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US12250890B2 |
Two-terminal atom-based switching device and manufacturing method thereof
A two-terminal atom-based switching device having a fast operating speed and high durability and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. It is possible to reduce a forming voltage during positive voltage forming by forming an oxygen vacancy percolation path through negative voltage forming, which is first forming, and forming high binding energy and low formation energy between oxygen vacancies and metal ions implanted through positive voltage forming which is second forming after the negative voltage forming. Further, since a significant amount of metal ions implanted into the insulating layer through negative voltage application switching after the positive voltage forming is removed, the volatility of the two-terminal atom-based switching device may be improved, and a stuck-on failure phenomenon in the durability may be prevented. |
US12250886B2 |
Vibration device and imaging device
A vibration device includes a light-transmissive cover, a piezoelectric element to vibrate the light-transmissive cover, at least one vibration body connected to the piezoelectric element, at least one power feed conductor in contact with the piezoelectric element and feeding power to the piezoelectric element, and at least one elastic portion to press the at least one power feed conductor against the piezoelectric element. |
US12250885B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion element, method for manufacturing the same, and thermoelectric conversion device
A thermoelectric conversion element (100) of the present invention includes a first electrode (105) which has one side joined to a first surface (101a) of an n-type semiconductor via an n-side junction layer (102), and the other side joined to a first surface (103a) of a p-type semiconductor via a p-side junction layer (104), and a second electrode (106) which is joined to each of a second surface (101b) of the n-type semiconductor and a second surface (103b) of the p-type semiconductor via the n-side junction layer (102) and the p-side junction layer (104). Each of the n-type semiconductor (101) and the p-type semiconductor (103) has a composition represented by Formulas (1) and (2) below, and the n-side junction layer (102) and the p-side junction layer (104) include Al. Mg2SiaSn1-a+A (1) MgmSixSnyGez+B (2). |
US12250883B2 |
Organic electroluminescence element and electronic device
A compound may include a partial structures of formula (3-1A), (32h), and (3-11B) in one molecule, R300 to R306 being independently H or a substituent, or adjacent pair(s) form a ring, at least one of R301 to R306 is a single bond to another atom/structure in the molecule, and one of R301 to R306 is a single bond to the partial structure of formula (32h), X30 is N bonded to the partial structure of formula (3-1A), Y41 to Y48 are independently CR32, or C bonded to another atom/structure in the molecule, at least one of Y41 to Y48 is C bonded to the partial structure of formula (3-11B), R32 are independently H or a substituent, or pair(s) of adjacent R32 are bonded to form a ring, and at least one R32 is independently a single bond to another atom/structure in the molecule. |
US12250882B2 |
Deuterium-containing compound, and organic light-emitting device comprising same
The present specification provides a compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light emitting device including the same. The compound contains a deuterium and is used as a material of a light emitting layer of the organic light emitting device |
US12250879B2 |
Heterocyclic compound and organic light emitting device comprising the same
Provided is a heterocyclic compound of Chemical Formula 1: wherein: X is O or S; Y1, Y2 and Y3 are each independently CH or N, provided that at least one is N; L1 and L2 are each independently a direct bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted C5-60 heteroarylene containing at least one of N, O and S; and Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 aryl, and Ar2 and Ar3 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 aryl or a C5-60 heteroaryl containing at least one of N, O and S, provided that when all of Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 are a substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 aryl, any one of Ar1, Ar2 and Ar3 is substituted with 4 or more deuteriums; and an organic light emitting device including the same. |
US12250878B2 |
Light-emitting diode and amine compound for the same
A light-emitting diode may include a first electrode, a second electrode, and at least one functional layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the at least one functional layer including an amine compound represented by Formula 1. The light-emitting diode may exhibit high luminous efficiency properties and improved lifetime properties. |
US12250873B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, and an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the emission layer includes a first host represented by Formula 1, a second host different from the first host, and a dopant containing an organometallic complex, and thereby an improved service life characteristic may be exhibited: |
US12250872B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Provided is a new composition of matter for phosphorescent emitters containing a chelating ligand comprised of a fused heterocyclic structure containing boron. The disclosed ligands form two bonds to the metal forming a 6-membered chelate and can be further substituted to form tridentate or tetradentate ligands. |
US12250869B2 |
Mechanically robust and self-healable perovskite solar cells
A perovskite-polymer composite comprising a perovskite and a polymer, wherein the polymer has a structural unit comprising a thiourea (—HN(C═S)NH—) fragment and a (—R1—O—R2—) fragment, wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-C6 alkyl or a cycloalkyl linker; a mechanically robust and self-healable solar cell comprising same; and a method of making same. |
US12250865B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate including a display area provided with pixels disposed therein and a non-display area surrounding the display area and provided with a dummy pattern disposed therein; a light emitting layer formed on the pixels and the dummy pattern; and a bank surrounding the light emitting layer, wherein the dummy pattern includes: a first dummy part extending along a horizontal direction; a second dummy part extending along a vertical direction; and a third dummy part provided by extending the first dummy part and the second dummy part in a corner area where the first dummy part and the second dummy part are connected to each other and having a pattern protruding in an outer direction of the substrate. |
US12250859B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a base layer having a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area; a plurality of pixels on the first area of the base layer; a power line configured to supply the plurality of pixels with power; a power pattern on the second area and electrically connected to the power line; and a protrusion on the second area, the protrusion surrounding at least a portion of the first area and including a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion on the first protruding portion, wherein the power pattern includes an overlapping portion between the first protruding portion and the second protruding portion, the overlapping portion having an opening. |
US12250858B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a substrate having a bending region between a first region and a second region, the bending region being configured to be bent about a bending axis that extends in one direction; a display unit on the substrate; a first wiring unit at the bending region, the first wiring unit including a first bending portion having a plurality of first holes; and a second wiring unit spaced apart from the first wiring unit and at the bending region, the second wiring unit including a second bending portion having a different shape from the first bending portion. |
US12250856B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus including a display area including a first area having a first resolution and a second area having a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution and a non-display area comprises a conductive pattern arranged in the second area of the display area, a pixel electrode arranged in the second area, an opposite electrode facing the pixel electrode and contacting the conductive pattern, and a first electrode layer arranged in the non-display area and contacting the opposite electrode. |
US12250854B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first scan line spaced apart from a signal transmission region and a second scan line having a portion that is adjacent to the signal transmission region. The second scan line adjacent to the signal transmission region bypasses the signal transmission region. A compensation signal line connects one end of the second scan line and the other end thereof, and results in a decrease in a combined resistance of the second scan line. |
US12250852B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a thin film transistor disposed in a display area of a substrate and a display device in the display area that is electrically connected to the thin film transistor, an encapsulation layer that protects the display device, at least one through portion formed in the display area that vertically penetrates the substrate and a plurality of layers stacked on the substrate, and a first groove and a second groove that are spaced apart from each other and that surround the at least one through portion. A flow-restriction portion is disposed in a region between the first groove and the second groove that protrudes upwards from the substrate and confines an organic encapsulation layer of the encapsulation layer. |
US12250849B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus
A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes has a display region including an optical component setting region. The optical component setting region includes pixel regions, and a light transmission region is formed between adjacent pixel regions. The display panel includes pixels located in the display region, each pixel includes a pixel circuit and an organic light-emitting element, and the pixel circuit includes transistors. The transistors include first and second reset transistors and a drive transistor. The pixel circuits include first pixel circuit located in the optical component setting region, and a gate of the first reset transistor of the first pixel circuit is electrically connected to a gate of the second reset transistor of the first pixel circuit. |
US12250846B2 |
Light emitting element having light emitting layer and metal layer sequentially stacked on conductive ball, manufacturing method thereof, display device including light emitting element, and manufacturing method thereof
A light emitting element include: a spherical conductive ball made of a metal material having conductivity; a light emitting layer covering a portion of a surface of the conductive ball; a metal layer formed on the light emitting layer; and an insulating layer covering at least a portion of a remaining portion of the surface of the conductive ball. |
US12250845B2 |
Display panel and formation method thereof, and display apparatus
A display panel and a formation method thereof, and a display apparatus are provided in the present disclosure. The method includes providing a base substrate; forming an array layer on a side of the base substrate; forming a light-emitting structure layer on a side of the array layer away from the base substrate, where the light-emitting structure layer includes a plurality of light-emitting units; and forming a light-blocking layer on a side of the light-emitting structure layer away from the base substrate, where the light-blocking layer includes a black matrix and openings. Before forming the openings, the method further includes forming a first inorganic layer between the light-emitting structure layer and the light-blocking layer, where the first inorganic layer at least includes first sub-portions; and a vertical projection of a first sub-portion on the base substrate overlaps a vertical projection of a corresponding opening on the base substrate. |
US12250844B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided. The display device comprises: a first substrate including a plurality of pixels; a second substrate opposite to the first substrate; and an optical path change layer disposed between the first and second substrates and including a first pattern portion and a second pattern portion, wherein the first pattern portion has a first refractive index and includes a blue colorant, and the second pattern portion has a second refractive index smaller than the first refractive index. |
US12250843B2 |
Transparent display device, simulation method, and manufacturing method
The present disclosure provides a transparent display device, a simulation method, and a manufacturing method. The transparent display device includes a base substrate and a plurality of pixels arranged in an array form on the base substrate. Each pixel includes a transparent region and a display region, and a scattering structure for scattering light is arranged along a boundary between the transparent region and the display region. |
US12250840B2 |
Unit pixel for red-green-cyan-blue (RGCB) micro-display having vertically stacked sub-pixels
A unit pixel of a Red-Green-Cyan-Blue (RGCB) microdisplay is disclosed. In the unit pixel, sub-pixels that form blue light, green light, cyan light, and red light, are vertically stacked on a growth substrate. Accordingly, the unit pixel area may be reduced, and pixel transfer processing is facilitated. |
US12250836B2 |
Semiconductor devices
Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are provided. Semiconductor devices may include first and second active patterns on a substrate. Each of the first and second active patterns may extend in a first direction. The first and second active patterns may be aligned along the first direction and may be separated by a first trench extending in a second direction. The first trench may define a first sidewall of the first active pattern. The semiconductor devices may also include a channel pattern including first and second semiconductor patterns stacked on the first active pattern, a dummy gate electrode on the channel pattern and extending in the second direction, and a gate spacer on one side of the dummy gate electrode, the one side of the dummy gate electrode being adjacent to the first trench. The gate spacer may cover a first sidewall of the first active pattern. |
US12250835B2 |
Isolation between vertically stacked nanosheet devices
A lower nanosheet stack including alternating layers of a first work function metal and a semiconductor channel material, an upper nanosheet stack including alternating layers of a second work function metal and the semiconductor channel material, one or more dielectric layers between the lower nanosheet stack and the upper nanosheet stack, each separated by an inner spacer. An embodiment where the one or more partial dielectric layers each include an opening. Forming an upper nanosheet stack vertically aligned above an intermediate stack, vertically aligned above a lower nanosheet stack, the upper nanosheet stack, the lower nanosheet stack each including alternating layers of a first sacrificial material and a semiconductor channel material, the intermediate stack including one or more alternating layers of the sacrificial material and a second sacrificial material, recessing the second sacrificial material; and forming second inner spacers where the second sacrificial material was recessed. |
US12250824B2 |
Ferroelectric memory cell
A ferroelectric memory cell (FeRAM) is disclosed that includes an active device (e.g., a transistor) and a passive device (e.g., a ferroelectric capacitor) integrated in a substrate. The transistor and its gate contacts are formed on a front side of the substrate. A carrier wafer can be bonded to the active device to allow the active device to be inverted so that the passive device and associated contacts can be electrically coupled from a back side of the substrate. |
US12250820B2 |
Elevationally-extending string of memory cells and methods of forming an elevationally-extending string of memory cells
A method that is part of a method of forming an elevationally-extending string of memory cells comprises forming an intervening structure that is elevationally between upper and lower stacks that respectively comprise alternating tiers comprising different composition materials. The intervening structure is formed to comprise an elevationally-extending-dopant-diffusion barrier and laterally-central material that is laterally inward of the dopant-diffusion barrier and has dopant therein. Some of the dopant is thermally diffused from the laterally-central material into upper-stack-channel material. The dopant-diffusion barrier during the thermally diffusing is used to cause more thermal diffusion of said dopant into the upper-stack-channel material than diffusion of said dopant, if any, into lower-stack-channel material. Other embodiments, including structure independent of method, are disclosed. |
US12250814B2 |
Through-stack contact via structures for a three-dimensional memory device and methods of forming the same
A three-dimensional memory device includes a first-tier alternating stack of first insulating layers and first electrically conductive layers, a second-tier alternating stack of second insulating layers and second electrically conductive layers, a vertically alternating sequence of insulating plates and dielectric material plates laterally surrounded by the second-tier alternating stack, memory openings vertically extending through each layer within the first-tier alternating stack and the second-tier alternating stack, memory opening fill structures located in the memory openings, first contact via structures vertically extending through the vertically alternating sequence and contacting a respective one of the first electrically conductive layers, and second contact via structures contacting a respective one of the second electrically conductive layers. |
US12250812B2 |
Integrated assemblies and methods of forming integrated assemblies
Some embodiments include an integrated assembly having a source structure, and having a stack of alternating conductive levels and insulative levels over the source structure. Cell-material-pillars pass through the stack. The cell-material-pillars are arranged within a configuration which includes a first memory-block-region and a second memory-block-region. The cell-material-pillars include channel material which is electrically coupled with the source structure. Memory cells are along the conductive levels and include regions of the cell-material-pillars. A panel is between the first and second memory-block-regions. The panel has a first material configured as a container shape. The container shape defines opposing sides and a bottom of a cavity. The panel has a second material within the cavity. The second material is compositionally different from the first material. Some embodiments include methods of forming integrated assemblies. |
US12250809B2 |
One-time programmable memory cell and memory thereof
The present disclosure provides an anti-fuse type one-time programmable memory cell. The memory cell includes a selection transistor and a gate capacitor, which are connected in series and located in a substrate, the substrate including an active region and an isolation region; in which the gate capacitor includes a gate, a gate oxide layer between the gate and the substrate, and an ion-doped region beneath the gate oxide layer, the ion-doped region being located in the active region in the substrate and overlapping with a part of a lower surface of the gate oxide layer; in which a part of the lower surface of the gate oxide layer that does not overlap with the ion-doped region completely overlaps with the isolation region in the substrate, and the ion-doped region and the isolation region are seamlessly adjacent to each other in the substrate beneath the gate oxide layer. |
US12250808B2 |
Semiconductor device with programmable structure and method for fabricating the same
The present application discloses a semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate; an isolation layer positioned in the substrate and defining an active area of the substrate, wherein the active area includes a transistor portion and a programmable portion extending from the transistor portion; a buried gate structure positioned in the transistor portion; a drain region positioned in the programmable portion and the transistor portion, and adjacent to the gate structure; a source region positioned in the transistor portion, adjacent to the gate structure, and opposite to the drain region with the buried gate structure interposed therebetween; a middle insulating layer positioned on the programmable portion; and an upper conductive layer positioned on the middle insulating layer. The drain region in the programmable portion, the middle insulating layer, and the upper conductive layer together configure a programmable structure. |
US12250790B2 |
Liquid cooling device
A liquid cooling device includes a base plate, a cooling body, and a cover plate. The cooling body includes a frame. A cooling layer is provided in the frame and a reflux layer is provided above the cooling layer. The cooling layer is provided with a plurality of cooling channels extending from a center portion of the cooling body to the frame. The reflux layer is provided with a plurality of reflux channels in communication with the plurality of cooling channels. A periphery of the reflux layer is provided with a drainage flow channel in communication with the plurality of the reflux channels. A center portion of the cover plate being provided with a liquid inlet in communication with the plurality of cooling channels, and the cover plate is further provided with a liquid outlet in communication with the drainage flow channel. |
US12250786B2 |
High-speed networking device manufacturing system
A method for manufacturing networking devices includes providing circuit boards each having an NPU mounted to that circuit board, and respective cable connectors mounted to that circuit board and coupled to that NPU. First networking devices are manufactured by providing one of the circuit boards in a chassis in each first networking device, and cabling at least some of the cable connectors on that circuit board to first subsystem(s) in that first networking device in order to configure that first networking device to perform first functionality. Second networking devices are manufactured by providing a respective one of the circuit boards in a chassis in each second networking device, and cabling at least some of the cable connectors on that circuit board to second subsystem(s) in that second networking device in order to configure that second networking device to perform second functionality that is different than the first functionality. |
US12250785B2 |
Cartridge module alignment and mounting system, apparatus and method
A cartridge module alignment and mounting system, apparatus and method for mounting of a plurality of removable modules where the modules can be densely packed within the apparatus and where physical alignment of the module is maintained during insertion and removal so that the modules are easily connected or disconnected to a printed circuit board. The system includes an alignment pin affixable to the printed circuit board, and a carrier attachable to an electronic device such as a data storage device. The carrier can include a pin bore configured to receive a portion of the alignment pin thereby removably connecting and aligning the electronic device to the printed circuit board so that a space is defined between adjacent electronic devices. The space allows airflow or fluid flow to pass therebetween increasing heat dissipation of the electronic devices and the printed circuit board. |
US12250773B2 |
Wiring board and wiring board manufacturing method
A wiring board includes a base material, a through hole that is formed in the base material, a magnetic member that is embedded in the through hole, and a plating film that covers end faces of the magnetic member exposed from the through hole. The magnetic member includes a conductor wire that is covered by a magnetic body. A wiring board manufacturing method includes forming a through hole in a base material, forming a magnetic member by covering a conductor wire by a magnetic body, embedding the magnetic member in the through hole, and forming a plating film that covers end faces of the magnetic member exposed from the through hole. |
US12250770B2 |
Board edge electrical contact structures
A printed circuit board for mounting electrical components thereupon include: a first side; a second side opposite the first side; electrical connection points disposed on the surface of an exterior edge of the printed circuit board; and wherein the exterior edge of the printed circuit board is between the first side and the second side. Further a method of manufacturing a printed circuit board for mounting electrical components thereupon includes the steps of disposing interconnect structures within the printed circuit board adjacent to at least one edge of the printed circuit board; and removing material from the printed circuit board edge to expose the interconnect structures such that the exposed interconnect structures correspond to a component connection footprint. |
US12250768B2 |
Sensor interposer employing castellated through-vias
An example sensor interposer employing castellated through-vias formed in a PCB includes a planar substrate defining a plurality of castellated through-vias; a first electrical contact formed on the planar substrate and electrically coupled to a first castellated through-via; a second electrical contact formed on the planar substrate and electrically coupled to a second castellated through-via, the second castellated through-via electrically isolated from the first castellated through-via; and a guard trace formed on the planar substrate, the guard trace having a first portion formed on a first surface of the planar substrate and electrically coupling a third castellated through-via to a fourth castellated through-via, the guard trace having a second portion formed on a second surface of the planar substrate and electrically coupling the third castellated through-via to the fourth castellated through-via, the guard trace formed between the first and second electrical contacts to provide electrical isolation between the first and second electrical contacts. |
US12250764B2 |
DC plasma torch electrical power design method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for operating a DC plasma torch. The power supply used is at least two times the average operating voltage used, resulting in a more stable operation of the torch. The torch can include two concentric cylinder electrodes, the electrodes can be graphite, and the plasma forming gas can be hydrogen. The power supply provided also has the capability of igniting the torch at a pulse voltage of at least 20 kilovolts. |
US12250759B2 |
Cooking apparatus capable of detecting temperature of object to be heated
A cooking apparatus includes: a working coil, an inverter including a plurality of switching elements and configured to apply, by operating the plurality of switching elements, a resonant current of a predetermined frequency to the working coil, a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the resonant current and a voltage applied to an output terminal of the inverter, and a controller configured to calculate, based on the detected phase difference, a temperature of a target object that is placed above the working coil. |
US12250756B2 |
Control circuit and lighting device
The disclosure disclose a control circuit and a lighting device, relates to a technical field of illumination. In the power-on process of the control circuit, the voltage input to the driving input terminal of the constant current driving module rises slowly, resulting in the current overshoot phenomenon of the light source load. In the control circuit disclosed by the present disclosure, because the output current of the first regulation output terminal is positively correlated with the output voltage of the voltage limiting terminal, and the output current of the second regulation output terminal is negatively correlated with the output voltage of the voltage limiting terminal, during the power-on process of the control circuit, that is, during the voltage at the voltage limiting terminal is changed from zero to the first threshold value, the current input to the driving input terminal can be relatively constant. |
US12250755B2 |
Secondary light assembly, night light assembly, light fixture, and method and unit for controlling secondary light assembly
The disclosure provides a secondary light assembly, a night light assembly, a light fixture, and a method and unit for controlling the secondary light assembly. The secondary light assembly can be mounted on a main light assembly of the light fixture. The main light assembly is configured to provide first lighting light. The secondary light assembly includes: light emitting devices configured to provide second lighting light, a main sensor configured to detect the first lighting light of the main light assembly and generate a lighting light detection signal according to a detection result; and a control part configured to receive the lighting light detection signal from the main sensor and control the light emitting devices of the secondary light assembly at least based on the lighting light detection signal. |
US12250749B2 |
Method for determining an initiation of random access procedure for a user equipment configured with power savings, and network node thereof
The method includes performing at least one first monitoring of a power savings channel of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) for control information, the PDCCH being associated with at least one base station, the control information including a power saving downlink control information (PS-DCI) format, the control information providing an indication to start a timer for an ON duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle for a user equipment (UE) to monitor the PDCCH. The method further includes performing a random-access channel (RACH) procedure with the at least one base station based on the control information. The network node performs the method. |
US12250748B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
A communication method and an apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: A first communications device receives first DCI from a network device in a first discontinuous reception active time, where the first DCI is used to indicate new uplink or downlink data transmission; the first communications device does not expect to receive a PDCCH from the network device in a first time period after the first discontinuous reception active time, where a start moment of the first time period is an end moment of the first discontinuous reception active time, and an end moment of the first time period is in a second discontinuous reception active time; and the first communications device monitors the PDCCH after the first time period. |
US12250743B2 |
Data collection enhancements for secondary cell groups
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may support dual connectivity. That is, the UE may establish communications with a master node and a secondary node of a wireless communications network. The master node may correspond to a master cell group (MCG) and the secondary node may correspond to a secondary cell group (SCG). In some examples, as described herein, the UE operating in dual connectivity may collect data for optimization of the wireless communications network or upon detecting a failure associated with the master cell group or the SCG and transmit the collected data to a network entity (e.g., one of the master node or the secondary node), where the collected data is based on the SCG being in a deactivated state. In some examples, upon receiving the collected data, the network entity may attempt to recover from the failure. |
US12250739B2 |
Cellular communications system support for virtual ethernet bridge management
Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to a cellular communications system that operates as a virtual Ethernet bridge(s). Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) for a cellular communications system and corresponding methods of operation of a UE are disclosed. In some embodiments, a UE for a cellular communications system, where the cellular communications system operates as multiple Ethernet network virtual bridges, comprises one or more transmitters, one or more receivers, and processing circuitry associated with the one or more transmitters and one or more receivers. The processing circuitry is configured to cause the UE to establish a first Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session to an Ethernet network via a first User Plane Function (UPF), wherein PDU sessions that connect to the Ethernet network via the first UPF are grouped into a first Ethernet network virtual bridge. In this manner, shared media in the Ethernet network can be avoided. |
US12250735B2 |
Inactive direct transmission from user equipment (UE) via random access channel (RACH) procedure
Techniques discussed herein can facilitate inactive state transmissions for a User Equipment (UE) via a 4-step or 2-step inactive state RACH process. One example aspect is a UE device, comprising: communication circuitry; and a processor configured to perform operations comprising: in response to a determination to perform a Radio Resource Control (RRC) inactive data transmission: transmitting, via the communication circuitry, a message 1 (Msg1) or a message A (MsgA) preamble based on a Random Access Channel (RACH) configuration for the RRC inactive data transmission; transmitting, via the communication circuitry a message 3 (Msg3) or a MsgA Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) comprising uplink (UL) data via configured resources; and receiving, via the communication circuitry, a message 4 (Msg4) or a message B (MsgB) in response to the Msg3 or the MsgA PUSCH. |
US12250733B2 |
Random access method and device, and terminal
A method and apparatus for random access and a network device are provided. The method includes: in a case that a terminal determines to retransmit a first uplink data channel in a first message, completing preparation for retransmitting the first uplink data channel within a third time interval after a first downlink data channel, the first message including a first random access channel and the first uplink data channel, wherein the first downlink data channel is used for carrying a second message, and the second message is a response message to the first message; wherein the first message is a MSG A in a two-step random access procedure, the first random access channel is a PRACH, and the first uplink data channel is a PUSCH; the first downlink data channel is a PDSCH, and the second message is a MSG B in the two-step random access procedure. |
US12250731B2 |
Contention resolution in random access procedure
Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, device and computer readable medium for contention resolution in RACH. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal devices transmit random access requests in random access channels and the network device transmits the response to the random access requests on the downlink control channel addressed to the common identifier. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, there is one to multiple mapping for contention resolution radio network temporary identifier (CR-RNTI) and physical RACH (PRACH). In this way, the number of RNTIs is decreased and the overhead is reduced. |
US12250730B2 |
Random access method and terminal
A random access method includes: sending a random access request message through a target carrier. The target carrier is one of a first type of uplink carrier and a second type of uplink carrier. |
US12250729B2 |
Method for controlling power ramping counter, and terminal
A processing method includes: when a random access preamble is transmitted on one or more first carriers, controlling a count value of a power ramping counter according to whether the one or more first carriers change relative to one or more second carriers, where the one or more second carriers are used for transmitting the preamble before the preamble is transmitted on the one or more first carriers. |
US12250724B2 |
Data transmission method and device, and computer storage medium
A data transmission method includes: determining one or more listening frequency bands within an unlicensed frequency range; and determining the frequency band type of at least one listening frequency band in the one or more listening frequency bands, the frequency band type including at least one of an uplink listening frequency band, a downlink listening frequency band, or an undefined listening frequency band, the downlink listening frequency band being used for downlink transmission, the uplink listening frequency band being used for uplink transmission, and the undefined listening frequency band being used for either uplink transmission or downlink transmission. |
US12250720B2 |
Methods for efficient use of unlicensed spectrum
Systems and methods for efficient use of unlicensed spectrum are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a transmitter comprises performing a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) procedure for a channels within a transmit bandwidth of the transmit node, where the transmit bandwidth is divided into a bandwidth parts that correspond to the channels. The method further comprises transmitting a transmission in a subset of the bandwidth parts that correspond to a subset of the channels determined, based on a result of the LBT procedure, to be available. Transmitting the transmission comprises transmitting the transmission in accordance with a transmit scheme that uses carrier aggregation and/or carrier merging to transmit the transmission on the subset of the bandwidth parts and uses resources in one or more guard bands between two or more adjacent bandwidth parts from among the subset of the bandwidth parts. |
US12250718B2 |
Method of performing channel access procedure and apparatus therefor
Disclosed is a method of transmitting an uplink signal by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. The method includes receiving first information related to an uplink (UL) transmission beam, determining a listen-before-talk (LBT) beam based on the first information, and transmitting the uplink signal through the UL transmission beam based on success of LBT based on the LBT beam. |
US12250714B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal in high-density environment including overlapped basic service set
Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a signaling field of a first PLCP Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) through the transceiver, and access a channel based on information identifying a Basic Service Set (BSS) indicated by the signaling field. |
US12250713B2 |
Method and device for selecting transmission resource in NR V2X
Provided are a method for a first device to perform wireless communication, and a device for supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: selecting a first sidelink (SL) transmission resource within a selection window on the basis of sensing in a first time interval; selecting a second SL transmission resource on the basis of sensing in a second time interval; and performing SL transmission by using the second SL transmission resource. Here, the second time interval may be a time interval prior to the first SL transmission resource. |
US12250708B2 |
Activation instance for dynamic indication of PUCCH repetition factor
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE). The UE receives, from a network entity, after transmitting at least a first repetition of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission according to a first repetition factor, a dynamic indication of a second repetition factor to apply for transmitting the same PUCCH transmission. The UE determines an application time of the second repetition factor based on at least a timing of a last complete or partial transmission instance of the PUCCH transmission. The UE transmits, to the network entity, one or more additional repetitions of the PUCCH transmission based, at least in part, on the determined application time of the second repetition factor. |
US12250706B1 |
Scheduling use of heterogeneous frequency schemes for radio-based networks
Disclosed are various embodiments for scheduling use of heterogeneous frequency schemes for radio-based networks. In one embodiment, a first frequency scheme is selected instead of a second frequency scheme based at least in part on the first frequency scheme being capable of meeting a quality-of-service requirement associated with a wireless device or an application executed in the wireless device. A radio-based network is configured to provide service to the wireless device in a geographic area using the first frequency scheme instead of the second frequency scheme. |
US12250703B2 |
Data transmission method, centralized unit, and distributed unit
A data transmission method includes receiving, by a centralized unit (CU), a first message from a distributed unit (DU). The first message includes a first transport block size (TBS) threshold. The first TBS threshold is useable for early transmission of uplink data. The method further includes sending, by the CU, the first TBS threshold to a UE, and receiving, by the CU, uplink data from the UE based on the first TBS threshold. |
US12250701B2 |
User equipment and method for hybrid automatic repeat request reporting
A user equipment (UE) and a method for a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) reporting are provided. The method includes determining, by the UE, a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information in response to one or more transport blocks (TBs) in a received physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) in a resource pool and selecting a sequence cyclic shift for the HARQ information in a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) transmission in the resource pool, wherein the sequence cyclic shift is generated according to a pre-configured or network configured initial cyclic shifting value. This can solve issues in the prior art, require a smaller number of information bits to be encoded, require reduced number of required sequences to represent ACK/NACK information, provide better user experience, provide a good communication performance, and/or provide high reliability. |
US12250691B2 |
Flexible scheduling for multicast wireless communication
A base station multicasts a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission and transmits downlink control associated with the PDSCH, wherein the downlink control comprises different parameters for uplink transmissions to multiple user equipments (UEs). A UE receives the associated the PDSCH, where the downlink control comprises different parameters for uplink transmissions to multiple UEs including an uplink transmission parameter for the UE. The UE receives the multicast PDSCH and transmits the uplink transmission based on the uplink transmission parameter for the UE and the multicast PDSCH. |
US12250687B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting feedback information for multi-carrier operation
Method and apparatus for reporting feedback information are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive configuration information indicating a plurality of downlink carriers and indicating a plurality of physical control channel resources for feedback. Further, the WTRU may receive a control signal indicating a downlink transmission for reception on one of the plurality of downlink carriers. The WTRU may receive the downlink transmission on the one of the plurality of downlink carriers. The WTRU may transmit feedback for the downlink transmission using one of the plurality of physical control channel resources. The one of the plurality of physical control channel resources may be selected from the plurality of physical control channel resources based on the control signal. In an example, the configuration information may indicate a first uplink carrier and a second uplink carrier for WTRU transmissions. The first uplink carrier may be a time division duplex (TDD) carrier. |
US12250685B2 |
Indication of demodulation reference signal bundling
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may encode an indication for demodulation reference signal bundling in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication based at least in part on whether uplink control information (UCI) other than the indication is to be included in the PUSCH communication. The UE may transmit the PUSCH communication. Numerous other aspects are described. |
US12250684B2 |
Hybrid automatic repeat request feedback in radio systems
A wireless device receives a sidelink control information (SCI) that may schedule a transport block and may also indicate a first repetition value. The wireless device may also receive a transport block via a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). Based on a comparison of the first repetition value received via the SCI and a repetition threshold, the wireless device may determine to transmit an acknowledgment for the received transport block. The wireless device may then transmit the acknowledgment for the received transport block. |
US12250681B2 |
Terminal and communication method
A terminal includes a control unit that calculates a size of a transport block (TBS) to be transmitted on a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel(PSSCH) by applying a TBS determination method in a case where a Physical Sidelink Control Channel (PSCCH) and the PSSCH are to be frequency division multiplexed in a portion of a time resource of the PSSCH; and a transmitting unit that transmits the PSCCH and the PSSCH. |
US12250678B2 |
Communication system
A communication system is disclosed in which a communication device transmits, to a base station and using communication resources that may be used for grant-free uplink communications, uplink data and information from which the communication device can be identified, wherein the information from which the communication device can be identified comprises a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) value that is encoded with identity information identifying the communication device (for example, a C-RNTI of the communication device). |
US12250675B2 |
Uplink carrier switching for wireless devices
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some cases, a user equipment (UE) may In support multiple component carriers that may be used to transmit uplink transmissions. One carrier may be used at a time such that the may switch between the carriers based on an uplink transmission schedule. In some cases, switching may be limited by a consecutive uplink switching rule or UE capability. In some cases, the gap between two consecutive uplink carrier switching operations may be limited to a resource (e.g., slot, symbol), such that the UE may expect to perform at most one switching operation per resource. In some implementations, the gap between two consecutive uplink carrier switching operations may be limited to a duration (e. g., 14 symbols, 4 symbols), such that the UE may expect to perform at most one switching operation per a duration less than or equal to a threshold. |
US12250672B2 |
Systems and methods for scheduling wireless data transmissions
A system for scheduling wireless data transmissions divides a band allocated to the mobile service carrier into two overlapping bands. Then each user equipment (UE) of a plurality of UEs that connects to the ground-based network of the mobile service carrier is assigned to one of the two overlapping bands. The system allocates at a given scheduling time, physical resource blocks (PRBs) to UEs up to a maximum number of PRBs available for the particular overlapping frequency band to which the UE is assigned based on a metric for the UE that is a ratio of a downlink channel quality indicator for the UE to the average data rate of the UE at the given time, giving higher priority for PRB allocation to UEs that have a larger metric than other UEs of the plurality of UEs. |
US12250671B2 |
Power control procedures with flexible pathloss reference signals
A wireless device may receive, from a base station, configuration parameters indicating transmission configuration indication (TCI) states, wherein each TCI state is associated with a pathloss reference signal (RS) and used for uplink transmissions via a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The wireless device may receive a first downlink control information (DCI) indicating a PUCCH resource and a first TCI state, of the TCI states, associated with a first pathloss RS. The wireless device may determine a transmit power of the PUCCH resource based on a second pathloss RS associated with a second TCI state, of the TCI states, indicated by a second DCI received before the first DCI. The wireless device may transmit the PUCCH resource based on the transmit power. |
US12250669B2 |
Beam management for sidelink
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for beam management between two or more user equipment (UEs). In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and techniques for performing various beam management procedures (e.g., P1, P2, and P3 procedures) on a sidelink communication between two or more UEs. |
US12250668B2 |
System and method for fast beam tracking in a high frequency wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for performing fast beam switching in a high-frequency wireless communication environment. Higher frequencies reduce transmission wavelength, which allows for an increased number of antennas and an increased number of beams. Therefore, beams become narrower and are more prone to failure. The UE must be capable of quickly identifying the beam failure and switching to a new beam. Therefore, the UE is capable of receiving multiple beams from the base station and configures both for testing and immediate use. In some cases, the UE can receive multiple beams for testing and assumes a default beam while feeding back to the base station a preferred beam. To support the larger number of available beams, MAC-CE and DCI are modified to identify this increased number of states. Alternatively, two MAC-CEs are sent, each containing a different group of states, and the DCI identifies both the group and the selected state. |
US12250666B2 |
Base station device, relay device, and communication system
A base station device includes a processor a communicator. The processor configured to perform, when a terminal device performs wireless communication by using both a first wireless communication method that is a wireless communication method with the base station device and a second wireless communication method that is a wireless communication method with a relay device, data communication by converging the wireless communication in a convergence layer in the first wireless communication method. The communicator configured to identify, even when the relay device relays data that is transmitted and/or received by the second wireless communication method to the base station device by any of the wireless communication methods of the first wireless communication method and the second wireless communication method, a bearer in the first wireless communication method to which the data belongs, and transmit and/or receive the data. |
US12250665B2 |
Resource determination method and device, storage medium and terminal
A resource determination method and device, a storage medium and a terminal are provided, the method includes: obtaining an adjustment indication information, wherein the adjustment indication information comprises a position indication information which is adapted to indicate an original time domain starting position of a first resource to be adjusted in a resource set; and determining an updated time domain starting position of each resource to be adjusted in the resource set based on the adjustment indication information, so that the updated time domain starting position of each resource to be adjusted is aligned with a preset arrival time point of data associated with the resource to be adjusted. |
US12250663B2 |
Uplink cross-carrier scheduling for time division multiplexing carrier aggregation
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a base station may configure an uplink transmission pattern related to an uplink transmission resource on multiple component carriers. The base station may transmit, to a user equipment (UE), information related to activating the uplink transmission pattern in a single scheduling message. Accordingly, the UE may transmit information on the multiple component carriers in one or more uplink symbols based at least in part on the uplink transmission pattern. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
US12250659B2 |
Methods and systems for tracking of assets and user navigation
A location system for determining a position of a device is described here. The location system comprises a memory and a processor, the processor executes the computer-executable instruction to perform operations. The operations include sending a first instruction to a locator beacon to determine a first location of the device based on angle of arrival calculation of a first set of one or more packets received from the device. The operations further include sending a second instruction to the device to determine a second location of the device based on angle of departure calculation of a second set of one or more packets received from the locator beacon. Furthermore, the operation includes receiving the first location from the locator beacon and receiving the second location from the device. The operations further include determining the position of the device based on a function of the first location and the second location. |
US12250657B2 |
Construction of a UWB anchor repository
The method for positioning an anchor B in a system RA defined by an anchor A, the anchor A and the anchor B being outside of UWB range from one another, but in Wi-Fi range, the positioning method using mobile equipment (2) comprising a UWB communication module (5) and a Wi-Fi communication module (10). The measuring method include the steps of: evaluating, by using UWB signals, a position PMA of the mobile equipment (2) in the system RA; evaluate a position PB of the anchor B, by using UWB signals, if the mobile equipment (2) is located in UWB range of the anchor B, or by alternatively using Wi-Fi signals; deduce from the position PMA and from the position PB, a position PBA of the anchor B in the system RA. |
US12250649B2 |
Terminal and base station for synchronization signal block transmission based on an odd/even system frame number (SFN) configuration
A terminal includes a reception unit that receives a synchronization signal block in an unlicensed band of a high frequency band higher than or equal to a frequency band of a frequency range 2 (FR2), the FR2 being in a range including a frequency range 1 (FR1) that is a low frequency band and the FR2 that is a high frequency band in a new radio (NR) system; and a control unit that identifies, based on the received synchronization signal block, an index of a candidate position for a transmission corresponding to the received synchronization signal block, from among candidate positions for transmitting a synchronization signal block, the number of the candidate positions being greater than a predetermined number. |
US12250645B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing power headroom reporting in wireless communication system
Provided is a method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, including: receiving, from a base station, configuration information regarding a plurality of search spaces for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) repetition; monitoring a plurality of PDCCHs on at least one cell based on the configuration information; identifying a time at which a repetition of PDCCHs including a first downlink control information (DCI) format, from among the plurality of PDCCHs, ends; determining at least one power headroom report (PHR) for the plurality of PDCCHs, based on an actual transmission or a reference format configured from higher layer signaling according to the identified time; and transmitting the determined at least one PHR on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) scheduled by the first DCI format. |
US12250642B2 |
Method and device for determining sidelink transmit power in NR V2X
Provided are a method for a first device carrying out wireless communication, and a device supporting same. The method may comprise the steps of: receiving information related to a first power control parameter; receiving information related to a second power control parameter; determining a first transmit power value on the basis of downlink (DL) path loss between a base station and a first device, and the information related to the first power control parameter; determining a second transmit power value on the basis of sidelink (SL) path loss between a second device and the first device, and the information related to the second power control parameter; determining a transmit power value on the basis of the minimum value among the first transmit power value and the second transmit power value; and carrying out SL transmission to the second device on the basis of the transmit power value. |
US12250640B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a positioning reference signal
A method, for a base station, for transmitting Position Reference Signals (PRS) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises mapping PRS to Resource Elements (REs) of a frame structure, and transmitting the frame structure such that the power used to transmit REs containing PRS is higher than the power used to transmit REs not containing PRS. Methods, for a User Equipment (UE), for transmitting PRS in a wireless communication system are also provided. One method comprises measuring the signal strength from one or more base stations, and transmitting PRS with a power determined based on the measurements. Another method comprises receiving signaling from a base station, and transmitting PRS with a power determined based on the signaling. |
US12250634B2 |
Uplink transmission method, uplink indication method, and device
An uplink transmission method, an uplink indication method, and a terminal are provided. The uplink transmission method includes: when a terminal has not received a power saving signal, or a received power saving signal indicates that the terminal does monitor a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) in OnDuration, determining, according to indication information received from a network side, whether to perform Channel State Information (CSI) reporting in a corresponding Connected Discontinuous Reception (CDRX) cycle. |
US12250631B2 |
Sensing procedure
According to the present specification, when a non-AP STA initiates a sensing procedure such as a sensing measurement, an STA, such as an AP, which receives an initiation request of the non-AP STA, may execute a sensing procedure such as a sensing measurement, and transmit the sensing execution result to the non-AP STA. |
US12250626B2 |
Method, a user equipment, and a radio station for optimizing user equipment power consumption on activated secondary cells
The present disclosure provides an apparatus, and a method for optimizing user equipment (UE) power consumption on activated Secondary Cells during dormancy and non-dormancy behavior based on the first configuration and second configuration information as provided by radio station. |
US12250624B2 |
Method and device for supporting interworking between systems in wireless communication system
Disclosed is a method performed by a first entity in a wireless communication system, including transmitting, to a second entity, a first request message including information related to inter-system interworking, receiving, from the second entity, a first response message including information related to at least one other first entity in response to the first request message, and selecting one from among the at least one other first entity based on the first response message. |
US12250621B2 |
Method for improved roaming of a limited-bandwidth user equipment
Provided is a method to operate a user equipment operating in a cellular network different from the user equipment's home cellular network, the user equipment being configured to carry out, following a periodic home network scan cycle, a measurement attempt to the home cellular network, the user equipment operating in a reduced activity mode, comprising reduced measurement activity time periods, comprising the step of comparing the periodic home network scan cycle with the reduced activity mode's reduced measurement activity time period, in case the periodic home network scan cycle is shorter than the reduced measurement activity time period, amending the periodic home network scan cycle. |
US12250614B2 |
Uplink broadcast/multicast packet processing
Methods, devices, and systems for processing uplink broadcast or multicast (“broadcast/multicast”) packets from a user equipment (UE) and distributing the broadcast/multicast packets to other UEs in a network. In some aspects, a UE may receive, from a base station, a downlink packet comprising broadcast or multicast (broadcast/multicast) Ethernet data for a protocol data unit (PDU) session of the UE with a data network (DN) associated with the base station, determining whether the downlink packet corresponds to an uplink packet previously transmitted to the base station by the UE, discarding the downlink packet for the PDU session based on determining that the UE previously transmitted the corresponding uplink packet comprising the broadcast/multicast Ethernet data for the PDU session to the base station, and processing the downlink packet for the PDU session based on determining that the UE did not previously transmit the corresponding uplink packet. |
US12250611B2 |
Positioning guidance for RFID devices
Described is a method for guiding a user for positioning a first RFID-enabled device relative to a second RFID-enabled device for allowing a robust RFID communication between the two RFID-enabled devices. The method includes placing the first RFID-enabled device to a first position relative to the second RFID-enabled device; receiving, by the first RFID-enabled device, when being located at the first position, a first RFID signal transmitted by the second RFID-enabled device; measuring, by the first RFID-enabled device, a first signal strength of the first RFID signal; placing the first RFID-enabled device to a second position relative to the second RFID-enabled device; receiving, by the first RFID-enabled device, when being located at the second position, a second RFID signal transmitted by the second RFID-enabled device; measuring, by the first RFID-enabled device, a second signal strength of the first RFID signal; determining, based on the first signal strength and on the second signal strength, a movement indication for a movement of the first RFID-enabled device towards a target position, at which there is expected a target RF coupling strength between the two RFID-enabled devices, which is stronger than a first RF coupling strength being associated with the first position and a second RF coupling strength being associated with the second position; and (h) providing the determined movement indication to the user of the first RFID-enabled device. In other embodiments, an RFID communication system and device are provided. |
US12250610B1 |
Location based reminder prompting
A location and product based task reminder is provided to p rompt a user's mobile handset a product based task reminder based upon proximity of the user's mobile handset relative to a task facilitation location. A task reminder system is provide in which reminders are based upon proximity of the user's mobile handset relative to a task facilitation location. |
US12250608B2 |
Communication device and communication method
A communication device, which is capable of communicating through a first communication line and a second communication line different from one another, includes one or more processors configured to: communicate through the first communication line in a keeping state of data to be communicated; in a case where the second communication line is unavailable, limit a communication of the data through the first communication line corresponding to a movement of the communication device; and in response to the second communication line becoming available, communicate the data through the second communication line. |
US12250606B2 |
Cell camping method, related device and storage medium
The present disclosure provides a cell camping method, a related device, and a storage medium. The cell camping method includes: determining, by a network device, a cell where a terminal is camping and a corresponding camping state, the terminal being a terminal that supports a Non-Standalone networking (NSA) function; and transmitting a first indication to the terminal when the terminal is camping on a first cell and is in an idle state, the first indication indicating to the terminal that a reselection priority of the first cell is a first priority. The first priority is higher than or equal to a second priority, the second priority is a reselection priority of a second cell, and the first cell is an NSA anchor cell. |
US12250601B2 |
Communication method, device and computer readable medium in wireless communication system
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to method, device and computer readable medium for reporting the failure of the conditional handover (CHO) attempt. The method comprises obtaining configuration information about candidate cells for conditional handover of the terminal device. The method further comprises initiating at least one conditional handover attempt to the at least one candidate cell. The method also comprises in response to determining that in response to that at least one conditional handover attempt to the at least one candidate cell in a conditional handover procedure is failed, storing failure information of the at least one conditional handover attempt. In this way, a new mechanism of the failure reporting may be achieved. |
US12250600B2 |
Enhancing inter-node handover signaling for conditional handover
One or more methods for enhancing inter-node handover (HO) signaling for conditional HO (CHO). At least one of the methods include: providing a message that comprises indications of a plurality of potential target cell identifiers that are applicable to a CHO operation; and performing a CHO operation based on the message. |
US12250598B2 |
Method for supporting access to closed network, UE, base station and readable storage medium
A method for supporting non-public network (NPN), by a first central unit (CU) of a first base station, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving, from a first distributed unit (DU) of the first base station, an F1 setup request comprising at least one of a first closed access network (CAG) identifier list or a first network identifier (NID) list, transmitting, to an access and mobility management function (AMF), an NG setup request comprising at least one of the first CAG identifier list or the first NID list, receiving, from the AMF, an NG setup response, and transmitting, to the first DU, an F1 setup response. |
US12250597B2 |
Systems and methods to optimize non-3GPP untrusted WI-FI to new radio evolved packet system fallback handover
The present technology is generally directed to optimizing a non-3GPP untrusted Wi-Fi to 5G system handover followed by Evolved Packet System (EPS) fallback, more specifically, to delaying removal of the Wi-Fi session resources and creating a voice flow as part of the EPS fallback. The present technology can receive a request for an EPS fallback from a mobile device for a handover to a 5G network while the mobile device is in communication over non-3GPP access network, maintain one or more resources of the non-3GPP access network during data path switching from the non-3GPP access network to the 5G network, generate a list of EPS bearer identifiers to transmit to an access and mobility management function (AMF), wherein the list of EPS bearer identifiers is associated with a voice flow to transfer the one or more resources of the non-3GPP access network as part of the handover from the non-3GPP access network to the 5G network, and transmit the list of EPS bearer identifiers to a mobility management entity (MME). |
US12250595B2 |
Method and device for conditionally adding and changing cell
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for merging IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates than 4G systems, and a system therefor. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a method for adding or changing a cell, and a device for performing same. |
US12250592B2 |
Methods and arrangements for application service discovery
Logic to generate an extremely high throughput (EHT) physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) comprising a medium access control (MAC) management frame. the MAC management frame comprising a QoS management field. the QoS management field comprising at least one bit value to indicate quality of service (QoS) management capability associated with links associated with more than one frequency bands. Logic to cause the transmission of the EHT PPDU. And logic to receive and decode the EHT PPDU. |
US12250586B2 |
Apparatus and method for communication with buffer status report
Method and apparatus for communication in an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) system with buffer status report (BSR) are disclosed. The apparatus include a receiver that receives a BSR indicating that data is expected to be received; a processor that calculates a first type of buffer size based on the received BSR indicating that data is expected to be received and/or a second type of buffer size based on data presently stored in a buffer; and a transmitter that transmits a buffer status comprising the first type of buffer size and/or the second type of buffer size. |
US12250582B2 |
Filtering relevant early measurement results
Methods performed by wireless device for filtering relevant early measurement results are provided. Operations of such methods include obtaining multiple idle/inactive measurement results while the wireless device is in an idle/inactive state and transitioning from the idle/inactive state to an active state. Operations may include, responsive to transitioning from the idle/inactive state to the active state, selecting a subset of the idle/inactive measurement results based on capabilities of frequencies associated with idle/inactive measurement results to be used by the wireless device. Operations may further include transmitting the subset of the idle/inactive measurement results to a network node in a wireless communication network. |
US12250580B2 |
Method for radio link monitoring, terminal, base station, and storage medium
A method for radio link monitoring, a terminal, a base station, and a storage medium are provided. The method for radio link monitoring includes: in sidelink communication, performing a radio link monitoring (RLM) measurement on a radio link between terminals to monitor radio link quality between the terminals. With the embodiments of this application, the radio link quality in the sidelink communication can be monitored. |
US12250577B2 |
Cell measurement method, terminal device, and network device
The embodiments of the present application relate to a cell measurement method, a terminal device, and a network device, and can ensure the effective execution of cell measurement. The cell measurement method comprises: a terminal device acquires a target start time of a synchronisation block measurement timing configuration SMTC for a cell list and/or a target start time of the measurement interval; and, on the basis of the target start time of the SMTC and/or the target start time of the measurement interval, the terminal device measures at least one cell in the cell list. |
US12250572B2 |
Signal transmission method and device
The present disclosure provides a signal transmission method and a signal transmission device. The signal transmission method includes: transmitting a first reference signal, the first reference signal indicating that the first network device is subjected to remote interference; and receiving a second reference signal, the second reference signal indicating that there is the remote interference and/or atmospheric ducting phenomenon. |
US12250571B2 |
Systems and methods for providing services
Systems and methods for providing services are disclosed. One method can comprise receiving data having a first format and transmitting the data to a first device. The method may also comprise detecting a second device, automatically recognizing a supported second format of the detected second device, converting the data to the second format, and transmitting the converted data to the second device via wireless communication. |
US12250570B2 |
System and method for combined performing of wireless communication and sensing
Systems and methods for performing both wireless communications and wireless sensing in combination are disclosed herein. In one example embodiment, the system includes a base station (BS) including each of at least one antenna device including a first antenna device and at least one control unit. The control unit includes an input port coupled at least indirectly to the first antenna device, an output port, and a controllable circuit including each of a spillover cancellation circuit and a bypass circuit. The BS is configured to operate in each of a communication mode and a sensing mode. When the BS operates in the sensing mode, the spillover cancellation circuit of the controllable circuit is enabled and performs spillover cancellation. When the BS operates in a communication mode, the bypass circuit operates so that the spillover cancellation circuit is bypassed or otherwise does not affect how the output signal is generated. |
US12250569B2 |
Cellular telecommunications network
This disclosure relates to a method of allocating a resource in a virtualized radio access network, wherein the virtualized radio access network includes a first virtual machine delivering a first service type and a second virtual machine delivering a second service type. |
US12250566B2 |
Method for PUCCH transmission, method for information configuration, and device
This disclosure provides a method for PUCCH transmission, a method for information configuration, and a device. The method for PUCCH transmission includes: in a case that a first preset condition is met, determining a target parameter used for sending a PUCCH on a target PUCCH resource, where the target PUCCH resource has at least one activation parameter, the target parameter is one of the at least one activation parameter, and the activation parameter includes at least one of activated spatial relation information and an activated power control parameter; and sending a PUCCH on the target PUCCH resource by using the target parameter. |
US12250565B2 |
Control messaging for multi-beam communications
Some aspects include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for facilitating control messaging for multi-beam communications in 5G wireless communication systems. Nodes of a 5G network may be generate Medium Access Control Control Elements (MAC CEs) to update User Equipment (UE) with different Component Carrier (CC) settings. The MAC CEs may update a list of CCs to reduce messaging overhead and latency. For example, a MAC CE may indicate an update for a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) state for a list of CCs. Similarly, a MAC CE may be used to update a spatial relation for a Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resource set and/or a SRS resource corresponding to a list of CCs. A MAC CE may also be used to update multiple TCI codepoints having one or two TCI states in a multi-Transmission Reception Point (multi-TRP) scenario. |
US12250559B2 |
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. |
US12250557B2 |
Reregistration during network slice failure
A control system enables re-registration of user equipment (UE) on an alternative network in the event of a partial failure of a network (VPLMN) for wireless communication. An access and mobility management function (AMF) manages the communication to user equipment (UE) via network slices (1,2,3). A slice priority management function (SPM) receives data indicative of a change in the network's ability to maintain the instantiated network slices and determines to reduce services via affected network slices. Before said slice reduction, the access and mobility management function is informed and sends a slice reduction message to the user equipment. In the UE an alternate network selection function (ANSF) receives the slice reduction message and selects an alternate network based on the user information (USIM) and the slice reduction information, and triggers registration on the selected alternate network for transferring at least part of the affected services to a network slice of the selected alternate network. |
US12250553B2 |
Network cyber security platform
A security platform of a data network is provided that includes security services for computing devices in communication with the data network. The security platform may apply a security policy to the computing devices when accessing the Internet via a home network (or other customer network) and when accessing the Internet via a public or third party network. To provide security services to computing devices via the home network, the security platform may communicate with a security agent application executed on the router (or other gateway device) of the home network. In addition, each of the devices identified by the security profile for the home network may be instructed or otherwise be provided a security agent application for execution on the computing devices. The security agent application may communicate with the security platform when the computing device connects to the Internet over a third party or public access point. |
US12250552B2 |
Enhanced selective attestation of wireless communications
Methods, media, and systems are provided for enhanced selective attestation of wireless communications. The methods, media, and systems are configured to receive, from a wireless communication network, a request to establish a communication session with a computing device. The request is associated with destination identification data. Additionally, a determination is made as to whether the destination identification data corresponds to a geographic area other than the geographic area associated with the wireless communication network. Based on the determination: the destination identification data is verified using a set of permissible destination identification data or a set of permissible Service Provider IDs. Attestation is then performed in response to verifying the destination identification data using the set of permissible destination identification data or the set of permissible Service Provider IDs. |
US12250551B2 |
Method for secure pairing between an on-board and remote sensor and concentrator
A method for secure pairing between a sensor and a concentrator using a mobile terminal includes generating and emitting a confirmation code by the concentrator; converting by the sensor of the confirmation code into a sequence of light signals executed by at least one light-emitting diode; converting by the mobile terminal of the sequence of light signals into a sequence code; sending the sequence code to the concentrator; comparing, by the concentrator, the sequence code and the generated confirmation code: if the sequence code does not match the generated confirmation code, generating a warning; if the sequence code matches the generated confirmation code, pairing and exchanging information between the sensor and the concentrator. |
US12250550B2 |
Method and apparatus for using NAS message for data protection
A method, performed by a user equipment (UE), for protecting data includes: transmitting an attach request message including at least one security protection parameter regarding a UE capability to support a security protection for a user plane, to a mobility management entity (MME) via a base station; and in case that a security policy is determined at a policy charging function (PCF) based on the attach request message and information of the security policy is received at the MME, receiving an attach accept message including at least one security protection parameter regarding a network capability for the security policy related with an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, from the MME via the base station. |
US12250546B2 |
Anonymous device authentication
Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer-readable storage devices for anonymous device authentication. A method includes: accessing, by the electronic device, data stored by the electronic device that identifies authentication keys the electronic device accepts as valid; sending, by the electronic device to a second electronic device, an authentication request that identifies a set of authentication keys including at least some of authentication keys the electronic device accepts as valid; and receiving, by the electronic device, response data that the second electronic device provides in response to the authentication request. The response data (i) identifies a particular authentication key from the set of authentication keys identified by the authentication request, and (ii) includes a signature generated using the particular authentication key. The method includes authenticating, by the electronic device, the second electronic device by determining that the received signature was generated using the particular authentication key. |
US12250544B2 |
Techniques for identifying aerial vehicles in mobile networks
Some aspects described herein relate to provisioning aerial vehicles with identifiers, certificates, or other credentials for communicating based on a mobile network. The UAV can transmit a request to register with the mobile network, where the request includes at least a hardware identifier of the UAV. The UAV may receive, from a component of the mobile network, a response to the request, where the response includes a unique UAV identifier, a UAV certificate, and a network certificate generated by at least one of the component of the mobile network or a unmanned aircraft system service supplier (USS). |
US12250543B2 |
Method and device for supplying a terminal of a first user with a biometric signature of a second user
A method for supplying and a method for obtaining, by a terminal, from a first user, a biometric signature of a second user. The terminal receives a radio signal transmitted by a transmitter device according to a near-field communication technology, via a channel using the electromagnetic wave conduction capabilities of the body of the second user when the second user comes into contact with or grazes a surface of the transmitter device and via a channel using the electromagnetic wave capabilities of the body of the first user when the first user comes into contact with or grazes the second user, and obtains, from this radio signal, the biometric signature of the second user. The biometric signature is stored in a secure memory space of the terminal in order to be used subsequently during an authentication of the first user. |
US12250539B2 |
Method and device for authenticating device using wireless LAN service
The present disclosure relates to a method and a device for authenticating a device using wireless LAN. A method of an access point in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving a request message for wireless LAN access of a second terminal from a first terminal; performing an authentication procedure for the second terminal based on identification information of the second terminal and authentication information of the first terminal included in the request message; and transmitting a response message including an authentication result for the second terminal to the first terminal. |
US12250537B2 |
Secure multiparty computation for internet of things communications
Methods, systems, and devices for communications are described. A device or a group of devices may generate data. The group of devices may receive a group profile from a node that identifies the devices to be included, and the group profile may include a function to be evaluated at each of the devices. The node may also provision evaluation parameters which may allow the device to provide authenticated aggregate data to a requesting third party, without sharing the data between the devices, thus concurrently maintaining individual data privacy and data provenance. |
US12250535B2 |
Communications security architecture implementing a service negotiation plane channel
A cross-network communication system includes a plurality of client networks. The cross-network communication system includes a Service Negotiation Plane configured to forward messages between the plurality of client networks via a plurality of control interfaces, each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of client networks. Each of the plurality of control interfaces includes a first data guard that belongs to the corresponding client network. The first data guard is configured to prevent exfiltration of classified information or permit only particular types of messages to traverse the Service Negotiation Plane. |
US12250534B2 |
Adaptive sound scene rotation
The disclosure provides an approach for adaptive sound scene rotation. A method of adaptively rendering audio is provided. The method includes obtaining an audio signal. The audio signal is associated with one or more audio channels and each audio channel is associated with a position of an audio source with respect to a reference point within a local reproduction system. The method includes determining a rotation of a user with respect to a reference orientation about the reference position within the local reproduction system and determining a system rotation based on the rotation of the user. The method includes rendering the audio signal to one or more loudspeakers of a plurality of loudspeakers within the local reproduction system, based on the system rotation, a number of the plurality of loudspeakers, and the plurality of positions of the plurality of loudspeakers, to compensate for the rotation of the user. |
US12250532B2 |
Loudspeaker with inertial exciter comprising a magnet assembly suspended from a mounting frame
A loudspeaker comprising: a mounting frame; an acoustic radiator; a drive unit. The drive unit includes: a magnet assembly including a magnet unit configured to provide a magnetic field in an air gap, wherein the air gap extends around a movement axis of the inertial exciter; a coil assembly, and a drive unit suspension. The coil assembly includes: an attachment portion which provides an attachment between the coil assembly and the acoustic radiator; a voice coil; a voice coil former which extends from the attachment portion into the air gap, wherein the voice coil is mounted to the voice coil former so the voice coil sits in the air gap when the drive unit is at rest; a tubular member, which is positioned radially outwardly of the voice coil former with respect to the movement axis, and which overlaps the voice coil former along a portion of the movement axis. |
US12250530B2 |
Portable playback devices with network operation modes
Examples described herein relate to portable playback devices, such as smart headphones and earbuds, and ultra-portable devices having built-in voice assistants. Some example techniques relate to user interaction with voice assistants. Further example techniques relate to voice guidance played back by the headphones to guide the user under certain conditions. |
US12250524B2 |
System with speaker, transceiver and related devices and methods
A method includes wirelessly receiving audio content via a first transceiver included in a housing of a first device and producing a first audible signal from the audio content via a speaker included in the housing of the first device. The audio content is wirelessly transmitted via the first transceiver to a second transceiver integrated within a first remote speaker. A second audible signal is produced from the audio content via the first remote speaker. The method also includes wirelessly relaying the audio content via the second transceiver to a third transceiver integrated within a second remote speaker and producing a third audible signal from the audio content via the second remote speaker. The second remote speaker is located outside of the transmission range of the first transceiver. |
US12250521B2 |
Method for operating a hearing instrument and hearing instrument
A method operates a hearing instrument having an acousto-electric first input transducer and an electro-acoustic output transducer. A first input signal is generated by the first input transducer from an ambient sound. The first input signal and/or a first intermediate signal derived from the first input signal is resolved into a multiplicity of frequency bands. An output signal is generated from the first input signal, or from the first intermediate signal, by frequency-selective signal processing. A relevant subset of frequency bands is determined from the aforementioned multiplicity such that, in each frequency band of the relevant subset, an output sound generated from the output signal by the output transducer makes a contribution that lies above a predefined or desired threshold, further, with the aid of signal components of the first input signal, or of the first intermediate signal. |
US12250520B2 |
Capacitive sensor assembly and electrical circuit therefor
A capacitive sensor assembly is disclosed, including a capacitive motor coupled to a charge pump circuit via a low pass filter, and a frontend amplifier circuit having an input coupled to the capacitive motor interface and an output coupled to an output of the electrical circuit. An injection current source (ICS) is coupled to the charge pump circuit output and configured to control voltage across a diode-based resistive element of the low pass filter during a transient startup phase of the charge pump circuit, wherein a settling time of the charge pump is reduced. |
US12250517B2 |
Sound system
A sound system, for a user using a seat of an aircraft, an automobile, or the like, that reproduces sound inaudible to users around, without using earphones or headphones, is provided. A sound system for a user using a seat of an aircraft includes: a reproduction apparatus including an n-th reproduction unit (n=1, . . . , N) that outputs a (2n−1)-th sound signal that is a sound signal obtained based on a subject to be reproduced, and a 2n-th sound signal that is a sound signal with opposite phase to phase of the (2n−1)-th sound signal, N being an integer equal to or larger than one; and a speaker system including an n-th speaker unit pair (n=1, . . . , N) including a speaker unit that emits sound based on the (2n−1)-th sound signal (hereinafter, referred to as the positive speaker unit) and a speaker unit that emits sound based on the 2n-th sound signal (hereinafter, referred to as the negative speaker unit), the speaker system being installed at a place close to a head of the user using the seat. |
US12250510B2 |
Noise control
There is provided an ear cup including a housing containing a filter assembly and a motor-driven impeller for creating an airflow through the filter assembly, the housing including an air outlet downstream from the filter assembly for emitting the filtered airflow from the housing. The ear cup further includes an acoustic driver carried by the housing, a reference internal noise sensor carried by the housing, and active noise control circuitry that is configured to use a signal provided by the reference internal noise sensor to operate the acoustic driver. |
US12250509B2 |
Dynamic resource allocation
A wearable device, comprising: one or more processors configured to: detect a wear status of the wearable device; and in response to the wear status, allocate resources of the wearable device to one or more functions of the wearable device. |
US12250508B2 |
Method, charging system and computer program product for charging a battery of a hearing instrument
A method for charging a battery of a hearing instrument is disclosed. The method may comprise obtaining (110) a discharge function as a relationship between a battery charge and a voltage of the battery. The method may further comprise obtaining (112) a desired runtime capacity to be achieved by charging the battery. The method may further comprise determining (114) a charging voltage taking into account at least the discharge function and/or the desired runtime capacity. The method may further comprise charging (116) the battery with the determined charging voltage. The method may improve battery longevity while at the same time ensuring that a desired runtime capacity is provided. Furthermore, a charging system (200) for charging a battery of a hearing instrument and a computer program product are disclosed. |
US12250505B2 |
Acoustic device and production method for protection components thereof
The present disclosure discloses an acoustic device, including: one or more shells each of which includes an accommodation cavity and an opening; one or more speakers each of which includes a vibration component placed in the accommodation cavity; one or more protection components configured to prevent a foreign body from entering the accommodation cavity through the opening, and at least a portion of one of the one or more protection components may be physically connected with the vibration component to transmit a vibration of the vibration component to the outside. |
US12250502B2 |
Remotely biasing, controlling, and monitoring a network routing node based on remotely provided optical signals
A control signal may be modulated on an optical wave. A transmitter may transmit the control signal to a switch/processor location. At the remote node, the control signal is received and converted from an optical signal to an electrical signal to drive the switch/processor. To provide electrical power at the switch/processor location, optical power is transmitted from a distance and converted to electrical power using a series of PDs. Monitoring tones may be sent to the remote node and fed back to the transmitter to realize an operation state and detect a bias drift. Accordingly, an OSP function at a remote node is enabled without using any local electrical power supply. |
US12250498B2 |
Internet of things equipment management system and operation method thereof
An Internet of Things equipment management system and an operation method thereof are provided. The operation method includes: obtaining, by a wearable camera, a group number and a user name of the wearable camera from a client-side server; scanning a barcode of a sensor to obtain a serial number of the sensor and writing the group name to the sensor by the wearable camera; pairing, by the wearable camera, the group name and the serial number to establish a pairing relationship between the wearable camera and the sensor; and transmitting, by the wearable camera, the pairing relationship to the client-side server. |
US12250495B1 |
Street light controller and video surveillance system
Disclosed is a street light controller and concealed video surveillance system having an optical zoom lens mounted in a lamp head for securement to a modern street light having a NEMA socket. The video surveillance device is a single, compact unit consisting of a 10× zoom camera with an internal recorder, cellular modem, and a video compressor. The video compressor with a modem and recorder allows for live video from an optical zoom lens, which can be transferred across a cellular network at bitrates down to as low as 10 kbps. |
US12250494B2 |
Method and system for optical monitoring of unmanned aerial vehicles based on three-dimensional light field technology
Disclosed in the present invention are a method and a system for monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles based on three-dimensional light field technology. Provided is an unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring method based on three-dimensional light field technology, comprising: beginning unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring; by means of a light field camera, acquiring low resolution video image information; determining whether the acquired video image information is an unmanned aerial vehicle; performing graphic reconstruction on an unmanned aerial vehicle image therein; and acquiring reconstructed light field image depth and position information to monitor the unmanned aerial vehicle and emitting an alert. The method and the system for monitoring in the present invention are able to acquire a clear stereoscopic image, thus raising efficiency and accuracy in the process of unmanned aerial vehicle monitoring or detection. |
US12250492B2 |
Method and apparatus for reducing interference from content play in multi-device environment
Systems and methods for reducing interference between content play and video recording among multiple devices located proximate to each other. Microphones of devices recording video are muted, or content play is interrupted, according to the actions of a majority of nearby devices. For example, if most devices are recording video, content play may be interrupted to prevent the video from unintentionally recording unwanted sounds from play of the content. Conversely, if most devices are not recording video, only those devices which are may have their microphones muted. Actions to reduce interference may be taken according to the current behavior of a majority of proximate devices. |
US12250491B2 |
Method for generating a bird's eye view image
A computer-implemented method for generating a bird's eye view image of a scene includes: (a) acquiring at least one lidar frame comprising points with inherent distance information and at least one camera image of the scene; (b) generating a mesh representation of the scene by using the at least one lidar frame, the mesh representation representing surfaces shown in the scene with inherent distance information; (c) generating a mask image by classifying pixels of the at least one camera image as representing ground pixels or non-ground pixels of the at least one camera image; and (d) generating the bird's eye view image by enhanced inverse perspective mapping exploiting distance information inherent to the surfaces of the mesh representation, pixels of the mask image classified as ground pixels, and the at least one camera image. |
US12250489B2 |
Information processing device and method for generating composite video
There is provided a subject emphasizing device that includes a visible-light moving image acquisition unit that acquires a moving image including a subject and a background, and a subject region extraction unit that extracts a region of the subject from the moving image. Then, a background drawing unit draws background information, in a region other than the region of the subject in the moving image. An effect application unit applies a visual effect to the region of the subject, based on an intensity of the visual effect determined by an effect intensity calculation unit according to a distance from a camera to the subject. A video compositing unit combines the region of the subject to which the visual effect has been applied by the effect application unit with the background information drawn by the background drawing unit, generating a composite video. |
US12250488B2 |
Merged frame-based and event-bases image sensor pixel
A merged frame-based and event-based image sensor pixel is provided, comprising a reverse-biased photodiode; a frame-based signal readout circuit connected to a cathode of the photodiode; and an event-based signal readout circuit connected to an anode of the photodiode. Light received in the photodiode causes the production of electrons and holes. The recombination current of the holes is continuously measured for producing the event-based signal. |
US12250482B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus, imaging system, movable object, and semiconductor substrate
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a photodiode, a generation circuit, a first control circuit, and a second control circuit. The photodiode is configured to perform avalanche multiplication. The generation circuit is configured to generate a control signal. The first control circuit is configured to be controlled by the control signal to be in a standby state where the avalanche multiplication by the photodiode is possible and in a recharging state for returning the photodiode having performed the avalanche multiplication to the standby state. The second control circuit is configured to count a number of periods in which the avalanche multiplication has occurred among a plurality of periods of the standby state by using the control signal and a signal corresponding to an output of the photodiode. |
US12250480B2 |
Image adjustment apparatus and image sensor for synchronous image and asynchronous image
An image adjustment apparatus includes a receiver which is configured to receive a first input image of an object which is time-synchronously captured and a second input image in which a motion event of the object is sensed time-asynchronously, and an adjuster which is configured to adjust the first input image and the second input image. |
US12250475B2 |
Filter array including multiple types PF filters arranged in matrix and light detection system including the same
A filter array according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with filters arranged two-dimensionally. The filters include multiple types of first filters having mutually different transmission spectra, of which each transmission spectrum includes first peaks, and multiple types of second filters having mutually different transmission spectra, of which each transmission spectrum includes one or more second peaks. The number of the first peaks in the transmission spectrum of each of the multiple types of first filters is greater than the number of the one or more second peaks in the transmission spectrum of each of the multiple types of second filters, and the multiple types of first filters and the multiple types of second filters are disposed in a mixed arrangement. |
US12250471B2 |
Imaging element, imaging method, and imaging device
An imaging element, an imaging method, and an imaging device capable of acquiring a pixel signal of a high dynamic range without losing an information amount are provided. An imaging element according to an embodiment includes an imaging unit (100 or 101) and a generation unit (102). The imaging unit includes a unit pixel that outputs a pixel signal corresponding to received light. The generation unit generates, on the basis of the pixel signal, a processing pixel signal corresponding to each of a plurality of luminance regions having continuous luminance. |
US12250469B2 |
Gating camera, sensing system for vehicle, and lighting unit for vehicle
A gated camera divides a depth direction into a plurality of ranges and generates a plurality of slice images corresponding to the plurality of ranges. An illumination device radiates probe light. A controller controls a light emission timing of the illumination device and an exposure timing of an image sensor. An image processing device generates a slice image based on a sensor image transmitted from the image sensor. The image processing device selects M (M≥2) pixel values in ascending order of pixel values for each line of the sensor image, calculates an average value of the M pixel values, and subtracts the average value from each pixel value of the corresponding line. |
US12250465B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for processing image data from multiple image sensors
Systems and techniques are described for large field of view imaging. A device's first image sensor captures a first image based on first light from a scene redirected by a light redirection element (e.g., a first prism and/or first reflective surface), and the device's second image sensor captures a second image based on second light from the scene redirected by the light redirection element (e.g., a second prism and/or second reflective surface). The device can modify the first image and/or second image using perspective distortion correction and/or to align one or more properties of two respective depictions of a shared portion of a scene in the two images. The one or more properties can include brightness, contrast, positioning, sharpness, tint, hue, and/or saturation. The device can generate a combined image with a large field of view and smooth transitions by combining the first image and the second image. |
US12250459B2 |
Camera module
A camera module includes a housing, a lens module accommodated in the housing, a first optical image stabilization (OIS) driving unit configured to move the lens module, relative to the housing, in a first direction perpendicular to an optical axis direction, and a second OIS driving unit configured to move the lens module, relative to the housing, in a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction and intersecting the first direction, wherein the first OIS driving unit includes first voice coil motors disposed on both sides of the lens module in the first direction, and the second OIS driving unit includes second voice coil motors disposed on both sides of the lens module in the first direction. |
US12250458B2 |
Integrated visual-inertial odometry and image stabilization for image processing
An example method for image processing includes receiving a first set of information, the first set of information being indicative of angular velocity and movement of the device based on a change in position of the device across a current frame captured by the device and a subsequent frame captured by the device, filtering the first set of information to compensate for unintentional movement of the device to generate a second set of information, the second set of information being indicative of angular velocity and movement of the device without unintentional movement, performing image stabilization on the current frame based on both the first set of information and the second set of information to generate an image stabilized current frame, and outputting, for display, the image stabilized current frame. |
US12250456B2 |
Video processing method and electronic device
A video processing method and an electronic device, wherein the method includes: running a camera application program on an electronic device; displaying a first image, where the first image is an image captured when the electronic device is in a first shooting mode; obtaining audio data, where the audio data is data captured by the at least two pickup apparatuses; obtaining a switching instruction based on the audio data, where the switching instruction is used to instruct the electronic device to switch from the first shooting mode to a second shooting mode; and displaying a second image, where the second image is an image captured when the electronic device is in the second shooting mode. Based on the technical solution of this application, video recording can be completed without requiring a user to switch shooting modes of the electronic device, thereby improving shooting experience of the user. |
US12250455B2 |
Dual purpose camera and image adjusting method for different camera modes using the same
A dual purpose camera is provided. The dual purpose camera has a doccam mode and a webcam mode. The dual purpose camera includes a base, a supporting member, and a camera. The supporting member is detachably or rotatably coupled to the base. The camera is rotatably or detachably coupled to the supporting member. The camera rotates with respect to a reference plane of the dual purpose camera between a first position and a second position. When it is detected that the camera is attached to the base and the camera rotates from the first position to the second position, the camera automatically outputs a 180 degree rotated image. |
US12250454B2 |
Camera dynamic voting to optimize fast sensor mode power
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for camera dynamic voting to optimize fast sensor mode power. In some examples, a computing device can obtain, based on performing dynamic voting, a plurality of votes associated with a plurality of components sharing a power source. The computing device can determine a voting result based on the plurality of votes. The computing device can increase or decreasing a clock rate and a voltage for the power source based on the voting result to produce an updated clock rate and an updated voltage. The computing device can then apply the updated clock rate and the updated voltage to an image processor. |
US12250453B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program for head-related transfer functions in photography
Proposed is an information processing device, an information processing method, and an information processing program capable of improving convenience of a user regarding photographing performed for calculating a head-related transfer function. An information processing device according to the present disclosure includes: a determination unit that determines whether or not the size of an area occupied by a side face of a user in a photographing area is within a threshold value; a photographing unit that photographs the side face of the user in a case where it is determined that the size of the area occupied by the side face of the user is within the threshold value; and a photographing control unit that presents a function of manually photographing to the user in a case where the side face of the user has not been photographed within a predetermined period. |
US12250452B2 |
Real time assessment of picture quality
A computerized method for computing the photo quality of a captured image in a device image acquisition system, comprising on-board combining of a plurality of quality indicators computed from said captured image and its previous image frames quality indicators and a confidence level for at least one of said quality indicators; and using a processor to determine, based on said combining, whether photo quality is acceptable and taking differential action depending on whether quality is or is not acceptable. |
US12250448B2 |
Intelligent video conference cropping based on audio and vision
A video conferencing system for a vehicle includes a display device disposed in a passenger compartment of the vehicle, the display device comprising a screen, a first imager configured to capture a first image data corresponding to a field of view of a passenger compartment of the vehicle, at least one microphone configured to collect audio data from within the passenger compartment, and a controller. The controller is configured detect a display prompt within the image data corresponding to a portion of the image data received from the first imager, detect an audio prompt within a predetermined zone of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and selectively crop the first image data according to the portion of the image data corresponding with the display prompt in response to determining a correlation between the portion of the image data and the zone of the passenger department associated with the audio prompt. |
US12250443B2 |
Imaging systems and methods for data-driven apparatus inspection
Systems and methods for imaging are provided. For example, a system may include an imaging probe that comprises a housing, an imaging portion comprising a camera, and a processor. The housing may be mountable to an inspection window of an apparatus, providing a view into an interior portion of the apparatus with one or more rotatable components therein. The imaging portion may be (a) extendable out of the housing and into the interior portion of the apparatus such that the camera are positioned within the interior portion of the apparatus and (b) retractable into the housing such that the camera are not positioned within the interior portion of the apparatus. The processor may automatically extend and retract the imaging portion and capture a plurality of images of the one or more rotatable components when the imaging portion is extended. |
US12250442B2 |
Metalens 3D-from-polarization camera
A camera is provided for reconstructing the surface of the object. The camera includes an optical module configured to spatially separate photons reflected from an object in a scene to form at least two focused and distinctly polarized images on a sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to receive the at least two polarized images on pixels the sensor and generate intensity values of the pixels, and a computing module including a processor and a memory having instructions stored thereon. According to the instructions, the processor computes depth values at points of a surface of the object based on a ratio of the intensity values of the pixels with respect to the at least two polarized images and reconstructs the surface of the object from the computed depth values. |
US12250440B2 |
Dual conferencing system
An immersive teleconferencing system includes three-dimensional sides positioned about a vertical axis forming a line of reflection of the immersive teleconferencing system. Tree-dimensional sides terminating at ends form an enclosure that houses a camera housed at a substantially central position. A first loudspeaker is disposed above the camera about the vertical axis and a second loudspeaker is disposed below the camera about the vertical axis. |
US12250438B2 |
Swir see-spot, laser target acquisition, tracking, and PRF decoding nightvision system
Extracting data in pulsed light, the method includes receiving input light at an image intensifier tube. At a power supply coupled to the image intensifier tube, current to the image intensifier tube is varied to implement automatic brightness control of the intensifier tube based on intensity of the input light received at the image intensifier tube. At a signal processor coupled to the power supply, changes in voltage or current supplied by the power supply occurring as a result of changes in the intensity of the input light to the image intensifier tube are detected. Based on the changes in voltage or current supplied by the power supply, data embedded in the input light to the image intensifier tube is extracted. |
US12250436B2 |
Device, method, and graphical user interface for alternative advert system
Apparatus, method, and graphical user interface for an alternative advert (AA) system are disclosed. At an electronic device interfacing with an input device and a display, which may be integral or separate, the display is caused to display a first graphical user interface. The first graphical user interface includes a plurality of selectable alternative advert (AA) query items, a first graphical user interface element for accepting an offer to watch advert-free content, and a second graphical user interface element for rejecting the offer to watch advert-free content. In response to detecting, utilizing the input device, a selection of at least one AA query item among the selectable AA query items and a selection of the first graphical user interface element by the viewer, the display displays a video content without adverts. |
US12250430B2 |
Media processing apparatus and controlling method thereof
An electronic apparatus is provided, and includes a communicator and a processor. The communicator communicates with external devices, including a first external device and a second external device different from the first external device, for controlling operation of the electronic apparatus. The processor, based on a media signal corresponding to a content being received, processes the media signal for playing the content, based on a first control signal being received from the first external device while the media signal is processed, performs an operation corresponding to the received first control signal, based on authentication information being received from the second external device while the media signal is processed, transmits information corresponding to the content to the second external device, and based on a second control signal being received from the first external device or the second external device, performs an operation corresponding to the received second control signal. |
US12250427B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling access from a first content platform to content items available on a second content platform
Systems and methods are described herein for controlling access from a first content platform to content items available on a second content platform to which a user will temporarily have access in the near future. The first content platform identifies a period of time during which the user will have access to the second content platform and determines an access duration of the period of time. The first content platform retrieves a plurality of content identifiers of content items that will be available on the second content platform during the period of time. Upon receiving selection of a content identifier, the first content platform determines a duration of the content item corresponding to the selected content identifier and generates for display the content item. The first content platform then reduces the access duration by an amount of time equal to the duration of the content item. |
US12250424B2 |
Display device and method for controlling operation of the same
Disclosed are a display device and a method for operating the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device includes a display, a tuner including a first demodulator and a plurality of RF ICs which receive a signal through a tuned channel, and a processor including a second demodulator and configured to lock a channel through each demodulator according to a tuning request, process a signal demodulated through a demodulator selected based on a threshold sensitivity value for signal detection individually set in the each demodulator, and control a video to be output through the display. |
US12250421B2 |
Device synchronization for audiovisual content
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for synchronizing output of a plurality of user devices. An immersive experience for users may be provided by mapping what the users are watching into functionalities of the user devices. Manifest files may comprise information determined for audio and/or video features of segments of audiovisual content. The manifest files may be used by secondary user devices to output visual effects in synchronization with output of audiovisual content by a primary user device. |
US12250420B2 |
Synchronizing multiple over the top streaming clients
Systems and methods for synchronizing the playback of OTT or other time sensitive content on multiple playback devices is disclosed. The systems and methods include receiving time information based on a network time source in the playback devices. The playback clock in each playback device is set based upon the time information. Stream initiation information derived using the time information from the network time source is received by each of the playback device from the media provider. The playback devices use the stream initiation information to adjust the presentation time stamps of the frames of the media content in the stream. |
US12250417B2 |
Data storage device and method for selecting a data recovery mechanism based on a video frame position
A data storage device and method are provided for selecting a data recovery mechanism based on a video frame position. In one embodiment, a data storage device is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to retrieve a video frame stored in the memory; detect an error in the video frame; and select how to handle the error based on a position of the video frame in a group of pictures. Other embodiments are provided. |
US12250415B2 |
Computerized system and method for automatic highlight detection from live streaming media and rendering within a specialized media player
Disclosed are systems and methods for improving interactions with and between computers in content generating, searching, hosting and/or providing systems supported by or configured with personal computing devices, servers and/or platforms. The systems interact to identify and retrieve data within or across platforms, which can be used to improve the quality of data used in processing interactions between or among processors in such systems. The disclosed systems and methods automatically analyze a live streaming media file, and identify portions of the media that are highlights. The content classified as a highlight can be shared across social media platforms, and indexed for searching respective to attributes of the video content. The streaming and highlight media content is renderable in a novel, modified video player that enables variable playback speeds for how content is classified, and enables on-demand selections of specific content portions and adjustable rendering displays during streaming. |
US12250407B2 |
Image decoding method and device therefor
A method by which a decoding device decodes an image, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: acquiring a dependent quantization available flag about whether dependent quantization is available; acquiring a sign data hiding available flag about whether sign data hiding is available; and acquiring, on the basis of the dependent quantization available flag and the sign data hiding available flag, a transform skip residual coding (TSRC) available flag about whether TSRC is available. |
US12250404B2 |
Systems and methods for performing adaptive bitrate streaming
Systems and methods for performing trick play functionality using trick play streams during adaptive bitrate streaming in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment includes requesting a video container index from a video container file containing a video stream from a plurality of alternative streams of video; requesting at least one portion of the video stream using at least one entry from the video container index; decoding the at least one portion of the video stream; receiving at least one user instruction to perform a visual search of the media; requesting a trick play container index from a trick play container file containing a trick play stream; requesting at least one frame of video from the at least one trick play stream; and decoding and displaying the at least one frame of video from the trick play stream. |
US12250402B2 |
Method and system of video coding using a subset of available intra prediction modes for multiple reference lines
A video decoding method incudes: obtaining a bitstream including a plurality of coded frames of a video signal; decoding each of the plurality of coded frames into a plurality of coding tree units (CTUs) and each of the plurality of CTUs into a plurality of residual blocks; recovering a coding block for each of the plurality of residual blocks based on multiple reference line intra prediction (MRLP) flags and reference samples included in each coded frame, where S2 is an allowed intra prediction mode set (AIPM) corresponding to a reference line that is immediately adjacent to the coding block, S1 is another AIPM corresponding to another reference line that is not immediately adjacent to the coding block, and S1 is a subset of S2, and S1 is determined by including angular intra prediction modes with nominal angles and either a SMOOTH_V mode or a SMOOTH_H mode. |
US12250395B2 |
Interaction between reference picture resampling and template-based inter prediction techniques in video coding
A video encoder and video decoder may determine to enable or disable a template-based inter prediction technique based on whether reference picture resampling or weighted prediction are used. A video encoder and video decoder may determine that a reference picture resampling mode is enabled. determine not to apply a template-based inter prediction technique to the video data based on the reference picture resampling mode being enabled, and code the video data using inter prediction without applying the template-based inter prediction technique. |
US12250394B2 |
Video encoding method for performing affine model-based prediction by considering encoding order, and device therefor, and video decoding method for performing affine model-based prediction by considering decoding order, and device therefor
A video decoding method includes, when inter prediction of a current block is performed in an affine merge mode, generating an affine merge candidate list including a control point-based affine merge candidate corresponding to control point motion vectors determined by using motion vectors of neighboring blocks included in a block group of representative neighboring blocks according to corners of the current block, determining an affine motion vector of the current block by using control point motion vectors corresponding to a merge candidate selected from the affine merge candidate list, and obtaining prediction samples of the current block by using the affine motion vector of the current block, wherein when a right block of the current block is available, a representative neighboring block adjacent to a lower right corner of the current block is a block whose available motion information is obtained from among a neighboring block adjacent to the lower right corner of the current block and a right boundary of the current block and a neighboring block diagonally adjacent to the lower right corner of the current block. |
US12250392B2 |
Signaling scalability information in a parameter set
A system for decoding a video bitstream includes receiving a frame of the video that includes at least one slice and at least one tile and where each of the at least one slice and the at least one tile are not all aligned with one another. |
US12250385B2 |
Foveated partial image compression using automatically detected landmarks
According to an image transmission method, a pre-processed image is inputted into a compression system, which automatically localizes at least one primary feature in the pre-processed image and then automatically determines a position within the pre-processed image of at least one landmark corresponding to the at least one primary feature. It then automatically foveates the pre-processed image to emphasize portions of the pre-processed image within a pre-determined measure of closeness to the landmark(s) and transmits the foveated image to at least one recipient system, which reconstructs a received version of the pre-processed image by inverse foveation. In one embodiment, an incompressible fluid mechanics model is used to determine the degree of foveation at different points in the pre-processed image. |
US12250377B1 |
System and method for newsgathering with an autonomous aerial vehicle
An autonomous aerial vehicle equipped to capture high quality video of news is integrated with bonded cellular and blended wireless capabilities and with automated battery replacement stations. This system, and the method for using it, enable individual journalists to transport the autonomous aerial vehicle to the site of breaking news or another newsworthy scene, launch the vehicle in a matter of minutes, and begin capturing video which is streamed through the wireless parts of the system to traditional broadcast channels, such as over-the-air television or to Internet-based streaming channels. The system and method aggregate the bandwidth of multiple cellular, microwave, and satellite channels to accommodate the bitrate of the video signal from the aerial camera. Automated battery replacement stations enable the autonomous aerial vehicles at least one autonomous aerial vehicle to remain in the air at all times, thus avoiding interruptions necessitated by battery exhaustion in the vehicles. |
US12250375B2 |
Adaptive loop filtering (ALF) with non-linear clipping
A method of controlling an Adaptive Loop Filter for one or more image portions of an image, the method comprising controlling filtering on a first sample of an image portion based on one or more neighbouring sample value(s) of the first sample value, wherein the controlling uses a nonlinear function which has one or more variables based on one or more of the neighbouring sample value(s). |
US12250367B2 |
Methods and apparatus for automatic TV on/off detection
Methods and apparatus are disclosed to determine a power state of a device. An example method includes determining respective counts for a plurality of measurements during a calibration period, the measurements indicative of an amount of power drawn by the device, determining a first threshold and a second threshold based on at least one of the counts, the first threshold determined using most frequently logged measurement values, the most frequently logged measurement values based on counts performed after expiration of the calibration period, comparing a measurement to the first threshold and to the second threshold, and outputting a positive indication when the measurement is within an acceptable difference range, the acceptable difference range based on the amount of power drawn by the device. |
US12250364B2 |
Testing device and testing method for detecting stitching defect of panoramic camera
A testing device and a testing method for detecting a stitching defect of a panoramic camera are provided. The testing method includes: accessing the panoramic camera to obtain a stitched image, wherein the stitched image includes a chart image corresponding to a chart, wherein the chart includes multiple black stripes and multiple white stripes; generating a defect image marked with the stitching defect according to the chart image; and outputting the defect image. |
US12250363B2 |
Virtual 3D display apparatus
Virtual 3D display apparatus has a display zone, an optical fiber assembly and a motor. The optical fiber assembly includes optical fibers each having an input end for entrance of light and an output end. There are light sources each at the input end of a respective optical fiber for generating a light signal that enters and travels along the optical fiber and is then emitted at the output end thereof. The emitted light signals together form a virtual 3D image in the display zone upon rotation of the optical fiber assembly by the motor. There are also control elements at the input ends of respective optical fibers, each for operation to make adjustment of the virtual 3D image based on a control signal that travels along the respective optical fiber, with the adjustment to be made to a part of the virtual 3D image associated with the same optical fiber. |
US12250359B2 |
Multi-track based immersive media playout
Methods, apparatus, and systems for dynamically indicating a playout group in various scenarios are disclosed. In one example aspect, a method includes determining a playout group corresponding to a volumetric video in a three-dimensional space based on a playout group information, the playout group including a plurality of components, wherein each component of a certain type has a version that is different from another component of the certain type, obtaining a two-dimensional volumetric video content from a media track corresponding to the playout group, and reconstructing the volumetric video into a three-dimensional space based on the plurality of components with different versions. |
US12250354B1 |
Dual infrared gloss effect
A method, system and apparatus for rendering a gloss effect on a recording medium, can involve rendering a foreground pattern using a first ink composition comprising infrared absorbing colors, wherein said first ink is lightened with lightening parameters by the addition of paper white holes and rendering a background pattern using a second ink composition comprising a process or spot color, wherein said second ink is darkened with darkening parameters by the addition of infrared absorbing colors that have different amounts of infrared absorbing colors than that of the first ink composition. The lightening parameters and the darkening parameters are adjustable to ensure that the first and second inks appear approximately the same at printed sizes. Anisotropic properties can be introduced to the first and second inks, causing non-uniformity in their reflection of light in different directions when viewed under a light source, thereby creating a gloss effect renderable on a recording medium. An infrared (IR) signal can be embedded within the gloss effect to enable detection of the gloss effect using an IR sensor or an IR device. |
US12250349B2 |
Method for controlling image forming system and wireless operation unit
A method for controlling an image forming system including a wireless operation unit having a third wireless communication unit, an acquiring unit that acquires status information of the image forming apparatuses, and a display that displays the status information of the image forming apparatuses includes a connection process in which the third wireless communication unit connects individually to each of a first wireless communication unit of a first image forming apparatus and a second wireless communication unit of a second image forming apparatus via wireless communication without a wireless LAN router, an acquisition process in which the acquiring unit acquires the status information of the first image forming apparatus and the status information of the second image forming apparatus individually, and a display process in which the display displays the status information of the first image forming apparatus and the status information of the second image forming apparatus. |
US12250345B2 |
Centralized validation of network call parameters on distributed networks using probability models
Systems and methods are provided for centralized validation of potential network calls, such as calls proposing database transactions, on a distributed system. The distributed system may include multiple systems that apply independent criteria for validating proposals, which criteria may not be available external to the individual systems. Moreover, the systems may lack an ability to validate proposals prior to submitting such proposals for commitment. A centralized network call parameter validation system as disclosed herein may validate potential network calls with high confidence by applying probability models of data pattern and hashing digit checksum to potential network call parameter values, which models are generated based on statistical analysis of historical network call values. |
US12250339B2 |
Method and system for communication control
Embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products for communication control. One such embodiment receives a telephone call from a plain old telephone service (POTS) device. The telephone call includes a telephone number corresponding to a destination device. Next, a ringing tone is provided to the POTS device and the telephone number is transmitted to a proxy agent. A message is received from the proxy agent. The message indicates that a telephonic connection has been established between the proxy agent and the destination device. Responsive to receiving the message from the proxy agent, a real-time communications connection between the POTS device and the destination device is created by providing answer signaling for the received telephone call to the POTS device. |
US12250337B2 |
Electronic apparatus and method of selectively applying security mode in mobile device
A method of a mobile device to photograph an object includes controlling a panel to display an image and to receive a user input, and controlling a network interface to wirelessly communicate with an external network comprising an access point, unlocking the mobile device according to an area condition and a wireless communication condition comprising a wireless communication with the external network when the mobile device is in a time condition, and unlocking the mobile device according to a password when the mobile device is not in the time condition. |
US12250333B2 |
Electronic device mount
A case for a handheld electronic device includes one or more shell portions, a plurality of magnets, an opening through a rear exterior wall of the one or more shell portions, and an alignment magnet. The one or more shell portions can be configured to interlock and encase the handheld electronic device. The plurality of magnets can be positioned on or within the rear exterior wall. The opening can comprise a plurality of radial tabs and be configured to interlock with an interlocking device. The alignment magnet can be oriented radially relative to the plurality of magnets. |
US12250331B2 |
Dual camera module structure with adjustable angle of view
A camera module includes: a fixing member; a base member slidably coupled to the fixing member; a driving unit coupled to the base member and including a main gear; a gear structure rotatably coupled to the base member to engage with the main gear; a first camera connected to the gear structure to be rotated; and a second camera connected to the gear structure to be rotated in a direction opposite to the first camera. A first position of the base member when the main gear is rotated in a first rotation direction is different from a second position of the base member when the main gear is rotated in a second rotation direction that is opposite to the first rotation direction. |
US12250330B2 |
Method and server for performing building information modelling design collaboration via confidentiality-minded framework using interplanetary-file-system-blockchain integrated network
A method for performing Building Information Modelling design collaboration via Confidentiality-Minded Framework using Interplanetary-File-System-Blockchain integrated network by a server is provided. The method includes: segregating one or more sensitive and non-sensitive BIM portions of a BIM object; uploading a target BIM component into an IPFS network to receive a target content identifier (CID) of the target BIM component from the IPFS network; if the target BIM component has one or more of the sensitive portions, encrypting the target CID to obtain a target encrypted CID (ECID), and adding the target ECID into a target blockchain ledger as a target transaction via a target smart contract; accessing the target transaction to download the target BIM component from the IPFS network; and performing a design coordination operation on the target BIM component, so as to distributing revised target BIM component to a receiver terminal. |
US12250327B2 |
Systems and methods for digital certificate security
Embodiments describe systems and methods for analyzing digital certificates. A computer-implemented method can include identifying a plurality of digital certificates, individual digital certificates of the plurality of digital certificates including respective internal information. External information associated with the individual digital certificates can be determined, the external information not contained within the respective digital certificate. The external information can be updated in a database with additional external information that is collected on a periodic basis. A query can be run against the database to identify one or more vulnerable digital certificates associated with a client based on the internal information and the external information. A notification can be sent to the client regarding the one or more vulnerable digital certificates. |
US12250326B2 |
Certificate entitlement licenses for authenticating public key infrastructure certificate enrollment
Systems and methods for authenticating public key infrastructure certificate enrollment using certificate entitlement licenses. One example system includes a device manager including an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive a request for software for an electronic device including a unique electronic device identifier. The electronic processor is configured to determine, based on the request, whether the electronic device is entitled to participate in a certificate management service. The electronic processor is configured to, responsive to determining that the electronic device is entitled to participate in a certificate management service, transmit a certificate entitlement license request including the unique device identifier to a certificate entitlement license manager. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from the certificate entitlement license manager, a certificate entitlement license for the unique device identifier. The electronic processor is configured to deliver the certificate entitlement license based on the unique device identifier. |
US12250325B2 |
Method and architecture for securing and managing networks of embedded systems with optimised public key infrastructure
Methods and apparatuses for data communication and cybersecurity are provided to handle the PKI over constrained devices with application over PAN/LP-WAN and other similar devices and networks. This significantly improves the security capabilities of such devices in terms of identity verification, encrypted communication, and device life-cycle management. The apparatus may authenticate a party of a data communication session using a micro certificate within a micro public key infrastructure that provides transport or application layer security. The micro public key infrastructure may be the combination of communication protocol, micro certificates, and a management platform. The apparatus may establish the data communication session using the micro certificate. The apparatus may perform secured data communication over the data communication session. |
US12250323B2 |
Post-completion action management in online document system
A system receives a set of rules associated with a document type from a supplier entity. Each rule identifies a set of conditions and a set of actions to be taken after a document of a document type is signed if the set of conditions is satisfied. When a supplier entity sends a document of the document type to a signing entity and the signing entity provides an electronic signature, the system determines whether conditions of rules associated with the document type are satisfied. For each rule that is satisfied, the system performs actions identified by the rule. |
US12250322B2 |
Processing of mesh network data packets having invalid cyclic redundancy check (CRC) values
A technique for processing Bluetooth Mesh packets that comprise erroneous cyclic redundancy check (CRC) values. The disclosed mesh node receives packets, each of which comprising a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) and a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) field. The PDU comprises an AD Data field with multiple octets; the AD Data field itself comprises a Network Identifier (NID) field. After determining the value of the CRC field in a first packet to be invalid, and subject to further checks, the mesh node selects a selected set of one or more NID values, based on the validity of the value of the NID field in the first packet. The mesh node then processes at least some of the multiple octets in the AD Data field in the first packet in accordance with a set of network keys that hash to the one or more NID values in the selected set. |
US12250320B2 |
Method relating to a motor vehicle driver assistance system
A method of securing operating instructions for a driver assistance system of a motor vehicle. The method including: a) implementing a distributed blockchain including a plurality of blocks, a copy of the blockchain being stored on each of a plurality of nodes. Wherein, each block includes a different version of the operating instructions, b) performing a verification routine including checking that the copies of the blockchain are identical. And, where a fault copy of the blockchain is not identical, flagging the fault copy as insecure. And preventing use of the fault copy, thus preventing installation of the operating instructions comprised in the blocks of the fault copy. |
US12250319B2 |
ASIC identity auto-provisioning
In one embodiment, a method to authenticate a hardware component, by a system, includes performing a verification process to determine whether the hardware component is authorized to run on the system. The hardware component comprises an electronic fuse storing a hash of a data package and a memory storing the data package, wherein the electronic fuse is configured to provide the hash to the memory. The verification process comprises transmitting a random value (K) to the hardware component to prompt the hardware component to sign a response. The verification process further comprises receiving a signed response containing the random value (K) and the data package, wherein the data package comprises a first serial number associated with the hardware component and a first system number associated with the system. The verification process further comprises decrypting the signed response to verify a value of the random value (K). |
US12250318B2 |
Portable encryption device with multiple keys
A device (100;120;140) and method (600) for storing encryption keys are provided. The device comprises: a first connector for connection to a computer, an internal memory (104); an input module (101); and an authentication module (103) for receiving user identification information, via the input module, from a user. The authentication module is configured to check received user identification information against stored user identification information stored on the internal memory to determine if a user is a valid user. A first data encryption key, DEK, is stored in encrypted form on the internal memory and is associated with the stored user identification information of a first plurality of user identities, and a second DEK is stored in encrypted form on the internal memory and is associated with the stored user identification information of a second, different, plurality of user identities. When a user enters user identification information corresponding to stored user identification information of one of the first plurality of user identities, the authentication module is configured to decrypt the first DEK for use by the user. When a user enters user identification information corresponding to stored user identification information of one of the second plurality of user identities, the authentication module is configured to decrypt the second DEK for use by the another user. Each decrypted DEK may be used for the encryption and decryption of data. Further DEKs may be stored on the device, each further DEK associated with a respective plurality of user identities. |
US12250317B2 |
Passkey integration techniques for identity management
Methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses for passkey authentication at an identity management platform are described. In accordance with the described techniques, an administrator of the identity management platform may enable passkey authentication for clients of the identity management platform. Once the passkey authentication is enabled, the identity management platform may display a passkey login option to users associated with the clients of the identity management platform. If a user associated with a client of the identity management platform selects the passkey login option, a device associated with the user may generate a passkey that includes a private key and a public key. The device may store the private key and transmit an indication of the public key to the identity management platform. The identity management platform may use the public key to verify the identity of the user in subsequent login attempts. |
US12250315B2 |
Computer network systems for cryptographically-secured, token-based operations and methods of use thereof
Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable reversible blockchain operations. An operation-reverse operation pair specifies an operation for exchange of a first token for a second token, and a reverse operation for return of the second token for the first token upon at least one condition being satisfied. A self-executing software container (SESC) executes the operation-reverse operation pair according to the condition by detecting a transfer of the first token into a first segregated data structure, and a transfer of the second token from a second token storage to a first token storage. The SESC initiates a transfer of the first token from the first segregated data structure to a second segregated data structure in response to the transfer of the second token. Upon detecting a reverse operation matching the condition, the SESC initiates a transfer of the first token back to the first segregated data structure. |
US12250312B2 |
Trusted ledger stamping
An example operation includes one or more of detecting, by a validation service node, an access of a block on a blockchain ledger; accessing, by the validation service node, a block validation stamp comprising meta-data signed by a trusted stamping authority (TSA) on the blockchain ledger; and validating the block based on the meta-data. |
US12250310B2 |
Use of irrational numbers in elliptic curve cryptography
Elliptical curve cryptography (ECC) utilizes an elliptic curve consistent with the formula px mod q=r, where x is a private key having an irrational number component. The irrational component is employed to provide much greater entropy than would be achieved where x is a prime number. |
US12250305B2 |
NFT platform using player token NFTS for multiplayer game support and methods for use therewith
A game system operates by receiving a start game request for a game corresponding to a game application having a player token NFT associated therewith; generating launch metadata; sending the launch metadata to a wallet associated with a user of a client device, the wallet containing a private key associated with the player token NFT; receiving, from the wallet, a launch response that is generated based on the private key; generating, based on the launch response, ownership check data; sending the ownership check data to a blockchain system that stores the player token NFT; receiving, from the blockchain system, an ownership validation response; enabling, via the game application, play of the multiplayer game associated with the game application when the ownership validation response indicates ownership of the player token NFT is verified; and preventing, via the game application, the play of the multiplayer game when the ownership validation response indicates the ownership of the player token NFT is not verified. |
US12250303B2 |
Protection of a cryptographic operation
The present disclosure relates to a cryptographic method comprising: multiplying a point belonging to a mathematical set with a group structure by a scalar by performing: the division of a scalar into a plurality of groups formed of a same number w of digits, w being greater than or equal to 2; and the execution, by a cryptographic circuit and for each group of digits, of a sequence of operations on point, the sequence of operations being identical for each group of digits, at least one of the operations executed for each of the groups of digits being a dummy operation. |
US12250301B2 |
Method and system for continuous-variable quantum key distribution
The subject matter described herein provides a method and a system for continuous-variable quantum key distribution, CVQKD, between a sender sub-system and a receiver sub-system. The method includes transmitting a quantum key distribution, QKD, signal from a quantum communication transmitter to a quantum communication receiver over a quantum communication channel. The method further includes performing post-processing including forward error correction, FEC as a part of reverse reconciliation between the receiver sub-system and the sender sub-system, where erroneous frames are discarded for key establishment. A value of the reconciliation efficiency, VRE β, is set to be larger than 1. |
US12250296B2 |
Privacy-preserving filtering of encrypted traffic via handshake decryption and re-encryption
Described systems and methods protect client devices such as personal computers and IoT devices against harmful or inappropriate Internet content. When a client uses an encrypted handshake to hide the identity of the end server, e.g., in applications implementing an encrypted client hello (ECH), some embodiments employ a modified DNS server to provide a surrogate key to the client instead of the genuine handshake key. A traffic filter executing for instance on a network gateway may then intercept and decrypt the handshake and apply an access policy to selectively allow or deny access to the respective end server. When access is allowed, the traffic filter may re-encrypt the server identifier using the genuine handshake key before forwarding the handshake to its destination. Communication privacy is maintained since the illustrated methods only decrypt the handshake, and not the actual payload. |
US12250289B2 |
Communication control device, communication control method, and relay server
A communication control device: transmits, from an application to a wireless communication device used in a vehicle, a start request of data communication between the application and an external device; acquire a communication condition related to the data communication between the application and the external device from the application; determines whether the data communication satisfying the communication condition is possible; sets a communication path from the application to the external device and sets a source port number to the request source when the data communication is determined to be possible; notifies the application of path information including the source port number; and performs the data communication between the application and the external device using the source port number. |
US12250286B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for hardware accelerated universal routing interface
Systems and methods of the present disclosure enable a universal router within a vehicle. The universal router includes a reception pipeline that ingests layer 2/layer 3 (L2/L3) communications associated with each L2/L3 communication protocol, extracts communication data from the L2/L3 communications and generates a Layer 4 and/or Layer 5 (L4/L5) data unit for each L2/L3 communication based on the communication data. A processor ingests the L4/L5 data units and generates transformed L4/L5 data units based on predefined rules. A router determines a destination interface associated with each transformed L4/L5 data unit based on the communication data and routes each transformed LA/L5 data unit to a transmission pipeline associated with each destination interface. The transmission pipeline extracts the communication data from each transformed L4/L5 data unit, generates a transmitted communication for the communication data according to each L2/L3 communication protocol and transmits each transmitted communication via the associated destination interface. |
US12250282B2 |
Systems and methods of token piggybacking
A method, system, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for generating a unified user profile. For example, a system may store, on a client device, a token under a first domain name. The token may specify state data for a communication session between the client device and a first content publisher addressed by the first domain name. The communication session utilizes a stateless communication protocol. The system may then generate a redirection resource locator. The redirection resource locator may include an identifier for a web object belonging to a second content publisher addressed by a second domain name and the token. The system then stores, on the client device, the token under the second domain name by directing the client device to send a web object request generated based at least in part on the redirection resource locator to the second content publisher. The web object request may request the web object from the second content publisher and including the token. |
US12250279B2 |
Method and apparatus for moderating abnormal users, electronic device, and storage medium
Provided is a method for moderating abnormal users. The method includes: acquiring history behavior data of a plurality of to-be-moderated users, wherein the history behavior data includes behavior data of interactions of the plurality of to-be-moderated users; extracting a plurality of predetermined valid features from the history behavior data for each of the plurality of to-be-moderated users, wherein the predetermined valid features are features predetermined in sample data; calculating, based on predetermined probabilities of events associated with the plurality of valid features, a probability that each of the plurality of to-be-moderated users is the abnormal user; establishing a total probability function based on probabilities that the plurality of to-be-moderated users are the abnormal users; determining candidate users by solving, based on predetermined conditions, a maximum value of the total probability function; and determining the abnormal users by moderating the candidate users. |
US12250275B2 |
Provisioning multiple cloud-based services to control devices
Systems and methods are disclosed herein for a provisioning service, such as a broker provisioner service (BPS), for provisioning a device (e.g., such as a control device and/or a mobile device) to one or more remote servers. The device may send a connection request message to the BPS to be provisioned with the remote servers (e.g., one or more services offered by the remote servers). The BPS may determine one or more services and/or brokers associated with the corresponding remote servers with which the device may be provisioned, e.g., based on provisioning rules. The BPS may apply the provisioning rules to determine the appropriate services and/or brokers and the corresponding remote servers with which the device may be provisioned. The BPS may send a provision message to the device. The device may establish communications with the provisioned services and/or brokers and/or the corresponding remote servers. |
US12250273B2 |
Apparatus for sharing network device connection data
A network node stores connection data required for remote devices to connect with it and to share content data with it. The network node shares the connection data with other network nodes that are capable of communicating with the remote device, and retrieves connection data for a remote device from another network node if the connection data is not stored in the first node. The network node also communicates with a remote server to retrieve the connection data if it is not present in one of the other network nodes. The network node securely communicates content data received from the remote devices to a remote data store. |
US12250266B2 |
Systems and methods for automated deployment of load-balanced services in a containerized environment
A system described herein may receive a request to configure a load-balanced service in a containerized environment. The system may include an indication of a particular network with which the load-balanced service should communicate. The system may generate a load balancer proxy node. Generating the load balancer proxy node may include associating the load balancer proxy node with a first interface associated with the particular network and with a second interface associated with the containerized environment. The system may generate a set of service node instances, which may include associating the set of service node instances with a third interface associated with the containerized environment. The system may associate the second interface with the third interface and may deploy, in response to the request, the set of load balancer proxy node instances and the set of service node instances to the containerized environment. |
US12250264B2 |
Multi-invitation mode for transport services
A computing system can receive service requests from computing devices of requesting users, with each respective service request including a start location and a destination location. For a respective service request, the system can transmit a transport invitation to a plurality of provider computing devices in accordance with a multi-invitation mode. The transport invitation is displayed on a respective provider computing device and selectable by the respective transport provider to accept the respective service request. The system can receive an acceptance of the transport invitation from two or more provider computing devices. Based on the received data from the two or more provider computing devices, the system can select a transport provider from the respective two or more transport providers associated with the two or more provider computing devices to service the respective service request. |
US12250262B2 |
Remotely locating and commanding a mobile device
Methods and systems are presented for remotely commanding a mobile device. In one aspect, a method includes receiving input identifying a mobile device, presenting to a user one or more remote commands corresponding to the mobile device, receiving user input selecting a remote command from the one or more presented remote commands, generating a remote command message instructing the mobile device to execute the selected remote command, and transmitting the remote command message to a server for publication in a message topic. Further, a selectable list of mobile devices associated with a remote management account can be presented to the user, the selectable list including information uniquely identifying each mobile device. Additionally, the selectable list of mobile devices can include an indication of whether an included mobile device is online. |
US12250261B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for electronic patient care
A system for electronic patient care includes a gateway and a medical device. The gateway is configured to provide at least one of a routing functionality, a medical device software update, and a web service. The medical device is configured to operatively communicate with the gateway using the web service. |
US12250259B2 |
Automatic diagnostics alerts
Generating automatic diagnostics alerts is disclosed. At a first time, a set of quality metrics for a plurality of groups of streaming sessions is computed. An anomaly is identified at least in part by performing anomaly detection using the set of quality metrics and historical information. A cause of the identified anomaly is diagnosed. An alert is generated based at least in part on the diagnosis. |
US12250255B2 |
Skipping the opening sequence of streaming content
Described herein are various embodiments directed to skipping the opening sequence of streaming content. An embodiment operates by streaming content to a display device and determining an end of a teaser portion has been reached using crowdsourced metadata. Responsive to the determining, a skin icon is provided to the display device for display. A selection of the skip icon is received to advance past the title sequence/opening credits portion of the content. An end to the title sequence/opening credits portion of the content is determined using the crowdsourced metadata. The streaming of the content is advanced to the end of the title sequence/opening credits portion of the content. |
US12250253B2 |
User location-based collaboration
Systems and methods for providing user location-based collaboration are provided herein. In an aspect, a method includes receiving, by a video conference provider, a request to initiate an incident response system and establishing, by the video conference provider, an incident response session with the incident response system. The method may also include determining, by the video conference provider, a location associated with the incident response system and determining, by the video conference provider, client devices within a predetermined vicinity of the location. The method may also include transmitting, by the video conference provider, a request to one or more of the client devices to join the incident response session. In an example, the request to initiate an incident response system may be from an administrator of a facility where an incident event has occurred. |
US12250245B2 |
Cookie compliance management
A cookie compliance management system enables automated evaluation of cookie compliance within an enterprise. The system determines whether a cookie set by an application in the environment is compliant with a policy. It comprises a workflow engine, a cookie discovery engine (CDE), a cookie characterization engine (CCE), a cookie policy engine (PE), and a cookie registry. The workflow engine receives a request to initiate an evaluation of an application for cookie compliance. The CDE is invoked and returns cookies that are set by the application. The CCE receives a set of base attributes associated with a cookie discovered by the CDE, and computes a set of descriptive attributes determined to be required to enable evaluation of the cookie according to a policy. The policy engine receives policy rules and the set of descriptive attributes and, in response, determines whether the cookie is compliant with the policy. The cookie registry stores cookie data. |
US12250244B2 |
Batch clustering of online attack narratives for botnet detection
A method includes identifying, from online clustering data, an internet protocol (IP) pair. The method further includes determining, by a processing device during an offline process, that the IP pair is part of a botnet. The method further includes, in response to the determining, appending data associated with the botnet to the online clustering data. |
US12250243B2 |
Systems for network risk assessment including processing of user access rights associated with a network of devices
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for network risk assessment. One of the methods includes obtaining information describing network traffic between a plurality of network devices within a network. A network topology of the network is determined based on the information describing network traffic, with the network topology including nodes connected by an edge to one or more other nodes, and with each node being associated with one or more network devices. Indications of user access rights of users are associated to respective nodes included in the network topology. User interface data associated with the network topology is generated. |
US12250242B2 |
Dynamic hierarchical tagging system and method
A dynamical hierarchical tagging system connected to a user site through a remote communications network. The system may comprise a master controller, a job management server connected to the master controller, one or more scanners in communication with the job management server, wherein the one or more scanners are configured to scan for one or more user assets located at the user site, resulting in scan results, a scan logic processor connected to the master controller, wherein the scan logic processor is configured to store the scan results in a user database, a tagging logic engine connected to the master controller, wherein the tagging logic engine is configured to tag the scan results stored in the user database, and an indexing logic processor connected to the master controller, wherein the indexing logic processor is configured to search and index the tagged scan results stored in the user database. |
US12250240B2 |
Systems and methods for assessing risk in networked vehicle components
The disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining a cyber risk level of an asset node associated with one or more functional aspects of a vehicle and assessing a node vulnerability score. Specifically, the disclosure relates to systems and methods of identifying, analyzing, and remediating vulnerabilities of networked vehicle components to various malicious exploits, by simulating attack on one or more vehicle nodes using known vulnerabilities under operational conditions. |
US12250239B2 |
Online anomaly detection of vector embeddings
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for providing an anomaly detection system. Some aspects of this disclosure include a method for detecting anomaly in a network device. The method includes determining one or more similarity values between a flow vector corresponding to a flow associated with the network device and one or more flow clusters associated with the network device. The method further includes determining a maximum similarity value as a maximum of the one or more similarity values and comparing the maximum similarity value to a threshold. The method also includes, in response to the maximum similarity value being equal to or greater than the threshold, updating a flow cluster associated with the maximum similarity value. The method also includes, in response to the maximum similarity measure being less than the threshold, detecting the anomaly in the network device. |
US12250233B2 |
Techniques to detect attacks for time synchronization networking
Techniques include a method, apparatus, system and computer-readable medium to detect, quantify and localize attacks to enhance security for time-synchronized networking. Embodiments include a diagnostic stream producer to produce diagnostic information providing evidence of a timing attack on a node of a time-synchronized network. Embodiments include a diagnostic stream consumer to consume diagnostic information, analyze the diagnostic information, and determine whether a node is under a timing attack. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
US12250230B2 |
Lateral movement analysis using certificate private keys
A system and method for detecting potential lateral movement in a cloud computing environment includes detecting a private encryption key and a certificate, each of which further include a hash value of a respective public key, wherein the certificate is stored on a first resource deployed in the cloud computing environment; generating in a security graph: a private key node, a certificate node, and a resource node connected to the certificate node, wherein the security graph is a representation of the cloud computing environment; generating a connection in the security graph between the private key node and the certificate node, in response to determining a match between the hash values of the public key of the private key and the public key of the certificate; and determining that the first resource node is potentially compromised, in response to receiving an indication that an element of the public key is compromised. |
US12250229B2 |
Secure communications service for intercepting suspicious messages and performing backchannel verification thereon
A system and a method are disclosed for verifying a suspicious electronic communication. To this end, a secure communications service may detect an electronic communication comprising an identifier of a purported originator of the electronic communication and an identifier of an intended recipient, and determine that an attribute of the electronic communication corresponds to a suspicious attribute. Responsively, the service may intercept the electronic communication and storing the electronic communication in purgatory memory, so as to prevent the electronic communication from being populated in a private repository of the intended recipient, transmit a verification message, and receive a reply to the verification message that verifies the authenticity of the electronic communication. In response to receiving the reply, the service may release the electronic communication from the purgatory memory, so as to cause the electronic communication to be populated in the private repository of the intended recipient. |
US12250224B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic granular access permissions
An application for dynamic, granular access permissions can include a database interface, a user interface, a login process, an administrator, an event handler and an authorization process. The database interface can be an interface to an access control permissions database that stores roles, actions, or policies for users of the application. The login process can authenticate a user and determine a default set of access control permissions for that user when they are using the user interface. The administrator can provide access control permissions for a user by using the database interface. The event handler can dynamically modify access to functionality in the user interface based on an event. The authorization process can determine whether a request from the user interface is authorized before process the request. The authorization process can use access control permissions from the administrator and either a scope limited or a temporally limited access permission. |
US12250221B2 |
Automated infrastructure management for computer systems based on system rules, templates, and system state with coupling of a storage resource to a physical compute resource
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses where a controller can automatically manage a physical infrastructure of a computer system based on a plurality of system rules, a system state for the computer system, and a plurality of templates. Techniques for automatically adding resources such as computer, storage, and/or networking resources to the computer system are described. Also described are techniques for automatically deploying applications and services on such resources. These techniques provide a scalable computer system that can serve as a turnkey scalable private cloud. |
US12250220B2 |
Certificate based profile confirmation
Disclosed are various embodiments for controlling access to resources in a network environment. Methods may include installing a profile on the device and installing a certificate included in or otherwise associated with the profile on the device. A request to execute an application, and/or access a resource using a particular application, is received and determination is made as to whether the certificate is installed on the device based on an identification of the certificate by the application. If the certificate is installed on the device, then execution of the application and/or access to the resource is allowed. If the certificate is not installed on the device, then the request for execution and/or access is refused. |
US12250219B2 |
Preventing malicious processes by validating the command authority of commands between network equipment
The technologies described herein are generally directed toward monitoring file sharing commands between network equipment to identify adverse conditions. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise a processor and a memory that can enable performance of operations including identifying a resource allocation communication between first network equipment and second network equipment via a network, with the resource allocation communication including a command authority and an allocation command. In an additional operation, based on the resource allocation communication, a validation source can be selected to validate the command authority for execution of the allocation command by the second network equipment. Further operations include, based on a failure to validate by the validation source, blocking execution of the allocation command by the second network equipment. |
US12250215B2 |
Techniques for device to device authentication
This disclosure describes techniques for device to device authentication. For instance, a first device may detect a second device, such as when a user physically attaches the second device to the first device or when the second device wireless communicates with the first device. A component of the first device and/or an authentication entity may then determine to authenticate the second device. In some instances, the component determines to authenticate the second device using information associated with an environment of the second device. To authenticate the second device, the authentication entity may send a request to a user, receive a response from the user, and then verify the response. After the authentication, the first device may determine that the second device includes a trusted device and establish a connection with the second device. |
US12250213B2 |
Resource processing terminal device with enhanced secure resource transmissions based on image capture
Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for enhanced secure resource transmissions based on image capture via a resource processing terminal device. The invention provides a secure platform for transformation and structuring of resource data at a resource instrument device, and authentication of resource data, prior to initiation of a resource activity at the resource processing terminal device. Specifically, the invention is structured to construct an authorized credential element for processing of a resource activity at a first time interval prior to initiation of the resource activity. The invention is structured to execute a first resource processing activity at a subsequent time interval using the first authorized credential element, upon determining that the authorized credential element is compatible with the activity, and that the authorized credential element is pre-authenticated. |
US12250209B2 |
Network identity protection method and device, and electronic equipment and storage medium
A network identity protection method and device, and electronic equipment and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: after receiving a claim settlement request of target account information, obtaining all first transaction credentials corresponding to the target account information from a smart contract, where the target account information is configured for login to a target application or website; the first transaction credentials are configured to record login information corresponding to login requests uploaded by a server of the target application or website; obtaining all second transaction credentials corresponding to the target account information from blockchain nodes in a blockchain network, where the second transaction credentials are configured to record login information corresponding to login requests for normally authorized login to the target application or website; and comparing the first transaction credentials with the second transaction credentials to respond to the claim settlement request. |
US12250208B2 |
Method of terminating network device session
A method for session termination includes receiving, by a script server from an operations support system (OSS), a request to terminate a session of at least one target device, the request being generated based on a selection of the at least one target device by a server device, executing, by the script server, a termination script to terminate the session of the at least one target device based on the request to terminate the session, receiving, by the script server, a response indicating a result of the termination script execution, and sending, by the script server to the OSS, the result of the termination script execution. |
US12250207B2 |
Mobile device enabled desktop tethered and tetherless authentication
A technique is provided that integrates authentication from a mobile device (e.g., using biometrics, social informational data, questions and answers, and more) to allow login to laptops and desktops while they are disconnected from the Internet using a USB cable connection, Bluetooth or local wifi or any other similar protocol and/or connected to Internet without USB. The technique provides a cloud clearinghouse that ties a person's or entity's mobile device(s) to an identity that's used to authenticate a person (could be the same person) on a laptop, desktop, or similar computer system. |
US12250206B2 |
Providing single-sign-on for multifactor authentication
A request to authenticate is received. For example, the request to authenticate may be to authenticate to a software application or a device. The request to authenticate is for a first authentication level for a user. The first authentication level is one of a plurality of authentication levels for the user. The request to authenticate is authorized based on a provided one or more authentication factors (e.g., a valid username/password). A plurality of authentication tokens are retrieved. The plurality of authentication tokens are associated with the first authentication level. In addition, each authentication token of the plurality of authentication tokens is associated with an individual application of a plurality of applications. Access to information in the plurality of applications is granted based on the plurality of authentication tokens. |
US12250204B2 |
Securing attestation using a zero-knowledge data management network
The techniques herein are directed generally to a “zero-knowledge” data management network. Users are able to share verifiable proof of data and/or identity information, and businesses are able to request, consume, and act on the data-all without a data storage server or those businesses ever seeing or having access to the raw sensitive information (where server-stored data is viewable only by the intended recipients, which may even be selected after storage). In one embodiment, source data is encrypted with a source encryption key (e.g., source public key), with a rekeying key being an encrypting combination of a source decryption key (e.g., source private key) and a recipient's public key. Without being able to decrypt the data, the storage server can use the rekeying key to re-encrypt the source data with the recipient's public key, to then be decrypted only by the corresponding recipient using its private key, accordingly. |
US12250198B2 |
Federated DNS caching
Systems and methods are provided for distributing a domain name service (DNS) response cache in a DNS resolving system on a network. The systems and methods described herein may improve response times for client queries and also protect the DNS resolving system from DNS related cyber attacks. |
US12250193B2 |
Sending messages from smart speakers and smart displays via smartphones
Techniques are described herein for using a smart device such as a standalone assistant-centric interactive speaker and/or a standalone assistant-centric interactive display with speaker(s) to send a message using a messaging application on a client device such as a smartphone. A method includes: receiving, by a first device, a request from a first user to send a message to a second user; determining that a messaging application corresponding to the request is unavailable on the first device; and in response to determining that the messaging application corresponding to the request is unavailable on the first device: selecting a second device on which the messaging application corresponding to the request is available; and sending, to the second device, a command that causes the second device to send the message from the first user to the second user using the messaging application on the second device. |
US12250192B2 |
Social platform with enhanced privacy and integrated customization features
Embodiments provide a social networking platform offering various services, such as, facilitating aggregation and management of a user's interaction on one or more social networking platforms, offering enhanced control over the level of privacy associated with the flow of user data, offering tools to customize the user's exposure to advertisement-related content on the social networking platform(s), integrating features to control aspects of how data/content is presented to and visualized by the user, empowering the user to multicast direct messages to other users without the other users having to meet certain constraints, empowering the user to create and/or join a group based on messaging threads, and the like. One or more of these enhanced services/features are associated with a powerful framework of authentication/permission model for access control. |
US12250186B2 |
Method and system for providing interoperability for rich communication suite (RCS) information sharing using plural channels
A method and system for providing interoperability for Rich Communications Suite/Systems (RCS) messaging with RCS information sharing using plural channels. If a target network device includes RCS functionality then RCS sharing (i.e., sharing a RCS message with plural other target network devices) is done directly on a RCS channel (e.g., a primary channel) with other target network devices. If a target devices does not include RCS functionality, RCS functionality is provided via a secondary channel (e.g., a non-RCS channel, etc.) by an RCS interoperability application on a server network device to provide a RCS-emulated experience for RCS sharing for the other target network devices. |
US12250182B2 |
Method, device, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for creating chatbot scenario considering response rate
A method, a device, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are provided for creating a chatbot scenario in consideration of a response rate. A chatbot scenario creation method may include obtaining chatbot sentence components and at least one chatbot sentence including the chatbot sentence components from a chatbot; predicting a response rate of a user for at least one chatbot sentence based on a predicted response rate preset for each of chatbot sentence components; and providing the predicted response rate of the user for the at least one chatbot sentence. |
US12250176B2 |
UE operation with reduced power consumption
Methods, user equipment (UE), and base stations for reception or transmission of physical downlink control channels (PDCCH) associated with a master node (MN) or with a secondary node (SN) are provided. A method of operating a UE to receive PDCCHs includes receiving an indication for a first number of cells Ncells,MCGcap and for a second number of cells Ncells,SCGcap; and determining a first total number of PDCCH candidates on Ncells,MCGDL,μ cells of the MN over a time period according to Ncells,MCGcap and a second total number of PDCCH candidates on Ncells,SCGDL,μ cells of the SN over the time period according to Ncells,SCGcap. μ is a subcarrier spacing (SCS) configuration for an active bandwidth part (BWP) on each of the Ncells,MCGDL,μ cells or Ncells,SCGDL,μ cells. |
US12250173B2 |
Method for reference signal configuration
Wireless communication method, systems and devices for reference signal configuration. The wireless communication method comprises configuring, to a wireless terminal, at least one first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource set, and receiving, from the wireless terminal, at least one first SRS based on the at least one SRS resource set, wherein each of the at least one SRS resource set comprises at least one SRS resource. |
US12250172B2 |
Sequence mapping method and apparatus for common reference signal, storage medium, and terminal
A method and apparatus for mapping a sequence of a common reference signal, a storage medium, and a terminal are provided. The method includes: determining a reference point for mapping the sequence of the common reference signal; and mapping the sequence of the common reference signal based on the reference point for obtaining data of the common reference signal. |
US12250167B2 |
Sharing of sounding reference signals (SRS) resources between new radio and long term evolution
A method, system and apparatus are disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a network node is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to: assign a plurality of wireless devices respective sounding reference signal, SRS, sequences of a common set of SRS sequences where the common set of SRS sequences are shared among a first radio access technology, RAT, and a second RAT, and receive SRS sequences according to the assignment of the respective SRS sequences of the common set of SRS sequences. |
US12250163B2 |
Deterministic packet scheduling and DMA for time sensitive networking
In one embodiment, a network interface controller (NIC) includes multiple packet transmission queues to queue data packets for transmission. The data packets are assigned to multiple traffic classes. The NIC also includes multiple input/output (I/O) interfaces for retrieving the data packets from memory. Each I/O interface is assigned to a subset of the traffic classes. The NIC also includes scheduler circuitry to select a first data packet to be retrieved from memory, and direct memory access (DMA) engine circuitry to retrieve the first data packet from memory via one of the I/O interfaces based on the traffic class of the first data packet, and store the first data packet in one of the packet transmission queues. The NIC also includes a transmission interface to transmit the first data packet over a network at a corresponding launch time indicated by the scheduler circuitry. |
US12250158B2 |
Regulation method intended to resorb congestion on a mesh powerline and radio communication network
A regulation method and device intended to resorb congestion on a mesh communication network including a plurality of node devices using powerline communications, a route request being sent by a source node device and copies of the route request being relayed by gradual broadcasting by intermediate node devices. The intermediate node device is able to send messages on at least one frequency band by powerline and over a radio channel, and by means of the intermediate node device: detects a congestion situation, identifies route requests as being important, relays only copies of the important relay requests on a frequency band and over the radio channel, and relays copies of the non-important route requests on a frequency band or over the radio channel. |
US12250156B2 |
Systems and methods for data rate adaptation based on radio access network recommendations
In some implementations, a radio access network (RAN) may obtain data rate information from a server device. The server device may be associated with an application and the data rate information may be associated with the application. The RAN may determine, based on the data rate information, one or more data rate parameters associated with the application. The one or more data rate parameters may include at least one of one or more radio frequency parameters, one or more network loading parameters, one or more mobility parameters, or an available data rate parameter. The RAN may transmit, to the server device, the one or more data rate parameters. |
US12250154B2 |
Communication control device, communication control method, information processing device, information processing method, and computer program product
A communication control device according to an embodiment includes one or more hardware processors. The one or more hardware processors are configured to: perform control of transmission of messages by opening and closing a gate based on transmission permission information, the transmission permission information being generated based on gate control information including a plurality of entries for determining whether to open a plurality of gates corresponding to a plurality of queues, the transmission permission information indicating a time permitted to transmit messages in a period corresponding to one or more continuous entries or indicating an amount of transmittable messages in the period; and transmit and receive messages in accordance with the control. |
US12250152B2 |
Steering network traffic over multiple access networks
Disclosed are systems and methods for steering network traffic over different access networks based on a classification of the network traffic. A first access network provides a first network path between a client device and a destination network and a second access network provides a second network path between the client device and the destination network. The access networks have different characteristics, such as latency or available bandwidth. A traffic classifier receives network messages and assigns classifications to the received network messages. A policy enforcer determines routes for individual network messages. The determined route is based at least in part on the classification assigned by the traffic classifier. |
US12250150B2 |
AI-based compensation of resource constrained communication
One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to facilitating a process to compensate a service being provided over a network connection. A system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components can comprise a determination component that determines a network connection between a server and a client node, and a predictive component that predicts, employing machine learning, a graphical representation update to a service provided by the server over the network connection. The predictive component can generate the prediction in response to a decrease in bandwidth and/or an increase in latency of a network connection. A training component can train a machine learning model employed by the predictive component based on historical data of the service provided by the server. |
US12250149B2 |
Data routing method and related apparatus
Data routing with a forwarding process of service data can avoid problems of offline nodes. The forwarding process for data routing can also improve the fault tolerance and service data can be quickly transmitted to a corresponding data pool. Using consensus nodes and a target data pool with routing and forwarding tables along with subtrees from a trie tree can improve the routing. Subtrees may be obtained by splitting the trie tree from a root node by using a first leaf node as a benchmark, which correspondingly represents a data pool of the consensus node. The routing and forwarding table is configured to record addresses of data pools correspondingly represented by a preset quantity of leaf nodes in a corresponding subtree. |
US12250147B2 |
Scalable multi-tenant underlay network supporting multi-tenant overlay network
Techniques are disclosed for scalable virtualization of tenants and subtenants on a virtualized computing infrastructure. In one example, a first controller for the virtualized computing infrastructure configures underlay network segments in the virtualized computing infrastructure by configuring respective Virtual Extensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) segments of a plurality of VXLAN segments of a VXLAN in a switch fabric comprising network switches. Each VXLAN segment provides underlay network connectivity among a different subset of host computing devices of the virtualized computing infrastructure to enable orchestration of multiple tenants in the VXLAN. A second controller for a first subset of the host computing devices has underlay network connectivity through operation of a first VXLAN segment. The second controller configures overlay networks in the first subset of the host computing devices to enable orchestration of multiple subtenants in the first subset of the host computing devices. |
US12250144B2 |
Path planning method and apparatus, and data transmission system
An example method includes: determining a transmission parameter condition of a to-be-planned path between a head node and a tail node of a flow; searching for a target virtual path whose transmission parameter meets the transmission parameter condition in at least one virtual path between the head node and the tail node, where a transmission parameter of the virtual path is a transmission parameter of a physical path corresponding to the virtual path, and each node on the virtual path is located on the corresponding physical path; and sending path planning information to the head node, where the path planning information is used to indicate labels and a sequence of nodes on the target virtual path. |
US12250141B2 |
Prefix compression routes in exact match using redirection and mirroring FECs in hardware
Prefix compression routes provided via exact match using redirection and mirroring Forwarding Equivalence Class entries in hardware. In a network device, a first table is stored having a first entry, a second table is stored having a second entry, and a third table is stored having a third entry including routing information for routing data packets. The first entry references a first memory location in the second table, the second memory location stores the second entry, and the second entry referencing a second memory location in the third table. A data packet is received, and the first entry is accessed based on a destination address of the data packet. Routing information is obtained as a result of accessing the first entry. The data packet is sent by the network device according to the routing information. |
US12250139B2 |
Segment routing SRv6 S-BFD and ping replies having deterministic reply path
A node is configured to operate in a Segment Routing (SR) over Internet Protocol version 6 (SRv6) network, and the node includes circuitry configured to determine a Segment Identifier (SID) list for a forward path in the SRv6 network and SID list for a reverse path in the SRv6 network; and transmit a monitoring packet on the forward path including a Segment Routing Header (SRH) with the SID list for the forward path, and further including the SID list for the reverse path in the monitoring packet, for a SRH of a reply to the monitoring packet. The circuitry can be further configured to receive the reply to the monitoring packet, with the reply having been on a same or different tunnel as the monitoring packet, for monitoring liveliness thereof. |
US12250133B2 |
Discontinuity detection in transport streams
Methods and apparatuses for detecting timestamp discontinuities and video resolution discontinuities within a packet stream and marking locations of the detected discontinuities within the packet stream are described. Prior to transmission of the packet stream, an electronic device may perform timestamp discontinuity detection by acquiring a sequence of packets to be transmitted, identifying a first timestamp associated with an earliest packet within the sequence of packets, identifying a second timestamp associated with a latest packet within the sequence of packets, determining a timestamp time difference between the first timestamp and the second timestamp, determining a maximum chunk time difference based on a data rate at which the sequence of packets were encoded and a data size of the encoded packets, and detecting that a timestamp discontinuity exists within the sequence of packets if the timestamp time difference is greater than the maximum chunk time difference. |
US12250128B2 |
Systems and methods for autonomous managed services orchestration
An orchestration system may receive, from a subscriber management system, a request indicating a subscriber intent for a connectivity service or a cloud service. The orchestration system may identify, based on subscriber information associated with the request, a managed service. The orchestration system may automatically discover subscriber network devices configured to access the managed service and configure network connectivity of the subscriber network devices. The orchestration system may allocate infrastructure and network resources for the managed service. The orchestration system may configure, based on the resources, infrastructure hardware components, software components, and applications of the managed service. The orchestration system may configure managed service components associated with the managed service. The orchestration system may connect the infrastructure hardware components, the software components, the applications, and the managed service components to service assurance systems. The orchestration system may activate the managed service for the subscriber network devices. |
US12250127B2 |
Group node editing method and apparatus
The present disclosure is related to receiving a first operation on a target group node; in response to the first operation, displaying a node presentation interface; receiving a second operation on an output node in the nodes constituting the target group node; in response to the second operation, adding a first port on the output node, adding a second port corresponding to the first port on the target group node, and setting the port types of the first port and the second port to a first type; receiving a third operation, where the third operation is used to connect the first port and the third port; in response to the third operation, connecting the first port and the third port, and setting the port types of the first port and the second port to a second type, the second type being the port type of the third port. |
US12250124B2 |
Network configuration management system
A computer-implemented method discovers a configuration of a network having a plurality of heterogenous devices and a device hierarchy The method includes discovering, using a link layer protocol and a first set of network configuration data including at least a first firmware information, a first device identity information, and a first device configuration information. Discovering the first set of network configuration data includes the sequential steps of: identifying an identity of a home device by a behavior of the home device in response to SSH commands and/or a packet-layer specific behavior of the home device; gathering information about the home device using a set of device-specific link layer protocol commands using a translation library that translates generic commands to the device-specific commands; identifying a neighboring device of the home device by polling active network connections; and; repeating the steps treating the neighboring device as the home device. |
US12250120B2 |
Validation of compatibility of industrial gateway devices
An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to receive a request to perform validation of a compatibility of a gateway device, the request specifying one of a plurality of different communication protocols for use in communicating with the gateway device as part of the validation. The processing device is also configured to select, from a database, a dataset for use in validating the compatibility of the gateway device, to convert the selected dataset to the specified communication protocol, and to operate the gateway device utilizing the selected dataset converted to the specified communication protocol. The processing device is further configured to validate the compatibility of the gateway device based at least in part on monitoring operation of the gateway device utilizing the selected dataset converted to the specified communication protocol. |
US12250119B2 |
Methods and systems that automatically generate parameterized cloud-infrastructure templates
The current document is directed to an infrastructure-as-code (“IaC”) cloud-infrastructure-management service or system that automatically generates parameterized cloud templates that represent already deployed cloud-based infrastructure, including virtual networks, virtual machines, load balancers, and connection topologies. The IaC cloud-infrastructure manager provides an infrastructure-discovery service that accesses a cloud-computing facility to obtain information about already deployed cloud infrastructure and that generates a textual description of the deployed infrastructure, which the IaC cloud-infrastructure-manager then transforms into a set of parameterized cloud-infrastructure-specification-and-configuration files, a resource_ids file, and a parameters file that together comprise a parameterized cloud template. |
US12250118B2 |
Management system, and method for upgrading cluster
To enable automatic reconstruction when upgrading a cluster realized by virtualization infrastructure without performing manual reconstruction such as resetting, a management system comprising: an NFVI which, when a VNF in which an autodiscovery flag included in setting information is set to on does not exist, performs autodeployment of the nonexistent VNF; a DB which stores setting information for a target cluster within the NFVI that is an upgrade target; an OSS which performs a work process on the autodiscovery flag included in the setting information for the target cluster stored in the DB; and a VIM which restores the work-processed setting information to the upgraded target cluster. |
US12250108B2 |
Automatic diagnostics alerts for streaming content encoded by multiple entities
Automatic diagnostics alerts for streaming multiple types of content is disclosed. At a first time, a set of metrics for a plurality of groups of streaming sessions is computed. A streaming session in a group is associated with streaming of a piece of content encoded by an entity. The streaming of the piece of content encoded by the entity is associated with streaming of another piece of content. An anomaly is identified at least in part by performing anomaly detection using the set of metrics. A cause of the identified anomaly is diagnosed. An alert is generated based at least in part on the diagnosis. |
US12250105B2 |
Secure long training field (LTF)
This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for generating a secure long training field (LTF). In some implementations, the secure LTF may include a randomized bit sequence that is difficult, if not impossible, to replicate by any device other than the transmitting device and the intended receiving device. For example, the transmitting device may use a block cipher or stream cipher to generate a pseudorandom bit sequence and may select a subset of bits of the pseudorandom bit sequence to be mapped to a sequence of modulation symbols representing an LTF symbol of the secure LTF. More specifically, each of the modulation symbols is mapped to a respective one of a number of subcarriers spanning a bandwidth of the secure LTF. The transmitting device may further transmit a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) protocol data unit (PPDU) that includes the secure LTF to the receiving device. |
US12250103B2 |
Signaling structure for wireless communication network
There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes communicating based on a signaling structure, the signaling structure pertaining to a time domain interval and comprising a plurality of symbol time intervals, wherein to each symbol time interval, there is associated one cyclic prefix interval of a cyclic prefix interval type of a set of at least two types, wherein a first type pertains to a cyclic prefix interval corresponding to a first number N of processing samples, and a second type pertains to a cyclic prefix interval corresponding to a second number M of processing samples, wherein M is larger than N, and wherein both N and M are multiples of a base factor B. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods. |
US12250102B2 |
Method and device for applying phase rotation optimized for wide band in wireless LAN system
Proposed are a method and device for receiving a PPDU in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives the PPDU from a transmission STA through a wide band, and decodes the PPDU. The PPDU includes a legacy preamble, and first and second signal fields. The legacy preamble and the first and second signal fields are generated on the basis of a first phase rotation value. When the wide band is the 320 MHz band, the first phase rotation value is [1 −1 −1 −1 1 −1 −1 −1 1 −1 −1 −1 −1 1 1 1]. |
US12250097B2 |
Flexible nodal layer three overlay of layer two traffic
Methods and systems for flexible nodal layer 3 overlay of layer 2 traffic is described. A network includes an access device for receiving layer 2 traffic from user devices, a packet inspection device for inspecting the layer 2 traffic, and a layer 3 tunnel instantiation device for encapsulating the layer 2 traffic into layer 3 traffic. The layer 3 tunnel instantiation device provides a first tunnel endpoint for a layer 3 tunnel, which is connected to a second tunnel endpoint instantiated at a network gateway. The layer 3 tunnel instantiation device establishes a moveable demarcation between a layer 2 domain and a layer 3 domain with respect to the packet inspection device, where the access device and the packet inspection device operate in the layer 2 domain. The layer 3 traffic is transmitted over the layer 3 tunnel. |
US12250095B2 |
Method, system, and gateway for linking time-sensitive fieldbuses
A method and system for networking a first time-sensitive field bus with a second time-sensitive field bus, the first time-sensitive field bus comprising a first subscriber device and having a first dedicated time domain and the second time-sensitive field bus comprising a second subscriber device and having a second dedicated time domain, the first and the second field buses being connected to each other with the aid of a gateway for data transmission. |
US12250087B2 |
Power-over-fiber system
A power-over-fiber system includes a power sourcing equipment including a semiconductor laser that oscillates with electric power to output feed light, a plurality of powered devices each including a photoelectric conversion element that converts the feed light from the power sourcing equipment into electric power, an optical fiber cable that transmits the feed light from the power sourcing equipment to the plurality of powered devices, and a switch element that distributes the feed light in accordance with a proportion of electric powers needed by the plurality of powered devices. In the power-over-fiber system, the switch element sequentially switches an optical path of the feed light to be distributed to the respective powered devices, with a time distribution corresponding to the proportion of the electric powers needed by the plurality of powered devices to distribute the feed light. |
US12250085B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting HARQ feedback transmission in device-to-device 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 may be applied to intelligent services, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety related services, and the like, on the basis of 5G communication technologies and IoT-related technologies. In addition, an operation method of a terminal in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: determining service information required by a V2X application and determining a V2X transmission mode; determining QoS information of a service required by the V2X application; obtaining sidelink radio bearer configuration information corresponding to the QoS information; and, using the obtained sidelink radio bearer configuration information, transmitting and receiving V2X packets by means of a device-to-device communication method. |
US12250084B2 |
Parameter determination for user equipment
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a set of parameters for generating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARD)-acknowledgement (ACK) codebook associated with a particular downlink control information (DCI) format of a plurality of DCI formats, wherein the particular DCI format is associated with a particular priority of a plurality of priorities; and generate the HARQ-ACK codebook based at least in part on the set of parameters. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
US12250082B2 |
Size indication for feedback signaling
There is disclosed a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network. The method includes transmitting feedback signaling utilizing a feedback resource range, the feedback resource range being determined based on a received feedback size indication and a received scheduling assignment indication. The feedback resource range being a part of a signaling resource range configured to the user equipment for transmission. |
US12250081B2 |
Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) mechanism for multicast in NR
Embodiments include methods, performed by a user equipment (UE), for hybrid ARQ (HARQ) feedback in relation to multicast transmissions from a network node in a radio access network (RAN). Such methods include receiving, from the network node, first downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a first multicast transmission associated with the UE and determining a HARQ feedback mode for the first multicast transmission. Such methods also include, based on the first DCI, attempting to decode the first multicast transmission; and selectively transmitting HARQ feedback related to the first multicast transmission to the network node based on the determined HARQ feedback mode and on whether the attempt to decode is successful or unsuccessful. Embodiments also include complementary methods for a network node, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform such methods. |
US12250080B2 |
Communication via sidelink relay
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine that one or more communications with a base station are to be transmitted or received via a relay UE. The one or more communications may include at least one of hybrid automatic repeat request feedback, a retransmission, or a control communication. The UE may transmit or receive the one or more communications via the relay UE. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
US12250078B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving HARQ response in communication system supporting sidelink communication
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving an HARQ response in a communication system supporting sidelink communication. An operating method for a transmitting terminal comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a higher layer signaling message including PSFCH configuration information; transmitting, to a plurality of receiving terminals, SCI including resource allocation information of data and configuration information for HARQ feedback on the data; transmitting, to the plurality of receiving terminals, the data on a PSSCH indicated by the SCI; and receiving, from the plurality of receiving terminals, a sequence mapped to HARQ responses to the data on a PSFCH indicated by the PSFCH configuration information. Therefore, the performance of the communication system can be improved. |
US12250070B2 |
Rate matching for multi-slot uplink shared channel transmission
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of one or more sets of contiguous time domain resources for a multi-slot transmission occasion that spans at least multiple slots. The UE may select, for one or more codeblocks of a communication on the multi-slot transmission occasion, coded bits of a plurality of coded bits on a per slot basis for each of the multiple slots, wherein start locations for bit selection for each of the multiple slots are determined independently from one another. The UE may interleave the coded bits to form one or more interleaved encoded bit sequences of the one or more codeblocks. The UE may transmit the communication including the one or more interleaved encoded bit sequences. Numerous other aspects are described. |
US12250068B2 |
System for aerial interferences cancellation and RF encryption and geolocation inhibition
A system to allow the cancellation of terrestrial interferences over aerial networks (Satellite links, and wireless communications) with the support of a canceller module to dynamically decompose wanted and unwanted signals. The invention performs interference cancellation over satellite carriers affected by terrestrial congested spectrum, including the jamming, share of frequencies, or accidental interferences for satellite communications, GPS, Galileo, GNSS or any type of satellite link. The invention provides resiliency to the communication by the regeneration of the desired signal filtering of any unwanted noise received in a terrestrial antenna without the need of any guidance by the modulation. This invention is applicable for any satellite constellation (GEO, MEO, LEO, GPS, MCODE, GNSS, or wireless connectivity, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, 6G, Radar, Wifi, WiMax, etc) and any type of satellite antenna (parabolic, mechanically flat panel antenna, steerable flat panel antennas, unidirectional, etc). |
US12250066B2 |
Channel-dependent MC-CDMA utilizing adaptive spreading codes aided physical layer security
Disclosed is a channel-dependent multi-carrier code division multiple access (MC-CDMA) technique with adaptive spreading codes. Adaptive spreading codes are used for each subcarrier per user which increase the security level of conventional MC-CDMA. Two different map designs are proposed: fixed and adaptive interval maps. These maps are shared among all nodes and gives information about the spreading code sequences for corresponding channel gains. |
US12250065B2 |
Methods and apparatus to improve media monitoring by adjusting for co-viewing
Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a co-viewing calculator to calculate a co-viewing factor corresponding to a demographic of panelists based on exposure information, an exposure time calculator to calculate a number of census co-viewer exposure minutes based on the co-viewing factor, a data aggregator to determine an aggregate exposure time total based on census exposure information and the number of census co-viewer exposure minutes, and a report generator to generate a report including the aggregate exposure time total. |
US12250063B2 |
Orbital base station filtering of interference from terrestrial-terrestrial communications of devices that use protocols in common with orbital-terrestrial communications
An orbiting multiple access transceiver communicates with terrestrial mobile stations which are also capable of communicating with terrestrial base stations. The multiple access transceiver is configured to sample a signal when a terrestrial mobile station of interest is not transmitting to produce a sample signal. The sample signal may be processed to produce an out-of-phase signal that may be applied to a signal when the terrestrial mobile station of interest is transmitting to produce a clearer signal from the terrestrial mobile station of interest. |
US12250062B2 |
Method and system for inactive and active beam transition in a satellite radio access network
A Satellite Radio Access Network includes a base station for communicating with standard compliant user equipment (UE) via a satellite having a field of view. A network broadcasting signal is provided via an inactive or access beam covering a plurality of cells in the field of view. An access request is detected from a user device, such as a smartphone, within an area covered by the inactive beam. In response to the access request, a beam is transitioned from inactive to active to provide network access to the user device. Once the user device is out of range, the active beam is transitioned back to an inactive beam. An inactivity timer is used to detect an idle active cell that should be transitioned to an inactive cell. |
US12250055B2 |
Apparatus and method of encoding information and symbols
An apparatus is provided for generating a transmission wave. The apparatus includes a plurality of antennas and a plurality of signal generators. The plurality of antennas has polarization diversity. The plurality of signal generators are each coupled to one of the antennas and configured to generate a continuous twisted wave by driving each of the antennas using independent, coordinated, and distinct sinusoidal waves, and having a twist frequency and a carrier frequency, the twist frequency lower than the carrier frequency. A method is also provided. |
US12250053B2 |
Methods and apparatus for MIMO transmission
Methods for multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) transmission are provided herein. A method may include sensing, using at least one of a plurality of antenna chains, radio frequency (RF) energy on a channel in a first time duration and may indicate the channel is busy. RF energy may be sensed on the channel using the at least one of the plurality of antenna chains in a second time duration and may indicate the channel is not busy. A method may include sending energy level sensed during the second time duration, a frame using the at least one of the plurality of antenna chains. The frame may indicate timing information associated with a MIMO transmission. The MIMO transmission may be sent using the indicated timing information and the at least one of the plurality of antenna chains. |
US12250052B2 |
User equipment requested radio link adaptation operations
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect a change of one or more reception conditions. The UE may transmit, to a base station and based at least in part on the change of the one or more reception conditions, a request for a radio link adaptation operation to update one or more of a reception beam or a transmission beam of the base station used to communicate with the UE. Numerous other aspects are described. |
US12250046B2 |
Channel state information concatenation and antenna port measurement
Herein described are apparatuses, systems, and methods for measurement and reporting of channel state information within wireless network systems. In embodiments, an apparatus for a user equipment (UE) may include memory to store a rank indicator (RI), a precoding matrix index (PMI), and a channel quality indicator (CQI) of channel state information (CSI) for the UE. The apparatus may further include circuitry to concatenate the RI, the PMI, and the CQI to produce a concatenated CSI element, generate a CSI report that includes the concatenated CSI element, and cause the CSI report to be transmitted to a base station within a single slot. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
US12250042B2 |
Preparing CSI using a set of zero amplitude parameters
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for preparing CSI. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory with instructions executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to determine a total number of non-zero coefficients associated with a CSI codebook over a set of transmission layers and encode an indication of the total number of non-zero coefficients by selecting a codeword from a plurality of candidate codewords in which the selected codeword identifies the total number of non-zero coefficients. The instructions are executable by the processor to prepare CSI based on the CSI codebook and to transmit the CSI to a base station unit, where the CSI codebook includes a plurality of precoding matrices, and where the CSI includes the selected codeword. |
US12250038B2 |
Beam training in large bandwidth millimeter wave systems
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may be configured with a set of beamforming weights, each beamforming weight corresponding to a transmit beam of a set of transmit beams that may each include a same primary lobe and one or more different side lobes. The UE may then perform a beam training procedure to determine which transmit beams cause more or less interference at one or more nearby UEs. The UE may transmit signals using one or more of the transmit beams, and the nearby UEs may determine which transmit beams and corresponding beamforming weights cause more or less interference. The nearby UEs may then indicate those transmit beams or beamforming weights that cause more or less interference via different options. |
US12250026B2 |
Photon number resolving methods and systems
A photon-number resolving (PNR) method and system are described. A PNR detector is calibrated to generate a characteristic pulse plot for each of a plurality of unique photon numbers. A generic tail portion is also stored. A signal is then detected through the PNR detector. The signal includes at least a first pulse and a second pulse, where the second pulse at least partially overlaps with the first pulse. The first photon number of the first pulse may be determined. Then, the characteristic pulse plot that corresponds to the first photon number is subtracted from the first pulse, such that the second photon number of the second pulse may be determined with minimized interference from any signal overlap. The generic tail portion may be scaled and subtracted from any identified stray events to minimize interference of stray signals from unintended light sources. |
US12250024B2 |
Data processing systems including optical communication modules
A system includes a housing and a first circuit board positioned inside the housing. The housing has a top panel, a bottom panel, a left side panel, a right side panel, a front panel, and a rear panel. The front panel is at an angle relative to the bottom panel in which the angle is in a range from 30 to 150°. The first circuit board has a length, a width, and a thickness, in which the length is at least twice the thickness, the width is at least twice the thickness, and the first circuit board has a first surface defined by the length and the width. The first surface of the first circuit board is at a first angle relative to the bottom panel in which the first angle is in a range from 30 to 150°. The first surface of the first circuit board is substantially parallel to the front panel or at a second angle relative to the front panel in which the second angle is less than 60°. The system includes a first data processing module and a first optical interconnect module both electrically coupled to the first circuit board. The optical interconnect module is configured to receive first optical signals from a first optical link, convert the first optical signals to first electrical signals, and transmit the first electrical signals to the first data processing module. |
US12250022B2 |
Optical port identification
An indicator system (200) for optical ports (125) of a passive optical communications equipment (120). The indicator system comprises a plurality of photodetectors (510) configured to detect an optical signal on the optical ports and a plurality of (140) configured to indicate on which optical ports an optical signal is detected by the photodetector. The indicator system further comprises a power source (350) configured to provide power to the photodetectors (510) and indicators (140). The power source is self-contained at the passive optical communications equipment. The power source (350) comprises a mechanical to electrical converter (410). |
US12250019B2 |
Phased array systems and methods with phase shifter
This disclosure provide various techniques for improving the quality of a signal. By integrating phase-shifting circuitry with a transmit/receive (T/R) switch, insertion loss may be reduced while decreasing space consumed on an integrated circuit or printed circuit board. In particular, embodiments disclosed herein include a transmitter and a receiver, each including one or more differential amplifiers coupled to a first inductor, and a switching network coupled to a second inductor and one or more phase-shifting circuitries. A differential interface of the differential amplifiers may enable integration of a stage of the phase shifter (e.g., a 180 degree stage) with the T/R switch, such that a single circuit may operate as the phase shifter and the T/R switch. This implementation may reduce the number of T/R switches and phase shifter stages in the phased array system, reducing the overall insertion loss experienced by the phased array system. |
US12250016B1 |
Accessory for smart devices with privacy features and a method for controlling the same
An accessory for a smart device and a method from controlling the same includes at least one transducer per receiver of the smart device, each transducer physically located in close proximity to a physical location of each receiver. An amplifier outputs noisy frequency signals to each transducer at a power level sufficient to cause the signal-to-noise ratio at each receiver to be negative. A controller outputs the noisy frequency signals for each transducer to the amplifier according to a mode, the controller randomly hopping the noisy frequency signals for each transducer in a manner sufficient to prevent audio processing software associated with each receiver from being able to identify and cancel the noisy frequency signals. |
US12250015B2 |
Front-end for receivers with RF sampling ADCS
Front-end circuitry is difficult to design for high sample rate, wide bandwidth receivers with high performance requirements on noise and linearity. One exemplary front-end circuitry is integrated on-chip with the RF ADC in a receiver, and the circuitry implements ESD protection, attenuation, and gain. The circuitry includes a multi-tap filter with LC circuits, and the filter implements a highly linear filter. Advantageously, the capacitors in the LC circuits are also used for ESD protection. Additionally, tunable attenuator cells are implemented across the multi-tap filter to provide a wide range of variable attenuation. The circuitry can further include a fixed or variable gain stage at the output. The resulting circuitry offers variable gain and attenuation while meeting bandwidth, noise, and linearity requirements. |
US12250014B2 |
THz impulse and frequency comb generation using reverse recovery of PIN diode
Many embodiments provide a frequency comb receiver that includes a PIN diode, a THz pulse generator block that generates THz tones (LO) for coherent frequency comb detection, an on-chip antenna for broadband detection and a driver stage switched by a series of buffers, where a repetition rate of the LO tones are tunable over a range and determines a spacing between two adjacent tones in the corresponding frequency comb. |
US12250008B2 |
System and method for serialized communication
A method for serializing communications in the computing field includes serializing input data into a serialized stream of symbols, based on one or more encodings, at a serializer, each symbol including a disparity code selected based on a running disparity (RD) of the serialized stream of symbols. The running disparity (RD) is tracked by setting the RD to an initial value, and then adding a disparity of each symbol to the RD to ensure the RD does not exceed a desired maximum, e.g., three. A positive disparity encoding or a negative disparity encoding of each symbol is selected for transmission based on the RD. The serialized data stream of symbols is transmitted along a data conduit, to a deserializer, in which the serialized data stream of symbols is deserialized to determine a corresponding bit value, for outputting decoded information in parallel form. |
US12250007B2 |
Method and system for compression of radar signals
A radar system is provided that includes a compression component configured to compress blocks of range values to generate compressed blocks of range values, and a radar data memory configured to store compressed blocks of range values generated by the compression component. |
US12250005B2 |
Error correction systems and methods
Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for error correction. Multiple successive odd syndromes are generated from input data comprising parity bits. Coefficients are generated and applied to a finite element field to detect multiple bit errors. Error correction circuitry corrects detected error bits. A single bit error detector may detect single bit errors. The error correction circuit may select between a single bit error vector and a multibit error vector based on one of the coefficients. The circuitry may be implemented in combinational logic to perform detection and correction in a single clock cycle. |
US12250003B2 |
Analog to pulse width modulation (PWM) circuit
Systems, devices, and methods for a high-voltage conversion circuit system comprising: an error detection and correction module configured to receive an analog input signal and a feedback signal and generate a correction signal; and an analog to pulse width modulation (PWM) module configured to receive the analog input signal and correction signal and generate a PWM output signal; where the generated PWM output signal is fed back to the error detection and correction module as said feedback signal. |
US12250001B1 |
Analog-to-digital converter
An analog-to-digital converter can include: a charge distribution and holding module configured to sample a to-be-converted signal, and to perform subtraction on the to-be-converted signal and a target reference voltage by charge distribution, in order to generate a positive-phase output voltage and a negative-phase output voltage on a first and second electric rails, respectively; a common-mode voltage compensation module coupled with the first and second electric rails, and being configured to inject common-mode charges to compensate the distributed charges of the charge distribution and holding module, and to reduce a difference between a common-mode output voltage of the charge distribution and holding module and an expected value; and a comparator configured to provide a logic signal based on a comparison between the positive-phase output voltage and the negative-phase output voltage, where the logic signal corresponds to a target digital signal of the analog-to-digital converter. |
US12249999B2 |
Dual gain column structure for column power area efficiency
A pixel cell readout circuit comprises a ramp generator having a ramp generator output. A first gain network is coupled to the ramp generator output and configured to provide a first variable comparator gain. A second gain network is coupled to the ramp generator output and configured to provide a second variable comparator gain. A first comparator has a first input coupled to the first gain network. The first comparator further has a second input selectively coupled to a first bitline and selectively coupled to a second bitline. A second comparator has a first input coupled to the second gain network. The second comparator further has a second input selectively coupled to the first bitline and selectively coupled to the second bitline. |
US12249994B2 |
Method for measuring states of time-bin qubits in a quantum cryptography key distribution system using a time-to-digital converter and a system for the same
Disclosed is a quantum cryptography key distribution system. A receiving device of the system includes: a first single-photon detector outputting a data signal including a time-bin encoding pulse indicating a quantum signal; and a TDC receiving a predetermined reference timing signal and the data signal. The TDC is configured to determine a state of a time-bin qubit indicated by the time-bin encoding pulse based on a time difference between a first generation time point of a reference pulse included in the reference timing signal, and a second generation time point of the time-bin encoding pulse generated after the first generation time point. |
US12249993B2 |
Asymmetric NAND gate circuit, clock gating cell and integrated circuit including the same
A clock gating cell is provided. The clock gating cell includes: an inverter circuit configured to generate an inverted clock signal by inverting a clock signal; a first control circuit configured to receive the inverted clock signal, an enable signal, and a scan enable signal, and output a first internal signal at a first node; a second control circuit configured to receive the first internal signal, the clock signal, the enable signal, and the scan enable signal, and output a second internal signal at a second node; and an output driver configured to receive the second internal signal, and output an output clock signal to an output node and a third internal signal to a third node. The first control circuit and the second control circuit are configured to receive the third internal signal at the third node. |
US12249991B2 |
Clock generator circuit for near field communication device
A clock generator circuit includes an oscillator circuit coupled to a bias circuit. The bias circuit includes a current mirror, third and fourth transistors, and a cascode transistor. The current mirror includes a reference transistor and a set of copy transistors that are programmable. The third transistor has a source connected to a cold spot, a drain and a gate connected to this drain. The fourth transistor has a source connected to the drain of the third transistor, a drain, and a gate connected to that drain. The cascode transistor has a source connected to a drain of at least one of the copy transistors, a drain, and a gate connected to the gate of the fourth transistor. The gates of the fourth transistor and the cascode transistor are thicker than the gates of the reference transistor, each copy transistor, and the third transistor. |
US12249988B2 |
Circuits and methods for detecting decreases in a supply voltage in an integrated circuit
An integrated circuit includes a first voltage decrease detection circuit that has a first comparator circuit that compares a supply voltage in the integrated circuit to a threshold voltage to generate a first detection signal that indicates a decrease in the supply voltage, and a first timestamp storage circuit that stores a first timestamp in response to the first detection signal indicating the decrease. The integrated circuit includes a second voltage decrease detection circuit that has a second comparator circuit that compares the supply voltage to the threshold voltage to generate a second detection signal that indicates the decrease, and a second timestamp storage circuit that stores a second timestamp in response to the second detection signal indicating the decrease. The integrated circuit includes a control circuit that determines a location of a source of the decrease in the integrated circuit based on the first and the second timestamps. |
US12249986B2 |
Level converter circuit
An embodiment level converter circuit is configured to receive, as a current supply, a current proportional to temperature. |
US12249984B2 |
Integrated circuit including power gating circuit
An integrated circuit includes a logic circuit comprising a plurality of logic transistors, the logic circuit comprising a plurality of logic gate lines extending in a first direction; and a power gating circuit comprising a plurality of power gating transistors, the power gating circuit comprising a first power gate line extending in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, and the power gating circuit being connected to the logic circuit, wherein a plurality of source regions respectively included in the plurality of power gating transistors are connected to each other, or a plurality of drain regions respectively included in the plurality of power gating transistors are connected to each other. |
US12249982B2 |
Semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first and second switch elements, first and second light emitting elements, first and second light receiving elements, first and second voltage control circuits, and first and second switch control circuits. The first switch control circuit is configured to cause the first light emitting element to emit light after a first time elapses after an input signal has transitioned from a first logic level to a second logic level. The second switch control circuit is configured to suspend light emission of the second light emitting element after a second time elapses after the input signal has transitioned from the second logic level to the first logic level. |
US12249981B2 |
Zero excess energy storage transformer
A drive circuit configured to drive a load. The drive circuit comprises a transformer. The transformer comprises a transformer primary comprising one or more primary windings connected to arms that pass through a magnetic material. The transformer also comprises a transformer secondary comprising secondary windings connected to planar secondary conductors which pass through the inside of the arms. The drive circuit also comprises a voltage source configured to apply a voltage across the transformer primary. |
US12249980B2 |
Circuit and method for improving efficiency by use of external inductor for temperature control
A circuit and a method for improving efficiency by use of external inductor for temperature control, wherein the operating temperature of a field effect transistor is calculated by the inductor voltage. The change in operating temperature is used to adjust and control the voltage of the variable voltage gate drive module. When the operating temperature rises, the input voltage of the gate increases accordingly; when the operating temperature decreases, the input voltage of the gate decreases accordingly, thereby achieving the efficiency of regulating light and heavy loads. |
US12249978B2 |
Isolated bootstrapped switch circuit
A charge pump is connected between a source and a body of the switch. Such a configuration avoids a condition in which the body diode opens for negative drain-to-source voltage (Vds) across the switch. Such a configuration also avoids a condition in which the switch control circuit generates control signals referenced to a body potential rather than a source potential, thereby allowing the switch to reliably turn off even for negative Vds. An additional gain stage ensures that the switch can be properly turned on. The techniques can be used to generate switches that enable highly linear processing of bipolar differential signals even far outside of the supply range. |
US12249977B2 |
Intelligent power module and power module
A power module, including a power element, and a control unit that controls the power element. The control unit includes: a frequency divider circuit that receives a signal for driving the power element and has a frequency dividing function, by which the frequency divider circuit generates an output having a frequency lower than that of the received signal; an overcurrent detection comparator that detects an overcurrent of the power element; an overheat protection warning comparator that outputs a warning signal upon detection of the power element having a temperature higher than a predetermined temperature; and a logic circuit that outputs an enable signal to activate the frequency dividing function of the frequency divider circuit only while the overcurrent detection comparator does not detect the overcurrent and the overheat protection warning comparator outputs the warning signal. The power module further includes an overheat protection alarm comparator that outputs an alarm signal. |
US12249976B2 |
Power switch circuit and non-volatile memory device comprising the same
A power switch circuit and non-volatile memory device including the same are provided. The power switch circuit includes a multi-voltage providing circuit configured to receive a first voltage and a second voltage greater than the first voltage, output a third voltage corresponding to the first voltage to a first output terminal, and output a fourth voltage corresponding to the second voltage to a second output terminal. The power switch circuit also includes a leakage current prevention circuit configured to cut off a leakage current flowing through the multi-voltage providing circuit. The multi-voltage providing circuit includes a first inverter which is driven using the second voltage. The leakage current prevention circuit is configured to cut off the leakage current flowing through the first inverter in response to both the first voltage and the second voltage being provided to the multi-voltage providing circuit. |
US12249975B2 |
Film bulk acoustic resonator chip and package structure with improved power tolerance
A film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) chip and package structure with improved power tolerance includes: a first substrate having a plurality of FBARs each having a bottom electrode, a piezoelectric material, and a top electrode, and first bonding pads connected to the bottom electrodes or the top electrodes of the FBARs; and a second substrate having a plurality of vias passing therethrough, second bonding pads located on one end surface of the vias facing the first substrate, and external connection pads located on the other end surface of the vias which does not face the first substrate, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are bonded by means of bonding of the first bonding pads and the second bonding pads. |
US12249973B2 |
Acoustic wave device, filter, and multiplexer
An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer, a pair of comb-shaped electrodes disposed on a first surface of the piezoelectric layer, each of the pair of comb-shaped electrodes including electrode fingers that excite an acoustic wave, a support substrate disposed at a second surface side of the piezoelectric layer, and having protruding portions and/or recessed portions on a first surface, which is closer to the piezoelectric layer, of the support substrate, each of the protruding portions and/or the recessed portions having a shape in which each of left and right side surfaces has linear slopes inclined at different angles with respect to the first surface of the piezoelectric layer in a cross-sectional view, and a second insulating layer located between the piezoelectric layer and the support substrate and disposed on the third surface, on which the protruding portions and/or the recessed portions are formed, of the support substrate. |
US12249970B2 |
Cascadable filter architecture
A filter includes cascaded building blocks, for filtering an incoming signal. Each building block has first and second delay elements. A first scaling device is between an input node of the first delay element and an output node of the second delay element, and a second scaling device is between an output node of the first delay element and an input node of the second delay element. The building block has a cross scaling device between the output nodes of the first delay element and of the second delay element, and/or between the input nodes of the first delay element and of the second delay element. The building block is configured such that, in operation, incoming signals at the input node and output node of the second delay element are summed together. |
US12249969B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for calibrating adjustable impedances of a semiconductor device
Apparatuses and methods for calibrating adjustable impedances of a semiconductor device are disclosed in the present application. An example apparatus includes a register configured to store impedance calibration information and further includes programmable termination resistances having a programmable impedance. The example apparatus further includes an impedance calibration circuit configured to perform a calibration operation to determine calibration parameters for setting the programmable impedance of the programmable termination resistances. The impedance calibration circuit is further configured to program the impedance calibration information in the register related to the calibration operation. |
US12249966B2 |
Multi-mode multi-port driver for transceiver interface
A load line impedance modulation circuit includes a magnetic circuit, an adjustable capacitance coupled to an output of the magnetic circuit, and a plurality of adjustable resistances coupled to the output of the magnetic circuit, wherein the plurality of adjustable resistances are configured to select from available output ports, an impedance presented by the load line impedance modulation circuit being adjustable dependent on at least a number of selected output ports. |
US12249965B2 |
Front-end circuitry with amplifier protection
Methods and apparatus for providing amplifier protection for a radio frequency (RF) front-end circuit. An example RF front-end circuit generally includes an amplifier with a gain, a first sensor configured to sense a first power (or voltage) of a first node coupled to an input of the amplifier, a second sensor configured to sense a second power (or voltage) of a second node coupled to an output of the amplifier, and logic coupled to the first and second sensors. The logic is generally configured to determine that the second power (or voltage) is outside a range based on the gain and the first power (or voltage) and to take an action to protect the amplifier based on the determination. By utilizing the techniques and apparatus described herein, protection can be provided to the amplifier(s) in an RF front-end circuit without significantly impacting the performance of the RF front-end circuit. |
US12249964B2 |
R-mode receiver assembly
The invention relates to an R-mode receiver arrangement (1) comprising a low-noise amplifier (2), a bandpass filter (3), and an RTL software-defined radio receiver module (4), wherein an input of the low-noise amplifier (2) is configured to be connectable to a receiving antenna (10, 11), wherein an output of the low-noise amplifier (2) is connected to the RTL software-defined radio receiver module (4) via the bandpass filter (3). |
US12249951B1 |
Cost-optimization and energy yield optimization device for utility-scale photovoltaic power plants
This invention is embodied in an energy yield optimization device that can be used to optimize energy yields for a utility-scale photovoltaic power plant. More specifically, this solution is directed to utility-scale photovoltaic power plants that have undulating (non-planar) topography. Because of the undulating topography, the rotating axles of the solar trackers will not necessarily be horizontal and would be expected to be different for each independent rotating axle in the field. The preferred solution claimed herein deploys a marching algorithm to find the preferred optimum solution. |
US12249944B2 |
In-situ inverter capacitance analyses and degradation alerts using variable operational modes of electric motor
Apparatus and techniques for analyzing a capacitance value in an electric motor inverter are disclosed. A processor is coupled to a DC-AC inverter, which includes a capacitor across its terminals and is powered by a battery. The processor performs resistor switching to enable singular, periodic measurement of the capacitance. The measured value is compared with a nominal or beginning of life (BOL) value. An alert may be sent if the capacitance has degraded beyond a threshold. In other aspects, the DC torque ripple envelop is used to measure capacitance. The outcome is compared with the other tests to assess consistency. An inconsistent outcome may identify potential resistor degradation. |
US12249942B2 |
System and method of extracting motor fault signature using sparsity-driven joint blind deconvolution and demodulation
A fault detection system is provided to extract fault signature from the time-domain stator current signal of a motor under varying load operations by solving a joint blind deconvolution-demodulation problem, where the stator current of a motor under varying operating conditions is modeled as a stator current of a steady operating condition influenced by the system response vector and a load modulation vector. A proximal alternating linearized minimization-type method is used to solve the joint blind deconvolution-demodulation problem, assuming that the spectrum of the sought-after signal is sparse. Motor fault detection is then performed using the recovered stator current of a steady operating condition. |
US12249936B2 |
Motor control device
A motor control device is provided, which drives a two-phase synchronous motor. The motor control device includes: control current waveform generating means which generates a control current waveform by superposing a fundamental sinusoidal wave and a reluctance torque correction waveform that suppresses the fluctuation of the reluctance torque of the two-phase synchronous motor; and current control signal generating means which generates a current control signal for supplying a current to the windings of the two-phase synchronous motor according to the control current waveform generated by the control current waveform generating means. The reluctance torque correction waveform may have a waveform profile such that an original waveform having a frequency twice that of the fundamental sinusoidal wave and having a phase matched with that of the fundamental sinusoidal wave is full-wave-rectified to the same sign as or a different sign from that of the fundamental sinusoidal wave. |
US12249934B2 |
Systems and methods for reactive power injection based flying start of synchronous machines
A cascaded controller for controlling a kinetic three-phase synchronous machine comprises a current control circuitry and an active power control circuitry operatively coupled with the current controller circuitry. The current control circuitry is configured to regulate a magnitude of inrush stator current for a stator of the kinetic three-phase synchronous machine by producing a first voltage control signal causing a flow of active power in the kinetic three-phase synchronous machine. The active power control circuitry is configured to produce a second voltage control signal to reduce the active power to zero, based on the first voltage control signal. The second voltage control signal controls a phase angle of the inrush stator current such that the stator current vector is oriented to align with a magnet axis of the rotor. |
US12249931B2 |
Control apparatus for vibration type motor, and driving apparatus
A control apparatus for a vibration type motor includes a processor or circuit that serves as a driving signal generating unit configured to generate a driving signal of the vibration type motor; and a booster circuit configured to boost the driving signal. The driving signal generating unit changes a duty ratio of the driving signal based on a driving frequency of the vibration type motor or a current flowing through the vibration type motor. |
US12249927B2 |
Synchronous buck inverter
A power inverter, such as a synchronous buck power inverter, that is configured with a high frequency switching control having a (PWM) controller and sensing circuit. Controller provides a low frequency oscillating wave to effect switching control on a synchronous-buck circuit portion that includes a plurality of switches to invert every half cycle of the frequency provided by controller. The inverting process thus creates a positive and negative transition of the oscillating wave signal. A low frequency switching stage includes a further plurality of switches configured to operate as zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) drives Charge on an output capacitor is discharged to zero on every zero crossing of low frequency switching stage and advantageously discharges energy every half cycle. During this discharge of energy, the zero crossing distortion in the low frequency sine wave is greatly reduced. |
US12249924B2 |
Power conversion control device
An electrical power conversion control device of an electric automotive vehicle is obtained which is small in size and inexpensive with lower electric current consumption. In the power conversion control device, insulating power sources are each connected to gate drive circuits to form respective pairs therebetween; electric power whose voltage is regulated as a constant voltage by way of a constant-voltage circuit is supplied from a low-voltage battery to a low-voltage side of an insulating communications circuit, and a high-voltage side of the insulating communications circuit is operated by an insulating power source being at least one insulating power source among the insulating power sources; and a signal of a voltage of a high-voltage battery is insulated from the high-voltage side of the insulating communications circuit and transmitted therefrom to the low-voltage side thereof. |
US12249922B2 |
Power conversion device
An object is to provide a power conversion device that enables a capacitor element to be efficiently cooled, thus suppressing deterioration of the capacitor element due to heat. The power conversion device includes: a power module including a module body portion storing a semiconductor element, and a power terminal protruding from the module body portion; a capacitor module including a capacitor body portion storing a capacitor element, and a capacitor busbar protruding from the capacitor body portion and connected to the power terminal; and a housing storing the power module and the capacitor module. The housing has a first surface to which the power module is thermally connected, and a second surface to which the capacitor module is thermally connected. A coolant path for cooling the first surface is provided on a back side of the first surface. The capacitor busbar is thermally connected to the first surface. |
US12249921B2 |
Parallel operation of load commutated inverters
A system, including: a plurality of load commutated inverters (LCIs) connected in parallel, wherein each LCI includes: a source bridge for converting an alternating current (AC) voltage to a direct current (DC) voltage, wherein the source bridge includes at least one current switching device; a load bridge for converting the DC voltage from the source bridge to a variable frequency AC voltage; and a DC link coupling the source bridge to the load bridge; wherein each LCI includes a respective current regulator for controlling the at least one current switching device in the source bridge of the LCI to generate a current in the DC link. |
US12249919B2 |
Control circuit, system and method for switched-mode power supply
A control circuit, system and method for switched-mode power supply are disclosed, the control circuit is for driving a first switch to convert an input voltage into an output voltage. The control circuit includes an on-time control unit, which receives a first signal characterizing switching frequency of first switch and a second signal characterizing current flowing through first switch and responsively generates a signal indicative of a turn-off instant for first switch. When a peak value of the current flowing through the first switch drops below a predefined value, the on-time control unit determines the turn-off instant for the first switch based on the first signal so that the switching frequency of the first switch is maintained at a target frequency. This design can effectively avoid the generation of audible noise, stabilize the output voltage against load changes while maintaining desirable efficiency, and ensure operational safety of the switched-mode power supply. |
US12249918B2 |
Power generation device
A power generation device includes a first generator connected to a prime mover, a second generator connected to the prime mover, a first DCDC converter connected to the first generator, and a second DCDC converter connected to the second generator. |
US12249909B2 |
Power supply noise reduction by current cancellation circuit
The present disclosure describes a circuit having a current source and a load circuit coupled to the current source. The current source can include a transistor electrically coupled to a voltage supply and can be configured to generate a first current with a first current rate-of-change during a time interval, where the first current can be a cancellation current. In addition, the load circuit can be configured to generate a second current with a second current rate-of-change during the same time interval, where the second current can be a load current. The second current rate-of-change can be substantially an inverse of the first current rate-of-change. A power system can include a power management unit configured to generate a power supply voltage at an output, a current source and a load circuit electrically coupled to the output, and a control circuit controls the first current rate-of-change during the time interval. |
US12249903B2 |
Switching technique using PWM for increasing switching efficiency
A method for increasing switching efficiency in a power switching topology includes summing a first signal with a first triangle wave signal and with a square wave signal to generate a second signal. The method further includes creating a second triangle wave signal and a third triangle wave signal. The method also includes comparing the second signal with the second triangle wave signal to generate a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal. The method also includes comparing the second signal with the third triangle wave signal to generate a second PWM signal. The method further includes generating an output signal based on the first PWM signal and the second PWM signal. |
US12249892B2 |
Cooling jacket for cooling permanent magnet synchronous electric motor
The present invention relates to a cooling jacket for cooling a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor, wherein the cooling jacket comprises bearing housing cooling portion and a stator cooling portion, wherein the stator cooling portion comprises stator coolant guiding channel having an enlarged middle section. The flow splitter having a shape that corresponds to the enlarged middle section is disposed at the middle of this enlarged section. The flow splitter has the same height as that of the partition wall, and the upper surface of the flow splitter is curved to form a seal with the inner surface of the stator outer housing. At the middle of the stator coolant guiding channel, there is provided a middle rib that extends in the spiral shape around the circumference of the stator cooling portion. The middle rib has a lower height than the height of the partition wall. |
US12249889B2 |
Magnetic-geared motor with divisional spacers
Provided is a magnetic-geared motor that can suppress eddy current flowing inside a fastening member and reduce power loss. The magnetic-geared motor includes: a stator; a first rotor provided rotatably relative to the stator and including a plurality of magnetic pole pieces and a plurality of spacers disposed so as to be arranged in a circumferential direction; and a second rotor provided coaxially with the first rotor. Each spacer is composed of a plurality of divisional spacers disposed apart from each other in an axial direction, and a plurality of fastening tools for fastening the plurality of divisional spacers in the axial direction, and the divisional spacers and the fastening tools are electrically insulated from each other. |
US12249885B2 |
Circumferential arrangement of stator winding end leads
A stator for a rotating electrical machine is disclosed, the stator comprising a stator core (16) comprising stator slots and a plurality of stator coils. The stator coils comprise side windings (17) located in the stator slots, end windings (18) which extend out of the stator slots, and end leads (28) for connecting the stator coils. The end leads (28) run circumferentially around a radially outwards side of the end windings (18). A spacer (34) may be provided to space the end leads from each other and from the end windings. This may help to improve cooling, help to improve electrical separation, and may be more efficient in terms of space requirements and ease of manufacture than previous arrangements. |
US12249882B2 |
Stator winding arrangement
An electrical machine for use in an aircraft, including a rotor. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor poles, and a stator including a plurality of phases. Each respective phase occupies at least one elementary block and the at least one elementary block of each phase includes a set of conductors of the respective phase wound around a plurality of slots of the respective elementary block in a concentrated winding configuration. A mechanical shift angle between the respective concentrated windings of each pair of adjacent elementary blocks is greater than a rotor pole pitch. The rotor pole pitch is an angle between adjacent poles of the rotor. |
US12249877B2 |
Power pack of electric power steering apparatus
A power pack of an EPS may include: a motor unit including a motor having a plurality of windings; a plurality of driving units each including an inverter configured to drive the motor by supplying power to any one of the plurality of windings; a plurality of control units each including a controller configured to control the inverter in order to control the operation of the motor; a plurality of power supply units configured to supply power to the motor; and a board unit coupled to the motor unit, and including a first circuit board and a second circuit board, which are electrically connected to each other, wherein the power pack includes a plurality of single ECUs, each of which is constituted by connecting any one of the control units, any one of the driving units and any one of the power supply units. |
US12249870B2 |
Motor with liquid cooled stator core
A motor includes a rotor, a stator core, a stator coil, and a shower pipe. An upper part of an outer circumferential surface of the stator core includes a circumferential groove that extends in a circumferential direction of the stator core. Axial grooves are located at positions that are spaced apart from each other in the circumferential direction, and extend in a direction that intersects the circumferential groove. The axial grooves each open in opposite end faces of the stator core in an axial direction of the rotary shaft. Each axial groove includes opposite ends in the axial direction. The opposite ends have a groove width that becomes narrower as the opposite ends become farther from the circumferential groove. |
US12249869B1 |
Permanent magnet electric motor
An electric motor includes a central shaft, a rotor configured to rotate about the central shaft, wherein the rotor includes a plurality of rotor permanent magnets arranged with a first polar orientation relative to the central shaft, a stator arranged proximate to the rotor. The stator includes a plurality of stator permanent magnets arranged in a second polar orientation relative to the central shaft, wherein the plurality of stator permanent magnets are oriented to repel the rotor permanent magnets, and a plurality of magnetic interruption devices (MIDs) corresponding to the plurality of stator permanent magnets. |
US12249866B2 |
Stator structure
A stator structure includes a silicon steel sheet, a first plastic material and a second plastic material. The silicon steel sheet has a plurality of pole faces. The first plastic material covers on the silicon steel sheet. The second plastic material forming on the first plastic material. The first plastic material covered on the plurality of the pole faces is not covered by the second plastic material. The thermal conductivity of the first plastic material is higher than that of the second plastic material. |
US12249862B2 |
Resistor-free supercapacitor mobile device powering layout
An arrangement for powering a mobile device with a fast charge discharge power source such as a supercapacitor without reliance on resistors to protect device electronics from comparatively high supercapacitor current discharge rates. The arrangement protects device electronics by coordinating a switch with a charge controller to balance recharge of a battery electronically coupled to the supercapacitor. The arrangement and techniques utilized result in a substantially continuous trickle charging of the battery from the supercapacitor. In this way, the battery is continuously charged so long as the supercapacitor holds power and the battery remains the safe medium through which device electronics are powered. |
US12249861B2 |
Supplemental capacitor based battery charging system
A system and method are presented relating to a hybrid portable charging device having an internal battery and an internal supercapacitor. Input logic is implemented as part of the management system for the charging device. In one embodiment, input power is analyzed to determine whether the input power level is low, medium, or high, with input power being diverted to the battery or supercapacitor depending on the determined input power level. At high input power, the supercapacitor is charged first. At low input power, the battery is charged first. At medium power, the input power is split between the supercapacitor and the battery. In another embodiment, output can be directed using output logic so that power flows first from the supercapacitor so that the supercapacitor is fully discharged before battery power is output to the load on the charging device. |
US12249858B2 |
Marine propulsion system and marine power supply system including a plurality of batteries
A marine propulsion system includes a marine propulsion unit, a first battery for a starter of an engine, a second battery for an electric motor, a third battery for at least one of a plurality of devices in or on a marine vessel excluding the starter and the electric motor, and a charge amount acquisition controller configured or programmed to perform a control to acquire a charge amount of at least one of the first battery, the second battery, or the third battery based on a first power supplied from a power source to the first battery, the second battery, and the third battery, and a second power supplied from the first battery, the second battery, and the third battery to devices in or on the marine vessel. |
US12249855B2 |
Battery stress relief system with bypass
A power system includes a battery charge path and capacitor charge path arranged in parallel. During an inrush event, a current limiting element restricts current flow along the battery charge path to relieve battery stress. During the inrush event, current flow between the battery and load along a bypass path is also prevented by a switch element. Under steady state charging conditions, the resistance of the current limiting element decreases, thus increasing current flow between the battery and load along the battery charge path. During steady state conditions, a switch circuit controls operation of the switch element to also allow current flow between the battery and load along the bypass path. The change in the resistance of the current limiting element and/or actuation of the switch element by the switch circuit are optionally based on changes in temperature, and are passively effectuated without requiring an external control input signal. |
US12249853B2 |
Charge-discharge loss reduction method and device utilizing power receiver priority
A charge-discharge loss reduction device includes a power reception control device that controls power received or discharged by power receiving elements included in a load group, in a power system that supplies electric energy to the load group including the power receiving elements via a power supply base point. The power reception control device is configured to change a priority of an own power receiving element using a charge-discharge state of the own power receiving element, the priority indicating a degree to which power reception of the own power receiving element takes priority over power reception of another power receiving element. |
US12249850B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission
A wireless power transmitter of transmitting power to a wireless power receiver, including a controller configured to determine whether a foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter; and a transmission part configured to transmit a wireless power according to whether the foreign object is present, wherein the controller receives a signal including an FOD status packet from the wireless power receiver, determines whether the foreign object is present in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter based on the FOD status packet; wherein the controller is set to operate in a first power transfer mode when it is determined that the foreign object is present in the charging area, or to operate in a second power transfer mode when it is determined that the foreign object is not present in the charging area; wherein the controller receives a reception power packet including information on the reception power intensity from the wireless power receiver, determines the reception power intensity of the wireless power receiver based on the information on the reception power intensity, measures or calculates a power loss based on a difference between the determined reception power intensity and the transmission power intensity of the wireless power transmitter, and corrects any one of a transmission power, a reception power, and a loss of power using the power loss; and wherein the controller determines whether the foreign object is present in the charging area of the wireless power transmitter while being operated in the second power transfer mode. |
US12249848B2 |
Integrated transmitter-transformer for wireless charging
Systems, methods and apparatus for wireless charging are disclosed. A charging device includes a power transmitting coil, a transformer and a driver circuit. The power transmitting coil may be configured to produce an electromagnetic flux centered on an axis that is substantially perpendicular to a plane surface of the planar magnetic core. The transformer may be located adjacent to the planar magnetic core and the driver circuit may be configured to use a stepped-up voltage received from the transformer to provide a charging current to the power transmitting coil. The transformer may include a magnetic half-core that contacts the planar magnetic core such that the planar magnetic core completes a magnetic path through the magnetic half-core. |
US12249846B2 |
Polyphase wireless power transfer systems, coil assemblies and resonant networks
Polyphase wireless power transfer systems are provided. The transfer system may be used for charging hybrid and electric vehicles. The systems are capable of transferring over 50 KW over an air gap of 15 cm. The systems use a rotating magnetic field to transfer power. The system may comprise transmitter coil assembly. The coil assembly may be one or more layers. The system may employ either unipolar or bipolar coils. The transmitter also comprises compensating capacitance connected in series with at least one coil for each phase. A value of the compensating capacitance for each phase is determined such that the transmitter has at least two independently excitable resonant modes at a resonant frequency. The transmitter is compatible with a plurality of different receivers including three-phase, single phase with a circular coil and single phase with DD coils. |
US12249843B2 |
Portable battery pack for wirelessly charging body-worn devices through clothing
A portable battery pack is disclosed for wirelessly powering a portable electronic device through a user's clothing. The portable battery pack includes a housing with a mating surface that includes one or more permanent magnets to facilitate mating with a portable electronic device, such as a body-worn camera. |
US12249838B2 |
System and method for using baseload power of reserve GT system for improving GT emissions or grid stability
A system includes a gas turbine (GT) system at a power plant operatively coupled to a generator to always generate power at a baseload. A first portion of the GT system's baseload power is transmitted to an electric grid. Where demand for power from the grid does not exceed a threshold, a second portion of the GT system's baseload power is transmitted to a hydrogen-producing electrolyzer to generate hydrogen fuel for a second GT system. Where demand for power from the grid exceeds the threshold, a third portion of the GT system's baseload power is transmitted to the grid. The GT system always runs at baseload but is capable of providing increased power to the grid quickly, like conventional spinning reserves. The system improves efficiencies by running all GT systems at baseload, and reduces emissions for the second GT system by providing hydrogen fuel thereto when grid power demand allows. |
US12249834B2 |
Split load connection
If an additional power source is introduced at the distribution level it is then possible for power to flow back into the grid. This is a potentially undesired scenario, so much so that some entities enacted laws to regulate/control this scenario. There are also regulations in some places that restricts off-grid scenarios. The present disclosure is directed to embodiments that can operate with the grid, or islanded, with a range of grid load from 0-100%. 10% grid load is described as a model for abiding by legal interconnection/tax requirements. At the interconnection point/points there is typically protection and or control technology such as fuses in a circuit-breaker that limit current to a particular load or loads. A solution to this scenario, using split load configuration according to embodiments of the present disclosure, allows for both distributed generation and no power flow back into the grid. |
US12249832B2 |
Power converter, method of controlling power converter, and computer readable recording medium
A power converter includes: an input unit configured to be electrically connected to a device; a voltage charge unit configured to change voltage; a voltage adjustment unit configured to adjust the voltage supplied to a transmission line; a target setting unit configured to set a first target value of the voltage change unit; a voltage monitoring unit configured to observe the voltage of the transmission line; and a threshold determination mechanism configured to calculate a second target value of the voltage adjustment unit in accordance with voltage of the transmission line. The target setting unit of the power converter is configured to generate the first target value as an output target of the voltage charge unit in accordance with the voltage observed by the voltage monitoring unit. The first target value has characteristics to change a threshold voltage for controlling output of the voltage adjustment unit depending on time. |
US12249825B2 |
Power supply device and electronic device
A power supply device includes a rectifier module, an excitation module, a switch module, a transformer module, a first output module, a second output module, a control module and a logic module. The first and second output modules receive first and second transformed voltages of the transformer module to generate first and second output voltages. The control module determines whether the first output voltage is abnormal according to first and second slopes of the first and second output voltages. When the first output voltage is abnormal, the control module generates a comparison result according to the first slope and a reference slope. The logic module generates a logic signal according to a reference voltage, the first output voltage and the comparison result. The control module controls the power supply device to enter a short current protection or a under voltage protection according to the logic signal. |
US12249822B2 |
Electrical cable hangers
A hanger for securing electrical cabling to a structure includes a cable holding portion provided at a distal end of the hanger for holding one or more cables to be secured and a hook-like portion provided at a proximal end of the hanger for receiving and securing the hanger to the structure, the hook-like portion having a first width dimensioned for receiving a portion of the structure and an opening having a width smaller than the first width. |
US12249817B2 |
Telecommunication cable strain relief assemblies
A strain relief assembly includes a top plate and a bottom plate. The top plate defines a plurality of top ports configured to receive a plurality of cables at a first point. The bottom plate defines a plurality of bottom ports configured to receive the plurality of cables at a second point. The strain relief assembly is movable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the plurality of top ports and the plurality of bottom ports collectively define a first passage area. In the closed position, the plurality of top ports and the plurality of bottom ports collectively define a second passage area smaller than the first passage area. |
US12249814B2 |
Valve gas filter and gas-insulated switchgear
A valve gas filter includes: a valve box attached to a gas enclosing port connected to a gas-insulated device to be filled with an insulating gas and hermetically sealed; and a valve body that opens and closes a gas passage by moving in the valve box, in which the valve body includes a gas filter, which is formed by a porous insulating material and allows passage of an insulating gas but does not allow passage of foreign matter contained in the insulating gas. |
US12249812B2 |
Bus bars for printed structural electric battery modules
Techniques for co-printing of bus bars for printed structural energy modules are presented herein. An apparatus in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure comprises a first component configured to be a primary structure of a vehicle, the first component-co-printed with a first electrical conductive path, the first electrical conductive path configured to be connected to a second electrical conductive path of a second component of the vehicle, wherein the first electrical conductive path and the second electrical conductive path are configured to enable electricity transmission. |
US12249811B2 |
Profile for electrical cabinet
“PROFILE FOR ELECTRICAL CABINET” presents an invention that falls within the field of application of metal profiles for structural elements, more precisely in the field of metal profiles to electrical cabinets and enclosures. A profile having a side sealing area and, located in its relation, preferably at 90°, a front sealing area; an inner wall, a rear wall, an outer wall, an oblique wall and an isolating wall. |
US12249806B2 |
Semiconductor laser drive device and method of manufacturing the same
In a semiconductor laser drive device, a wiring inductance in electrically connecting a semiconductor laser and a laser driver is reduced. The semiconductor laser drive device includes a substrate, the laser driver, and the semiconductor laser. The laser driver is built in the substrate. The semiconductor laser is mounted on one surface of the substrate of the semiconductor laser drive device. Connection wiring electrically connects the laser driver and the semiconductor laser by a wiring inductance of 0.5 nanohenries or less. |
US12249797B2 |
High-power plug connection system
A high-power plug connection system comprises a cable connection housing for connecting at least two electric high-power plug connectors in order to transmit and/or distribute high current strengths and at least two insulating bodies for receiving a respective high-power contact and at least one electrically conductive rail. Longitudinal axes of the high-power contacts are generally arranged on one plane in an offset manner from each other, and the high-power contacts are connected together in an electrically conductive manner by means of an electrically conductive rail, said at least two high-power contacts being provided with a recess into which the electrically conductive rail is at least partly inserted. |
US12249793B2 |
M2 connector with increased ampacity
Disclosed embodiments include a modified M.2 interface that is configured to allow an increased current capacity on power-carrying pins. The power-carrying pins are implemented using an alloy that can sustain current levels in excess of those specified in the M.2 standard while remaining within M.2 standard specified temperature limits. Sockets and corresponding cards in embodiments are modified so that a card requiring the higher current capacity cannot fit into a legacy M.2 standard socket, while a legacy M.2 card can fit into a modified high current M.2 socket. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
US12249786B2 |
Connector mounting member
Provided is a connector mounting member that can be fixed to a vehicle body so as to generate no abnormal sound and that can stably hold various kinds of connectors. The connector mounting member includes a holding portion configured to hold a connector attached to an end of a long wire portion; and a mounting portion configured to mount the connector mounting member to a predetermined counterpart component. The holding portion includes a frame, opposing elastic portions that press-hold the connector therebetween, and opposing positioning portions that press-hold therebetween the wire portion extending from the connector on at least one opening side of the frame and that are less easily deformed than the opposing elastic portions. |
US12249778B2 |
PSAS 5.0 female connector
PSAS 5.0 female connector includes a framework member having a main conductive plastic, a terminal member, and a cover member; the terminal member is inserted in the framework member and includes a SATA 7Pin terminal set having a SATA 7Pin terminal, a plastic frame member, and a SATA 7Pin conductive plastic; the SATA 7Pin terminal is inserted in the plastic frame member, and the SATA 7Pin conductive plastic is engaged on the plastic frame member for fastening the SATA 7Pin terminal in the plastic frame member; the cover member includes a SATA 7Pin outer cover plate stably attached to one side of the plastic frame member and a SATA 7Pin inner cover plate stably attached to another side of the SATA 7Pin conductive plastic. The present invention resolves the insufficiency of transmission rate fulfills multiple high frequency performance. |
US12249776B2 |
Composite antenna and electronic device
A composite antenna and an electronic device are proposed. The electronic device includes the composite antenna, and the composite antenna includes a substrate, a first antenna structure, two contact springs, an antenna holder and a second antenna structure. The first antenna structure is disposed on the substrate, and two ends of the first antenna structure are coupled to a feeding point and a grounding point, respectively. The two contact springs are disposed on the first antenna structure, and electrically connected to the feeding point and the grounding point, respectively. The antenna holder is removably disposed on the substrate. The second antenna structure is disposed on the antenna holder and electrically connected to the two contact springs. |
US12249767B2 |
Antenna package and image display device including the same
An antenna package according to an embodiment includes an antenna device and a flexible circuit board. The antenna device includes a dielectric layer, a first antenna unit arranged on the dielectric layer and a second antenna unit arranged on the dielectric layer to be physically and electrically separated from the first antenna unit. The printed circuit board is coupled to the antenna device to be electrically connected to the first antenna unit, and electrically separated from the second antenna unit. |
US12249764B2 |
Transparent electromagnetic wave focusing device
A transparent electromagnetic wave focusing device is provided, which includes a plurality of metamaterial unit cells arranged to form a metamaterial array plate, and each metamaterial unit cell includes a plurality of metal layers and a plurality of transparent substrates stacked alternately. Each of the metal layers has a comb-tooth pattern, and the plurality of metamaterial unit cells correspond to a plurality of comb-tooth pattern combinations, respectively. The metamaterial array plate has an incident surface and an exit surface opposite to each other, and for an incident electromagnetic wave with a predetermined operating frequency band incident from the incident surface, the metamaterial unit cells correspond to a plurality of compensation phase differences, such that the incident electromagnetic wave that passes through the exit surface are focused on a reference point. The comb-tooth pattern combinations vary with the corresponding compensation phase differences. |
US12249763B2 |
Lens arrays configurations for improved signal performance
A lens elements array comprises at least two lens elements aligned along an alignment axis. Each lens element includes a spherical lens and a feed element. The feed elements are tilted such that the RF signals generated by the feed elements have major axes form an angle (preferably between 5° and 30°) other than a perpendicular angle with respect to the alignment axis. The combined RF signals produced collectively by these feed elements have amplitude that has minimal dips across the array. The feed elements that are farther away from the center of the array have higher levels of tilts than the feed elements that are closer to the center of the array. |
US12249762B2 |
Gap waveguide antenna structure and electronic device
This application provides a gap waveguide antenna structure and an electronic device, and relates to the field of communication radars. The antenna structure includes a top layer, a gap waveguide structure, a microstrip structure, and a bottom layer. The top layer is parallel to the bottom layer. A first metal layer and a second metal layer are laid on two sides of a dielectric layer of the top layer, and the microstrip structure is disposed on the second metal layer. A frame of the microstrip structure is separated from metal of the second metal layer by leaving a space. The foregoing special antenna structure can reduce a transmission loss, improve a coupling capability, and effectively improve transmission efficiency of energy or an electromagnetic wave. |
US12249761B2 |
First surface decorative element
The invention is directed to a decorative vehicle element including a, preferably radio-transmissive, substrate having a first surface on a first side and a second surface on a second side; and a first surface, preferably radio-transmissive, decorative coating on the substrate, the decorative coating including a decorative layer consisting of a metal or consisting of an alloy including a metal; as well as a radar system including a radio wave transmitter, a radio wave receiver and a decorative element, especially radome. |
US12249758B2 |
Multi-purpose accessory system for wireless communication device
Wireless communication device (WCD) for use in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a multi-purpose WCD accessory. The accessory is comprised of a first plate having opposed first and second major faces. The first major face includes a heat transfer surface configured to contact a body of the WCD interior of the UAV when the WCD is secured to the first major face. A second plate is attached to the second major face in a cantilever configuration and extends exterior of the fuselage in a direction away from the second major surface. The second plate comprises at least a portion of a ground plane for an antenna system utilized by the WCD, and together with the first plate forms a heat sink for the WCD. |
US12249757B2 |
Convertible strand and pole small cell mounts and assemblies
The present disclosure describes strand mounts for small cell radios. The strand mount assembly includes a cable strand and a strand mount. The strand mount includes two or more interconnected frame sections that form a frame, each frame section having opposing sides configured such that one or more small cell radios and/or antennas can be mounted thereto. The strand mount further includes a plurality of mount apertures sized and configured to receive the cable strand. Each of the mounting apertures is collinear with the other mounting apertures to create an unimpeded opening that the cable strand extends through, thereby mounting the strand mount on the cable strand. Alternative strand mounts and strand mount assemblies are also described. |
US12249754B2 |
Display panel, method for manufacturing display panel, and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a display panel, a method for manufacturing the display panel, and an electronic device. The display panel includes a display functional layer, an antenna functional layer on a back side of the display functional layer, and a magnetic field absorption layer on a side, close to the display functional layer, of the antenna functional layer, or on a side, away from the display functional layer, of the antenna functional layer. At least one antenna structure of the antenna functional layer includes a first substrate, a power receiving coil on a side, away from the display functional layer, of the first substrate, and a first flat layer on a side, away from the first substrate, of the power receiving coil. An orthographic projection of the power receiving coil on a reference plane is within an orthographic projection of the magnetic field absorption layer on the reference plane. |
US12249747B2 |
Non-contacting waveguide flange adapter element having quasi-periodic protruding elements configured to pass waves in one direction and stop waves in other directions
An arrangement (100) for interconnection of waveguide structures (10,20) or components comprising a number of waveguide flange adapter elements (100) having a surface of a conductive material with a periodic or quasi-periodic structure (15) formed by a number of protruding elements (115) arranged or designed to allow waves to pass across a gap between a surface around a waveguide opening (3) to another waveguide opening in a desired direction or waveguide paths, at least in an intended frequency band of operation, and to stop propagation of waves in the gap in other directions. |
US12249745B2 |
Biological battery and methods of making same
A biological battery includes a first cell layer formed of a sheet of biological cells polarized in a same direction, a second cell layer formed of a sheet of biological cells polarized in a same direction, a separating membrane disposed between the first cell layer and the second cell layer, and an encapsulating outer membrane encasing each of the first cell layer, the second layer and the separating membrane, wherein the encapsulating outer membrane is permeable to small molecules like glucose and amino acids, but substantially impermeable to larger proteins like antibodies. |
US12249739B2 |
Three-dimensional battery having current-reducing devices corresponding to electrodes
Various three-dimensional battery structures are disclosed, in certain embodiments comprising a battery enclosure and a first plurality of electrodes within the enclosure. The first plurality of electrodes includes a plurality of cathodes and a plurality of anodes. The first plurality of electrodes includes a second plurality of electrodes selected from the first plurality of electrodes. The three-dimensional battery includes a first structural layer within the battery enclosure. Each of the second plurality of electrodes protrudes from the first structural layer. The three-dimensional battery includes a plurality of electrical current-reducing devices within the enclosure. Each of the second plurality of electrodes is coupled to one of the plurality of current-reducing devices. |
US12249729B2 |
Taping apparatus and method for secondary battery
A taping apparatus for a secondary battery, configured to adhere an adhesive member cut and provided as a single sheet to a secondary battery cell including an accommodating portion in which an electrode assembly is accommodated and a sealing portion folded in a direction of the accommodating portion and sealing an edge of the accommodating portion, includes a support unit supporting a portion of the adhesive member; and a roller unit continuously moving in at least one direction of the accommodating portion and the sealing portion and adhering the adhesive member supported by the support unit to the secondary battery cell. |
US12249727B2 |
System and method for storage and withdrawal of electrical energy from a subterranean environment
A system and method for a subterranean energy storage and retrieval system, having constructed a subterranean battery from a repurposed wellbore with ganged cells with an electrical connection attached to the battery at the surface of the wellbore. A cooling system cools the battery cells downhole. A pressure activated switch is normally open until the battery cells are resting on the bottom hole retainer. |
US12249724B2 |
Battery cell, battery, method and device for preparing a battery cell
Embodiments of the present disclosure provides a battery cell, a battery, an electrical device and a device for preparing a battery cell. The battery cell includes a housing being hollow and including an opening, and an end cover assembly includes an end cover and an insulator. The end cover is configured to be connected to the opening of the housing and at least the part of the end cover is inserted into the housing. A part of the end cover inserted into the housing includes an end surface and a first side surface. The end surface is substantially perpendicular to an insertion direction of the end cover. The first side surface is distributed along a periphery of the end surface and is opposite to an inner wall surface of the housing. |
US12249720B2 |
Electrode assembly having enhanced safety and lithium secondary battery comprising same
An electrode assembly of the present invention comprises a cathode active material layer, a cathode current collector, a separator, an anode current collector, and an anode active material layer, which are stacked in order, wherein the current collectors have a plurality of through-holes formed to allow communication between the upper surface and the lower surface of the current collector. The electrode assembly of the present invention has the effect of preventing a rapid temperature increase if an internal short caused by damage to the separator occurs. |
US12249719B2 |
Electrode structure comprising potential sheath for secondary battery and fabrication method therefor
An electrode structure for a secondary battery includes a potential sheath capable of suppressing a side reaction between an electrode and an electrolyte through electric potential control. The electrode structure for the secondary battery uses the electric potential control so that an unstable SEI layer, which causes decrease in cycle characteristic and capacity of an anode material, occurs only on the surface of a potential sheath without occurring on the surface of the anode active material, thereby being capable of completely solving the problems of the existing nanostructured electrode. A method for manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery includes the steps of: (a) preparing a template form; (b) coating a graphene on the template foam; (c) removing the template foam to form a graphene foam, wherein the template foam partially remains on an internal surface of the graphene foam; and (d) growing a nanowire by using the template foam remaining on the internal surface of the graphene foam as a seed. |
US12249717B2 |
Carbonaceous material dispersion and method for producing thereof
The disclosed is a method for producing a dispersion of carbonaceous material in a nonaqueous solvent comprising a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic amide compound with a solvent purity of 99.9% or higher, which comprises: confirming an amine-controlled concentration, in which the concentration of amine components in the nonaqueous solvent is confirmed to be less than 3×10−6 in mass fraction; confirming a moisture-controlled concentration, in which the concentration of the moisture concentration in the nonaqueous solvent is confirmed to be less than 5×10−4 in mass fraction; and dispersing a carbonaceous material added to the nonaqueous solvent that satisfies the conditions in the amine-controlled concentration confirmation and the moisture-controlled concentration confirmation so that the carbonaceous material concentration is 15 to 30% by mass based on the total mass of the dispersion, by stirring and mixing. |
US12249716B2 |
Acrylic binder for lithium-sulfur secondary battery cathode and use thereof
A binder for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery cathode, a composition containing the same, and an acrylic binder capable of forming a cross-linked network and a use thereof. The binder contains a polar functional group capable of strongly interacting with sulfur. |
US12249713B2 |
Electrode plate, method for preparing same, secondary battery, battery module, and battery pack
In various embodiments, provided are an electrode plate comprising a main body region and an isolation region, the isolation region is arranged on both sides of the main body along a width direction of the electrode plate, the isolation region is provided with an insulating strip coating, and the main body region is provided with an active material layer, a method for preparing the electrode plate, a secondary battery, a battery module, and a battery pack. An outer edge of the active material layer is confined to a junction between the main body region and the isolation region, and a contact angle between a slurry forming the active material layer and the insulating strip coating is more than 90°, thereby improving the problem of diffusion of the active material slurry along the width direction of the electrode plate, and reducing a defective rate of the electrode plate. |
US12249710B2 |
Positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery and lithium ion secondary battery
The positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium-nickel composite oxide, in which the lithium-nickel composite oxide contains lithium, nickel, manganese, titanium, niobium, and optionally an element M1, an amount of substance ratio of the respective elements is represented as Li:Ni:Mn:M:Ti:Nb=a:(1−x1−y1−b−c):x1:y1:b:c (provided that, 0.95≤a≤1.25, (1−x1−y1−b−c)<0.80, 0.03≤x1≤0.35, 0≤y1≤0.35, 0.005≤b≤0.05, and 0.001 |
US12249706B2 |
Silicon-carbon composite negative electrode active material, negative electrode including silicon-carbon composite negative electrode active material, and secondary battery including negative electrode
The present invention relates to a silicon-carbon composite negative electrode active material, a negative electrode including the same, and a secondary battery, wherein the silicon-carbon composite negative electrode active material includes a core containing SiOX (0≤X<2), a carbon layer covering at least a portion of the surface of the core, a carbon nanotube structure positioned on the carbon layer, and a polyvinylidene fluoride coating at least a portion of the carbon nanotube structure, wherein the carbon nanotube structure has a structure formed by arranging and bonding 2 to 5,000 single-walled carbon nanotube units side by side, and a portion of the carbon nanotube structure is bonded to the carbon layer. |
US12249703B2 |
Negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery and lithium secondary battery comprising the same
A negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including silicon oxide particles, wherein the silicon oxide has a full width at half maximum peak ranging between 2 and 6 in a particle size distribution and the silicon oxide particles have an average particle size (D50) of 1 μm to 20 μm, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The negative electrode active material according to the disclosure has outstanding life performance and output performance. |
US12249699B2 |
Cooling member for battery module and battery module including same
Provided is a cooling member for a battery module. The cooling member for a battery module according to one embodiment of the present invention is a cooling member for a battery module having a cooling plate that contacts a plurality of battery cells to transfer heat emitted from the battery cells to the outside. The cooling member is implemented by including a predetermined pattern to accommodate at least a part of the outer surface of the battery cells on a main surface along the longitudinal direction thereof, and an insulating heat dissipation layer which covers a part or all of the outer surface of the cooling plate so as to be interposed between the battery cells to be accommodated on the predetermined pattern and the cooling plate. |
US12249698B2 |
Method and device for managing the thermal behavior of a battery
A method for managing the thermal behavior of a battery includes employing a thermal model of the battery. The model is configured to estimate, at each point in time, a thermal power generated by the battery depending on a measured electrical power passing through the battery. The thermal model includes a charging law and a discharging law, each law being based on the state of charge of the battery and on its temperature and incorporating the time constant of the battery. The method also includes controlling the thermal power generated by the battery. |
US12249694B2 |
Battery adaptive charging
Systems and apparatus may carry out analysis of battery physical phenomena, and characterize batteries based on phenomena occurring in particular time and/or frequency domains. These systems may be additionally responsible for charging and/or monitoring a rechargeable battery. Examples of battery physical phenomena include mass transport (e.g., diffusion and/or migration) in battery electrolytes, mass transport in battery electrodes, and reactions on battery electrodes. |
US12249692B2 |
Mixture of potassium and lithium salts, and use thereof in a battery
A mixture including: 99% to 99.9999% by weight of at least one lithium salt A; and 1 ppm to 10,000 ppm by weight of at least one potassium salt B. Also, a battery including at least one electrochemical cell, the electrochemical cell including a negative electrode, a positive electrode and the mixture. |
US12249689B2 |
Electrolyte solution, electrochemical device, lithium ion secondary battery, and module
An electrolyte solution containing a compound (1) represented by the formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1-C4 alkyl group optionally containing an ether bond; and a compound (11) represented by the formula (11): wherein R101 and R102 are each independently a substituent that is a C1-C7 alkyl group or the like. The substituent optionally contains one or more divalent to hexavalent hetero atoms in its structure, with one or more hydrogen atoms each optionally replaced by a fluorine atom or a C0-C7 functional group. Also disclosed is an electrochemical device containing the electrolyte solution, a lithium ion secondary battery containing the electrolyte solution, and a module including the electrochemical device or the lithium ion secondary battery. |
US12249688B2 |
Polymer electrolyte membranes
Polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) that include co-continuous domains of a conductive phase and a crosslinked network phase. The conductive phase can include one or more polymers having glass transition temperatures below room temperature. The crosslinked network phase can be formed from at least one monofunctional monomer and at least one di- or greater functional monomer. |
US12249686B2 |
Oxide, solid electrolyte and all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery
An LLZ oxide may be a garnet-type oxide that contains Li, La, Zr and O as main constituent elements, and further contains substituent elements such as Zn in addition to the main constituent elements. The substituent elements may contain Bi, Nb, Hf and the like in addition to Zn. The LLZ-type oxide may be used, for example, as a solid electrolyte for an all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery. The all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer that is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. |
US12249684B2 |
Lithium storage device with improved safety architecture
Improvements in the structural components and physical characteristics of lithium battery articles are provided. Standard lithium ion batteries, for example, are prone to certain phenomena related to short circuiting and have experienced high temperature occurrences and ultimate firing as a result. Structural concerns with battery components have been found to contribute to such problems. Improvements provided herein include the utilization of thin metallized current collectors (aluminum and/or copper, as examples), high shrinkage rate materials, materials that become nonconductive upon exposure to high temperatures, and combinations thereof. Such improvements accord the ability to withstand certain imperfections (dendrites, unexpected electrical surges, etc.) within the target lithium battery through provision of ostensibly an internal fuse within the subject lithium batteries themselves that prevents undesirable high temperature results from short circuits. Battery articles and methods of use thereof including such improvements are also encompassed within this disclosure. |
US12249683B2 |
Rechargeable lithium ion battery for wide temperature range and high temperatures
A rechargeable lithium-ion battery includes a housing and a battery cell arranged in the housing. The battery cell includes a liquid electrolyte, a composite anode, a composite cathode, and a separator arranged between the composite anode and the composite cathode. The liquid electrolyte includes an ionic liquid, an organic compound, and a lithium salt. The composite anode includes a metal current collector coated with a layer which includes an active material and a binder. The composite cathode includes a metal current collector coated with a layer which includes an active material and a binder. The active material of the composite anode is a lithium titan oxide (LTO). The composite cathode, the composite anode, and the separator, when immersed in the liquid electrolyte, are heat resistant at temperatures of above 150° C. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery is rechargeable in a temperature range of from −30° C. to 150° C. |
US12249682B2 |
Electrochemical cell module
An electrochemical cell module includes a plurality of electrochemical cells stacked on one another and each including an electricity generator and a casing, and a housing accommodating the plurality of electrochemical cells. The casing includes a peripheral portion without overlapping the electricity generator as viewed in the stacking direction. The peripheral portion is bent and has its main surface in contact with an inner side surface of the housing. |
US12249681B2 |
Electrode assembly, battery, and battery pack and vehicle including the same
An electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. One end of the electrode assembly includes a plurality of segment alignments in which the plurality of segment groups are aligned along a radial direction, and an electrolyte impregnation portion provided between segment alignments adjacent in a circumferential direction, wherein an end of the first active material portion is exposed between winding turns of the separator. The segments included in the segment alignment are bent toward the core to form a bending surface region. An end of the separator is spaced apart from a criterion line extending in a winding axis direction along a location corresponding to the plurality of cut grooves by 30% or less of a minimum height of the segments forming the bending surface region. |
US12249680B2 |
Power source assembly systems and methods
Various techniques are provided to assemble, manufacture, and use a power source. A power source assembly system is provided to apply a compressive force on a plurality of battery cells so that the battery cells may be inserted into a compact container without damaging the battery cells. |
US12249678B2 |
Light-emitting module and lens
A light-emitting module includes: a first light source unit including: a first light source, and a first lens on which light emitted from the first light source is incident; a driver configured to rotate the first lens; and a controller configured to, conjunctively with the driver, control an output of the first light source. A central axis of light emitted from the first lens is oblique to a rotation axis of the first lens. The controller is configured to control the output of the first light source according to a position along a trajectory of the central axis of the light emitted from the first lens. |
US12249677B2 |
Ultraviolet light emitting device
The bonding layer bonds the electrode on the first surface of the ultraviolet light emitting element and a part of the mounting surface of the substrate. The adhesive layer adheres the substrate to the light transmitting member. The substrate and the light transmitting member are disposed in a state where the ultraviolet light emitting element is sandwiched therebetween. The fluorocarbon compound is a liquid at normal temperature and pressure. The fluorocarbon compound fills a gap between the second surface of the ultraviolet light emitting element and the light transmitting member in a state of being in contact with the second surface and the light transmitting member. The fluorocarbon compound is in contact with the side surface of the ultraviolet light emitting element. The fluorocarbon compound is not in contact with the adhesive layer. |
US12249672B2 |
Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device and optoelectronic device
In an embodiment a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device include providing a growth substrate, depositing an n-doped first layer, depositing an active region on the n-doped first layer, depositing a second layer onto the active region, depositing magnesium (Mg) in the second layer and subsequently to depositing Mg, depositing zinc (Zn) in the second layer such that a concentration of Zn in the second layer decreases from a first value to a second value in a first area of the second layer adjacent to the active region, the first area being in a range of 5 nm to 200 nm. |
US12249670B2 |
High efficient micro devices
A micro device structure comprising at least part of an edge of a micro device is covered with a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) structure, wherein the MIS structure comprises a MIS dielectric layer and a MIS gate conductive layer, at least one gate pad provided to the MIS gate conductive layer, and at least one micro device contact extended upwardly on a top surface of the micro device. |
US12249669B2 |
High sensitivity single-photon avalanche diode array
The present invention relates to a photodetector array for capturing image data, comprising: —photodetector cells arranged on a substrate, each including a single-photon avalanche diode, wherein the active areas of the photodetector cells are neighbored along a hexagonal grid; —microlenses, having a hexagonal or circular shape, each arranged on one photodetector cell to focus light onto the photodiode. |
US12249667B2 |
Space vehicles including multijunction metamorphic solar cells
A plurality of space vehicles forming a satellite constellation, each space vehicle comprising a housing having a first side and an opposite side, and an axis; a first elongated, rectangular sheet including an array of transducer devices including multijunction solar cells mounted on, and extending from a surface of the first side of the housing, and a second elongated rectangular sheet including an array of transducer devices including multijunction solar cells mounted on and extending from a surface of the second side of the housing in a direction opposite to that of the first elongated rectangular sheet, wherein the selection of the composition of the subcells and their band gap of the multijunction solar cells maximizes the efficiency of the solar cell at the end-of-life EOL in the application of one of (i) a low earth orbit (LEO) satellite that typically experiences radiation equivalent to 5×1014 electron fluence per square centimeter (“e/cm2”) over a five year EOL, or (ii) a geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) satellite that typically experiences radiation in the range of 5×1014 e/cm2 to 1×1015 e/cm2 over a fifteen year EOL, with the efficiency of the multijunction solar cells being less at the beginning-of-life (BOL) than the end-of-life (EOL). |
US12249664B2 |
Transparent conducting layers and photovoltaic devices including the same
Photovoltaic devices having transparent contact layers are described herein. |
US12249662B2 |
Semiconductor device, manufacturing method thereof, and detecting method using the same
A device includes a detector, a sensing pad, a ring structure, a control circuit, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The sensing pad is electrically connected to the detector. The ring structure is over the sensing pad and includes an upper conductive ring and a lower conductive ring between the upper conductive ring and the sensing pad. The first transistor interconnects the upper conductive ring and the control circuit. The second transistor interconnects the lower conductive ring and the control circuit. |
US12249661B2 |
Spiral transient voltage suppressor or Zener structure
A transient voltage suppressor is disclosed that includes an electrode, a substrate disposed on the electrode, the substrate having a first doping, an epitaxial layer disposed on the substrate, the epitaxial layer having a second doping that is different from the first doping, a channel formed in the epitaxial layer having a width W, a length L and a plurality of curved regions, the channel forming a plurality of adjacent sections, the channel having a third doping that is different from the first doping and the second doping and a metal layer formed on top of the channel and contained within the width W of the channel. |
US12249653B2 |
Semiconductor device
An object is to stabilize electric characteristics of a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor to increase reliability. The semiconductor device includes an insulating film; a first metal oxide film on and in contact with the insulating film; an oxide semiconductor film partly in contact with the first metal oxide film; source and drain electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film; a second metal oxide film partly in contact with the oxide semiconductor film; a gate insulating film on and in contact with the second metal oxide film; and a gate electrode over the gate insulating film. |
US12249651B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a channel; a gate structure on the channel; a first source/drain arranged at a first end of the channel and including a metal; a first tunable band-gap layer arranged between the channel and the first source/drain and having a band gap that changes according to stress; a first electrostrictive layer between the gate structure and the first tunable band-gap layer, the first electrostrictive layer having a property of being deformed based on and upon application of an electric field; and a second source/drain at a second end of the channel. |
US12249650B2 |
FinFET device and methods of forming the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate; a fin protruding above the substrate, the fin including a compound semiconductor material that includes a semiconductor material and a first dopant, the first dopant having a different lattice constant than the semiconductor material, where a concentration of the first dopant in the fin changes along a first direction from an upper surface of the fin toward the substrate; a gate structure over the fin; a channel region in the fin and directly under the gate structure; and source/drain regions on opposing sides of the gate structure, the source/drain regions including a second dopant, where a concentration of the second dopant at a first location within the channel region is higher than that at a second location within the channel region, where the concentration of the first dopant at the first location is lower than that at the second location. |
US12249649B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a fin-shaped structure on the substrate, a shallow trench isolation (STI) around the fin-shaped structure, a single diffusion break (SDB) structure in the fin-shaped structure for dividing the fin-shaped structure into a first portion and a second portion; a first gate structure on the fin-shaped structure, a second gate structure on the STI, and a third gate structure on the SDB structure. Preferably, a width of the third gate structure is greater than a width of the second gate structure and each of the first gate structure, the second gate structure, and the third gate structure includes a U-shaped high-k dielectric layer, a U-shaped work function metal layer, and a low-resistance metal layer. |
US12249643B2 |
Stacked planar field effect transistors with 2D material channels
A stacked device is provided. The stacked device includes a plurality of dielectric support bridges on a substrate, and a first two-dimensional (2D) channel layer on each of the plurality of dielectric support bridges. The stacked device further includes a gate dielectric sheet on the first two-dimensional (2D) channel layer, and a second two-dimensional (2D) channel layer on the first two-dimensional (2D) channel layer. The stacked device further includes a second gate dielectric layer on the gate dielectric sheets. |
US12249639B2 |
Semiconductor device including multiple inner spacers with different etch rates and method of making
Improved inner spacers for semiconductor devices and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a substrate; a plurality of semiconductor channel structures over the substrate; a gate structure over the semiconductor channel structures, the gate structure extending between adjacent ones of the semiconductor channel structures; a source/drain region adjacent of the gate structure, the source/drain region contacting the semiconductor channel structures; and an inner spacer interposed between the source/drain region and the gate structure, the inner spacer including a first inner spacer layer contacting the gate structure and the source/drain region, the first inner spacer layer including silicon and nitrogen; and a second inner spacer layer contacting the first inner spacer layer and the source/drain region, the second inner spacer layer including silicon, oxygen, and nitrogen, the second inner spacer layer having a lower dielectric constant than the first inner spacer layer. |
US12249636B2 |
Tuning gate lengths in multi-gate field effect transistors
A method includes providing a substrate having a first region and a second region, forming a fin protruding from the first region, where the fin includes a first SiGe layer and a stack alternating Si layers and second SiGe layers disposed over the first SiGe layer and the first SiGe layer has a first concentration of Ge and each of the second SiGe layers has a second concentration of Ge that is greater than the first concentration, recessing the fin to form an S/D recess, recessing the first SiGe layer and the second SiGe layers exposed in the S/D recess, where the second SiGe layers are recessed more than the first SiGe layer, forming an S/D feature in the S/D recess, removing the recessed first SiGe layer and the second SiGe layers to form openings, and forming a metal gate structure over the fin and in the openings. |
US12249631B2 |
Gallium nitride device for high frequency and high power applications
A semiconductor device includes a layer of a first semiconducting material, where the first semiconducting material is epitaxially grown to have a crystal structure of a first substrate. The semiconductor device further includes a layer of a second semiconducting material disposed adjacent to the layer of the first semiconducting material to form a heterojunction with the layer of the first semiconducting material. The semiconductor device further includes a first component that is electrically coupled to the heterojunction, and a second substrate that is bonded to the layer of the first semiconducting material. |
US12249628B2 |
Method of forming p-type nitride semiconductor layer
A semiconductor device includes a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, the p-type nitride semiconductor layer including an Al-containing nitride semiconductor layer and an Al-containing compound layer containing Al and C as main constituent elements and provided on the surface of the Al-containing nitride semiconductor layer. |
US12249624B2 |
Ohmic contact formation in a SiC-based electronic device
A method for manufacturing a SiC-based electronic device, comprising the steps of: implanting, on a front side of a solid body made of SiC having a conductivity of an N type, dopant species of a P type thus forming an implanted region, which extends in the solid body starting from the front side and has a top surface coplanar with the front side; and generating a laser beam directed towards the implanted region in order to generate heating of the implanted region to temperatures comprised between 1500° C. and 2600° C. so as to form a carbon-rich electrical-contact region at the implanted region. The carbon-rich electrical-contact region forms an ohmic contact. |
US12249620B2 |
Power semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A power semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor layer; a well region positioned inside the semiconductor layer and having a first conductive type; a source region positioned on the well region and having a second conductive type; a gate region making contact with a side surface of the well region to surround the well region; and a drift region making contact with bottom surfaces of the well region and the gate region and having the second conductive type. The drift region may include a protrusion region extending from the drift region and making contact with another side surface of the well region. |
US12249616B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus, photoelectric conversion system, and movable body
A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a first substrate including a plurality of avalanche photodiodes, a second substrate including a plurality of pixel circuits, and a third substrate including a signal processing circuit, wherein the second substrate and the third substrate are stacked in such a manner that a third wiring structure is disposed between two semiconductor layers included in the second substrate and the third substrate, with a first through wire penetrating through the semiconductor layer included in the third substrate is disposed. |
US12249613B2 |
Image sensing device
An image sensing device may include: one or more first unit pixels structured to generate a pixel signal by converting light incident through a first color filter; a plurality of second unit pixels positioned adjacent to the first unit pixel, and structured to generate a pixel signal by converting light incident through a second color filter; a first grid including a light absorption layer positioned between the first and second color filters; and a second grid including a light reflecting layer positioned between adjacent second color filters. |
US12249611B2 |
Imaging device, electronic device, and signal processing method with pixel array and memory array respectively on first and second substrates
Image processing with reduced power consumption is disclosed. In one example, an imaging device includes a first substrate with a pixel array that outputs a pixel signal obtained by photoelectrically converting incident light in a first direction. A second substrate includes a memory array that outputs a convolution signal indicating a result of a product-sum operation of an input signal based on the pixel signal in a second direction. The first substrate and the second substrate at least partially overlap each other. |
US12249609B2 |
Thin film transistor and display device comprising the same
A display device includes a substrate and multiple thin film transistors, each of which comprises an active layer having a channel portion, and a gate electrode that overlaps the channel portion of the active layer. The gate electrode includes a first part that at least partially overlaps the channel portion, and a second part having a thickness smaller than that of the first part, at least partially overlapping the channel portion, and light transmittance of the second part is greater than that of the first part. |
US12249606B2 |
Integrated circuit device
An integrated circuit device includes a fin-type active area along a first horizontal direction on a substrate, a device isolation layer on opposite sidewalls of the fin-type active area, a gate structure along a second horizontal direction crossing the first horizontal direction, the gate structure being on the fin-type active area and on the device isolation layer, and a source/drain area on the fin-type active area, the source/drain area being adjacent to the gate structure, and including an outer blocking layer, an inner blocking layer, and a main body layer sequentially stacked on the fin-type active area, and each of the outer blocking layer and the main body layer including a Si1-xGex layer, where x≠0, and the inner blocking layer including a Si layer. |
US12249604B2 |
Semiconductor device having doped work function metal layer
A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a gate stack, and epitaxy structures. The substrate has a P-type region. The gate stack is over the P-type region of the substrate and includes a gate dielectric layer, a bottom work function (WF) metal layer, a top WF metal layer, and a filling metal. The bottom WF metal layer is over the gate dielectric layer. The top WF metal layer is over and in contact with the bottom WF metal layer. Dipoles are formed between the top WF metal layer and the bottom WF metal layer, and the dipoles direct from the bottom WF metal layer to the top WF metal layer. The filling metal is over the top WF metal layer. The epitaxy structures are over the P-type region of the substrate and on opposite sides of the gate stack. |
US12249602B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection circuit
Described examples include an integrated circuit includes a protected node and a first transistor having a source coupled to the protected node, a gate and a drain coupled to a ground, wherein the first transistor is a MOSFET transistor. The integrated circuit also includes a second transistor having a first current handling terminal coupled to the protected node, a second current handling terminal coupled to the ground and a control terminal coupled to a reference potential, where the second transistor is configured to be off when a first voltage on the control terminal of the second transistor is less than a second voltage on the first current handling terminal of the second transistor. |
US12249600B2 |
Contact structures in RC-network components
RC-network components that include a substrate and capacitor having a thin-film top electrode portion at a surface on one side of the substrate. The low ohmic semiconductor substrate is doped to contribute 5% or less to the resistance of the RC-network component. The resistance provided in series with the capacitor is controlled by providing a contact plate, spaced from the thin-film top electrode portion by an insulating layer, and a set of one or more bridging contacts passing through openings in the insulating layer. The bridging contacts electrically interconnect the thin-film top electrode portion and the contact plate. Different resistance values can be set by appropriate selection of the number of bridging contacts. The openings are elongated thereby reducing temperature concentration at their periphery. Correspondingly, the bridging contacts have an elongated cross-sectional shape. |
US12249599B2 |
Multiple chip module trenched lid and low coefficient of thermal expansion stiffener ring
Multiple chip module (MCM) structures are described. In an embodiment, a module includes a first and second components on the top side of a module substrate, a stiffener structure mounted on the top side of the module substrate, and a lid mounted on the stiffener structure and covering the first component and the second component. The stiffener is joined to the lid within a trench formed in a roof of the lid. |
US12249580B2 |
Passivation scheme design for wafer singulation
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming first electrical components in a substrate in a first device region of the semiconductor device; forming a first interconnect structure over and electrically coupled to the first electrical components; forming a first passivation layer over the first interconnect structure, the first passivation layer extending from the first device region to a scribe line region adjacent to the first device region; after forming the first passivation layer, removing the first passivation layer from the scribe line region while keeping a remaining portion of the first passivation layer in the first device region; and dicing along the scribe line region after removing the first passivation layer. |
US12249578B2 |
Semiconductor package structure and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor package structure and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor package structure includes an electronic component having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a circuit structure closer to the first surface than to the second surface. The semiconductor package structure also includes a passive component connected to the second surface of the electronic component. The semiconductor package structure further includes a conductive element extending into the electronic component and configured to electrically connect the circuit structure with the passive component. |
US12249570B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a first wiring layer having a first main surface facing a thickness direction; a second wiring layer having a second main surface facing the same side as the first main surface and located away from the first wiring layer; a first semiconductor element having a first main surface electrode and bonded to the first main surface; a second semiconductor element having a second main surface electrode and bonded to the second main surface; a first terminal electrically connected to the second main surface electrode; a first conductive member bonded to the first main surface electrode and the second main surface; and a second conductive member bonded to the second main surface electrode and the first terminal, wherein the first terminal is located away from the first wiring layer in the thickness direction, and the second conductive member overlaps the first wiring layer in the thickness direction. |
US12249567B2 |
Manufacturing method of integrated substrate structure
A manufacturing method of an integrated substrate structure is provided. The manufacturing method includes the following steps. A fine redistribution structure is formed over a temporary carrier. A plurality of first trenches is formed in the fine redistribution structure to form a plurality of fine redistribution segments. A coarse redistribution structure is coupled to the plurality of fine redistribution segments through a plurality of conductive connectors. A size of the coarse redistribution structure is greater than a size of the plurality of fine redistribution segments. The temporary carrier is removed from the plurality of fine redistribution segments after the coupling. |
US12249566B1 |
3DIC with gap-fill structures and the method of manufacturing the same
A method includes bonding a top die to a bottom die, depositing a first dielectric liner on the top die, and depositing a gap-fill layer on the first dielectric liner. The gap-fill layer has a first thermal conductivity value higher than a second thermal conductivity value of silicon oxide. The method further includes etching the gap-fill layer and the first dielectric liner to form a through-opening, wherein a metal pad in the bottom die is exposed to the through-opening, depositing a second dielectric liner lining the through-opening, filling the through-opening with a conductive material to form a through-via connecting to the metal pad, and forming a redistribution structure over and electrically connecting to the top die and the through-via. |
US12249563B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a substrate comprising a redistribution layer, a ball land provided on a bottom surface of the redistribution layer, a passivation layer surrounding the ball land on the bottom surface of the redistribution layer and spaced apart from the ball land by a space region formed between the passivation layer and the ball land, and a signal wiring line provided in the redistribution layer on the ball land, a semiconductor chip mounted on the substrate, and an external terminal adhered to the ball land. The signal wiring line includes a first wiring pattern extending in a first direction perpendicular to one side surface of the semiconductor chip, and a support pattern disposed under the one side surface of the semiconductor chip. A second width of the support pattern in a second direction is greater than a first width of the wiring pattern in the second direction. |
US12249560B2 |
Electronic device and method for manufacturing electronic device
An electronic device A1 of the present disclosure includes an electronic component 1, a support member (die pad portion 21 of a lead frame 2) including a mount surface (obverse surface 211) carrying the electronic component 1, and a bonding material 3 provided between the electronic component 1 and the support member (die pad portion 21) for fixing the electronic component 1 to the support member (die pad portion 21). The mount surface (obverse surface 211) includes a first region 211a where a plurality of grooves 711 are formed and a second region 211b that surrounds the first region 211a as viewed in the z direction. The bonding material 3 is in contact with the first region 211a, and is not in contact with the second region 211b. This configuration serves to achieve an improvement in the reliability of the electronic device. |
US12249559B2 |
Conductive features with air spacer and method of forming same
A device includes a first conductive feature in an insulating layer; a dielectric layer over the first conductive feature; a second conductive feature in the dielectric layer, wherein the second conductive feature is over and physically contacting the first conductive feature; an air spacer encircling the second conductive feature, wherein sidewalls of the second conductive feature are exposed to the air spacer; a metal cap covering the second conductive feature and extending over the air spacer, wherein the air spacer is sealed by a bottom surface of the metal cap; a first etch stop layer on the dielectric layer, wherein a sidewall of the first etch stop layer physically contacts a sidewall of the metal cap; and a second etch stop layer extending on a top surface of the metal cap and a top surface of the first etch stop layer. |
US12249558B2 |
Semiconductor device including penetration via structure
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and a second surface, which are opposite to each other, an active pattern protruding from the first surface of the semiconductor substrate, the active pattern including a source/drain region, a power rail electrically connected to the source/drain region, a power delivery network disposed on the second surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a penetration via structure penetrating the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the power rail and the power delivery network. The penetration via structure includes a first conductive pattern electrically connected to the power rail and a second conductive pattern electrically connected to the power delivery network. The first conductive pattern includes a material different from the second conductive pattern. |
US12249557B2 |
Semiconductor device including backside wiring structure with super via
A semiconductor device comprises a substrate that including a frontside comprising an active region and a backside opposite to the frontside, an electronic element on the active region, a frontside wiring structure electrically connected to the electronic element on the frontside of the substrate, and a backside wiring structure electrically connected to the electronic element on the backside of the substrate. The backside wiring structure includes a plurality of backside wiring patterns sequentially stacked on the backside of the substrate, and a super via pattern that intersects and extends through at least one layer of the plurality of backside wiring patterns. |
US12249556B2 |
Cooler and semiconductor apparatus
A cooler includes a top plate, one surface of which serves as a heat dissipation surface, a bottom plate disposed so as to face the top plate and having a larger thickness than that of the top plate, a plurality of fins provided between the top plate and the bottom plate, and a circumferential wall part provided so as to surround the plurality of fins along outer circumferential edges of the bottom plate. The plurality of fins and the outer circumferential wall part are provided between the top plate and the bottom plate and bonded to the heat dissipation surface of the top plate. A flow path for a coolant is formed by a space enclosed by the top plate, the bottom plate, the plurality of fins, and the circumferential wall part. The top plate has an electric potential higher than that of the bottom plate. |
US12249555B2 |
Semiconductor device package including a thermal conductive layer and methods of forming the same
A semiconductor device package, along with methods of forming such, are described. The semiconductor device package includes a first semiconductor device structure having a first substrate, two first devices disposed on the first substrate, a first interconnection structure disposed over the first substrate and the two first devices, and a first thermal feature disposed through the first substrate and the first interconnection structure. The semiconductor device package further includes a second semiconductor device structure disposed over the first semiconductor device structure having a second interconnection structure disposed over the first interconnection structure, a second substrate disposed over the second interconnection structure, two second devices disposed between the second substrate and the second interconnection structure, and a second thermal feature disposed through the second substrate and the second interconnection structure. The second thermal feature is in contact with the first thermal feature. |
US12249550B2 |
Semiconductor package and method manufacturing the same
A semiconductor package including an insulating encapsulation, an integrated circuit component, and conductive elements is provided. The integrated circuit component is encapsulated in the insulating encapsulation, wherein the integrated circuit component has at least one through silicon via protruding from the integrated circuit component. The conductive elements are located on the insulating encapsulation, wherein one of the conductive elements is connected to the at least one through silicon via, and the integrated circuit component is electrically connected to the one of the conductive elements through the at least one through silicon via. |
US12249548B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a dielectric layer, a conductive layer formed over the dielectric layer, and a reduction sacrificial layer formed between the dielectric layer and the conductive layer, wherein the reduction sacrificial layer includes a first reduction sacrificial material having higher electronegativity than the dielectric layer, and a second reduction sacrificial material having higher electronegativity than the first reduction sacrificial material. |
US12249547B2 |
Bonded substrate and bonded substrate manufacturing method
The bonded substrate includes the silicon nitride ceramic substrate, a copper plate, the bonding layer, and penetrating regions. The copper plate and the bonding layer are patterned into a predetermined shape, and are disposed over a main surface of the silicon nitride ceramic substrate. The bonding layer bonds the copper plate to the main surface of the silicon nitride ceramic substrate. The penetrating regions each include one or more penetrating portions penetrating continuously from the main surface of the substrate into the silicon nitride ceramic substrate to a depth of 3 μm or more and 20 μm or less, and contain silver, and the number of penetrating regions present per square millimeter of the main surface of the substrate is one or more and 30 or less. |
US12249538B2 |
3D semiconductor device and structure including power distribution grids
A 3D device includes a first level including a first single crystal layer with control circuitry, where the control circuitry includes first single crystal transistors; a first metal layer atop first single crystal layer; a second metal layer atop the first metal layer; a third metal layer atop the second metal layer; second level (includes a plurality of second transistors, including metal gate) atop the third metal layer; a fourth metal layer above the one second level; a fifth metal layer atop the fourth metal layer, where the second level includes at least one first oxide layer overlaid by a transistor layer and then overlaid by a second oxide layer; a global power distribution grid including the fifth metal layer; a local power distribution grid, the thickness of the fifth metal layer is at least 50% greater than the thickness of the second metal layer, a layer deposited by ALD. |
US12249531B2 |
Method for forming semiconductor structure
A method for forming a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes forming a contact feature over an insulating layer, forming a first passivation layer over the contact feature, and etching the first passivation layer to form a trench exposing the contact feature. The method also includes forming an oxide layer over the contact feature and the first passivation layer and in the trench, forming a first non-conductive structure over the oxide layer, and patterning the first non-conductive structure to form a gap. The method further includes filling a conductive material in the gap to form a first conductive feature. The first non-conductive structure and the first conductive feature form a first bonding structure. The method further includes attaching a carrier substrate to the first bonding structure via a second bonding structure over the carrier substrate. |
US12249521B2 |
Temperature control unit
A temperature control unit includes: a substantially flat-plate-shaped placement section (10) configured to support a heat transfer target; a heating section (20) configured to heat a heat transfer target placed on the placement section (10); and a heat transfer section (30) disposed in contact with at least one of the placement section (10) and the heating section (20), the heat transfer section (30) being at least partially formed of a metal porous structure. |
US12249517B2 |
Manufacturing method of semiconductor structure
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes the following operations. A stacked structure is formed on a substrate. The stacked structure includes semiconductor layers and sacrificial layers that are alternately stacked, in which the sacrificial layers include germanium, and germanium concentrations of the sacrificial layers decrease from bottom to top. A dummy gate structure is formed on the stacked structure. A spacer is formed on both sides of the dummy gate structure. The dummy gate structure is removed, thereby forming an opening. The sacrificial layers are removed from the opening. A gate structure is formed to cover the semiconductor layers. In another manufacturing method, the stacked structure includes semiconductor layers and sacrificial layers that are alternately stacked, in which thicknesses of the semiconductor layers increase from bottom to top, or thicknesses of the sacrificial layers increase from bottom to top. |
US12249516B2 |
Manufacturing method of memory device using mask patterns
There is a method of manufacturing a memory device. The method includes forming a mask layer on an etching target layer; forming, on the mask layer, a compensation layer with a second impurity that chemically bonds to the mask layer with a first impurity; performing a first etching process that patterns the compensation layer and the mask layer to form a mask pattern; and performing a second etching process that etches the etching target layer, which is exposed through openings of the mask pattern. |
US12249512B2 |
Semiconductor structure with air gap in pattern- dense region and method of manufacturing the same
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor structure, which includes: a first conductive layer arranged over a substrate; a dielectric layer arranged over the first conductive layer; a plurality of first conductive plugs penetrating through the dielectric layer; a plurality of spacers surrounding the respective first conductive plugs; a lining layer covering the dielectric layer, the spacer and the first conductive plugs, wherein the lining layer and the first conductive plugs include manganese (Mn); a second conductive plug penetrating through the lining layer; and a second conductive layer over the lining layer and the second conductive plug. |
US12249510B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device has transistor portions and diode portions. The transistor portions have a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type, a first semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, second semiconductor regions of the first conductivity type, gate insulating films, gate electrodes, a first semiconductor layer of the first conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The diode portions have the semiconductor substrate, the first semiconductor region, the first semiconductor layer, a fourth semiconductor region of the first conductivity type, the first electrode, and the second electrode. The first semiconductor layer has a predetermined region, a depth of the predetermined region from a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate is greater than a depth of a region of the first semiconductor layer excluding the predetermined region, from the second main surface of the semiconductor substrate. |
US12249504B2 |
Manufacturing and reuse of semiconductor substrates
pa The method of processing a semiconductor wafer includes forming one or more epitaxial layers over its first main surface. It also involves forming one or more porous layers within the semiconductor wafer or within the epitaxial layers. Together, the semiconductor wafer, the epitaxial layer(s), and the porous layer(s) form a substrate. Next, doped regions of a semiconductor device are formed within the epitaxial layer(s). After forming these doped regions, a non-porous part of the semiconductor wafer is separated from the rest of the substrate along the porous layer(s). |
US12249500B1 |
Light-emitting gas recovery method and light-emitting gas recovery apparatus
Provided are a light-emitting gas recovery method and a recovery apparatus that allow light-emitting gas to be recover efficiently. A light-emitting gas recovery method includes: a step (a) of preparing a lamp to be discarded including a tube body filled with the light-emitting gas; a step (b) of placing the lamp in an internal space of a chamber; a step (c) of reducing an air pressure in the internal space of the chamber; a step (d) of applying energy to a part of the tube body to allow an internal space of the tube body and the internal space of the chamber to communicate with each other without entirely breaking the tube body, and releasing the light-emitting gas from the tube body; and a step (e) of discharging a first gas present in the internal space of the chamber toward a recovery mechanism after the step (d). |
US12249498B2 |
Sputter deposition
A sputter deposition apparatus including: a substrate support assembly arranged to support a substrate; a target support assembly arranged to support at least one sputter target for use in a sputter deposition of a target material onto the substrate; a plasma generation arrangement arranged to provide plasma for said sputter deposition; and a cartridge arranged to contain the substrate with deposited target material after said sputter deposition. The cartridge is removable from the sputter deposition apparatus. |
US12249495B2 |
Etching method of etching apparatus
An etching method of etching apparatus is disclosed. The etching apparatus performs an etching process on a material to be processed which includes a material layer and a mask layer formed on the material layer. The etching method includes the following steps. The mask layer is etched. A light intensity at a specific wavelength for light generated is detected when the etching process is performed on the mask layer to be processed and an end point detection signal is generated. An etching completion time of the mask layer to be etched is determined according to the end point detection signal. A thickness of the mask layer to be etched is calculated according to the etching completion time. An etching time of the material layer is adjusted according to the thickness of the mask layer to be etched. The material layer is etched after adjusting the etching time. |
US12249493B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor wafer with wafer chuck having fluid guiding structure
A method includes loading a wafer over a wafer chuck in a process chamber; performing a deposition process on the loaded wafer; supplying a fluid medium to a fluid guiding structure in the wafer chuck from a fluid inlet port on the wafer chuck, the fluid guiding structure comprising a plurality of arc-shaped channels fluidly communicated with each other; guiding the fluid medium from a first one of the arc-shaped channels of the fluid guiding structure to a second one of the arc-shaped channels of the fluid guiding structure. The second one of the arc-shaped channels of the fluid guiding structure is concentric with the first one of the arc-shaped channels of the fluid guiding structure from a top view. |
US12249492B2 |
Electrostatic chuck device
An electrostatic chuck device includes: an electrostatic chuck plate having a dielectric substrate having a placement surface on which a wafer is placed and an adsorption electrode positioned in the dielectric substrate; a metal base supporting the electrostatic chuck plate from a back surface side opposite to the placement surface; and a focus ring installed on an outer peripheral portion of the electrostatic chuck plate and surrounding the placement surface. The electrostatic chuck plate has a ring adsorption region which is adsorbed to the focus ring and is located on a surface positioned on the same side as the placement surface and has a base adsorption region which is adsorbed to the metal base and located on a back surface opposite to the placement surface. |
US12249491B2 |
Substrate treating apparatus and substrate support unit
The inventive concept relates to a substrate support unit provided in an apparatus for treating a substrate using plasma. In an embodiment, the substrate support unit includes a dielectric plate on which the substrate is placed, a lower electrode that is disposed under the dielectric plate and that has a first diameter, a power supply rod that applies RF power to the lower electrode and has a second diameter, and a ground member disposed under the lower electrode and spaced apart from the lower electrode by a first gap by an insulating member, the ground member including a plate portion having a through-hole formed therein through which the power supply rod passes, in which the through-hole has a third diameter. |
US12249490B2 |
Single crystal metal oxide plasma chamber component
A component of a plasma processing chamber having at least one plasma facing surface of the component comprises single crystal metal oxide material. The component can be machined from a single crystal metal oxide ingot. Suitable single crystal metal oxides include spinel, yttrium oxide, and yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG). A single crystal metal oxide can be machined to form a gas injector of a plasma processing chamber. |
US12249485B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, method of manufacturing semiconductor device, and recording medium
There is provided a plasma vessel in which a process gas is plasma-excited; a substrate process chamber which is in communication with the plasma vessel; a gas supply system supplying the process gas; and a coil installed to wind around an outer periphery of the plasma vessel and supplied with high-frequency power, wherein the coil is installed such that: a distance from an inner periphery of the coil to an inner periphery of the plasma vessel at a predetermined position on the coil is different from a distance from the inner periphery of the coil to the inner periphery of the plasma vessel at another position on the coil; and a distance from the inner periphery of the coil to the inner periphery of the plasma vessel at a position at which an amplitude of a standing wave of a voltage applied to the coil is maximized is maximized. |
US12249479B2 |
Substrate holding device
Provided is a substrate holding device comprising: a holder that holds a substrate irradiated with an ion beam; and a driving device that rotates the holder around a predetermined axis to change an inclination of the held substrate with respect to the ion beam, wherein the driving device comprises: a power source that outputs power to rotate the holder; a reduction gear provided in the middle of a power transmission path from the power source to the holder; a first shaft member that rotates together with the holder by a power outputted from the reduction gear; a first detector that detects a rotational motion of the first shaft member; and a power control device that controls the power source based on a detection value of the first detector. |
US12249477B2 |
Large scale stable field emitter for high current applications
The present invention relates to large area field emission devices based on the incorporation of macroscopic, microscopic, and nanoscopic field enhancement features and a designed forced current sharing matrix layer to enable a stable high-current density long-life field emission device. The present invention pertains to a wide range of field emission sources and is not limited to a specific field emission technology. The invention is described as an X-ray electron source but can be applied to any application requiring a high current density electron source. |
US12249473B2 |
Direct current relay and manufacturing method therefor
Disclosed are a direct current relay and a manufacturing method therefor. A movable contact part provided in a direct current relay comprises a movable contact and a lower yoke positioned below the movable contact configured to attenuate an electromagnetic repulsive force generated by contact between the movable contact and a fixed contact. The movable contact is provided with a coupling protrusion portion that protrudes downward. The lower yoke is provided with a movable contact coupling portion into which the coupling protrusion portion is inserted. The coupling protrusion portion can receive pressure directed radially outward after being inserted into the movable contact coupling portion. The coupling protrusion portion is expanded radially outward by the pressure. Accordingly, the outer circumferential surface of the coupling protrusion portion can be inserted into and coupled to the inner circumferential surface of the lower yoke that forms the movable contact coupling portion. |
US12249469B2 |
Circuit breaker having vacuum interrupters and single-phase control with magnetic actuators and associated method
A circuit breaker may include a first magnetic actuator connected to a first single-phase vacuum interrupter, a second magnetic actuator connected to a second single-phase vacuum interrupter, and a third magnetic actuator connected to the third single-phase vacuum interrupter. Each magnetic actuator is configured to receive an interrupt signal, and in response, actuate a respective vacuum interrupter connected thereto into an open circuit condition. Each magnetic actuator includes a fixed core, a plurality of permanent magnets surrounding the fixed core, and a movable core received within the fixed core. A controller generates an interrupt signal to a respective magnetic actuator and interrupts one or more of the first, second and third single-phase vacuum interrupters. |
US12249459B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor
A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate and an external electrode connected to the internal electrode layer. The laminate includes a central layer portion in which an internal electrode layer and a dielectric ceramic layer are alternately laminated, and a covering portion covering an outer surface of the central layer portion in the lamination direction and the width direction. A region where the main surface meets the lateral surface in the laminate is defined as a corner portion that is rounded, and a distance from the corner portion to an internal electrode closest to the corner portion is about 20 μm or less. |
US12249457B2 |
System and method for generating a controlled magnetic flux
A system and method for manipulating or heating conductive material. The system comprises: a first electromagnet; a second electromagnet; the first electromagnet and the second electromagnet each comprising: a body; a first pole, the first pole proximal to a working surface; a second pole, the second pole distal to a working surface; a coil at least partially disposed around the body; a modulating controller configured to selectively apply a current to the first or the second electromagnet; the current configured to produce a time-varying flux density at the first pole; and a working volume in communication with the first pole. Manipulation of the material may be contactless and may include, but is not limited to, rotating, levitating, moving, and/or shaping the conductive material. |
US12249455B2 |
High voltage instrument transformer and method for partial discharge recognition
A high voltage instrument transformer includes a measuring assembly and isolator, with at least one sensor for partial discharge measurements. A method for partial discharge recognition in high voltage instrument transformers includes a detection of a signal from at least one sensor for partial discharge measurements, particularly a Transient Earth Voltage sensor. |
US12249450B2 |
Perpendicularly magnetized ferromagnetic layers having an oxide interface allowing for improved control of oxidation
An improved magnetic tunnel junction with two oxide interfaces on each side of a ferromagnetic layer (FML) leads to higher PMA in the FML. The novel stack structure allows improved control during oxidation of the top oxide layer. This is achieved by the use of a FML with a multiplicity of ferromagnetic sub-layers deposited in alternating sequence with one or more non-magnetic layers. The use of non-magnetic layers each with a thickness of 0.5 to 10 Angstroms and with a high resputtering rate provides a smoother FML top surface, inhibits crystallization of the FML sub-layers, and reacts with oxygen to prevent detrimental oxidation of the adjoining ferromagnetic sub-layers. The FML can function as a free or reference layer in an MTJ. In an alternative embodiment, the non-magnetic material such as Mg, Al, Si, Ca, Sr, Ba, and B is embedded by co-deposition or doped in the FML layer. |
US12249447B2 |
Thick film resistor paste, thick film resistor, and electronic component
To provide a thick film resistor paste for a resistor having no abnormalities of cracks in appearance and sufficient surge resistance, especially for low resistance, while using lead borosilicate glass, a thick film resistor using the thick film resistor paste, and an electronic component provided with the thick film resistor. A thick film resistor paste comprises a ruthenium-oxide-containing glass powder and an organic vehicle, the ruthenium-oxide-containing glass powder comprises 10 to 60 mass % of ruthenium oxide, a glass composition of the ruthenium-oxide-containing glass powder comprises 60 mass % or less of silicon oxide, 30 to 90 mass % of lead oxide, 5 to 50 mass % of boron oxide relative to 100 mass % of glass components, and, a combined amount of silicon oxide, lead oxide and boron oxide by mass % is 50 mass % or more relative to 100 mass % of the glass components. |
US12249443B2 |
Elastic wiring and method for producing elastic wiring
An elastic wiring includes: an elastic tube; a conductor wire arranged within the tube; and fixing portions that fix the conductor wire and the tube at both ends of the tube in the lengthwise direction, wherein the length of the conductor wire between the fixing portions when the tube is in an unextended state is longer than the length of the tube between the fixing portions. |
US12249438B2 |
Beam target and beam target system
A beam target for generating a nuclear reaction product by irradiation with a beam obtained from a beam generation source includes a cone body which has a tapered inner surface which is reduced in diameter toward a tip, and supply means for supplying liquid metal to the inner surface of the cone body to form a liquid film of the liquid metal on the inner surface. It is possible to form the liquid film of the liquid metal on a cone body surface to increase an irradiation area of the beam, and also dispose a target substance such as LLFP around the cone body, and hence it is possible to efficiently use the nuclear reaction product (e.g., a neutron) generated by beam irradiation of the liquid metal. |
US12249437B2 |
Production of highly purified 212PB
The present invention relates to assemblies and method for obtaining a container comprising 212Pb on the walls obtained from a 212Pb precursor isotope source. The invention provides an improved system and method for producing 212Pb in high purity without the need for processing, with high yields, and which safely and efficiently can be transported to the locations where it is to be used. |
US12249432B2 |
Remote healthcare communication systems and methods
A remote healthcare system is described. The remote healthcare system includes a system interface that includes patient and user interfaces in the form of electronic device applications that are accessed by a patient and a user, respectively. The remote healthcare communication system enables secure, HIPAA compliant phone, video, and data-sharing between the patient and user. During a video session, the user may be able to access the patient's medical records and/or other patient health-related data. |
US12249431B2 |
Predictive data analysis techniques for optimal traversal of infection networks
Solutions for more efficient and effective traversal of infection networks are disclosed. In one example, a method includes identifying a plurality of candidate traversal paths for the traversal agent object; for each candidate traversal path of the plurality of candidate traversal paths, determining a cross-node infectious encounter profile that defines one or more predicted infectious encounters for the traversal agent data object, determining a predicted total viral particle inhalation (VPI) measure for each predicted infectious encounter of the one or more predicted infectious encounters, and determining a path risk score based at least in part on each predicted total VPI measure for a predicted infectious encounter of the one or more predicted infectious encounters; determining the optimal traversal path based at least in part on each path risk score for a candidate traversal path of the plurality of candidate traversal paths; and performing one or more prediction-based actions based at least in part on the optimal traversal path. |
US12249430B1 |
Predicting reliability of structured data records generated using an extraction neural networks
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatically generating an article on a selected topic. In one aspect, a method comprises: obtaining a set of input text sequences; generating a set of structured data records from the set of input text sequences using an extraction neural network, wherein each structured data record defines a structured representation of a corresponding input text sequence; filtering the collection of structured data records to identify and remove structured data records that are predicted to be unreliable; and processing the collection of structure data records to generate an article that is relevant to a selected topic and that aggregates information from across multiple structured data records. |
US12249428B2 |
Wellness monitoring by measurement of incidental routine
The present disclosure provides for the automatic measurement of measurable incidental routine parameters (MIRP). MIRP can include every movement of the body and a user's routine. This data can be incorporated into an accurate and comprehensive evaluation of a user's routine. The present disclosure functions by identifying normalcy for an individual in the consistency of habitual movement and behavior. This normalcy can become an indicator of wellness. Therefore, the present disclosure provides systems or methods which can objectively analyze a user's behavior to provide holistic predictors and analysis of a user's health. |
US12249425B2 |
Insulin titration algorithm based on patient profile
A device, system and method is provided for predicting risk of hypoglycemia and adjusting an insulin medicament dose size for a subject being on pen based multi-daily injections. A first algorithm is provided for computing a first insulin dose size based on a plurality of timestamped blood glucose (BG) measurements and insulin injected dose sizes. A risk prediction module is adapted to, based on machine learning algorithms, predict risk of hypoglycemia based on the timestamped BG measurements and calculate a second insulin dose size resulting in a non-hypoglycemic state. In case the second dose size is lower than the first dose size, the first dose size is automatically adjusted down to the second dose size and communicated as the recommended dose size to the subject. |
US12249423B2 |
Machine learning system for generating predictions according to varied attributes
A computer-implemented method includes receiving a group of sets. Each set has values for immutable attributes that match values for at least one mutable attribute in a prediction request. The method includes generating a deviation model based on the group of sets. The method includes generating multiple sets of likely mutable attribute values using the deviation model. The method includes automatically selecting a neural network based on at least one of the likely mutable attribute values. The neural network includes a set of layers. Each layer includes a set of nodes. A first layer receives inputs at the set of nodes of the input layer. A last layer outputs, from the neural network, outputs modified by a preceding layer. The method includes generating a likelihood corresponding to the at least one mutable attribute in the prediction request using the neural network. |
US12249418B2 |
Smart patch for monitoring health metrics
A smart patch includes a computing device to monitor user health metrics. The smart patch also includes an adhesive coupled to a cradle with an opening and coupled to at least two electrodes capable of electrically coupling to the user. The computing device contains one or more sensors, a battery and a sensor window. The sensors are configured to interface with the user to generate physiological data associated with the user's health. The battery is configured to power the sensors. The computing device is removably coupled to the cradle. The cradle is configured to engage the computing device securing the computing device to the adhesive. The electrodes electrically couple to the user's skin and conduct electrical signals between the user and the computing device. |
US12249417B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic device and diagnostic assisting method
A detection unit detects a lesion candidate contained in display frame data (a tomographic image), using a machine learned detection model. An exclusion processing unit collates a feature vector of the detected lesion candidate with feature vectors registered in an exclusion database to determine whether the detected lesion candidate is an exclusion target. When the detected lesion candidate is an exclusion target, a mark display control unit restricts display of a mark for indicating a lesion candidate. |
US12249416B2 |
Systems and methods for protocol recommendations in medical imaging
Methods and systems are provided for automated protocol recommendation and selection in a medical imaging system. In one example, a method for the medical imaging system may include receiving an imaging order for an operator requesting an exam be performed on a patient using the medical imaging system, recommending a scan protocol for conducting the exam based on historical selections data for the operator and patient demographic data for the patient, and outputting the recommended scan protocol for display on a display device and/or automatically executing the recommended scan protocol. |
US12249414B2 |
Mental health predictive model management system
Systems and methods herein describe a mental health management system. The mental health management system accesses patient data associated with a patient from a database, determines that the patient is associated with a trigger event, identifies a category associated with the trigger event, generates a notification based on the trigger event and the identified category, validates the notification based on a notification history and transmits the notification to a computing device. |
US12249413B2 |
Exercise system and method
A method for displaying archived exercise classes comprising displaying information about archived exercise classes that can be accessed by a first user via a computer network on a display screen at a first location, wherein the first user can select among a plurality of archived classes, outputting digital video and audio content comprising the selected archived class, detecting a performance parameter for the first user at a particular point in the selected class, displaying the performance parameter on the display screen, and displaying performance parameters from a second user at a second location on the display screen such that at least one of the performance parameters from the first user and at least one of the performance parameters from the second user at the same point in the class are presented for comparison. |
US12249401B2 |
Systems and methods for analyzing mixed cell populations
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for analyzing a mixed population of cells. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for digital cytometry of a biological sample, digital analysis of a biological sample, digital purification of a biological sample, evaluation of a disease in an individual, and prediction of a clinical outcome of a disease therapy. |
US12249397B2 |
Computing in memory electronic device capable of supporting current based analog multiply-accumulation operations and time based analog-to-digital conversion
Embodiments of the present disclosure described herein relate to a computing in memory electronic device that supports current based analog operations and time based analog-to-digital conversion. |
US12249396B2 |
Folding ordering scheme for improved throughput in non-volatile memory
In a non-volatile memory system that initially writes data in a binary format and then folds the stored data into a multi-level format, transfers of host data from the memory controller to the memory dies of the system are performed during both foggy and fine phases of the multi-level programming as data latches are released, allowing the transfer times to be hidden behind the programming. To improve data throughput one sub-set of the memory dies perform their foggy phase programming while another sub-set of the memory dies perform their fine phase programming, resulting in non-overlapping transfer windows for host data transfers for the two sub-sets of memory dies. |
US12249394B2 |
Multi-protocol analog front end circuit
An apparatus for processing an input signal from a memory includes an attenuator circuit and an analog front end (AFE) circuit. The attenuator circuit attenuates the input signal from the memory to produce an attenuated signal. The AFE circuit includes a first amplification stage and a second amplification stage. The first amplification stage has an n-type metal-oxide semiconductor (NMOS) transistor. The NMOS transistor has a gate that receives the attenuated signal from the attenuator circuit. The second amplification stage has a p-type metal-oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor. The PMOS transistor has a gate that receives the attenuated signal from the attenuator circuit. Outputs of the first amplification stage and the second amplification stage are electrically coupled to a common output of the AFE circuit. |
US12249391B2 |
Latch type sense amplifier
A device is disclosed and includes an input stage circuit, a switching circuit, and a first latch circuit. The input stage circuit generates a first input signal having a first voltage and a second input signal based on a third input signal. The switching circuit operates in response to a first control signal, and adjusts a voltage level of a first data line according to the first input signal and a voltage level of a second data line according to the second input signal. The first latch circuit is coupled to the switching circuit by the first data line and the second data line. The first latch circuit latches a data in response to the first control signal and a second control signal, and adjusts the voltage level of the first data line based on a second voltage different from the first voltage. |
US12249386B2 |
Memory, memory system and operation method of memory system
A memory system includes a memory; and a memory controller which includes a spare buffer suitable for storing an error location in the memory and data at the location, and commands the memory to perform a spare read operation when a read operation needs to be performed in a region of the memory including the error location. |
US12249383B2 |
Shift register and driving method therefor, gate driving circuit, and display device
A shift register and a driving method therefor, a gate driving circuit and a display device are provided, wherein the shift register includes a pull-up control sub-circuit configured to provide a signal of a first signal terminal or a second signal terminal to a pull-up control node under control of a first input terminal and a second output terminal; the pull-down control sub-circuit is configured to provide a signal of a first power supply terminal or a second power supply terminal to a pull-down node under control of the pull-up control node, the first signal terminal, the second signal terminal, a first clock signal terminal and a second clock signal terminal; the output sub-circuit is configured to supply a signal of a third clock signal terminal to a first output terminal and a signal of a fourth clock signal terminal to the second output terminal. |
US12249382B2 |
Reading circuit for differential OTP memory
A field of memory technologies and a reading circuit for a differential one time programmable (OTP) memory including a first and second memory cells in a differentially symmetrical structure, the reading circuit connects between the first and second memory cells and includes: a detector having a first and second connected to respective first and second memory cells, configured to detect one of a resistance value of a first or second fuse of respective first and second memory cells, and a resistance difference between the first and second fuse after a burn-in operation of the first or second memory is completed; and a latch connected to the detector, provides a readout data according to one of the resistance value of the first or second fuse, and the resistance difference. The reading circuit may both read out data normally and detect a resistance value of the fuse. |
US12249381B2 |
Faster multi-cell read operation using reverse read calibrations
A memory device having a memory array with a plurality of memory cells electrically coupled to a plurality of wordlines and a plurality of bitlines and control logic coupled with the memory array. The control logic perform operations including: determining a metadata value characterizing a first read level voltage of a highest threshold voltage distribution of a subset of the plurality of memory cells, wherein the metadata value comprises at least one of a failed byte count or a failed bit count; adjusting, based on the metadata value, a second read level voltage for a second-highest threshold voltage distribution of the subset of the plurality of memory cells; and causing, to perform an initial calibrated read of the subset of the plurality of memory cells, the adjusted second read level voltage to be applied to a wordline of the plurality of wordlines to read the second-highest threshold voltage distribution. |
US12249380B2 |
Semiconductor memory device with voltages applied to global drain select lines and method of operating the semiconductor memory device
Provided herein is a semiconductor memory device and a method of operating the semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a memory block including memory cell strings, a voltage supply circuit configured to apply operating voltages to global drain select lines, global source select lines, and global word lines, and apply an erase voltage to bit lines or to the bit lines and a source line during an erase operation, a pass circuit configured to couple the global drain select lines, global source select lines, and global word lines to local drain select lines, local source select lines, and local word lines in response to a block select signal, and control logic configured to control the voltage supply circuit to apply a first operating voltage to the global drain select lines and thereafter apply a second operating voltage to the global drain select lines. |
US12249378B2 |
CELSRC voltage separation between SLC and XLC for SLC program average ICC reduction
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device, described herein, comprises a bit line, a source line, a memory string comprising a plurality of memory cells connected in series between the source line and the bit line, and control circuitry coupled to the plurality of memory cells, the source line, and the bit line. The control circuitry is configured to: determine if a program operation is a single-bit program operation or multi-bit program operation; in response to the determination, identify a voltage level to set the source line to during performance of the program operation; and perform the program operation on the memory string, the program operation including setting the source line to the voltage level. |
US12249376B2 |
Storage devices and methods of operating storage devices
A storage device, including a nonvolatile memory device and a storage controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of word-lines stacked on a substrate, a plurality of memory cells provided in a plurality of channel holes, and a word-line cut region dividing the plurality of word-lines into a plurality of memory blocks. The storage controller groups a plurality of target memory cells into outer cells and inner cells. The storage controller includes an error correction code (ECC) decoder configured to perform an ECC decoding operation by obtaining outer cell bits and inner cell bits during a read operation on the plurality of target memory cells, and applying different log likelihood ratio (LLR) values to the outer cell bits and the inner cell bits. |
US12249372B2 |
Encoding additional states in a three-dimensional crosspoint memory architecture
A state may be encoded into a memory cell comprising a phase change material (PM) region and a select device (SD) region by: applying a first current in the memory cell over a first time period, wherein the first current applied over the first time period causes the PM region of the memory cell to be placed into an amorphous state and the SD region of the memory cell to be placed into an amorphous state; and applying a second current in the memory cell over a second time period after the first time period, wherein the second current applied over the third time period causes the SD region of the memory cell to be placed into a crystalline state and the PM region of the memory cell to remain in the amorphous state. |
US12249362B2 |
Single plate configuration and memory array operation
Methods, systems, and devices for a single plate configuration and memory array operation are described. A non-volatile memory array may utilize a single plate to cover a subset of the array. One or more memory cells of the subset may be selected by operating the plate and an access line of an unselected memory cell at a fixed voltage. A second voltage may be applied to an access line of the selected cell, and subsequently reduced to perform an access operation. Removing the applied voltage may allow for the memory cell to undergo a recovery period prior to a subsequent access operation. |
US12249357B2 |
Single-grain near-field transducer and process for forming same
A method involves forming a metal layer on a metal seed layer, the metal seed layer formed on a carrier wafer. A surface of the metal layer defines a first metal bonding layer. A second metal bonding layer is provided on a target substrate having recording head subassemblies. Mating surfaces of the first and second metal bonding layers are activated and the carrier wafer is flipped and joined with the target substrate such that the first and second metal bonding layers are bonded and the metal layer is integrated with the recording head as a near-field transducer. |
US12249356B1 |
Heat-assisted magnetic recording head with a resonance enhancing feature
A heat-assisted magnetic recording head includes a near-field transducer, a waveguide, and a resonance enhancing feature. The near-field transducer is configured to focus and emit an optical near-field. The waveguide is configured to receive electromagnetic radiation and propagate the electromagnetic radiation toward and proximal to the near-field transducer. The resonance enhancing feature is disposed proximal to the near-field transducer and to a media-facing surface of the heat-assisted magnetic recording head. The resonance enhancing feature includes a first segment and a second segment disposed on opposite sides of the near-field transducer relative to a cross-track dimension of the heat-assisted magnetic recording head. Each of the first segment and the second segment of the resonance enhancing feature includes a liner and a filler. The liner of each of the first segment and the second segment at least partially faces the near-field transducer. The filler of each of the first segment and the second segment is disposed distal to the near-field transducer relative to the liner of the respective segment. |
US12249353B1 |
Disk writing mode providing main pole relaxation
A method for writing data to a magnetic data storage medium includes detecting whether the duration, before occurrence of a data transition, of data to be written exceeds a predetermined threshold, and, when the duration, before the occurrence of the data transition, of the data to be written exceeds the predetermined threshold, writing the data by applying an initial pulse and then maintaining a steady-state write current for a defined interval, and when the duration, before the occurrence of the data transition, of the data to be written is at most equal to the predetermined threshold, writing the data by applying the initial pulse without applying a steady-state write current before the data transition. The predetermined threshold may be determined by size of a magnetic bubble formed when writing a single bit to the magnetic data storage medium. A subsequent pulse may be applied following the defined interval. |
US12249352B2 |
Disk device
According to one embodiment, there is provided a disk device including a first connector, a second connector and a controller. The first connector is connectable to a host. The first connector includes a first pin that is electrically connectable to a light emitting device in the host. The second connector is connectable to the host. The second connector includes a second pin that is receivable with data from the host. The controller is communicable with predetermined information with the host via the first pin. |
US12249350B2 |
Methods for improving track density in dual-reel removable tape devices and fixed tape devices
The present disclosure generally relates to a tape drive comprising a tape wound around first and second tape reels and a tape head module configured to write data to and read data from the tape. The tape drive is configured to equalize the amount of time the tape spends stored in a first state and a second state when being stored long term, or when in a preservation phase, to minimize the effects of creep and tape dimensional stability. In the first state, a majority of the tape is wound around the first tape reel. In the second state, the majority of the tape is wound around the second tape reel. The tape drive is configured to move the tape between the first and second states: (1) upon being triggered by the timer, or (2) based on the tape head module being utilized to determine a position error signal. |
US12249337B2 |
Systems and methods for continuous, active, and non-intrusive user authentication
Provided here are systems and method for non-intrusive authentication of a user. Such systems and methods may include in an embodiment a waveform generator to generate a message, encrypt the message, and transmit the encrypted message to one or more transmitters. The system may include a decryption engine to receive a bone conduction signal from one or more receivers, process the bone conduction signal, decrypt the processed bone conduction signal, and separate a bone conduction token portion from the decrypted bone conduction signal. The system may include an authentication engine to analyze the bone conduction signal, authenticate a user for the operation detected based on a comparison of the analyzed bone conduction signal and the pilot portion of the message exceeding a preselected threshold, and verify bone conduction signal authenticity via the bone conduction token portion and the token portion. |
US12249336B2 |
Canonical training for highly configurable multilingual speech
Embodiments are provided for building a configurable multilingual model. A computing system obtains a plurality of language-specific automatic speech recognition modules and a universal automatic speech recognition module trained on a multi-language training dataset comprising training data corresponding to each of the plurality of different languages. The computing system then compiles the universal automatic speech recognition module with the plurality of language-specific automatic speech recognition modules to generate a configurable multilingual model that is configured to selectively and dynamically utilize a sub-set of the plurality of language-specific automatic speech recognition modules with the universal automatic speech recognition module to process audio content in response to user input identifying one or more target languages associated with the audio content. |
US12249332B2 |
Proactive command framework
Techniques for determining a command or intent likely to be subsequently invoked by a user of a system are described. A user inputs a command (either via a spoken utterance or textual input) to a system. The system determines content responsive to the command. The system also determines a second command or corresponding intent likely to be invoked by the user subsequent to the previous command. Such determination may involve analyzing pairs of intents, with each pair being associated with a probability that one intent of the pair will be invoked by a user subsequent to a second intent of the pair. The system then outputs first content responsive to the first command and second content soliciting the user as to whether the system to execute the second command. |