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| US12177786B2 |
Power control for hybrid automatic repeat request feedback signal in random access
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a response message associated with a random access message, wherein the response message includes an identifier of the UE; select a format of an uplink channel or an uplink signal for acknowledging successful decoding of the response message; determine a transmit power for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgment (ACK) information based at least in part on at least one of: a message type of the response message, a mode of random access associated with the random access message, a power control configuration used by a previous transmission of the random access message, or the format of the uplink channel or the uplink signal; and transmit the HARQ ACK information using a power control procedure based at least in part on the transmit power. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12177785B2 |
Energy saving signal transmission method, network-side device and terminal
Disclosed are an energy saving signal transmission method, a network-side device and a terminal, relating wireless communications. The method of the present application comprises: a base station using higher-layer signaling/physical-layer signaling to configure, for a terminal, a first transmission opportunity for transmitting a first energy saving signal, and/or configure, for the terminal, a second transmission opportunity for transmitting a second energy saving signal; and using the first transmission opportunity to transmit the first energy saving signal to the terminal, and/or using the second transmission opportunity to transmit the second energy saving signal to the terminal. |
| US12177784B2 |
Managing a network comprising multiple communication devices
Example embodiments relate to managing a network that includes multiple communication devices. One example set of devices adapted to form a local network includes at least one first communication device and at least one second communication device. Both the first and the second communication devices include a first communication module to communicate in the local network. The first communication device includes a second communication module. Both the first communication device and the second communication device are adapted to be operationally connected to a power cutoff detection module. The first communication device includes a first energy storage module and is configured to operate in a first power cutoff mode when the power cutoff detection module detects a power cutoff. The second communication device includes a second energy storage module and is configured to operate in a second power cutoff mode when the power cutoff detection module detects a power cutoff. |
| US12177782B2 |
Network node and communication method for paging a terminal
An exchange includes: a reception unit that receives, from a gateway, a message indicating presence of an incoming call to a terminal; a control unit that adjusts the time for transmitting paging corresponding to the message to a base station; and a transmission unit that transmits the paging to the base station at the adjusted time. |
| US12177780B2 |
Systems and methods for power saving in a wireless communication system
The power requirements of user equipments (UEs) are expected to increase as their capabilities increase. Some power saving methods have previously been proposed, but are limited by the radio resource control (RRC) protocol and do not address the power consumption associated with having to transition between different RRC states. In some embodiments described herein, there are not different RRC states, but instead a single RRC state. Within that single RRC state, there are different modes of operation, e.g. a default low power operation mode and an enhanced power operation mode. In some embodiments, the UE switches from the default operation mode to the enhanced operation mode on an on-demand basis (e.g. based on the communication capability required by the UE), and then returns back to the default operation mode. |
| US12177779B2 |
System and method for determining Wi-Fi target wake time wake interval based on network traffic service
A method includes obtaining network traffic information based on network traffic received during a time window. The method also includes determining a network service type using a machine learning classification system operating on the network traffic information. The method also includes determining a latency requirement based on the network service type. The method also includes adjusting one or more Target Wakeup Time (TWT) intervals and a wake duration based on the latency requirement to optimize power consumption of a Wi-Fi station. |
| US12177777B2 |
Cross-slot scheduling power saving techniques
Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer programs, for activating cross-slot scheduling in user equipment (UE) to achieve power savings. In one aspect, the method can include actions of generating, by an access node, an RRC communication including one or more parameters that, when processed by the UE, configures the UE to forego use of computing resources to buffer for potential PDSCH transmission for a predetermined amount of time, encoding, by the access node, the RRC communication for transmission to the UE, and causing, by the access node, one or more antennae to transmit the encoded RRC communication to the UE. |
| US12177772B2 |
Apparatus and methods for interworking in wireless networks
Apparatus and methods for interworking a user device in one or more wireless networks. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide enhanced wireless services which enable operation of a given user device (e.g., a mobile 3GPP-compliant UE) within two or more mobile networks (e.g., PLMNs), such as a macro network and micro network. In one implementation, the UE contains multiple SIM cards to enable connection to different networks simultaneously. Accordingly, the UE can roam between two different networks seamlessly, regardless of whether the operators of each are independent or the same operator. Enhanced network capability as described herein advantageously allows for interworking between the macro and micro (e.g., small-cell) layers of the system without complicated network configuration requirements between the two operating networks as required under the prior art. |
| US12177767B2 |
Method and user equipment (UE) for handling frequency scanning 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. Accordingly, methods for handling frequency scanning in a wireless communication network include scanning, by a UE, a first set of frequencies present in a Most Recently Used (MRU) frequency list. |
| US12177766B2 |
Identification of emergency vehicles via wifi beacon analysis with false alarm suppression
An emergency vehicle detector with false detection processing. Wifi MAC address patterns and SSID pattern identification is used to identify and estimate range of emergency vehicles that contains a Wifi Access Point and exclude other Wifi Beacons by comparing to a location specific database. False alarms are detected and silenced. |
| US12177765B2 |
Access control in 5G NR
Access category management objects may be configured for use in support of access category configurations of a user equipment (UE). Various methods for a UE configuration with access categories are disclosed. Signaling methods by a radio access network of access barring parameters such as a signaling method for a partial list of access barring parameters with explicit signaling of access category indexes and a signaling method for a full list of access barring parameters where access categories are signaled using a bitmap are disclosed. Access control parameters and an access control architecture in terms of access control function distribution within the UE protocol sublayers, solutions that address the impact of access control in a connected mode on a buffer status report, logical channel prioritization and flow control between the UE AS and UE NAS, and details regarding access barring checks are also disclosed. |
| US12177760B2 |
Methods, wireless communications networks and infrastructure equipment
A method of controlling communications within a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises receiving, at a first of the infrastructure equipment acting as a donor node connected to a core network part of a wireless communications network, signals representing data from a second of the infrastructure equipment over a first communications path via one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as relay nodes, receiving, at the first infrastructure equipment, assistance information from at least one of the second infrastructure equipment and the one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as the relay nodes, and determining, by one of the first infrastructure equipment and the one or more other infrastructure equipment acting as the relay nodes in the case that the assistance information satisfies a trigger condition, that the second infrastructure equipment should communicate with the first infrastructure equipment over a second communications path. |
| US12177759B2 |
Method and apparatus for efficiently controlling access for system load adjustment in mobile communication systems
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for efficiently controlling access for system load adjustment in mobile communication systems. A method for transmitting and receiving data by a terminal including a user equipment (UE) non access stratum (NAS) and a UE access stratum (AS) includes the steps of: receiving by the UE AE, information including emergency call-related information which includes barring information by type for the emergency call, from a base station; transmitting, by the UE NAS, a service request for the emergency call to the UE AS; and determining, by the UE AS, whether to bar the service request on the basis of emergency call-related information. During an emergency call transmission, network congestion can be easily controlled by enabling various types of emergency calls to be transmitted, and enabling access to be barred information according to the situation of a communication network and types of emergency calls. |
| US12177758B2 |
Systems and methods for identifying blockages of emergency exists in a building
Methods and systems for monitoring blockages of emergency escape routes and emergency exits of a building include capturing a plurality of images which may correspond to an emergency escape route and/or an emergency exit of a building. The plurality of images may be analyzed to determine when a stationary object is present and at least partially blocking the emergency escape route and/or the emergency exit. If a blockage is detected, a user may be notified of the blockage. |
| US12177755B2 |
BLE communication module and unmanned moving object supporting dynamic multi-link to configure wireless ad hoc network, and method thereof
Provided is a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication module that supports a dynamic multi-link to configure a wireless ad hoc network. The BLE communication module includes a master configured to scan an advertising message transmitted from a slave of another BLE communication module and a slave connected to the master through an internal interface and configured to receive a scan message transmitted from a master of the other BLE communication module and transmit an advertising message corresponding to the scan message. Each of the master and the slave has a predetermined multi-port and a routing table for processing transmitted or received data. |
| US12177750B2 |
Communication control device, mobile object, communication control method, and computer-readable storage medium to control, communication path using direct communication between mobile objects
A communication control device controls wireless communication of a mobile object. The wireless communication includes: a cost information obtaining unit for obtaining from another mobile object being in surroundings of the mobile object, cost information representing a cost for the other mobile object to perform direct wireless communication between mobile objects; a connection information obtaining unit for obtaining communication connection information available for the other mobile object; a communication path setting unit for setting, based on the communication connection information, a plurality of communication paths including a communication path using direct communication with the other mobile object; and a communication path selecting unit for selecting, based on the cost information obtained by the cost information obtaining unit and the communication connection information obtained by the connection information obtaining unit, a communication path to be used for data communication among the plurality of communication paths. |
| US12177749B2 |
Method and apparatus for peer to peer distribution strategy for updates
A system includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of reports identifying file-chunk distribution among reporting vehicles. The processor is also configured to determine reseeding file chunks to improve distribution characteristics, responsive to the reports. The processor is further configured to determine a plurality of candidate delivery vehicles and responsive to determining that a distribution threshold has passed, send the reseeding file chunks to the determined delivery vehicles. |
| US12177747B2 |
Technique for assessing positioning qualities
A technique for assessing positioning qualities within a localization area of a positioning system comprising a plurality of anchor nodes for determining positions of tag devices within the localization area using radio technology is disclosed. A method implementation of the technique comprises determining (S202) a positioning deviation between an absolute position of a tag device and a relative position of the tag device, the absolute position of the tag device being determined by the positioning system using the plurality of anchor nodes and the relative position of the tag device being determined based on movement related measurements performed by the tag device relative to a previously determined absolute position of the tag device, and assessing (S204) a positioning quality for the absolute position based on the determined positioning deviation. |
| US12177746B2 |
Simplified message grouping and display
Systems and methods for simplified message grouping and display are provided. In example embodiments, a plurality of messages are received within a conversation which is accessible by a plurality of client devices. Messages are grouped into different cards based on criteria associated with the cards. During a transition between displaying a first of the cards to a second of the cards, an animation may be displayed. |
| US12177745B2 |
MBMS bearer setup in a group communications system
In accordance with particular embodiments, a method, performed by a control node, for multimedia broadcast multicast service, MBMS, bearer setup in a group communications system comprises activating and announcing an MBMS bearer to the client nodes. The MBMS bearer is independent of any particular group of client nodes. The method also includes obtaining a call setup message for a group call from a first client node of the client nodes. The method additionally includes broadcasting a connect message for the group call to at least one other client node of the client nodes in response to having received the call setup message. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method, performed by a client node, for MBMS bearer setup in a group communications system comprises obtaining a service announcement of an MBMS bearer from a control node. The MBMS bearer is independent of any particular group of client nodes. The method additionally includes providing a call setup message for a group call to the control node in response thereto. |
| US12177743B2 |
Integrated Wi-Fi location
An apparatus includes an integrated circuit that includes a microprocessor and a microcontroller unit circuit (MCU) coupled to the microprocessor. The MCU includes a central processing unit (CPU) core and a network processor that implements a wireless interface. The MCU is configured to execute a location application that facilitates a determination of a physical location of the apparatus. The MCU may also be configured to support one or more management functions. The microprocessor sends data to the MCU for wireless transmission by the MCU's wireless interface. |
| US12177740B2 |
Managing mobile data gathering agents
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for generating a map of physical features in a physical environment. Feature datasets are received from several mobile agents. A feature dataset includes data describing a detected physical feature, a geolocation of the feature, and a timestamp representing when the physical feature was detected. The geolocation data for the different feature datasets are integrated into a map of the physical environment and displayed to a user. One or more regions of interest are identified on the map. The regions of interest include geographical areas for which no feature datasets or an insufficient number of feature datasets have been collected. In response to identifying the regions of interest, one or more mobile agents are instructed collect supplemental feature datasets for the regions of interest. The map is updated with the supplemental feature datasets for the identified regions of interest. |
| US12177738B2 |
Method and system for determining a direction of movement of an object
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method and system for tracking and determining a position of an object along a planned route, the method comprising: providing information of at least one predetermined route and determining a planned route based on the information of the at least one predetermined route; determining a primary position of the object based on at least one of: signals received from a satellite positioning system and the planned route; tracking a first position of the object via the satellite positioning system; and comparing whether the first position matches with the planned route. If the first position is found to deviate from the planned route, determining a secondary position of movement of the object based on measurements of at least one of: an inertia sensor and an acceleration sensor; wherein at least one of acceleration, speed and direction of the object is measured. Determining the secondary position indication of the object based on the first position and the secondary position of movement of the object; comparing whether the secondary position indication matches with at least one of: the planned route and the at least one predetermined route, and determining the current position of the object based on: at least one of: the at least one predetermined route and the planned route; and at least one of: the first position and the secondary position indication. |
| US12177737B2 |
Systems and methods for contact network analysis including assessing social distancing
Techniques for determining levels of interactions amongst entities in a group are provided. A plurality of mobile electronic devices detect signal data indicating when pairs of devices are proximate to one another. A receiver receives the detected signal data, and a data structure representing a contact network is generated based on the received detected signal data. Based on the contact network, a first metric is generated comprising a quantification of an average number of other entities in the contact network with which an entity in the contact network will have interactions in a predetermined amount of time. Based on the contact network, a second metric is generated comprising a quotient comprising of a size of a component of the contact network divided by an overall network size of the contact network. Based on the first and second metric, a level of interaction amongst entities in the group is determined. |
| US12177735B2 |
System and methods for automatically on-boarding telematics units in vehicles
Methods and systems for detecting malfunctioning on-board telematics units in vehicles. A computing device may receive a first and second geofence location for a vehicle from a fleet management system. The computing device may determine whether it received a third location from an on-board telematics unit of the vehicle within a time period between receiving the first geofence location and receiving the second geofence location. The computing device may determine that the on-board telematics unit associated with the vehicle is in a state of anomaly in response to determining that the third location was not received from the on-board telematics unit of the vehicle within a time period between receiving the first geofence location and receiving the second geofence location. |
| US12177734B2 |
System and method for velocity-based geofencing for emergency vehicle
A system, method and storage medium for providing an emergency vehicle alert includes a first device collecting EV-related data, a management server receiving the EV-related data from the first device, the management server determining a geofence for the EV by dynamically adjusting a size or shape of the geofence at least based on a velocity of the EV-related data, the management server generating a safety warning signal including geofence information associated with the determined geofence, the management server transmitting the safety warning signal to a second device, a second device receiving the safety warning signal, the second device determining whether the another vehicle is located within the geofence based on the safety warning signal, the second device performing one or more alert actions when the another vehicle is located within the geofence, and the second device performing no alert action when the another vehicle is out of the geofence. |
| US12177732B2 |
Network handover method and terminal device
A network handover method and a terminal device, the method including obtaining, by a terminal device, a link quality parameter of a data link of the terminal device, determining that a 5G system accessed by the terminal device is unavailable in response to the link quality parameter meeting a specified condition, and handing over from the 5G system to a non-5G system in response to the 5G system being unavailable, where the link quality parameter includes quantities of uplink and downlink data packets received in a duration, and here the specified condition comprises the quantity of downlink data packets received in the duration by exceeding a first threshold and a quantity of sent uplink data packets being 0, or a quantity of uplink data packets sent in the duration exceeding a second threshold and the quantity of received downlink data packets being 0. |
| US12177729B2 |
Cell set based mobility
This disclosure relates to techniques for supporting cell set based mobility. A network may provide configuration information to a wireless device, relating to a current cell and possibly to one or more other cells in one or more cell sets. The wireless device and network may take various measurements. In response to the measurements and the configuration information, the wireless device may perform a cell change to one of the other cells. |
| US12177727B2 |
UE logging during handover
A method for use by a communication device, the method including the steps of receiving a handover, HO, command from a serving network cell of a plurality of network cells which provides a communication service for the communication device, acquiring current handover related information, logging the current handover related information only if a predetermined condition is fulfilled, wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that the current handover related information is different from previous handover related information, wherein the previous handover related information was acquired and reported by the communication device before receiving the HO command. |
| US12177726B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
A communication method may be applied to a scenario in which a terminal is handed over from a source access network element to a target access network element, and the method includes: obtaining session information of a first session of the terminal, where the session information includes first service type information; obtaining first information, where the first information indicates service type information of local offloading supported by the target access network element; and if the target access network element supports local offloading of a service corresponding to the first service type information, determining that the target access network element processes the first session. |
| US12177725B2 |
Enabling permissionless cellular roaming connections between user equipment and radio access networks
A radio access network (“RAN”) includes a transceiver for receiving a request from user equipment (“UE”) to join the RAN. The RAN also includes a processor that is configured for: responding to the UE request by sending a message directly from the RAN to the UE to offer a set of first terms for the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN; receiving a response from the UE agreeing to the set of first terms; and in response to the UE agreeing to the set of first terms, connecting the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN. |
| US12177718B2 |
Techniques for adaptive bitrate video traffic shaping
The present disclosure relates to techniques for shaping video data traffic in a packet switched communications transport network. In some embodiments, a device determines a cell load level associated with a base station node that is representative of a data traffic load of a cell of the base station node. The device sets, based at least on the determined cell load level associated with the base station, one or more burst transmission parameters for video data transmitted by a traffic shaping node to the base station node. The device transmits video data to the base station node using the set one or more burst transmission parameters, wherein transmitting video data occurs in one or more burst transmissions that each include a plurality of packets that include video data. |
| US12177715B2 |
Methods for interworking between wireless and wired communication networks
A Virtual Endpoint and a method therein for enabling end-to-end connectivity between a wireless communication network and a wired communication network are disclosed. A Virtual Endpoint is implemented in the wireless communication network and certain user and control plane features used in the wired communication network are implemented in the VEP. The VEP maps data traffic between a device in the wireless communication network and a device in the wired communication network based on Quality-of-Service (QoS) and performs required actions defined by the features used in the wired communication network. |
| US12177713B2 |
Methods of using aggregated control subfield for traffic indication signaling
A traffic indication signaling method includes: setting a control information subfield in an aggregated control (A-Control) subfield by traffic indication information, wherein the traffic indication information contains timing information of uplink (UL) traffic; and transmitting a frame that includes the A-Control subfield to an access point (AP). For example, the UL traffic is required by a latency sensitive traffic application. |
| US12177712B2 |
Method and apparatus for content transmission using a terminal storage device in a wireless communication system
This disclosure relates to the 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate after the 4th generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The method for operating the core network in a wireless communication system according to this disclosure comprises the processes of determining the content to store in the terminal based on the location information of the terminal, transmitting the content transmission command to the base station so as to transmit the content to the terminal in response to the determination, checking whether the terminal has entered the overload cell, and forming a D2D communication link between the terminal and another adjacent terminal when it is identified that the terminal has entered the overload cell. |
| US12177710B2 |
Device control method and system, and related apparatus
A device control system is disclosed. The system includes a first mobile terminal and a second mobile terminal. After enabling a wireless hotspot function, the first mobile terminal establishes a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) connection to the second mobile terminal, and transmits data to the second mobile terminal in a MIMO Wi-Fi antenna working mode. The first mobile terminal may monitor a remaining battery level and/or a device temperature of the mobile terminal. When the remaining battery level is less than a first battery level threshold and/or the device temperature is greater than a first temperature threshold, the first mobile terminal switches the Wi-Fi antenna working mode as SISO, limits a maximum forwarding rate of a TCP packet or a UDP packet to a first rate, and/or no longer responds to a probe request. In this way, power consumption of the first mobile terminal is reduced. |
| US12177702B2 |
Measurement gap processing method, terminal, and network node
A measurement gap processing method, a terminal, and a network node are provided. The method includes: obtaining a measurement gap configured by a first network node for the terminal and a measurement gap configured by a second network node for the terminal, where the measurement gaps configured by the first network node and the second network node for the terminal are different; and determining, based on the measurement gap configured by the first network node for the terminal and the measurement gap configured by the second network node for the terminal, a measurement gap for use by the terminal. |
| US12177698B2 |
RRC reconfigurations during conditional handover
It is provided a method comprising monitoring if a source cell intends performing a radio reconfiguration of a terminal configured with a conditional handover from the source cell to a target cell; determining a determined category among plural predetermined categories; wherein the radio reconfiguration is associated to the determined category; for each category a respective predetermined sequence of one or more operations is defined; the respective predetermined of one of the categories is different from the respective predetermined sequence of another one of the categories; and the method further comprises inhibiting the performing of the radio reconfiguration of the terminal unless the predetermined sequence of one or more operations of the determined category is performed along with the performing of the radio reconfiguration if the source cell intends performing the radio reconfiguration of the terminal. |
| US12177695B2 |
Sidelink BFR with relay UE reselection in multi-connectivity scenario
A UE may identify a first beam condition associated with one or more first beam pairs between the UE and a first relay UE. The UE may transmit to a network node, and the network node may receive, from the UE, a request to switch to a new relay UE based on the first beam condition. The network node may transmit, to the UE, and the UE may receive, from the network node, an indication to switch to a second relay UE based on the request. The UE may switch to the second relay UE based on the indication to switch to the second relay UE. The UE and the network node may communicate with each other via the second relay UE. |
| US12177693B2 |
Split architecture radio access network node providing low level indication of status or failure and responsive instructions
A method is performed by a distributed unit of a radio access network node having a split architecture. The method includes determining a status or error of the distributed unit. The DU sends, to a control unit of the radio access network node, an indication indicating the status or error of the distributed unit. The message indicates the status or error of the distributed unit for at least one cell served by the distributed unit and/or at least one functionality performed by the distributed unit. The distributed unit receives instructions from the control unit of the radio access network node, and the instructions are at least partially based on the indicated status or error. |
| US12177691B2 |
Central cloud server and edge devices assisted high speed low-latency wireless connectivity
A first edge device includes a processor that communicates position information of the first edge device and a time-of-day. Based on the time-of-day and a specific initial access information, the processors sets: a first beam index for an uplink communication and a second beam index for a downlink communication, a specific physical cell identity indicating a first base station to which the first edge device is to be connected, a first wireless carrier network (WCN) from amongst a plurality of different WCNs at the edge device, and a beam configuration to service one or more user equipment in a surrounding area of the first edge device. The processor obtains control signals from the central cloud server and configures parameters of amplifier gains and phase responses associated with a first antenna array or a second antenna array of the first edge device, based on the obtained control signals. |
| US12177687B2 |
Methods and apparatus to recognize metered devices connected to proprietary WiFi extenders
Example methods and apparatus to recognize metered devices connected to proprietary WiFi extenders are disclosed herein. In some examples, a first device comprising at least one memory including a table, and at least one processor to broadcast a first message to a network extender, the first message including a first address associated with a second device and a message identifier, identify, in response to obtaining a second message including the message identifier, a second address embedded on a data link layer of the second message, and store the second address in the table in association with the second device. |
| US12177682B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data. |
| US12177679B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data. |
| US12177677B2 |
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. |
| US12177675B2 |
Systems and methods for using a unique routing indicator to connect to a network
In some implementations, a device of a network may receive, from a user equipment (UE), a request associated with enabling the UE to access a network, wherein the request includes a first routing indicator. The device may identify an authentication manager, of the network, that is mapped to the first routing indicator in an entry of a routing table of the network. The device may route the request to the authentication manager of the network to permit the authentication manager to authenticate the UE. The device may purge, based on the request being routed to the authentication manager, the entry to remove the first routing indicator from the routing table. The device may store, after purging the entry, a second routing indicator in the entry to map the second routing indicator to the authentication manager, wherein the second routing indicator is different from the first routing indicator. |
| US12177674B2 |
Network connection method and device and readable storage medium
A network connection method, implemented using a first mobile terminal, includes: establishing a first wireless connection to a second mobile terminal; receiving subscriber identity information of a subscriber identity module SIM from the second mobile terminal via the first wireless connection; and establishing a second wireless connection to a network equipment using the subscriber identity information and the first wireless connection, the subscriber identity module SIM is provided in the second mobile terminal for sharing among devices. |
| US12177673B2 |
System and method for determining a physical location associated with an activity detected on a mobile device
A system and method for determining physical locations associated with activities detected on mobile devices is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one enterprise rule set which is based on a plurality of security vulnerability events, and for monitoring at least one application used on the mobile devices. Device data indicative of one or more actions performed on a mobile device and a time associated with each action is used to detect whether actions performed on the mobile device breach a rule of the enterprise rule set. Geolocation information associated with the mobile device at the time associated with the breach is received based on an identifier associated with the mobile device or with wireless network access points in range of the mobile device. The received geolocation information, enterprise rules, and device data is used determine if a security vulnerability is associated with the mobile device. |
| US12177669B2 |
Protection against relay attack for keyless entry systems in vehicles and systems
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device in which a processing system of a remote entry system selects a first circuit from a plurality of circuits of a key remote from the device; wirelessly transmits a first challenge signal to the key, the first challenge signal specifying the first circuit; and wirelessly receives a first response signal from the key, the first response signal having a first response signal power level and a first response signal delay with respect to the first challenge signal. The processing system analyzes the first response signal by comparing the first response signal power level and the first response signal delay respectively with a predetermined first signal power and predetermined first time delay associated with the first circuit; and, in accordance with the comparing, determines whether to enable the entry system. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12177668B1 |
Electromagnetic leakage red and black signal identification method based on information entropy characteristics
An electromagnetic leakage red and black signal identification method based on information entropy characteristics includes: acquiring electromagnetic information leakage signals of an information device in an idle state and an information processing state respectively, and calculating information entropy of the electromagnetic leakage signals in the idle state and the information processing state; and calculating an information entropy change of the electromagnetic leakage signals caused by information processing, and determining whether an electromagnetic leak contains red signals when the device processes information according to the information entropy change, so as to give an electromagnetic leakage red and black signal identification result. The electromagnetic leakage red and black signal identification method is suitable for identifying electromagnetic leakage red and black signals of various types of information technology devices without the prior knowledge of specific device leakage signal characteristics or red signal templates, exhibiting great universality. |
| US12177667B2 |
Secure edge workload steering and access
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for cloud-based 5G security network architectures intelligent steering, workload isolation, identity, and secure edge steering. Specifically, various approaches are described to integrate cloud-based security services into Multiaccess Edge Compute servers (MECs). That is, existing cloud-based security services are in line between a UE and the Internet. The present disclosure includes integrating the cloud-based security services and associated cloud-based system within service provider's MECs. In this manner, a cloud-based security service can be integrated with a service provider's 5G network or a 5G network privately operated by the customer. For example, nodes in a cloud-based system can be collocated within a service provider's network, to provide security functions to 5G users or connected by peering from the cloud-based security service into the 5G service provider's regional communications centers. |
| US12177664B2 |
Network roaming method, terminal device, and computer readable storage medium
A network roaming method is provided, this method includes: when a first determination condition is met, a user's SIM card is deactivated and a seed SIM card is activated, and a network registration for the seed SIM card is performed; after the network registration for the seed SIM card is completed, a data dialing is performed on the seed SIM card; after the data dialing is successfully performed, a cloud SIM card allocation request is submitted through a data traffic of the seed SIM card, the cloud SIM card is obtained and activated, and a network registration for the cloud SIM card is performed; after the network registration for the cloud SIM card is completed, a data dialing is performed on the cloud SIM card, the seed SIM card is deactivated and the user's SIM card is activated after the data dialing is successfully performed. |
| US12177660B2 |
Bluetooth mesh network system and provision method having quick provisioning mechanism
The present invention discloses a Bluetooth mesh network system having quick provisioning mechanism that includes an infrared control apparatus and nodes. The infrared control apparatus generates a provisioning activation infrared signal. Each of the nodes receives the provisioning activation infrared signal and generates a group key according to predetermined group number information thereof to perform communication according to the group key based on a Bluetooth mesh network communication protocol. |
| US12177659B2 |
Secure rich communication services multicast system
An improved telecommunications network that can reduce the network load on a rich communication services (RCS) server and/or local routers that implement 1-to-N and/or M-to-N services is described herein. In particular, the improved telecommunications network may include an improved RCS server that can route secure multicast messages instead of and/or in addition to unicast messages. For example, the improved RCS server can create a multicast group for a group of UEs in response to a request from a UE to create a group of UEs. Creation of the multicast group may include creating a shared multicast group key (SMGK) for the multicast group and/or selecting a security algorithm for the multicast group. The improved RCS server can then distribute the SMGK and/or the selected security algorithm to the UEs such that the UEs can use the SMGK and/or the selected security algorithm to encrypt and/or decrypt messages. |
| US12177655B2 |
Conditional handover execution
A wireless device receives, from a first base station, an indication of a conditional handover towards a cell, wherein the indication comprises a cell identifier of the cell and at least one handover execution condition. The wireless device transmits, to the first base station and based on the wireless device determining that the at least one handover execution condition is met by the cell, a notification indicating that the wireless device executes the conditional handover towards the cell. |
| US12177653B2 |
Path switching method and device
A method includes: switching a sending path of uplink data from a source cell to a target cell based on a first condition or a target uplink grant, where the first condition includes: switching the sending path in a case of successful switching, switching the sending path when a secondary cell group SCG is changed successfully, switching the sending path when random access of the target cell succeeds in a switching process, or switching the sending path when random access of the target cell succeeds in an SCG change process; the target uplink grant is an uplink grant that is used for the target cell and that is used by a MAC layer of the UE when a predetermined condition is met. |
| US12177649B2 |
Virtual reality providing device and audio processing method
A virtual reality providing device and an audio processing method are provided. The virtual reality providing device includes a casing, a first microphone, a controller, an audio controller, an image player, and an audio player. The first microphone is disposed at one side of the case to receive a first audio signal of a user. The audio controller is electrically connected to the first microphone and the controller. The controller obtains a first sound collection distance and a first sound collection angle based on a virtual sound collection position. The virtual sound collection position is different from a position of the first microphone. The controller adjusts the first audio signal based on the first sound collection distance and the first sound collection angle to generate an adjusted first audio signal, and the audio player plays the adjusted first audio signal. |
| US12177646B2 |
Main-associated audio experience with efficient ducking gain application
An audio bitstream is decoded into audio objects and audio metadata for the audio objects. The audio objects include a specific audio object. The audio metadata specifies frame-level gains that include a first gain and a second gain respectively for a first audio frame and a second audio frame. It is determined, based on the first and second gains, whether sub-frame gains are to be generated for the specific audio object. If so, a ramp length is determined for a ramp used to generate the sub-frame gains for the specific audio object. The ramp of the ramp length is used to generate the sub-frame gains for the specific audio object. A sound field represented by the audio objects with the sub-frame gains is rendered by audio speakers. |
| US12177645B2 |
Sound-generating device, display device, sound-generating controlling method, and sound-generating controlling device
A sound-generating device, a display device, a sound-generating controlling method, and a sound-generating controlling device are provided. The sound-generating device includes: a reflection plate which includes a first sound wave reflection face arranged towards a first direction; a plurality of main loudspeakers, the plurality of main loudspeakers are distributed in an array in a preset three-dimensional space, and the preset three-dimensional space is located at one side of the first sound wave reflection face towards a first direction; the plurality of main loudspeakers include first main loudspeakers with a sound-generating direction towards the first direction, and second main loudspeakers with a sound-generating direction towards a second direction, the second direction is an opposite direction of the first direction; and the sound waves emitted by the second main loudspeakers are transmitted to the first sound wave reflection face and can be reflected by the first sound wave reflection face. |
| US12177641B2 |
Structured dome-shaped diaphragm loudspeaker
The utility model discloses a dome-shaped diaphragm loudspeaker driver with a novel structure that comprises: a magnetic circuit assembly, a front plate mounted on one (top) side of the magnetic circuit assembly, a top dome-shaped diaphragm protruding from the middle of the top plate, which is being fixed between the front plate and the magnetic circuit assembly. A harmonic eliminator used to eliminate harmful soundwaves or resonances is being placed between the magnetic circuit assembly and the top diaphragm.One end of the harmonic eliminator is installed in the middle of the magnetic circuit assembly; the other (top) end of the harmonic eliminator extends to the inner side of the top diaphragm. The harmonic eliminator is designed with a structured concave-convex sound-absorbing surface for the purpose of eliminating standing waves and deviating harmful sound waves, thereby acoustic distortions. When harmful sound waves are generated behind the top diaphragm, the concave and convex-shaped surfaces on the harmonic eliminator cancel out the harmful sound waves and the remaining ones are guided and then below the harmonic eliminator, so that the harmful sound waves behind the top diaphragm will not be reflected to the top diaphragm.In this embodiment, the harmful sound waves mainly refer to standing waves. |
| US12177638B2 |
Bluetooth communication system capable of avoiding voice interruption, and related Bluetooth device set
A Bluetooth communication system is provided, which comprises a Bluetooth host device and a Bluetooth device set. The connections between the Bluetooth host device and the Bluetooth device set complies with the specification of Bluetooth Low Energy Audio technology. The Bluetooth device set comprises at least a first member device and a second member device. The first member device and the second member device may be configured in a first mode wherein uplink audio signal transmission is allowed, and the connections are carried out by isochronous streaming channels respectively. The first member device transmits captured voice data to the Bluetooth host device, while the second member device does not. When an event is triggered, the first member device can notify the second member device through the Bluetooth host device, so that the first member device and the second member device can carry out subsequent voice input handover procedures. |
| US12177637B2 |
Speaker, speaker system and signal compensation method using the same
A speaker includes a housing including a front housing provided in a conductive material; a driver including a diaphragm; a magnetic circuit including a permanent magnet; and an electric circuit including a voice coil to which current is applied based on an input electrical signal, and a first electric circuit configured to vibrate the driver based on the voice coil and a magnetic field formed by the magnetic circuit; wherein the diaphragm include a coating that is surface-coated with a conductive material so as to have a capacitance with the front housing. |
| US12177633B1 |
Neural-network based denoising of audio signals received by an ear-worn device controlled based on activation of a user input device on the ear-worn device
A hearing aid includes a non-programmable user input device that is not programmable by a user nor by an audiologist, control circuitry configured to receive an activation signal from the non-programmable user input device, one or more microphones, neural network circuitry configured to denoise audio signals received by the one or more microphones, and communication circuitry. The hearing aid is configured to detect, using the control circuitry, user activation of the non-programmable user input device on the hearing aid; control, using the control circuitry and based on detecting the activation of the non-programmable user input device on the hearing aid, switching between enabling and disabling the neural network circuitry; and transmit, using the communication circuitry, an indication of the enabling or disabling of the neural network circuitry to a processing device in operative communication with the hearing aid. |
| US12177625B2 |
High performance loudspeaker assembly
This disclosure is related to a speaker assembly having a design configured to output the higher performance of a larger speaker, while maintaining the dimensions (e.g., speaker opening) of a traditional small speaker. The speaker assembly includes a plurality of low frequency drivers transversely installed to each other and arranged orthogonal to a separate high frequency driver. |
| US12177624B2 |
Earbuds
This application relates to earbuds configured with one or more biometric sensors. At least one of the biometric sensors is configured to be pressed up against a portion of the tragus for making biometric measurements. In some embodiments, the housing of the earbud can be symmetric so that the earbud can be worn interchangeably in either a left or a right ear of a user. In such an embodiment, the earbud can include a sensor and circuitry configured to determine and alter operation of the earbud in accordance to which ear the earbud is determined to be sitting in. |
| US12177617B2 |
Wireless headset with improved wind noise resistance
An earphone device and system for improving wind resistance protection as well as controllability of true wireless stereo (TWS) headsets are provided. The earphone device includes headset microphones in a housing facing outwards and configured to generate a microphone signal. The earphone device includes a control dial rotatably attached to the housing through a pivot. The dial is substantially flat and arranged to form a narrow gap between the housing and the dial. The dial is further arranged to cover each microphone, thereby providing wind and dirt protection but leaving a gap for the sound waves to reach the microphones. |
| US12177615B2 |
Acoustical sound reinforcement system and method
A system includes at least one sound producing device comprising at least one speaker stacked vertically and configured to be housed in a corner of furniture of a pontoon watercraft and generating constructive interference gains in at least one zone at a particular sound stage at a height above a deck of the pontoon watercraft. |
| US12177613B2 |
Ultra-short-throw picture and screen alignment method and apparatus, ultra-short-throw projection device, and medium
This application provides an ultra-short-throw picture and screen alignment method which includes that: a first lateral projected image and a second lateral projected image are acquired by two cameras when an ultra-short-throw projector projects a picture; image processing is performed on the first lateral projected image and the second lateral projected image to obtain a projection position in a projection area and a screen position in a screen area; and the picture is adjusted according to the screen position and the projection position, so that a position of an adjusted projection picture and a target position coincide. In this application, the projected images are acquired by the two cameras, thereby ensuring acquisition of complete images. |
| US12177610B2 |
Electronic apparatus provided with communication function, method of controlling the same, and storage medium
An electronic apparatus in communication with an external apparatus generates an image list indicating images to be provided to the external apparatus and performs control such that the image list is transmitted to the external apparatus in a case where an obtainment request for the image list is received from the external apparatus. The electronic apparatus starts generating a cache of the image list after a predetermined operation pertaining to establishing communication with the external apparatus is made and before receiving the obtainment request for the image list, and transmits the image list based on the cache to the external apparatus in response to receiving the obtainment request. |
| US12177608B2 |
Vehicular driver monitoring system
A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a camera disposed at a mirror head of an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle and viewing within an interior cabin of the vehicle. The camera includes a lens and an image sensor. The camera is operable to capture color image data. Electronic circuitry of an electronic control unit (ECU) includes an image processor for processing color image data captured by the camera. With a driver of the vehicle sitting in a driver seat of the vehicle, light reflected off the eyes of the driver impinges at the lens of the camera. The vehicular driver monitoring system, via processing at the ECU of color image data captured by the camera, determines a deficiency in captured color image data arising from light impinging at the lens. |
| US12177607B2 |
Mediating participant interactions during a video webinar meeting
One example method for mediating participant interactions during a video webinar meeting includes establishing a video webinar meeting; admitting a host and a plurality of participants to the video webinar meeting; not distributing audio streams from the plurality of participants to other participants in the video webinar meeting; receiving, from a first participant, a first submission to be posed during the video webinar meeting; determining a priority for the first submission based on one or more parameters; and distributing an audio stream associated with the first participant to the host and the remaining plurality of participants based on the priority to enable the first participant to pose the first submission. |
| US12177603B2 |
Switched filter amp circuit for soft duplex CATV architectures
Systems and methods for implementing Soft-duplex functionality in an amplifier in a HFC network. |
| US12177600B2 |
Background replacement using neural radiance field
Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system for providing virtual experiences. The system accesses an image depicting a person and one or more camera parameters representing a viewpoint associated with a camera used to capture the image. The system extracts a portion of the image comprising the depiction of the person. The system processes, by a neural radiance field (NeRF) machine learning model, the one or more camera parameters to render an estimated depiction of a scene from the viewpoint associated with the camera used to capture the image. The system combines the portion of the image comprising the depiction of the person with the estimated depiction of the scene to generate an output image and causes the output image to be presented on a client device. |
| US12177592B2 |
Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and control method of solid-state imaging element
An object is to reduce a circuit scale in a solid-state imaging element that detects an address event.The solid-state imaging element is provided with a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, a signal supply unit, and a detection unit. In this solid-state imaging element, each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements photoelectrically converts incident light to generate a first electric signal. Furthermore, in the solid-state imaging element, the detection unit detects whether or not a change amount of the first electric signal of each of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements exceeds a predetermined threshold and outputs a detection signal indicating a result of the detection result. |
| US12177591B2 |
Solid-state imaging element and imaging device
A degree of freedom in design is improved in a solid-state imaging element in which a logic gate is provided in a comparator. A comparison circuit compares an input potential which has been input with a predetermined reference potential and outputs any one of a pair of output potentials as a comparison result. A level shift circuit outputs any one of a pair of shift potentials having a larger potential difference than the pair of output potentials as an output signal on the basis of the comparison result. The logic gate determines whether or not the output signal is higher than a predetermined threshold between the pair of shift potentials and outputs a determination result. A counter counts a count value over a period until the determination result is inverted. |
| US12177590B2 |
Pixel circuit configured with global shutter ensuring sufficient saturated charges
A light detecting device includes a photoelectric conversion unit configured to generate a photoelectric charge, a first charge holding unit that includes a first capacitive element and holds the photoelectric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, a second charge holding unit configured to hold the photoelectric charge transferred from the first charge holding unit, a first transistor arranged on a wiring connecting the first charge holding unit and the second charge holding unit to transfer the photoelectric charge held in the first charge holding unit to the second charge holding unit, and a second transistor configured to cause a pixel signal of a voltage value corresponding to a charge amount of the photoelectric charge held in the second charge holding unit to appear on a signal line. |
| US12177588B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device and photodetection system having avalanche diode
The photoelectric conversion device includes a pixel. The pixel includes a photoelectric conversion unit and a signal processing circuit. The photoelectric conversion unit includes an avalanche diode that multiplies charge generated by an incident of photon by avalanche multiplication, and outputting a first signal in accordance with the incident of photon. The signal processing circuit includes a logic circuit that outputs a third signal in response to the first signal and a second signal. The signal processing circuit includes a first element having a first withstand voltage and a second element having a second withstand voltage lower than the first withstand voltage, and is configured such that the first signal is input to the first element and the second signal is input to the second element. |
| US12177578B2 |
Stacked polarizer hyperspectral imaging
Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatuses and methods for stacked polarizer hyperspectral imaging. In a number of embodiments, a method can include passing a light source input through a lens and a hyperspectral sensor, activating a first polarization layer of a plurality of polarization layers, detecting a first hyperspectral image with an array of pixels from the light source input that is polarized when passed through the first polarization layer, and determining, via a controller coupled to the array of pixels, whether a quality of the first hyperspectral image that was polarized by the first polarization layer meets a threshold. A stacked polarizer can include a plurality of polarizers that are stacked upon each other such that a hyperspectral light source input can be pass through the stack of polarizers and be detected by a pixel of an image sensor cell. Each of the polarizers in the stack of polarizers can be individually activated and deactivated. |
| US12177577B2 |
Adaptive relative illumination optical system
A method for controlling an optical system including at least one active light-controlling element to better control the illumination of a scene when imaged on an image sensor is presented. This active light-controlling element is used to control the amount of light in an image zone depending on an electric signal from a controller. This allows imaging scenes with bright objects without over-exposure or scenes with dark objects without under-exposure on the image sensor. After image processing to reverse the effect of the active light-controlling element, the resulting processed images have an enhanced depth without the drawbacks associated to traditional HDR imaging. The method can use any shape of sub-elements in the active light-controlling element depending on the application. The method can also be used with multiple active light-controlling surfaces to further control the light on the image sensor, including separating the colors in the image. |
| US12177567B2 |
Efficient unwanted reflection artifact mitigation in videos for embedded devices
Devices, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are disclosed herein to repair or mitigate the appearance of unwanted reflection artifacts in captured video image streams. These unwanted reflection artifacts often present themselves as brightly-colored spots, circles, rings, or halos that reflect the shape of a bright light source in the captured image. These artifacts, also referred to herein as “ghosts” or “green ghosts” (due to often having a greenish tint), are typically located in regions of the captured images where there is not actually a bright light source located in the image. In fact, such unwanted reflection artifacts often present themselves on the image sensor across the principal point of the lens from where the actual bright light source in the captured image is located. Such devices, methods and computer readable media may be configured to detect, track, and repair such unwanted reflection artifacts in an intelligent and efficient fashion. |
| US12177561B2 |
Wearable satellite receiver with reduced power consumption
Systems and methods for determining a location of a wearable electronic device are disclosed. In some aspects, the device includes a position acquisition device and an accelerometer. A hardware processor included in the device may be configured to generally maintain the position acquisition device in a low power state to save power. When a video or image is captured, it may tag the video or image with first location information. Given the inoperative position acquisition device, a current location may not be known. In some aspects, in response to a need for location information, measurements from an accelerometer may be stored. The position acquisition device may also be transitioned to an operative state, and after some time delay, a second location determined. In some aspects, the location of the capture may then be obtained based on the acceleration measurements and the second location. |
| US12177557B2 |
Image processing method, apparatus, device and storage medium
The present disclosure provides an image processing method, apparatus, device and storage medium. The method includes: when a predetermined object is detected in a capturing picture on a capturing page, obtaining a corresponding capturing template of the predetermined object, wherein the capturing template is determined based on the predetermined object; applying the capturing template to the capturing picture on the capturing page, and displaying a corresponding preview effect picture of the capturing template on the capturing page. As can be seen, the embodiments of the present disclosure can recommend the capturing template for the user based on the preset object detected in the capturing picture, so that the capturing template recommended for the user has a high degree of matching with the content in the capturing picture, which enriches the functions of the capturing page and improves the capturing experience of the user. |
| US12177555B2 |
Information capture system and processing
In an embodiment, a device comprises a solar panel configured to harvest power from energy emitted as light by an indoor light source, a camera, and a processor coupled to the solar panel and the camera. The processor can be configured to: receive at least some of the power harvested by the solar panel, capture an image via the camera, and transmit the image to a computing device. A battery can be coupled to the solar panel and the processor that can be configured to store at least some of the power harvested by the solar panel and provide at least some of the stored power to the processor. |
| US12177554B2 |
Camera module
The present invention relates to a camera module, the module including: a PCB; an image sensor mounted on the PCB and formed with an image pickup device; a base mounted on the PCB and including a plated portion formed at a lower center with an opening mounted with an IR filter; a lower spring plate formed with a conductive material; a spacer arranged on an upper surface of the lower spring plate and forming a staircase structure by a rib wrapping a periphery of the lower spring plate to supportively apply a pressure to the lower spring plate; a lens actuator including a bobbin, and a yoke; an upper spring plate coupled to an upper surface of the lens actuator; and a cover attached to an upper surface of the upper spring plate. |
| US12177552B2 |
Folded camera for reducing stray light and electronic device including the same
Provided is a lens assembly comprising at least two lenses aligned along a first optical axis; an image sensor configured to receive light guided or condensed through the at least two lenses; and at least one optical member disposed between the at least two lenses and the image sensor to receive light incident through the at least two lenses, and refract or reflect the light at least twice, to guide or emit the light to the image sensor, where a ratio of a longer side of an imaging surface of the image sensor to a longer side of an emission surface of a first optical member closest to the image sensor is within a specified range. |
| US12177547B2 |
Lens driving device, and camera module and optical device including same
An embodiment includes: a base; a circuit board which is disposed on the base and which includes first and second terminals; a housing disposed on the circuit board; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a first coil disposed on the bobbin; a sensing magnet disposed on the bobbin; a magnet disposed in the housing; a first position sensor which is disposed in the housing and which corresponds to the sensing magnet; a second coil disposed between the base and the magnet; and a second position sensor which is disposed on the circuit board and which includes a first sensor and a second sensor, wherein each of the first sensor and the second sensor is a driver integrated circuit including a hall sensor and a driver, a clock signal is provided to the first terminal of the circuit board, a data signal is provided to the second terminal of the circuit board, and the driver of each of the first position sensor, the first sensor, and the second sensor transmits/receives the clock signal through the first terminal of the circuit board, and transmits/receives the data signal in a time-division manner through the second terminal of the circuit board. |
| US12177541B2 |
Personalized semantic fast-forward videos for next generation streaming platforms
Systems and methods are provided herein for generating a summary for a piece of content using a thumbnail container. This may be accomplished by a system receiving a thumbnail container related to a piece of content. The system may also receive user information, a device characteristic, and/or content information related to the piece of content and use the received data to select a machine learning model. The selected machine learning model can identify one or more thumbnails of the thumbnail container as a thumbnail of interest to a user. The system can then generate a summary of the piece of content based on the thumbnail identified by the machine learning model and display the generated summary for the user. |
| US12177530B2 |
5G and ATSC network extension
Embodiments are directed towards utilizing extended Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) compliant content. A computing device receives ATSC compliant content first data signals and other data via second data signals. The computing device outputs the ATSC compliant content based on the other data. |
| US12177526B2 |
Methods and systems for operating a group watching session
Systems and methods are described for operating a group watching session. In particular, group communications for a group watching session displaying a media content item to multiple users is initiated, one or more communication clusters for the group communication is generated, a user preference of a first user of the multiple users participating in the group communication is determined, and, based on the user preference, the first user is assigned to a first communication cluster of the one or more communication clusters for communication with another of the multiple users. |
| US12177523B2 |
Context driven content rewind
Example embodiments provide systems and methods for rewinding digital content during playback based on context of the digital content. A content rewind system electronically accesses digital content. A rewind trigger is detected by the system. The system analyzes the digital content to detect at least one dialog segment within the digital content. The analysis is based on context of the digital content (e.g., dialog within the digital content). The system rewinds playback of the digital content by rewinding to a starting point of a previous dialog segment. |
| US12177522B2 |
Smart television and server
The present disclosure discloses a smart television and a server. In the present disclosure, a query command comprising a keyword is sent to a server in response to a query request for an audio/video from the user input interface, wherein the server is configured to determine media resource information of corresponding target audio/video according to the keyword in response to receiving the query command, and generate a reply text comprising comment information of the target audio/video according to the keyword; the media resource information and the reply text sent from the server are received; and the display is controlled to present the media resource information in a first area on the user interface and present the reply text in a second area on the user interface. |
| US12177521B2 |
Methods and systems for recommendations based on user-supplied criteria
Methods and systems are proposed herein to address the inefficiencies in the recommendation schemes available. More specifically, the embodiments disclosed herein provide a new recommendation scheme, whereby a user enters various criteria for what he/she would like to be recommended. For example, the system may receive a user preference for content recommendations from a user. The system may retrieve a user profile for the user. The system may compare the user preference to the user profile to determine a criterion for content recommendations for the user. The system may receive a content attribute for content provided by a content provider. The system may match the criterion to the content attribute. The system may, in response to matching the criterion to the content attribute, generate for display a recommendation to the user for the content. |
| US12177519B2 |
Dynamic splash screen during an application launch sequence for media streaming devices
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for display dynamic splash screens using a media device during a launch sequence of an application without interrupting or delaying processing of the launch sequence. A launch sequence may be considered to include operations for compiling code associated with the application and operations for displaying splash screens. An example embodiment operates by the media device launching the application responsive to receiving a request and while code for the application is being compiled, selecting and displaying a dynamic splash screen. Operations of compiling code and displaying the splash screen may be performed under the control of the media device operating system and control is passed from the operating system to the application after launch sequence is completed. |
| US12177518B2 |
Systems and methods for limiting interruptions to use of an application on the basis of which application is requesting to cause the interruption
Systems and methods are provided herein for determining whether to authorize output of a first application to be interrupted by output of a second application. The media guidance application may provide output of a first application to a user and receive, from a second application, a request to provide second output from the second application to the user. In response to receiving the request, the media guidance application may determine whether the user is involved in physical activity and, in response to determining that the user is involved in physical activity, retrieve from a database information in a profile corresponding to the user. If the information indicates that the physical activity is routine, the media guidance application may deny the request and continue to provide the first output of the first application to the user. |
| US12177511B1 |
Method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium for video editing
Embodiments of the present disclosure a video editing method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method comprises: in response to the triggering operation on a text editing track segment in an editing track on a video editing interface, presenting a first text editing interface which is of the text editing track segment and comprises a text effect preview area, a text template selection area and a first text effect editing area; in response to an operation of selecting a target text template, placing a corresponding text material in the text editing track segment, and present a first text effect of the corresponding text material in the text effect preview area. |
| US12177504B2 |
Systems and methods for delivery of content via multicast and unicast
The system and methods described aid content delivery by providing requested content using a hybrid delivery of unicast and multicast content. A content delivery system receives, from user equipment, a request for content and identifies multicast sources for the content. The content delivery system determines a recent multicast source from the multicast sources, the recent multicast source having begun more recently relative to the other sources. The content delivery system transmits, to the user equipment, an identity of the recent multicast source and provides a beginning portion of the content to the user equipment via a unicast stream. |
| US12177503B2 |
Predictive measurement of end-user consumption of scheduled multimedia transmissions
Methods and systems for determining projected amounts of viewing time of a TV program by end-users are disclosed. Data including end-user type, a TV program descriptor, TV network, and start time of transmission may be received. End-users may be identified by end-user type. A machine-learning model applied to the data and viewing history data may generate parameters for determining how much of the TV program they are each expected to view during a sequence of time intervals. For each end-user, the parameters may be applied to make a determination of temporal-fraction values of the TV program the end-user is expected to view during the time interval, and for each time interval, conditioning values used to condition the determination for the next time interval. Projected subtotals of viewing time may be determined, based on the temporal-fraction values. A projected total amount viewing time of the TV program may then be determined. |
| US12177502B2 |
Cloud phone-based live streaming method and apparatus
A live streaming method includes that a live streaming platform plays a live video generated by a first cloud phone under control of a first client, where the first cloud phone and the first client are located in a first region. The live streaming platform switches control permission for the first cloud phone from the first client to a second client. The live streaming platform migrates a running environment of the first cloud phone to a second cloud phone online, where the second cloud phone and the second client are located in a second region. The live streaming platform plays a live video generated by the second cloud phone under control of the second client. |
| US12177496B2 |
Systems and methods for generating high-resolution video or animated surface meshes from low-resolution images
A system for generating high-resolution video from low-resolution images is configured to access a first video stream and a second video stream capturing an environment. The first video stream is captured by a first video capture device. The second video stream is captured by a second video capture device. Image frames of the first video stream are temporally synchronized with corresponding image frames of the second video stream. The system is also configured to generate a composite video stream with a higher resolution than the first or second video streams. Each composite image frame of the composite video stream is generated using a respective image frame of the first video stream and a temporally synchronized corresponding image frame of the second video stream as input. |
| US12177495B2 |
Three-dimensional data encoding method, three-dimensional data decoding method, three-dimensional data encoding device, and three-dimensional data decoding device
A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: obtaining data units each including three-dimensional points; encoding the three-dimensional points included in each of the data units; and generating a bitstream including encoded data obtained by encoding the three-dimensional points. In the encoding: geometry information of three-dimensional points included in a data unit to be encoded is converted into occupancy maps using an N-ary tree; each of the occupancy maps is converted into an index using a table indicating a correspondence relation between occupancy maps and indexes, and the encoded data is generated by encoding the index; the table is updated according to the index resulting from the conversion, and is stored into the memory; and when it is determined that the table stored in the memory is not to be initialized, encoding of a next data unit is started using the table stored in the memory. |
| US12177494B2 |
Deblocking filtering control
A first filter decision value is calculated for a block of pixels in a video frame based on pixel values of pixels in a first line of pixels in the block. A second filter decision value is also calculated for the block based on pixel values of pixels in a corresponding first line of pixels in a neighboring block in the video frame. The first filter decision value is used to determine how many pixels in a line of pixels in the block to filter relative to a block boundary between the block and the neighboring block. The second filter decision value is used to determine how many pixels in a corresponding line of pixels in the neighboring block to filter relative to the block boundary. |
| US12177493B2 |
Use of embedded signalling for backward-compatible scaling improvements and super-resolution signalling
Certain examples described herein relate to methods for encoding and decoding signals. Certain examples relate to the control of signal processing operations that are performed at a decoder. These may comprise optional signal processing operations to provide an enhanced output signal. For video signals, the enhanced output signal may comprise a so-called “super-resolution” signal, e.g. a signal with improved detail resolution as compared to a reference signal. Certain examples described herein provide signalling for enhancement operations, e.g. so-called super-resolution modes, within user data of one or more tier-based hierarchical encoding and decoding schemes. The user data may be embedded within values of an enhancement stream, e.g. replace one or more values for a predefined set of transformed coefficients, and/or within supplementary enhancement information messages. The user data may have a defined syntax including header and payload portions. The syntax may differ for different frames of data, e.g. for a video encoding, instantaneous decoding refresh picture frames may carry different information from non-instantaneous decoding refresh picture. |
| US12177490B2 |
Video coding apparatus and video decoding apparatus
ObjectThere is the problem in the related art that the relationship between a patch size which is a unit of processing of a neural network and the sizes of input and output pictures is not clearly defined.SolutionA video decoding apparatus for generating a decoded picture by decoding coded data, the video decoding apparatus comprising: resolution inverse conversion circuit that performs a post-filtering by using a neural network specified by resolution conversion information; and neural network filter circuit that derives: (i) first information relating to a size of a picture, (ii) second information specifying a size of a picture resulting from applying the post-filtering, (iii) third information indicating a patch size for the post-filtering, and (iv) fourth information for output patch derived by using the third information, wherein a product of a value of the first information and a value of the fourth information is equal to a product of a value of the second information and a value of the third information. |
| US12177484B2 |
Method and device for processing video signal using reduced transform
A method and device for processing a video signal using a reduced transform are provided. A method for decoding a video signal includes splitting a current block into a plurality of subblocks based on a first flag for a split direction of the current block, determining a subblock, to which a transform is applied, among the plurality of subblocks based on a second flag for a position of a transform target block, determining a transform target area in the subblock, and applying an inverse transform including a horizontal transform and a vertical transform to transform coefficients of the transform target area. The transform target area is determined based on a transform type applied to the subblock and a size of the subblock. |
| US12177483B2 |
Method for encoding/decoding image signal, and device therefor
A method for decoding an image according to the present invention may comprise the steps of: deriving a residual coefficient of a current block; dequantizing the residual coefficient; deriving a common residual signal by performing inverse transform of the dequantized residual coefficient; and deriving a first residual signal of a first chroma component and a second residual signal of a second chroma component on the basis of the common residual signal. |
| US12177479B2 |
Encoder and method for encoding a tile-based immersive video
During a streaming session of tile based immersive video, upon request to switch from at a current tile segment associated with a current tile to a new tile segment associated with a new tile at a reference time, an encoder (300) is providing to generate one or more complementary frames of the new tile segment allowing a decoding, by a requesting player, of the new tile segment from the reference time. |
| US12177478B2 |
Method of coding and decoding images, coding and decoding device and computer programs corresponding thereto
A method of coding at least one image comprising the steps of splitting the image into a plurality of blocks, of grouping said blocks into a predetermined number of subsets of blocks, of coding each of said subsets of blocks in parallel, the blocks of a subset considered being coded according to a predetermined sequential order of traversal. The coding step comprises, for a current block of a subset considered, the sub-step of predictive coding of said current block with respect to at least one previously coded and decoded block, and the sub-step of entropy coding of said current block on the basis of at least one probability of appearance of a symbol. |
| US12177474B2 |
Temporal based subblock type motion vector predictor
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus including processing circuitry that determines, based on a syntax element in a coded video bitstream, that a current block in a current picture is coded in a subblock-based frame-rate up conversion (FRUC) mode and determines a corresponding block of the current block based on an offset vector indicating an offset between the current block and the corresponding block in the current picture. The processing circuitry determines a temporal motion vector predictor (TMVP) of a first subblock in the corresponding block based on a subblock in a forward reference picture and a subblock in a backward reference picture. The subblocks in the forward and backward reference pictures are matched using the subblock-based FRUC mode. The processing circuitry determines a TMVP of a subblock in the current block based on the TMVP of the first subblock in the corresponding block. |
| US12177471B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and device, and recording medium in which bitstream is stored
The present invention is about an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. According to present invention, a method of decoding an image, the method comprising, loading information of a neighboring block of a current block; decoding a current block using the loaded information of the neighboring block; and saving information of the current block that is decoded. |
| US12177469B2 |
Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods for inter prediction using geometric prediction mode
A prediction method for an image block comprising a first prediction sub-block and a second prediction sub-block, the prediction method comprising: parsing a first index from a bitstream, wherein the first index is used to obtain prediction information of the first prediction sub-block; parsing a second index from the bitstream; comparing the first index with the second index; adjusting the second index in the event that the second index is equal to or greater than the first index; and obtaining prediction information of the second prediction sub-block according to the adjusted second index. |
| US12177464B2 |
Video encoding method and apparatus, video decoding method and apparatus, computer-readable medium, and electronic device
A video decoding method includes: segmenting to-be-decoded coefficients according to a scan order of a scan region-based coefficient coding (SRCC) scan region in a coding block of a video image frame to obtain one or more coefficient parts each including a plurality of coefficients; decoding a coefficient part all zero flag of each of the coefficient parts to obtain a value of the coefficient part all zero flag; decoding a significant flag of each coefficient in the coefficient part according to the scan order in response to the value of the coefficient part all zero flag being a preset first value, the significant flag being used for indicating whether the coefficient is a non-zero coefficient; and setting the significant flag of each coefficient in the coefficient part to zero, in response to the value of the coefficient part all zero flag being a preset second value. |
| US12177458B2 |
Image decoding method using BDPCM and device therefor
An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present document comprises the steps of: deriving prediction samples for a first sample and a second sample of the current block on the basis of BDPCM-related information about the current block and neighboring samples of the current block; deriving residual samples for the first sample and the second sample on the basis of a residual coefficient of the first sample and a modified residual coefficient of the second sample; and storing, as the intra prediction mode of the current block, the intra prediction mode in the prediction direction of the current block, which is derived on the basis of a BDPCM direction flag. |
| US12177450B2 |
Video encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing PDPC and method for transmitting bitstream
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus include features of generating a prediction block by performing intra prediction on a current block, determining whether to apply position dependent intra prediction combination (PDPC) to the prediction block, and generating a final prediction block of the current block, by applying PDPC to the prediction block based on the determination. The determining whether to apply PDPC to the prediction block may include determining whether a size of the current block satisfies a predetermined condition. Based on the size of the current block satisfying the predetermined condition, it may be determined to apply PDPC to the prediction block. Based on the size of the current block not satisfying the predetermined condition, a determination of a color component of the current block may be skipped and it may be determined not to apply PDPC to the prediction block. |
| US12177448B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for reference picture resampling
Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for decoding a video signal. A decoder obtains a reference picture I associated with a video block within the video signal. The decoder may further obtain reference samples I(i,j) of the video block from a reference block in the reference picture I. The decoder may also obtain a first down-sampling filter and a second down-sampling filter to respectively generate luma and chroma inter prediction samples of the video block. The decoder may further obtain a third down-sampling filter and a fourth down-sampling filter to respectively generate the luma and chroma inter prediction samples of the video block when the video block is coded by affine mode. The decoder may also obtain inter prediction samples of the video block based on the third and fourth down-sampling filters being applied to the reference samples I(i,j). |
| US12177447B2 |
Method and device for efficiently applying transform skip mode to data block
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for efficiently applying a transform skip mode to a transform block. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a video decoding apparatus determines, based on transform skip information associated with a current block, the transform skip information being decoded from a bitstream, whether a subblock for which transform is skipped and one or more subblocks to which transform is applied are included in the current block. When determining that the current block includes the subblock for which the transform is skipped and the one or more subblocks to which the transform is applied are included in the current block, the video decoding apparatus decodes a first residual subblock using a decoding procedure not involving inverse transform for the subblock for which the transform is skipped, and decodes one or more second residual subblocks using a decoding procedure involving the inverse transform for the one or more subblocks to which the transform is applied. The video decoding apparatus adds the first residual subblock and the one or more second residual subblocks to a prediction block to reconstruct the current block. Representative drawing: FIGS. 5A-5D |
| US12177446B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining chroma quantization parameters when using separate coding trees for luma and chroma
A decoding method is disclosed. A quantization parameter of at least one luma block is obtained. The at least one luma block comprises a luma sample co-located with at least one chroma sample selected in a current chroma block. The luma and chroma blocks are coded in dual tree mode. A quantization parameter of the current chroma block is then determined responsive to the quantization parameter of the at least one luma block. Finally, the current chroma block is decoded using the quantization parameter of the current chroma block. |
| US12177440B2 |
Image encoding device, image decoding device, and the programs thereof
An image coding device is provided with a determination unit which determines whether to apply an orthogonal transform to a transform block obtained by dividing a prediction difference signal indicating a difference between an input image and a predicted image or perform a transform skip by which the orthogonal transform is not applied, and an orthogonal transform unit which performs processing selected on the basis of the determination, the image coding device comprising a quantization unit which, when the transform skip is selected on the basis of the determination, quantizes the transform block using a first quantization matrix in which the quantization roughnesses of all elements previously shared with a decoding side are equal, and when the orthogonal transform is applied to the transform block on the basis of the determination, quantizes the transform block using the first quantization matrix or a second quantization matrix that is transmitted to the decoding side. |
| US12177438B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: performs quantization on a plurality of transform coefficients of a current block to be encoded, using a quantization matrix when orthogonal transform is performed on the current block and secondary transform is not performed on the current block; and performs quantization on the plurality of transform coefficients of the current block without using the quantization matrix when orthogonal transform is not performed on the current block and when both orthogonal transform and secondary transform are performed on the current block. |
| US12177437B2 |
Control and use of chroma quantization parameter values
Innovations in control and use of chroma quantization parameter (“QP”) values that depend on luma QP values. More generally, the innovations relate to control and use of QP values for a secondary color component that depend on QP values for a primary color component. For example, during encoding, an encoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset. The encoder maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. The encoder outputs at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content. A corresponding decoder receives at least part of a bitstream including encoded content. During decoding, the decoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset, then maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. |
| US12177436B2 |
Control and use of chroma quantization parameter values
Innovations in control and use of chroma quantization parameter (“QP”) values that depend on luma QP values. More generally, the innovations relate to control and use of QP values for a secondary color component that depend on QP values for a primary color component. For example, during encoding, an encoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset. The encoder maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. The encoder outputs at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content. A corresponding decoder receives at least part of a bitstream including encoded content. During decoding, the decoder determines a QP index from a primary component QP and secondary component QP offset, then maps the QP index to a secondary component QP, which has an extended range. |
| US12177434B2 |
Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods harmonizing matrix-based intra prediction and secondary transform core selection
A method of coding implemented by a decoding device or an encoding device comprises determining an intra prediction mode of a current block; and determining selecting of a secondary transform of the current block based on the intra prediction mode determined for the current block. |
| US12177429B2 |
Division pattern determining apparatus and learning apparatus and method for controlling same and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
This invention provides a division pattern determining apparatus for determining a division pattern for dividing a region to be encoded in image data using a neural network, comprising: a determining portion configured to execute on the image data of the region to be encoded a determination for a plurality of blocks of different sizes whether or not to divide each block using a neural network and determine a division pattern of one or more blocks included in the region to be encoded on the basis of the determination, wherein the neural network of the determining portion is constituted by a plurality of layers; and wherein when a size of a block for which whether or not to divide is to be determined is large, information from an intermediate layer positioned in an upper position is used. |
| US12177428B2 |
Adaptive loop filter-based video or image coding
An image decoding method, according to the present disclosure, enables: acquiring, from a bitstream, image information including prediction mode information and adaptive loop filter (ALF) information including alternative filter information for a chroma component of a current block; deriving prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the prediction mode information; generating reconstructed samples on the basis of the prediction samples; and generating modified reconstructed samples for the chroma component of the current block on the basis of the alternative filter information. |
| US12177427B2 |
Method and apparatus for filtering with intra prediction
Methods and devices for intra-prediction of a current block in video encoding or decoding are provided. A method includes: performing intra-prediction processing of the current block according to a directional intra-prediction mode, including applying reference sample filtering or subpixel interpolation filtering to reference samples in one or more reference blocks, wherein the directional intra-prediction mode is classified into one of the following groups: (A) vertical or horizontal modes, (B) directional modes including diagonal modes that represent angles which are multiples of 45 degrees, (C) remaining directional modes; if the directional intra-prediction mode is classified as belonging to group B, a reference sample filter is applied to the reference samples; if the directional intra-prediction mode is classified as belonging to group C, an intra reference sample interpolation filter is applied to the reference samples. |
| US12177424B2 |
Image processing device and image processing method
The present disclosure relates to an image processing device and an image processing method capable of reducing a mounting load required for image processing.The decoding unit decodes a bitstream including a parameter set in which the maximum number of the number of parameter sets referenced as the adaptive loop filter is defined as a fixed value to generate a decoded image. The filter unit references the parameter set decoded by the decoding unit and applies the adaptive loop filter to the decoded image generated by the decoding unit. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an image processing system that performs image processing using an adaptive loop filter. |
| US12177422B2 |
Image/video encoding/decoding method and apparatus using same
A video decoding method performed by a video decoding apparatus according to the present document may comprise the steps of: parsing a prediction weighted table syntax from a bitstream; parsing number information about weighted reference pictures in a reference picture list from the prediction weighted table syntax; deriving a weighting factor-related flag about the reference picture list on the basis of the number information; performing weighted prediction on a current block on the basis of the weighting factor-related flag so as to derive prediction samples of the current block; generating residual samples on the basis of residual information obtained from the bitstream; and reconstructing a current picture on the basis of the prediction samples and the residual samples, wherein the prediction weighted table syntax is parsed from a picture header of the bitstream. |
| US12177416B1 |
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for compensating window to correct alignment error or user-specific effects
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for using a compensating window to correct tolerance-placement effects on camera focus are provided. The system may receive a first captured image of a first test target from a surface of a target plane. The first captured image may be captured using a first lens of a camera. The system may determine a first modulation transfer function measurement for the first captured image. The system may determine that the first modulation transfer function measurement is within a threshold measurement. The system may send an alert indicative that the first lens is within the threshold measurement. |
| US12177406B2 |
Server, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for server, method performed by server, communication device, non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for communication device, and method performed by communication device
A server disclosed herein may receive, from a printer, print quantity information related to a print quantity of the printer, calculate a first cost by using the print quantity information, and calculate a second cost by using the print quantity information. The first cost may be a print cost when the printer does not receive provision of a print service realized by the server. The second cost may be a print cost when the printer receives the provision of the print service. The server may output related information which is related to the calculated first cost and the calculated second cost. |
| US12177399B2 |
Information processing method for user terminal of image forming apparatus system
To reduce a burden on a user when selecting an image forming device from a user terminal, an information processing method includes acquiring use information from a local storage device of the user terminal. The use information is about past use of image forming devices in a plurality of image forming devices connectable to the user terminal. The method further includes transmitting a status request to the image forming devices used in the past, generating screen data for a history display screen based on the use information regarding the past use of the image forming devices, and causing a display device to display the history display screen with those image forming devices currently in a usable status based on a returned status request response being shown in one mode and those image forming devices currently in an unusable status based on a returned status request being shown in another mode. |
| US12177395B2 |
Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus
An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit, a cable, a connector portion, a casing, and a cover member. The reading unit reads an image of a document. The cable is connected to the reading unit, and transmits an image signal output from reading unit. The connector portion is disposed in the reading unit, and is connected to the cable. The casing accommodates the reading unit and has an opening portion through which the connector portion is exposed to outside of the casing. The cover member is attached to and detached from the casing and covers the opening portion in a state where the cable is connected to the connector portion via the opening portion. |
| US12177394B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method
An image forming apparatus includes a displayer, a controller, and an image former. The controller is capable of setting a screen to be displayed on the displayer, as an initial screen, and is capable of making settings as to whether a specific screen for displaying apparatus information is displayed on the displayer in preference to the initial screen. In a case where settings are made to display the specific screen on the displayer in preference to the initial screen, the controller displays the specific screen on the displayer in preference to the initial screen. |
| US12177389B1 |
Method and apparatus to verify imaging position on a multi-function device
A method is disclosed. For example, the method executed by a processor of a multi-function device (MFD) includes generating an alignment image based on execution of a copy function while an alignment mark is attached to a continuous velocity transport (CVT) platen glass of a CVT of the MFD, determining a misalignment of an illumination profile area, a position of a sensor, and the CVT based on the alignment image, and providing a corrective action to perform an alignment of at least one of the illumination profile area, the position of the sensor, and the CVT via a display of the MFD. |
| US12177387B2 |
Method for stock keeping in a store with fixed cameras
One variation of a method for stock keeping in a store includes: accessing an image captured by a fixed camera within the store; retrieving a field of view of the fixed camera; estimating a segment of an inventory structure in the store depicted in the image based on a projection of the field of view onto a planogram of the store; identifying a set of slots within the inventory structure segment; retrieving a product model representing a set of visual characteristics of a product type assigned to a slot, in the set of slots, by the planogram; extracting a constellation of features from the image; if the constellation of features approximates the set of visual characteristics in the product model, detecting presence of a product unit of the product type occupying the inventory structure segment; and representing presence of the product unit, occupying the inventory structure segment, in a realogram. |
| US12177384B1 |
Apparatuses and methods involving parking communications
According to one example, the present disclosure involves a system including a data-communications server which uses client-specific sets of data that respectively indicate, for each of a plurality of disparate client entities, data services including data-communications call routing services and parked-call services to be provided on behalf of the client entity from among the client entities. The server is to access the client-specific sets of data (e.g., as may be stored in database of a memory circuit), and, in response, the server receives incoming calls involving user endpoint devices associated with respective ones of the client entities. These actions may be followed by the server providing the data services for the incoming calls in a manner consistent with the client-specific sets of data, and conveying for one of the incoming calls, one of multiple call-related context indications to one of the user endpoint devices. This context indication may inform the user on how the incoming call is to be processed for a change to or from a parked call status. |
| US12177383B2 |
Agent assist design—autoplay
A method for filtering a plurality of agent-customer interactions to determine whether one or more of a plurality of agent-customer interactions should be stored in a library of Artificial Intelligence (AI) files related to an interactive voice response system (IVR) is provided. The method may include receiving an identification of a plurality of IVR flashpoints, monitoring and/or reviewing the plurality of agent-customer interactions, and determining whether one of the plurality of agent-customer interactions meets a threshold number of the IVR flashpoints. For each of the plurality of agent-customer interactions that meets a threshold number of the IVR flashpoints, the method may further direct the IVR to convert the interaction into an IVR workflow and store the IVR workflow in the library of AI related to IVR. |
| US12177382B2 |
Automated robocall detection
Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing automated robocall detection. In various embodiments, a computing system may compare first abstracted raw data, obtained from a portion of call data from a first call from a first originating party, with each of a plurality of abstracted raw data, obtained from portions of call data from a plurality of calls from a corresponding plurality of originating parties. In some instances, the plurality of abstracted raw data and the first abstracted raw data may each include at least one of word count data, phoneme count data, inter-word timing data, voice pitch estimation data, and/or background noise data. The computing system may determine whether the first abstracted raw data is indicative of the first call being a suspected unsolicited or unwanted communication, based at least in part on the comparison. If so, the computing system may perform one or more tasks. |
| US12177381B2 |
Method and system for capturing data of actions
Described herein is a system and method for capturing data associated with actions attempted by an automated agent. The system described herein captures data associated with the actions attempted by an automated agent during the messaging session between an automated agent and the user and present a summary of the actions in a messaging platform. In an embodiment, the automated agent uploads data associated with actions attempted during the messaging session to a server. The server captures the data associated with the actions and generates a description of each action that was attempted. The server generates a summary including the description of each action. The summary of the actions are rendered in the messaging platform. |
| US12177378B2 |
Ranging between mobile devices
A mobile device can include ranging circuitry to determine distance to another mobile device. A first wireless protocol can establish an initial communication session to perform authentication and/or exchange ranging settings. A second protocol can perform ranging, and other wireless protocols can transmit content. In one example, the distance information can be used to display a relative position of another device on a user interface of a sending device. The user interface can allow a user to quickly and accurately select the recipient device for sending the data item. As another example, the distance information obtained from ranging can be used to trigger a notification (e.g., a reminder) to be output from a first mobile device or used to display a visual indicator on a receiving device. Proximity of a device (e.g., as determined by a distance) can be used to suggest recipient for a new communication. |
| US12177374B2 |
Mobile terminal test device and port connection method thereof
To provide a mobile terminal test device capable of efficiently testing a mobile terminal compatible with NSA while suppressing a test configuration to be small. A mobile terminal test device includes a first analysis unit 24a and a second analysis unit 24b that analyze a signal received from a mobile terminal, a selection unit 22 that selects ports for a first port 21a, a second port 21b, a first port 31a, and a second port 31b connected to the mobile terminal, and ports connected to the first analysis unit 24a and the second analysis unit 24b, and a control unit 6 that causes the selection unit 22 to select the ports to be connected to the first analysis unit 24a and the second analysis unit 24b, from a connection state between the port and the mobile terminal. |
| US12177368B2 |
Token based communication
A method for authorizing I/O (input/output) commands in a storage cluster is provided. The method includes generating a token responsive to an I/O command, wherein the token is specific to assignment of a storage node of the storage cluster. The method includes verifying the I/O command using the token, wherein the token includes a signature confirming validity of the token and wherein the token is revocable. |
| US12177362B2 |
Attribute information conversion device, computer-readable recording medium storing attribute information conversion program, and attribute information conversion method
An attribute information conversion device includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: issue first access information and second access information linked to each other in response to a request upon reception of the request for conversion from attribute information of a first type of a user that may be used in a first service into the attribute information of a second type that may be used in a second service different from the first service; perform, upon acquisition of the attribute information of the user from a terminal through the first access information, conversion of the acquired attribute information from the attribute information of the first type into the attribute information of the second type; and output the converted attribute information to a terminal that has made access through the second access information. |
| US12177361B2 |
Avoiding information disclosure about user actions on configuration data submissions in multi-tenant network management interfaces
Techniques are provided for thwarting attackers in a computing system which uses network management interfaces (NMIs). Before submitting NMI form data, a user computing device queries a server using a user id to obtain a signature which defines a shuffling map and random data such as a random key. The NMI form data is divided into portions and the random data is appended to each portion to provide respective data units, or buckets of data. The data units are then shuffled according to the shuffling map before being transmitted to a server, with the signature or an identifier of the signature included in a header. At the server, the data units are unshuffled to recover the data units, and the random data is removed to recover the form data portions. The instructions of the form data can then be executed. |
| US12177360B2 |
Systems and methods for verifying video authenticity using blockchain
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for verifying video authenticity using blockchain. An implementation may include receiving a video clip from a first source and generating a genesis block of a blockchain, wherein the genesis block includes the video clip, metadata of the video clip, and a first hash value of both the video clip and the metadata. The implementation includes distributing the blockchain to a plurality of nodes in a blockchain network. The implementation includes for each indication received of activity performed on the video clip to be recorded on the blockchain, verifying the activity and generating a new block on the blockchain recording the activity. The implementation includes receiving a modified version of the video clip, verifying an authenticity of the modified version based on each activity recorded in the blockchain, and in response to determining that the modified version is not authentic, generating an alert indicating inauthenticity. |
| US12177358B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing distributed consensus using multi-signature
Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for distributed consensus using multi-signature. The apparatus includes one or more processors and executable memory for storing at least one program executed by the one or more processors. The at least one program may send a Pre-Prepare message for processing distributed consensus on a transaction to nodes participating in the distributed consensus in a blockchain network, verify the nodes using message authentication code values included in Prepare messages received from the nodes, send the nodes an A-Prepare message for announcing that the Prepare messages are received from a number of verified nodes equal to or greater than a quorum required for the distributed consensus, generate a multi-signature value using multi-signature fragment values included in Commit messages received from the nodes, and send an A-Commit message including the multi-signature value to the nodes, thereby processing consensus on the transaction. |
| US12177357B2 |
System and method of filtering internet traffic via client fingerprint
A system and method that includes receiving a client data packet from network traffic with a client device; extracting a set of packet components from the client data packet; generating a client fingerprint from the set of packet components; assigning a client type to the network traffic using the client fingerprint; and optionally filtering the network traffic of the client device based at least in part on the client type. |
| US12177354B2 |
Authentication method and system
Provided is a computer implemented method for performing mutual authentication between an online service server and a service user, including: (a) generating, by an authentication server, a server inspection OTP; (b) generating, by an OTP generator, a verification OTP having the same condition as the server inspection OTP and using the same generation key as an OTP generation key and a calculation condition different from a calculation condition is applied or a generation key different from the OTP generation key is used and the same calculation condition as the calculation condition used for generating the server inspection OTP is applied to generate a user OTP; and (c) generating, by the authentication server, a corresponding OTP having the same condition as the user OTP and comparing whether the generated corresponding OTP and the user OTP match each other to authenticate the service user. |
| US12177351B2 |
Authorized data sharing using smart contracts
Systems as described herein may include authorizing the sharing of data and sharing data between a variety of systems. A request to share data may be provided to a first system. The system may create sharing session data using smart contracts executed by a distributed network system. Sharing session data may be stored using a smart contract. A second system may obtain the sharing session data and verify the sharing session based on the execution of the smart contract. On verification of the sharing session, a variety of data may be shared between the systems identified in the sharing session data. The sharing session data may be established between two systems and/or a number of systems. Smart contracts may provide a variety of functions for authorizing the sharing of data between systems. Additionally, encrypted data may be stored and/or obtained using a smart contract. |
| US12177346B2 |
Re-encryption device, cryptographic system, re-encryption method, and computer readable medium
An encryption device (30) generates a session key K and a ciphertext ctS in which the session key K is encrypted that are generated by an encryption algorithm using as input attribute information S. A re-encryption key generation device (40) generates a re-encryption key rk including a converted decryption key skΓ˜ generated by setting a random number r in a decryption key skΓ with which the ciphertext ctS can be decrypted, a session key K′ and a ciphertext ctS′ that are generated by the encryption algorithm using as input attribute information S′, and conversion information generated from the random number r. A re-encryption device (50) outputs a re-encrypted ciphertext rctS′ including the ciphertext ctS′ and a cipher element K˜ generated by deleting an element related to the random number r by the conversion information from decryption information K{circumflex over ( )} obtained by decrypting the ciphertext ctS with the converted decryption key skΓ˜ and setting the session key K′. |
| US12177342B2 |
Cipher key generation apparatus and cipher key generation method
To enhance tampering detection performance by rendering decipherment of a secret key for electronic signature difficult.A cipher key generation apparatus according to the present technology includes a key generation section adapted to generate a secret key for electronic signature on the basis of a photoelectric random number which is a random number acquired on the basis of photoelectric conversion in an array sensor in which multiple pixels each having a visible or invisible light reception element are arranged one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally. |
| US12177340B2 |
Method and apparatus for implementing privacy amplification in quantum key distribution
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for implementing privacy amplification in quantum key distribution. Participants of the quantum key distribution include a first participant and a second participant, which share a first key pool including at least one key. The method is executed on a terminal of either of the first and second participants, and includes: acquiring an auxiliary string to be used in current privacy amplification processing, wherein the auxiliary string is determined based on a seed key determined from the first key pool and a first Hash function agreed with the other participant; acquiring, in a stream way, at least one first bit in a first key subjected to information reconciliation; and performing a preset inter-bit operation between the at least one first bit and bits at corresponding positions in the auxiliary string to obtain at least one second bit for forming a privacy-amplified second key. |
| US12177336B2 |
Security device and method of provenance verification
A method of provenance verification comprises providing a plurality of security devices, each security device being provided with a key set comprising: a secret key, and a plurality of shared keys, each shared key being derived by generating a hash of the secret key and a salt value that is specific to a pair consisting of said security device and another of the plurality of security devices. The method also comprises configuring each security device to: generate and/or receive one or more messages; and perform at least one cryptographic operation on the message or messages, and/or on data derived therefrom, using a respective secret key of the security device and/or one of said shared keys. |
| US12177333B2 |
Management system, device, computer readable medium, and management method
A management system includes a management device, a device being incapable of directly communicating with the management device, a storage device configured to communicate with the management device and the device, and a server configured to communicate with the management device and the device. The management device is configured to, in a case where the management device receives data identification information for identifying execution data from the server, upload the data identification information to the storage device, the execution data being used in a device execution process executed by the device. The device is configured to execute a transmission process of transmitting the data identification information and an encryption key having an expiration date to the server, a decryption process of decrypting the received execution data with the encryption key, and a data usage process by using the decrypted execution data. |
| US12177331B2 |
Method and apparatus for data processing in equity incentive system
Provided are a method and an apparatus for data processing in an equity incentive system, which are applied in an equity incentive system, such as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) system. A first device obtains a mapping relation that includes a correspondence between at least one data type and at least one encryption scheme, determines a first encryption scheme corresponding to a data type of first data based on the mapping relation, generates a first data packet based on the first encryption scheme, and transmits the first data packet to a second device. In this way, the first device uses different encryption schemes based on different data types, and the second device obtains the first data by decryption based on an encryption identifier That is, according to the present disclosure, different encryption schemes are used for different data types, thereby improving data security without affecting normal use. |
| US12177330B2 |
Computational network conversion for fully homomorphic evaluation
Some embodiments are directed to a computer-implemented method for converting a first computation network of operations arranged to compute a function into a second computation network of FHE operations arranged to compute the same function. For example, a set of expansion factors (αi) may be determined for matrix operations in the first computation network. Real-valued matrices may be converted by scaling the real-valued matrices with their corresponding expansion factor and rounding. An accuracy measure for the second computation network can be iteratively optimized. |
| US12177327B2 |
Encryption device and operation method thereof
An encryption device for performing virtual and real operations and a method of operating the encryption device. The method includes performing a virtual operation; when a real operation request signal is received, determining whether the virtual operation being performed is completed; and in response to the virtual operation being completed, performing a real operation in response to the real operation request signal. |
| US12177325B2 |
Clock queue with arming and/or self-arming features
A communication system includes at least one send queue, containing send queue entries pointing to packets to be transmitted over a network by packet sending circuitry. A clock work queue contains clock queue entries to synchronize sending times of the packets pointed to by the send queue entries. At least one arming queue contains arming queue entries to arm the clock work queue at selected time intervals. |
| US12177321B2 |
PON system optimized for internet of things
A PON system that includes an optical line terminal that processes TCP ACK packets in a manner to reduce the bandwidth used. |
| US12177318B2 |
Information acquiring methods and apparatuses, and electronic devices
An information acquiring method is provided. The method is applied to a first network side device. The method includes acquiring second capability information for processing data sent by at least one second network side device. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, in addition to communicating with a terminal, the first network side device can acquire the second capability information for processing data from at least one second network side device. Based on the second capability information, the first network side device can determine the capability of the second network side device for processing data. Further, when there is to-be-processed data in the first network side device, the first network side device can determine, according to the second capability information, which second network side device can process the data, and then can send the data to the second network side device for processing. |
| US12177317B2 |
Efficient processing method according to relocation of application server in 5G
According to the present specification, disclosed is a method for preventing the transmission of a negative response when an AF subscribed to a notification service for a user plane management event receives a notification from an SMF, and when it is determined that a subsequent action according to the notification cannot be processed immediately but can be processed after a predetermined period of time. |
| US12177315B2 |
Marine data collection for marine artificial intelligence systems
A method comprising, by at least one processing unit, obtaining data collected by one or more sensors of at least one marine vessel, said data being representative of one or more situations encountered by the marine vessel during its voyage, prioritizing data according to at least one relevance criterion, wherein when the marine vessel is located in a zone in which at least one remote data communication link meets a criterion, transmitting at least some of the data using the at least one remote data communication link, wherein data are transmitted according to priority determined for the data, thereby facilitating transmission of relevant data for the purpose of training one or more machine learning algorithms (e.g. deep learning algorithms) providing output based on these data. |
| US12177311B2 |
Broker device, publisher device, subscriber device, publisher-subscriber system, publisher-subscriber method
A broker device for an internet-of-things network, the broker device including circuitry having a communication interface, the circuitry being configured to communicate with one or more publisher devices and with a plurality of subscriber devices via the communication interface, wherein the circuitry is further configured to: receive published data from a publisher device of the one or more publisher devices that is registered as a publisher for a data category at the broker device, wherein the published data includes data payload and a data identifier indicating the data category of the data payload; and transmit at least the data payload of the received published data to at least one subscriber device of the plurality of subscriber devices that is registered as a subscriber for the data category at the broker device. |
| US12177306B2 |
Prioritized provision and retrieval of offline map data
Provided are methods, systems, devices, and tangible non-transitory computer readable media for offline mapping and navigation. The disclosed technology can determine a current region associated with a current location of a navigation device. Predicted travel destinations from the current region can be determined based on aggregated travel data. The aggregated travel data can include previous travel destinations from within the current region. Based on the current region and the predicted travel destinations, additional regions associated with the current region can be determined. Further, connectivity information can be determined based on network data. The connectivity information can be associated with network connectivity within the additional regions. The additional regions can be prioritized based on the connectivity information. Furthermore, portions of offline map data associated with the respective additional regions can be sent to the navigation device in an order partly based on the priority of the additional regions. |
| US12177305B2 |
Operations control of network services
Methods, systems, and apparatuses, for real-time operation control, among other things. There may be adjustments to a first device in which a first network service operates. The adjustment to the device may include moving a second network service of the first device to a second device. The first network service and the second network service may be associated with virtual machines. |
| US12177304B2 |
System and method for providing a micro-services communication platform
A multi-tenant media communication platform system and methods. The platform system includes media communication micro-services and micro-service configuration for a plurality of entities configured for use of the platform system. Enrolling an entity in the platform system includes setting entity configuration for use of the platform system by the entity. A micro-service request is processed according to the entity configuration. The micro-service request is a request for use of at least one micro-service of the platform system on behalf of the entity. Use of each micro-service is accounted for on behalf of the entity. Billing information for the entity is generated based on the accounting for the use of each micro-service on behalf of the entity. Entity configuration includes micro-service configuration, and micro-service configuration specifies at least one of: an endpoint mapping to at least one application logic URI, an event callback URI, and an event application logic URI. |
| US12177299B2 |
Methods providing V2X application server registration
A method of operating a vehicle to anything, V2X, application enabler, VAE, server is provided according to some embodiments disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a registration request message from a V2X application specific server. The method further includes transmitting a registration response message to the V2X application specific server responsive to receiving the registration request message. |
| US12177294B2 |
Multi-cloud active mesh network system and method
According to one embodiment, a network system features a first virtual private cloud (VPC) network and a second VPC network. The first VPC network includes a first plurality of gateways. Each gateway of the first plurality of gateways is in communications with other gateways. Similarly, a second VPC network includes a second plurality of gateways. Each of the second plurality of gateways is communicatively coupled to the each of the first plurality of gateways to support data exchanges between resources deployed in different public cloud networks. |
| US12177293B2 |
Video surveillance systems using out of band key exchange
Systems and methods for peer-to-peer video streaming from an edge data storage device to a browser are described. A surveillance video camera may establish a secure peer-to-peer connection using a first data transfer protocol with a user device. Once the secure peer-to-peer connection is established with the user device, out of band key exchange may occur through the peer-to-peer connection. Then, a shared key may be generated at both the video camera and the user device such that a request for media from the user device may be sent to a relay server over a second data transfer protocol. The video camera may then send an encrypted data file responsive to the media request over the second data transfer protocol to the relay server. |
| US12177290B1 |
Application download and management for marine electronic devices
Systems and methods for installing an application on a multi-function device which is not internet enabled are provided herein. The system comprises an internet enabled device comprising a processor, a display, and a memory including computer program code. The computer program code is configured to receive user input indicating the selection of an application, and download a file comprising application data. The system further includes a multi-function device being remotely located from the internet enabled device. The multi-function device comprises a processor, a display and a memory including computer program code. The computer program code is configured to cause the processor to engage in data communication with the internet enabled device, receive the file comprising the application data, install the application within the memory, and cause, on the display of the multi-function device, presentation of an interface that enables user interfacing with the underlying application function of the application. |
| US12177289B2 |
Remote assistance method and system, electronic device, and storage medium
A remote assistance method includes: a first device as an assisted device obtains first information and starts a first remote assistance application in the first device, where the first information includes an application identifier of a second application for controlling a second device and an identifier for indicating that the second device supports a remote control; the first device sends a remote assistance request to a third device as an assisting device using the first remote assistance application, where the remote assistance request carries the application identifier; the third device receives the remote assistance request and starts a second remote assistance application, where a control interface of the second application is displayed in the second remote assistance application; and a control instruction is received on the control interface. |
| US12177288B2 |
Centralized control of user devices via universal IP services registrar/hub
A method and system for centralized control of user devices is disclosed. The method for centralized control of user devices via universal IP services registrar includes receiving a request to register a user device for a plurality of services, registering the user device for the plurality of services by creating a user settings profile for the user for each of the plurality of services, receiving data from the plurality of registered services, and transmitting received data to the user device in accordance with the user profile. |
| US12177285B2 |
System providing faster and more efficient data communication
A system designed for increasing network communication speed for users, while lowering network congestion for content owners and ISPs. The system employs network elements including an acceleration server, clients, agents, and peers, where communication requests generated by applications are intercepted by the client on the same machine. The IP address of the server in the communication request is transmitted to the acceleration server, which provides a list of agents to use for this IP address. The communication request is sent to the agents. One or more of the agents respond with a list of peers that have previously seen some or all of the content which is the response to this request (after checking whether this data is still valid). The client then downloads the data from these peers in parts and in parallel, thereby speeding up the Web transfer, releasing congestion from the Web by fetching the information from multiple sources, and relieving traffic from Web servers by offloading the data transfers from them to nearby peers. |
| US12177283B2 |
Integrated control of video conferencing endpoints
A system and method for providing an integrated system of endpoints are described, even though the endpoints are distributed over several locations. A distributed controller operates to link the endpoints together and provide a unified view of endpoints to a conference provider. In addition, the distributed controller can assign the workload of some endpoints to other endpoints that are better able to handle the workload. The distributed controller is implemented by cooperating processes in the endpoints. |
| US12177270B2 |
Real-time updates for document collaboration sessions in a group-based communication system
Media, methods, and systems are provided for real-time updates of collaborative documents in a group-based communication system. Collaborative documents may allow for multiple users to simultaneously modify and edit a document. When a collaborative document is created, a server may create an ephemeral channel and an identifier for the collaborative document. As users connect to the collaborative document, the users may be assigned a temporary subscription to the collaborative document. Real-time events, such as indications that a user is typing, indications that a user is connected in the collaborative document, and changes to the collaborative document may be published to the user via the temporary subscription. When the user disconnects from the document, the real-time events may no longer be communicated. |
| US12177266B2 |
Video streaming orchestrator
A streaming orchestrator may monitor the quality of video being delivered to a home or other building. If the streaming orchestrator determines that additional performance is needed, it may create an additional User Plane Gateway in the virtual “white box” environment residing in the customer premises. The streaming orchestrator may instruct gNodeBs to continue to route traffic back to the central core functions or to route traffic to local user plane gateways which transmit video streams to the Internet via localized high-speed connections. |
| US12177263B1 |
Semi-automated role creation for governance of machine-learning systems
Techniques are disclosed for automatically generating an access envelope that can be used to provide recommended access permissions and access rules for access roles. An access policy automation service may monitor actions requested by a user or system operating within a workflow from computing resources in a computing environment. The service may automatically update an access envelope associated with the user or system with permissions allowing the user or system to perform the requested actions. The envelope can then be used in a role definition to provide appropriate permission to users who may be performing similar operations. |
| US12177262B2 |
Adaptive network security using zero trust microsegmentation
Zero trust and micro-segmentation techniques may be collectively used to enhance network security. To establish, refine, and enforce a zero-trust least-privileged policy, the network may be segmented to put each device of the network into a respective network of one, which forces all network traffic to pass through a zero-trust gatekeeper. The gatekeeper may then monitor and analyze the traffic to establish, refine, and enforce the zero-trust least-privileged policy, which reduces network access to only a limited set of network actions and/or paths. Using the gatekeeper, network traffic may be monitored to progressively establish the policy as well as to continually refine the policy. Recommended actions may be determined based on the analysis of the monitored network traffic and provided to the user to allow user feedback on the communication rules of zero-trust policy. |
| US12177261B2 |
Adaptive network security using zero trust microsegmentation
Zero trust and micro-segmentation techniques may be collectively used to enhance network security. To establish, refine, and enforce a zero-trust least-privileged policy, the network may be segmented to put each device of the network into a respective network of one, which forces all network traffic to pass through a zero-trust gatekeeper. The gatekeeper may then monitor and analyze the traffic to establish, refine, and enforce the zero-trust least-privileged policy, which reduces network access to only a limited set of network actions and/or paths. Using the gatekeeper, network traffic may be monitored to progressively establish the policy as well as to continually refine the policy. Recommended actions may be determined based on the analysis of the monitored network traffic and provided to the user to allow user feedback on the communication rules of zero-trust policy. |
| US12177260B2 |
Adaptive network security using zero trust microsegmentation
Zero trust and micro-segmentation techniques may be collectively used to enhance network security. To establish, refine, and enforce a zero-trust least-privileged policy, the network may be segmented to put each device of the network into a respective network of one, which forces all network traffic to pass through a zero-trust gatekeeper. The gatekeeper may then monitor and analyze the traffic to establish, refine, and enforce the zero-trust least-privileged policy, which reduces network access to only a limited set of network actions and/or paths. Using the gatekeeper, network traffic may be monitored to progressively establish the policy as well as to continually refine the policy. Recommended actions may be determined based on the analysis of the monitored network traffic and provided to the user to allow user feedback on the communication rules of zero-trust policy. |
| US12177258B2 |
Extended reality augmentation of images and displayed objects
Methods and systems provide for augmenting images and displayed objects using extended reality (XR) images. Image data may be received that includes real-world image data displayed on a display of the client device, which is monitored by a guide software component, and XR images. A person may be identified from the real-world image data, and, in response to identifying the person, stored information may be retrieved from a record associated with the identified person in a database in communication with the client device. The guide software component may then modify the XR images in response to identifying the person to include the retrieved information associated with the identified person. Additional XR images may be used to provide informative content at spatial anchor locations within the real-world image data. |
| US12177257B2 |
Domain-independent resource security and management
A resource database which stores structured data describing resources from a diverse array of origins (e.g., an application or cloud environment) is built and maintained to support querying, policy enforcement, and remediation of resources from any origin. Structured data representing resources are obtained from any origin for insertion and categorized based on their type and/or origin. Resources within a category have a shared set of potential object paths as defined by the hierarchical tree structure of their structured data. Resources may be correlated across categories based on having values at different object paths in common. Queries and rules/policies can thus reference resources of any category and also resources across different categories based on correlations between the resources, thereby extending rule/policy enforcement and incident remediation across multiple different origins of resources. |
| US12177256B1 |
Compliance verification system
A compliance check system to provide compliance validation for a user system is described. The compliance check system includes a compliance checker plug-in on a device used to access a secured resource. The compliance checker plug-in receives a request for compliance validation prior to providing access to a secured resource, and triggers one or more compliance checkers. In one embodiment, the compliance checker is a device encryption compliance checker configured to determine whether a device drive is encrypted. In one embodiment, the compliance checker is a password compliance checker configured to determine whether passwords in the user system comply with password compliance requirements. The compliance checker plug-in further to verify the compliance status of the device, based on data from the compliance checkers. In one embodiment, when the compliance status of the device is failure, the compliance check system to redirect to an install site, to remediate the failure by installing software and reconfiguring the device. When the compliance status of the device is passing, permitting access to the secured resource. |
| US12177252B2 |
Systems and methods for reporting based simulated phishing campaign
Systems and methods are described for leveraging the knowledge and security awareness of well-informed users in an organization to protect other users and train them to identify new phishing attacks. Initially, a report of a message being suspicious may be identified and it may be determined whether message is a malicious phishing message. In an example, a well-informed user of an organization may report the message as suspicious. Further, on determining the message to be a malicious phishing message, a simulated phishing message or a template may be created. The simulated phishing message may then be communicated to one or more devices of one or more users. |
| US12177250B2 |
Anti-spoofing attack check method, device, and system
An anti-spoofing attack check method, including: receiving, by a first network device, a packet via a first interface; determining, by the first network device based on a source IP address of the packet, a first identifier corresponding to the source IP address; determining, by the first network device based on the first interface, a second identifier corresponding to the first interface; and determining, by the first network device, security of the packet based on the first identifier and the second identifier. The method helps prevent misjudgment of the anti-spoofing attack check. |
| US12177249B2 |
Systems and methods that perform filtering, linking, and rendering
A content management system comprising one or more processing devices, a network interface, and a memory system configured to store programmatic instructions configured to cause the one or more processing devices to perform the following operations is described. An electronic document may be generated and rendered, where the content management system may configure the electronic document as a mesh document, with both forward links and backlinks to other electronic resources. The forward links and/or backlinks may be to local electronic resources or remote electronic resources. The mesh document may be transmitted to client device over an encrypted channel, and the client device may render the electronic document. In response to an activation of a forward or backlink, the corresponding resource may be accessed from a data store, transmitted via the encrypted channel to the client device, and the client device may render such resource. |
| US12177247B2 |
Security engine audit rules to prevent incorrect network address blocking
Systems and methods for security engine audit rules to prevent incorrect network address blocking are disclosed. An entity such as a service provider may determine network traffic logs caused or generated by malicious web traffic and network communications, such as during a computing attack by a bad actor. The service provider may implement automated blocking controllers, which use detection rules to detect the malicious network traffic, and thereafter generate a network address blocklist that is distributed to devices, components, and servers of the service provider for network address blocking. To ensure the integrity of the detection rules, audit rules and a dynamic exclusion macro may be executed to detect when a detection rule is behaving abnormally and/or leading to anomalous results. If a detection rule is not properly blocking network addresses, the rule may be removed from execution until recovery. |
| US12177245B2 |
Systems and methods of propagating data packets in a network of nodes
A method for propagating data packets in a network of nodes is disclosed. The method includes collecting a set of first data packets during a first period from peer nodes in the network of time; determining an available bandwidth in the links of network nodes to a plurality of neighbouring nodes connected to the network node; assigning mappings for first data packets for relay to one or more neighbouring nodes. Based on a bandwidth, determine a range of possible values for peer nodes to which the first data packet is assigned for mappings; then selecting a number in the determined range to set as a first number of peer nodes to set a first length of time delay in relaying the first data packet to one or more peer nodes; and transmitting the first data packets of the set to the plurality of neighbouring nodes according to the mapping. |
| US12177244B2 |
Method for emulating a known attack on a target computer network
One variation of a method for emulating a known attack on a computer network includes: generating a set of data packets by recombining packet fragments within a packet capture file representing packet fragments transmitted between machines during a prior malicious attack on a second network; defining transmission triggers for transmission of the set of data packets between pairs of agents connected to a target network based on timestamps of packet fragments in the packet capture file; initiating transmission of the set of data packets between the pairs agents according to the set of transmission triggers to simulate the malicious attack on the target network; and, in response to absence of a security event related to the simulation in a log of a security technology deployed on the target network, generating a prompt to reconfigure the security technology to respond to the malicious attack. |
| US12177243B1 |
Synchronization of vulnerability checks between security console and distributed engines
Various embodiments include systems and methods of implementing vulnerability check synchronization. Vulnerability check synchronization may occur between computing resources at multiple different locations including a first location and a second location. Custom vulnerability check information associated with a particular security vulnerability may be received via a security console user interface that is located at the first location. A selection may be received, via the security console user interface, of a particular distributed engine to be utilized to perform a scan of one or more assets based at least in part on the custom vulnerability check information. Responsive to a determination to initiate the scan of the one or more assets, transfer of the custom vulnerability check information to the particular distributed engine via one or more networks may be automatically initiated. |
| US12177241B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for dynamically modeling and grouping endpoints for edge networking
Various embodiments described herein disclose an endpoint modeling and grouping management system that can collect data from endpoint computer devices in a network. In some embodiments, agents installed on the endpoints can collect real-time information at the kernel level providing the system with deep visibility. In some embodiments, the endpoint modeling and grouping management system can identify similarities in behavior in response to assessing the data collected by the agents. In some embodiments, the endpoint modeling and grouping management system can dynamically model groups such as logical groups, and cluster endpoints based on the similarities and/or differences in behavior of the endpoints. In some embodiments, the endpoint modeling and grouping management system transmits the behavioral models to the agents to allow the agents to identify anomalies and/or security threats autonomously. |
| US12177230B2 |
Fraudulent host device connection detection
Systems and methods of managing fraudulent devices are provided. The system detects a request for a connection to communicatively couple a technician computing device with a receiver computing device. The system identifies connection data for the connection. The system requests, based on the connection data, a plurality of account values. Each of the plurality of account values is associated with an account that the technician computing device used to establish the connection. The system generates a score indicating a fraudulent level of the account based on the plurality of account values. The system terminates, responsive to a comparison of the score with a fraud threshold, the connection. The system transmits, to a ticketing system, a support ticket generated responsive to the comparison of the score with the fraud threshold. |
| US12177226B2 |
Authentication management method, authentication management program, and user authentication management device
An authentication management method includes: generating an authentication state based on an authentication result by an authentication terminal, an authentication rule or rules and identity information, and notifying a vehicle application of the generated authentication state. An authentication rule stored in a storage defines a plurality of authentication levels according to security levels, and authentication by an authentication element in at least one of the authentication levels includes possession authentication by a hardware encryption module with physical security. |
| US12177225B2 |
Shared content privilege modification
Shared content privilege modification is provided. An electronic message is identified containing an address for accessing shared content, where the message is for communication to a set of recipients. Existing privileges are determined for the shared content for each recipient in the set of recipients. A requested action regarding the shared content is determined by analyzing the communication using natural language processing. Privileges for the shared content are modified for at least one recipient based on the existing privileges for the at least one recipient being insufficient to perform the requested action. |
| US12177216B1 |
Secure identity provider authentication for native application to access web service
A native application on a client computing device enables secure user authentication via an identity provider (IdP) for accessing services of a web service provider. The native application forwards a redirect request generated by a main gateway of the service provider and including an IdP uniform resource locator (URL) to a system browser of the client computing device. The redirect request directs the system browser to a broker gateway of the service provider that registers an authentication response handler and redirects the system browser to the IdP URL to enable a user of the native client computing device to authenticate. After the broker gateway receives an IdP authentication response from the IdP following authentication by the user, the broker gateway provides the IdP authentication response to the native application for providing back to the main gateway. The main gateway finally processes the authentication response to complete the authentication request. |
| US12177215B2 |
Machine-to-machine network assisted bootstrapping
The service layer may leverage the access network infrastructure so that applications on a device may bootstrap with a machine-to-machine server without requiring provisioning beyond what is already required by the access network. |
| US12177211B2 |
Techniques for peer entity account management
Techniques and apparatus for providing peer-based management of user accounts are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may include at least one memory and logic coupled to the at least one memory. The logic may be configured to receive a request from at least one first user account to unlock a second user account locked responsive to a fraud event, determine a safe authentication value for the fraud event, and unlock the second user account responsive to the at least one first user account being a safe authentication account and the safe authentication value being over a safe authentication threshold value. Other embodiments are described. |
| US12177210B2 |
Full-duplex password-less authentication
Upon an attempt to access a service of a third-party server, full-duplex password-less authentication provides a one-time password to the user displayed at the client device and at a mobile device associated with the user. The user verifies the access by comparing the one-time password displayed at the mobile device and the one-time password displayed at the client device. In some embodiments, the one-time password is displayed as a picture while in other embodiments, a combination of a picture the one-time password is displayed as a picture and a set of alphanumeric characters for ease in making the comparison. The user determines whether to accept or deny the authentication sequence after a simple visual comparison. |
| US12177206B2 |
Device for providing identification information, and system for same
Disclosed is an electronic device including: a communication circuit set to communicate with at least one authentication server for providing an identification authentication service; and a processor, wherein the processor is set to: transmit, to the at least one authentication server, first identifying information corresponding to an object to which identification information is to be provided and second identifying information corresponding to the electronic device; receive, from the at least one authentication server, information about a first item among a plurality of items of the identification information, the information about the first item being determined at least partially on the basis of the first identifying information and the second identifying information; and display, through the display, information corresponding to a first value related to the first item among the plurality of items of the identification information in response to a successful user authentication. Various other embodiments comprehended through the specification are also possible. |
| US12177205B2 |
Automated, multi-cloud lifecycle management of digital identities of IoT data originators
In one embodiment, an edge device of a network maintains intermediate certificates derived from root certificates of different cloud services that identify the edge device to those different cloud services. The edge device receives identity information for a particular device in the network. The edge device generates, using at least one of its intermediate certificates and the identity information for the particular device, one or more local digital identity certificates for the particular device. The edge device causes the particular device to be onboarded to a target cloud service from among the different cloud services, in part by providing the one or more local digital identity certificates to the particular device and to the target cloud service. |
| US12177204B2 |
Certificate authority selection in a cloud provider network
Techniques for certificate authority (CA) selection are described. A certificate management service of a cloud provider network receives a first request to generate a certificate from an electronic device, the first request including an indication of an identity of a user and an identification of a domain name to associate with the certificate. A CA selection policy applicable to the first request is identified, the CA selection policy including a CA selection rule. A CA to generate the certificate is identified by evaluating the CA selection rule, the CA selection rule associates at least a portion of the domain name with the CA. A second request to generate the certificate is sent to the identified CA. The certificate or an identification of the certificate from the CA is returned to the electronic device. |
| US12177201B2 |
Managing security credentials
Disclosed are various embodiments for managing security credentials for an authentication management client on a client device. In one non-limiting example, a computing device is configured to receive an authentication request from an authentication management client of a client and determine an affinity of the authentication management client based at least in part on the authentication request. The computing device is configured to determine that the authentication management client is supported based at least in part on the affinity. The computing device is configured to generate a session for the authentication management client based at least in part on a security credential being received from the authentication management client. |
| US12177199B2 |
Identifying related user accounts based on authentication data
In some embodiments, upon detecting malicious activity associated with a user account, a content management system can identify other user accounts related to the malicious user account. The content management system can identify related user accounts by comparing authentication information collected for the malicious user account with authentication information collected for other user accounts. Authentication information can include IP address information, geographic information, device type, browser type, email addresses, and/or referral information, for example. The content management system can compare the content items associated with the malicious user account to content items associated with other user accounts to determine relatedness or maliciousness. After identifying related malicious user accounts, the content management system can block all related malicious user accounts. |
| US12177183B2 |
Information reporting method, data processing method, and apparatus
An information reporting method includes after receiving a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) flow specification (FS) rule, a network node obtains a status of implementing the BGP FS rule on the network node, where the status indicates that either the BGP FS rule is implemented on the network node or the BGP FS rule is not implemented on the network node. Then the network node sends the status to a server. |
| US12177171B2 |
Auto-initiated messaging chat
An autonomous chat bot monitors actions of users on a messaging platform and generates self-initiated chat sessions with the user to gauge users' interest and intent with respect to a target subject matter and the conversations of the chat sessions. Based on the gauged interest and intent, profiles or preferences are generated for the users independent of or relevant to the target subject matter. In an embodiment, customer contact information for the users are provided by the autonomous chat bot to a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system for further engaging the customer with respect to the target subject matter or other subject matters determined to be relevant from the profiles or preferences |
| US12177166B2 |
Distributed resource unit signaling
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for increasing the transmit power of wireless communication devices operating on power spectral density (PSD)-limited wireless channels. Some implementations more specifically relate to trigger frame and physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) designs that support distributed transmission. In some implementations, an access point (AP) may transmit a trigger frame soliciting a trigger-based (TB) PPDU from a wireless station (STA), where the trigger frame carries RU allocation information indicating a number (N) of tones allocated for the STA and carries tone distribution information indicating whether the N tones are allocated for a contiguous transmission or a distributed transmission. In some other implementations, an AP or a STA may transmit a PPDU carrying distributed signaling information indicating whether the PPDU is transmitted as a contiguous transmission or a distributed transmission. |
| US12177162B2 |
Partial sounding method for sounding reference signal in mobile communications
A partial sounding method for sounding-reference-signal (SRS) is proposed. The network node may transmit higher-layer signal configuring a fractional SRS resource for partial sounding in configured resource blocks (RBs) to user equipment (UE). The UE may determine an SRS sequence length and a frequency-domain starting position of the fractional SRS resource based on the higher-layer signal to increase the SRS capacity. |
| US12177161B2 |
Integrated circuit for controlling radio communication
Provided is a radio communication device which can prevent interference between SRS and PUCCH when the PUCCH transmission bandwidth fluctuates and suppress degradation of CQI estimation accuracy by the band where no SRS is transmitted. The device includes: an SRS code generation unit (201) which generates an SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) for measuring uplink line data channel quality; an SRS arrangement unit (202) which frequency-multiplexes the SRS on the SR transmission band and arranges it; and an SRS arrangement control unit (208) which controls SRS frequency multiplex so as to be uniform in frequency without modifying the bandwidth of one SRS multiplex unit in accordance with the fluctuation of the reference signal transmission bandwidth according to the SRS arrangement information transmitted from the base station and furthermore controls the transmission interval of the frequency-multiplexed SRS. |
| US12177159B2 |
Method and apparatus for HARQ-ACK feedback in multi-TRP transmission
Embodiments of the present application relate to methods and apparatuses for Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request-Acknowledge (HARQ-ACK) feedback in multi-Transmit-Receive Point (TRP) transmission. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method can include: transmitting configuration information indicating at least one Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource set; indicating a PUCCH resource of the at least one PUCCH resource set via Downlink Control Information (DCI), wherein the indicated PUCCH resource is at least for carrying a HARQ-ACK; and detecting the HARQ-ACK at least on the indicated PUCCH resource. Embodiments of the present disclosure can increase the robustness of multi-TRP transmission. |
| US12177157B2 |
Low-latency physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) enhancements and resource configuration
A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes a higher layer processor configured to determine a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource in a first subslot for a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) feedback for ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmissions. The PUCCH resource is specified as an enhanced PUCCH format configured to satisfy URLLC PUCCH reliability requirements. The UE also includes transmitting circuitry configured to transmit the HARQ-ACK feedback for the URLLC PDSCH transmissions based on the determined PUCCH resource. |
| US12177156B2 |
Acknowledgement information for wireless communication network
There is disclosed a method of operating a feedback radio node in a radio access network. The method includes transmitting feedback signalling representing an encoded sequence of bits, the encoded sequence of bits representing a sequence of feedback information bits, the sequence of feedback information bits comprising a plurality of subpatterns, each subpattern having a type of a set of types. The set of types has a first type and a second type, the subpatterns being ordered in the sequence according to their type. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods. |
| US12177155B2 |
Method for flexible feedback in V2X transmission and user equipment
A method for flexible feedback in V2X transmission, and a user equipment are provided. The method implemented in a receiving UE (user equipment) includes the following. A feedback requirement indicated by a transmitting UE is received during V2X transmission. A feedback resource is determined according to the feedback requirement. Feedback information is sent to the transmitting UE on the feedback resource according to the feedback requirement. The method implemented in a transmitting UE includes the following. A feedback requirement is indicated to a receiving UE during V2X transmission. Feedback information sent by the receiving UE on a feedback resource according to the feedback requirement is received, where the feedback resource is determined by the receiving UE according to the feedback requirement. |
| US12177154B2 |
Enhanced sounding packet designs
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for generating enhanced sounding packets. Some implementations more specifically relate to sounding packet designs that support enhancements to wireless communication protocols associated with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11be amendment, and future generations, of the IEEE 802.11 standard. In some implementations, an enhanced null data packet announcement (NDPA) frame may be configurable to support multiple versions of the IEEE 802.11 standard. For example, the enhanced NDPA frame may be configured in accordance with a legacy or a non-legacy NDPA frame format. In some other implementations, the enhanced NDPA frame may include a subfield carrying information identifying a particular basic service set (BSS) which may be associated with one or more STA information fields. Still further, in some implementations, an Extremely High Throughput (EHT) PPDU may include signaling to indicate whether the EHT PPDU is formatted as a sounding NDP. |
| US12177150B2 |
Method and apparatus for slot aggregation design in non-terrestrial network communications
Various solutions for slot aggregation design in non-terrestrial network (NTN) communications with respect to user equipment and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. An apparatus may receive a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) time bundling configuration. The apparatus may determine a duration interval of the DMRS time bundling configuration. The apparatus may perform channel estimation cross slots based on the duration interval. |
| US12177147B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining measurement gap, and terminal device
Provided are a method and apparatus for determining a measurement gap, and a terminal device. The method comprises: a terminal device determining, on the basis of a positional relationship between a first signal and a first BWP and a subcarrier spacing of the first signal, whether measurement of the first signal needs a measurement gap, wherein the first BWP is an active BWP of a serving cell, and the first signal is a reference signal sent by a target cell. |
| US12177142B2 |
Method and apparatus for non-orthogonal access in LTE systems
The disclosure pertains to methods and apparatus for transmitting uplink data to a wireless network asynchronously comprising generating data for transmission to the network on an uplink shared channel (UL-SCH) transport channel, selecting between transmitting the data to the network orthogonally or non-orthogonally, and transmitting the data on the selected physical channel. |
| US12177138B2 |
Method, device and storage medium for transmitting data
A method for transmitting data between a data transmitter and a data receiver in a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes generating one or more data frames to be transmitted; and transmitting the one or more data frames on one or more frequency bands, in which the one or more frequency bands have the same sequence number and the sequence number is configured to identify the one or more data frames. |
| US12177136B2 |
Wireless communication device for communicating with multiple external devices via a wireless communication unit
A method and wireless communication device use a first processing unit to perform a first communication event within a first communication window by use of a first communication protocol, a second processing unit to perform a second communication event within a second communication window by use of a second communication protocol, and a wireless communication unit connected to a radio-frequency antenna to transmit and/or receive a packet wirelessly. The first and second processing units may perform the first and second communication events via the wireless communication unit. The second processing unit or the wireless communication unit may transmit an event signal to the first processing unit when performing the second communication event or receiving a packet, respectively, to allow the first processing unit to arrange the first communication window (or first communication event) with respect to the second communication window (or second communication event) to minimize interference. |
| US12177135B2 |
Offload of storage node scale-out management to a smart network interface controller
Examples described herein relate to a network interface that includes an initiator device to determine a storage node associated with an access command based on an association between an address in the command and a storage node. The network interface can include a redirector to update the association based on messages from one or more remote storage nodes. The association can be based on a look-up table associating a namespace identifier with prefix string and object size. In some examples, the access command is compatible with NVMe over Fabrics. The initiator device can determine a remote direct memory access (RDMA) queue-pair (QP) lookup for use to perform the access command. |
| US12177131B2 |
Automated node configuration tuning in edge systems
A computing node includes a NIC and processing circuitry configured to select a subset of computing resources from a set of available computing resources to initiate a parameter sweep associated with a parameter sweep request received. A plurality of settings is applied to each computing resource of the subset to generate a plurality of resource mappings during the parameter sweep. Each resource mapping of the plurality of resource mappings indicates at least one computing resource of the subset and a corresponding at least one setting of the plurality of settings. Telemetry information for the subset of computing resources is retrieved, the telemetry information is generated during the parameter sweep. A resource mapping of the plurality of resource mappings is selected based on a comparison of the telemetry information with an SLO. A reconfiguration of the available computing resources is performed based on the selected resource mapping. |
| US12177130B2 |
Performing deep packet inspection in a software defined wide area network
Some embodiments provide a method for performing deep packet inspection (DPI) for an SD-WAN (software defined, wide area network) established for an entity by a plurality of edge nodes and a set of one or more cloud gateways. At a particular edge node, the method uses local and remote deep packet inspectors to perform DPI for a packet flow. Specifically, the method initially uses the local deep packet inspector to perform a first DPI operation on a set of packets of a first packet flow to generate a set of DPI parameters for the first packet flow. The method then forwards a copy of the set of packets to the remote deep packet inspector to perform a second DPI operation to generate a second set of DPI parameters. In some embodiments, the remote deep packet inspector is accessible by a controller cluster that configures the edge nodes and the gateways. In some such embodiments, the method forwards the copy of the set of packets to the controller cluster, which then uses the remote deep packet inspector to perform the remote DPI operation. The method receives the result of the second DPI operation, and when the generated first and second DPI parameters are different, generates a record regarding the difference. |
| US12177126B2 |
Techniques for multi-channel network congestion control
A system and method for multi-channel network congestion control. A method includes determining a packet routing scheme for a plurality of packets of a data stream, wherein the packet routing scheme includes a routing of each packet to a respective communication channel of a plurality of communication channels, wherein each of the plurality of communication channels is connected to a scheduling component and to a synchronizing component; and sending the plurality of packets via their respective communication channels, wherein each of the sent packets includes timing data, wherein the synchronizing component is configured to synchronize the plurality of packets based on the timing data of each packet and to reconstruct the data stream using the synchronized packets. |
| US12177121B2 |
Distinguishing SRv6 micro-SID destination address from IPv6 destination address
A node configured to operate in a network that operates one or more of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) and Segment Routing over IPv6 (SRv6), the node comprising circuitry configured to receive a packet from another node in the network, wherein the node supports both a reduced mode and a non-reduced mode, and determine whether there is an identifier in the packet that indicates whether the packet is based on the reduced mode or the non-reduced mode. The identifier can be utilized to determine whether a destination address in the packet is either an IPv6 destination address or an SRv6 micro-Segment Identifier (uSID). |
| US12177117B2 |
Packet transmission method, proxy node, and storage medium
This application discloses a packet transmission method and device. This application provides a method for forwarding a packet to a peer end to restore an SRH. A new SID with a bypass function is extended for an End.AD SID, so that when a local proxy node fails to find the SRH from a local cache, the new SID and control information used to indicate to restore the SRH are carried in the packet whose SRH needs to be restored. The packet is transmitted to a peer proxy node by using the new SID, to indicate the peer proxy node to replace the local proxy node to restore the SRH. In this way, the SRH corresponding to the packet can be restored through the peer proxy node, and then the packet can continue to be forwarded in a network by using the SRH. |
| US12177111B2 |
Minimizing customer impact during access migrations
In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for minimizing customer impact during network access migrations. For instance, in one example, a method includes detecting a change in an access network that affects a first network circuit connecting a customer premises to a first provider edge router and provisioning a second network circuit in response to the detecting, wherein the provisioning comprises taking an action to preserve a wide area network internet protocol address of the customer premises on the first network circuit in the second network circuit. |
| US12177107B2 |
Methods, systems and computer readable media for non-intrusive queue analysis
The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for non-intrusive queue analysis. A method for non-intrusive queue analysis occurs at a test analyzer of a test system, the test analyzer for analyzing packet queue performance of a system under test (SUT). The method comprising: receiving, via at least one mirrored ingress port of the SUT, a plurality of copied ingress test packets; receiving, via at least one mirrored egress port of the SUT, a plurality of copied egress test packets; correlating, using a correlation technique, the plurality of copied ingress test packets and the plurality of copied egress test packets; and generating, using the correlated packets, at least one packet queue performance metric associated with the SUT. |
| US12177106B2 |
Systems and methods for testing operations for distributed device systems
Systems and methods for testing operations for distributed device systems may use a test signal that is generated at a central unit and looped back internally within the central unit to test the central unit. The test signal may then be sent over a communication medium to a remote unit and looped back to the central unit to test the communication path. Further, the remote unit may include a testing circuit to test internally. By sequentially testing devices within the distributed device system, problems may be isolated and potentially repaired without having to return a device to a manufacturer facility. Even when such returns are needed, only the problematic device is returned, potentially saving time in the installation. |
| US12177105B2 |
Methods and apparatus to predict end of streaming media using a prediction model
Methods to predict end of streaming media using a prediction model are disclosed herein. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and processor circuitry to execute the instructions to generate a prediction model using a mean value of a bandwidth of a transmission of a streaming media to a user device and an amplitude of the streaming media, and identify an end of a streaming media session when an output of the prediction model satisfies a threshold. |
| US12177099B2 |
Technologies for capturing processing resource metrics as a function of time
Technologies for collecting metrics associated with a processing resource (e.g., central processing unit (CPU) resources, accelerator device resources, and the like) over a time window are disclosed. According to an embodiment presented herein, a network device receives, in an edge network, a request to provide one or more metrics associated with a processing resource, the request specifying a window indicative of a time period to capture the one or more metrics. The network device obtains the one or more metrics from the processing resource for the specified window and provides the obtained one or more metrics in response to the request. |
| US12177098B2 |
Data network analysis system and method for a communication network
A data network analysis system includes a computer-executable set of instructions that obtain service account information associated with a route provided to a customer through a data communication network having network elements. Using the service account information, the instructions identify a termination port that terminates the route to a customer premises equipment of the customer, and at least one target port of the route and those network elements that are assigned to convey the route through one or more of the network elements. The instructions then obtain the routing information for the route from each of the network elements that are assigned to convey the route. |
| US12177096B2 |
Speed boost for eligible user equipment on a local area network
A method for providing a differentiated feature to a first user equipment (UE) connected to a local area network (LAN) implemented by a router connected to a customer premises equipment (CPE) provisioned with a default feature associated with a first service tier of a plurality of service tiers provided by an internet service provider includes obtaining data indicating the first UE has connected to the LAN and determining the first UE is eligible for a second service tier of the different tiers. In response to determining the first UE is eligible for the second service tier, the method includes causing the CPE to be dynamically provisioned for a differentiated service associated with the second service tier. The method includes sending a message to the router to configure the router to provide the differentiated feature to the first UE. |
| US12177089B1 |
Machine learning algorithms for change management in information technology environment
An information technology (IT) network includes configuration items (CIs) that may constantly change, where the CIs describe hardware components or software components that are configured to operate on the IT network. Machine learning techniques can be employed determine whether a CI has been changed (e.g., added, updated, or removed) in the IT network. For example, a software code or a log message associated with a CI can be analyzed to determine whether the CI is a newly added or updated within the IT network. |
| US12177085B2 |
Method for analytics data retrieval and corresponding apparatus
A first network analysis node in a network receives, from a device, a first message comprising information indicative of a subscription, for the device, to network analytics information, and sends, to a second network node, a second message comprising information indicative of a request for a transfer of at least part of the subscription to network analytics information to a second network analysis node. |
| US12177084B2 |
Method for providing data relating to at least one equipment of a network user, method for obtaining data, and entities implementing these methods
A method for providing data relating to at least one user device to a data analysis entity. The method includes: collecting, for a plurality of events having impacted on at least one state of the user device in the network, data relating to the at least one impacted state; and supplying, to the data analysis entity, for at least one such state of the user device, at least one statistic obtained for this state by aggregating data relating to this state collected during the collecting step and a part of the data corresponding to an integer X greater than or equal to 1 of events among the most recent events of the plurality of events. |
| US12177082B2 |
Techniques for reacting to device event state changes that are shared over a network of user devices
Techniques are disclosed for coordinating state information between devices in a network of devices. In one example, a first user device can obtain event information identifying an event (e.g., triggering of an alarm) associated with another user device and state information identifying a state of the other device. The first user device can report the state and event information to devices in the network. Observers corresponding to each user device can identify the occurrence of the event corresponding to the event information for each user device. An action (e.g., output an audio chime) can be performed by each device with an observer that identifies the occurrence of the event corresponding to the event information for each user device. |
| US12177079B2 |
System, method, and apparatus to execute vehicle communications using a zonal architecture
An example system including a vehicle having a multi-zone network comprising a plurality of network zones, each one of the network zones comprising at least one zone manager; wherein the plurality of network zones are arranged according to a network topology description of a selected zone architecture; and a network management controller, including a zone implementation circuit structured to interpret a zoned architecture communication scheme; a zone manager command circuit structured to interpret a zone manager command description for each of the at least one zone managers in response to the zoned architecture communication scheme; and a zone execution circuit structured to provide the corresponding zone manager command description to each of the at least one zone managers; and wherein each of the at least one zone managers is responsive to the corresponding zone manager command description to control communications. |
| US12177074B2 |
Managing a fleet of devices
Methods of managing a fleet of devices are provided, as are methods for configuring a standby device for a job in a workflow environment, and methods for performing a job in a workflow environment. Device information is analyzed, such as information pertaining to verification systems. Device instructions are sent to various locations on a device network in response to a deviation from a parameter value having been detected. The deviation from the parameter value may correspond to printed media and/or indicia produced by one or more devices. A workflow device and a standby device are provided, and the workflow device sends configuration data to the standby device. The standby device installs configuration data and is introduced into the workflow environment. |
| US12177070B2 |
Network segmentation
The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises systems and methods of determining network segmentation. The innovation can search a network to determine a set of network entities, the network entities belonging to the network, and determine network factors of each network entity in the set of network entities. The innovation can evaluate each network factor and determine segmentation candidates based on the evaluation of each network factor. The innovation can determine a risk ranking for each network factor for each network entity and aggregate each risk ranking into a segmentation score for each network entity. The innovation can determine a segmentation candidate when a network entity segmentation score satisfies a threshold score. The innovation can generate a sub-network that is part of the network for the segmentation candidate, and transfer the segmentation candidate to the sub-network. |
| US12177069B2 |
Network policy generation for continuous deployment
In an example, a method comprises obtaining, by a policy controller from a first SDN architecture system, flow metadata for packet flows exchanged among workloads of a distributed application deployed to the first SDN architecture system; identifying, using flow metadata for a packet flow of the packet flows, a source endpoint workload and a destination endpoint workload of the packet flow; generating a network policy rule to allow packet flows from the source endpoint workload to the destination endpoint workload of the packet flow; and adding the network policy rule to a configuration repository as configuration data for a second SDN architecture system to cause a deployment system to configure the second SDN architecture system with the network policy rule to allow packet flows from the source endpoint workload to the destination endpoint workload when the distributed application is deployed to the second SDN architecture system. |
| US12177063B2 |
Real-time alerting
A method is disclosed for reducing inaccuracies in counts related to communication of messages in a manner that efficiently uses computer resources, including processing power and/or memory. An alert condition pertaining to delivery of a plurality of messages is received. The alert condition specifies a threshold number of dropped or failed deliveries. Based on a first time period elapsing, a first system check is performed. Based on a second time period elapsing, a second system check is performed. The second system check includes, based on a detection that the first message has failed during the second time period, decrementing the count for the dropped queue associated with the plurality of messages and incrementing a count for a failed queue associated with the plurality of messages, and, based on a detection that a second message has been dropped during the second time period, incrementing the count for the dropped queue. |
| US12177061B2 |
Service layer resource management for generic interworking and extensibility
Lightweight, dynamic mechanisms are provided to support service layer interworking and resource extensibility. For example, one mechanism disclosed herein comprises defining a new service layer (SL) resource definition registration procedure that allows for specifying custom attributes of service layer resources to represent third party technology resources. A second mechanism disclosed herein comprises defining a new SL data model mapping registration procedure to map service layer resources to third party data models and to provide a new interworked retargeting indicator to the service layer. Further, a third mechanism disclosed herein comprises defining a SL generic interworking procedure to intelligently retarget requests toward interworked resources based on the interworked retargeting indicator provided by the data model mapping. |
| US12177046B2 |
Modem framework for application-specific baseband customization at an end user
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a device, such as an internet of things (IoT) device, may include a configuration or software (e.g., in baseband) that is common for multiple applications of the device. In some aspects, the device may select a setting for at least some if not each of a set of parameters associated with or defining a device profile of the device based on an application of the device. The device may perform a mapping procedure to map the settings for the parameters associated with the device profile to one or more baseband configurations or baseband handles and the device may customize the baseband of the device using the one or more baseband configurations. As such, the device may operate or communicate using the baseband that is customized based on the device profile and application of the device. |
| US12177043B2 |
Pilot-less channel estimation and evaluation for LOS-MIMO microwave radio links
A computer-implemented method, performed in a network node, for estimating one or more relative channel gains and one or more channel phases associated with a wireless propagation channel (H) between N transmit antennas (220) and M receive antennas (230) in a line-of-sight, LOS, multiple-input multiple-output, MIMO, communication system (200), the method comprising configuring a channel equalizer to compensate for differences in complex gain over the wireless propagation channel (H) between the N transmit antennas (220) and the M receive antennas (230), configuring a phase tracker to compensate for differences in phase between a set of transmit side oscillators (240) at the N transmit antennas (220) and a set of receive side oscillators (250) at the M receive antennas (230), obtaining a set of equalizer coefficients (W) from the channel equalizer indicative of relative complex gain differences of propagation paths between the N transmit antennas (220) and the M receive antennas (230), obtaining a set of phase compensation values (E) from the phase tracker representing estimated phases of the set of transmit side oscillators and the set of differences of propagation paths between the N transmit antennas (220) and the M receive antennas (230), obtaining a set of phase compensation values (E) from the phase tracker representing estimated phases of the set of transmit side oscillators and the set of receive side oscillators, and upon the channel equalizer meeting a convergence criterion, estimating the one or more relative channel gains and the one or more channel phases based on an inverse function of the set of equalizer coefficients (W) and the set of phase compensation values (E). |
| US12177037B2 |
Vehicle control system and method with protocol data unit multiplexing and post build configuration
A vehicle control system includes a transmitting electronic control unit for transmitting multiplexed protocol data units. The transmitting electronic control unit is enabled to transmit first and second protocol data units with corresponding first and second selector field values. A receiving electronic control unit is in electronic communication with the transmitting electronic control unit. The receiving electronic control unit is enabled to be programmed to operate in a first mode of operation or in a second mode of operation. The receiving electronic control unit is enabled to receive and process the first protocol data unit based on receipt of the first selector field value when operating in the first mode of operation and is enabled to receive and process the second protocol data unit based on receipt of the second selector field value when operating in the second mode of operation. |
| US12177031B2 |
Enhanced endpoint multicast emulation
Embodiments for providing enhanced endpoint multicast emulation in a computing environment. One or more multicast operations may be executed on an overlay network using endpoint multicast emulation by using an overlay layer or a virtual extensible LAN (“VXLAN”) layer to maintain control over one or more multicast groups. |
| US12177025B2 |
Mobile communication system
In a mobile communication system according to the present invention, with the separate use of a plurality of component carriers or with the use of a carrier set including the plurality of component carriers aggregated, a base station performs radio communication with a user equipment corresponding to the component carrier or a user equipment corresponding to the aggregated carriers. In particular, in a case where the base station performs radio communication with the user equipment corresponding to the aggregated carriers with the use of the aggregated carriers, each of a plurality of transport blocks created by dividing a transport channel is transmitted per each of the plurality of component carriers constituting the aggregated carriers, and control information related to radio communication between the base station and the user equipment corresponding to the aggregated carriers is transmitted such that physical information of the corresponding component carrier is identifiable. Accordingly, communication control is performed efficiently while improving a communication speed correspondingly to the aggregated carriers. |
| US12177024B2 |
Terminal apparatus and communication method
A terminal apparatus transmits a PUCCH in a certain slot, and receives multiple DCI formats on a set of PDCCH monitoring occasions corresponding to the certain slot. In a case that multiple PUCCHs exist in the certain slot and that the multiple PUCCHs include a first PUCCH including a first type HARQ-ACK codebook and a second PUCCH including a second type HARQ-ACK codebook, the second PUCCH is not transmitted. |
| US12177022B2 |
Communications devices, infrastructure equipment, and methods
A communications device is configured to receive a plurality of downlink control information DCI messages each of the DCI messages providing an indication of communications parameters for the communications device to receive a plurality of transport blocks in communications resources of the downlink according to a plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request-type, HARQ, processes. The communications device receives, after each received DCI message, one or more of the plurality of transport blocks from the communications resources of the downlink and determines whether data carried by the received one or more transport blocks has been decoded correctly. The communications device then transmits for each of the one or more received transport blocks a HARQ feedback message providing one of an acknowledgement, ACK, or a negative acknowledgement NACK, on an uplink of the wireless access interface according to a corresponding one of the HARQ processes. |
| US12177020B2 |
Method to decode uplink control channel for ultra reliable low latency applications
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a network node is configured to communicate with a wireless device (WD). The network node configured to, and/or comprising a radio interface and/or comprising processing circuitry configured to determine if a detected sequence meets one of an acknowledgement (ACK) criterion and negative-acknowledgement (NACK) criterion using at least one bias value where the at least one bias value is based at last in part on a type of service associated with the detected sequence. |
| US12177017B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for measuring data integrity in time sensitive networks
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for measuring data integrity in time sensitive networks. An example method for testing a time sensitive network (TSN) device includes calculating a data integrity value for a preemptable frame. The method includes appending the data integrity value to an end of the preemptable frame and transmitting the preemptable frame to the TSN device, causing the TSN device to fragment the preemptable frame or to reassemble the preemptable frame after fragmentation. The method includes receiving the preemptable frame after traversing the TSN device and validating the data integrity value of the preemptable frame after traversing the TSN device. |
| US12177012B2 |
Forward error correction and RAN retransmission
For a source stream of input data where FEC scheme(s) have been used to create a repair stream, transmitting by a network node packet(s) comprising data of the source stream or the repair stream packaged as at least part of PDU(s). An ARQ or HARQ process is applied to the PDU(s). The network node receives feedback information as part of the process corresponding to the PDU(s), including positive ACK/NACK response for the PDUs. The retransmissions of the negatively acknowledged PDU(s) are controlled when the FEC scheme is known not to be able to compensate for loss(e)s of packet(s) contained in the PDU(s) indicated as being negatively acknowledged. A UE receives packet(s), determines loss(es), and, in response to a determination the FEC scheme is known to be able to recover from the loss(es), sends at least one ACK for any lost packets that correspond to the one or more loss(es). |
| US12177011B2 |
Terminal and communication method for blind-decoding scheduling information
Provided is a terminal which can suitably apply precoding to a PDCCH. In the terminal (100), when a first CC is notified of scheduling information for each of a first component carrier (CC) and a second CC, a restriction determination unit (105) determines, on the basis of a subcarrier interval of the CC to be scheduled by means of the scheduling information among the first CC and the second CC, the maximum number of blind decodings when the scheduling information is blind-decoded. An extraction unit (102) performs the blind decoding on the basis of the maximum number of blind decodings and extracts the scheduling information. |
| US12177010B2 |
User equipment (UE) filter capability signaling
Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable medium for transmitting at least one capability signal to a network entity, wherein the at least one capability signal indicates whether at least one filter in at least one receive chain of the UE is adaptively switchable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first configuration supports half-duplex communication with the network entity, wherein the second configuration supports sub-band full duplex communication with the network entity; and exchanging a signal between the UE and the network entity according to the at least one capability signal. |
| US12177009B1 |
System and method of providing a radio link control sublayer
Systems, methods, and techniques are provided for a radio link control (RLC) sublayer. An example satellite or user terminal can include a divisional of layer 2 of the OSI protocol layer structure. An example method includes providing a RLC sublayer on top of a MAC sublayer and adaptively switching, via the RLC sublayer and based on external data, between an unacknowledged mode and an acknowledged mode for the electronic communications. If the RLC sublayer is operating in the unacknowledged mode, the RLC sublayer provides one or more of (1) fragmentation and reassembly of service data units; (2) a use of RLC headers; and/or (3) no delivery guarantees. If the RLC sublayer is operating in the acknowledged mode, the RLC sublayer provides reliability in a sequence delivery service and one or more of (1) fragmentation and reassembly of service data units; and/or (2) the use of RLC headers. |
| US12177008B2 |
System and method for adaptive modulation
Systems, methods, and/or techniques for improving downlink spectrum efficiency may be disclosed. For example, a higher order modulation (HOM) transmission may be provided to a device. The higher order modulation transmission may be configured to be indicated by the network or a device. Additionally, multiple modulation and coding scheme (MCS) tables, transport block size (TBS) tables, and/or channel quality index (CQI) tables may be provided to support the higher order modulation transmission. |
| US12177004B1 |
Artificial multispectral metadata generator
Various examples are direct to computer-implemented systems and methods for providing an artificial multispectral metadata generator. A method includes receiving, by a computer system, an input data set, and determining attributes of the input data set to be transformed, retained, anonymized, or dropped. For the attributes to be transformed, the computer system generates three or more random noise sets, using at least two noise generation methods. An amalgamated random set is created from the three or more random noise sets using a programmable ratio, and the system uses the amalgamated random set to create an artificial data set that can be used to gain insights from the input data set without having access to the input data set. |
| US12177001B2 |
Method and device for modulating with Zadoff-Chu sequences
A method and device for modulating with Zadoff-Chu sequences. Each K-ary symbol to be transmitted is converted into a Zadoff-Chu sequence of preset length N and of preset root r, and the frequency offset q of which is dependent on the K-ary symbol. Various root values may be used to separate distinct uplink and downlink and synchronous or asynchronous communications. The modulating device is implemented in the frequency domain. The invention also relates to a demodulating method and device allowing the K-ary symbols thus transmitted to be recovered. The demodulating device may be implemented in the time domain or frequency domain. |
| US12176999B2 |
System and method of verifying display of visual information
A method of verifying display of primary visual information on a screen of an electronic visual display device in which primary visual information is displayed on the screen of the display device. Visual verification information is simultaneously displayed at a verification location of the screen. The verification location is monitored using an optical detector to determine if the visual verification information is displayed. Display of the primary visual information is verified if it is determined that the verification information has been displayed. |
| US12176998B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
[Subject]To realize FeD2D communication with higher quality.[Solving Means]A communication apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires, from another apparatus, information regarding a state of communication through a resource pool allocated to wireless links between at least part of a plurality of relay communication apparatuses, which are movable, and a remote communication apparatus; and a control unit that individually controls allocation of the resource pool to each of the wireless links between each of the plurality of relay communication apparatuses and the remote communication apparatus associated with the relay communication apparatus on the basis of the acquired information. |
| US12176995B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and program
An information processing device performs a process of presenting a specification page for specifying a search condition with respect to a channel of a downlink and an uplink between a satellite station and a ground station, a process of presenting a search result page that presents a list of ground stations retrieved as a result of a search based on a condition entered on the specification page, the search result page allowing a ground station to be specified and entered, and a process of presenting a communication plan page that displays a communication plan employing one or more ground stations specified on the search result page. |
| US12176991B2 |
Beam tracking measurement control
A method for wireless communication is disclosed, wherein an access node is configured to transmit signals using beamforming to a user device, wherein transmitting signals using beamforming comprises transmitting signals using a selected beam of a plurality of available beams, and wherein beam tracking comprises measurements by the user device on a candidate set of beams of the plurality of available beams for beam selection. The method comprises estimating at least one of a distance from the access node to the user device and a velocity parameter of the user device, and adjusting one or more of a beam tracking measurement frequency, a beam tracking measurement periodicity, the beam tracking measurement period, and a beam tracking measurement interval based on at least one of the estimated distance from the access node to the user device and the estimated velocity parameter of the user device. In some embodiments, adjusting one or more of the beam tracking measurement frequency, the beam tracking measurement periodicity, the beam tracking measurement period, and the beam tracking measurement interval is further based on a load of the access node and/or on a priority of the user device. Corresponding apparatus, network node and computer program product are also disclosed. |
| US12176984B2 |
Beam scheduling method and apparatus, device and storage medium
A beam scheduling method, including: when determining that a terminal has a specified capability, sending indication information to the terminal, the indication information being used to indicate whether the terminal measures RSRP on the basis of the restriction of an uplink MPE, and the specified capability being used to express that the terminal has the capability to measure the RSRP according to the restriction of the MPE; receiving a measurement result for each beam as reported by the terminal on the basis of the indication information; and performing beam scheduling on the basis of the measurement results. |
| US12176983B2 |
Method of transmitting channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS), base station, and user equipment
A method of transmitting Channel State Information (CSI)-Reference Signals (RSs) in a wireless communication system that includes a base station (BS) and a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting, from the BS to the UE, first multiple CSI-RSs in a CSI-RS resource set that consists of CSI-RS resources. The first multiple CSI-RSs are transmitted using the CSI-RS resources, respectively. The CSI-RS resource set is repeated in a time domain or a frequency domain. The transmitting transmits second multiple CSI-RSs in the repeated CSI-RS resource set. |
| US12176976B2 |
Determining transmit precoding matrix indicators based on device feedback
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for enabling a network equipment to reduce interference for downlink (DL) transmissions to a first device by determining a transmit precoding matrix indicator (TPMI) for uplink (UL) transmissions transmitted by a second device based on feedback from the first device. The first device may determine a subset of possible TPMIs that the second device may use for UL transmissions for full-duplex communications. The first device may indicate the subset to the network equipment. Based on the subset indicated by the first device, the network equipment may determine a pairing of the first device and the second device for full-duplex communications. Additionally, the network equipment may determine a TPMI for the second device to use in UL transmissions and indicate the TPMI to the second device. |
| US12176975B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for signaling multi-user packet
The present invention relates to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for signaling a multi-user packet. More specifically, provided are a wireless communication terminal including a communication unit; and a processor configured to process signals transmitted and received through the communication unit, wherein the processor receives, through the communication unit, a high efficiency multi-user PHY protocol data unit (HE MU PPDU), wherein a preamble of the HE MU PPDU includes high efficiency signal A field (HE-SIG-A) and high efficiency signal B field (HE-SIG-B), and decodes the received HE MU PPDU based on information obtained from the HE-SIG-A, wherein a configuration of the HE-SIG-B is identified based on information obtained from at least one subfield of the HE-SIG-A and a wireless communication method using the same. |
| US12176973B2 |
Technologies for acoustic multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission through a serial peripheral interface (SPI) bus
An acoustic transmission device may communicate sensing data via one or more multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmissions. The device may comprise a serial peripheral interface (SPI) and/or a phase shifting key (PSK) modulator. The device may be configured to provide a first SPI signal, perhaps including one or more coded information bits, to the PSK modulator. The device may provide a second SPI signal, perhaps including a synchronous clock signal, to the PSK modulator. The device may generate of one or more symbols on N transmit branches based on the first SPI signal. The device may generate of at least one carrier frequency with one or more phases to form one or more phased carriers based on the second SPI signal. The device may control a transmission of the sensing data (e.g., video) via the one or more symbols on the N transmit branches on the one or more phased carriers. |
| US12176972B2 |
Signal detection method and apparatus based on reinforcement learning for vehicular MIMO communication
The present exemplary embodiments provide a reinforcement learning based signal detection apparatus and method for vehicular MIMO communication which flexibly adjust the performance and the complexity by applying the reinforcement learning during the MIMO signal detecting process, improving a trade-off relationship between the performance and the complexity of the MIMO signal detection, and controlling the number of episodes of the reinforcement learning in accordance with the speed of the vehicle. |
| US12176966B2 |
Determination and compensation of radio frequency signal attenuation
A wireless microphone system comprises system equipment (for example, rack-mounted equipment including receivers/transceivers, distribution amplifier), one or more transmission line accessories, and a transmission line network connecting the accessories with the system equipment. The transmission line accessory compensates for downlink RF losses on transmission lines between accessories and between an accessory and system equipment. Compensation parameters for the transmission line accessory is determined by the system equipment by generating an uplink RF test signal by an RF source at the system equipment. The RF source may be varied over a plurality of frequencies to determine the compensation parameters over the plurality of frequencies. The system equipment subsequently instructs the transmission line accessory to configure an adjustable RF gain circuit (and also possibly a compensation filter) accordingly. The wireless microphone system may also discover accessories on the transmission line network to facilitate installation and maintenance. |
| US12176965B2 |
Method and electronic device for identifying aggressor nodes in a communication network
Embodiments of disclosure relate to a method and an electronic device for identifying aggressor nodes in communication network. The method comprises receiving data related to a plurality of nodes of the communication network, from a network management entity, wherein the data comprises information on aggressor nodes and one or more victim nodes associated with the aggressor nodes; predicting an interference pattern indicating an interference caused by each of the aggressor nodes on the one or more victim nodes for at least one of a plurality of time instances, using a trained estimation model; and identifying at least one aggressor node having a possibility to interfere with the one or more victim nodes during the at least one of the plurality of time instances based on the interference pattern. |
| US12176963B2 |
Calibration and test of radios spanning digital and analog domains
A system can comprise a radio unit that comprises a transmitter and a receiver. The system can further comprise a first hardware component that communicatively couples the transmitter and the receiver. The system can further comprise a second hardware component that is configured to transmit an analog signal from the transmitter to the receiver via the first hardware component. The system can further comprise a third hardware component that is configured to evaluate operation of the radio unit based on the analog signal received at the receiver. |
| US12176959B2 |
High-speed optical transceiver
Provided is a high-speed optical transmission-reception apparatus including a digital-signal processing circuit and optical modulation and optical reception modules, in which a flexible printed circuit is used as a high-frequency interface for the optical modulation and optical reception modules, a mechanism for connecting the high-frequency line pattern to the flexible printed circuit is provided on a package substrate of the digital-signal processing circuit, and the package substrate and the optical modulation and optical reception modules are connected by the flexible printed circuit. |
| US12176953B2 |
Fiber optic networks, optical network units and methods for configuring split ratios of variable ratio couplers within optical network units
Fiber optic networks, optical network units, and methods of configuring a fiber optic network and an optical network unit using a variable ratio coupler are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic network includes a feeder optical cable. The first optical network unit and the second optical network unit each includes a variable ratio coupler operable to selectively set a split-ratio among a plurality of split-ratios, and a fiber optic transceiver module. The fiber optic network further includes a first drop cable optically coupling the first optical network unit to the feeder optical cable at a first position, and a second drop cable optically coupling the second optical network unit to the feeder optical cable at a second position. A first split-ratio of the first optical network unit is based on the first position and a second split-ratio of the second optical network unit is based on the second position. |
| US12176952B2 |
Signal detection apparatus, signal detection method and program
The signal detection device includes the signal detection unit that derives the estimation vector of the transmission signal vector,the first conversion unit that converts the estimation vector of the transmission signal vector to the estimation vector of the transmission signal vector based on the reduced basis, the first determination unit that converts the estimation vector of the transmission signal vector based on the reduced basis to the determination value vector of the transmission signal vector, the first update unit that updates the separation matrix, the second conversion unit that converts the first error signal vector to the second error signal vector based on the reduced basis, the second update unit that updates the error covariance matrix based on the reduced basis, the second determination unit that determines whether or not the predetermined condition is satisfied, and a third update unit that updates the unimodular matrix, the inverse matrix of the unimodular matrix, and the error covariance matrix based on the reduced basis when it is determined that the predetermined condition is established. |
| US12176950B2 |
Test device and test method for DFB-LD for RoF system
A test device and method for testing a distributed feedback laser diode (DFB-LD) device for an optical transceiver of a radio over fiber (RoF) system examines the DFB-LD device based on an absolute limiting rating, an operating case environment, and a functional specification, in which the absolute limiting rating is a rating at which there is no fatal damage to the DFB-LD device during a short period of time when each limiting parameter is isolated and all other parameters are in a normal performance parameter, the operating case environment includes an operating temperature, and the functional specification includes parameters to be tested according to an operating condition for the functional specification. |
| US12176947B2 |
Visible-light software-defined modem
A visible light communication (VLC) system transmits and receives visible light signals across a VLC channel that includes an air-water interface. A transmitter may be configured generates and transmits a visible light signal across the VLC channel to a remote device, and a signal modulator controls the transmitter to generate the visible light signal from a digital transmission signal in accordance with a modulation setting. A receiver processes a remote visible light signal received across the VLC channel from the remote device. A signal demodulator converts the remote visible light signal to a received digital signal. |
| US12176943B2 |
Energy efficient ultra-wideband impulse radio systems and methods
Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology exploits modulated coded impulses over a wide frequency spectrum with very low power over a short distance for digital data transmission. Such UWB systems through their receivers may operate in the presence of interfering signals and should provide for robust communications. Accordingly, an accurate and sharp filter that operates at low power is required and beneficially one that does not require a highly accurate power heavy clock. Further, many UWB applications require location and/or range finding of other elements and it would therefore be beneficial to provide a UWB based range finding and/or location capability removing the requirement to add additional device complexity and, typically significant, power consumption. |
| US12176940B2 |
Transceiver device, display system including the same, and method of driving transceiver device
A transceiver device includes a transmitter and a receiver connected to each other through a first line and a second line. The transmitter transmits signals having a first voltage range to the first line and the second line in a first mode, and transmits signals having a second voltage range less than the first voltage range to the first line and the second line in a second mode. The transmitter encodes an original payload to generate a first payload in the second mode, and transmits a clock training pattern and the first payload through the first line and the second line. The receiver decodes the first payload and outputs reception data corresponding to the original payload in the second mode. |
| US12176936B2 |
Configurable wideband split LNA
Methods and devices addressing design of wideband LNAs with gain modes are disclosed. The disclosed teachings can be used to reconfigure RF receiver front-end to operate in various applications imposing stringent and conflicting requirements. Wideband and narrowband input and output matching with gain modes using a combination of the same hardware and a switching network are also disclosed. The described methods and devices also address carrier aggregation requirements and provide solutions that can be used both in single-mode and split-mode operations. |
| US12176933B2 |
Distributing staged sampled signals and conveying over electromagnetic pathways
In a transmitter there is a distributor and assembly bank into which a predetermined quantity of an input payload from a source is repeatedly written according to a first distributor permutation to create as many input vectors as there are electromagnetic propagation pathways. A staging bank exists into which each input vector available from the assembly bank are repeatedly written according to a second distributor permutation. A presentation bank exists into which each input vector available from the staging bank are repeatedly written according to a third distributor permutation. One or more encoders repeatedly encode input vectors from the presentation bank; there being as many encoders as electromagnetic propagation pathways, and each encoder makes available each encoded ordered series of output levels for communication over the pathways. The banks and encoders are in up to four timing domains. A corresponding receiver, decoder, and reception, staging and disassembly banks and a sink are at the end of the pathways. |
| US12176929B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle landing system
An unmanned aerial vehicle landing system is disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is an unmanned aerial vehicle landing system comprising: a step in which a server receives, from a wireless terminal, pixel coordinates of image data of an image sensor provided in an unmanned aerial vehicle; a coordinate transformation step in which the server transforms the pixel coordinates to absolute coordinates of the unmanned aerial vehicle on the basis of status information of the unmanned aerial vehicle;and a step in which the server transmits the absolute coordinates to the unmanned aerial vehicle. when receiving image data captured by an image sensor included in an unmanned aerial vehicle, displaying the image data on a display included in the user terminal, by a user terminal;transforming pixel coordinates into absolute coordinates of the unmanned aerial vehicle based on information on a state of the unmanned aerial vehicle, by the user terminal; andtransmitting the absolute coordinates to the unmanned aerial vehicle, by the user terminal. |
| US12176927B2 |
Decoding apparatus, decoding method, and program
A tactile reproduction system achieves a data amount reduction of a tactile signal while ensuring reproducibility of a tactile sense. A decoding apparatus includes a decoding unit configured to decode tactile coded data obtained by performing encoding of compressing an information amount, on a tactile signal using higher-order perception in a tactile sense. Therefore, a data amount reduction of a tactile signal can be performed in accordance with a tactile characteristic of a human. |
| US12176926B2 |
Encoding and decoding apparatuses and methods for implementing multi-mode coding
Encoding and decoding apparatuses and methods for implementing multi-mode coding are provided. The apparatus includes a transmitter and a receiver connected to a data bus. When data bursts are converted by the transmitter into codewords each including a plurality of symbols and/or a codeword received by the receiver is recovered as data bursts, maximum transition avoidance (MTA) codeword mappings in which no maximum transition (MT) event occurs between the plurality of symbols and minimum DC current (MDC) codeword mappings related to minimum power consumption of the plurality of symbols are used. |
| US12176924B2 |
Deep neural network implementation for concatenated codes
Systems, methods, non-transitory computer-readable media configured to perform operations associated with a storage medium. One system includes the storage medium and an encoding/decoding (ED) system, the ED system being configured to receive a set of input log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) of a component of the plurality of components, determine an extrinsic estimation function based on a set of features of the set of input LLRs, analyze the extrinsic estimation function to obtain a plurality of extrinsic LLR values, map the plurality of extrinsic LLR values to an input LLR of the set of input LLRs, and output, for each component, a plurality of updated LLR values based on the mapping. |
| US12176922B1 |
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. |
| US12176921B2 |
Storage device syndrome-weight-based error correction system
A storage device syndrome-weight-based error correction system includes a syndrome-weight-based error correction subsystem that is coupled to a storage subsystem in a chassis. The syndrome-weight-based error correction subsystem performs a first error correction hard decoding operation on the storage subsystem that utilizes first read voltage thresholds and that generates a first final codeword candidate having a first syndrome weight. The syndrome-weight-based error correction subsystem then performs error correction hard decoding read voltage threshold real-time search operations to determine second read voltage thresholds, and performs a second error correction hard decoding operation on the storage subsystem that utilizes the second read voltage thresholds and that generates a second final codeword candidate having a second syndrome weight. If the syndrome-weight-based error correction subsystem determines that the first syndrome weight is less than the second syndrome weight, it performs error correction soft decoding operations using the first read voltage thresholds. |
| US12176920B2 |
Bose-Chadhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) encoder and method for generating a BCH signal for navigation signal
Embodiment herein provide a Bose-Chadhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) encoder for generating a BCH signal. The BCH encoder (1) includes a memory for storing a minimum distance to be used for generating the BCH signal for a BCH code (n, k) and a polynomial generator for generating a generator polynomial for the BCH code (n, k) and encoding the generator polynomial to obtain the BCH signal. The polynomial generator includes a set of k registers (4) connected in series to receive the information bits and output an encoded bit based on a clock signal, a first gate (5) to receive a code length, a number of information bits, and the minimum distance as input, a second gate (6), and a finite field adder circuit (7) for determining a finite field sum of the output of each register of the set of k registers (4). |
| US12176919B2 |
Error correction code circuit, memory device including error correction code circuit, and operation method of error correction code circuit
Disclosed is a memory device which includes a memory cell array that stores first data and first parity data, an error correction code (ECC) circuit that performs ECC decoding based on the first data and the first parity data and outputs error-corrected data and a decoding status flag, and an input/output circuit that provides the error-corrected data and the decoding status flag to a memory controller. The ECC circuit includes a syndrome generator that generates a syndrome based on the first data and the first parity data, a syndrome decoding circuit that decodes the syndrome to generate an error vector, a correction logic circuit that generates the error-corrected data based on the error vector and the first data, and a fast decoding status flag (DSF) generator that generates the decoding status flag based on the syndrome, without the error vector. |
| US12176917B2 |
Apparatus and method for checking an error in a bit-flipping decoder
A memory system includes a memory device and a controller. The memory device outputs a codeword read from plural memory cells in response to a request. The controller is configured to establish a plurality of variable nodes and a plurality of check nodes from the codeword, perform a second flipping function operation for estimating flipping necessity and flipping frequency regarding the plurality of variable nodes based on the plurality of check nodes, determine, based on the flipping necessity and the flipping frequency, which iterative operation is performed during a first flipping operation for decoding the codeword, and perform the first flipping operation through a determined iterative operation to obtain the plurality of variable nodes. |
| US12176914B2 |
Conversion circuit for converting single input to differential input and system circuit using the same
An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a conversion circuit for converting a single-ended input to a differential input, which has fewer switches and fewer capacitors. This conversion circuit increases the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and the conversion circuit directly uses the higher supply voltage AVDD without being bucked by the regulator, wherein the common mode voltage is AVDD/2N, and N is greater than 1. Overall, not only the circuit area is smaller and the SNR is higher, but also the manufacturing cost is reduced. In addition, compared with the prior art, the conversion circuit of the embodiment of the present disclosure has only three operation periods, so the control is simpler and the operation speed is faster. |
| US12176912B2 |
Electronic devices converting input signals to digital value and operating methods of electronic devices
An electronic device which may include an analog-to-digital converter circuit that converts a level of an input signal to digital input values in response to a clock signal, an oscillator that generates the clock signal, a first equalization circuit that generates digital output signals by equalizing the digital input values, a first phase detector circuit that detects phases of the digital output signals and generates digital phase values, a loop filter that generates a first digital output value based on the digital phase values, a second equalization circuit that generates digital intermediate values by equalizing the digital input values, and a second phase detector circuit that detects phases of the digital intermediate values and to generate a second digital output value. The oscillator may adjust a frequency of the clock signal based on the first digital output value and the second digital output value. |
| US12176908B2 |
Method and apparatus for clock and data alignment that reduces power consumption
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, implementing a first stage including a first number of phase rotators in parallel generating respective clock phases offset by a fixed amount; a second stage including a second number of phase rotators receiving outputs from the first number of phase rotators of the first stage, the second stage outputting a first weighted sum of respective clock phases generated by the second number of phase rotators. The subject disclosure further includes the second number of phase rotators being less than the first number of phase rotators, and a total number of bits dedicated to phase selection being split across the first stage and the second stage. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12176906B2 |
PWM-based continuous clock serial interface
A circuit includes a microcontroller having a clock output and a data output. The microcontroller includes a serial-peripheral interface (SPI) circuit, a pulse-width modulation (PWM) generator, and a central processing unit (CPU). The SPI circuit is configured to provide an SPI clock signal and an SPI data signal to the data output. The PWM generator is configured to provide a continuous PWM signal to the clock output. The CPU is coupled to the SPI circuit and the PWM generator, and the CPU has executable instructions configured to synchronize the PWM signal to the SPI clock signal. |
| US12176903B1 |
Duty cycle correction device for use in cascaded circuits and related large touch and display driver integration system
A duty cycle correction device includes: a phase-locked Loop (PLL)-based duty cycle correction circuit, a bypass duty cycle correction circuit and a multiplexer. The PLL-based duty cycle correction circuit is configured to receive and correct an input clock signal to generate a PLL-based corrected signal. The bypass duty cycle correction circuit is configured to be clocked by the input clock signal to sample a logic signal at its input terminal to generate a bypass corrected signal. The multiplexer is coupled to the PLL-based duty cycle correction circuit and the bypass duty cycle correction circuit and is configured to select one of the PLL-based corrected signal, the bypass corrected signal and the input clock signal as an output clock signal. |
| US12176895B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating dummy signal that has transitions constrained to occur within transition enable windows set by detection of more than two consecutive identical digits in serial data
A dummy signal generation circuit includes a consecutive identical digit (CID) detection circuit and a dummy transition circuit. The CID detection circuit detects occurrence of N CIDs in serial data, and sets a transition enable window in response to each sequence of N CIDs in the serial data, where N is a positive integer not smaller than 3. The dummy transition circuit generates a dummy signal that has transitions constrained to occur within transition enable windows set by the CID detection circuit. |
| US12176893B2 |
Radio frequency switch biasing topologies
A switching circuit comprises a first series switch coupled to a first output port, the first series switch including a first field-effect transistor (FET), a second FET, a third FET, a fourth FET, a fifth FET, and a sixth FET, a second series switch coupled to a second output port, and coupling circuitry configured to couple a gate of the fifth FET and a gate of the sixth FET to a first node, a source of the fifth FET and a drain of the sixth FET to a second node, a source of the first FET and a drain of the second FET to a third node, a gate of the first FET and a drain of the fifth FET to a fourth node, a gate of the second FET and a source of the sixth FET to a fifth node, the fourth node and the fifth node to a first gate voltage, and the first node to a second gate voltage that is different than the first gate voltage. |
| US12176891B2 |
Sensor devices and methods for transmitting sensor data, apparatus and method for controlling a sensor device, apparatuses and methods for decoding a sensor signal
A sensor device includes an output driver configured to: adjust a first time interval of the output signal between a first signal edge of a first type and a first signal edge of a second type based on a first reference value; adjust a second time interval of the output signal between the first signal edge of the second type and a second signal edge of the first type based on a second reference value; adjust a third time interval of the output signal between the second signal edge of the first type and a second signal edge of the second type based on a first data value; and adjust a fourth time interval of the output signal between the second signal edge of the second type and a third signal edge of the first type based on a second data value. |
| US12176889B2 |
Integrated circuits employing always-on watchdog timer for providing regular power reset
An integrated circuit includes a power-on reset (POR) circuit, a watchdog timer, a first AND gate and a power management control circuit. The POR circuit is used to receive an input voltage to generate a POR signal and generate a clock signal. The watchdog timer is used to generate a timeout signal according to the clock signal when the POR signal has an enabling voltage, the clock signal enabling generation of timeout pulses in the timeout signal at predetermined time intervals. The first AND gate including a first input terminal for receiving the POR signal; a second input terminal for receiving the timeout signal; and an output terminal for outputting a reset signal according to the POR signal and the timeout signal. The power management control circuit is used to reset an output current in response to a reset pulse in the reset signal. |
| US12176888B2 |
Switch FET body current management devices and methods
Methods and devices to reduce gate induced drain leakage current in RF switch stacks are disclosed. The described devices utilize multiple discharge paths and/or less negative body bias voltages without compromising non-linear performance and power handling capability of power switches. Moreover, more compact bias voltage generation circuits with smaller footprint can be implemented as part of the disclosed devices. |
| US12176884B2 |
Surface acoustic wave resonator, filter, manufacturing method thereof, and communication device
A surface acoustic wave resonator, a filter, a manufacturing method thereof and a communication device. The surface acoustic wave resonator includes a piezoelectric material layer, an interdigital transducer and a dielectric layer; the interdigital transducer is located at a side of the piezoelectric material layer, and the dielectric layer is located between the interdigital transducer and the piezoelectric material layer. Therefore, the surface acoustic wave resonator can reduce the electromechanical coupling coefficient of the surface acoustic wave resonator by arranging the dielectric layer between the interdigital transducer and the piezoelectric material layer. In addition, the surface acoustic wave resonator can adjust the electromechanical coupling coefficient of the surface acoustic wave resonator by controlling the thickness of the dielectric layer. |
| US12176883B2 |
Acoustic wave filter including different types of resonators
Aspects of this disclosure relate to acoustic wave filter. The acoustic wave filter can include different types of acoustic wave resonators. The acoustic wave filter can include shunt acoustic wave resonator that has lower second harmonic distortion than other acoustic wave resonators of the acoustic wave filter. In certain embodiments, the shunt acoustic wave resonator can be a surface acoustic wave resonator. Related multiplexers, radio frequency modules, wireless communication devices, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US12176882B2 |
Multiplexer with filter including different types of acoustic wave resonators
Aspects of this disclosure relate to multiplexers with acoustic wave resonators. The multiplexer includes a first filter and a second filter. The first filter includes a plurality of bulk acoustic wave resonators and a shunt surface acoustic wave resonator. The shunt acoustic wave resonator can have a resonant frequency in a passband of the second filter. The passband of the second filter is below a passband of the first filter. In certain applications, the first filter is a receive filter and the second filter is a transmit filter. |
| US12176881B2 |
Radio frequency module, communication device, and acoustic wave device
Reduced in size is a radio frequency component provided on a main surface of a mounting substrate on which an external connection electrode is disposed. A radio frequency module includes a mounting substrate, a first radio frequency component, and an external connection electrode. The mounting substrate has a first main surface and a second main surface opposed to each other. The first radio frequency component has a signal terminal and a ground terminal. The first radio frequency component is provided on the second main surface. The external connection electrode is provided on the second main surface. The first radio frequency component has a third main surface and a fourth main surface opposed to each other. The signal terminal is provided on the third main surface. The ground terminal is provided on the fourth main surface. |
| US12176879B2 |
Acoustic wave device, filter and multiplexer
An acoustic wave device includes a first substrate, an acoustic wave element provided on a first surface of the piezoelectric layer, a second substrate, a first metal layer provided on the first surface and conductively connected to the acoustic wave element, a second metal layer provided on a second surface of the second substrate, a third metal layer that connects the first metal layer to the second metal layer, is thicker than the first metal layer and the second metal layer, and contains copper or silver, and a first conductive layer that covers a side surface of the third metal layer, and a third surface of the first metal layer in a region surrounding another region where the third metal layer is bonded to the first metal layer, is thinner than the third metal layer, and contains a component other than copper, silver, and tin as a main component. |
| US12176876B2 |
Interdigitated RF filter
An interdigitated RF filter. The interdigitated RF filter includes input fingers connected to an input node and output fingers connected to an output node where at least one input finger is connected the output node or at least one output finger is connected to the input node. The described interdigitated RF filter can be implemented in various configurations such as series, shunt, ladder or a combination thereof. |
| US12176872B2 |
Current sensing circuit using temperature self-compensated trans-resistance amplifier
A current sensor architecture is implemented using a trans-resistance amplifier circuit having a low pass filter characteristic. The current sensing resistor and the input resistors for the amplifier circuit are matched thermally so that they have substantially identical temperature coefficients. The feedback resistors, which are coupled in parallel with corresponding capacitors, are implemented using switched capacitor circuits that emulate resistors. With this configuration, the current sensor is temperature insensitive. |
| US12176871B2 |
Differential amplifier capable of offset compensation of differential output signal and adaptive continuous-time linear equalizer including the same
An adaptive continuous-time linear equalizer (CTLE) includes a CTLE cell including input terminals and output terminals, a low-pass filter configured to respectively output low-band differential signals obtained by respectively low-pass filtering differential output signals, and an error amplifier configured to amplify a difference between the low-band differential signals and output the difference as a control voltage. The CTLE cell includes first and second transistors each including an input terminal and an output terminal and an offset compensator configured to adjust a potential difference between a supply voltage source and the output terminal according to the control voltage. |
| US12176869B2 |
Reconfigurable power amplifier based on pin switch and design method thereof
The present disclosure provides a reconfigurable power amplifier (PA) based on a PIN switch and a design method thereof. The reconfigurable PA based on a PIN switch includes an input port, an input matching circuit, the PIN switch, a gate bias circuit, a transistor, a drain bias circuit, an output matching circuit and an output port, where the input matching network includes an input end connected to a power input end, and an output end connected to a gate of the transistor, the gate bias circuit is connected in parallel with the gate, the drain bias circuit is connected in parallel with a drain, the drain of the transistor is connected to an input end of the output matching circuit, and an output end of the output matching circuit serves as a power output. |
| US12176868B2 |
Gain calibration for audio amplifiers
In some embodiments, a calibration circuit for an audio amplification system can include a tone generator configured to provide a tone having a frequency to an input path of an audio amplifier, such that an input signal provided to the audio amplifier includes the tone, a a first sampling circuit configured to sample an output signal at an output node of the audio amplifier, and a second sampling circuit configured to sample the input signal at an input node of the audio amplifier. The calibration circuit can further include a gain adjustment circuit configured to generate a correction signal based on the sampled output signal and the sampled input signal to correct for a gain variation of the audio amplifier. |
| US12176867B2 |
RF power amplifier system with multiple supply modulators
Described are circuits and techniques to increase the efficiency of radio-frequency (rf) amplifiers including rf power amplifiers (PAs) through “supply modulation” (also referred to as “drain modulation” or “collector modulation”), in which supply voltages provided to rf amplifiers is adjusted dynamically (“modulated”) over time depending upon the rf signal being synthesized. For the largest efficiency improvements, a supply voltage can be adjusted among discrete voltage levels or continuously on a short time scale. The supply voltages (or voltage levels) provided to an rf amplifier may also be adapted to accommodate longer-term changes in desired rf envelope such as associated with adapting transmitter output strength to minimize errors in data transfer, for rf “traffic” variations. |
| US12176866B2 |
RF power amplifier system having a multi-output supply generator and low-frequency turn off switch
Described are circuits and techniques to increase the efficiency of radio-frequency (rf) amplifiers including rf power amplifiers (PAs) through “supply modulation” (also referred to as “drain modulation” or “collector modulation”), in which supply voltages provided to rf amplifiers is adjusted dynamically (“modulated”) over time depending upon the rf signal being synthesized. For the largest efficiency improvements, a supply voltage can be adjusted among discrete voltage levels or continuously on a short time scale. The supply voltages (or voltage levels) provided to an rf amplifier may also be adapted to accommodate longer-term changes in desired rf envelope such as associated with adapting transmitter output strength to minimize errors in data transfer, for rf “traffic” variations. |
| US12176864B2 |
Power amplifier linearizer
Circuits and methods for achieving good amplifier AM-AM and AM-PM metrics while achieving good power, PAE, linearity, and EVM performance. Embodiments compensate for a non-linear distortion profile (e.g., an AM-PM and/or AM-AM profile) in an amplifier by pre-processing an input signal, such as a radio-frequency signal, to alter the non-linear distortion profile of the input signal so as to compensate for the non-linear distortion profile imposed by a coupled device, such as an amplifier. An inventive aspect includes linearizing an output from an amplifier having a first non-linear distortion profile, including passing an input signal having a second non-linear distortion profile through a reflective hybrid coupler to a non-linear termination circuit, and reflecting a modified input signal from the non-linear termination circuit back through the reflective hybrid coupler as an output signal, the output signal having a third non-linear distortion profile shaped to compensate for the first non-linear distortion profile. |
| US12176855B2 |
Power amplifier having improved gate oxide integrity
Power amplifiers having improved gate oxide integrity are disclosed. In particular, a dynamic asymmetric cascode bias circuit is used to provide a bias signal to a cascode power amplifier stage. The bias signal swings in synchronicity with an output signal from the power amplifier stage. By having this dynamic bias signal, the gate-drain stress on the device is reduced, preserving gate oxide integrity. Preserving gate oxide integrity helps preserve the operational profile and extend device life, providing an enhanced user experience. |
| US12176853B2 |
Integrated circuit devices with parallel power amplifier output paths
An integrated circuit device is provided. In some examples, the integrated circuit device includes a first amplifier path, a second amplifier path coupled in parallel with the first amplifier path, a matching network coupled to the first amplifier path and the second amplifier path, and an antenna coupled to the matching network. In some such examples, the first amplifier path includes a first differential power amplifier coupled to the matching network, and the second amplifier path includes a second differential power amplifier coupled to the matching network. The integrated circuit device may further include a controller coupled to selectively enable the first amplifier path to provide a transmitter output power within a first range and to selectively enable the second amplifier path to provide a transmitter output power within a second range that is different from the first range. |
| US12176850B2 |
Solar cells, solid-state supercapacitors, and wireless self-charging power packs formed therewith using conductive thin films
A wireless self-charging power pack including a solution processed conductive thin film integrating a solar cell with a solid-state supercapacitor. Additionally, a method of forming a wireless self-charging power pack including integrating a solar cell with a solid-state supercapacitor by forming a layer of conductive thin film between the solar cell and the solid-state supercapacitor through solution processing of the material forming the conductive thin film. |
| US12176849B2 |
Photovoltaic shingles with multi-module power electronics
A system includes first and second photovoltaic modules, each of which includes a first side lap portion, a plurality of solar cells arranged in a plurality of rows, a first electrical connector on the first side lap portion and electrically connected to the first row of the solar cells, and a second electrical connector on the first side lap portion electrically connected to the second row of the solar cells. The system includes a first power electronics unit connected to the first and second electrical connectors of the first photovoltaic module; and a second power electronics unit connected to the first and second electrical connectors of the second photovoltaic module. The first power electronics unit is electrically connected to the second power electronics unit. |
| US12176848B2 |
Adaptive photovoltaic system
Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for an adaptive photovoltaic system. Solar panel strings comprise solar panels. An adaptive maximum power point tracking (“MPPT”) translator module is in electrical communication with the solar panels of the solar panel strings. An adaptive MPPT translator module comprises a voltage converting unit. An adaptive MPPT translator module is configured to control the solar panels of the solar panel strings according to a MPPT translator algorithm so that each of the solar panel strings vary in number of the solar panels and in power output capacity of the solar panels and physical configurations of the solar panel strings are adaptive to power needs, physical surfaces, and environmental geometric space constraints. A power bus provides electrical communication between the adaptive MPPT translator module and a power hub in electrical communication with a power demand. |
| US12176846B2 |
Solar module racking system
A solar module racking system including a frame. The frame includes pre-wired receptacles for rapid assembly of solar modules. The frame receives and mechanically supports each solar module. The frame arranges the solar modules in a first planar direction, in a second planar direction, and in a vertical direction that is normal to the first and second planar directions. Each pre-wired receptacles individually and electrically connect each of the solar modules after insertion of that module into the frame. The solar module racking system provides a 2 by 1 by 1 configuration or a 1 by 2 by 1 configuration for the plurality of solar modules corresponding to the first planar direction, the second planar direction, and the vertical direction. A first module and a second module are arranged in the first planar direction or the second planar direction, respectively. |
| US12176840B2 |
Motor driver capable of setting pulse width modulation at commutation time points of motor
A motor driver of setting pulse width modulation at commutation time points of a motor is provided. A commutation control circuit outputs a phase control signal and a commutation starting signal according to a preset phase angle and a commutation signal of the motor. A pulse width modulation calculating circuit determines a starting time point of each of a plurality of cycles of a pulse width modulation signal according to the commutation starting signal. The pulse width modulation calculating circuit determines time of each of the plurality of cycles of the pulse width modulation signal according to the phase control signal. The pulse width modulation calculating circuit determines widths of a plurality of pulse waves of the pulse width modulation signal according to a target rotational speed of the motor. A motor driver circuit drives the motor according to the pulse width modulation signal. |
| US12176835B2 |
Method for operating a planar drive system and planar drive system
A method for operating a planar drive system is specified. The planar drive system comprises a stator, a plurality of rotors and a main controller. The stator comprises a plurality of energizable stator conductors. Energizing of stator conductors of the stator can be controlled via the main controller. Each rotor comprises a magnet device having at least one rotor magnet. A magnetic interaction can be produced between energized stator conductors of the stator and the magnet devices of the rotors in order to drive the rotors. At least one individual rotor identifier is assigned to each rotor. An identification of the rotors is carried out by providing position information of the rotors and rotor identifiers of the rotors and linking the provided position information of the rotors to the provided rotor identifiers of the rotors via the main controller. |
| US12176834B2 |
Energy efficient induction motor
The invention relates to an energy efficient induction motor comprising a stator, a main winding of the stator for generating a rotating magnetic field (RMF), and a rotor disposed to rotate relative to the main winding due to the RMF. The stator comprises additional winding(s) for producing an alternating EMF which is induced in the one or more additional windings due to the rotation of the rotor. The alternating EMF produced in the one or more additional windings is fed back simultaneously to the main winding throughout the complete rotation cycle of the rotor through an electronic control unit coupled to the stator, producing a resultant AC output power that is fed continuously to the main winding. |
| US12176828B2 |
Energy storage device and method thereof for supplying power
An energy storage device and a method thereof for supplying power are provided. Control a power conversion circuit to lower an AC output voltage during a preset period to a preset voltage, control the power conversion circuit to change from outputting the preset voltage to outputting a surge voltage, so that the power conversion circuit enters a surge generation period, and determine whether to turn off the energy storage device according to whether an output terminal of the power conversion circuit generating a surge current during the surge generation period. |
| US12176827B2 |
Inverter with leg current detection
To allow reliable current measurement of the output current of the switching stage of an inverter, especially at switching frequencies of the semiconductor switches in the 100 kHz range, a voltage at the choke is measured and integrated over time to be representative for the leg current in the choke. The time integral is processed in a processing unit, whereas the processed time integral is used in an inverter controller for controlling the inverter. The voltage at the choke is analogously integrated over time by two serially connected integrator capacitors, whereas across each of the integrator capacitors a reset switch is provided, for alternately resetting the corresponding integrator capacitor. |
| US12176826B2 |
Inverter driving apparatus and control method thereof
An inverter driving apparatus includes an inverter having a plurality of legs respectively corresponding to each of a plurality of phases and the control unit generating space vector modulation signals based on a phase voltage command, each of the space vector modulation signals corresponding to each of the plurality of phases, respectively, determining whether an output voltage of the inverter corresponding to at least one space vector modulation signal of the space vector modulation is in a non-linear region by determining whether each voltage of the space vector modulation signals is included in a predetermined range, generating a terminal voltage command by determining whether or not to apply an offset voltage to each of the space vector modulation signals based on the determination of the non-linear region, and controlling a turn-on state of at least one switch included in each of the plurality of legs by modulating the terminal voltage command based on pulse width modulation. |
| US12176821B2 |
Intelligent rectifier current regulation of DC bus voltage droop
A device may include an rectifier with one or more transistors that accepts a three-phas7 input and generates a DC bus output, a low-pass filter to provide a filtered DC bus voltage, a driver to drive the transistors based on a modulation index, and a controller to generate the modulation index. The controller may generate a nominal modulation index, generate an adjusted modulation index based on the nominal modulation index modified by a ratio of the filtered and measured DC bus voltages, and provide the modulation index to the PWM driver, where the modulation index is the nominal modulation index when a difference voltage associated with a difference between the filtered and measured DC bus voltages is below a voltage threshold, and where the modulation index is the adjusted modulation index when the difference voltage is above the voltage threshold. |
| US12176820B2 |
Support insulator and power conversion device
A support insulator includes a conductive member, an insulating member, and an attachment portion. Busbars included in a main circuit are attachable to the conductive member. The conductive member electrically connects the busbars to each other. The insulating member is attachable to a fixed frame, and is disposed over an outer surface of the conductive member to insulate the conductive member and the busbars from the fixed frame. An electronic component included in the main circuit is attachable to the attachment portion. |
| US12176818B2 |
Power source device and image forming apparatus
A power source device includes a transformer, a rectifying circuit, a series circuit, a switching element and a capacitor. The transformer includes first and second primary windings and a secondary winding. The rectifying circuit includes first and second output terminals and fully rectifies an AC voltage. The series circuit in which an inductor and a rectifying element are connected in series and connected between the first output terminal and a connecting point where one end of the first primary winding and one end of the second primary terminal are connected. The switching element is connected between the other end of the second primary winding and the second output terminal and switched between an on state and an off state. The capacitor is connected between the other end of the first primary winding and the second output terminal. An inductance of the inductor is set so that a voltage of the capacitor is higher than an output voltage of the rectifying circuit. |
| US12176817B2 |
Power converter
A power converter includes a capacitor and a substrate on which a plurality of switching elements for power conversion are mounted. The power converter includes a cooler for cooling the plurality of switching elements and a housing that accommodates the capacitor, the substrate, and the cooler. The power converter includes a power connector exposed from the housing and an output connector exposed from the housing. The power converter includes a plurality of lines that include a plurality of power lines each electrically connected to the capacitor, given switching elements, and the power connector. The plurality of lines include a plurality of output lines each electrically connected to given switching elements and the output connector. At least one among the plurality of lines is a line that includes a conductive pattern formed on the substrate. |
| US12176813B2 |
Trans-inductance multi-phase power converters, monitoring and management
An apparatus such as a power supply includes management hardware. The management hardware monitors operation of multiple power converter phases coupled in parallel to produce an output voltage. Based on the monitored operation, the management hardware determines a status of a series circuit path connecting windings of the multiple power converter phases. The management hardware produces status information indicating the status of the series circuit path. |
| US12176812B2 |
Slope compensation induced offset error cancellation in a peak or valley current mode switching voltage regulator
A converter includes an inductor and a transistor. A sense circuit couples to the transistor. The sense circuit generates a sense signal responsive to a current through the first transistor. A comparator has first and second comparator inputs and a comparator output. The comparator output controls a signal to the transistor's control input. An error amplifier has an error amplifier input and an error amplifier output coupled to the first comparator input. A slope compensation circuit couples to at least one of the error amplifier output or the sense circuit and generates a slope signal. A peak detection sample/hold (PK-S/H) tracks the slope signal and, responsive to the transistor being turned off, samples the slope signal and provides the sampled slope signal on its output. The PK-S/H output couples to whichever of the error amplifier or sense circuit to which the slope compensation circuit is not coupled. |
| US12176809B2 |
Power feeding control apparatus
A drain and a source of an N-channel type FET included in a power feeding control apparatus are provided on an electric current path along which an electric current flows from a DC power supply to a load, the drain being a part of the FET into which the electric current is input and the source being a part of the FET from which the electric current is output. A driving circuit switches the FET off when a first determination circuit determines that a control voltage between a gate and the source of the FET is greater than or equal to a first threshold value, and a second determination circuit determines that a drain-source voltage between the drain and the source of the FET is greater than or equal to a second threshold value. |
| US12176807B2 |
Spread spectrum adaptive on time voltage converter
Described embodiments include a circuit for adapting the on time in a switching voltage converter that includes a first transistor having a current terminal coupled to an output voltage terminal and to its control terminal. A second transistor is coupled between the first transistor and a ground terminal, and has a control terminal coupled to the first transistor. A third transistor is coupled between the output voltage terminal and a capacitor, and has a third control terminal coupled to the first control terminal. A current source is configured to provide a current that varies linearly between a first value and a second value. A fourth transistor is coupled between terminals of the capacitor, and has a fourth control terminal. A comparator has a first comparator input coupled to the capacitor. A logic circuit has an input coupled to the comparator output, and an output coupled to the fourth control terminal. |
| US12176806B2 |
Power factor correction circuit, control method and electrical appliance
The present disclosure relates to a power factor correction circuit, a control method, and an electrical appliance. The power factor correction circuit may include: a power regulation branch, including a first switching unit, a second switching unit and a branch sampling resistor connected in series sequentially; an inductive branch, connected between an AC power source and a power regulation branch; a rectifier branch, including a first rectifier unit and a second rectifier unit, the rectifier branch may include a main line sampling resistor; a capacitance branch; a control circuit sampling a branch current flowing through each of the branch sampling resistors and a main line current flowing through the main line sampling resistor respectively, and controlling the switching of each power regulation branch sequentially. With the branch sampling resistor and the main line sampling resistor, the overall cost of the power factor correction circuit may be reduced. |
| US12176801B2 |
Power source providing apparatus, and charging method and system
A power supply device, includes a rectifier circuit configured to perform rectification on alternating-current power to obtain a first pulsating direct-current voltage, a first-stage conversion circuit connected to the rectifier circuit and configured to perform isolation conversion on the first pulsating direct-current voltage to thereby obtain a second pulsating direct-current voltage; a second-stage conversion circuit connected to the first-stage conversion circuit and configured to convert the second pulsating direct-current voltage into a stable direct-current voltage; and a valley-fill circuit connected to the rectifier circuit and the first-stage conversion circuit individually, wherein the valley-fill circuit is configured to supply, in response to a voltage value of the first pulsating direct-current being less than a first voltage threshold, electrical power to an input of the first-stage conversion circuit to thereby increase a valley voltage of the first pulsating direct-current voltage. |
| US12176800B2 |
Current generator with reduced power consumption
A current generator includes a startup circuit and a bandgap reference circuit coupled to the startup circuit. The startup circuit is for generating a first voltage. The bandgap reference circuit is for generating a second voltage. The bandgap reference circuit includes an operational amplifier. The operational amplifier includes a bias source circuit and a bias generator circuit. The bias source circuit is for generating a reference current according to the first voltage and the second voltage. The bias generator circuit is for generating bias voltages according to the reference current. The startup circuit and the bandgap reference circuit receive a supply voltage. |
| US12176798B2 |
Rotary table with leakage detection function
A rotary table includes a housing having a first groove, a second groove and a drainage channel connecting the first groove and the second groove, a motor, a shaft located in the housing and provided with a guide portion, and a leak detection belt set in an accommodation chamber in the housing and embedded in the second groove. In this way, if liquid enters the housing, the guide portion of the shaft guides the liquid into the first groove, so that the liquid reaches the second groove along the drainage channel. At this time, the leak detection belt can be used for leakage detection to protect key components. |
| US12176793B2 |
Method for regulating the acceleration of a turbomachine
The invention relates to a method for regulating an acceleration of a turbomachine, the turbomachine comprising a combustion chamber, a high-pressure turbine located downstream of the combustion chamber and which drives a high-pressure shaft in rotation, and a low-pressure turbine located downstream of the high-pressure turbine and which drives a low-pressure shaft in rotation, characterized in that the method comprises the following steps: injecting mechanical power onto the high-pressure shaft until a speed of the high-pressure shaft attains a target value, then extracting mechanical power from the high-pressure shaft so as to maintain the speed at the target value. |
| US12176789B2 |
Rotating electrical machine with superconducting elements and cryogenic enclosures
Disclosed is a rotating electrical machine with axial air gap, comprising two rotors, each provided with superconducting axial magnetic flux barrier elements around an axis of rotation and having, between them, axial magnetic flux passage areas, at least one armature, comprising windings and a superconducting field coil surrounding the elements and the armature and capable of inducing an axial magnetic field. Each armature is positioned between two of the rotors. The superconducting elements of the rotors are coaxial with one another and also the flux passage areas. A first annular cryogenic enclosure encloses the field coil and a second cryogenic enclosure encloses the two rotors and the armature or only one rotor, with a third cryogenic enclosure around the other rotor without the armature. |
| US12176788B2 |
Motor support for a heating, ventilation and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle
The motor support (16) for a motor-fan unit of a ventilation installation for a vehicle comprises: two coaxial rings (20; 22), including an inner ring (20) capable of receiving one or more elements of the motor and an outer ring (22) capable of fixing fastened to a housing forming a structural element, a decoupling element (24) between the two coaxial rings (20; 22); and a means (44) for limiting the relative movement of one of the two rings (20; 22) relative to the other, in a plane normal to the common axis (A) of the two rings (20; 22), comprising at least one radial abutment (44) fastened to one of the two rings (20; 22), with a radial clearance between the radial abutment (44) and the other of the two rings (20; 22). |
| US12176776B2 |
Stator including coil segments with hook-shaped portions
According to one embodiment, a stator includes a stator core and a stator coil configured by joining a plurality of coil segments mounted in slots of the stator core. Extending portions of the coil segments include a plurality of first extending portions, an inclined portion, and a joining end portion and a hook-shaped portion provided at an extending end of the inclined portion. The joining end portions are arranged side by side in a radial direction such that distal end surfaces are located at substantially the same height, the hook-shaped portions are meshed with each other, and a first engagement surface of one of the joining end portions faces and abuts on a first engagement surface of the other of the joining end portions. |
| US12176771B2 |
Conductor wire insulating film separating method
A conductor wire insulating film separating method disclosed includes: a preparing step involving preparing rectangular cross-section coil pieces each of which is a conductor wire coated with insulating film and used to provide a stator coil of rotary electric machine; a delivering-in step involving, after the preparing step, delivering coil pieces into a laser separator, with coil pieces aligned such that extremities thereof are adjacent to each other; an applying step involving, after the delivering-in step, continuously applying film removing laser to the extremities of the aligned coil pieces such that the laser is applied to one extremity and then to another extremity, thus removing at least portions of the insulating film from the extremities of the coil pieces; and a delivering-out step involving delivering the coil pieces, from which the at least portions of the insulating film have been removed by the applying step, out of the laser separator. |
| US12176770B2 |
Method for placing magnet segments for an axial flux machine
According to one disclosed method, a magnet segment may be slid linearly along a first surface and onto a second surface of a back iron of a rotor, wherein the first surface is disposed at or above a rim that extends upwardly from the second surface at an outer edge of the back iron to enable the magnet segment to slide over the rim before the magnet segment is slid onto the second surface. According to another disclosed method, a first end of a magnet segment may be pressed against an elastic member located at an inner portion of a back iron for a rotor so that force exerted by the elastic member pushes a second end of the magnet segment against a rim located at an outer portion of the back iron. |
| US12176768B2 |
Motor driving apparatus
A motor driving apparatus includes: a first inverter including: a plurality of first switching elements and connected to a first end of each of the windings; a second inverter including: a plurality of second switching elements and connected to a second end of each of the windings; and a controller configured to control a switching state of the plurality of first switching elements and the plurality of second switching elements based on a driving mode of the motor in one sampling period. |
| US12176767B2 |
Position sensor for a mover in a long stroke linear permanent magnet motor
A linear permanent magnet motor may include a stator unit having a coil, a mover including an array of permanent magnets, and a position sensing device operable to determine a position of the mover. The mover is arranged to move along a motion direction. The position sensing device has a sensing element operable to sense a magnetic field of the array of permanent magnets The sensing element is fixed to the stator unit. The array of permanent magnets is spaced apart from the stator unit by an air gap in which electromagnetic fields created by the array of permanent magnets and by coil are configured to interact thereby generating traction. The sensing element is positioned such that it is within a magnetic leakage field of the array of permanent magnets when the array of permanent magnets is positioned in correspondence with the sensing element. |
| US12176763B2 |
Rotating electrical machine
A magnet unit includes a plurality of arc-shaped magnets arranged in a circumferential direction and a magnet holder to which the magnets are secured. Each of the magnets has arc-shaped easy axes of magnetization which extend more parallel to the d-axis in a region close to the d-axis than those in a region close to the q-axis. The easy axes of magnetization define arc-shaped magnetic paths extending therealong. The magnets are arranged to be separate from each other across the d-axis or the q-axis. Each of the magnets has a q-axis end surface facing in the circumferential direction and placed in surface-to-surface contact with that of the circumferentially adjacent magnet. Each of the magnets has an armature-remote peripheral surface which faces away from the armature. Each of the armature-remote peripheral surfaces facing an attachment surface of the magnet holder through a clearance which is filled with a resin adhesive. |
| US12176762B2 |
Electric machine
The invention relates to an electric machine comprising a permanent magnet arrangement and an electromagnetic arrangement. The electromagnetic arrangement comprises a first number of excitation coils, each excitation coils being wound around a pole core. The permanent magnet arrangement comprises a second number of magnet segments formed of a permanently magnetic material. An air gap is arranged between the electromagnet arrangement and the permanent magnet arrangement. The magnet segments have a permanent magnetisation in a first magnet segment volume. At least one magnet segment comprises a demagnetised region in a second magnet segment volume. |
| US12176760B2 |
Interior permanent magnet motor
An interior permanent magnet motor includes a rotor with permanent magnets spaced apart in a circumferential direction, and a rotor core with core pieces positioned between adjacent permanent magnets. The permanent magnets include a pair of corner portions at each of an end on an outside in a radial direction and an end on an inside in the radial direction. Each of the core pieces includes at least one of an outer support portion that supports one corner portion of the pair of corner portions at the end of the permanent magnets on the outside in the radial direction or an inner support portion that supports one corner portion of the pair of corner portions at the end of the permanent magnets on the inside in the radial direction, and restricts movement of the permanent magnets in the radial direction. |
| US12176759B2 |
Rotor assembly and motor having same
A rotor assembly (100), comprising a rotor (101) and a rotor winding (102). The rotor (101) is provided with a plurality of teeth; tooth slots are provided between adjacent teeth; the rotor (101) can be connected to a rotor shaft to output power; the rotor winding (102) is composed of coils wound on the rotor (101); the rotor winding (102) comprises a portion extending in an axial direction parallel to the rotor assembly (100) and a portion extending in a plane perpendicular to the axial direction; the portion extending in the plane perpendicular to the axial direction comprises a plurality of sections; in the axial direction, the plurality of sections are in one-to-one correspondence to corresponding sides of two or more polygons, respectively. The winding method can solve the problems such as length difference of copper wires between windings due to sequential superposition of the coils in traditional windings, thus achieving the technical effects of improving the balance of the armature and minimizing the difference in resistance of windings. |
| US12176757B2 |
Mounting of stators in generators for wind turbines
A stator mount and a tool for adjusting the position of a stator mount of a stator of a generator of a wind turbine. The stator mount comprises a support member having a plurality of elongate both holes which provide adjustability between the stator mount and the frame of a generator housing, or between separate components of the stator mount itself. The stator mount may comprise one or more adjustment devices for adjusting the position of the stator mount in use. A tool is provided which may be used to adjust the position of the stator mounts. The tool attaches to the frame of the generator and comprises one or more adjustment devices for adjusting the position of the stator in use. |
| US12176756B2 |
Stator with stator magnet, magnetic body, fixing member, and coil disposed in slots and rotary electric machine using same
A stator includes: a stator core including a plurality of stator teeth in a circumferential direction with respect to a center of rotation of a rotary electric machine; a stator coil disposed on a bottom portion side of each of a plurality of stator slots formed between the stator teeth; and a stator magnet disposed on an opening side of each of the plurality of stator slots and having the same polarity in a radial direction. In each of the stator slots, a plate-shaped fixing member is provided between the stator coil and the stator magnet so as to be fitted to opposed two wall surfaces of the stator slot, and a magnetic body is provided between the stator coil and the stator magnet. |
| US12176754B2 |
Electric machine and magnetic field portion
An electric machine that increases structural freedom to increase output of the electric machine while satisfying requirements of an outer shape. An armature portion includes armature cores (H1, H2) and a plurality of coils (CL) attached to the armature core (H1). A magnetic field portion (Fs) is relatively rotatable to the armature portion and includes a plurality of magnets (Mg) and a plurality of magnetic field cores (22N, 22S). In the magnetic field portion (Fs), the magnets (Mg) are disposed between two magnetic field cores (22N, 22S) adjacent in a rotation direction. Each of the armature cores (H1, H2) includes magnetic pole groups (G1, G2). The magnetic pole group (G1) included in the armature core (H1) and the magnetic pole group (G2) included in the armature core (H2) constitute a magnetic pole group pair (P) that forms a magnetic path through the magnetic field portion (Fs). |
| US12176751B2 |
Non-current equalization UPS apparatus, current distribution method, and parallel UPS system
This application discloses a non-current equalization UPS apparatus, a current distribution method, and a parallel UPS system. The current distribution method may be applied to any UPS apparatus in a parallel UPS system. A current proportion of a first current output by the any UPS apparatus in a total output current of the parallel UPS system is positively related to a capacity proportion of an available battery capacity of a battery string correspondingly connected to the any UPS apparatus in a total available battery capacity of the parallel UPS system. Therefore, a system backup time of the parallel UPS system can be prolonged, and resource utilization of a battery string with a large available battery capacity can be improved. |
| US12176750B2 |
Methods and systems for a self-powered distributed network
A method and system creating a distributed network suitable for transferring information between devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to power generating server devices designed to act as nodes within a distributed network. Specifically, the present disclosure provides specialized devices designed to generate power using solar panels to power servers that are capable of operating as nodes within a distributed network. |
| US12176748B2 |
Charging system for an energy storage in a vehicle and a method for controlling the charging system
A charging system for an energy storage in a vehicle comprising: a plurality of parallelly arranged charging switch units, each charging switch unit having an input terminal configured to be connected to a common charging port, and an output terminal configured to be connected to the energy storage, wherein each charging switch unit comprises a contactor configured to control a flow of current from the charging port to the energy storage, the contactor being configured to have a controllable contact force; for each charging switch unit, a measurement device configured to determine a parameter indicative of a resistance in a current path through the charging switch unit; and a charging control unit connected to each of the charging switch units and configured to, if a difference in resistance between any two of the plurality of current paths is higher than a predetermined difference threshold value, control the contact force of a contactor in a charging switch unit in the current path having the lowest resistance to increase the resistance of that current path. |
| US12176744B2 |
Battery charger with movable handle
A battery charger usable with rechargeable battery. The battery charger includes a housing and a handle. The housing includes a connection rail. The connection rail slidably interfaces with the rechargeable battery. The connection rail extends parallel to a plane. The handle is movably coupled to the housing. The handle can be positioned in at least a first position and a and a second position. In the first position, at least a portion of the handle intersects with the plane. In the second position, the plane is not obstructed by the handle. |
| US12176743B1 |
Charging stand
A charging stand is provided to place and store a plurality of electronic equipment when being charged at the same time. The charging stand includes a charging stand main body and a support baffle portion. The support baffle portion includes a first support baffle, a second support baffle and a third support baffle, which are connected with the charging stand main body. Charging placement spaces and spacings are formed among these support baffles. |
| US12176733B2 |
Wireless power system, wireless power transmitting apparatus and method for controlling wireless power transmitting apparatus
A provided wireless power system includes a plurality of wireless devices, and a wireless power transmitting apparatus including a plurality of transmitting coils, which transmit wireless power to the plurality of wireless devices, and a control panel, wherein the wireless power transmitting apparatus displays, on the control panel, a guide screen related to a selection of simultaneous control or sequential control of the plurality of wireless devices based on the sum of required powers of the plurality of wireless devices in relation to a preset maximum power. |
| US12176732B2 |
Wireless power charging method and electronic device using same
An electronic device may comprise: a battery; a charging circuit; a wireless power receiver circuit configured to acquire transmitted power wirelessly output from an external electronic device; and a processor. The processor may be configured to control the electronic device to: charge the battery through the charging circuit using received power acquired through the wireless power receiver circuit; identify at least one piece of information related to the charging, while the charging operation is performed; transmit a designated signal corresponding to suspension of the transmitted power to the external electronic device such that the external electronic device enters a wireless charging standby mode, in which the external electronic device holds the operation of outputting the transmitted power, at least partially based on the at least one piece of information; identify first situation information regarding the electronic device during the wireless charging standby mode; identify second situation information regarding the electronic device, in response to identifying the first situation information; and sense the electronic device being detached from the external electronic device based on the electronic device corresponding to the first situation information and the second situation information. |
| US12176728B2 |
Methods and systems for wireless power transfer
Systems for wireless power transfer (WPT) include one or more WPT transmission devices and one or more WPT receiver devices to wirelessly receive power transmitted by the one or more WPT transmission devices. The WPT receiver devices are arranged at a fixed position relative to each of the WPT transmission devices. A WPT transmit controller of the systems is coupled to the one or more WPT transmission devices to control WPT transmission properties of the one or more WPT transmission devices in order to harmonize and adapt the transmit power level at the fixed position of the one or more WPT receiver devices. |
| US12176723B2 |
Non-metallic connection light bulb and socket
A light bulb includes one or more LEDs and a housing containing the one or more LEDs. At least a portion of the housing is at least partially transparent to one or more wavelengths of light emitted by the one or more LEDs. A driver is disposed within the housing and electrically connected to the one or more LEDs for driving the one or more LEDs. A non-metallic base is formed at an end of the housing. A contactless electrical power receiver is disposed within the non-metallic base and electrically connected to the driver. The contactless electrical power receiver is configured to contactlessly receive electrical power from an external power source and provide the received electrical power to the driver. A light bulb socket configured for contactless power transfer to the light bulb is also provided herein. |
| US12176720B2 |
Self-generating power supply apparatus
A self-generating power supply apparatus includes a power generating body, an energy harvester, and a power consumer. The power generating body generates an electromagnetic field when a force is applied, an energy of the electromagnetic field is received by the energy harvester and subsequently transferred to the power consumer; or alternatively, the energy harvester is not provided and the energy of the electromagnetic field is directly received and used by the power consumer. The energy of the electromagnetic field is harvested by the energy harvester contacting or not contacting the power generating body, and then is converted into electrical energy, which is transferred out in a wired or wireless manner to enable self-generating power supply for the apparatus. The self-generating power supply apparatus has an immeasurable impact on the development in the fields such as wearable devices, small mobile communication devices, Internet of Things, new energy etc. |
| US12176717B2 |
Grid system, control device, control method for grid system, and power conversion device
A grid system includes a voltage source, a plurality of consumers connected to the voltage source via a distribution grid, and a grid control unit for transmitting a power command value to a device provided to each consumer. The consumer is provided with a power generation device, a power storage device, and power conversion devices for converting respective powers of the power generation device and the power storage device. The power conversion devices respectively include power command correction means for correcting the power command value from the grid control unit on the basis of the frequency of voltage at a power receiving point X2 which is a connection point between the consumer and the distribution grid. The power command value for the power conversion device of the power generation device is set to be greater than the power command value for the power conversion device of the power storage device. |
| US12176714B2 |
Moving and storing energy between utility's energy delivery networks
A first energy converter that can consume a first physical energy form of a first energy delivery network can be controlled to produce a second physical energy form of a second energy delivery network and inject the second physical energy form into the second energy delivery network. A second energy converter that can consume the second physical energy form of the second energy delivery system can be controlled to produce the first physical energy form of the first energy delivery network and inject the first physical energy form into the first energy deliver network. The controlling of the first energy converter and the controlling of the second energy converter can be coordinated. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US12176710B2 |
Method and control device for operating a converter-based grid unit
A method for operating a converter-based grid unit disposed electrically within an AC voltage section or adjacently to an AC voltage section of an electrical grid and electrically connected to the AC voltage section, includes using a control device to adjust infeed and drawing of active power and/or reactive power into and from the AC voltage section by actuating at least one converter of the converter-based grid unit. A multiplicity of measurement values is transmitted to the control device. The measurement values at least relate to different measurement variables and/or measurement locations within the AC voltage section or the converter-based grid unit. The control device selects a measurement value group from the multiplicity of available measurement values by selecting in accordance with a predefined selection guideline, and the at least one converter is actuated based on measurement values of the selected measurement value group. |
| US12176701B2 |
Ground fault protection in a high resistance grounding system
A ground fault protection system includes a power switch including a source-side and a load-side. The power switch is structured to receive a load current from a power source at the source-side and selectively output the load current from the load-side to a load. A first voltage measuring device is structured to measure a first voltage of the source-side while the power switch is not conducting the load current. A second voltage measuring device is structured to measure a second voltage of the load-side while the power switch is not conducting the load current. A controller is structured to determine a source-side-to-ground voltage based on the first voltage, determine a load-side-to-ground voltage based on the second voltage, determine a ground fault is occurring, and determine a direction of the ground fault relative to the power switch. |
| US12176700B2 |
Photovoltaic rapid shutdown and arc sensing system
The present disclosure provides a system, apparatus and method for providing rapid shutdown for photovoltaic power systems and provides a system, apparatus and method for providing arc sensing for photovoltaic power systems. An AC current can be put on the DC bus to control PV panel shutdown. Local mean decomposition can be used to sense arcing on the DC bus. |
| US12176689B2 |
Measurement tool for cable-preparation system
Techniques, systems and articles are described for preparing electrical cables for connections to a power grid. In one example, a cable-cross-section-measurement tool includes a housing defining a cavity, wherein the housing is configured to position an end-face of an electrical cable within the cavity; a camera disclosed within the cavity of the housing, wherein the camera is configured to capture an image of the end-face of the electrical cable; and a telecentric lens optically coupled to the camera, wherein the telecentric lens comprises a non-angular field of view configured to reduce, in the image, distortion from parallax associated with at least one portion of the end-face of the electrical cable that is oriented at an oblique angle relative to an optical axis of the telecentric lens. |
| US12176682B2 |
Infrared-laser source device
An infrared-laser source device provided with an external housing, said external housing comprising: a light output interface arranged in a front part of the external housing, at least one infrared-laser source arranged in a rear part of the external housing and configured to emit an IR-laser beam providing a first emitting area at the light output interface, and a first light distributing element configured to diverge light at the light output interface, wherein said infrared-laser source device further comprises a second light distributing element separated from the first light distributing element and providing, at the light output interface, a second emitting area larger than the first emitting area. |
| US12176679B2 |
Fast pulse, high current laser drivers
Pulsed laser drivers are disclosed comprising Gallium Nitride (GaN) power transistors for driving diode laser systems requiring high current and fast pulses, such as laser drivers for LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) systems. Drivers are capable of delivering pulses with peak current ≥100 A, e.g. 170 A to provide high peak power, fast pulses with nanosecond rise times and nanosecond pulse duration, for driving multi-channel laser diode arrays with 40 A per channel for 120 W output per channel for a combined peak output of 480 W. For lower duty cycle, example driver circuits are disclosed comprising a high current power transistor for direct drive with drive assist. For higher duty cycle, example resonant driver circuits are disclosed comprising two high current power transistors. Implementation of resonant driver circuits with GaN technology provides fast charging for short pulse operation at higher repetition rates or for pulse code modulation. |
| US12176678B2 |
Method for operating independently controlled laser diodes in a device where a subset of laser diodes can be operated in their nominal current range
In at least one embodiment of the method of operating a laser device (100) having a plurality of laser diodes (1) which can be controlled independently of one another, wherein controlled laser diodes are each operated with an operating current (I), and wherein each laser diode can be operated for a proper operation in a nominal current range (ΔI), a step A) is carried out in which an input current (I_0) or an input voltage (U_0) is applied to the laser device. Furthermore, a step B) is carried out in which a characteristic value is determined that is representative of a number N of laser diodes that can be operated in the respective nominal current range with the input current applied in step A) or with the input voltage applied in step A). If the characteristic value is representative of N≥1, M laser diodes are controlled in a step C) in such a way that the M laser diodes are each operated in the nominal current range, wherein 1≤M≤N is selected. |
| US12176675B2 |
Semiconductor laser device
A semiconductor laser device is configured so that, on at least one of the respective opposing surfaces of a semiconductor laser chip and a sub-mount and the respective opposing surfaces of the sub-mount and a heatsink, one or more treatment regions are provided where adhesion of a bonding material or bonding material used for their bonding is reduced, wherein the one or more treatment regions are placed to define, in a traveling direction of light, different coverages depending on a position in an array direction of multiple light emitting regions. |
| US12176674B2 |
Laser oscillation device for direct-diode laser method and failure diagnosis method for laser oscillation device
A direct-diode laser oscillator 1 can emit laser light to a laser processing head 3 based on the driving commands received from a system controller 5, which can control a laser robot 4 including the laser processing head 3. The direct-diode laser oscillator 1 includes the following: laser modules 10 each including a plurality of laser diodes connected in series or in parallel; a power supply circuit 20 for driving the laser modules 10 at a constant current, and a power controller 30 for controlling the power supply circuit 20 based on the driving commands and performing a fault diagnosis of the laser oscillator 1 based on which one of a plurality of previously divided regions of a diagnosis map the current and voltage applied to the laser modules 10 belong to. |
| US12176669B2 |
Connection arrangement, connection terminal and electronic device
A connection arrangement for connecting an electrical conductor includes: a busbar; a clamping spring by which the conductor to be connected is clamped in a clamping position of the clamping spring against the busbar; and an actuating element by which the clamping spring can be moved from the clamping position into an open position. A holding element is provided which, in the open position, engages with the actuating element to hold the actuating element in position. The holding element has a pressure surface. For moving the clamping spring from the open position into the clamping position, the pressure surface can be actuated by the conductor to be connected and the holding element can be disengaged from the actuating element by the actuation of the pressure surface. |
| US12176668B2 |
Lever connector for electrical conductors
A lever connector for contacting electrical conductors may include features and improvements over other lever connectors. The lever connector includes a housing, a busbar located within the housing, one or more lever mechanisms, and one or more resilient members that connect the lever mechanisms to the busbar. The lever mechanism includes a lever located on a near side of the busbar bridge and a lifting mechanism located on a far side of the busbar bridge opposite the near side of the busbar bridge. The resilient member includes a fixed section connected to the busbar bridge and a clamping section connected to the lifting mechanism. When the lever is actuated and lifted upwards and away from the housing, the lifting mechanism moves the clamping section of the resilient member to release away from the busbar base surface. When the lever is closed and pushed downward toward the housing, the lifting mechanism moves the clamping section of the resilient member downward to push the electrical conductor against the busbar base surface, thereby making electrical contact between the electrical conductor and the busbar. |
| US12176666B2 |
Control module having an actuator and adapted to be attached to a power adapter
A control module adapted to be attached to a power adapter is described. The control module comprises a plurality of contact elements including a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to receive a reference voltage; a first actuator extending from a housing of the control module and adapted to engage with a connector of a power adapter; a second actuator extending from the housing of the control module and adapted to engage with a tamper resistance element of a power adapter; a control circuit adapted to generate a signal; and a third contact element coupled to the control circuit; wherein the control circuit generates to the signal adapted to be routed to the power adapter by way of the third contact element to detect a change in a state of a switch of a power adapter. |
| US12176665B1 |
Adapter coupler for hybridization of power connectors
An adapter coupler for hybridization of power connectors includes a threaded back nut a threaded retaining ring and a scheme for modification of existing incompatible power connectors. The threaded back nut has an outer flange face and is affixed using its internal threading to a power connector. The threaded retaining ring slips over a power connector and back nut interfacing with the back nut flange face and allowing the assembly to be affixed using its internal threading to a magnetic breakaway connector. The modification scheme retrofits the power connector and magnetic breakaway connector with new internal profiles and electrical connections to achieve a unified power connector hybridization. This enables the hybrid connector to be superimposed over a device's inbuilt power connection terminal and provide the benefits of a magnetic breakaway connector where this functionality was previously incompatible. Devices, in particular motion-picture cameras, are thus made to be more efficient in the connection and disconnection of external cabled power sources and therefore faster and more convenient to operate during filming. |
| US12176664B2 |
Power connector module
A power connector module is provided, including a housing, an electrical connector unit disposed in a first space of the housing, and a socket unit disposed in a second space of the housing. The glue is received in the first space, and a gate plate is disposed on a diaphragm of the housing to prevent the glue from flowing into the second space. |
| US12176663B2 |
Multi-head cable connector with flexible fingers
An electronic connector includes a rigid central region and at least one branch that extends away from the rigid central region. A flexible part is disposed at one end of the at least one branch and adjacent to the rigid central region. A conductor terminal is located at an opposing end of the at least one branch. A rigid part is disposed between the flexible part and the conductor terminal. At least one flexible element is disposed adjacent to one surface of the flexible part. The flexible part of the at least one branch and the at least one flexible element combine to permit the at least one branch to be both (i) sufficiently flexible to permit the at least one branch to be bent, and (ii) sufficiently rigid to permit the at least one branch to subsequently return to its original shape. |
| US12176662B2 |
Carrier rail, and carrier rail system having carrier rails
The present invention relates to a carrier rail (1) for a carrier rail system, comprising: an elongate carrier profile (2); a busbar (4) having at least one electrical conductor (40) for electrically connecting electrical or electronic components (3), wherein the busbar (4) extends along the carrier profile (2); and an adapter element (5) having a first connection (6) and a connecting element (8) and also an adapter housing (9) for carrying the first connection (6) and/or the connecting element (8), wherein the first connection (6) can be coupled electrically and/or by means of signals to the busbar (4) via the connecting element (8), and wherein the first connection (6) is configured for connecting a corresponding second connection (70) of an electrical or electronic component (7) such that the electrical or electronic component (7) can be coupled electrically and/or by means of signals to the busbar (4) via the connecting element (8). The invention also relates to a carrier rail system that comprises the carrier rail according to the invention. |
| US12176659B2 |
Smart connector and method of manufacturing same using an application specific electronics packaging manufacturing process
In an embodiment, a smart connector includes an Application Specific Electronics Packaging device formed by an Application Specific Electronic Packaging manufacturing process, and a separate printed circuit board electrically connected to electrical components of the Application Specific Electronic Packaging device. The Application Specific Electronic Packaging manufacturing process includes forming a continuous carrier web having a plurality of lead frames, overmolding a substrate onto the fingers of each lead frame, each substrate having a plurality of openings which exposes a portion of the fingers, electroplating the traces, and electrically attaching at least one electrical component to the traces to form a plurality of Application Specific Electronic Packaging devices. In some embodiments, the printed circuit board has electrical components configured to control the functionality of the electrical components. In some embodiments, the printed circuit board has electrical components configured to modify properties of the smart connector. |
| US12176658B2 |
Connector
A connector including a casing, a base, a rear plug, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals, a middle shielding, an upper shielding and a lower shielding. The base is disposed in the casing and includes an upper portion, a middle portion and a lower portion. The rear plug is disposed at a side of the lower portion. The first terminals are insert molded on the upper portion. Each of the second terminals includes a first portion and a second portion that are connected in a bent manner. The first portions are insert molded on the lower portion, and the second portions are insert molded on the rear plug. The middle shielding passes through the middle portion and is disposed between the first terminals and the second terminals. The upper shielding and the lower shielding are fixed to the base. |
| US12176657B2 |
Connector and electronic device to reduce signal crosstalk phenomena and optimize signal transmission performance
This application provides a connector and an electronic device, to reduce signal crosstalk phenomena and optimize signal transmission performance of the connector. The connector includes a base, a plurality of terminal modules disposed on the base, and a ground shielding plate. The plurality of terminal modules are disposed in parallel in a first direction, and the ground shielding plate is disposed between two adjacent terminal modules. The ground shielding plate includes a body and at least two elastic elements disposed on the body, each elastic element includes a first spring arm, a second spring arm, and a contact part, a first end of the first spring arm and a first end of the second spring arm are separately connected to the body, and a second end of the first spring arm and a second end of the second spring arm are separately connected to the contact part. |
| US12176656B2 |
Overmolded lead frame providing contact support and impedance matching properties
An electrical connector includes first and second adjacent electrical contacts that each define respective first and second mating ends, the first mating end of a first one of the first and second adjacent electrical contacts defines a first contact surface, the second mating end of a second one of the first and second adjacent electrical contacts defines a second contact surface electrically isolated from the first contact surface; and a dielectric material positioned between the first and second adjacent electrical contacts. When a mating connector applies a force to the first contact surface and the second contact surface, the first and second mating ends and the dielectric material all move in a first direction. |
| US12176652B2 |
Connector device
A lever of a connector can rotate between a first position and a second position and can slide between the second position and a third position. When the lever is rotated to the second position in a state in which the connector whose lever is on the first position is on a fitting preparation position with respect to a mating connector, the connector is drawn to a fitting position, which is closer to the mating connector, by a cam mechanism and a main terminal of the connector and a mating main terminal of the mating connector are connected with each other. When the lever is slid to the third position, a flange portion provided to a housing of the connector and a mating flange portion provided to a mating housing of the mating connector are accommodated in a groove portion of the lever. |
| US12176651B2 |
Conductor terminal
Disclosed herein is a conductor connection clamp that includes a bus bar and a clamping spring, the clamping spring including a main portion for clamping an electrical conductor to the bus bar, the main portion and bus bar defining a clamping spring connection, and a spring member adjacent to the main portion and rigidly coupled to the main portion. The clamp further includes a housing defining a conductor insertion opening that leads to the clamping spring connection, and an operating lever configured to apply force to the spring member in order to deflect the main portion to open the clamping spring connection. |
| US12176649B2 |
Coupling electronic seal
The present invention includes a plug bolt and a bolt seat. The plug bolt includes a bolt pin having a receiving hole that receives a circuit device including an RFID chip electrically connected with a main circuit and a radiation unit. The receiving hole defines a hole body arranged in an axial direction, and an open hole bottom at a bottom of the hole body. The main circuit includes a lower contact point. The radiation unit induces an effect of coupling feed with respect to the hold body to make the bolt pin forming an upper monopole antenna. The bolt seat includes a lower monopole antenna and a locking hole into which the bolt pin is insertable. When the lower monopole antenna is electrically connected with the lower contact point, the upper and lower monopole antennas jointly form a standard dipole antenna to emit a signal that is monitorable. |
| US12176646B2 |
Thermostat switch assembly with thermal insulator for protection against overheating
Provided is a thermostat including a diaphragm arranged on a core body that is inserted into a base. The assembly is closed at the top by a metallic cover and at the bottom by a flat lid. The thermostat also includes the core body presenting a cylindrical shape and is provided with two radially opposing projections and a guide hole, with the guide hole centrally arranged to receive a pin in a slidably manner; and the base, in an monolithic body, including: two walls in the form of a cylindrical arc, having collars on their top portions and together defining a cradle for said core body; and sides and faces that are adjacent to the sides. Projecting from said faces are terminals for electrical connection. The short terminal is coupled to a contact blade for contact with the long terminal. The blade is actuated by the pin, which is in turn actuated by the diaphragm. The terminals and the blade are co-injected with the base. Alternatively, the thermostat also includes a heater bias, formed by a pair of resistors in parallel. |
| US12176644B2 |
Electrode connector structure and cable assembly
A connector assembly for coupling with one or more electrodes includes one or more cables with wires. A plug is electrically coupled with an end or ends of the cables. An electrode connector structure is electrically coupled with the cables and includes a body that is configured for forming an internal space. A cantilevered first arm has an end that cantilevers toward the internal space. The cantilevered first arm has a rest position and a flexed position. A stationary second arm and arm end extend into the internal space opposite the first arm. At least one of the ends of the cantilevered first arm and stationary second arm include an electrical contact. In the rest position, the end of the cantilevered first arm is positioned opposite the stationary second arm a first distance. In the flexed position, the cantilevered arm, moves away from the stationary second arm to separate the ends to a greater distance to receive the electrode and returns to the rest position to grip the electrode. |
| US12176642B2 |
High speed interface
A flat flexible cable (FFC) is configured to facilitate high-speed communications, such as USB Superspeed 3.0 signals, between processors. The FFC includes at least two differential signal pairs arranged directly adjacent to one another on opposite sides of an isolation gap consisting of non-conductive material. The size of the isolation gap may be tailored in proportion to the frequency of signals supported by the FFC. |
| US12176637B2 |
Electrical connector for high power computing system
A connector that enables electronic assemblies to be efficiently configured for any of multiple power requirements. The connector may have a mating interface, which may mate with a power supply, a mounting interface for attaching the connector to a PCB and a power tap off interface. The power tap off interface may enable distribution of a portion of the power received through the mating interface to remote locations on the PCB. The connector may be assembled with conductive element subassemblies, enabling efficient configuration of the connector with conductive elements with and without mating contact portion for power tap off. Each subassembly may include a member to which other members with mating contact portions and/or tails for a mounting interface are attached. A projection providing mechanical support for the power tap off interface may be angled relative to the mating interface such that the connector provides lower resistance to airflow, which may lower the cost and/or enable enhanced performance of an assembly using such a connector. |
| US12176635B2 |
Ring slot patch radiator unit cell for phased array antennas
Various ring cells are disclosed herein that include a metallic ring patch and a ring slot to transmit or receive radio frequency (RF) signals. The disclosed ring cells use several dielectric layers that are separated by a low-dielectric foam layer upon which the ring patch is positioned. The ring slot is located below the foam layer. An electrically conductive fence formed curved electrically conductive walls or a circular pattern of electrical vias is positioned around the ring slot. Electrical feed lines are used to either supply electrical power to the ring cells or output RF signals that are received by the ring patch. |
| US12176633B2 |
Antenna device
An antenna device according to embodiment includes: a first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; a third dielectric layer disposed on the second dielectric layer; a first antenna including a first feed via passing through the first dielectric layer and a first antenna patch disposed in a first surface of the first dielectric layer; and a second antenna including a second feed via passing through the first dielectric layer and a second antenna patch disposed in the first surface of the first dielectric layer, wherein a dielectric constant of the second dielectric layer is lower than a dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer and a dielectric constant of the third dielectric layer, and the second dielectric layer has a cavity overlapping the second antenna patch. |
| US12176626B2 |
Position-based playback of multichannel audio
Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for position-based playback of multichannel audio. Some embodiments include (i) receiving, via a network interface of a first playback device, an indication of a position of a second playback device, (ii) determining, based on the received indication of the position of the second playback device, an audio characteristic of the first playback device, and (iii) playing back, via one or more transducers associated with the first playback device, a first portion of media content according to the determined audio characteristic in substantial synchrony with playback, via the second playback device, of a second portion of the media content. |
| US12176623B2 |
Phase shifting device and base station antenna
The present disclosure provides a phase shifting device and a base station antenna. The phase shifting device comprises a driving module, a transmission rack plate, and a plurality of annular phase shifters. The driving module comprises a transmission rod. The transmission rack plate comprises a transmission nut, through which the transmission rack plate is pivotally connected to the transmission rod of the driving module. The plurality of annular phase shifters are disposed on the periphery of the transmission rack plate at intervals and are respectively engaged with the transmission rack plate. The rotation of the transmission rod drives the transmission nut to move back and forth on the transmission rod, and along with the back and forth movement of the transmission nut, the transmission rack plate drives the plurality of annular phase shifters to rotate. |
| US12176620B2 |
Antenna device and electronic device including the same
According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an antenna device comprises: a first antenna array including an array of a plurality of first radiation patches, a communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive a radio signal using at least one of the first radiation patches, and at least one first isolator comprising a conductor disposed in an area between two adjacent first radiation patches among the first radiation patches. The first isolator may include a first portion, a second portion disposed in parallel with the first portion, and a third portion electrically connecting the first portion with the second portion. The first portion and the second portion may be configured to generate current flows having a phase difference of 180 degrees with respect to each other. |
| US12176619B2 |
Antenna apparatus and electronic device
An antenna design solution is provided. A metal frame and a PCB ground layer of an electronic device are used to form a slot. Through symmetric feeding and anti-symmetric feeding, the slot can be excited to generate two slot antenna patterns: a CM slot antenna pattern and a DM slot antenna pattern. In addition, the two slot antenna patterns share a same slot antenna radiator. |
| US12176617B2 |
Antenna device and radar apparatus
The present disclosure improves an antenna characteristic related to high-frequency radio waves. An antenna device includes a first line antenna which includes a straight first feeder line, and a plurality of first antenna elements, each connected at an end to the first feeder line and extending perpendicularly from the first feeder line, and a second line antenna which includes a second feeder line and a plurality of second antenna elements that are line symmetry from the first line antenna with respect to an imaginary line parallel to the first feeder line as an axis of symmetry. |
| US12176616B2 |
Dual beam launcher
Antennas having a multi-beam (e.g., dual beam, etc.) launcher and methods for using the same are described. In some embodiments, the antenna comprises: an array of antenna elements; two parallel plate waveguides coupled to the array of antenna elements, the two parallel plate waveguides sharing a common radial plane and arranged in a stacked configuration; and a dual feed launcher to launch first and second TEM waves into the two parallel plate waveguides, the first and second TEM waves being different and being simultaneously launched in the two parallel plate waveguides. |
| US12176614B2 |
Antenna
The present disclosure provides an antenna. The antenna includes: a main body structure having a first surface, wherein the main body structure is formed by placing a reflective metal plate in a mold and performing injection molding, and the main body structure is of an integrally formed structure; a radiation layer, wherein the radiation layer is electroplated on the first surface; and a power distribution layer, wherein the power distribution layer is electroplated on the first surface, the power distribution layer is electrically connected to the radiation layer, and the power distribution layer feeds the radiation layer. |
| US12176613B2 |
Integrated leaky feeder and mesh network system
There is provided an integrated leaky feeder and mesh network system. The system includes a plurality of mesh nodes, each mesh node comprising a radio, at least one of the mesh nodes being powered by a power source. The system also includes a radiating coaxial cable connecting the plurality of mesh nodes to provide a leaky feeder signal between the nodes. |
| US12176612B2 |
Ultra-wideband cavity backed slot antenna
An ultra-wideband cavity backed slot antenna includes an electrically conductive ground plane having an elongated slot aperture behind which a cavity is formed by electrically conductive surfaces. Within the cavity, a feed structure spanning a substantial portion of the length of the slot is formed from an electrical conductor. The feed can be attached to a coaxial, microstrip, strip-line or other type of transmission line or waveguide. Tuning elements distributed along the feed structure connect the feed to the surface of the cavity. |
| US12176611B2 |
Small cell access node and antenna support bracket for use therein
A small cell includes a housing and an antenna support bracket mountable within the housing. The bracket includes a base member and a flange member. The base member supports a substrate of an antenna. The flange member is positioned along a first edge of the base member and extends away from the base member in a first direction. The flange member includes at least one generally hook-shaped arm member configured to engage a hook receiving element integrated with or attached to a sidewall of the small cell housing. The antenna support bracket may further include a second flange member positioned along a second edge of the base member and extending in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A non-conductive spacer may be adhered to a surface of the second flange member to provide electrical isolation between an electrically conductive fastener and the surface of the second flange member. |
| US12176610B1 |
Vertical transition from CPW to air waveguide using half-mode excitation
An apparatus comprising a first layer, a second layer and a third layer. The first layer may comprise a plurality of first through via openings, a plurality of first blind openings and a coplanar waveguide input. The second layer may comprise a plurality of second through via openings, a plurality of second blind via openings and an aperture. The third layer may comprise a ground. The coplanar waveguide input may comprise a vertical transition to a waveguide. The first through via openings and the second through via openings may provide a through via between the first, second and third layer. The first blind via openings may provide a blind via from the first to the second layer. The second blind via openings may provide a blind via from the second to the third layer. The coplanar waveguide input may transmit an output from a circuit to the waveguide. |
| US12176607B2 |
Base station
The present disclosure provides a base station. The base station includes a multi-function board, a radome and at least one antenna element. The radome is configured to cover the multi-function board. The at least one antenna element is provided between the multi-function board and the radome. The multi-function board is configured to integrate with at least two of functions of a radio board, an EMC cover, an AC board, an antenna reflector, and an Antenna board. |
| US12176606B2 |
Roof antenna for a vehicle
Disclosed is a roof antenna for a vehicle, comprising an electronics module and a separate antenna cap for protecting the electronics module or as a design element, said cap being provided with a positioning means for positioning the antenna cap on a roof panel of a vehicle. Also disclosed is an antenna assembly comprising a roof antenna and a roof panel of a vehicle. |
| US12176603B2 |
Electronic device comprising antenna
An electronic device may include a display panel, a conductive pattern panel disposed on the display panel, an antenna pattern formed in a second region of the conductive pattern panel, a first dummy pattern including a plurality of conductive lines, a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna pattern, and at least one processor electrically connected to the display panel, the conductive pattern panel, and the wireless communication circuit, and the at least one processor may be configured to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal at least by using the antenna pattern and/or the wireless communication circuit. |
| US12176601B2 |
Antenna and electronic device including the same
Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device including an antenna. An electronic device may include: a housing, a main substrate s disposed in an inner space of the housing and including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and an antenna module disposed on the main substrate, wherein the antenna module includes a first substrate disposed on the first surface of the main substrate and including at least one antenna, the main substrate including multiple through-holes, multiple antenna structures disposed to penetrate the multiple through-holes, respectively, and include at least one antenna element including at least one antenna spaced at a designated interval, and matching structure comprising impedance matching circuitry disposed on the first substrate and configured to match impedance for the at least one antenna element included in each of the multiple antenna structures. |
| US12176597B2 |
Grip and traction enhancement component in a bracket for mounting an antenna alignment device to an antenna
In an example mounting bracket for an antenna alignment device, a bracket component that abuts an antenna is provided. The bracket component has a relatively large surface area for a wider distribution of the applied clamping force, thereby minimizing high-pressure regions. Generally, the bracket component is made of a first piece and a second piece. The first piece is made of soft material such as e.g., rubber that abuts and grips an exterior surface of the antenna, thereby minimizing the slippage problem when the antenna surface is wet and or mossy. The second piece is made of rigid material such as metal or a metal alloy (e.g., an aluminum alloy) to maintain the structural integrity of the bracket component. |
| US12176591B2 |
Electrical filter structure
An electrical filter structure for forwarding an electrical signal from a first port, e.g. P1, to a second port, e.g. P2, in a frequency selective manner, wherein the filter is a microwave filter, the electrical filter structure comprising: a plurality of pairs of an open stub and a short-circuited stub coupled electrically in parallel to a transmission line comprising a plurality of transmission line portions at a plurality of respective junctions between adjacent transmission line portions, e.g. Cross junction; and wherein the first port is connected with a first of the junctions having a first pair comprising a first open stub and a first short-circuited stub; wherein the second port is connected with a last of the junctions having a last pair comprising a last open stub and a last short-circuited stub; wherein lengths of the pair of the open stub and the short-circuited stub coupled to a same of the junctions are chosen such that electrical lengths of the open stub and short-circuited stub of the respective pairs are equal within a tolerance of +/−10%. |
| US12176581B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes: a first battery cell; a circuit board electrically connected to the first battery cell and extending along a first axis, a first surface of the circuit board facing the first battery cell; a first connection tab protruding from the first surface of the circuit board toward the first battery cell along a second axis crossing the first axis; and a detection connection member connecting the first connection tab to the first battery cell. |
| US12176579B2 |
Electrode assembly and inspection method therefor
The present invention relates to an electrode assembly and an inspection method therefor, whereby tab folding and alignment of an electrode may be accurately checked. The electrode assembly, according to one embodiment, has a structure in which at least one unit cell is laminated, the unit cell having a structure of a first electrode/a separator/a second electrode/a separator/a third electrode, wherein the first electrode and the third electrode may each comprise a tab protruding toward the outer periphery of one side, and the second electrode may comprise a tab protruding toward the outer periphery of the other side facing the one side. |
| US12176576B2 |
Solid electrolyte membrane and solid-state battery comprising same
Provided is a solid electrolyte membrane for a solid-state battery, including at least two solid electrolyte layers and at least one volume-swelling layer, wherein the volume-swelling layer is disposed between the solid electrolyte layers. The solid electrolyte membrane includes (a) an ion conductive solid electrolyte material, and the volume-swelling layer includes (b) inorganic particles, wherein the inorganic particles form an alloy with lithium and include a metal, metal oxide or both. Thus, it is possible to provide a solid electrolyte membrane for a solid-state battery fundamentally prevented from a short-circuit by inhibiting growth of lithium dendrite. |
| US12176575B2 |
Coating composition for separator of secondary battery and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a method of preparing a coating composition for a separator of a secondary battery, and particularly a method including dispersing a first monomer and a surfactant in a solvent to form micelles, adding a first initiator to the solvent and performing first polymerization reaction to form a precursor solution including an emulsion-type binder, and adding a second monomer and a second initiator to the precursor solution and performing second polymerization reaction to form an aqueous binder solution including a solution-type binder, wherein the emulsion-type binder has a core shape, the solution-type binder has a shell shape wrapping the emulsion-type binder, and the emulsion-type binder and the solution-type binder are chemically bonded. |
| US12176572B2 |
In situ formation of solid-state polymer electrolytes for batteries
Provided are compositions including one or more cyclic ether(s), one or more salt(s), which may be one or more lithium salt(s), one or more sodium salt(s), or a combination thereof, and, optionally, one or more ring-opening polymerization initiator(s). The compositions may be used to form solid-state electrolytes. Also provided are methods for forming solid-state electrolytes using the compositions and devices comprising one or more composition(s) or one or more solid-state electrolyte(s) using the compositions. |
| US12176571B2 |
Exhaust apparatus, battery cell, battery, and electric apparatus
An exhaust apparatus, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric apparatus, are provided. The exhaust apparatus includes an exhaust body and an exhaust mechanism, where the exhaust mechanism includes a connection member and a ventilation member that are provided on the exhaust body, the connection member is configured to connect the exhaust body, the connection member is provided with a plurality of first through holes, the ventilation member covers the plurality of first through holes, and the ventilation member is configured to, when a pressure of gas inside a battery cell reaches a first threshold, exhaust the gas to the outside of the battery cell through the plurality of first through holes. |
| US12176563B2 |
Steel rocker energy absorption load path development for rechargeable energy storage system protection
A rechargeable energy storage system includes a plurality of battery cells and a wall structure disposed adjacent to the plurality of battery cells and having an inner layer and an outer layer. An interior reinforcement structure includes a first sheet metal member and a second sheet metal member each having a plurality of vertical sections and a plurality of horizontal sections. The first and second sheet metal members define an aligned load transfer section wherein one of the plurality of horizontal sections of the first sheet metal member is vertically aligned with one of the plurality of horizontal sections of the second sheet metal member. The first and second sheet metal members define a crush region wherein one of the plurality of horizontal sections of the first sheet metal member is vertically misaligned with all of the plurality of horizontal sections of the second sheet metal member. |
| US12176562B2 |
Battery pack and vehicle
The application provides a battery pack and a vehicle. The battery pack includes a battery box, reinforcing members being arranged on a bottom surface of the battery box; and at least one battery unit, located in the battery box. The battery unit includes: end plates; side plates, the side plates and the end plates being connected end to end in sequence to define an accommodating cavity, and the side plates being stacked on the reinforcing members in a height direction of the battery box; and a plurality of battery cores, located in the accommodating cavity. |
| US12176559B2 |
Battery cell assembly, battery module, and battery pack
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of energy storage devices, and provides a battery cell assembly, a battery module, and a battery pack. The battery cell assembly includes: at least two battery cells and an insulation film. The at least two battery cells are stacked. Each battery cell includes an electrode assembly and a battery housing. The electrode assembly is accommodated in the battery housing. The electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. The insulation film surrounds a periphery of the at least two battery cells to wrap the at least two battery cells together. |
| US12176558B2 |
Battery module
A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on one another in a first direction and configured to form a stacked structure. In particular, some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells are coated with hot melt respectively interposed between some battery cells of the plurality of battery cells to fix the battery cells. The battery module further includes a pair of end plates that surface-contact with opposite end battery cells of the stacked structure; and a pair of bus bar assemblies arranged at opposite ends of the stacked structure in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and configured to connect electrodes of the plurality of battery cells located at opposite ends in the second direction to each other. |
| US12176557B2 |
Battery module and battery pack including the same
A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; and a module frame for housing the battery cell stack. The module frame includes a first module frame having an opened upper part and a second module frame having an opened lower part. The first module frame includes a first side surface part, a second side surface part, and a bottom part for connecting the first side surface part and the second side surface part, wherein the second module frame includes a third side surface part, a fourth side surface part, and a ceiling part for connecting the third side surface part and the fourth side surface part. The first module frame and the second module frame surround the battery cell stack in a state where the first side surface part and the third side surface part are overlapped, and the second side surface part and the fourth side surface part are overlapped. |
| US12176555B2 |
Battery module
A battery module including a plurality of battery cells; and a spacer between the battery cells, the spacer including a support frame, and at least one pressing member coupled to the support frame, the at least one pressing member including a plate surface facing one of the battery cells and being in contact with an outside of a can of the one battery cell. |
| US12176550B2 |
Rechargeable battery
A rechargeable battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, a separator between the first and second electrodes, and first and second electrode tabs respectively coupled to the first and second electrodes; a case accommodating the electrode assembly and coupled to the first electrode tab; and a cap assembly sealing an opening in the case. The cap assembly includes: a cap plate covering the opening in the case; and a terminal plate coupled to the cap plate. The terminal plate includes: a flange portion coupled to and electrically insulated from the cap plate; and a tab connecting portion protruding from the flange portion toward the electrode assembly and extending through a terminal opening in the cap plate to be coupled to the second electrode tab. The terminal plate has a flat outer surface, and the tab connecting portion has a flat inner surface. |
| US12176549B2 |
Battery comprising an intumescent layer
The present invention relates to a battery comprising a crosslinked intumescent layer selected from a coating and a self-supported film or sheet the layer being formed from a curable intumescent composition comprising: (a) a resin component comprising one or more oligomeric or polymeric compounds having a plurality of functional groups; (b) optionally a curing agent having a plurality of functional groups that are reactive with the functional groups of the oligomeric or polymeric compound of resin component (a); and (c) a compound providing an expansion gas upon thermal decomposition; wherein compounds (a) to (c) differ from each other, to an article comprising a battery, wherein the crosslinked intumescent layer is applied to a part of the article adjacent to the battery between the battery and the article, to methods to provide fire protection to a battery or an article comprising a battery or to reduce or prevent thermal runaway of a battery. |
| US12176547B2 |
Catalyst layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, membrane-electrode assembly, and polymer electrolyte fuel cell
A catalyst layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells that improves drainage or gas diffusion, reduces or prevents the occurrence of cracking in a catalyst layer, enhances catalyst utilization efficiency, exerts high output power and high energy conversion efficiency, and has high durability, and also provides a membrane-electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell using the catalyst layer. The catalyst layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells contains a catalyst, carbon particles, a polymer electrolyte, and a fibrous material. In the catalyst layer, the carbon particles carry the catalyst1. The catalyst layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells has voids. The percentage of frequencies of the voids having a cross-sectional area of 10,000 nm2 or more is 13% or more and 20% or less among the voids observed in a thickness-direction cross section of the catalyst layer for polymer electrolyte fuel cells perpendicular to the surface thereof. |
| US12176546B2 |
Battery including current collector tail structure
A cell includes a first current collector and a second current collector. A tail end of the first current collector exceeds a tail end of the second current collector by at least half a circle in a winding direction. The tail end of the first current collector does not include an active material and is bonded on an outer peripheral surface of an outermost circle of the first current collector by a first adhesive, the first adhesive is a double-sided tape or a hot melt adhesive. The cell is bonded with another double-sided tape or another hot melt adhesive on a side opposite from the tail end of the first current collector. |
| US12176543B2 |
Polyimide-based binder for power storage device, electrode mixture paste, negative electrode active material layer, negative electrode sheet for power storage device, and power storage device
A polyimide-based binder for power storage device having a repeated breaking energy retention ratio of 70% or more. The use of the binder enables improvement of a power storage device having a high capacity. |
| US12176542B2 |
Anode interlayer for all-solid-state batteries and method of manufacturing the all-solid-state batteries
A method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery cell includes depositing an interlayer directly onto an anode current collector; depositing a solid electrolyte onto the interlayer opposite the anode current collector; forming a cathode on the solid electrolyte opposite the interlayer, wherein the cathode contains one or more lithium-containing compounds; and applying pressure to achieve uniform contact between layers. The manufactured all-solid-state battery cell is anode-free prior to charging. The interlayer is configured such that lithium metal is deposited between the interlayer and the anode current collector during charging, the interlayer prevents contact between the lithium metal and the solid electrolyte, and the interlayer has a greater density than a density of the solid electrolyte. |
| US12176537B2 |
Positive electrode material, preparation method and uses thereof
The present application relates to the electrochemical field, and in particular, to a positive electrode material, and an electrochemical energy storage apparatus having thereof. The present application provides a positive electrode material, including a substrate. The substrate includes secondary particles containing primary particles. A surface of the substrate is coated with an oxide coating layer. The oxide coating layer comprises a coating element, and the coating element is selected from one or more of Al, Ba, Zn, Ti, Zr, Mg, W, Y, Si, Sn, B, Co, or P. The electrochemical energy storage apparatus comprises the foregoing positive electrode material. |
| US12176533B2 |
Positive electrode active material, and positive electrode and lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material
In one arrangement, the present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material including a nickel-cobalt-manganese-based lithium transition metal oxide which contains nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of metals excluding lithium, wherein the nickel-cobalt-manganese-based lithium transition metal oxide is doped with doping element M1 (where the doping element M1 is a metallic element including Al) and doping element M2 (where the doping element M2 is at least one metallic element selected from the group consisting of Mg, La, Ti, Zn, B, W, Ni, Co, Fe, Cr, V, Ru, Cu, Cd, Ag, Y, Sc, Ga, In, As, Sb, Pt, Au, and Si), where the doping element M1 can be in an amount of 100 ppm to 10,000 ppm, and the doping element M1 and the doping element M2 are included in a weight ratio of 50:50 to 99:1. |
| US12176529B2 |
Microcomposite alloy structure
Disclosed herein are embodiments of strain tolerant particles, methods of manufacturing such structures, and feedstock to form said structures. In some embodiments, the structures can include alternating regions of an energy storage structure and a reinforcing structure. Advantageously, when the strain tolerant particles are used within an anode of a lithium ion battery, the reinforcing structure may provide mechanical stability to the particles and thus increase cycle life. |
| US12176525B2 |
Silicon-carbon composite anodes for lithium-ion batteries and method of making the same
An anode for use in lithium-ion battery. The anode contains silicon nanoparticles, a coating of carbon on the silicon nanoparticles, and a polymeric binder. A method of making an anode for use in lithium-ion battery. The method includes the steps of mixing the silicon nanoparticles with wheat flour to form a homogenized mixture of wheat flour and silicon nanoparticles, heating the homogenized mixture to form a silicon-carbon composite comprising a coating of carbon on the silicon nanoparticles which is then heated along with an additional quantity of wheat flour in an inert atmosphere resulting in an anode comprising silicon-carbon composite with a double coating on the silicon nanoparticles. The silicon-carbon composite is then mixed with a polymeric binder, resulting in an anode for use in a lithium battery. An electrochemical cell with an anode containing silicon nanoparticles, a coating of carbon on the silicon nanoparticles; and a polymeric binder. |
| US12176522B2 |
Carbon foams, doped carbon composites, processes for fabricating carbon foams and doped carbon composites, and uses thereof
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to carbon foams, processes for forming carbon foams, doped carbon composites, processes for forming doped carbon composites, and uses thereof, e.g., as electrodes. Processes described herein relate to fabrication of carbon foam and materials derived from the pyrolyzation of biomass at supercritical and subcritical conditions for CO2, N2, H2O, or combinations thereof. The process includes exposing biomass to CO2, N2, H2O, or combinations thereof under various parameters for temperature, pressure, heating rate and fluid flow rate. Silicon-carbon composites and sulfur-carbon composites for use as, e.g., electrodes, are also described. |
| US12176514B2 |
Process for making an electrode active material
Disclosed herein is a process for making an electrode active material, including: (a) forming a mixture, (b) transferring the mixture into saggars, crucibles or open cups, (c) calcining the mixture at a temperature in the range of from 700 to 1000° C., (d) cooling down the resultant electrode active material, (e) applying a robot to take at least two samples of 10 mg to 10 g of every saggar, crucible or open cup to be analyzed, or per defined period of time, respectively, (f) transferring the samples to another robot or to another part of the same robot, where the robot makes an electrode material mix from samples of the same saggar, crucible or open cup, and (g) transferring the electrode material mix to a test unit to perform electrochemical tests, where the robot performs steps (f) to (g) with several samples in parallel. |
| US12176513B2 |
Multilayer electrode for secondary battery and fabrication method thereof
The present invention provides a fabrication method of a multilayer electrode for a secondary battery including: (a) preparing two or more electrode slurries each containing an electrode active material, a binder, and a solvent and heating at least one electrode slurry selected from the prepared two or more electrode slurries to a temperature lower than a boiling point (Tb) of the solvent contained in the selected electrode slurry; (b) coating the two or more electrode slurries on a current collector; and (c) cooling the coated two or more electrode slurries. |
| US12176512B2 |
Ambient-pressure regeneration of degraded lithium-ion battery cathodes
A method for direct recycling of degraded lithium-ion battery (LIB) cathodes includes relithiating degraded lithium nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM) by mixing the cathode particles with a eutectic molten-salt solution and heating the mixture at ambient pressure over a period of time, followed by a short-time thermal annealing. Combining low-temperature relithiation using the eutectic molten-salt solution with thermal annealing provides successful regeneration and full recovery of the LIB to its original storage capacity, cycling stability and rate capability to the levels of the pristine materials. The method is useful to recycle and remanufacture degraded cathode materials for LIB or sodium-ion batteries. |
| US12176505B2 |
Battery module and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention provides a battery module, which includes: a battery group formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells, each of which includes electrode tabs; a cooling housing including a cooling plate located corresponding to one side of sides of the battery group, in which the electrode tabs are not extended, and side plates located on both sides of the battery group perpendicular to the one side of the sides, thus to house the battery group; a cover plate located on the other side of the battery group; and a front cover part and a rear cover part, which are located at outermost front and rear of the battery group on both sides in a direction in which the electrode tabs are extended. |
| US12176502B2 |
Battery apparatus and diagnosing method of heater
A processor of a battery apparatus detects voltages of a first terminal and a second terminal of a relay coil included in a relay before closing the relay to operate the heater, and diagnoses the heater based on a voltage which the voltage of the first terminal and the voltage of the second terminal correspond to among a high voltage and a low voltage for driving the relay, and a voltage for diagnosis. |
| US12176500B2 |
Battery equipped with a temperature regulation device using a dielectric fluid
A battery includes at least one row of energy storage cells. The row of energy storage cells has a longitudinal extension direction with an upper side and lateral sides being respectively defined by a series of upper and lateral faces of the energy storage cells and of spaces separating the energy storage cells in the longitudinal extension direction. The battery also includes a dielectric fluid circuit with one or more spray orifices. The spray orifices are flush with the upper side of the row of energy storage cells and are located facing a lateral side of the row such that the dielectric fluid circuit leaves the upper side of the row free. |
| US12176495B2 |
Battery pack switch
A battery pack including a housing defining an aperture, a first battery cell within the housing, a second battery cell within the housing, and a switch. The first battery cell is electrically connected to a first terminal. The second battery cell is electrically connected to a second terminal. The switch is configured to be in a first position and a second position. The switch includes a user-interface, that may extend through the aperture, and a plate, located within the housing. The plate includes a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion. The conductive portion is configured to electrically connect the first terminal to the second terminal when the switch is in the first position. The non-conductive portion is configured to galvanically isolate the first terminal from the second terminal when the switch is in the second position. |
| US12176492B2 |
Electrode assembly, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and electrical device
An electrode assembly, secondary battery, battery module, battery pack and electrical device are provided. In some embodiments, the electrode assembly comprises a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate and a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, the positive electrode plate satisfies CAP1=CAP2, in which CAP1 represents capacity of the first positive electrode film layer in Ah, CAP2 represents capacity of the second positive electrode film layer in Ah, and the electrode assembly satisfies |R4/R3−R2/R1|>0, in which R1 represents resistance of the first positive electrode film layer in Ω, R2 represents resistance of the second positive electrode film layer in Ω, R3 represents resistance of the first negative electrode film layer in mΩ and R4 represents resistance of the second negative film layer in mΩ. The present applicant may extend the cycle life of the secondary battery. |
| US12176488B2 |
Electrochemical device and electronic device containing same
An electrochemical device includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution. The positive electrode includes a positive current collector and a positive active material layer disposed on the positive current collector. The positive active material layer includes a positive active material. The positive active material includes an element A. The element A is selected from at least one of Al, B, Ca, Mg, Ti, Cu, Nb, Si, Zr, Y, or W. The electrolytic solution includes at least one of 1,3-propane sultone or a derivative thereof. A mass ratio of the element A in the positive active material to 1,3-propane sultone or a derivative is 1:0.2 to 1:50. |
| US12176483B2 |
Solid polymer electrolyte including crosslinked polymer of lactone/cyclic carbonate, and method of preparing the same
A method for preparing a film of solid polymer electrolyte, including: (i) providing a composition including, in one or more solvents, at least one (co)polymer of at least one cyclic monomer selected from lactones and cyclic carbonates with five to eight ring members; the (co)polymer or (co)polymers having free terminal hydroxyl functions; at least one crosslinking agent, at least one ionic conductive salt; and optionally, in the case of a crosslinking agent bearing at least one photosensitive reactive function, at least one photoinitiator compound; (ii) forming a dry film from the composition, in conditions unfavourable to crosslinking of the (co)polymer or (co)polymers; and (iii) bringing the film into conditions favourable to crosslinking of the (co)polymer or (co)polymers to form the film of solid polymer electrolyte. Also disclosed is a film of solid polymer electrolyte and use thereof in an electrochemical system, in particular in a lithium battery. |
| US12176481B2 |
Solid ion conductor, solid electrolyte and electrochemical device including the same, and method of preparing the solid ion conductor
A solid ion conductor, a solid electrolyte and an electrochemical device each including the same, and a method of preparing the solid ion conductor are disclosed. The solid ion conductor may include a compound represented by Formula 1: LiaMbIncXd Formula 1 In Formula 1, M is at least one of a metal having an oxidation state of +1, or a metal having an oxidation state of +3, X is at least one halogen, 2.5 |
| US12176480B2 |
Laminated battery
Provided is a laminated battery that exhibits high volume energy efficiency and allows preventing intrusion of an insulating material between layers during production of the battery. A laminated battery disclosed herein includes a first collector layer, a first electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, a second electrode layer and a second collector layer. The first electrode layer opposes the second electrode layer across the solid electrolyte layer. An insulating layer is provided at an edge of the second electrode layer, in at least one edge of the laminated battery. In a direction perpendicular to a stacking direction of the laminated battery, the edge of the second electrode layer is positioned closer to a center of the laminated battery than an edge of the first electrode layer, and an outer edge of the insulating layer lies at the same position as that of the edge of the first electrode layer, or is positioned closer to the center of the laminated battery than that of the edge of the first electrode layer. The thickness of the insulating layer is equal to or smaller than the thickness of the second electrode layer. |
| US12176478B2 |
Liquid-infiltrated solid-state electrolyte and rechargeable batteries comprising same
An embodiment is directed to a solid state electrolyte-comprising Li or Li-ion battery cell, comprising an anode electrode, a cathode electrode with an areal capacity loading that exceeds around 3.5 mAh/cm2, an ionically conductive separator layer that electrically separates the anode and cathode electrodes, and one or more solid electrolytes ionically coupling the anode and the cathode, wherein at least one of the one or more solid electrolytes or at least one solid electrolyte precursor of the one or more solid electrolytes is infiltrated into the solid state Li or Li-ion battery cell as a liquid. |
| US12176474B2 |
Micro patterns created on the surface to control placement and uniformity of material with viscosity
Embodiments disclosed herein include optical packages. In an embodiment, an optical package comprises a package substrate and a compute die on the package substrate. In an embodiment, an optics die is on the package substrate, and an integrated heat spreader (IHS) is over the compute die and the optics die. In an embodiment, channels are disposed on a surface of the IHS facing the package substrate. |
| US12176471B2 |
Polarization structures for light-emitting diodes
Solid-state lighting devices including light-emitting diodes (LEDs), and more particularly polarization structures for LED devices are disclosed. Polarization structures are disclosed that are integrated within light-emitting devices and are capable of receiving unpolarized light and providing polarized light that exits the light-emitting devices. Polarization structures may be formed on or in various surfaces within light-emitting devices, such as one or more surfaces of cover structures and/or LED chips. LED packages with multiple LED chips and multiple polarization structures are also disclosed. The LED chips may be arranged to be electrically activated and deactivated independently of one another such that corresponding LED packages are capable of electronically switching between different orientations of polarized and/or unpolarized light. |
| US12176468B2 |
Light emitting device and method of manufacturing light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a light guide member, a reflecting member, a wavelength conversion member. The light emitting element has a light emitting surface and lateral surfaces. The light guiding member is provided on at least a portion of the lateral surfaces of the light emitting element. The reflecting member is provided on the lateral surface of the light emitting element with the light guiding member interposed therebetween. The wavelength conversion member is provided on the light emitting surface of the light emitting element, the light guiding member and the reflecting member. The wavelength conversion member is provided with a recess between an outer lateral surface of the wavelength conversion member and the light guiding member. The reflecting member is provided in the recess. |
| US12176465B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer; one or multiple vias penetrating the active layer and the second semiconductor layer to expose the first semiconductor layer; a first contact layer covering the one or multiple vias; a third insulating layer including a first group of one or multiple third insulating openings on the second semiconductor layer to expose the first contact layer; a first pad on the semiconductor stack and covering the first group of one or multiple third insulating openings; and a second pad on the semiconductor stack and separated from the first pad with a distance, wherein the second pad is formed at a position other than positions of the one or multiple vias in a top view of the light-emitting device. |
| US12176459B2 |
Light-emitting diode chip and manufacturing method thereof
Disclosed is a light-emitting diode chip. A first electrode and a second electrode of the light-emitting diode chip face towards a front side. A back side of a first conduction layer is directly connected to a front side of a base. A portion of the first conduction layer is at least exposed from the front side to be used for the arrangement of the first electrode. A portion of a second conduction layer is at least exposed from the front side to be used for the arrangement of the second electrode. The exposed first conduction layer and the exposed second conduction layer are of equal height. An insulating layer extending from a recess covers a back side of the second conductive layer. |
| US12176456B2 |
Solar cell wafer wire bonding system
A wire bonding system attaches wires to a solar cell wafer. The wire bonding system includes a feed tube through which a wire is drawn. Rollers contact the wire through openings in the feed tube to facilitate movement of the wire. The wire bonding system includes a soldering heater tip and a wire cutter. The solar cell wafer is placed on a platform, which moves the solar cell wafer. The system has multiple lanes for attaching multiple wires to the solar cell wafer at the same time in parallel operations. |
| US12176455B2 |
Heating treatment device for photovoltaic module recycling
A heating treatment device for photovoltaic module recycling includes a box, a heating rod and a gas pump. A horizontal partition is fixedly arranged inside the box, and the heating rod is located below the partition. The partition is provided with evenly distributed second through slots. An upper end of the partition is provided with evenly distributed shelf boards. The shelf boards are arranged vertically. One side of the shelf board is provided with a groove. The shelf board is further provided with a suction cup. An end surface at an opening of the suction cup is flush with an inner wall of the groove. The movable splitting sheets are arranged in the device. A lower end of the splitting sheet is provided with gas vents, and hot air is discharged through the gas vents. The temperature of the hot air is controlled at 220-240° C. |
| US12176453B2 |
Light detection with semiconductor photodiodes
An integrated photodetecting optoelectronic semiconductor component for detecting light bursts in a light signal received by the component includes a silicon photomultiplier for: measuring the intensity of the light signal received by the component, and outputting a measurement signal that is indicative of the light intensity of the received light signal. The component is characterised by a comparator circuit: having a first input section, a second input section and an output section, and operatively connected to the silicon photomultiplier via its first input section. |
| US12176452B2 |
Methods of sperm cell sensing utilizing a semiconductor detector and cytometer apparatus
A cytometer includes an avalanche photodiode, a switching power supply, a filter, and voltage adjustment circuitry. The switching power supply includes a feedback loop. The filter is electrically connected between the switching power supply and the avalanche photodiode. The voltage adjustment circuitry adjusts a voltage on the feedback loop based at least in part on a voltage measured between the filter and the avalanche photodiode. |
| US12176449B2 |
Blister-free polycrystalline silicon for solar cells
Described herein are methods of fabricating solar cells. In an example, a method of fabricating a solar cell includes forming an amorphous dielectric layer on the back surface of a substrate opposite a light-receiving surface of the substrate. The method also includes forming a microcrystalline silicon layer on the amorphous dielectric layer by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The method also includes forming an amorphous silicon layer on the microcrystalline silicon layer by PECVD. The method also includes annealing the microcrystalline silicon layer and the amorphous silicon layer to form a homogeneous polycrystalline silicon layer from the microcrystalline silicon layer and the amorphous silicon layer. The method also includes forming an emitter region from the homogeneous polycrystalline silicon layer. |
| US12176442B2 |
Charge balanced power Schottky barrier diodes
A diode includes a semiconductor region having at least one two-dimensional carrier channel of a first conductivity type, the first conductivity type being one of a n-type and a p-type conductivity, the at least one two-dimensional channel having a net charge; a material of a second conductivity type, the second conductivity type being the other of the n-type and the p-type conductivity, disposed on the semiconductor region, the material of the second conductivity type having a net-charge in a depletion region that is substantially equal to the net-charge of the at least one two-dimensional channel in the semiconductor region when the diode is under reverse bias; an anode material in contact with at least a portion of the at least one two-dimensional channel and at least a portion of the material of the second conductivity type; and a cathode material in contact with the at least one two-dimensional carrier channel. |
| US12176441B2 |
Diode
A diode of the present disclosure includes a stacked structure, and a first connection section and a second connection section provided at respective ends of the stacked structure in a length direction. The stacked structure includes a first structure and a second structure each having a nanowire structure or a nanosheet structure and stacked alternately in a thickness direction. The first connection section has a first conductivity type, and the second connection section has a second conductivity type. The diode further includes a control electrode section formed to extend at least from a top portion to a side surface of the stacked structure and spaced apart from the first connection section and the second connection section. The first connection section and the control electrode section or the second connection section and the control electrode section are connected electrically. |
| US12176439B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device with small fluctuations in transistor characteristics can be provided. The semiconductor device includes a first oxide, a second oxide and a third oxide over the first oxide, a first conductor over the second oxide, a second conductor over the third oxide, a fourth oxide over the first oxide and between the second oxide and the third oxide, a first insulator over the fourth oxide, and a third conductor over the first insulator. The first oxide includes a groove in a region not overlapping with the second oxide and the third oxide. The first oxide includes a first layered crystal substantially parallel to the surface where the first oxide is formed. In the groove, the fourth oxide includes a second layered crystal substantially parallel to the surface where the first oxide is formed. A concentration of aluminum atoms at an interface between the first oxide and the fourth oxide and in the vicinity of the interface is less than or equal to 5.0 atomic %. |
| US12176437B2 |
Thin-film transistor including oxide semiconductor layer, method of manufacturing the same, and display apparatus including the same
A thin-film transistor is disclosed. The thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode disposed on a substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer disposed so as to overlap at least a portion of the gate electrode in the state of being isolated from the gate electrode, a gate insulation film disposed between the gate electrode and the oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode connected to the oxide semiconductor layer, and a drain electrode connected to the oxide semiconductor layer in the state of being spaced apart from the source electrode, wherein the oxide semiconductor layer includes indium (In), gallium (Ga), zinc (Zn), tin (Sn), and oxygen (O), the content of indium (In) in the oxide semiconductor layer is greater than the content of gallium (Ga), the content of indium (In) is substantially equal to the content of zinc (Zn), and the content ratio (Sn/In) of tin (Sn) to indium (In) is 0.1 to 0.25. |
| US12176434B2 |
Strained semiconductor FET devices with epitaxial quality improvement
Strained semiconductor FET devices with epitaxial quality improvement are provided. In one aspect, a semiconductor FET device includes: a substrate; at least one device stack including active layers oriented horizontally one on top of another on the substrate; gates surrounding at least a portion of each of the active layers; gate spacers alongside the gates; and source/drains, interconnected by the active layers, on opposite sides of the gates, wherein the source/drains are offset from the gates by inner spacers, wherein the source/drains include an epitaxial material having a low defect density which induces strain in the active layers, and wherein the gate spacers are formed from a same material as the inner spacers. A method of forming the semiconductor FET device using a spacer last process is also provided. |
| US12176427B2 |
Bipolar transistor and gate structure on semiconductor fin and methods to form same
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a bipolar transistor and gate structure on a semiconductor fin and methods to form the same. A structure according to the disclosure includes a semiconductor fin including an intrinsic base region and an extrinsic base region adjacent the intrinsic base region along a length of the semiconductor fin. Sidewalls of the intrinsic base region of the semiconductor fin are adjacent an emitter and a collector along a width of the semiconductor fin. A gate structure is on the semiconductor fin and between the intrinsic base region and the extrinsic base region. |
| US12176426B2 |
Bipolar transistor structure on semiconductor fin and methods to form same
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a bipolar transistor structure including a semiconductor fin on a substrate. The semiconductor fin has a first doping type, a length in a first direction, and a width in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. A first emitter/collector (E/C) material is adjacent a first sidewall of the semiconductor fin along the width of the semiconductor fin. The first E/C material has a second doping type opposite the first doping type. A second E/C material is adjacent a second sidewall of the semiconductor fin along the width of the semiconductor fin. The second E/C material has the second doping type. A width of the first E/C material is different from a width of the second E/C material. |
| US12176423B2 |
FinFET power semiconductor devices
A power semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer structure comprising a wide bandgap semiconductor material. The semiconductor layer structure includes a drift region of a first conductivity type and a plurality of fin structures protruding from the drift region. The fin structures comprise respective source regions of the first conductivity type and respective channel regions between the respective source regions and the drift region. Related devices and methods are also discussed. |
| US12176419B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor device
A semiconductor device with favorable electrical characteristics is provided. A semiconductor device with stable electrical characteristics is provided. A highly reliable display device is provided. A method for fabricating the semiconductor device includes a step of forming a semiconductor layer including a metal oxide; a step of forming, over the semiconductor layer, a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer that are apart from each other over the semiconductor layer; a step of performing plasma treatment using a mixed gas including an oxidizing gas and a reducing gas on a region where the semiconductor layer is exposed; a step of forming a first insulating layer over the semiconductor layer, the first conductive layer, and the second conductive layer; and a step of forming a second insulating layer over the first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is formed by a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition method using a mixed gas including a gas containing silicon, an oxidizing gas, and an ammonia gas. The first insulating layer is formed successively after the plasma treatment without exposure to the air. |
| US12176413B2 |
Ferroelectric structure including a ferroelectric film having a first net polarization oriented toward a first polarization enhancement film and semiconductor device including the same
A ferroelectric structure includes a first polarization enhancement film on a ferroelectric film, wherein the ferroelectric film has a first net polarization in a first direction oriented from the ferroelectric film toward the first polarization enhancement film. The first polarization enhancement film has a second net polarization in a second direction crossing the first direction. |
| US12176410B2 |
Integrated logic and passive device structure
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate all around (GAA) device overlying the substrate, and a thin film transistor (TFT) overlying the GAA device, and a passive device overlying the TFT. The substrate, the GAA device, the TFT, and the passive device is subsequently stacked on each other and at least partially overlap with each other. A via includes a first end, a second end, and a middle portion of the via that is located between the first end and the second end of the via. The first end of the via is connected to the passive device and the second end of the via is connected to one layer of the GAA device. The middle portion of the via is laterally spaced apart from the TFT and the passive device. |
| US12176402B2 |
Semiconductor device with non-volatile memory cell and manufacturing method thereof
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, includes providing a substrate; forming a stacked gate, including a floating gate and a control gate, on the substrate; forming a stacked gate by a deposition of a select gate conductive layer on the stacked gate; forming a trench in the stacked gate by etching the stacked gate to separate a first select gate pattern and a second select gate pattern; and forming a first select gate, a second select gate, a first transistor, and a second transistor simultaneously through an etch-back process of the stacked gate. |
| US12176401B2 |
Seam-filling of metal gates with Si-containing layers
A method includes forming a dummy gate stack over a semiconductor region, forming epitaxial source/drain regions on opposite sides of the dummy gate stack, removing the dummy gate stack to form a trench, depositing a gate dielectric layer extending into the trench, and depositing a work-function layer over the gate dielectric layer. The work-function layer comprises a seam therein. A silicon-containing layer is deposited to fill the seam. A planarization process is performed to remove excess portions of the silicon-containing layer, the work-function layer, and the gate dielectric layer. Remaining portions of the silicon-containing layer, the work-function layer, and the gate dielectric layer form a gate stack. |
| US12176395B1 |
Structures for a laterally-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor
Structures for a laterally-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor device and methods of forming a structure for a laterally-diffused metal-oxide-semiconductor device. The structure comprises a drain and a source in a semiconductor substrate. The source includes a source region having a first terminating end, a second terminating end, and a length between the first terminating end and the second terminating end. The structure further comprises a shallow trench isolation region in the semiconductor substrate. The shallow trench isolation region surrounds the drain. The structure further comprises a gate that surrounds the shallow trench isolation region and the drain. The gate has a side section between the drain and the source region, the side section of the gate has a width, and the gate has a length in a direction transverse to the width. The length of the source region is substantially equal to the length of the gate. |
| US12176393B2 |
Nanowire/nanosheet device with support portion, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus
Provided are a nanowire/nanosheet device with a support portion, a method of manufacturing the same, and an electronic apparatus including the nanowire/nanosheet device. According to the embodiments, the nanowire/nanosheet device may include: a substrate; a first source/drain layer and a second source/drain layer opposite to each other in a first direction on the substrate; a first nanowire/nanosheet and a second nanowire/nanosheet, wherein the first nanowire/nanosheet and the second nanowire/nanosheet are spaced apart from a surface of the substrate, the first nanowire/nanosheet and the second nanowire/nanosheet extend from the first source/drain layer to the second source/drain layer, respectively, and are arranged adjacent to each other in a direction parallel to the surface of the substrate; a first support portion connected between the first nanowire/nanosheet and the second nanowire/nanosheet; and a gate stack extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction to surround the first nanowire/nanosheet and the second nanowire/nanosheet. |
| US12176392B2 |
Semiconductor device with silicide gate fill structure
A semiconductor process system etches gate metals on semiconductor wafers. The semiconductor process system includes a machine learning based analysis model. The analysis model dynamically selects process conditions for an atomic layer etching process. The process system then uses the selected process conditions data for the next etching process. |
| US12176390B2 |
Semiconductor device structure and method for forming the semiconductor device structure
A semiconductor device structure includes nanostructures formed over a substrate. The structure also includes a fin isolation structure formed beside the nanostructures. The structure also includes a work function layer surrounding the nanostructures and covering a sidewall of the fin isolation structure. The structure also includes a gate electrode layer covering the work function layer. The gate electrode layer has an extending portion surrounded by the work function layer. |
| US12176384B2 |
Methods of parallel transfer of micro-devices using treatment
A method of transferring micro-devices includes selectively treating a first adhesive layer to form a treated portion and an untreated portion while micro-devices are attached the first adhesive layer. A second adhesive layer on a second surface is placed to abut the micro-devices. The first adhesive layer is exposed to illumination in a region that overlaps at least some of the treated portion and at least some of the untreated portion. Exposing the first adhesive layer to illumination neutralizes the at least some of the untreated portion to create a neutralized portion that is less adhesive than an exposed area of the treated portion. The first surface is separated from the second surface such that micro-devices in the treated portion remain attached to the first surface and micro-devices in the neutralized portion are attached to the second surface and separate from the first surface. |
| US12176382B2 |
Light-emitting display device
A light-emitting display device includes: a substrate, a plurality of pixels on the substrate, each pixel including an opening area, a light extraction pattern disposed in each opening area, the light extraction pattern including: a plurality of concave portions spaced apart from each other, and a protruding portion surrounding each of the plurality of concave portions, and a light-emitting device layer including: a light-emitting layer over the light extraction pattern, and a non-emission area overlapping a top portion of the protruding portion between the two adjacent concave portions. |
| US12176381B2 |
Display device having reduced dead space
A display device may include a substrate including a plurality of pixel regions, each including a first region and a second region; and a pixel in each of the pixel regions. The pixel may include a display element portion including a plurality of light emitting elements that emit a light of a first color. The display element portion may include a color filter on the first surface of the substrate and corresponding to the second region, a first electrode and a second electrode on the color filter and spaced apart from each other in a first direction, the plurality of light emitting elements, which are between the first electrode and the second electrode, a first contact electrode on the first electrode and a second contact electrode on the second electrode, and a color conversion layer on the first contact electrode and the second contact electrode and including color conversion particles. |
| US12176372B2 |
Dielectric structure overlying image sensor element to increase quantum efficiency
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a pixel sensor. The pixel sensor includes a substrate having a front-side opposite a back-side. An image sensor element comprises an active layer disposed within the substrate, where the active layer comprises germanium. An anti-reflective coating (ARC) structure overlies the back-side of the substrate. The ARC structure includes a first dielectric layer overlying the back-side of the substrate, a second dielectric layer overlying the first dielectric layer, and a third dielectric layer overlying the second dielectric layer. A first index of refraction of the first dielectric layer is less than a second index of refraction of the second dielectric layer, and a third index of refraction of the third dielectric layer is less than the first index of refraction. |
| US12176367B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a plurality of first photoelectric conversion elements and a plurality of second photoelectric conversion elements. The semiconductor device also includes a light-adjusting structure disposed on the substrate. The light-adjusting structure includes a patterned multi-film having a plurality of trenches that correspond to the first photoelectric conversion elements. The first photoelectric conversion elements are used for sensing near infrared light, and the second photoelectric conversion elements are used for sensing visible light. |
| US12176366B2 |
Image sensor with varying same-color color filter thickness
An image sensor that provides a uniform sensitivity for pixels having color filters of the same color to increase the image quality is provided. The image sensor includes a substrate, a first grid pattern disposed on the substrate and including a first side wall and a second side wall opposite to the first side wall, a first pixel including a first photoelectric conversion element and a first color filter, and a second pixel including a second photoelectric conversion element and a second color filter. The first color filter contacts the first side wall and the second color filter contacts the second side wall. The first color filter and the second color filter are color filters of same color, and a first thickness of the first color filter is greater than a second thickness of the second color filter. |
| US12176364B2 |
Passivation-enhanced image sensor and surface-passivation method
An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate and a multilayer film. The semiconductor substrate includes a photodiode and a back surface having a recessed region that surrounds the photodiode. The multilayer film is on, and conformal to, the recessed region, and includes N layer-groups of adjacent high-κ material layers. Each pair of adjacent high-κ material layers of a same layer-group of the N layer-groups includes (i) an outer-layer having an outer fixed-charge density and (ii) an inner-layer, located between the outer-layer and the recessed region, that has an inner fixed-charge density. Each of the outer and inner fixed-charge density is negative. The inner fixed-charge density is more negative than the outer fixed-charge density. |
| US12176363B2 |
Imaging device and electronic device
An imaging device in which noise can be reduced, and an electronic device using this device. The imaging device includes a light receiving element, and a read circuit. A field effect transistor in the read circuit has a semiconductor layer in which a channel is formed, a gate electrode that covers the semiconductor layer, and a gate insulating film disposed between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. The semiconductor layer has a main surface, and a first side surface on one end side of the main surface in a gate width direction of the field effect transistor. The gate electrode has a first portion that faces the main surface via the gate insulating film, and a second portion that faces the first side surface via the gate insulating film. A crystal plane of the first side surface is a plane or a plane equivalent to the plane. |
| US12176358B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus, photoelectric conversion system, and moving body
An apparatus includes pixels each including a conversion unit. The conversion unit includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, and a third semiconductor region of the first conductivity type in order from a light incident surface side, and includes an in-pixel separation portion of the second conductivity type. The second semiconductor region includes a first end and a second end opposing the first end. The conversion unit further includes a fourth semiconductor region between the first and second ends. The in-pixel separation portion separates the first semiconductor region into a first region overlapping the first end and a second region overlapping the second end in a top view from the light incident surface side. A concentration of a second conductivity type impurity is lower in the fourth semiconductor region than in the in-pixel separation portion. |
| US12176353B2 |
Thin film transistor including crystallized semiconductor, display device including the same, manufacturing method of the same, and method for crystallizing semiconductor
A thin film transistor according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate and including a channel region, and an input region and an output region disposed on both sides of the channel region and doped with an impurity; a buffer layer disposed between the substrate and the semiconductor layer; a control electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer; a gate insulation layer disposed between the semiconductor layer and the control electrode; and an input electrode connected to the input region and an output electrode connected to the output region, wherein the semiconductor layer includes polysilicon and is crystallized by a blue laser scan. |
| US12176352B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least two non-recesses, a recess and an organic layer. The recess is disposed between the at least two non-recesses. The at least two non-recesses and the recess are formed in an insulating layer. The organic layer is disposed on the at least two non-recesses and in the recess. The organic layer includes an end which is in contact with one of the at least two non-recesses. |
| US12176351B2 |
Photonics chips including a fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator field-effect transistor
Structures for a photonics chip that include a fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator field-effect transistor and related methods. A first device region of a substrate includes a first device layer, a first portion of a second device layer, and a buried insulator layer separating the first device layer from the first portion of the second device layer. A second device region of the substrate includes a second portion of the second device layer. The first device layer, which has a thickness in a range of about 4 to about 20 nanometers, transitions in elevation to the second portion of the second device layer with a step height equal to a sum of the thicknesses of the first device layer and the buried insulator layer. A field-effect transistor includes a gate electrode on the top surface of the first device layer. An optical component includes the second portion of the second device layer. |
| US12176348B2 |
Self-aligned hybrid substrate stacked gate-all-around transistors
A semiconductor structure including vertically stacked nFETs and pFETs containing suspended semiconductor channel material nanosheets (NS) and a method of forming such a structure. The structure is a three dimensional (3D) integration by vertically stacking nFETs and pFETs for area scaling. In an embodiment, vertically-stacked NS FET structures include a first nanosheet transistor located above a second nanosheet transistor; the first nanosheet transistor including a first NS channel material, wherein the first NS channel material includes a first crystalline orientation; the second nanosheet transistor including a second NS channel material, wherein the second NS channel material comprises a second crystalline orientation, the first crystalline orientation is different from the second crystalline orientation. In an embodiment, each of the respective formed vertically-stacked NS FET structures include respective suspended stack of nanosheet channels that are self-aligned with each other. |
| US12176347B2 |
Input/output devices
Semiconductor devices and methods are provided. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first transistor in a first area and a second transistor in a second area. The first transistor includes a first gate structure extending lengthwise along a first direction, and a first gate spacer, a second gate spacer, and a third gate spacer over sidewalls of the first gate structure. The second transistor includes a second gate structure extending lengthwise along the first direction, and the first gate spacer and the third gate spacer over sidewalls of the second gate structure. The first gate spacer, the second gate spacer and the third gate spacer are of different compositions and the third gate spacer is directly on the first gate spacer in the second area. |
| US12176345B2 |
Stacked FET with independent gate control
Stacked FET devices having independent and shared gate contacts are provided. In one aspect of the invention, a stacked FET device includes: a bottom-level FET(s) having a bottom-level FET gate; a top-level FET(s) having a top-level FET gate, wherein an upper portion of the bottom-level FET gate is adjacent to the top-level FET gate; a dielectric sidewall spacer in between the upper portion of the bottom-level FET gate and the top-level FET gate; and a dielectric gate cap disposed over the bottom and top-level FET gates that includes a different dielectric material from the dielectric sidewall spacer. A device having at least one first stacked FET device and at least one second stacked FET device, and a method of forming a stacked FET device are also provided. |
| US12176340B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus having semiconductor substrates and protection circuits
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a pad, a first protection circuit provided on a first semiconductor substrate, and a second protection circuit provided on a second semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor substrate, which includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units each receiving incident light and generating signal charge, and the second semiconductor substrate, which includes at least one signal processing circuit that processes an input signal based on the generated signal charge, are laminated. The pad receives a power supply voltage as input from an outside of the photoelectric conversion apparatus. At least one of the first protection circuit or the second protection circuit is provided on an outside of a region in which the pad is provided, in planar view. At least one of the first protection circuit or the second protection circuit is connected to the pad. |
| US12176336B2 |
Method of picking up die and method of manufacturing semiconductor package using the same
A method of picking up a die may include classifying a pickup region of a diced wafer, in which targeted pickup dies are placed, into first to n-th regions and performing a pickup step on dies in the first to n-th regions. The first region may include first dies, which are outermost dies of the targeted pickup dies. An (x+1)-th region may include regions, occupied by dies adjacent to at least one of x-th dies in an x-th region and proximate to a center of the pickup region in relation to the x-th region, n may be a natural number, and x may be an arbitrary natural number that is smaller than the n. The n-th region may have a rectangular shape, and a quantity of n-th dies in the n-th region in contact with a short side of the n-th region may be one or two. |
| US12176334B2 |
Method for manufacturing display panel, display panel, and display apparatus
A display panel includes a backplate, a eutectic bonding layer and an auxiliary layer that are located at a side of the backplate, and a plurality of light-emitting element bodies. The auxiliary layer includes a plurality of first members and a second member. At least one first member of the plurality of first members surrounds one part of the eutectic bonding layer, and the second member surrounds the plurality of first members. Each of the plurality of light-emitting element bodies is located at a side of the eutectic bonding layer and is connected to one part of the eutectic bonding layer. |
| US12176333B2 |
Backplane and method for manufacturing the same, backlight module, and display apparatus
A backplane includes a substrate, a circuit structure layer, a reflective layer, a plurality of electronic devices and a plurality of encapsulation portions. Each encapsulation portion covers an electronic device in the plurality of electronic devices. At least one first conductive line includes a first linear extending portion, a second linear extending portion and a third linear extending portion that are sequentially connected. Orthographic projections of the first linear extending portion, the second linear extending portion, the third linear extending portion and an encapsulation portion in the plurality of encapsulation portions on the substrate are respectively a first orthographic projection, a second orthographic projection, a third orthographic projection and a fourth orthographic projection. The first orthographic projection is located within the fourth orthographic projection, the second orthographic projection is partially overlapped with the fourth orthographic projection, and the third orthographic projection is located outside the fourth orthographic projection. |
| US12176331B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display device configured to display an optical image on a front side of the display device. Further, the electronic device includes at least one sensor configured to measure electromagnetic radiation received from a scene in front of the front side of the display device. The display device includes a first display region using a first display technology and exhibiting a first transmissivity for the electromagnetic radiation. The display device further includes a second display region using a second display technology and exhibiting a second transmissivity for the electromagnetic radiation. The first transmissivity is higher than the second transmissivity. The at least one sensor is arranged on a back side of the display device and faces the first display region. |
| US12176328B2 |
Semiconductor package and stacked package module including the same
A semiconductor package includes a lower redistribution layer having a plurality of lower ball pads forming a plurality of lower ball pad groups, a semiconductor chip on the lower redistribution layer, an expanded layer surrounding the semiconductor chip on the lower redistribution layer, and an upper redistribution layer on the semiconductor chip and the expanded layer and having a plurality of upper ball pads forming a plurality of upper ball pad groups. The number of the plurality of upper ball pad groups may be the same as the number of the of the plurality lower ball pad groups. Each of the upper ball pads in one of the plurality of upper ball pad groups, from among the plurality of upper ball pads, may be a dummy ball pad. |
| US12176327B2 |
Method for fabricating electronic package
An electronic package is provided, including: an encapsulation layer embedded with a first electronic component and conductive pillars; a circuit structure disposed on one surface of the encapsulation layer; a second electronic component disposed on the circuit structure; an insulation layer formed on the other surface of the encapsulation layer; and a circuit portion disposed on the insulation layer. Since the first and second electronic components are disposed on two sides of the circuit structure, respectively, the electronic package has various functions and high performance. A method for fabricating the electronic package is also provided. |
| US12176326B2 |
Method of forming semiconductor device using high stress cleave plane
Implanting ions to form a cleave layer in a semiconductor device causes damage to sensitive materials such as high-K dielectrics. In a process for forming a cleave layer and repairing damage caused by ion implantation, ions are implanted through a circuit layer of a substrate to form a cleave plane. The substrate is exposed to a hydrogen gas mixture for a first time at a first temperature to repair damage caused by the implanted ions. A cleaving process may then be performed, and the cleaved substrate may be stacked in a 3DIC structure. |
| US12176321B2 |
Semiconductor packages and method of forming the same
A method of forming a semiconductor package includes the following operations. A first integrated circuit structure is provided, and the first integrated circuit structure includes a first substrate and a silicon layer over the first substrate. A plasma treatment is performed to transform a top portion of the silicon layer to a first bonding layer on the remaining silicon layer of the first integrated circuit structure. A second integrated circuit structure is provided, and the second integrated circuit structure includes a second substrate and a second bonding layer over the second substrate. The second integrated circuit structure is bonded to the first integrated circuit structure through the second bonding layer of the second integrated circuit structure and the first bonding layer of the first integrated circuit structure. |
| US12176317B2 |
Semiconductor device manufacturing device and manufacturing method
A semiconductor device manufacturing device (10) comprises: a stage (16) on which a substrate (100) is loaded; a bonding head (14) that is disposed facing the stage (16) and that bonds a semiconductor chip (110) to the substrate (100); and a controller (18). The bonding head (14) includes: an attachment (33) that holds the semiconductor chip (110) by suctioning; and a heating part (31) that detachably holds the attachment (33) and that heats the attachment (33). The heating part (31) has a first heating area (32a) and a second heating area (32b) that surrounds the first heating area (32a) in the horizontal direction. The controller (18) controls the temperatures of the first heating area (32a) and the second heating area (32b) independently. |
| US12176316B2 |
Half-bridge module for an inverter of an electric drive of an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle and an inverter for an electric drive of an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle
The invention relates to a half-bridge module for an inverter in an electric drive for an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle, comprising a substrate, semiconductor switches arranged on the substrate, power connections, and signal connections, wherein the signal connections are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches such that the semiconductor switches can be switched via the signal connections, and wherein the power connections are electrically connected to the semiconductor switches such that the semiconductor switches allow or interrupt electricity transmission between the power connections. The half-bridge module according to the invention is distinguished in that the semiconductor switches are in electrical contact in part via bond wires and in part via lead frames. The invention also relates to a corresponding inverter. |
| US12176314B2 |
Dicing die attach film, and semiconductor package using the same and method of producing semiconductor package
A dicing die attach film, including an adhesive layer and a temporary-adhesive layer, the adhesive layer and the temporary-adhesive layer being laminated, wherein the adhesive layer is a film-like adhesive layer containing an epoxy resin (A), an epoxy resin curing agent (B), a phenoxy resin (C), and an inorganic filler (D); an elastic modulus of the phenoxy resin (C) at 25° C. is 500 MPa or more; in the adhesive layer, a proportion of the phenoxy resin (C) in total content of the epoxy resin (A) and the phenoxy resin (C) is 10 to 60% by mass; a peeling strength between the adhesive layer and the temporary-adhesive layer at a range of 25 to 80° C. is 0.40 N/25 mm or less; and a thermal conductivity of the adhesive layer after thermal curing is 1.0 W/m·K or more. |
| US12176313B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes: a first semiconductor chip; a second semiconductor chip stacked on the first semiconductor chip; an underfill material layer interposed between the first semiconductor chip and the second semiconductor chip; and a first dam structure disposed on the first semiconductor chip. The first dam structure extends along an edge of the second semiconductor chip and includes unit dam structures apart from each other with a slit therebetween. A vertical level of an upper surface of the first dam structure is located between a vertical level of a lower surface of the second semiconductor chip and a vertical level of an upper surface of the second semiconductor chip. A first sidewall of the first dam structure is in contact with the underfill material layer and includes a flat surface parallel to a sidewall of the second semiconductor chip that faces the first sidewall of the first dam structure. |
| US12176307B2 |
Waveguide launcher in package based on high dielectric constant carrier
A wafer-scale die packaging device is fabricated by providing a high-k glass carrier substrate having a ceramic region which includes a defined waveguide area and extends to a defined die attach area, and then forming, on a first glass carrier substrate surface, a differential waveguide launcher having a pair of signal lines connected to a radiating element that is positioned adjacent to an air cavity and surrounded by a patterned array of conductors disposed over the ceramic region in a waveguide conductor ring. After attaching a die to the glass carrier substrate to make electrical connection to the differential waveguide launcher, a molding compound is formed to cover the die, differential waveguide launcher, and air cavity, and an array of conductors is formed in the molding compound to define a first waveguide interface perimeter surrounding a first waveguide interface interior. |
| US12176306B2 |
Electrical circuit of semiconductor channel resistor and apparatus and method for generating the same
An apparatus and method for generating an electrical circuit of semiconductor channel resistor including a first passive element part including a resistor and a capacitor connected in parallel between a first port and a second port, and an ohmic resistor connected in series to the resistor and the capacitor which are connected in parallel are provided. The apparatus includes a substrate selection part configured to receive a selected substrate item; a resistor selection part configured to receive a selected resistor item; a capacitor selection part configured to receive a selected capacitor item; and a circuit generating part configured to generate an electrical circuit from the selected substrate item, the selected resistor item, and the selected capacitor item. |
| US12176304B2 |
Devices and methods related to voltage compensated switch stack
A radio frequency (RF) switch arrangement that improves the voltage handling capacity of a stack of switching elements (e.g., field-effect transistors (FETs)). The RF switch arrangement can include a ground plane and a stack arranged in relation to the ground plane, the stack including a plurality of switching elements coupled in series with one another. The RF switch arrangement can also include a plurality of capacitive elements, each of the plurality of capacitive elements providing a capacitive path across respective terminals of a corresponding one of the plurality of switching elements. |