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| US12262650B1 |
Temperature sensing and computing device and array based on TaOx electronic memristor
Disclosed is a temperature sensing and computing device and array based on TaOx electronic memristor, including a first metal layer, a function layer, and a second metal layer sequentially stacked from bottom to top; a work function of a metal material in the first metal layer is higher than a work function of a metal material in the second metal layer; the function layer is TaOx material; the first metal layer is grounded, and positive and negative voltages are applied to the second metal layer; in which an output current when the negative voltage is applied to the second metal layer is greater than an output current when the positive voltage of the same magnitude is applied to the second metal layer, and there is a self-rectifying effect; when the voltage of the same magnitude is applied to the second metal layer, the output current increases as a temperature increases. |
| US12262639B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion material, thermoelectric conversion element, thermoelectric conversion module, and method for producing the thermoelectric conversion material
A thermoelectric conversion material according to the present disclosure includes Ge, Te, and Sb. The thermoelectric conversion material includes a first region and a second region. The content of Sb in the first region in terms of number density of atoms is higher than the content of Sb in the second region in terms of number density of atoms. The first region includes a dispersed phase. |
| US12262638B2 |
Tubular heat exchanger with thermoelectric power generation function
A tubular heat exchanger, with a thermoelectric power generation function, includes: a thermoelectric power generation module 2 mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the heat exhaust tube 1; and a cooling pipe 3 mounted on an outer circumferential surface of the thermoelectric power generation module 2. The cooling pipe 3 is for allowing a cooling material to flow therethrough. The thermoelectric power generation module 2 performs thermoelectric power generation by using the outer circumferential surface of the heat exhaust tube 1 as a high-temperature source and using the inner circumferential surface of the cooling pipe 3 as a low-temperature source. The cooling pipe 3 is in tight attachment to the outer circumferential surface of the thermoelectric power generation module 2. |
| US12262636B2 |
Organic electroluminescent devices and preparation methods thereof
The present disclosure discloses an organic electroluminescent device and a preparation method thereof. The device includes a light-emitting layer, the light-emitting layer includes a host material, an auxiliary host material and a fluorescent dye; the host material is an exciplex prepared by mixing an electron donor material and an electron acceptor material, the auxiliary host material is a thermally activated delayed fluorescence material, a singlet energy level and a triplet energy level of the exciplex are higher than the single energy level and triplet energy level of the auxiliary host material. The above organic electroluminescent device can promote the reverse intersystem crossing of the host material and the auxiliary host material from the triplet excitons to the singlet excitons, enhance the Foster energy transfer, reduce the triplet exciton quenching, therefore the efficiency roll-off of the device is small and the external quantum efficiency is high. |
| US12262635B2 |
Organic molecules for use in optoelectronic devices
The invention relates to an organic molecule having a structure of the formula I whereX=CN or CF3;D=chemical unit having a structure of the formula I-1: where#=attachment point of the unit of formula I-1 to the central phenyl ring in the structure of formula I;A and B=independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of CRR1, CR, NR, N, there being a single or double bond between A and B and a single or double bond between B and Z; andZ=a direct bond or a divalent organic bridge which is a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C9-alkylene, C2-C8-alkenylene, C2-C8-alkynylene or arylene group or a combination thereof, —CRR1, —C═CRR1, —C═NR, —NR—, —O—, —SiRR1—, —S—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2—, O-interrupted substituted or unsubstituted C1-C9-alkylene, C2-C8-alkenylene, C2-C8-alkynylene or arylene group, phenyl units or substituted phenyl units. |
| US12262634B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device and novel compound
An organic electroluminescence device comprising: a cathode, an anode, and at least one organic layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein at least one layer of the at least one organic layer comprises a compound represented by the following formulas (1-1) and (1-3) or a compound represented by the following formulas (1-2) and (1-3). |
| US12262633B2 |
Organic electroluminescent compound and organic electroluminescent device comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound represented by formula 1 and an organic electroluminescent device comprising the same. By comprising the organic electroluminescent compound of the present disclosure, an organic electroluminescent device having improved driving voltage, luminous efficiency, and/or lifespan characteristics can be provided. |
| US12262632B2 |
Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same
A heterocyclic compound is represented by Formula 1, and an organic light-emitting device including the same. The substituents of Formula 1 are the same as defined in the detailed description. |
| US12262628B2 |
Organic electroluminescent materials and devices
Provided are compounds of Formula I that are useful as emitters in OLEDs. |
| US12262622B2 |
Display panel
A display panel has an opening region, a display region, and first and second peripheral regions; and includes a substrate, a first barrier structure surrounding the display region and in the first peripheral region, a second barrier structure surrounding the opening region and in the second peripheral region, and a crack detection line including first and second portions. The first portion surrounds the opening region, and is on a side of the second barrier structure distal to the display region. Both ends of the second portion are respectively connected to both ends of the first portion. Orthogonal projections of the second portion and the second barrier structure on the substrate overlap each other. The second portion extends into the first peripheral region through the display region. A height of a portion of the second barrier structure overlapping the second portion is less than that of the first barrier structure. |
| US12262620B2 |
Display panel and mobile terminal
A display panel and a mobile terminal are provided. The display panel includes a flat area and a curved area. The display panel includes a panel body and a hard support layer that are stacked. The panel body includes a flat portion located in the flat area and a curved portion located in the curved area. The hard support layer includes a first bonding portion provided on one side of the flat portion and a second bonding portion provided on one side of the curved portion. A bending modulus of the second bonding portion is less than a bending modulus of the first bonding portion. |
| US12262618B2 |
Flexible display device
Provided is a flexible display device. The flexible display device provided by the embodiment of the present application supports and reinforces the flexible display panel by adopting an innovatively designed supporting film Compared with a traditional supporting film, the supporting film in the present application has better bending properties, so that the curling radius of the flexible display panel can be greatly reduced. In addition, the supporting film in the present application has better flexibility, so it does not easily break during use. |
| US12262617B2 |
Display device
A display device including a window having a light shielding region and a transmission region, a display panel disposed under the window, and an input detection sensor disposed therebetween and including first electrodes, second electrodes, first signal lines connected to one ends of the first electrodes, second signal lines connected to one ends of the second electrodes, and third signal lines connected to the other ends of the second electrodes. Each of first to nth first signal lines includes bent parts bent multiple times, resistances of the bent parts decrease in a first direction, the first to nth first signal lines are connected to the first electrodes that are arranged farther away from the bent parts in the first direction, and the bent parts of the first to nth first signal lines overlap the light shielding region. |
| US12262615B2 |
Display panel and electronic apparatus
A display panel includes a plurality of emission areas disposed in a first display area and a second display area at least partially surrounded by the first display area. A transmission area is disposed between two adjacent emission areas in the second display area. An encapsulation layer is disposed on the emission areas. An input sensing layer is disposed on the encapsulation layer and includes touch electrodes. A reflection prevention layer is disposed on the input sensing layer and includes a light blocking layer and a plurality of color filters. The light blocking layer has a plurality of opening portions overlapping the emission areas. The plurality of color filters overlaps the emission areas. Each touch electrode includes a conductive mesh pattern having a plurality of mesh holes, and a particular emission area in the second display area and the transmission area are disposed in a same mesh hole. |
| US12262614B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus including the same
A display panel includes: a substrate including a main display area, a component area, and a peripheral area; a main sub-pixel and a main pixel circuit, the main sub-pixel being in the main display area on the substrate, and the main pixel circuit being connected to the main sub-pixel; a plurality of auxiliary sub-pixels in the component area on the substrate; a plurality of auxiliary pixel circuits in the peripheral area on the substrate; a plurality of connecting lines connecting the plurality of auxiliary sub-pixels to the plurality of auxiliary pixel circuits, respectively; and a dummy line extending in a direction in which the plurality of connecting lines extend in the component area. |
| US12262608B2 |
Display substrate having bezel region at periphery of first display region and second display region and preparation method thereof, and display apparatus having the same
Disclosed is a display substrate including a base substrate, which includes first and second display regions, and at least one first data line. The first display region includes first and second sub-display regions located on opposite sides of the second display region along a first direction and a third sub-display region located on at least one side of the second display region along a second direction. The first data line includes a first sub-data line located in the first sub-display region and connected with a pixel circuit of the first sub-display region, a second sub-data line located in the second sub-display region and connected with a pixel circuit of the second sub-display region, and a third sub-data line which is connected with the first and second sub-data lines, located in the third sub-display region, and connected with at least one second pixel circuit of the third sub-display region. |
| US12262607B2 |
Stretchable display panel and display device
A stretchable display panel has a plurality of island regions and a plurality of bridge regions. The island regions are arranged in an array. Every two adjacent island regions are connected with a bridge region in the bridge regions therebetween. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels and a plurality of signal line groups. At least one sub-pixel is provided in each island region. The signal line groups are located in a same conductive layer. Each signal line group extends along bridge regions to island regions that are connected to the bridge regions. The signal line group includes a plurality of signal lines arranged in parallel and at intervals. Each signal line is electrically connected to sub-pixels in the island regions. |
| US12262606B2 |
Display device including conductive member electrically connected to power line
A display device including a substrate, a first upper power line, a conductive member, a protective insulating layer, an upper connection member, and a sub-pixel structure. The upper connection member is disposed in a first pad area and a first peripheral area on a planarization layer, and electrically connects the first upper power line and the conductive member through a first contact hole, which is formed in the protective insulating layer and the planarization layer located on the conductive member, and a second contact hole, which is formed in the protective insulating layer and the planarization layer located on the first upper power line. |
| US12262605B2 |
Display panel and display device
The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. A distance from a surface of a first conductive adhesive layer close to a first pin, electrically connecting the first conductive pad and the first pin, to the substrate is different from a distance of a surface of a second conductive adhesive layer electrically connected to the second conductive pad and the second pin to the substrate, to compensate for a height difference caused by the partial warpage of the pins on the drive chip when binding a drive chip, so as to ensure that the drive chip can be well bonded to the display panel. |
| US12262603B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a substrate having a first display area and a second display area. A first pixel circuit portion is disposed on the substrate. A first emitting diode includes a first pixel electrode connected to the first pixel circuit portion. A second pixel circuit portion is disposed on a second display area of the substrate. An extension wire is connected to the second pixel circuit portion. A second emitting diode includes a second pixel electrode connected to the extension wire, and a driving circuit portion is connected to the first pixel circuit portion and the second pixel circuit portion, and overlaps the second emitting diode. The extension wire is disposed in a different layer from the second pixel electrode. |
| US12262597B2 |
Display substrate and display device
A display substrate and a display device, the display substrate includes a base substrate, a pixel driving circuit layer, a first planarization layer, a first metal layer, a second planarization layer, a plurality of first electrodes and a pixel definition layer; the pixel driving circuit layer includes a plurality of pixel driving circuits, the first planarization layer includes a plurality of first vias respectively exposing output terminals of the pixel driving circuits, the first metal layer includes a plurality of data lines extending in a first direction, the pixel definition layer includes a plurality of first definition walls extending in the first direction and a plurality of second definition walls extending in a second direction, and an orthographic projection of at least part of the data lines on the base substrate respectively overlaps with orthographic projections of the plurality of first definition walls on the base substrate. |
| US12262593B2 |
Display panel and method of fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a display panel may include forming an oxide semiconductor pattern on a base layer including a first region and a second region, etching first, second, and third insulating layers to form a first groove that overlaps the second region, forming electrodes on the third insulating layer, forming a fourth insulating layer on the third insulating layer to cover the electrodes, thermally treating the fourth insulating layer, forming an organic layer to cover the fourth insulating layer, and forming an organic light emitting diode on the organic layer. |
| US12262591B2 |
Display device including pixels with different types of transistors
A display device may include a plurality of pixels each including a light emitting element. A first scan line and a second scan line are disposed in each of the pixels. A data line is disposed in each of the pixels. A power line is disposed in each of the pixels. A reference voltage line is disposed in each of the pixels. A first transistor controls a current of the light emitting element. A second transistor is connected between the data line and a first gate electrode of the first transistor. A third transistor is connected between the reference voltage line and a first electrode of the first transistor. A fourth transistor is connected between the power line and a second electrode of the first transistor. The fourth transistor may be a transistor of a type different from that of the first to third transistors. |
| US12262590B2 |
Display apparatus capable of displaying an image where an electronic component is arranged
A display apparatus includes: a substrate including a main display area, a component area including a transmission area, and a peripheral area at an outer side of the main display area; a main pixel circuit at the main display area; an auxiliary pixel circuit at the component area, and including a first wire; and a bottom metal layer between the substrate corresponding to the component area and the auxiliary pixel circuit, and electrically connected to the first wire. |
| US12262587B2 |
Heat dissipation film for display module, and preparation method of display device
A heat dissipation film for a display module, and a preparation method of a display device. The heat dissipation film comprises a composite structure layer and a removable protective film disposed on the composite structure layer. The composite structure layer has a first side surface and a second side surface disposed opposite to each other, and is provided with a preconfigured hole passing through the first side surface and the second side surface. The first side surface of the composite structure layer adheres to a side of the display module facing away from a display side. The protective film is attached to the second side surface of the composite structure layer. The protective film is provided with a shielding region covering the preconfigured hole. The shielding region and the rest of the protective film can all be independently torn off from the composite structure layer. |
| US12262584B2 |
Light-emitting device and electronic apparatus
A first light-emitting element and a second light-emitting element that have a resonance structure that causes output light from a light-emission functional layer to resonate between a reflective layer and a semi-transmissive reflective layer, and a pixel definition layer, and in which an aperture part is formed to correspond to each of the first light-emitting element and the second light-emitting element, are formed on a base. A first interval between the reflective layer and the semi-transmissive reflective layer in the first light-emitting element and a second interval between the reflective layer and the semi-transmissive reflective layer in the second light-emitting element are different, and a film thickness of the pixel definition layer is less than a difference between the first interval and the second interval. |
| US12262579B2 |
Electroluminescence display having ultra high resolution
Disclosed is an electroluminescence display having a structure in which the current leakage between neighboring pixels is prevented. The electroluminescence display comprises a first pixel defined for representing a first color on a substrate, a second pixel defined for representing a second color on the substrate, a first anode electrode disposed at the first pixel, a second anode electrode disposed at the second pixel, and a depletion electrode forming a depletion area between the first anode electrode and the second anode electrode. |
| US12262576B2 |
Display device having stack of plurality of light emitting layers, wavelength conversion pattern, and reflective layer
A display device includes first and second light emitting regions; first and second pixel electrodes in the first and second light emitting regions, respectively; a first organic layer in the first light emitting region, including first and second light emitting layers; a second organic layer in the second light emitting region, including a third light emitting layer; a common electrode on the first and second organic layers; a wavelength conversion pattern on the common electrode, overlapping the first organic layer, and wavelength-converting light of a first color into light of a second color, different from the first color; and a light transmitting pattern on the common electrode, overlapping the second organic layer. The third light emitting layer and one of the first and second light emitting layers emit light of the first color, and another one of the first and second light emitting layers emits light of the second color. |
| US12262575B2 |
Display substrate and display device
Provided is a display substrate including a base substrate, an anode layer, a light-emitting layer, an electron diffusion layer, a hole block layer and a cathode layer which are sequentially stacked along a direction away from the base substrate, wherein a material of the electron diffusion layer comprises a first luminescent material, and a transport speed of holes generated by the anode layer in the electron diffusion layer is less than a transport speed of the holes in the light-emitting layer. |
| US12262571B2 |
Transparent electrode, process for producing transparent electrode, and photoelectric conversion device comprising transparent electrode
The present embodiment provides a transparent electrode, a transparent electrode production process and a photoelectric conversion device. The transparent electrode comprises a patterned electrode layer formed on a transparent substrate. The electrode layer has an electroconductive film containing metal nanowires and also has a film of N-graphene. In the graphene carbon skeleton of the N-graphene, carbon atoms are partly substituted with nitrogen atoms. The transparent electrode can be produced by: forming an electroconductive layer by coating with a dispersion containing metal nanowires; then forming an N-graphene film thereon; and subsequently patterning them. |
| US12262570B2 |
Organic electric element, display panel comprising the same and display device comprising the same
Provided are an organic electric element, a display panel and a display device having high efficiency or long life by including layers having excellent hole transport ability and carrier resistance. |
| US12262562B2 |
Image sensor with varying depth deep trench isolation structure for reduced crosstalk
An image sensor comprises a first photodiode, a second photodiode, and a deep trench isolation structure. The first photodiode and the second photodiode are each disposed within a semiconductor substrate. The first photodiode is adjacent to the second photodiode. The deep trench isolation structure has a varying depth disposed within the semiconductor substrate between the first photodiode and the second photodiode. The DTI structure extends the varying depth from a first side of the semiconductor substrate towards a second side of the semiconductor substrate. The first side of the semiconductor substrate is opposite of the second side of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US12262559B2 |
Monolithic complementary field-effect transistors having carbon-doped release layers
Embodiments of the disclosure advantageously provide semiconductor devices CFET in particular and methods of manufacturing such devices having a fully strained superlattice structure with channel layers that are substantially free of defects and release layers having a reduced selective removal rate. The CFET described herein comprise a vertically stacked superlattice structure on a substrate, the vertically stacked superlattice structure comprising: a first hGAA structure on the substrate; a sacrificial layer on a top surface of the first hGAA structure, the sacrificial layer comprising silicon germanium (SiGe) having a germanium content in a range of from greater than 0% to 50% on an atomic basis; and a second hGAA structure on a top surface of the sacrificial layer. Each of the first hGAA and the second hGAA comprise alternating layers of nanosheet channel layer that comprise silicon (Si) and nanosheet release layer that comprise doped silicon germanium (SiGe). |
| US12262558B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate including first and second regions, first and second active patterns provided on the first and second regions, respectively, a pair of first source/drain patterns on the first active pattern and a first channel pattern therebetween, a pair of second source/drain patterns on the second active pattern and a second channel pattern therebetween, first and second gate electrodes respectively provided on the first and second channel patterns, and first and second gate insulating layers respectively interposed between the first and second channel patterns and the first and second gate electrodes. Each of the first and second gate insulating layers includes an interface layer and a first high-k dielectric layer thereon, and the first gate insulating layer further includes a second high-k dielectric layer on the first high-k dielectric layer. |
| US12262550B1 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure is provided. A substrate including a first silicon carbide layer and a second silicon carbide layer under the first silicon carbide layer is formed. The substrate includes a unit region and a termination region surrounding the unit region. A first guard ring structure is formed in the termination region and the first silicon carbide layer, adjoining a top surface of the first silicon carbide layer. A second guard ring structure is formed in the termination region and the second silicon carbide layer. Second guard ring well regions of the second guard ring structure correspond one-on-one to first guard ring well regions of the first guard ring structure. Each of the second guard ring well regions overlaps with a corresponding one of the first guard ring well regions in a vertical direction perpendicular to the top surface of the substrate. |
| US12262547B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method for the same
The present application provides a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor structure includes: a first n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and a second n-type semiconductor layer which are stacked. A buried layer made of AlGaN is disposed in the first n-type semiconductor layer. A trench at least penetrates through the second n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer. At least part of the buried layer is reserved below the trench. A gate electrode is in the trench. The method is used to manufacture this semiconductor structure. |
| US12262544B2 |
Magnetoresistive random access memory and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate; forming a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer on the MTJ; forming a passivation layer around the MTJ; forming a second SOT layer on the first SOT layer and the passivation layer, and patterning the second SOT layer and the passivation layer. |
| US12262542B2 |
Ferroelectric memory device
A ferroelectric memory device includes a first conductive region, a second conductive region and a ferroelectric structure. The second conductive region is disposed over the first conductive region. The ferroelectric structure includes a plurality of different ferroelectric materials stacked between the first conductive region and the second conductive region. |
| US12262540B2 |
Semiconductor memory devices and methods of manufacturing thereof
A semiconductor device includes a substrate including, in a first area, a first semiconductor channel coupled to a portion of a first memory layer, and first, second, and third conductive structures. The first and third conductive structures are coupled to end portions of a sidewall of the first semiconductor channel, with the second conductive structure coupled to a middle portion of the sidewall. The semiconductor device includes, in a second area, a second semiconductor channel coupled to a first portion of a second memory layer, and fourth and fifth conductive structures. The fourth and fifth conductive structures are coupled to end portions of a sidewall of the second semiconductor channel, with no vertically extending conductive structure interposed between the fourth and fifth conductive structures. |
| US12262525B2 |
Semiconductor structure preparation method, semiconductor structure and semiconductor memory
Provided are a method for preparing a semiconductor structure, a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor memory. The method includes the following operations. An initial semiconductor structure is formed on a substrate. The initial semiconductor structure is etched to form an array area structure and a peripheral area structure including a peripheral area gate structure. An isolation wall surrounding the peripheral area gate structure is formed on the substrate where the peripheral area structure locates. A second dielectric layer is deposited on the peripheral area gate structure including the isolation wall and on the array area structure. The second dielectric layer, the first dielectric layer and the isolation wall are etched to form the semiconductor structure with a flat surface. |
| US12262523B2 |
Manufacturing method of semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure includes: providing a substrate; forming a plurality of silicon pillars on the substrate, where the silicon pillars are arranged as an array; preprocessing the silicon pillar to form an active pillar, where the active pillar includes a first segment, a second segment, and a third segment; forming a first gate oxide layer on sidewalls of the second segment and the third segment; and forming a second gate oxide layer on the first gate oxide layer, where a length of the second gate oxide layer is less than that of the first gate oxide layer, and a thickness of the second gate oxide layer is greater than that of the first gate oxide layer. |
| US12262522B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor structure, semiconductor structure, and memory
Embodiments provide method for fabricating a semiconductor structure, and a semiconductor structure. The method includes: providing a substrate, a thin-film stack structure being formed on the substrate; forming a first groove and a second groove in the thin-film stack structure, and forming write transistors in the first groove, the second groove extending along a first direction, and the second groove being positioned between adjacent two of the write transistors in a second direction; removing a part of the thin-film stack structure by etching using the second groove to form a first hole and a second hole respectively, forming a write word line in the first hole, and forming a write bit line in the second hole; forming a first via on an upper surface of the thin-film stack structure, and forming a storage node in the first via; and forming a read transistor, a read bit line and a lead. |
| US12262513B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a first surface component, a heating device, and a first heat transfer assembly, where the first surface component includes a first surface, and the first surface forms an outer surface of the electronic device; the heating device is located on a side of the first surface component facing away from the first surface; and the first heat transfer assembly is located between the heating device and the first surface component, heat is conducted from the heating device to the first surface component through the first heat transfer assembly, a heat insulation structure is arranged in the first heat transfer assembly, and an orthographic projection of the heat insulation structure on the first surface overlaps with an orthographic projection of the heating device on the first surface. |
| US12262512B2 |
Systems for dissipating heat from vehicle-based devices having electronic circuitry
Provided are example systems for dissipating heat from vehicle-based data processing components. In an example implementation, a heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, an enclosure configured to receive a device including electronic circuitry, a fan, and a flange extending along a periphery of the enclosure and/or the heat sink. The heat dissipation device is configured for insertion into an aperture of a wall of an interior compartment of a vehicle, such that the flange is positioned against the wall, at least a portion of the enclosure is positioned within the interior compartment of the vehicle, and at least a portion of the heat sink and the fan are positioned along an exterior of the vehicle. |
| US12262506B2 |
Rack with trays for plug-in automotive control units
A rack assembly unit for mounting a control unit to a vehicle rack system is provided; a rack chassis and a tray are configured to receive the control unit for coupling to a vehicle system. The tray is movably coupled to the rack chassis at a coupling mechanism, which provides for movement of the tray relative to the rack chassis between open and closed positions. At the open position, the tray is spaced apart from rack chassis to facilitate user access to the tray and receiving the control unit therein. At the closed position, the tray is located fully inserted relative to the rack chassis and such that the control unit located in the tray is provided at a control unit operating position thermally coupled to a cold plate of a cooling system to provide for cooling of components of the control unit. |
| US12262502B2 |
Computing devices with improved thermal management
Devices, apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for improved thermal management in networking computing devices. An example thermal management apparatus includes a housing defining a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The apparatus further includes an electronic component supported within the housing, such as a GPU. The apparatus includes a primary inlet that receives a primary airflow having a first temperature and a secondary inlet that receives a secondary airflow having a second temperature where the second temperature is different than the first temperature. The primary airflow and the secondary airflow are collectively configured to dissipate heat generated by the electronic component. |
| US12262501B2 |
Low profile keyboard, monitor and mouse in rack
A compact keyboard, monitor, and mouse (KMM) system includes a tray subsystem including a pair of drawer slides configured to mate with the equipment rack, each drawer slide having a bottom plane parallel to the ground when installed in the equipment rack. The system further includes a console housing supported by the tray subsystem. The console housing has a top surface that defines recesses for a keyboard and a monitor. The system also includes a keyboard. When secured in the keyboard recess, the keyboard is positioned parallel to the bottom plane of the tray subsystem. When positioned in the monitor recess, the monitor is canted at an angle relative to the bottom plane of the tray subsystem. |
| US12262499B2 |
Assembly comprising an electrical supply module and a protection device for said module, air conditioning unit equipped with such an assembly
The invention relates to an assembly of an electric power supply module and of a protective device for said module, said assembly being intended to equip an air-conditioning unit, in particular for a motor vehicle, said power supply module comprising a housing provided with regions allowing penetration of liquid into the housing, the protective device extending at least partially facing said regions so as to cause the liquid to flow beyond said regions, depending on the orientation of said power supply module. |
| US12262497B2 |
Circuit structure
A circuit structure includes a first busbar, a second busbar, an insulating member including an insulating portion located between the first busbar and the second busbar, a first wiring board provided on one main surface of the first busbar, one main surface of the second busbar and the insulating portion, and a first electronic component provided on the first wiring board. The first electronic component has a first connection terminal electrically connected to the first busbar and bonded to the first wiring board, and a second connection terminal electrically connected to the second busbar and bonded to the first wiring board. |
| US12262493B2 |
Energy management based on an open switch configuration
A sensor assembly for sensing a physiological characteristic of a user includes a power source, a power control switch, and a power latch within a housing. The power control switch is electrically coupled to the power source, and is configured to inhibit delivery of power from the power source to one or more components of the sensor assembly before deployment of the sensor assembly to a user, and deliver power from the power source to the one or more components of the sensor assembly in response to the deployment of the sensor assembly to the user. The power latch is configured to, upon the deployment of the sensor assembly to the user, latch an output of the power control switch to maintain the delivery of power from the power source to the one or more components of the sensor assembly while the sensor assembly is in a deployed state. |
| US12262489B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a display panel having pixels; a first rotating member that rolls and unrolls the display panel; a support member supporting the display panel; and a central member disposed between the display panel and the support member and coupling the display panel and the support member. The central member includes a bending part. |
| US12262487B2 |
Stretchable display panel and electronic device
A stretchable display panel and an electronic device are provided. The electronic device has a stretchable display panel. The stretchable display panel has a flexible display panel main body, a linkage holding mechanism, and a frame. The frame has a main frame and a sub frame. The linkage holding mechanism is used to limit a sliding distance and sliding speed of the sub frame to avoid separation of the sub frame and the main frame when an applied external force is too large or sudden change, thereby reducing a risk of damage to the frame and the flexible display panel main body. |
| US12262484B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel including a rollable portion and a non-rollable portion. The display panel includes a supporting structure including a groove disposed on a first side of the supporting structure, a substrate disposed on a second side of the supporting structure and the first side opposite to the second side, and a circuit board fixed onto a back of the display panel. The non-rollable portion has a first region. A first region of the circuit board is joined to the first region of the non-rollable portion. The non-rollable portion has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the rollable portion. The second end is connected to the circuit board. |
| US12262483B2 |
Electronic device housing
An electronic device housing includes: a case having a bottom-surface portion and side-surface portions; and a cover covering an opening enclosed by the side-surface portions. At positions along each of at least two opposing side lines of the cover, two flexible arm portions are provided so as to extend toward the bottom-surface portion, and two protrusions are provided between the two arm portions so as to protrude and are held between the two arm portions. Contact parts of either the arm portions or the protrusions have curved-surface portions, and contact parts of others have flat-surface portions. Two of the flat-surface portions provided on a side of each side line of the cover where the two arm portions are provided are inclined such that an interval between the flat-surface portions is narrowed toward the bottom-surface portion. The arm portions bend while pressing the protrusions at positions contacting with the protrusions. |
| US12262479B2 |
Extension structure of flexible substrates with conductive wires thereon
The present invention relates to an extension structure of flexible substrates with conductive wires thereon. In a first embodiment, three flexible substrates are prepared, each having multiple conductive wires configured on their front surfaces. The third flexible substrate is flipped over, with its conductive wires facing downwards, and bonded across a boundary formed by the first and second flexible substrates. As a result, the corresponding conductive wires between the first and second flexible substrates are electrically coupled with each other through being physically pressed by corresponding conductive wires in the third flexible substrate. |
| US12262478B2 |
Selectively applied protective layer on exposed materials of electronic circuit board and electronic components disposed thereon for immersion bath cooled systems
An apparatus is described. The electronic circuit board having electronic components thereon. A protective material coated on an exposed material of the electronic circuit board and the electronic components. The protective material being chemically inert with the exposed material. The protective material being chemically inert with an immersion bath cooling liquid that the electronic circuit board and the electronic components are to be immersed within. A thermal cooling structure of one of the electronic components that is designed to transfer heat into the immersion bath cooling liquid is not coated with the protective material. |
| US12262475B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device is disclosed, which includes: a support unit; a display panel disposed on the support unit; a first circuit board, wherein the support unit is disposed between the display panel and the first circuit board; an electronic component disposed on the first circuit board; and a second circuit board electrically connected to the display panel, wherein the first circuit board is electrically connected to the display panel through the second circuit board, wherein the first circuit board includes a protruding section, and the electronic component is disposed on the protruding section. |
| US12262474B2 |
Display panel and method for assembling same and spliced display device
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a display panel and a method for assembling same and a spliced display device. In the display panel, a flexible base plate includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a bent portion. The first end portion is connected to a binding portion, and the second end portion is disposed on a side of a back panel that is away from a display portion. The bent portion includes an inflection point. A tangent line passing through the inflection point is perpendicular to a plane where the binding portion is located. In an extending direction of the bent portion, a length from the inflection point to the first end portion is less than a length from the inflection point to the second end portion. |
| US12262470B2 |
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes a first board including a plurality of first insulating layers and a plurality of first wiring layers disposed between the plurality of first insulating layers, respectively; and a second board disposed on one surface of the first board and including a plurality of second insulating layers and a plurality of second wiring layers disposed on or between the plurality of second insulating layers, respectively. At least one of the plurality of first insulating layers has a thickness less than a thickness of at least one of the plurality of second insulating layers. The first board further includes a through-via penetrating each of the plurality of first insulating layers and connected to one of the plurality of second wiring layers. |
| US12262467B2 |
Printed circuit board including an insulating layer and a metal post
A printed circuit board includes a first insulating layer, a first pattern buried in a surface of the first insulating layer, the first pattern having a surface exposed from the surface of the first insulating layer, and a metal post disposed on the exposed surface of the first pattern. The metal post includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The first metal layer and the second metal layer include different metals. |
| US12262464B2 |
Methods for forming engineered thermal paths of printed circuit boards by use of removable layers
A method for forming a thermal and electrical path in a PCB may include forming a first removable layer over a top surface of a PCB and a second removable layer over a bottom surface of the PCB. The method may also include milling or laser drilling the PCB from the top surface to form a first cavity extending into the PCB, plating the first side panel plating the first side with a second metal to partially fill the first cavity; and milling or laser drilling from the bottom surface to form a second cavity extending into the PCB, the first cavity in a thermal communication and/or an electrical communication with the second cavity. The method may also include panel plating the first side with a second metal to fill the first cavity and the second side with the second metal to fill the second cavity, and removing the first and second removable layers from the PCB to form the PCB with a thermal and/or an electrical path comprising the first cavity and the second cavity filled with the second metal. |
| US12262461B2 |
Methods and apparatus for decomposing constituent elements of fluids
Some embodiments are directed to a decomposing and collection apparatus for use with a fluid. The apparatus includes an assembly for generating ions via applying atmospheric pressure, low temperature plasma to the fluid and separating the generated ions. The assembly includes multiple plasma generator and separator units that are vertically stacked relative to each other. Each of the multiple plasma generator and separator units includes a plasma generator for generating the generating atmospheric pressure, low temperature plasma, and a separator disposed to receive the positively and negatively ions ejected from the plasma generator and configured to redirect the received positively charged ions in one direction and the received negatively charged ions are redirected to another direction different from the one direction. The apparatus also includes a collector configured to collect at least one of the redirected positively charged ions and the negatively charged ions. |
| US12262460B2 |
Fast annealing equipment
A fast annealing equipment is applicable to the annealing treatment of silicon carbide wafers. The fast annealing equipment comprises a variable frequency microwave power source system, a resonant chamber heating system and a measurement and control system. The variable frequency microwave power source system uses a solid state power amplifier and has the flexibility of fast frequency sweep during heat treatment to compensate for resonant frequency changes due to load effect caused by temperature changes in a material to be annealed. In order to improve an energy efficiency and provide a sufficient microwave energy uniform area, the TM010 resonant chamber structure can be used to anneal 4-inch to 8-inch silicon carbide wafers. The measurement and control system combines software and hardware to form an automatic system with instant feedback to provide further flexibility, stability and reliability for the entire equipment. |
| US12262459B2 |
Method for operating a cooking appliance
A method for operating a cooking appliance, comprising: (a) providing a database with operating parameters of the cooking appliance; (b) obtaining recipe data from a recipe source; (c) extracting cooking process parameters from the obtained recipe data; (d) determining adapted cooking parameters by evaluating the extracted cooking process parameters in light of data from the database, and optionally of settings made by a user; and (e) operating the cooking appliance based on the adapted cooking parameters. |
| US12262458B2 |
Removable member for an aerosol provision device
A removable liner configured to be used with an aerosol provision device is provided. The device includes a chamber for receiving a replaceable consumable and the liner has dimensions to fit within the chamber of the device, between walls of the chamber and the replaceable consumable. The liner is configured to receive the replaceable consumable, in use. |
| US12262452B2 |
Methods and systems for bridging for mobile communications systems
Methods and systems are provided for bridging for mobile communications systems. A system may include a first bridge node that may include a first bridge transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of cell signals, and one or more circuits configured to associate with each cell signal, a corresponding first bridge link carrier frequency in a first bridge link frequency band, a corresponding second bridge link carrier frequency in a second bridge link frequency band, and one or more second bridge nodes. The first bridge transceiver may communicate with one or more second bridge nodes associated with a cell signal, at the first bridge link carrier frequency associated with the cell signal. The one or more second bridge nodes may communicate with user equipment at the second bridge link carrier frequency associated with the cell signal. |
| US12262448B2 |
Information processing method, information processing device and computer readable storage medium
The present disclosure provides an information processing method, an information processing device and a computer-readable storage medium, which relate to the field of communication technology to improve the security of edge computing services. The method includes: obtaining first authentication information for a terminal; and in the case of determining that authentication of the terminal is successful according to the first authentication information, sending information of a second network element to the terminal, so that the terminal obtains information of a target network element from the second network element, the information of the target network element is sent by the second network element to the terminal when edge computing authorization information of the terminal is verified, and the target network element is used to provide an edge computing service for the terminal. |
| US12262446B2 |
Providing a roaming policy federation in a third generation partnership project (3GPP) network environment
Presented herein are techniques associated with replicating an OpenRoaming™ policy federation in a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) network environment. For example, techniques herein provide a roaming policy federation architecture for a 3GPP network environment. In one example a method is provided that may include encoding at least one multi-bit roaming policy for an identity provider and a plurality of bit-wise combinatorial permutations of the at least one multi-bit roaming policy within each of a plurality of multi-bit 3GPP broadcast identifiers, wherein the at least one multi-bit roaming policy includes bit-wise roaming policy information for the identity provider and configuring the multi-bit 3GPP broadcast identifiers for a mobile device associated with the identity provider, wherein the multi-bit 3GPP broadcast identifiers indicate that the mobile device is to connect to a visited radio access network associated with a local Internet Protocol (IP) access service or a home routed access service. |
| US12262445B2 |
Method of small data transmission and related device
A method of a small data transmission for a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a radio resource control (RRC) release message, the RRC release message including a configured grant configuration and a first timer associated with the configured grant configuration, the configured grant configuration indicating an uplink (UL) resource; transitioning to an RRC_INACTIVE state in response to receiving the RRC release message; starting the first timer in response to receiving the RRC release message; determining whether the UL resource is valid, the UL resource being invalid at least when the first timer expires; and transmitting UL data on the UL resource after the UE determines that the UL resource is valid. |
| US12262433B2 |
Systems and methods for multi-node communication in wireless communication networks
A systems and methods for multi-node communication between wireless communication nodes and a single wireless communication device are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the systems and methods are configured to receive, by a second wireless communication node from a first wireless communication node, a notification frame. The systems and methods can be further configured to perform joint transmission, by the second wireless communication node to a wireless communication device according to the notification frame received from the first wireless communication node. The systems and methods can also be configured to suspend, by the second wireless communication node, contention parameters of the second wireless communication node at the beginning of the transmission to the wireless communication device. |
| US12262431B2 |
Wi-Fi multi-link device for indicating capabilities of affiliated stations for different enabled link combinations during association and related capability indication method
During association between an access point (AP) multi-link device (MLD) and a non-AP MLD, the non-AP MLD indicates a first capability allocation of a first combination of affiliated stations for a first combination of enabled links on the non-AP MLD, and indicates a second capability allocation of a second combination of affiliated stations for a second combination of enabled links on the non-AP MLD. For example, the first combination of affiliated stations and the second combination of affiliated stations have different numbers of stations in the non-AP MLD, and the first combination of enabled links and the second combination of enabled links have different numbers of enabled links. Hence, during the association between the non-AP MLD and the AP MLD, capabilities of different non-AP station combinations corresponding to different enabled link combinations supported by the non-AP MLD are signaled to the AP MLD. |
| US12262428B2 |
Sidelink capability information transmission and security between peer terminals
Methods, systems, and devices related to digital wireless communication, and more specifically, to techniques related to transmitting sidelink capability and security information between peer terminals. In one exemplary aspect, a method for wireless communication includes transmitting, by the first terminal, capability information associated with the first terminal to the second terminal based on a triggering event, the capability information associated with the first terminal relating to a capability of the first terminal to directly communicate with a second terminal. In another exemplary aspect, a method for wireless communication includes receiving information associated with a first terminal from the first terminal, the capability information associated with the first terminal relating to a capability of the first terminal to directly communicate with the second terminal. The method also includes determining transmission parameters for unicast communication with the first terminal. |
| US12262426B2 |
Dual 5G connection mechanisms to support multi-operators with different service traffic simultaneously
A transmit chain (TX chain) of a user equipment (UE) transmits an uplink signal to a first wireless network associated with a first base station or a second wireless network associated with a second base station. The uplink signal includes information indicative of a first receive chain (RX chain) of the UE being synchronized to the first base station to receive first traffic from the first wireless network, and a second RX chain of the UE being synchronized to the second base station to receive second traffic from the second wireless network. The UE transmits uplink traffic for the first wireless network and the second wireless network to the second base station via the TX chain of the UE. |
| US12262425B2 |
Method and system for controlling 3GPP interface (E10) between N3IWF-C and N3IWF-U
A method for controlling an execution (signalling) of a non-3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) interworking function (N3IWF) is provided. The method includes splitting a signalling of a N3IWF into a control plane signalling and a user plane signalling, where the control plane signalling is handled by an N3IWF-C device and the user plane signalling is handled by an N3IWF-U device. Further, the method includes adding the E10 interface between the N3IWF-C device and the N3IWF-U device. Further, the method includes monitoring the E10 interface, whereas the E10 interface includes an E10AP. The N3IWF-C device and the N3IWF-U device enables a plurality of services between the N3IWF-C device and the N3IWF-U device. The plurality of services includes an interface management service, a bear management service, a trace management service, and a load management service. |
| US12262424B2 |
Handling of wireless device subscribed aggregate maximum bitrate (AMBR) in wireless communication networksaggregate maximum bitrate (AMBR) in wireless communication networks
Methods are provided in which a first network node sends a context setup request message to a second network node, the context setup request message not comprising a wireless device (WD) aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) value associated with a wireless device, determines that it has not previously provided the WD AMBR value to the second network node in the context setup request message, and then sends a resource setup request message to the second network node, the resource setup request message comprising the WD AMBR value associated with the wireless device. Related network nodes and computer program products are also provided. |
| US12262423B2 |
First network node, second network node and methods performed thereby for handling a RACH configuration
A method performed by a first network node (111) operating in a wireless communications network (100) with a Radio Access Technology with a split architecture. The first network node (111) is a Centralized Unit and a second network node (112) is a Distributed Unit. The first network node (111) detects (801) a RACH configuration between a served cell and a neighbor cell, and sends (802) a first indication to the second network node (112) based on the conflict. The first indication comprises at least one of: i) a notification of the conflict, ii) assistance information associated to the conflict, iii) a request for assistance information, and iv) a request to resolve the conflict. The first network node (111) then receives (803) one or more second indications from the second network node (112), wherein at least one is based on a result of a verification of an existence of the conflict. |
| US12262420B2 |
Systems and methods for latency reduction for 2-step random access channel (RACH) hybrid automatic repeat requests (HARQ)
Wireless communications systems and methods related to the timing arrangements and the transmission gap configurations in 2-step random access channel (RACH) procedures to improve system latency and reliability of a RACH HARQ process are provided. The UE transmits a first message including a random access preamble and a payload, and then monitors for a second message in response to the first message during a random access response (RAR) window. In response to determining that no second message is received by the UE from the BS or a back off indicator is received within the RAR window, the UE re-transmits the preamble and payload of the first message after the RAR window lapses. In response to determining if the second message received within the RAR window carries a FallbackRAR or SuccessRAR, the UE then determines to re-transmit the payload of the first message based on the FallbackRAR, or to transmit an acknowledgement message based on the SuccessRAR. |
| US12262418B2 |
Uplink timing advance estimation from sidelink
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A first user equipment (UE) may receive, from a second UE, an indication of a first uplink timing advance for communications from the second UE to a base station. The UE may estimate, based at least in part on the first uplink timing advance received from the second UE, a second uplink timing advance for transmission of a random access message from the first UE to the base station. The UE may transmit, to the base station, the random access message using the second uplink timing advance. |
| US12262415B2 |
Semi-persistent channel state information reporting procedure with uplink clear channel assessment
A method, system and apparatus for semi-persistent channel state information (CSI) reporting procedures with uplink (UL) clear channel assessment (CCA) are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method includes receiving a signal indicating activation or deactivation of semi-persistent channel state information (CSI) reporting and responsive to receiving the signal, attempt to transmit a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK), the attempt being subject to success or failure of a clear channel assessment (CCA). When the CCA fails and when the signal indicates activation, the method includes refraining from CSI measurement and reporting unless CCA subsequently succeeds before expiry of a time interval. When the CCA fails and when the signal indicates deactivation, the method includes continuing CSI measurement but refraining from CSI reporting unless CCA subsequently succeeds before expiry of a time interval. |
| US12262406B2 |
Enhanced physical uplink shared channel transmission in wireless communications
Uplink transmissions of a mobile device (UE) may be improved in a number of ways. Uplink Transmission Time Interval (TTI) bundling, including both Type-A and Type B PUSCH repetitions, may be implemented with variable TTI bundle sizing. The TTI bundle size may be determined by a base station and communicated to the UE explicitly, or may be determined by the UE implicitly, based on an indicated repetition number and frequency hopping number. The UE may also report frequency hopping (FH) assist information to the base station for use by the base station to more efficiently configure FH for the uplink transmissions. Finally, the UE may use (or maintain) the same transmission power, for each TTI transmit occasion of the same TTI bundle in order to improve (cross-slot) channel estimation accuracy. Power allocation may be prioritized to ensure that at the same time a total power for the uplink transmissions of the UE does not exceed a specified threshold. |
| US12262398B2 |
Time division multiplexing pattern for antenna configurations
A wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal connected to a master wireless network node and a secondary wireless network node. The wireless communication method comprises configuring a first antenna to a first wireless network node in a first period of a time pattern, and configuring the first antenna and a second antenna to a second wireless network node in a second period of the time pattern, wherein the first wireless network node is one of the master wireless network node and the secondary wireless network node and the second wireless network node is another one of the master wireless network node and the secondary wireless network node. |
| US12262397B2 |
Timing advance and processing capabilities in a reduced latency system
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive downlink control information (DCI) including a downlink grant. Further, the WTRU may receive a downlink transmission scheduled by the downlink grant. Also, the WTRU may determine a start time for an uplink transmission, wherein the uplink transmission includes hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-acknowledgment (ACK) information, wherein the HARQ-ACK information is based on the downlink transmission. In addition, the WTRU may determine an available processing time associated with the HARQ-ACK information. On a condition that the determined start time for the uplink transmission is later than an uplink symbol time that is at least the determined available processing time after the end of a time unit at the end of the downlink transmission, the WTRU may transmit the uplink transmission including the HARQ-ACK information. |
| US12262395B2 |
Sidelink control information processing
Embodiments are presented herein of apparatuses, systems, and methods for a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) capable wireless device configured to perform sidelink cellular communications. The wireless device performs sidelink communications using a two-stage sidelink control information (SCI) protocol including Stage 1 SCI messaging carried on a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH), and Stage 2 SCI messaging carried on a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH). The SCI messaging may be encoded using polar codes. Channel interleaving is utilized on the SCI to interleave the SCI between two or more layers of a MIMO transmission system. Scrambling for Stage 2 SCI messaging is performed based on the result of a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) performed on Stage 1 SCI messaging. Collisions between sidelink HARQ feedback to be transmitted to a base station and other transmissions are avoided based on a priority analysis of the sidelink HARQ feedback. |
| US12262393B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting sounding reference signal in wireless communication system of unlicensed band and method and apparatus for triggering sounding reference signal transmission
Disclosed herein is a method for transmitting, by a terminal, a sounding reference signal (SRS). The terminal receives a grant for uplink multiple subframes from a base station. The terminal determines a first subframe for an SRS transmission of the terminal among the uplink multiple subframes on the basis of SRS transmission position information received from the base station. Further, the terminal transmits the SRS in the first subframe. |
| US12262389B2 |
Techniques for indicating a sidelink receiver
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may transmit a grant to a first user equipment (UE) that indicates a resource allocation for a sidelink communication, either from the first UE to a second UE or from the second UE to the first UE. The grant may include a destination identifier associated with the sidelink communication, as well as a mapping between the resource allocation and the destination identifier. The destination identifier may be based on information in an indication received from the first UE. In some examples, the base station may configure a default receiver UE for transmissions from the first UE, and the base station may identify a receiver UE in the grant if the intended receiver UE is different than the default receiver UE. |
| US12262387B2 |
Processing method, device, terminal and apparatus for partial bandwidth deactivation timer
The present application discloses a processing method, device, terminal and apparatus for partial bandwidth deactivation timer, including: receiving an instruction related to the uplink transmission sent by the network side; starting or restarting the partial bandwidth deactivation timer according to the received instruction. The present application clarifies the specific working mechanism of the partial bandwidth deactivation timer, and the terminal and the base station can perform signaling and data transmission on the correct resources, to avoid signaling and data transmission errors and resource waste. |
| US12262386B2 |
Method for HARQ-ACK feedback for PDCCH and device
A method for HARQ-ACK feedback for a PDCCH without scheduling data, and a device are provided. The method includes: receiving configuration information of higher layer signaling, where the configuration information is used for determining a format of HARQ-ACK feedback information in a dynamic HARQ-ACK codebook for the PDCCH without scheduling data. |
| US12262380B2 |
Communications method and device
A method includes: determining, by a terminal device, that assistance information of the terminal device can be sent to a first network device through a signaling radio bearer (SRB) 3, wherein the terminal device is connected to at least two network devices, and the first network device is a secondary network device in the at least two network devices; and sending, by the terminal device, the assistance information to the first network device through the SRB3, wherein the assistance information is used to indicate a configuration expected by the terminal device or service information of the terminal device. |
| US12262379B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgment codebook, and device thereof
The present disclosure is related to a HARQ-ACK codebook determination method. The method includes receiving trigger information sent by a network device, wherein the trigger information is used to indicate the user equipment to perform One-Shot HARQ-ACK feedback; and according to data scheduling information corresponding to a target Transport Block (TB) in a target HARQ process, determining HARQ-ACK information for the target TB in the target HARQ process in a Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook. The Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook includes HARQ-ACK information corresponding to all HARQ processes on all configured carriers in a PUCCH group. |
| US12262378B2 |
Additional details for sub-slot based type-1 hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-acknowledgement (ACK) codebook generation
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for wireless communication that support sub-slot based Type-1 hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback codebook generation. In aspects, techniques are provided for generating a set of candidate physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) reception occasions for an active bandwidth part (BWP) of a downlink (DL) serving cell. In aspects, a user equipment (UE) obtains a set of UL sub-slots based, at least in part, on a set of K1 values, and then determines, for each UL sub-slot in the set of UL sub-slots, whether the UL sub-slots satisfy a predetermined overlapping condition with a current DL slot. A PDSCH reception occasions set is generated based, at least in part, on a set of time domain resource allocation (TDRA) candidates of the current DL slot and a determination that a current UL sub-slot satisfies the predetermined overlapping condition with the current DL slot. |
| US12262377B2 |
Method, device and computer readable medium for hybrid automatic repeat request feedback
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to method, device and computer readable medium for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback. The method comprises receiving, from a network device, first control information at least comprising first channel indices for a first group of data channels and second channel indices for a second group of data channels, the first group of the data channels being at least part of a first set of data channels scheduled for data transmission from the network device to the terminal device and the second group of the data channels being at least part of a second set of data channels scheduled for the data transmission. The method also comprises generating, based on the first control information, feedback information indicating first reception states of data on the first group of data channels in association with the first channel indices and second reception states of data on the second group of data channels in association with the second channel indices. The method further comprises transmitting the feedback information via an uplink channel to the network device. In this way, for the case that the HARQ ACK/NACK feedback related to multiple PDSCH groups in a same PUCCH, the miss detection of DCI in multiple PDSCH groups may reflect in the bit sequence for the HARQ ACK/NACK feedback, so that the network device may be aware of the miss detection and determine the data to be retransmitted. |
| US12262373B2 |
Techniques for inter-slot and intra-slot frequency hopping in full duplex
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for inter-slot and intra-slot frequency hopping in full duplex. A method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving scheduling information from a network entity, wherein the scheduling information schedules transmission of a plurality of uplink data channel repetitions in a plurality of slots according to a frequency hopping scheme that configures frequency hops between transmissions of repetitions of the plurality of uplink data channel repetitions. The method also includes taking one or more actions related to transmitting, according to the frequency hopping scheme, the plurality of uplink data channel repetitions in the plurality of slots based on the scheduling information. |
| US12262369B2 |
Multiplexing uplink control information (UCI) on an uplink data transmission having multiple transport blocks
Techniques related to multiplexing uplink control information (UCI) onto a multi-transport block (TB) physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission are disclosed. Some aspects of the disclosure relate to devices and methods for wireless communication where a user equipment (UE) receives an uplink grant for a PUSCH transmission having a plurality of TBs, each being associated with a respective TB priority index. The UE then transmits the PUSCH including the plurality of TBs. The UE may further transmit a plurality of UCIs multiplexed with the PUSCH, where each UCI is associated with a respective UCI priority index. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US12262365B2 |
Coordinating wireless data communications
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are described for coordinating wireless communication. Various devices may be configured for wireless communication. The wireless communications may be coordinated via a backhaul communication channel and may minimize interference between the communications. |
| US12262363B2 |
DCI for common TCI state update
Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for beam updating are provided. An example method includes receiving DCI. The method further includes determining, based on the DCI, whether the DCI is associated with a beam update for uplink, downlink, or a combination of the uplink and the downlink. The method further includes determining, from the DCI, a TCI state that indicates a beam for the uplink, the downlink, or the combination of the uplink and the downlink. |
| US12262358B2 |
Coverage for time division duplex systems
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a time division duplex (TDD) uplink (UL)/downlink (DL) configuration. Also, the WTRU may receive restriction pattern indication information. The WTRU may determine, based on both the received TDD UL/DL configuration information and the received restriction pattern indication information, one or more time intervals to use for transmitting one or more physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) repetition transmissions. Further, the WTRU may transmit a PUSCH. Also, the WTRU may transmit at least one PUSCH repetition transmission. In addition, the WTRU may transmit at least one PUSCH repetition transmission in at least one of the determined one or more time intervals to use for transmitting UL repetitions, wherein the at least one PUSCH repetition transmission is a repetition of the PUSCH transmission. In an example, the TDD UL/DL configuration information may be included in a system information block (SIB). |
| US12262356B2 |
Configuration information sending method, apparatus, and system
A configuration information sending method and an apparatus is applied to fields such as user cooperation, user relay, and an internet of vehicles. First configuration information is sent to a first user group, where the first configuration information indicates at least one resource element, the first user group includes a first terminal apparatus and a second terminal apparatus, and the first terminal apparatus is configured to assist in information transmission between a first network apparatus and the second terminal apparatus. The first network apparatus sends first downlink control information to the first user group, where the first downlink control information indicates a first resource element in the at least one resource element and a first time-frequency resource, and the first time-frequency resource belongs to the first resource element. |
| US12262351B2 |
Resource selection method and apparatus
This application relates to a resource selection method and an apparatus. A first resource is selected for first data from candidate resources in a resource pool. At least one resource is selected for the first data from the candidate resources other than the first resource based on the first resource and a first gap. A quantity of candidate resources is greater than or equal to X % of a quantity of all resources in the resource pool, where a value of X may be set based on a target quantity of resources, based on a target quantity of resources and a first time gap, based on a target quantity of resources, a first time gap, and a first frequency gap, or based on a service priority. The value of X may be set based on different factors, to meet a resource selection requirement. |
| US12262349B2 |
Mechanisms for indicating beam directions
A base station may transmit beam indication information to one or more user equipment (UE) devices. For each of a plurality of time units (e.g., symbols) in a time interval (e.g., spanning one or more slots), the beam indication information indicates a corresponding beam that the base station will use to transmit or receive. A UE device may have knowledge of the beam in which it currently resides, e.g., by performing power measurements during a beam scan procedure. Thus, the beam indication information enables the UE to perform transmissions and/or receptions (e.g., configured transmissions and/or receptions) during the appropriate time unit(s). The beam indication information may be dynamically transmitted as part of downlink control information. This transmission may omni-directional, wide beam, or narrow beam. Various schemes of encoding the beam indication information are contemplated. |
| US12262347B2 |
Paging based on cross-slot scheduling
A first user equipment (UE) that does not support cross-slot scheduling (CSS) and a second UE that supports the CSS may share a paging occasion (PO), and a base station that supports CSS may configure a set of variable K0 greater than zero to the second UE. The base station may page both the first UE and the second UE in the shared PO by transmitting a first paging message for the first UE in the shared PO with K=0, and transmitting a second paging message for the second UE transmitted in the subsequent PO. The first UE may receive a paging scheduling physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) with K0=0 in the shared PO and monitor consecutive POs subsequent to the shared PO to receive the paging message. The base station may also assign separate sets of POs to the CSS-capable UE and the CSS-incapable UE. |
| US12262345B2 |
Positioning of low power user devices
Various example embodiments relate to a solution for positioning of a low power device using sidelink peers. A target user device for a locally assisted positioning procedure may receive a trigger event to initiate positioning of the target user device, the trigger event originating from a location management function in relation to the locally assisted positioning procedure. The target user device may transmit at least one local positioning aid request to one or more anchor user devices for the locally assisted positioning procedure, the at least one local positioning aid request indicating a need for the locally assisted positioning procedure for the positioning of the target user device. Devices, methods, and computer programs are disclosed. |
| US12262344B2 |
Method and article of manufacture for providing a mobility management with optimized paging
Implementations for providing a mobility management with optimized paging system in a wireless communication system comprising a core network (CN) node and a user equipment (UE) in operative communication with one another through a base station are disclosed. The paging system may, by way of example, be provided in three stages. The first stage is determining whether the destination base station is the same as the source base station, resulting in either first paging if they are the same or to subjecting the base stations belonging to the tracking area list where the UE is found to filtering if they are not the same. The second paging takes place if the destination base station is present in a list of predicted base stations that come as a result of the filtered base stations. The third paging may take place if the destination base stations is not present in the list of predicted base stations. |
| US12262336B2 |
Scheduled device-specific synchronization signals with page message indication
A device-specific synchronization signal (DS-SS) is transmitted by a base station within a data channel transmission to a mobile device before a paging time window for the mobile device. After a sleep state, the mobile device attempts to acquire the DS-SS without decoding a downlink control channel to obtain signal transmission information related to transmission of the page message from a base station. In addition to providing timing information for resynchronization, the DS-SS indicates the existence of a page message for the mobile device within the data channel. The mobile device returns to the sleep state in response to not detecting a DS-SS that indicates a page message. Prior to entering a sleep state, the mobile device receives transmission format information indicative of a transmission format of the DS-SS. |
| US12262335B2 |
Synchronization signal block reception in wireless communications
A user equipment (UE) monitors for a synchronization signal block (SSB) to synchronize with a cell of a network. The UE monitors a frequency band during a discovery reference signal (DRS) window for a synchronization signal block (SSB) transmitted by a cell of the network, determines an SSB index based on information received from the cell of the network and synchronizes with the cell based on the SSB index. |
| US12262332B2 |
Signaling a power offset between reference and data tones
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may establish, with a network entity, a wireless connection that uses a set of symbols per transmission time interval (TTI) for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communications, where each symbol of the set of symbols may correspond to a fast Fourier transform (FFT) window and may include a guard interval (GI) portion and a data portion within the FFT window. In some examples, the UE may receive a control message indicating at least one parameter associated with a power offset between a data signal of the set of symbols and a reference signal of the set of symbols that is associated with the data signal. As such, the UE may communicate with the network entity, the data signal, and the reference signal according to the indicated power offset using the set of symbols. |
| US12262328B2 |
Power control for multiple services
A wireless device receives configuration parameters indicating a first cell group for communication with a first base station and a second cell group for communication with a second base station. A determination is made that an allowed total transmission power for at least one first uplink signal of the first cell group based on at least one priority of at least one uplink signal. A determination is made that at least one first transmission power for the one or more first uplink signal based on the allowed total transmission power. The at least one first uplink signals with the at least one first transmission power are transmitted. |
| US12262325B1 |
Apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium for communication in a wireless local area network
Various aspects pertaining to apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable medium are described herein. Some aspects pertain to wireless communication between various apparatuses, such as an access point (AP) and a station (STA). The AP may have a radio, and the STA may have a first radio and a second radio. The radios may have various power states. Some aspects pertain to negotiation of various communication parameters. Some aspects pertain to communication of a packet and execution of various related operations. Some aspects pertain to certain uplink (UL) and/or downlink (DL) communications. Some aspects pertain to termination or teardown of the negotiated parameters. The written description and appended drawings provide detailed descriptions regarding these and many other aspects. |
| US12262324B2 |
HARQ feedback method and apparatus, and storage medium
An HARQ feedback method and an HARQ feedback apparatus. The method includes: receiving a power saving signal, the power saving signal being configured to indicate the terminal to perform a power saving related action; and performing HARQ feedback based on a receipt result of the power saving signal. |
| US12262323B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling timer
A method and an apparatus for controlling a timer are disclosed. In the method, after user equipment activates a first bandwidth part in response to a first message, the user equipment controls a target timer to perform timing based on a unit time length of a second bandwidth part to optimize the timer in a BWP scenario. |
| US12262322B2 |
Wakeup communication in a wireless communication system
A wireless communication device (100) comprises a first transceiver (110) comprising a first frequency synthesizer (112) which comprises a first digitally controlled oscillator (DCO1) and a crystal oscillator (XO). The wireless communication device (100) further comprises a second transceiver (120) comprising a wakeup receiver (Rx2), a second transmitter (Tx2) and a second digitally controlled oscillator (DCO2) connected to the wakeup receiver (Rx2) and second transmitter (Tx2). The wireless communication device (100) further comprises a control unit (170) configured to control operation of the wireless communication device. The second transmitter (Tx2) is configured to transmit periodically a signal to a base station. The signal is modulated by a code identifying the wireless communication device (100) and transmitted at a frequency set by the second digitally controlled oscillator (DCO2). |
| US12262321B2 |
WUS signal design
A method of a network node arranged for wireless communication with wireless communication devices is for transmission of a signal to the wireless communication devices. The method includes receiving, from another network node, a paging message intended for a wireless device belonging to a first group of wireless devices, determining, from the received paging message, a signal resource allocation and the group of the wireless device, determining a signal sequence based on the signal resource allocation and the group of the wireless device, and transmitting the signal comprising the determined signal sequence using the determined signal resource allocation. Methods for network nodes and wireless communication devices are disclosed, as well as network nodes and wireless devices, and computer programs therefor. |
| US12262320B2 |
Control of power saving using layer-1 signaling
Techniques for fast adaptation of PDCCH monitoring by a UE via L1 signaling in order to reduce power consumption by the UE are disclosed. A base station sends first configuration information to a user equipment (UE) via higher layer signaling (e.g. RRC) to configure downlink control channel monitoring by the UE. Thereafter, the base station may send downlink control information to the UE via L1 signaling to adapt the PDCCH monitoring by the 6 UE. The downlink control information may temporarily override or modify the parameters for PDCCH monitoring set by higher layers. The downlink control information may be send in an existing downlink control message or in a new downlink control message. |
| US12262309B2 |
Network function selection
It is provided a method, comprising querying a network repository function to provide a respective identifier of each of one or more network functions; selecting a selected identifier of the one or more identifiers received in response to the querying; requesting a service from the network function identified by the selected identifier, wherein each of the network functions provides the service and fulfills a condition; the condition comprises at least one of a distance condition related to a distance between the respective network function and a reference point, a performance condition related to a performance of the respective network function, a capacity condition related to a capacity of the respective network function, an operational state condition related to an operational state of the respective network function, and a reliability condition related to a reliability of the respective network function. |
| US12262304B2 |
Long range beacon for power difference between 5 and 6 GHz
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to long range beacon. A device may determine one or more co-located frequency bands with a 6 GHz access point (AP). The device may generate a reduced neighbor report (RNR), wherein the RNR comprises information associated with the 6 GHz AP. The device may determine a minimum bandwidth to transmit a beacon frame using a communication mode. The device may cause to send the beacon frame to a first station device. |
| US12262302B2 |
Network devices
The present disclosure is related to systems, methods, and processor readable media for distributing digital data over networks. Certain embodiments relate to systems, methods, and devices used within such networks where at least a substantial portion of the interconnected devices are capable of interacting with one or more neighbouring devices, and then to form such a time synchronous network using local network information. |
| US12262300B1 |
System and method for telemetry information-based network role reassignments in wireless backhaul mesh network
A wireless communication system includes a central cloud server that obtains a first type of telemetry information from a plurality of hybrid analog-digital repeater devices and a second type of telemetry information from a master wireless access point device and service wireless access point devices. Based on the first type of telemetry information and the second type of telemetry information, a performance degradation is detected of the master wireless access point device operating in a primary gateway role in the wireless backhaul mesh network. A new master wireless access point device is elected from a plurality of network nodes based on defined election criteria when the performance degradation is detected beyond defined threshold. The new master wireless access point device previously operating in a network role different from the primary gateway role in the wireless backhaul mesh network is switched to operate in the primary gateway role. |
| US12262288B2 |
Methods and systems for scheduling the transmission of localization signals and operating self-localizing apparatus
Localization systems and methods for transmitting timestampable localization signals from anchors according to one or more transmission schedules. The transmission schedules may be generated and updated to achieve desired positioning performance. For example, one or more anchors may transmit localization signals at a different rate than other anchors, the anchor transmission order can be changed, and the signals can partially overlap. In addition, different transmission parameters may be used to transmit two localization signals at the same time without interference. A self-localizing apparatus is able to receive the localization signals and determine its position. The self-localizing apparatus may have a configurable receiver that can select to receive one of multiple available localization signals. The self-localizing apparatuses may have a pair of receivers able to receive two localization signals at the same time. A bridge anchor may be provided to enable a self-localizing apparatus to seamlessly transition between two localization systems. |
| US12262286B2 |
Secure messaging system with constrained user actions, including override, for ensured compliant transmission of sensitive information
Systems and methods are provided for secure messaging with constrained user actions. An example method includes causing presentation of an interactive user interface, the interactive user interface enabling messaging with end users, each end user being associated with a respective phone number. Selection of a particular end user is received via the interaction user interface and the interactive user interface is updated to include a selectable option which triggers transmission of a standardized consent message to a particular phone number associated with the particular end user. User input is received which indicates receipt of externally provided affirmative consent. The interactive user interface is updated, with the updated interactive user interface including an input portion configured to receive arbitrary information for transmission to the particular phone number. |
| US12262284B2 |
Wireless location system
A system and methods for estimating the location of a mobile device are disclosed. In accordance with one embodiment, a mobile device receives, at a first time t1, a wireless electromagnetic signal, where the wireless electromagnetic signal comprises a first identifier that identifies a first beacon that transmitted the wireless electromagnetic signal. The mobile device receives, at a second time t2, t2>t1, an ultrasound signal lacking an identification of the source of the ultrasound signal. A time difference of arrival (TODA) t2−t1 is compared to a maximum TDOA. A location of the mobile device is estimated based on the TDOA only when the TDOA is less than or equal to the maximum TDOA. |
| US12262280B2 |
Validating and using map data for positioning
A method being for facilitating positioning determination of a UE includes: obtaining motion information indicative of motion of the UE; obtaining positioning information based on positioning signals received by the UE; determining a validity status of map data based on whether the positioning information, the motion of the UE, and the map data, that include locations of physical environmental features, are consistent, wherein the validity status is determined to be valid in response to the positioning information, the motion of the UE, and the map data being consistent; and determining at least one of a position estimate for the UE, or a direction of motion of the UE, based on the map data and based on the validity status being valid. |
| US12262279B2 |
Measurement reporting and receiving method, device and equipment
A measurement reporting and receiving method, a device and an equipment are provided. The method includes: measuring, by a terminal, positioning reference signals sent by a plurality of network side sending devices, and determining, according to a measurement result of the positioning reference signals sent by each network side sending device, angle of departure indication information of the each network side sending device; and sending, by the terminal, the angle of departure indication information of the plurality of network side sending devices to a network side positioning device. |
| US12262272B2 |
Cell selection and re-selection procedures for reduced capability user equipment
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE), generally including receiving, from a network entity, a configuration for a first downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP), a first control resource set (CORESET) configured on the first DL BWP, and one or more first search space (SS) sets within the first CORESET, receiving, from the network entity, a configuration for a second downlink BWP, a second CORESET configured on the second DL BWP, and one or more second SS sets within the second CORESET configured on a second DL BWP, and performing one or more idle mode or inactive mode procedures on the first DL BWP or the second DL BWP, based on signaling received while the UE is in an idle state or an inactive state. |
| US12262266B2 |
Dual active protocol stack handover reports
The present disclosure relates generally to communications, and more particularly to methods, computer program products, wireless devices and related nodes for Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) handover reports. In one example embodiment, a method is performed by a wireless device. A DAPS handover is performed. Also, a type of handover report is determined. Furthermore, a handover report of the determined type is compiled and optionally stored. Still further, the handover report is transmitted to a network node operating as an access node. |
| US12262261B2 |
Clock synchronization method and device, and storage medium
Provided are a clock synchronization method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The clock synchronization method includes that: when a source base station determines that a user equipment (UE) satisfies a handover condition, the source base station sends a handover request to a target base station, where the handover request includes a request for precision clock information; and the source base station receives the precision clock information of the target base station. |
| US12262260B2 |
Random access method, network node and user equipment
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a random access method, a network node and a user equipment. With the solution of the above embodiment of the present disclosure, the performance of the UE randomly accessing the target cell can be improved. |
| US12262259B2 |
Determining measurement time, camped cell or other parameters, and configuring a neighboring cell list
Provided are a method and an apparatus for determining a measurement time, determining a camped cell, for configuring a neighboring cell list, and for determining other parameters. Determining measurement time may include receiving configuration information of an automatic neighbor relation (ANR) that includes a measurement configuration parameter, an ANR measurement duration or an ANR measurement timer. ANR measurement is performed based on the configuration information. When a first condition is satisfied, the ANR measurement is finished. The first condition includes an ANR measurement duration, an ANR measurement timer, or an ANR measurement result acquisition. |
| US12262256B2 |
Handover configuration method and terminal device
A handover configuration method includes: receiving target handover configuration information and handover configuration valid information, the handover configuration valid information including valid area information and/or valid timer information, the valid area information being used for indicating a valid area of at least part of the target handover configuration information, the valid timer information being used for indicating a valid duration of at least part of the target handover configuration information; keeping at least part of the target handover configuration information valid in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area, in a case that a current moment is within the valid duration, or in a case that a current cell of the terminal device is located in the valid area and a current moment is within the valid duration. |
| US12262253B2 |
Support of service continuity between SNPN and PLMN
A method and apparatus for support of service continuity between stand-alone non-public network (SNPN) and public land mobile network (PLMN) is provided. A wireless device transmits, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) of a source network, a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request to establish a PDU session with the source network via a non-3GPP interworking function (N3IWF) of the source network. The PDU session establishment request includes information informing that data delivery is not available via the PDU session. The wireless device determines to move from the source network to a target network, and transmits, to a user plane function (UPF) of the source network, mobility information informing that the wireless device moves from the source network to the target network. |
| US12262252B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing handover procedure in wireless communication system
An operating method of a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include receiving configuration information from a source base station (BS), determining, based on the configuration information, whether Dual Active Protocol Stack (DAPS) handover is configured for at least one bearer, based on a result of the determining, maintaining a link to the source BS, performing the DAPS handover on a target BS, suspending a Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB) configured for the source BS, and establishing a SRB for the target BS, when it is determined that the DAPS handover fails, determining whether a radio link failure (RLF) occurs in the link to the source BS, and based on a result of the determining, when the RLF does not occur in the link to the source BS, resuming the SRB configured for the source BS and reporting the failure of the DAPS handover. |
| US12262242B2 |
Systems and methods of configuring traffic specification for wireless communication
Disclosed herein are systems and methods directed to configuring traffic specification for wireless communication. In one aspect, a first wireless communication device may configure a bitmap indicating a plurality of traffic identifiers (TIDs) sharing a traffic specification (TSPEC) element. The first wireless communication device may send a message including the bitmap to a second wireless communication device. |
| US12262241B2 |
Communication method, apparatus, and system
Embodiments of this application provide a communication method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: A first user plane network element controls, based on a first AMBR, one or more data flows that are in data flows of a first session and that are transmitted on a data transmission channel of a first access technology; and a UL CL controls, based on a second AMBR, data flows that are in the data flows of the first session and that are transmitted on data transmission channels of a second access technology. This implements control on the data flows of the session and helps improve communication quality. |
| US12262231B2 |
Identifying transient blockage
Apparatuses and methods in a communication system for identifying transient blockage are presented. Transmission to one or more RAN nodes of parameters for the one or more RAN node is controlled to detect occurrences of sharp channel degradation events in connections served by the node. Data is received from the one or more RAN nodes, the data being related to channel or transmission events related to detected sharp channel degradation in connections served by the node. Based on the received data, likelihood is determined that one or more RAN nodes have a high level of transient blockages. |
| US12262230B2 |
Methods, apparatus and computer-readable mediums relating to detection of sleeping cells in a cellular network
The disclosure provides methods, apparatus and machine-readable mediums for the detection of sleeping cells in a cellular network. A method of detecting a sleeping cell in a cellular communication network comprises: monitoring power consumption of a radio transmission point of the cellular communication network; providing the power consumption of the radio transmission point as an input to a classification model, developed using a machine-learning algorithm; and obtaining an output from the classification model, the output classifying the radio transmission point as serving one of a sleeping cell and a non-sleeping cell. |
| US12262229B2 |
Redundant links for reliable communication
In order to maintain performance during wireless communication, a transmitting electronic device may concurrently and independently communicate redundant information to a receiving electronic device. In particular, information associated with a data stream may be communicated to the receiving electronic device using one or more channels by two radios using one or more wireless local area network communication protocols. The packets transmitted by the radios may preferentially include the same information. Moreover, the transmitting electronic device may attempt to maintain the redundant communication if a performance metric associated with the one or more channels degrades. For example, the transmitting electronic device may transfer communication to a different channel or may compress the information in the packets in the one or more channels if the throughput drops below a threshold value. Furthermore, the concurrent communication may allow the transmitting electronic device determine link quality without disrupting the communication of the information. |
| US12262227B2 |
Dynamic collaboration among cognitive agents managing radio access networks
A Cognitive Manager (CM) controls a RAN. The CM obtains from the RAN a set of local needs identifying a radio communication performance criterion that is to be satisfied. A set of neighbor needs are obtained from a neighbor CM. An event message is received from the RAN containing a radio metric that does not presently satisfy at least one of the set of local needs. A set of present neighbor improvement action drives being performed or will be performed to satisfy the set of neighbor needs, are obtained from the neighbor CM. A combination of the set of local needs, the set of the neighbor needs, the set of present neighbor improvement action drives, and the radio metric, is used to determine a local improvement action drive that is to be performed by the RAN. An adjustment report identifying the local improvement action drive is provided to the RAN. |
| US12262226B2 |
Cross link management frame signaling
Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for communicating elements between multi-link devices are disclosed. Apparatuses of a multi-link device (MLD) are disclosed, where the apparatuses comprise processing circuitry configured to encode a management frame, the management frame comprising a link information field, the link information field indicating a first link of the MLD for which management information is applicable and configure a non-access point (AP) of the MLD or a station (STA) of the MUD to transmit the management frame on a second link of the MLD. The processing circuitry is further configured to decode a second management frame, the second management frame comprising a second link information field, the second link information field indicating a second link of the MLD for which second management information is applicable. |
| US12262224B2 |
Measuring a network performance characteristic
A method of operating a user equipment configured for use with a communications network is provided. The method comprises measuring a network performance characteristic associated with a measurement period, and identifying, using historical data, an application on the UE responsible for transmitting data to, and/or receiving data from, the communication network in the measurement period. The identity of the identified application is then associated with the network performance characteristic. |
| US12262223B2 |
Systems and methods for reference signaling design and configuration in wireless communication networks
Systems and methods for reference signaling design and configuration in wireless communication networks is discussed herein. In one embodiment, the systems and methods are configured to determine, by a wireless communication device, an activated beam state applicable to a downlink signal received from a wireless communication node. The systems and methods can be further configured to determine, by the wireless communication device based at least on the activated beam state, a first information of an uplink signal to the wireless communication node, the uplink signal associated with an uplink resource. |
| US12262217B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data. |
| US12262216B2 |
Apparatus and methods for spectrum scheduling in heterogeneous wireless networks
Apparatus and methods for coordinating operation of two or more wireless networks operating within a common area or venue. In one embodiment, the apparatus and methods provide mechanisms for scheduling access node(s) of one or more of the wireless networks relative to others of the networks so as to minimize interference or contention for common frequency resources (e.g., unlicensed spectrum such as that used by WLAN, NR-U or LTE-U technologies). In one variant, a network coordinator process generates schedule data that is pushed to one or more of the wireless networks that specifies temporal and spatial aspects wherein access nodes of the recipient one or more networks can operate (e.g., transmit) with suitable levels of interference from other wireless network(s) operating within the area or venue. The schedule data is separate from underlying protocol scheduling by the access nodes, thereby preserving all operational aspects of the underlying ireless protocols. |
| US12262202B2 |
Systems and methods for configuring industrial devices through a secured wireless side channel
Systems and methods for configuring industrial devices through a secured wireless side channel may include a compute device. The compute device may have primary communication circuitry configured to communicate through a network and side channel communication circuitry configured to communicate through a wireless side channel that is different from the network. The compute device may additionally include circuitry configured to obtain, via the wireless side channel, configuration data indicative of a configuration for one or more operations of an industrial device of an industrial process plant. Additionally the circuitry may be configured to configure, in response to obtaining the configuration data, the one or more operations of the industrial device. |
| US12262201B1 |
Systems and methods for a connected mobile application with an AR-VR headset
Systems and methods of enabling a client account transaction via a client account application on a mobile device via an augmented reality or virtual reality device are provided. A computer-implemented method includes establishing a wireless connection between the devices and authenticating a user. Authenticating the user includes receiving a prompt for authentication information from the mobile device, detecting a selection of authentication information, transmitting the authentication information to the mobile device, and receiving a notification from the mobile device that the authentication information was verified. The method further includes receiving display data comprising one or more input fields associated with the client account application; displaying a visual environment based on the display data; detecting a selection of an input field; and causing execution of the selection by transmitting the selection to the mobile device. |
| US12262198B2 |
Data transmission method and device
A data transmission method and a device are provided. When determining that the first network element and the second network element is disconnected, the first network element stores identification information of the last frame of data and connection status information that are transmitted before the connection is disconnected. When determining a condition for re-communication is meet, the first network element generates a third key based on a first key and a second key, where the first key is a key used to transmit the last frame of data, and the second key includes a key used by the first network element and the second network element to transmit each of j frames of data before the last frame of data. The first network element communicates with the second network element based on the third key, identification information of an ith frame of data, and the connection status information. |
| US12262197B2 |
Sender verification for encrypted electronic messaging
The subject disclosure provides systems and methods for sender verification for encrypted electronic messaging. The discloses systems and methods may facilitate reducing or preventing spam messages between electronic devices. An electronic device may determine, prior to sending an electronic message to another device with a first level of encryption that is higher than a second level of encryption, whether the electronic device is eligible to send the message with the first level of encryption. If an electronic device determines that it is ineligible to send the message with the first level of encryption to another electronic device, a first message from the electronic device to the other electronic device may be sent with the second level of encryption as part of an unencrypted or low encryption handshake between the devices. |
| US12262193B2 |
Audio source spatialization relative to orientation sensor and output
An audio customization system operates to enhance a user's audio environment. A user may wear headphones and specify what portion the ambient audio and/or source audio will be transmitted to the headphones or the personal speaker system. The audio signal may be enhanced by application of a spatialized transformation using a spatialization engine such as head-related transfer functions so that at least a portion of the audio presented to the personal speaker system will appear to originate from a particular direction. The direction may be modified in response to movement of the personal speaker system. |
| US12262191B2 |
Lower layer reproduction
An audio processor for reproducing multichannel audio has a normal layer processing and a lower layer processing. The normal layer processing is configured for processing one or more channels of the object-specific audio or the multichannel audio belonging to a normal layer. The lower layer processing is configured for processing at least one channel or more channels of the object-specific audio or the multichannel audio belonging to a lower layer. The lower layer processing is configured to feed at least one signal belonging to the one channel or the more channels of the lower layer to a subwoofer output. |
| US12262185B2 |
Smart speaker and method for providing sound using the same
An embodiment smart speaker includes a motor configured to rotate a rotary shaft, a speaker housing connected with the rotary shaft, a first speaker mounted on an inclined surface disposed on an upper end of the speaker housing, a second speaker mounted on a vertical surface of the speaker housing, a cover configured to protect the first speaker and the second speaker, and a controller configured to control a rotation of the first speaker and the second speaker using the motor to radiate a sound in at least one target direction. |
| US12262179B1 |
Audiogram, system for aiding hearing, and method for use of same
An audiogram, a system for aiding hearing and a method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a hearing aid device equipped with sound processing capabilities, including a microphone, speaker, and electronic signal processor wirelessly communicates with a smart device. The electronic signal processor is adaptable based on a custom audiogram-vivo adaptare audiogram-stored at the hearing aid device, which can be dynamically adjusted through a smart device application. Patients can directly influence their hearing experience by modifying the vivo adaptare audiogram via the app, adjusting settings like sound level, directional microphone activation, and noise cancellation levels. This allows users to tailor hearing aid settings to the immediate environment and personal hearing needs, ensuring an optimized auditory experience. The system emphasizes user control and adaptability, offering a significant advancement in hearing aid technology. |
| US12262173B2 |
Audio processing device and method for acoustic angle of arrival detection using audio signals of a virtual rotating microphone
An audio processing device and method uses audio signals from a virtual rotating microphone for acoustic angle of arrival detection using a doppler effect technique. |
| US12262172B2 |
Compression loaded slit shaped waveguide
Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for a sound source with an array of slit shaped waveguide exits. An example embodiment of the sound source includes one or more drivers configured to receive an audio signal current and to generate pressurized air. The sound source further includes one or more chambers coupled to the one or more drivers and configured to direct the pressurized air from the one or more drivers. The sound source further includes an array of two or more slit shaped exits coupled to the one or more chambers and configured to receive the pressurized air from the one or more chambers and to emit sound waves. The directivity of the sound waves is controlled. |
| US12262170B2 |
Speaker module
The invention provides a speaker module for a mobile terminal provided with a sound output port. The speaker module includes a speaker box, and the speaker box includes a sound output opening. The speaker module also includes a horn barrel connected with the sound output opening. The sound output opening includes a first sound output opening and a second sound output opening. Compared with the related art, the present invention can realize multi-level resonance, small size, convenient to widen the frequency band range and easy to adapt to the mobile terminal. |
| US12262169B2 |
Bone conduction sound generating based lollipop, processing method and system thereto
The present disclosure provides a bone conduction based sound generating lollipop, a processing method and a system thereto. The bone conduction based sound generating lollipop includes a housing, a trigger, a controller and a sound generating component. The sound generating component, the controller and the trigger are integrated in a packaging cavity formed by the housing, and a separate packaging of the sound generating component is eliminated. When a supporting component of the housing enters a human oral cavity, the trigger sends an opening instruction to the controller, the controller drives the sound generating component to vibrate, and then a vibration signal is transmitted to a human auditory system in a bone conduction manner after passing through the supporting component of the housing and an edible object attached to the supporting component, and passing through an oral tissue or teeth of the human body. |
| US12262168B2 |
Active noise reduction earbud
An active noise reduction earbud includes a housing and a first feedforward microphone disposed in the housing. A first sound inlet opening extends through the housing and is configured to conduct external sound to the first feedforward microphone. The first sound inlet opening is configured to sit within a concha cavum of a user's ear and faces toward an auricle of the user's ear when the earbud is worn. |
| US12262164B2 |
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. |
| US12262161B2 |
Electronic device port
An electronic device can include a housing defining an aperture, a membrane extending across the aperture, and a non-metallic woven support mesh disposed parallel to the flexible membrane and extending across the aperture. In at least one example, the membrane is acoustically transparent and the membrane is air permeable and water impermeable. In addition, the support mesh can be less flexible than the membrane such that the support mesh structurally supports the membrane. |
| US12262157B2 |
Video control device, video recording device, video control method, video recording method, and video control program
A transitory storage unit transitorily stores pixel data output from an imaging unit. A development processing unit outputs video data obtained by performing development processing including demosaicing processing on the pixel data stored in the transitory storage unit. An output control unit switches between a first recording mode in which only the video data out of the video data and the pixel data is used as recording data and a second recording mode in which the video data and the pixel data are used as the recording data. In addition, the output control unit controls the imaging unit to perform imaging with different exposure values between the first recording mode and the second recording mode. |
| US12262155B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device, image processing method, imaging system, mobile body, and equipment
A photoelectric conversion device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a calculation unit configured to calculate an initial value of each of a plurality of first correction components based on a first pixel value read out from the first region, update each of the plurality of the first correction components based on a second pixel value read out from the second region and a predetermined second correction component, and calculate the correction value using the updated first correction component and the second correction component. |
| US12262152B2 |
Electronic device and image sharing method of electronic device
An electronic device may include: a first communication module; a second communication module; a display; and a processor, wherein the processor may be set so that, when an indication of a first image having metadata including shared information is selected, at least one object, information about at least one shared external electronic device related to the at least one object, and the first image including a share button for image transmission are displayed on the display, and the first image is transmitted to a first shared external electronic device selected from among the at least one shared external electronic device. Various other embodiments can be provided. |
| US12262147B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium
An information processing apparatus 10 determines the positions and orientations of a plurality of image capturing apparatuses 11, which capture an imaging region from respective different directions. The information processing apparatus 10 outputs, based on the determination, information that enables recognition of a satisfying state of a predetermined condition regarding image capturing of the imaging region from a plurality of directions, the satisfying state being a state that changes at least in accordance with a relationship between the plurality of directions. |
| US12262145B2 |
Integration of remote audio into a performance venue
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for validating and publishing workflows from remote environments. In some implementations, a link that includes at least one of audio data and video data is established between a wireless device of a remote participant and a computational mixer. A profile for the remote participant is referenced. A venue signal related to the at least one audio data and video data is generated based on the profile for the remote participant and using the computational mixer. The venue signal is transmitted. |
| US12262143B2 |
Video conference presentation method and apparatus, and terminal device and storage medium
The disclosure provides a video conference presentation method and apparatus, a terminal device and a storage medium. When content is shared during a video conference, a participant multimedia display area selected for amplified presentation and a shared content display area interchange presented contents mutually, such that interaction modes between users and terminal devices in a video conference are enriched, an interaction path is shorter to be more conformable to the intuition of users, and the participant multimedia data is less affected, thereby reducing disturbance to users, and improving users' visual perception for an entire interface. |
| US12262141B2 |
Screen mounting system
A modular mounting system for attaching multiple electronic display devices to a wall in an array. The system provides for vertical attachment of multiple electronic displays to a single module, and for vertical and horizontal attachment of multiple modules. The disclosed modular system enables multiple displays to be mounted in a virtually unlimited number of shapes as well as the standard square and rectangular arrays. |
| US12262138B2 |
Method and system for capturing images
The present disclosure concerns a method for producing images or a video of a scenery. The method includes the steps of providing a digital camera configured to capture images of said scenery, and arranging one or more active displays within or adjacent to said scenery, said one or more active displays being configured to show image data at a high display frame rate (HDFR). The method further includes the steps of presenting at least a first set of image data and a second set of image data on said active display in a time-sliced multiplexed manner, wherein at least said second set of image data comprises chromakey image data and/or tracking pattern image data, and capturing images of said scenery with said digital camera, with said capturing of images of said digital camera being synchronized with the presentation of image data on said active display. |
| US12262137B2 |
Film transport apparatus controller and related methods
Methods and systems are presented for controlling a film transport apparatus of a film reel scanner. In one embodiment, a system is provided including a line scanning camera, a supply reel motor, a take-up reel motor, and a plurality of capstan motors. A control system may then be configured to receive and dynamically adjust position information from these motors. The control system may then provide the dynamically adjusted position information to a plurality of controllers, which may then generate control signals for the supply reel motor, the take-up reel motor, and the at least a subset of the capstan motors. |
| US12262136B2 |
Periodic pressure field measurement system and method based on superposed lifetime of pressure sensitive paint
Surface pressure measurements on rotating models are important for flow phenomenon identification, understanding flow mechanisms and model aerodynamic design. The disclosure discloses a periodic pressure field measurement system based on the superposed lifetime of pressure sensitive paint, including pressure sensitive paint, a pulse light source, a camera, a synchronizer and a computer. A lifetime superposition method is disclosed in the disclosure for measuring periodic pressure fields of pressure sensitive paint. The disclosure has the beneficial effects: the disclosure acquires, on the basis of a relationship between the fluorescence lifetime of the pressure sensitive paint and the pressure, fluorescence image pair sequence of the pressure sensitive paint with a high signal to noise ratio under a high-frequency pulsating pressure through the strobe light source and the low-frame-rate CCD camera, and obtains the global dynamic pressure distribution according to the measurement principle of the lifetime method, which can effectively reduce system errors. |
| US12262134B2 |
Solid-state imaging element, imaging device, and method for controlling solid-state imaging element
Provided is a solid-state imaging element provided with a sample-and-hold circuit, the solid-state imaging element improving the image quality of image data.A first pixel generates a predetermined first reset level and a first signal level according to an exposure amount. A second pixel generates a predetermined second reset level and a second signal level according to an exposure amount. A sample-and-hold circuit performs reset level sampling processing of causing a first individual capacitor to hold the first reset level and causing a second individual capacitor to hold the second reset level, and correlated double sampling processing of causing a common capacitor and the first individual capacitor to hold a first output level according to a difference between the first reset level and the first signal level and causing the common capacitor and the second individual capacitor to hold a second output level according to a difference between the second reset level and the second signal level. |
| US12262131B2 |
Imaging device and imaging method
An imaging device capable of reducing a useless region on a substrate is provided. An imaging device including a plurality of substrates to be stacked includes a readout-only circuit disposed on a substrate different from a substrate having a pixel array unit including a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements disposed thereon, and performing an operation of reading out electrical signals obtained through photoelectric conversion in the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements, and a circuit disposed on a substrate different from the substrate having the readout-only circuit disposed thereon and performing an operation other than an operation of the readout-only circuit on the basis of the electrical signals. |
| US12262129B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and electronic apparatus including two floating diffusion regions
A solid-state imaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a mode-switching switch section that, in a first mode, electrically couples a first signal path to a photoelectric conversion section and electrically decouples a second signal path from the photoelectric conversion section, and that, in a second mode, electrically couples both of the first signal path and the second signal path to the photoelectric conversion section. At least the photoelectric conversion section is formed in a first substrate, and at least a second amplification transistor is formed in a second substrate, among the first substrate and the second substrate stacked on each other. |
| US12262127B2 |
Perceiving scene features using event sensors and image sensors
Embodiments are directed to perceiving scene features using event sensors and image sensors. Paths may be scanned across objects in a scene with one or more beams. Images of the scene may be captured with frame cameras. Events may be generated based on detection of beam reflections that correspond to the objects. Trajectories may be based on the paths and the events. A distribution of intensity associated with the trajectories may be determined based on the energy associated with the traces in the images. Centroids for the trajectories may be determined based on the distribution of the intensity of energy, a resolution of the frame cameras, or timestamps associated with the events. Enhanced trajectories may be generated based on the centroids such that the enhanced trajectories may be provided to a modeling engine that executes actions based on the enhanced trajectories and the objects. |
| US12262126B2 |
Vision sensor and image processing device including the same
A pixel of a vision sensor includes a photoelectric converter configured to convert an optical signal into a current, a current-to-voltage converter configured to convert the current into a first voltage, an amplifier configured to generate an output voltage by amplifying a voltage level of the first voltage, at least one comparator configured to identify whether an event occurs based on comparing the output voltage with at least one threshold voltage, and generate an event signal based on identifying that the event occurs, and at least one counter configured to receive the event signal from the at least one comparator, obtain a count value by counting the event signal as information about an amount of change in illumination, and transmit output data comprising the count value. |
| US12262122B2 |
Image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus
A method of decoding an image, includes obtaining at least one offset for a picture, deriving a variable for scaling for the picture based on the at least one offset, and performing inter prediction based on the variable for scaling for the picture. The at least one offset is defined with a direction of scaling. |
| US12262120B2 |
Dual aperture zoom digital camera
A dual-aperture zoom digital camera operable in both still and video modes. The camera includes Wide and Tele imaging sections with respective lens/sensor combinations and image signal processors and a camera controller operatively coupled to the Wide and Tele imaging sections. The Wide and Tele imaging sections provide respective image data. The controller is configured to combine in still mode at least some of the Wide and Tele image data to provide a fused output image from a particular point of view, and to provide without fusion continuous zoom video mode output images, each output image having a given output resolution, wherein the video mode output images are provided with a smooth transition when switching between a lower zoom factor (ZF) value and a higher ZF value or vice versa, and wherein at the lower ZF the output resolution is determined by the Wide sensor while at the higher ZF value the output resolution is determined by the Tele sensor. |
| US12262109B2 |
Image capturing apparatus improved in image recognition accuracy, method of controlling same, and storage medium
An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor section and a signal processor for processing an image input from the image sensor section via a signal line. A control arithmetic unit switches the image sensor section to a recognition mode or a learning mode. The image sensor section includes an image capturing section for generating an image, and a sensor recognition section for performing, in the recognition mode, recognition processing by inputting the image to a first learning model. The signal processor includes a recognition section for performing recognition processing by inputting the image to a second learning model. The image sensor section further includes a sensor learning section for updating, in the learning mode, the first learning model, based on a recognition result obtained by the second recognition unit and input from the signal processor, and an image generated by the image capturing unit. |
| US12262107B2 |
Vehicle and method of controlling the same using an image recording device and an ultrasonic sensor
An embodiment vehicle includes an image recording device, an ultrasonic sensor, and a controller configured to operate the ultrasonic sensor in response to parking of the vehicle, operate the image recording device to a standby mode, switch the image recording device to an active mode based on a detection of an object located around the vehicle by the ultrasonic sensor, and control the image recording device to store an image of surroundings of the vehicle obtained by the image recording device. |
| US12262102B2 |
Image processing apparatus for improving image quality of visible light image, control method for image processing apparatus, and storage medium
An image processing apparatus which is capable of calculating appropriate irradiation conditions for invisible light so as to improve the image quality of a visible light image. The image processing apparatus includes a lighting unit. A feature value of the visible light image obtained by shooting of a subject irradiated with visible light provided by the lighting unit is calculated. A feature value of invisible light image obtained by shooting of the subject irradiated with invisible light provided by the lighting unit is calculated. Irradiation conditions for the invisible light to be provided by the lighting unit are calculated based on the feature value of the visible light image and the feature value of the invisible light image. |
| US12262099B1 |
Systems and methods for client-controlled adaptive streaming of three-dimensional content
A three-dimensional (3D) streaming system provides client-controlled adaptive streaming of 3D content in which the client may receive the 3D primitives of 3D content at different fidelities that the client selects. The system includes generating a 3D model at different fidelities, partitioning the 3D model into different volumetric spatial units, generating a manifest with an index for each volumetric spatial unit and an identifier for each fidelity, and presenting the 3D primitives in a first set of volumetric spatial units at a first fidelity and the 3D primitives in a second set of volumetric spatial units at a second fidelity in response to a request that includes indices of the first set of volumetric spatial units with a first identifier for the first fidelity and indices of the second set of volumetric spatial units with a second identifier for the second fidelity. |
| US12262094B2 |
Using text data in content presentation and content search
Methods and systems for using text data in content presentation and content search are disclosed. Text data and a plurality of video frames can be extracted from a content program and stored in a database. Extracted text data can be divided into a plurality of text segments. The plurality of text segments and the plurality of video frames can be presented in the form of an electronic book or guide. In addition, the content program can be divided into a plurality of content segments and stored in the database. The plurality of content segments and the plurality of text segments can be associated by time indices. A user can identify one or more content segments in the database by a query, and notifications can be sent according to the query. |
| US12262093B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a progress bar for updating viewing status of previously viewed content
Systems and methods are provided for providing information about events occurring in media content that was previously accessed. A display of a progress bar including segments for the events in the previously accessed content is provided in the screen view of current media being accessed. The progress bar segments may be selected to access the content. Upon conclusion of the content, an image and text about the content may be supplied to the viewer to post on social media about the content. |
| US12262089B2 |
User interfaces for viewing live video feeds and recorded video
The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces related to sources of video data. User interfaces enables users to configure and interact with the sources of video data, such as for displaying a live video feed and a recorded video from an external source of video data. In some embodiments, a device provides user interfaces for displaying video from a video source and controlling external devices related to the source. |
| US12262088B2 |
Interactive point-of-view video service
A system, an apparatus and a method for an interactive point-of-view video service are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes selecting, from a remote location, an electronic device to capture a point-of-view (POV) video of an event and controlling, from the remote location, the electronic device as the electronic device captures the POV video. |
| US12262087B2 |
Livestreaming method, apparatus and device, storage medium, and computer program product
A livestreaming method, apparatus and device, a storage medium, and a computer program product. The method includes: displaying a target object introduction page in response to triggering of the first permission control corresponding to a target object, during playing of a live video in a preview stage or after an end of the playing of the live video in the preview stage; displaying a permission operation interface in response to triggering of the second permission control; returning to a live video interface and playing the live video, in response to completing of an operation of at least one operation item of the permission operation interface. The target object introduction page includes the second permission control. A live video stream is blurred or stopped from being pushed after the end of the playing of the live video in the preview stage. The permission operation interface includes at least one operation item. |
| US12262085B2 |
Media device software installation
A facility for updating software installed on a media device in connection with installation of the media device in customer premises is described. Outside the customer premises, the facility transfers a later-issued version of the software installed on the media device from a server to a portable storage device. Within the customer premises, the facility transfers the later-issued version of the software installed on the media device from the portable storage device to the media device for installation on the media device. |
| US12262083B2 |
User presence based media management
An information handling system may detect media playback, collect data from a user presence device, and determine user presence relative to the information handling system based on the data from the user presence device. The system may also apply a policy based on the user presence by adjusting a setting associated with the media playback. |
| US12262082B1 |
Audience reactive media
A method for automatically reacting to an audience's vocal reaction during movie playback. A pre-recorded movie is obtained for playback through a display and a speaker. An audience vocal reaction during playback of an original scene in the movie is detected and in response the original scene is lengthened in both picture and sound while playback of the original scene is resumed once the audience vocal reaction has subsided. In another aspect, reverberation is generated in response to and based on the vocal reaction then added as audio output through the speaker, but only until the vocal reaction has ended at which point the added reverberation ends. Other aspects are also described and claimed. |
| US12262075B2 |
Methods and systems for streaming in flaky network
A technique is directed to methods and systems for live streaming. In some implementations, the method includes (1) monitoring, by a bitrate feedback extension (BFE) module, a bitrate for a client device during a live streaming process; (2) in response to a bitrate change during the live streaming process, notifying, by the BFE module, the bitrate change to a buffer switch handler (BSH) module; (3) sending, by the BSH module, a request to adjust the bitrate for the client device to a media engine; and (4) switching, based on the request, a media source of the live streaming process. |
| US12262073B2 |
Systems and methods for managing available bandwidth in a household
Systems and methods for managing available bandwidth in a household are provided. A request to access a first media asset is received. A determination is made as to whether a bandwidth currently available in the household is sufficient for enabling access to the first media asset. When the bandwidth currently available in the household is insufficient for enabling access to the first media asset, a search is performed for a second media asset currently consuming a portion of the household bandwidth needed for enabling access to the first media asset. A third media asset is identified having a remaining duration that is more than a remaining duration of the second media asset. A message is displayed that indicates the bandwidth currently available in the household is insufficient to access the first media asset and that has an option to access the third media asset instead of the first media asset. |
| US12262071B2 |
Systems and methods for content item recognition and adaptive packet transmission
Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for audio/video recognition and adaptive packet transmission are disclosed. A first content item that includes audio content and video content may be received and processed to detect a set of one or more video characteristics and/or a set of one or more audio characteristics that may be analyzed to identify the first content item as corresponding to a service provider system. The first content item may be transferred for display with an endpoint media device. At least one electronic signal may be received and processed, the at least one electronic signal indicative of execution of at least one operation of a set of one or more operations relating to one or more images of the first content item consequent to the display of the first content with the endpoint media device. |
| US12262065B2 |
Restoration for video coding with self-guided filtering and subspace projection
A portion Y of a degraded frame is restored using a projection operation that uses a first projection parameter α, a second projection parameter β, and at least two guide portions. Restoring the portion Y of the degraded frame includes generating, using first restoration parameters, a first guide portion Y1 for the portion Y; generating, using second restoration parameters, a second guide portion Y2 for the portion Y; and generating a reconstructed portion YR, wherein the projection operation is based on α(Y1−Y)+β(Y2−Y). |
| US12262058B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
Provided is an encoder including: circuitry; and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: performs a mapping process of Luma Mapping with Chroma Scaling (LMCS) for transforming a first pixel value space applied to a luma display image signal into a second pixel value space applied to a luma encoding process signal, using line segments forming a transform curve, each of which corresponds to a different one of sections obtained by partitioning the first pixel value space; and encodes an image, and in the performing of the LMCS, the circuitry determines the transform curve so that among boundary values in the second pixel value space, a first value obtained by dividing a boundary value by a base width defined according to a bit depth of the image is not equal to a second value obtained by dividing another boundary value by the base width. |
| US12262056B2 |
Image decoding apparatus, image decoding method, and storage medium
A decoding unit decodes data corresponding to an N×M array of quantized coefficients from a bit stream. An inverse quantization unit derives orthogonal transform coefficients from the N×M array of quantized coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix. An inverse orthogonal transform unit performs inverse orthogonal transform on the orthogonal transform coefficients generated by the inverse quantization unit to generate prediction residuals corresponding to a block of a P×Q array of pixels. An inverse quantization unit derives the orthogonal transform coefficients by using at least a quantization matrix of an N×M array of elements, and the inverse orthogonal transform unit generates prediction residuals for the P×Q array of pixels having a size larger than the N×M array. |
| US12262053B2 |
Intra-prediction using a cross-component linear model in video coding
A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a video signal partitioned into a chroma block and a first neighboring luma block. The mechanism also includes encoding prediction information for chroma samples of the chroma block into a bitstream. The prediction information for the chroma samples is determined via intra-prediction based on down-sampled neighboring luma samples. The down-sampled neighboring luma samples are generated from a single row of luma samples from the first neighboring luma block. A bitstream including the prediction information for the chroma samples is transmitted to support decoding and display of the chroma samples. |
| US12262052B2 |
Image encoding device, image decoding device and program
An image encoding device 1 that encodes an encoding target block obtained by dividing an image, the image encoding device including: an intra predictor 172 configured to predict the encoding target block through intra prediction to generate a prediction block; and a transformer 121 configured to perform orthogonal transform processing on a prediction residual representing an error of the prediction block with respect to the encoding target block. The intra predictor includes: a weighted controller 172c configured to control the weighted combining processing dependent on positions of prediction pixels within the prediction block based on a type of transform to be applied in the orthogonal transform processing in the transformer; and a corrector 172b configured to correct the prediction pixels by performing the weighted combining processing on reference pixels adjacent to the encoding target block and the prediction pixels. |
| US12262039B2 |
Image decoding device using tool set and image decoding method thereby, and image encoding device and image encoding method thereby
An image decoding method may include: receiving a bitstream generated as a result of encoding an image sequence; obtaining, from a sequence parameter set of the bitstream, a first tool set index indicating a tool allowed to decode the bitstream among a plurality of tools; obtaining, from the sequence parameter set, tool flags based on the tool flags, identifying a tool that has been used to encode the image sequence among the plurality of tools; and reconstructing the image sequence based on the identified tool, wherein values of the tool flags are set according to a value of the first tool set index. |
| US12262033B2 |
Scaling list parameter-based video or image coding
According to the disclosure of the present document, scaling list data and scaling list-related information may be signaled hierarchically, thereby reducing the amount of data to be signaled for video/image coding and increasing coding efficiency. |
| US12262032B2 |
Reinforcement learning based rate control
Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a solution for rate control based on reinforcement learning. In this solution, an encoding state of a video encoder is determined, the encoding state being associated with encoding of a first video unit by the video encoder. An encoding parameter associated with rate control in the video encoder is determined by a reinforcement learning model and based on the encoding state of the video encoder. A second video unit different from the first video unit is encoded based on the encoding parameter. In this way, it is possible to achieve a better quality of experience (QOE) for real time communication with computation overhead being reduced. |
| US12262028B2 |
Method and device for encoding/decoding an image unit comprising image data represented by a luminance channel and at least one chrominance channel
The present principles relates to a method for encoding an image unit comprising image data represented by a luminance channel and at least one chrominance channel, the method comprising obtaining a luma coding-tree by splitting a luminance unit representative of the luminance channel of said image unit and obtaining a chroma coding-tree by splitting a chrominance unit representative of at least one chrominance channel of said image unit. The method is characterized in that obtaining said chroma coding-tree comprises: determining whether said chroma coding-tree and said luma coding-tree are identical; and signaling an information data indicating whether said chroma coding-tree and said luma coding-tree are identical. |
| US12262023B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for improved encoding of images for better handling by displays
To allow better quality rendering of video on any display, a method is proposed of encoding, in addition to video data (VID), additional data (DD) comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1) indicating a change in time of a characteristic luminance (CHRLUM) of the video data, which characteristic luminance summarizes the set of luminances of pixels in an image of the video data, the method comprising: generating on the basis of the video data (VID) descriptive data (DED) regarding the characteristic luminance variation of the video, the descriptive data comprising at least one change time instant (TMA_1), and encoding and outputting the descriptive data (DED) as additional data (DD). |
| US12262015B2 |
Transform-based image coding method and device
An image decoding method includes a step of deriving a residual sample, wherein the step of deriving the residual sample includes the steps of: when a current block is divided into sub-partition blocks, deriving a transform kernel for an inverse primary transform applied to a sub-partition block based on a horizontal or a vertical length of the sub-partition block; and deriving the residual sample from transform coefficients based on the transform kernel. |
| US12262009B2 |
Tile and sub-picture partitioning
Systems and methods for decoding are provided, a method includes: encoding a first sub-picture of a picture, independently from a second sub-picture of the picture, using sub-picture, tile group, and tile partitioning: and sending, to at least one decoder, at least one coded sub-bitstream of a coded video stream that includes the first sub-picture and the second sub-picture, wherein (i) the first sub-picture is a first rectangular region of the picture and the second sub-picture is a second rectangular region of the picture, the second rectangular region being different from the first rectangular region, (ii) the first sub-picture includes a first plurality of tiles, and the second sub-picture includes at least one tile, (iii) the first sub-picture and the second sub-picture do not share a common tile, and (iv) the first plurality of tiles of the first sub-picture are grouped into at least two first tile groups. |
| US12262007B2 |
Decoding device of filtering reconstructed video data
A decoding device for filtering reconstructed video data is provided. The decoding device includes computer-readable media storing instructions that, when executed, cause the decoding device to: receive an edge type variable specifying whether a vertical edge or a horizontal edge is being filtered in a current block of the reconstructed video data; derive a maximum filter length of a deblocking filter based on the edge type variable and one or more conditions relating to at least one of a size of a transform block associated with the current block or a size of an adjacent transform block; and perform a deblocking filtering, by the deblocking filter, on the current block of the reconstructed video data based on the maximum filter length, wherein a value of a luma filtered sample of the reconstructed video data is clipped based on a position of the luma filtered sample of the reconstructed video data. |
| US12262004B2 |
System and method for video coding
An encoder includes circuitry which generates a first coefficient value by applying a CCALF process to a first reconstructed image sample of a luma component; generates a second coefficient value by applying an ALF process to a second reconstructed image sample of a chroma component; generates a third coefficient value by adding the first coefficient value to the second coefficient value; and encodes a third reconstructed image sample of the chroma component using the third coefficient value. The circuitry writes a first parameter into a sequence parameter set; writes a second parameter into a parameter set of a picture in response to a value of the first parameter being 1; writes a third parameter into a slice header in response to the value of the first parameter being 1; and writes a fourth parameter into a coding tree unit in response to a value of the third parameter being 1. |
| US12262001B2 |
Image encoding/decoding image method and device, and recording medium storing bit stream
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image encoding method performed by an image encoding apparatus may comprise determining an intra-prediction mode of a current block, configuring a reference sample of intra prediction by using at least one of a neighbor pixel of the current block in a current picture and a pixel of a reference picture, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra-prediction mode and the reference sample. |
| US12261990B2 |
System and method for generating combined embedded multi-view interactive digital media representations
Various embodiments describe systems and processes for capturing and generating multi-view interactive digital media representations (MIDMRs). In one aspect, a method for automatically generating a MIDMR comprises obtaining a first MIDMR and a second MIDMR. The first MIDMR includes a convex or concave motion capture using a recording device and is a general object MIDMR. The second MIDMR is a specific feature MIDMR. The first and second MIDMRs may be obtained using different capture motions. A third MIDMR is generated from the first and second MIDMRs, and is a combined embedded MIDMR. The combined embedded MIDMR may comprise the second MIDMR being embedded in the first MIDMR, forming an embedded second MIDMR. The third MIDMR may include a general view in which the first MIDMR is displayed for interactive viewing by a user on a user device. The embedded second MIDMR may not be viewable in the general view. |
| US12261988B2 |
Methods for generating stereoscopic views in multicamera systems, and associated devices and systems
Methods for selecting pairs of cameras in a multicamera array configured to image a scene to generate stereoscopic views, and associated systems and devices, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a representative method includes selecting a pair of cameras in the multicamera array from which to generate a stereoscopic view, and receiving images of the scene from the selected pair of the cameras. The method further includes cropping the images based on a known calibration of the cameras and a desired disparity, and displaying the cropped images on a display device to generate the stereoscopic view. The desired disparity can correspond to an interpupillary distance of a user. |
| US12261986B2 |
Image reading apparatus
An image reading apparatus includes a separating roller that is capable of switching between a separation state in which an original document is separated and a non-separation state in which the original document is not separated, and determines whether or not the original document is fed in the separation state or the non-separation state based on the types of the original document set through a user interface for instructing a select of the types of the original document to be read and a start of reading the original document. |
| US12261985B2 |
Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program, and information processing method for optimizing resource allocation and data consistency
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: as a first job, perform connection to an external server that is enable to be connected from the information processing apparatus, instruct the external server to execute processing by designating shared information held in a storage device that is enable to be shared by plural jobs, hold the designated shared information in a primary storage section, and release a resource used in the first job, as a second job different from the first job, acquire a result of the processing by the external server, and execute processing using the shared information designated in the first job and held in the primary storage section, and change the shared information held in the storage device and not changing the shared information held in the primary storage section in a case where an operation of changing the shared information is performed between execution of the first job and start of the second job. |
| US12261984B2 |
Image forming apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and method for accepting input operations from mobile terminal
An image forming apparatus includes a network interface, an operation panel including a touch panel, and a controller configured to provide a mobile input function to a mobile terminal via the network interface. The mobile input function enables the image forming apparatus to accept input operations from the mobile terminal via the network interface. The controller displays access information on the touch panel when the mobile input function is not provided, and starts providing the mobile input function in response to receiving access from the mobile terminal using the access information via the network interface. After starting to provide the mobile input function, the controller sends display data to the mobile terminal via the network interface, thereby causing the mobile terminal to display an operation screen for operating the image forming apparatus from the mobile terminal. |
| US12261983B2 |
Image processing apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium for assigning file to directory for storage, and arranging specific element with inputted attribute name at position designated by user in rule displayed and edited in first area and assigns arranged specific element to second area
To enable a user to more easily set a rule relating to folder allocation and file naming at the time of filing data, such as a document scanned image and a received facsimile, and storing the file. On a user interface screen for setting a rule relating to property information that is used at the time of allocating a file to a folder for storage, at least a first area for editing the rule and a second area displaying an item a user can select are provided. The item is a unit element for a user to set a character string configuring the property information and corresponds to a character string of an arbitrary attribute a user can set. Then, the rule is created by the item selected by a user from the second area being arranged at a position designated by the user in the first area. |
| US12261981B2 |
Telephony web event system and method
An embodiment of the system for publishing events of a telephony application to a client includes a call router that generates events from the telephony application and an event router that manages the publication of events generated by the call router and that manages the subscription to events by clients. The system can be used with a telephony application that interfaces with a telephony device and an application server. |
| US12261979B1 |
Methods for enhanced dynamic location routing and related systems
Methods for Enhanced Dynamic Emergency Location Routing (E-DLR) are provided. The method includes receiving a Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) emergency call from a roaming emergency caller associated with a first country having an associated telephone number (TN) and an associated address, the VoIP emergency call being made in a second country, different from the first country. It is determined that the associated address is a shared address based on information in a geolocation record. The shared address is not a home address associated with the roaming emergency caller. The emergency call is routed from the roaming emergency caller to a public safety answering point (PSAP) associated with the second country using the proxy TN associated with the shared address. |
| US12261975B1 |
Systems and methods for determining the driver of a vehicle
A system and method for disabling distracting apps on a driver's personal devices while allowing passengers travelling in the same vehicle to have full use of their personal devices. The system works by first identifying all the personal devices that are in the vehicle and then establishing a loose mesh network between those devices. Once the mesh network is established, the system identifies which of the personal devices is associated with the driver, and ensures that any distracting apps on the driver's personal device are disabled, while allowing full functionality for any passenger's personal devices. |
| US12261974B1 |
Screen interface for a mobile device apparatus
A system, method, and computer program product are provided to: display, utilizing a display, a plurality of triggers including: a time, a location, an application, a network connectivity, a connectivity with at least one other device, and a vocal input; detect, utilizing a touch surface, a touch on at least one of the plurality of triggers; display, utilizing the display, a plurality of actions including: a first application action including a first action of a first application, a second application action including a second action of a second application, and a third application action including third action of a third application; detect, utilizing the touch surface, a touch on at least one of the plurality of actions; based on the detection of the touch on the at least one trigger and the touch on the at least one action: store, utilizing memory, an instruction that includes the at least one trigger and the at least one action; detect whether the at least one trigger has been triggered; and in response to the detection that the at least one trigger has been triggered, perform the at least one action based on the instruction, utilizing the device. |
| US12261973B2 |
Display panel and mobile terminal
A display panel and a mobile terminal are disclosed. The display panel includes a pivot cover. An impact resistant structure is embedded in the pivot cover. The impact resistant structure includes a gravity sensing assembly and a telescopic assembly. The telescopic assembly includes a telescopic block. The impact resistant structure drives the telescopic block to switch between a contracted state and an elongated state through whether the gravity sensing assembly is forced by an external force, so that the telescopic block is switching between spaced from the frame body and abutted against the frame body, thereby making the impact resistant structure switch between a first state and a second state. |
| US12261970B2 |
Method for manufacturing display module comprising sensor, and electronic device comprising display module
An electronic device according to various embodiments can comprise: a housing; a display module including a first panel including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and a plurality of pixels disposed between the first surface and the second surface, a cover layer disposed on the first surface of the first panel and forming one surface of the housing, and a second panel disposed on the second surface of the first panel; and a sensor coupled to the second surface of the first panel and forming a sensing area in the one surface of the housing. |
| US12261966B1 |
Systems and methods for server-based trust store discovery
An automated server-based scheme allows a hosted service such as an individual computer system, computer application, or network service, to infer root certificate authorities present in client trust stores. Presenting a random selection of one or more digital certificates to a given client seeking a favorite icon URL, in response to a Transport Layer Security (TLS) connection request from the client, allows the service operator's trained machine learning system to define a customized set of potentially-trusted root certificate authorities based on learned successes and failures of connections with the given client, as well as other parties. The hosted service operator may employ a certificate manager and/or client-specific rules for presenting the certificates. |
| US12261964B2 |
Techniques for data retrieval using cryptographic signatures
A second data source may retrieve metadata for one or more versions of a set of versions of a file stored at the first data source. In some examples, the metadata for the one or more versions of the file may include at least an identifier of the file, a timestamp, and a cryptographic signature. In some examples, generation of the cryptographic signature may be based on the identifier of the file, the timestamp, and a cryptographic key. The second data source may identify a set of versions of the file that were uploaded from a trusted data source to the first data source based on a comparison of the cryptographic signature to a computed cryptographic signature. The second data source may then determine a targeted version of the file and retrieve the targeted version of the file from the first data source. |
| US12261962B2 |
Information communication method, information communication system and method
An information communication method and an information communication system are capable of securely using user information. An information communication method includes a step of uniquely setting a first network address authenticated by a certificate authority in a terminal device in advance. The method also includes uniquely setting a second network address authenticated by the certificate authority in a server in advance and associating the first network address with user information. The method further includes making a communication connection between the terminal device and the server, in which the server refers to the user information. |
| US12261954B2 |
System and method to validate a rendered object using non-fungible tokens
An apparatus for validating a rendered object using non-fungible tokens comprises a processor associated with a server. The processor is configured to determine one or more parameters associated with a rendered object in a virtual environment, wherein the rendered object is a visual display operable for engagement in an interaction within the virtual environment. The processor is further configured to generate a non-fungible token (NFT) for assignment to the rendered object and to receive a request to establish an interaction session to conduct an interaction between a first avatar associated with a first user and the rendered object. The processor is further configured to receive a request to validate the generated NFT and to conduct the interaction between the first avatar and the rendered object in response to validating the generated NFT. |
| US12261953B2 |
Smart military communication system and method
A smart communication system including a stream processor, a plurality of inputs that are time stamped with times from a chip scaled atomic clock, and a plurality of functional blocks implemented in non-transitory computer-readable mediums. The plurality of functional blocks include an encrypted private distributed ledger block, a fusion engine block, a hashing block, and a predictive analytics block. The plurality of inputs are hashed by the hashing block to produce hashed inputs and the hashed inputs are posted into the encrypted private distributed ledger block as a hash table. The predictive analytics block processes the hash table based upon a predetermined criteria for a particular user or based upon a predictive analytics determined criteria of the particular user to produce a data subset for the particular user. The fusion engine block organizes the data subset for the particular user into an organized data subset. |
| US12261951B2 |
Cryptographic system, encrypted data conversion apparatus, and computer readable medium
A deduplication system (100) includes encryption apparatuses (400), a conversion key generation apparatus (500), a tag conversion apparatus (600), and a match determination apparatus (700). The encryption apparatuses (400) each generate encryption tag (ETag) using an encryption key (ek) and plaintext (M). The conversion key generation apparatus (500) generates a conversion key (ck) using the encryption key (ek) and a conversion key generation key (tk). The tag conversion apparatus (600) converts an encryption tag (ETag) for which the same plaintext (M) has been used into an encryption tag (T) that takes the same value regardless of a value of the encryption key (ek) used for the encryption tag (ETag) by applying the conversion key (ck) to the encryption tag (ETag). The match determination apparatus (700) determines whether the values of two encryption tags (T) match. |
| US12261944B2 |
Authentication system and method for controlling authentication system
An authentication system includes: an information processing apparatus including a first processor; and an authentication server connected to the information processing apparatus through a network and including a second processor. The first processor acquires user registration information stored in a first memory based on an instruction operation of the user, generates an authentication request including data encrypted based on an encryption key included in the acquired user registration information and identification information included in the acquired user registration information, and transmits the authentication request to the authentication server. The second processor acquires the encryption key included in the authentication registration information stored in a second memory in correspondence with the identification information included in the authentication request received from the information processing apparatus, decrypts the data encrypted based on the acquired encryption key and transmits an authentication result to the information processing apparatus. |
| US12261939B1 |
System and method for mining digital currency in a blockchain network
A circuit and corresponding method enable mining for digital currency in a blockchain network. The circuit comprises a controller and at least one partial hash engine that (i) implements a hash function, partially, to compute a partial hash digest of a final hash digest for a block header of a block candidate and (ii) generates a notification based on determining that the partial hash digest satisfies a criterion. The controller includes a complete hash engine that implements the hash function, completely. In response to the notification generated, the controller activates the complete hash engine to compute, in its entirety, the final hash digest for the block header, effectuating a decision for submission of the block candidate with the block header to the blockchain network for mining the digital currency. Power savings and reduction in area are achieved relative to multiple hash engines that compute the entire final hash digest. |
| US12261935B2 |
Protecting polynomial hash functions from external monitoring attacks
Systems and methods for protecting from external monitoring attacks cryptographic data processing operations involving computation of a universal polynomial hash function, such as GHASH function. An example method may comprise: receiving an input data block, an iteration result value, and a mask value; performing a non-linear operation to produce a masked result value, wherein a first operand of the non-linear operation is represented by a combination of the iteration result value and the input data block, and the second operand of the non-linear operation is represented by a secret hash value, and wherein one of the first operand or the second operand is masked using a mask value; determining, based on the mask value, a mask correction value; and producing a new iteration result value by applying the mask correction value to the masked result value. |
| US12261934B2 |
Blockchain-based data management of distributed binary objects
A method of blockchain-based data management of distributed binary objects. The method includes identifying a binary object associated with a blockchain. The method includes storing the binary object in a first data store responsive to identifying the binary object. The method includes storing a reference to the binary object on the blockchain. The method includes generating, responsive to an interaction with the reference to the binary object and based on the binary object and a different binary object from a different data store, an additional binary object having a data size that exceeds a maximum data size associated with each block of the blockchain. |
| US12261932B2 |
Methods and systems for public and private-key leveled fully homomorphic encryption without bootstrapping with Hensel codes
Disclosed are methods and systems to provide public and private-key leveled Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) systems using Hensel Codes and p-adic and g-adic properties for encryption and decryption that also provide for homomorphic arithmetic operations on encrypted ciphertexts. A source device may encrypt the ciphertext of a message using Hensel Codes, then deliver the ciphertext to either a destination device or an intermediary device. When the intermediary device receives the ciphertext from the source device, the intermediary device may homomorphically perform Hensel Code arithmetic computations with the ciphertext and at least one additional ciphertext and send the result ciphertext to the destination device. The destination device decrypts the ciphertext, giving the original message when no computations have been performed by the intermediary device, or the unencrypted result equivalent to the unencrypted computations performed on the ciphertexts by the intermediary device. |
| US12261931B2 |
Method and apparatus for provisioning node-locking confidential data
A system and method for provisioning confidential data such as unique credentials is described. The technique initializes a whitebox cryptographic software module to a particular PKI client to soft-lock whitebox cryptographic operations to the particular PKI client and uniquely encrypting the credentials with a node-locking key (NLK) derivable from a digital certificate. |
| US12261924B2 |
Dynamic scheduling system for service requests
A system can receive user data from a computing device of a user. Based on the user data, the system can determine that the user will utilize a transport service to arrive at a destination location at a specified time. Prior to the specified time, the system can monitor transport service conditions within a region that includes a current location of the user, and determine a service request time for the user based at least in part on the transport service conditions. The system then automatically generates the service request for the user at the service request time to match the user to a transport provider. |
| US12261921B2 |
Cloud system providing data protection of data in a SaaS or cloud provider
A method performed by a cloud system includes, subsequent to the cloud system connecting to one of a cloud provider and a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application, scanning data stored therein for one or more users associated with a tenant of a plurality of tenants of the cloud system; detecting an incident in the data during the scanning; maintaining details of the incident in an in-memory data store; and providing a notification to the tenant of the incident. |
| US12261920B2 |
Device and method for performing dynamic-service-oriented communication between vehicle applications on autosar adaptive platform
The present invention relates to a device and method for implementing dynamic-service-oriented communication between vehicle applications on an AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture (AUTOSAR) adaptive platform (AP). A machine including an electronic control unit (ECU) to which the portable operating system interface (POSIX) operating system (OS) is ported and implementing dynamic-service-oriented communication between vehicle applications on an AUTOSAR AP includes a skeleton which is an application for providing a service on the platform, a proxy which is an application using the service on the platform, and a service communication management (CM) which is an application for brokering service-oriented communication between vehicle applications on the platform. |
| US12261918B2 |
Cross-cloud workload identity virtualization
A system for cross cloud workload identity virtualization including a program having instructions to route a first network call from a workload in a first cloud computing environment addressed to a first cloud computing environment instance metadata service (IMS) having destination data with an IP address of 169.254.169.254 to a universal IMS (UIMS) different from the first cloud computing environment IMS, route a second network call from the workload addressed to a destination other than the first cloud computing environment IMS to the destination indicated by the second network call, respond to the first network call with credentials valid for accessing a cloud service provided in a second cloud computing environment. The workload can access the cloud service from the first cloud computing environment, and access the cloud service from a third cloud computing environment different from the first cloud computing environment. |
| US12261916B2 |
Data sending process
A process for sending from at least one computer server to at least one computer terminal of at least one data item D having at least one first attribute A, with the at least one computer server being in communication with the said computer terminal, with the process including at least the following successive phases, at least one initialisation phase and at least one change phase. |
| US12261912B2 |
Dynamic utilization of multiple devices
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, to dynamically utilize multiple devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, by a first computing device, data indicating a first function of a second computing device. The actions further include receiving, by the first computing device, data indicating a second function of a third computing device. The actions further include determining, by the first computing device, that the first function of the second computing device and the second function of the third computing device perform a same function. The actions further include generating, by the first computing device, an instruction for the third computing device to disable the second function. The actions further include providing, for output by the first computing device and to the third computing device, the instruction for the third computing device to disable the second function. |
| US12261909B2 |
Aggregation and management among a plurality of storage providers
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for aggregation and management of cloud storage among a plurality of providers via file fragmenting to provide increased reliability and security. In one implementation, fragments or blocks may be distributed among a plurality of cloud storage providers, such that no provider retains a complete copy of a file. Accordingly, even if an individual service is compromised, a malicious actor cannot access the data. In another implementation, file fragmenting may be performed in a non-standard method such that file headers and metadata are divided across separate fragments, obfuscating the original file metadata. |
| US12261905B2 |
Distributing dataset requests across service tiers
Distributing dataset requests across service tiers including generating, by a workbook client, a dataset request for a dataset to populate a workbook for presentation on a client computing system, wherein data for the dataset is stored on a cloud-based data warehouse; determining, by the workbook client, a set of service tiers capable of servicing at least a portion of the dataset request, wherein the set of service tiers comprises the cloud-based data warehouse; selecting, by the workbook client from the set of service tiers, a combination of service tiers to service the dataset request based on at least one selection policy; and issuing, by the workbook client, the dataset request to the selected combination of service tiers. |
| US12261903B2 |
Preventing duplicative file processing
In some implementations, a device may determine whether an existing record for a file, received at a file storage location, is present in a record log. The device may generate, based on determining that the existing record for the file is not present in the record log, a record for the file in the record log. The record may identify the file and a first region. The device may determine, after generating the record, whether the record has been changed to identify a second region. The device may process the file based on determining that the record has not been changed to identify the second region. |
| US12261901B2 |
HTTP type connectivity detection using parallel probes for preferred protocol selection
Techniques for determining a preferred HTTP protocol for communication between a client device and a server over a network are described. A first type of HTTP probe is transmitted over a network from a client device to a server. A second type of HTTP probe is transmitted over a network from the client device to the server. If either the first type of HTTP probe response or the second type of HTTP probe response, the type of the HTTP probe response received is the preferred communication protocol. If the first type of HTTP probe response and the second type of HTTP probe response is received, a type of HTTP probe response received first is the preferred communication protocol. The client device communicates with the server over the network using the preferred communication protocol. |
| US12261894B2 |
System and method of intelligently sharing conference content
A computer-implemented method for sharing conference content is provided. The method comprises receiving a share input from a first device corresponding to a participant of a conference session, determining content for sharing using communication information associated with the participant, determining that the content is available through a second device and sharing the content using the second device. |
| US12261890B2 |
Threat classification in a streaming system
Techniques for identifying data usable for generating security recommendations are discussed herein. A system can determine unique identifiers for events associated with a data stream and determine a frequency of different events occurring in the data stream. The system can generate recommendation data usable for defending the data stream from future malicious events based on a number of similar events occurring over a time period. |
| US12261888B2 |
Authorization policy validation
A system and method for authorization policy validation. A validator takes as input an authorization policy to be analyzed and a schema that specifies entity types and their attributes, types of entity parents in an entity hierarchy, and which entity types can be used with which actions. The validator checks that the policy conforms to the schema. If the check passes, then the policy is guaranteed to be free of both type errors and attribute access errors for any input that conforms to the schema. |
| US12261882B2 |
Identifying fraudulent requests for content
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided. A request for content associated with a device and/or a set of request information associated with the request for content may be received. A content item may be transmitted to the device. A set of client information associated with the device may be received. The set of client information may be analyzed to determine a fraudulence label associated with the request for content. Fraud detection information generated based upon the set of request information, the set of client information and/or the fraudulence label may be stored in a fraud detection database. A second request for content associated with a second device and/or a second set of request information associated with the second request for content may be received. A second fraudulence label may be determined based upon the second set of request information and/or the fraud detection database. |
| US12261877B2 |
Detecting malware infection path in a cloud computing environment utilizing a security graph
A system and method detect a malware infection path in a compute environment. The method includes detecting a malware object on a first workload in a computing environment including a plurality of workloads, wherein the first workload is represented by a resource node on a security graph, the security graph including an endpoint node representing a resource which is accessible to a public network; generating a potential infection path between the resource node and the endpoint node including at least a second resource node connected to the resource node; inspecting a second workload of the plurality of workloads represented by the second resource node; determining that the potential infection path is a confirmed infection path, in response to detecting the malware on the second workload; and determining that the potential infection path is not an infection path, in response to detecting that the second workload does not include the malware. |
| US12261876B2 |
Combination rule mining for malware signature generation
Malware signature generation through combination rule mining is disclosed. A set of properties associated, collectively, with a plurality of data samples is received. A first data sample has a first set of properties and a second data sample has a second set of properties. A combination signature comprising at least a first property included in the first set of properties and a second property included in the second set of properties is generated. |
| US12261874B2 |
Library security methods and systems using a web application firewall
Database systems and methods are provided for securing an instance of a web application from vulnerabilities in third party libraries using a web application firewall. One method involves receiving, at a web application firewall between an application server and a client, vulnerability information associated with the web application, generating, at the web application firewall, executable code for securing the instance of the web application based at least in part on the vulnerability information, providing, by the web application firewall, the executable code to the client over a network, and thereafter detecting a vulnerable library associated with the instance of the web application, wherein the client executes the executable code to secure the instance of the web application in response to detecting the vulnerable library. |
| US12261872B2 |
Enhanced machine learning refinement and alert generation system
Systems and methods are provided for enhanced machine learning refinement and alert generation. An example method includes accessing datasets storing customer information reflecting transactions of customers. Individual risk scores are generated for the customers based on the customer information. Generating the risk score includes providing identified occurrences of scenario definitions and customer information as input to one or more machine learning models, the scenario definitions identifying occurrences of specific information reflected in the datasets, with the machine learning models assign respective risk scores to the customers. An interactive user interface is presented. The interactive user presents summary information associated with the risk scores, with the interactive user interfaces enabling an investigation into whether a particular customer is exhibiting risky behavior, responds to user input indicating feedback usable to update the one or more machine learning models or scenario definitions, with the feedback triggering updating of the machine learning models. |
| US12261871B2 |
Real-time precision care plan support during remote care management
Provided herein are exemplary embodiments including a secure intelligent networked architecture for real-time precision care plan remote support including a secure intelligent data receiving agent having a specialized hardware processor and a memory, the secure intelligent data receiving agent configured to automatically receive a digital data element over a network from a Bluetooth® equipped peripheral device, the digital data element representing an output in response to a predetermined plan, the secure intelligent data receiving agent caching the digital data element within a non-relational database for short term storage and the secure intelligent data receiving agent configured to process the digital data element using a serverless compute functionality and configured with logic for anomaly detection. |
| US12261870B2 |
Tracking host threats in a network and enforcing threat policy actions for the host threats
A device receives network segment information identifying network segments associated with a network, and receives endpoint host session information identifying sessions associated with endpoint hosts communicating with the network. The device generates, based on the network segment information and the endpoint host session information, a data structure that includes information associating the network segments with the sessions associated with the endpoint hosts. The device updates the data structure based on changes in the sessions associated with the endpoint hosts and based on changes in locations of the endpoint hosts within the network segments, and identifies, based on the data structure, a particular endpoint host, of the endpoint hosts, that changed locations within the network segments. The device determines a threat policy action to enforce for the particular endpoint host, and causes the threat policy action to be enforced, by the network, for the particular endpoint host. |
| US12261864B2 |
Information analyzing apparatus, information analyzing method, and computer-readable recording medium
An information analyzing apparatus 10 includes: a detection unit 11 configured to detect unknown word information expressing an unknown word contained in document information collected from web content; and a conversion unit 12 configured to, using forum expression information contained in the unknown word information detected, converting the forum expression information into formal expression information by referring to expression conversion information for converting a forum expression into a formal expression set in advance. |
| US12261862B2 |
Detection of unknown applications
Detection of unknown applications is disclosed, including: detecting an event associated with accessing an application; determining target information associated with the event; and identifying the application from the target information. |
| US12261855B2 |
Procedures for improving security in an electronic communications network
The invention relates to a method for improving the security in an electronic communication network, in which lures and decoys are distributed in the communication network. The aim of the invention is that of providing a systemisation for the selection and positioning of lures and decoys, by means of which the lures and decoys are distributed as optimally as possible in the communication network. For this purpose, the invention proposes that an attack vector on the communication network be determined, an attack graph (1) be created on the basis of the attack vector, which graph shows possible attack paths as acyclic directed graphs, the type and the number of lures and decoys be determined on the basis of the structure of the attack graph, and the lures and the decoys be distributed in the communication network using a target function, wherein the target function takes account of parameters which detects, as quickly as possible and with as high a likelihood as possible, an attacker (4), using the available lures and decoys, and allows for an assessment of the distribution. |
| US12261854B2 |
Cybersecurity infection detection system and method
A cybersecurity infection detection system and method of use. In some embodiments, the system and process provide improved network security, computer security, or both, through mutually assured, defense in depth approaches. In some embodiments, one or more of defense in depth, collaborative attack detection, remediation, component redundancy, component self-monitoring, and component self-replacing are combined to effect an enhanced cybersecurity system. In some embodiments, the cybersecurity system and method include, but are not limited to, one or more of one or more probes, monitors, configuration ledgers, signature ledgers, audit ledgers, configuration controllers, message engines, switchboards, and a public-private key infrastructure. |
| US12261853B2 |
Innocent until proven guilty (IUPG): adversary resistant and false positive resistant deep learning models
Techniques for providing innocent until proven guilty (IUPG) solutions for building and using adversary resistant and false positive resistant deep learning models are disclosed. In some embodiments, a system, process, and/or computer program product includes storing a set comprising one or more innocent until proven guilty (IUPG) models for static analysis of a sample; performing a static analysis of content associated with the sample, wherein performing the static analysis includes using at least one stored IUPG model; and determining that the sample is malicious based at least in part on the static analysis of the content associated with the sample, and in response to determining that the sample is malicious, performing an action based on a security policy. |
| US12261850B2 |
Physical environment based account authentication
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are described herein for improving computer authentication processes by using physical environment information. A computing device may receive video depicting a physical environment and process that video to identify one or more first objects. The computing device may receive a request for access to an account. The computing device may send a prompt for a physical environment description and receive, in response, an indication of one or more second objects. The indication of the one or more second objects may comprise video of the physical environment, a verbal description of the physical environment, and/or text describing the physical environment. The computing device may grant the user device access to the account based on comparing the one or more first objects to the one or more second objects. |
| US12261842B2 |
Integration packaging for a multi-tenant computing environment
A multi-tenant authentication system facilitates packaging and installing of integrations for authentication services of system tenants. The integrations include cloud resources of one or more cloud services. In order to package an integration, the multi-tenant authentication system retrieves resource manifests for cloud resources from corresponding cloud services. The multi-tenant authentication system generates the resource manifests to describe the cloud resource and any dependencies of the cloud resource, and also generates a package manifest including instructions for using the resource manifests to install the corresponding integration. The multi-tenant authentication system further facilitates installation of integration packages for tenants of the multi-tenant authentication system. The multi-tenant authentication system communicates with cloud services associated with resource manifests to install corresponding cloud resources to consistently replicate integrations for different tenants. |
| US12261838B2 |
System and method for pre-shared key (PSK) based content signing for tamper resistance
The method provides an automated and scalable system for the generation, distribution, management of symmetric pre-shared keys (PSKs) to applications executing on headless and mobile devices. It helps achieve device protection, application security, and data protection with data authenticity and confidentiality in intra-device, inter-device, device-to-edge, and device-to-cloud communications. It helps Transport Layer Security (TLS) enabled applications dynamically acquire and renew PSKs and use identity hints for PSK based authentication ceremony during a TLS handshake. It helps client-server applications dynamically acquire and renew PSKs using keyed-hash message authentication code (HMAC) for data integrity and authenticity, content signing, and data encryption for confidentiality. It helps manage and distribute API shared secrets and API access tokens required for authenticated API requests and API security. It helps applications (producers, brokers, and consumers of content) with PSKs for supply chain tamper resistance. It helps real-time low-latency applications with selective encryption of partial messages. |
| US12261836B1 |
Multi-factor authentication workflow management with distributed access
Multi-factor authentication workflow management with distributed access is disclosed, including: receiving, from a device, a request to complete a multi-factor authentication (MFA) process for an account at a source service platform; verifying, based at least in part on a security policy, that a user associated with the request is included in a set of authorized users that is permitted to access an encrypted secret key corresponding to the account at the source service platform; determining that a received key share included in the request can be combined with a stored key share to decrypt the encrypted secret key; and causing a passcode corresponding to the MFA process for the account at the source service platform to be generated for the device based at least in part on the decrypted secret key. |
| US12261826B2 |
Systems and methods for redirecting service and API calls for containerized applications
A system of one embodiment allows for redirecting service and API calls for containerized applications in a computer network. The system includes a memory and a processor. The system processes a plurality of application workflows of a containerized application workload. The system then identifies at least one application workflow of the plurality of application workflows and at least one workflow-specific routing rule associated with the at least one application workflow. The system then determines at least one proxy server address for each identified application workflow based on the at least one associated workflow-specific routing rule. Then the system determines at least one proxy server address for each identified application workflow based on the at least one associated workflow-specific routing rule. The system then may communicate the at least one identified application workflow to the at least one proxy server using the at least one determined proxy server addresses. |
| US12261825B2 |
Time-based server management system for networked endpoints
A system and method for securely exchanging information between a server and an endpoint. A firewall and switch may administer connections between the endpoint and the server. The network interface of the server may send and receive information through the firewall and switch. A program task in the sever may set the network interface to be in an “on state” for a predetermined amount of time on a specific date thereby creating an active time transfer window that the network interface can receive communications from the endpoint. |
| US12261823B2 |
Systems and methods for a computer network security manager
A computer network security manager device connects to a first wireless router and then connects to a plurality of devices (e.g., a plurality of IoT devices). The computer network security manager device then performs device agnostic activation of the plurality of devices to enable the plurality of devices to perform respective functions of each device. The security manager device prevents the plurality of devices from connecting directly to the first wireless router and only allows other devices on the Internet to communicate with the plurality of devices according to specific firewall rules. In response to receiving an indication that the first wireless router to which the network security manager device is connected is out of service or no longer exists, the network security manager device prevents other devices on the Internet from being able to communicate with the plurality of devices. |
| US12261822B2 |
Network threat prediction and blocking
A firewall monitors network activity and stores information about that network activity in a network activity log. The network activity is analyzed to identify a potential threat. The potential threat is further analyzed to identify other potential threats that are related to the potential threat, and are likely to pose a future risk to a protected network. A block list is updated to include the potential threat and the other potential threats to protect the protected network from the potential threat and the other potential threats. |
| US12261820B2 |
Method for connection between devices, electronic device, and computer-readable storage medium
In a method for connection between a first electronic device and a second electronic device using a Universal Serial Bus (USB) system of the first electronic device, the first electronic device enables a first connection mode. The first electronic device allocates Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to the first electronic device and the second electronic device and the first electronic device disables transmitting data received using the USB system to a mobile communications system of the first electronic device. |
| US12261819B2 |
Bridging with web manager access
A network device providing access to an external device by configuring the network device to control the flow of traffic from the external device to the network device. The flow control may include retrieving an IP address or port number from a bridged device and applying it to a stack stored in the memory of the network device so that the bridged device and network device share the same IP address. |
| US12261818B2 |
System and method of discovering a network asset from a network sample
Systems and methods of discovering computer network assets, including: identifying, by a processor, in sampled traffic over at least one computer network, an internet protocol (IP) address of a node communicating over at least one port, wherein the at least one port is associated with an asset type, determining, by the processor, a volume of traffic associated with the IP address of the node communicating over the at least one port, discovering, by the processor, the IP address of the node as belonging to an asset of the asset type, based on the volume of traffic exceeding a dynamic threshold, and adding the asset, by the processor, to a list of discovered assets. |
| US12261816B2 |
Address resolution information acquisition (ARIA) for a computing device
Address resolution information acquisition (ARIA) for a computing device is described. In some examples, ARIA includes a computing device (e.g., an Internet of things (IoT) node, a gateway, a server) determining, without use of an address resolution protocol (ARP), address resolution information of one or more other computing devices (e.g., a IoT node, a gateway, a server). In one example, the computing device uses data flowing to or from its application layer, transport layer, or network layer to determine address resolution information of another computing device. The address resolution information can comprise one or more of a link layer address (e.g., a media access control (MAC) address) and an Internet layer address (e.g., an Internet protocol (IP) address). Usage of a cache for storing or deleting address resolution information can also be part of ARIA. |
| US12261815B2 |
Initiating a business messaging session
A device implementing a system for initiating a business messaging session includes at least one processors configured to receive a selection of a telephone number on a device. The at least one processor is further configured to transmit an encoded identifier corresponding to the telephone number to a server. The at least one processor is further configured to determine whether the telephone number is registered for a business messaging system based at least in part on a response received from the server. The at least one processor is further configured to provide a first display element for initiating communication with the telephone number via the business messaging system when the telephone number is registered for the business messaging system, otherwise providing a second display element for initiating communication with the telephone number via a user messaging system. |
| US12261814B2 |
Message display method and apparatus, terminal, and computer-readable storage medium
This application provides a message display method and apparatus, a terminal, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: displaying a session interface of a target session, and obtaining a message set of the target session; in response to that a plurality of continuous and repeated session messages are included in the message set, obtaining a target session message according to the plurality of continuous and repeated session messages; and replacing the plurality of continuous and repeated session messages in the message set with the target session message, and displaying a replaced message set in the session interface of the target session. |
| US12261813B2 |
Location-related topic discussion system, operating method and computer-readable recording medium
A location-related topic discussion system, an operating method, and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. The system includes a server having a topic-discussion database. In the server, the topic-discussion database is queried for obtaining one or more location-related discussion topics within a geographic range according to location information transmitted by a user device. The server then provides one or more location-related discussion-topic-category linking icons to the user device, and the one or more icons can be marked on a graphical user interface initiated by the user device. When a user selects one of location-related discussion-topic-category links, the server accordingly provides contents on a first layer topic-discussion page to be displayed by the user device. The first layer topic-discussion page includes multiple popularity-sorted topic-discussion areas and location-related discussion topic categories in accordance with personal preference of the user. |
| US12261812B2 |
Systems and methods for mitigating distribution of offensive message content based on mental stability of user
Methods, systems, and computer programs for identifying offensive content. A method can include for each particular responsive message received in response to an initial message: providing the particular responsive message as an input to a machine learning model trained to predict a likelihood that an initial message includes offensive content based on processing of a responsive message received responsive to the initial message, processing the content of the particular responsive message through the machine learning model to generate output data indicating a likelihood that the initial message includes offensive content, and storing the generated output data. The method can further include determining, based on the stored output date for each of the responsive messages, whether the initial message likely includes offensive content, and based on a determination that the output data for each of the responsive messages indicates that the initial message likely includes offensive content, performing a remedial operation. |
| US12261810B2 |
Sharing externally captured content in communications
Methods, systems, and devices for communications are described. A connection may be established between a remote device that includes an imaging device and a device. Based on establishing the connection, first visual data associated with the imaging device may be received at the device. A second connection between the device and a communication device may be established, where communications between the device and the communication device may be supported via an application running at the device. Based on establishing the second connection, the visual data may be transmitted from the mobile device to the communication device via the application. |
| US12261808B2 |
Message routing based on unavailability
Asynchronous messaging on an instant messaging system is provided. The method comprises receiving an instant message from a send addressed to a recipient on the instant messaging system and determining a current user status of the recipient. Responsive to a determination the recipient is currently available, the instant messaging system sends the instant message to the recipient in real time. Responsive to a determination the recipient is currently unavailable, the instant messaging system, according to sender preferences, sends the instant message to the recipient via an alternative communication system or stores the instant message in a queue until triggered to send the instant message when the current user status of the recipient changes to available. |
| US12261807B2 |
Message display method and electronic device
A message display method and an electronic device are provided. The method specifically includes: The electronic device displays a first user chat interface of an instant messaging application, where the first user chat interface includes a first video message, the first video message includes a first region and a second region, the first video message is associated with a first video, the first video includes first audio and at least one frame of first image, the first region corresponds to the first audio, and the second region corresponds to the at least one frame of first image. The electronic device plays the first video in a first manner in response to an operation performed by a user on the first region. The electronic device plays the first video in a second manner in response to an operation performed by the user on the second region. |
| US12261806B2 |
Understanding social media user behavior
Aspects of the present invention relate to computer processes adapted to identify influencers and other users interested in certain topics and uses thereof. |
| US12261804B2 |
Electronic device performing neighbor awareness networking communication and method for operation thereof
Provided is an electronic device including at least one communication module and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: establish, with an external device, a schedule including a time interval for a first frequency band and a time interval for a second frequency band to perform data communication with the external device supporting the first frequency band and the second frequency band, the first and second frequency bands having different coverage areas; determine a ratio of the time interval for the second frequency band based on a result of monitoring traffic in the first frequency band and the second frequency band according to the schedule indicates that traffic of the second frequency band having a smaller coverage area is present; and update the schedule to adjust the time intervals for the first frequency band and the second frequency band based on the determined ratio. |
| US12261794B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating muting resources for communications between wireless communication nodes
A method and apparatus for indication of resource ports in a communication system is disclosed, wherein a method performed by a first wireless communication node, includes: receiving at least one measurement resource from a second wireless communication node in a communication system; determining at least one overlapping resource between the at least one measurement resource and a first plurality of resource sets; and determining at least one muting resource set in the first plurality of resource sets, wherein the at least one muting resource set comprises the at least one overlapping resource. |
| US12261791B2 |
Method and device for transmitting reference signal in NR V2X
A method by which a first device performs wireless communication, and a device for supporting same are provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving information associated with a first symbol for transmitting a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS); determining whether the CSI-RS is transmitted on the first symbol on the basis of the information associated with the first symbol and information associated with a second symbol for transmitting a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH); transmitting first sidelink control information (SCI) to a second device on the basis of a resource associated with a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH); and transmitting, to the second device, second SCI including information associated with a channel state information (CSI) request on the basis of the resource associated with the PSSCH. |
| US12261789B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
A method includes sending, by a network device, first configuration information, and sending, by the network device, second configuration information. The first configuration information is useable to map a first reference signal to a first resource element set in a first time element. The first resource element set includes at least a first resource element. The second configuration information is useable to map a second reference signal to a second resource element set in a second time element. The second resource element set includes at least a second resource element. A frequency domain resource occupied by the first resource element overlaps a frequency domain resource occupied by the second resource element in response to the first time element and the second time element overlapping each other in a time domain. |
| US12261786B2 |
Beam-based PDCCH transmission in NR
Systems, methods and instrumentalities are disclosed for beam-based PDCCH Transmission in NR. Control resource sets may be assigned for multi-beam control transmission. A PDCCH may be transmitted with multiple beams. CCEs may be mapped for multi-beam transmission. DCI may support multi-dimensional transmission with primary and secondary dimensions. Search space may support multi-beam, multi-TRP transmission. |
| US12261785B2 |
Apparatus and method for multiplexing switching of integrated access and backhaul node in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or 6th generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving multiplexing related configuration information of a mobile termination (MT) of the IAB node and a distributed unit (DU) of the IAB node from an upper IAB node, the multiplexing including spatial division multiplexing (SDM), frequency division multiplexing (FDM), and time division multiplexing (TDM), performing fallback from the FDM or the SDM to the TDM, and in response to the fallback, based on the configuration information, transmitting and receiving data of the DU of the IAB node. |
| US12261777B2 |
Forwarding packets in multi-regional large scale deployments with distributed gateways
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for forwarding packets through an SD-WAN. To facilitate the forwarding of packets between first and second regions of the SD-WAN, said first and second regions having respective first and second hub routers forwarding packets between respective first and second sets of edge routers of respective first and second sets of sites of the first and second regions, the method directs (1) the first set of edge routers to establish connections to the first and second hub routers, and to use the first hub router as a next-hop to initiate communications with the second set of edge routers, and (2) the second set of edge routers to establish connections to the first and second hub routers, and to use the second hub router as a next-hop to initiate communications with the first set of edge routers. |
| US12261772B2 |
Variable preemption for LSP tunnels
Variable preemption for label-switched paths (LSP) tunnels includes provisioning a label-switched path (LSP) tunnel at a first bandwidth with a first priority value; and provisioning one or more different priority values at one or more of (1) corresponding one or more bandwidths such that a current priority value of the LSP tunnel is set based on a current bandwidth value of the LSP tunnel and (2) redial failure attempts such that the current priority value of the LSP tunnel is set based on a number of the redial failure attempts. The priority values can include one of a Setup Priority, a Holding Priority, and a combination thereof. The one of the Setup Priority, the Holding Priority, and the combination thereof can be based on RFC 3209. |
| US12261768B2 |
Method and system to reduce a number of border gateway protocol neighbors crossed to reach target autonomous systems
The disclosed method and system increase routing efficiency by identifying a set of candidate Autonomous Systems (ASes) able to reduce average AS distances towards a set of target ASes. Starting from a list of Routing Information Base (RIB) snapshots and a set of target ASes, candidate ASes are ranked based on the gain they would provide in terms of AS distance if they were connected to the network administrator AS. A set of starting ASes may represent the ASes to which the administrator is already connected, and a set of forbidden ASes may represent the ASes to which the administrator does not want to connect. An exemplary web-based interface may show gains of candidate ASes, allowing the administrator to better understand how much an average AS distance toward the set of target ASes would improve. |
| US12261764B2 |
Cloud agnostic service discovery
A system may include a processing device and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processing device, causes the processing device to obtain a health check instruction that is specific to a name of a service that is associated with one or more endpoints, including performing a lookup with the name to obtain the health check instruction that is specific to the name. The processing device performs the one or more actions of the health check instruction to determine a health status of the one or more endpoints, and stores the health status of the one or more endpoints. In response to receiving a request to resolve the name from a client, the processing device returns the one or more endpoints based at least on the health status of the one or more endpoints. |
| US12261762B2 |
Detecting and localizing cable plant impairments using full band capture spectrum analysis
Collect a full band capture spectral reading from a plurality of cable/fiber broadband network customer units (e.g., cable modems or equivalent optical units); for each of the cable/fiber broadband network customer units, construct an ideal spectral reading. For each of the cable/fiber broadband network customer units, subtract the ideal spectral reading from the full band capture spectral reading to obtain a resultant spectrum. For at least one of the cable/fiber broadband network customer units, identify a persistent deviation from zero in the resultant spectrum that does not match a known impairment type. Identify at least one new impairment type corresponding to the persistent deviation from zero. Remediation of the new impairment type can be carried out as appropriate, and/or a detection pattern can be deployed to identify future occurrences of the new impairment type. |
| US12261758B2 |
Communication of partial or whole datasets based on criterion satisfaction
Various example embodiments relate to partial data transmission. A transmitter may receive at least one dataset for transmission. The dataset may be one of a plurality of datasets known to the transmitter and a receiver or to be signaled to the receiver. The transmitter may determine a first portion of the dataset. The size of the first portion may be determined based on a battery level indicator, a latency level associated with the dataset, a radio condition, or a network load. The receiver may recognize the dataset based on the first portion and/or at least one second portion transmitted by the transmitter. Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed. |
| US12261757B2 |
System and method for network and computation performance probing for edge computing
Described herein are systems and methods of for measuring and assuring performance in networked applications where edge computing is utilized, which may comprise determining or improving network and computational performance by the use of edge probing. Edge probing enables rapid measurement and assessment of networking and computational performance, where performance comprises speed latency, for a device using an edge compute node. Edge probing can be used to assess performance of and assign converged networking and computing infrastructure to applications and devices. |
| US12261753B2 |
Method of supporting packet flow descriptor management in a service based architecture based telecommunication network
A method of supporting Packet Flow Descriptor, PFD, management in a Service Based Architecture, SBA, based telecommunication network, wherein said telecommunication network comprises an Application Function, AF, that is arranged for implementing an Packet Flow Descriptor, PFD, management service allowing request and response message from and to a Network Exposure Function, NEF, comprised by said telecommunication network, said method comprises the steps of receiving, by said AF, from said NEF, a request message for requesting a PFD, wherein said request message comprises an application identification for identifying an application transmitting, by said AF, to said NEF, a response message comprising said application identification and said requested PFD. A complementary method and corresponding network functions and a computer program product are also presented herein. |
| US12261749B2 |
Automatically managing a mesh network based on dynamically self-configuring node devices
Configuring a mesh network of node devices for routing data is described. Based on detecting a connection to a second device, a first node device sends a mesh node signature to the second device and receives a mesh node signature from the second device. The mesh node signature list of the first node device is updated to include the mesh node signature of the second device. If mesh network requirements are satisfied based on the mesh node signature list, a mesh network configuration is generated by the first node device based on mesh network configuration rules and the updated mesh node signature list. The mesh network configuration is sent to at least the second device by the first node device based on the mesh node signature list. The first node device routes network traffic data to at least the second device based on the mesh network configuration. |
| US12261748B2 |
Dynamic modification of traffic monitoring policies for a containerized environment
A method of automatic and dynamic environment discovery and policy adaptation for a containerized environment is disclosed. A plurality of traffic monitoring policies for acquiring and monitoring data traffic transmitted between one or more components of a containerized environment are accessed. The containerized environment includes a plurality of software-implemented containers. The traffic monitoring policies are caused to be applied to one or more components in the containerized environment. A change to a configuration of the containerized environment is automatically detected. In response, one or more containers of the plurality of software-implemented containers are automatically identified as containers affected by the change. Based on that identification, a modification of a traffic monitoring policy is then automatically determined to produce a modified traffic monitoring policy, and the modified traffic monitoring policy is caused to be applied to one or more components in the containerized environment. |
| US12261743B2 |
Incremental network intent provisioning
A method of provisioning a network may include, with a network controller, identifying a first network intent of a computing network based at least in part on an execution of a user interface (UI) or API layer at a client device, and identifying a modification of at least one object within the first network intent within the UI or API layer at the client device as the first network intent is being modified. The modification defines a delta between the first network intent and a second network intent. The method may further include, with a provisioning service executed by the network controller, receiving the delta as a payload from the client device, and provisioning at least one computing device within the computing network based at least in part on the delta. The method further includes automatically modifying the at least one object based on the received delta, including a further modification of the second network intent. |
| US12261739B2 |
Data processing method, device, and storage medium
Provided are a data processing method and device, and a storage medium. The method includes: receiving configuration information of a blockchain from a second network element, where the configuration information includes: application layer blockchain on-chaining auxiliary information, or application layer blockchain uplink auxiliary information and application layer blockchain configuration information; and putting terminal application layer information on the blockchain according to the application layer blockchain on-chaining auxiliary information. |
| US12261734B2 |
Systems and method for informing incident resolution decision making
An automated system is provided for facilitating resolution of an incident. An incident information data processor is configured to receive incident information and an action estimation data processor is configured to receive critical action information that includes a description of an action and an action initiation time. The action information data processor obtains previous action information on actions taken to resolve previous incidents and determines an estimated action outcome and an estimated critical action time interval for resolution of the critical action using the critical action information and the previous action information. An incident estimation data processor is configured to determine an overall estimated time interval for incident resolution and an estimated incident resolution time. An incident display data processor is configured to transmit, to a user data processing system for display to a user, at least the estimated incident resolution time. |
| US12261728B2 |
DMRS with dynamic and controllable PAPR properties
Aspects are provided for generation and transmission of MDMRS which allow matching of nonlinear model impact or properties between DMRS and data in DFT-s-OFDM waveforms as well as CP-OFDM waveforms. A UE transmits, to a network entity, an MDMRS generated from a DMRS. The MDMRS has a PAPR distribution matching a PAPR distribution of a signal including data in an uplink channel. A target PAPR of the MDMRS is based on a modulation scheme of the data. The UE also transmits the data in the uplink channel, where the uplink channel includes a PUCCH or a PUSCH. As a result of the ability of MDMRS to match the nonlinear impact of DMRS and PUSCH or PUCCH, the network entity may compensate for any EVM that may occur as a result of PAPR reduction by a nonlinear operator of the UE, and communication performance may thereby be improved. |
| US12261727B2 |
Channel access related enhancements to new radio unlicensed (NR-U)
Various embodiments herein provide techniques for wireless communication on New Radio unlicensed (NR-U) spectrum. For example, embodiments include techniques for a new listen-before-talk type and associated measurement window. Additionally, embodiments include techniques for determination of a cyclic prefix (CP) extension for an uplink transmission, such as a configured grant transmission or a dynamically scheduled transmission. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US12261725B2 |
Transmitter for dual communication over an isolation channel
An isolated gate driver includes a first input terminal to receive gate information and one or more input terminals to receive configuration information. A modulation circuit generates a modulated signal having four possible states, each of the four possible states corresponding to a different unique pair of values of the gate information and the configuration information. The modulation circuit represents two of the states using on-off keying (OOK) while the configuration information is at a first value and represents two of the states as a modification to the OOK modulation based on the configuration information being at a second value. The modulated signal is sent over an isolation communication channel coupling a transmitter and receiver of the isolated gate driver. |
| US12261724B2 |
SERDES circuit automatic gain control and convergence
An Automatic Gain Control (AGC) SERDES circuit may be used to provide improved gain control for SERDES operation. This AGC SERDES circuit uses an initial gain convergence to determine and store an initial gain level. Once the initial gain convergence is complete, the AGC SERDES circuit uses a signal peak tracking to reduce or prevent saturation events. By setting the gain target based on tracked changes in the equalizer coefficients, the AGC SERDES circuit adapts the gain target to reduce or prevent saturation events and provide the improved communication throughput. A SERDES receiver circuit also provides improved performance using an improved convergence flow within its subcomponent blocks. The improved convergence flow also provides the ability to track environmental changes, voltage changes, and changes to input parameters, and can be performed while data is running on the link to provide continuously improved communication channel performance. |
| US12261722B2 |
Method of processing compressed sensing signal and apparatus thereof
A method of processing a signal in a compressive sensing receiver, includes: obtaining a first signal received via an antenna; generating a first baseband signal by mixing the first signal with a second signal generated by a local oscillator based on a pseudo random binary sequence (PRBS); removing a spurious from the first baseband signal based on a pre-stored estimation value obtained by estimating the spurious generated by the local oscillator in advance; and detecting a spectral slice including the first signal based on the first baseband signal from which the spurious is removed and a measurement matrix. |
| US12261721B2 |
Small form factor wireless communication relays with low physical isolation configured for adjacent channel and co-channel operation
A wireless communications relay includes a first radio and a second radio operating over adjacent channels. A baseband signal to be transmitted (the “transmit signal”) from the first radio is split along two paths. A first path is delayed by a delay element and the second path is provided as input to a channel model configured to implement a transfer function approximating an echo channel of the local RF environment. The channel model outputs a baseband approximation of echo channel effects of the transmit signal, after which an RF chain modulates the echo channel approximation to the RF domain. This RF echo channel approximation is thereafter filtered by an RF band pass filter turned to an operating channel of the second radio. The filtered signal is thereafter combined with received signal to compensate for self-interference. |
| US12261719B2 |
Method and device(s) for supporting calibration of a multi-antenna array comprised in an antenna device operative with a wireless communication network
Method and one or more first devices for supporting calibration of a multi-antenna array comprised in a first antenna device operative with a wireless communication network. The first device(s) provide phase correcting information, to be used in calibration of the multi-antenna array, based on covariances corresponding to recurrent displacement vectors of the multi-antenna array. Said covariances being based on channel estimates estimated from certain radio signals received after transmission over radio propagation channels between said multi-antenna array of the first antenna device and one or more second antenna devices operative with the wireless communication network. |
| US12261717B2 |
Controlling an electronic device in internet of things (IoT) environments
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device that efficiently configures a network for controlling another electronic device, and the electronic device includes a communication interface; an input interface configured to receive a control command for another electronic device; and a controller configured to control another electronic device in a different manner according to whether connected to the same network as another electronic device. |
| US12261715B2 |
CAN module, CAN transceiver, CAN system and method for CAN module
The present invention relates to a CAN module configured to be arranged between a CAN controller and a CAN transceiver. The CAN module received a TXD input signal from the CAN controller and is configured to transmit an TXD output signal to the CAN transceiver, wherein the TXD output signal is adapted by the CAN module to also comprising a test impulse. When monitoring the CAN BUS, the CAN transceiver will feed back an RDX signal to the CAN module and the CAN controller. The CAN module is configured to detect an error on the CAN transceiver or the CAN BUS depending on the transmitted test impulse and the test impulse received via the RDX signal. The present inventio also relates to a system comprising the CAN module and a method for the CAN module. |
| US12261713B2 |
System and method for on-boarding smart sockets with a supervisor controller
For each discovered smart socket, the smart socket is automatically added to a supervisor database and a predetermined set of two or more objects for the smart socket are automatically added to the supervisor database. One or more predetermined alarm extensions are automatically added to predetermined ones of the two or more objects of the smart socket in the supervisor database. One or more predetermined history extensions are automatically added to predetermined ones of the two or more objects of the smart socket in the supervisor database. Predetermined ones of the two or more objects and/or extensions of each of the discovered smart sockets are automatically mapped to a predetermined dashboard. |
| US12261710B2 |
Information processing apparatus and method and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to: obtain, during an online meeting, when a participant has left halfway through the online meeting, an absent period of the participant and a remaining time of the online meeting, the absent period being a period of time for which the participant is absent after the participant has left the online meeting, the remaining time being a time from when the participant returns to the online meeting until an end time of the online meeting, the online meeting being a meeting conducted via a communication network; and switch a format of content presentation information to be presented to the participant having left halfway through the online meeting in accordance with a combination of the obtained absent period and the obtained remaining time, the content presentation information being information on content of the online meeting during the absent period of the participant. |
| US12261709B2 |
Enabling two-way communication with video conference waiting rooms
One example method includes receiving, from a first client device, a request to join a video conference, the video conference having a main meeting, creating, in response to the request, a sub-meeting associated with the main meeting, connecting the first client device to the sub-meeting, connecting a host client device to the sub-meeting simultaneously with the host client device being connected to the main meeting, the host client device associated with a host of the main meeting, receiving first multimedia content from the first client device, and providing the first multimedia content to the host client device. |
| US12261708B2 |
Video conference automatic spotlighting
Automatic spotlighting of participant video feeds in a video conference are based on one or more triggers detected in the participant video feeds. Participant video feeds are added to a spotlight video queue. The participant video feeds are elevated to an active spotlight status based on certain criteria. The participant video feeds that are elevated to the active spotlight status are displayed adjacent to a host video feed on a display. |
| US12261704B2 |
Resource exclusion in a half duplex based wireless communication system
Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable mediums for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) includes transmitting a packet on a first resource, determining one or more repetition resources on which to send one or more redundancy versions of the packet, wherein the one or more repetition resources are at a time subsequent to the first resource, transmitting repetition resource information identifying the one or more repetition resources to one or more neighboring UEs, and transmitting the one or more redundancy versions of the packet on respective ones of the one or more repetition resources. |
| US12261701B2 |
Harq process management method and apparatus, terminal, and storage medium
An HARQ process management method and apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium are provided. The HARQ process management method includes: receiving SCI; determining whether the SCI indicates a HARQ process identity to obtain a first determination result and determining a HARQ process associated with the SCI based on the first determination result. |
| US12261699B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method for hybrid automatic repeat request transmission
A communication apparatus comprising: circuitry, which, in operation, generates a transmission signal that includes a data field, the data field carrying an aggregated medium access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU) that is segmented into one or more code block; and a transmitter which, in operation, transmits the transmission signal to another communication apparatus; and wherein the A-MPDU comprises one or more A-MPDU subframe that are mapped to the one or more code block, such that an A-MPDU subframe not soliciting immediate acknowledgement and an A-MPDU subframe soliciting immediate acknowledgement are not mapped into a single code block. |
| US12261694B2 |
Terminal device based on downlink data processing accelerator
A terminal device includes: a PHY decoding accelerator, a downlink data processing accelerator and a CP; where the PHY decoding accelerator is configured to decode and CRC check received downlink data, and send a correctly decoded transport block (TB) to the downlink data processing accelerator; the downlink data processing accelerator performs processing operations of a MAC layer, a RLC layer, and a PDCP layer on the TB to obtain an MAC CE, an RLC control PDU, an RLC TMD PDU, a PDCP control PDU and a PDCP data SDU, and outputs to the CP; and the CP processes the MAC CE, the RLC control PDU, the RLC TMD PDU, the PDCP control PDU and the PDCP data SDU. |
| US12261681B2 |
Network access method and apparatus for terminal, electronic device and storage medium
Disclosed in the embodiments of the present application are a network access method and apparatus for a terminal, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes a terminal determining a beam sweeping interval and a sweeping frequency point, and receiving a base station signal sent or forwarded by a satellite; determining the downlink signal quality of the base station according to the base station signal; and if it is determined, according to the downlink signal quality, that the terminal can successfully find a satellite, executing a network access process of the terminal. In the embodiments of the present application, the downlink signal quality of a base station is determined by means of a base station signal sent or forwarded by a satellite; and it is further determined, according to the downlink signal quality, whether a terminal can successfully find a satellite. |
| US12261675B1 |
System and method of central cloud server managed wireless backhaul network using hybrid repeater devices
A wireless communication system including a central cloud server that obtains a first type of telemetry information from hybrid analog-digital repeater devices and a second type of telemetry information from a master wireless access point device and one or more service wireless access point devices. The central cloud server assigns a first weightage to the first type of telemetry information, assigns a second weightage to the second type of telemetry information, the second weightage is different from the first weightage, determines intra-node RF beam parameters and inter-node RF beam parameters for each of the hybrid analog-digital repeater devices, and causes the hybrid analog-digital repeater devices to dynamically form a wireless backhaul network among the master wireless access point device, the hybrid analog-digital repeater devices and the one or more service wireless access point devices, based on the determined intra-node RF beam parameters and the inter-node RF beam parameters. |
| US12261674B2 |
Mobile relay station, mobile communication system, and control method of mobile relay station
An apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a mobile relay station mounted on a vehicle, including: an antenna system capable of transmitting and receiving radio waves both inside and outside the vehicle; and a wireless control station capable of controlling directivity of the antenna system and having a function of switching between a first relay mode and a second relay mode described below, wherein the wireless control station switches the first and second relay modes on or off based on predetermined control information. First relay mode: mode for relaying communication between a wireless communication device outside the vehicle and a wireless communication device inside the vehicle. Second relay mode: mode for relaying communication between a wireless communication device outside the vehicle and another wireless communication device outside the vehicle. |
| US12261672B2 |
Beam failure recovery request for per beam group beam failure recovery
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may detect beam failure for a first beam group in a cell including the first beam group and a second beam group. The UE may selectively transmit a beam failure recovery request for the first beam group based at least in part on a determination of uplink resource availability in the second beam group. Numerous other aspects are described. |
| US12261670B2 |
Directional measurement method and device
This application discloses a directional measurement method and a device. In this one example solution, a terminal device may determine a to-be-measured receive beam, and perform received signal strength indication (RSSI) measurement on the to-be-measured receive beam. The terminal device may perform RSSI measurement on the to-be-measured receive beam in a targeted manner, and does not need to perform RSSI measurement in all directions. Therefore, directional RSSI measurement of the terminal device can be implemented. |
| US12261667B2 |
Transmitter beamforming at base station with partial channel information and UE feedback
Methods and systems of obtaining a beamforming matrix, the method comprising inputting PMI feedback from a user equipment (UE), inputting partial channel estimation derived from sounding reference signal (SRS) switching, and composing a precoding matrix using the PMI feedback and partial channel estimation. |
| US12261665B2 |
Techniques for reporting channel quality for dynamic antenna port adaptation
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for indication of channel state information (CSI) for multiple CSI codebooks associated with multiple different sets of antenna ports, where CSI parameters for one or more of the codebooks are reported as differential values relative to reported values of another of the codebooks. A user equipment (UE) may receive a CSI report configuration that includes a set of CSI resources and multiple codebooks for multiple different sets of antenna ports. The UE may identify a first set of CSI parameters associated with a first codebook, and may identify a second set of CSI parameters associated with a second codebook. The UE may transmit a CSI report that includes the first set of CSI parameters and a set of differential CSI parameters that indicate a difference between the first and second sets of CSI parameters. |
| US12261664B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving channel state information in wireless communication system
Disclosed are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving channel state information in a wireless communication system. A method for transmitting channel state information (CSI) according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: receiving configuration information related to the CSI from a base station; receiving one or more reference signal (RS) resources transmitted from the base station through different downlink spatial domain transmission filters; and transmitting, to the base station, the CSI including a layer 1 signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (L1-SINR) generated on the basis of the one or more RS resources. |
| US12261661B2 |
Antenna switching method and apparatus
This application provides a method for dynamically switching antennas. User equipment determines an antenna switching sequence based on a networking mode of the user equipment and an actual scenario, and performs antenna switching based on the determined antenna switching sequence. When the technical solutions of this application are implemented, a problem that a conflict exists in an antenna switching process is effectively resolved without adding hardware. |
| US12261658B2 |
Non-line of sight (NLOS) communication utilizing hybrid active-passive intelligent surfaces and methods thereof
One example method includes receiving inputs (1) specifying a total power amount for the communication system, (2) specifying communication system operational parameters, and (3) specifying a number of elements implemented in the IRS. Based on the inputs, a portion of the total power amount needed to switch an element of the IRS from a passive element to an active element, an amplification amount of the element, and the SNR of the wireless signal received at the receiver when the first element is an active element are calculated for all combinations of elements of the IRS. Based on the calculations, a number of elements implemented in the IRS are selected to switch from passive elements to active elements that will result in a maximum SNR of the wireless signal received at the receiver. |
| US12261653B2 |
Beam management enhancements in model-based channel tracking
Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating beam management enhancements in model-based channel tracking are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication at a first network entity includes receiving from a second network entity, a model configuration indicative of a model condition of a channel between the first network entity and the second network entity for multiple beam pairs. The example method also includes tracking a variation in a channel condition relative to the model condition of the channel based on the model configuration for each of multiple beam pairs separately in multiple tracking sessions that overlap in time. Each beam pair may include a transmission beam and a reception beam. |
| US12261650B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for automatic signal detection based on power distribution by frequency over time within an electromagnetic spectrum
Systems, methods, and apparatus for automatic signal detection in a radio-frequency (RF) environment are disclosed. At least one node device is in a fixed nodal network. The at least one node device is operable to measure and learn the RF environment in a predetermined period based on statistical learning techniques, thereby creating learning data. The at least one node device is operable to create a spectrum map based on the learning data. The at least one node device is operable to calculate a power distribution by frequency of the RF environment in real time or near real time, including a first derivative and a second derivative of fast Fourier transform (FFT) data of the RF environment. The at least one node device is operable to identify at least one signal based on the first derivative and the second derivative of FFT data. |
| US12261648B2 |
Mobile terminal test device and parameter setting method thereof
To provide a mobile terminal test device capable of efficiently testing a mobile terminal compatible with NSA while suppressing a test configuration to be small. A mobile terminal test device includes a first analysis unit 24a and a second analysis unit 24b that analyze a signal received from a mobile terminal, a first port 21a, a second port 21b, a first port 31a, and a second port 31b connected to the mobile terminal, a selection unit 22 that selects the ports to be connected to the first analysis unit 24a and the second analysis unit 24b, and a control unit 6 that performs control such that it is not possible to perform measurement setting for a measurement target of which it is not possible to simultaneously perform measurement, based on the measurement target to be measured by the set first analysis unit 24a and second analysis unit 24b. |
| US12261642B1 |
Management and control system of wavelength-multiplexed subranging electro-optic modulator (SEOM)s for high dynamic range applications
A method/system described herein addresses the intrinsic nonlinearity of electrooptic modulators and the restrictions placed on the signals dynamic range in applications such as data communication and sensing. Linear electro-optic modulation utilizing ring resonator electrooptic modulators is produced over a dramatically wider range of the input signal amplitude, which improves the dynamic range and the amount of information that is transmitted via laser light. A distributed and subranging design “folds” the large dynamic range across multiple linear subranges, with each subrange being addressed using a unique optical wavelength, or a unique optical fiber, or a unique free space path. The subrange within the wide dynamic range of the input signal is captured by the linear portion of the transfer function of a single transfer function. This enables the efficient use of optical links for the transmission and processing of analog and multilevel signals, overcoming the limitations that were hindering progress. |
| US12261641B2 |
Delay measurement for hybrid packet and optical transport networks
A method is performed by a gateway node that is at a boundary of the first network domain and the second network domain. The method includes receiving an end-to-end delay measurement request sent by the first node to measure end-to-end delay between the first node and the second node. The end-to-end delay measurement request is configured to initiate a first delay measurement process configured for use in the first network domain. The gateway node sends to the second node a delay measurement request configured to initiate a second delay measurement process configured for use in the second network domain. The gateway node determines a delay measurement in the second network domain between the gateway node and the second node using the second delay measurement process. The gateway node sends to the first node an end-to-end delay measurement response that enables the first node to compute the end-to-end delay. |
| US12261640B2 |
Angle information estimation of ultra-wideband wireless signals
The invention relates to a method and device for estimating angle information (50) of a received ultra-wideband wireless signal. Upon reception of a wireless signal emitted from a transmitting device (20) with known sounding sequence, the receiving device (10) estimates the channel impulse response (CIR), selects a portion of the channel impulse response (CIR), and estimates angle information (50) given the angle-dependent antenna transfer functions of either the transmitting device (20), the receiving device (10), or both. For this, the selected portion of the channel impulse response of the signal is fed into a neural network (73) which outputs an angle information probability distribution for the ultra-wideband wireless signal (50). |
| US12261637B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring and cancelling local oscillator feedthrough using an observation receiver
A method and apparatus for cancelling local oscillator feedthrough (LOFT). A transmitter includes a first mixer configured to mix a transmit signal with a first local oscillator signal. An observation receiver receives a fraction of a power of the transmit signal as a feedback signal and processes the feedback signal. The observation receiver includes a second mixer configured to mix the feedback signal with a second local oscillator signal. A LOFT correction estimation circuitry is configured to determine a DC offset to cancel LOFT at the first mixer in the transmitter based on measurements on outputs of the second mixer. An LOFT correction circuitry is configured to add the DC offset to the transmit signal. The LOFT correction estimation circuitry may determine the DC offset based on several measurements obtained by varying the DC offset and a phase shift in the second local oscillator signal in the observation receiver. |
| US12261632B2 |
System and method for data storage, transfer, synchronization, and security using automated model monitoring and training with dyadic distribution-based simultaneous compression and encryption
A system and method for efficient data storage, transfer, synchronization, and security using automated model monitoring and training. The system analyzes test datasets to detect data drift, retraining encoding and decoding algorithms as needed. New data sourceblocks are created and assigned codewords, compiling an updated codebook for distribution to connected devices. A novel dyadic distribution subsystem simultaneously compresses and encrypts data by transforming input streams into a dyadic distribution. This process generates a compressed main data stream and a secondary stream of transformation information, which are combined into a secure output. The system includes a network device manager for optimizing codebook distribution based on device resource usage. Operating in both lossless and lossy modes, the system offers flexible, efficient, and secure data handling across various network configurations. |
| US12261631B2 |
Deep learning using large codeword model with homomorphically compressed data
A system and method for deep learning using a large codeword model with homomorphically compressed and dyadically encrypted data is disclosed. The system preprocesses input data, applies homomorphic-dyadic compression and encryption, tokenizes the compressed data into sourceblocks, and assigns codewords using a codebook. These codewords are processed through a machine learning core, which can be either a conventional transformer-based architecture or a latent transformer core utilizing a variational autoencoder. The system enables secure operations on encrypted data, preserving privacy while allowing complex computations. The processed output is decrypted, decompressed, and translated to match the input modality. A neural upsampler may further enhance the output. The machine learning core is continuously trained using the processed data and additional training data, improving performance over time. |
| US12261624B2 |
Error correction coding apparatus and error correction decoding apparatus
An error correction coding apparatus that performs error correction coding using, as an error correction code sequence, a frame of m bits×n symbols input in m-bit parallel, where m and n are positive integers, includes: an error correction coding circuit that performs error correction coding using, as information bits, m bits×n symbols including known bits assigned to a bit sequence specified in the error correction code sequence and generate error correction coded parity bits; and a selector that replaces the known bits of the error correction code sequence with the parity bits. |
| US12261623B2 |
Decoding metadata encoded in error correction codes
Embodiments of the present disclosure include techniques for encoding and decoding metadata in error correction codes. During read operation, a decoder generates a first output corresponding to the at least one metadata bit having a first state and a second output corresponding to the at least one metadata bit having a second state. When one of the first and second outputs have a zero value, the decoder sets a value of the at least one metadata bit to the first state or the second state corresponding to the first output or the second output having the zero value. When both the first and second outputs are non-zero, the decoder decodes the codeword with the assumption of both the metadata bit having the first state and the second state to determine if the codeword is correctable with the at least one metadata bit. |
| US12261620B2 |
Methods and apparatus to capture switch charge injections and comparator kickback effects
An example apparatus includes: controller circuitry configured to: provide switch signals to capacitive digital to analog converter (C-DAC) circuitry, the C-DAC circuitry including switches; configuring the switches into a third configuration begin an Auto Zero (AZ) phase with a third switch in a closed state; configuring the switches into a fourth configuration to repeat the transition of the third switch to the open state corresponding to a first configuration; configuring the switches into a fifth configuration to repeat the transition of a first switch and a second switch to the open state corresponding to a second configuration; configuring the switches into a sixth configuration to repeat the transition of the third switch to the closed state corresponding to a second configuration; and performing an AZ decision with the switches in the sixth configuration. |
| US12261618B2 |
Circuit and method for processing an analog signal
The present disclosure pertains to a circuitry for processing an analog signal, wherein the circuitry is configured to generate a sample control signal depending on an energy level of the analog signal in at least one predefined frequency band, and control a sampling rate for sampling the analog signal based on the generated sample control signal. |
| US12261617B2 |
Internally calibrated analog-to-digital converter
An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) system for providing a calibrated voltage measurement without an external reference voltage may include an ADC circuit, including an analog ADC input and a digital ADC output. The ADC system may also include circuitry to generate a first internal reference voltage and a second internal reference voltage. The ADC system may also include circuitry configured to provide a selected output from a number of inputs, wherein the inputs include inputs to receive (1) the first internal reference voltage, (2) the second internal reference voltage, and (3) a user-provided analog signal of interest, wherein the selected output can be connected to the analog ADC input, an external voltage measurement device, or both. |
| US12261614B2 |
Closed-loop generation of coherent oscillatory matterwaves
A closed-loop coherent oscillator matterwave (COMW) system generates a COMW. Atoms tunnel into a COMW oscillator to populate the COMW generated and emitted by the oscillator. A detuned light-field-based COMW splitter divides the emitted COMW between an output COMW and a regulator COMW. A COMW resonator, including detuned light-field mirrors, receives the regulator COMW and returns a feedback COMW. A COMW sensor evaluates the intensity of the feedback COMW. A controller adjusts the oscillator based on the evaluation to optimize the COMW output of the system. |
| US12261610B2 |
Frequency locked loop circuit and clock signal generation method
A frequency locked loop circuit, comprising an operational circuit, a first impedance circuit, a second impedance circuit, a switching circuit and a frequency generation circuit. The operational circuit is configured to output an operational signal according to a voltage difference between a positive terminal and a negative terminal. The switching circuit is configured to periodically conduct the negative terminal to one of the first impedance node and the second impedance node, and periodically conduct the positive terminal to the other one of the first impedance node and the second impedance node. The frequency generation circuit is configured to periodically sample the operational signal to generate a sample signal to generate a clock signal. An operational frequency of the operational signal is an integer multiple of a sampling frequency of the frequency generation circuit. |
| US12261605B2 |
Gate driving with phased slew rate control and overcurrent protection
A vehicle, slew rate control circuit and method of operating an electric motor of a vehicle. The slew rate control circuit is between a gate driver of the vehicle and an inverter of the vehicle. The slew rate control circuit includes a first branch between the gate driver and the inverter, wherein the inverter provides an electrical signal output to an electric motor of the vehicle, and a second branch between the gate driver and the inverter in parallel with the first branch, wherein current flows through the first branch during a first time period and through the second branch during a second time period, wherein the flow of the current controls a slew rate of the electrical signal output by the inverter to the electric motor. |
| US12261600B2 |
Method for mitigation of droop timing errors including a droop detector and dual mode logic
A technique to mitigate timing errors induced by power supply droops includes an inverter-based droop detector as well as Dual Mode Logic (DML) to achieve a droop-resist ant timing response. The droop detector is based on capacitor ratios and is thus less sensitive to Process/Voltage/Temperature (PVT) and to random offset than the prior art. The DML can alter its power/performance ratio based on the droop level input it receives from the detector, such that the critical timings are preserved. |
| US12261596B1 |
Systems and methods for low temperature coefficient capacitors
Low temperature coefficient capacitors are described. In an embodiment, a capacitor includes several metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) transistors, where each of the several MOS transistors includes a gate, a source and a drain terminal, and where the source and drain terminals of each of the several MOS transistors are connected; several switches, where each of the switches includes two terminals; where first terminals of each of the switches from the several switches are connected together; and where a second terminal of each of the switches from the several switches is connected to a gate terminal of each of the several MOS transistors. |
| US12261589B2 |
Multiplexer with acoustic wave filters and trap circuit
Aspects of this disclosure relate to a multiplexer with an acoustic assisted trap circuit. The multiplexer includes a first acoustic wave filter and a second acoustic wave filter. The first acoustic wave filter can include a bulk acoustic wave resonator. The second acoustic wave filter can include a surface acoustic wave resonator and an impedance network. The surface acoustic wave resonator and the impedance network can together provide a trap for a harmonic associated with the first acoustic wave filter. |
| US12261588B2 |
Electronic component
An electronic component includes a first main body including a plurality of dielectric layers stacked together, and a second main body mounted to the first main body. The second main body includes a first circuit section and a second circuit section that are each constituted by using at least one acoustic wave element and are electrically separated from each other. The first main body includes first to third ground conductor lavers located between the first and second circuit sections when seen in a Z direction. |
| US12261586B2 |
Surface acoustic wave resonator device and method for manufacturing the same and filter
A surface acoustic wave resonator device, and method for manufacturing the same and filter, the method includes: forming an interdigital transducer including interdigital electrodes on the piezoelectric substrate; forming the interdigital transducer includes: forming initial interdigital electrodes on the piezoelectric substrate, wherein each initial interdigital electrode has a first width, and every two adjacent initial interdigital electrodes have an initial interdigital gap with a first spacing therebetween; and forming additional interdigital electrodes on the piezoelectric substrate, wherein each initial interdigital gap has a portion filled by one of additional interdigital electrodes; each interdigital electrode includes an initial interdigital electrode and an additional interdigital electrode connected to each other; each interdigital electrode has a second width, and every two adjacent interdigital electrodes have a second spacing therebetween; the second width is greater than the first width, and the second spacing is smaller than the first spacing. |
| US12261585B2 |
Elastic wave device and method for manufacturing the same
An elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric layer including a first main surface and a second main surface facing the first main surface, an acoustically reflective layer stacked on the first main surface of the piezoelectric layer, an excitation electrode disposed on the piezoelectric layer, and a support layer. The acoustically reflective layer overlaps at least the excitation electrode in a plan view of the piezoelectric layer from the side of the second main surface. The support layer surrounds the acoustically reflective layer in a plan view of the piezoelectric layer from the side of the second main surface. |
| US12261583B2 |
Stacked acoustic wave (AW) filter packages, including cross-talk reduction layers, and related fabrication methods
A stacked AW filter package includes a first substrate stacked on a second substrate. The first substrate has a first AW filter circuit on first surface and a metal layer on a second surface. The second substrate has a second AW filter circuit disposed in a cavity between the metal layer of the first substrate and a third surface of the second substrate. The metal layer is coupled to the second AW filter circuit by a metal interconnect formed in a metallization layer on a side surface of the first substrate. The metal layer provides isolation to reduce cross-talk (e.g., electromagnetic interference) within the stacked AW filter package between the first AW filter circuit and the second AW filter circuit. Including the metal layer in the stacked AW filter package improves signal quality of transmitted and received signals filtered in the first and second AW filter circuits. |
| US12261582B2 |
Acoustic wave device
An acoustic wave device includes a dielectric film covering an IDT electrode. The IDT electrode includes first and second edge regions and first and second high acoustic velocity regions. The first and second edge regions are low acoustic velocity regions. The first and second high acoustic velocity regions are on outer sides of an intersecting width region where first and second electrode fingers are adjacent to each other in an acoustic wave propagation direction. A thickness of the dielectric film on the first and second edge regions is greater than that of the dielectric film on the first and second high acoustic velocity regions. |
| US12261578B2 |
Devices and methods for offset cancellation
An offset-cancellation circuit having a first amplification stage with a gain of the first amplification stage and configured to receive an offset voltage of a first amplifier. A storage element is configured to be coupled to and decoupled from the first amplification stage and configured to store a potential difference output by the first amplification stage. The potential difference is determined by the offset voltage of the first amplifier and the gain of the first amplification stage. A second amplification stage is coupled to the storage element and configured to receive the potential difference from the storage element when the storage element is decoupled from the first amplification stage and configured to deliver an offset-cancellation current. The offset-cancellation current is determined by the potential difference and a gain of the second amplification stage. |
| US12261572B2 |
Waveform-tailored average power tracking
An apparatus is disclosed for waveform-tailored average power tracking. In an example aspect, the apparatus includes an amplifier, a power converter, and an average power tracking module. The amplifier is configured to amplify radio-frequency signals using a supply voltage. The radio-frequency signals have different waveforms. The power converter is coupled to the amplifier and configured to provide the supply voltage. The average power tracking module is coupled to the power converter and configured to adjust the supply voltage according to the different waveforms to cause the supply voltage to vary across at least two waveforms of the different waveforms for related average output powers. |
| US12261571B2 |
Bias control circuit for power transistors
A system includes a reference field effect transistor (FET), wherein the reference FET is a depletion mode transistor, and a bias control circuit. The bias control circuit includes a voltage sensor connected to a drain terminal of the reference FET. The voltage sensor is configured to measure a voltage at the drain terminal of the reference FET as a measured voltage, determine a voltage difference between a reference voltage and the measured voltage, and output the voltage difference at a voltage sensor output terminal. The system includes a translation circuit connected the voltage sensor output terminal. The translation circuit is configured to convert the voltage difference into a negative gate bias voltage, and apply the negative gate bias voltage to a gate terminal of the reference FET. |
| US12261569B2 |
Demodulation device and demodulation method
A demodulation device includes a phase rotation module, a phase adjustment module, a phase comparison module, and a reference signal generation module. The phase rotation module rotates phases of an I-Phase signal and a Q-Phase signal in a received signal of a multilevel PSK signal using a reference signal. The phase adjustment module adjusts the phases of the phase rotated I-Phase signal and the phase rotated Q-Phase signal output from the phase rotation module by multiplying the phases of the I-Phase signal and the Q-Phase signal with an integer value to generate a phase adjusted I-Phase signal and a phase adjusted Q-Phase signal. The phase comparison module compares the phase of the phase adjusted I-Phase signal with the phase of the phase adjusted Q-Phase signal to generate a phase comparison result. Also, the reference signal generation module generates a reference signal using the phase comparison result. |
| US12261568B2 |
Controlled application of hysteresis in crystal oscillator circuits
Systems and methods for controlled application of hysteresis in crystal oscillator circuits are discussed. In various embodiments, an Integrated Circuit (IC) may include: an inverter comparator coupled to a crystal oscillator, where the inverter comparator is configured to: (i) receive an input of the crystal oscillator, and (ii) output a clock signal; and a hysteresis control circuit coupled to the inverter comparator, wherein the inverter comparator is configured to: (i) start up with hysteresis disabled, and (ii) enable hysteresis in response to a hysteresis enable signal provided by the hysteresis control circuit. |
| US12261566B2 |
Photovoltaic system
A photovoltaic system includes a plurality of photovoltaic strings, at least one junction device, and at least one inverter. Each photovoltaic string includes a first direct current output terminal, and is configured to generate a first direct current. Each junction device is coupled to the plurality of photovoltaic strings. Each junction device is configured to output second direct currents through second direct current output terminals of the junction device after converging a plurality of first direct currents. An ith junction device includes a plurality of second direct current output terminals. The ith junction device is configured to output a plurality of mutually independent second direct currents after converging a plurality of first direct currents, and i is a positive integer. A quantity of the plurality of second direct currents is less than a quantity of the plurality of first direct currents. |
| US12261563B2 |
Motor driver circuit for linear motor, positioning device using the same, and hard disk device
Disclosed herein is a motor driver circuit including a logic circuit that generates a second code which changes linearly with a slope “a” with respect to a first code based on a position command for a linear motor to be driven and that can switch the slope “a,” a D/A converter that converts the second code into an analog control signal, and a driver that drives the linear motor such that a current detection signal indicating a drive current of the linear motor approaches a target value that changes linearly with a slope “g” with respect to the control signal, the driver being configured to switch the slope “g.” The motor driver circuit is switchable between a first state in which g=g1 and a=a1 and a second state in which g=g2 (where |g2|>|g1|) and a=a2=a1×(g1/g2). |
| US12261562B2 |
Apparatus and method for the integrated control of a thermal management system
An integrated apparatus and method is disclosed for controlling a fluid pump and a valve connected to a coolant loop. The fluid pump for circulating fluid through the coolant loop and the valve positionable between a first and a second position. A controller generates control signals that are transmitted to the fluid pump and to the valve for regulating the speed of the fluid pump and the flow of the fluid circulating through the coolant loop and to position the valve into either the first or the second position. |
| US12261561B2 |
Electrified vehicle with inverter controlled to heat traction battery
A system for an electrified vehicle, such as a battery electric vehicle (BEV), includes an inverter and a controller. The inverter is configured to drive a traction motor with electrical power from a traction battery, such as a lithium ion phosphate (LFP) traction battery, according to a configuration of a power switch (e.g., IBGT or MOSFET) of the inverter. The system further includes a controller configured to control a variable gate driver resistance for the power switch in a closed loop fashion to achieve a target temperature of the inverter. The system may further include a heating coolant loop for transferring heat generated by the inverter to the traction battery to warm the traction battery. The controller may be further configured to further control a switching frequency of the power switch in the closed loop fashion to achieve the target temperature of the inverter. |
| US12261549B2 |
Control device for applying a power conversion device and power conversion system to control an amplitude and a frequency of a voltage
A control device for a power conversion device includes a voltage recognizing unit configured to detect a voltage at a linkage point of the plurality of power converters, and a control unit configured to control an amplitude and a frequency of a voltage to be output by a power converter to be controlled on the basis of active power and reactive power output by the power converter to be controlled in a case that the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform autonomous operation as a voltage source, and controls active power and reactive power to be output by the power converter to be controlled so as to compensate for excess or deficiency of active power and reactive power at the linkage point on a basis of an amplitude and a frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage recognizing unit. |
| US12261547B2 |
Method of operating a power converter, control circuit, and power converter with switch input circuit
A method for operating a power converter and a control circuit are disclosed. The method includes, in a power converter including an input, a converter stage, a first switch connected between the input and the converter stage, a second switch connected between input nodes of the converter stage, and an output capacitor connected between output nodes of the converter stage: detecting an operating state of the power converter; and operating the power converter in a first operating mode when the power converter is in a first operating state. Operating the power converter in the first operating mode includes regulating an input current received at the input by a switched-mode operation of the first and second electronic switches. |
| US12261546B2 |
Inverter unit
An inverter unit includes an inverter and an inverter housing. The inverter drives an electric motor and includes at least one power module and a printed circuit board. The power module converts a High Voltage (HV) Direct Current (DC) to a three-phase Alternating Current (AC) that drives the electric motor. The power module includes lead frames to be received in apertures formed on the PCB. The PCB configured with electronic components mounted thereon controls the electric motor. The inverter housing includes a front head and a cover. The cover in conjunction with the front head defines an enclosure for receiving the inverter. The inverter unit includes support elements to support the power module in a hanging configuration with respect to the PCB. |
| US12261542B2 |
Control method for dual active bridge circuit
A dual active bridge circuit includes a primary side circuit including first high-side transistor and a first low-side transistor electrically coupled at a first node, and an energy transfer inductor coupled to the first node and configured to provide an inductor current based on a voltage differential across the energy transfer inductor. A secondary side circuit includes a second high-side transistor and a second low-side transistor electrically coupled at a second node. A transformer is configured to transfer energy from the primary side circuit to the secondary side circuit based on the inductor current. A controller is configured to drive each of the transistors between respective switching states with a same duty cycle to control the voltage differential across the energy transfer inductor. The same duty cycle is less than 50% such that all of the transistors are simultaneously off for a predetermined interval. |
| US12261541B2 |
Systems and methods for synchronous rectification of power supply systems
System and method for synchronous rectification of a power converter. For example, the system for synchronous rectification includes: a first system terminal configured to receive an input voltage; and a second system terminal configured to output a drive signal to a first transistor terminal of a transistor, the transistor further including a second transistor terminal and a third transistor terminal, the second transistor terminal being connected to a secondary winding of the power converter, the power converter further including a primary winding coupled to the secondary winding; wherein the system is configured to: determine whether the input voltage becomes lower than a predetermined voltage threshold; and if the input voltage becomes lower than the predetermined voltage threshold, determine whether a time when the input voltage becomes lower than the predetermined voltage threshold is during or not during a demagnetization process of the secondary winding. |
| US12261536B2 |
Power supply device for suppressing noise
A power supply device for suppressing noise includes a first bridge rectifier, a second bridge rectifier, a coupling inductive element, a first power switch element, a first output stage circuit, a switch circuit, a transformer, a second output stage circuit, and an auxiliary control circuit. The first bridge rectifier and second bridge rectifier generate a first rectified voltage and a second rectified voltage according to a first input voltage and a second input voltage. The coupling inductive element receives the first rectified voltage and the second rectified voltage. The switch circuit generates a control voltage. The second output stage circuit generates an output voltage. The auxiliary control circuit includes a second power switch element. The second power switch element is coupled to the coupling inductive element, and is selectively enabled or disabled according to the control voltage. |
| US12261533B2 |
Circuit for detecting power in a multi-stage power converter
Aspects of the present disclosure describe power converters. A power converter in accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure may comprise a first stage, a second stage electrically coupled to the first stage, the second stage including an energy transfer element, and a sensor. The sensor may include a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit and the second circuit may respond differently to an output of the energy transfer element. The sensor may be configured to selectively provide power to the first stage based on a difference in response of the first circuit and the second circuit. |
| US12261531B2 |
Buck-boost converter for contactor drive
A voltage driver includes a voltage input. A voltage regulation controller is operatively connected to receive input voltage from the voltage input and includes an on/off input. The voltage regulation controller is configured to control a switching converter in a first mode, a second mode, at least one buck mode, and at least one boost mode. The switching converter is configured to operate as an open pass switch in the first mode, configured to operate as a closed pass switch in the second mode, configured to operate as an overcurrent and overvoltage protection switch in the at least one buck mode, and configured to operate as an undercurrent and undervoltage protection switch in the at least one boost mode. |
| US12261530B2 |
Synchronous DC-DC power converter with a single power storage element
The present invention relates to a synchronous DC-DC power converter which may include a conversion cell including a number of switches and a single inductor, and a controller. The controller is configured to control a cycle of conversion of the conversion cell of the converter with multiple phases by controlling each of the switches. |
| US12261521B2 |
Load control device having a closed-loop gate drive circuit including overcurrent protection
A load control device for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load may have a closed-loop gate drive circuit for controlling a semiconductor switch of a controllably conductive device. The controllably conductive device may be coupled in series between the source and the load. The gate drive circuit may generate a target signal in response to a control circuit. The gate drive circuit may shape the target signal over a period of time and may increase the target signal to a predetermined level after the period of time. The gate drive circuit may receive a feedback signal that indicates a magnitude of a load current conducted through the semiconductor switch. The gate drive circuit may generate a gate control signal in response to the target signal and the feedback signal, and render the semiconductor switch conductive and non-conductive in response to the gate control signal. |
| US12261517B2 |
H-bridge circuit with bootstrap capacitor gate drive charging circuit
A bootstrap gate driver charging circuit arranged to drive the gate of an upper switch (QU) and a lower switch (QL) connected in series to provide an AC output voltage (400) voltage by alternatively turning on and off according to a predetermined duty cycle of alternate upper switch turn-on and lower switch turn-on phases, the bootstrap gate driver charging circuit comprising: an input terminal; an output terminal; an H-bridge inverter with an inverter input and an inverter output; a charging path; and a bootstrap capacitor. The input inverter is electrically connected to the input terminal, the inverter output is electrically connected to a first end of the bootstrap capacitor, the charging path is electrically connected between a second end of the bootstrap capacitor and a gate driver supply voltage; wherein in response to the lower switch being turned ON and providing a path to ground with respect to the supply voltage. |
| US12261513B2 |
Electric system for cooling a motor and inverter unit
An object of the present invention is to improve cooling capability of a bus bar with a simple system.An electric system includes a motor unit including a stator and a rotor, the motor unit being cooled by a refrigerant, an inverter unit that supplies electric power to a winding of the stator, a wiring portion that transmits electric power output from the inverter unit to the motor unit, and a pipe that supplies or discharges a refrigerant to or from the motor unit. The pipe is provided at a position at which the wiring portion can exchange heat with an oily medium cooled by the pipe. |
| US12261511B2 |
Integrated alternator for aerial vehicle engine
A technique for generating electrical power from an engine in an aerial vehicle includes providing an alternator disk structure (ADS) between the engine and a propeller of the vehicle. The ADS is disposed concentrically with an engine drive shaft that drives the propeller and includes at least two concentric regions, a first region having a stator and a second region having a rotor. The first region is rotationally fixed relative to the engine, and the second region is coupled to a drive shaft of the engine. As the engine rotates the drive shaft, the rotor disposed in the second region spins concentrically relative to the stator disposed in the first region, thereby inducing electrical current in windings of the stator. The rotor and the stator thus work together to generate electrical power, which may be conveyed from the stator to electrical subsystems and controls of the vehicle. |
| US12261510B2 |
Rotor core for axial flux motor
A two-speed electric drive assembly for vehicles includes a main driveshaft driven by a first axial flux motor where the main driveshaft extends coaxially through a hollow assist driveshaft driven by a second axial flux motor. The main driveshaft includes a main gear that is continuously meshed with an intermediate gear on an intermediate driveshaft. A freewheel gear is mounted around the hollow assist driveshaft and can be selectively coupled and decoupled with the hollow assist driveshaft by a shift mechanism. The freewheel gear is continuously meshed with an intermediate gear on the intermediate driveshaft. Another intermediate gear affixed to the intermediate driveshaft is continuously meshed with an output gear affixed to an output driveshaft. The two-speed electric drive assembly can selectively switch between speed mode and torque mode without torque interrupt. |
| US12261502B2 |
Motor
The present invention may provide a motor including a shaft, a rotor coupled to the shaft, a stator disposed to correspond to the rotor, a busbar disposed above the stator, a cover disposed above the busbar, and a power terminal unit coupled to the cover and electrically connected to the busbar, wherein the busbar includes a first terminal, the power terminal unit includes a second body and a second terminal disposed on the second body, the cover includes a first hole, and a first end portion of the first terminal, which passes through the first hole and is disposed in the second body, and a second end portion of the second terminal are in contact with each other in the second body. |
| US12261501B2 |
System for cooling an electric motor
This disclosure pertains to a system for cooling an electric motor including a rotor which is connected to an output shaft, a stator disposed about the rotor, a casing in which the stator and rotor are disposed, and a cooling assembly. The cooling assembly includes an inlet configured to deliver coolant into the casing and directly onto the stator to cool the stator and an outlet configured to remove the coolant from the casing. The stator is a major source of heat within the electric motor and applying coolant directly to onto the stator is an effective method of cooling the motor. |
| US12261498B2 |
Coil actuator
An actuator is introduced that utilizes the forces that result from placing a current carrying coil in a magnetic field to rotate a connected object about at least one axis. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator includes a coil of conductor coupled to an arm or other type of structural element that extends radially from an axis of rotation. The introduced coil actuator can be utilized to provide motion control in a variety of different applications such as gimbal mechanisms. In some embodiments, the introduced coil actuator can be implemented in a gimbal mechanism for adjusting an orientation of a device such as a camera relative to a connected platform such as the body of an aerial vehicle. |
| US12261496B2 |
Six-phase flat wire wave winding structure, six-phase motor, powertrain, and vehicle
A six-phase flat wire wave winding structure. Each phase of wave winding structure has a wire-in end, a wire-out end, and a wire located between the wire-out end and the wire-in end. The six-phase flat wire wave winding structure is applicable to a 2M-layer (M=1, 2, 3 . . . ) six-phase motor whose quantity of slots of each phase in each pole is q, whose quantity of stator slots is 6q (q=1, 2, 3 . . . ) times of a quantity of poles, and whose quantity a of parallel branches is 1 or 2. Each phase of the wave winding structure has conductors in all layers of a same stator slot, and the wave windings are uniformly and symmetrically distributed. In addition, problems that a flat wire winding process is highly difficult and manufacturing costs are high due to an increase in a quantity of phases of the six-phase motor are effectively resolved. |
| US12261492B2 |
Rotor structure, electric motor and rotor manufacturing method
The present disclosure provides a rotor structure, an electric motor and a rotor manufacturing method. The rotor structure includes a plurality of rotor sheets (100) and a rotating shaft. The rotor sheets (100) are stacked in sequence along an axial direction of the rotor structure. Each of the rotor sheets (100) is provided with a shaft hole (20), a first slot (111), and first filling slots (121) at both ends of the first slot (111). The first slot (111) extends in a direction of a direct axis (3) of the rotor structure and includes slot sections (1110) at opposite sides of the shaft hole (20). The rotating shaft passes through the shaft hole (20) of the plurality of rotor sheets (100). The first slot (111), the first filling slots (121) and the rotating shaft form a first flux barrier layer (101). |
| US12261486B2 |
System and method for an overlapping independent phase electric motor/generator
A system includes: a set of magnetic elements arranged radially about a motor axis; and a set of coil modules. The set of coil modules includes: a first subset of coil modules defining a first independent phase configuration; and a second subset of coil modules defining a second independent phase configuration, different from the first independent phase configuration. The controller is configured to: drive a first current at a first magnitude through the first subset of coil modules to induce magnetic coupling between the first subset of coil modules and the set of magnetic elements; and drive a second current at the first magnitude through the second subset of coil modules to induce magnitude coupling between the second subset of coil modules and the set of magnetic elements, and maintain a target power output. |
| US12261485B2 |
Rotor with permanent magnets having different coercive forces
A rotor includes an iron core; a plurality of permanent magnets housed in magnet slots different from each other formed in the iron core, and arranged in series magnetically; and a flux barrier provided to be close to an end in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a main magnetic flux, for each of at least two permanent magnets among the plurality of permanent magnets arranged in series magnetically. Two instances of the flux barrier corresponding to said at least two permanent magnets arranged in series magnetically, communicate with each other. |
| US12261482B2 |
Laminated core and electric motor
A laminated core including a plurality of electrical steel sheets stacked on each other, and adhesion parts which are provided between the electrical steel sheets adjacent to each other in an axial direction thereof and adhering the electrical steel sheets to each other, in which each of the electrical steel sheets includes an annular core back part, and a plurality of tooth parts which extend from the core back part in a radial direction of the core back part and are disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction of the core back part, and each of the tooth parts of the electrical steel sheets has an adhesion region provided with the adhesion part having a belt shape extending in the circumferential direction. |
| US12261479B2 |
Arrangement of converters and fast switches to provide BESS and UPS combined function
Aspects of the disclosure include a system comprising at least one energy-storage-device connection, a first output connection to be coupled to a main power source providing main power, a second output connection to be coupled to at least one load, a first and second power converter coupled to the at least one energy-storage-device connection, and at least one controller coupled to the power converters and being configured to control the system to connect the power converters to the output connections, control the system to disconnect the first power converter from the second output connection responsive to detecting a fault in the main power, control the first power converter to provide power to the first output connection responsive to detecting the fault in the main power, and control the system to disconnect the second power converter from the first output connection responsive to detecting the fault in the main power. |
| US12261478B2 |
System power supply structure, backup power supply device, and control method
A system power supply structure comprising: a power supply source; a plurality of systems each requiring a predetermined functional safety; and a plurality of relays inserted between the power supply source and the plurality of systems, wherein a system requiring the same functional safety among the plurality of systems is connected in parallel to the same relay among the plurality of relays. |
| US12261476B1 |
Method for balancing a transfer function of a reservoir controller
A method for balancing a transfer function, the transfer function being operable in a reservoir controller to determine a required normalized compensatory charge from a plant to the reservoir during a second time period based on a measured normalized contingency discharge from the reservoir to the plant during a first time period, has the steps: a) read in, to a computer system, a normalized distribution of normalized discharges for a plurality of reference plants in the size class of the plant; and b) automatically adjust, by a digital processor, one or more parameters of the transfer function such that an integral of the product of the transfer function and the normalized distribution of normalized discharges of the plurality of reference plants is about 1. The first time period occurs before the second time period. |
| US12261475B1 |
Device, system, and method for parallel charging stacked cinematography battery packs
A system for engaging cinematography battery packs with a cinematography device includes two cinematography battery packs, and a fastening plate. A first cinematography device includes a first magnetic member for magnetically connecting with a third magnetic member of a second cinematography device, and a second magnetic member for magnetically connecting with a fourth magnetic member of the fastening plate. The first cinematography device also includes a first electrical connection configured to electrically connect with a fourth electrical connection of the fastening plate, and a second electrical connection configured to electrically connect with a third electrical connection of the second cinematography battery pack. |
| US12261474B2 |
Management method of an automotive alternator and system
A method and system for managing an automotive alternator are described for a vehicle having an internal combustion engine. The alternator is controlled by an electrical control unit (ECU) designed to facilitate electrical and mechanical coupling of the alternator to a battery. The ECU receives signals from a battery charge sensor to: determine a battery charge level between: BC1 (corresponding to a fully charge condition); BC2 (corresponding to a working charge level); and BC3 (corresponding to a low charge); and acting on the alternator such that: at level BC1, the alternator is disconnected electrically and mechanically; at leve BC3, the alternator is connected electrically and mechanically; and level BC2, the alternator is coupled mechanically when the vehicle movement speed is greater than a predetermined value (VLim) and when the engine is disengaged to change gear, and the alternator is electrically connected when the vehicle is being driven in cut-off mode. |
| US12261473B2 |
Charging method for electrochemical device, electronic device and readable storage medium
A charging method for an electrochemical device includes the following steps: in a first cycle stage, a charging stage of the first cycle stage has a first cut-off current; and in a second cycle stage, a charging stage of the second cycle stage has a second cut-off current, and the second cut-off current is greater than the first cut-off current. According to the charging method for an electrochemical device, an electronic device, and a readable storage medium provided in the present application, the risk of cyclic gas generation of the electrochemical device can be effectively prevented, and the service life of the electrochemical device can be improved. |
| US12261470B2 |
Portable device communicating with charger and method of operating the same
A portable device includes: a modem configured to perform power line communication with a charger external to the portable device; and a charging circuit configured to, from first power provided by the charger, charge a battery and supply power to an electrical load, wherein the charging circuit is further configured to cut off the supply of the first power to the electrical load and supply second power from the battery to the electrical load. |
| US12261467B1 |
Charger system for portable electronic devices
A portable electronic device charger system includes (I) electrical interface electrically couplable with the at least one portable electronic device; (II) electronic control assembly for controlling electrical charging of the portable electronic device accessory with the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is electrically coupled with the electrical interface; (III) light emitting assembly configured to project amount of light when activated by the electronic control assembly; and (IV) a base assembly, wherein the light emitting assembly is positioned to project at least a majority of the amount of light in a direction onto a horizontally oriented surface when the base of the portable electronic device accessory system is positioned upon the horizontally oriented surface. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. |
| US12261466B2 |
Storage battery monitoring device and method for maintaining storage battery monitoring device
A storage battery monitoring device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a plurality of monitoring units attached to a plurality of storage batteries connected in series and/or in parallel; and a management unit capable of wirelessly communicating with the plurality of monitoring units. The management unit sequentially selects identification information about the plurality of monitoring units stored previously, and transmits a connection request message including identification information about a selected monitoring unit to the plurality of monitoring units through wireless communication in order to establish communication with the selected monitoring unit. The management unit further updates identification information about another monitoring unit to identification information about one monitoring unit through the wireless communication when the another monitoring unit is replaced with the one monitoring unit. |
| US12261463B2 |
Battery and battery charger
A battery and a corresponding battery charger, wherein the battery charger can identify a type of the connected battery to ensure that an appropriate charging current is supplied. |
| US12261457B2 |
System and method for location-based node management in a wireless charging network
A plurality of wireless charging systems may be employed within a network at a venue or other physical area to precisely locate a battery-operated node of the network. The location of the node may then be used to manage a transaction between that node and another node within the network when the transaction is associated with that precise location. |
| US12261456B2 |
Wireless charging systems
A system for wirelessly charging at least one device disclosed. The device has a photovoltaic cell for converting incident light into electrical energy. The system also has a supply unit arranged to transmit a charging laser beam to the photovoltaic cell of the device. The supply unit is also arranged to transmit a visible light pattern for providing a user with information relating to operation of the system. |
| US12261455B2 |
System and method for wireless power reception
A system for wireless power reception, preferably including one or more: antennas, dynamic impedance matches, RF-DC converters, DC impedance converters, and/or DC power outputs. A method for wireless power reception, preferably including: receiving power wirelessly at an antenna, dynamically adjusting an input impedance of a dynamic impedance match coupled to the antenna, and/or delivering the power to a load. |
| US12261452B2 |
Power supply mat, noncontact power supply system, and moving body
A power supply mat includes a power transmission coil configured to transmit electric power supplied from an external power supply or internal power supply to a moving body provided with a power reception coil by noncontact, a covering sheet configured to cover the power transmission coil, and a light emitting device configured to emit light toward the outside when detecting the moving body is approaching it within a predetermined distance. |
| US12261451B2 |
Systems and methods for sealing and providing wireless power to wearable or implantable devices
One example device includes a first housing portion defining a first coupling surface; a second housing portion defining a second coupling surface, the first housing portion coupled to the second housing portion to form a housing, the first housing portion and the second housing portion defining an opening, the opening intersecting the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface; a first gasket positioned between the first coupling surface and the second coupling surface, the first gasket providing a first seal between the first housing portion and the second housing portion, a printed circuit board (“PCB”) disposed within the housing and coupled to at least one of the first or second housing portions; an electrical connector electrically coupled to the printed circuit board and positioned within the opening; and a second gasket positioned between the electrical connector and the housing, the second gasket providing a second seal between the electrical connector and the housing, wherein the first gasket is positioned to abut the second gasket and wherein compression of the first gasket between the first and second housing portions provides a third seal between the first gasket and the second gasket. Another example device includes a wireless field driver comprising a first antenna coil and an electrical current source electrically coupled to the first antenna coil; an electromagnetic field (“EMF”) sensor comprising a second antenna coil, wherein the EMF sensor is configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of a signal strength from the first antenna coil; a non-transitory computer-readable medium; and a processor in communication with the non-transitory computer-readable medium, the processor configured to execute processor-executable instructions stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to: cause the electrical current source to output a current to the first antenna coil to generate a first EMF; estimate the signal strength of the first EMF based on the sensor signal; and adjust the current to the first antenna coil based on an estimated signal strength of the first EMF to maintain a power characteristic and generate a second EMF at the first antenna coil. |
| US12261448B2 |
Low power sensor with energy harvesting
A sensor assembly includes a housing, a sensor, and a transmitter. A power supply is configured to power the sensor assembly. A light harvesting element is configured to convert incident light into electrical energy for replenishing the power stored by the power supply. A controller activates and deactivates the sensor in accordance with a first activation schedule. The controller monitors a power reserve parameter of the power supply. When the power reserve parameter drops below a first power reserve threshold, the controller alters the activation schedule to a second activation schedule for the sensor that reduces power consumption from the power supply. After the light harvesting element replenishes the power stored by the power supply above a second power reserve threshold, the controller alters the activation schedule to return to the first activation schedule. |
| US12261446B2 |
Method and system for integration and control of power for consumer power circuits
In one embodiment, a power system includes a power panel operable to distribute alternating current (AC) power and pulse power to a plurality of power outlets and having an AC circuit breaker and a pulse power circuit breaker, the pulse power comprising a sequence of pulses alternating between a low direct current (DC) voltage state and a high DC voltage state, a power inverter and converter coupled to the power panel through an AC power connection and a pulse power connection and including a DC power input for receiving DC power from a renewable energy source, an AC power input for receiving AC power, and a connection to an energy storage device, and a power controller in communication with the power inverter and converter and operable to balance power load and allocate power received at the DC power input and the AC power input to the power panel. |
| US12261441B2 |
Methods and apparatus for discharge protection in a storage system
Methods and systems for discharge protection in a storage system are provided herein. For example, a grid detection circuit configured for discharge protection in an AC battery system includes an input side that is configured to connect between a DC power source and a battery management unit (BMU) of the AC battery system and an output side that is configured to connect between an output side of an inverter and an AC power source, wherein when the AC power source is detected by the grid detection circuit, the grid detection system allows the inverter to maintain a charge at the DC power source and the battery management unit (BMU) to operate within an under-voltage-lockout (UVLO) at or above a first charge threshold, and wherein when the AC power source is not detected by the grid detection circuit, the grid detection system allows the inverter to maintain a charge at the DC power source and the battery management unit (BMU) to operate within an under-voltage-lockout (UVLO) at or above a second charge threshold, and when the AC power source is not detected by the grid detection circuit and a charge of the DC power source falls below the second charge threshold that is different from the first charge threshold, the grid detection system allows the battery management unit (BMU) to enter a sleep mode. |
| US12261440B2 |
Load imbalance mitigation with component repositioning for higher power subscription in warehouse scale computers
Current imbalance may be detected and components reactively moved to correct the current imbalance. The components, such as rectifiers, machines, etc., may be moved from the most loaded phase to the least loaded phase. The imbalance may be detected at one or more power distribution units. Rebalancing may be performed using a model which preserves the number of components per rack, while limiting per-rack phase imbalance and minimizing imbalance among phases. Once the rebalancing has been computed, instructions for moving components according to the rebalancing may be generated. |
| US12261437B1 |
Multi-power system for providing electrical energy and method implemented by the same
A multi-power system for providing electrical energy includes a fuel cell unit, a lithium-ion cell unit, and a control unit. The control unit stores a power optimization data sheet that includes multiple power parameter sets, each including a first optimal power and a second optimal power. The control unit is configured to, when operating in a specific mode, select one of the power parameter sets as a selected set, control the fuel cell unit to operate at the first optimal power included in the selected set, control the lithium-ion cell unit to operate at the second optimal power included in the selected set, and control the fuel cell unit and the lithium-ion cell unit to cooperatively output electricity. |
| US12261428B2 |
Protective mesh array for use within an electrical network
A protective mesh system for distributing electrical power. The protective mesh system may include a body that supports and positions a protective mesh within its outer edges. The protective mesh may be of a single polarity and includes conductors and circuit opening devices. The protective mesh may provide for connecting to one or more power devices. One or more connectors may be electrically connected to the protective mesh and positioned along one or more of the edges of the body. The connectors may provide for connecting to an external power source. |
| US12261427B2 |
Manual type C-shaped wire clamp operating device
The present invention discloses a manual type C-shaped wire clamp operating device, includes an insulating operating rod, wherein an upper end of the insulating operating rod is provided with a threaded rod, and the threaded rod includes an upper thread and a lower thread; a wire clamp clamping device, wherein the wire clamp clamping device includes a first spring, a wire clamp seat and a floating clamping block located above the wire clamp seat, a wire clamp seat threaded hole is formed in the wire clamp seat, the wire clamp seat threaded hole is in fit connection with the lower thread of the threaded rod; a drainage wire pressing device, wherein the drainage wire pressing device includes a guide rod arranged on the wire clamp seat and a drainage wire pressing block sliding along the guide rod, and a pressing block threaded hole is formed in the drainage wire pressing block. |
| US12261426B2 |
Cable management system
A cable management system designed to support cables in solar applications. The cable management system includes a U-shaped bracket and at least one clamp half. The U-shaped bracket has a base with two arms with each arm including a securement slot. The clamp half has a top, a bottom, a front, a back, and sides with button pads extending from the sides. The clamp half is installed within the U-shaped bracket such that the button pads slide in the securement slots to position the clamp half in the U-shaped bracket. The clamp half separates and supports the cables installed in the U-shaped bracket. |
| US12261424B2 |
Fixing structure of wiring member and wiring member
A fixing structure of a wiring member includes: an electrical wire bundle; an exterior member externally mounted to the electrical wire bundle; and an adherend having a main surface as a flat surface, wherein the exterior member has an outer surface as a flat surface, and the outer surface and the main surface have surface contact with and are bonded to each other while the electrical wire bundle is disposed on the main surface of the adherend. |
| US12261423B2 |
Power supply and method for production thereof
The invention relates to a power supply (110, 110′ . . . ) for transporting electrical energy from an energy source (144) to a device (148) or from the device (148) to the energy source (144), the energy source (144) being arranged in a warm region (142) and the device (148) being arranged in a cold region (146). The power supply (110, 110′) has a stack (118) comprising at least two films (120, 120′ . . . ), each film (120, 120′ . . . ) comprising an electrically conductive material which is designed to transport the electrical energy, ach film (120, 120′ . . . ) having an electrical connection which is designed to receive the electrical energy or to deliver the electrical energy, and each film (120, 120′ . . . ) comprising a plurality of flow channels (128) for conveying a fluid stream, and the fluid stream comprising a refrigerant mixture or a gas stream to be cooled or a gas stream to be liquefied. The films (120, 120′, . . . ) comprised by the stack (118) have a first flow path (134) through the flow channels (128) which is designed to receive the fluid stream at a high-pressure level from the warm region (142), and a second flow path (134′) through the flow channels (128) which is designed to receive the fluid stream at a low-pressure level from the cold region (146). |
| US12261405B2 |
Apparatus and method for spectrally shaping a laser beam
An optical apparatus for spectrally shaping a laser beam within a fiber MOPA laser is disclosed. The apparatus includes a birefringent optic and a linear polarizer. The laser beam is divided between two orthogonal polarization axes of the birefringent optic having polarization mode dispersion. Propagation of the laser beam through the birefringent optic causes a wavelength-dependent phase shift between components of the laser beam in the two polarization axes. A polarizing direction of the polarizer is oriented between the two polarization axes. Propagation of the polarization-dispersed laser beam through the polarizer modulates the power spectral density of a transmitted portion of the laser beam. This spectral modulation can be tuned to shape a Gaussian spectral distribution from the master oscillator into a uniform spectral distribution for amplification by the power amplifier. The uniform spectrally-shaped laser beam can be amplified to higher powers than the original Gaussian laser beam. |
| US12261403B2 |
Programmable memory positioner and calibration system for a crimp tool and related methods
A crimp tool calibration system for crimping a prepared wire into a corresponding contact wire barrel includes a computer, a positioner having a memory chip storing positioner data, and a tool frame. The tool frame includes a head having a receiving port therethrough, and configured for the positioner to be removably engaged with the receiving port during a crimping operation. The tool frame also includes a plurality of crimping dies positioned around a periphery of the receiving port, an adjustment device to adjust a crimp depth, and a positioner interface coupled to the tool frame. The positioner interface includes a tool memory for storing tool data, a reader, and a transmitter, where the reader is configured to read the positioner data stored on the memory chip or the positioner, and the transmitter is configured to transmit the positioner data and the tool data to the computer. |
| US12261396B2 |
Circuit board for inserting expansion card
A circuit board is for inserting an expansion card with a positioning part. The circuit board includes a board body, a slot, a release assembly, and a transmission mechanism. The release assembly includes a release body, a blocking member, and an elastic member connected between the release body and the blocking member. The release body includes a blocking part for limiting the positioning part. The transmission mechanism includes a linkage part and a force applying part. When the force applying part receives an external force, the linkage part moves to move the release assembly toward a first direction, the elastic member returns to an original position to drive the blocking member to push against the positioning part to move out of the blocking part and to be located at a release position continuously, so as to release the limit of the positioning part by the blocking part. |
| US12261395B2 |
Electrical connector system with miniaturized connector position assurance member
An electrical connector system includes a plug connector and a secondary locking device. The plug connector mates with a corresponding counter connector and includes a plug connector housing having a terminal cavity for receiving an electrical contact terminal. The secondary locking device provides a secondary locking function when the plug connector mates with the corresponding counter connector and when the secondary locking device is in a closed position. The secondary locking device is movable relative to the plug connector housing from an open position to the closed position. The secondary locking device has a stem portion and a flexible leg. The stem portion extends in the closing direction. The flexible leg has a fixed end and a free end. The flexible leg connects to the stem portion at its fixed end. The flexible leg extends from the fixed end to the free end opposite the closing direction. |
| US12261393B2 |
Seal member that extends into the cover surface of an electrical connector housing
There is provided a connector including a seal member that seals a gap between an opening inner wall of an opening and a peripheral edge of a cover. The seal member includes a body portion having an annular shape along the peripheral edge of the cover, an extending portion that extends from an end portion of the body portion on a side of an outside along a cover surface of the cover, and a protruding portion that protrudes in a direction of intersecting with an extending direction of the extending portion and extends from the extending portion along the cover surface. The cover includes a recessed fitting portion into which the extending portion and the protruding portion of the seal member are fitted. |
| US12261392B2 |
Waterproof structure of socket connector
A waterproof structure of a socket connector includes a waterproof housing, a socket, a cable, and a waterproof plug. The waterproof housing includes a wiring opening. The inner surface of the waterproof housing incudes a ring step surface facing the wiring opening. The wiring opening is covered by an end cap. The socket is received in the waterproof housing. The cable is connected to the socket and passes the wiring opening. The waterproof plug wrapping the cable is arranged in the wiring opening to close the wiring opening. The waterproof plug has an inner and an outer end, the inner end faces the socket, and a longitudinal annular rib is arranged on the inner end. The end cover is fastened to the waterproof housing along the longitudinal direction of the waterproof plug to press the outer end to make the longitudinal ring rib press the ring step surface. |
| US12261391B2 |
Serial connection apparatus, and battery charge/discharge system including the same
A serial connection apparatus includes a connector group including first to mth connector modules, each of which includes a first connector and a second connector, and a wire bundle. The first connector of the first connector module is connected to a first power terminal of a charge/discharge unit. The second connector of the mth connector module is connected to a second power terminal of the charge/discharge unit. The second connector of a jth connector module (j is a natural number less than m) is connected to the first connector of a (j+1)th connector module via the wire bundle. When an ith cell slot (i is a natural number of m or less) is empty, the first connector of an ith connector module is electrically connected to the second connector of the ith connector module via the wire bundle. |
| US12261390B2 |
Flexible outlet cover device
The present invention pertains to devices which cover one or more electrical outlets while at least one electrical outlet is in use. Embodiments described for the present invention comprise a cover having two or more substantially planar front panel surfaces and two or more substantially planar rear panel surfaces, two or more panels, two or more pairs of prongs extending from the two or more rear panel surfaces configured to fit into openings in at least one electrical outlet, one or more hinges located between the two or more panels, the one or more hinges configured to allow access to at least one electrical outlets while at least one electrical outlet is covered by at least one of the two or more panels, and the one or more hinges articulate the two or more panels away from the at least one electrical outlet. |
| US12261384B2 |
Socket connector
An island-like part includes an island-like main part, and two island-like end parts adjacent to the island-like main part in a pitch direction of a plurality of socket contacts. Each of the island-like end parts has an upper surface, an outward lengthwise side surface facing outward in the pitch direction, and two crosswise side surfaces facing in the width direction. Each of the protective metal fittings includes an upper-surface protective part covering an upper surface, an outward protective part extending downward from the upper-surface protective part and covering the outward lengthwise side surface, and two lateral protective parts extending downward from the upper-surface protective part and covering the two crosswise side surfaces, respectively. The outward protective part and the two lateral protective parts are directly connected to each other without the upper-surface protective part being interposed therebetween. |
| US12261382B1 |
Vibration resistant socket terminal and plug terminal
The present invention relates to the technical field of automobile connector terminals, in particular to a vibration-resistant socket terminal and a vibration-resistant plug terminal. An interior of the socket terminal includes a first vibration damping body, and on an exterior of the socket terminal is a vibration damping arm. The plug terminal and the socket terminal are mutually plugged together. The plug terminal includes first and second contact pins arranged opposite to each other, and a second damping body is arranged between the first and second contact pins. The configuration directly improves the connector terminal, the first vibration damping body is arranged in the socket terminal to reduce vibration, meanwhile, the vibration damping arm is arranged on the spring plate portion of the socket terminal to increase the positive pressure of the socket terminal on the plug terminal; therefore, the socket terminal on the connector can provide the positive pressure enabling the plug terminal and the socket terminal to be stably plugged together. |
| US12261377B2 |
Antenna and display apparatus
An antenna is provided. The antenna includes a ground plate; a dielectric layer on the ground plate; and a microstrip feed line and a radiating patch on a side of the dielectric layer away from the ground plate, the radiating patch being coupled to the microstrip feed line and configured to receive a signal from the microstrip feed line. The radiating patch includes a main body having a parallelogram shape with a first notch truncating a corner of the parallelogram shape, at least a portion of the main body truncated by the first notch having an arc-shaped contour line. The radiating patch further includes a first branch structure. |
| US12261376B2 |
Cellular system
A system includes one or more antennas and a processor to communicate with a predetermined target using 5G or 6G protocols. |
| US12261375B2 |
Beam based beamformers for providing high gain beams in 8T8R dual polarized beamformers
A cellular beamforming base station antenna is provided having a reflector, a plurality of signal ports located at the bottom of said reflector, a calibration circuit, a plurality of beamformers, coupled to the signal ports, and a plurality of radiating elements, coupled to the beamformers. The plurality of radiating elements are arranged into a plurality of vertically aligned columns disposed across a width of the reflector, the plurality of radiating elements are each also positioned in one of a plurality of horizontally aligned rows along the length of the reflector. Elements in one of the plurality of rows of elements are connected to at least a first of the plurality of beamformers. Elements in another of the plurality of rows of elements are connected to a second of the plurality of beamformers. Outputs of the first and second beamformers are connected to the calibration circuit which is connected to different ports located on a bottom of the reflector. |
| US12261372B2 |
Fine-tuning holder for low-earth-orbit-satellite array antenna
A fine-tuning holder for a low-earth-orbit-satellite array antenna has a supporting mount, an adjusting unit, and a tray. The supporting mount has a fixed axis. The adjusting unit is disposed on the supporting mount and is rotated relative to the supporting mount about a first rotating axis being inclined relative to the fixed axis. The tray is disposed on the adjusting unit and is rotated relative to the adjusting unit about a second rotating axis being inclined relative to the first rotating axis. When terrains of a mounting position are rugged, rotate the adjusting unit about the first rotating axis for aligning the tray with the horizon, and rotate the tray about the second rotating axis to adjust the azimuth angle of the tray. The low-earth-orbit-satellite array antenna can be directly aligned and have maximum efficiency when mounted on the tray. |
| US12261369B2 |
Electronic device having antenna
An antenna assembly according to an embodiment is provided. The antenna assembly may comprise: a first dipole antenna and a second dipole antenna that have conductive patterns formed on both sides thereof on a surface of a dielectric substrate; a slot antenna having a slot area formed inside a ground pattern disposed between the first dipole antenna and the second dipole antenna; a first feeding unit having a first co-planar wave guide (CPW) feeding line and a second CPW feeding line that are electrically connected to the first dipole antenna and the second dipole antenna on the same plane; and a second feeding unit electrically connected to the slot area on the same plane and disposed between the first CPW feeding line and the second CPW feeding line. |
| US12261365B2 |
X-band dual-polarized slotted waveguide antenna (SWGA) array unit cell for large e-scanning radar systems
An X-band dual-polarized slotted waveguide antenna (SWGA) array unit cell comprises a partial H-plane waveguide with a metal vane; and a conventional waveguide in a side-by-side arrangement with the partial H-plane waveguide. A spacing between elements of the X-band dual-polarized SWGA array unit cell in an azimuth plane is in a range of about 0.6λo to about 0.5λo. The X-band dual-polarized SWGA array unit cell has a one-dimensional (1D) electronic-scanning range of at least 84° (±42°) in the azimuth plane perpendicular to a waveguide axis. The X-band dual-polarized SWGA array unit cell has a cross-polarization isolation of about −60 decibels (dB) or less. |
| US12261360B2 |
Antenna array with dual-polarized parallel plate septum polarizer
Methods, systems, and devices for a dual-polarized antenna array are described. An example antenna array may include a parallel plate polarizer that may include upper and lower plates. The antenna array may include stepped septums extending between the plates, each of the stepped septums having a first and second side surfaces, the stepped septums comprising first and second sets that are inverted relative to each other. The antenna array may include a first divided waveguides associated with a first polarization that may have a first set of opposing walls formed by first portions of the upper and lower plates and a second set of opposing walls. The antenna array may include second divided waveguides associated with a second polarization that may have a first set of opposing walls formed by second portions of the upper and lower plates and a second set of opposing walls. |
| US12261358B2 |
Antenna device
An antenna device includes a casing, a circuit board, and an antenna. The casing has a positioning structure. The circuit board is disposed in the casing. The antenna is disposed in the casing and includes a main body portion and a connection portion connected to each other. The connection portion is connected to a surface of the circuit board. The main body portion is extended on a plane defined by a first axial direction and a second axial direction. The first axial direction is perpendicular to the surface and the second axial direction is parallel to the surface. The main body portion is positioned on the positioning structure and separated from the circuit board. |
| US12261351B2 |
Radio frequency module and communication device
The radio frequency module includes a module substrate, an electronic component disposed on a main surface, a resin member covering at least part of the main surface and at least part of a side surface of the electronic component, and a metal shield layer that is formed on a surface of the resin member and is set to a ground potential. The electronic component has a top surface in contact with the metal shield layer, a bottom surface facing the main surface, a circuit portion formed at a position closer to the bottom surface than to the top surface, and a metal layer formed between the metal shield layer and the circuit portion. The metal layer is a barrier metal. |
| US12261344B2 |
High saturation magnetization and high dielectric constant ferrites
The disclosed technology relates to a ceramic composition and an article formed therefrom. A ceramic article for radio frequency applications is formed of a ceramic material having a chemical formula represented by: Bi1.0+aY2.0−a−x−2yCax+2yFe5−x−yMIVxVyO12 or Bi1.0+aY2.0−a−2yCa2yFe5−y−zVyInzO12. The ceramic material has a composition such that a normalized change in saturation magnetization (Δ4πMs), defined as Δ4πMs=[(4πMs at 20° C.)−(4πMs at 120° C.)]/(4πMs at 20° C.), is less than about 0.35. |
| US12261338B2 |
Electrochemical device with efficient ion exchange membranes
An electrochemical device comprises a first type of membrane disposed between first and second reservoirs containing an input solution, and a second type of membrane, different from the first type, is disposed between a first redox-active electrolyte chamber and the first reservoir and disposed between a second redox-active electrolyte chamber and the second reservoir. The first type of membrane and one of the second type of membranes form a membrane pair and the pair has an area specific resistance below y=5065.3x3−1331.1x2+90.035x+39 Ohm cm2 when the pair is equilibrated in an electrolyte and for at least part of a range where 0 |
| US12261333B2 |
Jump-starting a hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft
A method for jump-starting a hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft is disclosed. The method accesses a fuel cell stack containing latent oxygen therein. Accesses a hydrogen fuel source and provides hydrogen from the hydrogen fuel source into the fuel cell stack causing the hydrogen to mix with the latent oxygen in the fuel cell stack and generate a voltage. The voltage is then provided to a component of the hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft such that additional oxygen is introduced to the fuel stack. |
| US12261332B2 |
Fuel cell system for generating electric power and method of controlling same
A fuel cell system and the method of controlling the fuel cell system improve next-time startability in the following manner. Hydrogen, air, generation water, and the like that remain inside a large-sized fuel cell system needs to be removed after finishing operation of the large-sized fuel cell system, such as a fuel cell system for generating electric power. To the present end, when an air compressor needs to be operated, one fuel cell module is selected as a power supply module, and an air compressor is operated by the power supply module. Thus, durability of a fuel cell stack is improved, and at the same time, a constant amount of generated electricity necessary to restart the large-sized fuel cell system is ensured. |
| US12261329B2 |
Battery cell, method and apparatus for manufacturing the same, battery, and electric apparatus
The present application relates to a battery cell and a manufacturing method and device thereof, a battery, and a power consumption apparatus, belonging to the field of battery manufacturing technologies. The battery cell includes: a shell with a first wall; an electrode assembly; and a first current collecting member, where the first wall has a first surface facing the first current collecting member, the first current collecting member has a second surface facing the first wall, one of the first surface and the second surface is provided with a protrusion and the other abuts against the protrusion to form a gap between the first wall and the first current collecting member; and the first current collecting member is provided with a first hole and a second hole, and the first hole is configured to be in communication with the second hole through the gap. |
| US12261319B2 |
Battery module, battery pack, electrical apparatus, and manufacturing method and manufacturing device of battery module
The present application relates to a battery module, including a first-type battery cell and a second-type battery cell electrically connected at least in series, the first-type battery cell and the second-type battery cell are battery cells of different chemical systems, the first-type battery cell includes N first battery cell(s), the second-type battery cell includes M second battery cell(s); the first battery cell includes a first negative electrode plate, the second battery cell includes a second negative electrode plate, a ratio of a conductivity of an electrolyte solution (25° C.) of the first battery cell to a coating mass per unit area of the first negative electrode plate is denoted as M1, and a ratio of a conductivity of an electrolyte solution (25° C.) of the second battery cell to a coating mass per unit area of the second negative electrode plate is denoted as M2, M1>M2, and 0.08≤M1≤11, 0.03≤M2≤4.62. |
| US12261317B2 |
GNSS receiver with magnetically attached power source for survey systems
A receiver assembly or top unit for use in a survey system. A quick release assembly or interface, which is designed for simple construction and no moving parts, is provided in the receiver housing and battery pack that includes a pair of magnets such that the receiver housing is attached to the battery pack via magnetic attraction or forces rather than with threaded connections or a more complex disconnect with multiple moving parts. Each magnet is a permanent magnet that is programmed or encoded with multi-poles or patterns. The magnets are affixed to or within the receiver housing and battery pack such that an attractive magnetic force is generated between the two magnets only when the two housings are properly aligned. A small amount of rotation from this aligned configuration causes the two magnets to generate repelling or repulsion forces that facilitate ready disassembly or removal of the battery pack. |
| US12261316B2 |
Battery transporting apparatus
Disclosed is a battery transporting apparatus including a frame member for supporting a battery cell; a pair of electrode lead support members movably mounted to the frame member to be adjustable in a length direction of the battery cell among length, width and thickness directions of the battery cell and for supporting electrode leads of the battery cell, respectively; a cell support member movably mounted to the frame member to be adjustable in the thickness direction of the battery cell for supporting a center portion of the battery cell; and a frame supporting adjustable member coupled to a lower side of the frame member to be adjustable in the width direction. |
| US12261315B2 |
Battery housing assembly for electric vehicles
A battery housing assembly for housing battery components of an electric vehicle includes a battery tray, a lid, and a sealant. The battery tray includes a channel located outwardly relative to the battery components. The lid is secured to the battery tray and includes an end portion disposed within the channel. The lid further includes at least one alignment feature configured to align the lid and the battery tray. The sealant is disposed within a portion of the channel of the battery tray and is configured to secure the battery tray and the lid to each other. The sealant is further configured to seal an internal cavity of the battery housing assembly. |
| US12261313B2 |
Buffer member and power storage module
A power storage module includes at least one power storage device, and a buffer member arranged with the power storage device in a first direction X. The buffer member includes a hard part having a predetermined hardness and a soft part softer than the hard part, the hard part and the soft part receiving a load in first direction X from the power storage device. The hard part changes its shape by receiving a load of a predetermined magnitude or more. The buffer member changes its state, by the hard part changing its shape, from a first state in which the load is received by the hard part to a second state in which the load is received by the soft part. |
| US12261297B2 |
Pre-lithiated silicon-carbon multilayer composite negative electrode material for lithium ion batteries and preparation method thereof
The present invention discloses a pre-lithiated silicon-carbon multilayer composite negative electrode material for lithium ion batteries and a preparation method thereof. The composite negative electrode material includes an amorphous carbon matrix, pre-lithiated silicon monoxide particles and graphene materials; the graphene materials are uniformly coated on the outer surface of the pre-lithiated silicon monoxide to form composite particles; and the composite particles are uniformly dispersed in the amorphous carbon matrix. According to the present invention, the silicon monoxide particles are pre-lithiated to greatly improve the initial coulombic efficiency (ICE) of the silicon-based negative electrode material; the graphene materials greatly improve the mechanical performance and conductivity of the composite materials due to the light weight, high strength and excellent conductivity thereof. |
| US12261291B2 |
Positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery, method of manufacturing positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery, and lithium ion secondary battery
A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium metal composite oxide. The lithium metal composite oxide includes lithium (Li), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co), and element M (M) in a mass ratio of Li:Ni:Co:M=1+a:1−x−y:x:y (wherein −0.05≤a≤0.50, 0≤x≤0.35, 0≤y≤0.35, and the element M is at least one element selected from Mg, Ca, Al, Si, Fe, Cr, Mn, V, Mo, W, Nb, Ti, Zr, and Ta), wherein when a line analysis is performed with STEM-EELS from a surface of a particle of the lithium metal composite oxide to a center of the particle in a cross-section of the particle during charging at 4.3 V (vs. Li+/Li), a thickness of an oxygen release layer, in which an intensity ratio of a peak near 530 eV (1st) to a peak near 545 eV (2nd) at an O-K edge is 0.9 or less, is 200 nm or less. |
| US12261289B2 |
Lithium-ion batteries
Systems and methods which provide lithium-ion battery configurations with high energy density are disclosed. Embodiments provide lithium-ion batteries comprising an anode that includes 30 to 85 wt. % silicon, thereby facilitating high energy density and high N:P ratio for the lithium-ion batteries. The high N:P ratio further enables fast charging and low temperature charging capabilities of the lithium-ion batteries. |
| US12261287B2 |
Conformal graphene cage encapsulated battery electrode materials and methods of forming thereof
A conformal graphene-encapsulated battery electrode material is formed by: (1) coating a battery electrode material with a metal catalyst to form a metal catalyst-coated battery electrode material; (2) growing graphene on the metal catalyst-coated battery electrode material to form a graphene cage encapsulating the metal catalyst-coated battery electrode material; and (3) at least partially removing the metal catalyst to form a void inside the graphene cage. |
| US12261285B2 |
Control of furnace atmosphere for improving capacity retention of silicon-dominant anode cells
Systems and methods are provided for control of furnace atmosphere for improving capacity retention of silicon-dominant anode cells. Furnace atmosphere may be controlled during processing of a silicon-dominated electrode in a furnace, with the processing including pyrolysis of the silicon-dominated electrode, and the controlling including setting or adjusting one or more of pressure of the furnace atmosphere, and composition of the furnace atmosphere. The controlling of the furnace atmosphere may be configured based on at least one environment condition. The at least one environment condition may be an oxygen-free environment. |
| US12261283B2 |
Anode pre-lithiation-pre-sodiation method, pre-lithiated and pre-sodiated anode, and lithium secondary battery comprising same
A method for pre-lithiation and pre-sodiation of a negative electrode, including the steps of: preparing a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector. Then, applying and drying a first composition containing a lithium metal powder, a polymer binder and a dispersion medium onto the negative electrode active material layer to form a lithium metal layer. Next, applying and drying a second composition containing a sodium metal powder, a polymer binder and a dispersion medium onto the lithium metal layer to form a sodium metal layer. Then, dipping the negative electrode having the lithium metal layer and the sodium metal layer in an electrolyte for pre-lithiation and pre-sodiation. A pre-lithiated and pre-sodiated negative electrode obtained by the method and a lithium secondary battery including the same are also disclosed. |
| US12261282B2 |
Electrode for secondary battery and method of manufacturing electrode for secondary battery
The present disclosure relates to an electrode for a secondary battery and a method of manufacturing an electrode for a secondary battery. The electrode for a secondary battery according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes an electrode current collector including a coated portion and an uncoated portion, an active material layer located on the coated portion of the electrode current collector, a dimple portion formed on the surface of the uncoated portion, and a plastic deformation layer formed on the surface of the dimple portion. |
| US12261278B2 |
Battery pack and device including the same
A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules; a pack coolant tube assembly disposed between the battery modules facing each other among the plurality of battery modules; a pack coolant tube lower cover for covering the lower part of the pack coolant tube assembly; a module tray located at the lower side of the pack coolant tube lower cover; and a lower housing located at the lower side of the module tray. A lower cover opening is formed in the pack coolant tube lower cover, and the lower cover opening is connected to a space formed between the module tray and the lower housing. |
| US12261276B2 |
Cold plate blade for battery modules
A cold plate for a battery may comprise channels that extend from a first end of the plate to a second end of the plate or from a first side of the plate to a second side of the plate, the channels are located in parallel with each other and between the top surface and the bottom surface. The channels may be separated from each other by walls. The plate may be milled to form a first manifold on each end. The plate may also be milled to form notches in the surface(s) over the manifold. A port for the inlet and a port for the outlet of a working fluid may be inserted into the notches. The plate may have end caps, and the end caps and the ports may be welded or brazed to form a sealed enclosure. In various embodiment, the plate is an extruded plate, a cast plate, or a stamped/formed plate. |
| US12261275B2 |
Method that consists to give a second life to used electric vehicle battery packs by reusing them as a power source for a battery charger
The invention relates to a method that consists to give a second life to used electric vehicle battery packs by reusing them as a power source for an autonomous battery charger, preferably for a mobile battery charger. The method includes successive steps consisting in: a) selecting, among battery packs that have been removed from electric vehicles, at least two battery packs; b) balancing the voltage between the selected battery packs, in order that the selected battery packs have the same State Of Charge (SOC); and c) integrating the selected battery packs (11, 12) into the battery charger. |
| US12261270B2 |
Liquid-type room-temperature fluoride ion batteries
The present disclosure relates to fluoride ion batteries and structures of metal based electrode materials for various fluoride ion batteries. The structures of the metal based electrode materials comprise one or more shells or interfaces, enabling the electrodes to operate at room temperature with a liquid electrolyte. |
| US12261269B2 |
Poly-ionic electrolyte for high energy density storage devices
A poly-ionic liquid composition comprises a mixture of at least one ionic liquid, at least one salt, and at least one organic solvent. The poly-ionic electrolyte as disclosed in this disclosure has an operating voltage in range of 3.5-4.5V. |
| US12261261B2 |
Pouched-type secondary battery packaging equipment
The present embodiment comprises: a pallet on which a cell assembly, in which a cell is accommodated inside a pouch, is placed; a pallet rail along which the pallet is guided; a marking printer which forms a mark on the cell assembly placed on the pallet; a mark reader which reads the mark generated by the marking printer; a first meter which measures a weight of the cell assembly; an injector which has an injection nozzle injecting an electrolyte into the pouch of the cell assembly; a second meter which measures a weight of the cell assembly having the electrolyte injected thereinto; and a sealing unit which seals the pouch and has a vacuum chamber into which the cell assembly is inserted. |
| US12261258B2 |
Optoelectronic component and method for producing an optoelectronic component
In an embodiment an optoelectronic component includes a semiconductor chip having an electrical contact, the semiconductor chip configured to emit primary electromagnetic radiation, a carrier having an electrically conductive coating on which the semiconductor chip with the electrical contact is arranged, a contact agent connecting the electrically conductive coating of the carrier and the electrical contact of the semiconductor chip with one another and a passivation layer arranged in places on the electrically conductive coating, wherein an outer surface of the electrically conductive coating is completely encapsulated by the passivation layer and the contact agent, wherein the passivation layer has a penetration, wherein the contact agent protrudes beyond the penetration in a lateral direction, and wherein the semiconductor chip is a flip chip. |
| US12261257B2 |
Colour micro-LED display apparatus
A colour micro-LED display apparatus comprises an array of reflective optical elements and an array of micro-LED pixels with a uniform emission colour across the array arranged between the army of reflective optical elements and an output substrate. Light from the micro-LEDs is directed into the reflective optical elements and is incident on scattering regions in the apparatus. Colour converted scattered light is transmitted by the output substrate. A thin and efficient display apparatus may be provided with high spatial and angular colour uniformity and long lifetime. |
| US12261255B2 |
Light-emitting modules and electronic devices including the same
An electronic assembly is provided. The electronic assembly includes a first circuit structure including a conductive structure, a second circuit structure disposed on the first circuit structure, a plurality of electronic elements disposed on the first circuit structure, and a connecting element disposed on the first circuit layer. The connecting element is disposed between two adjacent ones of the plurality electronic elements and electrically connected to the second circuit layer and one of the two adjacent ones of the plurality of electronic elements. |
| US12261254B2 |
Display device having a pixel circuit layer including a lens pattern
A display device includes: a base layer; a pixel circuit layer on the base layer; and a display element layer on the pixel circuit layer. The pixel circuit layer includes a lens pattern at a recess between the display element layer and the base layer, the display element layer includes a light emitting element, and at least a portion of the light emitting element overlaps with the lens pattern. |
| US12261251B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device and method for manufacturing semiconductor light-emitting device
A semiconductor light-emitting device includes: a substrate having a wiring electrode; a semiconductor light-emitting element mounted on the wiring electrode and having a light-emitting functional layer with an upper surface exposed; a wavelength conversion plate mounted on the light-emitting functional layer and being made of a sintered body including fluorescent material particles and binder particles; and an adhesive layer including a resin medium for adhering a light-incident surface of the wavelength conversion plate to a light output surface of the light-emitting functional layer, and resin particles dispersed in the resin medium. The light-incident surface can expose a sintered surface of the sintered body with a concave portion, and the resin particles are fitted in the concave portion and compressively deformed. The semiconductor light-emitting device is capable of reducing the heat generated from the wavelength conversion plate and of maintaining the high light output. |
| US12261242B2 |
Semiconductor chip and method for producing a semiconductor chip
In an embodiment a semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor body having a first region, a second region, and an active region between the first region and the second region, indentations in the first region, a TCO material in the indentations and a carrier, wherein the indentations of the first region are arranged on a side of the first region facing away from the carrier, and wherein the TCO material is flush with a surface of the first region facing away from the active region. |
| US12261236B2 |
Conductive member and manufacturing method therefor, and photovoltaic module and manufacturing method therefor
Disclosed are a conductive member for connecting photovoltaic cells and a manufacturing method for the conductive member, and a photovoltaic module and a manufacturing method therefor. The conductive member comprises a first segment and a second segment in a length direction thereof, wherein the first segment and the second segment both have a planar contact surface; the second segment has a reflective surface facing away from a planar contact surface thereof; the first segment has a first cross section perpendicular to a length direction thereof; the second segment has a second cross section perpendicular to a length direction thereof; and the area of the first cross section is equal to the area of the second cross section. |
| US12261232B1 |
Ultraviolet sensors and methods using integrated silicon carbide lateral junction field-effect transistors
An ultraviolet detecting silicon carbide junction field effect transistor with a transistor gate junction positioned proximate to the outer surface to receive ultraviolet: light and flow an ultraviolet light induced photo current when reverse biased. |
| US12261231B2 |
Thin film stacks for group V doping, photovoltaic devices including the same, and methods for forming photovoltaic devices with thin film stacks
According to the embodiments provided herein, a method for forming a photovoltaic device can include depositing a plurality of semiconductor layers. The plurality of semiconductor layers can include a doped layer that is doped with a group V dopant. The doped layer can include cadmium selenide or cadmium telluride. The method can include annealing the plurality of semiconductor layers to form an absorber layer. |
| US12261227B2 |
Thin film transistor, display substrate and display device with reduced leakage current
The present disclosure provides a thin film transistor, a display substrate and a display device, and belongs to the field of display technology. The thin film transistor of the present disclosure includes: a base, and a gate, an active layer, a source and a drain located on the base, where the gate includes a first gate and a second gate which are sequentially provided on the base and are electrically connected to each other; the active layer is located between the first gate and the second gate, and orthographic projections of the first gate and the second gate on the base are partially overlapped with an orthographic projection of the active layer on the base, and the orthographic projections of the first gate and the second gate on the base are partially overlapped with each other. |
| US12261222B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure. The method may be performed by forming a first source/drain region. A first dielectric layer is formed above the first source/drain region. A portion of the first dielectric layer is removed. A channel region is formed along a sidewall of the first dielectric layer. A gate region is formed along a sidewall of the channel region. A second dielectric layer is formed above the first dielectric layer and the gate region. A portion of the second dielectric layer is removed to form an opening that exposes the channel region. A second source/drain region is formed within the opening. |
| US12261216B2 |
Network device having transistors employing charge-carrier mobility modulation to drive operation beyond transition frequency
A network device includes one or more circuit components. The one or more circuit components include a semiconductor substrate, a first device terminal and a second device terminal, a drift region, and a mobility modulator. Both device terminals are coupled to the semiconductor substrate, the second device terminal being spatially separated from the first device terminal. The drift region is disposed on the semiconductor substrate between the first device terminal and the second device terminal, the drift region being configured to allow a flow of charge-carriers between the first device terminal and the second device terminal. The mobility modulator is coupled to the drift region, the mobility modulator being configured to selectively apply a field across the drift region responsive to one or more modulation signals, so as to modulate a mobility of charge-carriers as a function of longitudinal position along the drift region. |
| US12261215B2 |
Fin on silicon-on-insulator
A structure is provided, the structure may include an active layer arranged over a buried oxide layer, the active layer having a top surface. The top surface of the active layer may have a first portion and a second portion. A barrier stack may be arranged over the first portion of the top surface of the active layer. The barrier stack may include a barrier layer. The second portion of the top surface of the active layer may be adjacent to the barrier stack. A fin may be spaced from the first portion of the top surface of the active layer by the barrier stack, the fin having a first side surface, a second side surface opposite to the first side surface and a top surface. A dielectric layer may be arranged on the first side surface, the second side surface and the top surface of the fin, and the second portion of the top surface of the active layer. A metal layer may be arranged over the dielectric layer. |
| US12261214B2 |
Multi-gate transistor structure
A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first channel member including a first channel portion and a first connection portion, a second channel member including a second channel portion and a second connection portion, a gate structure disposed around the first channel portion and the second channel portion, and an inner spacer feature disposed between the first connection portion and the second connection portion. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode. The gate dielectric layer extends partially between the inner spacer feature and the first connection portion and between the inner spacer feature and the second connection portion. The gate electrode does not extend between the inner spacer feature and the first connection portion and between the inner spacer feature and the second connection portion. |
| US12261207B2 |
Extrinsic field termination structures for improving reliability of high-voltage, high-power active devices
Extrinsic structures formed outside the active regions of active devices can influence aging characteristics and performance of the active devices. An example integrated device including such an extrinsic structure includes an active region of a semiconductor device in a plurality of layers of semiconductor materials over a substrate, an isolation region in at least one of the layers of semiconductor materials, the isolation region extending around the semiconductor device in an area outside of the active region, an insulating layer over at least a portion of the active region and over at least a portion of the isolation region, a via in the isolation region and outside the active region, the via extending through the insulating layer and down to a conduction layer among the layers of semiconductor materials in the isolation region, and an interconnect within the via and directly on the conduction layer in the isolation region. |
| US12261206B2 |
Method of forming vias in a GaN/diamond wafer
Wafers including a diamond layer and a semiconductor layer having III-Nitride compounds and methods for fabricating the wafers are provided. A nucleation layer, at least one semiconductor layer having III-Nitride compound and a protection layer are formed on a silicon substrate. Then, a silicon carrier wafer is glass bonded to the protection layer. Subsequently the silicon substrate, nucleation layer and a portion of the semiconductor layer are removed. Then, an intermediate layer, a seed layer and a first diamond layer are sequentially deposited on the III-Nitride layer. Next, the silicon carrier wafer and the protection layer are removed. Then, a silicon substrate wafer that includes a protection layer, silicon substrate and a diamond layer is prepared and glass bonded to the first diamond layer. |
| US12261205B2 |
Semiconductor device
Occurrence of short-channel characteristics and parasitic capacitance of a MOSFET on a SOI substrate is prevented. A sidewall having a stacked structure obtained by sequentially stacking a silicon oxide film and a nitride film is formed on a side wall of a gate electrode on the SOI substrate. Subsequently, after an epitaxial layer is formed beside the gate electrode, and then, the nitride film is removed. Then, an impurity is implanted into an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate with using the gate electrode and the epitaxial layer as a mask, so that a halo region is formed in only a region of the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate which is right below a vicinity of both ends of the gate electrode. |
| US12261203B2 |
Semiconductor device structure with gate stack and method for forming the same
A semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device structure includes a substrate including a base and a fin structure over the base. The fin structure includes a nanostructure. The semiconductor device structure includes a gate stack over the base and wrapped around the nanostructure. The gate stack has an upper portion and a sidewall portion, the upper portion is over the nanostructure, and the sidewall portion is over a first sidewall of the nanostructure. The semiconductor device structure includes a first inner spacer and a second inner spacer over opposite sides of the sidewall portion. A sum of a first width of the first inner spacer and a second width of the second inner spacer is greater than a third width of the sidewall portion as measured along a longitudinal axis of the fin structure. |
| US12261200B2 |
Semiconductor device including isolation regions
A semiconductor device including a device isolation region is provided. The semiconductor device includes first active regions disposed on a substrate, and an isolation region between the active regions. The isolation region includes a first portion formed of a first insulating material, and a second portion formed of a second insulating material, having different characteristics from those of the first insulating material. The first portion is closer to the first active regions than the second portion. The second portion has a bottom surface having a height different from that of a bottom surface of the first portion. |
| US12261199B2 |
Thermoelectric cooling of semiconductor devices
An integrated circuit (IC) device includes a chip having a semiconductor substrate and a thermoelectric module embedded in the semiconductor substrate, where the thermoelectric module includes a first semiconductor structure electrically connected to a second semiconductor structure, where a bottom portion of thermoelectric module extends through a thickness of the semiconductor substrate, and where the first semiconductor structure and the second semiconductor structure include dopants of different conductivity types. |
| US12261197B2 |
Diffusion barrier layer in top electrode to increase break down voltage
Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a method for forming an integrated chip. The method includes forming a bottom electrode over a substrate. A dielectric layer is formed on the bottom electrode. A first top electrode layer is deposited on the dielectric layer by a first deposition process. A diffusion barrier layer is deposited on the first top electrode layer by a second deposition process different from the first deposition process. A second top electrode layer is deposited on the diffusion barrier layer by a third deposition. The third deposition process is the same as the first deposition process. |
| US12261196B2 |
Metal-insulator-metal device capacitance enhancement
In some embodiments, the present application provides an integrated chip (IC). The IC includes a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) device disposed over a substrate. The MIM device includes a plurality of conductive plates that are spaced from one another. The MIM device further includes a first conductive plug structure that is electrically coupled to a first conductive plate and to a third conductive plate of the plurality of conductive plates. A first plurality of insulative segments electrically isolate a second conductive plate and a fourth conductive plate from the first conductive plug structure. The MIM device further includes a second conductive plug structure that is electrically coupled to the second conductive plate and to the fourth conductive plate of the plurality of conductive plates. A second plurality of insulative segments electrically isolate the first conductive plate and the third conductive plate from the second conductive plug structure. |
| US12261192B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first electrode disposed on a substrate; a second electrode disposed on the substrate, the second electrode being spaced apart from, and facing, the first electrode in a first direction; and a plurality of light-emitting elements extending in a length direction and having both ends disposed on the first electrode and second electrode, respectively, wherein the first electrode includes a plurality of first patterns which are recessed from a top surface of the first electrode and from a side surface of the first electrode that faces the second electrode, and the second electrode includes a plurality of second patterns which are recessed from a top surface of the second electrode and from a side surface of the second electrode that faces the first electrode. |
| US12261189B2 |
Image sensing device
An image sensing device is provided to include: a substrate including photoelectric conversion elements, each configured to generate photocharge corresponding to the intensity of incident light; a plurality of optical filters disposed over the substrate and configured to selectively transmit the incident light to the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements; and an optical grid structure disposed between the optical filters adjacent to each other. The optical grid structure comprises a capping layer disposed along a boundary of the optical grid structure and structured to define a space with an open area to expose the space to an outside of the optical grid structure so that the space is filled with air as an air layer, wherein a first width of a top side of the air layer is smaller than a second width of a bottom side thereof. |
| US12261186B2 |
Mosaic focal plane array
A focal plane array includes a mosaic integrated circuit device having a plurality of discrete integrated circuit tiles mounted on a motherboard. The focal plane array includes an optically continuous detector array electrically connected to the mosaic integrated circuit device with an interposer disposed therebetween. The interposer is configured to adjust a pitch of the continuous detector array to match a pitch of each of the plurality of discrete integrated circuit tiles so that the optical gaps between each of the plurality of integrated circuit tiles on the motherboard are minimized and the detector array is optically continuous, having high yield over the large format focal plane array. |
| US12261185B2 |
Image sensing device including protection device
An image sensing device comprising a plurality of unit photosensing pixels to convert light into electrical signals, each unit photosensing pixel including a photosensor and a plurality of transistors to perform operations associated with the photosensor and a plurality of protection devices, each of which is coupled to any one of the plurality of transistors, wherein each of the plurality of protection devices includes a first region doped with a first type of conductive impurities, a second region doped with a second type of conductive impurities and surrounding the first region, and a third region doped with the first type of conductive impurities and surrounding the second region, wherein the first region includes a contact portion and a first well located below the contact portion, and wherein the contact portion has a higher doping density than the first well, and is coupled to any one of the plurality of transistors. |
| US12261181B2 |
Semiconductor package including image sensor chip, transparent substrate, and joining structure
A semiconductor package may include an image sensor chip, a transparent substrate spaced apart from the image sensor chip, a joining structure in contact with a top surface of the image sensor chip and a bottom surface of the transparent substrate, on an edge region of the top surface of the image sensor chip, and a circuit substrate electrically connected to the image sensor chip. The image sensor chip may include a penetration electrode which penetrates at least a portion of an internal portion of the image sensor chip, and a terminal pad, which is on the edge region of the top surface of the image sensor chip and is electrically connected to the penetration electrode. The joining structure may include a spacer and an adhesive layer. The joining structure may overlap the terminal pad. The spacer is between the transparent substrate and the terminal pad. |
| US12261174B2 |
Transistor element, ternary inverter apparatus comprising same, and method for producing same
A transistor device includes a substrate, a source region provided on the substrate, a drain region spaced apart from the source region in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate, a pair of constant current generating patterns provided in the substrate to be adjacent to the source region and the drain region, respectively, a gate electrode provided on the substrate and between the source region and the drain region, and a gate insulating film interposed between the gate electrode and the substrate, wherein, the pair of constant current generating patterns generate a constant current between the drain region and the substrate, and the constant current is independent from a gate voltage applied to the gate electrode. |
| US12261173B2 |
Semiconductor device with strained channel
A semiconductor structure includes a p-type field-effect transistor region and an n-type field-effect transistor region. The p-type field-effect transistor region includes a strained channel of a composite of silicon germanium and silicon. The n-type field-effect transistor region includes a silicon channel. |
| US12261160B2 |
Display device including dummy pattern on bank
A display device includes first banks extending in a first direction and that are spaced apart from each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a first electrode extending in the first direction and including a first part disposed between the first banks, a second electrode extending in the first direction and including a second part spaced apart from the first part in the second direction and disposed between the first banks, a first dummy pattern disposed on one of the first banks and spaced apart from the first part, a second dummy pattern disposed on another one of the first banks and spaced apart from the second part, and light-emitting elements disposed between the first banks, the light-emitting elements having at least one end portion disposed on one of the first part of the first electrode and the second part of the second electrode. |
| US12261158B2 |
Display panel with light-shielding layer and display device including same
The present application discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes substrate, a plurality of pixel driving circuits, and a light-shielding layer. By disposing the light-shielding layer in a transition display region of the display panel, disposing the light-shielding layer between the substrate and an active layer of each of transistors of the pixel driving circuits, and configuring an orthographic projection of light-shielding portions on the substrate to cover an orthographic projection of overlapping portions on the substrate, the light-shielding layer can shield infrared light emitted by the transmitting sensor, thereby preventing the transistors from an interference of the infrared light. |
| US12261156B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes a circuit board, a lower IC package in which a lower IC chip is sealed on a lower package substrate by a lower resin portion being mounted on the substrate via a lower solder connection portion, and an upper IC package in which an upper IC chip is sealed on an upper package substrate by an upper resin portion being mounted on the lower IC package via an upper solder connection portion. The upper IC package is provided with a rigid body having a smaller linear expansion coefficient in a plane direction than that of the upper resin portion. The rigid body is arranged directly above a boundary between the lower IC chip and the lower resin portion. |
| US12261155B2 |
Stacked light emitting diode (led) hologram display
Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatuses and method for a stacked light emitting diode (LED) hologram display. A stacked LED hologram display can include a first array of LEDs that are configured to emit red light received by a meta-optics panel configured to display a first portion of a holographic image, a second array of LEDs that are configured to emit green light received by a meta-optics panel configured to display a second portion of a holographic image, and a third array of LEDs that are configured to emit blue light received by a meta-optics panel configured to display a third portion of a holographic image. The stacked LED hologram display can include a number of actuators configured to adjust a position of a first array of LEDs in first direction and a second direction, adjust a position of a second array of LEDs in the first direction and the second direction, and adjust a position of a third array of LEDs in the first direction and the second direction. |
| US12261153B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming a layer of a material provided in a flowable state on an optoelectronic light-emitting device
In an embodiment an apparatus includes a delimiting device and a holding device configured to hold the delimiting device at a distance above an optoelectronic light-emitting device and form a layer of a material provided in a flowable state between the delimiting device and the light-emitting device, wherein a bottom side of the delimiting device, which faces the light-emitting device, has a structuring so that a structure complementary to the structuring is producible on an upper side of the layer. |
| US12261152B2 |
Vertical interconnect structures in three-dimensional integrated circuits
A 3D IC structure includes multiple die layers, such as a top die layer and a bottom die layer. The top die layer and/or the bottom die layer each includes devices such as computing units, Analog-to-Digital converters, analog circuits, RF circuits, logic circuits, sensors, Input/Output devices, and/or memory devices. The devices on the first and the second die layers are laterally surrounded by, or adjacent, vertical interconnect structures (VIS). |
| US12261150B2 |
Mold shelf package design and process flow for advanced package architectures
Embodiments include semiconductor packages and a method to form such semiconductor packages. A semiconductor package includes a plurality of dies on a substrate, and an encapsulation layer over the substrate. The encapsulation layer surrounds the dies. The semiconductor package also includes a plurality of dummy silicon regions on the substrate. The dummy silicon regions surround the dies and encapsulation layer. The plurality of dummy silicon regions are positioned on two or more edges of the substrate. The dummy silicon regions have a top surface substantially coplanar to a top surface of the dies. The dummy silicon regions include materials that include silicon, metals, or highly-thermal conductive materials. The materials have a thermal conductivity of approximately 120 W/mK or greater, or is equal to or greater than the thermal conductivity of silicon. An underfill layer surrounds the substrate and the dies, where the encapsulation layer surrounds portions of the underfill layer. |
| US12261149B2 |
Manufacturing method of semiconductor structure
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor structure including the following steps is provided. A first substrate is provided. A first dielectric structure is formed on the first substrate. At least one first cavity is formed in the first dielectric structure. A first stress adjustment layer is formed in the first cavity. The first stress adjustment layer covers the first dielectric structure. A second substrate is provided. A second dielectric structure is formed on the second substrate. At least one second cavity is formed in the second dielectric structure. A second stress adjustment layer is formed in the second cavity. The second stress adjustment layer covers the second dielectric structure. The first stress adjustment layer and the second stress adjustment layer are bonded. |
| US12261142B2 |
Semiconductor structure including thermal enhanced bonding structure
A structure including a first semiconductor die and a second semiconductor die is provided. The first semiconductor die includes a first bonding structure. The first bonding structure includes a first dielectric layer and first conductors embedded in the first dielectric layer. The second semiconductor die includes a second bonding structure. The second bonding structure includes a second dielectric layer and second conductors embedded in the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer is in contact with the second dielectric layer, and the first conductors are in contact with the second conductors. Thermal conductivity of the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer is greater than thermal conductivity of silicon dioxide. |
| US12261141B2 |
IC device with chip to package interconnects from a copper metal interconnect level
An integrated circuit device (100) and method comprising an IC chip (102) having metal interconnect levels (M1-Mn) including a last copper interconnect level (Mn) and a chip-to-package interconnect (110) overlying and connected to the last copper interconnect level (Mn). The chip-to-package interconnect (110) having a via (112) connected to a first element (306a) of the last copper interconnect level (Mn) and a copper conductive structure (118) (e.g., bump copper). The via (112) includes a barrier material (112a) and a tungsten fill layer (112b), the via coupled between the copper conductive structure (118) and the first element (306a). |
| US12261138B2 |
Terminal and connection method
An object of the present technology is to prevent damage in a bonded portion between a semiconductor chip and a substrate in a semiconductor device in which the semiconductor chip is mounted on the substrate.A terminal is disposed between an electrode of an element and an electrode of a substrate on which the element is mounted, and electrically connects the electrode of the element and the electrode of the substrate. The terminal includes a plurality of unit lattices and a coupling portion. The unit lattices included in the terminal are formed by bonding a plurality of beams in a cube shape. The coupling portion included in the terminal couples adjacent unit lattices among the plurality of unit lattices. |
| US12261136B2 |
Semiconductor structure
A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a plurality of gate conductive patterns on the substrate; an interlayer dielectric layer covering the gate conductive patterns on the substrate; an interconnect structure comprising a contact plug and a first contact pad, the contact plug extending through the interlayer dielectric layer to the substrate, the first contact pad fully covering a top of the contact plug and extending laterally over part of a top surface of the interlayer dielectric layer; and a second contact pad formed on the top surface of the interlayer dielectric layer and spaced apart from a side edge of the first contact pad, wherein the second contact pad is formed and fully overlays on the interlayer dielectric layer and an isolation plug is spaced apart from the first contact pad. |
| US12261134B2 |
Aluminum-based gallium nitride integrated circuits
Gallium nitride-based monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) can comprise aluminum-based metals. Electrical contacts for gates, sources, and drains of transistors can include aluminum-containing metallic materials. Additionally, connectors, inductors, and interconnect devices can also comprise aluminum-based metals. The gallium-based MMICs can be manufactured in complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) facilities with equipment that produces silicon-based semiconductor devices. |
| US12261130B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device may include first wiring lines, a plurality of second wiring lines located over the first wiring lines, an interlayer insulating layer comprising a first portion, the first portion located in a gap between second wiring lines that neighbor each other in the first direction and a first auxiliary wiring line electrically coupling the first wiring lines. |
| US12261129B2 |
Damping device and method of making
A damping device is provided. The damping device includes a damper including a mechanical deflector. The damping device includes a post coupled to the mechanical deflector. The damping device includes a case in which the damper is disposed. |
| US12261128B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
Semiconductor memory device includes: a first and second member each extending in a first direction in a boundary part between a first and second block region and arranged in the first direction; a support pillar arranged between the first and second member at the boundary part; conductive layers separated from one another and arranged in a third direction and split by the first and second member, and the support pillar into a first and second portion; and a memory pillar penetrating through the conductive layers. The support pillar includes a lower and upper pillar. A side face of the lower pillar and an extension of a side face of the upper pillar are displaced from each other in a plane based on a second and the third direction. |
| US12261126B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package includes an encapsulated semiconductor device, a backside redistribution structure, and a front side redistribution structure. The encapsulated semiconductor device includes an encapsulating material and a semiconductor device encapsulated by the encapsulating material. The backside redistribution structure is disposed on a backside of the encapsulated semiconductor device and includes a redistribution circuit layer and a first patterned dielectric layer. The redistribution circuit layer has a circuit pattern and a dummy pattern electrically insulated from the circuit pattern. The dummy pattern is overlapped with the semiconductor device from a top view of the semiconductor package. The first patterned dielectric layer is disposed on the redistribution circuit layer and includes a marking pattern disposed on the dummy pattern and revealing a part of the dummy pattern. The front side redistribution structure is disposed on a front side of the encapsulated semiconductor device and electrically connected to the semiconductor device. |
| US12261124B2 |
Embedded die architecture and method of making
Various examples provide a semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a substrate having first and second opposed substantially planar major surfaces extending in an x-y direction. The package further includes a bridge die having third and fourth opposed substantially planar major surfaces extending in the x-y direction. The third substantially planar major surface of the bridge die is in direct contact with the second substantially planar major surface of the substrate. The semiconductor package further includes a through silicon via extending in a z-direction through the first substantially planar major surface of the substrate and the fourth substantially planar major surface of the bridge die. The semiconductor package further includes a power source coupled to the through silicon via, a first electronic component electronically coupled to the bridge die, and a second electronic component electronically coupled to the bridge die. The semiconductor package further includes an overmold at least partially encasing the first electronic component, second electronic component, and the bridge die. |
| US12261120B2 |
Three-dimensional (3D) semiconductor memory device and electronic system including the same
A 3D semiconductor memory device includes a peripheral circuit structure, an intermediate insulating layer and a cell array structure. The cell array structure includes a first substrate including a cell array region and a connection region; a stack structure comprising electrode layers and electrode interlayer insulating layers alternately stacked on the first substrate; a planarization insulating layer covering an end portion of the stack structure on the connection region; and a first through-via penetrating the planarization insulating layer, the first substrate and the intermediate insulating layer. The first through-via connects one of the electrode layers to the peripheral circuit structure. The first through-via includes a first and second via portion integrally connected to each other. The first via portion penetrates the planarization insulating layer and has a first width. The second via portion penetrates the intermediate insulating layer and has a second width greater than the first width. |
| US12261115B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing thereof
A semiconductor device includes a first active region, disposed on a first side of a substrate, that extends along a first lateral direction. The semiconductor device includes a second active region, disposed on the first side, that extends along the first lateral direction. The first active region has a first conduction type and the second active region has a second conduction type opposite to the first conduction type. The semiconductor device includes a first interconnect structure, formed on a second side of the substrate opposite to the first side, that includes: a first portion extending along the first lateral direction and vertically disposed below the first active region; and a second portion extending along a second lateral direction. The first latera direction is perpendicular to the first lateral direction. |
| US12261113B2 |
Middle-end-of-line strap for standard cell
A semiconductor structure includes a first conductive line, a first conductive segment, a second conductive segment, and a third conductive segment. The first conductive segment is electrically coupled to the first conductive line. The second conductive segment is electrically coupled the first conductive segment. The second conductive segment is disposed between the first conductive segment and the third conductive segment. A top surface of the first conductive segment is aligned with a top surface of the second conductive segment in a same layer. |
| US12261110B2 |
Electronic assembly having multiple substrate segments
An electronic assembly includes a mechanical carrier, a plurality of integrated circuits disposed on the mechanical carrier, a fan out package disposed on the plurality of integrated circuits, a plurality of singulated substrates disposed on the fan out package, a plurality of electronic components disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates, and at least one stiffness ring disposed on the plurality of singulated substrates. A method for constructing an electronic assembly includes identifying a group of known good singulated substrates, joining the group of known good singulated substrates into a substrate panel, attaching at least one bridge to the substrate panel that electrically couples at least two of the known good singulated substrates, and mounting a plurality of electronic components onto the substrate panel, each electronic component of the plurality of electronic components corresponding to a respective known good singulated substrate. |
| US12261108B2 |
Chip heat dissipating structure, chip structure, circuit board and supercomputing device
The present application relates to a chip heat dissipating structure, a chip structure, a circuit board and a supercomputing device, and the chip heat dissipating structure includes a plating layer covered on the chip, where the plating layer includes a first metal layer and a second metal layer arranged in sequence. By adding two metal layer on the top of the chip by physical sputtering, the heat sink may be soldered onto the metal layer through a solder layer, so that the heat sink is fixed to the top of the chip; the main component of the solder layer is metal tin, and the metal layer has a higher thermal conductivity than an epoxy resin material mounted on a traditional heat sink, thereby solving a problem of the heat dissipation bottleneck of a resin material in the chip, thus improving a heat dissipation effect of the chip. |
| US12261107B2 |
Semiconductor package including redistribution substrate and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip; and a redistribution substrate connected to the semiconductor chip, the redistribution structure including a conductive structure including a lower conductive pattern and a redistribution structure on the lower conductive pattern and electrically connected to the lower conductive pattern, an insulating structure covering at least a side surface of the lower conductive pattern or a side surface of the redistribution structure, and a protective layer between the insulating structure and at least one of the lower conductive pattern or the redistribution structure. The protective layer including a first protective layer in contact with at least one of a side surface of the lower conductive pattern or a side surface of the redistribution structure, and a second protective layer in contact with at least a portion of a side surface of the first protective layer. |
| US12261102B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of forming the same
A semiconductor package includes a redistribution structure, a first conductive pillar and a second conductive pillar, and a semiconductor device. The redistribution structure has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first conductive pillar and the second conductive pillar are disposed on the first surface of the redistribution structure and electrically connected with the redistribution structure, wherein a maximum lateral dimension of the first conductive pillar is greater than a maximum lateral dimension of the second conductive pillar, and a topography variation of a top surface of the first conductive pillar is greater than a topography variation of a top surface of the second conductive pillar. The semiconductor device is disposed over the first surface of the redistribution structure, wherein the semiconductor device comprises a third conductive pillar and a fourth conductive pillar, the third conductive pillar is bonded to first conductive pillar through a first joint structure, and the fourth conductive pillar is bonded to second conductive pillar through a second joint structure. |
| US12261099B2 |
Embedded cooling systems with coolant channel for device packaging
In some implementations, a device package may include a package substrate, a package cover disposed on the package substrate, and an integrated cooling assembly disposed between the package substrate and the package cover. The integrated cooling assembly may include a semiconductor device and a cold plate having a first side attached to the semiconductor device and a second side opposite the first side. An adhesive layer may be disposed between the package cover and the second side of the cold plate, and one or more surfaces of second side of the cold plate may be spaced apart from the package cover to define a coolant channel therebetween. The adhesive layer may seal the package cover to the cold plate around a perimeter of the coolant channel. |
| US12261098B2 |
Immersion cooling electronic devices
Embodiments have two approaches as follows: (1) Embedded PCB-based fabrication and (2) PCB assembly-based fabrication. An embedded printed circuit board (PCB) type approach involves the creation of a space of coolant direct interconnection, using immersion cooling to link on any type of power semiconductor device hot spots to convectively and evaporatively cool directly. This means fabricating PCB embedded channels, to utilize the microgap between die and PCB as the cooling channel. A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly embodiment includes a PCB having at least one heat generating component. A lid is mounted to the PCB, wherein the lid defines a cooling path therein extending in a coolant flow direction from an inlet end of the cooling path to an outlet end of the cooling path. |
| US12261092B2 |
Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor device, an encapsulating material, a redistribution structure, and an adhesive residue. The encapsulating material encapsulates a first part of a side surface of the semiconductor device. The redistribution structure is disposed over the semiconductor device and a first side of the encapsulating material. The adhesive residue is disposed over a second side of the encapsulating material opposite to the first side and surrounding the semiconductor device, wherein the adhesive residue encapsulates a second part of the side surface of the semiconductor device. |
| US12261091B2 |
Chip integration into cavities of a host wafer using lateral dielectric material bonding
An electronic assembly has a backside capping layer, a host wafer having a back surface bonded to a top surface of the backside capping layer except for cavities in the wafer formed over areas of the backside capping layer, the cavities having side surfaces of the wafer. Chiplets have backsides bonded directly to at least portion of the areas of the top surface of the backside capping layer. A lateral dielectric material between side surfaces of the chiplets and side surfaces of the wafer, mechano-chemically bonds the side surfaces of the chiplets to the side surfaces of the wafer. |
| US12261088B2 |
Package structure and method of forming the same
A package structure includes a die, an encapsulation layer, a redistribution layer structure and an adhesive material. The die includes a semiconductor substrate, conductive pads disposed over the semiconductor substrate and a passivation layer disposed over the semiconductor substrate and around the conductive pads. The encapsulation layer laterally encapsulates the die. the redistribution layer structure is disposed on the die and the encapsulation layer, and includes at least one redistribution layer embedded in at least one polymer layer, and the polymer layer contacts a portion of the passivation layer. The adhesive material is disposed on the die and covers an interface between the polymer layer and the passivation layer. |
| US12261081B2 |
Tungsten feature fill with inhibition control
Methods for selective inhibition control in semiconductor manufacturing are provided. An example method includes providing a substrate including a feature having one or more feature openings and a feature interior. A nucleation layer is formed on a surface of the feature interior. Based on a differential inhibition profile, a nonconformal bulk layer is selectively formed on a surface of the nucleation layer to leave a region of the nucleation layer covered, and a region of the nucleation layer uncovered by the nonconformal bulk layer. An inhibition layer is selectively formed on the covered and uncovered regions of the nucleation layer. Tungsten is deposited in the feature in accordance with the differential inhibition profile. |