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| US12150392B2 |
Transfer length phase change material (PCM) based bridge cell
A tunable nonvolatile resistive element, wherein the device conductance is modulated by changing the length of a contact between a phase change material and a resistive liner. By choosing the contact length to be less than the transfer length a linear modulation of the conductance is obtained. |
| US12150382B2 |
Thermoelectric generation module
The thermoelectric module includes a first thermoelectric element including a first thermoelectric conversion layer and a first electrolyte layer stacked in order along a stacked direction, a second thermoelectric element including a second electrolyte layer and a second thermoelectric conversion layer stacked in order along the stacked direction, and a first current collector located between the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element in the stacked direction. |
| US12150379B2 |
Arylamine compound, organic electroluminescent device, and electronic apparatus
The present application provides an arylamine compound, an organic electroluminescent device containing the arylamine compound, and an electronic apparatus. The arylamine compound contains both a benzocarbazolyl group and a benzoxazolyl or benzothiazolyl group. The compound, when used in a mixed-type host material of an organic electroluminescent device, can significantly improve the efficiency and prolong service life of the device. |
| US12150378B2 |
Luminescence device and polycyclic compound for luminescence device
The present disclosure herein relates to a luminescence device including a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 in at least one functional layer and achieving a low driving voltage, high efficiency, and long life, and a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below. |
| US12150374B2 |
Method for patterning a coating on a surface and device including a patterned coating
An opto-electronic device includes: a first electrode; an organic layer disposed over the first electrode; a nucleation promoting coating disposed over the organic layer; a nucleation inhibiting coating covering a first region of the opto-electronic device; and a conductive coating covering a second region of the opto-electronic device. |
| US12150373B2 |
Carbon nanotube based radio frequency devices
High-performance carbon nanotube (CNT) based millimeter-wave transistor technologies and demonstrate monolithic millimeter-wave integrated circuits (MMICs) based thereon, and methods and processes for the fabrication thereof are also provided. CNT technologies and MMICs demonstrate improved power efficiency, linearity, noise and dynamic range performance over existing GaAs, SiGe and RF-CMOS technologies. Methods and processes in CNT alignment and deposition, material contact and doping are configured to fabricate high quality CNT arrays beyond the current state-of-the-art and produce high performance RF transistors that are scalable to wafer size to enable fabrication of monolithic integrated circuits based on CNTs. |
| US12150371B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display substrate, preparation method and repair method therefor and organic light emitting diode display apparatus
A display substrate, a preparation method and a repair method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a driver circuit layer and an emissive structure layer overlappingly disposed on a base, the driver circuit layer including a drive transistor, an auxiliary cathode wire and a repair electrode, an anode of the emissive structure layer being connected to a drain electrode of the drive transistor, a cathode of the emissive structure layer being connected to the auxiliary cathode wire, and the repair electrode being configured so as to connect the drain electrode of the drive transistor and the auxiliary cathode wire when repairing a bright spot defect. |
| US12150367B2 |
Display device, display module, and electronic device
A display device having both a touch detection function and a function of capturing an image of a shape of a fingerprint or a vein is provided. The display device includes a first substrate, a first light-emitting element, a second light-emitting element, a light-receiving element, a light-blocking layer, a first resin layer, and a second resin layer. The first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element are arranged over the first substrate, and the first resin layer is provided over the first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element. The light-blocking layer is provided over the first resin layer, and the second light-emitting element is provided over the light-blocking layer. The second resin layer is provided over the second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting element emits visible light upward, and the second light-emitting element emits invisible light upward. The light-receiving element is a photoelectric conversion element having sensitivity to visible light and invisible light. In a plan view, the light-blocking layer includes a portion positioned between the first light-emitting element and the light-receiving element, and the second light-emitting element overlaps with the light-blocking layer and is positioned inside the outline of the light-blocking layer. |
| US12150366B2 |
Display panel and display device
The present disclosure relates to a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a base substrate with a display area and a non-display area surrounding the display area, the display area including a first display sub-area and a second display sub-area; a plurality of first light emitting elements formed on the base substrate and located in the first display sub-area; and a plurality of first pixel circuits formed on the base substrate and located in at least one of the second display sub-area and the non-display area, where the first pixel circuits are electrically connected to the first pixel electrodes of the first light emitting elements through a conductive wire. |
| US12150365B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus including an organic light-emitting display panel and a touch sensing unit disposed on the organic light-emitting display panel is disclosed. The touch sensing unit includes a touch electrode and a wiring part connected to the touch electrode. The wiring part of the touch sensing unit passes a protruding member disposed on a non-display region of the organic light-emitting display panel, and forms a first wiring part which does not overlap the protruding member, a second wiring part overlapping the protruding part, and a connection wiring part disposed between the first and second wiring parts and having a wiring width less than the first and second wiring parts so as to overlap an edge of the protruding member. |
| US12150364B2 |
Display device
A display device includes an encapsulation layer disposed to cover a plurality of organic light-emitting elements arranged in a display area of a substrate, and a mesh-shaped touch electrode disposed on the encapsulation layer. In this connection, a light control layer is disposed on the touch electrode. The light control layer includes a plurality of prism patterns arranged to correspond respectively to a plurality of openings of the touch electrode, and a plurality of reflective partition walls respectively surrounding the plurality of prism patterns. Accordingly, a viewing angle of the display device is controlled and a front-directional luminance thereof is improved. |
| US12150358B2 |
Display device
Provided is a display device. The display device includes: one or more pixels placed in an active area and a pixel circuit associated with the pixels; and a power supply line placed in an inactive area outside the active area and connected to the pixel circuit. At least one side of the power supply line may be covered with an overcoating layer. The overcoating layer includes a first portion adjacent to the side of the power supply line and a second portion which is farther from the power supply line than the first portion. The first portion has a smaller thickness than the second portion. The first portion may be about half the thickness of the second portion. |
| US12150357B2 |
Display panel having metal lines with different resistivities and display device
The present invention provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first fan-out region, a bonding region disposed on a side of the first fan-out region, a second fan-out region disposed on a side of the bonding region away from the first fan-out region, a plurality of first metal lines, a plurality of second metal lines, wherein a resistivity of the second metal lines is less than a resistivity of the first metal lines, and a plurality of connecting lines, wherein one end of each of the connecting lines is connected to the first metal line, and the other end of each of the connecting lines is connected to the second metal lines. |
| US12150354B2 |
Display device including support structure to reduce breakage of signal lines
Provided are a display panel including: a first component, a second component, and a bending component connecting the first component and the second component; wherein, the first component has a display surface, and the bending component has a via passing through the bending component in a direction perpendicular to the display surface. A display device is also provided. |
| US12150352B2 |
Display panel, display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof
A display panel, a display apparatus, a manufacturing method of the display panel are provided. The display panel includes a light-transmitting area including: a first light-transmitting area with multiple light-emitting units distributed at intervals; a second light-transmitting area with multiple light-emitting driving units capable of transmitting light. The first light-transmitting area is connected with the second light-transmitting area; each light-emitting unit is connected with a light-emitting driving unit, the light-emitting driving units are configured to drive the connected light-emitting units to emit light; some light-emitting units are connected with the light-emitting driving units through first connecting wires in the light-transmitting area, some light-emitting units are connected with the light-emitting driving units through second connecting wires outside the light-transmitting area; the second connecting wires are along an edge of the light-transmitting area. |
| US12150349B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display device includes a substrate having a display area surrounding a through area, and a peripheral area between the through and display areas, a light-emitting element on the display area, a first dam on the peripheral area and surrounding the through area, a first protruding pattern on the first dam and protruding toward the display area from the first dam to define an undercut region, a boundary portion extending from the display area toward the first dam, the boundary portion being spaced apart from the first dam to define a first receiving space therebetween, and an encapsulation layer continuously extending from the display area to the peripheral area, the encapsulation layer including at least one organic layer with a first filling portion filling at least part of the first receiving space and protruding toward the first dam to be aligned with the undercut region. |
| US12150346B2 |
Display device
A display device can include a light-emitting element; a driving transistor including a first electrode connected to a first node, a gate electrode connected to a second node, and a second electrode connected to a third node connected to the light-emitting element, the driving transistor being configured to apply a current the third node during a sampling operation and control a high-potential voltage applied to the first node according to a data voltage applied to the gate electrode to apply the high-potential voltage to the third node during a light-emitting operation. Also, the display device can include a switching circuit to apply a current for charging the data voltage to the second node by connecting the second node with the third node during the sampling operation; and a blocking device to block leakage current from flowing from the switching circuit to the second node when the switching circuit is off. |
| US12150345B2 |
Thin film transistor array substrate and organic light-emitting diode display
A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate includes: a substrate; a first insulation layer on the substrate; a capacitor including a lower electrode on the first insulation layer, and an upper electrode arranged to overlap with the whole lower electrode and having an opening, and the upper electrode is insulated from the lower electrode by a second insulation layer; an inter-layer insulation film covering the capacitor; a node contact hole in the inter-layer insulation film and the second insulation layer, and within the opening; and a connection node on the inter-layer insulation film and electrically coupling the lower electrode and at least one TFT to each other through the node contact hole. |
| US12150344B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus and manufacturing method thereof
An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes: a display unit including an organic light-emitting element, a driving transistor electrically connected to the organic light-emitting element, and a capacitor; and a pad unit connected to the display unit, the capacitor including: a first conductive layer disposed on a substrate; a second conductive layer interposed between the substrate facing a first surface of the first conductive layer; and a third conductive layer disposed facing a second surface of the first conductive layer opposing the first surface of the first conductive layer, the third conductive layer being electrically connected to the second conductive layer. |
| US12150341B2 |
Display devices, display panels and transparent display panels thereof
A display device, a display panel and a transparent display panel thereof. The transparent display panel includes a light-transmitting substrate, and a plurality of first sub-pixels. The first sub-pixels are located on the light-transmitting substrate. Each of the first sub-pixels includes a light-transmitting region and a non-light-transmitting region. Each of the first sub-pixels includes a first light-reflecting anode, a first light-emitting structure layer, and a first cathode stacked in the non-light-transmitting region. The light-transmitting region completely encloses the non-light-transmitting region, or the non-light-transmitting region completely encloses the light-transmitting region. |
| US12150340B2 |
Display panel and display device including the same
Embodiments disclose a display panel and a display device including the display panel. The display panel includes a first area in which a plurality of first pixels are disposed, a second area including a pixel area in which a plurality of second pixels are disposed and a plurality of light-transmitting areas disposed between the plurality of second pixels, and a polarizing plate including a plurality of first light-transmitting patterns disposed in the plurality of light-transmitting areas, wherein, in the polarizing plate, an area in which the first light-transmitting patterns are formed has a higher light transmittance than a remaining area in which the first light-transmitting patterns are not formed. |
| US12150339B2 |
Electronic devices with light sensors and displays
An electronic device is provided with a display and a light sensor that receives light that passes through the display. The display includes features that increase the amount of light that passes through the display. The features may be translucency enhancement features that allow light to pass directly through the display onto a light sensor mounted behind the display or may include a light-guiding layer that guides light through the display onto a light sensor mounted along an edge of the display. The translucency enhancement features may be formed in a reflector layer or an electrode layer for the display. The translucency enhancement features may include microperforations in a reflector layer of the display, a light-filtering reflector layer of the display, or a reflector layer of the display that passes a portion of the light and reflects an additional portion of the light. |
| US12150337B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device that includes a display module having an active area that includes at least one pixel and a module hole and a non-active area adjacent to the active area that does not include a pixel. A window is disposed on the display module. A functional layer is disposed between the display module and the window. The functional layer includes a first opening defined therethrough that overlaps with the module hole. A light blocking layer is disposed on at least one of upper and lower surfaces of the functional layer and is positioned adjacent to the first opening. An electronic module is disposed in an opening formed by at least one of the module hole and the first opening. |
| US12150336B2 |
Display device
The present disclosure relates to a display device. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a display device capable of enhancing efficiency of light emitted from a light-emitting element. A display device according to an embodiment includes a substrate on which areas of pixels composed of multiple subpixels are arranged, a circuit element layer in which circuit elements constituting the multiple subpixels are provided, a light-emitting element layer in which light-emitting elements constituting the multiple subpixels are provided, and a lens placed corresponding to the light-emitting element. |
| US12150334B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus having cavity between protection layer and edge of pixel electrode
A thin film transistor is disposed on a substrate. A via insulating layer having a via hole covers the thin film transistor. A pixel electrode is disposed on the via insulating layer and electrically connected to the thin film transistor through the via hole. A first protection layer surrounds the pixel electrode. A pixel-defining layer covers an edge region of the pixel electrode and at least a portion of the first protection layer. The pixel-defining layer includes an opening through which an upper surface of the pixel electrode is exposed. An opposite electrode faces the pixel electrode. An intermediate layer is disposed between the pixel electrode and the opposite electrode. |
| US12150332B2 |
Electroluminescence display device having a through-hole in display area
An electroluminescence display device can include a substrate having a display area and a non-display area adjacent with the display area, where the display area includes a plurality of pixels for displaying images. The display device can further include a thin film transistor on the substrate, a light emitting diode electrically connected with the thin film transistor and including a pixel driving electrode, a light emitting layer and a common electrode. The display device can further include an encapsulation layer disposed on the light emitting diode, where the encapsulation layer can include a first inorganic layer, a second inorganic layer on the first inorganic layer, and an organic layer between the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer. The display device can further include a through-hole disposed in the display area and penetrating the substrate and the encapsulation layer. |
| US12150331B2 |
Display device having a thin electrode that has a uniform film thickness
Provided are a TFT layer, a light-emitting element layer provided with a plurality of light-emitting elements each including a first electrode, a function layer, and a second electrode, and a sealing layer configured to seal the light-emitting element layer. The second electrode is an electrode common to the plurality of light-emitting elements and including metal nanowires. The function layer includes a light-emitting layer and an electron transport layer provided between the light-emitting layer and the second electrode. The electron transport layer includes zinc oxide nanoparticles and a water soluble resin. |
| US12150328B2 |
Display panel motherboard and method for manufacturing a display panel
An embodiment of the application discloses a display panel motherboard and a method for manufacturing a display panel. The display panel motherboard includes a plurality of panel areas and a cutting area located between the panel areas. The display panel motherboard further includes a substrate, a display function layer, a peeling film layer, and an encapsulation layer. In particular, the display function layer is disposed on the substrate and includes a plurality of display unit sections, of which one display unit section is formed within one panel area. The peeling film layer is located within the cutting area. The encapsulation layer can be patterned as a consequence of peeling off the pre-formed peeling film layer without a photomask. |
| US12150327B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device, manufacturing method thereof, and display panel
An organic light-emitting diode display device is provided by the present application, including an anode layer, a cathode layer, and a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode layer and the cathode layer, wherein the light-emitting layer includes a first light-emitting layer and a second light-emitting layer stacked. The first light-emitting layer includes a first color light-emitting part, a second color light-emitting part, and a third color light-emitting part arranged in a same layer. The second light-emitting layer is configured to emit light of a first color, and the second light-emitting layer is disposed at a side of the first light-emitting layer and covers the first light-emitting layer. |
| US12150324B2 |
Organic device with pixels
A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of pixels above the substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including a first electrode, a light emitting layer above the first electrode, and a second electrode above the light emitting layer, a display region including the plurality of pixels, a first organic insulating layer located between the substrate and the light emitting layer, and a sealing layer above the second electrode and covering the plurality of pixels. The first organic insulating layer includes a first opening part surrounding the display region, the sealing layer has a first inorganic insulating layer, a second organic insulating layer and a second inorganic insulating layer, the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer cover the first opening part, a second opening part passing through the first inorganic insulating layer and the second inorganic insulating layer. |
| US12150321B2 |
Optoelectronic device including morphological stabilizing layer
An organic electronic device comprises a substrate, at least one morphological stabilizing layer positioned over the substrate, the morphological stabilizing layer comprising a material having a Tg greater than 50° C., and at least one organic layer positioned in direct contact with the morphological stabilizing layer. A method of making an organic electronic device is also disclosed. |
| US12150312B2 |
Array of capacitors, array of memory cells, methods of forming an array of capacitors, and methods of forming an array of memory cells
A method of forming an array of capacitors comprises forming a plurality of horizontally-spaced groups that individually comprise a plurality of horizontally-spaced lower capacitor electrodes having a capacitor insulator thereover. Adjacent of the groups are horizontally spaced farther apart than are adjacent of the lower capacitor electrodes within the groups. A void space is between the adjacent groups. An upper capacitor electrode material is formed in the void space and in the groups over the capacitor insulator and the lower capacitor electrodes. The upper capacitor electrode material in the void space connects the upper capacitor electrode material that is in the adjacent groups relative to one another. The upper capacitor electrode material less-than-fills the void space. At least a portion of the upper capacitor electrode material is removed from the void space to disconnect the upper capacitor electrode material in the adjacent groups from being connected relative to one another. A horizontally-elongated conductive line is formed atop and is directly electrically coupled to the upper capacitor electrode material in individual of the groups. Other methods, including structure independent of method of manufacture, are disclosed. |
| US12150309B2 |
Double gate metal-ferroelectric-metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MFMIS-FET) structure
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip (IC) comprising a lower gate electrode disposed in a dielectric structure. A first ferroelectric structure overlies the lower gate electrode. A first floating electrode structure overlies the first ferroelectric structure. A channel structure overlies the first floating electrode structure. A second floating electrode structure overlies the channel structure. A second ferroelectric structure overlies the second floating electrode structure. An upper gate electrode overlies the second ferroelectric structure. |
| US12150307B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method of the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a stack structure including conductive patterns and insulating layers, which are alternately stacked; a channel structure penetrating the stack structure; and a memory layer penetrating the stack structure, the memory layer being disposed between the channel structure and the stack structure. The memory layer includes memory parts and dummy parts, which are alternately arranged. Each of the memory parts includes a first part between the insulating layers and a second part between the dummy parts. The first part of the memory parts have ferroelectricity. |
| US12150305B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate including an upper surface extending in a horizontal direction, a source structure including a trench extending in the horizontal direction, the source structure disposed above the semiconductor substrate, a metal structure in the trench of the source structure and connecting the source structure to the semiconductor substrate, and memory cell strings disposed on both sides of the trench and connected to the source structure. |
| US12150302B2 |
Memory device including mixed oxide charge trapping materials and methods for forming the same
A memory device includes an alternating stack of insulating layers and electrically conductive layers located over a substrate, a memory opening fill structure including a vertical semiconductor channel and a memory film. The memory film includes a tunneling dielectric layer in contact with the vertical semiconductor channel, a first vertical stack of first dielectric oxide material portions located at levels of the insulating layers and including a dielectric oxide material of a first element, and a second vertical stack of second dielectric oxide material portions located at levels of the electrically conductive layers and including a mixed dielectric oxide material that is a dielectric oxide material of the first element and a second element. |
| US12150299B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device, and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, includes a first source layer, a second source layer, a first insulating passivation layer partially interposed between the first source layer and the second source layer, and a gate structure located on the second source layer. The semiconductor device also includes a source contact structure passing through the gate structure, the second source layer, and the first insulating passivation layer. The source contact structure is coupled to the first source layer. |
| US12150298B2 |
eFUSE programming feedback circuits and methods
An integrated circuit (IC), comprising a fuse structure (eFuse) formed in a resistive layer over a semiconductor substrate, the eFuse subject to a change in resistance through the controlled application of a programming current from a programming voltage source connected to a first terminal of the eFuse; a blow transistor formed on or over the substrate and having a control terminal configured to cause the programming current to flow through the eFuse in response to a programming signal; an intermediate transistor formed on or over the substrate and electrically coupled in series between a second terminal of the eFuse and the blow transistor; and, control circuitry formed on or over the substrate and electrically coupled to a node between the second terminal of the eFuse and the intermediate transistor, the control circuitry configured to reduce the flow of programming current through the eFuse in the event that a voltage detected at the node reaches a threshold level. |
| US12150295B2 |
Method for manufacturing a memory using a plurality of sacrificial pillars
Provided are a memory and a method for manufacturing the same, and relates to the technical field of semiconductors. The manufacturing method of a memory comprises: providing a substrate; forming a plurality of sacrificial pillars arranged at intervals between each two adjacent ones of the bit line isolation walls; forming a supplementary layer on surfaces of the sacrificial pillars; performing ion implantation to the supplementary layer; etching the supplementary layer; forming insulating pillars between adjacent sacrificial pillars; removing the sacrificial pillars and the remaining supplementary layer; and forming a plurality of node contact plugs in the contact holes. |
| US12150293B2 |
Bit line structure, manufacturing method thereof and semiconductor memory
A bit line structure, a manufacturing method thereof, and a semiconductor memory are provided. The bit line structure includes a first bit line array and a second bit line array. The first bit line array includes a plurality of first bit lines extending in a Y direction. The plurality of first bit lines have a same length and are aligned and arranged in an X direction. The second bit line array includes a plurality of second bit lines extending in the Y direction. The plurality of second bit lines have a same length and are aligned and arranged in the X direction. The first bit line array and the second bit line array are not aligned in the X direction. The X direction is perpendicular to the Y direction. |
| US12150290B2 |
Semiconductor device with composite gate dielectric and method for preparing the same
A semiconductor device includes a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region disposed in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device also includes a word line structure disposed in the semiconductor substrate and between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. The word line structure includes a composite gate dielectric, and a lower electrode layer disposed over the composite gate dielectric. The word line structure also includes an upper electrode layer disposed over the lower electrode layer, and a graphene layer disposed between the lower electrode layer and the upper electrode layer. The composite gate dielectric includes a gate dielectric layer and a protection liner. |
| US12150288B2 |
Electronic device including PCB including shielding structure, and PCB
Disclosed herein is an electronic device and printed circuit board (PCB). The electronic device includes: a housing, the PCB disposed in the housing, a first shielding part including a first shielding member having a closed shape, disposed on a first surface of the PCB, a second shielding part including a second shielding member having a closed shape, a shielding cover covering the first shielding part and the second shielding part, wherein the first shielding member and the second shielding member contact each other at a first location and a second location on the first surface, wherein a third shielding part is defined between the first shielding member and the second shielding member, and wherein the shielding cover is disposed to correspond to the first shielding part, the second shielding part, and the third shielding part. |
| US12150287B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes display panel configured to display an image from one side of the display panel; a first member disposed at another side of the display panel; a first adhesive layer disposed at an upper portion of the first member; a second member disposed at an upper portion of the first adhesive layer; and a first heat-dissipation layer disposed at an upper portion of the second member, wherein the second member includes a first area including a central area of the second member, and a second area including at least three outer edges of the second member, wherein the second member has a vertical dimension or a shape in the first area different from a vertical dimension or a shape of the second member in the second area. |
| US12150285B2 |
Inverter apparatus of a mobility with stacked coolers
An inverter apparatus of a mobility has a structure in which a power module and a cooler are stacked so that an overall size of the inverter apparatus is reduced, and the cooler is pressed by a cover so that the cooler and the power module are in contact with each other, increasing the cooling performance of the cooler. |
| US12150280B2 |
System and method to help mitigate heat in an electronic device
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to include a substrate, a plurality of heat sources on the substrate, a heat spreader that extends over the plurality of heat sources, and a plurality of heat spreader mounting brackets. Each of the plurality of heat spreader mounting brackets are over a corresponding heat source from the plurality of heat sources and the plurality of heat spreaders secure the heat spreader to the substrate without extending through the heat spreader. In some examples, the heat spreader is a vapor chamber and the plurality of heat spreader mounting brackets are soldered to the vapor chamber. |
| US12150278B2 |
Heat dissipating apparatus for electronic elements
Provided is a heat dissipating apparatus for electronic elements which has the minimum size but has improved heat dissipating performance. To this end, the heat dissipating apparatus for electronic elements, according to the present invention, comprises: a heat dissipating housing having an internal space; a shield case formed of a thermally conductive material, wherein the shield case is disposed in the heat dissipating housing and partitions the internal space into a first chamber which is a vacuum space to be filled with a refrigerant and a second chamber which is a non-vacuum space; and a printed circuit board which is disposed in the shield case and has a heat dissipating element. The shield case evaporates the refrigerant by using sensible heat transferred from the heat dissipating element to the shield case and latent heat transferred from the shield case to the first chamber. |
| US12150271B2 |
Platforms including microelectronic packages therein coupled to a chassis, where waveguides couple the microelectronic packages to each other and usable in a computing device
Embodiments may relate an electronic device that includes a first server blade and a second server blade coupled with a chassis. The first and second server blades may include respective microelectronic packages. The electronic device may further include a waveguide coupled to the first and second server blades such that their respective microelectronic packages are communicatively coupled by the waveguide. Other embodiments may be described or claimed. |
| US12150267B2 |
Backplane module for electrically connecting a plurality of functional modules, and modular communications system
A backplane module for coupling a plurality of function modules, includes a base body, a network coupling element arranged within the base body, at least one first connection device arranged on the base body for coupling a function module, the at least one first connection device having at least one communication interface connected to a port of the network coupling element via a signal line, and at least one second connection device arranged on the base body for coupling a function module, the at least one second connection device having at least two communication interfaces, each of which is connected to one of the ports of the network coupling element via a respective separate signal line, which together can form a logical transmission channel. |
| US12150265B2 |
SSD card adapter bracket and circuit board assembly
The present application provides an SSD card adapter bracket and a circuit board assembly. The SSD card adapter bracket includes a bracket member, a first screw, a conductive bouncing sheet, and a second screw. The bracket member includes a card base part and an extension part, and one side of the card base part is provided with a screw base. One side of the extension part is connected to the card base part, and the other side of the extension part is provided with a connection part. The first screw is threadedly connected to the screw base, and can press the SSD card to the screw base. The conductive bouncing sheet has a first end part and a second end part, the first end part is sandwiched between the first screw and the screw base, and the second end part corresponds to the connection part. |
| US12150257B2 |
Foldable display device
The present provides a foldable display device. When the foldable display device folds, the foldable display device is in an umbrella-like the folding state to reduce a size of the foldable display device in the folding state, which has an advantage of convenience of carrying. |
| US12150255B2 |
Electronic device including connector
An electronic device includes a housing including a front plate, a rear plate, a first support member, at least a portion of which is disposed between the front plate and the rear plate, and a second support member which faces the first support member, a display including a first display surface visually exposed to an exterior of the electronic device, and a second display surface which is opposite to the first display surface, a first connector mounted on the second display surface, a main printed circuit board disposed in the housing, and a first flexible printed circuit board connected to the main printed circuit board, where the first flexible printed circuit board includes a second connector facing the second support member and connected to the first connector. |
| US12150254B2 |
Method of forming a laminate structure having a plated through-hole using a removable cover layer
A core or sub-composite structure is provided including a dielectric layer between a first conductive film and a second conductive film. The first conductive film may include a first peelable/removable cover layer formed on or coupled to a first conductive layer. The second conductive film may include a second peelable/removable cover layer formed on or coupled to a second conductive layer. |
| US12150249B2 |
Method for forming a protective film on an electronic module
A method for forming a protective film on an electronic module includes: placing the electronic module and a protective material placed on the electronic module in a chamber; performing a first heating procedure on the protective material in the chamber, and performing a first pressure boosting procedure, wherein a pressure in the first pressure boosting procedure is greater than 1 atmosphere; after softening the protective material, maintaining the first heating procedure, and performing an oscillating decompression procedure on the chamber, wherein the oscillating decompression procedure includes alternately changing pressures in the chamber between multiple low pressures less than 1 atmosphere; maintaining the first heating procedure, and performing a second pressure boosting procedure on the chamber, wherein a pressure in the second boosting procedure is less than that of the first boosting procedure and greater than 1 atmosphere; and performing a second heating procedure on the protective material in the chamber to form the protective film covering the electronic module. |
| US12150248B2 |
System for providing dynamic feedback for selective adhesion PCB production
A system for providing selective adhesion printed circuit board (PCB) production comprises a conveyor mechanism, a curing system, and a computer. The conveyor mechanism is configured to convey a series of selective adhesion blanks, wherein each selective adhesion blank is utilized to produce a PCB and includes a flexible film, a substrate, a conductive layer, and a curable adhesive. The conductive layer is formed from electrically conductive material and adhered to the substrate. The curable adhesive is positioned between the flexible film and the conductive layer and is configured to selectively bond with the conductive layer when the curable adhesive is cured. The curing system is configured to cure the curable adhesive. The computer includes a processing element configured or programmed to: receive a plurality of PCB designs, and direct the curing system to cure the curable adhesive of a plurality of selective adhesion blanks for each PCB design. |
| US12150247B2 |
Base tape and series of electronic components
A base tape includes a tape main body including a pair of main surfaces opposed to each other and extending in a length direction with a longitudinal direction of the base tape being defined as the length direction and a direction of a short side being defined as a width direction, the tape main body including a plurality of component accommodation portions located at a predetermined distance from each other in the length direction, each of the plurality of component accommodation portions defining and functioning as an accommodation area of an electronic component. |
| US12150242B2 |
LED circuit board structure and LED testing and packaging method
An LED circuit board structure includes first color LEDs, second color LEDs, third color LEDs, a carrier board, first testing wires, first connecting wires, second testing wires and second connecting wires. Each of the first testing wire is located at the carrier board and electrically connects two first color LEDs in a pixel-front-side-pattern region in parallel. The first connecting wire electrically connects two first testing wires in adjacent two pixel-front-side-pattern regions. Each of the second testing wire is located at the carrier board and electrically connects two second color LEDs in a pixel-front-side-pattern region in parallel. The second connecting wire electrically connects two second testing wires in adjacent two pixel-front-side-pattern regions. |
| US12150240B2 |
Bend compensation for conductive traces on printed circuit boards
A printed circuit board includes a dielectric substrate; first and second conductive traces disposed on the dielectric substrate; and a compensation structure disposed in the first conductive trace. The compensation structure includes a compensation segment connected in line with the first conductive trace; and a dielectric layer on all or part of the compensation segment. The first and second conductive traces may form a differential signal pair. The compensation segment may limit one or more of signal skew, mode conversion from differential mode to common mode, and impedance variations caused by a bend in the differential signal pair. |
| US12150238B2 |
Electronic device including shielding member and heat radiating structure
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, a first electronic component and/or a second electronic component disposed on the printed circuit board, a shielding member disposed to surround the first electronic component and/or the second electronic component, and a first thermal diffusion member configured to surround at least a portion of a first surface of the shielding member. |
| US12150235B2 |
Treatment planning
An example method includes: receiving, from a treatment planning process, information that is based on a dose distribution for an irradiation target; and performing at least one of the following operations: moving structures to trim spots of a particle beam so that the spots of the particle beam approximate pre-trimmed spots for which characteristics are obtained based on the information received; moving structures to produce a trimming curve for a layer of an irradiation target based on a specification of a trimming curve for the layer included in the information received; moving structures to produce a single trimming curve for all radiation fields of an irradiation target based on specifications of the single trimming curve included in the information received; or moving structures based on configuration information for the structures in the information received. |
| US12150232B2 |
Embedded voltage multiplier for an x-ray source
A high voltage power supply can be compact with shielded electronic components. The power supply can include multiple stages separated by circuit boards. Electronic components for each stage can be directly soldered to adjacent circuit boards. Traces can pass through and electrically couple electronic components on each side of the circuit board between them. |
| US12150227B2 |
Induction jug heater
An induction heater (10) for a jug (11). The jug (11) includes a base (12) from which there upwardly extends a side wall (13). The induction heater (10) includes an outer housing (15) that encloses that chamber (16). Located in the chamber (16) is the electronic component for the heater (10), including an electronic oscillator (17). The heater (10) includes a cavity (18) within which the jug (11) is located. |
| US12150226B2 |
Method for operating a hob, hob and hob system
In the interests of improved temperature detection and temperature control of a cooking appliance on a hob by means of an induction coil, the cooking appliance has specific and individual identification. This can be contained in an NFC tag, by way of identification means. This identification can be read out on a hob, either by means of the hob itself or by means of a mobile telephone, and transferred to a database in an Internet cloud storage facility. From the latter, specific characteristics for this cooking appliance can be downloaded and employed for a temperature-controlled heating of the cooking appliance. |
| US12150224B2 |
Luminaire network with sensors
The invention relates to a luminaire network, comprising a plurality of luminaires comprising a lighting apparatus, wherein a plurality of the luminaires comprise a communication unit configured to enable communication of data between said plurality of luminaires and/or with a central unit; a processing unit; a control unit configured to control the lighting apparatus as well as the communication and processing units and at least one first sensor configured to output first sensed data. The processing unit of the luminaire is configured to process the first sensed data to produce first processed data, and the luminaire network is further configured such that the first processed data of at least two luminaires is further processed to produce second processed data. The invention further relates to a method of processing sensor data in a luminaire network. |
| US12150222B2 |
System for distributing DC power to and controlling building devices
A scalable DC power distribution and control system suitable for commercial buildings includes one or more power and control hubs. Each DC power and control power hub provides power and control for any suitable distributed DC loads such as light-fixtures. AC power from the electric utility is applied to the power and control hub and is converted to DC power for distribution to DC loads within the space using low-voltage cables. |
| US12150220B2 |
Method for manufacturing light-emitting element inlcuding quantum dots
A method for manufacturing a functional element including a pixel, the method includes: applying a coating containing a curable material and a functional material; curing the coating applied by the applying the coating; and adjusting a film thickness of the coating cured by the curing the coating to decrease the film thickness of the coating. |
| US12150212B2 |
Terminal devices, infrastructure equipment and methods
A terminal device for use with a wireless telecommunications system, the terminal device comprising: a transmitter; a receiver configured to receive a measurement radio signal from each of one or more potential relay nodes of the wireless telecommunications system, each measurement radio signal being transmitted using the same predetermined radio frequency band and identifying the one of the potential relay nodes from which it is transmitted; and a controller configured: to measure a characteristic of each received measurement radio signal, and based on each received measurement radio signal and its measured characteristic, to determine a suitable one of the one or more potential relay nodes for acting as a relay node for relaying the further radio signal between the terminal device and the infrastructure equipment. |
| US12150211B2 |
Method and apparatus for platoon-based communications
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for platoon-based communications. The method which may be performed by a first network node comprises determining, at a radio layer, a group header of a device group which comprises at least a terminal device. The group header comprises at least one of: an application layer group header being responsible for management of the device group at an application layer, and a radio layer group header being responsible for management of the device group at the radio layer. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a radio layer group header may be appointed for a device group so that communication management on the device group can be performed at the radio level. |
| US12150210B2 |
UE-capability-based system information block transmission
A mobile communication network receives capability information from a user equipment (UE) where the capability information indicates a version of the UE which the network uses to determine a 3GPP Release version of the UE. Based on the 3GPP release version, the network determines what type of system information (e.g., System Information Blocks (SIBs)) the UE requires, and transmits the required system information to the UE. Legacy UEs receive only legacy SIBs and non-legacy UEs receive one or more non-legacy SIBs in addition to the legacy SIBs. |
| US12150204B2 |
Self-selected unique identification for sidelink 5G/6G communications
User devices can form a spontaneous temporary local network for communications in 5G and 6G, without involvement of a base station. However, each member user device in the local network must have an identification code different from the other member user devices, so that they can communicate specifically with each other. Procedures are provided for each member user device to select an identification code different from the others, and for a newly arriving user device to select its own identification code different from the existing members, and for each member user device to respond to unexpected conflicts between the identification codes of member user devices. Each member user device can thereby transmit messages, such as an emergency collision-avoidance message, to a specific other member device when needed. |
| US12150200B2 |
Differentiated discontinuous reception based on user equipment service profile
A device receives a message associated with creating a session for a User Equipment device (UE), the messaging identifying a Quality of Service (QoS) for the UE. The device adjusts discontinuous reception (DRx) parameters for the UE based on the identified QoS for the UE and instructs the UE to increase or decrease a DRx wait time based on the adjusted DRx parameters. |
| US12150193B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling connection with multi-sim
One method includes: communicating with a first base station by utilizing a first SIM and communicating with a second base station by utilizing a second SIM; transmitting a request signal to the second base station in response to a connection setup process between the user equipment and the first base station; and receiving a configuration message from the second base station in response to the request signal. |
| US12150192B2 |
Method and system for routing audio data in a Bluetooth network
The invention relates to a method for managing a routing of audio data, the method being performed by an audio data routing device (M), the method comprising the steps of: —transmitting (100), in a Bluetooth network, a list of audio transmitting devices (SPK1, SPK2, SPK3), —receiving (200) a communication request (RQ1, RQ2) from a Bluetooth enabled device (S1, S2), —in response to said communication request, establishing (300) a communication link with the Bluetooth enabled device, —managing (400) the audio data routing between the Bluetooth enabled device and a selected audio data transmitting device from the list of audio data transmitting devices. |
| US12150188B2 |
Electronic device for transmitting response message in Bluetooth network environment and method therefor
Method comprising: establishing a first link with a first external electronic device, based on the Bluetooth network; receiving information associated with a second link created between the first external electronic device and a second external electronic device, from the first external electronic device; attempting to receive a first data packet transmitted from the second external electronic device by monitoring the second link based at least partially on the information associated with the second link; identifying whether a response message is received from the first external electronic device; transmitting, to the second external electronic device, a response message indicating “ACK” for the first data packet, when the first data packet is normally received, and when the response message is received from the first external electronic device; and withholding a response message for reception of the first data packet, when the first data packet is not normally received. |
| US12150187B2 |
Techniques for configuring search spaces for reverse sidelink communication
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for configuring a search space for reverse sidelink communications between one or more sensors/actuators (SAs) and programmable logic controller (PLC) in internet of things (IoT) applications. Particularly, the techniques described herein configure a search space (e.g., subset of all available sub-channels) for reception of sidelink packets (e.g., physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) and physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH)) that may be received at the PLC from the one or more SAs. In some examples, the PLC may monitor the subset of subchannels and decode the sidelink packets received on the subset of subchannels without the need for the PLC to perform blind decoding of all sidelink sub-channels as is currently required in conventional systems. Thus, the disclosed techniques reduce latency and maximize the resource utilization (e.g., by using less processing power and bandwidth) for sidelink communications. |
| US12150181B2 |
Performing listen-before-talk procedure during random access procedure
A base station transmits, to a wireless device, a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to initiate a random access procedure on an unlicensed cell. The base station, in response to a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure indicating a clear channel for uplink transmission of a first preamble of the random access procedure, receives the first preamble via a random access channel (RACH) of the unlicensed cell and transmits a second PDCCH for a random access response (RAR). The base station, in response to the LBT procedure indicating an LBT failure, receives a second preamble based on a random access resource selection procedure, and does not transmit the second PDCCH for the RAR. |
| US12150180B2 |
Random access procedure type in a wireless system
A base station transmits, to a wireless device, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages indicating two-step random access resources of a two-step random access type. The base station receives, while the two-step random access type and a four-step random access type are available for receiving a preamble and based on the two-step random access resources comprising contention-free two-step random access resources, a preamble via the contention-free two-step random access resources. |
| US12150179B2 |
Indication of random access response transmission
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for random access procedures are provided. One method may include provide at least one random access channel occasion (RO) to at least one lower layer. The method may optionally include receiving at least one indication of the at physical layer least one RO from the at least one lower layer. The method may further include initiating at least one timer configured to monitor at least one control channel based on the at least one indication. |
| US12150177B2 |
User equipment and base station apparatus
User equipment includes a transmitter configured to transmit a random access preamble or an identifier of the user equipment to a base station apparatus in a two-step random access procedure, a receiver configured to receive a response signal corresponding to at least one of the random access preamble and the identifier of the user equipment, and a downlink signal based on the response signal, from the base station apparatus, and a control unit configured to determine that a contention resolution is successful when information included in the downlink signal matches a part of or all of the identifier of the user equipment. |
| US12150174B2 |
Method and device for transmitting data in a wireless network
A method and a system for transmitting data in a carrier sense multiple access wireless network wherein a plurality of data transmission devices send respectively at least one data frame at different moments from each other. Each transmission device, when it is initialised: loads the final value of a first, second and third counter, triggers the second counter as from its initial value, triggers, when the second counter has arrived at its final value, the first, triggers, when the first counter has arrived at its final value, the third counter, which is reinitialised to its initial value and retriggered whenever the presence of data is detected on the radio medium, transfers at least one data frame when the third counter has arrived at its final value. |
| US12150169B2 |
Random-access procedure
A method in a network node for managing random-access procedures with a plurality of wireless devices. The method comprising transmitting an indication of a modulation format to one or more of the plurality of wireless devices to configure the modulation format for a random access message 3 transmission from the one or more wireless devices. |
| US12150168B2 |
Method and apparatus of control signaling in unlicensed spectrum
Methods and apparatuses for control signaling for an unlicensed spectrum band. A method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a downlink control information (DCI) format and determining a type of channel access procedure based on a field in the DCI format. The type of channel access procedure is one of: a first type of channel access procedure that includes a random time duration for sensing; a second type of channel access procedure that includes a positive and deterministic time duration for sensing; or a third type of channel access procedure that does not include a time duration for sensing. The method further includes performing a channel access procedure based on the determined type of channel access procedure and transmitting an uplink transmission on a channel with shared spectrum channel access after performing the channel access procedure. |
| US12150167B2 |
Physical layer preamble and signaling for wireless communication
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for wireless communication, and particularly, methods, devices and systems for including signaling regarding enhanced features of new wireless communication protocols. The signaling may be included in various portions of a physical layer preamble of a wireless transmission. In some implementations, the physical layer preamble may be used to indicate puncturing of subbands or content channels that may carry further signaling in accordance with preamble signaling designs of this disclosure. The physical layer preamble signaling be parallelized for different subchannels of a wireless channel that consists of multiple subchannels. Some implementations of the physical layer preambles may be used to multiplex different types of wireless local area network communications into different subsets of the plurality of subchannels of the wireless channel. |
| US12150166B2 |
Information transmission method, related device, and storage medium
Disclosed in embodiments of the present application are a data transmission method, a related device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: a terminal receives first information sent by a base station, the first information being used by the terminal to determine a channel access type for channel detection on an unlicensed spectrum and a start position of at least one of an extended cyclic prefix (ECP) transmission and an uplink transmission after channel detection on the unlicensed spectrum. |
| US12150164B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
An integrated circuit includes control circuitry, which, in operation, controls: i) in a first case that a relation between a first resource pool in a first carrier and a priority of a packet satisfies a determined condition, selecting the first resource pool for transmission of the packet; and transmitting the packet using the first resource pool, and ii) in a second case that the relation between the first resource pool in the first carrier and the priority of the packet does not satisfy the determined condition, selecting a second resource pool out of a plurality of resource pools in a plurality of carriers, based on channel busy ratios (CBRs) of the plurality of resource pools, wherein the second resource pool is selected in increasing order of the CBRs from a lowest CBR of the CBRs; and transmitting the packet using the second resource pool. |
| US12150163B2 |
Sidelink signal repetition and preemption
A wireless device may receive a message indicating a priority threshold. The wireless device may receive, from a first wireless device, sidelink control information indicating a first resource of a first sidelink transport block and a priority of the first sidelink transport block. The wireless device may determine a resource, for a sidelink transmission of the wireless device, overlaps with the first resource. The wireless device may release, based on the priority and the priority threshold, the resource for the sidelink transmission. |
| US12150158B2 |
Handling of multiple minimization of drive test contexts in multiple radio resource controller states
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for handling multiple minimization of drive test (MDT) contexts for uses in radio resource controller (RRC) states. One method may include receiving, from a network element, a logged measurement configuration including specific configuration content for a user equipment differentiated per and depending on a connection state of the user equipment. The method may also include performing logging of a measurement per the user equipments state according to the specific configuration content in the logged measurement configuration. The method may further include transmitting a report of the logged measurement pertaining to one of the user equipment states, to the network element. The specific configuration content may restrict the logging according to one or more of a network-based selection criteria, and user equipment-based selection criteria. |
| US12150157B2 |
Methods for fast serving cell activation with short channel-state information reporting
A method for communicating, by user equipment (UE), on a secondary cell (SCell) with fast activation or deactivation includes obtaining channel state information (CSI) configuration data including a short CSI reporting scheme that indicates a particular number of CSI reports for transmitting on physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources by the UE. The method includes sending the particular number of CSI reports on the PUCCH resources in accordance with the CSI configuration data. The CSI configuration data can be received from a serving cell of a new radio (NR) access node (gNB) in a medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) that indicates a status of a short CSI report configuration within a configuration list, and wherein the UE sends one or more of the CSI reports in accordance with the status of the short CSI report configuration. |
| US12150156B2 |
Radio frequency resource allocation method, apparatus, device and system, and storage medium
Embodiments of this application disclose a radio frequency resource allocation method, apparatus, device, system, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining radio frequency information of an access point AP (for example, RSSI signal strength between the AP and each neighboring AP, and data traffic of the AP in a data collection period), predicting, based on the radio frequency information of the AP, load of the AP that is in target duration after a current moment, and allocating a radio frequency resource to the AP based on the load of the AP. This implementation can reduce actual interference on an entire network and improve user experience. |
| US12150150B2 |
UE capability reporting method, apparatus, and system
A user equipment (UE) capability reporting method and apparatus to improve a success rate of UE rollback configuration to a CA mode and improve transmission bandwidth of UE. The UE may report, based on received first capability enquiry request information, second capability enquiry request information, and multi-RAT request condition, a second band combination in a first RAT and a second multi-RAT band combination in the first RAT and a second RAT. The second multi-RAT band combination, which meets the multi-RAT request condition, is used to configure the UE to be in a multi-RAT multi-connectivity mode of the first RAT and the second RAT. In a process in which the UE reports the second band combination, the UE preferentially reports a first CA band combination. |
| US12150147B2 |
Control channel for UE power saving
A downlink control information (DCI), such as a blanking DCI (bDCI) message may be transmitted by a base station (e.g., eNB) and received by a mobile device (e.g., UE). The bDCI may indicate that the eNB will not transmit a subsequent DCI to the UE for a duration of time. The UE may be in continuous reception mode or connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) mode. The UE may therefore determine to enter a sleep state or take other action. The bDCI may specify an explicit blanking duration, or an index indicating a blanking duration from a lookup table, and/or the blanking duration (and/or a blanking duration offset value) may be determined in advance, e.g., semi-statically. When the UE is in C-DRX mode, the UE may be configured such that either the sleep/wake period of the C-DRX mode or the blanking period of the bDCI may take precedence over the other. |
| US12150145B2 |
User equipments, base stations and methods for multiple active configured grants
A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive first downlink control information (DCI) used for indicating a deactivation of a configured grant corresponding to a configured grant configuration with a first index. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit, based on a reception of the first DCI, a configured grant confirmation medium access control (MAC) control element (CE). The configured grant confirmation MAC CE includes a value indicating a deactivation status of the configured grant configuration with the first index. |
| US12150140B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
A user terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a reception unit which receives downlink control information including a field for each transport block (TB) or a field for a specific transport block (TB); and a control unit which controls the transmission or reception of a plurality of different transport blocks (TB) using a plurality of shared channels that are scheduled according to the downlink control information over a plurality of time units. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately control the transmission or reception of a plurality of pieces of data that are multi-data scheduled. |
| US12150135B2 |
Enhanced physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission for high reliability
Technology is disclosed for a user equipment (UE) operable for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission. The UE can be configured to: decode a multiple-PUCCH transmission indicator, wherein the multiple-PUCCH transmission indicator enables multiple-PUCCH transmissions from the UE via a plurality of transmission-reception points (TRPs); decode one or more PUCCH resource fields in a downlink control information (DCI); and identify from the one or more PUCCH resource fields in the DCI: one or more PUCCH resources associated with a primary TRP of the plurality of TRPs, wherein the one or more PUCCH resources associated with the primary TRP are used for hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) feedback; or one or more PUCCH resources associated with a secondary TRP of the plurality of TRPs, wherein the one or more PUCCH resources associated with the secondary TRP are used for HARQ-ACK feedback. |
| US12150131B2 |
Techniques for configuring uplink control channel transmissions in a shared radio frequency spectrum band
Uplink control channel transmission in a shared radio frequency spectrum band may be transmitted using different uplink resources UCI based on a format of uplink control information (UCI) to be transmitted in the uplink control channel transmission. Different time resources, frequency resources, or combinations thereof, for the transmission of UCI by a UE may be provided by a base station and selected by the UE based on a UCI format. The resources to be used for UCI transmission may semi-statically configured, or dynamically indicated to a UE. Uplink transmissions may be configured in interlaces of frequency resources, with each interlace having one or more segments, and a base station may configure different segments for transmission of different format UCI. In some cases, different subframes, or different component carriers, may be configured for different formats of UCI. |
| US12150129B1 |
System, security and network management using self-organizing communication orbits in distributed networks
A method is provided of managing a non-static collection of machines. A first client machine runs a first communication protocol. The non-static collection of machines includes a first linear communication orbit, the first linear communication orbit comprising a sequence of machines that run the first communication protocol, and a second linear communication orbit, the second linear communication orbit comprising a sequence of machines that run a second communication protocol distinct from the first communication protocol. The first client machine receives an instruction from a server to install the second communication protocol, installs the second communication protocol, and then submits a registration request to the server. The first client machine receives, from the server, contact information of a list of potential neighbors. The first client machine then, proactively constructs and maintains a respective local segment of the second linear communication orbit. |
| US12150128B2 |
Method and device for operating UE associated with sidelink RLM and RLF in wireless communication system
A method for operating a transmitting user equipment (TX UE) in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment, comprises: a step in which the TX UE transmits sidelink control information (SCI); a step in which the TX UE transmits predetermined data in a resource region associated with the SCI; and a step in which, on the basis of feedback of a receiving (RX) UE which has received the data, the TX UE determines declaration of a sidelink radio link failure (RLF), wherein the predetermined data is transmitted on the basis of there being no data for the TX UE to transmit to the RX UE, and the predetermined data is associated with a trigger of the feedback. |
| US12150122B2 |
Collision handling for parallel uplink transmission
A user equipment (UE) may partition a plurality of channels including physical uplink control channels (PUCCHs) and physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) into two groups, the plurality of channels being scheduled for transmission on a first set of component carriers (CCs) for communicating data and a second set of CCs for communicating control information and data, determine a first subset of PUSCHs of the one or more PUSCHs that is in the second set of CCs, determine that a first PUCCH of the one or more PUCCHs overlaps in time with at least a part of at least one PUSCH of the first subset of PUSCHs, and multiplex the first PUCCH with a first PUSCH of the first subset of PUSCH based on the determination that the first PUCCH overlaps in time with at least a part of the at least one PUSCH. |
| US12150120B2 |
Method and device for new radio data transmission using secondary resource
A data transmission method and device, the method including obtaining, by a terminal device, a first resource and a second resource, where at least one first uplink transmission opportunity is configured for the first resource, a second uplink transmission opportunity is configured for the second resource, the first uplink transmission opportunity comprises X repeated first uplink transmission resources, the second uplink transmission opportunity comprises Y repeated second uplink transmission resources, and both X and Y are each integers greater than or equal to 1, and sending, by the terminal device, uplink data to a network device using the second uplink transmission opportunity in response to sending using N closest first uplink transmission opportunities before the second uplink transmission opportunity being blocked, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 1. |
| US12150119B2 |
Techniques for control channel repetition across component carriers
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a scheduling configuration for scheduling communications on a first component carrier. The scheduling configuration may indicate at least a first downlink control channel candidate on a second component carrier that is linked for control message repetition to a second downlink control channel candidate on one of the first component carrier or a third component carrier. The UE may then receive, from the base station and based on the scheduling configuration, at least one repetition of a control message in the first downlink control channel candidate or the second downlink control channel candidate, the control message scheduling a communication between the base station and the UE over the first component carrier. The UE may then transmit or receive the communication with the base station over the first component carrier. |
| US12150116B2 |
Cross-slot scheduling for new radio
A user equipment device may determine whether to power down one or more components based at least on a scheduling parameter that includes an indication of cross-slot scheduling. The device may power down the one or more components prior to decoding control information during a slot for which the scheduling parameter indicates that cross-slot scheduling is in place. |
| US12150115B2 |
Method performed by user equipment, and user equipment
The present invention provides a method performed by user equipment and user equipment. The method comprises: receiving downlink control information (DCI) comprising sidelink communication scheduling information and transmitted by a base station; determining the number of bits in an indication field for lowest index of the subchannel allocation to the initial transmission; and determining a resource index of a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH). |
| US12150113B2 |
Control signal design based on a downlink control information format
Methods and apparatuses for preconfigured uplink resource are disclosed. A method at a remote unit comprises transmitting a data in a predefined resource based on a resource configuration; and receiving a control signal in a first search space, wherein the control signal includes at least one of (1) a response to the data; (2) an updated TA; (3) an updated power; (4) an updated data transmission repetition; (5) a flag of retransmission based on dynamic grant or the predefined resource; (6) a fallback indication; and (7) a predefined resource release indication. |
| US12150111B2 |
Base station, transmission method, and reception method
The present invention enables more efficient control of Multi-AP coordination. A base station, according to the present invention, comprises: a control circuit that generates shared information that is shared among a plurality of users and includes information pertaining to unassigned resources, and individual user information specific to each of the plurality of users; and a transmission circuit that transmits a control signal comprising the shared information and the individual user information. |
| US12150107B2 |
mmW physical layer downlink channel scheduling and control signaling
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) (e.g., a millimeter WTRU (mWTRU)) may receive a first control channel using a first antenna pattern. The WTRU may receive a second control channel using a second antenna pattern. The WTRU may demodulate and decode the first control channel. The WTRU may demodulate and decode the second control channel. The WTRU may determine, using at least one of: the decoded first control channel or the second control channel, beam scheduling information associated with the WTRU and whether the WTRU is scheduled for an mmW segment. The WTRU may form a receive beam using the determined beam scheduling information. The WTRU receive the second control channel using the receive beam. The WTRU determine, by demodulating and decoding the second control channel, dynamic per-TTI scheduling information related to a data channel associated with the second control channel. |
| US12150106B2 |
System and method for determination of a dynamic beam list
A UE may be configured to select narrower or wider beams that may be suitable for use with a current UE mobility, scattering environment, etc. The UE may track changes to an identified beam of a certain width, and so may recover from tracking or other radio link failures by switching to a beam that is spatially adjacent or to a beam of a different width. The UE may identify a first beam associated with a first beam width based on at least one reference signal received by the UE. The UE may further determine a set of beams based on the first beam width that is associated with the identified first beam, and the determined set of beams may include at least one beam corresponding to the first beam width. The UE may further measure respective channel qualities associated with each beam of the determined set of beams. |
| US12150104B2 |
Method and device for transmission bandwidth determination
This disclosure relates to a transmission bandwidth determination method and a transmission bandwidth determination device applied in a terminal. The transmission bandwidth determination method includes: receiving network configuration information, the network configuration information containing an information indication; and determining, based on the information indication, whether downlink control information contains transmission bandwidth indication information. |
| US12150103B2 |
Carrier aggregation parameter configuration method, device, and system
A CA parameter configuration method includes: sending first information to a second device. The first information is used to indicate a target CA parameter configured for a sidelink service, and the sidelink service is a sidelink service between the first device and the second device. |
| US12150101B2 |
Receiving apparatus and method thereof
Provided is a radio communication base station device which can prevent lowering of use efficiency of a channel communication resource for performing a frequency diversity transmission when simultaneously performing a frequency scheduling transmission and the frequency diversity transmission in a multicarrier communication. In the device, a modulation unit (12) executes a modulation process on Dch data after encoded so as to generate a Dch data symbol. A modulation unit (22) executes a modulation process on the encoded Lch data so as to generate an Lch data symbol. An allocation unit (103) allocates the Dch data symbol and the Lch data symbol to respective subcarriers constituting an OFDM symbol and outputs them to a multiplexing unit (104). Here, when a plurality of Dch are used for a Dch data symbol of one mobile station, the allocation unit (103) uses Dch of continuous channel numbers. |
| US12150097B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring CBR related to partial sensing in NR V2X
In one embodiment, a method by which a first device performs wireless communication is proposed. The method may comprise the steps of: determining at least one first candidate slot for selecting a first sidelink (SL) resource; performing sensing of at least one first slot related to the at least one first candidate slot; and selecting the first SL resource in the at least one first candidate slot on the basis of the sensing. For example, a first channel busy ratio (CBR) related to the at least one first slot may be measured on the basis of the number of the at least one first slot that is greater than or equal to a first threshold value. |
| US12150096B2 |
Method for sidelink terminal in wireless communication system
A method for performing an operation for a first terminal in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment, comprises the steps of: transmitting a sidelink signal to a second terminal by using a sidelink resource; receiving a reception response to the sidelink signal from the second terminal; performing a radio link failure (RLF) procedure on the basis of the reception response; and transmitting, to a base station, a RLF instruction for indicating that the RLF procedure has been performed on the basis of the allocation of the sidelink resource by the base station, and not transmitting the RLF instruction to the base station on the basis of the selection of the sidelink resource by the first terminal. |
| US12150089B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless communication system
According to at least one of embodiments of the present disclosure, a UE may receive paging early indication (PEI)-related information through higher-layer signaling, attempt to detect a PEI associated with ‘M’ paging occasions (POs) based on the PEI-related information, determine whether to perform or skip monitoring of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a specific PO related to the UE among the plurality of POs, based on the detected PEI, and receive at least one of paging downlink control information (DCI) carried by the PDCCH or a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the paging DCI, in a state in which the UE determines to perform monitoring of the PDCCH. |
| US12150085B2 |
Methods and apparatus for low latency location via scheduling in advance
Latency in location of a user equipment (UE) is reduced by requesting and scheduling the location of the UE in advance of the time of when it is needed. A positioning request from an external client or the UE may indicate the time that the location is to be determined or measured. A location management function (LMF) may manage and coordinate location measurements for the UE prior to the location determination time. The LMF may schedule downlink and/or uplink measurements to be performed at the desired time. Either the LMF or a location server associated with a serving base station for the UE may be assigned to receive positioning measurements and obtain the location of the UE. The location server or LMF may send the location to the UE or the external client. User plane transport may be used to further reduce latency. |
| US12150082B2 |
Scalable and distributed inter-cluster coordination in UWB
In some implementations, a ultra-wideband (UWB) device comprises a Global Anchor for a network of UWB anchors having a plurality of clusters and initiator anchors (Init-Anchors). The Global Anchor may obtain metric information comprising a centrality metric value of each Init-Anchor from information communicated to the Global-Anchor in a first control phase. The Global Anchor may determine a slot schedule for a second control phase, wherein: determining the slot schedule is based on the centrality metric values of the plurality of Init-Anchors; the slot schedule comprises an allocation of time slots of the second control phase among the plurality of Init-Anchors for wireless radio frequency (RF) communication; and the allocation of time slots includes a first set of time slots for upstream communication followed by a second set of time slots for downstream communication. The Global Anchor may send the slot schedule to an Init-Anchor of the plurality of Init-Anchors. |
| US12150078B2 |
Phase tracking reference signal pattern selection
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may select a candidate pattern from a set of patterns for reference signals used to track phase error. The UE may transmit an indication of the selected pattern to a base station and receive, from the base station at least in part in response to the transmitted indication of the selected pattern, an indication of a configuration for the reference signals used to track phase error, the configuration indicating a pattern of the set of patterns, a number of reference signal groups, and a number of samples per reference signal group. The UE may receive the reference signals used to track phase error according to the indicated configuration. |
| US12150077B2 |
Method for node used for wireless communication and apparatus
A method for a first node used for wireless communication and an apparatus are provided. The first node includes: a transceiver, configured to: receive one or more first type synchronization signal blocks, wherein each first type synchronization signal block in the one or more first type synchronization signal blocks includes first information; and an index of each first type synchronization signal block in the one or more first type synchronization signal blocks is one of a plurality of candidate synchronization signal block indexes; and, transmit one or more second type synchronization signal blocks, wherein each second type synchronization signal block in the one or more second type synchronization signal blocks includes the first information. |
| US12150069B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting power headroom information in a communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. In addition, a method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, includes: receiving system information including first uplink waveform information for an initial access; transmitting a radio resource control (RRC) connection request message based on the first uplink waveform information; receiving an RRC connection response message including second uplink waveform information for uplink data transmission; and transmitting data based on the second uplink waveform. |
| US12150068B2 |
Base station and user equipment
The present disclosure pertains to a user equipment for a mobile telecommunications system includes circuitry including a receiver and a transmitter and which is configured to communicate with a new radio base station and a LTE base station. The circuitry is further configured to indicate a co-existence indication to the new radio base station or to the LTE base station; and receive a power control instruction for controlling power output of the transmitter. |
| US12150066B2 |
Wireless transmission method for enhancing efficiency of transmit power control of multi-user transmission, and wireless communication device utilizing the same
A wireless transmission method includes obtaining an MCS (modulation and coding scheme) rate and a power amplifier gain of each station in a set of stations for a multi-user (MU) transmission, generating a maximum available MCS rate according to a plurality of MCS rates of the set of stations, selecting a power amplifier gain of the MU transmission according to the maximum available MCS rate, adjusting a digital gain of each station according to the power amplifier gain of the MU transmission and the power amplifier gain of each station, adjusting a frequency domain signal of each station according to the digital gain thereof, converting a plurality of adjusted frequency domain signals of the set of stations into a time domain signal, and generating an amplified signal for the MU transmission according to the power amplifier gain of the MU transmission and the time-domain signal. |
| US12150063B2 |
Wireless communication device, method and computer program for selection of an energy efficient control information reception mode
There is provided a method of a wireless communication device, the communication device being arranged to operate in a wireless communication system employing a plurality of bandwidth alternatives for downlink control information. The method includes determining feasible control information reception modes, acquiring an estimate of energy consumption for respective feasible control information reception modes, selecting control information reception mode based on the estimated energy consumption, and operating the wireless communication device with the selected control information reception mode. A wireless communication device and a computer program for implementing the method in the wireless communication device are also provided. |
| US12150060B2 |
User equipment (UE) grouping for wake-up signal (WUS) based on paging probability
Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) to receive wake-up signals (WUS) from a network node in a radio access network (RAN) coupled to a core network (CN). Such methods include determining a WUS group assigned to the UE and a WUS resource associated with the assigned WUS group, based on the following: a paging probability (PP) indication assigned to the UE; a plurality of discontinuous reception (DRX) parameters; a mapping between a plurality of PP indication values and a plurality of available WUS groups; and a first identifier associated with the UE. Such methods also include, during a time period of the WUS resource, monitoring for a group WUS associated with the assigned WUS group. Embodiments also include complementary methods for network nodes in the RAN and the CN, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform such methods. FIG. 10 is selected for publication. |
| US12150058B2 |
Signal monitoring method, signal sending method, terminal device and network device
Provided are a signal monitoring method, a signal sending method, a terminal device, a network device, a chip, a computer-readable storage medium, a computer program product, and a computer program. The signal monitoring method includes that: a terminal device monitors a Power Saving (PS) signal Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) in one or more than one monitoring time period prior to a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) ON time period and after a monitoring starting time point. The one or more than one monitoring time period is determined by at least one configuration parameter of each PS signal search space of K PS signal search spaces, K being an integer more than or equal to 1. |
| US12150055B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving signal, storage medium and electronic apparatus
A method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal, a storage medium and an electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining transmission information of a group Wake up signal (WUS) according to at least one of the following configuration information: one or more sequences corresponding to the group WUS, time domain location information corresponding to the group WUS, and frequency domain location information corresponding to the group WUS, wherein the group WUS is a WUS corresponding to a group of one or more terminals; and transmitting the WUS according to the transmission information. |
| US12150042B2 |
Systems/methods of bandwidth variability and/or air interface variability responsive to a size of data to be transmitted/received
Systems/methods are disclosed wherein, responsive to a size of data that is to be transmitted to a device, responsive to at least one other parameter and/or responsive to receiving instructions from the device, wirelessly transmitting to the device, over first, second, third and/or fourth non-overlapping intervals of time, respective first, second, third and/or fourth pluralities of subcarriers using respective first, second, third and/or fourth sets of frequencies; and further using respective first, second, third and/or fourth air interfaces that differ from one another in a physical layer aspect thereof. Systems/methods of wirelessly receiving from the device in ways analogous to said wirelessly transmitting to the device are also disclosed. |
| US12150040B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and computer-readable storage medium
A communication device conforming to a standard of a IEEE 802.11 series determines one or more frequency bands that the communication device can use for communication, generates a frame in which information of the determined one or more frequency bands is included, and transmits the generated frame. The frame includes a Multi-band element for notifying the information of the determined one or more frequency bands, and the information indicating the determined one or more frequency bands is included in a Band ID field for identifying the frequency band in the Multi-band element. The determined one or more frequency bands include a 6 GHz band. |
| US12150035B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing cag related procedure in wireless communication network
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method and apparatus for managing CAG related procedure in a wireless communication network is provided. |
| US12150033B1 |
Systems and methods for generating and presenting a live connectivity map
Systems and methods are provided for facilitating for display connectivity data of devices on a connectivity map. The systems and methods are configured to collect carrier data for the devices associated with a plurality of carriers and device data from the devices. The systems and methods are further configured to determine connectivity data and geographical data for the devices based on the carrier data and the device data and present the connectivity data for the devices on the connectivity map based on the geographical data. |
| US12150031B2 |
Reference-signal-based relay selection in wireless communications
Methods, systems, and devices for relay path selection in wireless communications are described, where multiple relay paths are available between a source and a destination. A first node (e.g., a source node or destination node) may determine reference signal resources for a set of reference signals to be transmitted between the first node and a second node through a corresponding relay path of a set of relay paths. The first node may receive the set of reference signals measure one or more parameters for each reference signal. Alternatively, the first node may transmit the set of reference signals and receive an indication of one or more measured parameters from the second node. The first node may determine a set of end-to-end metrics for the set of relay paths, and select a relay path for communications with the second node based on the set of end-to-end metrics. |
| US12150030B2 |
Communication control apparatus, communication apparatus, communication control method, communication method, communication control program, communication program, and communication system
A communication control apparatus includes: an acquisition section (231) that acquires information concerning a service to be received, using a communication system (1), by a communication apparatus connected to the communication system (1) that includes a relay base station (30) to which the communication apparatus is connectable and a donor base station (20) which provides the relay base station (30) with a wireless backhaul line; and a determination section (232) that determines a path through which data exchanged between the communication apparatus and the donor base station (20) passes on a basis of the information concerning the service. |
| US12150028B2 |
Generating and sending automated support communications using location detection and keyword identification
A system including a processor and memory may provide for automated support communications, such as communications with individuals who need assistance. Automated communications may use one or more factors to determine how to adjust communications according to the needs of a user. For example, automated communications may be adjusted based on, e.g., a keyword used by a user in the user's communications, or a location associated with the user's mobile device or user vehicle. Automated communications may be adjusted in timing, frequency, or content. One or more external events (e.g., phone call, dispatch request, additional automated communication) may be triggered based on the automated communications. |
| US12150025B2 |
System, method, apparatus, and computer program product for providing mobile device support services
A method is provided for providing mobile device support services. The method may include monitoring a mobile device status. The method may additionally include performing device diagnostics based at least in part on captured device status data to identify potential faults that may affect mobile device functionality. A corresponding system, apparatus, and computer program product are also provided. |
| US12150024B2 |
Method for reporting dazzling caused by a headlight system of an oncoming vehicle and for determining an incorrect position of the headlight system
A method for reporting dazzling caused by a headlight system of a dazzling oncoming vehicle by means of a message produced by the dazzled vehicle that dazzling has been detected, wherein the message contains information relating to a position of the dazzled vehicle at the time of the detected dazzling. The method, also can proceed from the message, for determining an incorrect position of the headlight system of the dazzling vehicle by a comparison between a first intersection point between the trajectory of the oncoming dazzled vehicle and a light field produced by the headlight system of the dazzling vehicle, and a second intersection point between the trajectory of the oncoming dazzled vehicle and a model, stored in the vehicle system, of the light field generated by the headlight system of the dazzling vehicle. |
| US12150021B2 |
Generating subgroups from a vehicular micro cloud
A method includes receiving network statistics from one or more vehicles that are members of a vehicular micro cloud. The method further includes detecting a degradation in vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication performance based on the network statistics. The method further includes generating a communication graph based on the network statistics. The method further includes dividing the vehicular micro cloud into subgroups based on the communication graph. |
| US12150020B2 |
Method and apparatus for acquiring information of chip device using gas in wireless LAN system in smart home environment
Provided are a method and apparatus for acquiring information of a CHIP device using a GAS in a wireless LAN system in a smart home environment Specifically, a controller obtains first to third identifiers by scanning a quick response (QR) code of a controlee; The controller transmits a GAS initiation request message to the controlee. The controller receives a GAS initiation response message from the controlee. The GAS initiation request message includes first and second identifiers and an encrypted payload. The GAS initiation response message includes a decrypted payload when the first and second identifiers are the same as identifiers of the controlee. |
| US12150018B2 |
Data transmission method, apparatus, and system
A method includes: when data of a first service needs to be sent to a receive end, sending m indication frames to the receive end if a type of the first service is a target service type; receiving n trigger frames sent by the receive end based on the m indication frames; and each time one trigger frame is received, sending the data of the first service to the receive end by using a transmission resource indicated by the trigger frame. |
| US12150016B2 |
Multicast service activation in wireless communication networks
A method includes determining whether a user equipment activating a multicast service is to establish a Protocol Data Unit session and acquire an Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned by a Session Management Function (SMF) entity, and activating the multicast service for the user equipment through the SMF entity based on the determination. |
| US12150014B2 |
Broadcast and multicast service reception by idle and inactive wireless devices
This disclosure relates to techniques for providing broadcast and multicast services to wireless devices while in Idle and Inactive modes a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish a wireless link with a cellular base station of a cellular network. The wireless device may receive information indicating whether provision of a broadcast or multicast service in one or more of an inactive mode or an idle mode is supported by the cellular network. The wireless device may receive the broadcast or multicast service in one or more of the inactive mode or the idle mode based at least in part on the information indicating whether provision of the broadcast or multicast service in one or more of the inactive mode or the idle mode is supported by the cellular network. |
| US12150013B2 |
Concurrent operation of SPS receiver and wireless transmitter
A mobile device may be configured to perform concurrent Satellite Positioning System (SPS) operation and wireless communications when uplink signals transmitted by the mobile device interferes with the reception of SPS signals in one or more frequency bands. The mobile device may determine if the SPS receiver has already acquired SPS signals and is in a tracking state. If the SPS receiver is not in a tracking state, an SPS acquisition procedure is initiated before the wireless communication session is initiated. The SPS acquisition procedure is performed until the SPS receiver reaches a tracking state, or until a timeout is reached. Once the SPS receiver is in a tracking state, the wireless communication session may be initiated, during which the SPS receiver is controlled, e.g., to perform signal blanking, measurement exclusion, or disable SPS reception, to mitigate interference with SPS signals. |
| US12150012B2 |
Enabling location-based services based on geofence data and privacy settings
A system and method for enabling location-based services based on geofence data and privacy settings is provided. The system acquires trip data associated with a vehicle and receives a user input that includes a privacy level associated with the trip data. The system further acquires information that includes a set of geofences corresponding to a set of locations in the trip data. Each geofence of the set of geofences is associated with a rank. The system selects one or more geofences from the set of geofences based on the privacy level and determines, from the trip data, location data that corresponds to the selected one or more geofences. The system filters the trip data by removing the determined location data from the trip data and enables a location-based service based on the filtered trip data. |
| US12150007B1 |
Context based action menu
A quick action menu system may be configured to perform operations that include: causing display of a graphical user interface (GUI) at a client device, the GUI comprising a display of a persistent icon at a position within the GUI; receiving a selection of the persistent icon from the client device; accessing user profile data associated with a user of the client device responsive to the input that selects the persistent icon; and causing display of a quick actions menu to display content associated with the user profile data. |
| US12150006B2 |
Systems and methods for geofence security
Systems and methods for geofence information delivery are disclosed. A multiplicity of devices constructed and configured in network communication in a region of interest via a peer-to-peer network. The multiplicity of devices store cached geofence information for the region of interest. The multiplicity of devices on the peer-to-peer network are operable to convert between an IP address and a geographic location. Each of the multiplicity of devices is operable to query peer devices on the peer-to-peer network for geofences associated with an IP address or a geographic location. At least one peer device is operable to deliver one or more geofences associated with the IP address to the querying device via zero-configuration networking or web service. |
| US12150004B2 |
Mobile handover method and related device
The embodiments of the application disclose a mobile handover method. The method includes: a first network device receives first information, and learns that a first terminal device is handed over to a target access network device. The first network device sends second information to a second network device, and the second network device determines, based on the second information, whether to reselect a target user plane function device for the first terminal device; and/or the first network device sends third information to a third network device, and the third network device determines, based on the third information, whether to reselect a target application server for the first terminal device. If the target user plane function device and/or the target application server need/needs to be reselected, a user plane function device and/or an application server need/needs to be handed over in a timely manner. |
| US12149990B2 |
Communication method, paging method, device, and system
This application provides communication methods, devices, and systems for improving communication efficiency. One communication method includes: receiving, by a target access network device and from a source access network device, a handover request message sent by a source access network device, wherein the handover request message is used to for requesting to hand over a terminal device from the source access network device to the target access network device; and obtaining, by the target access network device, network slice selection assistance information supported by the terminal device, wherein the network slice selection assistance information supported by the terminal device is used to indicates a network slice supported by the terminal device. |
| US12149986B2 |
Method and apparatus for QoE reporting in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for QoE reporting in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device may receive, from the RAN node, first information related to a specific QoE configuration among the one or more QoE configurations. The first information may inform to suspend QoE reporting associated with the specific QoE configuration. The wireless device may suspend the QoE measurement reporting associated with the specific QoE configuration. The wireless device may store measurement results associated with the specific QoE configuration. |
| US12149983B2 |
Downlink buffer status feedback method and apparatus
The present disclosure discloses example downlink buffer status feedback methods and apparatuses. One example method includes determining first information by a first node, where the first information indicates a downlink buffer status of a first bearer between the first node and a parent node of the first node. The first information is sent by the first node to a second node, where the first node is a relay node in a wireless relay communications system, and the second node is a parent node of the first node. |
| US12149980B2 |
System and method for dynamic allocation of resources
A mobile network base station equipped with a dynamic domain scheduler configured to dynamically allocate resources to various domains associated with the base station based on real-time usage. Individual domains of the network base station may be configured to prioritize different types of network traffic. In some case, a domain specific scheduler may be associated with each domain in order to balance individual loads within each domain. |
| US12149978B2 |
Self interference and cross link interference management of bidirectional smart repeaters
A configuration for self interference and cross link interference (CLI) management of bidirectional smart repeaters. The apparatus transmits, to a first wireless device, a measurement configuration to measure interference. The measurement configuration comprising a first measurement occasion and a second measurement occasion. The apparatus receives, from the first wireless device, a report of measured interference at the first wireless device based on the measurement configuration. Part of the measured interference under the first measurement occasion is based at least on transmissions forwarded by a relay node. |
| US12149977B2 |
Method and apparatus for multiplexing higher-resolution channel state information (CSI)
A user equipment (UE) for channel state information (CSI) comprises receiving configuration information for K CSI reports, wherein the configuration information includes resource allocation information for an uplink control information (UCI) transmission that includes UCI comprising N UCI parts, calculating the K CSI reports and partitioning the K CSI reports into N parts, determining an available number of information bits (B1) for the UCI transmission according to the resource allocation information, determining a required number of information bits (B2) for the UCI transmission according to the calculated K CSI reports, determining whether the B2 exceeds the B1; and transmitting, to the BS over one slot of an uplink channel, a first part of the N UCI parts including a first of the N parts of the K CSI reports when the B2 exceeds the B1, wherein K and N are positive integers. |
| US12149973B2 |
Reporting method and receiving method of channel state information, terminal, and network device
A reporting method and receiving method of channel state information, a terminal, and a network device are provided. The reporting method of channel state information includes: determining a target CSI report; and feeding back the target CSI report; where the target CSI report includes at least one of the following: a DPS CSI report corresponding to each of at least one target TRP in a TRP set; and an NCJT CSI report corresponding to all of at least two target TRPs in the TRP set. |
| US12149972B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining application time of CSI report, and device
A method includes: obtaining, by a communication device, a configuration message sent and a secondary cell activation command for a first secondary cell; determining, by the communication device, according to the configuration message, a second secondary cell configured with a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), the second secondary cell is in an active state, sending, by the communication device, after a preset time point after the secondary cell activation command is received, a channel status information (CSI) report of a first secondary cell on the PUCCH of the second secondary cell. |
| US12149967B2 |
Measurement gap configuration for a frequency range equal to or larger than 52.6 GHz
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to perform measurements on reference signals based on measurement gaps. In an example, a device supports a frequency range that includes frequencies equal to or larger than 52.6 GHz. Measurement gap capability information is used to indicate and/or determine whether a measurement gap is supported for this frequency range. If so, measurement gap configuration can be defined and can include a measurement gap length and/or a measurement gap repetition period defined based on the frequencies being equal to or larger than 52.6 GHz. |
| US12149960B2 |
Interference source detection method, apparatus, device, and system, and storage medium
Embodiments of this application disclose an interference source detection method, apparatus, device, and system, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining data detected by a plurality of access points (Aps), where data detected by any AP of the plurality of APs includes load information and radio frequency information of the any AP, received signal strength indicator RSSI information between the any AP and a neighbor of the any AP, and load information and radio frequency information of the neighbor of the any AP; determining a global neighbor topology based on the data detected by the plurality of APs; and determining an interference source based on the global neighbor topology. |
| US12149959B2 |
Data processing method and device in wireless communication network
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for data processing in a wireless communication network is provided. The method includes obtaining, by a first node, data, and generating, by the first node, information for self optimization according to the data. |
| US12149957B2 |
Infrastructure equipment, communications devices and methods
A method for operating an infrastructure equipment forming part of a wireless communications network is provided. The infrastructure equipment is a non-terrestrial network part of the wireless communications network configured to transmit one or more spot beams to provide a wireless access interface for transmitting signals to and receiving signals representing data from a communications device within a coverage region of a cell or one of the spot beams, the spot beam forming a cell. The method comprises broadcasting system information for receipt by the communications device, the system information including information relating to at least one of a cell or a spot beam of a neighbouring infrastructure equipment and a second spot beam of the infrastructure equipment, wherein the system information is broadcast in accordance with at least one predetermined condition. |
| US12149953B2 |
Cell overlap analysis
A computer implemented method of cell overlap analysis of a communication network. The method includes determining coverage area of a first and a second cell of the communication network, wherein determination of the coverage area of a cell is based on user distribution in the respective cell; determining intersecting area as an area where the determined coverage area of the first cell and the determined coverage area of the second cell overlap; and determining a first impact value reflecting impact of the overlap on the first cell as a ratio of the determined intersecting area and the determined coverage area of the first cell. |
| US12149952B2 |
Neighbor cell planning method and device based on Thiessen polygon
Neighbor cell planning method and device based on Thiessen polygons are provided. The method includes acquiring working parameter data of cells; adjusting longitudes and latitudes of the cells based on the working parameter data; constructing a Delaunay triangulation based on the adjusted longitudes and latitudes of the cells; generating Thiessen polygons based on the Delaunay triangulation; and calculating neighbor cells of each cell based on the Thiessen polygons and exporting a list of neighbor cells for each cell. |
| US12149946B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing optimized network resources
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing optimization of network resources. The system is operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment, analyze the electromagnetic environment, and extract environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment. The system extracts the environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment by including customer goals. The system is operable to use the environmental awareness with the customer goals and/or user defined policies and rules to extract actionable information to help the customer optimize the network resources. |
| US12149944B2 |
Visual voicemail centralized authentication system for wireless networks
A method for authenticating a network entity to access restricted information. The method includes receiving a request to generate a visual voicemail message based on an analysis of network entity profile data and contextual information relating to the network entity. The method includes generating the visual voicemail message based on the network entity profile data and the contextual information, sending the visual voicemail message to the network entity and requesting authentication information included with the visual voicemail message. In response to receiving the requested authentication information, the network entity is authenticated to access to the restricted information. |
| US12149940B2 |
Wireless communication method between a client object and a server object
A method for wireless communication between a client object and a server object. The method includes the implementation by a proxy of steps of: detecting advertising packets broadcast by the server object; establishing a first connection between the proxy and the server object so as to block the broadcasting by the server object of advertising packets, and retrieving identification information from the server object; and establishing a second connection between the proxy and the client object, by using as proxy identification information the retrieved identification information of the server object, so as to simulate with the client object a connection with the server object. |
| US12149939B2 |
Communication system
A communication system is disclosed in which a base station apparatus obtains information identifying a total integrity protected uplink data rate for a user equipment (UE), allocates a portion of the total integrity protected uplink data rate to a secondary node (SN), and notifies the UE about the portion allocated to the SN. |
| US12149937B2 |
Systems and methods for providing extended authentication sessions on point of sale devices
A method for extended authentication sessions on an electronic device may include an authentication service computer program executed by an authentication service electronic device: receiving a customer identifier for a customer and a unique identifier for a mobile electronic device; authenticating the customer based on the customer identifier and the unique identifier for the mobile electronic device; setting a device cookie that is specific to the mobile electronic device on the mobile electronic device; and providing the device cookie and a client secret to an OAuth services backend, wherein the OAuth services backend validates the customer identifier and client secret and generates a first token and a second token, the first token having an expiration that is shorter than that of the second token. The mobile electronic device is configured to receive and store the first token and the second token. |
| US12149936B2 |
Private 5G federation system for dynamic user equipment on-boarding
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for dynamically onboarding a UE between private 5G networks. In one aspect, a private 5G (P5G) federation system can receive a request from a user device for registration with a serving private 5G network, which is part of a P5G federation system. The P5G federation system can further determine that the user device is authenticated with a home private 5G network of the user device, which is also part of the P5G federation system. The P5G federation system can transmit, to the serving private 5G network, a security profile of the user device that is received from the home private 5G network. As follows, the P5G federation system can facilitate onboarding of the user device to the serving private 5G network with the security profile. |
| US12149927B2 |
Privacy control of user equipment and related apparatuses
A method performed by a mobile terminal for verifying at least one privacy profile setting for positioning of the mobile terminal to a location network node in a communications network is provided. The method includes receiving a request from the location network node for the mobile terminal to provide a position of the mobile terminal. The method further includes checking the at least one privacy profile setting of the mobile terminal for permission to provide position information of the mobile terminal. The method further includes determining whether to send the positioning information of the mobile terminal to the location network node based on the checking the at least one privacy profile setting. Methods performed by a network node are also provided. |
| US12149926B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for mobility control
Method, systems and devices for a master node which is accessed by a user equipment, UE, the UE accessed a source secondary node are provided. The method comprises transmitting, to the target secondary node, an addition request message, receiving, from the target secondary node, an addition request acknowledge message with identification information of a target primary secondary cell in response to the addition request message, determining at least one mobility triggering condition of the target primary secondary cell, and transmitting, to the UE, a secondary node change type message having the at least one mobility triggering condition of the target primary secondary cell, to make the UE perform a handover from the source secondary node to the target secondary node when determining the target primary secondary cell meets at least one of the at least one mobility condition. |
| US12149924B2 |
Measurement disabling in frequency ranges
Aspects are provided which allow a UE to disable measurements of reference signals from 5G base stations which are inapplicable to EN-DC. The UE may receive a reference signal from a base station. The UE may identify a frequency range. The UE may determine whether to measure the reference signal based on whether the reference signal is within the identified frequency range. The UE may refrain from measuring the reference signal in response to the determination. The UE may also refrain from measuring the reference signal in response to a SIB received at the UE not including a ULI, or in response to a frequency associated with the reference signal not being in a list of supported bands for EN-DC. As a result, inter-RAT handovers from LTE base stations to 5G base stations are prevented, UE power consumption is thereby saved, and support for EN-DC is maintained. |
| US12149923B2 |
Transmission of control information using more than one beam pair link
One way to increase robustness against beam pair link failure is by transmitting downlink (DL) control signaling (e.g., PDCCH) in more than one beam. That is, one way to mitigate BPLF is for the UE to receive DL control signaling over both a first BPL (e.g., active BPL) and a second BPL (e.g., monitored BPL) but with larger duty cycle for the second BPL compared to the first BPL. For example, the control signaling can be scheduled every slot on the first BPL and scheduled every Nth slot on the second BPL. In this way, in case the first BPL is blocked and the UE cannot decode the control signaling on the first BPL, the UE can receive control signaling transmitted on the second BPL. |
| US12149921B2 |
Operator network switching method and electronic device
A method and an electronic device for operator network switching are provided and relate to the field of terminal technologies. A currently activated profile in an electronic device is a first profile. Specifically, the method includes: accessing, by the electronic device, a first operator network based on the first profile; detecting a second operation after disconnecting a connection to the first operator network in response to a first operation; searching for a network based on stored profiles in response to the second operation, to obtain network search results corresponding to the stored profiles; activating a second profile based on the network search results corresponding to the stored profiles; and accessing a second operator network based on the second profile. In this way, operator network switching is implemented. |
| US12149919B2 |
Automatic acoustic handoff
Disclosed are systems and methods for automatically transitioning between communication modes of wearable audio output devices based solely on acoustic analysis. The audio output devices may operate in one of three electroacoustic modes. In the transparency mode, an audio output device may pass through the speech signal of a nearby user. In the peer-to-peer mode, the audio output device may establish a direct low-latency radio frequency (RF) link to another audio output device. In the telephony mode, the audio output device may communicate with another audio output device using networked telephony. The disclosed methods and systems perform acoustic analysis of the near-field speech signal of a local wearer of the audio output device and the far-field speech signal of a remote talker to determine the best mode for the audio output device to use and to seamlessly transition between the modes as the acoustic environment between the wearers changes. |
| US12149915B2 |
Sound effect optimization method, electronic device, and storage medium
A sound effect optimizing method, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes controlling the speaker to play an audio signal emitted by a virtual sound source; receiving a sound source identifying result, the sound source identifying result including a first position relationship, and the first position relationship being a position relationship between the virtual sound source and a user and determined by the audio signal; and adjusting a sound effect parameter until the first position relationship is consistent with a second position relationship in response to the first position relationship being inconsistent with the second position relationship, the second position relationship being an actual position relationship between the virtual sound source and the user. |
| US12149913B2 |
Microphone with integrated multichannel mixer
A microphone having a multi-channel mixer and one or more connectors usable to receive and/or output audio. Any of the connectors may be used as an input connector, as an output connector, or configured to be switchable between being an input and an output connector. The user of the microphone may be able to conveniently use one or more of the connectors to expand the microphone to become part of a larger setup that uses multiple microphones. For example, an XLR connector of the microphone may be passive, and may be configured such that a user can daisy chain the output from an XLR connector of another microphone into an XLR connector of the microphone. In such an arrangement, an output based on one or both of the microphones may be output through another connector of the microphone, such as a USB connector. |
| US12149910B2 |
Speaker
A speaker includes: a frame, a vibration system, including a diaphragm and a voice coil assembly, and a magnetic circuit system, comprising a lower plate, a first main magnet and a first auxiliary magnet, a main pole plate, and an upper plate, wherein the upper plate includes a body portion and a groove recessed from the body portion to the lower plate, the groove includes a base, and a connecting arm connected with the body portion and the base, the base is closer to the body portion than the lower plate, the speaker further includes a second auxiliary magnet located in the groove, the base is clamped between the first auxiliary magnet and the second auxiliary magnet. |
| US12149906B2 |
Phase plug for compression driver
A phase plug for an electrodynamic compression driver, including a compression chamber formed by an oscillating diaphragm and a boundary face of a phase plug assembly adjacent to the diaphragm, a singular acoustic exit defined by a termination of the phase plug assembly, one or more passageways which traverse through the phase plug assembly from the compression chamber to terminate at the acoustic exit, and an axis of rotation, defined within an interior of the phase plug assembly, that extends from the boundary face of the phase plug assembly at the compression chamber to the acoustic exit, where at least one of the passageways expands in cross sectional area between the respective entrance at the boundary face of the phase plug assembly, and the termination at the acoustic exit, while traversing through the phase plug, and where at least one of the internal passageways with the expanding cross section is rotated about the axis of rotation. |
| US12149894B2 |
Hearing device plug connector and hearing device
A hearing device plug connector may include a first connector component and a second connector component, wherein the hearing device plug connector includes a latching mechanism for securing the first connector component and the second connector component against unintended disconnection, wherein the latching mechanism includes a catch and a complementary latch component which are in latching engagement when the first connector component and the second connector component are connected, wherein the catch is moveable against a spring force from a latching position into a release position when connecting or disconnecting the first connector component and the second connector component, and wherein in the latching position the catch can engage with the complementary latch component and in the release position the catch can disengage from the complementary latch component. The hearing device plug connector may further include a sealing element for providing a seal between the first and second connector components. |
| US12149893B2 |
Hearing assistance system with enhanced fall detection features
Embodiments herein relate to devices and related systems and methods for detecting falls. In an embodiment, a hearing assistance device is included having a first control circuit and a first motion sensor. The first motion sensor can be disposed in a fixed position relative to a head of a subject wearing the hearing assistance device. A first microphone and a first transducer for generating sound can be in operational communication with the first control circuit. The first control circuit can be configured to evaluate data from one or more sensors to detect a possible fall of a subject in physical contact with the hearing assistance device. The device can be configured to wirelessly transmit data regarding a possible fall to another device including an indication of whether the possible fall was detected binaurally or monoaurally. Other embodiments are included herein. |
| US12149888B2 |
Balanced armature receiver and yoke therefor
A balanced armature receiver including a motor with a yoke for retaining magnets and fastening to an armature are disclosed. The yoke includes a close-ended wall structure defining a passage through which an armature is extendable. The close-ended wall structure includes a plurality of wall portions interconnecting a plurality of folded corner portions, wherein a thickness of the plurality of wall portions less than a thickness of the plurality of folded corner portions. |
| US12149887B2 |
Microphone array with automated adaptive beam tracking
An example method of operation may include initializing a microphone array in a defined space to receive one or more sound instances based on a preliminary beamform tracking configuration, detecting the one or more sound instances within the defined space via the microphone array, modifying the preliminary beamform tracking configuration, based on a location of the one or more sound instances, to create a modified beamform tracking configuration, and saving the modified beamform tracking configuration in a memory of a microphone array controller. |
| US12149886B2 |
Transducer steering and configuration systems and methods using a local positioning system
Transducer steering and configuration systems and methods using a local positioning system are provided. The position and/or orientation of transducers, devices, and/or objects within a physical environment may be utilized to enable steering of lobes and nulls of the transducers, to create self-assembling arrays of the transducers, and to enable monitoring and configuration of the transducers, devices, and objects through an augmented reality interface. The transducers and devices may be more optimally configured which can result in better capture of sound, better reproduction of sound, improved system performance, and increased user satisfaction. |
| US12149882B2 |
Hearing device comprising a noise reduction system
A hearing device adapted for being located at or in an ear of a user, or for being fully or partially implanted in the head of a user comprises a) an input unit for providing at least one electric input signal representing sound in an environment of the user, said electric input signal comprising a target speech signal from a target sound source and additional signal components, termed noise signal components, from one or more other sound sources, b) a noise reduction system for providing an estimate of said target speech signal, wherein said noise signal components are at least partially attenuated, and c) an own voice detector for repeatedly estimating whether or not, or with what probability, said at least one electric input signal, or a signal derived therefrom, comprises speech originating from the voice of the user. The noise signal components are identified during time segments wherein the own voice detector indicates that the at least one electric input signal, or a signal derived therefrom, originates from the voice of the user, or originates from the voice of the user with a probability above an own voice presence probability (OVPP) threshold value. A method of operating a hearing device is further disclosed. |
| US12149880B2 |
Transducer arrangements for head-and earphones
A transducer arrangement for head-or earphones including a sound steering unit, the sound steering unit includes a frontal chamber and at least one sound canal. Each of the at least one sound canals have at least one internal opening towards the frontal chamber and an external open end for directing sound towards the outside of the transducer arrangement. The transducer arrangement further includes a rear chamber and at least one loudspeaker arranged between the frontal chamber and the rear chamber. |
| US12149877B2 |
Sound device
A sound device including a transducer, a housing accommodating the transducer, the transducer having a front chamber and a back chamber that face each other with respect to the transducer, and a microphone disposed inside the front chamber. The housing includes a speaker hole located at an outer surface of the housing at a portion of the front chamber, an air hole located at the outer surface of the housing at a rear portion of the back chamber, and an inner space configured to allow air passing through the air hole to flow into the front chamber therethrough independent of the back chamber. The transducer outputs sound based on sound information received by the microphone. |
| US12149876B2 |
Wireless headset, assembly method, electronic device and storage medium
Provided are a wireless headset, an assembly method, an electronic device and a storage medium. The wireless headset includes a housing, a mainboard and a pressure sensitive component. The housing includes: a first chamber defined in a head portion of the wireless headset, and a second chamber defined in a rod portion of the wireless headset and in communication with the first chamber. The mainboard includes: a first circuit board disposed in the first chamber, a second circuit board disposed in the second chamber and provided with a relief portion, and an adapter circuit board disposed in the housing and configured to connect the first circuit board with the second circuit board. The pressure sensitive component is disposed in the second chamber and between the relief portion and the housing. |
| US12149873B2 |
Secure autonomic optical transport networks
Consistent with the present disclosure, a method and related system for secure autonomic optical transport networks are disclosed. The method includes steps for adding a network element in an optical network. The method includes an initial step of verifying, with a new network element, a first identifier certificate from a proxy network element. In a further step, a second identifier certificate from the new network element is verified with the proxy element. A registrar is used for verifying the second identifier certificate from the proxy network element and sending domain specific parameters to the proxy network element for forwarding to the new network element Next, a local certificate is generated on the new network element. The local certificate is derived from a secure module and sent to the proxy network element for forwarding to the registrar. Further, the new network element in the autonomic domain is enrolled, with the registrar. Moreover, the local certificate is signed with the registrar and the signed local certificate is sent to the new network element. |
| US12149864B1 |
Systems and methods for incorporating avatars into real-time communication sessions
The disclosed computer-implemented method may include systems for incorporating a user's avatar into a real-time communication session. For example, the described systems establish a real-time communication session between two or more social networking system users. The described systems further generate a landmark map representing positioning of one of the real-time communication session participants, and transmit the landmark map with the participant's avatar to one or more recipients. On the recipient-side, the described systems render the transmitted avatar according to the landmark map. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US12149860B2 |
Infrared detector and infrared imager
An infrared detector includes a thermoelectric element, an infrared light absorber located on the thermoelectric element, and an electrical signal detecting element. The infrared light absorber includes a plurality of carbon nanotubes entangled with each other to form a network structure and a plurality of carbon particles in the network structure. The electrical signal detecting element is configured to detect a change of an electrical signal of the thermoelectric element. |
| US12149858B2 |
Video processing method and apparatus, and terminal and storage medium
The disclosure provides techniques for facilitating video creations. The techniques comprise turning on a first camera on a first side of a terminal; turning on a second camera on a second side of the terminal; capturing, by the first camera, a first video; capturing, by the second camera, a second video; displaying the first video and the second video concurrently, wherein the displaying further comprises displaying the first video in a first area and the second video in a second area during a first time period, and in response to a first instruction to switch video content, displaying the second video in the first area and the first video in the second area during a second time period; and creating a timeline including the first time period, the second time period, and a time stamp of the video content switch in the first area. |
| US12149853B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device, electronic device, and substrate
A photoelectric conversion device comprising a pixel portion in which pixels each including a photoelectric converter are arranged, a sample/hold unit configured to sample a signal generated in the photoelectric converter via a vertical signal line and hold the signal, and a converter configured to perform an analog/digital conversion is provided. In the sample/hold unit, a first sample/hold circuit that samples a signal for when the photoelectric converter is reset and a second sample/hold circuit that samples a signal for when a photoelectric conversion operation is performed are connected to one vertical signal line. The pixel portion is arranged on a first substrate, a part of a group configured by the sample/hold unit and the converter is arranged on a second substrate, and another part of the group is arranged on a third substrate. |
| US12149850B2 |
Image sensor and electronic apparatus including the image sensor
An image sensor is provided for obtaining an ultra-high resolution image. The image sensor includes a plurality of two-dimensionally arranged pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a first meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light of a red wavelength band, a second meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light in a green wavelength band, and a third meta-photodiode that selectively absorbs light of a blue wavelength band. A width of each of the plurality of pixels of the image sensor may be less than a diffraction limit. |
| US12149845B2 |
Image sensor, imaging device, and ranging device
The present technology relates to an image sensor, an imaging device, and a ranging device capable of performing imaging so that noise is reduced.A photoelectric conversion unit configured to perform photoelectric conversion; a charge accumulation unit configured to accumulate charges obtained by the photoelectric conversion unit; a transfer unit configured to transfer the charges from the photoelectric conversion unit to the charge accumulation unit; a reset unit configured to reset the charge accumulation unit; a reset voltage control unit configured to control a voltage to be applied to the reset unit; and an additional control unit configured to control addition of capacitance to the charge accumulation unit are included. The charge accumulation unit includes a plurality of regions. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging device that captures an image and a ranging device that performs ranging. |
| US12149840B2 |
Ranging system and electronic apparatus
A system includes a processor, a light source controlled by the processor and configured to emit a light, and an event based vision sensor controlled by the processor. The sensor includes a plurality of pixels. At least one of the plurality of pixels includes a photosensor configured to detect incident light and first circuitry configured to output a first signal based on an output from the photosensor. The first signal indicates a change of amount of incident light. The sensor includes a comparator configured to output a comparison result based on the first signal and at least one of a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage. The processor is configured to apply one of the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage to the comparator selectively based on an operation of the light source. |
| US12149836B2 |
Electronic device for improving image quality
An electronic device may include: a camera; a display positioned between an object to be photographed by the camera and the camera; a processor connected to the camera and the display; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: receive an original image from the camera; input the original image as an input value to an artificial intelligence model trained for improving image quality, and obtain a correction image from a result value output from the artificial intelligent model; detect a saturated area in which a light source is depicted in the correction image; and obtain a compensation image by blurring a boundary between the saturated area and a periphery thereof in the correction image by using the original image. |
| US12149835B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, control method, and storage medium
An image processing apparatus that composites a plurality of images that have been captured with different exposure amounts, the image processing apparatus comprising at least one processor and/or circuit configured to function as following units: a specification unit configured to specify a signal value indicating an upper limit value of an output dynamic range with respect to at least one of the plurality of images; and a decision unit configured to decide on composition percentages of the plurality of images based on the signal value specified by the specification unit. |
| US12149829B2 |
Camera module with a camera housing, a lens assembly and an optical image stabilizer and electronic device including the same
A camera module according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a camera housing, a lens assembly, and an optical image stabilizer assembly, at least a portion of which is fixed to the camera housing, which changes a path of light travelling toward the lens assembly. The optical image stabilizer assembly includes a fixed part fixed to the camera housing and including a first light transmitting member, a moving part rotatable relative to the fixed part and including a second light transmitting member, a sealing member disposed between and connecting the first and second light transmitting members, and an elastic member that elastically connects the moving part to at least one of the camera housing or the fixed part. The sealing member accommodates a liquid therein and is deformable responsive to moving part rotation. |
| US12149821B2 |
Imaging apparatus with switchable lower-limit voltage
An imaging apparatus, which can be mounted with an interchangeable lens and operates with power from a battery, includes: a connection detachably connected to the interchangeable lens; a controller that controls a lower-limit voltage indicating a lower limit for supplying power from the battery; and a selector that selects one operation mode from a plurality of operation modes for operating the imaging apparatus with power from the battery, wherein the controller switches the lower-limit voltage among a plurality of set values respectively corresponding to combinations of types of the interchangeable lens and the plurality of operation modes on a basis of the interchangeable lens connected to the connection and the operation mode selected by the selector. |
| US12149820B2 |
Electric quantity indicating method and electronic device
An electric quantity indicating method and an electronic device are provided. The method is performed by an electronic device. The electronic device includes a device body and a detachable camera module. The method includes: receiving first information sent by the detachable camera module, where the first information includes electric quantity information of the power supply of the detachable camera module; and according to the first information, displaying a target identifier on the device body; where the target identifier is an electric quantity identifier of the power supply of the detachable camera module in the electronic device. |
| US12149815B2 |
Image processing device, image processing system and method of image processing
A method of image processing includes: capturing a first video streaming from a physical environment using an image capturing device; conducting image processing on the first video streaming to provide a second video streaming to a virtual camera module; capturing a frame of a display area of a display device when the virtual camera is opened by an application; acquiring a position of the second video streaming in a frame of the display area, and generating a user interface according to the position of the second video streaming if the frame of the display area comprises the second video streaming; and receiving an operation instruction through the user interface, and operating the image capturing device according to the operation instruction. |
| US12149814B2 |
Camera module
A camera module comprises: a first housing; a lens module arranged in the first housing; a second housing coupled to the first housing; a substrate arranged in an inner space of the first housing and the second housing; an image sensor arranged on the substrate; and an adhesive member arranged between the first housing and the second housing, wherein the second housing includes a stepped portion on which the substrate is arranged, and a protrusion portion formed on an inner surface of the second housing to be in contact with a side surface of the substrate. |
| US12149813B2 |
Electronic device including display module and camera module
An electronic device is provided including a display module and a camera module. The display module includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a routing structure. The first substrate and the second substrate are stacked. The routing structure is arranged on a surface of one side of the second substrate facing towards the first substrate and provided with a first light-passing hole. The camera module includes a camera body and a light-shielding layer. The camera body is provided with a light inlet hole. The second substrate is located between the first substrate and the camera body. The light-shielding layer is arranged on a surface of one side of the second substrate facing towards the camera body and provided with a second light-passing hole. The first light-passing hole, the second light-passing hole and the light inlet hole are arranged in an optical axis direction of the camera module. |
| US12149806B2 |
Image pickup apparatus that can suppress a focus position shift caused by temperature changes
An image pickup apparatus includes a sensor unit, a lens unit and a lens frame, a housing configured to hold the sensor unit and the lens unit, a connecting member that connects the lens frame and the housing, a cover member that covers part of a first lens disposed furthest to the image sensor, and an elastic member disposed between the first lens and the cover member. A thermal expansion coefficient of the connecting member is larger than that of each of the housing and the lens frame. The lens frame includes a first lens holding portion configured to hold the first lens. A connecting position between the connecting member and the lens frame is disposed on the image sensor side of each of a connecting position between the housing and the connecting member and a position of the first lens holding portion. |
| US12149804B2 |
Camera head for endoscope
A camera head for an endoscope includes a casing that forms exterior, and an imaging unit that is housed in the casing and images a subject image. The casing includes a metal exterior unit that forms at least a part of the exterior and is formed by hydroforming. |
| US12149803B1 |
Camera module with a folded flexible interconnect tape package
A camera module includes an image sensor die, high-density interconnect (HDI) tape, and a number of passive electronic components. The image sensor die has a first side and a second side. The first side includes a pixel array, and the second side is opposite the first side. The HDI tape is a flexible substrate coupled to the image sensor. The HDI tape is at least partially folded or bent around the image sensor to couple to the HDI tape to the first and second sides of the image sensor die. The passive electronic components are coupled to the second side of the HDI tape and provide rigidity to the camera module. |
| US12149798B2 |
Cloud-based input latency measurement
Techniques for measuring cloud-based input latency are described herein. In accordance with various embodiments, a server including one or more processors and a non-transitory memory receives from a client an input event corresponding to a request for a TV user interface (UI). The server adds a tag to each of a set of screens corresponding to the TV UI and records event data corresponding to the input event prior to rendering the set of screens into a set of rendered frames. The server additionally decodes the tag in the set of rendered frames to generate metadata that associate the event data with the set of rendered frames prior to encoding the set of rendered frames into a set of encoded frames. The server also transmits to the client the set of encoded frames and the metadata. |
| US12149797B2 |
Automated content virality enhancement
Systems and methods for enhancing virality for a content item are disclosed herein. A content item is uploaded to a content sharing platform over a communication network. Feedback on the content item is received from the content sharing platform over the communication network. Based on the feedback, a virality score for the content item is determined and a determination is made as to whether the virality score meets a virality criterion. In response to a determination that the virality score does not meet the virality criterion, a virality enhancement technique is selected from a virality enhancement database, the content item is modified by applying the virality enhancement technique to the content item, and the modified content item is uploaded to the content sharing platform over the communication network. |
| US12149794B2 |
User device pan and scan
Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling video playback. An image may be received that is configured for display by the user device. A display map may be received indicating display parameters for configuring the display of the image based on an orientation of the user device. At least a portion of the image may be caused to be displayed by the user device based at least on the display map and a determined orientation of the user device. |
| US12149792B2 |
Video recommendation method, terminal device, and computer-readable storage medium
Disclosed are a video commendation method, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium, which are used for improving the accuracy of a terminal device in recommending a target video. The method of embodiments of the present disclosure includes acquiring identifier information of a watched video, position information of the watched video, identifier information of a current video, and position information of the current video; inputting the identifier information of the watched video and the position information of the watched video to a first model to obtain a preference vector of the watched video; inputting the preference vector of the watched video, the identifier information of the current video, and the position information of the current video to a second model to obtain a preference vector of the current video; and determining a target video according to the preference vector of the current video. |
| US12149788B2 |
Automatic identification of video series
The present disclosure describes techniques for automatically identifying video series. A first video may be input into a machine learning model. The machine learning model may be trained to identify content that is any part of a connected series. It may be determined whether there is at least a second video in a series with the first video using the machine learning model. The series of videos may comprise the first video and the at least a second video. The series of videos may be uploaded by a same creator. Information indicative of a connection among the series of videos comprising the first video and the at least a second video may be stored. |
| US12149782B2 |
Preparing mobile media content
A mobile device includes a processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor such that the processor is programmed to identify, based on user data a reference time. The processor is further programmed to send, via a human-machine interface included in the mobile device, a message to a user to input a user request to download a media content item prior to the reference time. The processor is further programmed to receive the user request to download the media content item and download the media content item from a media device. |
| US12149780B2 |
Multi-interface streaming media system
A streaming media device includes a printed circuit board hosting components configured to access internet data. An audio/visual connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted for connection to an audio/visual device, wherein the audio/visual connector is adapted to operate with a first audio/visual interface having sufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board and a second audio/visual interface having insufficient power to fully operate the printed circuit board. A power connector is linked to the printed circuit board, wherein the power connector selectively receives power based on the audio/visual connector utilizing one of the first audio/visual interface and the second audio/visual interface. |
| US12149776B2 |
Methods and systems for accessing content
Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. A beacon may be transmitted at a first modulation rate less than a second modulation rate used to transmit data. A signal characteristic may be received from a user device. The user device may be connected to the network in response to the signal characteristic satisfying a threshold. Data may be transmitted to the user device at the second modulation rate. |
| US12149774B2 |
Broadcast receiving apparatus and control method thereof
A method for interacting with a graphical user interface (GUI) of a television operating in a step mode in which movement of a cursor among menu items displayed on the GUI is performed stepwise in accordance with a manipulation of a direction key of the remote controller, the method including receiving, by the television, from a remote controller a signal corresponding to spatial movement of the remote controller detected by the remote controller that instructs the television to switch from (i) the step mode to (ii) a position mode of the GUI in which the movement of the cursor among the menu items is performed in accordance with the spatial movement of the remote controller and switching from the step mode of the GUI to the position mode of the GUI based on the signal. |
| US12149772B2 |
Method and system for controlling lighting in a viewing area of a content-presentation device
In one aspect, a method includes receiving video content comprising a first data portion comprising parameters that control a visual appearance of frames of video content presented by a content-presentation device. The content-presentation device is communicatively coupled to a light unit that is (i) present in a viewing area of the content-presentation device and (ii) configured to provide ambient light in the viewing area. The method also includes extracting, from the received video content, a second data portion, separate from the first data portion, specifying one or more light control parameters that a controller associated with the light unit is configured to interpret as instructions for controlling the light unit. The method also includes transmitting the extracted second data portion to the controller to facilitate the controller controlling the light unit according to the specified one or more light control parameters. |
| US12149767B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for object grouping and manipulation in immersive environments
Methods, systems, and media for object grouping and manipulation in immersive environments are provided. In some embodiments, a method can include: displaying a plurality of virtual objects in an immersive environment; generating a group virtual object that includes a first virtual object and a second virtual object, the group virtual object including a handle interface element for interacting with the group virtual object and a selectable indicator associated with the first virtual object and the second virtual object; displaying the group virtual object along with the handle interface element and the selectable indicator in the immersive environment; and in response to detecting a selection of the selectable indicator, displaying a user interface for interacting with the group virtual object. |
| US12149766B2 |
Viewer-specific content replacement
Processes, systems, and devices create personalize content for users. A user device associated with a user account is authenticated to a system supporting content replacement. A replaceable segment is identified in the content, and replacement content is selected by comparing metadata associated with the user account to metadata associated with potential replacement content. The replaceable segment in the content is replaced with the selected replacement content to generate personalized content for the user account, and the personalized content including the selected replacement content is transmitted to the user device. The content may be received from a content delivery network and may include a cue that indicates content is replaceable. The user device may be authenticated in response to a request from the user device to join a virtual meeting. The user device may send the request to join the virtual meeting in response to a unique link. |
| US12149760B2 |
Concurrent downloading of video
In some embodiments, after receiving a first set of video segments of a video, a method starts a first computing instance and receives a video segment of the video using the first computing instance. A measurement is calculated based on receiving the video segment. The method uses the measurement to determine whether the first computing instance should continue to be used to receive video segments in the video or should be terminated to not receive video segments in the video. |
| US12149757B1 |
Inserting supplemental data into image data
A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes selecting one or more target surfaces portrayed in at least one video frame, generating a video data latent space representation of the at least one video frame, accessing a plurality of supplemental data latent space representations of a plurality of supplemental data sets, identifying a particular supplemental data latent space representation based at least in part on the video data latent space representation, selecting a particular supplemental data set in response to identifying the particular supplemental data latent space representation, the particular supplemental data set corresponding with the particular supplemental data latent space representation, and inserting the particular supplemental data set into the at least one video frame. |
| US12149750B2 |
Image processing device and method for operating image processing device
The present disclosure provides an image processing device. The image processing device includes a multimedia processor and a frame buffer compressor. For example, the frame buffer compressor performs a first compression on first image data including at least a most significant bit (MSB) of the image data of the pixel. The frame buffer compressor performs a second compression on second image data including at least a least significant bit (LSB) of the image data of the pixel. According to techniques described herein, a compression type of the first compression (e.g., a compression type based on a constant bit rate (CBR) mode, fixed bit coding, quad-tree coding, etc.) is different from a compression type of the second compression (e.g., a compression type based on a variable bit rate (VBR) mode, Golomb-Rice coding, Huffman coding, etc.). |
| US12149748B2 |
Filtering-based image coding device and method
A picture may be divided into sub-pictures/slices/tiles. For example, the picture may be divided into sub-picture(s), and subpicture-related information may be used for coding. The sub-picture-related information may be generated by an encoding device and transmitted to a decoding device. According to embodiments of the present document, sub-picture-related information can be efficiently signaled. |
| US12149746B2 |
Methods and apparatus of video coding using palette mode
An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method comprises: receiving, from bitstream, a plurality of syntax elements associated with a coding unit, wherein the plurality of syntax elements indicate a size of the coding unit and a coding tree type of the coding unit; determining a minimum palette mode block size for the coding unit in accordance with the coding tree type of the coding unit; in accordance with a determination that the size of the coding unit is greater than the minimum palette mode block size: receiving, from the bitstream, a palette mode enable flag associated with the coding unit; and decoding, from the bitstream, the coding unit in accordance with the palette mode enable flag. |
| US12149744B2 |
Apparatus and method for encoding and decoding a sequence of pictures using a buffered transform signal approximation
An apparatus for decoding a sequence of pictures from a data stream is configured for decoding a picture of the sequence by deriving a residual transform signal of the picture from the data stream; combining a residual transform signal with a buffered transform signal approximation of a previous picture of the sequence so as to obtain a transform signal representing the picture, the transform signal having a plurality of transform coefficients; and subjecting the transform signal to a spectral-to-spatial transformation. The apparatus is configured for deriving the buffered transform signal approximation from a further transform signal representing the previous picture so that the buffered transform signal approximation has approximations of further transform coefficients of the further transform signal. |
| US12149742B2 |
Video signal processing method and apparatus using secondary transform
A video signal decoding apparatus, comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: parse a syntax element related to a secondary transform of a coding unit based on whether a prediction method of the coding unit is MIP (Matrix based Intra Prediction), check whether or not the secondary transform is applied to a transform block included in the coding unit based on the parsed syntax element, obtain one or more inverse transform coefficients based on an inverse transform of the secondary transform when the secondary transform is applied to the transform block, obtain a residual sample for the transform block based on the one or more inverse transform coefficients. |
| US12149740B2 |
Joint component secondary transform
A Method of decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor includes: obtaining an encoded video bitstream, the encoded video bitstream including encoded color components; entropy parsing the encoded color components; dequantizing the color components and obtaining transform coefficients of the color components; applying a joint components secondary transform (JCST) on the transform coefficients of the color components, thereby generating JCST outputs; performing a backward transform on the JCST outputs, thereby obtaining residual components of the color components; and decoding the encoded video bitstream based on the residual components of the color components. |
| US12149739B2 |
Sample derivation for 360-degree video coding
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for performing horizontal geometry padding on a current sample based on receiving a wraparound enabled indication that indicates whether a horizontal wraparound motion compensation is enabled. If the horizontal wraparound motion compensation is enabled based on the wraparound enabled indication, a video coding device may determine a reference sample wraparound offset of a current sample in a picture. The reference sample wraparound offset may indicate a face width of the picture. The video coding device may determine a reference sample location for the current sample based on the reference sample wraparound offset, a picture width of the picture, and a current sample location. The video coding device may predict the current sample based on the reference sample location in a horizontal direction. Repetitive padding or clipping may be used in the vertical direction. |
| US12149738B2 |
MPEG media transport (MMT) signaling of visual volumetric video-based coding (V3C) content
A point cloud encoding device includes a point cloud encoding device includes a communication interface and a processor operably coupled to the communication interface. The communication interface is configured to receive a plurality of independent bitstreams. The communication interface is also configured to receive a grouping message indicating a group of assets from the plurality of independent bitstreams containing visual volumetric coding (V3C) content. The processor is configured to select the group of assets based on the grouping message. The processor is configured to decode at least the selected group of assets. |
| US12149732B2 |
Systems and methods for improving warp extend and warp delta signaling with backup candidates
The various embodiments described herein include methods and systems for coding video. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining encoded video data comprising a plurality of blocks and obtaining a motion vector predictor (MVP) candidate block from a MVP list based on a MVP index. The method further includes in accordance with a determination that a block of the plurality of blocks is designated for a warp extend mode, determining whether the MVP candidate block is suitable for the warp extend mode. The method also includes, in accordance with a determination that the MVP candidate block is not suitable for the warp extend mode, identifying a backup MVP candidate block that is suitable for the warp extend mode. The method further includes obtaining a warp model from the backup MVP candidate block; and performing a warp extend operation on the block using the warp model. |
| US12149730B2 |
Motion refinement and weighted prediction
A method for determining a prediction block for decoding or encoding a current block in a current picture of a video stream. The method includes obtaining a pair of initial motion vectors, the pair of initial motion vectors comprising a first initial motion vector and a second initial motion vector. The method also includes determining whether or not to refine the initial motion vectors. The method further includes refining the initial motion vectors as a result of determining to refine the initial motion vectors. The step of determining whether or not to refine the initial motion vectors comprises: i) determining whether a first prediction scheme and/or a second prediction scheme is enabled and ii) determining to refrain from refining the initial motion vectors as a result of determining that either the first prediction scheme or second prediction scheme is enabled or determining to refine the initial motion vectors as a result of determining neither the first prediction scheme nor second prediction scheme is enabled. |
| US12149723B2 |
Decoder and decoding method
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a decoder includes memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to split a current picture into tiles, generate a slice having a rectangular shape and located at a lower-right corner of the current picture, the slice including at least a part of a tile among the tiles, generate first information on a region of the slice with header information, the header information not including information identical to the first information, and decode the slice with the first information. |
| US12149721B2 |
Systems and methods for signaling decoded picture buffer information in video coding
This disclosure relates to video coding and more particularly to techniques for signaling decoded picture buffer information for coded video data. The method of decoding video data comprises, determining a number of output layer sets with more than one layer; determining a number of decoded picture buffer parameters syntax structures in a video parameter set; in a case that the number of the decoded picture buffer parameters syntax structures is not equal to the number of the output layer sets with more than one layer, decoding a syntax element specifying an index of the decoded picture buffer parameters syntax structures; and in a case that the syntax element is not present, inferring a value of the syntax element. |
| US12149720B2 |
Storing misaligned reference pixel tiles
Systems and techniques are provided for caching misaligned pixel tiles. A method includes determining a first codec region including a first region of a frame; determining whether pixels of a first version of a pixel tile were stored in a cache while coding blocks from a second codec region, the pixel tile corresponding to a location within the frame; based on whether the pixels were stored in the cache, determining whether to read the first version of the pixel tile from the cache or retrieve a second version of the pixel tile from a memory device, the second version of the pixel tile including pixels from the first codec region that are not in the first version of the pixel tile; and coding a block based on the first version of the pixel tile read from the cache or second version of the pixel tile retrieved from the memory device. |
| US12149715B2 |
Image decoding method/device, image encoding method/device, and recording medium in which bitstream is stored
An image encoding/decoding method and device according to the present disclosure may configure a reference sample for a cross component prediction of a chroma component block, derive a cross component prediction parameter by using the reference sample, and make a cross component prediction of the chroma component block on the basis of the cross component prediction parameter and a luma component block corresponding to the chroma component block. |
| US12149711B2 |
Data frame transmission method and communication apparatus
This application provides a wireless communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes a terminal device receives a data frame from a second device by using a first device, and notifies the first device when the terminal device determines that a communication data block from the first device is not successfully received. After determining a protocol data packet corresponding to the communication data block, the first device notifies the second device that the first protocol data packet is not successfully transmitted. After determining a data unit that is in the data frame and that corresponds to the communication data block, the terminal device notifies the second device through second-step feedback. |
| US12149709B2 |
Media content boundary-aware encoding
A system for utilizing media content reference point information to perform media content encoding, and supplemental content stitching and/or insertion. Media content can be encoded and packaged based on boundaries of the media content. The boundaries can be received from a third-party and/or generated via an automated process. Target boundaries can be selected based on accuracy levels associated with the received and/or generated boundaries. Supplemental content can be stitched and/or inserted into packaged media content based on audio and video content of the packaged media content being aligned. |
| US12149708B2 |
Machine learning of encoding parameters for a network using a video encoder
In various examples, machine learning of encoding parameter values for a network is performed using a video encoder. Feedback associated with streaming video encoded by a video encoder over a network may be applied to an MLM(s). Using such feedback, the MLM(s) may predict a value(s) of an encoding parameter(s). The video encoder may then use the value to encode subsequent video data for the streaming. By using the video encoder in training, the MLM(s) may learn based on actual encoded parameter values of the video encoder. The MLM(s) may be trained via reinforcement learning based on video encoded by the video encoder. A rewards metric(s) may be used to train the MLM(s) using data generated or applied to the physical network in which the MLM(s) is to be deployed and/or a simulation thereof. Penalty metric(s) (e.g., the quantity of dropped frames) may also be used to train the MLM(s). |
| US12149704B2 |
Image coding device, image decoding device, image coding method, and image decoding method
When removing a block distortion occurring in a local decoded image, a loop filtering part 11 of an image coding device carries out a filtering process on each of signal components (a luminance signal component and color difference signal components) after setting the intensity of a filter for removing the block distortion for each of the signal components according to a coding mode (an intra coding mode or an inter coding mode) selected by a coding controlling part 1. |
| US12149689B2 |
Image encoding method/device, image decoding method/device and recording medium having bitstream stored therein
The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining a transformation performing region; segmenting the determined transformation performing region into at least one sub-transform block by using at least one of quadtree segmentation and binary tree segmentation; and performing inverse transformation on the at least one sub-transform block. |
| US12149688B2 |
Method and device for high-level image segmentation and image encoding/decoding
The present invention provides a method and device wherein segmentation information for a current picture is encoded/decoded, and the current picture is segmented into at least one of sub-picture units, slice units, and tile units according to the encoded/decoded segmentation information. |
| US12149685B2 |
Method and device for encoding/decoding image, and recording medium in which bitstream is stored
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction using a plurality of reference sample lines are provided. An image decoding method may comprise configuring a plurality of reference sample lines, reconstructing an intra prediction mode of a current block, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra prediction mode and the plurality of reference sample lines. |
| US12149682B2 |
Video coding method and system based on multiple reference line intra prediction
A video decoding method includes: obtaining a bitstream including a plurality of coded frames of a video signal; decoding each of the plurality of coded frames into a plurality of super blocks and each of the plurality of super blocks into a plurality of residual blocks; recovering a coded block (CB) for each of the plurality of residual blocks based on multiple reference line intra prediction (MRLP) flags and reference samples included in each coded frame, wherein multiple reference lines are divided into above-side reference lines and left-side reference lines and one above-side reference line and one left-side reference line are selected for intra prediction; reconstructing each frame of the video signal by storing the recovered CB for each of the plurality of residual blocks in a frame buffer; and continuously outputting the reconstructed frames to restore the video signal. |
| US12149680B2 |
Coding method, device, system with merge mode
Parallel processing of inter prediction of a current coding block and preceding coding blocks depending on the partition depth of the current coding block is disclosed. An apparatus comprises a processing circuitry configured for: obtaining a value of a parameter for the current coding block, wherein the value of the parameter indicates a partition depth of the current coding block, and performing an inter prediction process for the current coding block; wherein no Motion Vector Predictor candidate comprising a motion vector of a coded block of the picture that is not spatially adjacent to the current coding block for the current coding block is used in the inter prediction process or a merge mode inter prediction process comprised in the inter prediction process, when the value of the parameter for the current coding block is greater than a threshold. |
| US12149676B2 |
Method for displaying image and display device
A method for displaying an image is disclosed. An image is provided by a display, the image is located at a virtual image surface, and the image has an offset between different view directions. A controller is coupled to the display. The controller receives an information of the position of the vergence surface, performs an algorithm processing according to the information to obtain the offset, and transmits a display information including the offset to the display. An eye of the user focuses on an accommodation surface when viewing the image, and a position of the accommodation surface is different from a position of the virtual image surface. |
| US12149672B2 |
Image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus
A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; combining the generated prediction image with a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Here, generating the prediction image includes: checking, from the syntax information, prediction mode accuracy for a current block to be decoded; determining whether the checked prediction mode accuracy corresponds to most probable mode (MPM) information obtained from the syntax information; and when the checked prediction mode accuracy does not correspond to the MPM information, reconfiguring the MPM information according to the prediction mode accuracy for the current block. |
| US12149671B2 |
Telepresence system and method
A telepresence method includes capturing video at a source location, the videos including a subject within their respective points of view. The method further includes determining a viewpoint of a remote user at a remote location other than the source location, creating a synthetic video from the captured video, with the synthetic video corresponding to the determined viewpoint of the remote user, and displaying the synthetic video of the subject to the remote user. |
| US12149668B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for server, and communication system
A server may, every time printing information indicating a number of printer print sheets which is a number of sheets printed by the printer is received from the printer, update non-charged sheet information in a memory within a range that does not exceed upper limit number of print sheets and, in a case where a sheet information request including the printer identification information is received from a terminal device, send to the terminal device related sheet information related to non-charged sheet information in the memory. |
| US12149667B2 |
Printing system
A printing system includes a print engine, and one or more controllers configured to perform a data obtaining process of obtaining print data, a print controlling process of controlling the print engine to print an image corresponding to the print data on a printing medium based on a print setting value, and a fee determining process of determining a fee corresponding to a plurality of the print setting values to be applied when the print engine prints the image on the printing medium. |
| US12149665B2 |
Image reading apparatus and computer-readable storage medium
An image reading apparatus, comprising an image reading unit configured to perform image reading, a drive unit configured to move a target in the image reading, and a signal generating unit configured to generate a signal for driving the image reading unit, the image reading apparatus configured to acquire, with moving the target by the drive unit, image data by the image reading unit performing the image reading based on a signal generated by the signal generating unit, wherein the drive unit moves the target such that the target changes at a speed according to a predetermined driving speed profile, and the signal generating unit generates a signal, based on the driving speed profile, at a timing making the moving distance of the target to be an equal interval. |
| US12149664B2 |
Printing apparatus for displaying predetermined display screen for requesting printing to the printing apparatus and control method thereof, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
A job management server, which is connected to a Web application server and a job processing apparatus via a network, comprises: a registration unit which registers, when a job received from the Web application server is added with information indicating that a request source of the job is the job processing apparatus, the job in a first job queue, and to register, when the job is not added with the information, the job in a second job queue having a lower priority than the first job queue; and a transmission unit which transmits the job registered in the first job queue in response to a request from the job processing apparatus while a user utilizes a Web application via the job processing apparatus. |
| US12149662B2 |
Scanning device comprising a sensor assembly including photoelectric conversion elements in a row that detect a rectangular hole to determine a scanning start position
A scanning device includes a casing holding a original document table. A facing area is provided to the casing, and a rectangular hole is formed on the facing area. The rectangular hole has edges extending along a main scanning direction and edges extending along a sub-scanning direction. The edges extending along the sub-scanning direction are located in a central area of a photoelectric conversion element row of a sensor assembly in the main scanning direction. The sensor assembly scans the rectangular hole and detects a edge extending along the main scanning direction and a edge extending along the sub-scanning direction, thereby determines a scanning start position. |
| US12149660B2 |
Image processing apparatus for designating a talk room of a chat service to share image data generated by a scanner
In order to achieve designation of a talk room of a chat service to share image data generated by scanning in an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus that communicates with a chat server, based on received information indicating a talk room of the chat server, the chat server controlling displaying of information indicating received image data on the talk room, includes a scanning unit configured to scan an image of an original document and generate image data based on the image, a designation unit configured to designate a talk room of the chat server, and a transmission unit configured to transmit the image data generated by the scanning unit and information indicating the talk room designated by the designation unit to the chat server. |
| US12149657B1 |
Call content management for mobile devices
One example method of operation may include initiating a call via a calling device to a mobile device via a mobile device telephone number, responsive to initiating the call, retrieving call content data associated with a calling device profile, forwarding the call content data, via a content provider device, to the mobile device prior to establishing the call, hashing the mobile device telephone number to create a hashed value, storing the hashed value in the content provider device, authorizing the mobile device to receive the call content data, receiving a token representing the hashed value from the mobile device via the content delivery device, and connecting the call to the mobile device responsive to the token being authenticated. |
| US12149654B2 |
Control method, storage medium, and information processing apparatus
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a UI display that secures the visual recognizability of a user even in a case where the number of characters to be displayed is large. One embodiment of the present invention is a control method of an information processing apparatus, the method including: a specification step of specifying notification contents; and a notification step of performing, based on at least one of a number of line feeds included in the specified notification contents and a number of characters included in the specified notification contents, processing for notifying the specified notification contents by a predetermined notification method, wherein the predetermined notification method is a notification method of displaying, after a first portion of the specified notification contents is displayed and the display of the first portion is terminated, a second portion different from the first portion of the specified notification contents. |
| US12149649B2 |
Driving control module, driving control method, double-layer panel, and display device
The present disclosure provides a driving control module, a driving control method, a double-layer panel, and a display device. The driving control module is applied to the double-layer panel, the double-layer panel includes a first panel and a second panel, the first panel is a touch display panel, the second panel is a display panel, and the driving control module includes a control circuitry. The control circuitry is electrically coupled to the first panel and the second panel, and configured to control a touch stage of the first panel to be arranged within a spacing stage of the second panel, the first panel is configured to perform touch detection in the touch stage, and the spacing stage includes at least one of a scanning blank stage, a frame start time of image display time period, and a frame end time of the image display time period. |
| US12149646B2 |
Communication protocol using blockchain transactions
A computer-implemented method for granting permission to a requestor to join a first network. The first network comprises a set of bridging nodes and a set of devices controllable by one or more of the set of bridging nodes. Each bridging node is also a respective node of a blockchain network. The method is performed by a registration authority and comprises generating a first blockchain transaction. The first blockchain transaction comprises an input comprising a signature linked to a first public key of the registration authority. The first blockchain transaction also comprises a first output comprising a first certificate, the first certificate comprising an identifier assigned to the requestor. The method further comprises transmitting the first blockchain transaction to the blockchain network for inclusion in the blockchain. |
| US12149644B2 |
Machine learning on a blockchain
According to an embodiment, there is provided an electronic device comprising: a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: in response to an input, identify a dataset to be processed for responding to the input; divide the dataset into a plurality of sub-datasets; identify at least one electronic device which processes at least one sub-dataset; assign the at least one sub-dataset to the at least one electronic device to process the at least one sub-dataset; and receive from the at least one electronic device at least one output of the processed at least one sub-dataset to generate a response to the input. |
| US12149642B2 |
Lightweight identity authentication method based on physical unclonable function
The present disclosure belongs to an identity authentication technology in network security field, and relates to a lightweight identity authentication method. The method utilizes lightweight operations of the physical unclonable function, Hash operation, XOR operation, etc. for bidirectional authentication between an authentication server and an Internet of Things resource-limited device, and particularly utilizes uniqueness of an integrated circuit (IC) physical microstructure created by the physical unclonable function in the resource-limited device in a manufacturing process to design an engineering-implementable information desynchronization recovery mechanism of two authentication parties by optimizing an interaction mode of input challenge and output response of the physical unclonable function, thereby solving the problem that the same lightweight identity authentication type solution cannot ensure forward security and resist desynchronization attack, further reducing resource cost for an identity authentication process, and effectively improving security and operation efficiency of identity authentication of the Internet of Things resource-limited device. |
| US12149639B2 |
Securely rotating a server certificate
The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for enhancing security of communications between instances of clients and servers while enabling rotation of server certificates (e.g., X.509 certificates). The systems described herein involve updating a client list of server certificates (e.g., a certificate thumbprint) without reconfiguring or re-installing a client and/or server application, starting a new session (e.g., a hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) session), or deploying new code. The systems described herein may passively or actively update a client list of certificates to enable a client to security verify an identity of a server instance in a non-invasive way that boosts security from man-in-the-middle types of attacks. |
| US12149637B2 |
Blockchain for the connected home
A request to access a destination device associated may be received from a user device. The request may comprise a digital certificate. The digital certificate may comprise a public key of the user device. A distributed ledger address of the user device may be determined by applying a deterministic function to the public key of the user device. A distributed ledger entry may be created on a distributed ledger. The distributed ledger entry may comprise the address of the user device. Based on the distributed ledger entry, access to the destination device may be granted to the user device. |
| US12149635B2 |
Method and apparatus of digital identity claims verification using NFC-enabled and HCE-enabled smart devices
Provided is a method and/or system that facilitates offline sharing and verifying digital identity claims among NFC enabled portable smart devices that are enabled by enabling applications. The enabled portable smart-devices store, verify and share identity, peer to peer and offline. Each identity claim is digitally signed by an identity issuing authority, and the claim can be verified to reliably detect tampering of the claim and thus brings trust in the process of claim sharing and verifying the identity/credentials embodied in the claim. Either Blockchain or non-blockchain, as the backend system of the method/system, can be used, via an inter-operable middleware layer, for onboarding claim holders, claim verifiers, and claim issuers, and for creating/issuing, for managing digital identity claims. NFC, as the communication protocol, facilitates secure data sharing among the NFC-enabled devices. |
| US12149633B2 |
Enhancing domain keys identified mail (DKIM) signatures
A method for securing messages includes obtaining, at a message server, a message for a user of a message service hosted by the message server. The message includes a header and the header includes a digital signature signed by an author of the message and a list of one or more recipients of the message. The method includes determining whether the digital signature by the author is valid and determining, using the list of one or more recipients, whether the user is a declared recipient of the message. When the digital signature by the author is valid and the user is the declared recipient of the message, the method includes delivering the message to a user device of the user. When the digital signature by the author is valid and the user is not the declared recipient of the message, the method includes alerting the user. |
| US12149632B2 |
Quantumproof blockchain
Bitcoins and the underlying blockchain technology are one of the main innovations in building decentralized applications. The effects of quantum computing on this technology are analyzed in general. Provided herein are effective solutions to address security vulnerabilities in a blockchain-based system that can be exploited by a quantum attacker. |
| US12149631B2 |
Quantumproof blockchain
Bitcoins and the underlying blockchain technology are one of the main innovations in building decentralized applications. The effects of quantum computing on this technology are analyzed in general. Provided herein are effective solutions to address security vulnerabilities in a blockchain-based system that can be exploited by a quantum attacker. |
| US12149630B2 |
Systems and methods for token authentication
In some embodiments, an authentication system may be configured to process one or more tokens that incorporates one or more tailored-wavelength-range coded patterns, codes represented within a steganographic image, or “overlapping” codes. As an example, such a token may include (i) one or more invisible-ink-printed patterns printed using infrared ink corresponding to different tailored wavelength ranges within the infrared light spectrum, (ii) one or more steganographic images in which invisible-ink-printed patterns are interweaved within the steganographic images, (iii) visible-ink-printed patterns and invisible-ink-printed patterns printed substantially within the visible ink portions of the visible-ink-printed patterns, or (iv) other features, where the invisible-ink-printed patterns correspond to one or more authentication codes or other data for token authentication. |
| US12149623B2 |
Security privilege escalation exploit detection and mitigation
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for monitoring the security privileges of a process. In aspects, when a process is created, the corresponding process security token and privilege information is detected and recorded. At subsequent “checkpoints,” the security token is evaluated to determine whether the security token has been replaced, or whether new or unexpected privileges have been granted to the created process. When a modification to the security token is determined, a warning or indication of the modification is generated and the process may be terminated to prevent the use of the modified security token. |
| US12149621B2 |
Parallel block processing in blockchains
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for reporting transactions in a blockchain. The method generally includes instantiating a plurality of worker processes for processing blocks from a blockchain in parallel. Each worker process is generally associated with an offset into a buffer of blocks from the blockchain to be reported to one or more computing resources. A subject block to be reported to the one or more computing resources is selected from the buffer. The subject block is generally a block inserted into the buffer by a worker process. The subject block is validated based on a block number associated with the subject block and a block number of a next block to be reported. Based on validating the subject block, the subject block is reported to the one or more computing resources, and the subject block is marked in the buffer as a reported block. |
| US12149619B2 |
Processor with an elliptic curve cryptographic algorithm and a data processing method thereof
A processor with an elliptic curve cryptographic algorithm and a data processing method thereof are shown. The processor has a first register, storing a private key pointer pointing to a private key. In response to a single elliptic curve cryptographic instruction of an instruction set architecture, the processor reads a ciphertext input from a first storage space within a system memory, performing a decryption procedure using the elliptic curve cryptographic algorithm on the ciphertext input based on the private key obtained by referring to the first register to decrypt the ciphertext input and generate a plaintext output, and programming the plaintext output into a second storage space within the system memory. |
| US12149616B1 |
Systems and methods for digital data management including creation of storage location with storage access ID
A device and method manage digital data. The device and method may receive a trusted-phrase text string at a client device. The device and method may receive an application pin number (APN) associated with a user. The device and method may process the APN to determine a selector value. The device and method may extract a portion of the trusted-phrase text string based on the selector value to yield a sub-trusted-phrase text string, generating a storage access ID (SAID), the SAID including the APN and the sub-trusted-phrase-text string encrypted using the trusted-phrase text string as an encryption phrase; and, outputting the SAID to an external device, for creation of a data storage location at a storage server, the data storage location having a name based on the SAID. The device and method may include ability to recover the trusted-phrase text string. |
| US12149615B2 |
Long-distance quantum key distribution
A system and method for determining a secret cryptographic key shared between a sending unit and a receiving unit by using a communication channel comprising spatially separated amplifiers for secure long-distance communication includes transmitting a sequence of electromagnetic pulses via the communication channel through the amplifiers for establishing a shared secret cryptographic key, wherein each electromagnetic pulse corresponds to a bit of a random bit sequence according to a ciphering protocol, and at least one ciphering parameter is determined by maximizing the expected key generation rate using an information theory model, wherein a measured signal loss and at least one amplification parameter are taken into account as input parameters to the information theory model. |
| US12149614B2 |
Device asserted verifiable credential
A computing system retrieves a value of a device identifier of itself and generates a device claim asserting the value of the device identifier. The device claim is then associated with an identifier of a user of the computing system. The computing system then generates and attach proof code to the device claim to turn the device claim into a verifiable device credential (VDC). The proof code proves that the VDC is issued by the user of the computing system. The VDC is later presented to a relying entity as part of an identity protection system to further protect the user's identity. |
| US12149613B2 |
Data validation techniques for sensitive data migration across multiple platforms
Techniques for validating large amounts of sensitive data migrated across multiple platforms without revealing the content of the sensitive data are provided. For example, a processing device can transform data in a first data file stored on a first platform to common data formats. The processing device can generate a first set of hash values. The processing device can receive a second set of hash values for a second data file stored on a second platform. The processing device can compare the first set of hash values and the second set of hash values and cause the first data file or the second data file to be modified based on a difference between the sets of hash values. |
| US12149612B2 |
Login and consent methodology that follows rest principles and uses the OAUTH protocol with attested clients
Authentication of a user of an OAuth client by an OAuth authorization server, comprising exposing an authentication state machine, where the states of the state machine are hypermedia-based representations of login resources, and transitions between states are represented by hypermedia links, wherein the authentication state machine is exposed to the client by an API adhering to the principles of REpresentational State Transfer (REST). When the final state of the state machine has been reached, a secondary access token is issued to the client, thereby authenticating the user, wherein hypermedia representations which are sent to the client are encoded so as to be readily parsable by the client. |
| US12149611B2 |
Multicast encryption scheme for data-ownership platform
Disclosed herein are embodiments for implementing periodic management of cryptographic keys. An embodiment includes a processor configured to perform operations comprising receive a first input associating a first set of subscribers with a first data stream published by the first publisher device, and a first cryptographic key. Processor may transmit, to the first publisher device, a first confirmation, indicating that the first cryptographic key is ready for use, for example. In some embodiments, processor may release the first cryptographic key to a first set of subscribers, receive a second input from a publishing user, associating a different, second set of subscribers with the first data stream, and receive a second cryptographic key after a certain time period. Processor may further transmit, to the first device, a second confirmation, indicating that the second cryptographic key is ready for use, and release the second cryptographic key to the second set of subscribers. |
| US12149610B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable storage media for data authentication and error correction using error-tolerant message authentication code
An encoder for encrypting a plaintext into a ciphertext. The encoder has an encoding submodule for acting as a deterministic random bit generator (DRBG) in an offline mode for generating one or more hash-key value candidates, and for acting as a stream encryptor in an online mode for encrypting the plaintext into the ciphertext; a hash key selector for selecting a hash-key value H from the one or more hash-key value candidates; and a hash submodule for generating a MAC tag using at least the ciphertext and the selected hash-key value H. A corresponding decoder is also provided. |
| US12149609B2 |
Distributed secure array using intra-dice communications to perform data attestation
Techniques for calculating a hash value of a single secure array of memory blocks in a sequential set of dice. The array can be defined by a set of address-size pairs. Each pair provides a pointer by including an address of a memory block and a size of the block. The hash value can be calculated by: for each die that is not the last die, partially applying a hash function, without final padding, to the memory blocks of the secure array in the die to generate a partial digest. And, for the last die, fully applying the hash function, with the final padding, to the memory blocks of the secure array in the last die to generate the hash value of the secure array, which can include adding an accumulation of partial digests to data from the last die as a basis for the generation of the hash value. |
| US12149605B2 |
Homomorphically encrypted data in email headers
Among other things, we describe techniques for carrying encoded data in a header field of an email message wherein the encoded data is homomorphically encrypted such that the encoded data is only interpretable by one or more authorized recipients and operable by any recipient. A recipient of such an email message (which may be the sender or another recipient) can derive an action to be carried out from the homomorphically-encrypted encoded data. |
| US12149603B2 |
Clock port attribute recovery method, device, and system
A clock port attribute recovery method includes a network device setting a value of a port attribute of a clock port of the network device to a first value based on the clock port not receiving any one of three types of clock messages: N synchronization messages, follow-up messages, and delay response messages within a timeout interval, where the first value indicates that a message is lost on the clock port. Based on a case that a recovery condition is met, the network device sets the value of the port attribute of the clock port to a second value, where the second value indicates that a status of the clock port is that the message is not lost. |
| US12149601B2 |
Method for converting network packets and circuit system
A method for converting network packets and a circuit system are provided. The circuit system uses firmware therein to record tables for implementing packet conversion between two types of networks (IPv4 and IPv6). In the method, a process of mapping of address and port using encapsulation (MAP-E) or a process of mapping of address and port using translation (MAP-T) is determined according to IPv4 packets routing requirement to embody an uplink and a downlink packet conversion process. A content table stores an IPv6 packet header after the MAP-E or MAP-T process. A control table is referred to for controlling the fields to be updated when adding the IPv6 packet header. A forwarding mapping rule table is referred to for determining to convert a destination IP address of an uplink IPv6 packet, or both a source IP address and a destination IP address of a downlink IPv4 packet. |
| US12149597B2 |
System and method for asset management and integration
A system for communicating and managing messaging between a source system and a destination system including a publisher module, a topic module that receives the message from the publisher module and including one or more subscription modules, a queue module that receives the message from the topic module, a success queue module, an error queue module, and a subscriber module that receives the message from the queue module, then decompresses, decrypts, calculates the check sum, then prepares the message for transmission to the destination system and transmits the message to the destination system. |
| US12149594B2 |
Privacy preserving centroid models using secure multi-party computation
This disclosure relates to a privacy preserving machine learning platform. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a client device and by a computing system of multiple multi-party computation (MPC) systems, a first request for user group identifiers that identify user groups to which to add a user. The first request includes a model identifier for a centroid model, first user profile data for a user profile of the user, and a threshold distance. For each user group in a set of user groups corresponding to the model identifier, a centroid for the user group that is determined using a centroid model corresponding to the model identifier is identified. The computing system determines a user group result based at least on the first user profile data, the centroids, and the threshold distance. The user group result is indicative of user group(s) to which to add the user. |
| US12149590B2 |
Updating communication parameters in a mesh network
A method including storing, by a first device, stored information indicating a stored first communication parameter utilized by the first device to communicate data in a mesh network; transmitting, by the first device while communicating the data with a second device in the mesh network, a request to receive determined information indicating a determined first communication parameter; receiving, by the first device based at least in part on transmitting the request, the determined information indicating the determined first communication parameter; comparing, by the first device, the determined first communication parameter and the stored first communication parameter; and selectively transmitting, by the first device, a message indicating the determined first communication parameter to the second device based at least in part on a result of the comparing. Various other aspects are contemplated. |
| US12149589B2 |
Controlled AC power plug with an actuator
A system and method in a building or vehicle for an actuator operation in response to a sensor according to a control logic, the system comprising a router or a gateway communicating with a device associated with the sensor and a device associated with the actuator over in-building or in-vehicle networks, and an external Internet-connected control server associated with the control logic implementing a PID closed linear control loop and communicating with the router over external network for controlling the in-building or in-vehicle phenomenon. The sensor may be a microphone or a camera, and the system may include voice or image processing as part of the control logic. A redundancy is used by using multiple sensors or actuators, or by using multiple data paths over the building or vehicle internal or external communication. The networks may be wired or wireless, and may be BAN, PAN, LAN, WAN, or home networks. |
| US12149586B2 |
Image distribution method, electronic device and storage medium
Embodiments of the present application relate to the technical field of communications, and provide a distribution method, a server, and a storage medium. The distribution method includes: obtaining a distribution request of an image file; identifying a first storage location of each layer data of the image file in a source image repository; and distributing each layer data of the image file from the source image repository to the target image repository according to the first storage location. When the image distribution is required, the storage location of each layer data of the image file is identified and then the image distribution is performed. Therefore, the image file does not need to be pulled locally and then pushed to the target image repository. |
| US12149584B2 |
Application relocation method and apparatus
An application relocation method includes: a source edge enabler server (EES) sends a first message to a target EES, where the first message is used to request to relocate an application of a terminal apparatus, and the first message includes an identifier of the terminal apparatus and an identifier of the application; and the source EES receives a second message from the target EES, where the second message is a response message of the first message, and the second message is used to indicate whether a relocation of the application of the terminal apparatus is allowed. |
| US12149581B2 |
Link file sharing and synchronization
A content management system can receive, from a client device, a link including an address to a network resource. The content management system can then store a link file including the link, and provide the link file on a first page of a website. Next, in response to an input received from a browser application at the client device, the content management system can extract the address from the link file and provide a second page on the website displaying the address from the link file and a graphical element configured to receive a request from the browser application to navigate to the address. In response to receiving the request from the browser application, the content management system can then instruct the browser application to navigate to the address. |
| US12149572B2 |
Programmatical PSTN trunking for cloud hosted applications
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing programmatical public switched telephone network (“PSTN”) trunking for cloud hosted applications. In various embodiments, a computing system may determine one or more first network interconnection characteristics associated with a first entity service provider within a call service network operated by a call network service provider. Based on the determined one or more first network interconnection characteristics associated with the first entity service provider, the computing system may cause a network provisioning application layer to establish one or more network interconnections between a first network associated with the first entity service provider and the call service network, in some cases, by establishing shared peering connections between the first network and the call service network. The shared peering connections may enable a plurality of customers of the first entity service provider to establish call service connections that are shared over the shared peering connections. |
| US12149571B2 |
Method, apparatus, device and medium for processing group information
This application discloses a method for processing group information. When an upper limit of a number of people in a target group needs to be expanded, an expansion request is transmitted based on triggering by a first user on the target group. The expansion request includes an identification of the target group, and the expansion request is configured to request for expanding an upper limit of a number of group members of the target group. A second user with expansion permission may configure the upper limit of the number of the target group based on the expansion request. In response to a configuration by the second user on the target group, an expansion response is transmitted to a client of the first user, where the expansion response is configured to indicate a result of expansion on the target group. |
| US12149569B2 |
System and method for third party monitoring of voice and video calls
A system is described herein that facilitates the monitoring of inmate communications. The system provides a remotely-accessible means for a reviewer to monitor a call between an inmate and another person. The system includes a monitoring server and a monitoring station. The monitoring server is configured to receive a call and call information from a communication center and process the call for monitoring, schedule a review of the call; and store the call, the call information, and scheduling data. The monitoring station is configured to receive the call and the call information from the monitoring server based on the scheduling data, and to display the identifying information and facilitate the review of the call. |
| US12149568B2 |
Meeting content summarization for disconnected participants
In an approach to meeting summarization for disconnected participants, one or more computer processors detect a start of a collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors monitor a connection to the collaborative meeting of each of one or more participants. One or more computer processors determine a first participant of the one or more participants has disconnected from the collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors record the collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors determine the first participant has re-connected with the collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors synthesize, a first summary of a portion of the collaborative meeting missed by the first participant. One or more computer processors to synthesize, a second summary of a portion of the collaborative meeting recorded after the first participant re-connected with the collaborative meeting. One or more computer processors present the first summary and the second summary to the first participant. |
| US12149563B2 |
Applying device policies using a management token
Disclosed are various approaches for generating a management token corresponding to a client device. The management token can include one or more device policies that can be installed or enforce on a client device. This can allow a device that might not be enrolled as a managed device to be taken into a facility and comply with the security policies of the facility. |
| US12149562B1 |
Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for multi-channel interactions
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for multi-channel interactions are provided. An example method includes receiving a request for an authenticated session associated with a first user and establishing the authenticated session with the first user. Establishing the authenticated session includes establishing a first communication channel with the first user and establishing a second communication channel with the first user. The method further includes generating a candidate response data object based upon one or more user inputs received via the first and/or second communication channel. In response, the method includes determining a first response format for conveying one or more data entries defined by the candidate response data object to the first user via the first communication channel and determining a second response format for conveying the one or more data entries defined by the candidate response data object to the first user via the second communication channel. |
| US12149561B2 |
Systems and methods for AIDA based exploit selection
Systems and methods of embodiments are described of a campaign controller that establishes a model for using a plurality of types of exploits based on at least results of simulated phishing communications using those exploits, and uses the model to communicate a first simulated phishing communication to one or more devices of a user where the type of exploit used for the first simulated phishing communication is selected using the model. The campaign controller applies either artificial intelligence or machine learning to the results of simulated phishing communications to establish the model. The campaign controller selects the exploit by applying either artificial intelligence or machine learning to one or more attributes of the user and/or one or more responses from the user. |
| US12149558B1 |
Cybersecurity architectures for multi-contextual risk quantification
The present disclosure relates to cybersecurity architectures and systems for assessing and quantifying security threats and risks associated with machine-readable codes, such as quick response codes, barcodes, data matrix codes, and other types of codes. A security application comprises a multi-context threat assessment system configured to analyze a broad spectrum of risk assessment attributes across multiple contexts. These contexts relate to the machine-readable code itself, target network resources identified by the code, entities affiliated with the code, end-users interacting with the code, and enterprise systems policies. The system can evaluate various risk assessment attributes for each of these contexts to more accurately quantify potential security risks associated with the machine-readable codes. The security application further includes an API for extending its threat assessment capabilities to various digital ecosystems and an AI-powered learning network comprising language models and computer vision systems to enhance threat detection and risk quantification capabilities. |
| US12149554B2 |
Analysis system, method, and program
Provided is an analysis system that allows a security administrator to understand the impact of known vulnerabilities on the system to be diagnosed. The topology identification unit 14 identifies network topology of devices included in a system to be diagnosed. The analysis unit 6 generates an attack pattern that includes an attack condition, an attack result, an attack means that is vulnerability that is used by an attack, and a segment where the attack can occur in the system to be diagnosed. The display control unit 8 displays segments included in attack patterns superimposed on the network topology, on a display device. At this time, the display control unit 8 changes a display mode of the segment according to a type of the vulnerability that corresponds to the attack means included in the attack pattern including the segment. |
| US12149552B2 |
Implementing network security rules in home routers
In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for implementing programmable security specifications in home routers. For instance, in one example, a method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes monitoring network traffic flowing into and out of a home network that is connected to a core network via a gateway device, constructing a model of network traffic flowing into and out of the home network, based on the monitoring, detecting an anomaly in the model of the network traffic, generating a rule based on the anomaly, where the rule specifies an action to be taken when a match condition related to the anomaly is detected, and deploying the rule on the gateway device. |
| US12149551B2 |
Log anomaly detection in continuous artificial intelligence for it operations
A computer-implemented method, a computer program product, and a computer system for log anomaly detection. A computer receives a windowed log of incoming raw log messages. A computer compares statistical distribution metrics of entities in the windowed log with a statistical distribution extracted from a real-time statistical model for the entities. In response to the statistical distribution metrics being statistically different from the statistical distribution extracted from the real-time statistical model for the entities, a computer tags the windowed log as an entity anomaly. A computer computes a distance between an average word embedding vector in the windowed log and a statistical distribution extracted form a real-time statistical model for word embeddings. In response to the distance being greater than a predetermined threshold, a computer tags the windowed log as a word embedding anomaly. A computer sends to a user an alert with an anomaly severity level. |
| US12149550B2 |
Systems and methods of network security anomaly detection
Network security anomaly detection systems and methods include a processor, in communication with the network, receiving network device status information. A variational autoencoder receives the device status information, optimizes the device status information, and determines whether the device status information qualifies as an anomaly. Optimized device status information is compared to either non-anomalous or anomalous device status data in a latent space of the variational autoencoder. The latent space preferably includes an n-D point scatter plot and hidden vector values. The processor optimizes the device status information by generating a plurality of probabilistic models of the device status information and determining which of the plurality of models is optimal. A game theoretic optimization is applied to the plurality of models, and the best model is used to generate the n-D point scatter plot in latent space. An image gradient sobel edge detector preprocesses the device status information prior to optimization. |
| US12149548B2 |
SASE based method of preventing exhausting attack in wireless mesh networks
The present disclosure provides a hierarchical method of identifying unauthorized network traffic in a network by applying, at one of a first plurality of nodes of a network, a first level of network traffic analysis to identify received network traffic as one of authorized or suspicious network traffic, the one of the first plurality of nodes having a first path for traffic routing and a second path to one of a second plurality of nodes of the network, the second path being used for forwarding the suspicious network traffic to the one of the second plurality of nodes; tagging the received network traffic as the suspicious network traffic; and sending the suspicious network traffic to the one of the second plurality of nodes over the second path, the second network node applying a second level of network analysis to determine if the received network traffic is authorized, unauthorized or remains suspicious. |
| US12149547B2 |
Processing pipeline for monitoring information systems
A processing pipeline for supporting advanced analytics for network monitoring and information management as well as specific analytics for particular use cases. The processing pipeline 500 takes in system data (502) and pre-processes (504) the system data. The system data (502) may include any of the types of data described above including text log files, and categorical data from various sources. The illustrated processing pipeline 500 includes two branches; a data modeling branch (506) where a model is developed for the data and a data evaluation branch (508) where the developed model is leveraged to evaluate live data. For certain event detection use cases, the output of the data evaluation branch (508) includes a score (510) (e.g., a threat level score) and context information for evaluating the threat. |
| US12149541B2 |
Detection and prevention of hostile network traffic flow appropriation and validation of firmware updates
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for partitioning an OS or hypervisor utilized on a computing device from the process of proxy control. For example, a proxy may be installed on a separation kernel or firmware on a computing device that routes all data traffic received via a network connection to a cloud which performs various services such as IP reputation management, URL reputation detection and validation, malicious file filtering through potential malware detection. |
| US12149539B2 |
Managing functionality of a computing device to interact with field equipment
Methods performed by a processor of a computing device for managing functionality of the computing device to interact with field equipment may include determining by the processor a location of field equipment based on information obtained by the processor proximate to the field equipment, determining by the processor a location of the computing device based on geolocation information, determining whether the location of the field equipment based on information obtained by the processor proximate to the field equipment and the location of the computing device based on geolocation information are within a threshold distance, verifying the location of the field equipment in response to determining that the location of the field equipment based on information obtained by the processor proximate to the field equipment and the location of the computing device based on geolocation information are within the threshold distance, and enabling functionality of the computing device to interact with the field equipment in response to verifying the location of the field equipment. |
| US12149532B2 |
Distributed computational analytic sharing architecture
Described are systems and methods for securely distributing computational analysis across analytics nodes. In some embodiments, a system includes a plurality of analytics nodes with each analytics node managing access to its own data sources. The system includes an analytics controller configured to interact with a user to generate an analytic request including a selection of one or more analytics and a selection of one or more data sources determined based on the one or more selected analytics. The generated analytic request is transmitted to one or more analytics nodes corresponding to the one or more selected data sources. Each analytics node that receives the analytic request is configured to execute the analytic request to generate a result. The result from each analytics node of the one or more analytics nodes can be transmitted to the user issuing the analytic request. |
| US12149529B2 |
Adaptive artificial intelligence systems and methods for token verification
Systems and methods for adaptive token verification are disclosed. For example, a system may include at least one memory storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include training a verification model to verify tokenized requests based on system identifiers. The operations may include receiving a tokenized request from an external system, the request comprising a system identifier of the external system. The operations may include generating output of the verification model based on the system identifier, and, based on the output, performing one of granting the request or blocking the request. |
| US12149528B2 |
Authenticating devices via tokens and verification computing devices
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a system and method for securely authenticating a device via token(s) and/or verification computing device(s). A verification computing device may generate a pseudorandom number or sequence. Based on the pseudorandom number or sequence, the verification computing device may select a first plurality of parameters associated with a user of a device to be authenticated. The verification computing device may transmit, to the device, the pseudorandom number or sequence, and the device may select a second plurality of parameters. The device may generate a token based on the second plurality of parameters. The device may send the token to another device, and the other device may send the token to the verification computing device. The verification computing device may authenticate the device based on the token. |
| US12149527B2 |
Methods and systems for verifying an identity of a user through contextual knowledge-based authentication
Methods and systems are described for verifying an identity of a user through contextual knowledge-based authentication. The system described uses contextual knowledge-based authentication. By verifying an identity of a user through contextual knowledge-based authentication, the verification is both more secure and more intuitive to the user. For example, by relying on confidential and/or proprietary information, the system may generate verification questions, the answers to which are known only by the user. |
| US12149525B2 |
Holistic module authentication with a device
Techniques are described herein for authenticating a plurality of components of a user equipment to enable one or more functionalities of the components. The techniques include receiving a component identifier corresponding to a hardware component of the user equipment; verifying that the component identifier matches a network record in a data store, the network record corresponding to the hardware component; enabling one or more functionalities of the user equipment, based at least in part on verifying the component identifier with the network record; and activating the hardware component for use on the user equipment via a communications network. |
| US12149522B2 |
Performance of user operations by a first system on a second system using user impersonation
Techniques are provided for performing user operations by a first system on a second system using user impersonation. One method comprises receiving, by a first system, a log in of a user to the first system and an operation to be performed by a second system; sending an impersonation request, by the first system to the second system, to obtain an impersonated user access token of the given user for the second system; receiving, by the first system from the second system, in response to the impersonation request, the impersonated user access token of the given user; and providing, by the first system to the second system, the operation with the impersonated user access token of the given user, wherein the second system performs the operation based at least in part on a result of an access validation of the impersonated user access token of the given user. |
| US12149519B2 |
MEC platform deployment method and apparatus
A MEC platform deployment method is provided, relates to the field of communications technologies, and is used to fast deploy a MEC platform. The method includes: A server initiates an authentication process to a cloud server by using a characteristic root apparatus, where a digital certificate of a user and first authentication information are prestored in the characteristic root apparatus; after the authentication succeeds, the server installs a MEC platform component, where the MEC platform component includes LUPF software and/or APP agent software; then, the server executes an edge policy by using the LUPF software, where the edge policy includes a traffic routing policy and/or a charging policy; and/or the server implements service governance on a local application by using the APP agent software. The technical solutions of this application are applicable to a deployment process of a MEC platform. |
| US12149514B2 |
System and method to enable PKI- and PMI-based distributed locking of content and distributed unlocking of protected content and/or scoring of users and/or scoring of end-entity access means—added
A central server configured with an Attribute Authority (“AA”) acting as a Trusted Third Party mediating service provider and using X.509-compatible PKI and PMI, VPN technology, device-side thin client applications, security hardware (HSM, Network), cloud hosting, authentication, Active Directory and other solutions. This ecosystem results in real time management of credentials, identity profiles, communication lines, and keys. It is not centrally managed, rather distributes rights to users. Using its Inviter-Invitee protocol suite, Inviters vouch for the identity of Invitees who successfully complete the protocol establishing communication lines. Users establish and respond to authorization requests and other real-time verifications pertaining to accessing each communication line (not end point) and sharing encrypted digital files. These are auditable, brokered, trusted-relationships where such relationships/digital agreements can each stand-alone (for privacy) or can leverage build-up of identity confidence levels across relationships. The service is agnostic to how encrypted user content is transported or stored. |
| US12149512B2 |
Systems and methods for permissioned blockchain infrastructure with fine-grained access control and confidentiality-preserving publish/subscribe messaging
A multitude of systems and methods are provided. An encryption method and system utilizing vector label input threshold encryption is included, enabling decentralized confidentiality and decentralized, fine-grained, and attributed-based access control, enabling clients to define by whom, when, and how their data is accessed. Additionally, the disclosed systems and methods can include publish/subscribe mechanisms while achieving confidentiality-preserving and decoupled publish/subscribe messaging and strong total order for publications even with crytographic access control enforced. |
| US12149511B2 |
Provisioning secured data access to authorized users through light fidelity (LiFi) data transmission and a virtual reality device
A system comprises a light fidelity (LiFi) device. The LiFi device receives, from a receiving device, a first request to provide confidential data. The LiFi device masks the confidential data and modulates light with masked confidential data. The LiFi device emits the light modulated with the masked confidential data toward the receiving device. The LiFi device receives, from a virtual reality device, a second request to unmask the confidential data. The LiFi device communicates a blockchain data entry to a blockchain network, where the blockchain data entry indicates to determine whether a user is authorized to access unmasked confidential data. In response to the user being authorized, the LiFi device receives a confirmation message that indicates the user is authorized to access the unmasked confidential data. The LiFi device modulates light with the unmasked confidential data and emits the modulated light toward the virtual reality device. |
| US12149509B2 |
Techniques for transferring data across air gaps
Techniques for transferring data to a secure computing region that is isolated from any public networks is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more artifacts for the secure computing region are packaged. As part of the packaging, one or more data packets and metadata for the one or more artifacts can be generated. The metadata indicates corresponding destination components for the one or more artifacts within the secure computing region. The data packet(s) are received and transmitted by a first data diode endpoint device. The first data diode endpoint device is configured to transmit data to the secure computing region via a second data diode endpoint device, the second data diode endpoint device being configured to restrict data from being transmitted to a destination outside of the secure computing region. The transmission of the one or more data packets may be monitored by the system. |
| US12149503B2 |
Gateway device
Provided is a gateway device capable of reducing influence on intra-vehicle network communication from a cyber security attack that infringes availability represented by a DoS attack from an extra-vehicle network. Included are: an external-network-side transfer processing unit that transfers a communication frame received from an external network to an internal network; an internal-network-side transfer processing unit that transfers the communication frame transferred from the external network via the external-network-side transfer processing unit to the internal network; a transfer notification unit that gives a transfer notification to notify transfer of the communication frame from the external-network-side transfer processing unit to the internal-network-side transfer processing unit; and a monitoring unit that determines whether to transfer the communication frame based on at least one of a frequency of the transfer notification to the internal-network-side transfer processing unit and a transfer data amount of the communication frame transferred from the external-network-side transfer processing unit. |
| US12149502B2 |
Automatic addressing process for devices on a serial bus
An automatic addressing process for devices on a serial bus is disclosed. In one aspect, a controller is communicatively coupled to multiple power supply units (PSUs) over a serial bus. At installation (and may be at start up or reset), the controller sends a signal through the serial bus to a first PSU, which adopts a first address based on a voltage level of the signal and increases the voltage level before passing the signal to a second PSU. The second PSU adopts an address based on the increased voltage level, increments the voltage level of the signal and passes the signal down the bus. Adopted addresses are written to memory and stored in such a manner that power loss will not erase the address. This stepped voltage signal allows multiple identical PSUs to be addressed without reliance on manually-changed dip switches, separate address negotiation software, or the like. |
| US12149501B2 |
Method and entity for transmitting a plurality of MAC addresses
Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a method and an entity for transmitting a plurality of media access control, MAC, addresses. A method performed at a first entity for transmitting a plurality of media access control, MAC, addresses, comprises: transmitting (S101), to a second entity, a message including a first parameter and a second parameter. The first parameter and the second parameter indicate the plurality of MAC addresses. The plurality of MAC addresses may comprise a plurality of source MAC addresses; and/or a plurality of destination MAC addresses. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a plurality of MAC addresses may be simultaneously transmitted among the nodes in the communication network, and thus the efficiency of the communication network may be further improved. |
| US12149499B2 |
Method and apparatus, and system for obtaining internet protocol (IP) address corresponding to a domain name
This application discloses an application discovery method and apparatus, and a system. A session management function network element receives first information from a first network element, and determines second information based on at least the first information and location information of a terminal device. The session management function network element sends the second information to the first network element. The second information is for obtaining a first IP address corresponding to a first domain name. |
| US12149492B2 |
Engaging unknowns in response to interactions with knowns
A system for improving distributed network data flow efficiency by using a machine learning model to engage a reduced set of unknown objects is disclosed. The system includes at least one processor, a communication interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor, and a memory device storing executable code that, when executed causes the at least one processor to receive interaction data corresponding to interactions between known objects and unknown objects, develop an interaction map, develop a profile for each unknown object, process each unknown object using a machine learning algorithm to generate a reduced set of unknown objects most likely to reciprocate and identify properties of each unknown object, and trigger a communication to each of the reduced set of unknown objects. |
| US12149490B2 |
Scan-based messaging for electronic eyewear devices
Systems and methods are described for providing scan based imaging using an electronic eyewear device. The methods include scanning a scene using the electronic eyewear device to capture at least one image in an environment of a first user and identifying at least one physical marker in the scanned scene. Upon identification of the at least one physical marker in the scanned scene, a message (e.g., preselected AR content) is passively sent to at least one of directly to a second user or to at least one physical marker at a remote location for presentation to the second user. The message may be sent without use of the first user's hands to make a selection. The physical markers may be associated with a fixed object, a human face, a pet, a vehicle, a person, a logo, and the like. |
| US12149488B2 |
Chat communication support assistants
Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums which provide for an agent support application with a plurality of plug-in communication support assistants. Each of the plurality of plug-in communication support assistants monitors communications between the agents and customers for different conversational triggers. Conversational triggers may be any conversation, either by the agent or the customer, that the communication support assistant is trained to detect. Upon detecting one of these conversational triggers, the plug-in communication support assistant provides one or more suggestions to the agent. |
| US12149483B2 |
Resource management for reporting signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio
Methods, systems, and devices for resource management for reporting signal-to-interference-plus-noise-ratio (SINR) in mobile communication technology are described. An example method for wireless communication includes transmitting, by a network node to a wireless device, a first resource configuration and a second resource configuration, where the first resource configuration comprises one or more first resources related to channel measurement, the second resource configuration comprises one or more second resources related to interference measurement, and at least one first resource is associated with at least one second resource; and receiving, by the network node, a report comprising one or more SINR values, where at least one SINR value is based on the at least one first resource and the at least one second resource. |
| US12149479B2 |
Method for performing HARQ feedback procedure
A method of performing, by a terminal, a Hybrid Automatic Repeat and Request (HARQ) feedback procedure in a new radio (NR) vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system may include receiving sidelink (SL) data from a transmitting (Tx) terminal, determining a PSFCH resource including feedback information about the received sidelink data, and transmitting a PSFCH to the Tx terminal through the determined PSFCH resource. |
| US12149469B2 |
Method and device for indicating PT-RS port for non-codebook-based uplink PUSCH transmission, and base station
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for indicating PT-RS port for non-codebook-based uplink PUSCH transmission, and a base station. The method includes: determining a number of bits of a PTRS-DMRS association in a DCI to be transmitted according to a number of SRS resources, a number of PT-RS ports, and a maximum uplink rank number supported by a UE; and transmitting the DCI to the UE, wherein the DCI carries indication bits which have a same number with the bits and apply to indicate an association relationship between the PT-RS ports and the DMRS ports. The present disclosure realizes indication of association relationships between PT-RS ports and DMRS ports in the event of multiple PT-RS ports. |
| US12149466B2 |
Sounding reference signal sending method and related apparatus
A method includes sequentially performing analog frequency conversion operations on a first digital frequency conversion signal and a second digital frequency conversion signal based on local oscillator signals at a same frequency, where the first digital frequency conversion signal corresponds to a first sounding reference signal (SRS) to be transmitted on a first carrier, and the second digital frequency conversion signal corresponds to a second SRS to be transmitted on a second carrier, transmitting the first SRS on the first carrier during a first time period, and transmitting the second SRS on the second carrier during a second time period, where the second time period is later than the first time period. |
| US12149463B2 |
Sounding reference signal and hybrid automatic repeat request for new radio-unlicensed
The present invention discloses one or more computer-readable media comprising instructions to: determine SRS resource allocation information to configure uplink resources for an SRS, the uplink resources to include a plurality of bandwidth ranges within a sounding bandwidth; perform a LET procedure in individual bandwidth ranges of the plurality of bandwidth ranges to detect at least one bandwidth range available for the SRS; and generate the SRS for transmission within the at least one bandwidth range. |
| US12149461B2 |
Apparatus and method for protecting against victim masquerade attack in remote interference management
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments verifying legitimate victim-aggressor pairs in remote interference management operation. In an embodiment, a first even report is generated by a victim base station based detection of an atmospheric duct and it transmits a victim reference signal with the first event report. The first event report includes an ID of the victim base station. An aggressor base station is triggered to begin monitoring for transmission of the victim reference signal. The aggressor base station sends a second event report if it detects the victim reference signal. The central entity tries to verify that the victim and aggressor are legitimate. If the verification passes, then the central entity sends a message to the aggressor to start of remote interference mitigation. If verification fails, the remote interference mitigation is not triggered and the victim reference signal is ignored. |
| US12149455B2 |
Virtual computing services deployment network
A business method associates provisioning costs with a usage history indicative of user computing demand, and coalesces the cost data to identify an appropriate provisioning level balancing the provisioning cost and the usage demand cost. Conventional computing environments suffer from the shortcoming of being prone to overprovisioning or underprovisioning a user. Such misprovisioning is inefficient because it denotes underutilized computing resources or ineffective and/or disgruntled users. Costs increase either due to the excessive hardware bestowed on the overprovisioned user, or in support costs addressing the underprovisioned user. Configurations herein substantially overcome such shortcomings by defining a policy indicative of overprovisioning and underprovisioning indicators (misprovisioning flags), and defining rules to specify a triggering event indicating the need to reassess the provisioning of a user. |
| US12149453B1 |
Resource tokens for authorization of resource allocation identified using machine learning techniques
Methods and systems are described herein for a component allocation system for temporarily allocating components via resource tokens. The component allocation system may receive a request for components that match a set of user-defined criteria. The component allocation system can determine, based on the set of user-defined criteria, components that satisfy the set of user-defined criteria. Responsive to receiving a user selection of a first and second component from the determined components, the system may input component data for each of the first and second components into a machine learning model, where the machine learning model is trained to determine whether two components are interchangeable. Responsive to obtaining the indication that the first and second component are interchangeable, the system may generate a resource token indicating temporary transfer of the first and second component to a user. |
| US12149452B2 |
Grouping resource metadata tags
A system for applying metadata tags based on metadata tag groups is described. The system includes a plurality of compute nodes configured to provide a plurality of computing resources for clients of a provider network and a resource tag manager for the provider network. The resource tag manager is configured to receive, from a first client of an account of the provider network, a creation request to establish a resource attribute group comprising a plurality of resource keys and a plurality of resource values, wherein respective metadata keys correspond to respective resource values. The resource tag manager may receive, from a second client of the account, an application request to apply the resource attribute group to a computing resource and apply the plurality of resource keys and the plurality of resource values to metadata maintained for the computing resource. |
| US12149450B2 |
Model training-based communication method and apparatus, and system
This application provides a model training-based communication method and apparatus, and a system, to effectively decrease a data amount of a parameter transmitted between the communication device and the central server. The method includes: The communication device determines a change amount of a first model parameter value. If the communication device determines, based on the change amount of the first model parameter value, that a first model parameter is stable, the communication device stops sending an update amount of the first model parameter value to the central server in a preset time period. The update amount of the first model parameter value is determined by the communication device based on user data in a process of performing model training. The communication device receives a second model parameter value sent by the central server. |
| US12149448B2 |
System and method for efficient network isolation and load balancing in a multi-tenant cluster environment
A system and method for supporting load balancing in a multi-tenant cluster environment, in accordance with an embodiment. One or more tenants can be supported and each associated with a partition, which are each in turn associated with one or more end nodes. The method can provide a plurality of switches, the plurality of switches comprising a plurality of leaf switches and at least one switch at another level, wherein each of the plurality of switches comprise at least one port. The method can assign each node a weight parameter, and based upon this parameter, the method can route the plurality of end nodes within the multi-tenant cluster environment, wherein the routing attempts to preserve partition isolation. |
| US12149447B2 |
Systems, apparatuses and methods for network packet management
Methods and systems are provided for latency-oriented router. An incoming packet is received on a first interface. The type of the incoming packet is determined. Upon the detection that the incoming packet belongs to latency-critical traffic, the incoming packet is duplicated into one or more copies. Subsequently, the duplicated copies are sent to a second interface in a delayed fashion where the duplicated copies are spread over a time period. The duplicated copies are received and processed at the second interface. |
| US12149440B2 |
Multicast redundancy in EVPN networks
A system and associated methods provide a scalable solution for managing multiple multicast flows within a multicast group of a multicast network. The system groups redundant sources of the multicast group according to their associated multicast flows, assigns flow identifiers to each redundant source indicative of their associated multicast flows, and facilitates Single Forwarder election to select a Single Forwarder that belongs to the appropriate multicast flow. The system provides control plane extensions that enable signaling of which redundant source belongs to which multicast flow. |
| US12149438B2 |
Communication apparatus, switching control method and program
A communication device, in which a protocol is workable, the protocol enabling formation of a redundancy configuration including a plurality of communication devices by use of a virtual IP address, includes: a table storage unit configured to store a table in which, for each of a plurality of destination networks connected to the communication device through a path, the virtual IP address and the destination network are associated with each other; and a control unit configured to identify, in response to detection of a failure in the path connected to one of the destination networks, the virtual IP address associated with the destination network by reference to the table and cause the identified virtual IP address to transition to another communication device, the another communication device forming the redundancy configuration with the communication device. |
| US12149436B2 |
Virtual testing of network resiliency
Technologies for testing resiliency of a data network with real-world accuracy without affecting the flow of production data through the network. A method according to the technologies may include receiving a production data packet and determining a preferred data route toward a destination node for the production data packet based on a first routing information base, wherein the first routing information base includes a database where routes and route metadata are stored according to a routing protocol. The method may also include, receiving a test data packet, and determining an alternate data route toward the destination node for the test data packet based on a second routing information base, wherein the second routing information base simulates an error in the preferred data route. The method may include sending the production data packet to the preferred data route and sending the test data packet to the alternate data route. |
| US12149435B2 |
Route sending method and apparatus, route processing method and apparatus, device, and storage medium
A method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: a first network device sends route information of a destination network device, where the route information includes a destination address of the destination network device, a primary next-hop address, and a backup next-hop address, the primary next-hop address includes a common address of the first network device and a second network device, for example, a loopback address, and the backup next-hop address includes an address of the first network device, for example, an IP address of the first network device. By using this method, when a fault occurs in a connection between the second network device and the destination network device, another network device may directly send a packet to the first network device according to the backup next-hop address, to ensure normal packet forwarding. |
| US12149434B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
A data transmission method includes detecting a delay between a source end and a sink end; determining a to-be-used second path when a first path currently used to transmit a packet is determined to be a congested path; determining a delay difference between the first path and the second path based on a delay of the first path and a delay of the second path; and sending one or more to-be-sent packets to the sink end through the second path based on the delay difference. |
| US12149433B2 |
Packet processing method and related apparatus
A packet processing method and a network device are provided. The method is applied to a network system, and the network system includes a first network device and a plurality of network devices separately connected to the first network device. The method includes: The first network device groups the plurality of network devices into a plurality of groups based on a service, where each of the plurality of groups includes at least one network device. The first network device determines one or more groups in the plurality of groups, and forwards packets of the service to one or more of the plurality of network devices in the one or more groups. In present application, a mode for forwarding the packets of the service can be flexibly selected according to a service requirement, to better meet the service requirement. |
| US12149421B2 |
Analyzing the impact of network events across time
The present technology pertains to a system, method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for evaluating the impact of network changes. The technology can detect a temporal event, wherein the temporal event is associated with a change in a network configuration, implementation, or utilization; define a first period prior to the temporal event and a second period posterior to the temporal event; and compare network data collected in the first period and network data collected in the second period. |
| US12149420B2 |
Feedback apparatus and method for dynamic control of an e-commerce platform
A feedback apparatus and method for dynamically controlling e-commerce platforms comprising a central engine is configured to connect with an e-commerce platform associated with a plurality of communication devices and a plurality of engagement engines and fulfillment engines that interact with the communication devices; the central engine is configured to dynamically add, remove or adjust the computational resources in the e-commerce platform in order to achieve a target efficiency for engagements with the communication devices and fulfillments from the communication devices. A graphical interface for controlling the feedback apparatus is also provided. |
| US12149417B2 |
Efficient maintenance for communication devices
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for determining a terminal idle time. In some implementations, a server can obtain communication data from a plurality of devices in a communication network, wherein the communication data indicates levels of network traffic for the device over time. The server can generate an idle period forecasting model configured to predict occurrence of future communication idle periods in which communication activity is predicted to be below a threshold. The server can provide the idle period forecasting model to each of the plurality of devices such that the devices can respectively use the idle period forecasting model to locally predict future communication idle periods of the devices. |
| US12149412B2 |
Mapping, characterization and localization methods and systems for communication networks
A method of mapping and characterizing a communication network is described. Segments are mapped by having each node of the network sending and receiving messages to discover its partner until the network is fully mapped. Each segment is characterized by sample messages sent along each segment, with received signal level at each end of the segment being measured and used to calculate cable segment parameters. Location tags may have their positions estimated by using signal levels at each end of a leaky cable segment receiving the tag signal to estimate the position of location tag. |
| US12149410B2 |
Automated generation of standard network device configurations
Techniques described herein relate to automatically generating standard network device configurations. In one example, one or more groups of network device configuration blocks may be obtained. An analysis of the one or more groups of network device configuration blocks may be performed, including identifying respective frequencies associated with respective network device configuration blocks of the one or more groups of network device configuration blocks. Based on the respective frequencies, one or more network device configuration blocks of the one or more groups of network device configuration blocks may be automatically aggregated into a standard network device configuration. |
| US12149405B2 |
Configurations associated with segmentation of one or more packets for wireless communication
Some aspects provide for establishing a radio connection for the wireless communication, determining a configuration for whether to segment one or more packets for the wireless communication using the established radio connection, and communicating the one or more packets based on the determined configuration. Some aspects provide for assembling a first frame comprising one or more packets, transmitting the first frame, determining whether a portion of one or more packets was truncated during the assembling of the first frame, and transmitting a second frame comprising at least the truncated portion of the one or more packets of the first frame. Some aspects provide for receiving a first frame comprising one or more packets, determining that a portion of one or more packets is truncated, and determining whether to ignore as padding at least the truncated portion of the one or more packets of the first frame. |
| US12149396B2 |
Beam establishment method and apparatus
A terminal apparatus is provided. The terminal apparatus obtains synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel (PBCH) blocks (SSBs) in a plurality of beams; then determines a target beam in the plurality of beams based on an association relationship between an SSB index and a first random access preamble, where the first random access preamble is determined based on a cyclic shift and/or an order of symbols; and finally sends the random access preamble by using the target beam to initiate a random access request. A communication device receives the first random access preamble in the random access request sent by the terminal apparatus, and then, determines, based on the association relationship, the target beam accessed by the terminal apparatus. The first random access preamble is determined based on the cyclic shift and/or the order of symbols. |
| US12149393B2 |
Time-domain modulation scheme for low peak average power ratio
Methods, apparatus, and systems for reducing Peak Average Power Ratio (PAPR) in signal transmissions are described. In one example aspect, a wireless communication method includes determining, for an input sequence, an output sequence. The output sequence corresponds to an output of a convolutional modulation between a set of coefficients and an intermediate sequence. The intermediate sequence is generated by inserting N zero coefficients between coefficients of the input sequence. The number of non-zero coefficients in the set of coefficients is based on N, N being a positive integer. Values of the non-zero coefficients correspond to values between 0 to π/2 to reduce a peak to average power ratio of the output sequence. The method also includes generating a waveform using the output sequence. |
| US12149388B2 |
Calculating an EVM of an antenna port
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for calculating an EVM of a transmitter. An apparatus includes a transceiver that receives, using an unbiased linear minimum mean square error (“MMSE”) equalizer, a transmission signal transmitted via a propagation channel, the signal generated and transmitted using an antenna port at a transmitter, the antenna port comprising a plurality of antennas (N) and an antenna connector for each of the plurality of antennas. The apparatus includes a processor that determines an EVM for the antenna port of the transmitter based on an output of the unbiased linear MMSE equalizer. |
| US12149387B2 |
Differential communication driver circuit
A differential communication driver circuit includes a drive unit that drives differential signal lines connected via capacitors by a source current and a sink current. When a noise detection unit detects that in-phase noise is applied to the differential signal lines, a drive assisting unit maintains an amplitude of a differential signal output to the differential signal lines by increasing a current drive capability of the sink current. |
| US12149386B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining a channel state of an impaired data channel
Fiber, cable, and wireless data channels are typically impaired by reflectors and other imperfections, producing a channel state with echoes and frequency shifts in data waveforms. Here, methods of using pilot symbol waveform bursts to automatically produce a detailed 2D model of the channel state are presented. This 2D channel state can then be used to optimize data transmission. For wireless data channels, an even more detailed 2D model of channel state can be produced by using polarization and multiple antennas in the process. Once 2D channel states are known, the system turns imperfect data channels from a liability to an advantage by using channel imperfections to boost data transmission rates. The methods can be used to improve legacy data transmission modes in multiple types of media, and are particularly useful for producing new types of robust and high capacity wireless communications using non-legacy data transmission methods as well. |
| US12149385B2 |
Time domain resource allocation for mobile communication
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for time domain resource allocations in wireless communications systems. Disclosed embodiments include time-domain symbol determination and/or indication using a combination of higher layer and downlink control information signaling for physical downlink shared channel and physical uplink shared channel; time domain resource allocations for mini-slot operations; rules for postponing and dropping for multiple mini-slot transmission; and collision handling of sounding reference signals with semi-statically or semi-persistently configured uplink transmissions. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US12149382B2 |
Wireless circuitry with narrowband error vector magnitude (EVM) estimator
Wireless circuitry can include a processor that generates a reference baseband signal, an upconversion circuit that upconverts the baseband signals to radio-frequency signals, an amplifier that amplifies the radio-frequency signals, and an antenna. The amplifier can be adjusted based on an estimated value computed using error vector magnitude (EVM) estimation circuitry. The EVM estimation circuitry may include a first filter configured to receive the reference signal, a second filter configured to receive a measured signal coupled from the output of the amplifier, a first signal extraction circuit coupled to an output of the first filter, a second signal extraction circuit coupled to an output of the second filter, and a comparison circuit having a first input that receives signals from the first signal extraction circuit, a second input that receives signals from the second signal extraction circuit, and an output on which the estimated value is provided. |
| US12149377B1 |
Computer monitoring system, apparatus and method for monitoring appliance operation
A system and method to monitor individual appliance performance. A monitor module is provided for aggregating data from a plurality of appliances wherein the module includes. Included in the monitor device is a gateway device configured to capture operational data relating to each of the plurality of appliances and an analyzing device configured to determine individual operational characteristics for each of the appliances from analysis of the captured operational data. A notification device is further provided which is configured to provide information to a user regarding the determined operational characteristics for each of the appliances. |
| US12149373B2 |
Premises apparatus and methods for aggregated high-capacity data services
Premises apparatus and methods for providing aggregated high-bandwidth, low-latency, data service over a content delivery network including existing wireline infrastructure. In one embodiment, a network architecture having service delivery over at least portions of extant hybrid fiber coax (HFC) infrastructure is disclosed, which includes standards-compliant ultra-low latency and high data rate services (e.g., 3GPP and IEEE Std. 802.11 services) via a common service provider. In one variant, an expanded frequency band (e.g., 1.6 GHz in total bandwidth) is used over the coaxial portions of the HFC infrastructure, which is allocated to two or more sub-bands. Premises apparatus are used to support multi-service integration (e.g., aggregation of mobile wireless, premises, and other services), as well as incipient IoT applications and technologies. |
| US12149370B2 |
Device-assisted services for protecting network capacity
There is provided a wireless end-user device configured to assign one of classifications to each of end-user applications to allow for a differential network access control of the end-user applications. The classifications include a background classification and a foreground classification. The differential network access control includes a service usage control policies applicable when a network service is available via a wireless modem, the service usage control policies including a first policy that allows data associated with a first end-user application of the end-user applications to be communicated via the wireless modem, and a second policy that defers the data associated with the first end-user application to be communicated via the wireless modem until a state change occurs. The wireless end-user device is configured to dynamically select from the service usage control policies based on whether the background classification or the foreground classification is assigned to the first end-user application. |
| US12149365B2 |
Method and device for transmitting uplink control information
A method for transmitting uplink control information is provided. The method includes receiving a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH), determining Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources for feeding back Hybrid Automatic repeat Request Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information of the PDSCH, and transmitting a HARQ-ACK of the PDSCH on the PUCCH resources according to at least one of HARQ-ACK timing information, the time domain duration of scheduling unit in a downlink bandwidth part and an uplink bandwidth part, or PUCCH resource indication information. The embodiments of the application further propose a corresponding user equipment and a corresponding computer storage medium. |
| US12149363B2 |
HARQ process for cells configured for multiple configured uplink grants
A hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process for cells configurable for multiple uplink grants is provided. A new rule to define the HARQ process identifiers (IDs) for configured grant is introduced, in cases when multiple configured grant configurations are used. In some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for a HARQ process in a cell configurable for multiple configured uplink grants is provided. The method comprises receiving an uplink grant comprising a HARQ process ID; determining that a HARQ process associated with the HARQ process ID is configured for a configured uplink grant based on a HARQ process ID offset; and starting or restarting a configured grant timer for the HARQ process. Selectively starting the configured grant timer depending on whether an identified HARQ process belongs to one of the multiple configured grant configurations, enables the gNB flexibility to schedule retransmissions or not. |
| US12149359B2 |
Infrastructure equipment, wireless telecommunications system and method for half duplex frequency division duplexing
An infrastructure equipment that transmits signals representing data via a wireless access interface to a communications device and receives signals representing data via the wireless access interface from the communications device in accordance with a time divided structure in which the wireless access interface is divided into a plurality of repeating time units. The infrastructure equipment provides, in each of a first plurality of the time units, one of a plurality of control channels each configured to schedule one of a plurality of data channels, and provides, in each of a second plurality of time units of the signal transmitted to the communications device, one of the plurality of data channels, the plurality of data channels being formed of one or more bundles of data channels, wherein the infrastructure equipment transmits a bundle status indicator in one or more of the plurality of control channels. |
| US12149357B2 |
Link adaptation control
The present specification defines a link adaptation control subfield applicable to a next-generation wireless LAN system including an EHT specification. According to an embodiment described in the present specification, the link adaptation control subfield may include a PS160 subfield. According to another embodiment described in the present specification, the link adaptation control subfield may include a 1-bit MRQ/uplink TB PPDU MFB subfield. |
| US12149355B2 |
Information transmission method and apparatus
The present disclosure provides an information transmission method and apparatus, a storage medium and an electronic apparatus. The method includes: confirming, by a transmitting terminal, activation/deactivation of PC5 HARQ retransmission; and retransmitting, by the transmitting terminal according to negative acknowledgement response information from a receiving terminal, V2X service data to the receiving terminal over PC5. |
| US12149352B2 |
OpenFEC error marking
Systems and methods include receiving (51) blocks of data that has been Forward Error Correction (FEC) encoded via Open Forward Error Correction (OFEC) adaptation; decoding (52) the blocks of data; processing (53) checksum data that is included in padding data required in the OFEC adaptation, wherein the padding data is distributed across N rows of payload data; and determining (54) a location of any errors in the payload data based on the processed checksum data. The OFEC adaptation is for mapping the blocks of data into any of a FlexO structure, a ZR structure, and variants thereof, and the location of any errors can be used for error marking. |
| US12149350B2 |
Punctured information for flexible/full duplex communication
There are disclosed techniques for puncturing and/or overlaying transmission in case of necessity of on-demand (e.g., urgent) commutations. In particular, transceivers, user equipments, systems, methods and non-transitory storage units are disclosed. For example, there is disclosed a transceiver of a wireless communication network, wherein the transceiver is configured to operate in a puncturing mode by puncturing a downlink, DL, transmission of payload information in a channel originally allocated to the DL transmission of payload information, to obtain, within the originally allocated channel for the DL transmission of payload information, a DL free area for an uplink, UL, transmission of a user equipment, UE, of the wireless communication network. |
| US12149349B2 |
Method for constructing preamble in wireless communication system
One embodiment according to the present specification relates to a method for constructing a preamble in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system. According to various embodiments, a PPDU may comprise a first signal field and a second signal field. The first signal field may include first information about PHY version. The first information may be determined on the basis of whether the PPDU is an EHT PPDU. The second signal field may include second information about the transmission of the PPDU, which is set on the basis of the first information. |
| US12149347B2 |
Permutated extension and shortened low density parity check codes for hybrid automatic repeat request
Method and system method performed at a wireless transmitting station, including generating a first low density parity check (LPDC) codeword for a first source word for a first transmission, and generating a second LDPC codeword for a retransmission for the first LDPC codeword, the second LDPC codeword including a permutated subset of information bits included in the first LDPC codeword and parity check bits corresponding to the permutated subset of information bits. |
| US12149346B2 |
Frame coding and optical network unit (ONU) synchronization in passive optical networks (PONs)
A method is implemented by an ONU in a 50G-PON. The method comprises receiving an encoded DS PHY frame from an OLT, the encoded DS PHY frame comprises an FEC codeword, the FEC codeword comprises an SFC field and a payload, and the SFC field and the payload are encoded with a same FEC; decoding the FEC codeword using the FEC to obtain a decoded SFC field and the payload; performing a first verification of the decoded SFC field while in a sync state of a synchronization state machine; and staying in the sync state when the first verification is successful or exiting the sync state when the first verification is unsuccessful. |
| US12149344B2 |
Bistatic channel estimation using ranging feedback
Aspects relate to techniques for communication between wireless communication devices using ranging channel information obtained by each of the wireless communication devices. For example, a first wireless communication device may obtain first monostatic ranging channel information based on reflected ranging signals received in response to transmission of a ranging signal. In addition, the first wireless communication device may receive ranging feedback information from a second wireless communication device associated with second monostatic ranging channel information obtained by the second wireless communication device. The first wireless communication device may then determine bistatic channel information from the first monostatic ranging channel information and the ranging feedback information and transmit a message to the second wireless communication device based on the bistatic channel information. |
| US12149343B2 |
Method and apparatus for adaptive anti-jamming communications based on deep double-Q reinforcement learning
In order to avoid various jamming attacks from intelligent jammers in modern complex wireless environments, a system and method is presented for a user radio to generate and implement an adaptive anti-jamming communication strategy. The said adaptive anti-jamming communication strategy is obtained via the training process for a specific neural network using Deep Double-Q Reinforcement learning algorithm in the strategy generation phase. The objective of this process is to discover a strategy to select the optimal radio action including transmission channel and transmission power for the user radio, which is changed adaptively to different jamming patterns to maximize the successful transmission rate (“jamming-free”) while retaining the power consumption of user radio as low as possible. In the strategy implementation phase, the user radio chooses an appropriate radio action based on output of trained neural network after the training process; thus, achieves robust and efficient communications against diverse complex jamming scenarios. |
| US12149342B2 |
Randomly-modified first network to second network communication
Various embodiments are described that relate to random noise addition to a communication. A first secure network can employ a first encryption scheme and a second secure network can employ a second encryption scheme. In order to communicate between the first secure network and the second secure network such that the schemes are not decipherable, random noise can be added to a communication designated to transfer from the first secure network to the second secure network. |
| US12149339B1 |
System and methods for coherent optical extension
A coherent passive optical network extender apparatus includes an extender transceiver for communication with an associated optical headend. The extender transceiver includes at least one receiving portion, at least one transmitting portion, and an extension processor. The apparatus further includes a signal adaptation unit configured to convert a downstream electrical transmission lane into a plurality of individual wavelengths. Each of the converted individual wavelengths are for transmission to one of an optical node and an end user. The apparatus further includes a plurality of transceivers, disposed within the signal adaptation unit, and configured to process and transmit the converted individual wavelengths as a bundle for retransmission to the respective end users. |
| US12149336B2 |
System and method for remotely calibrating a phased array antenna
Systems and methods for calibrating a phase array antenna (“PAA”) are provided. The system includes a PAA having a plurality of array elements and a remote calibration terminal. The PAA is connected to a processor unit. The PAA includes a reference beamforming network (“BFN”) for generating a reference beam and a calibration BFN for generating a calibration beam. The PAA applies a plurality of scrambled orthogonal codes to the calibration BFN to generate the calibration beam. The remote calibration terminal is configured to analyze the reference beam and the calibration beam to determine a calibration error for the PAA, the calibration error including a phase error and an amplitude error for each of the plurality of array elements of the PAA. The remote calibration terminal may be configured to measure a beam pointing error (“BPE”) of the PAA and/or a coupling between array elements. |
| US12149332B2 |
Mobile communication system employing active bandwidth management
A mobile communication system for sending data to one or more satellite resources over a wireless connection includes one or more processors and a memory coupled to the processors. The memory stores data into a database and program code that, when executed by the processors, causes the mobile communication system to receive a primary service data stream and a secondary service data stream, and determine a bandwidth utilization efficiency of the wireless connection between the mobile communication system and the one or more satellite resources. In response to determining the wireless connection has available headroom, the primary service data stream is combined with the secondary service data stream to create an aggregated data packet. In response to determining the aggregated data packet is less than or equal to the size of the available headroom, the mobile communication system transmits the aggregated data packet over the wireless connection. |
| US12149329B2 |
Data encoding device, data transmission system, data encoding method, and data encoding program
Provided are a data encoding device, a data transmission system, a data encoding method, and a data encoding program that can compress a data volume and transmit the compressed data without reducing the amount of information in text data. The data encoding device includes: an input unit to which text data created based on weather prediction information on a two-dimensional map is input; an encoding unit configured to encode the text data in accordance with a predetermined conversion list to create encoded text data; and a communication unit configured to transmit the encoded text data via text data communication. |
| US12149327B2 |
Phase noise removal in a network of radio frequency (RF) repeaters
A wireless communication system includes a first communication device and a second communication device. The first communication device comprises a first digital signal processor (DSP) that obtains a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals corresponding to different communication protocols from a plurality of communication systems. The first DSP upconverts a frequency of each of the plurality of RF signals to a different frequency. The first DSP maps and aligns the plurality of RF signals corresponding to the different communication protocols in the mmWave RF signal based on a number of source antennas from which the plurality of RF signals are obtained. Furthermore, the first DSP multiplexes the plurality of RF signals corresponding to different communication protocols into a mmWave RF signal of a specified frequency. The first DSP further transmits the mmWave RF signal of the specified frequency along with a defined pilot tone to the second communication device. |
| US12149325B2 |
Relay apparatus and relaying method for relaying signals
This communication device relays a relay signal to be transmitted to and from a first communication device and a second communication device, and is connected to a first apparatus. The communication device transmits the relay signal using a first transmission slot, and also transmits, using a second transmission slot, a signal having been transmitted from the first apparatus, said signal being transmitted within the transmission period of the first transmission slot in a frequency domain different from that of the first transmission slot. |
| US12149324B2 |
System and method for passive reflection of RF signals
A system for reflecting an RF signal comprises a plurality of antenna units configured to receive the RF signal and passively reflect the RF signal. The antenna units are reconfigurable to achieve beamforming in reception and reflection, respectively, of the RF signal. The system may be a Large Intelligent Surface (LIS). A control system is configured to: detect (301) a wake-up signal WUS1, and after detecting WUS1, perform a first training operation (I) comprising: receiving (302), by the antenna units, a first reference signal RS1 from a first device D1 and reconfiguring (303) the antenna units based on RS1 to achieve beamforming in reception in a direction of D1. By the combination of WUS1 and the first training operation, the system may be automatically configured to achieve beamforming in relation to D1 which is thereby enabled to communicate via the system. |
| US12149323B2 |
Methods for receive beam selection, related receiver node and related transmitter node
A method is disclosed performed by a transmitter node, for enabling reception beam selection at one or more receiver nodes. The method comprises obtaining a polarization profile, wherein the polarization profile defines a respective polarization for a sequence of probing occasions. The method comprises transmitting a pilot signal in each probing occasion of the sequence of probing occasions according to the polarization profile, in one single transmission beam. The polarization profile defines a first polarization to be used in N probing occasions and a second polarization to be used in M probing occasions in the sequence of probing occasions, where M is smaller than N and M is non-zero. |
| US12149322B2 |
Beam indication method, network-side device, and terminal
This application discloses a beam indication method, a network-side device, and a terminal. The beam indication method may include: indicating common beam information of a plurality of target objects to a target terminal by using an indication channel, where the common beam information is used to indicate beam information of the plurality of target objects, and the target object includes at least one of the following: a target channel and a target reference signal. |
| US12149320B2 |
Apparatus for receiving/transmitting downlink signals in wireless communication system and operating method thereof
An operating method of a base station includes receiving, from a terminal, a user equipment (UE) capability signal including panel-related information of the terminal, determining whether to generate a panel change signal based on the panel-related information, determining a panel change of the terminal based on the panel-related information when it is determined to generate the panel change signal, and transmitting, to the terminal, the panel change signal including information regarding the panel change. |
| US12149319B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
In accordance with an embodiment, a method includes sending a first message to a network device includes capability information of a terminal device that indicates antenna ports supported by P frequency domain units of the terminal device, and an antenna port supported by an ith frequency domain unit in the P frequency domain units includes an antenna port associated with the ith frequency domain unit and an antenna port that can be switched to the ith frequency domain unit in antenna ports associated with Ni frequency domain units in the P frequency domain units; and receiving configuration information from the network device, where the configuration information configures at least two sounding reference signal (SRS) resources for a first frequency domain unit of the terminal device, and the first frequency domain unit is associated with first uplink transmission configuration information. |
| US12149316B2 |
Beam switching and antenna array configurations for near field communications
This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for wireless communication. Various aspects support beam switching and changing antenna array configurations for communicating in a near field range. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a beam group indicator to a network entity, and the UE and the network entity may perform beam switching operations associated with switch communication beams in association with changes to a distance between the UE and the network entity. In some such examples, the beam switching may switch from using beam weights for communications in a far field range to beam weights for communications in a near field range. Additionally or alternatively, the network entity may change configurations of an antenna array used to communicate with the UE in association with changes to the distance. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described. |
| US12149310B2 |
Techniques for antenna switched diversity management
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an apparatus may determine a time-averaged power limit of a set of antennas. The apparatus may modify an antenna switching configuration based at least in part on the time-averaged power limit. The apparatus may transmit a signal using an antenna, from the set of antennas, associated with the modified antenna switching configuration, wherein the antenna is associated with a higher power limit than one or more other antennas. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12149309B2 |
Transmission method, transmission device, reception method, and reception device
A transmission method includes generating a first precoded signal and a second precoded signal by performing a precoding process on a first baseband signal and a second baseband signal, outputting a third signal by inserting a pilot signal into the first precoded signal, outputting a fourth signal by applying a first phase change to the second precoded signal, outputting a fifth signal by inserting a pilot signal into the fourth signal, and outputting a sixth signal by applying a second phase change to the fifth signal. |
| US12149308B2 |
Hybrid common/independent FD-basis for type II CSI enhancement
A method performed by a wireless device for transmitting a channel state information (CSI) report for a downlink channel comprises obtaining a first set of candidate frequency-domain components and determining a set of spatial-domain components. The method comprises determining a second set of candidate frequency-domain components as a subset of the first set of candidate frequency-domain components. The method comprises determining, for each spatial-domain component of the set of spatial-domain components, a spatial-domain component-specific set of frequency-domain components as a subset of the second set of candidate frequency-domain components. The method comprises transmitting, to a network node, the CSI report. |
| US12149306B2 |
Systems and methods for robust CSI feedback
Systems and methods disclosed herein use channel state information (CSI) reports from a user equipment (UE) having additional CSI beyond CSI directly derived according to a current MIMO configuration between a base station and the UE. In some embodiments, a channel quality indicator (CQI) according to a selected layer of a plurality of layers used to receive the MIMO transmission as determined relative to the MIMO transmission is reported. In some embodiments, a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) according to a selected layer of a plurality of layers useable to receive rank 1 transmissions is reported along with a CQI determined according to that layer, or according to a layer used to receive the MIMO transmission as determined relative to the MIMO transmission. In some embodiments, a base station configures a UE to report more fulsome CSI according to each of a plurality of ranks. |
| US12149305B2 |
Method and apparatus for multiple access
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for performing wireless communication by a UE in a first cell is provided. The method may include: obtaining first N streams based on precoding of a transmit symbol vector obtained based on N data symbols, and transmitting the first N streams to an AP based on first M antennas, wherein the first N streams are received by the AP included in the first cell based on second M antennas, wherein the precoding is performed based on a cross-channel from the UE to a second cell which is different from the first cell, and wherein the N is equal to half of the M, and the M and the N are positive integers. |
| US12149299B2 |
Synchronized multi-channel access system
Systems and methods are provided for synchronizing multiple channels in an access network, where the multiple channels are neighboring channels such that a guard band between them or use of a diplexer to prevent inter-channel interference is not required. Synchronization is achieved by defining channel MAP (media access plan) cycle structures such that all channels work in the same direction (upstream US or downstream DS) at any given time. Moreover, the network controller of channel may send out a beacon to allow new nodes to join. A long MAP cycle (402) may be followed by three consecutive regular MAP cycles (404, 406), and (408). These MAP cycles are repeated between beacon transmissions. Synchronization allows multiple channels to be configured contiguous (without a guard band between neighbouring channels) and without utilizing diplexers. A plurality of customer premises equipment may operate on each of the communications channels. |
| US12149292B2 |
Quantum teleportation network using a system of electronically enabled graphene waveguides
A system includes N-distant independent plasmonic graphene waveguides. The N-distant independent plasmonic graphene waveguides are used to generate an N-partite continuous variable entangled state. |
| US12149289B2 |
Systems and methods for bidirectional polarization signaling
A photonic communication system in which a host communicates bidirectionally with a target via a single optical fiber using light of the same wavelength and from the same light source. Signals flowing in opposite directions are discriminated based on polarity. Using the same fiber and light source in both directions reduces cost, complexity, and power consumption. |
| US12149287B2 |
Upbandwidth allocation device and uplink bandwidth allocation method
The present invention has an object to provide an uplink band allocation apparatus and an uplink band allocation method that are capable of setting an uplink band of a PON in accordance with an application.The uplink band allocation apparatus and method according to the present invention collect not only the amount of the data accumulated in an ONU but also the information of the application (application information) used on a terminal apparatus. Then, the uplink band allocation apparatus and method according to the present invention reflect, on a DBA conducted by the OLT, information of a band and a delay (band delay information) that have been calculated by an application information acquisition server from the application information and that are demanded by the application. |
| US12149282B2 |
Apparatus based on wireless optical communication
Disclosed is an apparatus based on wireless optical communication, which may include: a light source outputting light; an optical circulator outputting the light in at least one direction; a collimator converting and outputting the light output through the optical circulator into a parallel beam; an optical regulator reflecting the light converted into the parallel beam, and transferring the reflected light to an external apparatus, and receiving the reflected light from the external apparatus, the reflected light being light output by reversely reflecting the light by the external apparatus; an optical detector converting the reflected light into an electric signal to generate an optical signal; and a controller analyzing the optical signal and acquiring an intensity of the reflected light, and calculating central coordinate information of the external apparatus based on the intensity value of the reflected light. |
| US12149279B2 |
Coverage enhancement and normal modes switching related optimization
Coverage enhancements and coverage mode switching related optimizations are discussed for user equipments (UEs) that may switch between various coverage extension (CE) and non-CE modes of operation. In such enhancements, paging uncertainty and delays may be reduced by sending pages either simultaneously or using historical information over multiple coverage modes available to UEs. Random access procedures may be improved by providing CE mode random access procedures that are available when normal mode random access attempts fail and before declaring radio link failure. Additional aspects include improvements for more advanced UEs to improve coverage within normal mode operations by leveraging techniques used for narrowband CE mode operations, including transmission repetition and gapless transmission scheduling over hopped narrowband frequencies. |
| US12149264B2 |
Loop gain auto calibration using loop gain detector
A device includes a phase detector circuit, a charge pump circuit, a sample and hold circuit, a comparator, and a controller. The phase detector circuit detects a clock skew between a reference signal and an input signal. The charge pump circuit translates the clock skew into a voltage. A sample and hold circuit samples the voltage, at a first time, and maintain the sampled voltage until a second time. The comparator (i) detects a loop gain associated with the input signal based on the sampled voltage and the voltage at the second time and (ii) outputs a loop gain signal for adjustment of the input signal. The controller is coupled to the phase detector, the comparator, and the sample and hold circuit. The controller generates a plurality of control signals for automatically controlling operation of the phase detector, the comparator, and the sample and hold circuit. |
| US12149262B1 |
Methods and apparatus for length-adaptive encoding of polar codes
Length-adapter input parameters for length-adaptive encoding include a data word length and a length-adapted codeword length, which are positive integers. Length-adapter output parameters include a primary data word length, a secondary data word length, a primary codeword length, and a secondary codeword length. A received data word is split according to splitter parameters into a primary data word based on the primary data word length and a secondary data word based on the secondary data word length. The primary data word is encoded in accordance with primary encoder parameters to generate a primary codeword from a primary code. The secondary data word is encoded in accordance with secondary encoder parameters to generate a secondary codeword from a secondary code. The primary and secondary codewords are combined in accordance with combiner parameters to generate a length-adapted codeword transmitted via a channel to a decoder. |
| US12149261B2 |
Methods and apparatus for polar encoding
This application provides a polar encoding method and apparatus. The method can include obtaining a basic sequence, where the basic sequence includes N0 subchannel numbers. The method can also include sequentially reading first subchannel numbers from the basic sequence, and sequentially reading 2m second subchannel numbers from the basic sequence starting from an Mth subchannel number based on the first subchannel number read each time; and adding q*N0 to each of the 2m second subchannel numbers to obtain 2m third subchannel numbers. Furthermore, the method can include constructing a polar code by using subchannels corresponding to the 2m third subchannel numbers as information bits. A polar code with another code length is constructed based on a sequence with a length of N0. A length of a polar code that needs to be stored is therefore reduced, which reduces complexity and is also easy to implement. |
| US12149256B2 |
Data conversion
This application describes method and apparatus for data conversion. An analogue-to-digital converter circuit receives an analogue input signal (SIN) and outputs a digital output signal (SOUT) The circuit has a sampling capacitor, a controlled oscillator and a counter for generating a count value based on a number of oscillations in an output of the controlled oscillator in a count period during a read-out phase. The digital output signal is based on the count value. The converter circuit is operable in a sampling phase and the read-out phase. In the sampling phase, the sampling capacitor is coupled to an input node for the input signal, e.g. via switch. In the read-out phase, the sampling capacitor is coupled to the controlled oscillator, e.g. via switch, such that capacitor powers the first controlled oscillator and a frequency of oscillation in the output of the first controlled oscillator depends on the voltage of the first capacitor. |
| US12149250B2 |
Level shifting device and method
An output potential level among two first levels is delivered according to an input level among two second levels. The output potential level is delivered at a first node connecting together first and second transistors electrically in series between two second nodes of application of the first levels. A first DC voltage defining a high limit for the control voltage of the first transistor is delivered by a first voltage generator powered by one of the second nodes. A second DC voltage defining a high limit for the control voltage of the second transistor is delivered by a second voltage generator controlled by a value representative of the first voltage and powered between the second nodes. |
| US12149244B2 |
Configuration latch for programmable logic device
An area efficient readable and resettable configuration memory latch maintains latch data integrity through read and write operations and includes a non-terminated inout bit line (BL). During write operations, enabled by a Word Line Write (WLW) signal, the non-terminated inout BL drives data to be written, while, during read operations, enabled by a Word Line Read (WLR) signal, the state of the BL is indicative of a data stored in the latch. A pull-down network is activated when the WLR signal is asserted and the stored data is logic one and, when activated, operates to pull down the BL to logic zero; the pull-down network is inactive otherwise. A weak pull-up operates to pull up the BL when the pull-down network is inactive. A sensing block is configured to sense the state of the BL when the WLR signal and a read enable signal are both asserted. |
| US12149240B2 |
Drive control circuit for power semiconductor element, power semiconductor module, and power converter
A short-circuit detector detects an arm short circuit or a load short circuit, based on the magnitude of the gate current and the magnitude of the gate charge amount. The short-circuit detector includes: a gate current determinator that compares the magnitude of the gate current with at least one reference value; a gate charge amount determinator that compares the magnitude of the gate charge amount with at least one reference value; and a short-circuit detection logical operation circuitry that executes a logical operation of an output signal of the gate current determinator and an output signal of the gate charge amount determinator. |
| US12149237B2 |
Semiconductor device and electronic device
A semiconductor device with high arithmetic performance is provided. The semiconductor device employs the translinear principle, and the semiconductor device includes first to tenth transistors each including a metal oxide in a channel formation region and a first capacitor. A first terminal of the first transistor is electrically connected to a first terminal of the second transistor, a first terminal of the third transistor is electrically connected to a second terminal of the second transistor and a gate of the second transistor through the first capacitor. The second terminal of the second transistor is electrically connected to first terminals of the fourth and the seventh transistors and gates of the fifth and the eighth transistors. A gate of the seventh transistor is electrically connected to first terminals of the fifth and the sixth transistors, and a gate of the tenth transistor is electrically connected to first terminals of the eighth and the ninth transistors. |
| US12149236B2 |
Pre-biased dual current sensing
In an example, a system includes a first transistor and a second transistor, the first transistor and the second transistor configured to provide current to a load. The system also includes a sense transistor coupled to the first transistor, the sense transistor configured to sense a current flowing through the first transistor. The system includes an amplifier coupled to the sense transistor, where the amplifier includes a first input, a second input, and an output. The system also includes pre-bias circuitry coupled to the amplifier, where the pre-bias circuitry is configured to provide a voltage to the first input of the amplifier responsive to the first transistor being off, where the voltage biases the amplifier. |
| US12149235B2 |
Radio frequency switch
A radio frequency (RF) switch is provided. The RF switch includes: a switch transistor that includes a first terminal to which a radio frequency (RF) signal is input, a second terminal to which the RF signal is output, a control terminal to which a first level voltage and a second level voltage are applied in response to a control signal, and a body terminal to which a bias voltage is applied; and a bias switch connected between the control terminal and the body terminal of the switch transistor and configured to turn on when the switch transistor is turned off to apply the second level voltage to the body terminal. |
| US12149234B2 |
Electronic device and switch circuit
An electronic device includes a first switch circuit, a second switch circuit, and a mechanical switch. The first switch circuit is coupled to a control node. The first switch circuit is configured to generate a first control voltage. The second switch circuit is coupled to the control node. The second switch circuit is configured to generate a second control voltage. The mechanical switch is configured to selectively couple the control node to a ground voltage. When the first switch circuit is switched, the second control voltage is not affected. When the second switch circuit is switched, the first control voltage is not affected. |
| US12149233B2 |
Power switch with normally on transistor
A power switch comprising: a cascode having a normally ON transistor connected in series with a normally OFF transistor at a cascode node: a first diode connected between a gate of the normally ON transistor and a first ground common to the cascode and the diode; and a controller comprising: a controller power supply having a power supply output connected to the cascode node at which output the controller power supply provides a voltage relative to a second ground that is floating relative to the first ground; and a first controller output connected to the gate of the normally ON transistor at which the controller generates a first voltage relative to the second ground. |
| US12149231B2 |
Switch circuit and electric device
A switch circuit includes a control unit, a driving unit, a voltage sudden-change unit, and a connection unit. The connection unit is configured to turn on or turn off an electrical connection between a power-supply device and a load. The control unit is configured to control the driving unit to output or stop outputting a driving signal to the connection unit, where the driving signal allows to turn on the connection unit. The voltage sudden-change unit is coupled with a driving node between the driving unit and the connection unit. The control unit is configured to control the voltage sudden-change unit to output a voltage sudden-change signal to the driving node, where the voltage sudden-change signal allows to make the connection unit be switched to a turned-off state from a turned-on state quickly when the driving unit stops outputting the driving signal. |
| US12149230B2 |
Dynamic band steering filter bank die having filter skirt management
Disclosed is a filter bank die that includes a first acoustic wave (AW) filter having a first antenna terminal coupled to the antenna port terminal and a first filter terminal, wherein the first AW filter is configured to have a filter skirt with a slope that spans at least a 100 MHz gap between adjacent passbands, and a second AW filter having a second filter terminal, and a second antenna terminal coupled to the first antenna terminal to effectively diplex signals that pass through the first AW filter and the second AW filter. |
| US12149225B2 |
Piezoelectric vibrating device
Among a plurality of electrodes for mounting purpose, all of the electrodes for mounting purpose but two paired ones of the electrodes for mounting purpose that are connected to driving electrodes each have a wiring pattern for use in electrical connection between terminals for external connection and mounting terminals of IC. These wiring patterns each have a constricted portion smaller in width than the other portions that prevents the conduction of heat. |
| US12149219B2 |
Transconductor circuitry with adaptive biasing
A transconductor circuitry (10) with adaptive biasing comprises a first input terminal (E10a) to apply a first input signal (inp), and a second input terminal (E10b) to apply a second input signal (inn). A control circuit (200) is configured to control a first controllable current source (110) in a first current path (101) and a second controllable current source (120) in a second current path (102) in response to at least one of a first potential of a first node (N1) of the first current path (101) and a second potential of a second node (N2) of the second current path (102). The first node (N1) is located between a first transistor (150) and the first controllable current source (110), and the second node (N2) is located between a second transistor (160) and the second controllable current source (120). |
| US12149218B2 |
Power amplifiers with adaptive bias for envelope tracking applications
Power amplifiers with adaptive bias for envelope tracking applications are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an envelope tracking system includes a power amplifier that amplifies a radio frequency (RF) signal and that receives power from a power amplifier supply voltage, and an envelope tracker that controls a voltage level of the power amplifier supply voltage based on an envelope of the RF signal. The power amplifier includes a current mirror having an input that receives a reference current, an output electrically connected to the power amplifier supply voltage, and a node that outputs a gate bias voltage. The power amplifier further includes a field-effect transistor that amplifies the radio frequency signal and a first depletion-mode transistor having a gate connected to the node of the current mirror and a source connected to a gate of the field-effect transistor. |
| US12149215B2 |
Amplifier with integrated gain slope equalizer
The present disclosure describes systems and devices for gain slope equalization in a radio frequency (RF) amplifier. The RF amplifier may include an input stage for receiving an RF signal. In conjunction with the input stage, the RF amplifier may incorporate an amplification stage to amplify the RF signal. Coupled with the amplification stage may be a transformer including a first winding to receive the amplified RF signal, a second winding providing an RF output signal, and a resonator including a third winding that is coupled to the first and second windings. The resonator may be coupled to a circuit network which may be tuned to affect the resonance frequency and the gain slope of the RF output signal. |
| US12149212B2 |
Amplifier circuitry and voltage correction circuitry
An amplifier circuitry includes a first amplifier, a second amplifier, a voltage generating circuitry, and a control circuitry. The first amplifier circuitry configured to amplify a first signal. The second amplifier circuitry configured to amplify a second signal which forms differential signals together with the first signal. The voltage generating circuitry configured to generate at least one of a first bias voltage to be applied to the first signal and a second bias voltage to be applied to the second signal. The control circuitry configured to control the voltage generation circuitry so as to decrease a difference between a DC component of an output of the first amplifier circuitry and a DC component of an output of the second amplifier circuitry. |
| US12149209B2 |
High efficiency ultra-wideband amplifier
An amplifier comprising a main branch amplifier and an auxiliary branch amplifier, wherein one branch is a constant current-biased branch, and another branch is a voltage biased branch, with the branches connected in cascode configuration to form a load modulated amplifier. |
| US12149208B2 |
Electronic circuit and power amplifier comprising same
An electronic circuit according to various embodiments may comprise: a switch circuit, wherein the switch circuit may comprise: a first switch connected to a first port and a second switch connected to a second port, the first and second switches being connected in series with each other; a first parallel switch connected to a node between the first switch and the second switch; and a first shunt inductor connected to the node between the first switch and the second switch and configured to cancel a parasitic capacitance component of the first parallel switch. |
| US12149206B2 |
Low current oscillator structure with common mode transient noise cancelation
Circuitry to automatically compensate a differential output oscillator circuit for common mode disturbances that may affect the oscillator output. For any differential oscillator the common mode voltage excursion may reduce the oscillator output, which in some examples may negatively affect the circuitry receiving the oscillator output. The addition of feedback circuitry with an automatic gain control, e.g., to regulate the differential output voltage, may further reduce the gain of the oscillator in the presence of common mode voltage. In contrast, the feedback circuitry of the oscillator circuit of this disclosure may include gain control circuitry to increase an output voltage amplitude at the differential output terminals for a duration of the common mode disturbance. |
| US12149196B2 |
Systems and methods for improved fault diagnostics of electrical machines under dynamic load oscillations
Systems and methods are disclosed for improved fault diagnostics of electrical machines under dynamic load oscillations. The systems and methods may rely on one or more different algorithms for performing such fault diagnostics. One example, algorithm may involve determining a ratio of an instantaneous real power and a reactive power of the motor. |
| US12149195B2 |
Method and system for controlling an electric machine
The concepts described herein provide a method, apparatus, and system for controlling an inverter by modifying duty cycles of the PWM control signals in a manner that achieves a minimum duration between consecutive switching events in the inverter, which serves to reduce common mode current in the bearing(s) of an attached rotary electric machine. To minimize the effect of additional current and voltage ripple into the system, the minimum switching duration is defined in relation to a modulation index and geometric location near the sector boundaries of the respective inverter voltage space vector diagram. |
| US12149194B2 |
Power supply circuit and rotary electric machine system
A power supply circuit configured to supply electric power to a rotary electric machine that includes: a first phase winding including a first winding portion and a second winding portion; and a second phase winding including a third winding portion and a fourth winding portion, the power supply circuit including: a first circuit connected to the first phase winding; and a second circuit connected to the second phase winding. The first circuit includes: first to third arms, and a first switch. The second circuit includes: fourth to sixth arms; and a second switch. |
| US12149184B1 |
Multi-mode control method for grid-connected inverter
A multi-mode control method for a grid-connected inverter includes: continuously calculating an effective value VHarRms of a voltage harmonic of a filtering capacitor; perturbing a control parameter to excite the voltage harmonic of the filtering capacitor; estimating a grid condition based on the perturbed control parameter and the effective value VHarRms of the voltage harmonic of the filtering capacitor; and switching a control mode of the grid-connected inverter based on the estimated grid condition. The multi-mode control method provides a grid condition detection method, which excites the voltage harmonic by perturbing the control parameter and determines the grid condition by the relationship between the control parameter and the effective value of the voltage harmonic. The multi-mode control method eliminates the need for additional grid impedance measurement equipment, and adapts to complex grid conditions with significant changes in the system short-circuit ratio (SCR) and the system series compensation degree. |
| US12149182B2 |
Balanced capacitor power converter
A power device may have at least two capacitors in series with each other and in parallel with a DC power source. The power device may have at least a first converter that has at least a controller configured to balance a voltage of the at least two capacitors. The power device may have at least a second converter connected to the at least two capacitors. The second converter may have at least three input conductors, each connected to a terminal of the at least two capacitors. The second converter may have at least two output conductors. The second converter may have at least a switching circuit between the at least three input conductors and at least two output conductors. The second converter may have at least a controller configured to operate the switching circuit. The second converter may passively preserve the voltage balance between the at least two capacitors. |
| US12149180B2 |
DC-DC middle-point topology interleaving control
A DC-DC converter that converts an input DC voltage to an output DC voltage includes a first switching network, a first transformer component, a second transformer, a first secondary side rectifier circuit, and a second secondary side rectifier circuit. The first secondary side rectifier circuit receives the first secondary side AC voltage and outputs a first temporal portion of the output DC voltage during a first portion of a duty cycle. The second secondary side rectifier circuit receives the second secondary side AC voltage and outputs a second temporal portion of the output DC voltage during a second portion of the duty cycle. |
| US12149178B2 |
Current balancing in power semiconductors of a DC/DC converter
A DC/DC converter which includes a first DC link, the first DC link can be a first DC link capacitor; a first plurality of N>1 converter bridges connected in parallel to the first DC link; and a transformer, the transformer can be a medium frequency transformer. The transformer includes a primary side and a secondary side, the primary side including at least one primary winding. The converter further includes a first plurality of N impedance elements, for each converter bridge, a respective impedance element of the first plurality of impedance elements is connected between the converter bridge and the at least one primary winding. |
| US12149169B2 |
Power converter having multi-slope compensation mechanism
A power converter having a multi-slope compensation mechanism is provided. A multi-slope compensation circuit of the power converter includes a plurality of first capacitors, a comparator and a plurality of first resistors. A first terminal of each of the plurality of first capacitors and a node between a second terminal of a high-side switch and a first terminal of a low-side switch are connected to an inductor. A plurality of first input terminals of a comparator are respectively connected to second terminals of the plurality of first capacitors, and are respectively connected to first terminals of the plurality of first resistors. Second terminals of the plurality of first resistors are coupled to a second reference voltage. A second input terminal of the comparator is coupled to a first reference voltage. An output terminal of the comparator is connected to an input terminal of a driver circuit. |
| US12149168B1 |
T-type LCL resonant converter and its soft switching modulation method under full power range
A T-type inductor-capacitor-inductor (LCL) resonant converter and its soft switching modulation method under a full power range. A full bridge inverter circuit is provided at a primary side of a T-type inductor-capacitor-inductor (LCL) resonant converter. The full bridge inverter circuit includes four metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors. A half bridge rectifier circuit is provided at a secondary side of the T-type LCL resonant converter, and the half bridge rectifier circuit includes two MOS transistors and two equalizing capacitors. The soft switching modulation method for the T-type LCL resonant converter under a full power range is provided based on the T-type LCL resonant converter. The soft switching modulation method requires all switching transistors to operate at a duty cycle of 50% within one cycle. A high-frequency alternating voltage of the primary side has a symmetrical waveform, and a high-frequency alternating voltage of the secondary side has a square waveform. |
| US12149163B2 |
Power conversion device with voltage abnormality control
Provided is a technology in which a control device of a converter performs gate cutoff for cutting off power supply to a load when one of a battery detection value obtained by a battery voltage sensor or a low-voltage-side detection value obtained by a low-voltage-side voltage sensor or both thereof are abnormal values. After the control device performs the gate cutoff, the control device determines whether or not a main body circuitry is abnormal based on the battery detection value and the low-voltage-side detection value. When the control device determines that the main body circuitry is not abnormal, the control device determines whether one of the battery voltage sensor or the low-voltage-side voltage sensor is abnormal based on the battery detection value, the low-voltage-side detection value, and a high-voltage-side detection value obtained by a high-voltage-side voltage sensor. |
| US12149161B2 |
Power conversion device
Provided is a control unit of a power conversion device configured to select, in each first set cycle, a first target switching element and a second target switching element from a plurality of switching elements connected in parallel to each other. The control unit performs control so that, at a time of a turn-on operation of a switching circuit, a turn-on start time of the first target switching element is earlier by a first set time period than a turn-on start time of another switching element that is not the first target switching element. The control unit performs control so that, at a time of a turn-off operation of the switching circuit, a turn-off start time of the second target switching element is later by a second set time period than a turn-off start time of another switching element that is not the second target switching element. |
| US12149159B2 |
Driving circuit of power devices, switching circuit and power conversion circuit
The present application provides a driving circuit of power devices, a switching circuit and a power conversion circuit. The driving circuit is configured to control switching actions of N power devices connected in parallel, where N≥2 and N is a positive integer; the driving circuit includes a driving input circuit and a common magnetic bead, where a first end of the driving input circuit is electrically connected to N first ends of the common magnetic bead, N second ends of the common magnetic bead are electrically connected to control ends of the N power devices in a one-to-one correspondence, and a second end of the driving input circuit is electrically connected to second ends of the N power devices. |
| US12149156B1 |
Bipole power transmission schemes
A bipole power transmission scheme includes at least a first converter station that is positioned in-use separate from at least a second converter station, and at least first and second transmission conduits and a first return conduit to in-use interconnect the first converter station with the second converter station and thereby permit the transfer of power between the first and second converter stations. |
| US12149154B2 |
Electric machine having a hybrid insulative-conductive manifold
An electric machine having a hybrid insulative-conductive manifold is disclosed. In one aspect, an electric machine includes a manifold that includes an insulative plate and a conductive backplate positioned adjacent to the insulative plate. The insulative plate and the backplate define a first channel and a second channel therebetween. The electric machine also includes a prime winding and a secondary winding electrically isolated from the prime winding. The prime winding and the secondary winding are both in fluid communication with the first channel and the second channel. A terminal conductor extends through the backplate and insulative plate and is electrically coupled with the prime winding. The terminal conductor is electrically isolated from the backplate and provides cooling fluid to the prime winding and the first channel so that cooling fluid flows between the terminal conductor and the prime winding and between the terminal conductor and the first channel. |
| US12149153B2 |
Mobile electric power generation for hydraulic fracturing of subsurface geological formations
Providing mobile electric power comprising a power generation transport configured to convert hydrocarbon fuel to electricity and an inlet and exhaust transport configured to: couple to at least one side of the power generation transport such that the inlet and exhaust transport is not connected to a top side of the power generation transport, provide ventilation air and combustion air to the power generation transport, collect exhaust air from the power generation transport, and filter the exhaust air. |
| US12149152B2 |
Axial flux magnet motor stator assembly, an assembling method, and a ceiling fan
The present invention discloses an axial flux magnet motor stator assembly, an assembling method, and a ceiling fan, wherein a coil winding assembly can be prefabricated, then assembled on a stator winding column without the need to reserve a large avoidance space between two adjacent stator winding columns, accordingly the gap between them can be minimized, for which each of them can have a maximum number of turns of the coil winding assembly to enhance the magnetic flux, further improve the output power and torque, provide an assembly efficiency and reduce the manufacturing cost. The terminals of each coil winding assembly are located in the bottom cover filling slot and fixed by an adhesive to ensure that the electrical connection is reliable and stable. Thus, a ceiling fan of the present invention using the above assembly has the characteristics of large output power and torque under the same size. |
| US12149150B2 |
Superconducting bulk comprising a cavity and associated electric machine
The present invention relates to a superconducting pellet for a superconducting electrical machine, the superconducting pellet having a circumferential wall, the circumferential wall having: a first border, a second border opposite the first border, an inner face connecting the first border to the second border, an outer face opposite the inner face, and a cavity formed between the first border and the second border and defined by the inner face, and an additional wall which covers the first border or is flush with the first border so as to at least partially cover the cavity, or extends from the inner face at a distance from the first border and the second border so as to divide the cavity into two portions. |
| US12149145B1 |
Outer rotor brushless motor
An outer rotor brushless motor includes: a shaft; a rotor; a stator; a tubular bushing at one side of the stator; an impregnated bearing at the other side of the bushing; and a washer rotatable integrally with the shaft. The bushing has: a fixed portion fixed to a core inner peripheral surface, the fixed portion having a first end surface facing a bearing end surface, and a first inner peripheral surface facing an outer peripheral surface with first clearance in between; and a housing having a second inner peripheral surface with a greater diameter than the first inner peripheral surface, on the one side of the fixed portion. An oil repellent finish is applied to a surface of the bushing. The washer is placed radially inward of the second inner peripheral surface. Second clearance greater than the first clearance is between the bearing end surface and the first end surface. |
| US12149138B2 |
Electrical insulator assembly, stator and motor
Electrical insulator assemblies fitted onto stator teeth each have a first flange and a second flange. An outer peripheral surface of the first flange has first and second recessed parts on first and second sides of a through hole in a circumferential direction. The first recessed part is open radially outwardly to the first side in the circumferential direction and to a second side in an axial direction. The second recessed part is open radially outwardly to the second side in the circumferential direction and to the second side in the axial direction. The first flange has a projection formed on a side surface on the first side in the circumferential direction and protruding to the first side in the circumferential direction and a projection formed on a side surface on the second side in the circumferential direction and protruding to the second side in the circumferential direction. |
| US12149137B2 |
Electrical machine having a segmented stator or rotor
A stator segment for the stator or the rotor of an electrical machine is provided including: two end teeth at two respective circumferential ends, a plurality of N intermediate teeth, N being an integer greater than 1, a plurality of N+1 slots circumferentially distributed between the two end teeth, each pair of circumferentially adjacent intermediate teeth having a slot interposed therebetween, a slot being provided between each end tooth and a respective circumferentially adjacent intermediate tooth, at least one 2-pitch coil, the 2-pitch coils being in the number of N−1 and extending between an i-th slot and a (i+2)-th slot, the slots being progressively counted from one to the other of the two circumferential ends, i being an integer between 1 and N−1. |
| US12149136B2 |
Stator with printed end turns and methods of making the same
A method and arrangement is disclosed herein for making a stator with 3D printed end turns. The stator includes a stator lamination stack with semi-closed slots. Straight I-pin wire segments are housed in the slots of the stator lam stack and form the in-slot segments of a stator winding arrangement. The end turns of the winding arrangement are provided by a conductive material that is 3D printed material at both axial ends of the straight I-pins. The end turns result in a winding arrangement with diamond coils that are inter-locked. The 3D printing of the end turns makes the winding arrangement possible, as the winding arrangement is configured such that it cannot be inserted into the lamination stack in a radial direction (i.e., via any slot openings at the inner diameter or outer diameter). |
| US12149132B2 |
Segmented generator, generator segment and wind turbine, and also method for preparing transportation of a segmented generator, and for transporting and installing the same, and also method for assembling a wind turbine
The disclosure relates to a generator segment of a segmented generator, in particular of a permanently excited segmented rotary generator, of a wind turbine, comprising a rotor segment of a rotor, and a stator segment of a stator, wherein the rotor segment and the stator segment in an operation position are disposed so as to be mutually spaced apart in a radial direction by an air gap, and are disposed so as to be mutually spaced apart in an axial direction by an axial spacing; wherein the rotor segment and the stator segment are able to be disposed and/or displaced relative to one another along a rotation axis by the axial spacing, between an operation position and a transport position that is different from the operation position. |
| US12149128B2 |
Axial flux motor having rectilinear stator teeth
An axial flux motor for an appliance includes a stator yoke. A plurality of stator teeth extend from the stator yoke in an axial direction and are positioned about a central rotational axis. Each stator tooth includes a plurality of laminations that extend in the axial direction and form a “T” shaped member. The plurality of stator teeth are overmolded with a polymeric material to define a plurality of axial stator poles. At least one winding extends around the plurality of axial stator poles. A ring-shaped rotor rotates about the central rotational axis of the stator yoke. The rotor is positioned proximate an axial end of the plurality of axial stator poles. |
| US12149125B2 |
Motor
A motor includes a cylindrical rotor core, and a magnet group including first magnets and second magnets alternately arranged along a circumferential direction of the rotor core. A first magnetic flux line generated in the first magnets extends along a radial direction of the rotor core, and a second magnetic flux line generated in the second magnets is inclined with respect to the first magnetic flux line. The rotor core includes an inner portion located on a radially inner side of the magnet group and an outer portion located on a radially outer side of the magnet group. The outer portion includes a first iron core that covers the first magnet from the radially outer side, and a second iron core that covers at least a portion of the second magnet in the central axis direction of the rotor core from the radially outer side. |
| US12149124B2 |
Compressor
A compressor includes a rotor that is fixed to a shaft, a stator that rotates the rotor about an axis of rotation, and a compressor part that compresses a refrigerant by the shaft rotating, wherein the rotor has a rotor core in which a refrigerant hole is formed, a first magnet that is embedded in the rotor core, and a second magnet that is embedded in the rotor core, an interior wall surface of the refrigerant hole includes a first portion that is formed on a side close to the first magnet, a second portion that is formed on a side close to the second magnet, and a magnet-side intermediate interior wall surface portion that is formed between the first portion and the second portion, and the magnet-side intermediate interior wall surface portion is closer to the axis of rotation than the first portion and the second portion. |
| US12149119B1 |
Battery system with integrated cell recovery
A rechargeable lithium-ion battery system includes a cell pack comprising a plurality of battery cells, a charger connection configured to connect to an external battery charger to supply a first charge current to recharge the plurality of battery cells, and a safety switch positioned between the cell pack and the charger connection and operable to divert the first charge current from the external battery charger through a cell recovery charger to the cell pack. The system is configured to operate the cell recovery charger to deliver a charge current to the cell pack to charge the plurality of battery cells until a cell voltage of each of the plurality of battery cells is greater than a threshold cell voltage or until a time out period is reached. |
| US12149111B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling operation of secondary battery using relative deterioration degree of electrode
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling an operation of a secondary battery using a relative deterioration degree of an electrode. The method includes determining a SOC of the secondary battery whenever a pulse current flows through the secondary battery; determining an electrochemical reaction resistance from a voltage change amount measured during a preset initial time in each pulse current section and determining a lithium ion diffusion resistance from a voltage change amount measured during a remaining time except for the initial time; determining a deterioration-biased electrode by comparing a deterioration diagnosing resistance ratio, which is a relative ratio of the lithium ion diffusion resistance to the electrochemical reaction resistance, with a preset reference deterioration diagnosing resistance ratio; and adaptively adjusting an operation condition of a next charging/discharging cycle according to the type of the deterioration-biased electrode. |
| US12149105B2 |
Discharge current limit loop for short circuit protection in reverse operation for buck-boost battery chargers
A method, apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable medium of regulating current within a battery charging circuit. The apparatus including a first current sense resistor configured to sense a first current value at a first port, a second current sensor resistor configured to sense a battery discharge current value output from a battery, and a processor configured to, in response to a short circuit or malfunction at the first current sense resistor, use the battery discharge current value to determine an output current limit and to limit the current at the first port according to the output current limit. |
| US12149102B2 |
Wireless power transmission device, wireless power reception device, and authentication method therefor
A wireless power reception device according to one embodiment of the present specification comprises: a power pickup circuit for receiving wireless power from a wireless power transmission device; and a communication/control circuit for communicating with the wireless power transmission device and controlling the transmission of the wireless power, wherein the communication/control circuit performs an authentication protocol of transmitting an authentication request message to the wireless power transmission device and receiving an authentication response message as a response to the authentication request message from the wireless power transmission device, receives, from the wireless power transmission device, a reset message for requesting the reset of the authentication protocol while performing the authentication protocol, and restarts the authentication protocol. |
| US12149098B2 |
Wireless energy transmission device and system comprising the same
A wireless energy transmission device and system. The wireless energy transmission device comprises a substrate, a feed layer and dielectric resonant component. The feed layer is formed on the substrate and has a signal feed-in part and an antenna part formed on the feed layer. Wherein an signal feed-in part is used to introduce the energy transmission signal and the energy transmission signal is emitted by the antenna part. The dielectric resonant component is disposed on the feed layer, and the dielectric resonant component covers the antenna part. |
| US12149093B2 |
Device coupling for wireless charging
Electronic apparatuses according to embodiments of the present technology may include an electronic device a first surface and a second surface opposite the first. The electronic device may include a battery and a wireless charging coil within an interior volume of the device. The electronic device may include a first magnetic conductor and positioned between the battery and the wireless charging coil. The electronic device may also include an integrated circuit coupled with the battery and the wireless charging coil. The apparatuses may include a case extending about the electronic device. The case may be characterized by a first surface and a second surface. The case may be characterized by a thickness between the first surface of the case and the second surface of the case. The case may include a second magnetic conductor incorporated within the thickness of the case at the second surface of the case. |
| US12149092B2 |
Information handling system housing integrated wireless charging coil in housing bottom side
A portable information handling system glass ceramic housing integrates plural wireless charging coils on one side and plural coil interface traces on an opposing side that interface with conductive material disposed in through glass via openings. Conductive contacts interfaced with the coil interface traces and exposed at the glass ceramic housing interior couple to a printed circuit board assembly through pogo pins that bias against the conductive contacts to communicate power from the wireless charging coils to the charger of the information handling system. The conductive contacts co-locate with a logo etched into the glass ceramic housing to provide an aesthetically pleasing wireless charging solution. |
| US12149090B2 |
Offshore wireless power transfer system
The invention relates to an offshore wireless power transfer system for water vessels at least partially electrically driven comprising a primary interface coupled with a power source and a secondary interface coupled with the water vessel, the interfaces providing unidirectional or bidirectional power transfer which can be inductive, capacitive, and/or magnetodynamic. The primary interface can have connected power transfer sections which can be switchable. Inductive system can include inductive loops, capacitive system can include capacitive plates and magnetodynamic can include magnetic elements and loops. The system can be thermally managed. The interfaces can be buoyant or nonbuoyant, level adjustable. The power transfer can take place at about/under/above water level. The secondary interface can be mobile or coupled with a mobile device. The interfaces can include electrocomponents. The system can provide data transmissions, and be provided in a cloud-based communication system, a hydrogen powering system and a modular system. |
| US12149084B2 |
Sensors for use in HVDC power transmission networks
In the field of high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission networks there is a need for an improved sensor failure detector. A sensor failure detector, for use in HVDC power transmission networks, includes an intelligent electronic device. The intelligent electronic device has a first input to receive in-use a number of first sample values from a first sensor measuring a given operational characteristic, and a second input to receive in-use a number of second sample values from a second sensor measuring the same given operational characteristic. The intelligent electronic device also includes a comparator module that is programmed to compare the first and second sample values with one another, and to establish a sensor failure when the first and second sample values differ from one another by more than a primary threshold for a predetermined first number of samples. |
| US12149082B2 |
Command generation device and command generation method
This command generation device generates a control command for a power conversion device which converts DC power outputted by a DC power supply device to AC power and supplies the same to a bus, and which converts AC power from the bus to DC power and supplies the same to the DC power supply device. Said command generation device comprises: a virtual power generation calculation unit which simulates the driving of a virtual power generator and, on the basis of a rotor model that calculates the rotational speed of the virtual power generator, calculates the root-mean-square voltage and phase of the virtual power generator; a bus calculation unit which calculates the voltage and phase at a point of contact between the power conversion device and the bus; a phase difference angle calculation unit which calculates the phase difference angle between the phase of the virtual power generator and the phase at the point of contact; a target power determination unit which determines a target value for the effective power of the power conversion device on the basis of the root-mean-square voltage of the virtual power generator, the voltage at the point of contact and the phase difference angle; and a command generation unit which generates a control command for the power conversion device on the basis of the determined target value for the effective power. |
| US12149077B1 |
Blockchain-based new energy power data transmission method for photovoltaic module
A blockchain-based new energy power data transmission method for a photovoltaic module, comprising the following steps: S1, acquiring photovoltaic new energy power data; S2, converting the photovoltaic new energy power data acquired in S1 into photovoltaic new energy power image data; S3, processing the photovoltaic new energy power image data to obtain processed photovoltaic new energy power image data; and S4, transmitting the processed photovoltaic new energy power image data to a photovoltaic new energy power management platform. The invention can guarantee the security of acquired photovoltaic new energy power data and prevent the data from being tampered. |
| US12149075B1 |
Extensible and dynamically updated energy management system
An energy management system (EMS) and corresponding EMS manager are provided that provide improved extensibility and dynamic updating of models for predicting and optimizing power system management. In one aspect, an EMS predicts generation and consumption of a power system and optimizes operation of the power system using various forecasting and optimization models. The models may be managed and updated by the EMS manager based on data received from the EMS and other EMSs in communication with the EMS manager. The EMS manager may be configured to dynamically update and promulgate updates to models used by the EMS and other aspects of the EMS. The EMS may have an architecture including an application layer configured for the specific management system and a collection of updatable and expandable modules to facilitate forecasting, optimization, communication, and data management for the managed system. |
| US12149070B2 |
Decentralized false data mitigation for nested microgrids
Systems, methods, techniques and apparatuses of nested microgrids are disclosed. One exemplary embodiment is a method for removing false data in a nested microgrid system, the method comprising: calculating a first local state estimation using a first plurality of local measurements and a second local state estimation using a second plurality of local measurements; calculating, with a central control system, a plurality of global state estimations including a first global state estimation a second global state estimation; performing a first false data detection test using the first local state estimation and one global state estimation of the plurality of global state estimations; performing a second false data detection test using the first global state estimation and the second global state estimation; detecting false data; and updating the first global state estimation, the second global state estimation, or the first local state estimation in response to detecting the false data. |
| US12149068B2 |
Phase-controlled IGBT bridge type, GTO bridge type, and hybrid IGBT/semi-passive, GTO/semi-passive types fault current limiters (FCLs)
The present invention provides topologies of phase-controlled IGBT bridge type and GTO bridge type Fault Current Limiter (FCL), which allow the precise limitation of fault currents to the desired values and can keep these values constant despite variations (dynamic behavior) of the fault currents. According to an embodiment of the invention, the topologies enable to use a phase control approach for optimal firing angles calculation. This control approach can be used in the proposed FCL topologies and other controlled bridge topologies such as SCRs bridge, GTO bridge, and IGBT/IGCT/Mosfet bridge topologies. |
| US12149065B2 |
Over voltage protection for a wireless power transfer system
A wireless power transfer system is disclosed. The wireless power transfer system includes a first converting unit configured to convert a first DC voltage of an input power to an AC voltage. Further, the wireless power transfer system includes a contactless power transfer unit configured to transmit the input power having the AC voltage. Also, the wireless power transfer system includes a second converting unit configured to convert the AC voltage to a second DC voltage and transmit the input power having the second DC voltage to an electric load. Additionally, the wireless power transfer system includes a switching unit configured to decouple the electric load from the contactless power transfer unit if the second DC voltage across the electric load is greater than a first threshold value. |
| US12149063B2 |
System and method for restraining differential bias
Examples of the disclosure include a system for modifying a trip level of a circuit, the system comprising a protection device configured to activate responsive to a differential current exceeding the trip level, a first current transformer coupled to an input of the circuit, a second current transformer coupled to the output of the circuit, at least one measurement circuit coupled to the first current transformer and to the second current transformer, the at least one measurement circuit being configured to obtain a first current measurement from the first current transformer, obtain a second current measurement from the second current transformer, determine a bias current based on the first current measurement and the second current measurement, and modify the trip level of the protection device based on the bias current. |
| US12149061B2 |
Short circuit cable support
A support for a plurality of cables includes one or more cable separator beams, each with a half-cylindrically-shaped sleeve formed on each end of each beam. A sleeve on one end of each beam is configured to align with a half-cylindrically-shaped end-cap to form an enclosed cylindrical space for passage of one of the plurality of cables. The second half-cylindrically-shaped sleeve on the other end of each beam is configured to align with the corresponding second half-cylindrically-shaped sleeve on the other of the two beams to form another enclosed cylindrical space for passage of another one of the plurality of cables. An elongated flexible fastener has a locking portion on one end thereof that fastens to a tail portion on the other end thereof, configured to surround and fasten the end caps to the beams, and the beams to each other, to secure and support the plurality of cables. |
| US12149058B2 |
Bushing and cable gland including bushing
A cable gland includes a bushing. The bushing may include a rib on an interior surface of the bushing to facilitate sealing and gripping of a cable received in the cable gland. The bushing may comprise or be formed from a silicone rubber material. |
| US12149054B2 |
Universal cover
A plate having an upper surface and a lower surface, a center point, and an outer perimeter. It further includes a plurality of clips for temporarily securing the plate in an opening in a landscape box. Each of the plurality of clips comprises a limb, extending vertically downward, the limb having the form of a rectangular plate and being upper bound by an upper edge and lower bound by a lower edge, wherein the upper edge is attached to the lower surface of the plate. The limb further includes a foot extending horizontally sideways from the lower edge. |
| US12149051B2 |
Dual grating-coupled lasers
In an example embodiment, a system includes a first grating-coupled laser (GCL) that includes a first laser cavity optically coupled to a first transmit grating coupler configured to redirect horizontally-propagating first light, received from the first laser cavity, vertically downward and out of the first GCL. The system also includes a second GCL that includes a second laser cavity optically coupled to a second transmit grating coupler configured to transmit second light vertically downward and out of the second GCL. The system also includes a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) that includes a first receive grating coupler optically coupled to a first waveguide and configured to receive the first light and couple the first light into the first waveguide. The PIC also includes a second receive grating coupler optically coupled to a second waveguide and configured to receive the second light and couple the second light into the second waveguide. |
| US12149049B2 |
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser and method for forming the same
A vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser includes a substrate. A first mirror is disposed on the substrate. An active layer is disposed on the first mirror. An oxide layer is disposed on the active layer. An aperture is disposed on the active layer. The aperture is surrounded by the oxide layer. A second mirror is disposed on the aperture and the oxide layer. A high-contrast grating is disposed on the second mirror. The high-contrast grating includes a first grating element and a second grating element, and the first grating element and the second grating element are spaced apart from each other with an air gap therebetween. A passivation layer is disposed on the high-contrast grating. A first thickness of the passivation layer on a top surface of the first grating element is greater than a second thickness of the passivation layer on a first sidewall of the first grating element. |
| US12149047B2 |
Pulse width check circuit for laser diode pulse generator
A pulsed signal generator generates a pulsed signal having a pulse width configured to be equal to a given fraction of a pulse width of a reference clock. A reference current source outputs current having a reference magnitude, and a comparison current source outputs current having a magnitude that is a function of the reference magnitude and the given fraction. A comparison circuit compares a total current output by one of the reference current source and the comparison current source during pulses of the reference clock to a total current output by the other of the reference current source and the comparison current source during pulses of the pulsed signal equal in number to the pulses of the reference clock in order to determine whether the pulse width of the pulse signal is less than or equal to the given fraction of the pulse width of the reference clock. |
| US12149046B2 |
Light emission drive circuit and light emission device
A configuration of a light emission device that shortens a light emission latency time of a light emitting element is simplified.A light emission drive circuit includes a light emission current wire, a light emission current switch, a preliminary current wire, and a preliminary current switch. The light emission current wire flows a light emission current for causing a light emitting element to emit light, is the light emitting element. The light emission current switch is connected to the light emission current wire, and controls the light emission current. The preliminary current wire flows, in the light emission current wire, a preliminary current for exciting an inductance component of the light emission current wire before a light emission period being a period in which the light emission current flows in the light emitting element. The preliminary current switch is connected to the preliminary current wire, and controls the preliminary current. |
| US12149042B2 |
Method and system for automatically controlling mode-locking of a optical frequency comb
A method and a system for automatically controlling mode-locking of an optical frequency comb, where the stored control parameters of the working condition in the mode-locked state is combined with the collected working feedback parameters of the optical frequency comb system to dynamically adjust and control the working power of the pump source or/and the temperature of the working environment of the pump source, which not only greatly shortens the control time for stable mode-locking and realizes a fast mode-locking control, but also reduces unnecessary power consumption, thereby further guaranteeing the energy-saving effect of power adjustment control process. The present disclosure well maintains the stable working conditions of the optical comb system, and realizes the mode-locking optimization control of an update mode for the big data, thereby effectively improving the mode-locking control process of the optical frequency comb system, and providing higher operation stability and measurement accuracy. |
| US12149041B2 |
Terahertz radiator based on coherent SPR amplified by stimulation
A terahertz radiator is based on coherent Smith-Purcell radiation amplified by stimulation. The terahertz radiator includes an electron emission source configured to emit electron beams and a pumping source configured to emit pumping signals. The pumping signal interacts with a primary grating structure to obtain preliminarily bunched electrons. The preliminarily bunched electrons interact with the primary grating structure to generate coherent Smith-Purcell radiation. The coherent Smith-Purcell radiation and the pumping signals vertically resonate in a primary resonant cavity structure, so that the electron bunching density is increased, and in turn, the coherent Smith-Purcell radiation is enhanced. A positive feedback process is formed by free electrons and the coherent Smith-Purcell radiation, and the coherent Smith-Purcell radiation amplified by stimulation and periodic bunched electron bunches are obtained. The terahertz radiator can be used to realize a stimulated amplification phenomenon under the conditions of small current and large beam spots. |
| US12149038B2 |
Nanoparticle doping for lasers and amplifiers operating at eye-safer wavelengths, and/or exhibiting reduced stimulated Brillouin scattering
Methods for synthesizing fibers having nanoparticles therein are provided, as well as preforms and fibers incorporating nanoparticles. The nanoparticles may include one or more rare earth ions selected based on fluorescence at eye-safer wavelengths, surrounded by a low-phonon energy host. Nanoparticles that are not doped with rare earth ions may also be included as a co-dopant to help increase solubility of nanoparticles doped with rare earth ions in the silica matrix. The nanoparticles may be incorporated into a preform, which is then drawn to form fiber. The fibers may beneficially be incorporated into lasers and amplifiers that operate at eye safer wavelengths. Lasers and amplifiers incorporating the fibers may also beneficially exhibit reduced Stimulated Brillouin Scattering. |
| US12149037B2 |
Electric wire manufacturing method and electric wire manufacturing apparatus
An electric wire manufacturing method includes: a step of placing a core wire including a plurality of strands inside a tubular jig; and a step of forming a joined portion that integrates the strands by emitting laser light along an axial direction of the core wire toward a tip of the core wire placed inside the jig. In the placing step, the core wire is placed with a gap between an inner wall surface of the jig and an outer circumferential surface of the core wire while the tip of the core wire faces upward relative to a horizontal line. In the step of forming the joined portion, the joined portion is formed by filling the gap with a melted substance of the strands. |
| US12149036B2 |
Terminal and terminal wire assembly
A terminal coupled to an end of an electric wire on a front side with respect to an extending direction in which the electric wire extends. The terminal includes a terminal body including a holding section holding the electric wire and a slider slidable relative to the terminal body in the extending direction. The slider includes a pressing portion that presses the holding section toward the electric wire. The terminal body is formed from a folded metal sheet. The holding section includes a holding protrusion that protrudes toward the electric wire and contacts the electric wire. The holding protrusion is formed from a folded metal sheet. |
| US12149032B2 |
Connector assembly with grounding
A connector assembly (10) is disclosed in which a connector part (12) and a cable manager part (20) are provided. The cable manager part (20) can be provided with a rear housing (40), a lacing fixture part (30), and a grounding part (50). In one aspect, the grounding part (50) provides grounding contact between an inserted cable (4) and the connector part (12). In one aspect, the grounding part (50) secures the connector part (12) to the rear housing part (40). In one example, a connector assembly (110) is provided with a grounding arrangement (150) including a plurality of deflectable grounding members (152) and provides grounding contact between the inserted cable (4) and the connector part (112). In one aspect, the grounding members (152) each provide two points of contact against the cable (4). |
| US12149031B2 |
Subsea connector
A switchable subsea connector includes a first connector part, a second connector part removably connected to the first connector part; and a switching unit. The connector parts each include at least one electrical conductor and each switching unit includes at least one individual switching device. Each electrical conductor in at least one connector part is allocated to an individual switching device of the switching unit; wherein each of the individual switching devices includes a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switch. |
| US12149024B2 |
Electrical connector assembly
An electrical connector assembly including a first connector and a second connector to be mated with each other is provided. The first connector includes a first body, and at least one first terminal and multiple second terminals disposed therein. The second terminals are symmetrically arranged at opposite sides of the first terminal. The second connector includes a second body, at least one third terminal movably disposed in the second body, multiple fourth terminals disposed in the second body and symmetrically arranged at opposite sides of the third terminal, and a driving module electrically connected to at least one of the fourth terminals and structurally connected to the third terminal. In the mating process of the first and second connector, the second terminals and the fourth terminals are electrically connected firstly, to trigger the driving module to move the third terminal to be structurally and electrically connected to the first terminal. |
| US12149019B2 |
Pin and sleeve device with features to facilitate easier assembly
An electrical pin and sleeve device is disclosed. The pin and sleeve device incorporating one or more features to facilitate easier assembly and use. For example, the pin and sleeve device may include one or more alignment or keys between, for example, the electrical contacts and the thru holes for receiving the contacts formed in the device to prevent improper insertion of the contacts within the device. Additionally, and/or alternatively, one or more alignment or keys between components of the pin and sleeve device such as, for example, between the contact carrier and the body member to prevent improper coupling of the body member relative to the contact carrier or subsequent rotation thereof. Additionally, and/or alternatively, the pin and sleeve device may include one or more tapered or funneled surfaces for preventing wire splaying during insertion of the electrical strands into the contacts. |
| US12149016B2 |
Low crosstalk card edge connector
An electrical connector includes a first set of conductors, a first overmolding in physical contact with a body portion of each of the first set of conductors, a second set of conductors, a second overmolding in physical contact with the body portion of each of the second set of conductors, and a spacer in contact with the first overmolding and the second overmolding. A gap is present between the spacer and at least one of the first set of conductors and a gap between the spacer and at least one of the second set of conductors. |
| US12149012B1 |
Multi-band antenna device and tuning techniques
Described herein are antenna configurations that, in some embodiments, may be advantageously tuned to achieve desired electromagnetic performance over multiple resonant frequencies by providing control, in the design process, over some or all of the desired resonant frequencies. Such antenna configurations, in some embodiments, may be configured to achieve a large frequency bandwidth in a static physical layout, without necessarily resorting to a reconfigurable feed path. |
| US12149011B2 |
Dual-fed patch antenna with isolated ports
Dual-fed antenna includes a ground plane; first and second metal patch radiators positioned over the ground plane, the first and second metal patch radiators are mirror images of each other; the first and second metal patch radiators separated by a meander-shaped gap, thereby forming an interdigitated structure, with each radiator having at least three digits; each digit shorted to the ground plane using a corresponding metal pin; each radiator having a coaxial feed implemented as a connector connected to it through the ground plane, or an aperture-coupled feed. Matching networks can be connected to the coaxial feeds at both ports or to microstrip lines connected to the slots of the aperture-coupled feeds. Each radiator can have tuning pins on an opposite side of the radiator from the digits, where each tuning pin can have a capacitive load. A dielectric plate can be placed between the radiators and the ground plane. |
| US12149010B2 |
Stacked multi-band antenna
The present invention relates to an antenna stack comprising a ground plane and a plurality of antenna layers for separate operating frequency bands, the antenna stack comprising i) an antenna on one antenna layer and at least one antenna array on at least one different antenna layer or ii) at least two antenna arrays, each on a different antenna layer. Each individual antenna layer comprises an antenna or an antenna array that operates on a frequency band that is specific to the respective antenna layer and different from frequency band or bands of other antenna layer or layers. The antenna layer comprises antenna elements manufactured by patterning conductor material on a respective flexible and/or bendable sheet of insulating material. Antenna elements on the respective antenna layer is a circularly polarized crossed dipole antenna element or a crossed dipole antenna element that is electrically configurable into circularly polarized or linearly polarized configuration. Each antenna layer has a predefined distance from the ground plane, wherein the predefined distance between the antenna or antenna array comprised on the respective antenna layer and the ground plane is defined based of the frequency band of the respective antenna or antenna array. |
| US12149008B2 |
Low-footprint dual-band ultra-wideband antenna modules
This document describes low-footprint dual-band ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna modules. A described UWB antenna module may be used as an internal part of a mobile device (e.g., cellphone, tablet, and/or other mobile devices). The UWB antenna module includes a multi-layer dual-band antenna that includes a set of multi-layer patch antennas, each patch antenna including a layer with a conductive ground plate, a feeding plate layer, and a parasitic strip layer with two parasitic strips, one configured to resonate at a frequency within a first band of the dual-band antenna, the other configured to resonate at a frequency within a second band of the dual-band antenna. The parasitic strips are electromagnetically coupled to the feeding plate. |
| US12149006B2 |
Frequency-division duplexing (FDD) type antenna device for implementing spatial-polarization separation of beams using quad-polarized antenna module array
Disclosed is a frequency-division duplexing (FDD) type antenna device for implementing spatial-polarization separation of beams using a quad-polarized antenna module array.There is provided an antenna device including first radiating elements, second radiating elements, third radiating elements, and fourth radiating elements, a filter unit including first, second, third, and fourth filters that filter signals of first, second, third, and fourth signal paths, respectively, and a phase setting module configured to set phases of the filtered signals so that a first beam and a second beam radiated through the first and second radiating elements and the third and fourth radiating elements, respectively, are separated in space, wherein the first beam and the second beam have different polarization directions. |
| US12149005B2 |
Phased-array antenna with precise electrical steering for mesh network applications
A steerable antenna device for a reconfigurable wireless mesh network comprises a directionally-disordered quasi-uniform two-dimensional array including a plurality of antenna elements attached to the substrate. The steerable antenna device further comprises a plurality of switches for each one of the plurality of antenna elements, the switches configured to select, for each of the antenna elements, a respective phase delay from a respective set of possible phase delays by selecting a respective path from a set of possible respective paths in the network of antenna feed traces. |
| US12149001B2 |
Wireless transceiver having receive antennas and transmit antennas with orthogonal polarizations in a phased array antenna panel
A wireless communication device includes reconfigurable receive transmit antennas having horizontal-polarization antennas and vertical-polarization antennas, where the horizontal-polarization antennas receive or transmit horizontally-polarized signal for a first period of time, where the vertical-polarization antennas transmit or receive vertically-polarized signal for a second period of time, where the horizontal-polarization receive antennas form a receive beam based on receive phase and receive amplitude information provided by a master chip, and where the vertical-polarization transmit antennas form a transmit beam based on transmit phase and transmit amplitude information provided by the master chip. |
| US12148999B1 |
Multimode vivaldi antenna structures
Provided herein are various enhancements for antenna systems and directed radio frequency energy structures. In one example, an apparatus includes a baseplate, an antenna array comprising a plurality of Vivaldi antenna elements arranged about an axis perpendicular to the baseplate, and feed elements coupled to each of the Vivaldi antenna elements through the baseplate. |
| US12148998B2 |
Signal conditioning modules in phased array antennas
In some embodiments, a phased array antenna system includes a carrier having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first antenna element and a second antenna element coupled to the first side of the carrier, the second antenna element spaced apart from the first antenna element by a space and a signal conditioning module including a support structure having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, one or more signal conditioning elements coupled to the first side of the support structure, and a plurality of coupling elements coupled to the second side of the support structure, wherein at least one of the plurality of coupling elements electrically couples the signal conditioning module to the first antenna element; and at least another of the plurality of coupling elements electrically couples the signal conditioning module to the carrier. |
| US12148997B2 |
Open waveguide antenna and system having the same
A waveguide antenna system, includes: an electromagnetic, EM, transition portion having a transition region having a signal feed interface and an open waveguide section, the EM transition portion configured to couple EM energy from the signal feed interface to a guided waveguide mode of EM energy to the open waveguide section via the transition region; and a leaky waveguide antenna portion configured and disposed to radiate electromagnetic energy received from the open waveguide section; wherein the EM transition portion is electromagnetically coupled to the leaky waveguide antenna portion, the EM transition portion being configured to support a transfer of electromagnetic energy from a signal feed structure to the leaky waveguide antenna portion. |
| US12148996B2 |
Slot array antenna
A slot array antenna includes a waveguide and a horn. The waveguide has a first surface including multiple slots arranged along a longitudinal direction of the first surface to radiate radio waves. The width of the first surface in the lateral direction is greater than half of a wavelength of the radio waves. The horn, fixedly attached to the waveguide, enlarges towards a radiation direction of the radio waves. The horn has upper and lower portions bent inwards twice with respect to a lateral direction of the first surface to form first and second narrow openings. An opening width of the first narrow opening is less than the width of the first surface. An opening width of the second narrow opening is less than or equal to two fifth of the wavelength. Thus, a side lobe generated due to horizontal polarization of the radio waves is suppressed. |
| US12148995B1 |
Dual band MIMO antenna
A reconfigurable, dual-band, MIMO antenna apparatus, a planar MIMO antenna system utilizing the antenna apparatus, and a method of transmitting and receiving a signal by the antenna apparatus are provided. The apparatus includes a dielectric planar substrate, a first element, a second element, two varactor diodes per element, and a microstrip feed-line. The first element and the second element each have slotted concentric annular rings. The second element is separated on the dielectric planar substrate from the first element, but is coplanar on the dielectric planar substrate with the first element. The two varactor diodes are placed in series with biasing circuitry, the biasing circuitry including RF chokes and current-limiting resistors. The microstrip feed-line feeds both antenna elements. The dual-band antenna elements can each be independently and concurrently tunable to two signal frequencies bands. |
| US12148994B1 |
Radiation absorber device
A radiation absorber device configured to protect a user from radiation from a wireless device, which has a housing made from radiation absorbent material, the housing having an opening, a first chamber and a second chamber, and wherein the first and second chambers are in communication with each other, the first chamber being greater than the second chamber, and wherein the first and second chambers are adapted to together receive a wireless device. The radiation absorber device also has a lid adapted to selectively close the opening of the housing and thus enclose the wireless device therein. |
| US12148990B2 |
Antenna device
The present invention relates to an antenna device, and especially, comprises: a printed board assembly (PBA hereinafter) which has a plurality of antenna-related components mounted to one surface, and has a plurality of filters mounted to the other surface; and an antenna board which is stacked and disposed on the one surface side of the PBA, has a plurality of antenna elements mounted to one surface, and is connected to the filters tightly adhering to the other surface, so as to establish an electrical signal line with the filters, wherein the filters are spaced apart from the other surface of the PBA and have clamshell parts integrally formed so as to prevent a signal leakage from the electrical signal line, and thus an advantage is provided of enabling the improvement of the overall heat dissipation performance and filter performance of the filters. |
| US12148988B2 |
Radar device
A radar device includes a plurality of transmission antennas, a plurality of reception antennas, and a processing circuitry which processes reception signals. An antenna group including first antennas which are either the plurality of transmission antennas or reception antennas such that an antenna interval between adjacent ones of the first antennas is a basic distance, is defined as a first antenna group, and an antenna group including a plurality of second antennas, different from the first antennas, such that an antenna interval between adjacent ones of the second antennas is 2 times the basic distance, is defined as a second antenna group. In a virtual reception antenna group composed of a plurality of virtual reception antennas formed by the plurality of antennas in the first antenna group and the second antenna group, an interval between adjacent ones of the virtual reception antennas is the basic distance. |
| US12148987B2 |
Antenna module, communication device, and array antenna
An antenna module (100) includes a dielectric substrate (160) having a multilayer structure, a first radiation electrode (122), a second radiation electrode (121), and a ground electrode (GND). The second radiation electrode (121) is arranged between the first radiation electrode (122) and the ground electrode (GND) in a lamination direction of the dielectric substrate (160). In the dielectric substrate (160), a hollow portion (150) is disposed in at least a portion between the first radiation electrode (122) and the second radiation electrode (121). |
| US12148985B2 |
Antenna module having plurality of printed circuit boards laminated therein, and electronic device comprising same
According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise: a first printed circuit board which includes a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a second printed circuit board which includes a third surface facing the first direction and a fourth surface facing the second direction and includes at least one first antenna; a first wireless communication circuit which is electrically connected to at least one connection terminal formed on the first printed circuit board and transmits and receives a signal of a first frequency band through the at least one first antenna; and a conductive bonding member which is disposed between the first surface and the fourth surface and electrically connects the at least one first antenna and the first wireless communication circuit. Various other embodiments may be included. |
| US12148984B2 |
Radar having antennas arranged at horizontal and vertical intervals
A radar includes a transmitter antenna unit including a plurality of transmitter antennas based on a first horizontal interval and a first vertical interval, a receiver antenna unit including a plurality of receiver antennas arranged based on a second horizontal interval, a transceiver configured to transmit a transmission signal through the transmitter antenna unit and receive a reflection signal reflected from a target object through the receiver antenna unit and a processing unit configured to extract information about the target object by processing the received reflection signal. The second horizontal interval is smaller than the first horizontal interval. |
| US12148983B2 |
Wearable electronic device including plurality of antennas and communication method thereof
An electronic device includes a main body, a pair of glass lenses configured to be supported by the main body, at least one display module configured to be disposed on the pair of glass lenses, a first support configured to be rotatably connected to the main body, a second support configured to be rotatably connected to the main body and configured to be disposed to be spaced apart from the first support, a communication module configured to be disposed in the first support, a processor configured to be operatively connected to the communication module, a relay module configured to be disposed in the second support and configured to relay at least one signal, and a first antenna configured to be disposed in the second support and configured to be electrically connected to the relay module. |
| US12148981B2 |
Electronic device for compensating for loss of inter frequency signal between antenna module and inter frequency integrated circuit
Disclosed is an electronic device including a plurality of radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) that delivers a digital signal, which is to be transmitted by a modem through an antenna configured to transmit and/or receive a radio frequency (RF) signal, in a form of the RF signal and to deliver the RF signal received from the antenna, in a direction of the modem, wherein the plurality of RFICs are at least partially connected to one another, an inter frequency integrated circuit (IFIC) connected to at least some RFICs among the plurality of RFICs and configured to receive the digital signal from the modem, to convert the digital signal to an inter frequency (IF) signal, to deliver the IF signal to the RFIC, to convert the RF signal delivered from the RFIC to the IF signal, and to deliver the IF signal to the modem, and a plurality of compensation units respectively connected to the plurality of RFICs or respectively positioned inside of the plurality of RFICs, the compensation units comprising circuitry configured to compensate for a loss of the IF signal occurring between the IFIC and the at least some RFICs or to compensate for a loss of the IF signal occurring between the plurality of RFICs. |
| US12148977B2 |
Directional coupler having wide band high directivity and flat frequency response
Disclosed is a directional coupler circuit that has improved performance in the areas of directivity and frequency range, when compared with conventional directional couplers. The disclosed directional coupler circuit improves performance in at least two ways. The first is by the use of the voltage operational amplifier that unloads the capacitive voltage divider. The second is using forward and reflected transimpedance operational amplifier circuits to provide a short circuit to the coupling coil, namely a forward direction current sample circuit having a forward transimpedance operational amplifier and a reflected direction current sample circuit having a reflected transimpedance operational amplifier. |
| US12148974B2 |
Fabrication of superconducting devices that control direct currents and microwave signals
Fabrication of superconducting devices that combine or separate direct currents and microwave signals is provided. A method can comprise forming a direct current circuit that supports a direct current, a microwave circuit that supports a microwave signal, and a common circuit that supports the direct current and the microwave signal. The method can also comprise operatively coupling a first end of the direct current circuit and a first end of the microwave circuit to a first end of the common circuit. The direct current circuit can comprise a bandstop circuit and the microwave circuit can comprise a capacitor. Alternatively, the direct current circuit can comprise a bandstop circuit and the microwave circuit can comprise a bandpass circuit. Alternatively, the microwave circuit can comprise a capacitor and the direct current circuit can comprise one or more quarter-wavelength transmission lines. |
| US12148968B2 |
Integrated microstrip and substrate integrated waveguide circulators/isolators formed with co-fired magnetic-dielectric composites
Disclosed are embodiments of microstrip and substrate integrated waveguide circulators/isolators which can be integrated with a substrate. This composite structure can serve as a platform for other components, allowing for improved miniaturization of components. Embodiments of the disclosure can be particular advantageous in the high frequency ranges, such as above 1.8 GHz or above 3 GHz, which allows devices to be used in the 5G space. |
| US12148951B2 |
Separators, lead acid batteries, and methods and systems associated therewith
A separator is provided with a novel construction and/or a combination of improved properties. Batteries, methods, and systems associated therewith are also provided. In certain embodiments, novel or improved separators, battery separators, enhanced flooded battery separators, batteries, cells, and/or methods of manufacture and/or use of such separators, battery separators, enhanced flooded battery separators, cells, and/or batteries are provided. In addition, there is disclosed herein methods, systems, and battery separators having a reduced ER, improved puncture strength, improved separator CMD stiffness, improved oxidation resistance, reduced separator thickness, reduced basis weight, and any combination thereof. In accordance with at least certain embodiments, separators are provided in battery applications for flat-plate batteries, tubular batteries, vehicle SLI, and HEV ISS applications, deep cycle applications, golf car or golf cart, and e-rickshaw batteries, batteries operating in a partial state of charge (“PSOC”), inverter batteries; and storage batteries for renewable energy sources, and any combination thereof. |
| US12148940B2 |
Structure for a battery pack for supplying an electrically driven work appliance with electrical drive power, battery pack, work system and method for producing a battery pack
A structure for a battery pack for supplying an electrically driven work appliance with electrical drive power has a number of cell holder parts. The number of cell holder parts is designed for holding battery cells. At least two cell holder parts are designed for arrangement together in a holding arrangement and, in the holding arrangement, for jointly holding the battery cells. The cell holder parts, in the holding arrangement, jointly form at least a predominant part of a filling mould. The filling mould is designed for filling with a protective material for enclosing at least a part of a battery pack electronics unit. Additionally or alternatively, the structure has at least one cast assembly, wherein the cast assembly unites one of the number of cell holder parts and at least one casted-in cell contactor. The cell contactor is designed for contacting at least one cell terminal of at least one of the held battery cells. |
| US12148939B2 |
Energy storage unit comprising a battery module and method for managing such an energy storage unit
The invention relates to a battery module (10) comprising a module management system (11) and at least one battery cell (30) having a cell voltage. The at least one battery cell (30) is capable of assuming: —a first operating mode (Mod1) in which the battery cell (30) undergoes discharge, —a second operating mode (Mod2) in which the battery cell (30) does not undergo discharge. The module management system (11) is configured to decide to place the battery cell (30) selectively in one of the operating modes (Mod1, Mod2) depending on the cell voltage. The invention also relates to an energy storage unit (1) comprising at least two of said battery modules (10). Finally, the invention relates to a method for managing such an energy storage unit (1). |
| US12148938B1 |
Modular portable and backup power systems and methods
A battery-powered generator includes a first power transfer switch arranged to: i) receive, via a first input connection, a first AC electrical power signal from a gas-powered generator; ii) receive, via a second input connection, a second AC electrical power signal from a DC to AC power inverter, and iii) selectively connect an output connection to one of the first input connection associated with the first AC electrical power signal and the second input connection associated with the second AC electrical power signal. The generator includes a bank of one or more batteries arranged to output a DC electrical power signal. The DC to AC power inverter is configured to i) receive the DC electrical power signal and ii) generate the second AC electrical power signal. |
| US12148934B2 |
Metal composite oxide and production method thereof, and electrode for solid oxide fuel cell
A method for producing a metal composite oxide, the method including steps of: preparing a slurry by mixing different kinds of metal compounds in a powder form, a dispersion medium, and a dispersant, and baking the different kinds of metal compounds after the dispersion medium in the slurry is removed. The slurry further includes a polyalkylene oxide having a viscosity average molecular weight of 150,000 or more. The slurry has a viscosity of 10 mPa·s to 2000 mPa·s, the viscosity being measured using a B-type viscometer under conditions of a temperature of 23° C. to 27° C. and a rotation rate of 60 rpm. According to the production method, a slurry in which different kinds metal compound powders are uniformly dispersed and a precipitate is unlikely to be formed can be obtained. Therefore, a metal composite oxide having a desired composition can be obtained. |
| US12148933B2 |
Methods for producing alpha-keto acid and pyruvic acid
An electrode catalyst of the present invention contains an electrically conductive material carrying a metal or a metal oxide, and has an electrical conductivity at 30° C. of 1×10−13 Scm−1 or more. |
| US12148931B2 |
Low resistance cathode for solid-state battery
A cathode is provided that includes a lithium-ion conductive material, at least one carbon support structure at least partially embedded within the lithium-ion conductive material, and cathode active material particles. The cathode active material particles are provided within and on a surface of each of the at least one carbon support structure. A solid-state battery is also provided that includes the cathode in which cathode active materials are provided within and on a surface of each of the at least one carbon support structure, and the at least one carbon support structure is at least partially embedded within the lithium-ion conductive material. |
| US12148927B2 |
Lithium battery and use of a germanium organyl-based electrolyte additive as an electrolyte additive therein
A lithium battery including an anode having an active anode material, a cathode having an active cathode material. The cathode material includes lithium nickel cobalt manganese cobalt oxide (NCM). An electrolyte separates the anode and cathode. The electrolyte includes a solvent or solvent mixture and lithium hexafluorophosphate, and a germanium organyl-based electrolyte additive. Also disclosed are uses of the germanium organyl-based electrolyte additive in the lithium battery for enhancing one characteristic selected from the group consisting of reversible capacity, Coulombic efficiency, cyclic stability and combinations thereof. |
| US12148925B2 |
Anode active material for batteries, and method for preparing same
An anode active material for batteries including anode active substance particles that include a silicon oxide compound. The anode active substance particles includes lithium and a non-lithium doping metal, where the non-lithium doping metal includes a metal M1 including one or more of titanium, magnesium, zirconium, zinc, aluminum, yttrium and calcium, and the content of the non-lithium doping metal in the anode active material is 0.01-20 wt %, for example 0.05-15 wt %, in another example 0.1-10 wt %, and in still another example 0.1-5 wt %. The anode active material has high water tolerance, and a secondary battery prepared from the anode active material has the advantages of high capacity, high coulombic efficiency and long cycle life. |
| US12148924B2 |
Anode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, anode, battery, and laminate
An anode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, including: an aluminum phase; and a non-aluminum metal phase dispersed in the aluminum phase, in which the non-aluminum metal phase is formed of a non-aluminum metal compound containing one or more selected from the group consisting of Si, Ge, Sn, Ag Sb, Bi, In, and Mg, and an amount of the non-aluminum metal phase with respect to a total amount of the aluminum phase and the non-aluminum metal phase is 0.01 mass % or more and 8 mass % or less. |
| US12148919B2 |
Composite carbon particles and use thereof
Composite carbon particles including a porous carbon material and a silicon component, the composite carbon particle having an average aspect ratio of 1.25 or less, and a ratio (ISi/IG) of a peak intensity (ISi) in the vicinity of 470 cm−1 to a peak intensity (IG) in the vicinity of 1580 cm−1 as measured by Raman spectroscopy of 0.30 or less, wherein the porous carbon material satisfies V1/V0>0.80 and V2/V0<0.10, when a total pore volume at a maximum value of a relative pressure P/P0 is defined as V0 and P0 is a saturated vapor pressure, a cumulative pore volume at a relative pressure P/P0=0.1 is defined as V1, a cumulative pore volume at a relative pressure P/P0=10−7 is defined as V2 in a nitrogen adsorption test, and has a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more. |
| US12148918B2 |
Positive electrode active material powder, positive electrode, lithium ion battery, and method of producing positive electrode
A positive electrode active material powder includes a first particle group and a second particle group. The first particle group consists of a plurality of first particles. Each of the first particles includes 1 to 10 single-particles. The second particle group consists of a plurality of second particles. Each of the second particles includes an aggregated particle. The aggregated particle is formed by aggregation of 50 or more primary particles. The positive electrode active material powder has a flow function coefficient of more than or equal to 2.9. The flow function coefficient is a ratio of a maximum principal stress to a uniaxial collapse stress. The uniaxial collapse stress and the maximum principal stress are measured by a direct shear test for powders. |
| US12148917B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery negative electrode and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery
A negative electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a negative electrode material mixture including a negative electrode active material capable of electrochemically absorbing and desorbing lithium ions, a carbon nanotube; and an acrylic resin. The negative electrode active material includes a composite material including a silicate phase, and silicon particles dispersed in the silicate phase, and the silicate phase includes at least one selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements and Group 2 elements. |
| US12148915B2 |
Composition for forming an active material composite, an active material composite, and a method for producing an active material composite
Provided is a composition for forming an active material composite that gives an active material composite that can be used for an electrode in a lithium ion secondary battery and the like and that can improve battery cycle and rate characteristics.A composition for forming an active material composite comprising at least one active material selected from a metal, a metalloid, a metal alloy, a metal oxide, a metalloid oxide, a metal phosphate, a metal sulfide, and a metal nitride, a conductive material, a solvent, and at least one dispersant selected from a vinyl polymer comprising a pendant oxazoline group and a triarylamine-based hyperbranched polymer. |