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| US12219887B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate a substrate, a first electrode structure on the substrate, the first electrode structure including first insulating patterns and first electrode patterns, the first insulating patterns alternately stacked with the first electrode patterns, a second electrode pattern on a sidewall of the first electrode structure, and a data storage film on a sidewall of the second electrode pattern. The data storage film has a variable resistance. |
| US12219886B2 |
Resistive memory device
A resistive memory device includes a stacked structure and a copper via conductor structure. The stacked structure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a variable resistance layer. The second electrode is disposed above the first electrode in a vertical direction, and the variable resistance layer is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode in the vertical direction. The copper via conductor structure is disposed under the stacked structure. The first electrode includes a tantalum nitride layer directly connected with the copper via conductor structure. |
| US12219885B2 |
Reducing contact resistance of phase change memory bridge cell
A phase change memory includes a substrate, a plurality of first phase change elements on the substrate, a plurality of electrodes on the plurality of first phase change elements, and a second phase change element connecting the plurality of electrodes and disposed between the plurality of first phase change elements. |
| US12219883B2 |
Techniques for forming self-aligned memory structures
Methods, systems, and devices for techniques for forming self-aligned memory structures are described. Aspects include etching a layered assembly of materials including a first conductive material and a first sacrificial material to form a first set of channels along a first direction that creates a first set of sections. An insulative material may be deposited within each of the first set of channels and a second sacrificial material may be deposited onto the first set of sections and the insulating material. A second set of channels may be etched into the layered assembly of materials along a second direction that creates a second set of sections, where the second set of channels extend through the first and second sacrificial materials. Insulating material may be deposited in the second set of channels and the sacrificial materials removed leaving a cavity. A memory material may be deposited in the cavity. |
| US12219880B2 |
Integrated circuit device
A memory device includes a bottom electrode contact, a magnetic tunnel junction pattern, a protection insulating layer, a first capping layer, an interlayer insulating layer, and a second capping layer. The magnetic tunnel junction pattern is over the bottom electrode contact. The protection insulating layer surrounds the magnetic tunnel junction pattern. The first capping layer surrounds the protection insulating layer. The interlayer insulating layer surrounds the first capping layer. The second capping layer is over the first capping layer and the interlayer insulating layer. |
| US12219876B2 |
Method for producing piezoelectric actuator
A method for producing a piezoelectric actuator including forming a vibration plate, forming a first electrode on the vibration plate, forming a piezoelectric layer on the first electrode, and forming a second electrode on the piezoelectric layer, wherein the forming the vibration plate has a single layer forming step including forming a metal layer containing zirconium by a gas phase method, and forming a metal oxide layer by firing the metal layer, the single layer forming step is repeated, thereby forming the vibration plate in which the metal oxide layers are stacked, and the metal oxide layer has a thickness less than 200 nm. |
| US12219874B2 |
Materials for electronic devices
The present application concerns compounds for use in electronic devices, processes for preparing the compounds, and electronic devices comprising the compounds. |
| US12219873B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device
Provided is a novel light-emitting element, a light-emitting element with a long lifetime, or a light-emitting element with high emission efficiency. The light-emitting element includes an EL layer between a pair of electrodes. The EL layer includes at least a light-emitting layer containing a fluorescent substance and a host material, a first electron-transport layer containing a first electron-transport material, and a second electron-transport layer containing a second electron-transport material, which are in contact with each other and in this order. The LUMO level of each of the host material and the second electron-transport material is higher than the LUMO level of the first electron-transport material. |
| US12219872B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element
The present invention provides various organic electroluminescent elements using a material for a capping layer and a material for a luminous layer, in which the material for a capping layer uses an arylamine material that exhibit excellent stability and durability in the form of a thin film, especially a specific amine compound having a high refractive index and having a high absorbance within a wavelength range from 400 nm to 410 nm in the absorption spectrum at a concentration of 10−5 mol/L; and in which the material for a luminous layer uses a compound containing a heterocyclic compound that has a specific fused ring structure. |
| US12219871B2 |
Light emitting device
Provided is a light emitting device including a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The emission layer includes at least one polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 below, and may thus exhibit long life characteristics. |
| US12219865B2 |
Mask and fabricating method thereof, and displaying base plate and fabricating method thereof
The present disclosure provides a mask and a fabricating method thereof, and a displaying base plate and a fabricating method thereof, and relates to the technical field of displaying. The mask includes a mask part and a peripheral part surrounding the mask part; the mask part includes at least one mask unit, and the mask unit includes an opening and a first main body surrounding the opening; and a thickness of at least part of area of the peripheral part is greater than a thickness of the mask part, and the peripheral part is configured to contact a base plate to be formed with a film, and support the base plate to be formed with a film, whereby the mask part and the base plate to be formed with a film have a gap therebetween. |
| US12219864B2 |
Method of manufacturing a display device
A manufacturing method of a display device includes providing a work panel including a display panel including a folding area, and a carrier film disposed under the display panel and including a first area and a second area, wherein a peeling tape is attached to the first area and the second area is adjacent to the first area, and cutting the work panel by irradiating a laser beam on to the work panel. The cutting of the work panel includes irradiating the laser beam along a first cutting line corresponding to the first area under a first condition, and irradiating the laser beam along a second cutting line corresponding to the second area under a second condition different from the first condition. |
| US12219860B2 |
Display device having heat dissipation capsules and display terminal having heat dissipation capsules
Embodiments of the present application provide a display device and a display terminal. A protective layer is disposed outside the display panel, and a plurality of heat dissipation capsules are dispersedly disposed in the protective layer. The heat dissipation capsules are provided with a phase change material. The phase change material can change the material state thereof and absorb a large amount of heat, thereby cooling the display device and the display terminal, solving the problem of difficult heat dissipation of the display device and the display terminal, and improving the image display quality. |
| US12219859B2 |
Display panel including contact electrode contacting cathode layer and display device having the same
A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes an array substrate, an electrode layer disposed on the array substrate, a light-emitting layer disposed on the electrode layer, and a cathode layer disposed on the light-emitting layer. The electrode layer includes an anode and a contact electrode disposed apart from each other on the array substrate. The contact electrode has a pattern, the contact electrode contacts the cathode layer through the light-emitting layer. |
| US12219857B2 |
Display apparatus, display module, and electronic device
A display apparatus having a photosensing function is provided. The display apparatus includes a first pixel circuit and a second pixel circuit. The first pixel circuit includes a light-receiving device, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The second pixel circuit includes a light-emitting device. The light-receiving device includes a first pixel electrode, an active layer, and a common electrode. The light-emitting device includes a second pixel electrode, a light-emitting layer, and the common electrode. The active layer is positioned over the first pixel electrode and includes a first organic compound. The light-emitting layer is positioned over the second pixel electrode and includes a second organic compound different from the first organic compound. The common electrode includes a portion overlapping with the first pixel electrode with the active layer therebetween and a portion overlapping with the second pixel electrode with the light-emitting layer therebetween. The first transistor includes low-temperature polysilicon as a semiconductor layer and the second transistor includes a metal oxide as a semiconductor layer. |
| US12219851B2 |
Array substrate, fabricating method therefor and display panel
The present disclosure provides an array substrate including a driving circuit board, and a first electrode layer, an insulating layer, and an anode structure sequentially stacked thereon. The anode structure includes a reflective layer, an intermediate dielectric layer, and a transparent conductive layer sequentially provided in a direction away from the driving circuit board. The array substrate has first, second, and third pixel regions. The anode structure includes first, second, and third anode structures. The first electrode layer includes first, second and third sub-portions. The first, second and third anode structures are coupled with the first, second and third sub-portions through first, second and third via holes in the insulating layer, respectively. A surface of the insulating layer in contact with the first, second and third anode structures is flush; and a thickness of the intermediate dielectric layer in the second, first and third anode structures increases sequentially. |
| US12219849B2 |
Array substrate and display apparatus
An array substrate and a display apparatus are provided The array substrate includes: at least one adjusting portion on the base substrate and having a first cross section in a plane perpendicular to the base substrate; first cross section includes top and bottom sides, first and second lateral sides; the bottom side is closer to the base substrate than the top side, an orthographic projection of the top side on the base substrate is within an orthographic projection of the bottom side on the base substrate; the first and/or second lateral sides is/are stepped; a buffer layer on a side of the adjusting portion away from the base substrate; light-emitting devices on a side of the buffer layer away from the base substrate and each including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode sequentially arranged along a direction away from the base substrate. |
| US12219845B2 |
Display apparatus comprising plurality of first capping layers spaces apart from each other and method of manufacturing the same
A display apparatus includes: a substrate having a plurality of first group areas spaced apart from each other; a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode in each of the plurality of first group areas; a first intermediate layer on the first pixel electrode; a second intermediate layer on the second pixel electrode; an opposite electrode on the first intermediate layer and the second intermediate layer; and a plurality of first capping layers on the opposite electrode and spaced apart from each other to correspond to the plurality of first group areas. |
| US12219843B2 |
Tiled device and electronic device
An electronic device includes a conductive wire having a metal portion with openings. The openings include a first opening and a second opening arranged along a first direction, and the metal portion includes the first to fourth extending portions and the first to fourth joint portions. The first opening is surrounded by the first extending portion, the second extending portion, the first joint portion, and the second joint portion. The second opening is surrounded by the third extending portion, the fourth extending portion, the third joint portion, and the fourth joint portion. Along the first direction, a ratio of a first width sum of widths of the first extending portion, the second extending portion, the third extending portion, and the fourth extending portion to a second width sum of widths of the first joint portion and the third joint portion is in a range from 0.8 to 1.2. |
| US12219841B2 |
Staggered and tile stacked microdevice integration and driving
What is disclosed is structures and methods to integrate microdevices into system or receiver substrates. The integration of microdevices is facilitated by adding staging pads to microdevices before or after transferring. Creating stages after the transfer of a first microdevice to a substrate for the subsequent microdevice transfer to the first (or the second) microdevice transfer. The stage improves the surface profile of the substrate so that next microdevice can be transferred without the first microdevice on the substrate get damaged by or interfere with the surface of the donor or transfer head. Some embodiments further relate to tiled display device and more particularly, to stacking tiles to a backplane to form the tiled display device. |
| US12219834B2 |
Display substrate and preparation method therefor, and display apparatus
A display substrate includes a display region and a binding region located on one side of the display region, the display region includes a display structure layer, a protective layer provided on the display structure layer and a reflective layer provided on the protective layer, and the display structure layer includes a drive structure layer, a light-emitting structure layer and an encapsulating structure layer stacked on a base; the binding region includes a binding structure layer, a protective layer provided on the binding structure layer at one side of the binding region close to the display region, and a reflective layer provided on the protective layer, and the binding structure layer includes a lead wire structure layer provided on the base, a binding pad provided on the lead wire structure layer and an inorganic encapsulating layer. |
| US12219829B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a pixel circuit disposed on a substrate, and a display element on the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a first thin-film transistor comprising a first semiconductor layer and a first gate electrode insulated from the first semiconductor layer, a second thin-film transistor comprising a second semiconductor layer and a second gate electrode insulated from the second semiconductor layer, the second semiconductor layer being connected to the first semiconductor layer and the first gate electrode, a first shielding layer overlapping the second semiconductor layer, and a second shielding layer overlapping the second semiconductor layer and stacked on the first shielding layer. |
| US12219828B2 |
Display panel and electronic device
Provided are a display panel and an electronic device. On a plane, a distance between an edge of a blocking metal layer and a bending point of an electrode may be greater than a set distance. |
| US12219826B2 |
Transparent display device having display area including transmissive area and non-transmissive area
A transparent display device is disclosed, which may improve light transmittance in a transmissive area and increase or maximize a light emission area in a non-transmissive area. The transparent display device includes a substrate provided with a display area including a transmissive area and a non-transmissive area, in which a plurality of subpixels are disposed, and a non-display area surrounding the display area, at least one insulating film provided over the substrate, anode electrodes provided in each of the plurality of subpixels over the at least one insulating film, a bank provided among the anode electrodes, a light emitting layer provided over the anode electrodes, and a cathode electrode provided over the light emitting layer. The at least one insulating film and the bank are provided in only the non-transmissive area. |
| US12219824B2 |
Display panel with grooves for reducing bending stress
The present disclosure provides a display panel. The display panel comprises a base and a pixel driving circuit layer. The pixel driving circuit layer comprises a plurality of pixel driving circuits; the pixel driving circuit layer comprises a first semiconductor layer, a first insulating layer, and a second semiconductor layer stacked on the base. Wherein, the pixel driving circuit layer comprises first grooves located between the pixel driving circuits and opened in the first insulating layer, and a first organic spacer layer disposed in the first grooves. |
| US12219820B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode on the substrate; a pixel defining layer having a first opening exposing a center portion of the pixel electrode; a barrier layer on the pixel defining layer; an intermediate layer including a first common layer, a first emissive layer, and a second common layer sequentially arranged on the pixel electrode, the pixel defining layer, and the barrier layer; and a first opposite electrode covering the intermediate layer. The barrier layer has a second opening that is larger than the first opening and has an undercut structure. |
| US12219811B2 |
Display device having a separation structure to disconnect a light emitting layer
A display device includes a substrate comprising a penetration area, a separation area, at least one non-display area, and a display area; a light emitting element disposed in the display area on the substrate; at least one thin film transistor provided in the display area; a separation structure located in the separation area and disconnecting an organic light emitting layer of the light emitting element; and an unevenness pattern disposed below the separation structure and overlapping with the separation structure, wherein the unevenness pattern has a width less than a width of the separation structure. |
| US12219808B2 |
Display apparatus having a plurality of display areas
A display apparatus includes: a first display area comprising a first plurality of pixels; a second display area comprising transmission areas and a second plurality of pixels, wherein: the second plurality of pixels of the second display area are arranged in a buffer display area and a normal display area of the second display area; the buffer display area is adjacent to the first display area; the normal display area is spaced apart from the first display area; and a pixel density of the normal display area is less than a pixel density of the buffer display area; and a blocking metal layer in the second display area and comprising openings corresponding to the transmission areas. |
| US12219801B2 |
Display panel and a method of fabricating the same
A display panel including: a base substrate including first and second surfaces, a display region and a peripheral region; a pixel layer provided on the display region, the pixel layer including a plurality of pixels; a module hole penetrating the display region; a blocking groove in the display region and adjacent to the module hole, the blocking groove being recessed in the base substrate; an encapsulation layer provided on the pixel layer, the encapsulation layer including a first inorganic layer, a second inorganic layer and an organic layer; and a filling member in the blocking groove, the filling member including a same material as the organic layer, wherein the second inorganic layer covers a top surface of the filling member and a top surface of the first inorganic layer adjacent to the top surface of the filling member. |
| US12219797B2 |
Display device including a frame-like shape oxide semiconductor layer
An aspect of the disclosure, in a non-display region, an oxide semiconductor layer is provided in a frame-like shape along a peripheral edge of a through hole, a first opening is provided in a first inorganic insulating film so as to surround the through hole in a plan view and expose the oxide semiconductor layer in the non-display region, a common functional layer is provided so as to extend from a display region to the non-display region, a second opening is provided in a frame-like shape so as to surround the through hole in a plan view and expose the oxide semiconductor layer in the common functional layer, and a second inorganic insulating film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer via the second opening. |
| US12219794B2 |
Display substrate with hole-forming areas, manufacturing method thereof, and display device including the display substrate
A display substrate, a method manufacturing thereof and a display device are provided, including a base film layer, a functional film layer and a partial display region with hole-forming areas dividing an island area for displaying and a bridge area for signal transmission. The display substrate further includes a separation structure on the base film layer in the bridge area, which separates a target functional film layer into first and second parts. The target function film layer includes any functional film layer formed at a side of the separation structure away from the base film layer, the first part includes a part of the target functional film layer located at a side of the separation structure away from the hole-forming area, and the second part includes a part of the target functional film layer located at a side of the separation structure near the hole-forming area. |
| US12219788B2 |
Light-emitting element and light-emitting device
A light-emitting element includes: a first electrode serving as an anode; a second electrode serving as a cathode; a light-emitting layer, of a first wavelength range, provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; an oxide layer provided between the light-emitting layer of the first wavelength range and the first electrode of the first electrode and the second electrode; and an oxide layer provided between the oxide layer and the second electrode, and having contact with the oxide layer. Either the oxide layer or the oxide layer whichever farther away from the light-emitting layer of the first wavelength range is made of a semiconductor. A density of oxygen atoms in the oxide layer is lower than a density of oxygen atoms in the oxide layer. |
| US12219785B2 |
Detection device
According to an aspect, a detection device includes: a substrate; an anode electrode provided on the substrate; a cathode electrode that is provided on the same layer as that of the anode electrode and is adjacent to the anode electrode; and an organic semiconductor layer that has a structure in which a p-type semiconductor layer and an n-type semiconductor layer coexist and that is provided so as to cover the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. |
| US12219784B2 |
Memory device and method for manufacturing the same
Methods for, apparatuses with and vertical 3D memory devices are described. A vertical 3D memory device may comprise: a plurality of contacts associated with a plurality of digit lines and extending through a substrate; a plurality of word line plates separated from one another by respective dielectric layers and including a first plurality of word line plates and a second plurality of word line plates; a first dielectric material positioned between the first plurality and the second plurality of word line plates, the first dielectric material extending in a serpentine shape over the substrate; a conformal material positioned between the first dielectric material and the first and second plurality of word line plates, respectively; a plurality of spacers; a plurality of pillars coupled with the plurality of contacts; and a plurality of storage elements each comprising chalcogenide material positioned in a recess. |
| US12219782B2 |
Folded access line for memory cell access in a memory device
Systems, methods, and apparatus related to spike current suppression in a memory array. In one approach, a memory device includes a memory array having a cross-point memory architecture. The memory array has access lines (e.g., word lines and/or bit lines) configured to access memory cells of the memory array. Spike current suppression is implemented using a folded access line structure. Each access line includes integrated top and bottom insulating layers that restrict current flow to the memory cells through a narrower middle portion of the access line. For near memory cells located overlying or underlying the insulating layers, the resistance to each memory cell is increased because the cell is accessed using only the higher resistance path of the meandering, folded circuit path that flows through the middle portion. Spike discharge that occurs when the memory cell is selected is reduced by this higher resistance path. |
| US12219781B2 |
Semiconductor structure with embedded memory device
The present disclosure describes a semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same. The semiconductor structure can include a substrate, a gate structure over the substrate, a source/drain (S/D) contact structure adjacent to the gate structure, a layer of dielectric material over the S/D contact structure, a conductor layer over and in contact with the layer of dielectric material and above the S/D contact structure, and an interconnect structure over and in contact with the conductor layer. |
| US12219780B2 |
High-density memory device with planar thin film transistor (TFT) selector and methods for making the same
A memory device and method of making the same, the memory device including bit lines disposed on a substrate; memory cells disposed on the bit lines; a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, surrounding the bit lines and the memory cells; a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer; thin film transistors (TFTs) embedded in the second dielectric layer and configured to selectively provide electric power to corresponding memory cells, the TFTs comprising drain lines disposed on the memory cells, source lines disposed on the first dielectric layer, and selector layers electrically connected to the source lines and the drain lines; and word lines disposed on the second dielectric layer and electrically connected to the TFTs. |
| US12219770B2 |
Integrated chip with a gate structure disposed within a trench
The present disclosure relates to an integrated chip comprising a substrate having a first pair of opposing sidewalls that define a trench. The trench extends into a front-side surface of the substrate. A first source/drain region is disposed along the front-side surface of the substrate. A second source/drain region is disposed along the front-side surface of the substrate. A gate structure is disposed within the trench and is arranged laterally between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. The gate structure fills the trench and extends along the first pair of opposing sidewalls to an upper surface of the substrate. A bottom surface of the gate structure is disposed below a bottom surface of the first source/drain region. |
| US12219765B2 |
Three dimensional memory and methods of forming the same
Some embodiments include a memory device and methods of forming the memory device. One such memory device includes a first group of memory cells, each of the memory cells of the first group being formed in a cavity of a first control gate located in one device level of the memory device. The memory device also includes a second group of memory cells, each of the memory cells of the second group being formed in a cavity of a second control gate located in another device level of the memory device. Additional apparatus and methods are described. |
| US12219757B2 |
Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
A memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Channel-material-string structures of memory cells extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. The channel-material-string structures individually comprise an upper portion above and joined with a lower portion. Individual of the channel-material-string structures comprise at least one external jog surface in a vertical cross-section where the upper and lower portions join. Other embodiments, including method are disclosed. |
| US12219753B2 |
Method for fabricating a semiconductor device having a single crystal storage contact
A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including an element separation film and an active region defined by the element separation film, a bit line structure on the substrate, a trench in the element separation film and the active region, the trench on at least one side of the bit line structure and including a first portion in the element separation film and a second portion in the active region, a bottom face of the first portion placed above a bottom face of the second portion, a single crystal storage contact filling the trench, and an information storage element electrically connected to the single crystal storage contact. |
| US12219752B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The method includes: providing a base and forming, on the base, a bit line contact region provided with a first groove; forming a first bit line contact layer in the first groove, wherein the first bit line contact layer in the first groove defines a second groove; forming a diffusion layer in the second groove, wherein the diffusion layer in the second groove defines a third groove; forming, in the third groove, a second bit line contact layer provided with a gap; and processing the diffusion layer. |
| US12219749B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device structure having a channel layer with different roughness
A semiconductor device structure and method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes: providing a substrate; forming a first word line and a second word line extending along a first direction; forming a dielectric material conformally on a first sidewall of the first word line and on a second sidewall of the second word line, wherein the second sidewall of the second word line faces the first sidewall of the first word line; forming a semiconductor material on a sidewall of the dielectric material; and patterning the dielectric material and the semiconductor material to form a gate dielectric structure and a channel layer between the first word line and the second word line. |
| US12219748B2 |
Semiconductor device including a dielectric layer between a source/drain region and a substrate
Devices and methods are described herein that obviate the need for a read assist circuit. In one example, a semiconductor device includes a source region and a drain region formed above a substrate. A buried insulator (BI) layer is formed beneath either the source region or the drain region. A first nano-sheet is formed (i) horizontally between the source region and the drain region and (ii) vertically above the BI layer. The BI layer reduces current flow through the first nano-sheet. |
| US12219743B2 |
Display module and electronic device
A display module and an electronic device are provided. The display module includes a display film layer, a heat dissipation film layer, a support plate and an elastic thermal conductive sheet. The display film layer and the heat dissipation film layer include a flat area and bending areas, and an angle exists between a tangent of a curved surface formed by the bending areas and a plane where the flat area is located. The display film layer is stacked on a first surface of the heat dissipation film layer. The support plate is connected to a position where the flat area of a second surface of the heat dissipation film layer is located, and the elastic thermal conductive sheet is connected to a position where the bending areas of the second surface of the heat dissipation film layer are located. The first surface and the second surface are opposite surfaces. |
| US12219736B2 |
Systems and methods for immersion-cooled datacenters
A liquid-submersible thermal management system includes a cylindrical outer shell and an inner shell positioned in an interior volume of the outer shell. The cylindrical outer shell has a longitudinal axis oriented vertically relative to a direction of gravity, and the inner shell defines an immersion chamber. The liquid-submersible thermal management system a spine positioned inside the immersion chamber and oriented at least partially in a direction of the longitudinal axis with a heat-generating component located in the immersion chamber. A working fluid is positioned in the immersion chamber and at least partially surrounding the heat-generating component. The working fluid receives heat from the heat-generating component. |
| US12219734B2 |
Ultra dense processors with embedded microfluidic cooling
A processing unit includes a first die and a second die with a microfluidic volume between the first die and the second die. At least one heat transfer structure couples the first die to the second die and is located in the microfluid volume. An electrochemical fluid is positioned in the microfluidic volume to provide electrochemical energy to at least one of the first die and the second die and receive heat from the first die and the second die. |
| US12219730B2 |
Deflector and method for reducing entry of dust and/or fluid into an enclosure
A deflector may be configured to reduce entry of at least one of dust or fluid into an enclosure configured to enclose in an interior thereof a plurality of optical communication connections. The deflector may include a first leg defining a first intersection edge and a first remote edge. The first leg may define a first hole adjacent the first end of the first leg and a second hole adjacent the second end of the first leg. The deflector may also include a second leg defining a second intersection edge and a second remote edge. The first intersection edge and the second intersection edge may be coupled to one another to define a deflector angle. The first hole may be configured to receive a first mounting stud associated with the enclosure, and the second hole may be configured to receive a second mounting stud associated with the enclosure. |
| US12219729B2 |
Universal serial bus (USB) port control
A control system for individually controlling one or more universal serial bus (USB) ports. The control system may include at least one USB interface that provides at least one USB port, at least one power control unit in communication with the at least one USB interface, and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for storing computer-readable program code and a configuration dataset. The control system may further include a processor device in communication with the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, the at least one power control unit and the at least one USB interface. The processor device may be operative with the computer-readable program code to retrieve configuration data from the configuration dataset and control power supply to the at least one USB port in accordance with the configuration data by enabling or disabling the at least one power control unit. |
| US12219728B2 |
PCB assembly
A PCB assembly is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly on which a plurality of devices is mounted, including: a power supply area disposed at one side of a main printed circuit board; a first area positioned in another direction of the main printed circuit board from the power supply area and including the plurality of devices; a second area positioned in another direction of the main printed circuit board from the first area and including the plurality of devices; a third area positioned in another direction of the main printed circuit board from the second area and including the plurality of devices; and a bridge printed circuit board receiving power from the power supply area and disposed vertically to the main printed circuit board, wherein the bridge printed circuit board crosses the first area, the second area, and the third area, and transmits power and a signal to at least one area. |
| US12219720B2 |
Glass enclosure
A handheld computing device that includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a glass material that can be radio-transparent. The enclosure can be formed from a hollow glass tube or two glass members bonded together. A laser frit bonding process may be used to hermetically seal the two glass members together to create a water resistant electronic device. |
| US12219718B2 |
Imaging apparatus having a rotation drive unit connected to a fixed unit through wiring
An electronic apparatus includes a movable cylinder, a support cylinder configured to support the movable cylinder rotatably around a panning rotation axis, a flexible wire connecting to a panning control circuit board in the support cylinder, and a storage area communicating with the movable cylinder and the support cylinder and containing the flexible wire. The flexile wire includes a first fixed part on the movable cylinder and a second fixed part on the support cylinder. In the storage area, the first fixed part is fixed to a first fixing part of the movable cylinder. In the storage area, the second fixed part is fixed to a second fixing part of the support cylinder. |
| US12219716B2 |
Coated electrical assembly
An electrical assembly which comprises a substrate and a conformal coating deposited on at least one surface of the substrate by plasma polymerization of a compound of formula (I) and deposition of a resulting polymer of the compound of formula (I), and plasma polymerization of a fluorohydrocarbon and deposition of a resulting polymer of the fluorohydrocarbon, such that the resulting polymer of the compound of formula (I) and the resulting polymer of the fluorohydrocarbon create discrete layers of the conformal coating; wherein the compound of formula (I) is an organic compound. |
| US12219715B2 |
System and method for manufacturing composite board
A system for manufacturing a printed circuit board includes a coverlay supply apparatus configured to supply a coverlay; a printed circuit board supply apparatus configured to supply a printed circuit board; and a pre-bonding apparatus configured to pre-bond the coverlay supplied from the coverlay supply apparatus onto the printed circuit board supplied from the printed circuit board supply apparatus, thereby discharging a first composite board. |
| US12219712B2 |
Printed circuit board and electronic device
A printed circuit board includes a first chip component, a second chip component, and a printed wiring board. The first chip component and the second chip component each has a length L2 in the longitudinal direction. A relationship of 0.894≤L2/L1≤1.120 is satisfied, where L1 represents a length of the first opening in the longitudinal direction. A relationship of 0.894≤L2/L4≤1.120 is satisfied, where length L4 represents a length of the second opening in the longitudinal direction. A relationship of 0.183≤LOA/LiA≤0.309 is satisfied, where LiA represents a length of the first land in the longitudinal direction, and LOA represents a thickness of solder on an end surface of the first electrode. A relationship of 0.183≤LOB/LiB≤0.309 is satisfied, where LiB represents a length of the second land in the longitudinal direction, and LOB represents a thickness of solder on an end surface of the second electrode. |
| US12219710B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a display panel, a printed circuit board, a first film electrically connected to the display panel and the printed circuit board, and a second film electrically connected to the display panel and the printed circuit board. The display panel includes panel pads of a first row electrically connected to the first film, panel pads of a second row electrically connected to the second film, and panel connecting lines electrically connecting the panel pads of the first row to the panel pads of the second row. |
| US12219709B2 |
Forming trench in IC chip through multiple trench formation and deposition processes
An integrated circuit (IC) chip assembly includes an integrated circuit (IC) die that includes a first substrate in which plurality of transistors is formed, a first structure that contains a plurality of first metallization components, and a second structure that contains a plurality of second metallization components. The first structure is disposed over a first side of the first substrate. The second structure is disposed over a second side of the first substrate opposite the first side. The chip assembly includes a second substrate bonded to the IC die through the second side. The chip assembly includes a trench that extends through the second substrate and through the second structure of the IC die. Sidewalls of the trench are defined at least in part by one or more protective layers. |
| US12219706B2 |
Removable and low insertion force connector system
Examples described herein relate to an apparatus that includes a flexible conductor covered in an insulative material and at least one conductor region in contact with the flexible conductor. In some examples, melting of the at least one conductor region is to cause a conductive coupling of the flexible conductor with a second conductor and wherein the flexible conductor is adapted to conductively couple a first circuit board oriented orthogonal to a second circuit board. In some examples, the at least one conductor region comprises at least one solder ball of a grid array. In some examples, the at least one conductor region is re-solderable. |
| US12219703B2 |
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes: a base substrate; a pad region having a plurality of pad patterns disposed on one surface of the base substrate; and a dummy region having a plurality of conductive dummy patterns separated from the plurality of pad patterns to be disposed on the one surface of the base substrate. The pad region includes a first edge region, and a second edge region disposed in a diagonal direction of the first edge region on the one surface of the base substrate. The dummy region includes a third edge region, and a fourth edge region disposed in a diagonal direction of the third edge region on the one surface of the base substrate. |
| US12219699B2 |
Flexible circuit board, COF module, and electronic device comprising the same
A flexible circuit board comprises a substrate on which a chip mounting area is defined, a circuit pattern disposed on the substrate, and a protective layer on the circuit pattern, and the circuit pattern includes a plurality of first circuit patterns, a plurality of second circuit patterns, and a plurality of dummy patterns, and the first circuit pattern includes a first pad part, a second pad part, and a first wiring part connected to the first pad part and the second pad part, and the second circuit pattern includes a third pad part, a fourth pad part, and a second wiring part connected to the third pad part and the fourth pad part, and a through hole is disposed in an inner region of the first circuit pattern. |
| US12219694B2 |
Battery wiring module
A battery wiring module includes a plurality of connecting members to be connected to electrode terminals and a flexible printed circuit board having a plurality of voltage detection lines for detecting the voltages of a plurality of power storage elements via the plurality of connecting members, at least one of the plurality of voltage detection lines being constituted to include a front surface wiring and a back surface wiring respectively formed on a front surface and a back surface of the flexible printed circuit board, and a front-back conduction part passing through the flexible printed circuit board in the plate thickness direction and connecting the front surface wiring and the back surface wiring, and the resistance value per unit length of the front-back conduction part being less than or equal to the maximum resistance value per unit length of the front surface wiring and the back surface wiring. |
| US12219693B2 |
Carrier structure
A carrying structure is defined with a main area and a peripheral area adjacent to the main area, where a plurality of packaging substrates are disposed in the main area in an array manner, a plurality of positioning holes are disposed in the peripheral area, and a plurality of positioning traces are formed along a part of the edges of the plurality of positioning holes, such that the plurality of positioning traces are formed with notches. |
| US12219691B2 |
Printed circuit board assembly with integrated vapor chamber
A printed circuit board assembly comprises: a printed circuit board (PCB); an integrated circuit (IC) package that is mounted on the PCB and includes a first surface and a bare IC die disposed on the first surface; and a vapor chamber coupled to the first surface of the IC package. |
| US12219690B2 |
Damper system for a lidless integrated circuit
A processing unit. The processing unit includes a printed circuit board (PCB) including a lidless integrated circuit, a heatsink, and a damper system. The heatsink is coupled to the PCB and in thermal communication with the lidless integrated circuit via a thermal interface material. The damper system is compressed between the PCB and the heatsink and surrounding the lidless integrated circuit to absorb a portion of kinetic energy imparted to the lidless integrated circuit by an impact to the processing unit. |
| US12219689B1 |
Positron source and method
There is provided a positron source for generating a positron beam. The positron source includes a laser arrangement configured to generate a beam of photons. A target is configured to receive the beam, wherein the target is arranged for the photons of the beam to generate a photon plasma at a surface layer of the target, wherein the surface layer is configured to preferentially absorb electrons from the photon plasma to generate corresponding free positrons. An electrode arrangement with one or more electrodes is configured to apply an electric field to the photon plasma to extract the free positrons therefrom and to guide the positrons to form the positron beam. At least the target and the electrode arrangement are included within a vacuum chamber configured in use to provide a vacuum condition in which the target and the electrode arrangement are arranged to function. |
| US12219684B2 |
Microwave heating apparatus
A microwave heating apparatus has a magnetron, a circulator, a heating assembly, and an end assembly. The heating assembly has a base waveguide tube and a guiding tube obliquely mounted through the base waveguide tube. An included angle between the guiding tube line and the base waveguide tube is smaller than 90 degrees. The end assembly includes a reflecting component having a reflecting surface facing toward the guiding tube, and an adjusting module for adjusting a distance between the reflecting component and the guiding tube. By adjusting the included angle between the guiding tube and the base waveguide tube, an inclined angle of the reflecting surface of the reflecting component and the distance defined between the reflecting component and the guiding tube, a best impedance matching of the microwave can be set according to impedance change of liquid to be heated and heating efficacy of the microwave heating apparatus can be increased. |
| US12219677B2 |
Systems and methods for improving transient response in H-bridge buck-boost drivers
Presented are systems and methods for improving transient response in buck-boost circuits avoid circuit instabilities in both boost mode and buck mode. In embodiments, this is accomplished when, in response to determining that the circuit operates in buck mode, a compensation circuit is adjusted to operate at a first bandwidth. In response to determining that the circuit operates in boost mode, the compensation circuit may then be adjusted to decrease a boost mode crossover frequency and operate at a second, lower bandwidth. |
| US12219675B2 |
Melanopic light system with high CRI using cyan direct emitters
The invention provides a light generating system (1000) comprising one or more first light generating devices (110), one or more second light generating devices (120), and one or more third light generating devices (130), wherein: —the one or more first light generating devices (110) are configured to generate white first device light (111) having a first color rendering index CRI1 and a first correlated color temperature Tc1; —the one or more second light generating devices (120) are configured to generate white second device light (121) having a second color rendering index CRI2 and a second correlated color temperature Tc2; —the one or more third light generating devices (130) are configured to generate third device light (131) having a third dominant wavelength λd3 selected from the range of 470-500 nm; —CRI1−CRI2≥10; CRI1≥85; Tc2−Tc1≥1000K; Tc1≤3500K; and Tc2≥3000K; and—the light generating system (1000) is configured to generate system light (1001) comprising one or more of the first device light (111), the second device light (121), and the third device light (131). |
| US12219673B2 |
Fluid permeable heater assembly for aerosol-generating systems and flat electrically conductive filament arrangement for fluid permeable heater assemblies
An electrically conductive flat filament arrangement for a fluid permeable heater assembly for aerosol-generating systems includes a center portion and two side portions. The two side portions are on opposite sides of the center portion. The center portion defines a heating region of the filament arrangement and the side portions define electrical contact regions of the filament arrangement. The center portion and the two side portions each include a plurality of openings. Each plurality of openings defines an open area of the center portion and an open area of each of the two side portions. A percentage of the total area of the center portion including the open area of the center portion is greater than the percentage of the total area of one of the side portions including the open area of the side portion. |
| US12219671B1 |
Heat lamp
A heat source that emits infrared radiation; a reflective sheet surrounding the heat source with a first emission area tuned to direct infrared energy directly downward out of the first emission area; and an outer sheet surrounding the reflective sheet with an insulation gap between the outer sheet and the reflective sheet with a second emission area directed downward out of the insulation gap. |
| US12219670B2 |
Light-irradiation heat treatment apparatus
A semiconductor wafer held by a holding part in a chamber is irradiated and heated with halogen light emitted from a plurality of halogen lamps. A cylindrical louver and an annular light-shielding member, both made of opaque quartz, are provided between the halogen lamps and the semiconductor wafer. The outer diameter of the light-shielding member is smaller than the inner diameter of the louver. Light emitted from the halogen lamps and passing through a clearance between the inner wall surface of the louver and the outer circumference of the light-shielding member is applied to a peripheral portion of the semiconductor wafer where a temperature drop is likely to occur. On the other hand, light travelling toward an overheat region that has a higher temperature than the other region and appears in the surface of the semiconductor wafer when only a louver is installed is blocked off by the light-shielding member. |
| US12219669B2 |
Electric braking resistor-based heat generator for process fluids and emulsions
An electric braking resistor-based heat generator for process fluids or emulsions includes a housing having a connection end, a body portion, and a closed end, where at least part of the housing forms an at least partially enclosed portion, an electric braking resistor at least partially disposed within the enclosed portion of the housing, and a thermally conductive material disposed within the enclosed portion of the housing that provides thermal communication between the electric braking resistor and the housing. The electric braking resistor converts electrical energy provided by an electric power source into thermal energy that is thermally communicated from the housing to the process fluids or emulsions. |
| US12219663B2 |
Mobile telecommunications system transmission and reception points and methods for switching transmission and reception points between active and inactive states
A mobile telecommunications system transmission and reception point has circuitry configured to receive a status indicator, and to switch between an active state and an inactive state in response to the received status indicator. |
| US12219660B2 |
Base station, radio communication method, and system
A base station is disclosed that includes a transmitting and receiving circuit that transmits an RLM reference signal (RLM-RS) to a terminal. In Frequency Range 1 (FR1), when the RLM-RS is a synchronization signal block (SSB) and the terminal does not have a capability of simultaneous transmission or reception of data and an SSB with different numerologies, the transmitting and receiving circuit does not transmit or receive data on symbols of the RLM-RS, the data being with a different subcarrier spacing (SCS) than an SCS of the RLM-RS. In Frequency Range 2 (FR2), if the RLM-RS is a quasi-co-located reference signal with active transmission configuration indicator state (TCI-state), then the transmitting and receiving circuit can transmit or receive data on symbols of the RLM-RS. In other aspects, a radio communication method and a system are also disclosed. |
| US12219657B2 |
Integrated standalone flow for cellular subscription transfer
A method is performed by a set of one or more servers and includes receiving, from a first user equipment (UE) to be activated with a cellular carrier for a user, and at the set of one or more servers, information identifying a second UE of the user and authentication information for authenticating the user with the cellular carrier. The method further includes authenticating the user using the authentication information; transmitting a password to the second UE at least partly in response to authenticating the user; receiving, from the first UE and at the set of one or more servers, the password; validating the password received from the first UE; and initiating a transfer of an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) subscription, from the second UE to the first UE, at least partly in response to validating the password. |
| US12219656B2 |
Selectively restricting Wi-Fi calls supported by telecommunications network
A system includes a session border controller (SBC) coupled to an internet protocol (IP) multimedia core subsystem (IMS) of a telecommunications network. The SBC obtains information indicative of a roaming profile of a particular subscriber associated with the telecommunications network. The roaming profile indicates geographic areas in which the particular subscriber is authorized to access a communications service. The SBC receives a request to connect a particular voice call over a Wi-Fi network from a wireless device on the telecommunications network. The wireless device is associated with the particular subscriber to the telecommunications network. The SBC identifies a current location of the wireless device and compares the current location of the wireless device with geographic areas in which the particular subscriber is authorized to access the communications service. The SBC can then enable or deny the IMS to establish a session for the particular voice call over the Wi-Fi network. |
| US12219653B2 |
Apparatus and method for obtaining emergency data related to emergency sessions
A disclosed method of operation includes detecting emergency call data from an emergency call data feed to an emergency network; obtaining the emergency call data from the emergency network over a network connection; and providing emergency data to the emergency network over the network connection based on device identifiers contained in the emergency call data. |
| US12219650B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for multi-radio access technology (RAT) coordination
A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a first service network utilizing a first RAT or a second service network utilizing a second RAT. The controller sends an indicator of a connection release request to the first service network via the wireless transceiver in response to terminating a first communication service with the first service network or in response to leaving the first service network for the second service network. Also, the controller releases a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the first service network after sending the indicator of the connection release request. |
| US12219647B2 |
UE identifier in RRC resume
Systems and methods relating to resuming a suspended connection of a wireless device in a wireless system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a wireless device includes receiving, from a wireless network, a first message that indicates to suspend a connection between the wireless device and the wireless network. Responsive to receiving the first message, the wireless devices stores a wireless device context and enters a suspended mode of operation. Upon an occurrence of a triggering event, the wireless device transmits, to the wireless network, a second message that requests to resume the connection between the wireless device and the wireless network, wherein the second message includes a resume identifier having an identifier of a network node and an identifier of the wireless device. The wireless device receives, from the wireless network, a contention resolution identity Medium Access Control (MAC) control element that includes a portion of the second message. |
| US12219644B2 |
Method for changing channel in multi-links
Presented are a method by which a transmitting device performs channel switching between multi-links in a wireless local area network (LAN) system, and a device. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: transmitting multi-link channel switching capability information to a receiving device, wherein the multi-link channel switching capability information includes information related to whether the transmitting device can perform channel changing between multi-link channels; transmitting a physical protocol data unit (PPDU) to the receiving device through a first link; transmitting a multi-link channel change signal to the receiving device through the first link; and transmitting the PPDU to the receiving device through a second link. |
| US12219642B2 |
Methods for handling context information for mobile-terminated early data transmission
A method in a target network node and a corresponding network node, for performing secure Mobile Terminated (MT) early data transmission (EDT) is provided. The method may comprise: sending a paging message to the wireless device, which has been suspended from a connection with a second network node, the paging message comprising an early data transmission (EDT) indication; receiving a random access preamble from the wireless device; obtaining context information of the wireless device; and resuming a data connection with the wireless device based on the context information. |
| US12219641B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses are provided in a wireless communication system in which a radio resource control (RRC) message is received to change or release a secondary cell group (SCG). A re-establishment for a radio link control (RLC) entity of a terminal is performed based on the RRC message. A packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data recovery is performed based on the RRC message. Performing the PDCP data recovery includes selectively transmitting a PDCP protocol data unit (PDU) previously submitted to the re-established RLC entity, for which a successful delivery has not been confirmed by the re-established RLC entity. |
| US12219640B2 |
Managing sidelink and non-sidelink information
To manage sidelink and non-sidelink information, a user device obtains, by processing hardware in a user device communicating with a radio access network (RAN), a first set of information for sidelink communication with another user device (504A), and obtains, by the processing hardware, a second set of information for non-sidelink communication (504B). The user device transmits, by the processing hardware to the RAN, a first message including the first set of information (1010A), and transmits, by the processing hardware to the RAN, a second message including the second set of information (1010B), the first and second messages being separate messages. |
| US12219637B1 |
Method for channel state feedback in a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) operation mode
This disclosure provides a method for channel state feedback in a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) operation mode and the communication device thereof. The method implemented in a first communication device, the first communication device being configured with a plurality of links for communicating with a second communication device, the method including: receiving first data over a channel of a first link of the plurality of links; determining whether a channel of a second link of the plurality of links is idle in a case that no data is received over the channel of the second link and the first link and the second link belong to a non-simultaneous transmit and receive (NSTR) link pair; and transmitting a feedback frame over the channel of the first link, wherein the feedback frame includes a first field indicating whether the channel of the second link is idle. |
| US12219635B2 |
Conditional configuration in multi-connectivity operation
A method performed by a wireless device (18) comprises receiving (250), from a master node (12A) for multi-connectivity operation, a configuration message (20) which includes a master configuration (28) and one or more conditional PSCell configurations (22). The method also comprises transmitting (260) a first message (26) in response to the configuration message (20). The first message (26) indicates acknowledgement of receipt, applying of, and/or understanding of the master configuration (28). The method also comprises, after transmitting (260) the first message (26), when the condition for applying the PSCell configuration (22) of at least one of the one or more conditional PSCell configurations (22) is fulfilled, transmitting (270), to the master node (12A), a second message (30) that includes an indication (24) indicating application by the wireless device (18) of the PSCell configuration (22) of at least one of the one or more PSCell configurations (22). |
| US12219624B2 |
Communication method for setting a basic service set color
Embodiments of this application describe a communication method, a first station (STA), a second STA, and an access point (AP). One example method includes: setting, by a first station (STA), a basic service set (BSS) color to be used by a second STA in a device-to-device (D2D) transmission with the first STA, wherein the first STA sets the BSS color to be a first color that is preconfigured for D2D transmission, wherein the first color is different from a second color allocated by an access point (AP) associated with the first STA for transmission with the AP, and wherein the first color is used for D2D transmissions between the first STA and other STAs in addition to the first color being used for D2D transmission between the first STA and the second STA; generating, by the first STA, a data frame that comprises the BSS color that is the first color; and sending, by the first STA, the data frame to the second STA in the D2D transmission. |
| US12219623B2 |
System and method for setting mesh networks with a generic gateway node
A method for use in a IEEE 802.11 device, comprising: wirelessly connecting, by the device, to a gateway that is part of a wireless local area network (WLAN), the gateway configured to operate as an access point (AP) for the WLAN and bridge the WLAN to the Internet; receiving, by the device from the gateway, an announcement message including a network identifier (NI) of a subnetwork of the WLAN, the subnetwork including the gateway and a first node that is also configured to operate as an AP for the WLAN; transmitting, by the device to the gateway, a request message to join the subnetwork; receiving, by the device from the gateway, a response message including a confidential credential for connecting to the subnetwork; establishing a first connection to the first node based on the confidential credential and the NI and beginning to operate as an AP for the WLAN. |
| US12219615B2 |
Apparatus and method for random access procedure in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: determining whether a reference signal received power (RSRP) of a reference for downlink path loss is equal to or greater than a threshold value; if the RSRP is greater than the threshold value, setting a random access type to 2-step random access; and if the RSRSP is not greater than the threshold value, setting the random access type to 4-step random access. |
| US12219611B2 |
Terminal and communication method
A terminal includes a reception unit that receives, from a base station, a set including a plurality of first resources that include at least a synchronization signal and optionally further include a broadcast channel, a control unit that determines which of the first resources included in the set is to be used based on a reception quality controlled for each of the first resources, and a communication unit that executes a random access procedure with the base station based on information included in the determined first resource. |
| US12219609B2 |
Resource selection for uplink channels during initial access
Apparatuses and methods for resource selection for physical channels during initial access. A method of operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving first information indicating a first partition of physical random access channel (PRACH) resources into a first group and a second group. A first PRACH transmission using a first PRACH resource from the first group of PRACH resources indicates a first set of features for the UE. A second PRACH transmission using a second PRACH resource from the second group of PRACH resources indicates a second set of features for the UE. The UE further includes determining a PRACH resource from the first group of PRACH resources or from the second group of PRACH resources and transmitting a PRACH using the determined PRACH resource in a RACH occasion (RO). |
| US12219608B2 |
Interaction of PRACH repetition and request of Msg3 repetition
Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable medium for PRACH repetition and Msg 3 repetition are provided. An example method may include receiving, from a base station, an indication associated with a set of PRACH resources. The example method may further include transmitting, to the base station, one or more PRACH repetitions using the set of PRACH resources. The example method may further include receiving, from the base station based on the one or more PRACH repetitions, a grant associated with a PUSCH repetition. |
| US12219604B2 |
Collision resolution for acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement feedback messages
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a first set of resources associated with a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement (A/N) feedback message, wherein the SPS A/N feedback message is deferred to a second set of resources by the UE. The UE may receive an indication of a third set of resources associated with a dynamic A/N feedback message, wherein the second set of resources and the third set of resources are associated with a collision. The UE may perform an action based on the second set of resources and the third set of resources being associated with the collision. The UE may transmit at least one of the SPS A/N feedback message or the dynamic A/N feedback message based on performing the action. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12219600B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal for spatial reuse operation
The present invention relates a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal for supporting a spatial reuse operation of an overlapping basic service set to efficiently use a wireless resource. To this end, provided are a base wireless communication terminal including: a processor; and a communication unit, wherein the processor receives a PHY protocol data unit (PPDU) through the communication unit, determines whether the PPDU contains an intra-BSS frame or contains an inter-BSS frame based on preamble information of the PPDU, and performs either a first operation or a second operation distinct from each other according to a determination result and a wireless communication method using the same. |
| US12219598B2 |
Method and apparatus for coexistence of sidelink communications related to different rats in NR V2X
Provided are a method for performing sidelink transmission by a first apparatus (100) and an apparatus for supporting same. The method may comprise steps of: determining to perform first sidelink transmission related to LTE and second sidelink transmission related to NR; and performing any one of the first sidelink transmission or the second sidelink transmission on the basis of a priority order of the first sidelink transmission and a priority order of the second sidelink transmission. |
| US12219595B2 |
Overlapping transmission in URLLC
There is disclosed a method of operating a wireless device in a wireless communication network, the wireless device being triggered for transmitting first signaling representing first information on a first resource structure, second signaling representing second information on a second resource structure and third signaling representing third information on a third resource structure, the second resource structure at least partially overlapping with the first resource structure and/or the third resource structure, the second resource structure being associated to a lower priority of transmission than the first resource structure and the third resource structure, the method including transmitting the first information and the third information, omitting transmitting the second signaling and/or second information. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods. |
| US12219590B2 |
Parser and interleaving parameter design for resource unit aggregation
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for data parsing for resource unit (RU) aggregation. A wireless communication device (such as an access point (AP) or a station (STA)) may allocate a set of resource units (RUs) for a receiving device in a basic service set (BSS). The set of RUs may be associated with multiple bandwidth segments of a bandwidth allocation and may be non-contiguous or contiguous. The wireless communication device may determine a data parsing and encoding scheme for a set of information bits. In some implementations, the encoded bits may be distributed to the set of RUs based on a distance to tone mapping value or pilot tone location or both of the aggregated set of RUs different than respective values or pilot tone locations of the RUs in the aggregated set of RUs. |
| US12219587B2 |
Apparatus and method for inter-cell interference control for wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a communication technique that converges a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4G system with IoT technology, and a system thereof. The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail, security and safety related services, etc.) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. In addition, the disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for performing communication in a wireless communication system composed of multiple cells. |
| US12219585B2 |
Method for transmitting data or control information having high reliability conditions, and device therefor
Disclosed are various methods for transmitting or receiving data or control information having high reliability conditions. A method for operating a terminal which transmits uplink control information (UCI) includes: a step of generating UCI; a step of comparing the priority of an uplink (UL) control channel for the transmission of the UCI with the priority of a UL data channel when some symbols of the UL control channel and the UL data channel overlap; and a step of selecting the UL channel having a higher priority among the UL control channel and the UL data channel, and transmitting the UCI to a base station through the selected UL channel. |
| US12219584B2 |
System and method for resource allocation
Presented are systems and methods for resource allocation. A wireless communication device may receive information from a wireless communication node, the information comprising a location of a starting symbol (S) and a time domain duration (L) of a first transmission occasion for a set of one or more transmissions, a number of consecutive slots, and a number (N) of transmission occasions in a time slot, each transmission occasion defining a time window for one of the one or more transmissions. The wireless communication device may determine a location of a last transmission occasion of the set. The wireless communication device may perform the set of one or more transmissions across the number of consecutive time slots according to the information and the location of the last transmission occasion. |
| US12219580B2 |
Methods, apparatus, and systems for resource allocation for multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) in wireless systems
Methods, apparatus, systems, architectures, and interfaces for receiving a Multimedia Broadcast Multicast System (MBMS) service performed by a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) are provided. A method may include any of: receiving MBMS service configuration information including information indicating, for an MBMS service, an association between a transmission mode (TM) and a bandwidth part (BWP); receiving the MBMS service using a first BWP according to the received MBMS service configuration information; detecting a trigger for changing use of a BWP from using the first BWP to using a second BWP for receiving the MBMS service; determining a TM associated with the second BWP according to an association between a TM and the second BWP, according to an association indicated by the information included in the MBMS service configuration information; and receiving the specific MBMS service via the second BWP according to the TM associated with the second BWP. |
| US12219574B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for determining a placement and duration of a transient period of an on/off time mask for uplink transmission
A method in a wireless device is disclosed. The wireless device receives an uplink grant from a network node, the uplink grant scheduling one or more uplink transmissions by the wireless device. The wireless device selects an ON/OFF time mask to use for transmitting the one or more uplink transmissions. The wireless device determines, based on the received uplink grant, an allowed placement of a transient period of the selected ON/OFF time mask and a duration of the transient period to use for the one or more uplink transmissions. |
| US12219572B2 |
Methods and devices for enhanced DAI
A communication method includes: obtains a first DAI in a first downlink control channel associated with transmission of a first transport block, wherein the first DAI indicates a first scheduling assignment for the first transport block; obtains a second DAI in a second downlink control channel associated with transmission of a second transport block, wherein the second DAI indicates a second scheduling assignment for the second transport block; determines that at least one value of the second DAI is an assigned value identical to a value of the first DAI. |
| US12219563B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for multiplexing control information on a physical channel
A method may include multiplexing control information on a physical channel in a communication system, wherein the control information comprises a repeat request acknowledgment portion, and allocating an amount of resources of the physical channel for the repeat request acknowledgment portion based on an amount of a type of acknowledgment included in the acknowledgment portion. The type of acknowledgment may include an acknowledgment for dynamically granted traffic. The amount of resources may include a reserved amount of resources based on the amount of acknowledgment for dynamically granted traffic being less than a threshold. A method may include multiplexing control information on a physical channel in a communication system, wherein the control information may include a repeat request acknowledgment portion, and allocating an amount of resources of the physical channel for the repeat request acknowledgment portion based on a threshold, wherein the threshold is variable. |
| US12219562B2 |
Method and apparatus for frequency and time resource allocation for data transmission in wireless communication system
A communication technique and a system for fusing a 5th generation (5G) communication system with Internet of things (IoT) technology to support a higher data rate after a 4th generation (4G) system are provided. The communication technique includes intelligent services (e.g., a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or a connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security- and safety-related services, or the like), based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure provides a method and apparatus for assigning frequency and time resources for data transmission in a wireless communication system. |
| US12219553B2 |
Configuration, indication and ACK/NACK for multiple HARQ grant-free transmission
Provided is a method in a user equipment, the method comprising: as part of a HARQ process having a HARQ process ID, transmitting an initial grant-free transmission and K−1 repetitions, where K>=2. A pre-defined mapping of the HARQ process ID to at least one resource available for grant-free transmission is a function of K. |
| US12219552B2 |
Sidelink control channel successive parameter estimation
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, within a subframe, a plurality of sidelink control channel signals providing scheduling information for a plurality of sidelink shared channel signals that are also received within the subframe. The UE may determine to use one or more of the plurality of sidelink control channel signals as pilot signals for decoding the plurality of sidelink shared channel signals. The UE may decode the plurality of sidelink shared channel signals based at least in part on the plurality of sidelink control channel signals as pilot signals. |
| US12219550B1 |
Cooperative and parasitic radio access networks
A wireless communication device configures a first spatial subchannel in a shared frequency channel for communication with a first node in a first wireless network, and a second spatial subchannel in the shared frequency channel for communication with a second node in a second wireless network, the second wireless network different than the first wireless network. The wireless communication device employs the first spatial subchannel and the second spatial subchannel for communicating concurrently in the first wireless network and the second wireless network. |
| US12219549B2 |
Method and device for communication in wireless communication system supporting groupcast
Disclosed is a method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, including receiving, from a base station, downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), the DCI scheduling downlink data for the UE, receiving the downlink data on a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) based on the received DCI, and transmitting, to the base station, hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) information in response to the reception of the downlink data, wherein a specific PDSCH processing capability associated with the transmission of the HARQ-ACK information is not applied to the PDSCH scheduled for the UE in case that the downlink data is multicast data. |
| US12219544B2 |
Multi-TRP beam indication using TCI state
A user equipment (UE) is configured to use multiple beams for transmission or reception. The UE receives, from a base station, at least one medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) that indicates multiple activated transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, receives, from the base station, at least one downlink control information (DCI) indicating a subset of TCI states of the multiple activated TCI states, wherein the MAC CE and the DCI are part of a TCI configuration, and wherein the subset of TCI states corresponds to multiple transmission and reception points (TRPs) of a wireless network, maps the subset of TCI states to the corresponding multiple TRPs based on the TCI configuration and selects a beam used for transmission or reception based on one mapped TCI state of the mapped subset of TCI states. |
| US12219543B2 |
Beam training method and apparatus
This disclosure provides methods and apparatuses related to beam training for performing beamforming in wireless communications. In an implementation, an access point (AP) sends training configuration information to a plurality of stations, wherein the training configuration information comprises a first antenna configuration indicating a plurality of first uplink beams corresponding to the plurality of stations. The AP receives a plurality of training frame sent by each of the plurality of stations by using a corresponding second uplink beam and determines, based on the plurality of training frames sent by the plurality of stations, a plurality of third uplink beams for the plurality of stations to send uplink data. |
| US12219542B2 |
Resource allocation method, communication apparatus, and related device
The embodiments of the application provides a resource allocation method. In an example method, a trigger frame is sent by an access point to a station. The trigger frame includes one user information field, and the user information field may indicate a plurality of resource units allocated to the station. |
| US12219538B2 |
Information indication method and apparatus
This application provides an information indication method and an apparatus. In this application, a sending apparatus generates and sends a first frame, the first frame includes at least one piece of sub-time resource indication information, and each piece of sub-time resource indication information is in a one-to-one correspondence with one of at least one response apparatus. In addition, each piece of sub-time resource indication information includes a time resource at which the corresponding response apparatus sends feedback information for the first frame to the sending apparatus and a time resource at which the sending apparatus sends acknowledgment information for the feedback information to the corresponding response apparatus, so that the at least one response apparatus and the sending apparatus that sends the first frame can simultaneously perform beamforming training, thereby improving effectiveness of beamforming training performed on the sending apparatus and the at least one response apparatus. |
| US12219537B2 |
Method and device for obtaining slot information related to S-SSB in NR V2X
A method for operating a first device in a wireless communication system is proposed. The method may comprise: a step of receiving information related to a sync resource from a base station; a step of receiving, from a second device, a first sidelink synchronization signal block (S-SSB) through a first resource; a step in which the first S-SSB comprises at least one symbol related to a sidelink primary synchronization signal (S-PSS), at least one symbol related to a sidelink secondary synchronization signal (S-SSS), and at least one symbol related to a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH); and a step of obtaining slot information related to the first S-SSB. |
| US12219534B2 |
Coordinated and distributed collision reporting in cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) networks
A method of wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a first collision report (s), each first collision report indicating at least one first monitored subset of sidelink resources that were monitored by a remote sidelink UE. The method also includes transmitting a second collision report indicating allocation collisions detected by the UE on a second monitored subset(s) of sidelink resources. Each of the second monitored subset(s) of sidelink resources differing from each of the first monitored subset(s) of sidelink resources indicated in the received first collision report(s). The second collision report further comprising an indication of each of the second monitored subset(s) of sidelink resources. |
| US12219533B2 |
User terminal utilizing high frequency band and monitoring interval based on said frequency band
A user terminal, when using a high frequency band having a frequency higher than a certain frequency band including one or a plurality of frequency ranges, increases number of symbols constituting one slot. The user terminal transmits and receives signals by using the slot with the increased number of symbols. |
| US12219532B2 |
V2X dynamic groupcast resource allocation
An apparatus for a wireless communication system is describes. The wireless communication system includes one or more base stations and a plurality of user devices, UEs. The apparatus is configured to be connected to one or more UEs via a sidelink for a sidelink communication with the one or more UEs, the apparatus and the one or more UEs forming a group of UEs and using a set of group resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group of UEs. In case a base station does not provide resource allocation configuration or assistance, the apparatus is configured to select resources from a set of resources provided by the wireless communication system so as to alter or completely change the set of group resources to be used for the sidelink communication within the group of UEs. |
| US12219530B2 |
Signaling for multiple RU allocation
In a wireless local area network system, a transmitting station (STA) may receive a trigger frame including a user information list. The user information list comprises first and second user information fields, wherein the first user information field includes information related to a first resource unit (RU) for the transmitting STA, and the second user information field may include information related to the second RU for the transmitting STA. The transmitting STA may transmit first data through the first RU and transmit second data through the second RU. |
| US12219528B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting control information, electronic device, and storage medium
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for transmitting control information, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes determining at least one PSCCH candidate on the selected at least one PSCCH resource when performing sidelink communication; and transmitting the PSCCH on the determined at least one PSCCH candidate. The technical solution of the present disclosure can fully utilize the control channel resources for transmitting the SCI in the V2X resource pool, so that when the same data resource is used for the sidelink transmission of different UEs, the degree of conflict of control messages between the UEs is reduced, and the negative impact of conflicts caused by different UE on performance is effectively improved, thereby improving the decoding performance of the sidelink control information. |
| US12219525B2 |
Paging collision processing method and related apparatus
A paging collision processing method and a related apparatus are provided. The method includes: upon detecting that a paging occasion in a first camped cell collides with a paging occasion in a second camped cell, a terminal device determines a first paging parameter, and sends a first paging parameter to a first network device corresponding to the first camped cell. The terminal device receives a second paging parameter from the first network device, determines a second paging occasion of a first identity module card in the first camped cell based on the received second paging parameter, and monitors a paging message in the first camped cell on the second paging occasion, which does not overlap a third paging occasion of a second identity module card in the second camped cell in terms of time, thereby avoiding a paging collision that occurs when the terminal device monitors the paging message. |
| US12219522B1 |
Methods and systems for estimating the shape of an object generating passive intermodulation (PIM) interference
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting an interference signal in two or more signals received via orthogonally-polarized elements of an antenna system, the interference signal originating from a passive intermodulation (PIM) source, measuring a polarization of the interference signal, by comparing the two or more signals, to estimate a shape of the PIM source, and generating information regarding the shape to facilitate locating of the PIM source. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12219521B2 |
Associating sensing information with a user
Certain example embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for associating sensing information with a user (e.g., a cellular user) by, for example, determining information from both a sensing node and a communication node, then associating the a sensed object and the communication node based on the information. Additionally, or alternatively, some embodiments provide systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for radar and sensing-based positioning. |
| US12219517B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling network slice in wireless communication system
A method, performed by a user equipment (UE), in a wireless communication system, includes: transmitting, to a network entity, a registration request message including network slice assistance information (NSSAI) corresponding to a slice; receiving a response message including rejection information on a registration for the slice in case that resource allocation has reached an upper limit; and determining to suspend a registration request for the slice, based on the response message, wherein the rejection information on the registration for the slice includes information on a back-off timer or information on a rejection cause. |
| US12219513B2 |
Communication method and communication apparatus
A communication method and apparatus. A terminal device determines, based on first information received from a first network device, that a second network device has first time information, where the first time information is time information having precision that is higher than precision of second time information of the first network device. The terminal device obtains the first time information of the second network device based on the first information. The terminal device obtains high-precision time information to improve communication reliability. |
| US12219508B2 |
Wireless audio synchronization method, wireless audio playback device and wireless audio transceiving system
Provided is a wireless audio synchronization method, a wireless audio playback device and a wireless audio transceiving system. The method includes sampling based on a first local clock signal of the wireless audio playback device a received wireless signal; determining a peak moment corresponding to a current wireless data packet; counting based on the first local clock signal a time difference between peak moments corresponding to the current and previous wireless data packets and adjusting a clock cycle of the first local clock signal based on a counting result so that the counting result approaches a predetermined count value; and playing after a predetermined number of clock cycles of the first local clock signal the data segment or its preset part according to a second local clock signal of the wireless audio playback device, where there is a fixed frequency multiple relationship between the first and second local clock signals. |
| US12219505B2 |
Signal transmitting method and network equipment
The present disclosure provides a signal transmitting method and a network equipment. The signal transmitting method includes: performing channel detection on a time domain transmission unit on an unlicensed band; transmitting a synchronization signal block (SSB) according to a detection result of the channel detection, wherein the time domain transmission unit comprises at least one SSB. |
| US12219500B2 |
Methods for conforming non-terrestrial network communication to terrestrial standards and regulations
User equipment may configure a transmitter or receiver to conform to regulations or standards of a geographical region to communicate with non-terrestrial networks (e.g., satellite networks). In one embodiment, the user equipment may receive an indication of a regulation or standard to which to conform to from a terrestrial communication node, and apply an emission mask to the transmitter based on the regulation or standard. The user equipment may additionally or alternatively configure the receiver to be compliant with a noise level tolerance of a received signal specified by the regulation or standard. In some embodiments, the user equipment may implement a frequency offset between the received signal and an interfering signal associated with the noise level tolerance that is scaled based at least on a channel bandwidth associated with the desired signal. Moreover, the user equipment may scale the noise level tolerance based on the frequency offset. |
| US12219498B2 |
Method for controlling transmission power of sounding reference signal (SRS) by terminal in wireless communication system, and device therefor
Disclosed is a method for controlling the transmission power of a sounding reference signal (SRS) by a terminal in a wireless communication system. In particular, the method comprises: connecting to a serving cell; receiving an RS resource for acquiring path loss used for the transmission power of an SRS; determining measurement for the path loss on the basis of the RS resource; and controlling the transmission power of the SRS on the basis of the determination on the measurement, wherein the RS resource is related to a neighbor cell, a measurement value of the path loss is used to control the transmission power, on the basis that measurement for the RS resource has succeeded, and information related to a power setting, acquired from the serving cell can be used to control the transmission power, on the basis that the measurement for the RS resource has failed. |
| US12219495B2 |
Power control for bidirectional sidelink
Power control for a bidirectional Sidelink (SL) is provided. Solutions proposed herein limit the Physical SL Feedback Channel (PSFCH) transmit power level to that of the power level used for Physical SL Shared Channel (PSSCH) so as to prohibit too high transmit power for the PSFCH. In addition, if the difference between the PSSCH and PSFCH exceeds a preconfigured threshold (e.g., the PSFCH is too low), a Receiver (Rx) User Equipment (UE) can take preventive actions that ensure sufficient quality over the PSFCH. In further embodiments, both UEs continuously maintain the estimated SL Path Loss (PL) and transmit a single SL Channel State Information Reference Signal (SCSI-RS), and associated measurement reports rather than triggering new SCSI-RS transmissions and measurement reports for each PSSCH and associated PSFCH channel per SL (e.g., PC5) connection. |
| US12219490B2 |
Power saving for in-device coexistence between Wi-Fi and Ultra-Wide Band communication
A method includes determining one or more active slots and inactive slots in an ultra-wide band (UWB) ranging round. The method also includes determining multiple UWB silent periods in the ranging round based on an arrangement of the inactive slots. The method also includes determining a sleep-wake-up schedule that aligns with at least one selected silent period of the multiple UWB silent periods in the ranging round, the sleep-wake-up schedule to be used for Wi-Fi communication. The method also includes waking up a Wi-Fi station (STA) for the Wi-Fi communication during the at least one selected silent period, then going back to sleep according to the sleep-wake-up schedule. |
| US12219488B2 |
Methods for power saving signal transmission, base station, and terminal
Methods for power saving signal transmission, a base station, and a terminal device are provided. A method for power saving signal transmission includes the following. A base station transmits first indication signaling, where the first indication signaling is used for notifying a size of downlink control information (DCI). The DCI carries power saving information of one of more uses. The size of the DCI includes an amount of bits occupied by the DCI, and the amount of bits has a correspondence relationship with an amount of users. The base station transmits the DCI. |
| US12219485B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal using variable-length wake-up frame
A wireless communication terminal for wireless communicating includes a first wireless transceiver transmitting and receiving a signal through a first waveform, a second wireless receiver receiving a signal through a second waveform different from the first waveform, and a processor. The processor may be configured to start receiving a variable length Wake-Up frame through the second wireless receiver, from a base wireless communication terminal of a basic service set (BSS) to which the wireless communication terminal belongs, determine whether or not a Frame Body field of the Wake-Up frame includes an identifier of the wireless communication terminal, when an ID field of the Wake-Up frame indicates an identifier of a group including the wireless communication terminal, and wake up the first wireless transceiver based on the Wake-Up frame, when the Frame Body field of the Wake-Up frame includes the identifier of the wireless communication terminal. |
| US12219482B2 |
Terminal state transition method, network device and terminal
The present disclosure provides a terminal state transition method, a network device and a terminal. The method of the present disclosure includes: transmitting configuration information of a wakeup signal monitoring window to a terminal; in case of detecting arrival of data traffic, transmitting a wakeup signal in the wakeup signal monitoring window. |
| US12219481B2 |
Method and apparatus for waking up smart device, smart device and medium
A method for waking up a smart device includes receiving sound information; determining whether the sound information includes a multi-frequency tone; and when the sound information includes the multi-frequency tone, waking up a preset function of the smart device based on the multi-frequency tone. A device for waking up a smart device as well as a smart device incorporating the device includes processing elements for performing the method. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer instructions to cause processing elements to perform the method for waking up a smart device. |
| US12219480B2 |
Method for UE transmitting sidelink signal in wireless communication system supporting sidelink, and device therefor
Disclosed, according to various embodiments, are a method for a UE transmitting a sidelink signal in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink, and a device therefor. Disclosed is a method for transmitting a sidelink signal and a device therefor, the method comprising the steps of: measuring state information including mobility information; receiving a first sidelink signal including control information; and determining whether to transmit a second sidelink signal, wherein, on the basis of the control information, including information on a cluster area, and the state information, including information on a location included in the cluster area, a UE monitors the receiving or not of a third sidelink signal transmitted by other UEs during a predetermined duration, and whether to transmit the second sidelink signal is determined on the basis of the result of the monitoring. |
| US12219479B2 |
Method and apparatus for grouping user equipments
Embodiments of the present application are related to a method and apparatus for grouping user equipments (UEs). A method according to an embodiment of the present application includes: determining grouping rule information on a set of UE grouping rules for wake up signal (WUS) supported in a base station (BS); and configuring WUS resource information and group information associated with the set of grouping rules. Embodiments of the present application can improve the legacy WUS mechanism and efficiently reduce false wake up probability. |
| US12219477B2 |
Restricted target wait time interference detection and management
Network traffic interference detection and management may be provided. An infringement event by an infringing Access Point (AP) on a Restricted Target Wake Time (rTWT) transmission opportunity (TxOp) associated with a victim AP may be detected, and information associated with the infringement event may be added to an infringement list, wherein the information includes a MAC address associated with the infringing AP. A controller, may receive the infringement list and notify the infringement event to the infringing AP. The infringing AP may determine whether a transmission associated with the infringement event is low latency and high priority. When the transmission is not low latency and high priority the infringing AP may modify future transmissions based on the notification. When the transmission is low latency and high priority the infringing AP may notify the controller that the transmission is low latency and high priority. The controller may then create a negotiation between the victim AP and the infringing AP, wherein the negotiation comprises managing future transmissions of the victim AP and the infringing AP. |
| US12219476B2 |
Low power wake-up radio beacon signaling
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to low power wake-up radio beacon signaling. An access point may determine timing information for the transmission of low power wake up radio beacons and send that timing information to a user device. An access point may then send low power wake up radio beacons based on that timing information to a user device, and a user device may receive the low power wake up radio beacons based on the timing information. |
| US12219469B2 |
Methods, systems and wireless communication devices for handling cloud computing resources
A method is disclosed for handling cloud computing resources in a wireless communication network comprising a first and a second access subnetwork providing wireless access to wireless communication devices residing in a first and a second geographic area, respectively, and a first and a second cloud computing resource connected to the first and the second access subnetwork, respectively. The method comprises obtaining mobility information over a time period for the wireless communication devices of when, during the time period, each of the devices has wireless access to the communication network via the first access subnetwork and when they have wireless access to the communication network via the second access subnetwork. The method also comprises selecting which of the first or second cloud computing resource that is to serve each of the devices based on the obtained mobility information, and sending an instruction to each of the devices to connect to a server that is connected to the selected cloud computing resource for that wireless communication device. |
| US12219466B2 |
Wireless terminal, communication system, and wireless terminal control method
Frame collisions are prevented in a communication system in which wireless communication is performed in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard. A communication unit receives terminal list information including respective addresses of wireless terminals belonging to a predetermined network. In a case where a frame the destination of which is an address included in the transmitted terminal list information is received, a control unit sets a period to prohibit data transmission until communication in the predetermined networks is completed, and in a case where a frame the destination of which is another address not included in the terminal list information is received, the control unit sets a period to prohibit data communication until communication in a network to which the other address belongs is completed. |
| US12219464B2 |
Multi-link communication
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for associating a wireless communication device such as a wireless station (STA) of a STA multi-link device (MLD) with an access point (AP) MLD that includes a first AP associated with a first communication link of the AP MLD and includes one or more secondary APs associated with one or more respective secondary communication links of the first AP MLD. The first AP includes one or more virtual APs, and the first AP and the one or more virtual APs of the first AP belong to a first multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set associated with the first communication link. The AP MLD transmits a frame including a first element carrying discovery information for the first AP and the one or more virtual APs belonging to the first multiple BSSID set, and including a second element carrying discovery information for the one or more secondary APs of the first AP MLD associated with the one or more respective secondary communication links of the first AP MLD. |
| US12219462B2 |
Terminal and communication method thereof
An integrated circuit includes circuitry, which, in operation, controls transmitting downlink data to a terminal apparatus; receiving a plurality of transport blocks which are transmitted in a same time period using a same frequency band in a spatial multiplexing scheme, wherein a same acknowledgement information (ACK/NACK) relating to an error detection result of the downlink data is scrambled with different scrambling schemes respectively for the plurality of transport blocks and the respectively scrambled ACK/NACK is multiplexed with data on respective ones of the plurality of transport blocks, and channel quality information (CQI) of a downlink channel is multiplexed with the data on only one transport block of the plurality of transport blocks by the terminal apparatus; and extracting the ACK/NACK and the CQI from the received plurality of transport blocks. |
| US12219458B2 |
Data packet transmission method and apparatus
A data packet transmission method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: An IAB donor determines first configuration information, where the first configuration information is used to indicate a first backhaul link BH RLC channel, and the first BH RLC channel is used to transmit a control protocol data unit PDU at a backhaul adaptation protocol BAP layer. The IAB donor sends the first configuration information to an IAB node. According to the foregoing procedure, the IAB donor indicates, by using the first configuration information, the IAB node to send the control PDU at the BAP layer through the first BH RLC channel, to implement bearer mapping when the IAB node needs to send the control PDU at the BAP layer. |
| US12219457B2 |
Communication method, apparatus, and system
In a communication method, a policy control network element receives first information from a terminal device, where the first information is a banned application identifier, a banned PSI, a URSP identifier, or an allowed application identifier. The policy control network element obtains a first URSP of the terminal device from a data storage network element. The policy control network element determines a second URSP of the terminal device based on the first information and the first URSP. Based on this solution, when deciding a URSP of the terminal device, the policy control network element considers the first information reported by the terminal device, so that a proper URSP can be determined for the terminal device. In addition, this helps avoid signaling overheads caused because the terminal device and a policy control network element side continuously update and maintain a URSP that the terminal device does not need to use. |
| US12219456B2 |
Method by which user terminal transmits signal in wireless communication system, and user terminal therefor
A method by which a first user terminal transmits a signal in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method can comprise: monitoring a message related to the mobility of one or more user terminals; transmitting, to a second user terminal selected from among the one or more user terminals, a message for requesting to join a cluster to which the first user terminal belongs; receiving, from the second user terminal, a message for acknowledging joining of the cluster; and transmitting a message related to the mobility of the cluster. In addition, the second user terminal can be selected on the basis of comparison between the mobility of the cluster and the mobility of the second user terminal. |
| US12219438B2 |
Communication method and device in wireless communication system supporting edge computing
A communication method and device in a wireless communication system supporting edge computing is provided. A method of a UE including an EEC in a communication system supporting an edge computing service using an EDN exchanging application data traffic with the UE is provided, the method comprises identifying whether the UE supports a SMS over NAS, transmitting, to an ECS managing configuration information of the EDN, a first service provisioning request message including an indication of the SMS over the NAS supported in case that the UE supports the SMS over the NAS, and in case that the UE receives, through a network from the ECS, an SMS message including triggering information related to an update of the configuration information, transmitting, to the ECS, a second service provisioning request message based on the triggering information. |
| US12219434B2 |
Electronic location identification and tracking system with beacon clustering
A system and method for determining the presence of an individual at a particular spot within a location preferably based on the strength of signals received from beacons assigned to the particular spot by a software application (“App”) running on an electronic device of the individual. In one embodiment, certain presence calculations are performed by the App. In another embodiment, the App forwards information regarding the received beacon signals to an electronic identification and location tracking system and the presence calculations are performed by the system. |
| US12219430B2 |
Positioning method, device, system, chip, and storage medium
A positioning method, a device, a system, a chip, and a storage medium are provided. A network device is externally connected to N antennas, the network device has N receive channels, and the N antennas are in a one-to-one correspondence with the N receive channels. The method includes: A network device receives, by using each of the N antennas, a positioning signal sent by a terminal device, determines TOA information and/or RSSI information of the positioning signal on each of the N receive channels, and sends the TOA information and/or the RSSI information of the positioning signal on each of the N receive channels to a service anchor. The service anchor is configured to position the terminal device based on the TOA information and/or the RSSI information. |
| US12219428B2 |
Satellite signal environment determination and/or position estimate selection
A method includes: receiving one or more positioning signals; determining that a UE is line-of-sight to fewer than a threshold number of positioning signal sources; determining a first position estimate hypothesis for the UE using a first position estimating process and one or more first measurements of the positioning signal(s); determining a second position estimate hypothesis for the UE using a second position estimating process and one or more second measurements of the positioning signal(s), wherein the second position estimating process uses a second parameter value of a parameter and the parameter is absent from the first position estimating process or has a first parameter value that is different from the second parameter value; and reporting a reported position estimate based on the first position estimate hypothesis or the second position estimate hypothesis in response to the UE being line-of-sight to fewer than the threshold number of positioning signal sources. |
| US12219423B1 |
Detection of electronic device presence using emitted bluetooth low energy signals
Methods are disclosed to identify and/or count a number of electronic devices present in an area using emitted passive Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) signals. The identification and/or counting of Bluetooth-enabled devices improves private and public security in determining human presence. Bluetooth-enabled devices passively emit BLE signals for inter-device communication in the form of Bluetooth Advertising Packets. The packets are sent by BLE-enabled devices to search for other known or compatible BLE devices, and advertise information such as media access control (MAC) addresses, device manufacturers, connection capabilities, and manufacturer-specific data. By passively listening to and decoding the observed BLE signals, access to the packets and the metadata they contain is gained. The disclosed methods can include use of other wireless data transfer protocols, such as Bluetooth and Cellular. |
| US12219422B2 |
Communication system
Radio resource management is simplified when a cell is spatially separated by a plurality of radio beams. A cell configured by a base station device is spatially separated by a plurality of radio beams being served by the base station device. The base station device shares, between two or more of the plurality of radio beams, a radio resource control (RRC) parameter to be applied to a communication terminal device. |
| US12219421B2 |
Cell reselection priority assignment based on performance triggers
The disclosed technology provides systems and methods for dynamically assigning cell reselection priorities (e.g., system information block (SIB) priorities) to different layers (e.g., different frequency bands or different radio access technologies (RATs)) for radio cells experiencing performance degradation. In some implementations, default SIB priorities of degraded layers are downgraded based on the severity of the performance degradation, for example, set to the lowest variable SIB priority for critical performance degradations. The adjusted SIB priorities are broadcast to user equipment (UE) to allow the UEs to perform cell reselection based on the adjusted SIB priorities. When the performance degradation is resolved, the SIB priorities revert to the default SIB priorities. |
| US12219420B2 |
Dynamically adjusting a service plan provided to a UE by a wireless telecommunication network
The system obtains an event report identifying a UE, and a location of the UE. The system obtains a primary service plan provided to the UE, and a second service plan, where the second service plan is available to the UE at the location of the UE. The system obtains a first measurement of a parameter indicating a first QoS provided to the UE, and a second measurement of the parameter indicating a second QoS provided to multiple UEs, where the multiple UEs are proximate to the UE. The system compares the first and the second measurement to determine whether the first QoS is lower than the second QoS. Upon determining that the first QoS is lower, the system confirms that the second service plan is likely to improve the QoS. Upon confirming, the system sends a request to change the primary service plan to the second service plan. |
| US12219418B2 |
High-availability connections using dynamic transparent bridging
An electronic device may establish a standby network having a service set identifier (SSID). Moreover, the electronic device may receive, from a controller, information specifying neighbors of the electronic device, where the neighbors are within wireless communication range of the electronic device and include a second electronic device. When the electronic device is unable to communicate with the controller, the electronic device may select the second electronic device from the neighbors, where the second electronic device implements a second instance of the standby network having the SSID. Then, the electronic device may provide a message to the second electronic device. Moreover, the electronic device may receive a response to the message from the second electronic device. Next, the electronic device may providing a transparent bridge with the second electronic device using the standby network, where the transparent bridge provides communication of management traffic between the electronic device and the controller. |
| US12219416B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for SL carrier aggregation enhancement
A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media containing computer-executable instructions embodied therein and at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media. The at least one processor is configured to receive through a serving cell of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT), a sidelink (SL) resource configuration of a second RAT, determine first validity area information associated with the first RAT and second validity area information associated with the second RAT, and identify a validity area of the SL resource configuration based on the first validity area information and the second validity area information. |
| US12219414B2 |
Enhancements in mobility history information
A user equipment (“UE”) can receive a request for UE mobility history information from a network node. The UE can generate a UE mobility history report. The UE mobility history report can include at least one of transitions between an inactive state and a connected state for each cell included in the UE mobility history report or a carrier frequency of each cell included in the UE mobility history report. The UE can transmit the UE mobility history report to the network node. |
| US12219405B2 |
Group handover method and apparatus
A group handover method is disclosed. The method includes: A first terminal device receives first information from a first network device, where the first information indicates a first resource for carrying fourth information, the fourth information is cell handover information of a plurality of terminal devices, and the first terminal device is one of the plurality of terminal devices; and the first terminal device receives the fourth information on the first resource. This can reduce signaling overheads caused by cell handover of a plurality of users and improve resource utilization. |
| US12219400B2 |
Method for determining data buffer status, and apparatus
Embodiments of this application disclose a method for determining a data buffer status, and an apparatus. The method includes: A first MLD receives first indication information from a second MLD, and determines, based on the first indication information and a correspondence between an association identifier of the first MLD and a data type supported by the first MLD, a buffer status of bufferable data that corresponds to the at least one data type and that is in the second MLD, where the first indication information is used to indicate the buffer status of the bufferable data. According to the embodiments of this application, a data buffer status in a data type dimension can be determined. The embodiments of this application may be applied to a wireless local area network system that supports a next-generation Wi-Fi EHT protocol of the IEEE 802.11, that is, the 802.11 protocol such as 802.11be. |
| US12219398B2 |
Techniques for operating in accordance with a dual networking mode for steering, switching and splitting traffic
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may monitor one or more first conditions pertaining to non-cellular communications between the UE and a non-cellular network while the UE is operating in a dual networking mode for steering, switching, or splitting traffic (e.g., an access traffic steering, switching, and splitting (ATSSS) mode) between the non-cellular network and a cellular network. The UE may predict an availability status of at least the non-cellular network based on at least one of the one or more first conditions. In some cases, the UE may determine whether to change dual networking modes based on the availability status and may communicate in accordance with the same or a different dual networking mode using at least one of the cellular network, the non-cellular network, or a combination thereof based on the prediction. |
| US12219394B2 |
Methods and apparatus for multi-radio access technology access and backhaul
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for providing backhaul wireless services using a plurality of different Radio Access Technologies. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: determining a set of routes for the communication of data from a first wireless base station to a destination wireless base station over wireless backhaul communications links, the first wireless base station being an Integrated Access and Backhaul donor, receiving data of a first flow at the first wireless base station for communication to a first wireless user equipment device attached to the destination wireless base station; and selecting, at the first wireless base station, one or more of the routes of the set of routes from the first wireless base station to the destination wireless base station, the selection being based on multi-Radio Access Technology (multi-RAT) capability of wireless base stations of which a route is comprised. |
| US12219393B2 |
Systems and methods for determining loads of base stations for connection with fixed wireless access devices
A management system may receive base station information regarding 5G base stations identified by a fixed wireless access (FWA) device. The base station information may identify the 5G base stations and sectors of the 5G base stations. The management system may provide a request for a quantity of devices connected to each of the sectors. The management system may receive device information indicating the quantity of devices connected to each sector of the sectors of the 5G base stations. The management system may determine loads of the 5G base stations based on the device information. The management system may provide load information regarding the loads of the 5G base stations. The load information may be provided to cause a 4G base station to determine the loads of the 5G base stations prior to causing a 5G base station to establish a connection with the FWA device. |
| US12219392B2 |
Management of bandwidth part switching
Switching a device between bandwidth parts of a channel bandwidth can be managed. A bandwidth part (BWP) management component (BWPMC) can determine characteristics relating to communication rate, quality of service (QoS), or device power based on analysis of data relating to operation of the device, including data relating to service type of a service used by the device or traffic type of data communicated by the device. If heavy traffic is detected, BWPMC can determine whether switching from a smaller BWP to a larger BWP can improve communication rate or QoS. If so, BWPMC can initiate a switching timer. If heavy traffic is still detected when timer has ended, BWPMC can switch from smaller BWP to larger BWP, set another timer, and check again when that timer ends. BWPMC can bypass BWP switching for the device when power saving mode is on or low battery power is detected. |
| US12219375B2 |
Communication control method
A communication control method according to a first aspect is a method used in a mobile communication system configured to form at least one communication path with a plurality of relay apparatuses between a user equipment and a donor apparatus. The communication control method includes: detecting, by a relay apparatus included in the plurality of relay apparatuses, a failure of a backhaul link between an upper apparatus higher than the relay apparatus and the relay apparatus; in response to the detecting of the failure in the backhaul link, transmitting, by the relay apparatus, a failure notification related to the failure of the backhaul link to a lower apparatus lower than the relay apparatus; and by the lower apparatus, in response to receiving the failure notification from the relay apparatus, stopping uplink transmission to the relay apparatus. |
| US12219372B2 |
Cell configurations in a cellular communication system
A method for arranging transmission of SSBs comprises transmitting (S1), from a first TRXP of a cellular telecommunication system, of first SSBs at a carrier. The first SSBs define a first cell. The first cell is unique for the first 5TRXP. The method further comprises transmitting (S2), from the first TRXP, of second SSBs at the carrier. The second SSBs define a second cell. The second cell is a combined cell of the first TRXP and at least one neighbouring, second TRXP. A method for cell assignment based on multiple SSBs is also disclosed, as well as TRXPs and network nodes for implementing the methods. |
| US12219371B2 |
Method and system for networking of spliced building blocks, and spliced building blocks applicable to wireless networking
A method and system for networking of spliced building blocks, and the spliced building blocks applicable to wireless networking are provided. The method includes a step of first network establishment: according to a first configuration instruction, instructing mutual networking among communication nodes of spliced building blocks belonging to a first set to obtain a first network, where the first configuration instruction comes from a locality or an external intelligent terminal; and a step of second network establishment: according to a second configuration instruction, instructing mutual networking among communication nodes of spliced building blocks belonging to a second set in the first network to obtain a second network, where the second configuration instruction is transmitted by the first network, both the first network and the second network are wireless networking networks, and the data transmission efficiency of the second network is higher than the data transmission efficiency of the first network. |
| US12219370B2 |
Channel information determining method, network device, and terminal device
A channel information determining method, a network device, and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: updating, activating, or indicating parameter information of a first channel or a first reference signal RS by using a media access control MAC control element CE command, where the parameter information of the first channel or the first reference signal RS is used for determining the parameter information of a second channel or a second RS under a preset condition; and the parameter information includes at least one of transmission configuration indicator TCI state information, spatial relation information, and path loss PL RS. |
| US12219369B2 |
Terminal and radio communication method
A terminal includes a control section that determines, when a spatial relation for specific UL transmission is not configured, one specific spatial relation between a quasi-co-location (QCL) parameter related to a latest slot for a start symbol for the specific UL transmission or a first or last symbol for DL transmission corresponding to the specific UL transmission and a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state or a reference signal for path loss reference in a case where only one transmission configuration indication (TCI) state is activated for the specific DL transmission, and a transmitting section that performs the specific UL transmission in accordance with the specific spatial relation. |
| US12219367B2 |
Adjustable communication equipment assembly structure and apparatus including same
The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate after a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long-term evolution (LTE). An apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a first coupling portion including a rail structure comprising a rail and a slit structure comprising a slit, a second coupling portion coupled to communication equipment, and a third coupling portion, the third coupling portion may be disposed between the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion, and coupled to the rail structure and the second coupling portion, and may include a protrusion in an area adjacent to the second coupling portion, the protrusion may include a first inclined surface contacted based on the second coupling portion being tilted up and a second inclined surface contacted based on the second coupling portion being tilted down, based on the apparatus being in a first state, the third coupling portion may be configured to move along the rail structure and be inserted into the slit structure, and based on the apparatus being in a second state, the third coupling portion may be configured to move along the rail structure and be disposed to be spaced apart from the first coupling portion. |
| US12219364B2 |
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. |
| US12219363B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing terminal apparatus
An information processing apparatus includes: a first acquiring section that acquires identification information and information related to a region, the identification information being for identifying a type of information related to secondary use of a frequency band used by a first wireless system; a second acquiring section that acquires information accumulated in association with control related to secondary use of the frequency band by one or more second wireless systems that make secondary use of the frequency band; a generator that generates information related to secondary use of the frequency band on the basis of information acquired by the first acquiring section and the second acquiring section; and a notifying section that reports the information related to the secondary use generated by the generator. |
| US12219362B2 |
Systems and methods for obtaining a subscriber identity for an emergency call
In some implementations, an internet protocol multimedia subsystem (IMS) may receive a device identity of the user device as part of an emergency call. The IMS may transmit the device identity to an emergency call server (ECS). The IMS may receive, from the ECS, a subscriber identity of the user device. The IMS may transmit the subscriber identity to a public safety answering point (PSAP) through a next generation core services (NGCS) network that uses a Stir and Shaken protocol. The emergency call is then established with a true subscriber identity of the user device. |
| US12219358B2 |
Resistance to side-channel attacks on 5G network slices
Resistance to vulnerabilities from timing-based side-channel attacks on 5G network slices that share underlying physical infrastructure and resources may be enhanced by selectively imposing time-based constraints on service provisioning and data handling to obscure data-driven time variations that occur during workload execution in a slice that can leak secret information. By preventing timing leakage from the 5G network slices, an attacker cannot observe execution latencies to thereby infer the constituency of workload characteristics. In addition, the attacker cannot create contention for shared resources on its own slice to observe an extent to which the shared resources are utilized by a targeted slice. |
| US12219355B2 |
Device-based identification for automated user detection
A content consumption system or device may implement device-enabled identification for automated user detection. An identifying device may be detected at a content consumption device as within proximity of the content consumption device. An identifying device may be a mobile or wearable computing device, in various embodiments. A user account associated with the identification device may be selected for accessing content at the content consumption device. Access to content may be provided according to the selected user account. In some embodiments, content recommendations or content filtering may be performed based on the automatically determined user account. |
| US12219353B2 |
Accessing a mobile communication network using a user identifier
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for accessing a mobile communication network using a User Identifier. One apparatus (600) includes a processor (605) that establishes (805) a first connection with a remote unit and a transceiver (625) that receives (810) a first request via the first connection to create a User Profile. The processor (605) determines (815) whether the User Profile is to be linked with a third-party account and, if so, creates (820) the User Profile based on information in the third-party account and, if not, creates (825) the User Profile based on information received from the first device. The transceiver (625) sends (830) to the remote unit via the first connection a Device User Profile and sends (835) a second request to the mobile communication network to store the User Profile. |
| US12219352B2 |
Method of wireless monitoring system connection to distributed control system
A method for monitoring point-of-safety stations in a process plant is disclosed. The method includes disposing a wireless gateway device on a roof top of the process plant above a control room of a distributed control system (DCS) in the process plant, disposing wireless field devices on the roof top to form a wireless mesh network, communicatively connecting the wireless gateway device to wired DCS equipment in the control room, communicatively connecting, using at least the wireless mesh network, the wireless gateway device to each of the point-of-safety stations, wirelessly transmitting, via the wireless mesh network, a status signal from each of the point-of-safety stations to the wired DCS equipment, and performing, in response to the wired DCS equipment receiving the status signal, a corrective action to enhance safety of the process plant. |
| US12219349B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing embedded universal integrated circuit card eUICC
A method is implemented by an embedded universal integrated circuit card (eUICC) installed in a terminal, where a profile is installed in the eUICC, and where the profile is locked according to a policy rule. The method includes determining, by the terminal, identifier information and verification information of the profile that needs to be unlocked, where the identifier information of the profile is used to identify the profile installed in the terminal, and sending, by the terminal, a first unlock message to the eUICC, where the first unlock message carries the identifier information and the verification information of the profile, and where the first unlock message is used to instruct the eUICC to determine the profile and unlock the profile according to the policy rule after verification performed according to the verification information succeeds. |
| US12219346B2 |
Mitigating misinforming rogue actors in perceptive wireless communications
An apparatus may be a UE configured to receive, from a network entity associated with a machine learning procedure, a first indication that a first set of data elements transmitted by the wireless device at a first time is categorized as misinformation and that, based on the categorization of the first set of data elements as misinformation, the network entity will temporarily exclude data from the wireless device from propagation as input for a subsequent machine learning procedure. The apparatus may further be configured to receive a second indication of a set of criteria for requesting a reevaluation of the categorization and transmit, based on meeting one or more criteria in the set of criteria, a second set of data elements to the network entity at a second time. |
| US12219342B2 |
Method and apparatus for an ultrasonic emitter system floor audio unit
In a system that includes one or more audio output components, positioning information associated with positioning of a user within a three-dimensional space around the user maybe determined. The one or more audio output components may be controlled based on the determined positioning information, with the controlling including providing a three-dimensional audio environment according to the user. The controlling may include configuring least one audio output related parameter or function for optimizing, based on the determined positioning information, directionality of at least one of the one or more audio output components. The determined positioning information may be generated or adjusted based on sensory data relating to the user. |
| US12219340B2 |
Apparatus, system, method and computer program for providing spatial audio
Examples of the disclosure relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs. The apparatus including circuitry configured for obtaining a spatial audio signal where the spatial audio signal includes at least one participant audio object and at least one private audio object wherein the private audio object is associated with a participant which generated the participant audio object. The apparatus also includes circuitry configured for causing the participant audio object to be rendered in a first spatial location and causing the private audio object to be rendered in a second spatial location so that the rendering of the private audio object is less prominent than the rendering of the participant audio object. |
| US12219336B2 |
Sealed dual membrane structure and device including the same
Provided is a sealed dual membrane (SDM) structure and a device including the same. The SDM structure according to the present invention includes a substrate, a first vibrating membrane and a second vibrating membrane disposed on the substrate, which form a sealed cavity together with the substrate, a first back electrode plate and a second back electrode plate disposed between the vibrating membrane and the second vibrating membrane, and a conductor plate unit disposed between the first back electrode plate and the second back electrode plate. The first vibrating membrane and the second vibrating membrane are mechanically coupled to the conductor plate unit, and the conductor plate unit forms a capacitor structure with each of the first back electrode plate and the second back electrode plate. The present invention reduces the number of pillars required in the SDM structure and increases the sensitivity of the device including the SDM. |
| US12219334B2 |
Method for implementing stereo output and terminal
A first sound element is connected to a left sound-emitting hole and an upper sound-emitting hole. A second sound element is connected to a right sound-emitting hole and the upper sound-emitting hole. A third sound element is connected to a lower sound-emitting hole. When the terminal is in a portrait mode, a processor controls the first sound element and the second sound element to play sound channels on different sides and emit a sound from the left sound-emitting hole and the right sound-emitting hole. When the terminal is in a landscape mode, the processor controls the first sound element and/or the second sound element to play a sound channel on one side and emit a sound from at least one of the left sound-emitting hole, the right sound-emitting hole, and the upper sound-emitting hole, and the processor controls the third sound element to play a sound channel on another side. |
| US12219330B2 |
Sound output device
A sound output device includes a waveform output unit and a sounding body. The waveform output unit is configured to output a sound waveform that includes a second waveform generated by a frequency modulation to a first waveform having a desired center frequency. The sounding body is configured to generate a sound corresponding to the sound waveform output from the waveform output unit. |
| US12219325B2 |
Method for localizing a sound source for a binaural hearing system
A method for localizing a sound source for a binaural hearing system with first and second hearing instruments. First and second input signals are formed from an ambient sound signal and directional signals are formed by directional signal processing of the input signals. The directional signals have a minimum sensitivity in different minimum directions with respect to a preferred direction of the binaural hearing system. Based on the directional signals, first and second source directions of the sound source are determined starting from the first and second hearing instrument, respectively. Based on the source directions and a distance between the first and second hearing instruments, the distance of said sound source from a reference point of the binaural hearing system and a main direction of the said sound source are determined to thereby localize the sound source. |
| US12219320B2 |
MEMS device with enhanced membrane structure and method of forming the same
A MEMS device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A semiconductor device includes a substrate; and a membrane over the substrate and configured to generate charges in response to an acoustic wave, the membrane being in a polygonal shape including vertices. The membrane includes a via pattern includes: first lines that partition the membrane into slices and extend to the vertices of the membrane such that the slices are separated from each other near an anchored region of the membrane and connected to each other around a central region; and second lines extending from the anchored region of the membrane toward the central region of the membrane, each of the first lines or each of the second lines including non-straight lines. |
| US12219312B2 |
Apparatus and method for MEMS microphone performance via back volume
In at least one embodiment, a microphone assembly including a substrate, a printed circuit board (PCB), a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) transducer, a first lid, and a second lid is provided. The substrate defines a first port that extends completely therethrough. The PCB defines a sound opening that extends completely therethrough. The MEMS transducer is positioned on a first side of the substrate. The first lid defines a second port and covers the MEMS transducer and the first port. The first lid and the substrate define a front volume of air that surrounds the MEMS transducer. The second lid is positioned on the second side of the PCB. A cavity of the second lid, the sound opening of the PCB, the sound opening of the PCB, and the first port of the substrate define a back volume of air that is greater than the front volume of air. |
| US12219307B2 |
System, method and apparatus for remote monitoring
A monitoring unit for security and automation in a premises are described. The monitoring unit uses remote configuration and control to enable monitoring of a premises. The monitoring unit provides multiple monitoring functions to respond to events within the space and alert a user at a remote device like a smartphone. An image sensor provides a wide field of view which can be segmented on the mobile device to enable specific areas to be viewed enabling the user to view the area and be alerted when an event occurs based upon a rules based configuration. |
| US12219297B2 |
Image processing system and method
An image processing system for modifying one or more images of a user to change a cardiovascular activity that is measurable from the one or more images, the system comprising: an image receiving section configured to receive image data comprising a plurality of image frames; a region selection section configured to select one or more regions where the colour of the skin of the user changes temporally in the image data, wherein the colour changes are indicative of the cardiovascular activity of the user; and a modifying section configured to modify the colour change of the one or more selected regions in one or more image frames to create modified image data, as described elsewhere herein. |
| US12219296B2 |
Projection apparatus that performs rotation correction
A projection apparatus capable of, when an image input from an external device and an OSD image are rotated by rotation of a projection lens, performing rotation correction suitable for the respective images is provided. A projection apparatus (1) includes a housing; a projection lens (3) that has a holder and that is rotatably attached to the housing; a first rotation position detection unit (70A) and a second rotation position detection unit (70B) that detect rotation states of the holder; a DMD (22B) that outputs, to the projection lens (3), a composite image of a projection image output from an external device and an OSD image including a character output from an internal memory; and a control unit that performs rotation correction on the OSD image and that does not perform rotation correction on the projection image based on detection results of the first rotation position detection unit (70A) and the second rotation position detection unit (70B) when the holder of the projection lens (3) rotates. |
| US12219286B2 |
Method and apparatus for imaging a sample using a microscope scanner
A microscope scanner is provided comprising a detector array for obtaining an image from a sample and a sample holder configured to move relative to the detector array. The sample holder can be configured to move to a plurality of target positions relative to the detector array in accordance with position control signals issued by a controller and the detector array is configured to capture images during an imaging scan based on the position control signals. |
| US12219285B2 |
Chip with automatic clock signal correction and automatic correction method
Disclosed are a chip with automatic clock signal correction and an automatic correction method. The chip includes a transmission interface, an oscillator and a correction logic circuit. The transmission interface provides a first clock signal. The oscillator generates a second clock signal. The correction logic circuit is coupled to the oscillator and the transmission interface, and performs correction operation to count the first clock signal to generate a first clock count value, and count the second clock signal to generate a second clock count value. When the first clock count value is equal to the first count target value, the correction logic circuit stops counting, and calculates a correction value based on the second clock count value and the second count target value. The correction logic circuit outputs the correction value to the oscillator, and the oscillator corrects a frequency of the second clock signal according to the correction value. |
| US12219282B2 |
Image sensor, method of controlling image sensor, and electronic device
Provided is an image sensor including: a pixel section configured to include a plurality of pixels arranged therein; and an AD conversion unit configured to perform analog-to-digital (AD) conversion on a pixel signal on the basis of a result of comparison between a first voltage of a signal, which is obtained by adding, via capacitances, the pixel signal of the pixel and a reference signal that linearly changes in a direction opposite to the pixel signal, with a second voltage serving as a reference. |
| US12219281B2 |
Image sensor, image sensing device including same, and operating method
An image sensor includes; a pixel array disposed in a Bayer pattern and including pixels which respectively generate electrical charge according to received light incident, and an analog logic configured to convert an analog signal output from at least one pixel among the pixels into a first digital code using analog-to-digital conversion, and convert the first digital code into a second digital code by adjusting low-order bits of the first digital code in response to a control signal. |
| US12219279B2 |
Image sensor including an auto-focus pixel
An image sensor including: a pixel array including first and second pixel groups, each of the first and second pixel groups includes of pixels arranged in rows and columns; and a row driver configured to provide transmission control signals to the pixel array, the first pixel group includes a first auto-focus (AF) pixel including photodiodes arranged in a first direction, the pixels of the first pixel group output a pixel signal through a first column line, and the second pixel group includes a second AF pixel including photodiodes arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the pixels of the second pixel group output a pixel signal through a second column line, and the first AF pixel of the first pixel group and the second AF pixel of the second pixel group receive same transmission control signals. |
| US12219272B2 |
Photoelectric conversion element and photoelectric conversion device
A photoelectric conversion element includes a pixel area which includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, a first filter which is provided in a first pixel constituting the pixel area and allows passage of visible light in a first wavelength band and infrared light in a second wavelength band, a second filter which is provided in a second pixel constituting the pixel area and allows the passage of the visible light band and the infrared light, and a first light reduction unit which reduces the infrared light having passed through the second filter. The third filter which allows the passage of the visible light and the infrared light is provided in, among pixels constituting the pixel area, each pixel other than the first pixel and the second pixel. |
| US12219271B2 |
Image sensor, application processor and image sensing device
An image sensor includes a pixel array including a plurality of normal pixels, a plurality of phase detection groups, and a color filter array. Each phase detection group includes a first phase detection pixel and a second phase detection pixel disposed adjacent to the first phase detection pixel. The color filter array includes a plurality of unit groups. Each unit group includes a plurality of color filters of a same color arranged in an M×N matrix on the pixel array, wherein M and N are natural numbers. A first color filter among the color filters of a first color is disposed on the first phase detection pixel of one of the unit groups and a second color filter among the color filters of a second color different from the first color is disposed on the second phase detection pixel of another one of the unit groups. |
| US12219269B2 |
Method and system for determining occlusion within a camera field of view
A system and method for determining occlusion are presented. The system receives camera data generated by at least one camera, which includes a first camera having a first camera field of view. The camera data is generated when a stack having a plurality of objects is in the first camera field of view, and describes a stack structure formed from at least an object structure for a first object of the plurality of objects. The system identifies a target feature of or disposed on the object structure, and determines a 2D region that is co-planar with and surrounds the target feature. The system determines a 3D region defined by connecting a location of the first camera and the 2D region. The system determines, based on the camera data and the 3D region, a size of an occluding region, and determines a value of an object recognition confidence parameter. |
| US12219266B2 |
Electronic device, imaging device, and imaging element for capturing an image
An electronic device includes: an imaging unit including a region having a pixel group that has a plurality of first pixels, and second pixels that are fewer than the first pixels in the pixel group; and a control unit that reads out the signals based upon exposure of the second pixels during exposure of the plurality of first pixels. |
| US12219265B2 |
Techniques for determining settings for a content capture device
A method includes receiving a first image captured by a content capture device included in a mixed reality or augmented reality device, identifying a location corresponding to a pixel group of a plurality of pixel groups in the first image, and determining, for each location, one or more updates for one or more settings of the content capture device. The method also includes iteratively: updating the content capture device using an update of the one or more updates, capturing an image of a predetermined number of images using the content capture device and the update of the one or more updates, and repeating updating the content capture device and capturing the image the predetermined number of times. The method also includes stitching the predetermined number of images together to form a composite image. |
| US12219264B1 |
Image signal processor day-night detection
Approaches are described for image signal processor day-night detection. An exemplary approach for a camera with an infrared light source involves determining a brightness value for image data based on an average luma value for the image data, determining white balance data for the first image data, and determining, based on the white balance data for the image data and white balance data for the infrared light source, a deviation value for the image data. A transition from night mode to day mode can be effected based on comparing the brightness value for the image data to a first threshold, and comparing the deviation value for the image data to a second threshold. |
| US12219260B2 |
Display device, method and computer readable medium for modulating capturing view
A display device, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for modulating capturing view are provided, the display device is wearable on a user's head and includes an image capturing module, a motion capturing module, and a control module; the image capturing module captures an environment image, the image capturing module is movably arranged; the motion capturing module obtains an inclined angle through measuring a posture of the user's head; the control module compares the inclined angle to a predetermined angle, to obtain an angle difference between the inclined angle and the predetermined angle, and controls the image capturing module to move to adjust a position when the angle difference is greater than an angle threshold value, rendering a degree of overlapping of a field of view of the image capturing module and a field of view of the user reaches a predetermined degree of overlapping. |
| US12219258B2 |
Anti-shake assembly and manufacturing method therefor, camera module with the anti-shake assembly
An anti-shake assembly with reduced size is disclosed which includes a circuit board, a photosensitive chip, and a magnetic component. The circuit board includes a first rigid board, a second rigid board, a plurality of connectors, and a plurality of coils. The first rigid board has a housing space. The second rigid board is movably housed in the housing space. The connectors are flexibly connected between the first rigid board and the second rigid board. The photosensitive chip and the coils are provided on the second rigid board. The magnetic component includes a base and a plurality of magnets. The base includes a central plate and a side plate. The side plate is arranged around a periphery of the central plate to form a housing space. The magnets are provided on the central plate facing the housing space. The magnets are arranged opposite to the coils. |
| US12219253B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image capturing apparatus, control method for controlling image processing apparatus, and storage medium
An image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire an image, a subject detection unit configured to detect a subject from the image, a motion amount detection unit configured to detect a motion amount of a first region of the subject and a motion amount of a second region of the subject, the second region being different from the first region, and an image capturing parameter determination unit configured to determine an image capturing parameter, wherein the image capturing parameter determination unit refers to the motion amount of the first region and the motion amount of the second region and determines the image capturing parameter so that a blur amount of the first region is less than a first standard and a blur amount of the second region is greater than a second standard. |
| US12219252B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
An object detection unit detects an object of interest from within frames of video acquired from an image capturing unit. A motion vector detection unit detects a motion vector of the object between the frames of the video. A cutout position determination unit determines a cutout position for cutting out an image of a predetermined size from each frame of the acquired video. A cutout position determination unit determines an object cutout position moved according to a composite vector obtained by combining the motion vector of the object with a correction vector for canceling out a blur caused by vibration applied to the image capturing unit and a background cutout position moved according to a correction vector. An image composition unit combines image data of the object cut out from the object cutout position with image data of a background cut out from the background cutout position excluding the object. |
| US12219243B2 |
Shooting preview interface for electronic device with multiple camera
A shooting method includes: displaying, on the display, a shooting preview interface collected by a first camera; displaying, on the shooting preview interface, a first image composition and a second image composition that respectively correspond to a first subject and a second subject, where the first subject is different from the second subject; displaying a guide mark on the shooting preview interface, to guide a user to operate the electronic device, so that a framing range of the second camera and the first image composition meet a matching condition; and in response to meeting the matching condition, displaying a first recommended image including the first subject on the display, where the first recommended image is collected by a second camera, wherein an angle of view of the first camera is greater than an angle of view of the second camera. |
| US12219241B2 |
Imaging apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program
Provided are an imaging apparatus, an image processing method, and an image processing program capable of improving operability in a case in which manual focus adjustment is performed. Processing of extracting a plurality of subjects from moving image data obtained by imaging is performed, first moving image data in which a region including a specific subject among the plurality of subjects is magnified is output to a display destination, and, in a case in which a change has occurred in any of the plurality of subjects in the moving image data, second moving image data in which a region of each of the plurality of subjects is magnified is output to the display destination instead of the first moving image data, and then, in a case in which an instruction to select the subject is given, third moving image data in which a region including a selected subject is magnified is output to the display destination instead of the second moving image data. |
| US12219238B2 |
Auto framing method and related camera apparatus
An auto framing method is applied to a camera apparatus with an image receiver and a screen. The auto framing method includes receiving a detection image from the image receiver, computing a distance between the image receiver and an identification feature of the detection image, switching a framing mode of the screen into a normal mode or a single mode in accordance with a comparison result of the distance and a predefined distance threshold, setting a preset step count and a preset frame interval to compute a coordinate variation of the identification feature when position difference between a current focus area and a cropping area generated by the framing mode conforms to a predefined difference condition, and utilizing the coordinate variation to acquire an area variation of the cropping area, and scaling the cropping area to a target resolution for displaying on the screen in accordance with the area variation. |
| US12219233B2 |
Color correction detection device, and color correction system having external flash
A color correction detection device comprises a light-emission information collection circuit and a remote communication circuit, wherein the light-emission information collection circuit is used for collecting light-emission information of an external flash; the remote communication circuit is electrically connected to the light-emission information collection circuit and is used for enabling the light-emission information to be in remote communication with a remote color correction processing device by means of the Internet; the remote color correction processing device is used for carrying out color correction processing according to the light-emission information to generate color correction result information. The color correction result information is used for being transmitted to the external flash, so as to adjust the light-emission information of the external flash. |
| US12219230B2 |
Electronic device, imaging apparatus, and mobile body
An imaging apparatus comprises a third substrate including a third connector; a third shield portion configured to cover a side surface of at least portions of the third substrate; a leg portion formed at an end of the third shield portion on the side of a direction away from the third substrate; a fourth connector configured to be able to be fitted to the third connector; a third metal plate configured to abut the leg portion; and a second housing including the fourth connector and the third metal plate. |
| US12219228B2 |
Stereoscopic visualization camera and integrated robotics platform
A method of calibrating a robotic imaging apparatus includes providing the robotic imaging apparatus, calibrating a stereoscopic camera portion of the apparatus to robot space, and registering the robot space to a patient space. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a base section defining the robot space, a robotic arm including a first end connected to the base section, a second end including a coupling interface, and a plurality of joints and links connecting the first end to the second end, each joint including a motor configured to rotate the joint around an axis and a joint sensor configured to transmit a position of the respective joint, a stereoscopic camera connected at the coupling interface, and a sensor positioned at the coupling interface and configured to detect force imparted on the stereoscopic camera by an operator and to transmit output data indicative of the detected force. |
| US12219226B2 |
Shared aperture imaging system for acquiring visible and infrared images
An electronic device includes a housing including a front cover opposite a back cover; a display viewable through the front cover; a light-bending mirror positioned between the front cover and the back cover and receiving light through one of the front cover or the back cover, the light-bending mirror redirecting received light along a light path parallel to the front cover and the back cover; a dichroic cube prism positioned in the light path, the dichroic cube prism receiving light through a first face of the dichroic cube prism, redirecting a visible light portion of the received light through a second face of the dichroic cube prism, and redirecting an infrared (IR) portion of the received light through a third face of the dichroic cube prism; a visible light image sensor positioned adjacent the second face; and an IR light image sensor positioned adjacent the third face. |
| US12219220B2 |
Systems and methods for conflict detection based on user preferences
Systems and methods for detecting a conflict between viewing selections of two users before viewing a media asset. In some aspects, the method comprises receiving an audio input through an audio channel, detecting a first utterance from a first user and a second utterance from a second user in the input of the audio channel, parsing the first utterance and the second utterance, analyzing the first utterance and the second utterance to determine context about the first media asset and the second media asset, and presenting a conflict to the users to display on the media asset. |
| US12219218B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic displaying of a program guide
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for dynamically displaying a program guide. In some examples, a first program may be playing in a first portion of the display. A first input may be received that activates a program guide, and the program guide may be overlaid on the first program. The program guide may obscure a portion of the program, while the program continues to play in the background. Further selections may be received within the program guide that may cause the program guide to change display (e.g., expand, become more/less translucent, change position, etc.) without disrupting the program playing in the background. A single input may also be received to dismiss the program guide, regardless of the location in the program guide, allowing the currently playing program to be displayed without obstruction of the program guide. |
| US12219217B2 |
Video distribution in which chapter is set based on reaction of streamer during distribution
A distribution controller (141) distributes a live video provided from a streamer to a plurality of terminals each of which has a comment area, the comment area allowing a predetermined number of comments to be displayed. A receiver (120) receives a comment posted from, among the plurality of terminals, a viewer terminal used by a viewer during distribution of the live video. A sender (110) sends a comment that the receiver (120) received to the plurality of terminals to cause the comment to be added to the comment areas in a last-in-first-out manner. An identifier (144) identifies, among respective comments currently being displayed in the comment area, a comment to which the streamer reacted. A setter (541) sets a chapter to divide the live video, based on a relative time in the live video corresponding to a time at which the identified comment is received. |
| US12219212B2 |
Methods and systems for dynamic content modification
An example method can comprise receiving content for presentation at a user device. The content can comprise a plurality of sections, and each section can comprise a video portion and an audio portion. The user device can also receive content metadata regarding one or more features of the content, where the features of the content comprise one or more candidate sections of the content for modification. The user device can apply one or more rules to the received content based on the content metadata to modify one or more of the audio portion and the video portion of at least one section of the content, creating modified content, and can cause presentation of the modified content on a display device. |
| US12219210B2 |
Cultural distance prediction system for media asset
Various embodiments described herein support or provide for cultural distance prediction operations of a media asset, such as determining events in a media asset, determining geographical region corresponding to the culture of origin and the culture of destination, accessing weight values of cultural attribute categories respectively associated with the geographical regions of the culture of origin and the culture of destination, generating cultural distance score of events, and causing display of the cultural distance score on a user interface of a client device. |
| US12219209B2 |
Methods and apparatus for metering portable media players
Example methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture for media metering are disclosed. An example apparatus disclosed herein includes at least one memory, instructions in the apparatus, and at least one processor installed in a media presentation device to execute the instructions to at least: cause a video decoder to generate video display rasterizing information, present the video display rasterizing information via an output device of the media presentation device, and in response to monitoring being enabled, generate metering information corresponding to media presented in association with the video display rasterizing information presented via the output device. |
| US12219205B1 |
Formulation and display of wireless connection credentials
Customers at a premises attempting to connect a new wireless device, such as a mobile phone or tablet to an available wireless network (Wi-Fi), receive network login information such as an Wi-Fi SSID (service set identification) and Password through a system generated equivalent QR code that can then be scanned to automatically connect to the Wi-Fi network. The system receives a request for Wi-Fi settings at a premises, identifies customer equipment associated with the premises, identifies an Wi-Fi SSID (Service Set Identification) and password associated with the customer equipment, generates a QR (Quick Response) code representing the Wi-Fi SSID and password, sends the QR code to one or more devices associated with the premises for display and subsequent scanning at the premises. |
| US12219203B2 |
Method, system, and computer readable recording medium for implementing seamless switching mode between channels in multi-stream live transmission environment
A method for implementing a seamless switching mode between channels in a multi-stream live transmission environment includes receiving in a single stream, a composite image in which images of multiple channels are synthesized into a single image, composing a view mode having a layout including the images of the multiple channels using the composite image, and changing a layout of the view mode using the composite image. |
| US12219201B2 |
Synchronizing video workout programs across multiple devices
In one aspect of the disclosure, a method that involves keeping state of a video workout program may include communicatively coupling a server in a cloud network to an exercise machine through a first network connection, communicatively coupling the server to a network device through a second network connection, the server providing a video workout program to the exercise machine for execution at the exercise machine to enable a user to perform at least a portion of a workout of the video workout program on the exercise machine, the server keeping state of the video workout program during execution of the video workout program based on inputs from the exercise machine and the network device, and taking an action based on the state. The action may include synchronizing multiple displays, adaptively scaling the video workout program, and/or generating and providing an exercise machine control command to the exercise machine. |
| US12219199B2 |
Image display device and operation method thereof
The present invention relates to an image display device and an operation method thereof. The image display device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a display; a network interface unit for carrying out communication with an external server via a network; a broadcast receiving unit for receiving a broadcast signal; a storage unit; and a control unit. The control unit: receives a personalized advertisement signal including advertisement content via at least one among the network interface unit and the broadcast receiving unit; outputs the advertisement content through the full area of the display; receives a broadcast signal including broadcast content via at least one among the network interface unit and the broadcast receiving unit; calculates the ending time of the advertisement content; determines whether the starting time of the broadcast content is before the ending time of the advertisement content; and if the starting time of the broadcast content is before the ending time of the advertisement content, may output the broadcast content through a first area in the full area of the display and output the advertisement content through a second area in the full area of the display, starting from the starting time of the broadcast content. Other various embodiments are possible. |
| US12219197B2 |
Claiming delayed live reference streams
A system and method for identifying unauthorized uploaded content that has been uploaded before a validated live reference stream has been ingested is disclosed herein. The live reference stream is compared against the indexed uploaded content repeatedly as the live reference stream is received. The matching process is done once per a time period until a match meeting a minimum match duration threshold is identified. The match is then determined to be unauthorized, and a claim is issued against the unauthorized uploaded content. The time period can be based on a utility based analysis that factors the computational costs of repeated matching versus the diminishing value of the live reference stream as time progresses. |
| US12219196B2 |
Systems and methods for low-bandwidth presentation distribution and control
A system providing remote content is provided. The system include a content server including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device and a token server including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The content server is programmed to a) store a plurality of content, each divided into a plurality of portions; b) receive a request from a client device for a first content of the plurality of content; and c) transmit the first content to the client device. The token server is programmed to: a) receive a request from the client device for an active token associated with the first content; b) retrieve the active token; and c) provide the active token to the client device, wherein the active token indicates an active portion of the plurality of portions of the first content. |
| US12219195B2 |
Systems and methods for media content navigation and filtering
The system generates a display providing storyline information. The display includes, for example, a plurality of storyline identifiers, a plurality of time period indicators, and a plurality of episode indicators. Episode indicators indicate an episode having a segment of the storyline corresponding to a storyline identifier. The system may receive a user input selecting a storyline, or further filtering an existing storyline to tailor the displayed information more closely to a storyline of interest. The system updates the display to each reflect segments within episodes corresponding to the selected storyline identifier. The display may include a grid, with the storyline identifiers arranged along one axis and the time period indicators arranged along a different axis. The system may process metadata to determine storylines, and filter what information is displayed based on user input, the metadata, or both. Storylines include, for example, characters, locations, plots, teams, players, or other attributes. |
| US12219194B2 |
Media delivery notification data ingestion, analysis, and interactive display
A facility for generating analytical information based on individual reports of multiple scheduled presentations of interstitial media assets is provided. Data files are received that each include multiple status reports regarding multiple scheduled presentations of multiple media assets by a plurality of distinct media receivers in multiple disparate locations. Based at least in part on the data files, multiple database entries are generated for at least one database containing information regarding the multiple scheduled presentations and the plurality of distinct media receivers. Analytical information is generated regarding the multiple scheduled media presentations based on the generated database entries, including an aggregated success rate for one or more subsets of the scheduled media presentations. At least some of the generated first analytical information is displayed on a user client device coupled to the multichannel media distribution computing system. |
| US12219193B1 |
Personalized artist data with curated action items
A recommendation system is described, which is configured to generate and output a recommendation for an artist, an artist's authorized agent, or combinations thereof, regarding an action to perform for increasing consumption of media content items associated with the artist. In implementations, consumption of one or more media content items associated with an artist is monitored. Based on the monitored consumption, the artist is assigned to an artist segment. Recommendations are then generated for the artist based on artist data for the artist as well as historical data associated with different artists that are included in the same artist segment or that were previously associated with the same artist segment. A user interface is generated to display information describing data associated with the artist and present controls that are selectable to initiate performance of a recommended action. |
| US12219191B2 |
Systems and methods for optimized delivery of targeted media
Systems and methods are disclosed for targeting of advertising content for a consumer product, by obtaining consumer demographic data, the consumer demographic data including a plurality of demographic attributes for each person; identifying a plurality of media slots; and obtaining program information for a respective identified program aired in each media slot among the plurality of media slots, the program information including viewing data of a plurality of viewing persons viewing the program and each viewing person being among the plurality of persons. The methods also include enriching the viewing data with the consumer demographic data; identifying a plurality of advertiser industries; enriching the product purchaser data with the consumer demographic data; calculating a relevance of each advertiser industry among the plurality of advertiser industries for each identified program based on demographic attributes of the product purchasers in each advertiser industry and demographic attributes of the viewing persons. |
| US12219181B2 |
Method for picture decoding, decoder and storage medium
An image decoding method, a decoder and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: receiving code stream data, and parsing the code stream data to obtain a coding tree unit corresponding to the code stream data; parsing an i-th node of i-th layer corresponding to the coding tree unit to obtain i-th state parameter and i-th flag parameter corresponding to the i-th node; performing detection processing on the i-th node according to the i-th state parameter and the i-th flag parameter to obtain an i-th detection result; acquiring a (i+1)th node of a (i+1)th layer corresponding to the coding tree unit; continuing to perform detection processing on the (i+1)th node, and traversing all the nodes corresponding to the coding tree unit until all the coding unit data corresponding to the coding tree unit is obtained; and generating a decoded image corresponding to the code stream data. |
| US12219175B2 |
Transformation method, encoder, decoder, and storage medium
Disclosed are a transformation method, an encoder, a decoder, and a storage medium. The transformation method applied to an encoder includes: determining a prediction mode parameter of a current block; determining a Matrix-based Intra Prediction (MIP) parameter when the prediction mode parameter indicates that MIP is used for the current block to determine an intra prediction value; determining an intra prediction value of the current block according to the MIP parameter and calculating a residual value between the current block and the intra prediction value; determining a Low-Frequency Non-Separable Transform (LFNST) transform kernel used for the current block according to the MIP parameter when an LFNST is used for the current block, setting an LFNST index, and signalling the LFNST index in a video bitstream; and performing a transform processing on the residual value by using the LFNST transform kernel. |
| US12219174B2 |
Encoding method and device thereof, and decoding method and device thereof
A video decoding method includes predicting a current block according to an intra prediction mode of the current block, determining whether to apply position dependent intra prediction filtering to the current block according to the intra prediction mode of the current block, when the position dependent intra prediction filtering is applied to the current block, determining at least one of an upper reference sample, a left reference sample, an upper weight, and a left weight for the position dependent intra prediction filtering of a current sample of the current block according to the intra prediction mode of the current block, and applying the position dependent intra prediction filtering to the current sample of the current block according to at least one of the upper reference sample, the left reference sample, the upper weight, and the left weight. |
| US12219169B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder that encodes a video includes circuitry and memory connected to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: generates a prediction image on a per sub-block basis; and when a sub-block size is 4×4, applies a boundary smoothing process only to sub-block boundaries having boundary positions that are integer multiples of 8. |
| US12219164B2 |
Transmission device, communication system, transmission method, and computer program product
A transmission device according to an embodiment includes one or more processors. The processors divide a plurality of pieces of transmission data to be transmitted into first data and second data. The processors transmit the first data to a server device configured to distribute the transmission data to a reception device. The processors store the second data in storage. The processors receive, from the reception device or the server device, a request for transmission of the second data. The processors transmit the second data to the server device in accordance with the request for transmission. |
| US12219162B2 |
Method for signaling picture header in coded video stream
A method of decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor includes obtaining a video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit; determining whether the VCL NAL unit is a first VCL NAL unit of a picture unit (PU) containing the VCL NAL unit; based on determining that the VCL NAL unit is the first VCL NAL unit of the PU, determining whether the VCL NAL unit is a first VCL NAL unit of an access unit (AU) containing the PU; and based on determining that the VCL NAL unit is the first VCL NAL unit of the AU, decoding the AU based on the VCL NAL unit. |
| US12219161B2 |
Method for signaling a step-wise temporal sub-layer access sample
An electronic device for encoding a picture is described. The electronic device includes a processor and instructions stored in memory that are in electronic communication with the processor. The instructions are executable to encode a step-wise temporal sub-layer access (STSA) sample grouping. The instructions are further executable to send and/or store the STSA sample grouping. |
| US12219160B2 |
Decoder devices, methods and computer programs
A medical telepresence system comprising: an interface to receive a plurality of data feeds from a live medical procedure, at least one data feed comprising a video signal capturing the live medical procedure; a hierarchical encoder to encode the plurality of data feeds using a first tier-based hierarchical data coding scheme, wherein encoded data from the hierarchical encoder is decodable by a first set of computing devices for viewing, the first set of computing devices being communicatively coupled to the hierarchical encoder using a first network connection; a transcoder to convert from the first tier-based hierarchical data coding scheme to a second tier-based hierarchical data coding scheme, wherein encoded data from the transcoder is receivable by a second set of computing devices for viewing, the second set of computing devices being communicatively coupled to the transcoder using a second network connection, the second network connection being of a lower quality than the first network connection; and a recorder to store the output of the hierarchical encoder as a set of tier-based files for later retrieval, wherein each of the set of tier-based files represent different levels of quality. |
| US12219158B2 |
Point cloud coding standard conformance definition in computing environments
A mechanism is described for facilitating defining of interoperability signaling and conformance points for the PCC standard in computing environments. A computing device of embodiments, as described herein, includes a decoder to decode a compressed bitstream of video data representing a point cloud, point cloud reconstructor circuitry to reconstruct a point cloud from the decoded patch video data, a syntax element parser to receive at least one syntax element representing interoperability signaling in the compressed bitstream to indicate the number of points in one or more pictures of the video data, and processing hardware to determine if the number of points in the one or more pictures of the compressed bitstream is within the conformance limits of the point cloud reconstructor circuitry. |
| US12219157B2 |
Method for decoding image on basis of CCLM prediction in image coding system, and device therefor
A video decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present disclosure includes deriving one of a plurality of cross-component linear model (CCLM) prediction mode as a CCLM prediction mode of the current chroma block, deriving a sample number of neighboring chroma samples of the current chroma block based on the CCLM prediction mode of the current chroma block, a size of the current chroma block, and a specific value; deriving the neighboring chroma samples of the sample number, calculating CCLM parameters based on the neighboring chroma samples and the down sampled neighboring luma samples, deriving prediction samples for the current chroma block based on the CCLM parameters and the down sampled luma samples and generating reconstructed samples for the current chroma block based on the prediction samples, wherein the specific value is derived as 2. |
| US12219153B2 |
Image decoding device and image decoding method deriving filtering strength parameter
When removing a block distortion occurring in a local decoded image, a loop filtering part 11 of an image coding device carries out a filtering process on each of signal components (a luminance signal component and color difference signal components) after setting the intensity of a filter for removing the block distortion for each of the signal components according to a coding mode (an intra coding mode or an inter coding mode) selected by a coding controlling part 1. |
| US12219152B2 |
Image decoding device and image decoding method deriving block filtering strength parameter
When removing a block distortion occurring in a local decoded image, a loop filtering part 11 of an image coding device carries out a filtering process on each of signal components (a luminance signal component and color difference signal components) after setting the intensity of a filter for removing the block distortion for each of the signal components according to a coding mode (an intra coding mode or an inter coding mode) selected by a coding controlling part 1. |
| US12219149B2 |
System and method for constructing a plane for planar prediction
A system and method of defining a plane for planar coding in JVET in which first and second lines can be defined based upon pixels in left-adjacent and top-adjacent coding units. In some embodiments, the least squares method can be employed to define the relevant lines. One point along each of the lines can then be identified and the y-intercepts of the two lines can be averaged to obtain a third point. The three points can then be used to identify and define a plane for planar coding in JVET. |
| US12219148B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and device
An image encoding/decoding method and device, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: configuring a motion information candidate list of a target block; selecting a candidate index from the motion information candidate list; deriving an offset for adjusting a motion vector; and recovering a motion vector of the target block through a predicted motion vector recovered on the basis of the offset. |
| US12219147B2 |
Image coding method and apparatus using motion vector differences
According to embodiments of the present document, a prediction procedure can be performed for image video coding, and the prediction procedure can comprise merge mode motion vector differences (MMVD) and symmetric motion vector differences (SMVD) according inter prediction. The inter prediction can be performed on the basis of reference pictures of a current picture, and types of the reference pictures (e.g. a long-term reference picture, a short-term reference picture, etc.) can be considered for the inter prediction. Accordingly, performance and coding efficiency in the prediction procedure can be increased. |
| US12219145B2 |
Image processing method, and device for same
The present invention discloses a method for encoding/decoding a video signal and an apparatus for the method. More specifically, a method for decoding a video signal comprises generating a residual block of a current block by performing entropy decoding on the video signal; if size of the current block is smaller than a predetermined first size, parsing a transform skip flag which indicates whether a transform skip is applied to the current block; determining whether to parse a primary transform flag which indicates whether a primary transform is applied to the current block; if it is determined to parse the primary transform flag, parsing the primary transform flag; and if the primary transform flag indicates that a primary transform is applied to the current block, generating a primary inverse transformed transform block of the current block by performing a primary inverse transform to the residual block. |
| US12219143B2 |
Probability estimation for video coding
Entropy coding a sequence of symbols is described. A first probability model for entropy coding is selected. At least one symbol of the sequence is coded using a probability determined using the first probability model. The probability according to the first probability model is updated with an estimation of a second probability model to entropy code a subsequent symbol. The combination may be a fixed or adaptive combination. |
| US12219141B2 |
Point cloud encoding method and decoding method, and encoder and decoder
Provided are a point cloud encoding method and decoding method, and an encoder and a decoder. The encoding method comprises: processing attribute information of a target point in a point cloud, so as to obtain a predicted residual of the attribute information of the target point; quantizing the predicted residual on the basis of a quantized weight of the target point and a quantized stride of the target point, so as to obtain a quantized residual of the attribute information of the target point, wherein the quantized weight of the target point is the weight used when weighting the quantized stride of the target point; and encoding the quantized residual, so as to obtain a code stream. |
| US12219136B2 |
Residual coding for transform skipped blocks
A video processing method includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, whether to enable a level mapping operation or a level remapping operation based on a rule, wherein the level mapping operation or the level remapping operation includes changing between a first representation of a residual coefficient of the current block and a second representation of the residual coefficient of the current block based on neighboring residual coefficients of the residual coefficient; and performing the conversion by selectively using the level mapping operation or the level remapping operation based on the determining. |
| US12219134B2 |
Video signal processing method and device
An image decoding method according to the disclosure comprises the steps of: determining whether a cross-component linear model (CCLM) mode is applied to a chroma block; acquiring a filtered neighboring luma sample with respect to a neighboring chroma sample adjacent to the chroma block, when it is determined that the CCLM mode is applied to the chroma block; deriving a CCLM parameter by using the neighboring chroma sample and the filtered neighboring luma sample; and generating a prediction block for the chroma block by using the CCLM parameter. |
| US12219130B2 |
Image/video coding method based on intra prediction involving parsing of MPM index, and apparatus thereof
Disclosed is an image decoding method which includes obtaining, from a bitstream, information relating to the intra prediction type of a current block, information relating to the intra prediction mode of the current block, and residual information of the current block; performing intra prediction based on of the information relating to the intra prediction type and the information relating to the intra prediction mode; performing residual processing based on of the residual information; and reconstructing the current block based on of a result of the intra prediction and a result of the residual processing. |
| US12219127B2 |
Video encoding and decoding based on resampling chroma signals
Disclosed is a video encoding/decoding method for performing inter-prediction on a current picture by resampling and referring to luma signals and chroma signals of a reference picture to improve encoding efficiency in video encoding and decoding for a frame having luma signals and chroma signals in various sample formats in one video sequence. |
| US12219123B2 |
Method for rendering data of three-dimensional image adapted to eye position and display system
A method for rendering data of a three-dimensional image adapted to an eye position and a display system are provided. The method is used to render the three-dimensional image to be displayed in a three-dimensional space. In the method, a three-dimensional image data used to describe the three-dimensional image is obtained. The eye position of a user is detected. The ray-tracing information between the eye position and each lens unit of a multi-optical element module forms a region of visibility (RoV) that may cover a portion of the three-dimensional image in the three-dimensional space. When coordinating the physical characteristics of a display panel and the multi-optical element module, a plurality of elemental images can be obtained. The elemental images form an integral image that records the three-dimensional image data adapted to the eye position, and the integral image is used to reconstruct the three-dimensional image. |
| US12219120B1 |
Smart sensor and its system for autonomous system
This invention relates to a sensor and sensor platform, for an autonomous system. The sensor and its platform sense, perform signal or data processing, and make the decision locally at the point of sensing. More specifically, the sensor along with its platform simulates the human-like or human capacity to make decisions by combing the data from several sensors that detect different data sets, and combine them in a series of data processes that allows autonomous decisions to be made. Additionally, the sensor platform combines multiple sensors in one metasensor with the functionality of multiple sensors placed on a common carrier or platform. |
| US12219112B2 |
Information processing apparatus, image processing method, and medium
An information processing apparatus connected to an image forming unit and a reading unit is provided. The apparatus generates image data based on document data described in a page description language, encodes the document data to be multiplexed on the image data, outputs the image data to the image forming unit, restores the multiplexed document data from the image data read by the reading unit, and saves the image data read by the reading unit and the document data restored by a restoration unit. |
| US12219109B2 |
Information processing apparatus, storage medium, and control method
A method for an information processing apparatus capable of executing an application that runs on an operating system includes determining whether data is writable by the application into a folder associated with the application, instructing the operating system to display a screen for permitting the application to write the data into the folder in a case where it is determined that the data is not writable into the folder associated with the application, the screen being a screen using Storage Access Framework (SAF), and writing the data into the folder, wherein, at a time of the writing, the data is written into the folder into which the application is permitted to write the data by an operation accepted on the screen. |
| US12219105B2 |
Information processing apparatus, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and storage medium
Provided is an information processing apparatus including a function selection screen on which a function option from which an arbitrary function can be selected is arranged, the information processing apparatus including a determination unit that determines a function to be executed based on arrangement of the function option related to a specific type function on the function selection screen in a case where an execution operation to execute any function of the information processing apparatus is received while no function option is selected on the function selection screen. |
| US12219102B2 |
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, control method executed by the same, and storage medium
An information processing apparatus that communicates with a terminal includes a reception unit configured to receive from the terminal an execution instruction to execute a job using a function of the information processing apparatus, wherein the execution instruction at least includes setting information regarding the job, and a transmission unit configured to, in a case where the reception unit receives the execution instruction to execute the job and a predetermined screen is displayed on a display unit of the information processing apparatus, transmit information for the terminal to display the screen to the terminal having transmitted the execution instruction. |
| US12219101B2 |
Image processing system, image processing apparatus, and image processing method
An image processing system capable of managing image data using a plurality of boxes, comprises a microphone that obtains a sound, an obtaining unit that obtains a user identifier based on voice information of a user obtained via the microphone, a specifying unit that specifies one box among the plurality of boxes based on specification information including at least the user identifier, and an informing unit that informs the user of information related to the specified one box. |
| US12219098B2 |
Enhancing group sound reactions
Systems and methods for enhancing group sound during a networked conference are provided. A server computer establishes a networked conference among a plurality of computer devices. The server computer receives one or more group sound indicators from one or more computer devices of the plurality of computer devices within a selected time interval. In response to determining that the total number of the one or more computer devices corresponding to the one or more group sound indicators is equal to or greater than a selected threshold, the server computer transmits to the plurality of computer devices a control signal identifying a group sound corresponding to the one or more group sound indicators. The server computer causes the plurality of computer devices to reproduce the group sound identified in the control signal. |
| US12219095B2 |
System and method for providing personalized customer experience in interactive communications
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for machine learning systems to process incoming call-center calls based on caller preferences. Text of historical interactive communications of a set of first callers are used to train one or more machine learning models to extract caller preferences. These trained models extract caller preferences for a second caller to generate a customer specific profile. An automated call center assistance system is configured to selectively route, based on the customer specific profile, a current call from the second caller to a call center agent and communicate one or more of the caller preferences for the second caller to the call center agent for consideration in an interactive communication during the current call. |
| US12219094B2 |
Live assist systems and methods with real time scoring of agent performance
A new approach to agent performance evaluation includes real-time transcription of a call or chat from a customer and a real-time scorecard analysis performed on an agent's device as the agent and the customer communicate with each other. The real-time scorecard analysis may be conducted based on a set of live score rules from the server side. The agent can get an immediate scoring feedback through a user interface on the agent's device. Additional analyses, such as a sentiment analysis, a summary analysis, etc., can be performed on the server side and displayed to the agent through the user interface on the agent's device. The agent's automatically generated performance score can be made available to the agent's manager, on-demand and/or in real time, allowing the manager to monitor, evaluate, and/or manage the agent's performance even as the agent converses or chats with the customer. |
| US12219092B2 |
Emergency response system with dynamic ALI database alphanumeric character hacking
An improved emergency response method and system are shown and described. A content-specified text field-such as a caller name field—an ALI database record for a communication device is updated to include information about a person experiencing an emergency and the emergency. A PSAP receiving an emergency services call from the communication device receives the caller name field on a terminal display and is thus informed about the emergency via a alphanumeric character communication rather than orally. A particular emergency may be assigned a code that is put in the caller name field. A PSAP operator receiving the emergency services call may then enter the code into an emergency services web interface to retrieve information about the emergency including service provider credentials, the person's medical condition, the person's medical records, real time physiologic data, treatment facility names, treatment facility types, a location of the emergency, a level of care, a videoconference web link, on-site personnel names, disaster information, and hazard information. The code can be transmitted to first responders and downstream medical professionals to enhance their ability to deliver emergency services. The system and method provide a means for legacy PSAPs to receive the benefits of Next Generation 911 systems without the infrastructure changes that would otherwise be required. |
| US12219086B2 |
Communication module, communication system, and communication method
A communication module includes a plurality of communication interfaces that support a plurality of different types of communication interface standards to implement a general-purpose communication module that enables data communication not depending on types of equipment. A plurality of programs to be executed in the communication module include a first app to be executed on an OS (Operating System) and one or a plurality of second apps to be executed on the OS. Each of one or more second apps is an app that performs communication in accordance with one or more types of communication protocol on one or more communication interface standards and is an app that can be arbitrarily installed and arbitrarily uninstalled. The first app is an app as middleware between the OS and the one or the plurality of second apps. |
| US12219084B2 |
Communication apparatus, information processing apparatus, and information processing method to feed back presence of a wireless signal
An information processing apparatus including a communication apparatus includes one or more communication sections, an estimation section, and an output control section is provided. The one or more communication sections each communicate with other communication apparatuses via a wireless communication channel. The estimation section estimates, on the basis of reception results of a wireless signal by at least some of the one or more communication sections, an incoming direction of the wireless signal. The output control section exercises control in such a manner that notification information according to an estimation result of the incoming direction is presented via an output section. |
| US12219081B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling a locking mechanism using a portable electronic device
Systems and methods are provided for operating a remotely operable lock. In an example embodiment, a method comprises receiving credentials at a web service from a portable electronic device, authenticating the credentials, and based on a successful authentication, issuing a command for receipt by the lock from the web service or the portable electronic device. |
| US12219078B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a housing, a first functional device, a second functional device, and a light transmissive portion. A mounting hole is provided on the housing. The first functional device and the second functional device are both located inside the housing. The light transmissive portion includes a light transmissive plate, a first shading member, and a second shading member, is mounted in the mounting hole, and is connected to the housing. The first shading member is arranged opposite to the second functional device in a second direction. The first shading member is configured to block visible light and transmit preset light. The second shading member is located on the inner surface of the light transmissive plate, surrounds the first shading member, and is configured to block visible light. |
| US12219077B2 |
Electronic device including housing
An electronic device is disclosed, including a window including a front surface facing an outer surface of the electronic device, a rear surface facing an opposite direction to the front surface, and a side surface extending from an edge of the front surface to an edge of the rear surface, a housing, in which the window is seated, a display disposed between the window and the housing. The housing includes a first surface covered by the window, a second surface extending from the first surface that is visible from an exterior of the electronic device, a conductive part and a nonconductive part, together defining the first surface and the second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface of the housing have different levels of gloss. |
| US12219070B2 |
Method, product, and system for generating detection signatures based on attack paths in a computer network identified using a software representation that embodies network configuration and policy data for security management using detection signature templates
Disclosed is an approach for generating detection signatures based on analysis of a software representation of what is possible in a computer network based on network configuration data and network policy data. In some embodiments, the process includes maintaining a plurality of detection signature templates, generation of detection signatures (detection signature instances) using respective detection signature templates that are selected based on the analysis of the software representation. In some embodiments, detection signatures templates are of different type and may be deployed at different locations based on their respective type(s), such as at source, destination. |
| US12219069B1 |
Signcrypted biometric electronic signature tokens
The methods and system allow for the generation of a signcrypted biometric electronic signature token using a subsequent biometric sample after an enrollment of a biometric reference value in a biometric system. The signcrypted biometric electronic signature token involves simultaneous encryption and digital signature to protect the confidentiality. The system as described herein provides data integrity, origin authentication, and efficiency by performing encryption and digital signature simultaneously. The process allows a signcrypting party to enroll in a biometric service, sign a piece of data or content using a public key, that may be tied to a trusted anchor certificate authority, and submit a biometric sample. Subsequently, the relying party may validate the information on that piece of data or content to confirm the identity of the signcrypting party. |
| US12219068B2 |
Systems and methods for using secure, encrypted communications across distributed computer networks to efficiently index blockchain states for performing blockchain operations in decentralized applications using cryptography-based digital repositories
Methods and systems are described herein for facilitating blockchain operations in decentralized applications by offering enhanced efficient when conducting blockchain operations using cryptography-based, digital ledgers through the use of specialized indexing. For example, as opposed to relying on raw blockchain data to power decentralized applications, the methods and systems use a blockchain indexer. The blockchain indexer provides a queryable record of a subset of blockchain operations. |
| US12219061B2 |
Method and system for token gateway
A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a token gateway, a first request message from a token requestor computer. The token gateway determines at least one token service computer from a plurality of token service computers, each token service computer in the plurality of token service computers operating independently of each other. The token gateway transmits at least one second request message to the at least one token service computer and receives, at least one first response message comprising at least one token and/or supplemental data associated with the at least one token from the at least one token service computer. The token gateway transmits a second response message to the token requestor computer, the second response message comprising the at least one token and/or the supplemental data. |
| US12219058B1 |
Systems and methods for post-quantum cryptography on a smartcard
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). An example system includes a PQC smartcard. The smartcard may include a PQC cryptographic algorithm selection circuitry configured to select a PQC cryptographic technique from a set of PQC cryptographic techniques for encrypting the data. The smartcard may further include a PQC cryptographic circuitry configured to encrypt data based on a generated set of PQC encryption attributes and the PQC cryptographic technique. |
| US12219057B2 |
Implementing trusted executing environments across multiple processor devices
Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to generate a trusted execution environment including multiple accelerators. In at least one embodiment, a parallel processing unit (PPU), such as a graphics processing unit (GPU), operates in a secure execution mode including a protect memory region. Furthermore, in an embodiment, a cryptographic key is utilized to protect data during transmission between the accelerators. |
| US12219055B2 |
Method, device, and system for deriving keys
Method, device, and system for deriving keys are provided in the field of mobile communications technologies. The method for deriving keys may be used, for example, in a handover process of a User Equipment (UE) from an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (EUTRAN) to a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN). If a failure occurred in a first handover, the method ensures that the key derived by a source Mobility Management Entity (MME) for a second handover process of the UE is different from the key derived for the first handover process of the UE. This is done by changing input parameters used in the key derivation, so as to prevent the situation in the prior art that once the key used on one Radio Network Controller (RNC) is obtained, the keys on other RNCs can be derived accordingly, thereby enhancing the network security. |
| US12219053B2 |
Techniques for circumventing provider-imposed limitations in snapshot inspection of disks for cybersecurity
A system and method reduces use of restricted operations in a cloud computing environment during cybersecurity threat inspection. The method includes: detecting an encrypted disk in a cloud computing environment, the encrypted disk encrypted utilizing a first key in a key management system (KMS); generating a second key in the KMS, the second key providing access for a principal of an inspection environment; generating a snapshot of the encrypted disk; generating a volume based on the snapshot, wherein the volume is re-encrypted with the second key; generating a snapshot of the re-encrypted volume; generating an inspectable disk from the snapshot of the re-encrypted volume; and initiating inspection for a cybersecurity object on the inspectable disk. |
| US12219051B2 |
Doubly-encrypted secret parts allowing for assembly of a secret using a subset of the doubly- encrypted secret parts
A system includes at least one processor and at least one memory communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to receive a plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts that were encrypted using at least a public key belonging to a public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each of the plurality of doubly-encrypted secret parts into a corresponding singly-encrypted secret part using a private key belonging to the public/private keypair. The at least one processor is also configured to decrypt each corresponding singly-encrypted secret part into a corresponding secret part. A secret is reconstructed from a quantity of corresponding secret parts that is a subset of a total number of secret parts. The public key, the private key, or both are rotated by creating a new version of the public key, the private key, or both. |
| US12219047B2 |
System and method for encryption in a content management environment
Embodiments of content management systems that utilize encryption are disclosed. An object management module of a content management system is adapted to encrypt an object using a data key that is generated based on the content. The data key is encrypted using a tenant key associated with a tenant of the system. The encrypted object is stored in an object store, and a storage record for the stored encrypted object is stored in a data store, along with the encrypted data key and a tenant key identifier. |
| US12219041B2 |
Data transmission method, network node, and storage medium
This application describes a data transmission method, a network node, and a storage medium for communications technologies. In this application, an underlay segment identifier corresponding to an underlay path is designed, and the underlay segment identifier is advertised, so that a node on a segment routing network can sense the underlay path by using the underlay segment identifier. In this way, when a data packet is transmitted, the data packet can be sent based on an underlay segment identifier carried in the data packet and through an underlay path corresponding to the underlay segment identifier. Therefore, an underlay path through which a data packet is to be transmitted may be specified based on a service requirement, so that different data packets can be transmitted through different underlay paths, thereby improving flexibility and facilitating traffic planning. |
| US12219038B2 |
Alternate protocol negotiation in a high performance interconnect
A port of a computing device is to communicate with another device over a link, the port including physical layer logic of a first protocol, link layer logic of each of a plurality of different protocols, and protocol negotiation logic to determine which of the plurality of different protocols to apply on the link. The protocol negotiation logic is to send and receive ordered sets in a configuration state of a link training state machine of the first protocol, where the ordered sets include an identifier of a particular one of the plurality of different protocols. The protocol negotiation logic is to determine from the ordered sets that a link layer of the particular protocol is to be applied on the link. |
| US12219034B2 |
Dynamic endpoint communication channels
The present disclosure relates generally to systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for providing a concierge service to handle a wide variety of topics and user intents via a common interface. The concierge service can be part of a connection management system that can dynamically manage and facilitate conversations between a user making a request or providing an instruction and one or more endpoints for the purposes of fulfilling the request or instruction. Such dynamic management may include transferring a communication session to a social network member endpoint based on an intent identified within natural language communications, tracking a dynamic sentiment score, and automatically switching the communication session to another endpoint based on a change in the dynamic sentiment score. |
| US12219031B2 |
Content payload delivery system
An example method for delivery of push notifications includes receiving a push notification including a message and a destination, creating a send token, sending a push notification derived from the received push notification and the send token, and receiving push information concerning a processing of the sent push notification which is identified by the send token. An example system for delivering push notifications includes a server system having a processor, memory, and a network interface, where the memory stores program instructions including code segments for receiving a received push notification via the network interface. In this example, the program instructions further includes code segments for creating a send token, code segments for sending a sent push notification derived from the received push notification and the send token via the network interface, and code segments for receiving received push information concerning a processing of the sent push notification are provided. |
| US12219030B2 |
Context surfacing in collections
A messaging system, which hosts a backend service for an associated messaging client, includes a context surfacing system that provides context surfacing functionality in collections. The collection is configured to cause displaying items in the set of media content items one after another, each for a predetermined period of time. The context surfacing system is configured to determine a proposed action for a viewer of the collection, and, in response to determining that the collection was previously accessed by the viewer, generate a user interface that includes a user-selectable element representing the proposed action. |
| US12219026B2 |
Enhancements of registration of NEF at NRF
It is provided a method, comprising monitoring if a discovery request is received by a network resource function, wherein the discovery request comprises at least one of a type identifier of a type of an application function and a range indication of a range of one or more subscription identifiers; identifying, if the discovery request is received, an identity of a network exposure function based on the at least one of the type identifier and the range indication, wherein a registration of the network exposure function at the network resource function comprises the at least one of the type identifier and the range indication; providing the identity of the network exposure function in response to the discovery request. |
| US12219025B2 |
Cloud deployment of network function software with a management
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, generating a management manifest for a network function (NF) software application, wherein the NF software application is to be deployed in a cloud computing environment, based on the generating the management manifest, deriving a software package that includes the NF software application and the management manifest, and causing the software package to be outputted for deployment in the cloud computing environment, wherein inclusion of the management manifest with the NF software application in the software package facilitates utilization of the management manifest for monitoring and management of a system that results from deployment of the NF software application in the cloud computing environment. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12219021B2 |
Intelligent near-field advertisement with optimization
In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods, and devices for intelligent advertising with optimization. A first device may determine a scenario for completion with a second device. The first device may receive device signals associated with the scenario. The first device may analyze the device signals based on the scenario with a rules engine. The first device may determine whether the second device is ready to participate in the scenario. In response to determining that the second device is ready to participate in the scenario, the first device may transmit an advertisement or listen for an advertisement from the second device. |
| US12219019B2 |
Methods and systems for session management
Methods and systems for sending data are described. A computing device may send data to one or more requesting devices via one or more communication sessions. The computing device may update a state of a token(s) based on requests received and/or data sent. The computing device may manage the one or more sessions according to the state of the token(s). |
| US12219018B2 |
Enhanced messaging as a platform
Aspects of the invention enhance the capabilities of the Message as a Platform (“MaaP”) by adding interfaces thereto so that the platform directly interfaces with the Online Charging System (“OCS”), the Policy and Charging Rules Function (“PCRF”), the Equipment Identity Register (“EIR”), the Cloud Database (“COB”) and the Home Subscriber Server (“HSS”) without middle layer or without using Rich Communication Services (“RCS”) as an intermediary. Moreover, embodiments of the invention may create a user interface of the MaaP so that users may configure parameters to interact with the network nodes right from the user interface. |
| US12219013B2 |
Apparatus and method for supporting deterministic networking in wireless communication system
Provided is an operation method of a time sensitive communication and time synchronization function (TSCTSF) in a wireless communication system, the operation method including: obtaining a deterministic networking (DetNet) configuration parameter from a first AF outside a service provider network; generating parameter mapping information on the basis of the DetNet configuration parameter; and providing the parameter mapping information to a second AF inside the service provider network, wherein the TSCTSF is a network function for providing the AF outside or inside the service provider network with time sensitive communication and time synchronization services. |
| US12219010B2 |
Cross-site high-availability distributed cloud storage system to monitor virtual channels between storage nodes and prevent channel sharing of a receive queue
According to one embodiment, a computer implemented method comprises providing multiple channels between a first storage node and a second storage node with each channel having a separate network connection for packets of a transport layer session, assigning packets from each channel to a group of receive queues of the second storage node, continuously monitoring whether two or more channels of the multiple channels share a same receive queue of the second storage node, and sending a communication via a channel to the first storage node to indicate a dynamic change in a hash input field (e.g., a source port, a destination port, a source internet protocol (IP) address, and a destination IP address) when two or more channels of the multiple channels share a same receive queue of the second storage node. |
| US12219003B2 |
Multi-path connection management
A device implementing a system for multipath connection management may include first and second local communication interfaces, and a processor configured to establish a primary connection for communicating between the first local communication interface and a first remote communication interface of an other device, and a secondary connection for communicating between the second local communication interface and a second remote communication interface. The processor may be configured to transmit application and control data over the primary connection and concurrently transmit a copy of control data over the secondary connection. The processor may be configured to determine that a degradation of the quality of the primary connection is attributable to the other device. The processor may be configured to switch the secondary connection to the first local communication interface and the second remote communication interface. The processor may be configured to transmit a copy of the application and control data over the secondary connection. |
| US12219001B2 |
Hypermedia apparatus and method
An apparatus, method and computer-readable medium are provided for sending content from a source to a user device. The content is obtained from the source by an intermediate device as a plurality of fragments and a manifest, converted into larger chunks of data, encapsulated into a single file, and then sent over a network connection to the user device. |
| US12218997B2 |
Generating and delivering content in a plurality of observation platforms
In a method for managing and distributing content in a plurality of observation platforms, a message is generated at a cloud based component of a content distribution manager in response to user interaction via an interface of the content distribution manager. Responsive to the user interactions and to interactions of third party software via an application program interface with the cloud based component, delivery of the message is scheduled and a plurality of specified devices belonging to a specified class of employees are specified for delivery in a plurality of observation platforms at a designated time and location via the cloud based component. The plurality of observation platforms are located in a plurality of different enterprise locations. The message is delivered to the plurality of observation platforms which relay the message to the plurality of specified devices. |
| US12218995B2 |
Internet protocol broadcasting
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for improving utilization of a communications system through various atom-based techniques for enhancing the viewing experience for Internet protocol content. Some embodiments exploit atom-based processing to determine which content atoms to broadcast (e.g., multicast) over which channels to which subscribers. Other embodiments make atom-based filtering, caching, and/or other determinations at the user terminal. For example, low-level (e.g., physical layer) filtering may be used to limit the amount of user-layer processing needed, and to facilitate delivery of content to those users most likely to desire that content. Still other embodiments allow users to create customized channels of cached content for viewing as a shared channel. Embodiments include techniques for addressing synchronization of channel content and viewing, and social networking, for subscribers to the shared channel. The shared channels may be further used to facilitate social networking among subscribers. |
| US12218990B2 |
Method and system for intelligent user workload orchestration for virtual meetings
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for intelligent User workload orchestration for virtual meetings. A virtual meeting for multiple users is initiated. Voice data of multiple users is received and converted to text data. Machine learning processes the text data to action items to be performed by specific users (i.e., meeting attendees) in real-time. Minutes of the meeting and action items (in the form of real-time and passive recommendations) are generated and provided. In order to perform the action items, determination is made as to which third party applications support the action items and intelligent user workload orchestration is employed. |
| US12218989B2 |
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for triggering a session initiation protocol (SIP) re-invite message
Methods, systems, and computer readable media for triggering a session initiation protocol (SIP) re-invite message are disclosed. One example method for triggering a SIP re-invite message occurs at a SIP node. The method comprises: determining that the SIP node is not needed as an intermediary node for facilitating SIP communications between a first SIP user agent and a second SIP user agent; generating a SIP message comprising information in a SIP extension header field for triggering an endpoint to generate a SIP re-invite message; and sending the SIP message toward the first SIP user agent. |
| US12218988B2 |
Virtual meeting integration with customer relationship management platform
A customer relationship management (CRM) platform may use data objects to store data associated with a virtual meeting. The CRM platform may store information about a virtual meeting in a meeting object, and store information about meeting participants in participant objects linked to the meeting object. The CRM platform may also store meeting information, returned from a separate virtual meeting platform that will host the virtual meeting, in the meeting object and the participant objects. Accordingly, the CRM platform can use the meeting object and participant objects to display meeting information in a user interface, allow users to edit meeting details via the CRM platform, and/or allow users to join the virtual meeting via the CRM platform without separately logging in to the virtual meeting platform. |
| US12218980B2 |
Using an end-to-end policy controller to split policies between enforcement points in a network
Techniques for using an end-to-end policy controller to utilize an inventory of enforcement points to generate a chain of enforcement points having capabilities to enforcement individual operations of an intent-based security policy associated with an entity accessing a resource. A network controller may intelligently split an intent-based security policy and send portions thereof to enforcement points along a path configured for an entity to access a resource. For example, a portion of a security policy corresponding to an operation may be mapped to and implemented by an enforcement point having a capability to perform the operation. Once each operation of a security policy has been mapped to an enforcement point, a chain of enforcement points may be generated. |
| US12218976B2 |
Systems and methods for container server protection
Systems, devices, and methods are discussed for enhancing security in a container server environment. |
| US12218966B2 |
Systems and methods for providing cybersecurity analysis based on operational techniques and information technologies
The disclosed technology can acquire a first set of data from a first group of data sources including a plurality of network components within an energy delivery network. A first metric indicating a likelihood that a particular network component, from the plurality of network components, is affected by cyber vulnerabilities can be generated based on the first set of data. A second set of data can be acquired from a second group of data sources including a collection of services associated with the energy delivery network. A second metric indicating a calculated impact on at least a portion of the energy delivery network when the cyber vulnerabilities affect the particular network component can be generated based on the second set of data. A third metric indicating an overall level of cybersecurity risk associated with the particular network component can be generated based on the first metric and the second metric. |
| US12218964B2 |
Remote attestation in network
The present disclosure relates to a remote attestation in a network. Embodiments provide a method comprising: attesting a first node in a network, by a node adjacent to the first node in the network; and generating an attestation result of the first node. A plurality of attestation results of the first node generated by a plurality of nodes adjacent to the first node in the network are combined to determine a credibility of the first node. In such embodiments, a fixed verifier for other nodes is eliminated, and a risk of a collapse due to a failure of such fixed verifier may be avoided. |
| US12218958B2 |
Security threat mitigations in a zero trust network architecture
A method comprises receiving, by a threat level engine (TLE) in the network, security data from a plurality of different sources, wherein the security data comprises data regarding traffic related to a security threat occurring in the network, determining, by the TLE, a security related event indicating a security threat occurring at network elements in the network based on security key performance indicators and the security data, when a threat impact level of the security related event exceeds a threshold, determining, by the TLE, a remediation action for the security related event based on the threat impact level, transmitting, by the TLE to a policy decision point, an instruction to generate and store a rule based on the remediation action for the security related event, and transmitting, to a policy enforcement point, an authorization to create the secure tunnel between the one or more network elements and another endpoint. |
| US12218955B2 |
Method for allocating an identifier to a client node, method for recording an identifier, corresponding device, client node, server and computer programs
A method for allocating an identifier to a first client node of a client domain, the first client node managing traffic associated with the client domain to protect it against a computing attack. The method includes: receiving a request for allocating a client node identifier from the first client node, the request including information identifying the client node; obtaining a list of client node identifiers already allocated to the client nodes active at least in the client domain; allocating to the first client node a client node identifier not belonging to the list obtained; recording in a local memory an association between the allocated identifier and the information; sending a response to the first client node, including the allocated identifier; and sending a request for recording the identifier allocated to the first client node in the domain to a traffic management server associated with the domain. |
| US12218954B2 |
Systems and methods for contextually securing remote function calls
Disclosed is a system for customizing protections provided to different application programming interfaces (“APIs”) and different functions of an API based on different API context and user context associated with the different APIs and the different functions of each API. The system receives a particular API, determines API context for proper usage of one or more functions of the particular API, and determines user context associated with endpoints properly accessing the one or more functions. The system generates a model for differentiating between proper and improper use of the one or more functions based on contextual relationships between different combinations of the API context and the user context. The system monitors usage of the one or more functions based on the model, and performs an action that is associated with the model in response to the usage violating the contextual relationships for the one or more functions. |
| US12218949B2 |
Risk-aware access control system and related methods
A risk-aware access control system and related methods are provided. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, there is a provided a method of risk-aware access control, comprising: detecting a request to perform an action with respect to two factors, the factors being of a factor type selecting people, devices, documents, and location, wherein the factors are of a different factor type; determining a coupling associated with the requested action based on the factors of the requested action; determining a risk level associated with the coupling; denying the requested action in response to a determination that the risk level does not match a security policy; and allowing the requested action in response to a determination that the risk level matches the security policy. |
| US12218946B2 |
Blockchain-based commercial inventory systems and methods
A blockchain of block entries provided to and requested by a plurality of users from endpoints, including user devices, in a distributed network is maintained in a distributed network of nodes. The block entries each comprise a plurality of data portions that are each associated with an access level. A request to view one or more data portions of a block entry is received which includes an access code associated with at least one access level. The access code in the request is evaluated with the blockchain of block entries to identify one or more data portions associated with the access level. A customized view of the block entry is generated which includes the one or more data portions associated with the access level. Enhanced operational efficiency and customer convenience is thereby provided in industries including for the tracking, management, and fulfillment of parking services at a parking facility. |
| US12218941B2 |
AI-driven integration platform and user-adaptive interface for business relationship orchestration
A system, method and tangible non-transitory storage medium are disclosed. The system includes an integration platform configured to generate in interactive graphical user interface (GUI) that simultaneously displays and provides access to a combination of services, internal resources and external resources. Responsive to receiving input from a user device, the interactive GUI provide access to one or more selected services, internal resources and/or external resources. The integration platform may also monitor and capture interaction data associated with activity between the user device and the integration platform, execute machine learning model(s) to predict user-specific interaction tendencies, and revise one or more aspects of interactive GUI based on the predicted user-specific interaction tendencies. |
| US12218937B2 |
Packet processing method and apparatus, device, and computer-readable storage medium
A packet processing method. A protection device receives a first access request packet. The first access request packet includes a packet sent based on a TCP/IP protocol. The protection device extracts a first fingerprint feature from a transport-layer packet header and/or a network-layer packet header of the first access request packet. The first fingerprint feature corresponds to an operating system type of a terminal device that transmits the first access request packet. The protection device recognizes the first fingerprint feature based on a fingerprint feature database to determine whether to allow the first access request packet to access a server. The protection device allows the first access request packet to pass through when the first access request packet is allowed to access the server. The protection device blocks the first access request packet when the first access request packet is not allowed to access the server. |
| US12218931B2 |
Collaboration application integration for user-identity verification
Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable media for utilizes a collaboration application to provide data beneficial to the authentication of the user. The present application discloses receiving at least one item of personal identifying information for a user from a primary multi-factor authentication device. The present application further discloses receiving at least one item of personal identifying information for a user from a conferencing service in which the user is engaged in a conference. The present application also discloses determining whether to authenticate the user based on the items of personal identifying information from the primary multi-factor authentication device and from the conferencing service. |
| US12218929B2 |
Disabling a password-based mode of authentication and enabling a password-less mode of authentication
A system can receive a request from a user device to disable a password-based mode of authentication associated with a user account. The user account can have a password usable for accessing account data associated with the user account and account functions associated with the user account. The system can receive verification from the user device for the request. The system can disable the password-based mode of authentication associated with the user account. The system can enable a password-less mode of authentication associated with the user account. The password-less mode of authentication can enable the user device to access account data associated with the user account and account functions associated with the user account without requiring the user to enter the password. |
| US12218928B2 |
Data center asset authentication via an onboarding operation
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center monitoring and management operation. The data center monitoring and management operation includes: embedding a unique identifier within a data center asset, the unique identifier including a signed certificate; providing the data center asset to a customer; establishing a secure communication channel between an onboarding system and the data center asset, the secure communication channel using the signed certificate; exchanging information between the onboarding system and the data center asset via the secure communication channel, the information including a data center asset ownership voucher; and, using the data center asset ownership voucher to associate the data center asset to the customer. |
| US12218927B2 |
Method and system for frictionless application authentication
A method for facilitating application authentication bypass based on proximate with time using device authentication is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request from a user to access an application on a user device, the request including an application authentication request; accessing the user device via a device application programming interface; retrieving, via the device application programming interface, device authentication data, the device authentication data including a timeline of successful device authentications; determining whether the device authentication data is within a predetermined threshold; authenticating the request by using the device authentication data when the device authentication data is within the predetermined threshold; and permitting access to the application based on a result of the authenticating. |
| US12218926B2 |
Time constrained electronic request evaluation
Techniques are disclosed for time constrained electronic request evaluation. A server system receives, from a computing device, a request submitted via an account, including a first set of characteristics associated with the request. The system executes a first machine-learning model to determine a first risk score for the request by inputting the first set of characteristics into the first model. The system generates an initial authentication decision for the request based on the first score and sends the decision to the device. The system executes a second, different machine-learning model to determine a second risk score for the request, by inputting the first set of characteristics and a second, different set of characteristics associated with the account into the second model. Based on the second score, the system determines a final authentication decision. The disclosed techniques may advantageously improve computer security and operations via identification of malicious electronic requests. |
| US12218922B2 |
Methods and devices for increasing entropy of a blockchain using blinded outcome diversification
An implementation of the present application provides a computer-implemented method to increase the security of a blockchain-implemented transaction, the transaction including participation from a plurality of participating nodes, each participating node participating as a message originator, selector, and propagator. The method, implemented at a participating node, includes: receiving ciphertext from a prior node and determining whether the participating node is a selector node for said ciphertext received from the prior node. When the participating node is the selector node for said ciphertext, the method includes selecting a subset of said ciphertext, decrypting the selected subset of said ciphertext to provide opted ciphertext and transmitting said opted ciphertext to the next node. When the participating node is other than the selector node for said ciphertext, the method includes decrypting said ciphertext received from the prior node and transmitting the decrypted ciphertext to the next node. |
| US12218920B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for protecting and verifying video files
Methods, systems, and media for protecting and verifying video files are provided. In some embodiments, a method for verifying video streams is provided, the method comprising: receiving, at a user device, a request to present a video that is associated with a video archive, wherein the video archive includes a file list, a signature corresponding to the file list, video metadata, a signature corresponding to the video metadata, and at least one encrypted video stream corresponding to the video, and wherein the file list indicates a plurality of files that are to be included in the video archive; verifying the signature corresponding to the file list; in response to determining that the signature corresponding to the file list has been verified, determining whether the plurality of files indicated in the file list are included in the video archive; in response to determining that the plurality of files indicated in the file list are included in the video archive, verifying the signature corresponding to the video metadata; in response to determining that the signature corresponding to the video metadata has been verified, requesting a decryption key corresponding to the video stream; in response to receiving the decryption key, decrypting the encrypted video stream; and causing the decrypted video stream to be presented on the user device. |
| US12218918B2 |
Encoding / decoding system and method
A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for: processing an unencoded data file to identify a plurality of file segments wherein the unencoded data file is a dataset for use with a long-range wireless communication platform; mapping each of the plurality of file segments to a portion of a dictionary file to generate a plurality of mappings, wherein each of the plurality of mappings includes a starting location and a length, thus generating a related encoded data file based, at least in part, upon the plurality of mappings; and transmitting the related encoded data file from a first location to a second location using the long-range wireless communication platform. |
| US12218915B2 |
WAN optimization for encrypted data traffic using fully homomorphic encryption
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for WAN (wide area network) optimization for a WAN that connects multiple sites, each of which has at least one router. At a gateway router deployed to a public cloud, the method receives from at least two routers at least two sites, multiple data streams destined for a particular centralized datacenter. The method performs a WAN optimization operation to aggregate the multiple streams into one outbound stream that is WAN optimized for forwarding to the particular centralized datacenter. The method then forwards the WAN-optimized data stream to the particular centralized datacenter. |
| US12218914B2 |
Policy-based dynamic VPN profile selection using DNS protocol
Techniques for policy-based dynamic VPN profile selection using DNS protocol are provided. In some embodiments, a system/process/computer program product for policy-based dynamic VPN profile selection using DNS protocol includes receiving, at a DNS server for an enterprise network, a Domain Name System (DNS) request for a resource from an endpoint client; determining an IP address and an authentication token for the endpoint client to access the resource using a secure tunnel; and sending a DNS response, from the DNS server, including the IP address and the authentication token to the endpoint client. |
| US12218912B2 |
Telemetry collection and policy enforcement using asset tagging
According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, a networking device receives a policy for an endpoint in a network. The policy specifies one or more component tags and one or more activity tags that were assigned to the endpoint based on deep packet inspection of traffic associated with the endpoint. The networking device identifies a set of tags for a particular traffic flow in the network associated with the endpoint. The set of tags comprises one or more component tags or activity tags associated with the particular traffic flow. The networking device makes a determination that the particular traffic flow violates the policy based on the set of tags comprising a tag that is not in the policy. The networking device initiates, based on the determination that the particular traffic flow violates the policy, a corrective measure with respect to the particular traffic flow. |
| US12218911B2 |
Security guarantee method and apparatus for full life cycle of packet, and decentralized network trust system
A security guarantee method and apparatus for a full life cycle of a packet are disclosed. The method includes: in response to a data packet generated at a communication source, performing by a distributed network node, authenticity verification on a source address and an identity of the data packet; in a network forwarding process of the data packet, performing by the distributed network node, collaborative sampling on the data packet and performing credibility verification on related routing behaviors; in response to the data packet reaching a destination end, verifying by the destination end, the legality of the data packet. |
| US12218908B2 |
Secured advertisement of autoconfigured internet protocol prefixes in a cloud environment
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for securely advertising autoconfigured prefixes in a cloud environment. In some examples, a method can include, receiving, by a first router, an indication of an available network address prefix. In some aspects, the method can also include selecting, by the first router, a first network address prefix that is within the available network address prefix, wherein the first network address prefix provides at least one route to one or more network elements associated with the first router. In some cases, the method may further include sending, to a second router, a message including a stub registration option that indicates the first network address prefix. |
| US12218907B2 |
Subnetwork selection
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are described that gather information from subnets of a virtual private cloud, compare the information of the subnets to criteria of components of a service, and identify selected subnets that comport with the criteria. The subnets may be associated with different availability zones. The selection of any subnet may affect the subnets available for the next selection. The process may dynamically adjust for previous subnet selections and may be available as a service. Based on a call to the service with criteria of the components, the service may request information regarding the subnets and return an identified list of subnets for the components. The process may accommodate services during development stages and during deployment stages and/or account for primary and secondary subnet assignments. By dynamically adjusting the available subnets, delays in subnet selection and subsequent deployment may be reduced. |
| US12218905B2 |
Information processing apparatus, control method for information processing apparatus, and medium
An information processing apparatus with a plurality of network interfaces is provided. The information processing apparatus comprises at least one memory that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the instructions to control to receive a request via one of the plurality of networks, generate a response to a source of the received request, the response indicating the source of the request set as a destination address and a destination address of the request set as a source address, and in a case where the network interface having received the request is different from a network interface determined to be used for communication with a destination identified by the destination address set in the generated response, prevent the response from the different network interface. |
| US12218904B2 |
Network address compression for electronic devices
The subject technology provides an in-place encoding of a network identifier that compresses the network identifier without mapping the network identifier to a another server or service, such as URL shortening service. The network identifier may be compressed using segmented encoding operations that segment the network identifier, and encode the characters of the network identifier using a first set of encoding operations for a first portion of the network identifier and a second set of encoding operations for a second portion of the network identifier. Template encoding may also be provided for network identifiers that conform to a predefined template format. |
| US12218903B2 |
L2 domain hierarchical address communication system
A Layer 2 (L2) domain hierarchical address communication system includes a first computing device that provides a first host, and a second computing device that provides a second host. A first leaf switch device is connected to the first computing device, and a second leaf switch device that is connected to the second computing device and coupled to the first leaf switch device. The first leaf switch device receives a first data communication from the first host that includes a second hierarchical MAC address of the second host. The first leaf switch device identifies a hierarchical MAC prefix in the second hierarchical MAC address, and uses the hierarchical MAC prefix to forward the first data communication to the second leaf switch device. |
| US12218901B2 |
Server node and chat server system for selectively controlling access to chat logs
Some examples relate to locally storing a chat conversation history at an on-premises data center. As one example, a system can receive a chat message from a first client device of a first participant in a chat conversation. In response to receiving the chat message, the system can determine a data center associated with the first participant. The system can then transmit the text chat message to a server node in the data center. The server node can be configured to transmit a command to a database system of the data center. The command can be configured to cause the database system to store a copy of the text chat message in a chat log associated with the chat conversation. The system can also transmit the text chat message to a second client device of a second participant in the chat conversation. |
| US12218900B2 |
Systems and methods of electronic notifications
Systems and methods of operating smart notifications are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a first time, a first request to transmit a first electronic message to a pilot account associated with an electronic device, and queuing the first electronic message without notification to the electronic device. The method also includes receiving, at a second time, a second request to transmit a second electronic message to the electronic device, and queuing the second electronic message without notification to the electronic device. The method further includes in response to identifying an end of the restricted period, transmitting, at a third time after the end of the restricted period, a third electronic message to the pilot account associated with electronic device, the third electronic message comprising an updated flight event in accordance with a first flight event and a second flight event. |
| US12218897B2 |
Automated transformation of email signatures
A system and method for dynamically transforming email signatures. A method includes: receiving an email from an email client prior to delivery to an intended recipient, the email including an original signature; analyzing the email to obtain information associated with the intended recipient of the email; predicting a preferred language of the intended recipient based on the information; converting the original signature to a revised signature, wherein the revised signature utilizes the preferred language; and forwarding the email with the revised signature to the intended recipient. |
| US12218893B2 |
User presence indication data management
A method and a system include receiving a first message from a first device associated with a first user, the first message being associated with a group conversation between plural users including the first user and a second user, the group conversation comprising a main conversation view and first experience page; determining the first message was transmitted from the first experience page; detecting the first user being active within the first experience page and the second user being active within the main conversation view; and causing display of the first message, a name of the first user, and a page source graphical element indicating the first experience page on a second device associated with the second user. |
| US12218890B2 |
Copilot for multi-user, multi-step collaborations
The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for sharing with a plurality of users a chat session that uses large language models to provide responses for input messages received for the chat session. The methods and systems provide access to the chat session to the users and update the chat session in response to any changes made to the chat session by any of the users. The methods and systems allow the users to resume the chat session at a future time using the chat session history. |
| US12218888B2 |
Coverage enhancement for wireless energy transfer
This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for wireless energy transfer. A network entity may obtain a report indicative of a capability of a UE to transmit an energy transfer signal on at least one of a downlink band of an FDD configuration or at least one of a downlink symbol or a downlink slot of a TDD configuration, and output at least one of the TDD configuration or the FDD configuration for the energy transfer signal. The TDD configuration may include the at least one of the downlink symbol or the downlink slot and the FDD configuration may include the downlink band. The UE may receive the configuration for downlink resources in at least one of time or frequency and transmit an energy transfer signal on one or more of the downlink resources. |
| US12218887B2 |
Time division full duplexing inter-node interference management in a radio access network
A set of full duplex sub-band patterns, which each define downlink or uplink full duplex frequency sub-band resources during a TDD radio timing unit, are configured to RANs that are neighbors to one another. A RAN determines a traffic load, selects a full duplex sub-band pattern to accommodate the traffic load, and transmits an index associated with the selected pattern to neighboring RANs over a backhaul link. Selecting the pattern may be based on potential CLI. A neighboring RAN may adopt the selected pattern for downlink transmission. A RAN may select a compression subspace plan from among configured subspace plans and transmit, via a backhaul link, an index associated with the compression plan to neighboring RANs for use thereby in performing downlink transmission to minimize CLI. A RAN may transmit, via a backhaul link, an index associated with configured aggressor RAN action based on an uplink traffic or channel type. |
| US12218886B2 |
Wireless system wider bandwidth carrier indication
Methods and apparatuses for indicating carrier are disclosed. A method comprises transmitting a candidate carrier configuration, wherein the candidate carrier configuration includes at least one of a frequency position, a frequency offset, an operation mode, NRS information, CRS information, power offset and EUTRA system bandwidth of at least one candidate carrier. |
| US12218884B2 |
Global cyclic shift delays for distributed transmissions
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 short training field (STF) designs and signaling that support distributed transmissions. A transmitting device that transmits data on a distributed resource unit (dRU) may transmit an STF sequence over a spreading bandwidth of the dRU according to an existing STF tone plan. Each STA allocated a dRU for transmission in a trigger-based (TB) physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) maps its STF sequence to one or more spatial streams and may apply one or more global cyclic shift delays (CSDs) to the STF sequence mapped to the one or more spatial streams, respectively. As such, different global CSDs may be assigned to different STAs so that each STA transmits its STF sequence with different amounts of delay. |
| US12218879B2 |
Downlink PPDU sending method and apparatus, and downlink PPDU receiving method and apparatus
A radio physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) sending method includes: obtaining, a radio physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU), wherein the PPDU includes a high efficiency-signal field A (HE-SIG-A) and a high efficiency-signal field B (HE-SIG-B), the HE-SIG-A includes a field indicating a quantity of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the HE-SIG-B, and wherein a value of the field indicates one of the following: that the quantity of OFDM symbols included in the HE-SIG-B is greater than or equal to 16, or the quantity of OFDM symbols included in the HE-SIG-B; and sending the PPDU. |
| US12218878B2 |
Code block group based multiplexing
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may identify a payload for inclusion in an uplink transmission. The UE may organize the payload into a code block group (CBG) that includes one or more code blocks (CB). The UE may map each CB of the CBG to a corresponding uplink shared channel resource unit (e.g., a physical uplink shared channel resource unit) of an uplink transmission occasion of the first UE. The uplink transmission occasion may also be shared with one or more additional UEs such that the CBG of the first UE is multiplexed with additional CBGs from the additional UEs. The UE may transmit, to a base station, the uplink transmission including each uplink shared channel resource unit on which the CBG is organized. |
| US12218876B2 |
Method and apparatus for simultaneous activation of downlink control information transmission beam in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method may include: receiving, from a base station via MAC CE, information associated with activation of one or more TCI states, wherein the information associated with the activation of one or more TCI states indicates a first serving cell ID, a CORESET index, and one or more TCI state IDs; and in case that the first serving cell ID is included in a list of a plurality of serving cells that are configured to be simultaneously updated for a TCI relation with the MAC CE, activating the one or more TCI state IDs for the CORESET index of each of the first serving cell ID and at least one second serving cell ID included in the list. |
| US12218872B2 |
Mobile station and reception method
Provided is a radio communication device which can separate propagation paths of antenna ports and improve a channel estimation accuracy even when using virtual antennas. The device includes: a mapping unit which maps a data signal after modulation to a virtual antenna and a virtual antenna; a phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of S0 transmitted from an antenna port in synchronization with a phase inversion unit between the odd-number slot and the even-number slot; the phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of R0 transmitted from the antenna port; a phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of S1 transmitted from an antenna port in synchronization with a phase inversion unit; and the phase inversion unit which inverts the phase of R1 transmitted from an antenna port. |
| US12218869B2 |
Sounding reference transmission
A method, wireless device and network node for performing sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission. According to one aspect a method includes receiving a definition of one or more SRS resource sets to be configured, comprising at least one SRS transmission setting. The method further includes receiving an indication of a selected SRS resource set to use for a SRS transmission, from the one or more configured SRS resource sets and determining a precoding configuration for the SRS transmission based on the selected SRS resource set and the at least one SRS transmission setting. The method also includes transmitting a SRS according to the determined precoding configuration. |
| US12218868B2 |
Amplitude-modulated phase tracking reference signals for a multilayer communication link
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may transmit an indication of a capability of the UE to communicate one or more of uplink transmissions or downlink transmissions having amplitude-modulated phase tracking reference signals on at least a first layer of a multilayered communication link that includes the first layer and a second layer; and communicate an uplink transmission or a downlink transmission based at least in part on the indication. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12218867B2 |
Method implemented by device to transmit reference signal, computer program product, and device
The invention relates to a method implemented by a device to transmit reference signal, RS, in a device-to-device, D2D, communication in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:—selecting an RS pattern among a set of at least two RS patterns, according to communication conditions:—emitting a radio signal for D2D communication according to the selected RS pattern. |
| US12218866B2 |
Trigger frame transmission in wireless communication system
In a Wireless Local Area Network system, an STA may receive a trigger frame from an AP. The trigger frame may include a common information field and user information fields. Each of the user information fields may include a first field related to an association identifier (AID) and a second field including information for the STA related to the AID. The second field may include special information for every STA receiving the trigger frame on the basis that the first field has a specific value. The common information field may include a present field related to whether a user information field in which the first field has the specific value is present among the user information fields. |
| US12218864B2 |
Uplink collision handling for multiple transmit-receive point operation
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods to provide collision resolution procedures in wireless communication systems. |
| US12218856B1 |
Dynamic resource allocation of cloud instances and enterprise application migration to cloud architecture
Cloud migration may be performed by identifying applications that are currently operating in the enterprise and performing certain determinations as to whether those applications are proper candidates for the migration to the cloud. One example method of operation may provide identifying at least one application operating on an enterprise network, retrieving current usage data of the at least one application, comparing the current usage data of the at least one application to a threshold amount of usage data to determine whether the application has exceeded the threshold amount of usage data. Next, the creation of an instance process may be performed on an entity operating outside the enterprise network and the application may be operated via the instance process and otherwise terminated in the enterprise network to alleviate resources. |
| US12218855B2 |
RDMA transmit flow scheduling and pacing scheme for congestion management in high-performance AI/ML networks
A system for facilitating RDMA transmit flow scheduling and pacing is disclosed. The system may determine a set of groups. The groups may be associated with a range of transmission rates. The system may determine a transmission rate of a queue pair. The system may assign the QP to a first group of the set of groups. The transmission rate of the QP may be within the range of transmission rates of the first group. The system may determine an available QP of at least one group from the set of groups. The system may schedule transmission, by an arbiter, of the available QP. The system may transmit, by the arbiter, a message associated with the available QP. |
| US12218852B2 |
Out-of-order packet processing
In one embodiment, a communication apparatus, including a network interface configured to receive over a network a sequence of data packets of a network flow having a defined packet order, wherein the network interface is configured to receive an out-of-order data packet instead of multiple missing data packets according to the defined packet order, a timer, and packet processing circuitry configured to activate the timer responsively to receiving the out-of-order data packet, and set the time period over which the timer is activated responsively to a quantity of the multiple missing data packets. |
| US12218849B2 |
Hardware-agnostic specification of packet-processing pipelines
A method includes providing a library of hardware-agnostic packet-processing functions. A functional hardware-agnostic specification of a packet-processing pipeline is received from a user. The specification is defined in terms of one or more of the packet-processing functions drawn from the library. A hardware-specific design of the packet-processing pipeline, which is suited to given hardware, is derived from the specification. |
| US12218841B1 |
Ethernet traffic over scalable reliable datagram protocol
Methods and apparatuses for improving network packet transmission performance in terms of latency with reduced packet retransmission times and fewer packet drops in congested networks are provided. Packet-switched networks can experience long delays while waiting for out-of-order packets or re-transmissions of lost packets. In addition, network faults such as transmission path failures can result in excessive delay while attempting to find a new route over which to transmit packets. To improve packet transmission performance, application data may be encapsulated into first network packets by a first transport protocol having an interface exposed to the application, in the first network packets may be encapsulated into second network packets according to a second transport protocol. The second transport protocol can enable the second network packets of a same packet flow to be transmitted across multiple paths over the network. |
| US12218840B2 |
Flexible scheme for adding rules to a NIC pipeline
Flexible schemes for adding rules to a NIC pipeline and associated apparatus. Multiple match-action tables are implemented in host memory of a platform defining actions to be taken for matching packet flows. A packet processing pipeline and an exact match (EM) cache is implemented on a network interface, such as a NIC, installed in the platform. A portion of the match-action entries in the host memory match-action tables are cached in the EM cache. Received packets are processed to generate a key that is used as a lookup for the EM cache. If a match is found, the action is taken. For a miss, the key is forwarded to the host software and the match-action tables are searched. For a match, the action is taken, and the entry is added to the EM cache. If no match is found, a new match-action entry is added to a match-action table. Aging-out mechanisms are used for the match-action tables and the EM cache. A multi-hash scheme is used to that supports a very large number of match-action entries. |
| US12218839B1 |
Service function chaining with session-based routing
Techniques are disclosed for session-based load-balancing of network traffic to network service instances. In one example, a network device receives a first packet of a forward packet flow from a network service instance of a plurality of network service instances after application of a network service. The first packet specifies a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the network service instance as a source MAC address. The network device defines a session comprising the forward packet flow and a reverse packet flow and stores an association between the session and the MAC address of the network service instance. The network device determines that a second packet received from a destination device is associated with the reverse packet flow of the session. The network device forwards the second packet to the same network service instance based on the association between the session and the MAC address of the network service instance. |
| US12218838B2 |
ACK policy for uplink and downlink MU PPDU
A network device to function as an Access Point (AP) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is provided. The AP is configured to acknowledge a data frame transmitted by a station (STA) in an uplink multi-user physical layer protocol data unit (UL MU PPDU). The AP includes one or more memories, a physical layer (PHY) processor, and a media access controller (MAC) processor. Each processor is coupled to the one or more memories, and is configured to receive the UL MU PPDU, decode an acknowledge (ACK) policy field within a data field of the UL MU PPDU, and determine whether an acknowledgement (ACK) policy indicated in the data field signals an implicit block acknowledgement (BlockAck) request. Responsive to a determination that the ACK policy indication signals an implicit acknowledgement policy, the AP is configured to transmit an ACK or BlockAck frame to the STA in either a single user (SU) or a multi user (MU) manner. |
| US12218837B2 |
Systems for and methods of network telemetry using a repurposed field
A network device includes at least one port and a processor for use in a network for communicating a packet. The processor is configured to obtain a packet header for a packet and perform telemetry using postcard and/or passport approaches. The processor uses a repurposed field in the packet header to indicate telemetry is to be performed on the packet. |
| US12218836B2 |
Link quality metrics as constraints in source routing switching networks
A label switching router for a switching network configured for source routing can be configured to modify one or more reported properties of a link associated with that router based on one or more link quality metrics. For example, a router can include a link with available bandwidth of 10 Gbps, a value that can be used by a headend when evaluating nodes of the network against a set of constraints required by a particular requested connection or tunnel. A link of that router may exhibit an increased bit error rate which can be used by the label switching router to artificially deflate available bandwidth, thereby reducing the number of label switching paths including the router are selected by the headend. |
| US12218835B2 |
Bitmask route target in targeted distribution of information using a routing protocol
Techniques are described by which a routing protocol, such as border gateway protocol (BGP), is extended to control propagation and importation of information using route targets (RTs) specified as bitmasks that encode link administrative group information. For example, a network control device (e.g., controller) is configured to allocate one or more subset of resources (e.g., nodes or links) of an underlay network to each of one or more virtual networks established over the underlay network. The controller generates a bitmask encoded with link administrative group information of the one or more links. The controller then outputs, to a plurality of provider edge (PE) routers that are participating in a respective virtual network, a routing protocol message to advertise the one or more subset of resources, wherein the routing protocol message includes a route target specified as the bitmask. |
| US12218830B2 |
User equipment route selection policy for multi- link operation over multiple radio access technologies
The present disclosure is directed to a comprehensive Route Selection Policy (URSP) based on Wi-Fi multi-link operation. In one aspect, a method includes identifying a user device connected to an enterprise network that provides network connectivity to user devices over multiple radio access technologies; receiving network capability information indicating that the user device is capable of a multi-link operation over a Wi-Fi network, the Wi-Fi network being one of the multiple radio access technologies; determining a URSP for the user device, wherein the URSP is a singular route selection policy for the user device to send and receive data over the multiple radio access technologies and defines, in part, a per-application traffic routing rule for routing a portion of traffic for an application used on the user device, over one of multiple links available on the Wi-Fi network; and transmitting the URSP to the user device. |
| US12218827B2 |
Systems and methods for avoiding duplicate delivery in the reset mechanism of seamless redundancy (of TSN/DETNET)
Systems and methods for avoiding duplicate delivery in the reset mechanism of seamless redundancy, e.g., of a Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) network or Deterministic Networking (DetNet) network, are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a receiving node comprises receiving packets from multiple streams from a transmitting node via a network, each being a replication of a particular packet stream and each packet comprising a sequence indication. The method further comprises performing an elimination procedure, wherein performing the elimination procedure comprises resetting one or more parameters utilized by the elimination procedure responsive to an occurrence of an event while receiving the packets and, responsive thereto, discarding all of the received packets processed by the elimination procedure from a time at which the elimination procedure was reset until an end of a defined period of time. |
| US12218826B2 |
Executing multipath communication
A method for executing multipath communication at a target communication device includes obtaining, from a source communication device, data packets via two or more different paths, where a header of each data packet includes packet information, which is indicative of an association among the plurality of data packets. The packet information in each data packet at a source communication device is the same as packet information in each data packet at a target communication device irrespective of different radio access technologies, communication protocols, or radio links used in the two or more different paths. The plurality of data packets includes different data packets having different payload or duplicate data packets having a copy of the same payload. The method further includes identifying a first set of data packets received via a first path and a second set of data packets received via a second path based on the packet information. |
| US12218824B2 |
Identification of robust wireless routing paths
There is provided mechanisms for routing packets between a terminal device and a control system node via intermediate nodes on wireless paths in a wireless network. A method includes obtaining information on disturbances of wireless paths used for communicating packets of a traffic flow between the intermediate nodes in the wireless network. The method includes determining, based on the information on disturbances, mutual correlation between the disturbances of the wireless paths. The method includes routing the packets of the traffic flow between the terminal device and the control system node via some of the intermediate nodes and along disjoint wireless paths, whereby the packets are transmitted in parallel on the disjoint wireless paths, and wherein the disjoint wireless paths have mutual correlation not higher than a threshold correlation value. |
| US12218823B2 |
Communication possibility/impossibility indication device, system, method, and program
An object is to provide a network device and the like that enable a first network that determines a traffic communication route using the Ethernet ring protocol and a second network that determines a traffic communication route by transmitting/receiving a control frame related to the traffic communication route within the network to be connected in a redundant configuration. When the network device according to the present invention has transitioned to a state in which there is no interface that can communicate with the first network and there is an interface that can communicate with the second network, it transitions to a standby state and further transmits information indicating that communication is impossible to the second network, and when there is an interface that can communicate with the first network and there is no interface that can communicate with the second network, it transitions to the standby state and further transmits communication route change information to the first network. |
| US12218821B2 |
Method and apparatus for inter-domain data interaction
A method and system for inter-domain data interaction are provided. The method includes: a management apparatus configures, in respective domains, one or more models in a model group; a data collection apparatus encapsulates collected data in a designated message, and sends the designated message to a forwarder corresponding to a model, wherein the designated message carries indication information for indicating an address of the forwarder; and after processing the collected data, the forwarder processes the designated message, and sends the processed designated message to a next forwarder. |
| US12218820B2 |
Node identifier transmission method, device, and system
Embodiments of this application relate to the communication field, and disclose a method, a device, and a system for transmitting a node identifier, to reduce a limitation on delivery of an SR POLICY route and improve network performance The method includes: A forwarding device sends a node identifier to a controller. The forwarding device receives a first SR POLICY route from the controller, where a target attribute of the first SR POLICY route is the node identifier. The forwarding device determines that the node identifier matches the target attribute of the first SR POLICY route, and forwards a traffic packet according to the first SR POLICY route. |
| US12218819B1 |
Traffic-based automated session tests
In one embodiment, an example process herein may comprise: monitoring real-time user traffic activity; determining a set of one or more current servers corresponding to the real-time user traffic activity; associating the real-time user traffic activity to one or more user processes; mapping the one or more user processes to a particular application; and configuring one or more tests directed to the set of one or more current servers for the particular application. |
| US12218812B2 |
System for verifying connectivity in a target computing environment prior to installation of user-specific elements
Techniques are described for verifying connectivity in a virtualized computing environment comprising networked computing devices having internal endpoints that are configured with operational connectivity to external endpoints. A connectivity test component is configured to execute as a virtual resource in the virtualized computing environment, execute protocol-aware connectivity tests that enable detection of connectivity errors between the internal endpoints and external endpoints, and instantiate or access network interfaces for establishing connectivity between the internal endpoints and external endpoints. A configuration file defines connectivity types between the internal endpoints and external endpoints. Based on the configuration file, the connectivity test component is executed in the virtualized computing environment. An output is generated by the connectivity test component that is indicative of results of connectivity attempts in accordance with the configuration file. |
| US12218810B2 |
Systems and methods for managing resource utilization in cloud infrastructure
The present disclosure relates to managing resource utilization in cloud service infrastructure. A device can monitor the cloud service. The cloud service can be configured with an automatic scaling function based on a threshold. The device can determine, based on the monitoring, that a utilization value of the cloud service during a time interval exceeds the threshold. The device can generate, using a policy based on the utilization value and the threshold, an instruction to disable the automatic scaling function of the cloud service by the one or more servers. The device can transmit the instruction to the one or more servers via a second cloud application programming interface. The device can generate, responsive to the policy, a service ticket data structure with an indication of the utilization value and the time interval. The device can provide the service ticket data structure to an electronic board. |
| US12218808B2 |
Availability SLO-aware network optimization
The subject matter described herein provides systems and techniques for a network planning and optimization tool that may allow for network capacity planning using key network failures for an arbitrary pair of network topology and demands. Performing network capacity planning with key network failures, instead of using other techniques, may avoid over-building the topology of a network. In particular, key network failures may be generated from the probabilistic failures, and the impact of these failures on a network may be computed. Expected flow availability SLO or a function thereof may be computed, using this information, and used by the tool to design a robust network. With an embedded flow availability calculation and updated risk framework, the capacitated cross-layer network topologies output by the tool may meet network demands/flows with their respective SLO type at the lowest cost. |
| US12218804B2 |
Method of communication traffic prediction via continual learning with knowledge distillation, and an apparatus for the same
A server for predicting a future traffic load of a base station is provided. The server may obtain a first prediction model based on traffic data collected from the base station for a first period of time, obtain a second prediction model based on traffic data collected from the same base station for a second period time, and also based on knowledge transferred from the first prediction model. Each of the first prediction model and the second prediction model may include an encoder module, a reconstruction module, and a prediction module which are connected to form two paths, an encoder-reconstruction path and an encoder-prediction path, to preserve more information of historic traffic data. |
| US12218803B2 |
Method for cell issue forecasting
The invention refers to method, performed by a network optimization function associated with a wireless network (100), of forecasting performance issues associated with cells (106, 111, 116) in the wireless network, the method comprising: for each of a plurality of cells in the wireless network, obtaining (1210) first time-series data representing a plurality of key performance indicators, KPIs, at a first plurality of past time points; applying (1220) a multi-layer forecasting model to the first time-series data to determine second time-series data representing the plurality of KPIs for each of the plurality of cells at a second plurality of future time points; and based on the second time-series data, determining (1240) respective probabilities of occurrence for a respective plurality of different performance issues, associated with the plurality of cells, during one or more future time periods that include the second plurality of future time points; the method further refers to a corresponding network optimization function, a network optimization node and corresponding software. |
| US12218802B1 |
Data center networks using bottleneck structures
Techniques are presented for designing a network based on its topology and the expected flow patterns in the network. The use of the latter can lead to efficient use of network resources and can minimize waster. Non-interference property of the expected flows can yield an optimal design. |
| US12218801B2 |
Adaptive deep learning inference apparatus and method in mobile edge computing
Disclosed is an adaptive deep learning inference system that adapts to changing network latency and executes deep learning model inference to ensure end-to-end data processing service latency when providing a deep learning inference service in a mobile edge computing (MEC) environment. An apparatus and method for providing a deep learning inference service performed in an MEC environment including a terminal device, a wireless access network, and an edge computing server are provided. The apparatus and method provide deep learning inference data having deterministic latency, which is fixed service latency, by adjusting service latency required to provide a deep learning inference result according to a change in latency of the wireless access network when at least one terminal device senses data and requests a deep learning inference service. |
| US12218800B2 |
Methods for application defined virtual network service among multiple transport in sd-wan
Some embodiments provide a method of selecting data links for an application in a network. The method receives, from a machine implementing the application, a set of identifiers of required link characteristics. Based on at least one of the identifiers, the method selects a transport group that includes a set of optional links matching the identifiers. From the selected transport group, the method selects a link matching the set of identifiers. |
| US12218796B1 |
Secure network device provisioning with removable storage device
A network device may be coupled to a removable storage device. The network device may process redirect information stored on the removable storage device to connect to a device configuration server indicated by the redirect information. The network device may complete a device provisioning operation based on configuration information obtained from the device configuration server and report status of the device provisioning operation to the device configuration server. |
| US12218792B2 |
Efficient detection of DHCPV4 service unavailability in a network gateway router
A bridged gateway coupled to a local area network (LAN) receives a layer 2 frame from a device coupled to the LAN. The bridged gateway forwards, to a network gateway router that provides layer 3 routing services for the LAN, the layer 2 frame via a layer 2 tunnel. The bridged gateway determines that the layer 2 frame comprises a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) discover message, the DHCP discover message including an initial message in a four message sequence used by the network gateway router and the device to provide an internet protocol (IP) address to the device. The bridged gateway determines that the four message sequence between the device and the network gateway router did not complete. The bridged gateway, in response to determining the four message sequence did not complete, sends, to a destination, an alert that comprises information indicating a problem with the network gateway router. |
| US12218791B2 |
Agent instance live-monitoring by a management network for burnout and attrition prediction and response
A computer-implemented method for managing a contact center having a plurality of agents includes (a) receiving real-time data associated with each of a plurality of agents servicing incoming communications for the contact center, (b) categorizing each of the plurality of agents into a respective one of a plurality of burnout risk categories by processing the real-time data associated with each of the plurality of agents using a trained supervised machine learning model having a plurality of input features, (c) determining, based on a specification of a logical directive, an operation to be performed in relation to at least one agent in the plurality of agents, wherein the specification has at least one condition relating to the categorizing of each of the plurality of agents into the respective one of the plurality of burnout risk categories, and wherein the specification defines the operation to be performed in relation to the at least one agent in the plurality of agents upon the condition being satisfied, and (d) causing the operation to be performed in relation to the at least one agent instance in the plurality of agents. A computing system and article of manufacture are also provided. |
| US12218787B2 |
Communication apparatus, information processing apparatus, control method, and storage medium
A physical layer (PHY) that includes a Legacy Short Training Field (L-STF), a Legacy Long Training Field (L-LTF), a Legacy Signal Field (L-SIG), an Extremely High Throughput Signal A Field (EHT-SIG-A), an Extremely High Throughput Signal B Field (EHT-SIG-B) including a field of four or more bits indicating the number of Space-Time Streams, an EHT Short Training Field (EHT-STF), and an EHT Long Training Field (EHT-LTF) in this order is used. |
| US12218782B2 |
Techniques for communicating beam information
The disclosed technology includes techniques for facilitating the operation of a multi-antenna communication system. The disclosed technology can be implemented to provide a method for wireless communications which includes receiving, by a user device, an indication about an association between multiple reference resources and a target resource at the user device. The association includes properties of a communication channel to and/or from the user device, and wherein at least one property of the communication channel is different among the multiple reference resources, and performing wireless communication using the indication. |
| US12218775B2 |
Advanced physical layer (APL) adapter for legacy field devices
An Advanced Physical Layer (APL) adapter for enabling functional interconnection of a 2-wire APL spur to at least one industrial process legacy field device includes a first pair of terminals, APL physical layer (PHY) circuitry, a second pair of terminals and connectivity circuitry. The first pair of terminals is configured for connection to the 2-wire APL spur. The APL PHY circuitry is capacitively coupled to the first pair of terminals. The connectivity circuitry is configured to communicate with a legacy field device connected to the second pair of terminals in accordance with a legacy communication protocol and control the APL PHY circuitry to communicate through the first pair of terminals in accordance with an Ethernet protocol. |
| US12218771B2 |
Conversation control device, conversation system, and conversation control method
A conversation control device includes: a display information generator configured to generate display data necessary for displaying a conference room area image which is an image indicating a virtual conference room in which a conversation is held via a network and which is currently installed and an icon image indicating a user on a user terminal; a conference room controller configured to control participation of a user in the conference room in response to the user's operation; and a conversation controller configured to control a conversation between users participating in the same conference room. |
| US12218768B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving control information in wireless communication system
A method and an apparatus of transmitting and receiving control information in a wireless communication system is disclosed. A method of transmitting control information in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include receiving, from a base station, first configuration information for configuring HARQ (Hybrid Automatic Repeat and request)-ACK (acknowledgement) bundling for one or more serving cells among a plurality of serving cells configured for the terminal; receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) for scheduling one or more physical downlink shared channels (PDSCH) on each of the plurality of serving cells; receiving, from the base station, a plurality of PDSCHs on the plurality of serving cells; and transmitting, to the base station, control information including a HARQ-ACK codebook generated based on HARQ-ACK information for the plurality of PDSCHs. |
| US12218766B2 |
Methods for transmitting and receiving hybrid automatic retransmit request-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) index mapping and uplink resource allocation for channel selection transmission in inter-band time division duplex mode, user equipment to transmit HARQ-ACK, and eNode-B to receive HARQ-ACK
Hybrid Automatic Retransmit ReQuest-Acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK) index mapping and uplink resource allocation is performed and controlled for channel selection transmission. A method for transmitting HARQ-ACK information to an eNode-B (eNB) by a User Equipment (UE) includes identifying KPCell as a number of downlink subframe(s) of a PCell associated with an uplink subframe and identifying KSCell as a number of downlink subframe(s) of an SCell associated with the uplink subframe; generating Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) response information for a cell having a smaller number of downlink subframes between the PCell and the SCell; generating HARQ-ACK information including the generated DTX response information and response information on data received by the UE from the eNB; and transmitting the generated HARQ-ACK information to the eNB through the uplink subframe. |
| US12218765B2 |
Electronic apparatus, wireless communication method, and computer readable storage medium
An electronic apparatus according to the present disclosure comprises a processing circuit configured to: if parts of HARQ processes between the electronic apparatus and a user equipment unit are configured to not send feedback information, configure a codebook type belonging to the user equipment unit and used to send feedback information to be a dynamic codebook or a semi-static codebook; and send to the user equipment unit information indicating the codebook type, wherein the electronic apparatus sets a default value of the codebook type to be a dynamic codebook, such that the user equipment unit determines the codebook type for sending feedback information to be the dynamic codebook if no information indicating the codebook type is received from the electronic apparatus. |
| US12218755B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus, storage medium, and device
A data transmission method and apparatus, a storage medium, and a device, are provided, in the field of cloud technologies. The method includes: receiving at least one data packet among data packets transmitted by a transmitting end in a data transmission round; and transmitting a response data packet for the data transmission round to the transmitting end, the response data packet including a target field, and the target field indicating a received data packet and an unreceived data packet at the receiving end, among the data packets transmitted in the data transmission round. The response data may indicate an arrival situation of the data packet in detail, so that the transmitting end may further determine which data packets have arrived and which data packets have not arrived. |
| US12218752B2 |
Communication device, processor, communication method, and computer program product
According to an embodiment, a communication device includes a communication unit, a transfer unit, an error detection unit, and a transfer disablement control unit. The communication unit receives a frame. The transfer unit transfers the frame to a frame storage unit of a transfer destination. The error detection unit detects an error in the frame. The transfer disablement control unit disables transfer by the transfer unit when an error is detected by the error detection unit. |
| US12218746B2 |
Information transmission method and device, communication device, and readable storage medium
The present disclosure provides an information transmission method, an information transmission device, a communication device and a readable storage medium. The information transmission method includes: obtaining OAM information from an optical network; encapsulating the obtained OAM information to form an OAM frame, the OAM frame including N data frames each having a frame length of L, N varying along with a volume of the OAM information, L being a constant value regardless of the volume of the OAM information; and transmitting the OAM frame. The OAM information is transmitted in a length-constant frame, so it is able to facilitate encoding and decoding of a message, simplifying the processing and reduce the time consumption, and facilitate the extension in accordance with a message content and ensure the extendibility, thereby to solve such problems as complicated processing, being time-consuming, and poor extendibility in the conventional OAM information transmission scheme. |
| US12218745B2 |
Coordinator for managing optical power controls in a C+L band network
An optical network and a method of use are herein disclosed. The method comprises: receiving, by a DEMUX module of a local ROADM, a request from an upstream ROADM, the upstream ROADM being upstream from the local ROADM on a fiber optic line, the local ROADM comprising the DEMUX module and first and second MUX modules, the request including first instructions to perform an operation on the local ROADM; sending, by the DEMUX module, a distributed request to the first and second MUX modules, the distributed request including second instructions to perform the operation on the first and second MUX modules; attempting, by the first and second MUX modules, to perform the operation; and sending a consolidated response to the upstream ROADM indicative of one of a success and a failure of performing the operation on the first and second MUX modules. |
| US12218742B2 |
Initial network entry to a communications system
In an embodiment, a user terminal includes a communication module (CM) configured to generate an initial network entry request; an antenna assembly configured to find, in response to the initial network entry request, a satellite based on a search of a sky. The search of the sky includes sequentially changing a beam pointing direction of the antenna assembly. The satellite is assigned to downlink to a geographic cell associated with the user terminal. The user terminal includes a media access control (MAC) layer component configured to generate an uplink radio frame including a random access channel (RACH) request associated with the initial network entry request at a particular portion of the uplink radio frame for the satellite. |
| US12218740B2 |
Terrestrial based air-to-ground communications system and related methods
An air-to-ground communications system includes at least one base station to be positioned on the ground and including a ground-based transceiver, a phased array antenna coupled to the ground-based transceiver, and a beamforming network coupled to the ground-based transceiver. The ground-based transceiver is configured to provide data traffic and control information to an aircraft. The beamforming network is configured to simultaneously generate at least one narrow antenna beam for the data traffic and at least one wide beam for the control information. |
| US12218737B2 |
Dual-polarization beamforming
There is presented a wireless device for dual-polarization beamforming. The wireless device comprises an antenna array. The antenna array comprises antenna elements of mutually orthogonal polarizations and a baseband chain. The antenna elements of both polarizations are operatively connected to the baseband chain. There is also presented a method for dual-polarization beamforming as performed by such a wireless device. |
| US12218734B2 |
Coordination-free mmWave beam management with deep waveform learning
A system and method for beam management in a wireless network are provided. A learning module having a trained classification module processes received I/Q input samples to determine transmitted beam information of incoming RF transmissions. The learning module includes a beam inference engine to determine waveforms waveform characteristics of incoming RF transmissions beams, and an angle of arrival engine operative to determine an angle of arrival of the incoming RF transmissions beams on an antenna array. An incoming RF transmission beam and angle of arrival are selected based on the determined waveforms for beam management operations. |
| US12218732B2 |
Configuration of a reduced number of TCI states in response to beam failure over a range of directions
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for improving beam management. An example method includes receiving, from a network entity, configuration information configuring the UE with a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states, wherein the configured set of TCI states comprises a first number of TCI states for use in communicating with the network entity, detecting a change in an operation mode of the UE from a first operation mode to a second operation mode, and transmitting, based on the detected change in the operation mode of the UE, information to the network entity indicating the UE will monitor and report on a reduced second number of TCI states of the configured set of TCI states relative to the first number of TCI states. |
| US12218731B1 |
Cross-layer intelligent beam management engine
The technology described herein is directed towards a distributed cross-layer intelligent beam management engine that performs a beam alignment procedure, including learning a site-specific probing codebook and using probing codebook measurements to predict an optimal narrow beam using an AI/ML method. The learned codebook determines site-specific probing beams that can capture particular characteristics of the propagation environment. The distributed engine includes distributed applications with different delay requirements that perform different parts of the beam alignment procedure. One application (e.g., in a non-real time controller) provides probing codebook policy data and reporting policy data, and another application (e.g., in a near-real time controller) learns the probing codebook based on the policy data. A third, real time application performs the beam sweeping based on the probing codebook, with the optimal beam for a user equipment identified by the user equipment. |
| US12218730B2 |
Apparatus and method of wireless communication
An apparatus and a method of wireless communication are provided. The method by a user equipment (UE) includes performing, by the UE, one or more of generating a beam failure recovery (BFR) medium access control (MAC) control element (CE) and triggering a scheduling request (SR) for BFR if the UE determines that at least one BFR has been triggered and not cancelled. This can solve issues in the prior art, provide MAC CE and/or SR transmission for BFR, provide a good communication performance, and/or provide high reliability. |
| US12218726B2 |
Method and apparatus for configuring terminal antenna in wireless communication system
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, a method of operating a user equipment (UE) to control an antenna port of the UE in a wireless communication system includes selecting a band for receiving control information and data at an initial access of the UE, reporting to the base station whether activation of the antenna port is supported, receiving antenna port activation indication information from the base station, and determining whether to activate the antenna port based on the received antenna port activation indication information. |
| US12218720B2 |
Multi-user pre-coding
A pre-coding method is disclosed of a multi-user, multi-antenna transmitter configured for transmission of respective signals to a plurality of users. The method comprises determining (for each pair of users of the plurality) a spatial correlation value for the pair of users, sorting the plurality of users into a first group and a second group based on the spatial correlation values, generating the respective signals for transmission to the users of the first group by application of linear pre-coding, and generating the respective signals for transmission to the users of the second group by application of non-linear precoding. For example, a particular user may be sorted into the first group when all pairs comprising the particular user have a spatial correlation value that falls below a first correlation threshold value, and the particular user may be sorted into the second group when at least one pair comprising the particular user has a spatial correlation value that falls on or above the first correlation threshold value. Corresponding apparatus, transmitter, base station and computer program product are also disclosed. |
| US12218719B2 |
Identifying LOS using channel correlation matrix
A UE may identify a channel correlation matrix for a channel between the UE and a network node. The UE may identify whether the channel is associated with an LOS condition based on the channel correlation matrix. The UE may obtain a plurality of eigenvalues of the channel correlation matrix based on an eigen decomposition operation on the channel correlation matrix. The UE may identify whether the channel is associated with the LOS condition based on the plurality of eigenvalues of the channel correlation matrix. The UE may identify that the channel is associated with the LOS condition if a difference between a greatest eigenvalue in the plurality of eigenvalues and an average of other eigenvalues in the plurality of eigenvalues is greater than a threshold. Otherwise, the UE may identify that the channel is not associated with the LOS condition. |
| US12218714B2 |
Communication in a resonance magnetic coupled system
A resonance magnetic coupling (RMC) communication may be enabled between devices. A device may use a discovery mechanism to transmit and exchange information. A device may use the discovery mechanism to establish a RMC communication channel and may determine its parameterization. A device using a RMC communication may transmit a discovery signal to determine channelization and/or properties of the RMC link. The discovery signal may be generated in the form of a beacon transmission. A signal sequence may be employed for a discovery signal. A device using a RMC communication may transmit a sequence of beacon or discovery signals to track characteristics of the RMC link. Beacon scheduling may be used for RMC communications, and the communication channel may not be static and may be a function of distance and orientation. A device using a RMC communication may sense the channel for potential beacon or sequence signals from other devices. |
| US12218712B2 |
Interference detection method and apparatus, storage medium, and terminal
An interference detection method and apparatus, a storage medium, and a terminal are provided. The method includes: receiving a signal; obtaining a power value of the signal as a first power; filtering the signal to obtain a filtered signal; obtaining a power value of the filtered signal as a second power; and determining whether a frequency channel where the signal is located is an interference frequency channel or a non-interference frequency channel based on a comparison result of a ratio of the first power to the second power and a preset threshold. |
| US12218699B2 |
Receiver circuit and receiver circuit control method
The present disclosure provides a receiver circuit and a receiver circuit control method. In the present disclosure, the input data is detected by a detection circuit to obtain a data rate detection result, and the bandwidth of the receiver is automatically adjusted according to the data rate detection result. |
| US12218697B2 |
Event-driven data transmission using codebooks with protocol prediction and translation
A system and method for event-driven data communication using codebooks with protocol prediction and translation. This invention presents an advanced adaptive communication system that dynamically optimizes network protocols using machine learning-driven prediction and translation modules. The system analyzes real-time traffic patterns and historical data to anticipate communication needs, proactively switching to optimal protocols when beneficial. A sophisticated translation module, powered by large language models, enables seamless communication between systems using different protocols, including legacy systems. This approach enhances network efficiency, ensures backward compatibility, and future-proofs communication infrastructures, making it particularly valuable in complex, heterogeneous network environments. |
| US12218693B2 |
Low power digital PDM microphone interfacing for always-on applications
An encoding technique for reducing the power of PDM microphones is disclosed. Digital MEMS microphones utilize a modulation technique called Pulse Density Modulation (PDM), where a single data line (PDMDAT) is used to convey the digital information from the microphone source to a receiver. A characteristic of PDM is that a low noise signal will produce the most transitions, a zero signal will produce an alternating bitstream of logic-1s and logic-0s, and low noise bitstreams will be rich in singleton and doubleton 1s/0s. Typically, CMOS drivers transmit the PDM bitstream signal. CMOS drivers consume power primarily when they transition, so a bitstream rich in singletons and doubletons will increase power consumption. Differential encoding with an XNOR function is used as a singleton-suppression encoder, and a differential encoding with an XOR function is used as a doubleton-suppression encoder. In some embodiments, such as a dual PDM microphone configuration, the microphones alternate sending data on the rising (transition to logic-1) and falling (transition to logic-0) edges of PDMCLK. In other embodiments, a Voice Activity Detection (VAD) function may be added. In some other embodiments, a suppressed clock pulse duration modulator may be added. |
| US12218689B1 |
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. |
| US12218685B2 |
Apparatus and method for channel encoding/decoding in communication or broadcasting system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An apparatus and a method for channel encoding and decoding in a communication or broadcasting system is provided. According to the present disclosure, the method for channel encoding in a communication or broadcasting system includes determining a block size Z, and performing encoding based on the block size and a parity check matrix corresponding to the block size, in which the block size is included in any one of the plurality of block size groups and the parity check matrix is different for each block size group. |
| US12218682B2 |
Encoding method, decoding method, electronic device and storage medium
An encoding method, a decoding method, an electronic device and a storage medium are disclosed. The encoding method includes: acquiring stored data in a storage system, and acquiring nodes corresponding to the stored data to obtain a number of the nodes; dividing the acquired stored data into a sequence of information vectors, and generating an information matrix according to the number of the nodes and a number of the sequence of information vectors; and calculating an encoded block according to each information vector and the information matrix to obtain a sequence of encoded blocks. |
| US12218681B2 |
Bit mask for syndrome decoding operations
A decoding operation is performed by altering at least one bit of the bit string from a first value to a second value and applying a bit mask to each bit of the bit string that is not altered from the first value to the second value. The decoding operation further includes writing an indication corresponding to a quantity of bits that have been altered from the first value to the second value to an array of memory cells, wherein the indication corresponds to a quantity of errors contained in the bit string, determining that the quantity of errors for the bit string has reached a threshold quantity of errors, and refraining from performing a subsequent operation to alter at least the one bit of the bit string, or a different bit of the bit string, or both, from the first value to the second value in response to determining that the quantity of errors for the bit string has reached the threshold quantity of errors. |
| US12218679B2 |
Gain and offset diagnosis of analog-to-digital converters in sensor signal path
A sensor circuit, having a startup phase and an operation phase, includes: a sensor configured to generate a sensor signal based on a measured property, wherein the sensor signal has a frequency spectrum defined by a first frequency and a second frequency that is greater than the first frequency; a signal processing circuit including an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to convert the sensor signal into a digital sensor signal; and an offset diagnosis circuit. The offset diagnosis circuit includes: a low pass filter having a cutoff frequency less than the first frequency and configured to generate a filtered signal based on the digital sensor signal; an offset register configured to store a startup signal value of the filtered signal during the startup phase; and an offset comparator circuit configured to set a threshold range based on the startup signal value for use during the operation phase. |
| US12218678B2 |
Self calibration for an analog-to-digital converter
A method for calibrating analog-to-digital conversion includes converting, by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a first input voltage to a first digital code. The first input voltage is generated from a reference voltage used as a reference voltage by the ADC. The method includes converting, by the ADC, a second input voltage to a second digital code. The second input voltage is generated from the reference voltage used as the reference voltage by the ADC. The method also includes calculating a calibration factor based on the first digital code, the second digital code, the first input voltage, and the second input voltage, converting, by the ADC, a third voltage to a third digital code, and correcting the third digital code using the calibration factor. |
| US12218674B2 |
Signal generating circuit and signal generating method
A signal generating circuit and a signal generating method are provided. The signal generating circuit includes a first synchronization circuit configured to synchronize a beacon signal and a first signal edge of a clock signal to generate a first synchronization signal; a frequency dividing circuit configured to receive the clock signal and perform frequency division operation on the clock signal to generate a frequency division signal, wherein the duty cycle of the frequency division signal is 50%; a second synchronization circuit configured to receive the first synchronization signal and the frequency division signal and synchronize the first synchronization signal and a second signal edge of frequency division signal to generate a second synchronization signal; and a synthesis circuit configured to receive the second synchronization signal and the frequency division signal and perform AND operation on the second synchronization signal and the frequency division signal to output full-cycle signals. |
| US12218673B2 |
Comparator circuit, method for correcting mismatch and memory
A comparator circuit includes a first transistor, a second transistor, a load circuit, a first adjustment circuit and a second adjustment circuit. A terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a first node, another terminal of the first transistor is coupled to a first control node, and a gate of the first transistor is configured to receive a first control signal. A terminal of the second transistor is coupled to the first node, another terminal of the second transistor is coupled to a second control node, and a gate of the second transistor is configured to receive a second control signal. A terminal of the load circuit is coupled to a second node, and another terminal of the load circuit is coupled to the first control node and the second control node. |
| US12218671B2 |
Phase coherent synthesizer
A phase coherent synthesizer with good phase noise and spurious performance is described. The phase coherent synthesizer includes digital direct synthesizer (DDS) circuitry, frequency multiplier circuitry, an oscillator, and a mixing stage. The digital direct synthesizer (DDS) circuitry has a first output and a second output. The first output is associated with a fine resolution synthesis. The second output is associated with a step synthesis. A second output signal provided via the second output has a higher frequency compared with a first output signal provided via the first output. The frequency multiplier circuitry is connected with the second output. The frequency multiplier circuitry is configured to multiply the second output signal received via the second output, thereby generating a multiplied output signal. The mixing stage has two input ports connected with the frequency multiplier circuitry and the oscillator respectively. The mixing stage includes, for example, circuitry configured to mix the multiplied output signal and an oscillator output signal of the oscillator, thereby generating an intermediate frequency signal. The first output signal and the intermediate frequency signal are synchronized with each other. |
| US12218670B2 |
Flip-flops having strong transistors and weak transistors
An integrated circuit includes a first clocked forwarding-switch and a second clocked forwarding-switch each implemented with strong transistors in at least one strong active-region structure. The integrated circuit also includes a first clocked inverter and a second clocked inverter each implemented with weak transistors in at least one weak active-region structure. The integrated circuit further includes a first inverter cross coupled with the first clocked inverter and a second inverter cross coupled with the second clocked inverter. An output of the first clocked forwarding-switch is conductively connected with an output of the first clocked inverter, and an output of the second clocked forwarding-switch is conductively connected with an output of the second clocked inverter. |
| US12218669B2 |
Dual-edge-triggered flip-flop
A flip-flop includes an input logic circuit, a first latch, a second latch, and an output multiplexer; where the input logic circuit outputs a clock bar signal based on an input data bit and a clock signal, where the first latch and the second latch operate based on the input data bit, the clock signal, and a clock bar signal, where the output multiplexer operates based on outputs from nodes of the first and second nodes and outputs an output data bit, and where the input logic circuit has a uniform value in a period where there is no change of a value of the output data bit. |
| US12218665B2 |
Managing data transfers in semiconductor devices by separating circuits for lower-speed-type data and higher-speed-type data
Systems, methods, circuits, and devices for managing data transfers in semiconductor devices are provided. In one aspect, an integrated circuit includes: a first interface for receiving higher-speed-type data, a second interface for receiving lower-speed-type data, a first logic circuit coupled to the first interface, a second logic circuit coupled to the second interface, and a driving circuit separately coupled to the first logic circuit and the second logic circuit. The first data interface, the first logic circuit, and the driving circuit are arranged in series to form a first data path for transferring the higher-speed-type data with a first speed. The second data interface, the second logic circuit, and the driving circuit are arranged in series to form a second data path for transferring the lower-speed-type data with a second speed. The first speed is higher the second speed. |
| US12218662B1 |
Line driver with high over-voltage protection
A line driver circuit include a multitude of PMOS and NMOS transistors. A first PMOS transistor receives an output voltage of a first level converter. A second PMOS transistor receives a first reference voltage. A third and fourth PMOS transistors receive an output voltage of a second voltage level converter. The source terminal of the first PMOS transistor receives the supply voltage. The drain terminal of the fourth PMOS transistor is coupled to an output terminal of the line driver circuit. A first NMOS transistor receives an input signal. A second NMOS transistor receives a second reference voltage. A third and fourth NMOS transistors receive an output voltage of a third level converter. The first NMOS transistor receives a ground potential. The drain terminal of the fourth NMOS transistor is coupled to the output terminal of the line driver. The first, second and third voltage converters receive the input signal. |
| US12218661B1 |
Driver circuit of display device
A driver circuit of a display device is provided. The driver circuit includes a high-side transistor, a high-side voltage drop suppressor circuit, a low-side transistor, a low-side voltage drop suppressor circuit and a control circuit. When the driver circuit supplies power supplies power generated from a high-side input voltage, the control circuit turns on the high-side voltage drop suppressor circuit for reducing a voltage drop across a first terminal and a second terminal of the high-side transistor. When the driver circuit supplies power generated from a low-side input voltage, the control circuit turns on the low-side voltage drop suppressor circuit for reducing a voltage drop across a first terminal and a second terminal of the low-side transistor. |
| US12218660B2 |
Power transistor circuit that generates internal voltage supply
A power transistor circuit suppling an internal voltage to an internal voltage supply node. The power transistor circuit includes external terminals, to each of which signals and/or voltages are applied, for each of the input node, output node and control node of the power transistor. The power transistor circuit includes the power transistor, a current draw transistor, a first diode connected between an external control terminal and the internal voltage supply node, and a second diode connected between the current draw transistor output node and the internal voltage supply node. The power transistor circuit includes a charge pump that receives power from the internal voltage supply node and outputs a voltage to the control node of the current draw transistor. In operation, the internal voltage supply node receives power from the external control terminal via the first diode, or an external input terminal via the current draw transistor and the second diode. |
| US12218654B2 |
Switching device
Switching device includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a first transistor, a second transistor, a third transistor, a fourth transistor, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to control the first transistor, the second transistor, the third transistor, and the fourth transistor. The control circuit is configured to, when supply of the first voltage to the third node is stopped, turn the second transistor from an off state to an on state, turn the third transistor and the fourth transistor from an on state to an off state, and after a first period passes, turn the first transistor from an off state to an on state. |
| US12218647B2 |
Microelectromechanical resonator
A moveable micromachined member of a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device includes an insulating layer disposed between first and second electrically conductive layers. First and second mechanical structures secure the moveable micromachined member to a substrate of the MEMS device and include respective first and second electrical interconnect layers coupled in series, with the first electrically conductive layer of the moveable micromachined member and each other, between first and second electrical terminals to enable conduction of a first joule-heating current from the first electrical terminal to the second electrical terminal through the first electrically conductive layer of the moveable micromachined member. |
| US12218646B2 |
Surface acoustic wave resonator device and method for manufacturing the same, and filter
A surface acoustic wave resonator device and method for manufacturing the same, and filter, the surface acoustic wave resonator device includes an interdigital electrode body region, and including: a piezoelectric substrate; a first interdigital electrode, a first interdigital electrode connection part and a first interdigital electrode lead-out part electrically connected to each other; a second interdigital electrode, a second interdigital electrode connection part and a second interdigital electrode lead-out part electrically connected to each other; and a spanning structure; wherein the first and second interdigital electrode connection parts are respectively located on opposite sides of the interdigital electrode body region; the first interdigital electrode connection part contacts the first interdigital electrode and is electrically isolated from the second interdigital electrode through the spanning structure; the second interdigital electrode connection part contacts the second interdigital electrode and is electrically isolated from the first interdigital electrode through the spanning structure. |
| US12218645B2 |
Isolation communications channel using direct demodulation and data-edge encoding
An apparatus for communicating across an isolation barrier includes a differential pair of input terminals. The apparatus includes a bandpass filter circuit configured to receive a received signal on the differential pair of input terminals and to provide a received differential signal on a differential pair of nodes. The apparatus includes a demodulator directly coupled to the bandpass filter circuit and configured to directly demodulate the received differential signal on the differential pair of nodes to provide a demodulated received signal. |
| US12218642B2 |
Audio control using auditory event detection
In some embodiments, a method for processing an audio signal in an audio processing apparatus is disclosed. The method includes receiving an audio signal and a parameter, the parameter indicating a location of an auditory event boundary. An audio portion between consecutive auditory event boundaries constitutes an auditory event. The method further includes applying a modification to the audio signal based in part on an occurrence of the auditory event. The parameter may be generated by monitoring a characteristic of the audio signal and identifying a change in the characteristic. |
| US12218636B2 |
Doherty amplifier
A Doherty amplifier according to the disclosure includes an input terminal, a first input transmission line connected to the input terminal via a branch portion, a second input transmission line connected to the input terminal via the branch portion, a carrier amplifier connected to the first input transmission line, a peak amplifier connected to the second input transmission line, a first output transmission line including one end connected to output of the carrier amplifier, a second output transmission line including one end connected to output of the peak amplifier, a synthesis line including one end connected to another end of the first output transmission line and another end of the second output transmission line and an output terminal connected to another end of the synthesis line, wherein the first output transmission line includes a wide portion which is wider than another portion of the first output transmission line. |
| US12218631B2 |
Circuit apparatus and oscillator
A circuit apparatus includes a clock signal generation circuit configured to generate a clock signal by a resonator, an output circuit configured to operate in a first state or a second state in which a consumption current is different from that in the first state and output an output clock signal, and a temperature compensation circuit configured to compensate for a frequency-temperature characteristic of the clock signal based on a temperature detection signal. When the output circuit operates in the first state, the temperature compensation circuit outputs a first temperature compensation signal that compensates for a frequency-temperature characteristic when the output circuit operates in the first state, and the clock signal generation circuit generates a clock signal based on the first temperature compensation signal. When the output circuit operates in the second state, the temperature compensation circuit outputs a second temperature compensation signal that compensates for a frequency-temperature characteristic when the output circuit operates in the second state, and the clock signal generation circuit generates a clock signal based on the second temperature compensation signal. |
| US12218629B2 |
Solar power leveling system via string-based power compensation
Proposed is a solar power leveling system, more particularly, a solar power leveling system via string-based power compensation, wherein outputs between strings are equalized by charging or discharging using a power compensation device so that output through solar power generation is maximized with a simple device configuration, and when there is reduction in output of a plurality of strings, compensation power for maximizing the total string output is calculated to achieve power compensation, whereby the power compensation device performs power compensation with a single discharging part and maximizes the total power generation amount of the strings connected to each other in parallel. |
| US12218618B2 |
Regenerative energy dissipation control in a multichannel drive
A method of controlling dissipation of regenerated power in a multi-channel drive system having a plurality of inverters connected in parallel across an input power supply to drive one or more loads via one or more motors. The method includes determining a circulation current demand for the inverters when the drive system is operating in regenerative mode, the circulating current demand being dependent on the regenerated power and applied to the inverters such that the regenerated power flows through the inverters and is dissipated by the inverters. |
| US12218614B2 |
Steering motor control device and method
The embodiments relate to a steering motor control device and method. An embodiment may provide a steering motor control device for controlling a steering motor including a first winding and a second winding including a receiver for receiving requested output information on an output of the steering motor, a determiner configured to, if one of the first winding and the second winding is determined to fail, determine output distribution information based on the requested output information and predetermined reference output information, and determine normal winding control information and faulty winding control information based on the output distribution information, and a controller for controlling an operation of the normal winding and an operation of the failed winding. |
| US12218613B2 |
Electric motor driving apparatus, control method, vehicle, and readable storage medium
A motor drive apparatus includes a three-phase inverter and a three-phase motor. A first terminal of the three-phase inverter is connected to a positive electrode of a power battery. A second terminal of the three-phase inverter is connected to a negative electrode of the power battery Three phase coils of the three-phase motor are respectively connected to midpoints of three phase legs of the three-phase inverter. The motor drive apparatus is configured to simultaneously control (i) a process of charging the power battery by a power supply module, (ii) a torque of the three-phase motor at a zero output, and (iii) the three-phase inverter and the three-phase motor to heat a heat exchange medium flowing through at least one of the three-phase inverter or the three-phase motor. |
| US12218607B2 |
Method for controlling a power converter, and power converter system having such a power converter
A method controls a power converter in which a target value of a control parameter is limited by at least one limiting value. The method is characterized in that the at least one limiting value is determined dynamically over time as a function of a power converter temperature. A power converter system having a control device is provided and configured to carry out the method. |
| US12218603B2 |
Control system of a polyphase power converter
A control system of a polyphase power converter has a regulation device configured to generate a control parameter that includes a drive setpoint value or a pulse duration associated with the drive setpoint value of at least one phase situated in a non-linearity zone of a chart and a control optimization system configured to receive the control parameter generated by the regulation device to control the polyphase power converter to deliver a balanced voltage system. The control optimization system modifies each phase of the control parameter so that it is in a linearity zone of the chart. The control parameter of each of the phases is modified in the same manner. |
| US12218601B2 |
Flyback converter and control method thereof
Disclosed is a flyback converter and a control method thereof. The flyback converter comprises: a transformer; a power switch; a driver; a synchronous rectifier; and a feedback control module, wherein the feedback control module is configured to output a primary-side turn-on signal when a new switching cycle is started; in each switching cycle, the feedback control module is configured to turn off a primary-side power switch according to a voltage across the synchronous rectifier and an output voltage of the flyback converter. The flyback converter only needs a single isolation device to achieve lossless equivalent peak current control and driving interlocking of primary side and the secondary side, and the synchronous rectifier can effectively prevent driving shoot-through of the primary side and the secondary side in terms of control without reducing a drive voltage, which further improves system efficiency and reliability. |
| US12218596B2 |
Control device of a switching voltage regulator and switching voltage regulator
In an embodiment a control device includes a first input configured to receive a measurement signal representative of an output voltage of a switching circuit of a voltage regulator, a state determination block coupled to the first input and configured to generate a signal of actual operating condition of the voltage regulator and a driving signals generation module configured to generate at least one switching command signal for the switching circuit from an error signal representative of a difference between the output voltage and a nominal voltage, wherein the driving signals generation module includes an error-compensation circuit having a transfer function and configured to generate a control signal from the error signal and the actual operating condition signal, the control signal being a function of the actual operating condition. |
| US12218594B2 |
Control device for a switching voltage regulator and control method
A control circuit and method, wherein an error signal is generated representative of a difference between an output voltage of a switching circuit and a nominal signal; a single control signal is generated, representative of an average error of the error signal; the single control signal is compared with a first periodic reference signal and a second periodic reference signal; a first pulse width modulated signal is generated by a Buck modulator; and a second pulse width modulated signal is generated by a Boost modulator. The maximum value of the first periodic reference signal and the minimum value of the second periodic reference signal are higher and lower, respectively, than the single control signal in a transient control mode between a Buck control mode and a Boost control mode. |
| US12218591B2 |
Switching power converter and conversion control circuit thereof
A conversion control circuit, configured to control a switching power converter, includes a trigger signal generation circuit, an on-time control circuit, and a logic driver circuit. The trigger signal generation circuit is configured to generate a turn-on trigger signal. The on-time control circuit is configured to generate a turn-off trigger signal to determine the on-time and/or the off-time of a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, and adjusts the on-time and/or the off-time according to the input voltage and the output voltage, such that the switching frequency of the switching power converter is adaptively adjusted according to a ratio between the output voltage and the input voltage. The logic driver circuit is configured to generate the PWM signal according to the turn-on trigger signal and the turn-off trigger signal, wherein the turn-on trigger signal enables the PWM signal, and the turn-off trigger signal disables the PWM signal. |
| US12218586B2 |
Charge adjustment techniques for switched capacitor power converter
An apparatus for converting a first voltage into a second voltage includes a reconfigurable switched capacitor power converter having a selectable conversion gain. The power converter has switch elements configured to electrically interconnect capacitors to one another and/or to the first or second voltage in successive states. The switch elements are configured to interconnect at least some capacitors to one another through the switch elements. A controller causes the reconfigurable switched capacitor power converter to transition between first and second operation modes. The controller minimizes electrical transients arising from transition between modes. In the first operating mode, the power converter operates with a first conversion gain. In the second operating mode, it operates with a second conversion gain. |
| US12218584B2 |
Multiphase power converter with CLC resonant circuit
Multiphase power converter with CLC resonant circuit. One example is a method of operation a power converter, the method including: charging, during a first on-time, a first output inductor by way of a first switching-tank circuit defining a first switch node coupled to a first lead of a resonant inductor; creating, during the first on-time, a first current flow into the first switching-tank circuit through the resonant inductor; and then charging, during a second on-time, a second output inductor by way of a second switching-tank circuit defining a second switch node coupled to a second lead of the resonant inductor; and creating, during the second on-time, a second current flow into the second switching-tank circuit through the resonant inductor. |
| US12218583B2 |
Multi-level power converter with additional fly capacitor
A power converter circuit that includes two flying capacitors, is coupled to a regulated power supply node in a computer system. The power converter circuit magnetizes an inductor using the two flying capacitors during a first phase. During a second phase, the power converter circuit charges one of the flying capacitors, de-magnetizes the inductor, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node. The power converter circuit magnetizes the inductor using the flying capacitors, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node during a third phase. During a fourth phase, the power converter circuit again de-magnetizes the inductor, charges the one of the flying capacitors, and transfers charge to the regulated power supply node. |
| US12218580B2 |
Surge protection and failsafe circuit for DC-DC converter
A Direct Current (DC)-DC converter includes an input capacitor connected across a positive input terminal and a return input terminal. A DC-DC converter circuit is connected across the positive input terminal and the return input terminal. A current limiting failsafe circuit includes a current limiting portion connected across the positive input terminal and the return input terminal and a failsafe portion connected to a sensed voltage output. The failsafe portion is configured to control a current limit function of the current limiting portion and configured to force the DC-DC converter circuit into an off state in response to retripping of the current limiting portion. |
| US12218579B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a constant current generating circuit unit; a first current mirror circuit unit having a constant current as an input current and generating a first mirror current as a mirror current; a level shift circuit unit including a clamp transistor between whose drain and source a first mirror current flows and to whose base a power supply voltage of the constant current generating circuit unit is applied, and a transistor that is connected in series to the clamp transistor and through which the first mirror current flows; a second current mirror circuit unit having as an input stage a transistor and having as an output stage a transistor through which a second mirror current replicating the first mirror current flows; and an error absorption circuit unit connected to a terminal for outputting the second mirror current of the output-stage transistor in the second current mirror circuit unit. |
| US12218575B2 |
Adaptive control for reconfiguring a regulator and/or a charge pump for a power converter
In a power converter having a regulator and charge pump, both of which operate in plural modes, a controller receives information indicative of the power converter's operation and, based at least in part on said information, causes transitions between regulator modes and transitions between charge-pump modes. |
| US12218574B2 |
Adaptive spread-spectrum modulation for DC/DC converters
A modulation device may include a variable burst regulator and a current-driven clock generator. The modulation device may include a first output terminal configured to provide a modulated voltage for an operating frequency over a modulation period. The current-driven clock generator may include a second input terminal configured to receive a buffered version of the modulated voltage. The current-driven clock generator may include a second output terminal configured to provide a modulated current during the modulation period. The operating frequency may be proportional to the modulated current. The operating frequency may control the operating frequency over the modulation period. |
| US12218569B2 |
Stator segment, stator, wind turbine and method of manufacturing a stator segment
A stator segment for an electric machine, in particular for a wind turbine generator is provided, the stator segment including a support structure, a lamination stack, and at least one fastening member for fastening the lamination stack to the support structure, wherein the lamination stack includes a plurality of lamination packets stacked between a drive end and a non-drive end, each lamination packet including a yoke having a plurality of teeth extending radially outwards on one side of the yoke and a connection structure formed at the side opposite the teeth, the connection structure being shaped to engage with the at least one fastening member in such a way that a part of the fastening member extends within the yoke. Furthermore, a stator, a wind turbine and a method of manufacturing are provided. |
| US12218561B2 |
Electric machine assembly having a rotor frame to provide cooling
A rotor assembly for use with an electric machine assembly includes a plurality of magnets and a rotor frame having a pair of opposing end plates and a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal members extending between the opposing end plates. The opposing end plates and the plurality of longitudinal members combine to define a plurality of openings that are each configured to receive a magnet of the plurality of magnets. At least one of the opposing end plates includes a plurality of fins extending therefrom in a direction opposite the longitudinal members. |
| US12218558B2 |
Motor assembly for linear direct-drive motor
A motor assembly comprising a mover assembly and a stator. The mover assembly comprising a plurality of mover assembly units, each unit comprising: a non-ferromagnetic core with a profile of an outer surface having at least two flat sections lying on intersecting planes; at least two ferromagnetic laminated structures arranged on the at least two flat sections of the non-ferromagnetic core, each ferromagnetic laminated structure includes a stack of ferromagnetic plates, each plate is covered with a non-conductive coating. Each ferromagnetic laminated structure is arranged on a corresponding flat section of the at least two flat sections of the non-ferromagnetic core such that side of each ferromagnetic plate is adjacent to the non-ferromagnetic core thereby making the ferromagnetic plates of the at least two ferromagnetic laminated structures lie on intersecting planes. The mover assembly unit further comprises windings of wire wrapped around the ferromagnetic laminated structures and the non-ferromagnetic core. |
| US12218554B2 |
Motor
A motor includes a rotor, a stator, a first substrate, a second substrate, and an electronic component arranged at the second substrate. The stator includes a stator core, an insulator, and a coil wound around the stator core via the insulator. The insulator includes a coupling part connected to an external device. The first substrate is fixed to the insulator. The second substrate is fixed to the first substrate. The first substrate and the second substrate are spaced apart in a rotation axis direction of the rotor. |
| US12218550B2 |
Electric machine thermal management assembly and method
An electrical machine assembly includes a shaft rotatable about an axis of an electric machine and first and second endcaps mounted to the shaft. The first endcap includes a first endcap coolant channel. The second endcap includes a second endcap coolant channel. A rotor is mounted to the shaft axially between the first and second endcaps. The rotor includes first rotor coolant channels and second rotor coolant channels. The first rotor coolant channels are configured to communicate liquid coolant that is received from the first endcap coolant channel axially through the rotor in a first direction. The second rotor coolant channels are configured to communicate liquid coolant that is received from the second endcap coolant channel axially through the rotor in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. |
| US12218545B2 |
Uninterruptible power supply
This uninterruptible power supply includes a switch that is turned off while an AC power supply is normal and turned on during power failure, a converter that converts AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power to supply resultant DC power to a DC link portion while the AC power supply is normal, and that supplies DC power supplied from a battery through the switch to the DC link portion during power failure, an inverter that converts DC power from the DC link portion into AC power to supply resultant AC power to a load, and a chopper circuit that allows DC power from the DC link portion to be stored in the battery while the AC power supply is normal. |
| US12218542B2 |
Voltage regulator for computing device
A computing device is provided, including a battery, a processor configured to receive electrical power from the battery via a voltage regulator, and one or more additional electronic components configured to receive electrical power from the battery. The computing device may further include a first current detector configured to detect a total battery discharge current. The voltage regulator may be configured to receive a first analog current signal from the first current detector, convert the first analog current signal into first digital current data, and transmit the first digital current data to the processor. The processor may be further configured to determine a difference between the total battery discharge current and an available electric current limit for the battery. In response to at least determining the difference, the processor may be further configured to adjust one or more performance parameters of the processor such that the difference is reduced. |
| US12218537B2 |
Wearable electronic device charging unit
The presently disclosed subject matter aims to provide a wearable electronic device charging unit configured to be fastened onto a wearable electronic device strap attached to a wearable electronic device case, the wearable electronic device charging unit comprising: a power source; and, at least one attaching element coupled to the power source configured to attach the power source onto the wearable electronic device strap; wherein the power source is configured to be in an electrical communication with a rechargeable battery located within the wearable electronic device case so as to recharge the rechargeable battery without interfering with the operation of one or more power-consuming components located on the wearable electronic device case. |
| US12218532B2 |
Power storage system, control apparatus for power storage apparatus, and control method for controlling switches connected to the power storage apparatus
A power storage system includes a plurality of power storage apparatuses and a control apparatus. The plurality of power storage apparatuses are connected in parallel to each other via respective switches. The control apparatus controls the switches, based on respective voltage values of the plurality of power storage apparatuses and respective resistance values of conductive paths of the plurality of power storage apparatuses. The control apparatus charges or discharges at least one of the plurality of power storage apparatuses. |
| US12218531B2 |
Charge control device and charge control method
A charge control device for charging a battery with electric power supplied from an external power supply includes: an external power supply information acquisition unit that acquires external power supply information including a voltage of the external power supply; a battery information acquisition unit that acquires battery information including a temperature, a voltage, and an electric current of the battery; a power consumption acquisition unit that acquires an amount of electric power supplied from the battery to an auxiliary device as a power consumption amount; and a charge time estimation unit that estimates a charge time of the battery. The charge time estimation unit acquires an initial value of a state of charge of the battery based on the battery information, and estimates the charge time based on the battery temperature, the external power supply information, the power consumption amount, and the initial value of the state of charge. |
| US12218530B2 |
System and method for managing battery
Discussed is a system for managing a battery, the system including a wireless communication unit that communicates with a first upper-level battery management system performing communication using a first communication channel, a communication abnormality detection unit that detects a communication abnormality of the first upper-level battery management system, and a channel change unit that changes the communication channel of the wireless communication unit to a second communication channel different from the first communication channel when the communication abnormality of the first upper-level battery management system is detected by the communication abnormality detection unit. |
| US12218527B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling power in wireless power transfer system
A method and an apparatus for controlling power in a wireless power transfer system are disclosed. A method for controlling power of a main device in a wireless power transfer system comprises the steps of: receiving information necessary for power control from a plurality of peripheral devices; identifying the actual power consumption state of the plurality of peripheral devices on the basis of the information necessary for power control, and determining a reference peripheral device on the basis of the actual power consumption state; and determining output power in consideration of the reference peripheral device. |
| US12218525B2 |
Method for detecting foreign material, and apparatus and system therefor
A power transmission method for a wireless power transmitter, the power transmission method including receiving, from a wireless power receiver, a foreign object detection (FOD) status packet including information on a reference quality factor or a reference peak frequency, and at least one of a signal strength packet, an end power transfer packet, a power control hold-off packet, a control error packet, a renegotiation packet, an eight-bit reception power packet, and a charging status packet to which a byte encoding technique is applied; determining whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on the FOD status packet; and generating a foreign object detection indicator indicating whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on a result of the determination and transmitting the generated foreign object detection indicator to the wireless power receiver, wherein the byte encoding technique is a technique of inserting a start bit, a stop bit, and a parity bit into an encoded binary bit stream of a packet having a length of 8 bits. |
| US12218521B2 |
Wireless power transfer systems for kitchen appliances
A kitchen appliance is disclosed includes a first electrical component, a second electrical component, and a wireless power receiver system. The wireless power receiver system includes a first receiver antenna configured to couple with a first transmission antenna and receive virtual AC power signals from the first transmission antenna. A second receiver antenna is configured to couple with a second transmission antenna and receive virtual DC power signals from the second transmitter antenna. A first receiver power conditioning system is configured to receive the virtual AC power signals, convert the virtual AC power signals to AC received power signals, and provide the AC received power signals to power the first electrical component. The second receiver power conditioning system configured to receive the virtual DC power signals, convert the virtual DC power signals to DC received power signals, and provide the DC received power signals to power the second electrical component. |
| US12218518B2 |
System and method for powering an implantable device using acoustic energy
A method for wirelessly powering a device includes: acoustically coupling an acoustic transmitter to an external surface of a mammal at an approximate location of an implantable device disposed in the mammal; producing, with the acoustic source, acoustic energy having a frequency in a frequency range of about 0.5 MHz to about 3 MHz; receiving the acoustic energy with one or more transducers in the implantable device, the one or more transducers electrically connected to an electric circuit, the one or more transducers having a length in a length range of about 1 wavelength to about 10 wavelengths of the acoustic energy; converting, with the one or more transducers, the acoustic energy to electric energy; and providing the electric energy to a device electrically connected to the electric circuit. |
| US12218517B2 |
Wireless power transmission system and resonance frequency adjustment unit for wireless power transmission system
A wireless power transmission system includes a structure entirely surrounded by an electromagnetic wave shielding member having appropriate electrical conductivity and appropriate frequency selectivity; at least one power receiving unit; at least one power transmission unit; and at least one resonance frequency adjuster. The resonance frequency adjuster includes at least one conductive protrusion having an open end and a transmission line connected to another end of the conductive protrusion at one end of the transmission line, wherein the open end of the conductive protrusion is arranged inside the structure, and the transmission line is electrically connected to the electromagnetic wave shielding member defining a wall surface of the structure at another end not connected to the conductive protrusion. |
| US12218516B2 |
Wireless power transfer
A power transmitter (101) comprises a driver (201) generating a drive signal for an output resonance circuit comprising transmitter coil (103) generating a power transfer signal. A resonance detector (307) determines a coupled resonance frequency for the output resonance circuit during where the coupled resonance frequency is a resonance frequency for the output resonance circuit for the transmitter coil (103) being coupled to a receiver coil (107) which is part of a power transfer input resonance circuit of the power receiver (105). The input resonance circuit has a quality factor of no less than ten. An estimation circuit (309) determines a coupling factor estimate for the coupling between the transmitter coil (103) and the receiver coil (107) in response to a non-coupled resonance frequency of the output resonance circuit and the first effective resonance frequency. An adapter (311) sets an operating parameter in response to the coupling factor estimate. |
| US12218512B2 |
Wireless, energy harvester with modular sensor system
A modular sensor system comprising a plurality of modules, the plurality of modules comprising one or more sensors, one or more energy harvesters, one or more energy storage devices, one or more wireless radios, and one or more electronics devices, wherein the one or more energy harvesters comprise a photovoltaic cell; and one or more blind-mate connectors contained within each of the plurality of modules, wherein the one or more blind-mate connectors comprise an electrical connector to transmit power and/or data and configured to connect two modules of the plurality of modules together. |
| US12218511B2 |
Monitoring systems and methods for power line structures and energy harvesting
A monitoring system for a power line structure includes a system for harvesting electrical energy from electric fields emanating from the power line. The monitoring system includes a weather resistant enclosure configured to be mounted near the power line. The electrical energy harvesting system includes an electric field antenna configured to receive electric fields emanating from the power line, an electrical energy harvesting circuit mounted within the enclosure and an earth ground connector configured to couple the harvesting circuit to an earth ground connection by direct connection or via a capacitive structure. An energy storage device is also electrically coupled to the harvesting circuit. The monitoring system further includes a sensor system electrically coupled to the harvesting system. The sensor system is configured to sense a condition and transmit corresponding condition data. |
| US12218498B2 |
Direct current power combiner
A circuit for combining direct current (DC) power including multiple direct current (DC) voltage inputs; multiple inductive elements. The inductive elements are adapted for operatively connecting respectively to the DC voltage inputs. Multiple switches connect respectively with the inductive elements. A controller is configured to switch the switches periodically at a frequency sufficiently high so that direct currents flowing through the inductive elements are substantially zero. A direct current voltage output is connected across one of the DC voltage inputs and a common reference to both the inputs and the output. |
| US12218495B2 |
Bus bar assembly
A bus bar assembly includes a first bus bar including a narrowing portion with a reduced cross-sectional area in a first direction between the end portions thereof, a second bus bar spaced from the first bus bar, an arc-blocking portion disposed to surround the narrowing portion at the least, a magnetic core disposed on the outside of the arc-blocking portion, and a housing accommodating respective portions of the first bus bar and the second bus bar, the arc-blocking portion, and the magnetic core. |
| US12218494B2 |
Electrical shielding termination systems
A conductor shielding termination assembly can include a housing tube defining an inner diameter housing channel therethrough. The housing tube can be made of conductive material. The assembly can include a shoulder bushing configured to insert within the inner diameter housing channel of the housing tube. The shoulder bushing can define an inner diameter bushing channel sized to receive an unshielded portion of a conductor. The assembly can include a clamping assembly configured to clamp around the housing tube and/or the conductor to axially lock the housing tube and the conductor and to trap a shielding termination between the housing tube and the clamping assembly. The clamping assembly can form a clamping inner diameter channel sized to receive a shielded portion of the conductor. |
| US12218490B2 |
Lightning-protection spark gap
The present invention relates to a lightning-protection spark gap, comprising a housing (G); a first electrode (3a), and a second electrode (3b), which diverge from each other; wherein, between the first inner side (Ia) of the first electrode (3a) and the second inner side (Ib) of the second electrode (3b), an ignition region (Z) and a subsequent propagation region (L) for an arc are formed; wherein the housing (G) forms an arc chamber (LK), which is arranged between the first and second electrodes (3a, 3b) and which is delimited by a quenching chamber (4); wherein, in the housing (G), at least one gas circulation channel (K1) is configured, by means of which a gas flow escaping from the quenching chamber (40) can be returned to the arc chamber (LK) via a first cut-out (V1; V1′; V1″; V1′″) in the propagation region (L) of the first electrode (3a). |
| US12218488B2 |
Light emitting apparatus and projector
A light emitting apparatus includes a laminate including a columnar section. The columnar section includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a first p-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer provided between the n-type semiconductor layer and the first p-type semiconductor layer, and a second p-type semiconductor layer in contact with the first p-type semiconductor layer. The first p-type semiconductor layer is provided between the light emitting layer and the second p-type semiconductor layer. The first p-type semiconductor layer has a c-plane and a facet surface. The second p-type semiconductor layer has a c-plane region provided at the c-plane and a facet-surface region provided at the facet surface. The c-plane region has negatively polarized charges at an interface with the first p-type semiconductor layer. The facet-surface region has positively polarized charges at the interface. |
| US12218486B2 |
Vertical cavity surface emitting device
A vertical cavity surface emitting device includes a substrate, a first multilayer film reflecting mirror on the substrate, a first semiconductor layer on the first multilayer film reflecting mirror, a light-emitting layer on the first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer on the light-emitting layer. The second semiconductor layer includes a low resistance region and a high resistance region on an upper surface. The high resistance region is depressed from the low resistance region toward the light-emitting layer outside the low resistance region and impurities of the second conductivity type are inactivated in the high resistance region such that the high resistance region has an electrical resistance higher than an electrical resistance of the low resistance region. A light-transmitting electrode layer is in contact with the low resistance region and the high resistance region, and a second multilayer film reflecting mirror is on the light-transmitting electrode layer. |
| US12218485B2 |
Mid-IR external cavity quantum cascade laser with a wavelength-adjustable interference filter
The invention relates to a wavelength-switchable, semiconductor laser (10), for generating of laser light in the optical range between 1 μm and 100 μm, wherein the laser (10) comprises an external cavity (11) and at least the following components: a semiconductor optical amplifier (12), comprising an intra-cavity facet (121) facing towards; a first optical element (13) for collimating a laser beam exiting the intra-cavity facet (121) arranged at the intra-cavity facet (121) of the semiconductor optical amplifier (12); a transmissive, wavelength-adjustable interference filter (1), comprising at least i) a wavelength-adjustable Fabry-Perot filter (100) and ii) a Fabry-Perot etalon (110) comprising a first planar surface (111) and a second planar (112) surface, wherein the first and second surface (111, 112) of the etalon (110) are arranged opposite and plane-parallel to each other and delimit an etalon cavity (113); wherein the Fabry-Perot etalon (110) and the Fabry-Perot filter (100) are arranged in a row; wherein the interference filter (1) is arranged between the first optical element (13) and the beam splitter (14), and wherein the components are arranged such that laser light comprising a selected laser wavelength can stably resonate in the external cavity, wherein an on-axis, retro-reflecting beam splitter (14) is arranged at one end of the external cavity (11). Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for selecting a laser wavelength using the laser. |
| US12218479B2 |
Photonic integrated circuits with controlled collapse chip connections
Embodiments are directed to a photonic device that includes a first substrate defining a surface and a trench forming a depression along a portion of the surface, and a second substrate coupled with the surface and extending from the surface to form a raised portion around the trench. The photonic device can also include a laser die positioned within the trench, such that the laser die is surrounded by the second substrate, and an optical material positioned within a region between the laser die and the second substrate. The photonic device can further include a third substrate coupled with the second substrate such that the second substrate is positioned between the first substrate and the third substrate such that the second substrate is configured to at least partially isolate the laser die from mechanical stress exerted on the optical device. |
| US12218477B2 |
High-luminous flux laser-based white light source
The embodiments described herein provide a high-luminous flux laser-based white light source. A plurality of laser packages are arranged in an array pattern on a common support member. The plurality of laser packages each include one or more laser diode devices and a phosphor member. The phosphor member converts a fraction of the electromagnetic radiation from each of the laser diode devices to an emitted electromagnetic radiation and a white light is outputted. |
| US12218474B2 |
Terminal-equipped wire
A terminal-equipped wire for charging inlet is provided with a wire including a conductor and an insulation coating, and a terminal to be connected to the conductor exposed from an end part of the wire. The insulation coating has an olefin-based resin as a main component. The terminal-equipped wire is further provided with a heat shrinkable tube for covering a region from a connection point of the conductor and the terminal to the insulation coating, and a primer layer provided between an inner peripheral surface of the heat shrinkable tube and an outer peripheral surface of the terminal. The inner peripheral surface of the heat shrinkable tube and an outer peripheral surface of the insulation coating are directly in contact. |
| US12218473B2 |
Method for configuring an electrical contact zone on/in a terminal, and electrical terminal
A method for configuring an electrical contact zone of a terminal includes providing the terminal having a contact portion extending in a longitudinal direction of the terminal, forming a contact dome having a radius in the contact portion of the terminal, and forming a contact zone in the terminal at the contact dome. The contact zone is formed subsequent to a start of the step of forming the contact dome. |
| US12218470B2 |
Insulation piercing wedge connector
An electrical connector includes a clamp body having a substantially C-shaped configuration defining an interior cavity. A wedge is configured to be inserted into the clamp body. The wedge has a wedge body defining a conductor channel and a plurality of fins extending from the wedge body into the conductor channel. The plurality of fins is oriented to pierce an insulation layer of a conductor when the wedge is inserted into a clamp body. |
| US12218469B2 |
Crimping terminal
A crimping terminal includes a conductor crimping portion, the conductor crimping portion including: a bottom plate on which a conductor of an electric wire is disposed; and a pair of conductor tightening pieces extending from both side edges of the bottom plate, the conductor crimping portion configured to be crimped and connected to the conductor by tightening the conductor in a state where the conductor is covered with the conductor tightening pieces. The conductor crimping portion includes a serration extending in a groove shape across the pair of conductor tightening pieces and the bottom plate in a direction intersecting an extending direction of the conductor to be disposed on the bottom plate, and a width of an opening of the serration is equal to or larger than a width of a bottom surface of the serration. |
| US12218467B2 |
High-fault-tolerance radio-frequency coaxial connector and assembly
A high-fault-tolerance radio-frequency coaxial connector and an assembly. The radio-frequency coaxial connector comprises a radio-frequency plug, a radio-frequency socket coaxially arranged with the radio-frequency plug, and a fixing assembly used for fixing the radio-frequency socket. The radio-frequency plug and the radio-frequency socket are movably connected in a plug-in manner, and plug-in structures between the radio-frequency plug and the radio-frequency socket are arranged at equal intervals. The fixing assembly comprises a fixing plug and a columnar fixing socket, and a locking structure used for locking the radio-frequency socket is provided between the fixing plug and the fixing socket. |
| US12218466B2 |
Impedance controlled electrical contact
A radio frequency (RF) electrical contact includes an electrical contact having a stationary electrical contact member and a movable electrical contact member that is received by the stationary electrical contact member. The movable electrical contact member is movable between an initial position and a mated position. The movable electrical contact member can contact the stationary electrical contact member at a stationary or fixed contact location. |
| US12218465B2 |
Coaxial connector with quick locking mechanism with visual assurance of locking
A connector assembly includes: a first connector having a first outer body, the first outer body including visual indicia on an outer surface thereof, the first outer body including first locking features; and a second connector having a second outer body and a coupling sleeve that is slidable axially relative to the outer body, the second connector including second locking features. The first connector is configured for mating with the second connector. When the first and second connectors are mated, the coupling sleeve is movable between an unlocked position, in which the first and second locking features are not engaged and the first and second connectors can be unmated, and a locked position, in which the coupling sleeve causes engagement of the first and second locking features, thereby preventing unmating of the first and second connectors. In the unlocked position, the coupling sleeve does not overlie the visual indicia, such that the visual indicia is visible, and in the locked position, the coupling sleeve overlies the visual indicia, such that the visual indicia is obscured from view. |
| US12218464B2 |
Connector assembly having a mating connector and a connector configured to be mounted on an object wherein an abutment portion of a supporting portion of a terminal of the connector is in contact with a receiving portion of a coupling portion of the terminal under a mated state
A connector assembly comprises a mating connector and a connector which is configured to be mounted on an object. The mating connector is mateable from above with the connector which is positioned below the mating connector in an up-down direction. The connector comprises a housing and a terminal. The terminal has a fixed portion, a held portion, a coupling portion, a supporting portion and a contact point. The coupling portion couples the fixed portion and the held portion with each other. The coupling portion has a receiving portion. The supporting portion extends from the held portion and is resiliently deformable. The supporting portion has an abutment portion. The abutment portion is positioned above the receiving portion in the up-down direction. The abutment portion is in contact with the receiving portion under a mated state where the connector and the mating connector are mated with each other. |
| US12218462B2 |
High-frequency electrical connector
An electrical connector comprises an insulative shell having a floor; a first plurality of contacts extending through the floor, wherein the first plurality of contacts are disposed in a plurality of columns; a second plurality of contacts extending through the floor, wherein the second plurality of contacts are interspersed with the first plurality of contacts within the plurality of columns; and a conductive member adjacent the floor. The conductive member comprises a first plurality of openings, wherein the first plurality of contacts extend through the openings of the first plurality of openings; a second plurality of openings, wherein the second plurality of contacts extend through the openings of the second plurality of openings; and a first plurality of tabs, extending into openings in the insulative shell. |
| US12218461B2 |
High power electrical connector
An electrical connector including a shell sized to receive and retain an electrically insulating housing insert, where the housing insert includes a cavity for receiving and retaining a wire-terminating electrical contact therein. The shell and housing insert each include a plurality of mating key features designed to provide a plurality of indexing positions for the housing insert, each index position defining an angular orientation of the housing insert relative to the shell to control a direction of the wiring exiting the electrical connector. |
| US12218459B2 |
Surgical instrument with removable cable and associated couplings
A surgical device and method of processing includes a cable and a first adapter. The adapter includes a body, an electrical contact connected to the cable, and an engagement assembly. The engagement assembly includes a latch coupling or a communication coupling. The latch coupling is movable between a locked and an unlocked position and includes a catch member. The communication coupling is configured to be resiliently biased into engagement between the electrical contact and an instrument or generator. |
| US12218457B1 |
Contactless high power RF connector
A RF connector includes a first conductor and a symmetrical second conductor. Each conductor has an elongated structure of a flat conductive material with a length corresponding to ¼ of a nominal frequency of a signal to be coupled and is connected at a first end to a coaxial connector and at a second end to the housing. The RF connector can be switched between an ON state and an OFF state. In the OFF state, the first conductor is distant from the second conductor and in the ON state the first conductor is in close contact with the second conductor such that open sides of their respective housings are oriented against each other, and the conductors are facing each other. |
| US12218452B2 |
Electrical connector with improved structural reliability
An electrical connector includes a first terminal module and a supporting block. The first terminal module includes a first insulating block and a number of first conductive terminals fixed to the first insulating block. At least one of the first conductive terminals includes a cantilever-shaped first elastic arm extending beyond the first insulating block and a supporting portion extending from the first elastic arm. The first elastic arm includes a first mating portion protruding forwardly along a mating direction and upwardly relative to the mating direction. The supporting portion is connected to the first mating portion. The supporting portion is exposed from the first insulating block. The supporting block is located behind the supporting portion along the mating direction and configured to abut against the supporting portion. |
| US12218449B2 |
Electrical connector
An electrical connector includes an insulating body with multiple accommodating slots, and multiple terminals accommodated in the accommodating slots. Each terminal has an elastic arm, a floating contact portion and a conducting portion. The elastic arm and the floating contact portion are provided at an interval. One end of the elastic arm is connected with the floating contact portion through an insulating block. When each terminal is mated with a first electronic component and a second electronic component, the conducting portion is electrically connected to the first electronic component, the floating contact portion is electrically connected to the second electronic component, the elastic arm provides an elastic force such that the floating contact portion moves downward, and the floating contact portion and the conducting portion are directly electrically connected. |
| US12218444B2 |
Assembly fixture for press-fitting contact pins in a printed circuit board assembly
Printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) are a fundamental component used in nearly all electronics. PCBAs provide electrical connections and mechanical support to electronic components and are generally made of copper layers laminated onto, though, and/or between one or more non-conductive substrate layers. Press-fit pin connections are often driven through the non-conductive substrate layers to connect power or ground across multiple conductive copper layers within a PCBA and/or connect electronic components on opposing sides of the substrate layer(s). Some new PCBA designs utilize fewer, but larger contact pins (e.g., power pins) in place of a greater number of smaller contact pins. With larger contact pin sizes, press-fit pin connections become more difficult to achieve with repeatable reliability in electrical connection without damaging surrounding features in a PCBA. The press-fitting assembly fixtures, contact pins, and methods described herein are capable of repeatable reliability and avoiding open and short failures. |
| US12218438B2 |
Antenna device and electronic equipment
An antenna device includes a radiating element, a coupling circuit, and a non-radiating resonant circuit. The coupling circuit includes first and second coupling elements, the first coupling element being connected between a feeder circuit and the radiating element, the second coupling element being coupled to the first coupling element. An end of the second coupling element is grounded, and another end of the second coupling element is connected to the non-radiating resonant circuit. A frequency characteristic of a return loss of the radiating element when seen from the feeder circuit is adjusted by a resonant frequency characteristic of the non-radiating resonant circuit. |
| US12218435B2 |
Multi-beam on receive electronically-steerable antenna
A Multi-Beam on Receive Electronically Steerable Antenna comprising a Tx array comprising a phased array of Tx antenna elements and having a geometric aperture with one or more pairs of parallel opposite sides; and an Rx array comprising a phased array of Rx antenna elements and having a geometric aperture with one or more pairs of parallel opposite sides. One or more pairs of parallel opposite sides of the geometric aperture of the Tx array are inclined relative to one or more pairs of parallel opposite sides of the geometric aperture of the Rx array. |
| US12218432B2 |
Antenna module and communication apparatus equipped with the same
A communications apparatus an antenna module include a first substrate on which a first radiation electrode and a first ground electrode are disposed; a second substrate on which a second radiation electrode and a second ground electrode are disposed; a third substrate on which a third ground electrode is disposed; and a first connection member having a flat plate shape and connected between the first substrate and the second substrate, a fourth ground electrode being disposed on the first connection member. A radio frequency signal is transmitted to the first radiation electrode through the first connection member, and a main surface of the first connection member is in contact with a main surface of the third substrate. |
| US12218431B2 |
Antenna subsystem with improved radiation performances
The invention provides an antenna subsystem with improved radiation performances. The antenna subsystem may comprise an antenna-in-module (AiM), an auxiliary structure being conductive, and a support structure being nonconductive and disposed between the AiM and the auxiliary structure. The AiM may comprise a base, and one or more radiators being conductive. The antenna subsystem may provide a spherical coverage by a combination of a first component of gain and a second component of gain. The auxiliary structure may be insulated from the one or more radiators, and may be configured for orienting a radiation pattern of the first component of gain and a radiation pattern of the second component of gain to two different directions respectively; and/or, causing the spherical coverage provided by the antenna subsystem to be broader than a spherical coverage provided by the AiM alone. |
| US12218429B2 |
Antenna assembly and base station antenna
The present invention relates to an antenna assembly. The antenna assembly comprises a feed board, a backplane, and a calibration board. A plurality of radiating elements are mounted on the feed board and extend forwardly from the feed board. The feed board is mounted on a first major surface of the backplane, and the calibration board is mounted on a second major surface of the backplane opposite the first major surface. The antenna assembly further includes a conductive structure, which extends through openings in at least two of the feed board, the backplane and the calibration board so as to electrically connect a first transmission line on the calibration board with a second transmission line on the feed board. The antenna assembly according to embodiments of the present invention can also achieve high integration and miniaturization of the overall antenna construction. Further, the present invention relates to a base station antenna comprises an antenna assembly. |
| US12218428B2 |
Portable antenna system for improving radio coverage
An In-Building Communications system is disclosed which permits communication in tunnels, underground parking garages, tall buildings such as skyscrapers, buildings having thick walls of concrete or metal, and/or any building which has communication dead zones. The invention includes a portable bi-directional amplifier (BDA) system, an outdoor antenna system attached to the building or independently mountable, an indoor antenna system attached to the building or independently mountable inside the building, and a standardized, In-Building Communications Interface Box (IBCIB) affixed preferably to the exterior of the building. The IBCIB communicates with antenna systems attached to the building. Emergency response personnel carry portable outdoor and indoor antenna systems and a portable, battery-powered, BDA system which may be independently deployed or connected to the IBCIB during an event such as a fire, earthquake, an act of terrorism, or whenever radio coverage enhancement is required. |
| US12218425B2 |
Base station antennas having reflector assemblies including a nonmetallic substrate having a metallic layer thereon
Base station antennas are provided that include a reflector assembly and a radiating element. The reflector assembly includes a reflector. The radiating element extends forwardly from the reflector. The reflector includes a nonmetallic substrate, and a metal layer mounted on the substrate. |
| US12218424B2 |
Electronic devices having antennas with loaded dielectric apertures
An electronic device may be provided with a conductive sidewall. An aperture may be formed in the sidewall. The sidewall may have a cavity that extends from the aperture towards the interior of the device. The cavity may be filled with an injection-molded plastic substrate. A dielectric block having a dielectric constant greater than that of the injection-molded plastic substrate and the antenna layers may be embedded in the injection-molded plastic substrate. The dielectric block may at least partially overlap an antenna. The antenna may convey radio-frequency signals at a frequency greater than 10 GHz through the cavity, the dielectric block, the injection-molded plastic substrate, and the aperture. The dielectric block may increase the effective dielectric constant of the cavity, allowing the antenna to cover relatively low frequencies without increasing the size of the aperture. |
| US12218420B2 |
Electronic device including antenna
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a first housing comprising a first support member facing in a first direction, a first rear cover facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a first side member surrounding a first space between the first support member and the first rear cover; a second housing; a hinge structure connected to the first housing and the second housing and configured to be folded about a folding axis; a first antenna structure disposed in the first space and configured to form a first electric field in the second direction; a second antenna structure disposed near the first antenna structure in the first space; and a conductive member disposed between the first antenna structure and the second antenna structure. |
| US12218417B2 |
Radome
To improve quality of a radome using a cyanate ester resin for a skin layer. A radome is formed of a multilayer structure in which a plurality of skin layers are layered on a surface of a core member. The plurality of skin layers include a first fiber reinforced plastic layer containing the cyanate ester resin and a fiber material and a second fiber reinforced plastic layer containing an epoxy resin and a fiber material. The second fiber reinforced plastic layer is disposed at a position in contact with the surface of the core member. A proportion of a thickness of the second fiber reinforced plastic layer to a thickness of all of the skin layers is preferably 50% or less. |
| US12218416B2 |
Multi-band MIMO panel antennas
Described are multi-band panel antennas which are configurable to have heavy-duty construction and which are fully IP67 waterproof. Suitable applications for the disclosed antennas include internet of things (IoT) gateway and IoT routers, HD video streaming, transportation, and remote monitoring applications. Additionally, the antennas can deliver MIMO coverage technology for worldwide 4G LTE bands at 698 to 960 MHz/1710 to 2170 MHz/2490 to 2690 MHz/3300 to 3600 MHz, Satellite Band, dual-band 2.4/5.8 GHz WiFi, and GNSS (GPS-GLONASS-BeiDou). |
| US12218414B2 |
Low-profile composite antenna device
A low-profile composite antenna device for vehicles includes a base plate, a circuit board, an antenna cover, a first element and a second element. The antenna cover has a ridgeline part whose longitudinal direction faces the vehicle traveling direction and a side surface part extending from both sides of the ridgeline part. The first element is arranged at the left side in the vehicle traveling direction, is inclined with respect to the base plate as viewed from the front side in the vehicle traveling direction and the upper end side thereof is arranged in a vicinity of the ridgeline part. The second element is arranged at the right side in the vehicle traveling direction, the upper end side thereof is arranged in the vicinity of the ridgeline part with a gap, and faces the first element from the ridgeline part toward the base plate. |
| US12218405B2 |
Antenna set
To provide an antenna set capable of forming a communication area which achieves a relatively high throughput.An antenna set comprising a group of antenna units transmitting streams by distributed MIMO, wherein the group of antenna units has a first antenna unit facing a window glass attached to a building, and a second antenna unit disposed at a distance from the first antenna unit. |
| US12218404B2 |
Network device mounting
A mounting device configured to be integrated with a network device to facilitate mounting of the network device is disclosed. In an embodiment, the mounting device is a twist-to-lock mounting device configured to be compatible with one or more standard types of ceiling rails, allowing network devices to be mounted in a non-destructive manner without requiring the use of tools. |
| US12218399B2 |
Systems and methods for general-purpose, high-performance transversal filter processing
A transversal radio frequency filter circuit having a low noise amplifier connected along an input signal path, a first power divider connected between the low noise amplifier and four single taps, and an output path connected to the outputs of each of the four single taps. Each of the four single taps having a coefficient control mechanism, a polarity selection mechanism, and a time delay element. The coefficient control mechanism can include a wideband digital step attenuator configured to support high control range of the coefficient. Additionally, the circuit can include a second power divider connected between the outputs of each of the four single taps and the output path. The circuit can further include a field-programmable gate array configured to control coefficient control mechanisms, the polarity selection mechanisms, and the time delay elements (when they are variable time delay elements). |
| US12218397B2 |
Device and method for variable signal attenuation in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as Long-Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a device for variable signal attenuation equipped in a stack-up structure inside an RFIC. The device for signal attenuation comprises: a first transmission line positioned on a first layer inside the RFIC; a second transmission line positioned on a second layer, which is adjacent to the first layer, and electromagnetically coupled to the first transmission line; and a control unit. The first transmission line comprises an impedance control unit on one side. The control unit can variably control the impedance control unit. |
| US12218392B2 |
Method of predicting liquid regions and vapor regions in bipolar plates of a fuel cell
A method of designing a fuel cell includes executing one or more programs on one or more computing devices having one or more processors to predict a location of one or more liquid regions and one or more vapor regions in microchannels at an air layer of a plate of the fuel cell. Based on the prediction, fluid flow networks for the air layer, a hydrogen layer, and a coolant layer of the fuel cell are simultaneously optimized via homogenized flow optimization. In response to the results of the homogenized flow optimization, one or more multi-scale Turing-patterned microstructures are generated for the air layer and the hydrogen layer. One or more multi-scale Turing-patterned microstructures are generated for the coolant layer by stacking the air layer and the hydrogen layer. |
| US12218390B2 |
Method for heating a fuel cell system and fuel cell system
The present invention relates to a method for heating a fuel cell system (1a; 1b; 1c; 1d) comprising at least one fuel cell stack (2) with an anode portion (3) and a cathode portion (4), and a reformer (5) upstream of the anode portion (3) for steam reforming using a fuel, the reformer (5) comprising a nickel-based catalyst, said method having the following steps: starting a heating process for heating the fuel cell system (1a; 1b; 1c; 1d) with a heating device (6) and conducting a carbon-containing fluid and conducting steam through the nickel-based catalyst of the reformer (5) during the heating process. The invention also relates to a fuel cell system (1a; 1b; 1c; 1d) which is designed to carry out a method according to the invention. |
| US12218388B2 |
Direct alcohol fuel cell
The present invention relates to a direct alcohol fuel cell (DAFC) comprising an anode terminal electrically connected to an anode catalyst in fluid communication with a fuel supply; a cathode catalyst in fluid communication with a gaseous oxidant; an electrically conducting cathode plate having a collecting element with evaporation holes, a bendable segment and a terminal site, which collecting element is electrically connected to the cathode catalyst; and a housing containing the collecting element, and a proton exchange membrane (PEM) between the anode catalyst and the cathode catalyst. |
| US12218385B2 |
Battery interconnects
Provided are interconnects for interconnecting a set of battery cells, assemblies comprising these interconnects, methods of forming such interconnects, and methods of forming such assemblies. An interconnect includes a conductor comprising two portions electrically isolated from each other. At least one portion may include two contacts for connecting to battery cells and a fuse forming an electrical connection between these two contacts. The interconnect may also include an insulator adhered to the conductor and mechanically supporting the two portions of the conductor. The insulator may include an opening such that the fuse overlaps with this opening, and the opening does not interfere with operation of the fuse. In some embodiments, the fuse may not directly interface with any other structures. Furthermore, the interconnect may include a temporary substrate adhered to the insulator such that the insulator is disposed between the temporary substrate and the conductor. |
| US12218384B2 |
Extended life battery cell
A battery cell may include a lid, a case, a jellyroll, and a gasket. The lid may include a first pin and a second pin. The case may form a chamber when sealed with the lid. The jellyroll may include a negative electrode having a negative electrode tab and a positive electrode having a positive electrode tab. The jellyroll may be disposed inside the chamber. The negative electrode tab may couple with the first pin to form a negative terminal of the battery cell and the positive electrode tab may couple with the second pin to form a positive terminal of the battery cell. The gasket may partially encase each of the negative electrode tab and the positive electrode tab to prevent a contact between the negative electrode tab, the positive electrode tab, and/or the case of the battery cell. |
| US12218383B2 |
Electrode plate for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery
This electrode plate for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a band-like core and a first active substance layer formed on at least a first surface of the core. A current-collecting lead is connected to an exposed section at which a portion of the first surface of the core is exposed in the longitudinal direction. The electrode plate for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery has a second active substance layer which is more electroconductive than the first active substance layer and which is disposed on a portion of the first surface such that it adjoins with the exposed section. |
| US12218382B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes: a plurality of battery cells arranged in rows that are parallel with a first axis, wherein the battery cells arranged in the rows adjacent to each other in a second axis crossing the first axis are forwardly or backwardly misaligned with each other with respect to the first axis; and a plurality of bus bars having a zigzag shape and forming a plurality of parallel modules by connecting corresponding ones of the battery cells arranged in the second axis in parallel. |
| US12218378B2 |
Battery, electric device, manufacturing method and manufacturing system for battery
This disclosure provides a battery, an electric device, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing system for the battery. The battery includes a battery module, a casing, and a flow guide member. The battery module includes an explosion-proof assembly. The casing accommodates the battery module. The casing includes a gas discharge passage. The gas discharge passage includes a gas inlet and a gas outlet. The flow guide member is disposed inside the casing and shields the explosion-proof assembly to form a gas guide passage. The gas guide passage is in communication with the gas inlet, for guiding gas generated by the battery module to an exterior of the casing through the gas outlet after the explosion-proof assembly is destroyed. This disclosure intends to solve the technical problem of use safety of the battery being seriously affected due to the battery being prone to catching fire quickly and then exploding. |