first portion of communication equipment. The server is configured to perform the first microservice. Further embodiments include identifying a first group of values for the first parameter based on the first portion of communication equipment and the first microservice. Additional embodiments can include providing, over the communication network, the first group of values for the first parameter to the user interface as the first sample data. The user interface presents the first group of values for the first parameter as the first sample data on a display. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12063278B2 |
Leveraging web cookies for carrying messages across cloud application communications
Embodiments described herein leverage web cookies to carry messages across cloud application communications, wherein the messages are between entities that are not part of the cloud application itself. For example, in embodiments, a proxy server is interconnected between a client computer that is executing a front-end component of an application and an application server that is executing a back-end component of the application. The proxy server intercepts a request from the front-end component that is intended for the back-end component and generates a response thereto that includes a command to create a web cookie at the client computer, wherein the web cookie includes data to be utilized by a custom code component of the client computer. The proxy server may further cause the custom code component to be injected into the application front-end component for execution by the client computer. |
| US12063277B2 |
Optimized server picking in a virtual private network
A method including transmitting, by a user device to an infrastructure device prior to establishing a virtual private network (VPN) connection with a VPN server, service information indicating one or more VPN services to be received by the user device after establishing the VPN connection with the VPN server; receiving, by the user device from the infrastructure device, information associated with the VPN server that is selected by the infrastructure device to provide the one or more VPN services to the user device based at least in part on the service information; and establishing, by the user device based at least in part on utilizing the information associated with the VPN server, the VPN connection with the VPN server to receive the one or more VPN services is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US12063275B2 |
Methods and systems configured for distribution of VR/MR/AR/XR content to end user devices via logical relationships and related management of end user devices
A method to distribute and manage virtual reality (VR) content among a plurality of headsets can be provided by receiving VR experience configuration information from an administrator of a VR experience including VR content module information identifying the VR content modules to be executed during the VR experience, transmitting information over a network responsive to the VR experience configuration information to a plurality of headsets to operate the plurality of headsets as part of the VR experience subject to operating limitations of the VR content identified by the VR content module information, receiving information from the plurality of headsets relating to operation of the VR experience and, monitoring the information relating to operation of the VR experience relative to the limitations of the VR content identified by the VR content module information. |
| US12063274B2 |
Self-configuring building management system
A method for generating a graph data structure comprises receiving, by one or more processors, data associated with a building, generating one or more space nodes in the graph data structure corresponding to spaces within the building based on the data, generating one or more asset nodes in the graph data structure corresponding to assets within the building based on the data, associating sensor data with the one or more asset nodes based on the data, classifying the sensor data based on the data, and generating a relationship between at least two of the one or more space nodes, the one or more asset nodes, and the classified sensor data. |
| US12063271B2 |
Migration of remote data processing between servers
A gateway system is described for use as a gateway between a client device and a remote server. The client device may stream a data stream via the gateway system to the remote server for remote processing. The gateway system may receive the data stream and markers which identify respective blocks of packets in the data stream, wherein each identified block of packets is independently processable. In response to an instruction or configuration to effect a migration of the remote processing from the remote server to a further remote server, the gateway system may determine a block of packets in the data stream from which block of packets onwards the further remote server is to start processing the data stream so as to effect or initialize the migration, and when received, stream the determined block of packets and subsequent blocks of packets of the data stream to the further remote server. |
| US12063269B2 |
Policy-based workload orchestration for enterprise networks
Techniques for operationalizing workloads at edge network nodes, while maintaining centralized intent and policy controls. The techniques may include storing, in a cloud-computing network, a workload image that includes a function capability. The techniques may also include receiving, at the cloud-computing network, a networking policy associated with an enterprise network. Based at least in part on the networking policy, a determination may be made at the cloud-computing network that the function capability is to be operationalized on an edge device of the enterprise network. The techniques may also include sending the workload image to the edge device to be installed on the edge device to operationalize the function capability. In some examples, the function capability may be a security function capability (e.g., proxy, firewall, etc.), a routing function capability (e.g., network address translation, load balancing, etc.), or any other function capability. |
| US12063267B1 |
Network traffic distribution for network-based services
The present disclosure generally relates to leveraging DNS (Domain Name Service) based client-side load balancing that directs IoT devices (clients) to network load balancer IP addresses. A management system obtains socket usage information about publicly accessible network load balancers. The system then uses socket thresholding information to determine whether individual network load balancers are exhausting a fixed set of available sockets. The system can then implement remedial actions to reduce individual network load balance presence to ensure that the IoT devices are equally distributed across all first layer network load balancers to maximize usage of capacity. |
| US12063260B2 |
Intelligent delivery and playout to prevent stalling in video streaming
Systems and methods are disclosed to mitigate stalling of streaming content due to rebuffering so that, e.g., the content consumer does not experience gaps in playback. In some embodiments, by buffering streaming content simultaneously at two bitrate levels—e.g., one of the lowest bitrates and a better-quality bitrate, within the bandwidth limitations—rebuffering-caused gaps in playback of a higher quality (HQ) stream may be filled with a lower quality (LQ) stream. For instance, client-side dual buffers may store n segments from the HQ stream during a given time and a multiple of n number of segments from the LQ stream, thus allowing for many of the LQ segments to be output if the HQ stream is rebuffering. If a segment of content is beginning to be played back as an LQ segment, there is no reason to buffer the same segment from the HQ stream. Moreover, after a segment of content is played back (or decoded) as either HQ or LQ, the corresponding HQ segment and/or LQ segment may be discarded from the dual buffer, e.g., to create buffer space for upcoming segments. |
| US12063259B2 |
System for document commenting during virtual meetings
Systems and methods are directed to synchronizing comments between a document and a virtual meeting. The document is shared in a screen-share section of a meeting user interface. A comment widget monitors for comments made to the document. In response to detecting a first comment made to the document, the comment widget synchronizes the first comment with a chat section of the meeting user interface. The comment widget also monitors for comments made in the chat section of the meeting user interface and detects that a second comment made in the chat section is linked to the first comment. In response, the comment widget synchronizes the second comment to the document by positioning a copy of the second comment relative to the first portion of the document and the first comment in the same context. The first and second comment create a first comment thread in the chat section. |
| US12063254B2 |
Parametric analysis of integrated operational and information technology systems
A system and method for analyzing integrated operational technology and information technology systems with sufficient granularity to predict key elements of their composite behavior. The system and method involve creating high-fidelity models of the operational technology and information technology systems using one or more cyber-physical graphs, performing parametric analyses of the models to identify key components, scaling the parametric analyses of the models to analyze the key components at a greater level of granularity, and iteratively improving the models via ongoing search and testing against observed data from the real-world systems. |
| US12063251B1 |
Methods for improved network security for web applications and devices thereof
Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, attack mitigation apparatuses, and network security systems that improve network security for web applications are illustrated. With this technology, a web application resource associated with a protected web application is obtained from a server following receipt of a request for the web application resource from a client. A determination is made when the client is suspicious, and when the determination indicates the client is suspicious. The web application resource is modified by injecting a honeypot into source code of the resource. The honeypot comprises a conviction trap that can be engaged by the client. The modified web application resource is then sent to the client in a response to the request for the web application resource. Subsequently the client can be convicted as malicious if it is determined that the honeypot is engaged, thereby providing a more effective and accurate identification of manual attackers. |
| US12063247B1 |
Intent-based anti-phishing management systems and methods
Embodiments are described herein relating to systems and methods for blocking access to phishing-related content accessible via links that are presented via applications being executed on electronic devices based at least in part on implied intent on the part of users using the electronic devices. For example, anti-phishing software may be configured to detect selection of potential phishing-related links that are presented via the applications being executed on the electronic devices, to determine authenticity of the potential phishing-related links, and to take appropriate action based on the authenticity of the potential phishing-related links. For example, the anti-phishing software may be configured to analyze content associated with the potential phishing-related links (e.g., to estimate user intent) and/or to access potential phishing-related content at locations corresponding to the potential phishing-related links (e.g., in an isolated sandbox mode) to determine whether to block or allow access to the potential phishing-related content based on the authenticity of the potential phishing-related links. |
| US12063242B2 |
Vulnerability scanning of a remote file system
In an embodiment, a vulnerability scanner component determines one or more target software objects of a remote file system for a vulnerability scan, and performs, via a file system application programming interface (API), a file system decoding procedure based on information associated with the remote file system to determine a subset of disk blocks of the remote file system that comprise the one or more target software objects. The vulnerability scanner component transmits, to a remote device, a read request associated with the subset of disk blocks, and obtains, in response to the read request, the subset of disk blocks (e.g., rather than a full disk image). The vulnerability scanner component extracts the one or more target software objects from the subset of disk blocks, and performs the vulnerability scan on the extracted one or more target software objects. |
| US12063241B2 |
Zero trust architecture for networks employing machine learning engines
A system for governing access to a network environment, including: at least one communication node communicatively coupled to a network infrastructure; a network assurance agent configured to monitor the at least one communication node, wherein the network assurance agent performs actions including: generating, in response to an access request for a network resource from the at least one communication node, an environmental model of the at least one communication node relative to the network environment, wherein the environmental model includes operational data of the at least one communication node or at least one other communication node in the network environment, calculating a risk score for the at least one communication node via a machine learning algorithm, based on the environmental model, and granting or denying the access request based on the risk score. |
| US12063237B2 |
Methods for tracing malicious endpoints in direct communication with application back ends using TLS fingerprinting techniques
A method for tracing malicious endpoints in communication with a back end may include: providing a reverse proxy to intercept traffic exchanged between a client and the back end; providing a processing unit with an algorithm; intercepting, using the proxy, each TLS Client HELLO directed to the back end and generating a TLS Client HELLO hash using the algorithm; intercepting and processing, using the proxy, each HTTP request to extract a Client User Agent; processing the Client User Agent to generate an Agent hash; processing the HELLO hash and Agent hash by calculating a number of occurrences in which the HELLO hash is associated with the Agent hash to obtain a relative frequency value, to determine whether the HELLO hash is common to or anomalous for the Agent hash of the client; and performing one or more attack protection actions of a Man-in-the-Middle type if the HELLO hash is anomalous. |
| US12063236B2 |
Information processing apparatus, log analysis method and program
An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate, from a log obtained from a device, a graph structure indicating one or more associations between one or more processes and one or more objects related to the one or more processes, and an identifying unit configured to, in a case where one of objects of the device is specified, identify at least one process related to the specified one of the objects, based on the generated graph structure, and identify one or more objects related to the identified at least one process. |
| US12063230B2 |
Trust related management of artificial intelligence or machine learning pipelines
There are provided measures for trust related management of artificial intelligence or machine learning pipelines. Such measures exemplarily include, at a first network entity managing artificial intelligence or machine learning trustworthiness in a network, transmitting a first artificial intelligence or machine learning trustworthiness related message towards a second network entity managing artificial intelligence or machine learning trustworthiness in an artificial intelligence or machine learning pipeline in the network, and receiving a second artificial intelligence or machine learning trustworthiness related message from the second network entity, where the first artificial intelligence or machine learning trustworthiness related message includes at least one criterion related to an artificial intelligence or machine learning trustworthiness aspect. |
| US12063226B1 |
Graph-based multi-staged attack detection in the context of an attack framework
The present disclosure relates to a system, method, and computer program for graph-based multi-stage attack detection in which alerts are displayed in the context of tactics in an attack framework, such as the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The method enables the detection of cybersecurity threats that span multiple users and sessions and provides for the display of threat information in the context of a framework of attack tactics. Alerts spanning an analysis window are grouped into tactic blocks. Each tactic block is associated with an attack tactic and a time window. A graph is created of the tactic blocks, and threat scenarios are identified from independent clusters of directionally connected tactic blocks in the graph. The threat information is presented in the context of a sequence of attack tactics in the attack framework. |
| US12063223B1 |
Security event analysis and remediation system
Systems and methods for implementing a system for analyzing large amounts of event data to determine any potential security threats or anomalies. Event data may be obtained and processed. The processed event data may be analyzed to detect any potential security threats or anomalies. |
| US12063219B2 |
Network-based Kerberos ticket forgery detection
Methods and systems for detecting forged Kerberos protocol tickets are presented. In one embodiment, a method is presented that includes receiving and decrypting an authentication request including a ticket. A validity start time and a validity end time may then be extracted from the ticket and a validity period may be calculated based on the validity start time and the validity end time. The method may then include retrieving a domain validity period from a domain controller and comparing the validity period to the domain validity period. If the validity period differs from the domain validity period, the authentication request may be blocked. |
| US12063212B1 |
Secure token driven conditional routing of proceeds
Methods and systems for secure token driven conditional routing of proceeds are described. A request to initiate routing of data between remote systems is received by a server computer system, where the request includes an incomplete set of parameters. A validation challenge and a challenge response defined by a first remote computing system are received, and a token that references the first remote computing system and the incomplete parameter set is generated. A validation may then be performed for a second remote computing system using the validation challenge and the challenge response defined by the first remote computing system. The incomplete set of parameters may then be completed by the second remote computing system when the challenge is validated to enable the routing of data according to the complete set of parameters referenced by the token. |
| US12063210B1 |
Secure authentication for a virtual computer
A computing device may generate a hash value based at least in part on user credentials for accessing an internal network, a security code generated by a security token, and at least a portion of program code of a virtual computing application for accessing the internal network. The computing device may send, using a first communications channel, an indication of the hash value to a computing system associated with the internal network. The computing device may, in response to sending the hash value, receive, via a second communications channel, a first indication of a passcode from the computing system. The computing device may, in response to receiving the passcode, send a second indication of the passcode to the computing system. |
| US12063209B2 |
Certificate issuing system based on block chain
The present invention provides a certificate issuing system based on a block chain, the system having a means for directly generating a certificate-specific public key and a certificate-specific private key in a user terminal operated by a user, guiding the certificate-specific public key and the certificate-specific private key so as to be generated in a state in which a network in the user terminal is blocked, and eliminating the costs incurred for constructing, operating, and maintaining the certificate issuing system having a high-grade security system linked therewith so as to block hacking, which occurred in the past, as much as possible, since the certificate-specific public key requiring maintenance is stored and managed in an electronic wallet, installed in servers that hold block chains, through a peer-to-peer network (P2P)-based distributed database, not by a server run by a certificate authority (CA). |
| US12063208B2 |
Single sign-on for unmanaged mobile devices
Disclosed are various examples for providing a single sign-on experience for mobile applications that may or may not be managed. A first application executed in a client device sends an access request to a service provider. The first application receives a redirection response from the service provider that redirects the first application to an identity provider. The first application then receives a further redirection response from the identity provider that causes the first application to request an identity assertion from a second application executed in the client device. The first application receives the identity assertion from the second application. The first authentication then authenticates with the service provider using the identity assertion. |
| US12063204B2 |
Dynamic traffic prioritization across data centers
The disclosure provides an approach for processing communications between connected data centers. Embodiments include receiving, at a first gateway of a first data center from a second gateway of a second data center, one or more policies associated with traffic attributes. Embodiments include programming priority routes between the first gateway and the second gateway over a virtual private network (VPN) tunnel based on the one or more policies, wherein each of the priority routes is associated with a traffic attribute of the traffic attributes. Embodiments include providing the one or more policies to a central controller of the first data center and programming, by the central controller, one or more tables associated with a centrally-managed virtual switch based on the one or more policies. Embodiments include updating a database associated with each of a plurality of hosts based on the programming of the one or more tables. |
| US12063196B2 |
Creation of content resources for messaging in a software as a service platform
A first request to create a content template for messages to be sent via communications channels via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform is received via a first application programming interface (API) call. The first request specifies elements of the content template in a first format. The content template comprising the elements in the first format is created based on the first request. The first format is translatable to channel-specific formats corresponding to the communication channels. The content template in the first format is stored at the SaaS platform. |
| US12063193B2 |
Transfer of AI-powered conversational messaging within a mobile application
Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for integrating data from multiple computer-based communication platforms within a single user session at a mobile device application. The mobile device application may interact with a first platform in a first format. The first platform may include an interactive response system such as a chatbot. The mobile device application may receive a request to interact with a live agent and may interact with a second platform in a second format. The second platform may include an agent interface. In response to the transfer request, the first interface may capture the interactions with the first platform, convert the interactions from the first format to the second format, and transmit them to the second platform. The second platform may display the session history to the agent on the same screen as real-time, ongoing agent interactions with the user. |
| US12063191B2 |
Automated assistant architecture for preserving privacy of application content
Implementations set forth herein relate to an automated assistant that allows third party applications to inject dependencies to leverage automated assistant functions. Furthermore, enabling such dependency injections can allow third party applications to preserve privacy of any application content that is used during execution of automated assistant functions. In some implementations, a third party application can initialize a function with an assistant dependency using parameters that are tagged as private. Initializing a function in such as a way can allow private content communicated between the third party application and the automated assistant to be abstracted for security purposes. The abstracted content can thereafter be communicated to a remote server—such as a server hosting an extensively trained machine learning model. Intelligent output provided by the server can then be incorporated into one or more processes of the third party application without comprising security. |
| US12063190B2 |
Notetaking and highlighting messages within chat channels
Systems and methods for notetaking and generating annotated message(s) within a chat channel are provided. In an Example, a method includes establishing, by a video conference provider, a first chat channel for exchanging chat messages between a plurality of client devices and receiving, by the video conference provider, an indication from a first client device to generate a note corresponding to one or more messages within the first chat channel. The plurality of client devices may include the first client device and the indication may include note content. The method may also include generating, by the video conference provider, one or more notes including the note content corresponding to the one or more messages within the first chat channel based on the indication and storing, by the video conference provider, the one or more notes corresponding to the one or more messages within the first chat channel. |
| US12063188B2 |
Method and system for multi-format messaging
A first instance of a first messaging application, with a first messaging format, is running on a virtual machine. A user authentication for a first user account associated with the first instance is received from a user of a second messaging application with a second messaging format. A second user account associated with the second messaging application is linked to the first user account based on the authentication. A first database associated with the first user account is monitored for incoming messages from a second instance of the first messaging application which are then stored in a second database associated with the second user account based on an API to convert them to the second messaging format. The second database is monitored for outgoing messages from the second messaging application which are then stored in the first database based on an API to convert them to the first messaging format. |
| US12063180B2 |
Method and apparatus for MoCA network with protected set-up
Systems and methods are disclosed for securing a network, for admitting new nodes into an existing network, and/or for securely forming a new network. As a non-limiting example, an existing node may be triggered by a user, in response to which the existing node communicates with a network coordinator node. Thereafter, if a new node attempts to enter the network, and also for example has been triggered by a user, the network coordinator may determine, based at least in part on parameters within the new node and the network coordinator, whether the new node can enter the network. |
| US12063175B2 |
Systems and methods for adaptation in a wireless network
An embodiment method of network node operation includes indicating, by a first network node, to a first UE, a first number of REs in a first set of RBs for a first reference signal, transmitting, by the first network node, to the first UE, the first reference signal in accordance with the first number of REs and a first precoding in a first subframe, receiving, by the first network node, from the first UE, a report indicating a first MCS in accordance with a level of signal and interference measured by the first UE, wherein the measurement is restricted to the first reference signal, and transmitting, by the first network node, a first data with the indicated first MCS and the first precoding in a second subframe, the first data being transmitted on a second number of REs in the first set of RBs in the second subframe. |
| US12063166B1 |
Resource management for services
Systems and methods for resource management are disclosed. A search request may be received at a resource management service of a provider network. The search request may be received from a client device that does not have permission to access resources in a protected region of a provider network. The search request may specify a query associated with at least one operational health indicator in the protected region. It may be determined, using a secure query service, that the at least one operational health indicator does not exist in the protected region. The secure query service enables the client device to obtain information about the resources in the protected region without gaining access to the resources in the protected region. Sending of a notification indicating that the at least one operational health indicator does not exist in the protected region to the client device may be caused. |
| US12063159B2 |
Memory-efficient technique for weighted round-robin load balancing
A memory-efficient technique for performing weighted round-robin load balancing in a distributed computing system is described. In one example of the present disclosure, a system can determine an offset to apply to a list of node identifiers based on a counter value. The system can select a subset of node identifiers from the list of node identifiers based on the offset. The system can then select a node identifier from the subset of node identifiers based on the counter value and a length of the subset of node identifiers. The system can transmit data to a node that corresponds to the node identifier and increment the counter value. The system can repeat this process any number of times to distribute data among a group of nodes in the distributed computing system. |
| US12063158B2 |
Packet format of network abstraction layer unit, and algorithm and apparatus for video encoding and decoding using the format, QOS control algorithm and apparatus for IPv6 label switching using the format
The construction method of NALU (Network Abstraction Layer Unit) for IPv6 label switching and its using algorithms of video encoding, QoS control, and decoding are provided. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the NALU format is composed of the NALH (Network Abstraction Layer Header) including the label and the NAL (Network Ab¬straction Layer) payload. Here, the label is determined based on layer information which is combination of a spatial scalable level, a temporal scalable level, and a quality scalable level of the encoded data. The decoder uses the label to decide which one of multiple decoding modules is used to decode the current NAL payload. Moreover, the label can be included in the packet header so that the MANE (Media Aware Network Element) can use the label to decide whether to forward the packet or drop it. For example, the label in the packet header can be used for QoS control of video service by using the flow label field in IPv6 packet header. The IPv6 router can identify priority of the video packet by using the 20 bit long flow label, into which the label in NALH can be inserted. According to the embodiment, the MANE assumed in the MPEG and JVT (Joint Video Team) can be implemented effectively. |
| US12063150B1 |
Quality of service management for preventing client drop-offs
A system for quality of service management, including computing resources to provide services implemented at a provider network and network interfaces to establish a plurality of connections to perform tasks on behalf of clients. The system includes a quality of service (QOS) manager to determine respective client drop-off criteria indicating conditions for respective clients to cease communications via respective connections of the connections. The QoS manager also determines task information for respective tasks indicating a size of the respective tasks, a resource requirement for the respective tasks, or priority information for the respective tasks. The QoS manager further adjusts allocations of respective computing resources to the respective connections based on the respective client drop-off criteria and the task information. The QoS manager causes the respective computing resources to implement respective tasks on behalf of the clients according to the adjusted allocations. |
| US12063148B2 |
Orchestrating configuration of a programmable accelerator
Technology related to orchestrating a configuration of a programmable accelerator is disclosed. In one example, a method includes executing a service within a container runtime. The service can include a software application and an orchestrator application, where the orchestrator application is adapted to configure a programmable hardware accelerator and the software application adapted to interoperate with the programmable hardware accelerator. The orchestrator application, executing within the container runtime, can be used to retrieve a system image from a file repository. The system image can include configuration data for the programmable hardware accelerator. The orchestrator application, executing within the container runtime, can be used to configure the programmable hardware accelerator. |
| US12063147B2 |
Connectivity aware path finding
Systems and methods are disclosed for configuring a communication network to satisfy a set of demands. A network management system can obtain a network graph representing the communication network, connectivity relationship that indicates valid pairs of edges for each vertex in the network graph, and a structure that lacks zero divisors. The network management system can use the network graph, connectivity relationship, and structure to determine a path length for which a valid path connecting a source vertex and a terminal vertex exists. The path length can be determined using a dynamic programming approach that associates an element of the structure with the collection of paths connecting the source vertex and the terminal vertex. The network management system can then use the network graph, connectivity relationship, and structure to determine a valid path of the path length that connects the source vertex and the terminal vertex. |
| US12063146B2 |
In-service switch-over of functionality of a network operating system of a network switch
An apparatus comprises a first processing device configured to manage, in a first mode of operation, one or more first tasks for a network switch, and to replicate, in the first mode of operation, state information for a network operating system of the network switch, the network operating system running on a second processing device in the first mode of operation. The first processing device is also configured to initiate, in response to one or more trigger conditions, an in-service switch-over from the first mode of operation to a second mode of operation. The first processing device is further configured to suspend, in the second mode of operation, at least one of the one or more first tasks, and to run, in the second mode of operation, at least a portion of the network operating system utilizing the replicated state information. |
| US12063142B2 |
Impact-aware mitigation for computer networks
A computing system identifies mitigation actions in response to failures within a computer network. A service level objective is obtained by the computing system for client-resource data flows traversing the computer network between client-side and resource-side nodes. Indication of a failure event at a network location of the computer network is obtained. For each mitigation action of a set of candidate mitigation actions, an estimated impact to a distribution of the service level objective is determined for the mitigation action by applying simulated client-resource data flows to a network topology model of the computer network in combination with the mitigation action and the failure event. One or more target mitigation actions are identified by the computing system from the set of candidate mitigation actions based on a comparison of the estimated impacts of the set of candidate mitigation actions. |
| US12063141B2 |
Discarded alarm collection method and system for implementing
A system for collecting discarded alarm includes a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions thereon. The system further includes a processor connected to the non-transitory computer readable medium. The processor is configured to execute the instructions for receiving alarm data from a device within a telecommunication network. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for determining whether the alarm data is missing identifying information. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for subjecting the alarm data to suppression in response to a determination that the alarm data is missing at least one piece of identifying information. The processor is further configured to execute the instructions for generating instructions for addressing an alarm in response to a determination that the alarm data includes all identifying information. |
| US12063127B2 |
Smart refrigerator for smart consumption of food
The exemplary embodiments disclose a method, a computer program product, and a computer system for managing a consumption of food. The exemplary embodiments may include collecting data of a user and of one or more food items, extracting one or more features from the collected data, and determining a food consumption recommendation based on the extracted one or more features and one or more models. |
| US12063121B2 |
Uplink and downlink configuration enhancement
Provided is a method by a user equipment (UE), comprising: acquiring, from a Base Station (BS), one or more messages comprising a first group of parameters and a second group of parameters of one or more Configured Grant (CG) configuration in a bandwidth part (BWP) of a cell, at least one CG configuration with the second group of parameters indicates a plurality of transmission occasions within a period, and repeating transmission of a Transport Block (TB) in the plurality of transmission occasions based on the at least one CG configuration. |
| US12063119B2 |
Method and apparatus for physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-acknowledgement (ACK) feedback in wireless communication
A user equipment (UE) associated with a wireless communication system is disclosed. The UE comprises a processor configured to receive a first downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling a first physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The first DCI includes a non-numerical (NN) value of K1 for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-ACK feedback. The processor is further configured to determine a first priority class associated with the first PDSCH, and determine K1 value and priority class associated with one or more subsequent PDSCH received from the BS, until a selected PDSCH having a numerical K1 value and a same priority class as the first priority class is identified. Further, the processor is configured to provide HARQ-ACK feedback associated with the first PDSCH using a PUCCH/PUSCH occasion indicated by a second DCI scheduling the selected PDSCH. |
| US12063115B2 |
Systems and methods to reduce consecutive packet loss for delay critical traffic
A method performed by a base station includes determining a reliability requirement for a packet to be transmitted to a wireless device. The reliability requirement is determined based at least in part on a consecutive packet loss associated with at least one previously transmitted packet. Based on the reliability requirement, the packet is transmitted to the wireless device. |
| US12063112B2 |
Method and device for receiving PPDU, for which LDPC tone mapping has been performed, in wireless LAN system
Proposed are a method and a device for receiving a PPDU, for which LDPC tone mapping has been performed, in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives a PPDU including a data field from a transmission STA and decodes the data field. The data field is received through a first RU. Data tones included in the data field are LDPC tone-mapped to the first RU on the basis of a first parameter. |
| US12063111B2 |
Enhancing the robustness of uplink transmission
Techniques for controlling parameters for uplink transmission associated with a device to facilitate improving a communication condition metric(s) (CCM(s)) of the uplink transmission are presented. A communication management component (CMC) can determine whether CCM satisfies a first threshold CCM. If CCM does not, CMC can modify a parameter(s) to reduce a number of resource blocks or an MCS value to improve the CCM. If respective minimum threshold levels have been reached for the number of resource blocks and MCS value, and CCM still is not satisfying the first threshold CCM, CMC can modify a parameter to increase an amount of repetition of data packets for uplink transmission (unless a maximum threshold amount of repetition is reached). If CCM satisfies an applicable threshold CCM for a defined amount of time, CMC can modify parameters to increase the number of resource blocks, increase MCS value, or reduce repetition of data packets. |
| US12063108B2 |
System and method for signal re-transmission
System and for signal re-transmission including a channelizer, a signal-effect-processor and a controller. The signal-effect-processor includes a plurality of sub-band-processors and a summer. The channelizer receives a sampled Intermediate-Frequency signal exhibiting a first sampling-rate. The channelizer produces a plurality of sub-band-signals, each associated with a respective sub-band of the Intermediate-Frequency signal. Each sub-band-signal exhibit a second sampling-rate lower than the first sampling-rate. Each of at least one selected sub-band-processor receives a respective sub-band-signal, introduces at least one effect to the respective sub-band-signal, and increases the sampling-rate of the respective sub-band-signal to the first sampling-rate, thereby producing a respective affected sub-band re-transmit signal. Each selected sub-band-processor is further provides the respective affected sub-band re-transmit signal to a respective input of the summer. The summer sums the inputs thereof to produce a wideband affected re-transmit signal. The controller selects the selected sub-band processor and controls settings of the at least one effect. |
| US12063104B2 |
Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus and communication method
The present invention can perform communication efficiently. In a case that (1) the terminal apparatus is configured to monitor a first PDCCH candidate in a CSS and a second PDCCH candidate in a USS according to a DCI format with a C-RNTI, (2) a set of resource elements constituting the first PDCCH candidate is the same as a set of resource elements constituting the second PDCCH candidate, (3) a higher layer parameter is not set, and/or (4) the size of the DCI format corresponding to the first PDCCH candidate is the same as the size of the DCI format corresponding to the second PDCCH candidate, a terminal apparatus regards that a PDCCH with the DCI format is transmitted or received in the first PDCCH candidate when the PDCCH with the DCI format is received in the second PDCCH candidate. |
| US12063103B2 |
Performing interference cancellation on received signals
A wireless device may receive configuration information associated with reduced transmission power time intervals of a first base station. Interference cancellation may be performed based on the configuration information and based on received signals to determine a signal corresponding to a second base station. |
| US12063102B2 |
Broadcast signal detecting method and broadcast signal detecting device
If reception quality of a broadcast signal of a first frequency received by a tuner satisfies setting conditions, the frequency received by the tuner is changed from the first frequency to a second frequency. It is evaluated whether or not the amount of offset between a reference frequency and the frequency of the signal, which is generated by converting the broadcast signal of the second frequency received by the tuner into an intermediate frequency is within a predetermined range. If the offset between the reference frequency and the frequency of the intermediate frequency signal is within the predetermined range, the data included in the broadcast signal of the first frequency is acquired by a demodulating the broadcast signal of the first frequency. It is evaluated whether or not the broadcast signal of the first frequency is a broadcast signal of a broadcasting station based on the acquired data. |
| US12063094B2 |
Desktop signal booster
Technology for a desktop signal booster is disclosed. The desktop signal booster can include one or more amplification and filtering signal paths configured to amplify and filter a cellular signal for a wireless device. The desktop signal booster can include wireless charging circuitry configured to wirelessly charge the wireless device when the wireless device is placed within a selected distance from the desktop signal booster. |
| US12063092B2 |
Multi-band communication, interface parameter update method, and related device
This application discloses an interface parameter update method, comprising: a multi-link (ML) device, based on a status change of each of a plurality of network interfaces comprised in the ML device, updates parameters of enabled network interfaces in the plurality of network interfaces, wherein the parameters comprise at least one of capability information or an operation parameter, the plurality of network interfaces work on different frequency bands, and the plurality of network interfaces share antennas configured in the ML device. |
| US12063091B2 |
Beam ranking for positioning
Devices, methods and computer program products for beam ranking for positioning purposes are disclosed. A network node device transmits to a client device a beam ranking indication comprising beam specific first reference data and beam ranking criteria for positioning for downlink transmission beams between the network node device and the client device. In response to a received downlink transmission beam selection indication indicating a downlink transmission beam selected by the client device based on the transmitted beam ranking indication, the network node device transmits second reference data to the client device with at least one downlink transmission beam according to the received downlink transmission beam selection indication. |
| US12063089B2 |
Signaling to child nodes for backhaul beam failure in fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) (5G-NR) integrated access and backhaul (IAB)
Technology is disclosed for a relay node (RN) operable for backhaul beam failure recovery (BFR) in a fifth generation (5G) new radio (NR) integrated access and backhaul (IAB) network. The relay node can be configured to: decode a periodic reference signal for beam failure instance detection received from a donor node (DN); identify abeam failure between the RN and the DN, wherein the beam failure occurs when N beam failure instances are identified, wherein N is a positive integer; identify whether a candidate beam of one or more candidate beams at the RN has a reference signal greater than a threshold; prepare a BFR request; and encode the BFR request. |
| US12063086B2 |
Uplink beam training method, terminal device, and network side device
An uplink beam training method includes: determining a target antenna set in a plurality of supported antenna sets based on first network signaling; determining an uplink beam training mode of the target antenna set; and performing beam training based on the uplink beam training mode. |
| US12063079B2 |
Base station apparatus, communication method, and aggregate station apparatus
A base station apparatus includes a centralized station apparatus and a plurality of access points connected to the centralized station apparatus via optical fibers. Based on propagation delay times in the optical fibers, the centralized station apparatus performs grouping such that access points, among a plurality of access points, with a difference in propagation delay time within a threshold value, belong to the same group. The plurality of access points perform connection processing for each of the groups, to communicate with wireless terminals subordinate to the plurality of access points. |
| US12063076B2 |
Frequency pairing for device synchronization
A device may include a processor, a receiver, and a transmitter. The receiver may be configured to receive a content signal. The transmitter may be configured to transmit the content signal. The transmitter may be configured to transmit an associated inaudible signal. The content signal, the associated inaudible signal, or both, may be transmitted to one or more electronic devices. Each of the one or more electronic devices may be configured with audio interfaces. The receiver may be configured to receive a respective message from each of the one or more electronic devices. Each respective message may be based on the associated inaudible signal. Each respective message may include a respective electronic device identifier. The transmitter may be configured to transmit one of the respective messages. |
| US12063074B2 |
Fiber cut/fault localization using digital subcarriers
A method is described in which a coherent transmitter transmits a first optical signal having customer data through a fiber optic link. A control signal is provided to the coherent transmitter to cause the coherent transmitter to transmit a second optical signal devoid of customer data. A reflection of the second optical signal is detected via the coherent receiver. Then, a chromatic dispersion of the reflection of the second optical signal is determined and correlated with known parameters indicative of an amount of chromatic dispersion per unit length of the fiber optic link to determine a distance travelled by the second optical signal. |
| US12063073B2 |
System and method for external wavelength control of optical modulators
Various designs of optical interconnects and optical links may comprise one or more optically resonant electro-optical modulators used to modulate one or more optical carriers received from one or more lasers using one or more electronic input signals. A wavelength of each laser may be dynamically tuned using a control signal generated by a feedback control system to stabilize the electro-optical modulation of the optical carriers. |
| US12063067B2 |
Wireless communication system, base station control device, evacuation guidance method, and base station control program
An object of the present disclosure is to inform a user of a safe evacuation guidance route in real time using smart lightings without deploying dedicated evacuation guidance facilities.The present disclosure is a wireless communication system including: one or more wireless base stations that wirelessly communicate with a terminal; a plurality of optical base stations that transmit an optical signal to the terminal; and a base station control device that controls the optical signal transmitted by the optical base stations, wherein the base station control device collects environment information around the optical base stations, detects a disaster around the optical base stations using the collected environment information, and when detecting a disaster, causes the optical base station installed at a position close to a disaster occurrence location and the optical base station installed at a position far from the disaster occurrence location to output light of different colors. |
| US12063064B2 |
Laser diode health monitoring
A method for managing optical transceivers includes obtaining laser measurements for a laser operating in an optical transceiver in a network device, obtaining a failure profile for the laser, making a first determination that the laser measurements match the failure profile, and based on the first determination, initiating a remediation action for the optical transceiver. |
| US12063061B1 |
Mobile phone accessory capable of freely gripping and mounting mobile phone using magnetic band
A mobile phone accessory that allows a user to hold and mount a cell phone freely using a magnetic band is provided.The mobile phone accessory according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a magnet band with magnets on opposite sides thereof and a metal plate positioned on a backside of a mobile phone or a mobile phone case, and to which the magnet provided on the magnet band is attached.Thereby, by using the magnetic band, the mobile phone can be used while freely changing a position and a direction of the mobile phone on the palm. And the mobile phone can be used by being placed on the floor in various directions and at various angles. |
| US12063059B2 |
UWB accessory for a wireless device
In aspects of UWB accessory for a wireless device, an attachable ultra-wideband (UWB) accessory includes a UWB radio to communicate with UWB radios in an environment. The attachable UWB accessory has one or more wireless interfaces to wirelessly communicate with radio devices of a wireless device to which the UWB accessory is attached. The attachable UWB accessory can also include a micro-controller that receives UWB ranging data from the UWB radios, and may determine a location of the wireless device in the environment based on the UWB ranging data. The attachable UWB accessory may utilize Bluetooth low energy (BLE) for UWB out-of-band communications. A wireless device can be implemented with the attachable UWB accessory, and the wireless device has a BLE interface to interface with the UWB accessory. |
| US12063058B2 |
Front end module with switchable filter
A front end module for a wireless device. The front end module comprises an input port to receive a first radio frequency signal, a power amplifier, an antenna port, a first transmit/receive path, a second transmit/receive path, a switch, and a switching circuit. The power amplifier is coupled to the input port and configured to amplify the first radio frequency signal. The antenna port provides the amplified first radio frequency signal to an antenna. The first transmit/receive path includes a filter, and the switch includes a first contact coupled to the first transmit/receive path, a second contact coupled to the second transmit/receive path, and a third contact coupled to the antenna port. The switching circuit is configured to selectively couple the power amplifier to the antenna port via one of the first transmit/receive path and the second transmit/receive path. |
| US12063055B2 |
Fast Fourier transform in analog domain
An apparatus and method for performing a fast Fourier transform in the analog domain with passive components. A complex analog signal that is shift and scale invariant is derived from analog circuit properties. A butterfly circuit processes such signals using only passive components by mapping the Kirchhoff current and voltage laws into operations on the signals. A fast Fourier transform circuit of any desired width is constructed from such butterfly circuits. The passive networks require no power as the operations are on the presented signal; energy is taken from the source signal so no battery or power supply is needed. Thus, when the signal becomes quiescent, the power consumed is zero. Further there is no need of a clock or other timing device; rather, it is the operation of Kirchhoff laws in the network, which apply essentially upon arrival of the signal, that is made analogous to the desired operation. |
| US12063054B2 |
Wireless data transmission
An example method of wireless data transmission may include determining a configuration of multiple antenna element nodes. The configuration may indicate a frequency band of operation for each of the multiple antenna element nodes and the configuration may be determined based on one or more network factors of multiple frequency bands. The method may also include selecting, based on the configuration, a signal path to couple to each of the multiple antenna element nodes from multiple signal paths. The multiple signal paths may each be configured to amplify signals carried thereon and at least two of the multiple signal paths may be coupled between each antenna element node and a common node. The method may further include directing, based on the configuration, wireless communications over the multiple antenna element nodes. |
| US12063049B2 |
Time-to-digital converter and calibration
Digital post-processing of time-to-digital converter (TDC) output data can be used to map each TDC code to the ideal one, but this requires knowing the TDC input-output mapping. Therefore, a calibration system and method are provided for characterizing operation of a TDC to compensate for non-idealities. Input signals having a known time difference are provided to the TDC, and a mapping between the TDC output and the known time difference is stored in a mapping table. With the described method, it is possible to input an input ramp of very low slope to construct this mapping to a desired resolution during a background calibration procedure. This characterizing and mapping can be performed across a range of input signals having different known time differences. After calibration, a mapping table can be used by a mapping circuit of the TDC or by a digital post-processing function to provide a compensated TDC output. |
| US12063045B2 |
Feedback system monitoring
The disclosure relates to monitoring of feedback systems such as phase lock loops. A system is disclosed, comprising: a feedback circuit (100); and a monitoring module (190). The monitoring module (190) is configured to: i) receive actual values of at least one state variable describing the state of the feedback circuit at a first time; ii) determine a predicted future value of the at least one state variable at a second time from the actual values at the first time using a model of the feedback circuit; iii) receive actual values of the at least one state variable at the second time; iv) compare the predicted future value of the at least one state variable at the second time with the actual value of the at least one state variable at the second time; and v) determine whether the feedback circuit has a fault condition, depending on the results of step iv). |
| US12063044B2 |
Digital phase locked loop and methods of operating same
A digital phase-locked loop (PLL) includes: (i) a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO) configured to generate an oscillation signal having a frequency that is adjustable in response to a frequency control signal, (ii) a divider configured to generate a feedback signal in response to dividing a frequency of the oscillation signal, (iii) a time-to-digital converter (TDC) configured to detect a phase difference between a reference signal and the feedback signal, and generate an error signal having a value that is a function of the phase difference, and (iv) a digital loop filter configured to generate the frequency control signal in response to the error signal and the oscillation signal. |
| US12063036B2 |
Power application circuit
One example discloses a power application circuit, including: a first power application circuit, configured to receive an enable signal and a first voltage; wherein the first power application circuit is configured to output the first voltage at a first current after a first delay from when the enable signal is received; and a second power application circuit, configured to receive the enable signal and a second voltage; wherein the second power application circuit is configured to output the second voltage at a second current after a second delay from when the enable signal is received. |
| US12063034B2 |
Line driver impedance calibration for multi-wire data bus
Methods and systems are described for an output driver composed of complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) devices, the output driver having a line driver control stage configured to selectively output a reference voltage or a first supply voltage at the control stage output node in response to a data signal, and a line driver output circuit configured to generate an output signal on a multi-wire bus, wherein the CMOS devices of the line driver output circuit are calibrated to have an on-resistance matched to a termination impedance via first and second supply voltages provided to the line driver control stage and the line driver output circuit, respectively. |
| US12063018B2 |
Envelope tracking integrated circuit operable with multiple types of power amplifiers
An envelope tracking (ET) integrated circuit (ETIC) operable with multiple types of power amplifiers is provided. The ETIC is configured to provide one or more ET voltages to a power amplifier(s) for amplifying a radio frequency (RF) signal. In embodiments disclosed herein, the ETIC can be configured to generate the ET voltages at same or different voltage levels based on specific types of the power amplifier(s), such as multi-stage power amplifier and Doherty power amplifier, and for a wider modulation bandwidth of the RF signal. As such, the ETIC can be flexibly adapted to enable a variety of power management scenarios and/or topologies. |
| US12063017B2 |
Multi-mode power amplifier system and related wireless devices and methods
Aspects of this disclosure relate to a multi-mode power amplifier system. A first power amplifier is configured to provide a radio frequency signal associated with a different radio access technology in a first mode than in a second mode. A second power amplifier is configured to be active in the first mode such that the first power amplifier and the second power amplifier are concurrently active in the first mode. A switch can electrically connect the output of the first power amplifier to different radio frequency signal path in the first mode than in the second mode. Related methods, power amplifier modules, and wireless communication devices are disclosed. |
| US12063010B2 |
Micro electric power station and micro grid
A Multiple Bifacial Photovoltaic Transparent Panels Thermal Triangles Reflective Minors Ensemble system which is configured to be oriented towards the sun and relative to the horizon, the mirrors reflecting the sunray to the bifacial PV panels front, back and underside faces. There is a plurality of rhombus or trapeze shaped sunray path openings, mounted on a small footprint, above a two axes tracking mechanism. Further, an Micro-Electric Power Station MEPS capable of obtaining energy from a plurality of Rear/Back and side sun ray reflectors sources, located in between various bifacial photovoltaic transparent solar thermal panels. The reflector sources may include an integrated laminated mirror film around the inside of a casing/envelope of a rhombus thin (e.g. glass) box or of transparent sunrays magnifying concentrator envelope balloon. The MEPS facility may be mounted above streets and traffic junctions, on a structure which may be referred to as Micro-Grid Electric Pylons MGEP. |
| US12063005B2 |
Method of determining the temperature of a motor winding of an electric motor
A method of determining the temperature of a motor winding of an electric motor, in particular of an electric door drive motor includes determining the electric resistance of the motor winding as a measure for the temperature. The method also includes the steps of providing the electric motor with at least one current sensing resistor and applying an electric voltage to the motor winding. |
| US12063003B2 |
Device and method for path planning for a mover of a drive device
A method for driving at least one mover is specified, wherein the mover comprises at least a second magnetic field generator, wherein the mover is movable on a drive surface comprising a plurality of sectors, wherein the sectors comprise magnetic field generators for generating at least one magnetic field, wherein path planning is carried out for the mover from a starting point to a target point on the drive surface, wherein at least one graph with nodes and edges is used for the path planning, wherein a path for the mover is determined on the basis of the graph. |
| US12063000B2 |
Electric power conversion with phase correction
A power conversion device include: a power conversion circuitry configured to generate a driving voltage for an electric motor; and control circuitry configured to: control the power conversion circuitry to generate the driving voltage corresponding to a voltage command; acquire information indicating an output current that has flown to the electric motor according to the driving voltage; calculate a phase error based on the voltage command, the output current, and an inductance of the electric motor; calculate an updated voltage command based on a frequency command, the output current, and the inductance, wherein the updated voltage command has a command phase; calculate a phase error based on the voltage command, the output current, and the inductance; correct the command phase based on the phase error; and control the power conversion circuitry to generate the driving voltage corresponding to the updated voltage command having the corrected command phase. |
| US12062990B2 |
Step-wise power transformation
A system for transforming the voltage of AC electrical energy by resonant charge exchange between a first node and a second node. The system includes a capacitor or series-connected column of capacitors and a controller that is configured to cause the system to repetitively conduct a primary charge exchange by resonantly exchanging energy between the capacitor or the series-connected column of capacitors and the first node, and then electrically isolate the capacitor or the series-connected column of capacitors. During the electrical isolation the system can electrically reconfigure the series-connected column of capacitors. The system then conducts a secondary charge exchange by resonantly exchanging energy between the capacitor or the reconfigured series-connected column of capacitors and the second node. |
| US12062983B2 |
Modular high power bi-directional half bridge buck/boost converter assembly
The present invention generally relates to a modular high power bi-directional half bridge buck/boost converter assembly and, in particular, to a system for converting power from one form of current (either AC or DC) to a differing level of voltage, either lower (buck) or higher (boost), to output a wave signal based on pulse wave modulation (PWM) switching control by means of an external digital controller and methods of operation. In particular, an inverter-converter system includes at least one half bridge module including a plurality of circuit components, at least one inductor which is connected to the at least one half bridge module and a power supply, and a controller which is configured to receive and send instructions to the at least one half bridge module for converting an input voltage to an output voltage and dynamically tune switching frequencies based on a load of the inverter-converter system. |
| US12062978B2 |
Driving circuit for switches used in a charge pump
A power converter includes a charge pump in which transistors transition between conducting and non-conducting states thereby causing said pump capacitors to be interconnected in different arrangements at different times. Among the transistors is one that transitions into a conducting state when a source and gate of that transistor are at equal potentials. |
| US12062975B2 |
Output short-circuit protection method, power management chip and switched-mode power supply
An output short-circuit protection method, a power management chip and a switched-mode power supply are disclosed. When current accumulation has occurred in a power transistor, the number of consecutive current pulses during which the current accumulation occurred is counted. Upon the number of consecutive current pulses reaches a preset value, a regulation interval spanning switching periods is triggered, for at least some of the switching periods, the leading-edge blanking time is shortened or cancelled. In this way, an excessively large current flowing through the power transistor is prevented. Compared with existing fault response measures for power management chips, restart of the power supply and adjustment of the system timing are not needed, allowing easier implementation. Further, the automatic restart during chip start up due to false triggering as found in the existing measures for power management chips is circumvented. |
| US12062972B2 |
Cooling device, motor housing and motor unit
The invention relates to a cooling device with at least one first cooling duct element comprising at least one first cooling duct, and at least one second cooling duct element comprising at least one second cooling duct, where the first and the second cooling duct element each have a circular arc-shaped basic shape around a central axis of the cooling device. The first cooling duct element and the second cooling duct element are arranged concentrically to one another, where the second cooling duct element is arranged with respect to the first cooling duct element in such a way relative to the central axis that the first and the second cooling duct overlie each other along the first and the second cooling duct element at least in part in the radial direction. The invention further relates to a motor housing and a motor unit. |
| US12062960B2 |
Method for producing a stator for an electric machine
A method for producing a stator for an electric machine includes providing a stator with an annular stator body, from which a plurality of stator teeth protrude radially inwardly, wherein an intermediate space is formed in each case between two stator teeth that are adjacent in a circumferential direction, encapsulating two stator teeth adjacent in the circumferential direction with a first plastic mass, arranging a stator winding on a stator tooth, fixing the stator winding on the stator tooth by encapsulating said stator winding with a second plastic mass, following the encapsulation with the first plastic mass and before the fixing of the stator winding, a first mask is introduced into the intermediate space between the two stator teeth, such that the volume of the intermediate space that is filled with the first mask remains free from the second plastic mass to form a cooling duct during the encapsulation. |
| US12062950B2 |
Gear motor
Provided is a gear motor including a motor, a speed reducer, a first detector disposition section in which a first rotation detector that detects rotation of a rotor shaft is disposed, a second detector disposition section in which a second rotation detector that detects rotation of an output member of the speed reducer is disposed, and a third detector disposition section in which a torque detector is disposed, in which the gear motor is operable when the first rotation detector is disposed in the first detector disposition section, the second rotation detector is disposed in the second detector disposition section, and the torque detector is disposed in the third detector disposition section, and is operable even when a portion thereof is disposed. |
| US12062946B2 |
Reinforced rotor for an electric machine
A rotor for an electric machine includes a rotor body formed from a plurality of stacked laminations defining a first axial end and an opposing second axial end. Each of the plurality of stacked laminations includes a plurality of openings that are aligned so as to define a plurality of passages through the rotor body. A plurality of reinforcement elements extend through the plurality of stacked laminations. Each of the plurality of reinforcement elements is arranged in a corresponding one of the plurality of passages and includes a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion and the second end portion of select ones of the plurality of reinforcement elements extend outwardly of the first axial end and the second axial end. |
| US12062942B1 |
Emergency power distribution
Methods and systems described herein are directed to alternatively sourcing and distributing power in the event of an expected deficiency in conventional power delivery. A power distribution system can define a cell of interlinked entities of power consumers and power producers, such as by identifying which of the entities are anticipated to experience the expected power deficiency, an amount of power allocated to one or more of the entities, and an ability of an entity to produce power. The system can control power distribution throughout the cell according to a power supply transmission schedule for the expected deficiency, where power can be sourced from one or more of a solar energy system, a wind turbine energy system, and a gasoline operated generator energy system, and disbursed to power consumers on a rotating basis. |
| US12062937B2 |
Method of controlling secondary battery and battery system
A control method includes determining whether an internal resistance of a secondary battery is higher than a first threshold resistance, performing first discharge of the secondary battery if it is determined that the internal resistance is higher than the first threshold resistance, and performing at least one of a charge operation of the secondary battery and a discharge operation of the secondary battery after the first discharge is performed. |
| US12062934B2 |
System for distributing electrical energy
A system includes a first, particularly mobile, unit which has a number m of function terminals, a first potential equalization terminal, which is intended to be galvanically connected to a reference potential, an energy source, a power converter, which is fed from the energy source and produces a number m of signals, a switching unit, the signals produced by the power converter being fed to the input side of the switching unit, and the output side of the switching unit being connected to the function terminals, or the input side of the switching unit being connected to the energy source and the output side of the switching unit being connected to the power converter, an insulation monitoring unit, which detects an undesired galvanic connection of a component of the system to the reference potential, and a connection monitoring unit, which monitors whether the first potential equalization terminal is properly electrically connected to a corresponding potential equalization terminal of a second unit to be connected to the first unit. |
| US12062930B2 |
Cell supervising circuit and battery management system
A cell supervising circuit includes: a measurement circuit which measures a state of charge of a secondary battery cell; a transformer which is provided for the measurement circuit to contactlessly receive power supply from a power source different from the secondary battery cell; and a communication circuit which transmits, via the transformer to a BMU which manages a status of a battery pack, the state of charge measured by the measurement circuit. |
| US12062923B2 |
Wireless power transmission using transmitter phase control
A powering apparatus for wireless powering of a power receiving device comprises: a plurality of power transmitters configured to provide inductive coupling to the power receiving device; and an oscillator configured to provide a reference oscillator signal; wherein each power transmitter comprises an inductive element and a driving circuitry for providing a current signal for driving the inductive element, wherein the driving circuitry of each power transmitter is configured to receive the reference oscillator signal and a feedback signal of a current through the inductive element for controlling a phase of the current signal in relation to a phase of the reference oscillator signal, each of the plurality of power transmitters being configured for outputting a powering signal controlled by a common phase relation to the reference oscillator signal. |
| US12062918B2 |
Power systems with inverter input voltage control
A direct current (DC) bus voltage from a combined output of a plurality of DC power modules is controlled based on an alternating current (AC) voltage of a power grid. The DC bus voltage tracks the AC grid voltage to provide efficient conversion between the DC power sources and the AC grid, even when the amplitude of the AC grid voltage varies. In one example, a variable reference voltage is generated based on a detected AC grid voltage. The reference voltage increases and decreases in proportion to increases and decreases in the AC grid voltage. In this manner, large differences between the bus voltage and the grid voltage are avoided. By closely tracking the two voltages, efficiency in the modulation index for power conversion can be achieved. |
| US12062917B2 |
Energy allocation system
Energy allocation system comprises a solar panel system and a local energy storage system, each capable of being plugged into a power socket of a home grid and each having a communication unit. The system further comprises a control unit, comprising a third communication unit, configured to receive the information relating to the solar panel system, and the information relating to the energy storage system via said communication units, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to determine, based on the received information, an allocation of energy in the home grid to the energy storage system, and to accordingly generate a control signal for the energy storage system. The third communication unit is further configured to transmit the generated control signal to the energy storage system. |
| US12062914B2 |
Method for operating a battery converter, battery converter and system
A described method for operating a battery converter in a system, in which, in addition to the battery converter, an inverter, which is connected to a grid, and a DC load are connected to a common intermediate circuit via a DC bus, includes: —controlling an exchange power of the battery converter using a battery, which is connected to the battery converter, depending on a voltage of the intermediate circuit in accordance with a converter characteristic curve, —identifying a decrease in the intermediate circuit voltage below a rectifying value of the permissible AC voltage of the grid connected to the inverter, and—if the decrease is identified, temporarily shifting the converter characteristic curve so that a maximum discharging power of the battery converter is reached at a value of the intermediate circuit voltage that is above or at the rectifying value. A battery converter, which is configured to carry out the method, and a system having such a battery converter are also described. |
| US12062910B2 |
Two-way electrical power distribution network
The invention relates to a two-way electrical power distribution network including: a high electrical power distribution bus; medium voltage electrical power feed lines; low voltage distribution lines, wherein the low voltage distribution lines are connected to load(s) and/or source(s); and, medium voltage electrical power regulating apparatus including: a DC contactor having DC terminals; a transmission network connector connected to the medium voltage electrical power feed line including: live terminal(s) connected to live connection(s) and a neutral terminal connected to a neutral of the medium voltage electrical power feed line; switches connected to the DC contactor; and electronic controlling devices coupled to the switches and control the switches to independently regulate electrical power on each of the live connection and the neutral connection of the medium voltage electrical power feed line to thereby maintain a voltage in the electrical power distribution bus during different load and source conditions. |
| US12062899B2 |
Bundling suspension wire
A bundling suspension wire includes: a suspension wire that includes a supporting wire and a coat coating the supporting wire; a hanger member that is suspended from the suspension wire and into which a cable is configured to be inserted; and wire threading cords that are inserted into the hanger member. |
| US12062894B2 |
Cable clips for wire management
Cable clips for supporting one or more cables or wires that can be quickly and releasably affixed to metal structures for wire management purposes are provided. The cable clips include a cable holding portion and a plurality of attachment members used to quickly and releasably affixed to the cable clip to metal structures. The cable holding portion and plurality of attachment members are made of an environmentally durable material. |
| US12062893B2 |
Cable support brackets
The present disclosure describes a cable support bracket. The cable support bracket may include a base configured to be mounted to an antenna, the base comprising a plurality of apertures, each aperture configured to receive a cable hanger; a cable guide having a generally arced outer profile, wherein the cable guide is coupled to or integral with the base and extends outwardly from one end of the base; and a plurality of cable hangers, each cable hanger secured in a respective aperture in the base. The cable support bracket may further include a bridge removably attached to the base, the bridge having a plurality of apertures, each bridge aperture configured to receive a respective cable hanger; and a second plurality of cable hangers, each cable hanger secured in a respective aperture in the bridge. Antenna assemblies and methods for organizing coaxial cable connections at a base station antenna are also provided. |
| US12062890B2 |
Cable shaving tool
A cable-shaving tool for midspan shaving of a cable jacket includes a housing bottom having a first hinge member along an upper edge, a cavity, and at least one cable groove extending through a length of the housing bottom. The cable-shaving tool includes a second housing shell having an interior portion having at least one recess having an upper control surface, an exterior portion, and a second hinge member along a second housing shell edge engageable with the first hinge member wherein the second housing shell is rotatable about the first hinge member. The cable-shaving tool includes a blade removably securable between a blade holder and a blade support surface on the housing lid, the blade extending within a portion of the recess and a movable cable ramp disposed in the cavity of the bottom housing for urging the cable toward the blade when the second housing shell is in a closed position. |
| US12062888B2 |
Spark plug
A spark plug includes a base member containing a first component in the largest amount, a tip, and a fusion zone which is in contact with the tip and the base member and contains the first component and a second component. The ratio of the first component content of the fusion zone to the first component content of the base member is less than 0.93. The length of a portion of the tip surrounded by the fusion zone is 0.4 times or more of the distance between the discharge surface of the tip and the interface between the tip and the fusion zone. |
| US12062887B2 |
Semiconductor laser diode
A semiconductor laser diode is specified, the semiconductor laser diode includes a semiconductor layer sequence having an active layer having a main extension plane and which, in operation, is configured to generate light in an active region and emit light via a light-outcoupling surface, the active region extending from a back surface opposite the light-outcoupling surface to the light-outcoupling surface along a longitudinal direction in the main extension plane, the semiconductor layer sequence having a surface region on which a first cladding layer is applied in direct contact, the first cladding layer having a transparent material from a material system different from the semiconductor layer sequence, and the first cladding layer being structured and having a first structure. |
| US12062879B2 |
Partitioned cable joint for superconducting cables
Described is a partitioned cable joint comprising a plurality of physically distributed joint elements with the plurality of joint elements taken together defining a joint length. Joint elements may have a first mounting region having a shape selected to accept one petal of superconducting cable and a second mounting region having a shape selected to accept one petal of a second conductor. |
| US12062877B2 |
Conductor terminal comprising an actuation element having an adapted pressure surface
A conductor terminal includes: a housing having a conductor receiving chamber accessible via a conductor insertion opening for receiving an electrical conductor, the electrical conductor being insertable into the conductor receiving chamber in a conductor insertion direction; a current bar arranged in the conductor receiving chamber for contacting the electrical conductor inserted into the conductor receiving chamber via the conductor insertion opening; and a clamping spring, which is arranged in the housing and has a spring clamping leg, the clamping spring being actuatable between a clamping spring release position and a clamping spring clamping position such that in the clamping spring release position, the electrical conductor is guidable into and/or out of the conductor receiving chamber, and in the clamping spring clamping position, the spring clamping leg applies force in a direction of the current bar to the electrical conductor inserted into the conductor receiving chamber. |
| US12062875B2 |
Integrated cable processing device
An electrical crimp ferrule includes a circumferential center portion, a first circumferential flank connected to the center portion, and a second circumferential flank connected to the center portion. The circumferential center portion integrally connects the first and second circumferential flanks. At least one crimp diameter compensation element extends from at least one of the first circumferential flank or the second circumferential flank and is adapted to engage with an electrical cable having a non-circular cross section in a crimped state of the ferrule. |
| US12062873B2 |
Receptacle having motion activated guide light
A receptacle including a housing having a front cover, an outlet located on the front cover, and a light configured to project light through the front cover. The receptacle further including a photo sensor, a motion detector, and a controller. The photosensor is configured to detect light and output a light signal corresponding to the detected light. The motion detector is configured to detect motion and output a motion signal corresponding to the detected motion. The controller includes a memory and an electronic processor. The controller is configured to receive the light signal, receive the motion signal, compare the light signal to a light signal threshold, compare the motion signal to a motion signal threshold, and activate at least one selected from a group consisting of the light and the outlet, when the light signal crosses the light signal threshold and the motion crosses the motion signal threshold. |
| US12062868B2 |
Electrical connector with positive locking position assurance
An electrical connector comprises a housing defining a receptacle opening for receiving a mating connector in a mating direction and a terminal positioning component slidably received within the receptacle opening and moveable in the mating direction. The terminal positioning component includes a pin protection plate defining at least one aperture sized to receive a conductive pin of at least one terminal arranged within the housing, and a terminal assurance element extending from the pin protection plate in the mating direction. The terminal assurance element is adapted to prevent the movement of the component in the mating direction when the at least one terminal is in a partially inserted state within the housing. The connector further comprises a first locking element arranged on a wall of the housing for selectively fixing the position of the terminal positioning component within the receptacle in the mating direction. |
| US12062864B2 |
High gain and fan beam antenna structures
An antenna structure includes a radiative antenna element disposed in a first conductive layer and a reference ground plane, disposed in a second conductive layer under the first conductive layer. The radiative antenna element is loaded with a plurality of slots and is electrically connected to the reference ground plane through a plurality of vias, and the vias are placed along a first line of the radiative antenna element and the slots are placed along a second line perpendicular to the first line. |
| US12062857B2 |
Three-dimensional antenna module
A three-dimensional antenna module includes a first antenna, a second antenna, and a conductor. The first antenna includes a first main radiator and a first feeding section connected to the first main radiator. The first main radiator includes a first open end and a second open end. The first main radiator is bent to form a first opening. The second antenna includes a second main radiator and a second feeding section connected to the second main radiator. The second main radiator includes a third open end and a fourth open end. The second main radiator is bent to form a second opening. A direction the first opening faces is different from a direction the second opening faces. The conductor is disposed between the first antenna and the second antenna. |
| US12062846B2 |
Antenna structure and image display device including the same
An antenna structure according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate layer including a touch sensing region and a touch sensing-antenna region, sensing electrodes disposed on the substrate layer, the sensing electrodes being distributed throughout the touch sensing region and the touch sensing-antenna region, and an antenna unit disposed on the touch sensing-antenna region of the substrate layer, the antenna unit including a radiator that is interposed between the sensing electrodes or disposed in a sensing electrode of the sensing electrodes in a planar view. |
| US12062843B2 |
Electronic device including antenna
An electronic device of various embodiments of the present disclosure may include a housing, a cylindrical support member disposed in the housing, a first printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a first antenna disposed in the housing, and a first wireless communication circuit disposed on the first printed circuit board. The housing may include a first surface, a second surface parallel to the first surface, and a side surface surrounding at least one portion of a space between the first surface and the second surface. The side surface may include a first side surface and a second side surface forming an angle with the first side surface at a first edge. The first antenna may be disposed adjacent to at least one portion of the first edge and spaced apart from the cylindrical support member by a predetermined distance. The first wireless communication circuit may be configured to feed power to the first antenna and transmit and receive a signal of a frequency band. |
| US12062841B2 |
Transmit-receive port for half-duplex transceivers
A half-duplex transceiver includes an antenna, antenna-side transformer windings coupled to the antenna, and a low-noise amplifier coupled to the antenna by the antenna-side transformer windings. |
| US12062836B1 |
Compact multi-frequency antennae
A transmitting antenna includes a first and a second vacuum tube. Each respective vacuum tube includes at least a grounded cathode, a control grid that receives a respective a respective signal, and a plate electron collector. A first spherical ball is connected by a first conducting wire to the plate electron collector of the first vacuum tube. A second spherical ball connected by a second conducting wire to the plate electron collector of the second vacuum tube. Output of the transmitting antenna is produced by an electromagnetic wave that is radiated from conduction current in each of the first and second conducting wires. In another aspect of the invention, first and second spherical balls are connected by conducting wires to the collectors of respective charged particle beam vacuum tubes in which a charged particle beam gun produces a beam of finite length of electrons or ions within the vacuum tube that moves within the vacuum tube at a controlled speed to generate an electromagnetic wave. |
| US12062827B2 |
Attenuator for qubit drive signals
An apparatus includes a directional coupler and an absorptive low pass filter, in which the directional coupler has a first transmission line extending from a first port to a second port and a second transmission line extending from a third port to a fourth port, the first transmission line and the second transmission line configured such that a portion of a signal travelling from the first port onto the first transmission line is coupled to the second transmission line and towards the third port. The second port is connected to the fourth port of the directional coupler via the absorptive low pass filter. When the signal is input into the first port of the directional coupler and output through the third port of the directional coupler, the signal is substantially unattenuated if the frequency of the signal is in a passband of the absorptive low pass filter. |
| US12062811B2 |
Electrode sheet and secondary battery comprising the same
An electrode sheet and a secondary battery comprising the same are provided. The electrode sheet comprises a current collector and an active material layer provided on at least one surface of the current collector. A first inorganic separation layer and a second inorganic separation layer are sequentially formed on the active material layer. The first inorganic separation layer comprises a plurality of pores having a diameter of 300 nm to 600 nm, and each of the plurality of pores extends from the first inorganic separation layer toward the second inorganic separation layer and penetrates through the second inorganic separation layer. The pore diameter of the pores in the second inorganic separation layer is uniform. |
| US12062809B2 |
Inorganic particle coating composition including binder, silane-based dispersant, fatty acid, and polymer polyol, method for preparing separator using the same, and separator and lithium battery employing the separator
A coating composition is used to prepare a separator for a rechargeable lithium battery. The coating composition includes inorganic particles, a binder, a silane-based dispersant, and a polymeric additive, the silane-based dispersant includes a silane-based compound having fewer than 8 carbons in an alkyl main chain, and the polymeric additive includes a fatty acid compound and a polymer polyol. The coating composition may have secured or improved long-term storage stability, and may thus provide for a composite separator having a reduced number of black spot defects after coating the separator. |
| US12062808B2 |
Degassing unit, electronics housing, in particular battery housing, and motor vehicle
A degassing unit for an electronics housing is provided with a base body to be connected fluid-tightly to a rim of a pressure compensation opening of the electronics housing. The base body has at least one gas passage opening. A semipermeable membrane covers, in a normal operating state of the degassing unit, the at least one gas passage opening of the base body. The semipermeable membrane enables passage of gaseous media from an environment into the electronics housing and in reverse, but prevents passage of liquid media and/or solids. The degassing unit can be transferred into an emergency degassing state by release of at least one emergency degassing opening bypassing the semipermeable membrane for providing an emergency degassing gas path. A first monitoring device is provided for detecting whether the degassing unit is in the normal operating state and/or in the emergency degassing state. |
| US12062803B2 |
Material for dissipating heat from and/or reducing heat signature of electronic devices and clothing
Systems, methods and articles having a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer or coating are disclosed. In one example, the heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material completely covers the interior of a housing having a plurality of battery cells removably disposed therein. Other examples include a heat-shielding or blocking, heat-dissipating and/or heat signature-reducing material layer having anti-static, anti-radio frequency (RF), anti-electromagnetic interference (EMI), anti-tarnish, and/or anti-corrosion materials and properties that effectively protect battery-operated devices and/or the batteries that power them from damage or diminished operation. |
| US12062798B2 |
Power battery and battery module
The disclosure relates to a power battery and a battery module. The power battery includes: a case including an opening; a first cap assembly covering the opening and including a liquid injection hole, and an electrode assembly disposed in the case. An end of the electrode assembly extending out of a tab is disposed opposite to the first cap assembly. The liquid injection hole includes a first inlet and a first outlet, the first cap assembly includes a first blocking member, the first blocking member is disposed between the first outlet and the electrode assembly, and the first blocking member at least partially blocks the first outlet |
| US12062796B2 |
Core-shell catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction, and method of designing catalyst
A catalyst for an oxygen reduction reaction containing catalyst particles having a shell-core structure containing a PtCo alloy or a PtCoMn alloy as a core, and platinum as a shell layer. A specific plane of a face-centered cubic lattice is formed by a plurality of platinum atoms contained in the shell layer, and a lattice constant of the plane of the face-centered cubic lattice on the catalyst particle surface is 3.70 Å or more and 4.05 Å or less (in a PtCo alloy), or 3.870 Å or more and 4.10 Å or less (in a PtCoMn alloy). A catalyst design method includes a step of calculating, with respect to an orientation plane such as the plane formed by platinum atoms of the shell layer, adsorption energies for an oxygen molecule, an OH group and a water molecule by first-principles calculation based on density functional theory. |
| US12062795B2 |
Flow batteries incorporating active materials containing doubly bridged aromatic groups
Electrolyte solutions for flow batteries and other electrochemical systems can contain an active material that is capable of transferring one or more electrons per molecule during an oxidation-reduction cycle. Doubly bridged aromatic groups or their coordination compounds can be particularly suitable active materials. Flow batteries can include a first half-cell containing a first electrolyte solution, and a second half-cell containing a second electrolyte solution, in which at least one of the first electrolyte solution and the second electrolyte solution contains an active material having at least two aromatic groups doubly bridged by a carbonyl moiety and a bridging moiety containing a bridging atom selected from carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur, selenium and tellurium. Such bridged compounds can directly function as the active material, or coordination compounds containing the bridged compounds as at least one ligand can serve as the active material. |
| US12062793B2 |
Lithium secondary battery and method of preparing anode for lithium secondary battery
A lithium secondary battery according to exemplary embodiments includes a cathode, a separation layer, and an anode facing the cathode with the separation layer interposed therebetween. The anode includes an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer formed on the anode current collector. The anode active material layer includes an anode active material and a conductive additive. The conductive additive includes an expandable graphite having a particle diameter of 10 μm or less. |
| US12062789B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode contains a negative electrode active material that is capable of electrochemically absorbing and desorbing lithium. The negative electrode active material contains a lithium silicate phase and silicon particles that are dispersed in the lithium silicate phase. The lithium silicate phase is an oxide phase that contains lithium, silicon, and oxygen. The atomic ratio O/Si of oxygen relative to silicon in the lithium silicate phase is greater than 2 and less than 4. The electrolyte solution contains a halogenated benzene. The amount of halogenated benzene contained in the electrolyte solution is 1 ppm or more and 500 ppm or less. |
| US12062788B2 |
Negative electrode active material for secondary cell, and secondary cell
This negative electrode active material for a secondary cell which is one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a silicate phase that contains Li, Si, and Mx (Mx alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, and an element other than Si); silicon particles dispersed in the silicate phase; and oxide particles that contain Zr dispersed in the silicate phase. The content of each element with respect to the total of the elements other than oxygen in the silicate phase is 3 to 45 mol % for Li, 40 to 78 mol % for Si, and 1 to 40 mol % for Mx. |
| US12062787B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a lithium-cobalt composite oxide having a layered rock-salt crystal structure. The negative electrode includes graphite. An open circuit potential of the negative electrode measured in a full charge state is from 19 mV to 86 mV. A potential variation of the negative electrode is greater than or equal to 1 mV when the secondary battery is discharged from the full charge state by a capacity corresponding to 1% of a maximum discharge capacity. The maximum discharge capacity is obtained when the secondary battery is discharged with a constant current from the full charge state until the closed circuit voltage reaches 3.00 V, following which the secondary battery is discharged with a constant voltage of the closed circuit voltage of 3.00 V for 24 hours. |
| US12062786B2 |
Positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery, method of preparing the same, positive electrode for rechargeable lithium battery including the same and rechargeable lithium battery including the same
A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Chemical Formula 2, the second compound having a smaller particle size than that of the first compound, wherein cation mixing in the surface portion of the positive active material is less than or equal to about 7.5%, cation mixing in the bulk of the positive active material is less than or equal to about 3%, a residual lithium content on the surface of the positive active material is less than or equal to about 3,000 ppm, and the first compound and the second compound each independently include 90 at % to about 98 at % of Ni with respect to the metals excluding Li. Lia1Nix1Coy1M11−x1−y1O2, Chemical Formula 1 Lia2Nix2Coy2M21−x2−y2O2. Chemical Formula 2 |
| US12062785B2 |
Method of producing a rechargeable high-energy battery having an anionically redox-active composite cathode
The invention relates to a method for producing a rechargeable high-energy battery with an anion-redox-active composite cathode containing lithium hydroxide as the electrochemically active component, which is mixed and contacted with electronically or mixed-conductive transition metals and/or transition metal oxides, so that an electronically or mixed-conductive network is formed, this mixture is applied to a current drain, and the composite cathode thus formed is placed in a cell housing together with a separator, a lithium-conductive electrolyte and a lithium-containing anode, so that an electrochemical cell is present and is subjected to at least one initial forming cycle. |
| US12062783B2 |
Positive electrode plate, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack, and electrical device
A positive electrode plate, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electrical device are disclosed. The positive electrode plate includes a positive current collector, and a positive active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the positive current collector. The positive active material layer includes a first active material layer and a second active material layer that are sequentially stacked in a direction away from the surface. The first active material layer includes a first composite particle. The first composite particle includes a first lithium iron phosphate particle and a first carbon layer that coats a surface of the first lithium iron phosphate particle. The second active material layer includes a second composite particle. The second composite particle includes a second lithium iron phosphate particle and a second carbon layer that coats a surface of the second lithium iron phosphate particle. |
| US12062782B2 |
Electrochemical cells having improved ionic conductivity
Electrochemical cells of the present disclosure may include one or more multilayered electrodes. One or both multilayered electrodes may be configured such that a second layer farther from the current collector has a higher resistance to densification than a first layer closer to the current collector. This may be achieved by including a plurality of non-active ceramic particles in the second layer. Accordingly, calendering of the electrode results in a greater compression of the first layer, and a beneficial porosity profile is created. This may improve the ionic conductivity of the electrode, as compared with known systems. |
| US12062781B2 |
Cathode material and electrochemical device including the same
A cathode material includes a lithium composite oxide matrix including lithium (Li) and at least one selected from the group consisting of cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), and aluminium (Al), and has a surface layer which is a rocksalt structure and includes tungsten (W); and a material layer formed on the surface layer of the lithium composite oxide matrix and including tungsten (W) and lithium (Li). The cathode material of the present application provides excellent high-temperature cycle and high-temperature storage performance, and the capability of discharge at a high rate, and improves the safety performance of the electrochemical device. |
| US12062780B1 |
Hydrovoltaic power generation devices utilizing carbon sphere-coated nickel foam/pet substrate
A process for preparing carbon spheres coated on a nickel (Ni) foam/polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate, as well as the use of the obtained product in the field of hydrovoltaic energy generation. |
| US12062778B2 |
Sulfur-carbon composite and manufacturing method therefor
A sulfur-carbon composite for controlling the particle size of the sulfur-carbon composite to a specific range and a method for preparing the same. |
| US12062777B2 |
Lithium secondary battery
The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery which includes a positive electrode including a first lithium cobalt oxide and a second lithium cobalt oxide which have different average particle diameters (D50) from each other, a negative electrode including first graphite and second graphite which have different average particle diameters (D50) from each other, and an electrolyte including a a first additive as a nitrile-based compound, wherein the first lithium cobalt oxide and the second lithium cobalt oxide each independently contain aluminum in a concentration of 2,500 ppm to 4,000 ppm. |
| US12062776B2 |
Electroactive materials for metal-ion batteries
This invention relates to particulate electroactive materials consisting of a plurality of composite particles, wherein the composite particles comprise a plurality of silicon nanoparticles dispersed within a conductive carbon matrix. The particulate material comprises 40 to 65 wt % silicon, at least 6 wt % and less than 20% oxygen, and has a weight ratio of the total amount of oxygen and nitrogen to silicon in the range of from 0.1 to 0.45 and a weight ratio of carbon to silicon in the range of from 0.1 to 1. The particulate electroactive materials are useful as an active component of an anode in a metal ion battery. |
| US12062771B2 |
Coated electrode for energy storage device
An energy storage device includes a coated anode. The coated anode includes a metallic anode in contact with an electrically non-conductive star polymer coating. The star polymers in the star polymer coating include a core with at least 3 arms attached to the core. At least some of the arms of the star polymers have ionically conductive polar functional groups. The energy storage device further includes a cathode and an electrolyte in contact with both the cathode and the coated anode. |
| US12062767B1 |
Dual underside fan system for heat transfer and for generating differential ground-effect downforce for vehicle
An electric vehicle includes a chassis, a battery in a battery compartment supported by the chassis and a dual underside battery cooling system to transfer heat from the battery by drawing hot air from the battery compartment via air outlets. The dual underside battery cooling system includes a left fan for generating a left airflow along a left underside path of the vehicle and a right fan for generating a right airflow along a right underside path of the vehicle, the left and right airflows expelling the hot air from the battery compartment toward a rear of the vehicle. The processor independently controls the left fan and the right fan to selectively generate a differential downforce on left and right wheels of the vehicles when cornering to thereby compensate for centrifugal roll and to generate an equal downforce on the left and right wheels when accelerating in a straight line. |
| US12062765B2 |
Method for extracting lithium from waste lithium battery
The present disclosure discloses a method for extracting lithium from waste lithium batteries, which comprises: leaching positive electrode powder of the waste lithium battery in hydrochloric acid, and obtaining leaching solution by filtering; removing copper and iron from the leaching solution, and then introducing hydrogen sulfide gas for reaction, and performing solid-liquid separation to obtain first filter residue and first filtrate; adding potassium permanganate to the first filtrate, and performing solid-liquid separation to obtain second filter residue and second filtrate; performing spray pyrolysis on the second filtrate to obtain solid particles and tail gas, washing the solid particles with water to obtain a lotion, washing and collecting the tail gas and then mixing the tail gas with the lotion to obtain lithium salt solution. In the present disclosure, the positive electrode powder is leached with hydrochloric acid to obtain the hydrochloric acid leaching solution, and hydrogen sulfide is used to precipitate nickel and cobalt after removing the copper and iron impurities in the leaching solution in turn, and potassium permanganate is added to precipitate manganese ions to generate manganese dioxide. Spray pyrolysis converts the aluminum and magnesium in the solution into oxides and lithium salt is separated. The entire reaction process does not require organic solvent extraction and reduces the loss of lithium. |
| US12062764B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device that inhibits deterioration of a secondary battery is provided. The semiconductor device includes a secondary battery module and a first circuit. The secondary battery module includes a secondary battery and a sensor. The first circuit includes a variable resistor. The sensor has a function of measuring a temperature of the secondary battery. The first circuit has a function of judging the charge voltage of the secondary battery and outputting a first result; a function of judging the temperature of the secondary battery measured by the sensor and outputting a second result; a function of determining the magnitude of the variable resistor on the basis of the first result and the second result; a function of discharging the charge voltage through the variable resistor; and a function of stopping discharge when the charge voltage reaches a specified voltage. |
| US12062756B2 |
Composition for gel polymer electrolyte, gel polymer electrolyte prepared therefrom, and lithium secondary battery including the same
The present invention provides a composition for a gel polymer electrolyte, a gel polymer electrolyte prepared using the same, and a lithium secondary battery, the composition including: an oligomer represented by Formula 1, an additive, a polymerization initiator, a lithium salt, and a non-aqueous solvent. The additive includes at least one compound selected from the group consisting of an imide-based compound, a compound having a Si—N-based bond, a nitrile-based compound, a phosphate-based compound, and a borate-based compound. |
| US12062751B2 |
Reusable pouch type secondary battery, battery module comprising the same and method of reusing battery module
A pouch type secondary battery in which an electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery and an electrode lead of an adjacent different pouch type secondary battery are welded together to construct a battery module is provided. The electrode lead of the pouch type secondary battery includes a length extended part so that, after cutting a welded part of the electrode leads of the pouch type secondary battery and the adjacent different pouch type secondary battery to form electrode leads of remaining length, the electrode leads of remaining length are welded together again. A battery module and method of reusing the battery module are also provided. |
| US12062750B1 |
Battery cell, method and device for manufacturing the same, battery and electrical device
A battery cell includes: a casing; an end cap assembly including an end cap body and an electrode terminal located on the end cap body; and an electrode assembly arranged in the casing and including a first electrode sheet and a second electrode sheet with opposite polarities; the first electrode sheet includes a first main portion and a first electrode tab protruding from the first main portion, and the second electrode sheet includes a second main portion and a second electrode tab protruding from the second main portion; an end of the winding body includes a first conductive region and a second conductive region, the first electrode tab is led out from the first conductive region, the second electrode tab is led out from the second conductive region, and adjacent first conductive region and second conductive region are arranged to be spaced along a radial direction of the winding body. |
| US12062748B2 |
Light-emitting device, manufacturing method thereof and display module using the same
A light-emitting device includes a carrier, a light-emitting element and a connection structure. The carrier includes a first electrical conduction portion. The light-emitting element includes a first light-emitting layer capable of emitting first light and a first contact electrode formed under the light-emitting layer. The first contact electrode is corresponded to the first electrical conduction portion. The connection structure includes a first electrical connection portion and a protective portion surrounding the first contact electrode and the first electrical connection portion. The first electrical connection portion includes an upper portion, a lower portion and a neck portion arranged between the upper portion and the lower portion. An edge of the upper portion is protruded beyond the neck portion, and an edge of the lower portion is protruded beyond the upper portion. |
| US12062747B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a substrate, a first conductive wire, a plurality of semiconductors, an insulation layer and a plurality of conductive elements. The first conductive wire is disposed on the substrate and extends along a first direction. The semiconductors are disposed on the substrate and arranged along the first direction. The semiconductors are overlapped with the first conductive wire in a top view of the electronic device. The insulation layer is disposed between the first conductive wire and the semiconductors. The insulation layer includes a plurality of holes. The conductive elements are disposed on the substrate and overlapped with the semiconductors respectively in the top view of the electronic device. In the top view of the electronic device, each one of the holes overlaps with at least one semiconductor, and a number of the holes is less than a number of the conductive elements. |
| US12062743B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device including a substrate and at least one light emitting unit is provided. The at least one light emitting unit is disposed on the substrate. The at least one light emitting unit includes a light emitting diode and a protective layer. The protective layer includes a portion overlapped with the light emitting diode, and the portion has a concave part adjacent to an edge of the light emitting diode in a top view of the electronic device. |
| US12062739B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method therefor
A display device includes a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from the first electrode to face the first electrode, a first insulation layer, at least one light emitting element, a second insulation layer, a first contact electrode, and a second contact electrode. The first insulation layer includes an overlapping area which overlaps the at least one light emitting element, a first non-overlapping area which extends outward from the first end of the at least one light emitting element and does not overlap the at least one light emitting element, and a second non-overlapping area which extends outward from the second end of the at least one light emitting element and does not overlap the at least one light emitting element. |
| US12062738B2 |
Beryllium doped GaN-based light emitting diode and method
The invention described herein provides a method and apparatus to realize incorporation of Beryllium followed by activation to realize p-type materials of lower resistivity than is possible with Magnesium. Lower contact resistances and more effective electron confinement results from the higher hole concentrations made possible with this invention. The result is a higher efficiency GaN-based LED with higher current handling capability resulting in a brighter device of the same area. |
| US12062736B2 |
Light-emitting diode
A light-emitting device is provided. The light-emitting device generates a white light and includes at least one light-emitting diode. The at least one light-emitting diode generates a light beam with a broadband blue spectrum and includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a multiple quantum well structure. The multiple quantum well structure is located between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and includes well layers and barrier layers. The well layers include a first well layer, a second well layer and third well layers different in indium concentrations. The first well layer has the largest indium concentration, and the third well layers have the smallest indium concentration. Three of the well layers that are closest to the first semiconductor layer are the third well layers, and the first well layer is closer to the second semiconductor layer than the first semiconductor layer. |
| US12062733B2 |
Substrate for solar cell, solar cell, and solar cell manufacturing method
The present invention relates to a solar cell manufacturing method, a solar cell manufactured thereby, and a substrate for a solar cell. The solar cell manufacturing method involves forming a separating portion for separating a substrate, which is for manufacturing the solar cell, into a plurality of pieces. The solar cell manufacturing method comprises: a step for preparing the substrate; a first substrate etching step for forming a first groove in one surface of the substrate; a second substrate etching step for forming a second groove inside the first groove; and a third substrate etching step for etching the substrate including the second groove, wherein the separating portion includes the first groove and the second groove. |
| US12062728B1 |
Solar cells
A solar cell is provided. The solar cell includes: an N-type silicon substrate having a first surface and a second surface, a tunnel passivation structure and a first passivation and anti-reflection film formed on the first surface, a boron-doped emitter structure layer including a first emitter layer and a second emitter region formed on the second surface, a second passivation and anti-reflection film formed on the emitter structure layer, a first electrode configured to be in electrical contact with the second emitter region, and a second electrode configured to be in electrical contact with the tunnel passivation structure. The solar cell of the present application has a selective emitter structure. The metal contact region has a large junction depth to meet the metallization requirements. The region outside the metal contact region has a small junction depth to improve the optical response. |
| US12062727B2 |
Image sensor with absorption enhancement structure
The present disclosure relates to an image sensor. The image sensor includes a substrate and a photodetector in the substrate. The image sensor further includes an absorption enhancement structure. The absorption enhancement structure is defined by a substrate depression along a first side of the substrate. The substrate depression is defined by a first plurality of sidewalls that slope toward a first common point and by a second plurality of sidewalls that slope toward a second common point. The first plurality of sidewalls extend over the second plurality of sidewalls. |
| US12062724B2 |
Method for forming oxide semiconductor film, semiconductor device, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
The impurity concentration in the oxide semiconductor film is reduced, and a highly reliability can be obtained. |
| US12062716B2 |
Semiconductor device including source pad region and drain pad region configured to improve current uniformity and reduce resistance
A semiconductor device includes an active layer having first and second active regions, first and second source electrodes, first and second drain electrodes, first and second gate electrodes, a first source metal layer, first and second drain metal layers, and a source pad electrically connected to the first source metal layer. The second drain metal layer is electrically connected to the second drain electrode and the first source metal layer. A projection of the second drain metal layer on the active layer forms a drain metal layer region. An projection of the source pad on the active layer forms a source pad region. An area of an overlapping region between the source pad region and the drain metal layer region is smaller than or equal to 40% of an area of the drain metal layer region. |
| US12062713B2 |
Memory device and forming method thereof
A memory device comprises a source region, a drain region, a channel region, a gate dielectric layer, an MTJ stack, and a metal gate. The source region and the drain region are over a substrate. The channel region is between the source region and the drain region. The gate dielectric layer is over the channel region. The MTJ stack is over the gate dielectric layer. The MTJ stack comprises a first ferromagnetic layer, a second ferromagnetic layer with a switchable magnetization, and a tunnel barrier layer between the first and second ferromagnetic layers. The metal gate is over the MTJ stack. |
| US12062711B2 |
Manufacturing method of display substrate, display substrate and display device
A manufacturing method of a display substrate, a display substrate, and a display device. The manufacturing method includes: forming an active layer; forming a gate insulation film layer, a gate film layer and a photoresist film layer; exposing the photoresist film layer to a light and developing the exposed photoresist film layer until the developed photoresist film layer has a thickness of 1.8-2.2 μm and a slope angle not less than 70°; over-etching the gate film layer to form a gate electrode, an orthographic projection of the gate electrode being located within a region of an orthographic projection of the developed photoresist film layer; over-etching the gate insulation film layer by a gaseous corrosion method to form a gate insulation layer; peeling off the photoresist film layer remaining on a surface of the gate electrode; and performing a conductive treatment to the active layer. |
| US12062706B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes an active pattern disposed on a substrate. A gate insulating film is disposed on the active pattern and extends along the active pattern. A work function adjustment pattern is disposed on the gate insulating film and extends along the gate insulating film. A gate electrode is disposed on the work function adjustment pattern. The work function adjustment pattern includes a first work function adjustment film, a second work function adjustment film that includes aluminum and wraps the first work function adjustment film, and a barrier film including titanium silicon nitride (TiSiN). A silicon concentration of the barrier film is in a range of about 30 at % or less. |
| US12062703B2 |
Self aligned replacement metal source/drain FINFET
A fin-shaped field effect transistor (finFET) device comprising includes a substrate. an insulating layer displaced over the substrate, and a fin. The device also includes a gate formed over the fin, the gate including: a gate stack; and a high-k dielectric on opposing side of the gate stack. The device further includes metallic source and drain regions formed over the fin and on opposing sides of the gate. |
| US12062702B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
In a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure, a substrate is provided; a stack layer is formed on the substrate, the stack layer including an interfacial layer, a high-k dielectric layer and a work function composite layer which are sequentially stacked; a transition layer is formed on the stack layer; and a metal gate layer is formed on the transition layer. The work function composite layer is prepared by a physical vapor deposition process. |
| US12062701B2 |
Gallium-nitride-based module with enhanced electrical performance and process for making the same
The present disclosure relates to a Gallium-Nitride (GaN) based module, which includes a module substrate, a thinned switch die residing over the module substrate, a first mold compound, and a second mold compound. The thinned switch die includes an electrode region, a number of switch interconnects extending from a bottom surface of the electrode region to the module substrate, an aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) barrier layer over a top surface of the electrode region, a GaN buffer layer over the AlGaN barrier layer, and a lateral two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) layer realized at a heterojunction of the AlGaN barrier layer and the GaN buffer layer. The first mold compound resides over the module substrate, surrounds the thinned switch die, and extends above a top surface of the thinned switch die to form an opening over the top surface of the thinned switch die. The second mold compound fills the opening. |
| US12062698B2 |
Silicon carbide transistor device
A silicon carbide transistor device includes a silicon carbide semiconductor and a silicon carbide epitaxial layer formed at a top surface of the substrate. A source structure is formed in a top surface of the silicon carbide epitaxial layer and includes a p-well region, a n-type source region and a p-type contact region. A source contact structure is formed over and electrically connected to a top surface of the source structure. A planar gate structure includes a gate dielectric and a gate runner adjacent a p-type channel region. The gate dielectric covers the channel region, at least part of the source structure and at least part of the source contact structure. The gate runner is electrically insulated from the channel region and the source structure and the source contact structure by the gate dielectric and overlaps the channel region. |
| US12062696B2 |
Manufacturing method of semiconductor device
A semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor device includes a heat transfer layer disposed over a substrate, a channel material layer, a gate structure and source and drain terminals. The channel material layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the channel material layer is disposed on the heat transfer layer with the first surface in contact with the heat transfer layer. The gate structure is disposed above the channel material layer. The source and drain terminals are in contact with the channel material layer and located at two opposite sides of the gate structure. |
| US12062695B2 |
Transistor gate structures and methods of forming the same
In an embodiment, a device includes: a channel region; a gate dielectric layer on the channel region; a first work function tuning layer on the gate dielectric layer, the first work function tuning layer including a p-type work function metal; a barrier layer on the first work function tuning layer; a second work function tuning layer on the barrier layer, the second work function tuning layer including a n-type work function metal, the n-type work function metal different from the p-type work function metal; and a fill layer on the second work function tuning layer. |
| US12062694B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device
A layout structure of a capacitive cell using forksheet FETs is provided. In transistors P3 and N3, VDD is supplied to a pair of pads and a gate interconnect, and VSS is supplied to a pair of pads and a gate interconnect. Capacitances are produced between nanosheets and the gate interconnect and between nanosheets and the gate interconnect. The faces of the nanosheets closer to the nanosheets are exposed from the gate interconnect, and the faces of the nanosheets closer to the nanosheets are exposed from the gate interconnect. |
| US12062692B2 |
Tapered dielectric layer for preventing electrical shorting between gate and back side via
A plurality of first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers are formed over a front side of a substrate. The first semiconductor layers interleave with the second semiconductor layers in a vertical direction. The first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers are etched into a plurality of stacks. The etching is performed such that a bottommost first semiconductor layer is etched to have a tapered profile in a cross-sectional view. The bottommost first semiconductor layer is replaced with a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer inherits the tapered profile of the bottommost first semiconductor layer. Gate structures are formed over the stacks. The gate structures each extend in a first horizontal direction. A first interconnect structure is formed over the gate structures. A second interconnect structure is formed over a back side of the substrate. |
| US12062688B2 |
Dielectric materials, capacitors and memory arrays
Some embodiments include dielectric material having a first region containing HfO and having a second region containing ZrO, where the chemical formulas indicate primary constituents rather than specific stoichiometries. The first region contains substantially no Zr, and the second region contains substantially no Hf. Some embodiments include capacitors having a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric material between the first and second electrodes. The dielectric material includes one or more first regions and one or more second regions. The first region(s) contain(s) Hf and substantially no Zr. The second region(s) contain(s) Zr and substantially no Hf. Some embodiments include memory arrays. |
| US12062687B2 |
Semiconductor device including a capacitor
A capacitor structure for a power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, an isolation insulating layer having a ring-shape and including an outer periphery and an inner periphery defining an opening region, a first electrode disposed on the isolation insulating layer, a dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric layer. |
| US12062686B2 |
Structure and formation method of semiconductor device with capacitors
The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device structure. The semiconductor device structure has a first conductive layer disposed over a substrate and a first capacitor dielectric layer comprising a first dielectric material disposed over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is over the first capacitor dielectric layer, a second capacitor dielectric layer comprising a second dielectric material is disposed over the second conductive layer, and a third conductive layer is over the second capacitor dielectric layer. A first barrier layer is disposed between an upper surface of the first conductive layer and a lower surface of the first capacitor dielectric layer. |
| US12062685B2 |
Inductor structure having conductive sheets having fan plate shape arranged in ring structure and fabrication method thereof, electronic package and fabrication method thereof, and method for fabricating packaging carrier
An inductor structure is provided. A plurality of first and second conductive posts have end surfaces corresponding in profile to ends of first conductive sheets, respectively. As such, the profiles of the end surfaces of the first and second conductive posts are non-cylindrical so as to increase the contact area between the first conductive sheets and the first and second conductive posts, thereby improving the conductive quality and performance of the inductor. Further, since the first and second conductive posts are formed by stacking a plurality of post bodies on one another, the number and cross-sectional area of loops are increased so as to increase the inductance value. A method for fabricating the inductor structure, an electronic package and a fabrication method thereof, and a method for fabricating a packaging carrier are further provided. |
| US12062682B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus
A solid-state imaging device and method of making a solid-state imaging device are described herein. By way of example, the solid-state imaging device includes a first wiring layer formed on a sensor substrate and a second wiring layer formed on a circuit substrate. The sensor substrate is coupled to the circuit substrate, the first wiring layer and the second wiring layer being positioned between the sensor substrate and the circuit substrate. A first electrode is formed on a surface of the first wiring layer, and a second electrode is formed on a surface of the second wiring layer. The first electrode is in electrical contact with the second electrode. |
| US12062681B2 |
Solid-state imaging apparatus
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging apparatus designed to improve sensitivity while preventing worsening of color mixing. A substrate, a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions provided in the substrate, a color filter provided on the upper side of the photoelectric conversion regions, a trench provided through the substrate and provided between the photoelectric conversion regions, and a recessed region including a plurality of recesses provided on the light-receiving surface side of the substrate above the photoelectric conversion regions are included. The color filter over adjacent two of the photoelectric conversion regions is of the same color. The number of the recesses of the recessed region is larger at a high image height than at an image height center. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a back-illuminated solid-state imaging apparatus etc. |
| US12062678B2 |
Trench isolation structure for scaled pixel region
The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an image sensor integrated chip. The image sensor integrated chip includes a substrate having a first side and a second side opposing the first side. The substrate has one or more sidewalls defining a trench extending along opposing sides of a pixel region having a first width. An isolation structure including one or more dielectric materials is disposed within the trench. The isolation structure has a second width. An image sensing element and a focal region are disposed within the pixel region. The focal region is configured to receive incident radiation along the second side of the substrate. A ratio of the second width to the first width is in a range of between approximately 0.1 and approximately 0.2, so that the focal region is completely confined between interior sidewall of the isolation structure facing the image sensing element. |
| US12062673B2 |
Apparatus and method for curved-surface image sensor
A curved-surface image-sensor assembly has a porous carrier having a concave surface with a thinned image sensor bonded by an adhesive to its concave surface of the porous carrier; the porous carrier is mounted into a water-resistant package. The sensor assembly is made by fabricating a thinned, flexible, image-sensor integrated circuit (IC) and applying adhesive to a non-illuminated side of the IC; positioning the IC over a concave surface of a porous carrier; applying vacuum through the porous carrier to suck the IC onto the concave surface of the porous carrier; and curing the adhesive to bond the IC to the concave surface of the porous carrier. |
| US12062672B2 |
Detection substrate, preparation method thereof and flat panel detector
The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a detection substrate, a preparation method thereof and a flat panel detector. An orthographic projection of a first electrode on the base substrate is set to be at least partially overlapped with an orthographic projection of an active layer of a thin film transistor on the base substrate, a first protruding part is arranged on a side, close to a corresponding data line, of the first electrode, an orthographic projection of the first protruding part on the base substrate is located between the orthographic projection of the active layer on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the data line on the base substrate. |
| US12062671B2 |
Image sensor with photosensitivity enhancement region
The present disclosure relates to an image sensor including a pixel along a substrate. The pixel includes a first semiconductor region having a first doping type. A second semiconductor region is directly over the first semiconductor region. The second semiconductor region has a second doping type opposite the first doping type and meets the first semiconductor region at a p-n junction. A ring-shaped third semiconductor region laterally surrounds the first and second semiconductor regions. The ring-shaped third semiconductor region has the first doping type. A ring-shaped fourth semiconductor region laterally surrounds the ring-shaped third semiconductor region. The ring-shaped fourth semiconductor region has the second doping type. A ring-shaped fifth semiconductor region is directly over the ring-shaped third semiconductor region and has the second doping type. |
| US12062666B2 |
Display device with touch detection function
A display device with touch detection function includes a display unit having a first and a second data lines, a first region outside the display unit, a second region on an opposite side of the first region sandwiching the display unit with the first region, a sensor unit including a sensor electrode, a first data signal supply line connected to the first data line and arranged in the first region, a second data signal supply line connected to the second data line and arranged in the second region, a dummy wiring arranged in the first region and not connected to the sensor electrode, and a sensor wiring arranged in the second region and connected to the sensor electrode. A line length of the dummy wiring in the first region is substantially same as a line length of the sensor wiring in the second region. |
| US12062663B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
As a display device has higher definition, the number of pixels is increased and thus, the number of gate lines and signal lines is increased. When the number of gate lines and signal lines is increased, it is difficult to mount IC chips including driver circuits for driving the gate lines and the signal lines by bonding or the like, whereby manufacturing cost is increased. A pixel portion and a driver circuit for driving the pixel portion are provided on the same substrate, and at least part of the driver circuit comprises a thin film transistor including an oxide semiconductor sandwiched between gate electrodes. A channel protective layer is provided between the oxide semiconductor and a gate electrode provided over the oxide semiconductor. The pixel portion and the driver circuit are provided on the same substrate, which leads to reduction of manufacturing cost. |
| US12062660B2 |
Semiconductor device with a contact plug adjacent a gate structure
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate structure on the substrate, a first etch stop layer, a second etch stop layer, and an interlayer insulation layer that are stacked on the gate structure, and a contact plug penetrating the interlayer insulation layer, the second etch stop layer, and the first etch stop layer and contacting a sidewall of the gate structure. The contact plug includes a lower portion having a first width and an upper portion having a second width. A lower surface of the contact plug has a stepped shape. |
| US12062657B2 |
Long channel and short channel vertical FET co-integration for vertical FET VTFET
A semiconductor including a short channel device including a vertical FET (Field-Effect Transistor), and a long channel device comprising a second vertical FET integrated with the short channel device. The long channel device including a plurality of short channel devices. |
| US12062656B2 |
Semiconductor device structure
A semiconductor device structure including a doped region under an isolation feature is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a first substrate, a first well region, a first gate structure, a second gate structure, a first doped region, and a first conductive feature. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first well region is in the first substrate. The first well region has a first conductive type. The first gate structure is disposed on the second surface. The second gate structure is disposed on the second surface. The first doped region includes a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. The first doped region is disposed between the first gate structure and the second gate structure. The first conductive feature extends between the first surface of the first substrate and the first doped region. |
| US12062654B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, a diode trench gate, and an electrode layer. The first semiconductor layer is provided as a surface layer on the upper surface side of the semiconductor substrate. The second semiconductor layer is provided below the first semiconductor layer. The diode trench gate includes a diode trench insulation film formed along, out of the inner wall of the trench, a lower side wall and a bottom that are located below an upper side wall located on the upper end side of the trench. The diode trench gate includes a diode trench electrode provided inside the trench. The electrode layer covers the upper side wall of the trench. The first semiconductor layer is in contact with the electrode layer on the upper side wall of the trench. |
| US12062650B2 |
Vacuum channel electronic element, optical transmission circuit, and laminated chip
A laminated body is provided in a circumferential shape with a gap formed in a part of a circumferential direction on a semiconductor layer. In the laminated body, a first insulating layer, a gate layer, a second insulating layer, and a drain layer are layered in this order from the semiconductor layer side. An impurity diffusion layer is formed on a surface of the semiconductor layer, and a backside electrode on a backside surface. The impurity diffusion layer extends from a position in contact with side walls in a channel space to an outside of the laminated body through a region corresponding to the gap on the surface of the semiconductor layer. A portion of the impurity diffusion layer beyond the laminated body is a contact region to which a wiring for applying a predetermined voltage is connected. A cover layer made of an insulating material is formed in an upper portion and a periphery of the annular portion including the laminated body and the gap. |
| US12062649B2 |
Light-emitting module comprising plurality of light emitting diodes and epitaxial region and manufacturing method thereof and display device
A light-emitting module includes a light-emitting panel which includes a first rigid substrate, a flexible substrate, a circuit layer, a light-emitting element, and a driver chip. The flexible substrate includes a light-emitting region, a bending region, and an epitaxial region, and the light-emitting region and the epitaxial region are located on two ends of the bending region. The circuit layer includes a first connection terminal located on the epitaxial region and the driver chip is bonded to the first connection terminal. The light-emitting element is located on the light-emitting region, and the light-emitting element emits light toward the first rigid substrate. The flexible substrate is bent in the bending region and the flexible substrate in the epitaxial region is bent to a side of the light-emitting elements facing away from the first rigid substrate. The process difficulty can be reduced and the product yield can be improved. |
| US12062645B2 |
Lighting systems with high color rendering index and uniform planar illumination
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a lighting device that is configured to provide light with a high color rendering index (CRI) value and/or uniform planar illumination. The lighting device may include a circuit board, a light emitting diode (LED) mounted to the circuit board and configured to emit broad spectrum light having a first CRI value, a photo-luminescent material disposed above the LED mounted to the circuit board configured to increase the CRI of the broad spectrum light emitted by the LED from the first CRI value to a higher, second CRI value, and an elastomer encapsulating at least part of the circuit board. Additionally, the lighting device may include a lens disposed over the LED configured to increase the maximum emission angle of light from the LED and a diffuser disposed above the lens and configured to diffuse the broad spectrum light. |
| US12062624B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor substrate, a crack-blocking layer and a crack-blocking portion. The semiconductor substrate may include a plurality of chip regions and a scribe lane region configured to surround each of the plurality of the chip regions. A trench may be defined by one or more inner surfaces of the semiconductor device to be formed in the scribe lane region. The crack-blocking layer may be on an inner surface of the trench. The crack-blocking layer may be configured to block a spreading of a crack, which is generated in the scribe lane region during a cutting of the semiconductor substrate along the scribe lane region, from spreading into any of the chip regions. The crack-blocking portion may at least partially fill the trench and may be configured to block the spreading of the crack from the scribe lane region into any of the chip regions. |
| US12062623B2 |
RF device without silicon handle substrate for enhanced thermal and electrical performance and methods of forming the same
The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) device that includes a mold device die and a multilayer redistribution structure underneath the mold device die. The mold device die includes a device region with a back-end-of-line (BEOL) portion and a front-end-of-line (FEOL) portion over the BEOL portion, and a first mold compound. The FEOL portion includes an active layer, a contact layer, and isolation sections. Herein, the active layer and the isolation sections reside over the contact layer, and the active layer is surrounded by the isolation sections. The first mold compound resides over the active layer without silicon crystal, which has no germanium content, in between. The multilayer redistribution structure includes redistribution interconnections and a number of bump structures that are at bottom of the multilayer redistribution structure and electrically coupled to the mold device die via the redistribution interconnections. |
| US12062620B2 |
Array substrate, light-emitting substrate and display device
An array substrate includes connecting leads, a signal channel region extending in a first direction, a first power voltage lead, and a second power voltage lead. Any one of the signal channel region includes at least two control region columns extending in the first direction, and any one of the control region columns includes a plurality of control regions arranged along the first direction. Any one of the control regions includes a pad connecting circuit and a first pad group for bonding a microchip, the first pad group is electrically connected to the first power voltage lead. The pad connection circuit includes a plurality of second pad groups, and is provided with a first end electrically connected to the first pad group, and a second end electrically connected to the second power voltage lead. |
| US12062617B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor chip including a first semiconductor substrate and a first chip pad on a first bottom surface of the first semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor chip including a second semiconductor substrate and a second chip pad on a second top surface of the second semiconductor substrate, a lower redistribution structure provided under the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, the lower redistribution structure including a lower redistribution pattern, the lower redistribution pattern including a first lower redistribution via pattern contacting the first chip pad, a molding layer covering the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip, an upper redistribution structure including an upper redistribution pattern, the upper redistribution pattern including a first upper redistribution via pattern connected to the second chip pad, and a conductive connection structure electrically connecting the lower redistribution pattern to the upper redistribution pattern. |
| US12062615B2 |
Memory device
Provided is a memory device including a substrate, a stack structure, a plurality of pads and an additional dielectric layer. The substrate has an array region and a staircase region. The stack structure is disposed on the substrate. The stack structure includes a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of conductive layers stacked alternately. The pads are disposed on the substrate in the staircase region. The pads are respectively connected to the conductive layers, so as to form a staircase structure. The additional dielectric layer is disposed on the stack structure to contact a topmost conductive layer of the conductive layers. A topmost pad of the pads includes a landing portion to contact a plug and an extension portion. The landing portion is laterally adjacent to the additional dielectric layer, and the extension portion extends over a top surface of the additional dielectric layer. |
| US12062614B2 |
Low resistance contacts including intermetallic alloy of nickel, platinum, titanium, aluminum and type IV semiconductor elements
A method of forming a contact to a semiconductor device is provided that forms an alloy composed of nickel (Ni), platinum (Pt), aluminum (Al), titanium (Ti) and a semiconductor material. The methods may include forming a nickel and platinum semiconductor alloy at a base of a via. A titanium layer having an angstrom scale thickness is deposited in the via in contact with the nickel platinum semiconductor alloy. An aluminum containing fill is deposited atop the titanium layer. A forming gas anneal including an oxygen containing atmosphere is applied to the structure to provide a contact alloy comprising nickel, platinum, aluminum, titanium and a semiconductor element from the contact surface of the semiconductor device. |
| US12062613B2 |
Semiconductor device having an extra low-k dielectric layer and method of forming the same
A method for manufacturing an extra low-k (ELK) inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer includes forming a first IMD layer including a plurality of dielectric material layers over a substrate. An adhesion layer is formed over the first IMD layer. An ELK dielectric layer is formed over the adhesion layer. A protection layer is formed over the ELK dielectric layer. A hard mask is formed over the protection layer and is patterned to create a window. Layers underneath the window are removed to create an opening. The removed layers include the protection layer, the ELK dielectric layer, the adhesion layer, and the first IMD layer. A metal layer is formed in the opening. |
| US12062607B2 |
Low cost three-dimensional stacking semiconductor assemblies
Semiconductor device package assemblies and associated methods are disclosed herein. The semiconductor device package assembly includes (1) a base component having a front side and a back side, the base component having a first metallization structure at the front side; (2) a semiconductor device package having a first side, a second side with a recess, and a second metallization structure at the first side and a contacting region exposed in the recess at the second side; (3) an interconnect structure at least partially positioned in the recess at the second side of the semiconductor device package; and (4) a thermoset material or structure between the front side of the base component and the second side of the semiconductor device package. The interconnect structure is in the thermoset material and includes discrete conductive particles electrically coupled to one another. |
| US12062604B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor structure includes a redistribution structure, topmost and bottom conductive terminals. The redistribution structure includes a topmost pad in a topmost dielectric layer, a topmost under-bump metallization (UBM) pattern directly disposed on the topmost pad and the topmost dielectric layer, a bottommost UBM pad embedded in a bottommost dielectric layer, and a bottommost via laterally covered by the bottommost dielectric layer. Bottom surfaces of the topmost pad and the topmost dielectric layer are substantially coplanar, bottom surfaces of the bottommost UBM pad and the bottommost dielectric layer are substantially coplanar, the bottommost via is disposed on a top surface of the bottommost UBM pad, top surfaces of the bottommost via and the bottommost dielectric layer are substantially coplanar. The topmost conductive terminal lands on a recessed top surface of the topmost UBM pattern, and the bottommost conductive terminal lands on the planar bottom surface of the bottommost UBM. |
| US12062602B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package includes forming an encapsulated semiconductor device and forming a redistribution structure over the encapsulated semiconductor device, where the encapsulated semiconductor device includes a semiconductor device encapsulated by an encapsulating material. Forming the redistribution structure includes forming a first dielectric layer on the encapsulated semiconductor device, and forming a first redistribution circuit layer on the first dielectric layer by a plating process carried out at a current density of substantially 4˜6 amperes per square decimeter, where the first dielectric layer comprises a first via opening. An upper surface of the first redistribution circuit layer filling the first via opening is substantially coplanar with an upper surface of the rest of the first redistribution circuit layer. |
| US12062601B2 |
Power semiconductor module having a DC voltage connecting device
A power semiconductor module has a substrate, with power semiconductor components, and a DC voltage connecting device, which has a first and a second flat conductor connecting element and at least one first metal layer connecting element and at least one second metal layer connecting element, wherein the second flat conductor connecting element is arranged spaced apart in the normal direction of the first flat conductor connecting element from the first flat conductor connecting element, the first flat conductor connecting element is electrically connected by the first metal layer connecting element and the second flat conductor connecting element is electrically connected by the second metal layer connecting element to the metal layer, the first flat conductor connecting element has a flat conductor end section and a flat conductor connection section arranged between the one first metal layer connecting element and the flat conductor end section. |
| US12062597B2 |
Three dimensional package for semiconductor devices and external components
In a described example, an apparatus includes: a package substrate having a die mount portion and lead portions; at least one semiconductor device die over the die mount portion of the package substrate, the semiconductor device die having bond pads on an active surface facing away from the package substrate; electrical connections between at least one of the bond pads and one of the lead portions; a post interconnect over at least one of the bond pads, the post interconnect extending away from the active surface of the semiconductor device die; and a dielectric material covering a portion of the package substrate, the semiconductor device die, a portion of the post interconnect, and the electrical connections, forming a packaged semiconductor device, wherein the post interconnect extends through the dielectric material and had an end facing away from the semiconductor device die that is exposed from the dielectric material. |
| US12062593B2 |
Power device assemblies and cooling devices for cooling heat-generating devices
A power device assembly includes a heat-generating device, one or more porous bonding layers, and one or more cap layers. The one or more porous bonding layers are formed on a surface of the heat-generating device and define a plurality of embedded vapor channels. The one or more cap layers are engaged with a porous bonding layer of the one or more porous bonding layers opposite the heat-generating device. The one or more cap layer comprise a plurality of liquid feed channels for feeding cooling fluid to the heat-generating device via the porous bonding layer. |
| US12062585B2 |
Wafer-level device measurement for optical sensors
A wafer includes a plurality of testing dies, a plurality of non-testing dies, and a dicing region. Each testing die includes: a first active area including one or more first active devices, and one or more first device pads electrically coupled to the one or more first active devices. Each non-testing die includes: a second active area including one or more second active devices, and one or more second device pads electrically coupled to the one or more second active devices. The dicing region includes one or more testing pads electrically coupled to the one or more first device pads. The one or more testing pads are arranged to receive one or more external probes for determining one or more characteristics of the one or more first active devices of the plurality of testing dies. The plurality of non-testing dies are electrically isolated from the dicing region. |
| US12062584B1 |
Iterative method of multilayer stack development for device applications
A method to deposit a multi-layer stack for device applications includes implementing a model driven target selection for deposition. One or more targets may be procured with an initial stoichiometric composition or elemental purity. The targets may be utilized to form the multi-layer stack, and measurements may be made of chemical composition and electrical properties of the multi-layer stack. The measurements may be compared to reference target values and if measurement results are not within tolerance, the composition of the targets can be changed to yield a successive multi-layer stack. The process can be iterated until measurement results are within tolerance of target results. Additional experimentation with post deposition thermal anneal can be performed to optimize multi-layer stack properties. |
| US12062576B2 |
Semiconductor devices with a rare earth metal oxide layer
The present disclosure describes a semiconductor device with a rare earth metal oxide layer and a method for forming the same. The method includes forming fin structures on a substrate and forming superlattice structures on the fin structures, where each of the superlattice structures includes a first-type nanostructured layer and a second-type nanostructured layer. The method further includes forming an isolation layer between the superlattice structures, implanting a rare earth metal into a top portion of the isolation layer to form a rare earth metal oxide layer, and forming a polysilicon structure over the superlattice structures. The method further includes etching portions of the superlattice structures adjacent to the polysilicon structure to form a source/drain (S/D) opening and forming an S/D region in the S/D opening. |
| US12062573B2 |
Method for forming barrier layer in semiconductor structure
A method for forming a barrier layer in a semiconductor structure is disclosed. A substrate having a dielectric layer is provided. The dielectric layer is exposed to a precursor having a first metal, and a first ammonia treatment is performed. A first purge operation is performed, a second ammonia treatment is performed after the first purge operation, and a second purge operation is performed after the second ammonia treatment to form the barrier layer on the dielectric layer. |
| US12062567B2 |
Systems and methods for substrate support temperature control
Exemplary methods of semiconductor processing may include coupling a fluid conduit within a substrate support in a semiconductor processing chamber to a system foreline. The coupling may vacuum chuck a substrate with the substrate support. The methods may include flowing a gas into the fluid conduit. The methods may include maintaining a pressure between the substrate and the substrate support at a pressure higher than the pressure at the system foreline. |
| US12062565B2 |
Electrostatic chuck, assembly including the electrostatic chuck, and method of controlling temperature of the electrostatic chuck
Electrostatic chucks and methods of using electrostatic chucks are disclosed. Exemplary electrostatic chucks include a ceramic body, a heating element embedded within the ceramic body, and two or more temperature measurement devices embedded within the ceramic body. Exemplary methods include measuring temperatures within the electrostatic chuck using two or more vertically spaced-apart temperature measurement devices. |
| US12062561B2 |
Method for transporting wafers
A method includes moving a wafer transport device to a position above a load port; lowering a hoist unit of the wafer transport device above the load port, wherein the wafer transport device has a plurality of belts, each of the belts is connected to the hoist unit and wound around a respective belt winding drum; detecting sound waves from the belts by using at least one acoustic sensor to measure tensions of the belts; and comparing the tensions from the belts to determine an inclination of the hoist unit. |
| US12062559B2 |
Substrate processing system, substrate processing method, and control program
A substrate processing system for performing processing on a plurality of substrates. The substrate processing system comprises: a processing unit comprising a plurality of processing modules each configured to perform a predetermined process; a transfer unit having a transfer device configured to transfer a substrate to each of the plurality of processing modules; a loading/unloading unit configured to hold a plurality of substrates and load/unload a substrate to/from the processing unit; and a controller configured to control the processing unit, the loading/unloading unit, and the transfer unit. The controller controls the transfer unit to transfer to the plurality of processing modules in a serial manner a plurality of substrates that are sequentially loaded from the loading/unloading unit to the processing unit, the controller further comprises a standby mode setting unit configured to set a standby period of the substrate at an appropriate timing depending on a content of the process. |
| US12062554B2 |
Progressive heating of components of substrate processing systems using TCR element-based heaters
A heater control system for a gas delivery system of a substrate processing system includes an oven, N resistive uninsulated heaters arranged inside of the oven, where N is an integer greater than one, and a controller. The oven encloses one or more components of the substrate processing system and to maintain a predetermined temperature in the oven. Each of the N resistive heaters selectively heats at least a portion of one of the components in the oven. The controller is configured to maintain the predetermined temperature in localized regions in the oven by determining a resistance in each of the N resistive heaters and adjusting power to each of the N resistive heaters based on N-1 resistance ratios of N-1 of the N resistive heaters relative to one of the N resistive heaters. |
| US12062550B2 |
Molded direct contact interconnect substrate and methods of making same
The disclosure concerns method of making a molded substrate, comprising providing a carrier; forming a first conductive layer and first vertical conductive contacts over the carrier; disposing a first layer of encapsulant over the first conductive layer and first vertical conductive contacts; planarizing the first vertical conductive contacts and the first layer of encapsulant to form a first planar surface; forming a second conductive layer and second vertical conductive contacts over the first layer of encapsulant and configured to be electrically coupled with the first conductive layer and first vertical conductive contacts; disposing a second layer of encapsulant over the second conductive layer and second vertical conductive contacts; planarizing the second vertical conductive contacts and the second layer of encapsulant to form a second planar surface; and forming first conductive bumps over the second planar surface, opposite the carrier. |
| US12062548B2 |
Etching method for oxide semiconductor film
In an etching method for an oxide semiconductor film according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a modified layer is formed in the oxide semiconductor film by using a first rare gas and the modified layer is sputtered by using a second rare gas different from the first rare gas. |
| US12062547B2 |
Method of fabricating semiconductor device and patterning semiconductor structure
The disclosure provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, where the method includes the following operations. A semiconductor stack including a silicon-containing layer, an oxide deposited on a portion of the silicon-containing layer, an underlayer, and a resist layer is formed. The resist layer is patterned to form a first opening in the resist layer. The underlayer is etched to extend the first opening into the underlayer, where a top surface of the oxide is exposed by the first opening. The oxide and the underlayer are etched with a first etchant, where a ratio of etching rates of the oxide and the underlayer is about 1:1. The oxide and the silicon-containing layer are etched with a second etchant to form a second opening below the first opening, where an etching rate of the oxide is higher than that of the silicon-containing layer. |
| US12062545B2 |
Fluorine-free tungsten ALD for dielectric selectivity improvement
Methods of forming metallic tungsten films selectively on a conductive surface relative to a dielectric surface are described. A substrate is exposed to a first process condition to deposit a tungsten-containing film that is substrate free of tungsten metal. The tungsten-containing film is then converted to a metallic tungsten film by exposure to a second process condition. |
| US12062544B2 |
Laser annealing method for semiconductor device, semiconductor device, laser annealing method, control device of laser annealing apparatus, and laser annealing apparatus
A laser annealing method for a semiconductor device, includes: a first step of adding an impurity to a semiconductor substrate; and a second step of irradiating a region to which the impurity is added with a pulsed laser beam a plurality of times to anneal the semiconductor substrate. In the second step, a first region of a portion of the region to which the impurity is added is irradiated with the pulsed laser beam, and after a predetermined time interval, a second region adjacent to the first region is irradiated with the pulsed laser beam. The predetermined time interval is larger than a pulse interval of the pulsed laser beam. |
| US12062542B2 |
Using cumulative heat amount data to qualify hot plate used for postexposure baking
A test wafer is placed inside a baking module and is baked. Via one or more temperature sensors, a cumulative heat amount delivered to the test wafer during the baking is measured. The measured cumulative heat amount is compared with a predefined cumulative heat amount threshold. In response to the comparing indicating that the measured cumulative heat amount is within the predefined cumulative heat amount threshold, it is determined that the baking module is qualified for actual semiconductor fabrication. In response to the comparing indicating that the measured cumulative heat amount is outside of the predefined cumulative heat amount threshold, it is determined that the baking module is not qualified for actual semiconductor fabrication. |
| US12062541B2 |
Epitaxies of a chemical compound semiconductor
Methods and structures includes providing a substrate, forming a prelayer over a substrate, forming a barrier layer over the prelayer, and forming a channel layer over the barrier layer. Forming the prelayer may include growing the prelayer at a graded temperature. Forming the barrier layer is such that the barrier layer may include GaAs or InGaAs. Forming the channel layer is such that the channel layer may include InAs or an Sb-based heterostructure. Thereby structures are formed. |
| US12062539B2 |
Semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate and method for forming
Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The SOI substrate includes a handle substrate; a device layer overlying the handle substrate; and an insulator layer separating the handle substrate from the device layer. The insulator layer meets the device layer at a first interface and meets the handle substrate at a second interface. The insulator layer comprises a getter material having a getter concentration profile. The handle substrate contains getter material and has a handle getter concentration profile. The handle getter concentration profile has a peak at the second interface and a gradual decline beneath the second interface until reaching a handle getter concentration. |
| US12062537B2 |
High etch selectivity, low stress ashable carbon hard mask
A method for depositing a carbon ashable hard mask layer on a substrate includes a) arranging a substrate in a processing chamber; b) setting chamber pressure in a predetermined pressure range; c) setting a substrate temperature in a predetermined temperature range from −20° C. to 200° C.; d) supplying a gas mixture including hydrocarbon precursor and one or more other gases; and e) striking plasma by supplying RF plasma power for a first predetermined period to deposit a carbon ashable hard mask layer on the substrate. |
| US12062532B2 |
Two dimensional MSMS
A method of mass spectrometry is disclosed comprising: performing a plurality of cycles of operation during a single experimental run, wherein each cycle comprises: mass selectively transmitting precursor ions of a single mass, or range of masses, through or out of a mass separator or mass filter at any given time, wherein the mass separator or mass filter is operated such that the single mass or range of masses transmitted therefrom is varied with time; and mass analysing ions. |
| US12062530B2 |
Vacuum processing apparatus and vacuum processing method
A vacuum processing apparatus includes a processing unit comprising a processing chamber disposed in a vacuum container, a detector detecting a thickness of the target film on a wafer or an end point during the processing of the wafer using a light from the wafer, the detector being functioned to detect the thickness or the end point by comparing a data pattern of obtained in advance indicating light intensities of a plurality of wavelengths related to the film thickness using the wavelength as a parameter and a real data pattern indicating the light intensities of the plurality of wavelengths obtained at a particular time during the processing, and the data pattern being obtained by dividing differential coefficient value of time-series data of the light intensities of the plurality of wavelengths by time-series data indicating values of the light intensities of the plurality of wavelengths. |
| US12062522B2 |
Plasma etching method and plasma etching apparatus
A plasma etching method for plasma-etching an object including an etching target film and a patterned mask. The plasma etching method includes a first step of plasma-etching the etching target film using the mask, and a second step of depositing a silicon-containing film using plasma of a silicon-containing gas on at least a part of a side wall of the etching target film etched by the first step. |
| US12062515B2 |
Compact high voltage power fuse and methods of manufacture
Method of manufacturing a high voltage power fuse having a dramatically reduced size facilitated by silicated filler material, a formed fuse element geometry, arc barrier materials and single piece terminal fabrications. The method includes: connecting a full-range fuse element assembly including first and second metal strip fuse elements defining a plurality of weak spots therein and being connected in parallel to one another, the first metal strip fuse element configured to uniquely respond to a short circuit current condition and the second metal strip fuse element configured to uniquely respond to an overload current condition and a set of arc barriers at selected locations to surround respective cross sectional portions are disclosed. |
| US12062506B2 |
Illuminated keyswitch structure and illuminating module
An illuminated keyswitch structure and an illuminating module thereof are provided. A base plate has an opening. The illuminating module includes a drive circuit board, having a face reflector and at least one dot reflector disposed thereon, a spacer adhered on the drive circuit board and having a through hole and an adhesive-less clearance fringe at least partially surrounding the through hole, a light-emitting part disposed on the drive circuit board and proximate to the face reflector and the dot reflector, and a translucent covering structure covering above the light-emitting part and including a reflective layer. The reflective layer reflects off light from the light-emitting part, and the face reflector and/or the at least one dot reflector reflect light to pass through the through hole of the spacer and then illuminate upward through the translucent covering structure and further through the opening of the base plate. |
| US12062498B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic component
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a multilayer body including laminated ceramic layers, first and second principal surfaces in a height direction, first and second lateral surfaces in a width direction, and first and second end surfaces in a length direction, first and second internal electrode layers on the ceramic layers and respectively exposed to the first and second end surfaces, first and second external electrodes respectively electrically connected to the first and second internal electrode layers, and portions of the first and second principal surfaces and the first and second lateral surfaces. The first and second external electrodes each include an underlying electrode layer including a metal component, a plating layer on the underlying electrode layer, and a fatty acid on at least a surface of the underlying electrode layer. |
| US12062497B2 |
Capacitor component having protective layer which includes oxide ceramic and metal
A capacitor component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode layer, a protective layer disposed on the body, and an external electrode disposed on at least a portion of the protective layer. The protective layer includes oxide ceramic and a metal the same as a metal of the internal electrode layer. |
| US12062495B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a chip component including a terminal electrode, a case having an accommodation recess accommodating the chip component, a conductive terminal attached to the case and connected to the terminal electrode, and a case cover disposed on an opening-edge surface of the case so as to cover the accommodation recess. The opening-edge surface has an opening-edge recess at least partly covered by the case cover. The opening-edge recess and the case cover have a space therebetween. The space is filled with a resin. |
| US12062492B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic component
A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer in a first direction; and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode, wherein the internal electrode includes a plurality of Ni crystal grains, and a composite layer including Ni and In is provided at a grain boundary of each of the plurality of Ni crystal grains. |
| US12062483B2 |
Current sensor
A current sensor includes an excitation detection winding configured such that an excitation signal for exciting a second magnetic core is input, the excitation detection winding detects magnetic flux flowing through the second magnetic core and outputs a detection signal indicating a measurement-target current. The current sensor includes an auxiliary winding that detects the magnetic flux and outputs an auxiliary signal indicating the measurement-target current. The current sensor includes a feedback winding wound around first and second magnetic cores, the feedback winding being configured such that a signal generated from the detection signal is input, and the feedback winding being wound to cancel out magnetic flux of the first and second magnetic cores. The current sensor includes a circuit to output an output signal indicating a level of the measurement-target current by modifying a signal output from the feedback winding based on a correction signal generated from the auxiliary signal. |
| US12062477B2 |
Reactor
A reactor includes an assembly of a coil and a magnetic core; a case that houses the assembly; and a sealing resin portion that seals a portion of the assembly. The reactor further includes a heat dissipation member interposed between the coil and the case. The case has an inner bottom surface and the pair of coil facing surfaces have inclined surfaces that are inclined away from each other. The coil includes a first winding portion and a second winding portion disposed opposite of the inner bottom surface with respect to the first winding portion. The first winding portion and the second winding portion are parallel with each other, and have the same width. The heat dissipation member includes a first heat dissipation portion interposed between at least one of the inclined surfaces and the second winding portion. |
| US12062475B2 |
Soft magnetic alloy, soft magnetic alloy ribbon, soft magnetic powder, and magnetic component
To provide a soft magnetic alloy or the like, from which a magnetic component having a good temperature property of core loss can be obtained. The soft magnetic alloy includes Fe. The soft magnetic alloy includes a crystallite, and an amorphous phase existing around the crystallite. A total area ratio of the crystallite in a cross section of the soft magnetic alloy is 40% or more and less than 60%. An average thickness of the amorphous phase is 3.0 nm or more and 10.0 nm or less. A standard deviation of a thickness of the amorphous phase is 10.0 nm or less. |
| US12062471B2 |
Electromagnetic induction potentiometer adaptive for full-stroke detection
Provided is an electromagnetic induction potentiometer adaptive for full-stroke detection, including a movable element configured to obtain an input for position change, a permanent magnet attached to the movable element, a magnetic induction sensor configured to sense positions of the permanent magnet and generate an initial potential signal, and an full-stroke adaptive output adjusting unit configured to collect the initial potential signal and adaptively adjust the initial potential signal to an actual potential signal corresponding to a full stroke of position changing of the movable element. |
| US12062469B2 |
Waterproof sealing structure for a cable and communication device
A waterproof sealing structure for a cable and a communication device are provided. The waterproof sealing structure includes: a cable inner core, a cable sheath, fastening structures, and an actuating mechanism, wherein the cable sheath is molded by one-time pouring outside the cable inner core, the cable sheath comprises an elongated sheath and disc-shaped sheaths, the disc-shaped sheaths are molded at end portions of the elongated sheath, the end portions of the cable inner core are connected to the actuating mechanism, ends of the actuating mechanism connected to the cable inner core are open, and the disc-shaped sheaths are sealed and fastened at the open ends of the actuating mechanism through the fastening structures. |
| US12062465B2 |
System and method for bending crystal wafers for use in high resolution analyzers
The invention provides a method for fabricating analyzers, the method comprising providing a radiation manipulating material on a first surface of a flexible support; contacting a second surface of the flexible support to a permeable mold, wherein the mold has a first flexible support contact surface and a second surface; and applying negative pressure to the second side of the flexible support to cause the flexible support to conform to the first flexible support contact surface of the mold. Also provided is a system for fabricating crystal analyzers, the system comprising crystal structures reversibly attached to a flexible support; a porous mold reversibly contacting the flexible support, wherein the mold defines a topography; and a negative pressure applied to the flexible support to cause the crystal structures to conform to the topography. |
| US12062463B2 |
Neutron target for boron neutron capture therapy
Apparatuses and methods for producing neutrons for applications such as boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) are described. An apparatus can include a rotary fixture with a coolant inlet and a coolant outlet, and a plurality of neutron-producing segments. Each neutron-producing segment of the plurality of neutron-producing segments is removably coupled to the rotary fixture, and includes a substrate having a coolant channel circuit defined therein and a solid neutron source layer disposed thereon. The coolant channel circuits are in fluid communication with the coolant inlet and the coolant outlet. |
| US12062461B2 |
Supports with integrated sensors for nuclear reactor steam generators, and associated systems and methods
Supports with integrated sensors for nuclear reactor steam generators, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed. A representative method for forming a nuclear-powered steam generator includes forming an instrumented support, the instrumented support including a carrier portion and a retainer portion, with at least one of the carrier portion or the retainer portion being integrally formed with a sensor via an additive manufacturing process. The method can further include coupling the sensor to a communication link, supporting a helical steam conduit on the instrumented support, and installing the helical steam conduit and the instrumented support in a nuclear reactor. The helical steam conduit is positioned along a primary flow path, which is in turn positioned to circulate a heated primary flow in thermal communication with the helical steam conduit. |
| US12062458B2 |
System and method for secure, private, and trusted medical information monitoring and semi-autonomous prescription management
A patient identity and information manager (PIIM) is configured for establishing direct trust relationships between itself and (i) a particular patient; (ii) a biomarker monitoring device corresponding to the patient; and (iii) a medical care provider associated with the patient. The PIIM establishes: a first direct trust relationship corresponding to the patient by way of communication between the PIIM and a patient identification/biometrics module and establishment of a validated currently active patient identity; a second direct trust relationship corresponding to the biomarker data monitoring device by way of communication between the PIIM and the biomarker data monitoring device under the currently active patient identity; and a third direct trust relationship corresponding to the care provider by way of validating the care provider and providing the validated care provide with a biomarker data encryption key corresponding to each of the currently active patient identity and the biomarker monitoring device. |
| US12062454B2 |
Artificial intelligence-assisted non-pharmaceutical intervention data curation
Systems, devices, computer-implemented methods, and/or computer program products that facilitate artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted curation of non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) data from heterogeneous data sources. In one example, a system can comprise a processor that executes computer executable components stored in memory. The computer executable components can comprise an extraction component and a change detection component. The extraction component can extract candidate non-pharmaceutical intervention (NPI) events from data associated with a defined disease. The change detection component can evaluate the candidate NPI events for inclusion in a dataset storing NPI events in a defined format. |
| US12062453B2 |
Self-titrating bacterial protease-activated prodrug
Disclosed herein are bacterial protease-activated prodrug compositions and methods of their use for the treatment and prevention of bacterial infection. Also disclosed are methods of reducing or eliminating defiant bacterial populations. An exemplary prodrug composition includes a cationic antimicrobial peptide conjugated to an anionic peptide with a protease cleavable linker substrate, wherein the antimicrobial peptide is inactive while it is in conjugation with the anionic peptide. Upon cleavage by the protease, the cationic AMP is released from the anionic peptide and can act upon bacteria. The protease is specific to the bacteria that are present in the sample or the subject, creating an auto-titrating mechanism wherein the AMP is released from the peptide only when there is bacteria present. |
| US12062448B2 |
Infection detection and differentiation systems and methods
Embodiments may include an automated method for evaluating an infection status associated with a blood sample obtained from an individual. Methods may include determining, using a first module, a white blood cell concentration associated with the blood sample. In addition, methods may include determining, using a second module, a monocyte volume measure associated with the blood sample. Methods may include evaluating, using a data processing module, the infection status associated with the blood sample. The data processing module may include a processor and a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium may be programmed with a computer application. This computer application, when executed by the processor, may cause the processor to calculate a parameter using a function comprising the white blood cell concentration and the monocyte volume measure. The computer application may also cause the processor to evaluate the infection status associated with the blood sample based on the parameter. |
| US12062442B2 |
Method for operating surgical instrument systems
A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical instrument using machine learning in a surgical suite is disclosed. |
| US12062441B2 |
Personal protective equipment and safety management system having active worker sensing and assessment
A system includes a computing device a personal protective equipment (PPE) device. The PPE device is configured to be worn by a worker and includes and at least one physiological sensor configured to generate physiological data indicative of one or more physiological characteristics of a worker. The computing device is configured to determine a safety risk score for the worker based at least in part on the physiological data and a risk profile associated with the worker. |
| US12062440B2 |
System for maintaining and controlling surgical tools
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for maintaining and controlling surgical tools are disclosed. For each surgical tool, a surgeon can give verbal commands which can result in feedback provided by a synthesized voice or the execution of an action as instructed by the verbal command. The tools are monitored during use to ensure the tools remain within their operating parameters. The system alerts the surgeon should the tools approach their operational limitations. |
| US12062438B1 |
Method and system for automating standard API specification for data distribution between heterogeneous systems
A method for automating a standard API specification for data distribution between heterogeneous systems. The method includes steps of learning a standard API and automating a standard API specification. The learning a standard API comprises the steps: defining a standard API specification, standard terms, and parameters; requesting, by a cloud server, a hospital API specification from a hospital API server and receives a response of the hospital API specification from the hospital API server; receiving hospital and institutional API specifications and collects terms; analyzing the collected terms; mapping the analyzed terms; and mapping API parameters. |
| US12062437B2 |
Method and apparatus to account for transponder tagged objects used during clinical procedures employing a shielded receptacle with antenna
Medical procedure related objects (e.g., instruments, supplies) tagged with transponders (e.g., RFID transponders, dumb transponders) are accounted for in a medical or clinical environment via an accounting system using a number of antennas and interrogators/readers. A first set of antennas and RFID interrogator(s) interrogate portions of the environment for RFID tagged objects, for example proximate a start and an end of a procedure. Shielded packaging and/or shielded receptacles shield tagged objects, preventing interrogation except for those objects in unshielded portions of the environment. A shielded receptacle may include an antenna to interrogate the contents thereof in a relatively noise-free environment. A data store may maintain information including a current status or count of each instrument or supply, for instance as checked in or checked out. A handheld antenna and/or second set of antennas interrogates a body of a patient for retained instruments or supplies tagged with dumb transponders. |
| US12062435B2 |
Data transmission systems and methods for operative setting
Systems and methods for transmitting data in an operative setting are disclosed. A surgical system records data pertaining to a surgical procedure as the procedure is performed. The data is transferred to a portable electronic device, such as a cellular-enabled device, intermittently during the surgical procedure or after the surgical procedure is completed. The cellular-enabled device establishes a connection with a remote database that may be cloud-enabled for storage and analysis of the data. |
| US12062433B2 |
Systems and methods for converting and delivering medical images to mobile devices and remote communications systems
A system for automated conversion and delivery of medical images. In an example implementation, a server is configured to retrieve a medical image file including medical data and metadata, in a medical data format, determine an output destination type based on the metadata, identify standardized format specifications based on the determined output destination type from the retrieved metadata, convert the medical data into a format compatible with the identified standardized format, and transmit an output message of the converted medical data to at least a recipient delivery address. |
| US12062432B2 |
Methods and systems for the efficient acquisition, conversion, and display of pathology images
A method for viewing pathology images in a web browser is provided. The method includes obtaining a pathology image in a first format, converting the pathology image into a pyramid representation file comprising images grouped into a plurality of levels, wherein the images in the different plurality of levels correspond to portions of the pathology image at a same or different degrees of resolution, and wherein the images are in the first format, storing the pyramid representation file in the first memory, receiving a request from a user to view the pathology image at a specified resolution, loading one or more images from at least one of the plurality of levels corresponding to the specified resolution, wherein the one or more images are in the first format and wherein the one or more images are loaded into a web browser coupled with the first memory, converting the images into a second format such that the images' degrees of resolution are maintained, and storing the images in the second format in a second memory. |
| US12062431B1 |
Cross-validation of data derived from images captured during diagnostic sessions
Introduced here are diagnostic platforms able to verify subjects included in images in a time- and resource-efficient manner. By assessing the degree of consistency between multiple characterizations of an attribute that are derived from different data, a diagnostic platform can determine the likelihood that an image includes a given subject. An attribute could be characterized based on metadata that accompanies an image captured during a diagnostic session, information provided by an individual as part of the diagnostic session, an output produced by a classification model upon being applied to the image, or any combination thereof. |
| US12062426B2 |
Ultrasound image recognition systems and methods utilizing an artificial intelligence network
Ultrasound image recognition systems and methods, and artificial intelligence training networks for such systems and methods, are provided. An ultrasound data information system includes an ultrasound image recognition training network that is configured to receive ultrasound training images and to develop ultrasound image knowledge based on the received ultrasound training images. An ultrasound imaging device acquires ultrasound images of a patient, and the device includes an ultrasound image recognition module. The ultrasound image recognition module is configured to receive the ultrasound image knowledge, receive the acquired ultrasound images from the ultrasound imaging device, and determine, based on the ultrasound image knowledge, whether the received ultrasound images represent a clinically desirable view of an organ or whether the clinically desirable views indicate normal function or a particular pathology. The received ultrasound images are transmitted to the ultrasound image recognition training network for further training and development of updated ultrasound image knowledge. |
| US12062425B2 |
System and method for implementing a cardiac rehabilitation protocol by using artificial intelligence and standardized measurements
A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes determining a maximum target heart rate for a user using an electromechanical machine to perform a treatment plan, wherein the electromechanical machine is configured to be manipulated by the user while the user is performing the treatment plan. The method includes receiving, via an interface, an input pertaining to a perceived exertion level of the user, wherein the interface comprises a display configured to present information pertaining to the treatment plan. Based on the perceived exertion level and the maximum target heart rate, the method includes determining an amount of resistance for the electromechanical machine to provide via one or more pedals physically or communicatively coupled to the electromechanical machine. While the user performs the treatment plan, the method includes causing the electromechanical machine to provide the amount of resistance. |
| US12062422B2 |
System, method and computer-accessible medium for use of heavy water as a probe for imaging metabolic activities
Incorporation of deuterium into the lipids, proteins, and/or genetic material in cells, tissues, organs, or organisms, including animals, such as humans, and plants, by administration of heavy water, allows for the spectral determination of levels of lipids, proteins, and/or genetic material using Raman spectroscopy, such as stimulated Raman spectroscopy. Following administration of a drug, changes in the relative amounts of lipid, protein, and/or genetic materials can be determined, and the efficacy, or lack thereof, of the administered drug can be determined. |
| US12062420B2 |
System and method for record linkage
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for facilitating record matching and entity resolution and for enabling improvements in record linkage. A power-spectrum-based temporal pattern-specific weight may be incorporated into record linkage methods to enhance the record linkage accuracy and statistical performance. For example, in embodiments, a value-specific weight may be calculated from a population-based frequency of field-specific values and provides an opportunity to capture and measure the relative importance of specific values found in a field. A timeseries-derived Bayesian power spectrum weight may be calculated from the population-based frequency of temporal pattern-specific values in terms of intensities at various frequencies of the power spectrum computed from the timeseries, and further provides an opportunity to capture and measure the relative importance of specific sequences of care episodes. |
| US12062412B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes: first pad transmitting and receiving first timing signal; second pad transmitting and receiving data signal in response to the first timing signal; third pad receiving second timing signal; fourth pad receiving control information in response to the second timing signal; memory cell array; sense amplifier connected to the memory cell array; first register connected to the sense amplifier; second register storing first control information; third register storing second control information; and control circuit executing data-out operation. The first control information is stored in the second register based on an input to the fourth pad in response to the second timing signal consisting of i cycles, and the second control information is stored in the third register based on an input to the fourth pad in response to the second timing signal consisting of j cycles. |
| US12062410B2 |
Apparatus, system and method to sense a logic state of a memory cell in a three-dimensional memory device
A method, apparatus and system. The method includes: generating a feedback voltage VFB in a feedback circuit coupled to one of a bitline node (BL) or a wordline node (WL) of each of a plurality of memory cells of a memory array, the feedback voltage to, in a thresholded state of said each of the memory cells, counteract a decrease in an absolute value of a voltage Vvdm at said one of the BL or WL; generating, in a reference circuit, one of a reference voltage VREF to track a feedback voltage of the feedback circuit or a mirror current IMFBmirror to track a current Icell through said each of the memory cells; and providing one of values for both VFB and VREF, or for an output voltage Vapsout corresponding to IMFBmirror, to a sense circuitry, the sense circuitry to determine a logic state of said each of the memory cells based on a comparison of VFB with VREF or based on Vapsout. |
| US12062408B2 |
Switches to reduce routing rails of memory system
Disclosed herein are related to a memory array including a set of memory cells and a set of switches to configure the set of memory cells. In one aspect, each switch is connected between a corresponding local line and a corresponding subset of memory cells. The local clines may be connected to a global line. Local lines may be metal rails, for example, local bit lines or local select lines. A global line may be a metal rail, for example, a global bit line or a global select line. A switch may be enabled or disabled to electrically couple a controller to a selected subset of memory cells through the global line. Accordingly, the set of memory cells can be configured through the global line rather than a number of metal rails to achieve area efficiency. |
| US12062406B2 |
Storage device and operating method thereof
A memory device includes memory blocks, a read count storage, a cell counter, and a read reclaim processor. The read count storage stores read count information including read counts of the memory blocks. When a read count of a target block among the memory blocks exceeds at least one threshold count, the cell counter performs a read operation on at least one page among pages included in the target block by using a first read voltage, and calculates a first memory cell count as a number of memory cells read as first memory cells among memory cells included in the at least one page, based on a current sensed from the at least one page in the read operation. The read reclaim processor provides a memory controller with a status code based on the first memory cell count and a number of correctable error bits. |
| US12062402B2 |
Non-volatile memory device for performing precharge to cell string and program method thereof
A non-volatile memory device including a memory cell array including a plurality of cell strings, wherein each cell string of the plurality of cell stings includes a string selection transistor, a plurality of memory cells, and a ground selection transistor connected in series between a bit line and a common source line; and a control circuit configured to perform a program operation on a selected memory cell from among the plurality of memory cells and pre-charge a selected cell string including the selected memory cell in a pre-charge section included in a verification section, wherein the selected cell string is pre-charged as a first pre-charge voltage is applied to a selected bit line connected to the selected memory cell. |
| US12062401B2 |
Performing block-level media management operations for block stripes in a memory device
Systems and methods are disclosed including a memory device and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device can perform operations comprising performing a data integrity check on a set of memory cells of a source management unit of the memory device to obtain a data integrity metric value; determining whether the data integrity metric value satisfies a first threshold; responsive to determining that the data integrity metric value fails to satisfy the first threshold, determining whether the data integrity metric value satisfies a second threshold that is lower than the first threshold; responsive to determining that the data integrity metric value satisfies the second threshold, causing the memory device to copy data from the source management unit to a destination set of pages of the memory device; and performing a subsequent data integrity check on one or more invalid pages of the source management unit. |
| US12062399B2 |
Page buffer circuit, semiconductor memory apparatus including page buffer circuit, and operating method of semiconductor memory apparatus
A page buffer circuit includes a sensing latch circuit and a caching latch circuit. The sensing latch circuit is configured to receive and sense data that is stored in a memory cell during a normal read operation. The caching latch circuit is configured to receive and sense the data that is stored in the memory cell during a suspend read operation. |
| US12062396B2 |
Memory devices having source lines directly coupled to body regions and methods
Memory devices, memory cell strings and methods of operating memory devices are shown. Configurations described include directly coupling an elongated body region to a source line. Configurations and methods shown should provide a reliable bias to a body region for memory operations such as erasing. |
| US12062395B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device with configuration to apply adjustable voltage to pass transistor gate
A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory block and a control circuit. The memory block includes a plurality of cell strings where each of the plurality of cell strings includes a string selection transistor, a plurality of memory cells and a ground selection transistor which are connected in series and disposed in a vertical direction between a bit-line and a common source line. The control circuit adjusts a level of a high voltage applied to a gate of a pass transistor of a selected word-line such that a voltage difference between the high voltage and a program voltage applied to a drain of the pass transistor differs in at least a portion of a plurality of program loops based on a comparison of a number of the program loops and a reference number during a program operation on a target memory cells. |
| US12062394B2 |
Performing data integrity checks to identify defective wordlines
Systems and methods are disclosed including a memory device and a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device can perform operations comprising performing a write operation to program first data to a first set of memory cells addressable by a first wordline of a first plurality of wordlines of a block of the memory device; performing a read operation on a second wordline of the plurality of wordlines, wherein the second wordline is adjacent to the first wordline; determining a number of bits programmed in a first logical level in the second wordline; and responsive to determining that the number of bits set satisfies a threshold criterion, copying second data from the first block to a second block. |
| US12062386B2 |
Systems and methods of generating personalized video clips for songs using a pool of short videos
A plurality of video clips comprising audio of a song are identified from a pool of videos. A portion of the song corresponding to the audio in each video clip is then determined. Using the determined portion, each video clip is mapped to a timeline of the song. A subset of video clips comprising different sections of the song are then selected. Video clips comprising audio from different sections of the song are selected to be included in the personalized video, which is then generated from the selected subset of video clips. The personalized video is then generated for display to the user. |
| US12062381B2 |
Method and device for speech/music classification and core encoder selection in a sound codec
Two-stage speech/music classification device and method classify an input sound signal and select a core encoder for encoding the sound signal. A first stage classifies the input sound signal into one of a number of final classes. A second stage extracts high-level features of the input sound signal and selects the core encoder for encoding the input sound signal in response to the extracted high-level features and the final class selected in the first stage. |
| US12062375B2 |
Systems and methods for separating and identifying audio in an audio file using machine learning
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for processing an audio file to perform audio Segmentation and Speaker Role Identification (SRID) by training low level classifier and high level clustering components to separate and identify audio from different sources in an audio file by unifying audio separation and automatic speech recognition (ASR) techniques in a single system. Segmentation and SRID can include separating audio in an audio file into one or more segments, based on a determination of the identity of the speaker, category of the speaker, or source of audio in the segment. In one or more examples, the disclosed systems and methods use machine learning and artificial intelligence technology to determine the source of segments of audio using a combination of acoustic and language information. In some examples, the acoustic and language information is used to classify audio in each frame and cluster the audio into segments. |
| US12062373B2 |
Automated generation of transcripts through independent transcription
Introduced here are computer programs and associated computer-implemented techniques for facilitating the creation of a master transcription (or simply “transcript”) that more accurately reflects underlying audio by comparing multiple independently generated transcripts. The master transcript may be used to record and/or produce various forms of media content, as further discussed below. Thus, the technology described herein may be used to facilitate editing of text content, audio content, or video content. These computer programs may be supported by a media production platform that is able to generate the interfaces through which individuals (also referred to as “users”) can create, edit, or view media content. For example, a computer program may be embodied as a word processor that allows individuals to edit voice-based audio content by editing a master transcript, and vice versa. |
| US12062372B2 |
Collaborative artificial intelligence method and system
A method and system of audibly broadcasting responses to a user based on user queries about a specific patient report, the method comprising receiving an audible query from the user to a microphone coupled to a collaboration device, identifying at least one intent associated with the audible query, identifying at least one data operation associated with the at least one intent, associating each of the at least one data operations with a first set of data presented on the report, executing each of the at least one data operations on a second set of data to generate response data, generating an audible response file associated with the response data and providing the audible response file for broadcasting via a speaker coupled to the collaboration device. |
| US12062370B2 |
Electronic device and method for controlling the electronic device thereof
An electronic device and a method for controlling the electronic device are disclosed. The method includes receiving a trigger speech of a user, entering a speech recognition mode to recognize a speech command of the user in response, and transmitting information to enter the speech recognition mode to at least one external device located at home. Further, the method includes obtaining a first speech information corresponding to a speech uttered by a user from a microphone included in the electronic device and receiving at least one second speech information corresponding to a speech uttered by the user from the at least one external device; identifying a task corresponding to a speech uttered by the user and an external device to perform the task based on the first speech information and the at least one second speech information; and transmitting, to the identified external device, information about the task. |
| US12062369B2 |
Real-time dynamic noise reduction using convolutional networks
A system, method and computer readable medium for dynamic noise reduction in a voice call. The system includes an encoder having a short-time Fourier transform module to determine a magnitude spectrum and a phase spectrum of an input audio signal, including speech and dynamic noise. A separator coupled to the encoder comprises a temporal convolution network (TCN) used to develop a separation mask using the magnitude spectrum as input. The TCN is trained using a frequency SNR function used to calculate loss during training. A mixer is coupled to the separator to multiply the separation mask with the magnitude spectrum to separate the speech from the dynamic noise to obtain a denoise magnitude spectrum. A decoder coupled to the mixer and the encoder includes an inverse short-time Fourier transform module to reconstruct the input audio signal without the dynamic noise using the denoise magnitude spectrum and the phase spectrum. |
| US12062366B2 |
Systems and methods for interpreting natural language search queries
Systems and methods are described herein for interpreting natural language search queries that account for contextual relevance of words of the search query that would ordinarily not be processed, including, for example, processing each word of the query. Each term is associated with a respective part of speech, and a frequency of occurrence of each term in content metadata is determined. A relevance of each term is then determined based on its respective part of speech and frequency. The natural language search query is then interpreted based on the importance or relevance of each term. |
| US12062358B2 |
Systems and methods for adjusting dubbed speech based on context of a scene
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for detecting dubbed speech in a media asset and receiving metadata corresponding to the media asset. The systems and methods may determine a plurality of scenes in the media asset based on the metadata, retrieve a portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene, and process the retrieved portion of the dubbed speech corresponding to the first scene to identify a speech characteristic of a character featured in the first scene. Further, the systems and methods may determine whether the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene, and if the match fails, perform a function to adjust the portion of the dubbed speech so that the speech characteristic of the character featured in the first scene matches the context of the first scene. |
| US12062357B2 |
Method of registering attribute in speech synthesis model, apparatus of registering attribute in speech synthesis model, electronic device, and medium
A method of registering an attribute in a speech synthesis model, an apparatus of registering an attribute in a speech synthesis model, an electronic device, and a medium are provided, which relate to a field of an artificial intelligence technology such as a deep learning and intelligent speech technology. The method includes: acquiring a plurality of data associated with an attribute to be registered; and registering the attribute in the speech synthesis model by using the plurality of data associated with the attribute, wherein the speech synthesis model is trained in advance by using a training data in a training data set. |
| US12062355B2 |
Noise control
There is provided an ear cup including a housing containing a filter assembly and a motor-driven impeller for creating an airflow through the filter assembly, the housing including an air outlet downstream from the filter assembly for emitting the filtered airflow from the housing. The ear cup further includes an acoustic driver mounted to the housing, a reference internal noise disposed within the housing and a reference ambient noise mounted to the housing. The ear cup further includes active noise control circuitry that is configured to simultaneously use both a signal provided by the reference internal noise and the signal provided by the reference ambient noise to operate the acoustic driver. |
| US12062352B2 |
Bucket type drum set
A drum set comprising a bucket is provided. The bucket can have a top opening, a bottom side, a striking side, an opposing resonant side, and two other sides. A lid is provided to cover the top opening when the drum set is in storage mode. The drum set also has a plurality of upward extending component mounting shafts removably attached to the bottom side of the bucket when the bucket is placed bottom side up. The drum set has one or more percussion modules configured to removably attach to one or more of the plurality of component mounting shafts. The bottom module can include a bottom mounting member removably attached under the top side of the bucket when the bucket is placed bottom side up. The bottom mounting member has at least two bottom clamps configured to clamp at least two sides of the bucket. A drum kick assembly can be removably attached to the bottom mounting member and positioned on the striking side of the bucket and including a beater positioned to strike the striking side of the bucket to produce a sound. A hi-hat pedal assembly can be removably attached to the bottom mounting member and positioned on the resonant side of the bucket. |
| US12062350B2 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting image luminance, storage medium, and electronic device
This application discloses a method for adjusting image luminance performed at an electronic device. The method includes: determining that an original luminance of a target pixel in an image is lower than a luminance threshold of the image, the luminance threshold being determined according to luminance of pixels in the image; in accordance with the determination: obtaining a luminance distribution intensity of pixels adjacent to the target pixel in the image; determining a luminance difference between the luminance threshold and the luminance distribution intensity of the adjacent pixels; and adjusting the original luminance of the target pixel to a corresponding target luminance according to the luminance difference. By preserving the changing characteristic of relative luminance between the target pixel and the adjacent pixel, the luminance adjustment is more consistent with the luminance distribution of the image, thereby achieving a technical effect of improving the luminance adjustment on an image. |
| US12062349B2 |
Adjusting signal settings for a display using a light sensor
In some implementations, a mobile computing device may participate in the calibration of an output signal of a media device. This calibration process includes storing device-specific calibration data which is related to properties of a light sensor of the mobile device. The mobile device then detects of properties of light emitted by the display device during a presentation to obtain sensor values related to light emitted by the display device during the presentation. The calibration process may also ensure that the mobile device is proximate to the display device prior to obtaining the sensor values. The collected sensor values are adjusted using device-specific calibration data stored to the mobile device to normalize the sensor values relative to a baseline. These normalized sensor values are sent to the media device for use in adjusting the output signal based on the normalized sensor values. |
| US12062342B2 |
Power supply system for display apparatus
A power supply system for a display apparatus, in which a structure for supplying operating voltages for a display panel is improved, and the power supply system may improve power efficiency by generating operating voltages using a system voltage of a high level. |
| US12062339B2 |
Display device
In a display device, each of pixels includes a light emitting element and a pixel circuit which is connected to the light emitting element at a first node and drives the light emitting element in response to a corresponding driving scan signal among driving scan signals during a display period. The pixel circuit is connected to a corresponding readout line among readout lines at a second node. The sensing circuit senses a potential of the first node through the corresponding readout line during a blank period, and each of frames includes the display period and the blank period. At least two driving scan signals among the driving scan signals respectively include a plurality of rewriting periods, each of which is activated during the blank period corresponding thereto, and the rewriting periods of the driving scan signals have different durations from each other. |
| US12062333B2 |
Pixel and display device including the same
A pixel includes a first transistor connected between a first power line and a first node, and including a gate electrode connected to a second node, a second transistor connected between a data line and the second node, and including a gate electrode connected to a scan line, a third transistor connected between a first sensing line and the first node, and including a gate electrode connected to a first control line, a fourth transistor connected between a second sensing line and a third node, and including gate electrode connected to a second control line, a first sub light emitting unit including light emitting elements connected in parallel in a forward direction between the first node and the third node, and a second sub light emitting unit including light emitting elements connected in parallel in the forward direction between the third node and a second power line. |
| US12062323B2 |
Driving method of display device, display device, and computer readable storage medium
Disclosed is a driving method of a drive device, applied on a drive device. The method includes: receiving, by the first control chip, target display data, and processing, by the first control chip, the target display data to obtain a conversion clock signal, a frame synchronization signal and a pre-processed display signal; obtaining, by the second control chip, a result clock signal based on the conversion clock signal and the frame synchronization signal, a period of the result clock signal and a period of the frame synchronization signal meet a preset condition; obtaining, by the second control chip, a result display signal based on the pre-processed display signal; and lighting, by the third control chip, the light emitting component based on the result clock signal and the result display signal. The present application also discloses a display device and a computer readable storage medium. |
| US12062322B2 |
Signal generation apparatus, driving chip, display system and LED displaying driving method
A signal generation apparatus, a driving chip, a display system and an LED displaying driving method are described. A circuit comprises a first generation device for generating a first PWM wave with period T1; a second generation device for generating a delayed clock signal with period T2, T1=NT2, the first time is delayed by F×T2 compared with the second time, the first time is the time corresponding to a first rising edge of the delayed clock signal, the second time is the time corresponding to a first rising edge of the first PWM wave; a third generation device for generating a third PWM wave with period T3 according to the first PWM wave the delayed clock signal, T3=T1+F×T2, a first rising edge of the third PWM wave is synchronous with the first rising edge of the first PWM wave. |
| US12062320B2 |
Pixel circuit, driving method of pixel circuit, and display device including pixel circuit
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a pixel circuit comprising: a light emitting device which emits light with a luminance corresponding to an amount of driving current applied thereto; a driving transistor which controls the amount of the driving current applied to the light emitting device; a storage capacitor which is connected to the driving transistor; a first transistor which is turned on according to a first scan signal and transmits a data voltage to the storage capacitor; and a second transistor which is turned on according to a second scan signal and diode-connects the driving transistor, wherein the driving transistor and the first transistor are low temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) thin film transistors, and wherein the second transistor is an oxide semiconductor thin film transistor. |
| US12062315B2 |
Display device driving method and display device for correcting common voltage of grayscales
The present application provides a display device driving method and a display device. In the display device driving method, when optimal common voltages of other grayscales are determined using an optimal common voltage of a standard grayscale, and when grayscale shift occurs in the other grayscales, the optimal common voltages of the other grayscales are corrected, so that correct common voltages can be adopted when the display device is driven, and problems such as screen flicker caused by the grayscale shift in the display device are prevented. |
| US12062314B2 |
Compensation method for display panel and display device
Provided are a compensation method for a display panel and a display device. The compensation method for a display panel includes: obtaining a first display grayscale obtained to be displayed in a to-be-displayed image by a first sub-pixel, and obtaining a first display data voltage corresponding to the first display grayscale; determining whether the first display data voltage is greater than a low brightness demarcation voltage; and if yes, obtaining a first compensation data voltage corresponding to the first sub-pixel according to the first display grayscale; and determining, according to a lighting voltage corresponding to the first sub-pixel, whether the first compensation data voltage is in a dark-state voltage range; and if yes, compensating the first sub-pixel by using the lighting voltage corresponding to the first sub-pixel, and if not, compensating the first sub-pixel by using the first compensation data voltage. |
| US12062313B2 |
Systems and methods for clock frequency control during low display refresh rates in electronic devices
This disclosure is directed towards systems and methods of power saving in electronic displays based on changing clock signal frequencies supplied to the gate-in-panel (GIP) circuitry during extended blanking modes of the electronic display. The display driver circuitry of the display may reduce and/or halt clock signal frequencies sent to GIP circuitry in the display, to reduce power output during extended blanking modes of the electronic display. |
| US12062312B2 |
Display apparatus and power controlling method therefor
An embodiment of the disclosure provides a display apparatus operating at high frequency, the display apparatus comprising: a display module; a control board that obtains load information; and a power board that supplies an output voltage to the display module and the control board considering the load information, the power board comprising a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, a switching unit, an LLC resonant circuit, a transformer, and a power controller, wherein, when a load according to the load information is less than a light load reference value, the power controller adjusts the switching operation of the switching unit or a PFC output voltage of the PFC circuit to suppress the increase in gain for the output voltage. |
| US12062307B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring light emissions of electronic devices
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for monitoring light emissions in electronic devices. The disclosed techniques herein provide for determining a display duration of display devices for a user. Light emission profiles for each of the display devices are determined. A cumulative emissions exposure is determined that is based on the light emission profiles for the display devices and the display duration of the display devices for the user. A determination is made whether the cumulative emissions exposure exceeds a light emission exposure limit set for the user. In a positive determination, an instruction is transmitted to the display devices for execution of a remedial action based on predefined rules. |
| US12062305B2 |
Test circuit, array substrate, and display panel
A test circuit includes a plurality of first switch units and a plurality of second switch units. The first switch units are provided in one-to-one correspondence with a plurality of signal lines. First terminals of the first switch units are connected to first ends of the plurality of signal lines, second terminals of the first switch units are short-circuited to one another, and control terminals of the first switch units are connected to a first control signal terminal. The plurality of second switch units are provided in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of signal lines. First terminals of the plurality of second switch units are connected to second ends of the plurality of signal lines, second terminals of the plurality of second switch units are short-circuited to one another, and control terminals of the plurality of second switch units are connected to a second control signal terminal. |
| US12062303B2 |
LED driver circuitry for an infrared scene projector system
A circuit for driving a light emitting diode (LED) comprises a plurality of current supply level circuits wherein each current supply level circuit is configured to control a different amount of electric current flowing through the LED. Each current supply level circuit includes a circuit enable transistor, a drive current transistor, and a gain control transistor. The circuit enable transistor is configured to enable current flow through the current supply level circuit. The drive current transistor is configured to control an amount of electric current flowing through the current supply level circuit. The gain control transistor is configured to control a range of the amount of electric current flowing through the current supply level circuit. |
| US12062300B2 |
Producing video of a lesson package in a virtual world
A method for execution by a computing entity to produce video in a virtual world environment includes selecting a lesson package based on a learner requirement for a learner to produce a selected lesson package. The method further includes identifying a set of active virtual world environments that each include a different instance of execution of the selected lesson package. The method further includes selecting one active virtual world environment of the set of active virtual world environments based on at least one of the learner requirement and learning assessment results for the selected lesson package to produce a selected virtual world environment. The method further includes rendering updated first descriptive asset video frames of a first descriptive asset and updated second descriptive asset video frames of a second descriptive asset within the selected virtual world environment to produce a new video stream for the learner. |
| US12062299B2 |
Method and system for measuring relationship between crash dummy chest compression and safety belt load
A method for measuring a relationship between crash dummy chest compression and a safety belt load, includes: controlling, when a dummy is fixed in a preset posture on a fixed bed in a test platform via a safety belt in a safety belt restraint apparatus, a chest cover plate in the test platform to move so as to maintain a preset relative position between the chest cover plate and the dummy; controlling an impact apparatus to pull the safety belt in each pulling force to be measured, and determining a target displacement value of each measuring point on the dummy and a target pulling force between the impact apparatus and the safety belt after a first preset duration; and determining a target pulling force-displacement curve corresponding to each measuring point according to each target displacement value and each target pulling force. |
| US12062293B1 |
System and/or method for directed aircraft perception
The method can include performing inference using the system; and can optionally include training the system components. The method functions to automatically interpret flight commands from a stream of air traffic control (ATC) radio communications. The method can additionally or alternatively function to train and/or update a natural language processing system based on ATC communications. Additionally, the method can include or be used in conjunction with collision avoidance and/or directed perception for traffic detection associated therewith. |
| US12062290B1 |
Adaptive dispatch and routing of autonomous vehicles based on threshold distances
The disclosed technology provides solutions for implementing dynamic autonomous vehicle (AV) dispatch services. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving a dispatch request from a mobile device associated with a user, wherein the dispatch request comprises a first pick-up location associated with the user, dispatching a first autonomous vehicle (AV) to the first pick-up location in response to the dispatch request, and automatically receiving an updated location of the mobile device associated with the user. In some aspects, the process can further include steps for determining a second pick-up location based on a change between the first pick-up location and the updated location, and transmitting an updated dispatch request based on the updated location of the mobile device. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. |
| US12062287B2 |
Tracking and analysis of drivers within a fleet of vehicles
A system for tracking a fleet of vehicles and analyzing a driver associated with the fleet of vehicles. The system includes a monitoring engine for receiving information from a vehicle-tracking device associated with a vehicle of the fleet. A mapping engine displays, to a user, an icon indicative of an incident on a map. A video repository engine receives video data from a video camera associated with the vehicle and associates an incident video with the icon. A driver analysis engine obtains the incident information associated with a plurality of drivers and analyzes the incident information associated with the driver to generate a driver profile. The driver analysis engine compares the driver with corresponding drivers in the same and other fleets. |
| US12062285B2 |
Control device, parking lot system, and positional accuracy calculation method
A control device for an automated valet parking lot includes: a travel route determining unit configured to determine a travel route to a parking space; a travel route transmission unit configured to transmit the travel route to a vehicle; a position acquiring unit configured to acquire, from the vehicle, a position of the vehicle that is estimated by the vehicle; and a positional accuracy calculation unit configured to calculate a positional estimation accuracy, which is an accuracy of the position of the vehicle acquired by the position acquiring unit, prior to performing automated driving of the vehicle in accordance with the travel route. |
| US12062282B2 |
Systems and methods for matching objects in collaborative perception messages using multiple adaptive thresholds
A method includes calculating a first adaptive threshold based on uncertainty of a first parameter of a first collaborative perception message (CPM) from a first node and uncertainty of the first parameter of a second CPM from a second node, calculating a second adaptive threshold based on uncertainty of a second parameter of the first CPM and uncertainty of the second parameter of the second CPM, obtaining a first association matrix by filtering out one or more pairs whose score is greater than the first adaptive threshold, obtaining a second association matrix by filtering out one or more pairs whose score is greater than the second adaptive threshold, obtaining a fused association matrix based on the first association matrix and the second association matrix, and implementing a fusion algorithm on the fused associated matrix to obtain correspondence identification among objects. |
| US12062279B2 |
Electric apparatus, communication device, and communication system
Provided is an electric apparatus, which has excellent convenience and operates by switching an operation mode according to the type of a communication device of a connection destination. The electric apparatus includes: a superimposition signal transmission portion which transmits, to a communication device, a superimposition signal obtained by superimposing a data signal on an operation signal; an operation mode switching portion which switches between a normal operation mode in which transmission of the superimposition signal is performed and a low current consumption mode in which transmission of the superimposition signal is not performed; and a current detection portion which detects a current value supplied from the communication device, wherein the operation mode switching portion switches the low current consumption mode to the normal operation mode when the current detection portion detects a current equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value in the low current consumption mode. |