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| US12295273B2 |
Electronic device and method for manufacturing electronic device
A method for manufacturing an electronic device including a semiconductor memory may include forming a first carbon electrode material, surface-treating the first carbon electrode material to decrease a surface roughness of the first carbon electrode material, and forming a second carbon electrode material on the treated surface of the first carbon electrode material. The second carbon electrode material may have a thickness that is greater than a thickness of the first carbon electrode material. |
| US12295271B2 |
Crossbar memory array in back end of line with crystallization front
A crystallization seed layer in a substrate, a phase change material layer, the phase change material layer includes a similar lattice constant as a lattice constant of the crystallization seed layer, a top electrode adjacent to a first vertical side surface and a bottom electrode adjacent to a second vertical side surface of the phase change material layer. A plurality of memory structures configured in a crossbar array, each including a crystallization seed layer, a phase change material layer above, a top electrode adjacent to a first vertical side surface and a bottom electrode adjacent to a second vertical side surface of the phase change material layer. A method including forming a crystallization seed layer, forming a phase change material layer, forming a top electrode and a bottom electrode on the substrate, each adjacent to a vertical side surface of the phase change material layer. |
| US12295267B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first dielectric layer, an etching stop layer, a second dielectric layer, a conductive via, and a data storage structure. The first dielectric layer is disposed on the substrate. The etching stop layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the etching stop layer. The first dielectric layer, the etching stop layer, and the second dielectric layer collectively define an opening. The conductive via is disposed in the opening. The data storage structure is disposed on the conductive via. |
| US12295265B2 |
Thermoelectric module and method for manufacturing thermoelectric module post
A thermoelectric module includes: a lower substrate; an upper substrate that is disposed above the lower substrate and faces the lower substrate; a plurality of p-type and n-type thermoelectric elements that are disposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate; a first electrode that is disposed on an upper surface of the lower substrate and a lower surface of the upper substrate and forms a series circuit by alternately and sequentially connecting the p-type and n-type thermoelectric elements; and a second electrode that is provided on the lower substrate and connects a thermoelectric element at an end portion of the series circuit and a post. The post includes a post main body that is formed of titanium, and a titanium passive film that covers a side surface of the post main body. |
| US12295264B2 |
Thermoelectric module and method for manufacturing the same
A thermoelectric module includes a stack structure of a plurality of insulating layers, a plurality of thermoelectric elements formed with the insulating layer interposed therebetween and including a first-type semiconductor device, a second-type semiconductor device, a first electrode connected to the first-type semiconductor device, a second electrode connected to the second-type semiconductor device, and a connection electrode connecting the first-type and second-type semiconductor devices, and a conductive via penetrating through the insulating layer to connect thermoelectric elements adjacent to each other, among the plurality of thermoelectric elements. |
| US12295263B2 |
Compound for organic electronic element, organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof
Provided are a compound for improving the luminous efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an organic electronic element, an organic electronic element employing the compound, and an electronic device thereof. |
| US12295258B2 |
Compound for organic electronic element, organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof
Provided is a compound of Formula 1 capable of improving the light-emitting efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an organic electronic element, a composition comprising the same, an organic electronic element using same, and an electronic device thereof. |
| US12295252B2 |
Multiple cation-doped perovskite compound and perovskite solar cell including the same
A multiple cation-doped perovskite compound includes a perovskite represented by a formula of ABX3. A includes M1, M2, and M3. M1 represents a cation different from M2 and M3; M2 represents a cesium ion and M3 represents a formamidinium ion. B represents a divalent cation different from M1, M2, and M3. X includes at least two different halide ions. In addition, the perovskite compound is free from methylamine ion. A perovskite solar cell including the multiple cation-doped perovskite compound is also provided. |
| US12295248B2 |
Display assembly, manufacturing method therefor, and display device
A display assembly includes a cover plate, a film assembly, a flexible display panel and a circuit board. The flexible display panel includes a panel body and a bending portion connected to a side of the panel body. The cover plate, the film assembly and the panel body are sequentially stacked. The circuit board is disposed on a side of the panel body away from the film assembly, and the bending portion is electrically connected to the circuit board. The display assembly further includes a first bonding portion, the first bonding portion is disposed at a first side edge of the film assembly to bond at least one of the cover plate and the film assembly to the bending portion, and the first side edge of the film assembly is an edge of the film assembly proximate to the bending portion. |
| US12295247B2 |
Display panel and manufacturing method thereof, and display device
The disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate, the second substrate has an organic electroluminescent device, an anode layer of the organic electroluminescent device is away from the first substrate and a cathode layer thereof is closer to the first substrate than the anode layer; the cathode layer is electrically connected to an auxiliary electrode on a light entering surface of the first substrate through multiple conductive spacers, the cathode layer is a transparent electrode layer; the auxiliary electrode has a resistance smaller than that of the cathode layer of the organic electroluminescent device; the auxiliary electrode is a grid-shaped auxiliary electrode and in a non-display region, the auxiliary electrode is opaque; the multiple conductive spacers includes first conductive spacers on the auxiliary electrode and second conductive spacers on the cathode layer of the second substrate. |
| US12295241B2 |
Optical adjustment method of color film layer, display panel, and mobile terminal
An optical adjustment method of a color film layer, a display panel, and a mobile terminal are provided by the present application. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units, each pixel unit is disposed in a hexagon, wherein the hexagon is divided into six triangles around a center the hexagon. One pixel structure includes six closely-arranged pixel units. One pixel unit is correspondingly disposed in one triangle. In a pixel unit and a corresponding triangle, the pixel unit includes three sub-pixels which are respectively disposed at three vertex corners of the triangle and have different colors. |
| US12295240B2 |
Display substrate and display apparatus
Disclosed are a display substrate and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a display region, an opening region located in the display region, and a frame region located between the display region and the opening region. The frame region at least includes a first isolation region, and the first isolation region includes at least one signal line group and at least one organic insulation layer which are stacked. At least two first isolation grooves are disposed in the at least one organic insulation layer, the at least two first isolation grooves are disposed at intervals along a direction away from the opening region, and an orthographic projection of the signal line group in the frame region is located between orthographic projections of the at least two first isolation grooves in the frame region. |
| US12295235B2 |
Display panel, manufacturing method and display device
The present disclosure provides a display panel, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device. The display panel includes: a display functional layer; a functional electrode layer located at a side of the display functional layer; and a transparent conductive layer located at a side of the functional electrode layer away from the display functional layer and electrically coupled to the functional electrode layer, the transparent conductive layer at least including a metal layer and a transparent metal oxide conductive layer, and a thickness of the transparent metal oxide conductive layer being greater than a thickness of the metal layer. |
| US12295233B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a display panel including a pixel; and an input sensor on the display panel. The input sensor includes: sensing electrodes; and sensing lines including: a multi-layered area including a first trace line and a second trace line, the first and second trace lines being connected to the sensing electrodes and located at different layers from each other; a single-layer area including a first area and a second area; a first line including the first trace line in the first area, and the second trace line connected to the first trace line in the second area; and a second line adjacent to the first line, the second line including the second trace line in the first area, and the first trace line connected to the second trace line in the second area. |
| US12295223B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus including the same
In a display panel having a main display area, a component area including pixel groups spaced apart from each other, and a transmission area between the pixel groups, the display panel includes: a substrate; a plurality of main display elements on the substrate to correspond to the main display area and main pixel circuits respectively connected to the main display elements; auxiliary display elements on the substrate to respectively correspond to the pixel groups and auxiliary pixel circuits respectively connected to the auxiliary display elements; a first data line and a second data line spaced apart from each other with the component area therebetween; and a detour line connecting the first data line to the second data line, wherein the detour line is on a layer that is closer to the substrate than a layer on which the first data line and the second data line are arranged. |
| US12295222B2 |
Display device with connection pattern overlapping demux circuit in non-display area
A display device comprises a pixel part including a plurality of pixels and disposed in a display area, a demultiplexing circuit part disposed in a non-display area surrounding the display area and transferring a data voltage to the pixel part, and a connection pattern disposed in the non-display area, transferring a constant voltage to the pixel part, and including a first portion overlapping the demultiplexing circuit part and a second portion disposed between the first portion and the pixel part. A plurality of first penetration holes vertically penetrating the first portion are formed in the first portion, and a plurality of second penetration holes vertically penetrating the second portion are formed in the second portion. |
| US12295221B2 |
Display panel and display device having an adhesive layer between an organic layer and an inorganic layer to enhance the bonding force of an interface
A display panel and a display device are provided. An adhesive layer is disposed between an organic layer and an inorganic layer in a bonding area of the display panel, where a surface roughness of an adhesive layer material is greater than a surface roughness of an organic layer material and a surface roughness of an inorganic layer material. In addition, a plurality of concave-convex structures can be provided on a surface of the organic layer and/or a surface of the inorganic layer in contact with the adhesive layer to enhance interface bonding force. This can alleviate a problem that film layers are prone to peeling off when a flexible printed circuit (FPC) is bonded to the display panel in the prior art. |
| US12295220B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate, a transistor, an interlayer insulating layer, a first conductive line, a pixel electrode, a passivation layer, a common electrode, and a light emitting element layer. The transistor overlaps the substrate. The interlayer insulating layer overlaps the transistor and includes a first groove. The first conductive line is electrically connected to the transistor and is at least partially disposed inside the first groove. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the transistor and overlaps the first conductive line. The passivation layer is disposed between the pixel electrode and the first conductive line and directly contacts at least one of the pixel electrode and the first conductive line. The common electrode overlaps the pixel electrode. The light emitting element layer is disposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrode. |
| US12295212B2 |
Display panel, display device, and method of manufacturing display panel
A display panel, a display device, and a method of manufacturing the display panel is disclosed. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixel units, each sub-pixel unit includes a first metal layer, a first planarization layer, a first electrode layer, a pixel definition layer, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode layer that are sequentially stacked in this order, wherein the first metal layer comprises at least one longitudinal wire, the first metal layer, the pixel definition layer, the first electrode layer, and the second electrode layer employ an axial symmetry structure respectively; when the number of the longitudinal wires is odd, a longitudinal wire at center is taken as a symmetry axis of the axial symmetry structure; and when the number of the longitudinal wires is even, a center line between two longitudinal wires at outermost edges is taken as the symmetry axis of the axial symmetry structure. |
| US12295209B2 |
Display panel and display device
The present application discloses a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a pixel circuit and a light-emitting element; the pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, a light-emitting control transistor and an initialization transistor; the driving transistor is configured to provide a driving current for the light-emitting element; the light-emitting control transistor is configured to selectively allow the light-emitting element to enter a light-emitting stage; the initialization transistor is configured to provide an initialization signal for the light-emitting element; wherein one of the light-emitting control transistor and the initialization transistor is a PMOS transistor, and the other is an NMOS transistor, a gate of the light-emitting control transistor receives a light-emitting control signal, and a gate electrode of the initialization transistor receives the initialization signal; wherein the light-emitting control signal and the initialization signal are the same signal. |
| US12295208B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel includes a first display region and a second display region, and the second display region includes a transparent display region and a transition display region. Pixel circuits corresponding to light-emitting units of the transparent display region and the transition display region are located in the transition display region, and the pixel circuits located in the transition display region includes a first drive transistor. Along a direction perpendicular to the substrate, an overlapping region is located between the gate transmission structures and a lower electrode disposed on a side, close to the substrate, of a light-emitting unit of the transition display region located above the respective gate transmission structure, a shielding layer connected to a fixed potential is disposed in at least part of the overlapping region to shield from parasitic capacitance between the lower electrode and the gate transmission structure. |
| US12295205B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device and display panel
The present disclosure provides an organic electroluminescent device and a display panel. The organic electroluminescent device provided by the present disclosure includes: a first electrode, a second electrode and a light-emitting layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an optical structure located at a side of the first electrode facing away from the light-emitting layer. A reflectance of the optical structure with respect to light of a specific wavelength band is greater than a reflectance of the optical structure with respect to light of a wavelength band other than the specific wavelength band, the light of the specific wavelength band being light emitted by the organic electroluminescent device, and a material for forming the optical structure includes at least one of nitrogen, oxygen, and fluorine. |
| US12295204B2 |
Polarizer-free displays
The circular polarizer may be omitted from a display to increase efficiency. A polarizer-free display may use other non-polarizer techniques to mitigate reflections of ambient light and mitigate diffraction reflection artifacts. The polarizer-free display may include a black pixel definition layer that absorbs ambient light. Color filter elements may be included in a black matrix to mitigate ambient light reflections. An intra-anode phase shift layer and/or an inter-anode phase shift layer may be included in the display to mitigate diffractive reflection artifacts. Multiple sub-pixels of the same color may be used in a single pixel to ensure a neutral reflection color. The display may include a cathode layer that is patterned to have openings over the black pixel definition layer to mitigate reflections. The display may include diffusive particles (in the color filter element or in a separate diffuser layer) to mitigate diffractive reflection artifacts. |
| US12295202B2 |
Optical film and image display device
Provided are a foldable optical film with excellent impact resistance and with capability to improve design quality, and an image display device including the same. An aspect of the present invention provides a foldable optical film 10 with a front surface 10A and a back surface 10B opposite to the front surface 10A, wherein optical film 10 includes a hard coat layer 12, a resin layer 13, and a decorative layer 14; the hard coat layer 12 is located closer to the front surface 10A than the resin layer 13 and the decorative layer 14 in the optical film 10; and the resin layer 13 has a film thickness of 10 μm or more, and the resin layer 13 has a Martens hardness of 1 MPa or more and 100 MPa or less. |
| US12295201B2 |
Multilayer electrode, light-emitting diode including the same, and display apparatus
A display apparatus includes a first electrode on a substrate, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the second electrode includes a first conductive layer including a first base metal and a first additive metal that is different from the first base metal, a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer and including a single metal material, and a third conductive layer on the second conductive layer and including a second base metal and a second additive metal that is different from the second base metal. |
| US12295198B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device and display apparatus
The embodiments of the disclosure provide an organic electroluminescent device, including an anode, a cathode, an emitting layer arranged between the anode and the cathode, and an assistant luminescent layer located on one side, facing the anode, of the emitting layer. The assistant luminescent layer includes a first host material and a first fluorescent guest material. The emitting layer includes a second host material, a TADF material, and a second fluorescent guest material. The first host material and the first fluorescent guest material satisfy: S1(B)−T1(B)>0.2 eV; S1(B)>S1(C); T1(B)>T1(C); ∥HOMO(B)−LUMO(C)|−S1(C)|≤0.2 eV. The lowest singlet state energy of the first host material is S1(B), and the lowest triplet state energy is T1(B). The lowest singlet state energy of the first fluorescent guest material is S1(C), and the lowest triplet state energy is T1(C). |
| US12295196B2 |
Imaging device
An imaging device includes: a photoelectric conversion film; a first electrode located above the photoelectric conversion film; a second electrode; a plug coupled to the second electrode; a protective film located above the second electrode; and a wiring line that electrically couples the first electrode to the second electrode. The protective film overlaps the entire plug and does not overlap the photoelectric conversion film in plan view. The second electrode includes a non-overlapping portion that does not overlap the protective film in plan view, and the wiring line is coupled to the non-overlapping portion of the second electrode. |
| US12295192B2 |
Method for producing a component, and component
In an embodiment a method for producing a component having a carrier and at least one component part electrically conductively connected to the carrier and mechanically fixed to the carrier by an electrically insulating bonding layer includes providing the carrier having a connection layer, wherein the bonding layer is disposed on the carrier and has at least one opening, wherein a connection surface of the connection layer is exposed, and wherein the bonding layer projects vertically beyond the exposed connection surface or vice versa, applying the component part having a contact layer on the carrier in such that, in top view of the carrier, an exposed contact surface of the contact layer covers the opening and the connection surface located therein, wherein the exposed contact surface is spaced apart from the exposed connection surface by a vertical distance and reducing the vertical distance by changing a volume of the bonding layer such that the exposed contact surface and the exposed connection surface are brought together, such that they are directly adjacent to each other and such that a direct electrical contact is formed between the contact layer and the connection layer. |
| US12295189B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device includes a plurality of light-emitting elements, a plurality of light-transmissive members, a covering member, and a plurality of pairs of electrodes. The light-emitting elements are arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows. The covering member integrally covers lateral surfaces of the light-emitting elements. The pairs of electrodes are arranged at a lower surface of the light-emitting device. The pairs of electrodes include first and second pairs of electrodes aligned along a column direction so that the electrodes of the same polarity among the first and second pairs of electrodes are aligned along the column direction, and a third pair of electrodes arranged adjacent to the first pair of electrodes in a row direction so that one of the third pair of electrodes and one of the first pair of electrodes facing each other in the row direction have the same polarity. |
| US12295188B2 |
Infrared optical device
Provided is a high-performance infrared optical device including a reflecting layer structure that can be widely used in the mid-infrared region. An infrared optical device that has a light emission/reception property of having a peak at a center wavelength λ comprises: a semiconductor substrate; and a thin film laminate portion including a first reflecting layer formed on the semiconductor substrate, a lower semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a light emitting/receiving layer, an upper semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a second reflecting layer in the stated order, wherein the first reflecting layer has a constituent material made of AlGaInAsSb where 0≤Al+Ga≤0.5 and 0≤As≤1.0, and includes a plurality of layers that differ in impurity concentration, and the center wavelength λ is 2.5 μm or more at room temperature. |
| US12295185B2 |
Epitaxial substrate having a 2D material interposer, method for manufacturing the epitaxial substrate, and device prepared from the epitaxial substrate
An epitaxial substrate having a 2D material interposer, the epitaxial substrate extending along an epitaxial interface direction, wherein the epitaxial substrate includes: a polycrystalline base substrate having a superficial layer, a wafer bevel, and a back surface, wherein a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the polycrystalline base substrate and MN or GaN is not greater than 1.5×10−6° C.−1 in a direction parallel to the epitaxial interface; a multi-orientation 2D ultra-thin material interposer arranged on the superficial layer of the polycrystalline base substrate, wherein the multi-orientation 2D ultra-thin material interposer has a top layer, a lattice constant of the top layer being highly matched with that of AlN, AlGaN, or GaN; and an AlN, AlGaN, or GaN-based epitaxial layer, which is epitaxially grown on a portion of the multi-orientation 2D ultra-thin material interposer distant from the polycrystalline base substrate. |
| US12295184B2 |
Disconnection of a string carrying direct current power
A direct current (DC) power combiner operable to interconnect multiple interconnected photovoltaic strings is disclosed. The DC power combiner may include a device adapted for disconnecting at least one photovoltaic string from the multiple interconnected photovoltaic strings, each photovoltaic string connectible by a first and second DC power line. The device may include a differential current sensor adapted to measure differential current by comparing respective currents in the first and second DC power lines. A first switch is connected in series with the first DC power line. A control module is operatively attached to the differential current sensor and the first switch. The control module may be operable to open the first switch when the differential current sensor measures the differential current to be greater than a maximum allowed current differential, thereby disconnecting the photovoltaic string from the interconnected photovoltaic strings. |
| US12295177B2 |
Method for preparing pixel cell of CMOS image sensor
The present application discloses a method for preparing a pixel cell of a CMOS image sensor. Process optimization and adjustment for multiple times of ion implantation in a pixel area of the CMOS image sensor are carried out. That is, photodiode N-type ion implantation is performed before formation of a polysilicon gate of each MOS transistor of a CMOS pixel readout circuit, a photoresist open area is enlarged by means of a photoresist dry etching descum process such that an N-type ion implantation area is enlarged, and second photodiode N-type ion implantation is performed on the basis of the photoresist dry etching descum process, so as to achieve two times of photodiode N-type ion implantation using the same mask, with different depths and different pattern sizes, thereby forming an N-type area of the photodiode that tapers to the bottom, saving a mask layer, and reducing photolithography steps. |
| US12295176B2 |
Electromagnetic wave detector and electromagnetic wave detector assembly
Electromagnetic wave detector includes semiconductor layer, first insulating film, two-dimensional material layer, first electrode, second electrode, second insulating film, and control electrode. First insulating film is arranged on semiconductor layer. First insulating film is provided with opening. Two-dimensional material layer is electrically connected to semiconductor layer in opening. Two-dimensional material layer extends from above opening to first insulating film. Second insulating film is in contact with two-dimensional material layer. Control electrode is connected to two-dimensional material layer with second insulating film interposed therebetween. |
| US12295175B2 |
Method for producing back-contact solar cell assembly and back-contact solar cell assembly
A method for producing a back-contacting solar-cell module and a back-contacting solar-cell module. The method includes: providing a first stacked member, wherein the first stacked member includes a first sheet member; a surface of the first sheet member is provided with a plurality of first electrically conducting sites; the first stacked member further includes electrically conducting protrusions that are formed on the first electrically conducting sites of the first sheet member, gluing and insulating space rings at the peripheries of the first electrically conducting sites; providing a second stacked member, wherein the second stacked member includes a second sheet member; a surface of second sheet member is provided with a plurality of second electrically conducting sites; stacking and laminating first stacked member and second stacked member, the electrically conducting protrusions abut second electrically conducting sites, gluing and insulating space rings glue first sheet member and second sheet member together. |
| US12295169B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device includes a light emitting element disposed on a substrate, a first transistor which controls a driving current flowing in the light emitting element, a second transistor which supplies a data voltage to a gate electrode of the first transistor, a first-third transistor and a second-third transistor connected in series between the gate and drain electrodes of the first transistor, a first charge injection layer adjacent to a drain electrode of the first-third transistor electrically connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor on a semiconductor region of the first-third transistor, and a second charge injection layer adjacent to a source electrode of the second-third transistor integrally formed with the drain electrode of the first transistor on a semiconductor region of the second-third transistor. A charge injection area of the first charge injection layer is greater than a charge injection area of the second charge injection layer. |
| US12295168B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a first power supply line, a second power supply line, a first ground line, a switch circuit connected to the first and the second power supply line, and a switch control circuit connected to the first ground line and the first power supply line. The switch circuit includes a first and a second transistor of a first conductive type. A first gate electrode of the first transistor is connected to a second gate electrode of the second transistor. The switch control circuit includes a third transistor of a second conductive type, and a fourth transistor of a third conductive type. A third gate electrode of the third transistor is connected to a fourth gate electrode of the fourth transistor. A semiconductor device includes a signal line that electrically connects a connection point between the third and fourth transistor to the first and second gate electrode. |
| US12295166B2 |
High density shield gate transistor structure and method of making
A device and a method of making the device comprising, a semiconductor substrate layer and an epitaxial layer formed on the semiconductor substrate. One or more trenches are formed in the epitaxial layer, each trench having a pair of opposing sidewalls, wherein a distance between the opposing sidewalls is greater near a bottom of the trench than near a top of the trench, wherein the bottom of the trench is closer to the semiconductor substrate layer than the top. |
| US12295164B2 |
Method for forming semiconductor structure
A method for forming a semiconductor structure is provided. The method includes: providing a base; forming a channel structure on the base, where the channel structure includes one or more stacked channel decks, each of the one or more stacked channel decks including a sacrificial layer and a channel layer located on the sacrificial layer, the sacrificial layer including two first sacrificial layers and a second sacrificial layer sandwiched between the two first sacrificial layers, and in an extension direction of the channel structure, the channel structure includes a channel region, where an etching resistance of the second sacrificial layer is less than an etching resistance of the first sacrificial layers; removing the sacrificial layer of the channel region by etching; and after the removing the sacrificial layer of the channel region by etching, forming a gate structure in the channel region, where the gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer surrounding and covering the channel layer and a gate electrode layer located on the gate dielectric layer. During the removing the sacrificial layer by etching, the second sacrificial layer is easy to be removed first to expose surfaces of the first sacrificial layers in a horizontal direction, which increases an area of contact between the first sacrificial layers and an etching medium and thus accelerating etching of the first sacrificial layers. |
| US12295162B2 |
Epitaxial structure for high-electron-mobility transistor and method for manufacturing the same
An epitaxial structure for a high-electron-mobility transistor includes a substrate, a nucleation layer, a buffer layered unit, a channel layer, and a barrier layer sequentially stacked on one another in such order. The buffer layered unit includes a plurality of p-i-n heterojunction stacks. Each of the p-i-n heterojunction stacks includes p-type, i-type, and n-type layers which are made of materials respectively represented by chemical formulas of AlxGa(1-x)N, AlyGa(1-y)N, and AlzGa(1-z)N. For each of the p-i-n heterojunction stacks, x decreases and z increases along a direction away from the nucleation layer, and y is consistent and ranges from 0 to 0.7. |
| US12295161B2 |
Trench isolation having three portions with different materials, and LDMOS FET including same
An IC structure that includes a trench isolation (TI) in a substrate having three portions of different dielectric materials. The portions may also have different widths. The TI may include a lower portion including a first dielectric material and having a first width, a middle portion including the first dielectric material and an outer second dielectric material, and an upper portion including a third dielectric material and having a second width greater than the first width. The first, second and third dielectric materials are different. |
| US12295156B2 |
Semiconductor device including trench gate structure and buried shielding region and method of manufacturing
In an example, for manufacturing a semiconductor device, first dopants are implanted through a first surface section of a first surface of a silicon carbide body. A trench is formed that extends from the first surface into the silicon carbide body. The trench includes a first sidewall surface and an opposite second sidewall surface. A spacer mask is formed. The spacer mask covers at least the first sidewall surface. Second dopants are implanted through a portion of a bottom surface of the trench exposed by the spacer mask. The first dopants and the second dopants have a same conductivity type. The first dopants and the second dopants are activated. The first dopants form a doped top shielding region adjoining the second sidewall surface. The second dopants form a doped buried shielding region adjoining the bottom surface. |
| US12295141B2 |
Memory device with metal pad pattern and system including the same
A memory device includes a lower structure, a stacked structure on the lower structure, the stacked structure including horizontal layers and interlayer insulating layers alternately stacked in a vertical direction, and each of the horizontal layers including a gate electrode, a vertical structure penetrating through the stacked structure in the vertical direction, the vertical structure having a core region, a pad pattern with a pad metal pattern on the core region, a dielectric structure including a first portion facing a side surface of the core region, a second portion facing at least a portion of a side surface of the pad metal pattern, and a data storage layer, and a channel layer between the dielectric structure and the core region, a contact structure on the vertical structure, and a conductive line on the contact structure. |
| US12295140B2 |
Memory arrays comprising strings of memory cells and methods used in forming a memory array comprising strings of memory cells
A memory array comprising strings of memory cells comprises laterally-spaced memory blocks individually comprising a vertical stack comprising alternating insulative tiers and conductive tiers. Strings of memory cells comprise channel-material strings that extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers in the memory blocks. A through-array-via (TAV) region comprises TAV constructions that extend through the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. The TAV constructions individually comprise a radially-outer insulative lining and a conductive core radially-inward of the insulative lining. The insulative lining comprises a radially-inner insulative material and a radially-outer insulative material that are of different compositions relative one another. The radially-outer insulative material is in radially-outer recesses that are in the first tiers as compared to the second tiers. The radially-inner insulative material extends elevationally along the insulative tiers and the conductive tiers. Other embodiments, including method, are disclosed. |
| US12295138B2 |
Semiconductor device with supporting layer and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of drain regions in a substrate; a plurality of capacitor plugs on the plurality of drain regions; a plurality of lower electrodes on the plurality of capacitor plugs and respectively including a U-shaped cross-sectional profile; a lower supporting layer above the substrate, against on outer surfaces of the plurality of lower electrodes, and including: a plurality of first openings along the lower supporting layer and between the plurality of lower electrodes; and a higher supporting layer above the lower supporting layer, against on the outer surfaces of the plurality of lower electrodes, and including: a plurality of second openings along the higher supporting layer and topographically aligned with the plurality of first openings. The widths of the plurality of first openings and the widths of the plurality of second openings are substantially the same. |
| US12295130B2 |
Module including a grooved shield film
A module includes a substrate including a first surface, a first component mounted on the first surface, at least a part of a surface of which on a side distant from the substrate is covered with a first conductive film, a sealing resin arranged to cover the first surface and the first component, and a shield film that covers at least a part of a surface of the sealing resin on the side distant from the substrate. The shield film includes a first shield portion superimposed on at least a part of the first conductive film and a second shield portion. The first shield portion is isolated from the second shield portion by a groove that divides the shield film and is provided to such a depth as entering the sealing resin. The first shield portion is electrically independent. |
| US12295129B2 |
Module having a shield film and method of manufacturing the same
A module includes a substrate including a first surface, a first component mounted on the first surface, at least a part of which is covered with a first conductive film, a sealing resin arranged to cover the first surface and the first component, and a shield film that covers a part of a surface of the sealing resin on a side distant from the substrate. The surface of the sealing resin on the side distant from the substrate includes a shielded region covered with the shield film when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first surface and a non-shielded region not covered with the shield film. The non-shielded region is superimposed on at least a part of the first conductive film. |
| US12295128B2 |
Packaged power electronic device, in particular bridge circuit comprising power transistors, and assembling process thereof
The device has a first support element forming a first thermal dissipation surface and carrying a first power component; a second support element forming a second thermal dissipation surface and carrying a second power component, a first contacting element superimposed to the first power component; a second contacting element superimposed to the second power component; a plurality of leads electrically coupled with the power components through the first and/or the second support elements; and a thermally conductive body arranged between the first and the second contacting elements. The first and the second support elements and the first and the second contacting elements are formed by electrically insulating and thermally conductive multilayers. |
| US12295124B2 |
Dual liquid pump liquid cooling radiator and liquid cooling heat dissipation device
The invention discloses a dual liquid pump liquid cooling radiator and a liquid cooling heat dissipation device. The dual liquid pump liquid cooling radiator includes two liquid boxes and a plurality of radiator pipe sets arranged side by side between the two liquid boxes. The interior of one liquid box is divided into a hot liquid chamber and a cold liquid chamber by an air heat insulation space, and a first liquid pump is installed therein. The interior of the other liquid box is divided into a hot liquid chamber and a cold liquid chamber by a liquid barrier, and a second liquid pump is installed therein. |
| US12295122B2 |
Coolant flow partition for cooling 3U boards in 6U chassis
A chassis configured to hold a cards of at least two form factors comprising: slots disposed in an inner portion the chassis, wherein the slots are aligned with one another and configured to act as card guides; a mid-height structure disposed adjacent a side wall of the chassis, the mid-height structure comprising a second plurality of slots and a third plurality of slots disposed on top and bottom surfaces of the mid-height structure that are substantially parallel to top and bottom walls of the chassis; and a plurality of cooling channels disposed within the walls of the chassis as well as within the mid-height structure, wherein the second and third plurality of slots are configured to align with at least a subset of the plurality of slots disposed in the top and bottom chassis walls and to act as card guides. |
| US12295121B2 |
Heat sink
The heat sink includes a heat transport member having an evaporation portion to be thermally connected to a heat-generating element, a tube body which is connected to a connection portion located in a condensation portion of the heat transport member, and a heat radiation fin group which is thermally connected to the tube body, in which the heat transport member has an integral internal space, the internal space of the heat transport member communicates with an internal space of the tube body via the connection portion, the tube body has a circular portion in which a shape in a radial direction is a circular shape, and a flat portion in which a shape in the radial direction is a flat shape, the circular portion is located in the connection portion, and the flat portion is located in a part to which the heat radiation fin group is thermally connected. |
| US12295116B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes: a body, including opposite outer and inner surfaces, and a through opening passing through the outer and inner surfaces; a fan, disposed on the outer surface and having an air outlet; a heat sink assembly, disposed at the air outlet and corresponding to the through opening; a first thermal tube, having one end assembled on the heat sink assembly and located on the side of the outer surface; a first heat source, disposed corresponding to the other end of the first thermal tube; a thermal plate, disposed in the body and corresponding to the through opening, having one side abutting against the heat sink assembly and the inner surface; a second thermal tube, having one end connected to the other side of the thermal plate; and a second heat source, disposed corresponding to the other end of the second thermal tube. |
| US12295113B2 |
Panel PC/HMI adapter system
An electronic terminal enclosure adapter system capable of securely and hygienically connecting an electronic device to an enclosure. The enclosure adapter system comprises a device adapter and an enclosure adapter. The device adapter detachably connects to the electronic device, while the enclosure adapter detachably connects to the front side of the enclosure. After connecting each adapter to their respective components, the user can then detachably connect the device adapter to the enclosure adapter via a plurality of fasteners. The fully assembled enclosure adapter system creates a completely sealed environment for the electronic device within the enclosure, such that only the display portion of the electronic device is exposed for interaction and use. In addition to providing a sealed environment, the configuration and assembly of the enclosure adapter system allows for quick and simple installation/removal of the device adapter to/from the enclosure adapter. |
| US12295106B2 |
Method of producing circuits of substrate of display device
A method of manufacturing circuits of a substrate of a display device is provided. The method includes aligning and attaching a mask with multiple slots to a circuit area of the substrate; printing a printing material in the slots of the mask using an inkjet printing technology, so that the printing material is attached to the circuit area; removing the mask from the substrate; and curing the printing material on the circuit area to form a plurality of the circuits. |
| US12295103B2 |
Electronic device including flexible printed circuit board
An electronic device including a housing; a first printed circuit board disposed in the housing; a second printed circuit board disposed in the housing; a flexible printed circuit board configured to electrically connect the first printed circuit board to the second printed circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board including: a first connector connected to the first printed circuit board, a second connector connected to the second printed circuit board, and a bending part which extends from the first connector away from the second printed circuit board and bends to extend toward the second printed circuit board; an electrical component disposed in the housing, wherein at least a portion of the electrical component faces the flexible printed circuit board; and a buffer member disposed between a first portion of the bending part and a second portion of the bending part which faces the first portion of the bending part. |
| US12295102B1 |
Far field interference cancellation for resistive-inductive-capacitive sensors
A method may include forming an inductor comprising a plurality of inductor coils comprising a plurality of first inductor coils and a plurality of second inductor coils, each inductor coil comprising a spiraling wire of electrically-conductive material wherein the wire of electrically-conductive material is arranged substantially in a plane, wherein the plurality of first inductor coils and the plurality of second inductor coils are electrically coupled to one another and arranged with respect to one another such that within the plane, electrical current flowing through the inductor flows clockwise in the first inductor coils, within the plane, electrical current flowing through the inductor flows counterclockwise in the second inductor coils, each first inductor coil is adjacent to at least one second inductor coil, and each second inductor coil is adjacent to at least one first inductor coil. |
| US12295100B2 |
Printed circuit board including bonding layer, having conductive particles, disposed between core portions
A printed circuit board includes a first core portion in which a first passive component is embedded, a second core portion in which a second passive component is embedded, and a first bonding layer disposed between the first and second core portions and including first conductive particles connected to the first and second passive components. |
| US12295099B2 |
Wiring board
A wiring board includes a first interconnect layer, a first insulating layer covering the first interconnect layer, a second interconnect layer including an interconnect pattern formed on an upper surface of the first insulating layer, and a via interconnect penetrating the first insulating layer and electrically connecting the interconnect pattern and the first interconnect layer, and a second insulating layer laminated on the first insulating layer. The second insulating layer includes a first insulating film laminated on the upper surface of the first insulating layer, and a second insulating film laminated on an upper surface of the first insulating film. The interconnect pattern has a recess in an upper surface thereof located at a position on the via interconnect. The first insulating film covers upper and side surfaces of the interconnect pattern, and fills the recess. The upper surface of the first insulating film is flatter than the interconnect pattern. |
| US12295082B2 |
System and methods to provide immersive lighting interaction
A system and methods are provided for an immersive group lighting interaction. A lighting infrastructure includes a plurality of independently controllable lighting devices. According to an embodiment, users may be granted access to control at least a portion of the lighting infrastructure. Rather than requiring the user to manually control the lighting infrastructure using, for example, the touch screen, a sensor associated with the user's mobile device may track the user. The sensor data may be classified and then mapped to a corresponding control instruction to control the lighting infrastructure. In another embodiment, a computing system receives sensor classifications from multiple users. If a threshold amount of a type of classification is received, the computing system controls a lighting infrastructure according to that type of classification. |
| US12295081B2 |
Video display environmental lighting
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for intelligent control of video display backlighting that provides environmental lighting illumination of an area behind a video display device, such as on a wall behind a video display. The environmental lighting illumination may be based on recognizing images (e.g., objects, patterns, faces, colors, etc.) in video content being displayed via the video display device, recognizing audio (e.g., words, sounds, voices, etc.) in audio content being output in association with video content being displayed via the video display device, and/or recognizing other triggers such as commands associated with video content. |
| US12295079B2 |
LED driving circuit and LED lighting circuit
To provide a safer over voltage protection, it is provided a driving circuit for a light emitting source, comprising an input adapted to receive a power supply; a conversion circuit, adapted to convert the power supply and provide a converted power, comprising a power switch (M2); an output, adapted to output the converted power; an output capacitor (C2) connected at the output; a first control circuit coupled to the output and connected to the power switch (M2), adapted to sense a voltage corresponding to the voltage on the output capacitor and control the power switch operate in a power-reducing mode to reduce the converted power when the voltage corresponding to the voltage on the output capacitor sensed by the first control circuit exceeds a first level; and a second control circuit (D15) connected to the output capacitor (C2) and connected to a control terminal of the power switch (M2), adapted to sense a voltage at the output capacitor (C2) and damage and make the power switch (M2) unoperational permanently when the voltage at the output capacitor (C2) sensed by the second control circuit exceeds a second level. |
| US12295073B2 |
Base station device and method for operating base station device
The present disclosure is to implement a technique (scheme) of guaranteeing the mobility of an application server that enables a user equipment (UE) to seamlessly use a data service in real time even when the application server is changed. |
| US12295066B2 |
AMF node and method thereof
In response to revocation of authorization of a first network slice identifier for a User Equipment (UE) (1), an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) node (2) initiates a release procedure to release a PDU session associated with the first network slice identifier. This makes it possible, for example, to properly manage a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session associated with a network slice when authorization for that network slice is revoked. |
| US12295065B2 |
Method and device for efficiently operating SL DRX in NR V2X
A method of operating a first device 100 in a wireless communication system is proposed. The method may comprise: generating a MAC PDU related to a groupcast transmission; and selecting at least one SL resource for a transmission of the MAC PDU among a plurality of candidate resources in a resource pool, wherein a first SL resource included in the at least one SL resource is included in a first SL DRX active time, and the first SL resource being selected outside the first SL DRX active time is not allowed, based on the MAC PDU being related to groupcast transmission. |
| US12295064B2 |
Monitoring for periodic signals during non-uniform discontinuous reception cycles
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. For example, a network entity may output, and a user equipment (UE) may receive, a first control message identifying a first discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle and a second, different DRX cycle for the UE to use, the first and second DRX cycles having a first and second active duration, respectively. The network entity may also output a second control message identifying periodic resources for the UE to use to monitor for a periodic signal, the periodic resources being outside at least the first active duration. The UE may monitor for, and the network entity may output, based on the periodic resources being outside the first active duration, the periodic signal during the first active duration based on updating the first active duration, updating the periodic resources, or both. |
| US12295060B2 |
Data receiving method, data sending method, terminal, and network side device
A data receiving method, a data sending method, a terminal, and a network side device. The data receiving method is applied to a terminal, and includes: in a case that a network side device needs to perform early data transmission EDT and the terminal is in a radio resource control RRC idle state or an RRC inactive state, in a random access process with the network side device, receiving EDT data sent by the network side device and performing RRC state switching. |
| US12295058B2 |
Method and device for using uplink bandwidth part for radio resource control inactive state uplink data communications
Some aspects of the present disclosure introduce a new downlink (DL) bandwidth part (BWP) and a new uplink (UL) BWP for communication in the RRC_INACTIVE state. In addition, aspects of the disclosure also provide for configuring generic parameters of the BWP, which include, but not limited to, frequency location, bandwidth, subcarrier spacing (SCS), and cyclic prefix (CP). Some aspects of the present disclosure may support a reinterpretation of generic parameters of a BWP, for example which may be configured for the RRC_CONNECTED state, to be used in the RRC_INACTIVE state. Some aspects of the present disclosure are directed to implicit DL BWP switching in the RRC_INACTIVE state where no BWP identifier (ID) indication is needed as part of the switching mechanism. |
| US12295052B2 |
Communication device, method for specifying moving distance correlation value, and storage medium
Provided is a communication device that includes a wireless communication receiver that performs, with an external device, a first wireless communication for acquiring first information concerning a moving distance of the communication device and a second wireless communication that possibly has collision with the first wireless communication, and a processor that specifies a moving distance correlation value related to the moving distance. The processor acquires an acceleration of the communication device, specifies the moving distance correlation value based on the first information that the wireless communication receiver acquires from the external device, and specifies the moving distance correlation value based on the acceleration of the communication device in a case determining that a first condition is present. In the first condition, acquisition of the first information from the external device is possibly interrupted by the collision more than predetermined. |
| US12295051B2 |
Communicating control data in a wireless communication network
The present invention relates to methods for sending or receiving control data in one or multiple uplink control channel resources of a wireless communication network and to corresponding devices. According to one embodiment of the invention a method of sending control data in one or multiple uplink control channel resources of a wireless communication network is provided. A wireless device receives, from a network node, information on a set of downlink component carriers configured for the wireless device. The wireless device receives, from a network node, an indication of the one or multiple uplink control channel resources. The wireless device maps first control data comprising control data for the set of configured downlink component carriers to a part of the one or multiple uplink control channel resources. And the wireless device maps second control data to a remaining part of the one or multiple uplink control channel resources. |
| US12295044B2 |
Method and device for executing multi-beam-based random access procedure in wireless communication
Provided is a method for a base station executing a multi-beam-based random access procedure in wireless communication, and a device therefor. The method may include: transmitting information associated with a RACH resource to a terminal; receiving a multi-RACH preamble from the terminal by a multi-beam; and transmitting a random access response to the terminal. |
| US12295041B2 |
Method and apparatus for optimized short PRACH preamble detection
A method performed in at least one processor of a network node includes receiving, from at least one user equipment (UE) over a wireless communication network, a plurality of physical random access channel (PRACH) preamble sequences in the frequency domain. The method further includes determining, in the frequency domain, an average of the received plurality of preamble sequences. The method further includes performing a correlation function between the average of the received plurality of preamble sequences and a base sequence. The method further includes converting an output of the correlation function to the time domain to generate time domain samples in a sampling window. The method further includes determining power samples from the time domain samples. The method further includes performing a search of the power samples in the sampling window for a peak corresponding to the plurality of PRACH preamble sequences. |
| US12295040B2 |
Terminal and communication method
A terminal includes a receiving unit that receives, from a base station, a parameter for a random access procedure; a control unit that determines a time domain location of the PUSCH slot based on a time domain location of a Physical Random Access Channel (RACH) slot, subcarrier spacing of the RACH slot, subcarrier spacing of a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) slot, and the parameter; and a transmitting unit that transmits, at the determined time domain location, the PUSCH to the base station. |
| US12295037B2 |
Methods and apparatus for msg-A transmission in two-step RACH
Methods and apparatus for beam refinement are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may be configured to receive configuration information. The configuration information may indicate an association between preambles, synchronization signal blocks (SSBs), reference signal (RS) sets, and physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resources. The WTRU may be configured to receive a plurality of SSBs, determine a measurement of the received SSBs, and select an SSB based on the determined measurement. The WTRU may be configured to select and transmit a preamble using a first beam. The WTRU may be configured to receive a plurality of sets of RSs based on the transmitted preamble and determine a measurement of the received sets of RSs. The WTRU may be configured to select a RS based on the determined measurement of the received sets of RSs. The WTRU may be configured to transmit uplink data on a PUSCH using a second beam. |
| US12295032B2 |
Channel detection method and apparatus for shared spectrum and storage medium
Disclosed is a channel detection method for a shared spectrum, which falls within the technical field of wireless communications. The method is executed by a first base station, and the method comprises: acquiring channel occupation information sent by a second base station, wherein the channel occupation indication information is used for indicating an occupation time period when the second base station successfully occupies a shared spectrum; and suspending, within the occupation time period, channel detection for shared spectrum resources occupied by the second base station. According to the solution disclosed, when a base station determines that another base station is occupying the shared spectrum, the base station does not perform channel detection on the occupied shared spectrum resources, thereby reducing unnecessary shared spectrum detection, and reducing the power consumption of the base station. |
| US12295031B2 |
Spatial reuse for wireless network
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: receiving from a first wireless device a first transmission comprising information on beamforming and/or null steering for a second transmission from the first wireless device, and controlling a third transmission from a second wireless device to a third wireless device during the second transmission on the basis of the information on beamforming and/or null steering. |
| US12295029B2 |
Method and apparatus for channel occupancy sharing with sidelink
Methods and apparatuses for channel occupancy sharing with a sidelink in a wireless communication system. A method of a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a set of configurations, determining a channel occupancy initiated by the BS based on the set of configurations, determining a set of resources for a first sidelink transmission within the channel occupancy based on the set of configurations, and determining a sidelink channel access procedure associated with the first sidelink transmission based on the set of configurations. The method further includes performing the sidelink channel access procedure and transmitting, to at least one other UE, the first sidelink transmission within the channel occupancy upon successfully performing the sidelink channel access procedure. |
| US12295027B2 |
Methods and communications devices for transmission of uplink signals according to priorities
A method of operating a communications device in a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises determining that the communications device should transmit at least two uplink signals to the wireless communications network, wherein the uplink signals are each to be transmitted in a set of uplink resources of a wireless access interface, determining that the set of uplink radio resources in which a first of the uplink signals should be transmitted at least partially overlaps the set of uplink radio resources in which a second of the uplink signals should be transmitted, wherein the first uplink signal has a different one of a plurality of physical layer priority levels to the second uplink signal, and detecting an indication of whether the first uplink signal and the second uplink signal should be multiplexed. |
| US12295026B2 |
Systems and methods for managing priority exceptions for shared spectrum radio services
Systems and methods for managing priority exceptions for shared spectrum radio services are provided. In one embodiment, a shared spectrum radio services system comprises: a spectrum access system (SAS) configured to adjust transmit power levels of one or more radios, wherein the one or more radios transmit on a protected frequency of a shared spectrum, wherein the SAS is associated with a protection area that comprises at least one dynamic incumbent RF system that transmits on the protected frequency; and wherein the SAS applies a standard transmit expiration time parameter to the one or more radios, the standard transmit expiration time parameter indicating a time of day at which authorization to transmit on the protected frequency expires; and wherein the SAS is configured to execute a transmit expiration parameter exception protocol to override the standard transmit expiration time parameter for at least one of the one or more radios. |
| US12295023B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, and wireless communication system
A terminal device includes: a receiver configured to receive a signal including configuration information related to a scheduling request configuration associated with a logical channel; and a controller configured to control a counter associated with the scheduling request configuration. The controller controls, when the receiver receives a signal including configuration information related to a reconfiguration of the scheduling request configuration, the counter in accordance with at least one of the scheduling request configuration after the reconfiguration and a state of the scheduling request. |
| US12295020B2 |
Wireless communication method and wireless communication device
Disclosed are a wireless communication method and a wireless communication device. Provided is a resource management device, comprising one or a plurality of processors, said processor or processors being configured to: obtain interference information from another resource management device, said interference information comprising mutual interference between a plurality of managed systems managed by the resource management device, and interference of a plurality of managed systems by one or a plurality of non-managed systems not managed by the resource management device; determine a communication resource for each managed system on the basis of the obtained interference information; and notify a corresponding managed system of the determined communication resource. |
| US12295017B2 |
Device-to-device radio resource management
The present invention provides for a method and related system and communication terminal devices, for assigning a radio resource allocation mode to a mobile radio communications device for device-to-device communication within a wireless communication network environment, the method including the step of identifying at the mobile radio communications device an initial radio resource allocation mode and further including the step of signalling from the network to the mobile radio communications device configuration data relating to an authorized radio resource allocation mode to be employed for the device-to-device communication and defining at least one operation requirement of the mobile radio communications device when employing the said authorized mode. |
| US12295012B2 |
Acknowledgement feedback in unlicensed new radio
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may communicate in an unlicensed spectrum (e.g., a shared radio frequency spectrum band). As such, the UE may determine a codebook size for transmitting hybrid access request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) feedback with respect to the unlicensed spectrum. Accordingly, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a number of HARQ processes with which the UE has been configured. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a number and/or duration of downlink channel monitoring occasions indicated by the base station. In some cases, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a combination of the techniques described herein. |
| US12295008B2 |
Method for resource signaling design and configuration
A wireless communication method for use in a wireless terminal is disclosed. The wireless communication method comprises prioritizing a reception of a first resource when at least one event occurs, wherein the first resource and a second resource overlap in at least one time unit. |
| US12295007B2 |
Method for resource indication and terminal device
Methods for resource indication and a terminal device are provided in implementations of the disclosure. The method includes the following. A first terminal device transmits a shared resource set to a second terminal device through first signaling, where the shared resource set indicates transmission resources for sidelink (SL) communication. |
| US12295002B2 |
Multi-carrier scheduling and search space activation
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for multi-carrier scheduling and search space activation. |
| US12294998B2 |
Method for configuring sidelink resource in communication system
Disclosed is a method for configuring a sidelink resource in a communication system. An operation method of a first terminal comprises the steps of: generating SCI #n including scheduling information of data #n and resource allocation information for transmission or reception of data #m; transmitting SCI #n to a second terminal via PSCCH #n; and transmitting data #n to the second terminal via PSSCH #n indicated by the scheduling information included in SCI #n. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved. |
| US12294994B2 |
Transmission configuration indication and transmission occasion mapping
The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for mapping transmission configuration indicator states to resources of physical downlink shared channel transmission occasions in wireless communication systems. |
| US12294984B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for multi-link spatial multiplexing
A wireless device may include a transceiver configured to communicate through a first link and a second link. The wireless device may be configured to indicate, through the transceiver, a number of spatial streams associated with the first link. The wireless device may include one or more radio frequency (RF) chains and may be configured to indicate a sharing capability of the one or more RF chains between the first and second links. The wireless device may be configured to perform a collision avoidance operation based on switching an RF chain from the first link to the second link. The wireless device may be configured use an RF chain on the first link based on the availability of the first link. A method of performing a sounding operation may include initiating a sounding sequence on a link based on a sounding feedback capability of a wireless device. |
| US12294978B2 |
Determining a resource for a channel state information report
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for determining a resource for a channel state information report. One method includes receiving, from a transmitter device, a channel state information reference signal within a data region and a channel state information request indicator in sidelink control information. The method includes determining, at a receiver device, a resource for transmitting a channel state information report in response to the channel state information request indicator using a mode 1 resource allocation procedure, a mode 2 resource allocation procedure, or a combination thereof. The method includes transmitting, from the receiver device, the channel state information report via a medium access control control element using the resource. |
| US12294977B2 |
Remaining minimum system information (RMSI) transmission for sidelink
Aspects relate to techniques for exchanging resource pool (RP) configurations between wireless communication devices. A transmitting wireless communication device can transmit a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) message including a RP configuration of the transmitting wireless communication device to at least one receiving wireless communication device. The RMSI message is transmitted within a minimum resource block set that is common to both the transmitting wireless communication device and the at least one receiving wireless communication device. The transmitting wireless communication device may then communicate with the at least one receiving wireless communication device on a sidelink based on the RP configuration. |
| US12294976B2 |
Method and device for paging
The present disclosure provides a method and a device for paging. A network device sends paging indication information including identification information to a plurality of terminal devices corresponding to a same beam. A first terminal device of the plurality of terminal devices determines whether it is paged by the network device according to the identification information. In response to the first terminal device being paged by the network device, the first terminal device sends a paging response message to the network device. |
| US12294975B2 |
Method and apparatus for paging multi-USIM UE
A method of an User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method may include receiving a paging request from a second network when the UE is active on a first network; determining if the received paging request includes information indicating the UE to service the received paging request; and servicing received the paging request based on the information included in the paging request. |
| US12294972B2 |
User equipment (UE) positioning
A method for moving a set of positioning reference nodes (PRNs), the set of PRNs including a first PRN. The method includes, for the first PRN, determining a first set of candidate positions to which the first PRN can move. The method also includes, for each candidate position included in the first set of candidate positions, evaluating an objective function using the candidate position, the position of each other PRN included in the set of PRNs, and the position of a target UE to produce an error value indicating a positioning error of the target UE for the candidate position. The method also includes, based on the produced error values, selecting a candidate position from the set of candidate positions. The method further includes triggering the first PRN to move to selected candidate position. |
| US12294971B2 |
System, a positioning device, a slave anchor electronic device, and related methods
A method for determining a position of a positioning device, for synchronization of positioning devices, and/or for synchronization of slave anchor electronic devices. The method is performed by a system having a master anchor electronic device, and a plurality of slave anchor electronic devices including a first slave anchor electronic device. The method includes broadcasting, from the master anchor electronic device, a first ultra-wide band (UWB) signal, at a first predetermined time. The method includes receiving, at the first slave anchor electronic device, the first UWB signal. The method includes determining, at the first slave anchor electronic device, a first transmission time based on the first UWB signal. The method includes broadcasting, from the first slave anchor electronic device, a second UWB signal at the first transmission time. |
| US12294970B2 |
System and method for diagnosing sensor performance of an ultra wide band sensor localization
Systems and methods for diagnosing sensor performance of a UWB sensor localization are provided. The system comprises a UWB tag, at least four UWB anchors, and a gateway. The gateway comprises an ECU arranged to receive sensor signals from the UWB anchors. The ECU comprises a preprocessing module arranged to align the sensor signals defining aligned data and is arranged to determine intersections of the aligned data defining points of intersections. The system further comprises a clustering module arranged to cluster the points of intersections defining at least one cluster of points of the UWB anchors to calculate a clustering quality and a clustering variance of each of the at least one cluster. The ECU is arranged to find a clustering contribution of each anchor defining a first contribution low of one of the anchors and is arranged to determine an erratic anchor based the first contribution low. |
| US12294968B2 |
Managing local emergency numbers
Described herein is a system and method in a user equipment (UE) supporting registration using third generation partnership project (3GPP) access and using non-3GPP access, the method comprising storing, in a memory of the UE, first emergency information received using first registration procedures; receiving, by the UE, a REGISTRATION ACCEPT message using second registration procedures via non-3GPP access; and keeping, in the memory, the first emergency information after receiving the REGISTRATION ACCEPT message. |
| US12294967B2 |
Phase-shift guard-space timestamp point for 5G/6G synchronization
A base station can cause a multitude of user devices in a network to be synchronized with the base station's clock using an ultra-lean low-complexity procedure in 5G or 6G. On a predetermined interval, the base station can transmit a timing signal in the guard-space of a predetermined resource element. The timing signal is a 180-degree phase reversal of the cyclic prefix centered in the guard-space. Each user device can receive the timing signal, determine how far the received timestamp point is from the middle of the guard-space (as viewed by the user device), and thereby determine a timing error between the user device clock and the base station clock, and correct the user device clock accordingly. In addition, the user device can average the timing adjustments over a number of instances, thereby determining a frequency offset if the average differs significantly from zero, and thereby adjust the clock frequency. |
| US12294962B2 |
Method for small data transmission and related device
A method for small data transmission (SDT) and related device are provided. In the method, a configured grant (CG) configuration for SDT, from a base station (BS), is received. A synchronization signal/physical broadcast channel block (SSB) set, from the BS, is received. A mapping ratio configuration, from the BS, is received. The mapping ratio configuration indicates a number of SSBs per CG resource, the SSBs are configured by the SSB set, and the CG resource is configured by the CG configuration for SDT. A mapping between SSB indexes of the SSBs and the CG resource is determined based on the mapping ratio configuration and an increasing order of indexes of the CG resource. |
| US12294961B2 |
Time synchronization enhancement for a group of UE
In accordance with example embodiments of the invention there is at least a method and apparatus to perform determining, by a network node, context information of a group of more than one user equipment, wherein the context information is based on at least service related information associated with the more than one user equipment; sending information comprising the context information towards at least one base station of a communication network; and based on the context information, negotiating with the at least one base station timing synchronization requirements for distribution to each user equipment of the group. Further, there is at least a method and an apparatus to perform receiving from a network node, by a network device of a communication network, information comprising context information associated with a group of more than one user equipment, wherein the context information is based on at least service related information associated with the more than one user equipment; based on the information, negotiating with the network node timing synchronization requirements for distribution to each user equipment of the group; and in response to the negotiating, selecting at least one network device of the communication network for the distribution by the at least one network device of the timing synchronization requirements to each user equipment of the group of more than one user equipment. |
| US12294954B2 |
Sidelink power control
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for efficiently performing and reporting reference signal received power (RSRP) measurements. In particular, the techniques described herein may allow a user equipment (UE) to efficiently identify reference signals on which to perform RSRP measurements (e.g., based on signaling from a base station), identify when to report RSRP measurements (e.g., aperiodically, periodically, or semi-persistently), and identify a channel on which to report RSRP measurements (e.g., a sidelink channel or an uplink channel). In addition, the techniques described herein may also allow a UE to efficiently identify open loop parameters to use to determine an appropriate transmit power for transmitting to another UE over a sidelink. |
| US12294952B2 |
Transmission power configuration
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine a transmission power for an uplink shared channel communication based at least in part on at least one of a code rate parameter, a block length parameter, or a target block error rate parameter associated with the uplink shared channel communication. In some aspects, the user equipment may transmit the uplink shared channel communication using the transmission power based at least in part on determining the transmission power. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12294951B2 |
Control of uplink data transmission
A method for control of data transmission in a wireless communication system includes receiving, by an application, from a modem, information indicative of a radio coverage condition, where a user equipment (UE) includes the application and the modem; based on the received information, determining that the UE is in an enhanced coverage state; and in response to the determining, controlling uplink data transmission by the modem to reduce power consumption of the UE. |
| US12294949B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving information relating to link in wireless LAN system
A method performed by a first STA in a wireless local area network (WLAN) according to various embodiments may comprise transmitting or receiving a TWT setup request message and a TWT setup response message. The first STA may perform a TWT operation on the basis of the TWT setup request message and the TWT setup response message. The TWT setup request message and the TWT setup response message may be transmitted or received through a first link included in multiple links. The first STA may set the first link to be in an awake state in order to perform the TWT operation through the first link. |
| US12294944B2 |
User equipment discontinuous reception assistance to improve network connectivity
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a user equipment (UE) to transmit assistance information to request changes to discontinuous reception (DRX) parameters to improve performance of the UE and its connection to a wireless network. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes detecting one or more conditions; and transmitting, in response to the detection, a request to change a connected mode discontinuous reception (CDRX) configuration to a first network. |
| US12294942B2 |
Method and device for communication between a vehicle and a public land mobile network
The invention relates to a method and a device for communication between a communication system of a vehicle (10) and a public land mobile network (100). To this end, a first piece of information representative of the current power consumption of the vehicle (10) is received; a second piece of information representative of an amount of electricity available in the vehicle (10), for example in the battery of the vehicle (10), is received; and a third piece of information representative of the target time during which the vehicle (10) wishes to remain connected to the network (100) is received. Based on the first, second and third pieces of information, the network (100) determines which power saving mode should be assigned to the communication system of the vehicle (10) so that the vehicle can maintain a connection to the network (10) for the desired time. |
| US12294940B2 |
Unmanned aerial vehicle detection, slice assignment and beam management
A method may include transmitting multiple antenna beams to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and determining a location of the UAV. The method may also include identifying a network slice to service the UAV, assigning the identified network slice to the UAV and performing antenna beam management for the UAV while the UAV is in flight. |
| US12294935B2 |
Apparatus and method for providing security in wireless communication system
Provided are an apparatus and method for providing security in a wireless communication system. A user equipment (UE) may transmit a registration request message to an access and mobility management function (AMF), in response to reception of a registration reject message from the AMF, transmit an attach request to a mobility management entity (MME), and receive an attach accept from the MME, wherein, when the AMF and the UE have a security context, a security-protected registration reject message may be transmitted by the AMF to the UE, a registration request from the UE may be redirected from the AMF to the MME, and when at least one of the AMF and the UE does not have security context information, the attach request may include security verification information. |
| US12294932B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for managing a devices network capabilities in private networks
Described is an approach for managing network capabilities for a user equipment (UE). A UE can maintain subscriber data that comprises an entry index of networks for which various access modes are enabled/disabled, and a counter for each network/access mode combination. After requesting access to a network, the UE may receive a non-integrity protected rejection message that indicates the network does not allow a particular access mode. Based on the cause of access rejection, the UE can disallow the particular access mode for the network, start a timer, and increment a counter associated with the network/access mode combination. Once the timer expires, if the counter value is below a threshold the UE re-enables the particular access mode for the network, or if the counter value is at or above the threshold, the UE removes the respective entry index for the particular access mode for the network. |
| US12294931B2 |
Method and apparatus for interaction between an edge computing system and a mobile communication network for providing edge computing service
The disclosure relates to a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4G communication system such as LTE. A method according to an embodiment of the disclosure is a control method in an edge enabler server (EES) of a mobile edge computing system, and may include subscribing to a user plane path change event at an edge application server (EAS); determining an application context relocation (ACR) based on receiving a user plane path management event notification from the mobile communication network in case of subscribing to the user plane path change event for the EAS; transmitting an ACR request message to the EAS; receiving an EAS response message from the EAS; and transmitting an application function (AF) acknowledgment message to a first node of the mobile communication network in response to receiving the EAS response message from the EAS. |
| US12294930B2 |
Dynamic radio configuration for seamless backhaul frequency optimization
Optimal determination of wireless network pathway configurations may be provided. A computing device may detect, at a first network Access Point (AP), inference on a channel with a second AP. Then, the computing device can check availability of a redundant radio at the second AP. Based on the availability, the computing device can establish a new radio link with the redundant radio at the second AP and reroute data traffic over the new radio link to the second AP. After establishing the new radio link, the computing device can then sever the channel with the second AP. |
| US12294927B2 |
Cloud-based proximity pairing and switching for peer-to-peer devices
A first wireless communication device (UE device) associated with a certain user (or included in a specified set/group of UE devices) may establish a first communication link with an accessory device according to a short-range radio access technology, and transmit link (pairing) information associated with the first communication link to a server, such as a cloud-based server. The server may share this (first) link information with other UE devices associated with the same user (or belonging to the same specified group of UE devices as the first UE device). Link information associated with the other UE devices (i.e. second link information) may equally be shared with the accessory device, and the other UE devices and accessory device may use the first link information and second link information in establishing respective communication links between any of the other UE devices and the accessory device without having to undergo a pairing procedure. |
| US12294924B2 |
Distributed ledger control over wireless network slices
A wireless communication network executes a smart contract in distributed ledger circuitry and responsively instantiates a wireless network slice for a wireless communication device. The wireless communication network transfers user data for the wireless communication device over the wireless network slice and responsively transfers slice usage data for the wireless communication device to the distributed ledger circuitry. The wireless communication network executes the smart contract in the distributed ledger circuitry and responsively stores the slice usage data for the wireless communication device in the distributed ledger circuitry. |
| US12294921B2 |
Data exchange between a mobile terminal and a control module of a car wash for feedback of evaluation signals
A system for modifying process data of a car wash based on captured evaluations of vehicle washes performed on the car wash, comprising: a set of mobile terminals, each adapted to perform an algorithmic evaluation process; and a control module, implemented on the car wash, for controlling and/or regulating the car wash based on the detected feedback signals encoding evaluations of vehicle washes performed on the car wash, and in data communication with the mobile terminals via the control interface. |
| US12294920B2 |
Method for determining a level of contamination in covered zones and system for collecting and processing environmental information
A method for determining the level of contamination in cities comprising the steps of providing a server, transmitting information from users which report contamination issues by means of a mobile electronic device to the server, providing a wireless sensor network (WSN) for measuring level of contamination, obtaining measured data tagged with a geo-reference tag and a time stamp, and configured for supporting delay-tolerant communications transmitting data measured from sensors to the server, processing data measured and information from users by using big data and machine learning algorithms, and providing reports on contamination levels; and a system for collecting and processing environmental information comprising at least one mobile electronic device, including at least one environmental sensor, at least one wireless communication interface, a geo-location unit, and a storage unit; at least one communication gateway and at least a server for storing and processing the information obtained. |
| US12294918B2 |
Elevation based machine localization
A machine localization system includes a work machine including a chassis and an extendable implement, a first pressure sensor coupled to the work machine, a second pressure sensor located at a known elevation, and a computing system operably coupled to the work machine, the first pressure sensor, and the second pressure sensor. The computing system is configured to receive a first pressure reading from the first pressure sensor and a second pressure reading from the second pressure sensor, determine an elevation of the work machine based on at least the first pressure reading and the second pressure reading, determine a maximum operating height of the extendable implement based on at least the determined elevation, and configure the extendable implement to not exceed the maximum operating height. |
| US12294914B2 |
Tracking device location and coordination
Communication between an owner of a lost tracking device and a finder of a lost tracking device is established. A tracking system receives an identifier of a tracking device and a request for a web page from a mobile device that has captured an image of a smart code on the tracking device. The smart code is embedded with a URL to the web page. The system displays the web page on the mobile device and prompts the user to provide a location of the mobile device. The location is associated with the identifier of the tracking device. A notification indicating the location of the tracking device is generated for the owner. The owner is prompted to provide information to establish contact with the finder of the device, and the web page is populated with the owner's provided information for display on the finder's mobile device. |
| US12294912B2 |
Network based enforcement of geographical compliance
Improved systems and methods for enhancing the performance of network based computerized content rendering and hosting and providing of devices, systems and/or platforms by modifying the capabilities and providing non-native functionality to such devices, systems and/or platforms through a novel and improved application, networked based enforcement of geographical compliance, data processing and networking framework. |
| US12294911B2 |
Communication method and communication device
A communication device is a communication device that transmits detection information including position information based on an LPWA communication system, and includes a position information acquisition unit that acquires the position information based on a positioning signal, a storage unit that stores the detection information, a first communication unit that performs LPWA-compliant wireless communication, a movement detection unit that detects movement of the communication device, and a control unit that controls a communication speed of the wireless communication by the first communication unit, in which the control unit determines whether the communication device is outdoors or indoors based on the positioning signal received by the position information acquisition unit, and when the communication device is determined to be outdoors and the movement detection unit detects movement of the communication device, the control unit changes the communication speed. |
| US12294906B2 |
Geofencing provisioning server
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for storing geofencing information within a SIM card. The geofencing information within the SIM (subscriber identity module) card is updated using an OTA (over the air) Update Server. Such geofencing information for a particular enterprise network is pushed to the SIM within a UE (user equipment) upon detecting that the UE is near, or within, the campus of an enterprise network. In some embodiments, the UE requests an update from the OTA Update Server. |
| US12294902B2 |
Traffic steering from a first access network to a second access network
Embodiments include methods for a network node of a 3GPP RAN. Such methods include determining a configuration that enables a UE to steer the UE's traffic between the 3GPP RAN and a WLAN without receiving a traffic steering command from the 3GPP RAN. The configuration includes a forward traffic steering configuration comprising a first plurality of thresholds/conditions for which the UE, when connected to 3GPP RAN, can initiate steering at least some of the UE's traffic from 3GPP RAN to WLAN; and a backward traffic steering configuration comprising a second plurality of thresholds/conditions for which the UE, when connected to WLAN, can initiate steering at least some of the UE's traffic from WLAN to 3GPP RAN. The backward traffic steering configuration includes threshold(s)/condition(s) based on different values of a same parameter as threshold(s)/condition(s) of the forward traffic steering configuration. The configuration is sent to the UE in a single message. |
| US12294900B2 |
Techniques for prioritization associated with a cell group change
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may connect to a set of source cell groups (CGs). The UE may receive a target cell group setup information, the target cell group setup information being associated with a set of target CGs. The UE may connect to the set of target CGs based at least in part on the target cell group setup information during a handover from the set of source CGs to the set of target CGs. The UE may disconnect from the set of source CGs after connecting to the set of target CGs. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12294896B2 |
Radio access network node, radio terminal, core network node, and method therefor
In response to receiving from a source RAN node (2), on a direct interface (101), a message requesting a handover of a radio terminal (1) from a first network to a second network, a target RAN node (3) receives at least one of slice information and flow information from a core network (5), and controls communication of the radio terminal (1) based on at least one of the slice information and the flow information. The slice information relates to a network slice in the second network. The flow information relates to at least one session to be established in the second network, serving as a bearer-less network, in order to transfer at least one packet flow of the radio terminal (1). It is thus possible, for example, to provide an Inter-RAT handover procedure involving transfer of handover signaling messages on a direct inter-base-station interface. |
| US12294895B2 |
IAB node switching method and apparatus
An integrated access and backhaul (IAB) node switching method, including: receiving, by a third IAB node, a node switching command from a source donor node, where the node switching command is used to indicate a parent node of the third IAB node to switch to a second node, the source donor node is a control node of the third IAB node, the first node is a source parent node of the third IAB node, the first node is a donor node or another IAB node, and the second node is a donor node or another IAB node; and switching, by the third IAB node, to the second node, and sending, by the third IAB node, first indication information to a child node of the third IAB node, where the first indication information indicates the child node to interrupt transmission with the third IAB node. |
| US12294892B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method of communicating bandwidth information of a wireless communication link
For example, a non Access Point (AP) (non-AP) wireless communication station (STA) and/or an AP STA may be configured to utilize a mechanism configured to support bandwidth signaling for a link between the non-AP STA and an other non-AP STA. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a non-AP STA to set a channel bandwidth field to indicate a maximum channel bandwidth (BW) for the link between the non-AP STA and an other non-AP STA; and to transmit a frame to an AP STA, the frame including an information element including the channel bandwidth field. |
| US12294891B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
The disclosure provides communication methods and apparatuses. One example method includes that the first access network device obtains a correspondence between the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus. After obtaining a data packet, the first access network device sends a same data packet to the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus based on the correspondence, so that the first terminal apparatus and the second terminal apparatus transmit the same data packet to the slave station device. |
| US12294888B2 |
Method and system for managing mobile network congestion
A method for managing mobile network congestion including: determining cell metrics over a predetermined time interval for each cell of a plurality of cells; determining correlations between the cell metrics for each cell; determining whether any cell of the plurality of cell are congestion based on the correlations; determining a type of congestion for any cell determined to be congested; and determining traffic actions based on the type of congestion. A system for managing mobile network congestion having: a collection module configured to determine cell metrics over a predetermined time interval for each cell of a plurality of cells; a correlation module configured to determine correlations between the cell metrics; an analysis module configured to determine whether any cell is congestion based on the correlations and a type of congestion for any cell determined to be congested; and a traffic action module configured to determine traffic actions. |
| US12294886B2 |
Communication apparatus, system, method, allocation apparatus, and non-transitory recording medium
Traffic is allocated to a dedicated apparatus that performs a predetermined network function or a predetermined virtual network function corresponding to the predetermined network function of the dedicated apparatus, according to a service level set in correspondence with information relating to the traffic, and the traffic is forwarded to the dedicated apparatus or the predetermined virtual network function, based on a result of the allocation. |
| US12294885B2 |
Methods and procedures for channel measurements and reporting mechanisms
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive first measurement indication information indicating an activation of measurement reporting. The WTRU may determine a first set of resource elements (REs) based on the first measurement indication information. Further, the first set of REs may be associated with measurement-related time and frequency resources. Also, the WTRU may receive one or more measurement-related signals in the indicated first set of REs. Additionally, the WTRU may perform a measurement of each measurement-related signal. The WTRU may transmit, based on the first measurement indication information, a measurement report based on the measurement of each measurement-related signal. Further, the WTRU may receive second measurement indication information indicating a deactivation of measurement reporting. Also, the WTRU may receive indication information regarding a plurality of sets of REs via radio resource control (RRC) signaling, including at least the first set of REs and a second set of REs. |
| US12294879B2 |
Cellular voice and service diagnostic test system for wireless devices
The described embodiments set forth techniques for diagnostic testing a wireless device configured for cellular wireless service. A test apparatus processes data logs obtained from the wireless device, categorizes observed cellular wireless functionality issues, and provides recommended actions for a service technician and/or a user to take. Exemplary cellular wireless issues include cellular wireless service connectivity, cellular voice call stability, and cellular eSIM profile installation and transfer failures. Recommended actions can include directing a user to contact a mobile network operator with particular observations, adjusting wireless device settings, repair of a wireless device component, updating wireless device software, or replacement of the wireless device. |
| US12294877B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining time-domain position of search space, and communication device
Provided are a method and an apparatus for determining a time-domain position of a search space, and a communication device. The method for determining the time-domain position of the search space includes: determining the time-domain position of the search space corresponding to a terminal, according to terminal parameter information and a search space monitoring periodicity of the terminal. The terminal parameter information includes: a terminal identity identifier (UE ID) or a cell radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI) corresponding to the terminal; and the search space monitoring periodicity of the terminal is a predetermined value. |
| US12294870B2 |
Techniques for identifying blockages between devices
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE), such as a UE associated with an extended reality (XR) device, may obtain frame data from one or more cameras associated with the UE. The UE may determine a path of a beam providing communication between the UE and a base station, determine a location of a base station in communication with the UE, or both, where the base station location may be relative to a location of the UE. The UE may identify, based on the frame data, the path of the beam, the base station location, the UE location, or a combination thereof, a physical blockage to the communication. The UE may perform beam management for the communication based on identifying the physical blockage, so as to mitigate the impact the physical blockage may have on the communications between the UE and the base station. |
| US12294866B2 |
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. |
| US12294865B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing optimized network resources
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing optimization of network resources. The system is operable to monitor the electromagnetic environment, analyze the electromagnetic environment, and extract environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment. The system extracts the environmental awareness of the electromagnetic environment by including customer goals. The system is operable to use the environmental awareness with the customer goals and/or user defined policies and rules to extract actionable information to help the customer optimize the network resources. |
| US12294857B2 |
Communication apparatus for providing a setting screen having high convenience of user input of communication parameters, control method, and storage medium
A communication apparatus determines whether to use, for connection to another communication apparatus forming a wireless network, an identifier different from a service set identifier (SSID) of the wireless network and a password of the wireless network, based on one of a Beacon, a Probe Response, or a Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE) Commit received from the other communication apparatus, and controls a display unit in such a manner that, in a case where it is determined not to use the identifier for connection to the other communication apparatus, the display unit does not display a screen for inputting the identifier and, in a case where it is determined to use the identifier for connection to the other communication apparatus, the display unit displays the screen for inputting the identifier. |
| US12294856B2 |
Relay system, method for relaying wireless communication, and relay base station
In a relay system, an authentication device determines whether a registered identifier of a registered terminal possessed by a user in a vehicle matches an identifier of a first communication terminal received from a relay base station via a base station, generates a permission signal indicating whether to permit relay of wireless communication between the first communication terminal and the base station, depending on the result of determination, and sends the generated permission signal to the relay base station via the base station. The relay base station relays wireless communication between the first communication terminal and the base station when the permission signal indicates that the relay of wireless communication is permitted. The relay base station omits to relay the wireless communication for the communication terminal when the permission signal indicates that the relay of wireless communication is not permitted. |
| US12294855B2 |
Systems and methods for authenticating users for subscribed services
In some implementations, a first device may connect to a network, wherein the first device is associated with a first application that is associated with a service provider. The first device may detect that a second device connected to the network is associated with a second application that is associated with the service provider. The first device may receive, from the second device, identification information associated with the second device. The first device may transmit, to a third device associated with the service provider, the identification information associated with the second device. The first device may receive, from the third device, authentication information permitting the first application to operate on the network based on the third device receiving the identification information associated with the second device. |
| US12294852B2 |
Spatial audio for interactive audio environments
Systems and methods of presenting an output audio signal to a listener located at a first location in a virtual environment are disclosed. According to embodiments of a method, an input audio signal is received. For each sound source of a plurality of sound sources in the virtual environment, a respective first intermediate audio signal corresponding to the input audio signal is determined, based on a location of the respective sound source in the virtual environment, and the respective first intermediate audio signal is associated with a first bus. For each of the sound sources of the plurality of sound sources in the virtual environment, a respective second intermediate audio signal is determined. The respective second intermediate audio signal corresponds to a reflection of the input audio signal in a surface of the virtual environment. The respective second intermediate audio signal is determined based on a location of the respective sound source, and further based on an acoustic property of the virtual environment. The respective second intermediate audio signal is associated with a second bus. The output audio signal is presented to the listener via the first bus and the second bus. |
| US12294847B2 |
Tweeter and automobile audio system
Disclosed are a tweeter and an automobile audio system. The tweeter comprises: a bracket; a diaphragm comprising a top portion and an edge ring; a magnetic motor system; and a voice coil. A first cavity is formed between the top portion of the diaphragm, an inner wall of the voice coil, and the magnetic motor system. The bracket has an annular inner flange and an annular outer flange, the edge ring of the diaphragm is connected to the outer flange of the bracket, and the magnetic motor system is connected to the inner flange of the bracket, so that a second cavity is formed between the edge ring of the diaphragm, an outer wall of the voice coil, and the bracket. A through hole is opened on the voice coil, and the first cavity is in communication with the second cavity by the through hole. |
| US12294844B2 |
Sound collection system, sound collection method, and non-transitory storage medium
The sound collection system includes: a first beamformer that outputs a first signal obtained by emphasizing sound coming from a direction within a first range, among sound arriving at a plurality of microphones, more than sound coming from other directions; a second beamformer that outputs a second signal obtained by emphasizing sound coming from a direction within a second range more than sound coming from other directions; a sound source direction detecting part that detects a sound source direction generating sound arriving at the plurality of microphones; and a directivity control part that causes the second beamformer to output the second signal if it is determined that a change angle per unit time of the direction of the sound source detected by the sound source direction detecting part is equal to or greater than a threshold while the first beamformer is outputting the first signal. |
| US12294843B2 |
Audio apparatus and method of audio processing for rendering audio elements of an audio scene
An audio apparatus and method employ a first renderer circuit, wherein the first renderer circuit is arranged to render audio elements by generating a first plurality of audio signals for a plurality of loudspeakers; and a second renderer circuit, wherein the second renderer circuit is arranged to render audio elements by generating a second plurality of audio signals for headphones. The audio apparatus and method perform an analysis of the first audio element to determine an audio property of the first audio element, and select between rendering of at least a first part of the first audio element via the plurality of loudspeakers and rendering of at least the first part of the first audio element via the headphones, based on a result of the analysis. |
| US12294842B2 |
Method and system for switching wireless audio connections during a call
A method performed by a first electronic device that is communicatively coupled to a wireless headset, the method includes, while engaged in a call with a second electronic device, communicating with the wireless headset via a bi-directional wireless audio connection; determining that a joint media playback session has been initiated in which the first and second electronic devices are to independently stream media content for separate playback by both of the first and second electronic devices while engaging in the call; and switching to communicate with the wireless headset via a uni-directional wireless audio connection based on a determination of one or more capabilities of the wireless headset, wherein a mix of 1) one or more signals associated with the call and 2) an audio signal of the media content is transmitted to the wireless headset over the uni-directional wireless audio connection. |
| US12294832B2 |
Microelectromechanical systems device
A microelectromechanical systems device includes a vibrator and a reinforcing film. The vibrator includes a piezoelectric element configured to convert pressure to an electrical signal. The reinforcing film is configured to reinforce strength of the vibrator. The vibrator further has a groove at which a portion of the reinforcing film is disposed. |
| US12294829B2 |
Automatic handsfree extendable microphone in earbuds and/or headsets
A headset includes a body, and at least one earpiece is connected to the body. The at least one earpiece includes a speaker. An extendable rod is arranged on an inner or an outer surface of the main body, the extendable rod having a first end and a second end. A microphone is proximally arranged at a second end of the extendable rod. A sensor is arranged in the body, the sensor is configured to detect an incoming signal. An actuator is attached proximal to the first end of the extendable rod. The actuator is configured to extend and/or retract the extendable rod in response to an output signal from the sensor. |
| US12294828B2 |
Wireless earphone
Provided is to achieve high call quality and improve wearability.A wireless earphone 1 includes a driver unit (50), a first microphone (80), a second microphone (90), and a housing (10) that accommodates the driver unit (50), the first microphone (80), and the second microphone (90). The housing (10) includes a first accommodating portion (13) that accommodates the first microphone (80), a second accommodating portion (14) that accommodates the second microphone (90), and a main body (11) that is connected to each of the first accommodating portion (13) and the second accommodating portion (14). The first accommodating portion (13) is projectingly provided from the main body (11). The second accommodating portion (14) is projectingly provided from the main body (11) in a direction different from a projecting direction of the first accommodating portion (13). |
| US12294827B2 |
Cable retention features in a custom-fitted hearing device shell
An ear-wearable electronic device includes aa shell having a uniquely-shaped outer surface that corresponds uniquely to an ear geometry of a user of the ear-wearable device. The device includes a mounting structure that is formed contiguously with the shell and intersects an inner surface of the shell. The mounting structure includes a mounting surface operable to fixably mount an interchangeable device to the shell. The mounting structure defines a void that extends from the inner surface to the outer surface of the shell. The mounting structure has a reference feature that is positioned relative to the outer surface of the shell such that the interchangeable device is located at a target orientation relative to the outer surface. |
| US12294822B2 |
Transducer, antenna apparatus, wireless apparatus, and method for manufacturing transducer
According to one embodiment, a transducer includes: a first conductive member; a substrate forming a first space with the first conductive member; a second conductive member opposed to the first conductive member via the substrate, and forming a second space with the substrate; first conductors electrically connecting the first conductive member with the second conductive member; a first transmission conductor in at least one of the first/the second spaces; and a second transmission conductor in at least one of the first space or the second space, and separated from the first transmission conductor, wherein the second conductive member includes a through hole through the second conductive member in a direction opposed to the first conductive member, and connecting to the second space, and an orthogonal projection of the through hole in the direction includes at least portion of each of the first/the second transmission conductor. |
| US12294820B1 |
Systems and methods for providing route redundancy in networking systems
Techniques for providing route redundancy for services at a service location of a PON include obtaining indications of a service location of the PON and a set of required services for the location; and detecting, based on geospatial locations and interconnections of optical components of the PON, that two or more physical polyline routes (each configured to support the set of required services at the service location) include different elements, e.g., different on-ramp facilities, network serving equipment, physical polyline route segments connecting to a common component of each of the two or more routes, or serving facilities of one or more providers. The detected two or more routes may be configured to be a set of redundant physical polyline routes for providing the required services to the location. One or more services may be caused to be delivered to the location via the configured set of redundant physical polyline routes. |
| US12294819B1 |
Systems and methods for external ethernet qualification
Systems and methods for qualifying external network facilities for a service location of a passive optical network (PON) of a PON service provider are presented. An exemplary method may include obtaining an indication of a service location of the PON and an indication of a set of required optical services at the service location; determining a group of candidate external network provider facilities for the service location of the PON based on geospatial coordinates of the service location and respective geospatial coordinates of the candidate external network provider facilities included in the group; selecting, from among the group of candidate external network provider facilities, an external network provider facility for providing the set of required optical services to the service location; and causing one or more optical services to be delivered to the service location via the selected external network provider facility. |
| US12294814B2 |
Watching monitoring device and watching monitoring method
A watching monitoring apparatus includes a monitoring camera and a home server, and monitors a watching space in which a watched person exists. The monitoring camera images the watching space. The home server includes a person detector that detects a person from a captured image, and classifies the detected person into a face part and a body part, a processing-drawing part that performs a processing-drawing process with respect to the body part except for the face part, an image synthesizer that creates a synthesized image of an image subjected to the processing-drawing process and the captured image, and a network part through which the synthesized image is transmitted to a display terminal of a watching person. When the detected person has not been registered in face information registration data in which face information of the watched person is registered, the processing-drawing process is not performed with respect to the person. |
| US12294812B2 |
Environment for remote communication
An electronic device is described. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes instructions for: while presenting an extended reality environment, receiving, by the first electronic device, a request to present a virtual representation of a remote participant of a communication session, where the first electronic device is connected to the communication session; obtaining a capability of the remote participant of the communication session; and in response to receiving the request to present the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session, presenting the virtual representation of the remote participant of the communication session based on the obtained capability of the remote participant of the communication session. |
| US12294806B2 |
Varied depth determination using stereo vision and phase detection auto focus (PDAF)
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for varied depth determination using stereo vision and phase detection auto focus (PDAF). Computer stereo vision (stereo vision) is used to extract three-dimensional information from digital images. To utilize stereo vison, two optical sensors are displaced horizontally from one another and used to capture images depicting two differing views of a real-world environment from two different vantage points. The relative depth of the objects captured in the images is determined using triangulation by comparing the relative positions of the objects in the two images. For example, the relative positions of matching objects (e.g., features) identified in the captured images are used along with the known orientation of the optical sensors (e.g., distance between the optical sensors, vantage points the optical sensors) to estimate the depth of the objects. |
| US12294804B2 |
Adaptive correlated multiple sampling
An arithmetic logic unit (ALU) includes a front end latch stage coupled to a Gray code (GC) generator to latch GC outputs, a signal latch stage coupled to latch outputs of the front end latch stage, a GC to binary stage coupled to generate a binary representation of the GC outputs, an adder stage including first inputs coupled to receive outputs of the GC to binary stage, a pre-latch stage coupled to latch outputs of the adder stage, and a feedback latch stage coupled to latch outputs of the pre-latch stage in response to a feedback latch enable signal. The feedback latch enable signal is one of a correlated multiple sampling (CMS) feedback enable signal and a non-CMS feedback enable signal. The ALU is configured to perform CMS calculations in response to the CMS feedback enable signal and perform non-CMS calculations in response to the non-CMS feedback enable signal. |
| US12294803B2 |
Image sensor for performing an analog binning operation
Disclosed is an image sensor including first to fourth, fifth to eighth, ninth to 12th and 13th to 16th unit pixel circuits, a first readout line connected to the first and ninth unit pixel circuits, a second readout line connected to the fifth and 13th unit pixel circuits, a third readout line connected to the second and 10th unit pixel circuits, a fourth readout line connected to the sixth and 14th unit pixel circuits, a fifth readout line connected to the third and 11th unit pixel circuits, a sixth readout line connected to the seventh and 15th unit pixel circuits, a seventh readout line connected to the fourth and 12th unit pixel circuits, an eighth readout line connected to the eighth and 16th unit pixel circuits, first to fourth readout circuits, and a path selector connecting the unit pixel circuits to the readout circuits via the readout lines. |
| US12294801B2 |
CAPMID design in VRFD for HDR structure
A pixel circuit includes a photodiode configured to photo generate image charge in response to incident light, a floating diffusion coupled to receive the image charge from the photodiode, a transfer transistor coupled between the photodiode and the floating diffusion to transfer the image charge from the photodiode to the floating diffusion, a reset transistor coupled between a variable voltage source and the floating diffusion, wherein the reset transistor is configured to be switched in response to a reset control signal, and a lateral overflow integration capacitor (LOFIC) coupled between the variable voltage source and the floating diffusion. The variable voltage source is configured to output a high-voltage level during a high conversion gain (HCG) reset signal readout and an HCG image signal readout, and a mid-voltage level during a LOFIC image signal readout and a LOFIC reset signal readout. |
| US12294799B2 |
High dynamic range CMOS image sensor pixel with reduced metal-insulator-metal lateral overflow integration capacitor lag
A pixel circuit includes a photodiode configured to photogenerate image charge in response to incident light. A floating diffusion is coupled to receive the image charge from the photodiode. A transfer transistor is coupled between the photodiode and the floating diffusion to transfer the image charge from the photodiode to the floating diffusion. A reset transistor is coupled between a bias voltage source and the floating diffusion. A drain of the reset transistor is coupled to the bias voltage source. The reset transistor is configured to be switched in response to a reset control signal. A lateral overflow integration capacitor (LOFIC) including an insulating region is disposed between a first metal electrode and a second metal electrode. The first metal electrode is coupled to the drain of the reset transistor. The second metal electrode is coupled to a source of the reset transistor and selectively coupled to the floating diffusion. |
| US12294797B2 |
Image sensors including phase detection pixel
An image sensor is presented which includes a pixel array including a plurality of image sensing pixels in a substrate, a phase detection shared pixel in the substrate, the phase detection shared pixel including two phase detection subpixels arranged next to each other, a color filter fence disposed on the plurality of image sensing pixels, and the phase detection shared pixel, the color filter fence defining a plurality of color filter spaces, a plurality of color filter layers respectively disposed in the plurality of color filter spaces on the plurality of image sensing pixels, and the phase detection shared pixel, a first micro-lens disposed on each of the plurality of image sensing pixels to have a first height, and a second micro-lens disposed to vertically overlap the two phase detection subpixels of the phase detection shared pixel and to have a second height greater than the first height. |
| US12294795B2 |
Image sensor and image-capturing device
An image sensor includes: a plurality of microlenses arranged in a two-dimensional pattern; and a plurality of pixels that are provided in correspondence to each of the microlenses and receive lights of different color components, respectively. Pixels that are provided at adjacent microlenses among the microlenses and that receive lights of same color components, are adjacently arranged. |
| US12294794B2 |
Fixed pattern noise reduction in image sensors operated with pulsed illumination
Fixed pattern noise (FPN) reduction techniques in image sensors operated with pulse illumination are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method includes, during a first sub-exposure period of a frame, (a) operating a first tap of a pixel to capture a first signal corresponding to first charge at a first floating diffusion, the first charge corresponding to first light incident on a photosensor, and (b) operating a second tap of the pixel to capture a first parasitic signal corresponding to FPN at a second floating diffusion. The method further includes, during a second sub-exposure period of the frame, (a) operating the second tap to capture a second signal corresponding to second charge at the second floating diffusion, the second charge corresponding to second light incident on the photosensor, and (b) operating the first tap to capture a second parasitic signal corresponding to FPN at the first floating diffusion. |
| US12294793B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus
A solid-state imaging device, a method for driving a solid-state imaging device and an electronic apparatus are capable of reducing kTC noise of a LCG signal, preventing a drop in SNR at the conjunction point between a HCG signal and the LCG signal, and eventually achieving improved image quality. At a start of a reset period, first and second reset transistors are switched into a conduction state. During a predetermined first period after the reset period starts, the first reset line is kept connected to a reset potential. After the first period elapses, the second reset transistor is switched into a non-conduction state to switch the first reset line into a floating state, so that the first reset line has high impedance. After a second period elapses and when the reset period ends, the first reset transistor is switched into the non-conduction state. |
| US12294792B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device having photoelectric conversion circuit responsive to incidence of photon, image capturing device, control method, and storage medium
A photoelectric conversion device has a pixel including a photoelectric conversion circuit configured to output a signal in response to incidence of a photon. The photoelectric conversion device includes a first measurement circuit, a second measurement circuit, and a change circuit. The first measurement circuit is configured to measure the signal output from the pixel. The second measurement circuit is configured to measure a time from when the first measurement circuit starts to measure the signal until when a measurement value of the first measurement circuit reaches a first threshold. The change circuit is configured to change, for at least one of a plurality of the pixels, an upper measurement limit value up to which the signal is countable. |
| US12294786B2 |
Image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus
A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; combining the generated prediction image with a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Here, generating the prediction image includes: checking, from the syntax information, prediction mode accuracy for a current block to be decoded; determining whether the checked prediction mode accuracy corresponds to most probable mode (MPM) information obtained from the syntax information; and when the checked prediction mode accuracy does not correspond to the MPM information, reconfiguring the MPM information according to the prediction mode accuracy for the current block. |
| US12294785B2 |
Hyper camera with shared mirror
The present disclosure is related to improving image quality in a scanning camera system via scan angle selection to obtain images having overlap for performing image stitching, dynamically tuning an aperture of a camera in the scanning camera system, updating pixel values of an image using vignetting data, or a combination thereof. |
| US12294783B2 |
Image pickup apparatus, accessory apparatus, and communication control method
A camera is operable while a plurality of accessory apparatuses are connected to the camera. The camera perform first communication for simultaneous communication with the plurality of accessory apparatuses using a data communication channel, and second communication for individual communication with a specific accessory apparatus among the plurality of accessory apparatuses using the data communication channel. In performing the second communication with the plurality of accessory apparatuses by switching between specific accessory apparatuses in a predetermined order within one or more communication periods, at least one of the communication period, a communication speed, a data packet number, a data packet length, and a combination and order of a communication source and a communication destination to be communicated for each communication period is determined based on accessory information acquired from the plurality of accessory apparatuses. |
| US12294780B2 |
Selfie setup and stock videos creation
Provided are systems and methods for forming personalized videos including a self-image of a user. An example method includes displaying a plurality of stock videos to a user, where a video of the plurality of stock videos is generated based on a live video featuring an actor wearing a mask and facing a video camera and the mask is a marker for insertion of a self-image of the user, providing an interface for selecting a stock video from the plurality of stock videos, and, upon determining that the user has selected the stock video, forming a personalized video using the selected stock video and the self-image of the user. |
| US12294776B2 |
Electronic device and image capturing apparatus
An electronic device includes a base member, a reference member fixed to the base member, an image sensor, a holding member holding the image sensor and being held by the base member such that a distance from the reference member to the image sensor is changeable, a biasing member generating a first force that biases the holding member in a direction in which the distance increases, and a correction member providing, to the holding member, a second force acting against the first force. The second force changes due to deformation of the correction member depending on its temperature. |
| US12294775B2 |
Digital display welding mask with long-exposure image capture
Welding cameras, welding helmets, welding masks, and associated display systems are described herein that utilize darkening or attenuating filters in conjunction with long-exposure imaging to capture flicker-free video of a welding process. Example embodiments include one or more of a darkening filter, an image sensor to capture long-exposure images as frames of a video, an optical image stabilization subsystem, a data storage to store video, and an electronic display to display the video. For example, captured images may be displayed on an electronic display within the welding mask without risk of overexposure of ultraviolet radiation to the operator. In some examples, dual electronic displays are used to display different images to each eye of the operator to provide a stereoscopic video feed. |
| US12294774B2 |
Display device including a display panel movable over an optical sensor while photographing plural images for synthetization
A display device is provided, which may improve camera image quality. The display device comprises a display panel including a first display area and a second display area in which a plurality of transmissive areas are disposed, a roller portion coupled to the display panel at one side of the display panel, moving the display panel, an optical sensor disposed to overlap the second display area of the display panel, and a driving controller controlling the roller portion to rotate forward or backward based on an operation of the optical sensor. |
| US12294772B2 |
System and method for generating a synopsis video of a requested duration
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for generating a synopsis video. A system may receive an input video of a first duration and a request to generate a synopsis video of a second duration based on the input video. The system generates a timed text transcription of the input video and divides the timed text transcription into a plurality of sentences. The system then ranks each of the plurality of sentences based on a similarity matrix and selects a subset of the plurality of sentences that includes highest ranked sentences of the plurality of sentences, with the subset having a summed time duration that is less than or equal to the second duration. The system extracts and combines respective clips from the input video that correspond to the selected subset of sentences to generate the synopsis video. |
| US12294758B2 |
Control setting method and apparatus, electronic device and interaction system
A control setting method and apparatus, an electronic device, and an interaction system, which belong to a technical field of computer applications; and the method includes: determining, according to an input operation of a user, a target object to be displayed; sending a display request to a server, where the display request includes an identification information of the target object requested to be displayed; acquiring a setting parameter, returned by the server based on the display request, of an interface control of the target object and displaying the interface control of the target object according to the setting parameter of the interface control. By using the solution of the present disclosure, the client directly sets an interface control according to the setting parameter returned by the server, which improves timeliness and convenience of displaying the interface control and optimizes interactive experience. |
| US12294757B2 |
Systems and methods for adjusting a viewing environment
A viewing environment adjustment system, including: one or more sensors each configured to monitor an aspect of the viewing environment; one or more processors; and one or more memory devices having stored thereon instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to: determine that media content is being displayed on a display located in the viewing environment; receive data from the one or more sensors; and adjust a corresponding aspect of the viewing environment based on the received data exceeding a selected threshold value in response to determining that media content is being displayed. |
| US12294754B2 |
Methods and systems for managing content restrictions
Methods and systems are described for managing blackout restrictions. A user device may retrieve a blackout condition from a blackout device. The blackout device may be a node in plurality of blackout nodes. Each of the blackout nodes may store blackout conditions for different corresponding content. The user device may retrieve the blackout condition from a blackout device associated with content in response to a request for the content. The user device may determine whether information associated with the user device satisfies the blackout condition. If the information satisfies the blackout condition, the requested content may be blocked. Alternative content may be output instead of the requested content. |
| US12294752B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for adjusting quality level during synchronized media content playback on multiple devices
Methods, systems, and media for adjusting quality level during synchronized media content presentation are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: transmitting, from a server to a first user device, first media content data corresponding to a first stream of a media content item and from the server to a second user device, second media content data corresponding to a second stream of the media content item, wherein the first media content data is to be stored in a buffer of the first user device, and wherein the second media content data is to be stored in a buffer of the second user device; transmitting, from the server to the first user device and to the second user device, instructions that cause the first user device and the second user device to begin presenting the media content item simultaneously; determining, by the server, that the first media content data is being stored in the buffer of the first user device at a slower rate than the second media content data is being stored in the buffer of the second user device; in response to determining that the first media content data is being stored in the buffer of the first user device at a slower rate than the second media content data is being stored in the buffer of the second user device, selecting a third stream of the media content item corresponding to the first stream of the media content item, wherein the third stream of the media content item has a lower quality level than the first stream of the media content item; and transmitting third media content data corresponding to the third stream of the media content item to the first user device. |
| US12294748B2 |
Multiplexed place shifting device
A place shifting device and a method for operating the same are provided. The place shifting device, for example, may include, but is not limited to, a communication system configured to receive a plurality of sources of media, a multiplexed channel transcoder configured to multiplex video from at least two of the plurality of sources of media into a single channel, and a processor communicatively coupled to the communication system and the multiplexed channel transcoder, the processor configured to determine the at least two of the plurality of sources of media, transcode, via the multiplexed channel transcoder, the determined video from the at least two of the plurality of sources of media into the signal channel, and transmit, via the communication system, the single channel to a remote electronic device. |
| US12294742B2 |
Video encoding/decoding method, and corresponding devices
A video encoding method includes: based on at least one of first distortion aware information about a current encoding unit and second distortion aware information about a corresponding reference encoding unit, determining a first predicted value of the current encoding unit using at least one interpolation filter, wherein the at least one type of interpolation filter may include an artificial intelligence (AI) interpolation filter; and encoding the current encoding unit based on the first predicted value of the current encoding unit. |
| US12294740B2 |
Three-dimensional data encoding method, three-dimensional data decoding method, three-dimensional data encoding device, and three-dimensional data decoding device
A three-dimensional data encoding method includes: generating a first predicted value for an item of position information of a first three-dimensional point included in point cloud data, using an item of position information of a reference three-dimensional point included in the point cloud data and angle information; calculating a first difference value between the item of position information of the first three-dimensional point and the first predicted value; and generating a bitstream including the first difference value and the angle information. |
| US12294735B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry, in inter prediction processing: derives a first motion vector of a current block to be processed, using a motion vector of a previous block which has been previously processed; derives a second motion vector of the current block by performing motion estimation in the vicinity of the first motion vector; and generates a prediction image of the current block by performing motion compensation using the second motion vector. |
| US12294733B2 |
Video coding method, video decoding method, video coding apparatus and video decoding apparatus
A moving picture coding method includes: making a determination as to whether or not to code all blocks in a current picture in the skip mode; setting, based on a result of the determination, a first flag indicating whether or not a temporally neighboring block is to be referenced, a value of a parameter for determining a total number of merging candidates, and a second flag for each block included in the current picture, the second flag indicating whether or not the block is to be coded in the skip mode; calculating, as a merging candidate, a neighboring block usable for merging; and coding an index which indicates a merging candidate to be used for coding of the current block and attaching the coded index to a bitstream. |
| US12294732B2 |
Image signal encoding/decoding method and apparatus therefor
An image decoding method are provided, which comprises: generating a merge candidate list of a current block; specifying any one of a plurality of merge candidates included in the merge candidate list; on the basis of a first affine seed vector and a second affine seed vector of the specified merge candidate, inducing a first affine seed vector and a second affine seed vector of the current block; using the first affine seed vector and the second affine seed vector of the current block, inducing an affine vector regarding a sub-block in the current block; and on the basis of the affine vector, performing motion compensation prediction regarding the sub-block. |
| US12294727B2 |
Layer characteristic signaling in multi-layered coding
A signaling of at least one characteristic for layers of a multi-layered video signal such as, for example, for each layer the indication of dependent layers to which the respective layer directly relates via inter-layer prediction, or the signaling of the afore-mentioned second inter-dependency syntax structure, is described. A maximum syntax element is signaled within the multi-layered video signal to indicate a maximally used value of an extension layer-ID field of the packets of the multi-layered video signal, the scope of the maximum syntax element being, for example, a predetermined portion of the multi-layered video signal extending, for example, across several portions of the multi-layered video signal. Accordingly, it is feasible for devices such as decoders or network elements receiving the multi-layered video signal to gain, for a relatively large predetermined portion of the multi-layered video signal, knowledge about the actually consumed portion of the possible domain of possible values. |
| US12294722B2 |
Method and apparatus for video coding
Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry checks an inferable condition for a flag of a specific prediction mode for a current block before parsing the flag of the specific prediction mode for the current block from a coded video bitstream. The specific prediction mode is one of a plurality of inter picture prediction modes. When the inferable condition indicates that the flag is inferable, the processing circuitry infers the flag without parsing the flag from the coded video bitstream. When the inferable condition indicates uncertainty for inferring the flag, the processing circuitry parses the flag from the coded video bitstream. Then, the processing circuitry reconstructs the current block according to the specific prediction mode when the flag is indicative of an application of the specific prediction mode on the current block. |
| US12294721B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus, and recording medium for storing bitstream
An image encoding/decoding method may comprise deriving at least one merge candidate of a current block, generating an initial merge candidate list of the current block by using the derived at least one merge candidate and generating a reconfigured merge candidate list by using the initial merge candidate list. |
| US12294718B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for encoding and decoding a tree of blocks of video samples
A system and method of decoding a transform block for a colour channel of an image frame from a video bitstream. The method comprises determining a chroma format of the image frame, the chroma format having chroma channels of the image frame being subsampled relative to a luma channel of the image frame; determining a coefficient group size of the transform block, the coefficient group size being a largest area of the transform block of up to 16 samples, the coefficient group size being determined based only on the transform block size and independent of both (i) a colour plane of the transform block and (ii) colour plane subsampling due to the determined chroma format; and decoding the transform block using coefficient groups of the determined size from the video bitstream. |
| US12294717B2 |
Moving picture coding method, moving picture coding apparatus, moving picture decoding method, moving picture decoding apparatus, and moving picture coding and decoding apparatus
A moving picture coding apparatus includes an intra-inter prediction unit which calculates a second motion vector by performing a scaling process on a first motion vector of a temporally neighboring corresponding block, when selectively adding, to a list, a motion vector of each of one or more corresponding blocks each of which is either a block included in a current picture to be coded and spatially neighboring a current block to be coded or a block included in a picture other than the current picture and temporally neighboring the current block, determines whether the second motion vector has a magnitude that is within a predetermined magnitude or not within the predetermined magnitude, and adds the second motion vector to the list when the intra-inter prediction unit determines that the second motion vector has a magnitude that is within the predetermined magnitude range. |
| US12294716B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and device for signaling HLS, and computer-readable recording medium in which bitstream is stored
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for signaling a high level syntax (HLS) and a method of transmitting a bitstream are provided. An image decoding method according to the present disclosure may include obtaining first information indicating whether to constrain luma mapping with chroma scaling (LMCS), obtaining second information indicating whether LMCS for a current video sequence is allowed, and reconstructing a current picture within the current video sequence based on the second information. A value of the second information may be determined based on a value of the first information. |
| US12294714B2 |
Video decoder with reduced dynamic range transform with inverse transform shifting memory
A method for decoding video includes receiving quantized coefficients representative of a block of video representative of a plurality of pixels. The quantized coefficients are dequantized based upon a function of a remainder. The dequantized coefficients are inverse transformed to determine a decoded residue. |
| US12294710B2 |
Signaling of reference picture resampling with resampling picture size indication in video bitstream
A method, device, and computer-readable medium for decoding an encoded video bitstream using at least one processor, including obtaining a first flag indicating that a conformance window is present in a current picture; based on the first flag indicating that the conformance window is present, obtaining a second flag indicating whether the conformance window is used for reference picture resampling; based on the second flag indicating that the conformance window is used for the reference picture resampling, determining a resampling ratio between the current picture and a reference picture based on a conformance window size of the conformance window; based on the second flag indicating that the conformance window is not used for the reference picture resampling, determining the resampling ratio based on a resampling picture size; and performing the reference picture resampling on the current picture using the resampling ratio. |
| US12294704B2 |
Image encoding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, control methods and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
An image decoding apparatus comprises a decoder which decodes data indicating a plurality of values corresponding to a part of a quantization matrix; a generator which derives the plurality of values from the data and generates the matrix; and an inverse quantizing unit which performs the inverse quantizing on an object block using the matrix, wherein, if width or height of the matrix is larger than or equal to a predetermined size, the generating unit generates the matrix by associating a first value among the plurality of values with a first element corresponding to DC component in the matrix, associating a second value with a second element adjacent to the first element, and, for the elements other than the first and second elements, associating each of one or more values with a plurality of elements of the matrix. |
| US12294701B2 |
Size restriction based for chroma intra mode
A method of video processing is described. The method includes performing a conversion between a chroma block of a video region of a video picture of a video and a coded representation of the video according to a rule. The rule specifies that, due to the chroma block having a size M×N, the chroma block is disallowed to be represented in the coded representation using an intra coding mode. M and N are integers that indicate a width and a height of the chroma block, respectively. The intra coding mode includes coding the chroma block based on a previously coded video region of the video picture. |
| US12294697B2 |
Affine motion prediction-based image decoding method and apparatus using affine mvp candidate list in image coding system
A method by which a decoding apparatus performs image decoding, according to the present document, comprises the steps of: obtaining motion prediction information about a current block from a bitstream; generating an affine MVP candidate list for the current block; deriving CPMVPs for CPs of the current block on the basis of the affine MVP candidate list; deriving CPMVDs for the CPs of the current block on the basis of the motion prediction information; deriving CPMVs for the CPs of the current block on the basis of the CPMVPs and the CPMVDs; and deriving prediction samples for the current block on the basis of the CPMVs. |
| US12294696B2 |
Encoder, decoder, encoding method, and decoding method
An encoder includes circuitry and memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation: determines whether a size of a current block, which is a unit for which a vector candidate list including vector candidates is generated, is less than or equal to a threshold; when the size of the current block is less than or equal to the threshold, generates the vector candidate list by registering a history-based motion vector predictor (HMVP) vector candidate in the vector candidate list from an HMVP table without performing a first pruning process; when the size of the current block is greater than the threshold, generates the vector candidate list by performing the first pruning process and registering the HMVP vector candidate in the vector candidate list from the HMVP table; and encodes the current block using the vector candidate list. |
| US12294693B2 |
Template matching on IBC merge candidates
A method of video processing in a decoder includes determining, by a processor, an initial block vector for predicting a current block in a current coding tree unit (CTU) in response to the current block being predicted in an intra block copy (IBC) mode. The initial block vector is determined based on a merge index included in a coded video bitstream. The method further includes performing, by the processor, template matching based on the initial block vector indicated by the merge index in the video bitstream to determine a refined block vector that points to a reference block in a picture as the current block, and reconstructing, by the processor, the current block based on the reference block. |
| US12294691B2 |
Image display apparatus
An image display apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a plurality of projection units, a screen, and an image generation unit. The plurality of projection units projects image light corresponding to image data with reference to projection axes thereof and is disposed such that the projection axes face in directions different from each other along a first plane. The screen is disposed to intersect with the first plane at a first elevation angle (φi) and diffuses and outputs the image light projected along the first plane at a second elevation angle (φo) different from the first elevation angle (φi). The image generation unit generates the image data for displaying a plurality of viewpoint images corresponding to viewpoints at which the screen is observed at the second elevation angle (φo) on the basis of the directions of the projection axes on the first plane. |
| US12294690B2 |
Naked-eye 3D display film structure
A naked-eye 3D display film structure includes a polarization component and a light column lens assembly overlaid on the polarization component. The light column lens assembly has multiple arc-column-shaped lenses sequentially connected with each other. A hetero-component is disposed between each two adjacent arc-column-shaped lenses. The arc-column-shaped lenses and the hetero-components are sequentially connected with each other and periodically arranged. The hetero-components serve to enhance the intensity of the emergent light outgoing from the gaps periodically arranged between the arc-column-shaped lenses and destruct the forming condition of the Moiré pattern so as to reduce the periodical contrast of the emergent light of the respective arc-column-shaped lenses. Accordingly, the naked-eye observation 3D image quality and effect are enhanced. |
| US12294686B2 |
Non-blind-area multi-view panoramic stereo imaging device
Disclosed is a non-blind-area multi-view panoramic stereo imaging device. The device comprises a front lens assembly or a plane mirror, an aspheric mirror, a middle lens assembly, a panoramic block, a rear lens assembly and an image surface which are longitudinally arranged along an optical axis. The aspheric mirror comprises a central hole and an annular reflecting surface. The panoramic block comprises a front central circular transmission surface, a front reflecting surface, a front transmission surface, a rear reflecting surface and a rear transmission surface. The front reflecting surface, the front transmission surface and the rear reflecting surface are all annular surfaces. The inner edge of the front reflecting surface is connected with the edge of the front central circular transmission surface. |
| US12294685B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image generating method, and storage medium
It is an object of the present invention to reduce a possibility that a subject (specific object) of a virtual viewpoint image and a virtual object area overlap. To achieve the object, the present invention comprises a first identifying unit for identifying a three-dimensional position of the specific object captured respectively from different directions by a plurality of cameras; a second identifying unit for identifying a three-dimensional position of a virtual viewpoint related to generation of the virtual viewpoint image based on captured images obtained by the plurality of cameras; and a determining unit for determining a position of the virtual object area to which a virtual object to be displayed in the virtual viewpoint image is disposed, based on the three-dimensional position of the specific object identified by the first identifying unit and the three-dimensional position of the virtual viewpoint identified by the second identifying unit. |
| US12294681B2 |
Power saving mode of image forming apparatus with setting detection of wakeup events and deactivation of wakeup event detection based on usage pattern
An example image forming device includes a wakeup source to detect an event for cancelling a power saving mode of the image forming device, a display, a processor, and a memory to store instructions executable by the processor. By executing the instructions, the processor is to display, through the display, a setting screen including a user interface to set an operation of the wakeup source, obtain information on a condition for cancelling the power saving mode based on setting information of the wakeup source received from the setting screen, and cancel the power saving mode in a case where a cancellation condition included in the information on the condition for cancelling the power saving mode is met in the power saving mode. |
| US12294678B2 |
Image processing apparatus, control method for image processing apparatus, and non-transitory storage medium
An apparatus acquires an image by reading a document, extracts a plurality of regions having a predetermined attribute from the acquired image, determines information about a registered document most similar to the acquired image from among information about a plurality of registered documents stored in a storage unit with use of positional information about the extracted plurality of regions, selects a processing target region in the acquired image based on a position of a processing target region previously specified with respect to the determined information about the most similar registered document, performs character recognition processing on the selected processing target region, and displays text data obtained by the character recognition processing. |
| US12294670B2 |
Method for managing an unallocated telephone number in a communication network, method for processing a request for allocating a telephone number, corresponding devices, item of communication equipment, system and computer programs
A method for managing an unallocated telephone number in a communication network, the telephone number being previously allocated to a user of the communication network until a suspension date. The method is implemented by an item of equipment of the network and includes: obtaining information relating to a call set-up request received by the communication network to the telephone number during an observation period of time subsequent to the suspension date; updating, according to the information relating to the call set-up request, information relating to an activity level of the telephone number in the communication network, the information relating to an activity level being representative of a number of requests to set-up a call to the telephone number received by the network for the given observation period and storing in a data table the information relating to an activity level of the telephone number in association with the telephone number. |
| US12294664B2 |
Physical unclonable function configuration and readout
The present disclosure relates to configuring at least one pair of devices in a physical unclonable function (PUF) apparatus and reading out at least one pair of devices for determining a persistent random PUF output. The pair of devices may be readout by measuring a physical difference between the devices/components caused by random manufacturing differences, which may then be used to determine a persistence random PUF output. Configuring the pair of devices includes measuring the random manufacturing difference and, based on that measurement, setting a readout condition for the pair of devices, which dictates aspects of the readout process that should be used for that pair of devices. Each time the pair of devices is readout in the future, it may be readout in accordance with the condition that was set at configuration. |
| US12294663B2 |
Systems and methods for onboard vehicle certificate distribution
Systems and methods for onboard vehicle certificate distribution are provided. A system can include a plurality of devices including a master device for authenticating processes and one or more requesting devices. The master device can include a master host security service configured to authenticate the one or more processes of the system. The master host security service can run a certificate authority to generate a root certificate and a private root key corresponding to the root certificate. A respective host security service can receive a request for a process manifest for a requesting process of a respective device from a respective orchestration service. The respective host security service can generate the process manifest for the requesting process and provide the process manifest to the requesting process. The requesting process can use the process manifest to communicate with the certificate authority to obtain an operational certificate based on the root certificate. |
| US12294660B2 |
Interactive videogame verification using cryptographically protected transaction records
An example method of performing interactive videogame verification using cryptographically protected transaction records includes: receiving, by a videogame server, from a first videogame client device, a first transaction record reflecting a first set of events associated with an interactive videogame session, wherein the first transaction record is cryptographically signed by a first private cryptographic key associated with the first videogame client device; receiving, from a second videogame client device, a second transaction record reflecting a second set of events associated with the interactive videogame session, wherein the second transaction record is cryptographically signed by a second private cryptographic key associated with the second videogame client device; and validating the first transaction record based on the second transaction record. |
| US12294654B1 |
Protocols for decentralized networks
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for establishing a proof of storage over a specified period of time. One of the methods includes: (i) receiving, at a prover, an initial input challenge; (ii) producing, at the prover, an output proof proving that the prover has access to specified data for a specified time, wherein producing the output proof includes: (a) producing, at the prover, an initial proof responsive to the initial input challenge, the initial proof proving that the prover is storing specified data; (b) generating, at the prover, a new input challenge based at least in part on the initial proof: (c) producing, at the prover, a new proof responsive to the new input challenge, the new proof proving that the prover is storing the specified data; and (d) repeating, at the prover, the generating step and the producing a new proof responsive to the new input challenge step a number of times, the repeating step generating sequential proofs of storage to determine time of storage, wherein each generating step is based at least in part on a most recent new proof, and (iii) forwarding the output proof, e.g., to a blockchain. |
| US12294650B2 |
Dynamic authorization and access management
A system that uses an enriched token to dynamically authorize and/or manage access to endpoint(s). The enriched token defines a scope of access with respect to the endpoint(s) and may be generated based at least in part on user context information obtained from an identity provider. |
| US12294647B2 |
Method and device for managing a pairing request of a first device with a second device
A method for managing a request to pair a first item of equipment with a second item of equipment is implemented by a device for managing a pairing request. The managing device is configured to communicate with the first item of equipment via an optical communication channel. The managing method includes: reception, via the optical communication channel, of a pairing request including data representative of the identity of the first item of equipment; and if the pairing request is authorized, transmission, via the optical communication channel, of a security key to the first item of equipment to be used during communications between the first item of equipment and the second item of equipment once the items of equipment have been paired. |
| US12294643B2 |
Automated management of blockchain knowledge repositories
In one example aspect, a first content item is received. First metadata from the first content item; detecting a match between the first metadata and at least one predetermined metadata element in a knowledge repository pertaining to a target blockchain context; determining a first blockchain wallet address associated with the first content item; locating a second content item based on the first blockchain wallet address; extracting second metadata from the second content item; and updating the knowledge repository based on the second metadata extracted from the second content item. |
| US12294639B2 |
Continuously changing system clock in a packet processing module based on load determined by deterministic feedback signals
A packet processing module includes circuitry configured to receive feedback signals from each of N first-in, first-out (FIFOs), N is an integer that is greater than or equal to 1, determine a clock speed for the packet processing module based on the received feedback signals, and program a phase lock loop (PLL) based on the determined clock speed where the PLL provides a module clock at the determined clock speed to a packet processing circuit which is configured to receive and process packets from the N FIFOs. The feedback signals are a deterministic representation of processing needed for the packet processing circuit given a current state of packets available. |
| US12294635B2 |
Streaming policy management system and method
A streaming policy management system and method wherein bandwidth may be allocated based on external device information received from a streaming client device connected to one or more external audio/video (A/V) devices. When a streaming network back office receives a request from the streaming client device for delivery of a particular content, wherein the request includes external device information of one or more external A/V devices connected to the streaming client device, a bandwidth is determined for streaming the particular content to the streaming client device and a request may be made to a content delivery network to create a distribution pipe having the bandwidth to accommodate the delivery of the particular content. A manifest file is provided to the streaming client device that includes one or more pointers that point to content segments of the particular content. |
| US12294630B2 |
System and method for token domain control
A method for providing a token code in conjunction with a value token is disclosed. The token code serves as a shared secret for authenticating the use of the value token. Multiple token holders can possess the same value token, but each token holder may have a different token code for use with the value token. |
| US12294626B2 |
System and method for distributed caching
A system and method for distributed caching, the system having at least one network-connected storage device, a content server, and a control server. The control server is configured to discover the at least one network-connected storage device, collect device information from the at least one network-connected storage device, where the device information comprises a device location, assign each of the at least one network-connected storage device to a device domain based on each device location, and provide the content server with the device information for the one or more network-connected storage. |
| US12294624B2 |
Change-based restore from a cloud-based data protection service
A cloud-based data protection service is disclosed. In an embodiment, the data protection service may support backup of data sets from one or more sites associated with one or more organizations. In an embodiment, deduplication of backup data across multiple sites of an organization and/or multiple sites associated with different organizations may be supported. In an embodiment, backup data may be post-processed in the cloud to insert fingerprints corresponding to data blocks that did not change since a previous backup was performed, to scan the backup for security threats such as viruses, other malware, personally identifiable information, etc. In an embodiment, restore may be supported from the cloud, where restore blocks may be larger than backup data blocks. In another embodiment, restore may be based on blocks that have changed since the most recent backup (or a user-selected backup). |
| US12294623B2 |
Digital media synchronization system and method
Disclosed is a system and application for digital media that allows users to share a media playlist and synchronize playing for all connected users. The user browses their device for media files to create a playlist, and then hosts the playlist over an existing local area network or creates a Wi-Fi hotspot. The playlist may be encrypted to provide a form of digital rights management. Other users are then prompted to download the playlist and send the host a calculated playback delay. Once all users have completed downloading the playlist the hosting user is prompted to press play, pushing timing information that takes into account the largest delay to all connected users via the active local area network, resulting in all devices playing the media in synchronicity for the duration of the playlist. Additional users may opt in during playback and use the timing information to synchronize their devices' playback. |
| US12294620B2 |
Communication session transfer using visual code
A conference system enables a communication session between two or more participants. During the communication session, a participant device displays a visual code that is scanned by the device in which the identity is unknown. Based on the scan of the visual code, the conference system transfers the communication session such that it is continued between the device in which the identity is unknown and the one or more devices of the remaining participants of the conference. |
| US12294619B2 |
Controlled user interface transitions using seating policies that position users added to communication sessions
The techniques disclosed herein provide controlled user interface transitions for private breakout communication sessions. A system provides a Together Mode user interface that gives participants of a communication session a feeling that they are in the same room. When a person joins a communication session, a system uses a seating policy to determine a location of that user. That user is placed near or next to a select user. A policy is applied when users meet one or more conditions. If a number of people join the communication session, each person is ranked according to an organizational chart and each person is positioned and ordered relative to the select user according to each person's rank. The system configures the updated user interface arrangement to maintain the position of the select group of the participants. |
| US12294618B2 |
Method and apparatus for registering user information
Provided in the present application are a method and apparatus for registering user information, which are used for solving the problem of multiple pieces of registration information covering one another due to NWDAFs registering registration information of a terminal device to a UDM. The method includes a network data analytic function (NWDAF) acquiring registration information of a terminal device; and the NWDAF sending a registration request to a unified data management (UDM) function, and the registration request includes the registration information and location information, which is used for identifying a storage path of the registration information in the UDM, and the location information includes an identifier of the NWDAF. |
| US12294615B2 |
Using a requestor identity to enforce a security policy on a network connection that conforms to a shared-access communication protocol
Techniques are described herein that are capable of using a requestor identity to enforce a security policy on a network connection that conforms to a shared-access communication protocol. A request to create the network connection to a network resource is received. The network connection is associated with the requestor identity, which identifies a requesting entity associated with the request, by associating the request with the requestor identity and further by associating the network connection with the request. A determination is made whether the requesting entity is authorized to access the network resource based at least in part on a permission that is indicated by the security policy. Based at least in part on the permission indicating that the requesting entity is authorized to access the network resource, the network connection to the network resource is created. |
| US12294604B2 |
Recommendation interface for remediation plans for cyberattack vulnerabilities
Systems and methods are provided to build a machine learned exploitability risk model that predicts, based on the characteristics of a set of machines, a normalized risk score quantifying the risk that the machines are exploitable by a set of attacks. To build the model, a training dataset is constructed by labeling characteristic data of a population of machines with exploitation test results obtained by simulating a set of attacks on the population. The model is trained using the training data to accurately predict a probability that a given set of machines is exploitable by the set of attacks. In embodiments, the model may be used to make quick assessments about how vulnerable a set of machines are to the set of attacks. In embodiments, the model may be used to compare the effectiveness of different remediation actions to protect against the set of attacks. |
| US12294602B2 |
Communications device with secure data path processing agents
Secure device data records (DDRs) are provided. In some embodiments, a system for secure DDRs includes a processor of a wireless communication device for wireless communication with a wireless network, in which the processor is configured with a secure execution environment, and in which the secure execution environment is configured to: monitor service usage of the wireless communication device with the wireless network; and generate a plurality of device data records of the monitored service usage of the wireless communication device with the wireless network, in which each device data record is associated with a unique sequence order identifier; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions. In some embodiments, the secure execution environment is located in an application processor, in a modem processor, and/or in a subscriber identity module (SIM). |
| US12294598B2 |
Attack monitoring center apparatus and attack monitoring terminal apparatus
In an attack monitoring center apparatus, an event log transmitted from an attack monitoring terminal apparatus is received via a communication network. A first pattern and a second pattern are read from an event log occurrence pattern database which describes event log occurrence patterns. The first pattern is referred to in response to an abnormality being detected in the attack monitoring center apparatus; the second pattern is referred to in response to an abnormality being detected in the attack monitoring terminal apparatus. An abnormality is detected based on the event log and the first pattern. The second pattern is transmitted to the attack monitoring terminal apparatus in response to detecting the abnormality based on the event log and the first pattern. |
| US12294592B2 |
Automated extraction and classification of malicious indicators
Techniques for generating actionable indicators of compromise (IOCs) are disclosed. A set of potential sources for IOCs are received. One or more candidate IOCs are extracted from at least one source included in the set of potential sources. An actionable IOC is automatically identified from the one or more candidate IOCs. The actionable IOC is provided to a security enforcement service. |
| US12294588B1 |
Systems and methods for processing third-party communications
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for processing third-party communications. In particular, a method includes: receiving, by communications hardware, a message to be transmitted to a message target device; determining, by a verification engine, that the message is legitimate; appending, by a badge generation engine, a verification badge to the message to obtain a verified message; and transmitting, by an in-application (in-app) messaging engine and via a secured in-app messaging channel, the verified message to the message target device to be displayed on the message target device via an application executing on the message target device. |
| US12294587B2 |
System and method for enforcing a security framework for high-risk operations
Systems, devices, and methods for managing data processing systems are disclosed. The data processing systems may provide computer implemented services based on commands provided to the data processing systems. To manage the data processing systems, a security framework may be enforced to interpret and/or resolve commands as the commands are invoked. The security framework may be deployed to data processing systems to reduce the likelihood of undesired use and/or interaction with the data processing systems. |
| US12294585B2 |
Techniques for automatically configuring minimal cloud service access rights for container applications
A computer system may receive one or more requests for access to one or more cloud services and may store the one or more requests in a request log. The computer system may receive one or more access rules applicable to cloud service access rights. The computer system may aggregate the one or more requests of the request log to determine access requirements for a container, the container being configured to store one or more applications. The computer system may generate and store container access policies that define access of a container and the one or more cloud services, the container access policies based at least in part on the aggregated one or more requests and the one or more access rules. The computer system may send the container access policies to a request forwarder of a compute instance in a production environment. |
| US12294581B2 |
Identifying security vulnerabilities based on access control lists
An example embodiment may involve: obtaining a representation of an access control list (ACL), wherein the ACL includes an entry that defines user capabilities with respect to a computing resource; determining a user class based on the entry and one or more rules, wherein the one or more rules are based on whether the computing resource is a database table for a task-based application, and wherein the one or more rules are based on whether the computing resource is read accessible or write accessible; and providing, for display on a graphical user interface, an indication of the user class. |
| US12294580B1 |
Directory service recommender assessment and scoring
A cybersecurity service assesses, scores, and/or prioritizes activities associated with a directory service. When the directory service is requested to change a directory service assignment, the directory service may first request a verdict from the cybersecurity service. The cybersecurity service may use profiling and/or machine learning to predict directory service assignments. The cybersecurity service may then score and prioritize requests to change/update directory service assignments. Small deviations from predicted directory service assignments, for example, may indicate harmless/normal directory service activity. Larger deviations, though, may indicate abnormal directory service activity. Larger deviations may even indicate malicious directory service activity, such as permission escalation and cyberbreaches. Scoring and prioritization allows for resource allocation and timely mitigations by human experts. |
| US12294577B2 |
Multifactor authentication of secure transmission of data
Multifactor authentication of secure transmission of data, including, receiving, from a first computing device associated with a first user, identifying information associated with a second user; transmitting, based on the identifying information, a request for data; receiving the data from a second computing device associated with the second user; dynamically generating a textual statement, at least a portion of the textual statement based on at least a first portion of the data; receiving, via a first communication channel, a first communication that includes a media recording reciting the dynamically generated textual statement; receiving, via a second communication channel, a second communication indicating a second portion of the data; verifying, based on the first communication and the second communication, an authenticity of the second user; and transmitting the data to the first computing device in response to the verification. |
| US12294576B2 |
System for implementing multifactor authentication based on secure tokenization
Leveraging secure tokenization, such as a Non-Fungible Token (NFT), for purposes of multifactor and/or elevated user authentication. In this regard, an authentication NFT is generated based at least on a user's authentication credentials. Subsequently, the authentication NFT is verified/validated via a private distributed trust computing network and stored, in a deactivated state, on a distributed ledger. Once the user is confronted with an elevated and/or multifactored authentication process, the user may initiates use of the authentication NFT by checking-out the authentication NFT from the distributed ledger and moving the authentication NFT from the deactivated state to an activated state, in which the user credentials are accessible to the user for purposes of authentication. |
| US12294570B2 |
Methodology for blinded messaging
Systems and methods for “blinded” messaging, wherein, a user can draft and send targeted communications to groups of other users having specific characteristics selected by the sending user, but the identification of the recipients is not provided to the sender. The system also permits the recipients to respond or engage in interact discussion with the sender, again without revealing any personal or identifying information about the recipient in question. This preserves anonymity and protects privacy. The systems and methods may be implemented in the context of a career or educational opportunity on-line services platform, which matches candidates to opportunities such as schools or jobs. Providers of such positions may also create on the platform career pathway profiles that are linked together to create an emergent, organic web of career paths for students and job-seekers to research and browse. |
| US12294568B2 |
Connectionless-virtual private network for secure cloud to user communication over the internet using a plurality of servers
The disclosure provides a system/method/scheme to securely send data from a cloud, or cloud service provider, to users via a secure connectionless system, referred to herein as a C-VPN communication infrastructure (C-VPN CI). In one example a method of communicating from a cloud service provider to a user via a C-VPN CI includes: (1) obtaining, by a cloud service provider, security parameters from a SDE Cloud server operating on a computing system of the cloud service provider, wherein the security parameters include a set of mathematical rules and values for converting plain text to ciphertext, (2) creating a secure communication using the security parameters received from the SDE Cloud server, wherein the secure communication includes a secure header and secure data, and (3) sending the secure communication to the user via a generic electronic message delivery system. |
| US12294564B2 |
Method for resolving naming identifiers
Method for resolving name identifiers. Existing naming identifier resolution solutions give priority to one aspect, performance of a service or protection of privacy, over the other without it being possible to deviate therefrom. This lack of flexibility is detrimental to the user's quality of experience. This also impacts resource management for various communication equipment involved in the resolution of naming identifiers. The proposed solution makes it possible to give priority to performance or respecting privacy on a case-by-case basis. On the basis of an authorization to share a location of the equipment, the resolver gives priority to transmitting either a network address of a server associated with the naming identifier to be resolved requiring location information of the equipment, giving priority to performance, or a network address of a server associated with the naming identifier to be resolved not requiring location information of the equipment, giving priority to respecting privacy. |
| US12294562B2 |
Messaging system with archived data display
Systems and computer-implement methods of displaying archived data are provided for determining that it is an anniversary of the archived data, the archived data including a message transmitted from a first client device to a second client device; causing display, on the first client device, of a graphical indicium and an avatar of a user associated with the first client device, the graphical indicium indicating an anniversary associated with the message transmitted from the first client device to the second client device; causing, display on the first client device of a notification of the anniversary; and causing the display of the graphical indicium and notification of the anniversary to be removed after a predefined time. |
| US12294561B2 |
Automated social distancing recommendations
In an approach to automated social distancing recommendations, one or more computer processors monitor first data associated with a utilization of a physical space. One or more computer processors determine the first data associated with the utilization of the physical space exceeds a space utilization threshold. Based on the first data associated with the utilization of the physical space exceeding the space utilization threshold, one or more computer processors generate second data associated with the physical space. One or more computer processors send a notification, where the notification includes the generated second data associated with the physical space. |
| US12294559B2 |
System and method for enabling dynamic multi-modal communication
A method includes receiving a first request associated with a first user account and comprising content of a first message, and a second request associated with a second user account and comprising content of a second message, generating a first list of routing options for delivering the first message to a first plurality of destination endpoints, and a second list of routing options for delivering the second message to a second plurality of destination endpoints, determining a first optimal routing option for delivering the first message, determining, a second optimal routing option for delivering the second message, causing one or more versions of the first message to be transmitted to the first plurality of destination endpoints using the first optimal routing option, and causing one or more versions of the second message to be transmitted to the second plurality of destination endpoints using the second optimal routing option. |
| US12294557B2 |
Sharing of collaborative documents with users via instant messaging
Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for sharing of collaborative documents with users via instant messaging. In one aspect, a collaborative application is configured to display one or more user interfaces associated with a collaborative application that allows a user to engage in a real-time chat between and among one or more users. The collaborative application may also present one or more user interfaces that allow the user to select one or more references of collaborative documents stored at a remote document datastore, and then share these references of collaborative documents with one or more users in the real-time chat. In one example, these references may be represented in real-time chat as a user interface element that visually present the collaborative document title and associated collaborative document pictogram or icon. |
| US12294555B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing messages on instant messaging application
Provided is a method for managing messages on an instant messaging application, which is executed by one or more processors of a user terminal. The method may include receiving a new message from another user through a chat room of the instant messaging application, displaying the new message on a display of the user terminal, sending a waiting message to the another user through the chat room, and maintaining the new message as an unread message in response to the sending of the waiting message to the another user. |
| US12294554B2 |
PUCCH design for unlicensed band operation at MMWAVES
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprising: determining, by a user equipment of a communication network, information received from a communication network comprising a physical uplink control channel resource set indication and an indication of subcarrier spacing used for a physical uplink control channel; based on the information, determining at least one of a size or allocation of at least one physical uplink control channel resource associated with the physical uplink control channel resource set; and transmitting control information associated with the physical uplink control channel to the communication network using at least the determined at least one of size or allocation of the at least one physical uplink control channel resource. |
| US12294552B2 |
Method and device for providing resource status information
The present disclosure relates to telecommunications. In one of its aspects, the disclosure concerns a method, performed by a first network node, for providing resource status information to a second network node. The first network node controls a radio cell comprising a plurality of partitions. The method comprises determining a resource status information based on a ratio between a resource status associated to the radio cell and a resource status associated to at least one partition of the radio cell. The method further comprises transmitting, to the second network node, a resource status update message comprising at least one information element comprising the determined resource status information. |
| US12294550B2 |
Techniques for communicating channel state information for energy transfer operations
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. An energy transmitter device may transmit an energy signal to an energy receiver device for energy harvesting by the energy receiver device. To communicate channel state information (CSI) of a channel between the energy transmitter device and the energy receiver device, the energy transmitter device may transmit a first signal to the energy receiver device. In response, the energy receiver device may transmit a second signal to the energy transmitter device that is indicative of the CSI, where the CSI is based on the first signal. The energy transmitter device may transmit additional signals to the energy receiver device whose transmission characteristics are based on the CSI. |
| US12294549B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting HARQ-ACK information
A configuration of a set of subslots within a slot can be received, each of one or more subslots of the set of subslots can have a time interval within the slot. An indication of a first PUCCH resource for transmitting HARQ-ACK information during the slot can be received, the first PUCCH resource overlapping in time with at least one uplink channel resource scheduled for transmission during the slot, the indication indicating that transmission of the HARQ-ACK information ends within a subslot of the set of subslots, and a last symbol of the first PUCCH resource being within the subslot. The HARQ-ACK information can be multiplexed on a second PUCCH resource, the second PUCCH resource being in the subslot of the set of subslots within the slot. |
| US12294547B2 |
Wireless wake-up packet sending method and apparatus and wireless wake-up packet receiving method and apparatus
A wake-up packet sending method, including: obtaining, by a sending apparatus, a wake-up packet WUP, where the WUP includes a preamble sequence, and the preamble sequence includes N consecutive first sequences S, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2 (for example, [S S]), and the N consecutive first sequences S are used to indicate that a data rate used for the WUP is a first value; or the preamble sequence includes a second sequence M, where the second sequence M is used to indicate that a data rate used for the WUP is a second value; and the second sequence M and the first sequence S are in a bit logical negation relationship; and sending the WUP, to wake up a main receiver of a receiving apparatus. |
| US12294544B2 |
Combined downlink demarcations and demodulation references in 5G/6G
For improved reception of PDCCH (physical downlink control channel) messages in 5G and 6G, each message can be preceded by a special demarcation, and optionally followed by another (preferably different) demarcation. For even better reception, the two demarcations may be configured as short-form demodulation references that exhibit two predetermined modulation levels of the modulation scheme, such as the maximum and minimum amplitude or phase levels. For optimal reception, one or both demarcations may be surrounded by gaps, consisting of a single resource element with no transmission. Downlink messages with such multi-functional demarcations may greatly simplify the task of user devices in receiving their control messages from the base station. |
| US12294543B2 |
Phase continuity for demodulation reference signal bundling
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication that a plurality of physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) communications are associated for purposes of demodulation reference signal bundling. The UE may determine whether a phase continuity is to be maintained for the plurality of PDSCH communications based at least in part on respective quasi-co-location assumptions for the plurality of PDSCH communications. The UE may process the plurality of PDSCH communications based at least in part on whether the phase continuity is to be maintained Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US12294541B2 |
Method and device for setting pilot tone in wideband in wireless LAN system
Proposed are a method and device for receiving an EHT PPDU on the basis of a tone plan in a wireless LAN system. Specifically, a reception STA receives the EHT PPDU from a transmission STA through a 320 MHz band. The reception STA decodes the EHT PPDU. The EHT PPDU includes a control field and a data field. The control field includes information about a pilot tone. The information about the pilot tone includes allocation information indicating that a first pilot tone for the 320 MHz band is configured by repeating a second pilot tone for an 80 MHz band defined in an 802.11ax wireless LAN system. The first pilot tone is received in a data field on the basis of the allocation information. |
| US12294540B2 |
Selective cancellation of on-demand positioning reference signal (PRS) occasions
Disclosed are various techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) receives, from a network entity, a positioning reference signal (PRS) configuration indicating one or more PRS resources. The UE determines that one or more transmission properties of the one or more resources should be modified and transmits PRS modification information to the network entity based on the one or more transmission properties of one or more PRS resources to be modified. The network entity may be a location server or location management function. The PRS modification information may include a request to modify the PRS configuration and information indicating a start time, a stop time, a duration, or a combination thereof, associated with modifying the PRS configuration. |
| US12294539B2 |
Communication system, communication method, communication device, and medium with communication program stored thereon
A communication system includes a first communication device that configures a first wireless network together with another peripheral device or a plurality of other peripheral devices by using a first BSSID and a second communication device that configures a second wireless network together with another peripheral device or a plurality of other peripheral devices by using a second BSSID. The first communication device is configured to transmit a first frame in which a first identification value has been designated as a BSSID. The first communication device and the second communication device are configured to perform reception processing of a frame in which the first identification value has been designated as the BSSID, as a valid frame. |
| US12294538B2 |
PT-RS configuration depending on scheduling parameters
There is disclosed a transmitting node for a Radio Access Network, the transmitting node being adapted for transmitting, based on one or more transmission parameters, of reference signaling, and/or signaling including reference signaling, wherein the reference signaling may comprise phase tracking reference signaling and wherein the one or more transmission parameters comprise a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS). |
| US12294530B2 |
Token-based billing model for server-side rendering service
A token-based billing model for delivering server-side rendered applications to remote users. A token represents a right to access a server-side rendered application. Each remote user is associated with one or more tokens. When a given token expires, the set of tokens associated with a user is decremented. The rate at which tokens expire are modulated based on aggregate load across the resources of the server-side rendered application provider, as well as the individual loads attributable to each of the users. |
| US12294527B2 |
Dynamic MTU management in an enterprise network
Various embodiments of a method and apparatus are disclosed. A higher MTU (Maximum Transmit Unit) between a network Core and the eNBs of the network are configured, as well as in wireless RAN segments. These MTU are dynamically adjusted to allow for the most efficient the packet-sizes according to the UE capabilities and Radio-conditions. |
| US12294526B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method, and program
Techniques for wireless transmission of data are provided, in which data representing a plurality of frames of a time-sequential signal are encoded. The encoded data are temporarily retained in a memory buffer before wireless transmission. A current number of frames of the encoded data awaiting transmission is determined, and a compression rate is selected for encoding the next frame of data of the time-sequential signal based on the determined number of stored frames in the memory buffer. The selected compression rate is used to encode the next frame of the time-sequential signal, which is added to the encoded data stored in the memory buffer and wirelessly transmitted from the memory buffer. The present disclosure is applicable to a smartphone and a portable player, for example. |
| US12294522B1 |
Mitigating voltage surges in a network device by controlling port bandwidths
A network device includes a plurality of ports, processing circuitry, and control circuitry. The ports are to receive communication traffic from a plurality of processing devices. The processing circuitry is to process the communication traffic received via the ports. The control circuitry is to assess one or more electrical-current consumption values associated with at least the network device, and, depending on the electrical-current consumption values, to control a traffic slew-rate of the communication traffic of at least a port among the ports to remain within a specified slew-rate range, the traffic slew-rate being defined as a rate at which a bandwidth of the communication traffic received via the port changes as a function of time. |
| US12294515B2 |
Quality sensing network management
One aspect provides a system and method for selecting a path for a data flow in a network. During operation, a first node receiving the data flow can determine flow information that specifies a destination node. The system estimates a Quality of Experience (QoE) value of each node based on the flow information and current operating status of each node. A management service generates a QoE topology of the network based on connectivity among the nodes and the QoE value associated with each node; determines a plurality of potential paths between the first node and the destination node, with each potential path comprising a plurality of intermediate nodes; and selects a path that provides best QoE performance based on the QoE topology. Selecting the path comprises computing a cumulative QoE value of each potential path based on QoE values of the intermediate nodes included in the potential path. |
| US12294508B2 |
Network nodes and methods therein for notification delivery
The present disclosure provides a method in a Network Function, NF, producer. The method includes transmitting, to a Service Communication Proxy, SCP, a notification request for delivering a notification. The notification request contains a Uniform Resource Identifier, URI, having a predetermined service path indicating that the notification request is associated with a default notification subscription. |
| US12294504B2 |
System and method of browsing offline and queried content
Embodiments of systems and methods for browsing offline and queried content are presented herein. Specifically, embodiments may receive a request that a content associated with a request be managed at the user cache on a mobile device. Embodiments may also determine whether the requested content is in a cache associated with the mobile application and, if the content is not in the cache, deliver the requested content to the mobile application for presentation to a user. Embodiments may also receive a notification that the requested content was stored in the cache associated with the mobile application. |
| US12294502B2 |
Time-sensitivity task identification service according to predicted connectivity issues
Disclosed are various examples identifying time-sensitive tasks being performed by a user of a client device that may be affected by a network connectivity issue associated with the client device and alerting the user interacting with the client device of the identified time-sensitive tasks. Network connectivity data associated one or more client devices can be used to identify patterns and context in network connectivity loss based at least in part on location, time, date, etc. Additionally, user context data associated with a user can be analyzed to predict whether the user will experience any connectivity issues and identify any tasks or action items being performed by the user interacting with the client device that may be considered time-sensitive. A user can be notified of a potential connectivity issue that may affect the ability for the user to complete a time-sensitive task. |
| US12294498B2 |
Real time qubit allocation for dynamic network topographies
Qubit allocation for dynamic network topographies is disclosed. In one example, a processor device of a computing system implements a configuration to quantum definition (C2Q) service that performs real time qubit allocation for dynamic network topographies. The C2Q service can ensure synchronization between a configuration file for a network topography and a quantum definition file for qubits allocated to the network topography. |
| US12294496B2 |
Methods and systems for service policy orchestration in a communication network
Methods and systems are provided for service policy orchestration in a communication network. An orchestration of a distributed event policy may be initiated at a service policy execution factory (SPEF). The initiating may include selecting a service event object with an associated unique service instance identifier and an associated unique service event identifier; defining service requirements that may include or relate to one or more of type of an event, a criticality, a lifetime, and generic service execution rule(s); including the service requirements in the service event object; and sending the service event object and the unique service instance ID to a service policy orchestration factory (SPOF) for performing one or more actions relating to the orchestration of the distributed event policy. In response to receiving an SPOF feedback message that indicates a successful updating of the event repository, the orchestration of the distributed event policy may be terminated. |
| US12294494B2 |
Configuration system for a data network, data network, and configuration method
A configuration system includes a network data analysis circuit configured to receive and process network usage data from a plurality of access points of the data network to obtain processed network usage data. The network usage data include information about communication channels used by the respective access points. The processed network usage data include information about conflicts between the access points regarding the communication channels. An evaluation circuit is configured to generate a chord diagram based on the processed network usage data. The chord diagram includes a plurality of segments, each assigned to at least one of the communication channels or no communication channel, and the access points being each assigned to at least one of the segments. The chord diagram comprises chords interconnecting the segments having access points assigned thereto, between which there is an actual conflict and/or a potential conflict. |
| US12294491B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, update method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium in which program is stored
An information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an updating method, and a program that can properly update software even when a network function has a redundant configuration are provided. An information processing apparatus (1) includes: an information acquiring unit (2) configured to acquire redundant configuration information contained in network definition information from a MANO implementation apparatus performing instantiation of network functions by using the network definition information that contains the redundant configuration information being information about a redundant configuration of the network functions, and implementing MANO for the network functions; and an update control unit (3) configured to propose an update sequence of nodes in updating software of the nodes that execute processing for providing the network functions, based on the redundant configuration information. |
| US12294489B2 |
Proximal playback devices
Systems and methods disclosed herein include, determining a proximity of the first networked device to a second networked device, determining whether there is a wired network connection existing between the first networked device and the second networked device, and in response to determining the proximity and the existence of a wired network connection, reconfiguring one or more operational parameters of one or both of the first networked device and the second networked device. |
| US12294484B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling sidelink radio link failure in a wireless communication system
A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment-to-User Equipment (UE-to-UE) Relay. In one embodiment, the method includes the UE-to-UE Relay establishing a first PC5 unicast link with a first UE and establishes a second PC5 unicast link with a second UE. The method further includes the UE-to-UE Relay initiating a Layer-2 link release procedure to release the second PC5 unicast link if a sidelink radio link failure is detected on the first PC5 unicast link. |
| US12294483B2 |
Fault recovery plan determining method, apparatus, and system, and computer storage medium
This application discloses a fault recovery plan determining method, apparatus, and system, and a computer storage medium, and belongs to the field of network technologies. First, a control device obtains a similar known fault that is in a plurality of known faults and whose fault root cause and a fault root cause of a target fault in a network meet a similarity condition. Then, the control device obtains a fault recovery plan corresponding to the similar known fault. The control device determines, based on the fault recovery plan corresponding to the similar known fault, a fault recovery plan corresponding to the target fault. |
| US12294482B2 |
IoT application learning
A system and method for performing automated learning of an Internet-of-Things (IoT) application are disclosed. The automated learning is based on generation of application-agnostic events, allowing the automated learning to be performed without prior knowledge of the IoT application. |
| US12294480B2 |
Methods for network maintenance
Methods, systems, and devices for network maintenance are described. A controller may receive an indication that the performance of a network device has decreased. The indication may include case identification data associated with the network device. The controller may request proactive network maintenance (PNM) data associated with the network device based on receiving the case identification data. The controller may transmit the PNM data to a machine learning (ML) engine. The ML engine may transmit, to the controller, an indication of a predetermined operation predicted to improve the performance of the network device. The controller may transmit the predetermined operation to a client device based on receiving the indication of the predetermined operation. The ML engine may receive feedback indicating whether an execution of the predetermined operation improved the performance of the network device. The ML engine may a training data set based on the feedback. |
| US12294472B2 |
Software-based cross domain solutions
A computer-implemented method, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, includes receiving, by a sender multi-protocol gateway (MPG) implemented in software, data from a sender application for transmission to a receiver endpoint. The data is validated against a predefined schema definition by the sender MPG. In response to successfully validating the data, a service request is made, by the sender MPG, using preconfigured information. An endpoint of the service request is a receiver MPG configured to forward the validated data to a receiver application in communication with the receiver endpoint. The receiver MPG is configured to not reply in any way to the sender MPG and sender application in response to receiving the service request. |
| US12294471B2 |
Network layer performance and security provided by a distributed cloud computing network
A first computing device of a distributed cloud computing network receives an IP packet that is destined to an origin server of an origin network. The first computing device processes the received IP packet and encapsulates the IP packet inside an outer packet to generate an encapsulated packet, where the outer packet has a source IP address that is advertised as an anycast IP address at the distributed cloud computing network, and a destination IP address of an origin router of the origin network. The encapsulated packet is transmitted to the origin router. |
| US12294469B2 |
Boundary clock synchronized loop
In one embodiment, a synchronized communication system includes a plurality of network devices, and clock connections to connect the network devices in a closed loop configuration, wherein the network devices are configured to distribute among the network devices a reference clock time from any selected one of the network devices. |
| US12294468B2 |
Building controller with managed multiport switch
A building controller is configured to control one or more building system components of a building control system. In one example, the building controller includes a housing and one or more wiring terminals that are accessible from outside of the housing. A controller is housed by the housing and is operatively coupled to the one or more wiring terminals. The controller is configured to output one or more control commands on one or more of the wiring terminals. A managed network switch is housed by the housing and includes a plurality of network switch ports that are each accessible from outside of the housing and are each configured to be releasably secured to one or more network cables. The building controller is configured to receive user input for configuring one or more managed characteristics of the managed network switch. |
| US12294464B2 |
Terminal, base station, transmission method, and reception method
If repetition transmission is applied to a response signal for a downlink data signal and an uplink signal, the uplink signal is repeatedly transmitted using a certain number of consecutive subframes starting with a first subframe, at which the repetition transmission of the uplink signal starts, and the response signal is repeatedly transmitted using at least the certain number of consecutive subframes starting with a second subframe, at which the repetition transmission of the response signal starts. The first subframe is set to be the same as the second subframe. |
| US12294462B2 |
Acknowledgment management techniques for uplink multi-user transmissions
Acknowledgment management techniques for UL MU transmissions are described. In various embodiments, an AP may observe a limit with respect to a number of TIDs for which corresponding A-MPDUs are to be acknowledged in a given immediate/compressed multi-user (MU) block ACK (BA). In some embodiments, the AP may indicate such a TID limit in a broadcast transmission, such as a beacon or management frame. In various other embodiments, the AP may indicate such a TID limit in a response for a capability request, such as a Probe Response, or in a specific allocation frame, such as a trigger frame, for all STAs participating in UL MU transmissions. In various embodiments, a single TID limit may be indicated that is understood to apply to each STA. In some other embodiments, the AP may indicate a respective TID limit for each of multiple STAs. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US12294460B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting HARQ feedback
A user equipment (UE) and a method for transmitting hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback are provided. The method includes: receiving a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) configuration that indicates a specific PUCCH format of a PUCCH and whether a sidelink (SL) HARQ feedback is allowed to be transmitted on the PUCCH; generating a first HARQ feedback in response to first data received via a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH); generating a second HARQ feedback in response to second data received via a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH); and transmitting uplink control information (UCI) including at least a portion of the first HARQ feedback and at least a portion of the second HARQ feedback via the PUCCH in a case that the PUCCH configuration indicates that the SL HARQ feedback is allowed to be transmitted on the PUCCH and the first HARQ feedback overlaps the second HARQ feedback in a time domain. |
| US12294458B2 |
Data processing method and device in passive optical network system
A data processing method including receiving a data flow sent by an encoder side, where the data flow is a bit stream on which interleaving encoding is used, the data flow includes synchronization information, and the synchronization information is distributed in the data flow based on a first permutation interval, obtaining, from the data flow, first data information based on a first value interval and a first value length, where the first value interval is equal to the first permutation interval, and a difference between the first value length and a length of the synchronization information is less than or equal to a preset error value, and when a similarity between the first data information and the synchronization information exceeds a preset similarity threshold, performing de-interleaving on the data flow based on a start location of the first data information. |
| US12294456B2 |
Blind detection method for control channel, terminal, and storage medium
The disclosure relates to a blind detection method for a control channel, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining downlink control information (DCI) of a plurality of subframes through blind detection of the control channel; and determining validity of the DCI of the plurality of subframes in repetition times adopted in blind detection of the control channel to obtain a decision result. |
| US12294455B2 |
Receiving interference and noise power fluctuations reports from a user equipment
A base station is configured to receive channel state information (CSI) from a user equipment (UE). The base station transmits configuration information including one or more interference measurement resources (IMRs) allocated for measurement by the UE, receives a reference CSI report from the UE, receives a new CSI report including interference and noise power fluctuation feedback from the UE and selects a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the UE based on at least the interference and noise power fluctuation feedback and the reference CSI report. |
| US12294453B2 |
Coded bit transmission method and apparatus
A coded bit transmission method and apparatus, to improve spectrum resource utilization and a data rate of a Wi-Fi system, where the method includes: A sender performing channel coding on information bits according to a used MCS, to generate coded bits; and the sender distributing the coded bits to a plurality of channel sets or a plurality of resource units according to a distribution rule. The MCS is an MCS used for each of the plurality of channel sets, or an MCS used for each of the plurality of resource units. |
| US12294448B2 |
Systems and methods for unifying local channels with over-the-top services
Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for unifying local channels with Over-the-Top (OTT) services (e.g., Internet-streaming media services). In one example aspect, a location is determined. Based on the determined location, a list of local channels available for broadcast in the geographic area is retrieved. The list of local channels is then compared to a list of channels offered via at least one OTT service. Based on the comparison with the OTT service channel offering, a subset of available local channels may be determined. The electronic programming guide (EPG) data and other programming metadata associated with the local channels may be downloaded and provided to the OTT service. The local channels, along with the EPG data and programming metadata, may be merged with the OTT service so that the local channels may be streamed via the OTT service. |
| US12294447B2 |
System and method for handling stacked channels
A satellite reception assembly may include a housing configured to support receipt and handling of a plurality of satellite signals. The housing may include circuitry incorporating integrated stacking architecture for supporting and/or providing channel and/or band stacking whereby particular channels or bands, from multiple satellite signals that are received via the satellite reception assembly, may be combined onto a single output signal that may be communicated from the satellite reception assembly to a gateway device for concurrent distribution thereby to a plurality of client devices serviced by the gateway device. |
| US12294446B2 |
Methods, infrastructure equipment, and communications devices
A method for operating an infrastructure equipment forming part of a non-terrestrial network, NTN, of a wireless communications network is provided. The method comprises transmitting a plurality of spot beams, each of the spot beams providing a wireless access interface for transmitting signals to and/or receiving signals from communications devices within a coverage region formed by the each of the spot beams, determining, for one or more of the spot beams, that the coverage region formed by the one or more of the spot beams is at least partially located within a geographical region in which NTN services are not permitted, and changing a utilisation state of each of the one or more of the spot beams from a first utilisation state to a second utilisation state. |
| US12294441B2 |
Terminal and base station
A terminal to be installed in a machine having rotor blades in a communication system in which the terminal and a base station transmit and receive data via a relay station to and from each other, includes a rotor blade state monitoring unit that monitors a rotor blade state by measuring the timing at which the rotor blades block a communication path in midair between the relay station and the terminal, and a transceiver that transmits the rotor blade state to the base station and transmit the data using radio resources allocated by the base station. |
| US12294440B2 |
Using transient reflective surfaces to reflect a signal from access point equipment to signal receiving equipment
The technologies described herein are generally directed to detecting reflective surfaces for use reflecting a signal from access point equipment to destination equipment in advanced networks, e.g., at least a fifth generation (5G) network. For example, a method described herein can include receiving a request, from access point equipment, to establish a communications session between the access point equipment and destination equipment. The method can further include based on a source of surface information, predicting that a transient reflective surface is going to be located at a first geographic location and is going to be usable by the access point equipment to reflect a signal to the destination equipment, resulting in reflected path information corresponding to a reflected path for the communications session. Further, the method can include, in response to the request, communicating to the access point equipment, the reflected path information. |
| US12294439B2 |
Meta-structure wireless infrastructure for beamforming systems
Examples disclosed herein relate to a meta-structure based reflectarray for beamforming wireless applications and a method of operation of passive reflectarrays in an indoor environment. The method includes receiving, by a plurality of passive reflectarrays, a Radio Frequency (RF) signal from a source. The method also includes reflecting, by the plurality of passive reflectarrays, the RF signal to generate a plurality of RF beams to a respective target coverage area, in which each of the plurality of RF beams increases a multipath gain along a signal path between a corresponding passive reflectarray to the respective target coverage area. |
| US12294437B2 |
System and method for link recovery with discontinuous reception
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus and method for beam failure recovery between a UE and a base station operating in a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode. In an embodiment, the UE receives a frame from a base station for determining a radio link quality of a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The UE determines whether the frame is received only during the DRX ON state of the DRX mode and that the radio link quality of the PDCCH is less than an acceptable quality threshold. In response, the UE transmits a recovery message to the base station indicating a change to a communication beam used to receive the frame. |
| US12294434B2 |
CSI feedback for multi-PDSCH transmission
Some embodiments include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for implementing Channel State information (CSI) feedback for multi-Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmissions in a wireless communication system. Some embodiments enable a user equipment (UE) to determine Channel Quality Indicators (CQI) and/or Precoding Matrix Indicators (PMI) for multi-PDSCH transmissions that account for effects of a duration of the multi-PDSCH transmission including the maximum interval between the first and last PDSCH transmissions on the CQI and PMI determinations. Some embodiments include a base station that detects a need for a change in a beam direction and adjusts the beam direction accordingly based on the PMI determinations. Some embodiments enable a desired hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)-ACK feedback transmission from a single multi-PDSCH transmission. Some embodiments include performing HARQ bundling with an update to the Type 1 HARQ-ACK codebook based on the multi-PDSCH transmission. |
| US12294433B2 |
Signal to interference plus noise ratio measurement method and apparatus, device, and medium
A signal to interference plus noise ratio measurement method, a terminal device, and a medium are provided. The signal to interference plus noise ratio measurement method includes receiving configuration information from a network side device. The signal to interference plus noise ratio measurement method further includes performing Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) measurement by using information that is of a Reference Signal (RS) resource used for a SINR measurement and that is included in the configuration information, where a number of measurement times of the RS resource in the SINR measurement meets a preset rule. |
| US12294430B2 |
Signal processing device and base station antenna
The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device and a base station antenna. The signal processing device comprises: a substrate; a beam-forming network, which is provided on one side of the substrate; and a calibration circuit, which is provided on the same side of the substrate on which the beam-forming network is provided; wherein the beam-forming network is connected to the calibration circuit via a connecting trace on the substrate. |
| US12294426B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus
Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and an apparatus, and relate to the communication field, to indicate a plurality of codebooks or a plurality of sounding reference signal (SRS) resource combinations. The method includes: A terminal device receives first information, where the first information is used to indicate a plurality of codebooks; and the terminal device performs data transmission based on the plurality of codebooks, where each of the plurality of codebooks corresponds to one beam. Alternatively, a terminal device is configured to receive second information, where the second information is used to indicate N SRS resource combinations, where N is an integer greater than 1; and the terminal device performs data transmission based on the N SRS resource combinations, where each of the N SRS resource combinations corresponds to one beam. Embodiments of this application are applied to a 5G communication system. |
| US12294424B2 |
Transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state indications for tilted antenna arrays
A device includes at least a first and a second antenna array module. The first antenna array module serves a first frequency band, the first antenna array module having a first antenna array surface that is substantially perpendicular to a first boresight and oriented substantially parallel to a first surface of the device adjacent to the first antenna array module, the second antenna array module serves a second frequency band, the second antenna array module having a second antenna array surface that is substantially perpendicular to a second boresight and oriented at an angle relative to a second surface of the wireless communication device adjacent to the second antenna array module, and the device transmits an indication of a set of transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for use in the first frequency band and the second frequency band, the set of TCI states being selected based on the angle. |
| US12294421B2 |
Measuring an interference from a neighboring device
A disclosure of the present specification provides a method for measuring an interference from a neighboring device. The method may performed by a device and comprise: measuring, by the device, an interference based on a reference signal from a neighboring device, which is served by a neighboring cell; and transmitting, by the device, a measurement report to a serving cell, the measurement report including a measured value of the interference. One or more steps of measuring the interference and transmitting the measurement report may be performed based on configuration information. The configuration information includes one or more of start information, end information, a timer or a threshold. |
| US12294420B2 |
Method, computer program, device and radiofrequency system for estimating interference on a radiofrequency system using a set of channels
A method includes: determining a set of all possible configurations of occupation or non-occupation of a set of transmission bands, defined as a set of possible vectors; building a matrix from a stacking of all the possible vectors; obtaining measurements of occupation of at least a part of the set of channels, at respective time instants; and computing probabilities using a channel transition function so as to determine, for each transmission band, an estimated activation rate, on the basis of the measurements. The estimated activation rate corresponds to an occupation rate of a transmission band by an interferer within the given observation time window, and the probabilities computations include an iterative resolution of a non-linear optimization problem with a constraint derived from the Gibbs' inequality. |
| US12294417B2 |
Measuring device and a measurement method for determining a total radiated power
A test system for determining a total radiated power of an antenna over the air comprises a measuring device and the base station. The measuring device is embodied to establish a communications connection to the base station to be tested over the air and to initiate and use over the air a function for fixing a present beam-lock function of the base station to be tested. The measuring device is further embodied to identify and measure a maximum effective isotropic radiated power, and to determine the total radiated power from previously known antenna characteristics and the measured maximum effective isotropic radiated power. |
| US12294416B2 |
Intra-automobile power and communications via fiber
An automobile includes an electronic control unit (ECU), at least one fiber optical cable, and a sensor unit. The ECU is operational to generate an optical power signal and a first optical communications signal. The fiber optical cable transports the optical power signal and the first optical communications signal. The sensor unit is operational to convert the optical power signal into an electrical power, convert the first optical communications signal into an electrical control signal, measure a first parameter related to the automobile, and generate a second optical communications signal that conveys the first parameter as measured. The fiber optical transports the second optical communications signal to the electronic control unit. The ECU is further operational to convert the second optical communications signal into a first electrical sensed signal that conveys the first parameter, and take an action based on the first parameter in the first electrical sensed signal. |
| US12294414B2 |
Method and device for multi-wavelength plug-and-play quantum key distribution without time delay due to wavelength conversion
The present specification provides a method and a device, the method, performed by a device, for transmitting a first pulse train in a quantum communication system being characterized by: receiving a random access (RA) preamble from another device; transmitting an RA response (RAR) to the other device as a response to the RA preamble; performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection process with the other device; receiving data from the other device; and decoding the data on the basis of key information, wherein a first pulse train is generated in a laser diode of the device, and the key information is determined on the basis that the first pulse train passes through both a first path and a second path and is then transmitted from the device to the other device via a quantum channel. |
| US12294413B2 |
Ultrafast temporal filtering for quantum communications
A quantum communication method comprising: at a sender, preparing photons encoded in a single spatial, spectral, and temporal (SST) mode to form a quantum signal; and introducing the quantum signal into a quantum channel; at a receiver, a detector and filtering system optically processing the quantum signal and rejecting background noise photons in the quantum channel, and performing active temporal filtering by switching the polarization of the quantum signal without substantially adding noise; and wherein the active temporal filtering minimizes saturation of the detector. |
| US12294412B2 |
Signal demodulation method and apparatus, computer storage medium and device
Disclosed are a signal demodulation method and apparatus, a computer storage medium and a device. The method comprises: acquiring a signal to be demodulated; performing direct current blocking and bias processing on the signal to obtain a processed signal; comparing the processed signal with a preset decision signal, and obtaining a demodulation signal according to a comparison result. Thus, direct current blocking processing on a modulation signal can avoid dynamic changes of DC components caused by average power changes of carrier signals, avoiding wrongly demodulating the modulation signal. Bias processing after the direct current blocking on the modulation signal can further realize an AC signal decision without introducing a negative pressure source. A real-time decision on the processed signal via the preset decision signal can dynamically adapt the average power of carrier signals, thereby ensuring to correctly demodulate the modulation signal and improving the accuracy of demodulation results. |
| US12294404B1 |
Protective case for portable electronic devices
A protective case for portable electronic devices, having a case assembly with a frame assembly. The frame assembly has first and second longitudinal frame members and first and second transversal frame members. The case assembly further has a rear wall joining the first and second longitudinal frame members and the first and second transversal frame members at a substantially perpendicular disposition. The rear wall has at least two apertures, wherein the at least two apertures have cooperative shapes and dimensions to removably receive heads of inserts, and the at least two apertures. |
| US12294402B2 |
Radio control transmitter
A radio control transmitter comprising a grip portion gripped by an operator at the time of performing remote control of a control target, a base portion disposed at one end of the grip portion, and a head portion disposed at the other end of the grip portion and having an operating unit configured to control the control target, and configured to transmit a control signal to the control target in response to an operation of the operating unit is described herein. The head portion includes a fitting hole in which a plurality of round holes are continuously arranged in a width direction of the head portion is formed at a bottom portion of a housing of the head portion, and a horizontal angle of the trigger centered on a holding position of the base end is changed in a stepwise manner. |
| US12294397B2 |
CSI assisted CRS-IM advanced receivers
A UE receives configuration for interference mitigation pattern(s) indicating which resource elements in a time-frequency resource space should be measured. The UE performs interference measurements based on the received one or more interference mitigation patterns. A network node determines configuration for interference mitigation pattern(s0 indicating which resource elements in a time-frequency resource space should be measured by a user equipment. The network node sends, toward the user equipment, the configuration for use by the user equipment to perform interference measurements of the one or more interference mitigation patterns. |
| US12294395B2 |
Multi-mode antenna tuner circuit and related apparatus
A multi-mode antenna tuner circuit and related apparatus are provided. The multi-mode antenna tuner circuit can be configured to operate in a low-current mode or a high-power mode. When operating in the high-power mode, the multi-mode antenna tuner circuit can provide full-fledged functionalities and consume a higher amount of current. In contrast, in the low-current mode, the multi-mode antenna tuner circuit provides reduced functionality and consumes a lower amount of current. In this regard, in a wireless communication apparatus employing multiple multi-mode antenna tuner circuits, it is possible to opportunistically configure some multi-mode antenna tuner circuits to operate in the low-current mode based on an operating environment (e.g., frequency band, location, etc.) and internal state (e.g., battery level, signal strength, etc.) of the wireless communication apparatus. As a result, it may be possible to reduce consumption and heat dissipation without compromising performance of the wireless communication apparatus. |
| US12294387B2 |
Decoding of error correction codes based on reverse diffusion
Disclosed herein are systems and method for training neural network based decoders for decoding error correction codes, comprising obtaining a plurality of training samples comprising one or more codewords encoded using an error correction code and transmitted over a transmission channel where the training samples are subject to gradual interference over a plurality of time steps and associate the encoded codeword(s) with an interference level and a parity check syndrome at each of the plurality of time steps, using the training samples to train a neural network based decoder to decode codewords encoded using an error correction code by (1) estimating a multiplicative interference included in the encoded codeword(s) based on reverse diffusion applied to the encoded codeword(s) across the time steps, (2) computing an additive interference included in the encoded codewords based on the multiplicative interference, and (3) recovering the codeword(s) by removing the additive interference. |
| US12294386B2 |
Optimizations of memory-utilization and PCM processing schedules for an LDPC decoder
The disclosure generally relates to improvements of a log-likelihood ratios (LLRs) memory structure and memory capacity of a decoding hardware (also referred to as a decoder) in decoding a sequence of codewords encoded with a low-density parity-check (LDPC) code (e.g. a quasi-cyclic (QC) LDPC code). Further, the disclosure relates to the optimization of a processing schedule of a parity check matrix (PCM) describing the LDPC code so as to reduce or minimize the number of patch LLRs that need to be (simultaneously) stored in an LLR memory of a decoder. |
| US12294382B2 |
Single slope analogue to digital converter and operating method thereof
Disclosed herein is a method of operating a single slope analog-to-digital converter (ADC), which includes receiving an input signal from a sensor or a ramp signal from a ramp generator according to a state of a switch and sampling the received input or ramp signal, comparing, by a comparator, whether the sampled ramp signal is present in a predetermined input range in a state in which the ramp generator maintains an off state and outputting the comparison result, generating, by a logic part, a flag signal indicating a high or low according to the comparison result by the comparator and providing the flag signal to the ramp generator, and sampling, by the ramp generator, a reference voltage of the comparator according to the flag signal based on an off or on state. |
| US12294381B2 |
Analog to digital converter and operation method thereof
The analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes a sample and hold circuit configured to sample an analog input voltage and hold the sampled voltage. The sample and hold circuit includes: an analog switch configured to generate a boosting voltage obtained by adding a constant voltage to the analog input voltage, and output an analog output voltage corresponding to the analog input voltage by using the boosting voltage; and a capacitor in which the analog output voltage is charged. |
| US12294380B2 |
Power saving encoding for isolated galvanically data transmission
A data channel includes a power constrained first channel portion to receive energy from a limited power source and a non-power constrained second channel portion to receive energy from a different power source than the first channel portion. The first channel portion includes an ADC circuit to output an ADC data sample, a first transmitter circuit configured to serially transmit data that includes ON bits and OFF bits, and logic circuitry configured to derive transmit data from the ADC data sample. The transmitter circuit uses more energy transmitting the ON bits than the OFF bits, and the derived transmit data has a reduced number of the ON bits from the ADC data sample. The second channel portion includes a first receiver circuit to receive the derived transmit data from the first transmitter circuit of the first channel portion. |
| US12294379B2 |
Clock generating circuit and semiconductor apparatus using the same
A clock generating circuit includes a first division circuit and a second division circuit. The first division circuit is configured to generate a first group of internal clock signals by dividing a clock signal. The second division circuit is configured to generate a second group of internal clock signals by dividing a delayed clock signal, the delayed clock signal generated by an internal circuit delaying the clock signal. An operation timing of the second division circuit can be adjusted based on one of the first group of internal clock signals generated by the first division circuit. |
| US12294378B1 |
Offset calibration method and circuit applied to comparator array
Disclosed are an offset calibration method and circuit applied to a comparator array. The offset calibration circuit includes a global calibration voltage generation module, integrators, comparators, a global logic control circuit, and local logic control circuits; an entire comparator array shares the single global calibration voltage generation module, and each of the comparators only needs to introduce an integrator circuit, such that a large calibration range and a small calibration step are achieved, a long calibration cycle and a large circuit area are required, and the requirements for a low area are satisfied. The offset calibration method provided by the present disclosure is similar to a binary search algorithm, which is adopted to search for the offset voltage, the calibration step of 1 2 N Vref can be realized by only N cycles, and short calibration time is thus realized. |
| US12294374B2 |
Pulse width distortion correction
An integrated circuit (IC) includes a signal detection circuit having a signal detection circuit input and a signal detection circuit output. The IC further includes a reference voltage circuit having a reference voltage circuit input and a reference voltage circuit output. The IC also includes a comparator having a first comparator input and a second comparator input. The first comparator input is coupled to the reference voltage circuit output, and the second comparator input is coupled to the signal detection circuit output. The IC includes a clamp circuit having a clamp circuit input and a clamp circuit output. The clamp circuit input is coupled to the signal detection circuit, and the clamp circuit output is coupled to the reference voltage circuit output. |
| US12294373B2 |
Method for transferring a control signal between a first digital domain and a second digital domain, and corresponding system-on-a-chip
A system-on-a-chip includes a first digital domain and a second digital domain. An interface circuit includes a level-shifting circuit for converting a signal between the first digital domain and the second digital domain. The first digital domain includes a control circuit configured to generate a control signal for transmission to the second digital domain. The control signal includes a pulse having a nominal duration adapted to the level-shifting circuit. At the input of the level-shifting circuit, the interface circuit includes, in the first domain, a conditional pulse-stretching circuit that lengthens a duration of the pulse of the control signal to at least the nominal duration when a duration of the pulse of the control signal is shorter than the nominal duration and non-zero. |
| US12294372B2 |
Low power crystal oscillator with automatic amplitude control
A low power crystal oscillator circuit has a high power part and a low power part. Crystal oscillation is initialized using the high power part. An automatic amplitude control circuit includes a current subtractor that decreases current in the high power part as an amplitude of the crystal oscillation increases. A current limiting circuit may limit current in the low power part in order to further reduce power consumption by the low power crystal oscillator circuit. Additionally, an automatic amplitude detection circuit may turn off the high power part after the amplitude of the crystal oscillation reaches a predetermined level in order to further reduce power consumption of the low power crystal oscillator circuit, and may turn back on the high power part after the amplitude of the crystal oscillation reaches a second predetermined level in order to maintain the crystal oscillation. |
| US12294370B1 |
Area optimized ferroelectric or paraelectric based low power multiplier
A low power adder uses a non-linear polar capacitor to retain charge with fewer transistors than traditional CMOS sequential circuits. The non-linear polar capacitor includes ferroelectric material, paraelectric material, or non-linear dielectric. The adder may include minority gates and/or majority gates. Input signals are received by respective terminals of capacitors having non-linear polar material. The other terminals of these capacitors are coupled to a node where the majority function takes place for the inputs. |
| US12294361B2 |
Output stage of ethernet transmitter
An output stage of an Ethernet transmitter is provided. The output stage is coupled to a resistor and includes a first output terminal, a second output terminal, a first transistor, and a first transistor group. The resistor is coupled between the first output terminal and the second output terminal. The first transistor has a first source, a first drain, and a first gate, the first source being coupled to a first reference voltage and the first drain being coupled to the second output terminal. The first transistor group is coupled to the first reference voltage and the first output terminal. The first transistor group includes multiple transistors which are connected in parallel, and the magnitude of the current flowing to the first output terminal is related to the number of transistors that are turned on. |
| US12294358B2 |
Integrated electronic system with an improved power-on reset circuit and method for controlling the integrated electronic system
A resettable digital stage operates when a supply voltage is higher than a threshold. A non-volatile memory stores a digital code read by a reading stage. A main power-on reset circuit generates a main reset signal controlling reset of the reading stage. A resettable volatile memory coupled to the reading stage stores a default value when reset. An auxiliary power-on reset circuit generates an auxiliary reset signal controlling reset of the volatile memory. Upon deactivation of the reset, the reading stage loads the digital code into the volatile memory. The main power-on reset circuit functions in a non-trimmed configuration response to the stored default value and in a trimmed configuration responsive to the stored digital code. The main power-on reset circuit has first and second operative thresholds which respectively fall within a first and second non-trimmed voltage range or within a first and second trimmed voltage range. |
| US12294355B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device
A semiconductor integrate circuit device includes: an output transistor connected between a voltage input terminal to which a DC voltage is input and a voltage output terminal; a control circuit that controls on/off of the output transistor; a proportional current generation circuit capable of generating a current proportionally smaller than a current flowing through the output transistor; an overcurrent detection circuit capable of detecting an overcurrent state of an output current by determining whether a current flowing through the output transistor is equal to or greater than a first predetermined current value, based on the current generated by the proportional current generation circuit; and a retry circuit that generates and outputs a signal for intermittently turning off the output transistor in response to the overcurrent detection circuit detecting the overcurrent state. |
| US12294354B2 |
Resonator-assisted LC filter exhibiting high-pass and bandpass behavior
A filter circuit includes a first inductor circuit connected in series with a second inductor circuit, and a first capacitor circuit connected in series with a second capacitor circuit. The first inductor circuit and the second inductor circuit are connected between a first input/output port and a second input/output port of the filter circuit. A third inductor circuit is connected between a reference node and a first node that is between the first inductor circuit and the second inductor circuit. A resonator circuit is connected to a second node between the first capacitor circuit and the second capacitor circuit. A fourth inductor circuit is connected between the resonator circuit and the reference node. In some embodiments, another resonator circuit is connected between the input port and the output port of the filter circuit. |
| US12294351B2 |
Acoustic wave device with mini bus bars
An acoustic wave device, and an acoustic wave filter and electronics module including the same. The acoustic wave device comprises a first interdigital transducer electrode having a first bus bar and a first plurality of electrode fingers extending from the first bus bar, the first bus bar having a width of 3 μm or less in a direction parallel to the extension of the first plurality of electrode fingers, and a second interdigital transducer electrode having a second bus bar and a second plurality of electrode fingers extending from the second bus bar and interleaved with the first plurality of electrode fingers, the second bus bar having a width of 3 μm or less in a direction parallel to the extension of the second plurality of electrode fingers. The acoustic wave device allows for improvements in power durability when used in an acoustic wave filter, without an increase in size of the acoustic wave filter. |
| US12294344B2 |
Integrated circuit comprising an adaptation and filtering network including a direct current power supply stage, and corresponding adaptation and filtering process
The integrated circuit includes a power amplifier, an antenna, and a matching and filtering network including a direct current power supply stage on an output node of the power amplifier, a first section, and a second section. The direct current power supply stage and the two sections include inductor-capacitor “LC” arrangements configured to have an impedance that is matched to the output of the power amplifier in the fundamental frequency band. The LC arrangements of the direct current power supply stage and of the first section are furthermore configured to have resonant frequencies that are respectively adapted to attenuate harmonic frequency bands of the fundamental frequency band. |
| US12294342B2 |
Audio equalization of audio environment
An example method of operation may include determining a frequency response to a measured chirp signal detected from one or more speakers, determining an average value of the frequency response based on a high limit value and a low limit value, subtracting a measured response from a target response, and the target response is based on one or more filter frequencies; determining a frequency limited target filter with audible parameters based on the subtraction, and applying an infinite impulse response (IIR) biquad filter based on an area defined by the frequency limited target filter to equalize the frequency response of the one or more speakers. |
| US12294341B2 |
Automatic gain control circuit, corresponding receiver, transmitter and method
A receiver or transmitter circuit includes a signal propagation path between a radio-frequency (RF) signal node and a baseband processing circuit. Variable gain circuitry is configured to vary a gain applied to a signal propagating between the RF signal node and the baseband processing circuit. The variable gain circuitry varies the gain via first, coarse steps as well as via second, fine steps. This facilitates fine matching of the gains experienced by signals propagating over the in-phase and the quadrature branches in the transmitter and/or receiver circuit. |
| US12294335B2 |
Receiver front end for digital isolators
In at least one embodiment, a method for operating a receiver includes configuring a receiver front-end circuit of the receiver according to a selected power consumption configuration. The method includes adjusting a quiescent current of a programmable flat gain stage coupled to the receiver front-end circuit according to the selected power consumption configuration to compensate for any gain loss of the receiver front-end circuit in the selected power consumption configuration. The selected power consumption configuration may be a reduced power consumption configuration and the programmable flat gain stage may be configured to at least partially compensate for the gain loss of the receiver front-end circuit in the reduced power consumption configuration. |
| US12294331B2 |
Mount assemblies with chemical flashings
Chemical flashings for track assemblies and mount assemblies employed in solar power installations are disclosed. In some embodiments, a track assembly having a base, a pair of rails, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, and a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom is disclosed. In some embodiments, a mount assembly having a vertical structure, a sealant receiving cavity and a round groove extending into the base from the bottom of the base, a compressible round seal disposed within the base extending past the bottom, and an excess sealant cavity is disclosed. |
| US12294328B2 |
Power conversion device
With the aim of improving the reliability of a power conversion device for driving a motor, this power conversion device is provided with a rectifying portion for rectifying an AC voltage and outputting a DC voltage, a smoothing capacitor for smoothing the DC voltage, an inverter portion into which the DC voltage is input and which outputs AC power, an inverter drive portion for outputting a gate signal to the inverter portion, a regenerative braking portion connected in parallel with the smoothing capacitor, a regenerative braking drive portion for outputting a gate signal to the regenerative braking portion, a control portion for outputting drive signals to the inverter drive portion and the regenerative braking drive portion, a regenerative braking overcurrent detecting portion for outputting an overcurrent detection signal if the current flowing through the regenerative braking portion exceeds a determination value, and a latch portion into which the overcurrent detection signal output from the regenerative braking overcurrent detecting portion is input and which outputs a gate output interruption signal to the control portion, wherein switching elements of the inverter portion and the regenerative braking portion stop in an off state when the regenerative braking overcurrent detection portion detects an overcurrent. |
| US12294327B2 |
Electromagnetic brake control device and control device
An electromagnetic brake controller for controlling a negative-actuated electromagnetic brake includes an output terminal connectable to the electromagnetic brake and a brake control section that outputs, through the output terminal, a brake control signal to be provided to the electromagnetic brake. The brake control section outputs a brake control signal for releasing the electromagnetic brake in response to a normal brake command and a safety brake command both indicating ON and outputs a brake control signal for applying the electromagnetic brake in response to at least one of the normal brake command or the safety brake command indicating OFF. The electromagnetic brake controller performs both safety control and normal control over the electromagnetic brake connected to the output terminal. |
| US12294325B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamically changing an inverter switching frequency in an electric motor
An electric motor for a pump is provided. The electric motor includes a motor controller configured to convert alternating current (AC) power supplied to a variable frequency variable voltage power for driving the electric motor at a motor output according to a commanded motor output. The motor controller includes an inverter configured to generate the variable frequency variable voltage power according to the commanded motor output and a microcontroller coupled to the inverter. The microcontroller is configured to control the inverter to operate at a first switching frequency when the motor output is less than a threshold motor output and control the inverter to operate at a second switching frequency when the motor output is greater than the threshold motor output, wherein the second switching frequency is less than the first switching frequency. |
| US12294321B2 |
Methods and system for estimating electric machine position offset
Systems and methods for operating an electric drive system for an electric or hybrid vehicle is described. In one example, the drive system is operated by suppling a pulsed torque current command while supplying a zero flux current command. The torque current command and the flux current command make up winding current commands for an electric machine. |
| US12294317B2 |
Piezoelectric ultrasonic motor with a more stable vibration body
A piezoelectric ultrasonic motor including: a columnar body having two opposite bottom surface portions and a plurality of side surface portions surrounding a region between the two bottom surface portions, and having a through hole that penetrates between the two bottom surface portions; a driving shaft inserted through the through hole of the columnar body; and a flexible printed circuits (FPC) on which a plurality of sheet-like piezoelectric elements are mounted, wherein the FPC has an FPC main body bringing the plurality of piezoelectric elements into contact respectively with the plurality of side surface portions of the columnar body and wound around the columnar body, and can supply driving electric power to the plurality of piezoelectric elements. |
| US12294313B2 |
Drive system and control device for drive system
A drive system (1) drives a multi-phase AC motor (2) having a plurality of windings. The drive system (1) includes a first power converter (3U), a second power converter (3V), a first conversion controller (20U), and a second conversion controller (20V). The first power converter (3U) causes a current to flow through a winding of a first phase of the multi-phase AC motor (2). The second power converter (3V) causes a current to flow through a winding of a second phase of the multi-phase AC motor (2). The first conversion controller (20U) decides on either a three-level phase voltage waveform or a five-level phase voltage waveform on the basis of setting information for designating a type of phase voltage waveform and controls the first power converter (3U) so that the decided phase voltage waveform is output from the first power converter (3U). The second conversion controller (20V) controls the second power converter (3V) so that a phase voltage waveform having the same type as the phase voltage waveform of the first power converter (3U) is output from the second power converter (3V) on the basis of the setting information for designating the type of phase voltage waveform. |
| US12294311B2 |
Auxiliary pre-charging device of power converter, pre-charging method and power converter
The present invention provides an auxiliary pre-charging device for a power converter. The power converter includes at least one power unit with an input end being connected to a medium and high voltage AC power source, and an output end being connected to a low voltage DC bus, wherein the auxiliary pre-charging device includes a switch, a transformer, a pre-charging resistor, and a rectifier sequentially connected in series, one end of the switch is connected to the medium and high voltage AC power source, and an output end of the rectifier is connected to the low voltage DC bus. The present invention also provides a pre-charging method for a power converter, which uses the aforementioned auxiliary pre-charging device to start pre-charging at the low-voltage output end of the power converter. |
| US12294305B2 |
Multi-phase power converter and control method thereof
A multi-phase power converter and a control method thereof according to a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure can minimize a temperature deviation between switches by varying the magnitude of current to be handled by a power conversion module of the multi-phase power converter based on the temperature of the switch. |
| US12294303B2 |
Power supply system and multipath power converter circuit thereof
A power supply system includes: a switching buck-boost converter configured to operate an inductor, so as to convert an input power at a first node to a first output power at a second node, wherein first output voltage of the first output power is higher than, lower than or equal to an input voltage of the input power; a battery coupled to a third node; a first transistor coupled between the first node and the third node; and a second transistor coupled between the second node and the third node. The switching buck-boost converter, the first transistor and the second transistor operate to supply power to a load circuit and/or to charge the battery, wherein the load circuit is coupled to the second node in a removable manner to receive power. |
| US12294301B2 |
Power supply circuit and light-emitting diode (LED) driving system using power supply circuit
A power supply circuit and a light-emitting diode (LED) driving system using the power supply circuit are provided. The power supply circuit includes a linear conversion circuit, a first capacitor, and a direct current-direct current (DC-DC) conversion circuit, where an alternating current input signal is rectified to form a first rectified voltage. The linear conversion circuit receives the first rectified voltage and has an output terminal connected to the first capacitor. After the power supply circuit is started, the linear conversion circuit controls the first rectified voltage to charge the first capacitor in a time period when the first rectified voltage is near a trough. The DC-DC conversion circuit receives a first capacitor voltage and performs power conversion to output a supply voltage. At least part of the linear conversion circuit and at least part of the DC-DC conversion circuit can be integrated with an LED driving circuit. |
| US12294298B2 |
Switching converter with analog on-time extension control
A system includes: 1) a battery configured to provide an input voltage (VIN); 2) switching converter circuitry coupled to the battery, wherein the switching converter circuitry includes a power switch; 3) a load coupled to an output of the switching converter circuitry; and 4) a control circuit coupled to the power switch. The control circuit includes: 1) a switch driver circuit coupled to the power switch; 2) a summing comparator circuit configured to output a first control signal that indicates when to turn the power switch on; and 3) an analog on-time extension circuit configured to extend an on-time of the power switch by gating a second control signal with the first control signal, wherein the second control signal indicates when to turn the power switch off. |
| US12294291B2 |
Power conversion system
A voltage generated in a DC line at the time when a sub module is deactivated in the event of a short-circuiting fault in the DC line is suppressed. A power conversion system includes a power converter including a leg circuit, a control device, and a voltage suppression circuit connected to a DC line. The leg circuit includes a plurality of sub modules connected in series, and at least one of them is a first sub module implemented by a sub module in a full-bridge configuration or a 1.5 half-bridge configuration. When the control device detects a short-circuiting fault in the DC line, it stops a switching operation of the plurality of sub modules. The voltage suppression circuit is configured to suppress a voltage generated in the DC line when the switching operation is stopped. |
| US12294290B2 |
Controller for power converter
A power converter has a capacitor and a power conversion unit having a series-connected unit composed of an upper arm side switching element and a lower arm side switching element. The capacitor is connected in parallel with the serios connection unit. The power conversion unit supplies electric power to a motor. A controller for the power conversion unit has a frequency characteristics estimation part estimating frequency characteristics of a battery current of the battery when a current is flowing between the power convertor and the battery, a ripple current setting part determining a ripple frequency of a ripple current contained in the battery current based on the frequency characteristics of the battery current, and a control part performing a switching control of the switching elements based on the ripple frequency in order to generate the ripple current. |
| US12294289B2 |
Systems and methods for resonant converter thermal and ripple current improvement using two stage voltage loop
A system includes: an alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) converter (AC-DC converter), the AC-DC converter including a bulk capacitor; a DC-DC converter connectable to the AC-DC converter; and one or more controllers configured to control the system by performing operations, the operations including: determining a current demand of a load, the load being connectable to the DC-DC converter, for a charging cycle of the load; performing a first comparison of the current demand to one or more current demand thresholds; and generating a voltage setpoint for the bulk capacitor based on the first comparison, wherein the generation of the voltage setpoint limits output current ripple of the DC-DC converter for the charging cycle. |
| US12294288B2 |
System, method, and circuit for alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) stabilizing path for a power supply
Techniques, methods, circuits, and systems are provided for providing stabilization for a circuit. One example system includes a switching converter coupled to a power source; a low-pass filter coupled to a load device; a direct current (DC) path; and an alternating current (AC) path, where the DC path and the AC path are provided between the switching converter and the low-pass filter, and where the AC path provides a non-phased information signal to be used to compensate for a phase delay occurring in the DC path. In a more specific implementation, the DC path can be configured to provide control, at low frequency, for an output to the load device. In addition, an error amplifier can be to the DC path and the AC path, where the low-pass filter and the error amplifier can be configured to determine a switchover between the AC path and DC path. |
| US12294286B2 |
Power conversion device and voltage control method
The invention discloses a power conversion device and a voltage control method. The power conversion device includes a first stage circuit configured to generate a first output voltage, a second stage circuit configured to receive the first output voltage and generate an output current and a second output voltage, and a control unit configured to control the first stage circuit according to a set value of the output current, thereby adjusting the first output voltage. The invention can be adapted to a wide range load voltage by adjusting the first output voltage of the first stage circuit according to the set value of the output current of the second stage circuit. |
| US12294284B2 |
Electric motor and drive system for heat transfer
Electric motor including: a rotor whose rotating shaft extends along an axis of extension, a stator disposed around the rotor, a front bearing and a rear bearing configured to be assembled by forming an internal cavity in which the rotor and the stator are housed, the front bearing comprising a cylindrical portion extending along the axis of extension, and a lid having bell shape that completely covers the rear bearing and at least the cylindrical portion of the front bearing, the lid comprising an internal chamber which extends at least partly around the internal cavity, a heat-transfer fluid inlet and a heat-transfer fluid outlet fluidly connected to the internal chamber so as to allow a heat-transfer fluid to circulate in the internal chamber. |
| US12294280B2 |
Integrated axial flux motor assemblies including planetary gearsets
An axial flux motor includes: a ring-shaped stator, a ring-shaped rotor and a planetary gear set. The ring-shaped stator includes a stator core and segments arranged on the stator core, where each of the segments includes a laminated stack and windings wrapped around the laminated stack. The ring-shaped rotor defines an inner open area and including a body and permanent magnets arranged on the body adjacent to and spaced from the segments. The planetary gear set is disposed within the inner open area and configured to receive an input torque from the rotor and provide an output torque, which is greater than the input torque. |
| US12294279B2 |
Motor
A motor that is a wound field synchronous motor and includes a rotor and a stator. The rotor includes a plurality of winding portions configured to have a preset cross-section for generating a uniform effective air gap. The winding portions are spaced from each other a predetermined distance apart along a circumferential direction of the rotor. A field coil is wound around the plurality of winding portions. |
| US12294271B2 |
Vibration actuator and vibration presenting apparatus
Provided is a vibration actuator that includes: a coil; a core around which the coil is wound, the core including both ends projecting from the coil; a yoke formed of a magnetic material and disposed opposite to the both ends of the core at a position adjacent to the both ends of the core with a gap provided between the yoke and the both ends of the core in a direction orthogonal to a winding axis of the coil; and an elastic part fixed between the core and the yoke and configured for elastic support to enable a movement between the core and the yoke in a direction opposite to at least one of the both ends of the core. |
| US12294269B2 |
Motor, compressor, and fan motor
A motor includes a stator core having an annular shape, a coil wound around a tooth of the stator core, a first terminal electrically connected to the coil, a housing that houses the first terminal, and a second terminal at least partially inserted into the first terminal housed in the housing. The second terminal includes an electrical connecting portion inserted into the first terminal and electrically connected to the first terminal. The housing includes a first restricting portion that restricts movement, in a circumferential direction of the stator core, of a portion of the second terminal other than the electrical connecting portion. |
| US12294263B2 |
Stator coil for eliminating torque uneveness
A stator coil including a continuous three-phase coil group the linear portions in the linear portion groups of the respective phases being arranged side by side in order in the continuous three-phase coil group, wherein in each of first slots that are every other slots from among the slots, the linear portions of a same phase are accommodated in order and stacked in a radial direction of the stator core, and in each of second slots that are every other slots different from the first slots from among the slots, the linear portions of two phases that are same as two phases of the linear portions in the first slots on opposite sides of the second slot are accommodated in a number of layers stacked, the number being equal to a number of layers stacked in the first slots, and stacked in the radial direction of the stator core. |
| US12294262B2 |
Rotating electric machine
In a rotating electric machine, an armature winding includes segmented conductors that include a coil side portion, housed in slots of the armature, and a coil end portion protruding from an armature core on both sides in an axial direction. The coil side portions are housed in the slots so as to form 2N+1 layers in a radial direction. The coil end portion connects two coil side portions respectively housed in the slots that are a predetermined pitch apart in a circumferential direction. The coil end portion includes a first coil end portion connecting the coil side portions of differing layers in the radial direction and a second coil end portion connecting the coil side portions of the same layer. On both ends in the axial direction, any of the plurality of coil side portions that are housed in the slots is connected to the second coil end portion. |
| US12294260B2 |
Electric machine, displacement device for an electric machine, and powertrain for a motor vehicle
An electric machine designed as a permanently excited synchronous machine, including a rotor with a rotor body arranged on a rotor shaft, a stator, and a displacement device that generates a relative axial movement between the rotor body and the stator based on a torque produced between the rotor shaft and the rotor body. The displacement device has first and second displacement elements and at least one rolling body arranged between the first and second displacement elements. The first displacement element is axially movable and rotatable to a limited degree on the rotor shaft, and the second displacement element is connected to the rotor shaft rotationally fixed. The displacement elements provide that upon rotation of the first displacement element relative to the second or vice versa, the rotor body is pushed on the rotor shaft axially against the spring force. |
| US12294259B1 |
Electro-magnetic generator with pendulum structure for converting kinetic energy to electrical energy
An electro-magnetic generator is disclosed, comprising a housing containing an arched array of metal coils and a magnet connected to a inverted pendulum. The inverted pendulum is configured to move the magnet relative to the bottom surface of the arched array of metal coils, generating an electrical current in one or more of the metal coils through electromagnetic induction. Each coil in the array includes a first terminal and a second terminal for electrical output. The generator further includes a plurality of current rectifier circuits, each connected to the first and second terminals of the respective metal coils, ensuring that the output current flows in a unified direction. The outputs from the rectifier circuits are summed together to create a combined current, which is routed to a battery terminal for storage. A voltage regulator is connected to the battery terminal to stabilize the electrical output. |
| US12294258B2 |
Multi-excitation-source axial-flux permanent-magnet motor with partitioned, hierarchical, and variable poles, and variable-condition driving control system
The present disclosure provides a multi-excitation-source axial-flux permanent-magnet motor with partitioned, hierarchical, and variable poles, and a variable-condition driving control system. The motor mainly includes a main magnetic pole and an auxiliary magnetic pole. The main magnetic pole is responsible for providing a main air gap flux and is connected in series with a dual-stator magnetic circuit. The auxiliary magnetic pole is responsible for adjusting an air gap field and is connected in parallel with the dual-stator magnetic circuit. Magnetic fluxes of the main magnetic pole and the auxiliary magnetic pole together constitute the air gap field. The present disclosure can control a flux path of the auxiliary magnetic pole by controlling the magnitude of a current applied to a field winding, thereby adjusting an air gap flux, expanding a speed range of the motor, and achieving variable-condition operation of the motor. |
| US12294254B2 |
Mechanical strength of connection of wound rotor generator/motor
A rotor of a wound rotor motor/generator comprising a plurality of rotor windings including a line rotor coil and a star rotor coil. The rotor coil couples to an L-conductor having an L-shaped profile such that a portion of the L-conductor extends from the line rotor coil toward the star rotor coil. A line connector bar couples the L-conductor to a rotor lead such that the line rotor coil is electrically coupled to the rotor lead. The star rotor coil couples to an L-support having an L-shaped profile such that a portion of the L-support extends from the star rotor coil toward the line rotor coil. An insulator is positioned between the L-conductor and the L-support to electrically insulate the L-support from the L-conductor. Lastly, an insulating rope couples the L-conductor to the L-support. |
| US12294240B2 |
Motor
A motor includes a rotor and stator. The stator includes a stator iron core having a substantially annular yoke, and a plurality of teeth extending from the yoke toward the rotor. Each tooth includes an extending portion with a winding wire wound in a concentrated manner to form a coil, and flange portions extending circumferentially from a tip end portion of the extending portion. The plurality of teeth include adjacent first second teeth with coils having identical phases, and adjacent third and fourth teeth with coils having different phases. A first magnetic resistance circumferentially from a tip end portion of the first flange portion to a center of the extending portion of the first tooth is higher than a second magnetic resistance circumferentially from a tip end portion of the second flange portion to a center of the extending portion of the third tooth. |
| US12294239B2 |
Planar drive system and a method for installation and removal of stator modules
A planar drive system (10) includes at least two stator modules (12) and a frame (14). Each of the stator modules (12) has a base body (16) with a transport surface (18) and a rear side (20) opposite the transport surface (18), and further a mounting plate (22) which is detachably mounted on the rear side (20) of the base body (16). The frame (14) includes a plurality of receptacles (24) for receiving a stator module (12), with the stator modules (12) insertable into the receptacles (24) of the frame (14) with the transport surface (18) forward and are lockable in the receptacle (24) by a locking mechanism (26). Also described is a method for the installation and removal of stator modules (12) in a planar drive system (10). |
| US12294238B2 |
Uninterruptible power supply system with engine start-up
An uninterruptible power supply system has a regulated power source, an electrical generator electrically interconnected to the regulated power source, an engine having a main shaft integral with or coupled to the shaft of the electrical generator, a rotating rectifier mounted onto a shaft of the electrical generator, a mains power supply, a switch connected between the electrical generator, the mains power supply and a synchronous machine of the regulated power source, a synchronous generator, and an uninterruptible load. The regulated power source has a housing, a synchronous machine, a synchronous generator, and a flywheel sharing a common shaft. The electrical generator has a shaft coupled to a combustion engine. The switch transfers power from the synchronous machine to the electrical generator to cause the electrical generator to rotate its shaft or the main shaft of the engine. A short-stop load is supplied power from the electrical generator. |
| US12294232B2 |
Portable power supply
A portable power supply including an internal power source, an AC output, a DC output, and an input unit configured to receive power from a first external source. The portable power supply further includes a first power conversion unit configured to convert the power received from the first external source to a first DC power used for charging the internal power source, an AC power conversion unit configured to convert power output by the internal power source to an AC power used for powering a first peripheral device connected to the AC output, and a DC power conversion unit configured to convert power output by the internal power source to a second DC power used for powering a second peripheral device connected to the DC output. |
| US12294219B2 |
Battery energy storage-based controller for improving microgrid power quality
A microgrid system includes a synchronous generator configured to convert mechanical power into electric power, an energy storage system configured to store and supply electric power, a controller configured to control operation of the energy storage system; and a point of common coupling bus connecting the synchronous generator and the battery energy storage system, wherein a controller parameter of the controller is determined based on a level of a disturbance using a trained artificial neural network in response to occurrence of the disturbance in the synchronous generator. |
| US12294218B2 |
Full-distributed reactive voltage control method and device, and storage medium
A fully-distributed reactive voltage control method, includes: establishing a power grid reactive voltage optimization model of a power grid; parting the power grid reactive voltage optimization model into a plurality of area reactive voltage optimization models of a plurality of areas of the power grid; converting a power flow equation constraint in each of the plurality of area reactive voltage optimization models to a linear regression model; solving the linear regression model by using a robust recursive regression algorithm to obtain a solution result of the linear regression model; solving each of the plurality of area reactive voltage optimization models by using the solution result of the linear regression model, a gradient projection algorithm, and an alternating direction multiplier algorithm, so as to realize a reactive voltage optimization control of each of the plurality of areas. |
| US12294215B2 |
Redundant power supply, in particular for data centers, and method and computer program for the operation thereof
A redundant power supply is provided having a first power supply, which is connectable to a busbar by a first tie switch and is disconnectably connected to a first load by a first line system, and having a second power supply, which is connectable to the busbar by a second tie switch and is disconnectably connected to the first load by a second line system, and having a third power supply, which is connectable to the busbar by a third tie switch and is disconnectably connected to a second load by a third line system, and having a fourth power supply, which is connectable to the busbar by a fourth tie switch and is disconnectably connected to the second load by a fourth line system. All of the tie switches are open during trouble-free operation. |
| US12294214B1 |
Method and system for optimized scheduling of integrated energy system and electronic apparatus
A method and a system for optimized scheduling of an integrated energy system are provide. The method includes: respectively obtaining marginal distribution functions of electricity price, hydrogen price, wind power, photovoltaic power, and load within a preset time period according to historical data to predict relevant parameters; adjusting a predicted value of the load based on a dynamic change in an unit electricity use consumption resource within the preset time period, and obtaining a load value after performing a demand response based on the electricity price to reduce a peak-valley difference of the load; considering decision-maker preferences, establishing an optimization scheduling model that simultaneously considers economic and environmental factors; converting the multi-objective model into a single-objective model and using the CPLEX solver to solve the model. |
| US12294213B2 |
Monitoring system for remotely monitoring a state of pole-mounted equipment in a power distribution or transmission grid, grid equipment having the monitoring system, and corresponding method
A monitoring system for remotely monitoring a state of pole-mounted equipment in a power distribution or transmission grid is provided. The pole-mounted equipment includes an indicator device configured to present state information indicative of a state of the pole-mounted equipment. The monitoring system includes a status monitoring device movable via a drive or propulsion system. The status monitoring device is configured to obtain the state information from the indicator device when located within a communication range of the indicator device. |
| US12294208B2 |
Support system for electrical boxes
A mounting system for a first support and a second support for electrical components can include a first mounting interface and a second mounting interface. The first mounting interface can include a first channel, and a first insertion slot extending from inside of the first channel to outside of the first channel. The second mounting interface can include a second channel and a first interface arm, and a second interface arm. The second channel can be configured to nest within the first channel. The first interface arm can extend through the first insertion slot when the second channel is nested within the first channel. The second interface arm can be spaced laterally from the second channel and can engage an outside surface of the first channel when the second channel is nested within the first channel. |
| US12294202B2 |
Vacuum break switch mass
An underarm gang operated vacuum break switch (underarm switch) has an electrically live portion under a mounting arm, which provides advantages over the standard vacuum break switch, which have the electrically live portion above the mounting arm. Because the non-electrified mounting arm is above the electrified portion, the underarm switch is safer for perching birds and other wildlife. The nature of the underarm switch also provides other benefits including a disconnect blade that when opened creates a visual gap to ensure electrical discontinuity along with a safety locking arm tied to deactivating the underarm switch. Adding to the safety measures is a visual indicator that shows an electrician when the switch is live and safe to open the disconnect blade. Other safety measures include a shock absorber assembly and inertia slowing mass protecting electrical contacts within the vacuum break switch from failing. |
| US12294200B2 |
Wearable and replaceable pouch or skin for holding a portable battery pack
A wearable pouch operable to hold at least one portable battery pack and other power or communications equipment. The wearable pouch includes a main body with a front side, a back side opposite the front side, at least one sealable opening, and at least one opening for at least one lead from the at least one portable battery pack secured within the wearable pouch. |
| US12294192B2 |
Two-part electrical power contact for a charging circuit for charging an electric vehicle
An electrical power contact, for a fixed electrical outlet of a vehicle for connecting a battery of the vehicle to an external DC electrical source, consists of two conductive parts mechanically cold-assembled through snap-riveting, connecting part and a connection terminal. A first of the two conductive parts is provided with a shoulder and with a protruding portion protruding with respect to the shoulder, the other conductive part comprising a wall having a bearing face bearing against the shoulder and a free face opposite the bearing face. The wall is has a through-hole opening onto a counterbore forming a recess for the free face. The protruding portion passes through the through-hole and has a head housed in the counterbore. |
| US12294188B2 |
Fuse-equipped connector, and connector structure
Provided is a fuse-equipped connector including: a housing; a fuse terminal configured to be attached to the housing; a holder configured to be attached to the housing; and a fuse configured to be attached to the holder, and be electrically connected to the fuse terminal, wherein the housing includes a lock portion, and the holder includes a lock receiving portion configured to be elastically locked to the lock portion, the holder includes a fuse accommodating portion in which the fuse is to be removably accommodated, the fuse includes a terminal portion, and the fuse terminal includes a fuse elastic contact portion configured to come into elastic contact with the terminal portion of the fuse. |
| US12294187B2 |
Electrical connector with an improved grounding member and an improved metal shell
An electrical connector includes a housing having a base portion and a tongue portion, two rows of terminals having signal terminals and ground terminals, a grounding member, and a metal shell. The grounding member is formed by bending a metal plate to have two long plates with fingers in contact with corresponding ground terminals. The base body defines a mating face and an outer face. A positioning groove is formed between a first side plate and the outer wall face. The metal shell is provided with an inner plate of which the lower edge is cut into a specific shape to form a locking edge. The metal shell has an inner shell and an outer shell. |
| US12294184B2 |
Legible confirmation of mated connection system
A connector assembly includes a first housing having an indicium imprinted thereon and a movable member movable from a first position configured to render the indicium illegible to an optical scanning device to a second position configured to render the indicium legible to the optical scanning device. The indicium is visible when the movable member is in the first position and when the movable member is in the second position. A method of mating a connector assembly having a movable member and an indicum imprinted thereon is also presented. |
| US12294182B2 |
Connector
A connector includes a housing and an outer conductor. The outer conductor includes a first outer conductor and a second outer conductor. The housing includes a fitting hole into which the second outer conductor is fitted. The first outer conductor includes a first lock portion. In the state where the first outer conductor is located at a normal insertion position, the first lock portion is arranged so as to face the back side in the fitting direction of the second outer conductor in the fitting hole. The second outer conductor includes a second lock portion that is locked to the first lock portion in the state where the first outer conductor is located at the normal insertion position. In the state where the second lock portion is locked to the first lock portion, the second outer conductor is retained in the fitting hole. |
| US12294180B2 |
Fluid system connector
A connector including a plug configured to mechanically mate with a socket to establish a connection from a first conduit to a second conduit. The plug is configured to mechanically engage the first conduit and the socket is configured to mechanically engage the second conduit. In examples, the plug is configured to insert into a socket well of the socket. The connector includes an electromagnet configured to energize and produce a magnetic field when the plug mechanically mates with the socket. The electromagnet is configured such that the magnetic field generates an electromagnetic force on a plug armature of the plug to help sustain the mechanically mating of the plug and the socket. The connector may include a user device configured to provide an output indicating when the plug is mechanically mated or unmated with the socket. |
| US12294179B2 |
Plug-in connector arrangement and electrical plug-in connector
The invention relates to a plug-in connector arrangement (1), having a first fastening element (5) that can be mounted on an assembly (2, 4) and having an electrical plug-in connector (7) that is connected to the first fastening element (5). Provision is made for the plug-in connector (7) to be connected to the first fastening element (5) in such a way that the plug-in connector (7) can be moved along at least one degree of freedom in translational movement (x, y, z). The plug-in connector (7) has a first guide means (14) in order to provide, together with an electrical mating plug-in connector (8), approximate guidance which positions the plug-in connector (7) and the mating plug-in connector (8) relative to one another in order to be plugged together. |
| US12294176B2 |
Connector
A connector includes: a terminal fitting; an electric wire connected to the terminal fitting; a housing in which the terminal fitting is stored; a shield shell disposed so as to surround an outer periphery of the housing; and a waterproof cover having a tubular shape and made of an elastic material, the waterproof cover being provided so as to surround an outer periphery of the shield shell and configured to be in close contact with the outer periphery of the shield shell. The shield shell is brought into close contact with a close-contact portion of the waterproof cover. The waterproof cover includes at least one protruding strip portion provided at the close-contact portion, the at least one protruding strip portion protruding from a tubular inner surface of the waterproof cover and extending in a peripheral direction. |
| US12294171B2 |
High voltage electrical terminal with compliant contact insert
An electrical connector includes a generally planar terminal and a U-shaped retainer. The electrical connector also includes a resilient spring disposed intermediate the terminal and the retainer. A contact insert distinct from the resilient spring is disposed intermediate the spring and the terminal. The contact insert defines an array of paired negative and positive protrusions. The spring is configured to exert a normal connection force on the array of paired negative and positive protrusions and form electrical contact points between the terminal and a planar mating terminal inserted into a gap between the spring and the contact insert through the array of paired negative and positive protrusions. An electrical connector assembly and a method of manufacturing such an electrical connector assembly are also provided. |
| US12294170B2 |
System for charging electrical micromobility vehicles
A system for charging electrical micromobility vehicles includes a post (20); a socket (30) located in the post (20); and a plug (40) to be mounted on the vehicle. The socket (30) has a longitudinal opening (34) arranged vertically on the post (20). The height (H) of the opening (34) of the socket (30) is larger than the height (h) of the plug (40). The socket (30) has a socket first and second contact means (31, 32). The plug (40) has a plug first and second contact means (41, 42) arranged so that when the plug (40) is inserted into the socket (30) at any position along the height (H) of the opening (34), the socket first and second contact means (31, 32) form an electrical connection with the corresponding plug first and second contact means (41, 42). |
| US12294162B1 |
Passive loop antenna assembly
A passive loop antenna assembly is configured to detect distant rock fractures. The loop antenna assembly has a loop antenna spun around an enclosure ring. An enclosure is arranged around the enclosure ring and further has an opening portion exposing a portion of the loop antenna. A wave guide assembly is arranged over the loop antenna and has amplifier circuitry that is wired to two leads from the loop antenna. A support structure is joined to the enclosure, the wave guide, and a turntable. A base is joined to the turntable and further has roller guides, roller bearings, and base feet. |
| US12294161B2 |
Arrangement of a waveguide assembly and its manufacturing process
An arrangement for communication satellites including a payload bay. The arrangement includes an assembly of waveguides, waveguide fixation interfaces for fixing the waveguides to electronic equipment and/or components and a mechanical structure including a plurality of links interconnecting at least some of the waveguides to ensure the stability of the waveguide assembly. The arrangement further includes at least one heat pipe that is arranged to heat or cool one or more of the waveguides. The arrangement is formed in a single piece by 3D printing. |
| US12294158B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device includes an antenna unit having an antenna body having a feed point and a ground point between a first end and a second end. The antenna body has an operating band with a resonance of a first wavelength. An electrical length of the antenna body from the feed point to the ground point is greater than or equal to ¼ and less than ½ of the first wavelength. An electrical length from the first end to the feed point is greater than or equal to ⅛ and less than or equal to ¼ of the first wavelength. An electrical length from the second end to the ground point is greater than or equal to ⅛ and less than or equal to ¼ of the first wavelength. The antenna body is adapted to operate in a slot mode and in a wire mode. |
| US12294157B2 |
Dual-frequency antenna and electronic device
A dual-frequency antenna and an electronic device are provided, and belong to the field of communication technology. The dual-frequency antenna includes a first antenna unit and a second antenna unit opposite to each other, and a filtering unit therebetween. An operating frequency band of the first antenna unit is a first frequency band; an operating frequency band of the second antenna unit is a second frequency band; the filtering unit is configured to reflect an electromagnetic wave of the first frequency band and to transmit an electromagnetic wave of the second frequency band; the first antenna unit is configured to receive the electromagnetic wave of the first frequency band and to reflect the received electromagnetic wave of the first frequency band by the filtering unit; and the second antenna unit is configured to receive and reflect the electromagnetic wave of the second frequency band transmitted by the filtering unit. |
| US12294156B2 |
Antenna device
An antenna device includes a substrate and four antenna units. The four antenna units are disposed on the substrate. Each of the four antenna units includes an L-shaped radiation portion, a hook-shaped coupling portion and a ground portion. The hook-shaped coupling portion is adjacent to the L-shaped radiation portion. The ground portion is disposed around the L-shaped radiation portion and the hook-shaped coupling portion. One end of the hook-shaped coupling portion is connected to the ground portion. |
| US12294153B2 |
Array antenna
An array antenna includes a flexible substrate formed by stacked liquid crystal polymer (LCP) layers and has at least one feed point. At least one serial antenna is arranged on the flexible substrate, and a microstrip is extended from the feed point to connect a plurality of radiating elements in series to form the serial antenna. The tail end one of the radiating elements of the serial antenna is connected to one end of a ground microstrip, and another end of the ground microstrip is short-circuited to the ground. The length of the ground microstrip is approximately one fourth of the wavelength of the center frequency of the array antenna. Feeding sections where microstrips feeding to the radiating elements are in a horn and/or groove shape. Desired frequency and bandwidth may be obtained by adjusting lengths and widths of feeding sections respectively. |
| US12294152B2 |
Radio frequency module and wireless device
The present invention provides a radio frequency module including: an interposer; a plurality of antenna element groups that include first electrodes and a second electrode and are configured such that the first electrodes are aligned in line shapes in at least a first direction on a first surface of the interposer; and meta material portions that are provided at the interposer and affect electromagnetic properties of the plurality of antenna elements. The meta material portions include electromagnetic band gap structures provided by forming predetermined geometric patterns near both sides of the first electrodes along at least the first direction. The radio frequency module can thus have a reduced size and a broad band/a high gain. |
| US12294151B2 |
Inline slotted waveguide antenna
An antenna arrangement having a stacked layered structure. The antenna arrangement including a radiation layer having a surface. The surface is delimited by a surface boundary. A first and a second slot extend along a first slot axis and second slot axis, respectively, and are arranged on the surface. The antenna arrangement also includes a distribution layer facing the radiation layer. The distribution layer is arranged to distribute a radio frequency signal to the first and second slots. The distribution layer includes a distribution layer feed and a ridge arranged to form a first ridge waveguide intermediate the distribution layer and the radiation layer. The ridge includes a first section connected to a second section via a curved section. The first section extends along a first ridge axis and the second section extends along a second ridge axis different from the first ridge axis. |
| US12294149B2 |
Radiofrequency window
Disclosed is an RF window. The RF window comprises a first and a second cavity and a plate of dielectric material positioned there between. At least one of the first and second cavities comprises a taper, beginning at the plate, such that the at least one of the first and second cavities reduces in diameter in a direction away from the plate. |
| US12294148B2 |
Antenna
An antenna includes a first conductor plate and a second conductor plate, the second conductor plate being disposed in the first conductor plate so as to be apart from the first conductor plate with a distance between both plates; wherein the first conductor plate includes a first U-shaped portion, the first U-shaped portion being formed in a U-shape so as to include a first side portion, a second side portion opposed to the first side portion, and a first front portion connected between the first side portion and the second side portion; wherein the second conductor plate includes a second U-shaped portion, the second U-shaped portion being formed in a U-shape so as to include a third side portion, a fourth side portion opposed to the third side portion, and a second front portion connected between the third side portion and the fourth side portion. |
| US12294147B2 |
Communications device with helical slot radiating antenna and related antenna device and method
A communications device may include an RF device, and an antenna coupled to the RF device. The RF device may have a conductive ground plane, a conductive support rod carried by the conductive ground plane and extending outwardly therefrom, and a conductive body coupled to and surrounding the conductive support rod. The conductive body may have a helical slot to define a helical slot radiating antenna. |
| US12294146B2 |
Antenna module
An antenna module is provided. An antenna module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention comprises: a circuit board; a radiation pattern formed on at least one surface of the circuit board and formed in a loop shape to have an empty space part formed at a central part thereof; a first shielding sheet stacked on the upper surface of the circuit board to include an area corresponding to the empty space part; and a second shielding sheet stacked on the lower surface of the circuit board to include an area corresponding to the empty area part, wherein the first shielding sheet and the second shielding sheet are disposed such that the areas corresponding to the empty space part on the opposite surfaces of the circuit board overlap each other. |
| US12294142B2 |
Antenna arrangement for mobile radio systems, a stacked antenna system and a mobile radio antenna comprising the antenna arrangement and the stacked antenna system
An antenna arrangement comprises an antenna which has an antenna body and a radiator arrangement. An antenna holder comprises a base portion. An upper side of the antenna holder points to-wards an underside of the antenna body and an underside of the antenna holder points towards an electrically conductive base plate. Only a supporting part of the underside of the antenna body rests on the base portion, so that a receiving space is formed be-tween another part of the underside of the antenna body and the base portion. The base portion of the antenna holder is electrically non-conductive, whereby the another part of the underside of the antenna body is capacitively coupled to the base plate via the receiving space. |
| US12294141B2 |
Antenna calibration boards having non-uniform coupler sections
Base station antenna calibration boards are provided. A base station antenna calibration board includes directional couplers and radio frequency (RF) transmission lines that are coupled to the directional couplers, respectively. Moreover, a first pair of the directional couplers has a coupler section that is between and coupled to a first pair of the RF transmission lines and that has a non-rectangular interior shape. Related base station antennas are also provided. |
| US12294139B2 |
Electronic device including antenna
An electronic device is provided, which includes a display unit included in a first housing; a second housing; and a hinge part configured to couple the first housing and the second housing. The display unit includes a first PCB; a first antenna pattern at least partially disposed at a first side surface of the first housing adjacent to the hinge part; a conductive member electrically connected to the first antenna pattern; and a first conductive plate electrically connected to at least a portion of the conductive member. The second housing includes a second conductive plate electrically connected to the first conductive plate; a third conductive plate electrically connected to the second conductive plate; and a second PCB at which a ground electrically connected to the third conductive plate is disposed. |
| US12294132B2 |
Reconfigurable power divider/combiner
Methods and apparatus for implementing a circuit capable of operating as a passive power divider or combiner are described. In at least some embodiments multiple modes of operation are supported with one of the modes being a mode in which power is not communicated along one of the paths in the circuit, e.g., because the path leads to an inactive component or element. The methods and apparatus are well suited for use in communications devices and/or transceiver circuits. The passive nature of the power combiner/divider allows the device in some embodiments to act as a power divider when signals pass through the circuit in a first direction, e.g., during a transmit mode of operation, and to act as a power combiner when signals pass through the circuit in the other direction, e.g., during a receive mode of operation. |
| US12294130B2 |
Radio-frequency component comprising several waveguide devices with ridges
Radio-frequency component including several waveguide devices, for example antennas or polarizers, arranged in an array for transmitting and/or receiving electromagnetic signals. The radio-frequency component includes several ridges and each waveguide device includes: at least one inner wall; an upstream opening in the direction of propagation of the signals during emission; and a downstream opening in the direction of propagation of the emitting signals, linked to the upstream opening so that the emitting signals are transmitted from the upstream opening to the downstream opening. The arrangement of the ridges in the openings upstream of the radiofrequency component may be different from the arrangement of the ridges in the openings downstream of the radio-frequency component. The arrangement of ridges in the downstream openings of each waveguide device includes no more and no less than three ridges. |
| US12294128B2 |
Systems and methods for energy generation during hydrogen regasification
Energy generation systems and methods are disclosed. An energy generation system includes a fuel tank configured to store a fuel in liquid form and a power generating device including a fuel cell or an internal combustion engine configured to receive the fuel and generate electrical energy with the fuel. The energy generation system also includes an expander connected between the fuel tank and the power generating device, the expander configured to receive the fuel as a gas and a generator connected to the expander so as to generate electrical energy when fuel passes through the expander. |
| US12294125B2 |
Systems and methods for powering down a generator including a fuel cell
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to safely ceasing fuel cell (FC) operation and idling components of a generator. In one embodiment, a method includes ceasing power generation by reducing fuel to an FC within a generator while maintaining energy to sensitive components by a battery. The method also includes idling a direct current (DC) converter and a load inverter associated with the power generation before idling the battery. The method also includes, upon successfully completing tests and powering down non-critical components of the generator, entering the generator into a standby status. |
| US12294121B2 |
End cover assembly, housing assembly, battery cell, battery, and electric equipment
An end cover assembly includes: an end cover with a through hole for injecting electrolyte and a first clamping portion, wherein the first clamping portion is disposed along a circumferential direction of the through hole and is located on one side of the end cover away from an interior of the battery cell; a sealing ring for sealing the through hole; and a pressure relief device covering at least part of the sealing ring and closing the through hole; wherein the pressure relief device includes a second clamping portion, and is rotatable such that when the pressure relief device is rotated to a first position, the second clamping portion is clamped with the first clamping portion; and when the pressure relief device is rotated to a second position, the second clamping portion is disengaged from the first clamping portion. |
| US12294118B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes at least one battery cell, a circuit board electrically connected to the at least one battery cell, and a conductive block electrically connecting the at least one battery cell and the circuit board to each other, the conductive block having a first surface, the first surface including a first metal and a second metal different from the first metal, and a second surface in contact with the first surface along an edge, the second metal including the second metal. |
| US12294116B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules including a first battery module and a second battery module; and a busbar electrically connecting the first battery module and the second battery module, wherein the first battery module or the second battery module includes a vent hole in a portion corresponding to a portion of the busbar. |
| US12294113B2 |
Separator for non-aqueous secondary battery and non-aqueous secondary battery
An embodiment according to the invention provides a separator for a non-aqueous secondary battery, containing a porous substrate and an adhesive porous layer that contains resin A and resin B1; (1) resin A: a copolymer containing vinylidene fluoride (VDF) and hexafluoropropylene (HFP), in which a molar content of HFP monomer unit with respect to a total molar quantity of VDF monomer unit and HFP monomer unit is from more than 1.5 mol % to 3.5 mol %, and (2) resin B1: a copolymer containing VDF, HFP, and a monomer of formula (1), in which a molar content of HFP monomer unit with respect to a total molar quantity of VDF monomer unit, HFP monomer unit, and a monomer unit of formula (1) is from more than 3.5 mol % to 15 mol % (R1 to R3: H, a halogen atom, a carboxyl group, etc., or a C1-5 alkyl group; X: a single bond, a C1-5 alkylene group, etc., Y: H, a C1-5 alkyl group, etc.): |
| US12294110B2 |
Battery module and battery pack including the same
A battery module includes a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells is stacked; a module frame configured to accommodate the battery cell stack and including a plurality of venting holes in at least one surface; end plates disposed at both sides of the battery cell stack; and an anti-inflammatory cover configured to cover the plurality of venting holes. |
| US12294096B2 |
Battery and method of manufacturing same
An internal terminal is disposed inside a battery case and so as to be spaced apart from the battery case. An external terminal is disposed outside the battery case and spaced apart from the battery case, and the external terminal is connected to the internal terminal through a terminal mounting hole. An electrically insulating resin is disposed so as to fill a gap between the battery case and the internal terminal and a gap between the battery case and the external terminal, and the electrically insulating resin is joined to the battery case, to the internal terminal, and to the external terminal. At least one of the internal terminal and the external terminal includes a protruding portion protruding into the terminal mounting hole, and the internal terminal and the external terminal are joined to each other at a tip of the protruding portion. |
| US12294092B2 |
Membrane electrode assembly including anode having hydrogen reducion catalyst and carbon monoxide oxidation catalyst and fuel cell
A membrane electrode assembly includes a cathode, an anode and a proton-conductive membrane, wherein the cathode includes a first metal-containing catalyst and a proton-conductive ionomer, the anode includes a proton-conductive ionomer, a second metal-containing catalyst that catalyzes the reaction of hydrogen to protons, and a third metal-containing catalyst that catalyzes the reaction of CO to CO2, a total mass ratio of platinum of the second catalyst and platinum of the third catalyst to a total mass ratio of metals of the second catalyst and the third catalyst, with the exception of platinum, is greater than 3:1, and the total mass per unit area of platinum of the second catalyst and platinum of the third catalyst is less than 0.4 mg/cm2. |
| US12294091B2 |
Method of providing a cleaned gas diffusion layer for electrochemical applications
A method of providing a cleaned gas diffusion layer for electrochemical applications includes providing a gas diffusion layer such that a first side of the gas diffusion layer is arranged on a first vacuum conveyor belt, cleaning an exposed second side of the gas diffusion layer, the second side being situated opposite the first side of the gas diffusion layer, transferring the partially cleaned gas diffusion layer to a second vacuum conveyor belt partially situated opposite the first vacuum conveyor belt, wherein the first vacuum conveyor belt and the second vacuum conveyor belt have a transfer region in which the gas diffusion layer is transferred from the first vacuum conveyor belt to the second vacuum conveyor belt such that the first side of the gas diffusion layer is exposed, and cleaning the first side of the gas diffusion layer. |
| US12294084B2 |
Positive active material for rechargeable lithium battery, preparing method thereof and rechargeable lithium battery including the same
A positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a lithium nickel-based metal composite oxide, wherein the positive active material includes secondary particles in which a plurality of primary particles are aggregated, a first boron coating portion present on the outer surfaces of the secondary particles, and a second boron coating portion present on surfaces of the primary particles inside the secondary particles, and a weight of the first boron coating portion is greater than a weight of the second boron coating portion. |
| US12294074B2 |
Anode slurry
A main object of the present disclosure is to provide an anode slurry that gives an all solid state battery with suppressed fluctuation of restraining pressure. The present disclosure achieves the object by providing an anode slurry for an all solid state battery, the anode slurry including a Si-based anode active material, a first dispersion medium and a second dispersion medium; and the anode slurry satisfying: (i) when a hydrogen bond term σH of Hansen solubility parameter of, the Si-based anode active material, the first dispersion medium, and the second dispersion medium, are respectively regarded as σHSi, σH1 and σH2, and when ΔσH1=σHSi−σH2, and ΔσH2=σHSi−σH2, the ratio ΔσH2/ΔσH1, which is a ratio of ΔσH2 with respect to ΔσH1 is 0.96 or less; (ii) when T1 designates a boiling point of the first dispersion medium, and T2 designates a boiling point of the second dispersion medium, T2−T1≤3° C.; and (iii) when W1 designates a content of the first dispersion medium and W2 designates a content of the second dispersion medium, 0.1≤W2/(W1+W2)≤0.25. |
| US12294073B2 |
Heat shield
The present invention relates to a heat shield (1) for use in systems and apparatuses which are operated by batteries, in particular for electric vehicles, wherein the heat shield (1) is constructed at least from an impact-absorbing layer (4), from a heat-protection layer (5) made of a material which is resistant to high temperatures, optionally from a gas-tight, heat-distributing layer (8), and from a layer (6) with intumescent properties and also from a carrier plate (7) for the layers, which provides shielding. |
| US12294072B2 |
Cell pack thermal management apparatus and method
A cell pack thermal management device suitable for use with a cell pack. The device has a plurality of flexible conduits, an intake manifold and an exhaust manifold. The plurality of flexible conduits are fluidly connectable between the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold to provide a plurality of fluid paths between the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold. At least one of the intake manifold and the exhaust manifold has a manifold body, a plurality of conduit ports adapted to fluidly mate with an inlet or the outlet port of each respective flexible conduit, and a system port. The plurality of conduits ports and the system port are fluidly connected within the manifold body by a series of channels tuned for even flow distribution. |
| US12294070B2 |
Battery module, and battery rack and power storage device, each comprising same battery module
A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells stacked on each other; a module case configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells; and a plurality of thermal runaway prevention units provided in the module case and respectively disposed between the plurality of battery cells along a stacking direction of the plurality of battery cells. |
| US12294068B2 |
Battery temperature regulating apparatus
A battery temperature regulating apparatus includes an onboard battery, a temperature regulating plate, a heat exchanger including a container and a first internal passage, first to third passages, a radiator, a valve, a temperature sensor, and a control device including a processor and a memory. The processor is configured to execute, in cooperation with a program included in the memory, a process including determining whether a temperature of the onboard battery is higher than an upper threshold of a proper temperature range, determining whether a heat source is in the container at least based on the temperature of a first heat medium detected by the temperature sensor, and if the temperature of the onboard battery is higher than the upper threshold and that the heat source is in the container, controlling the valve in such a way as to allow the first heat medium to flow through the heat exchanger. |
| US12294066B2 |
Method for generating smoke in cell pack
A method for generating smoke in a cell pack by which a very small amount of smoke can be generated from a specific single unit cell among unit cells constituting the cell pack. The method causes smoke generation in a cell pack in which unit cells are connected and which includes a positive electrode output terminal for electrically connecting the positive electrode terminal of the unit cell and an external device, and a negative electrode output terminal for electrically connecting the negative electrode terminal of the unit cell and an external device. By attaching a heating means to the negative electrode output terminal, the electrode body of a specific single unit cell is heated through the negative electrode output terminal to which the heating means is attached. As a result, it is possible to cause the generation of a small amount of smoke from the specific single unit cell. |
| US12294062B2 |
Battery system and method for equalization of battery pack
A battery system comprises a battery pack, an equalization unit, and a battery ECU. The battery pack includes a plurality of blocks connected in series. The equalization unit performs equalization control to equalize the plurality of blocks in voltage. The battery ECU obtains a determined equalization time, and controls the equalization unit to end the equalization control when the equalization time has elapsed since the equalization control was started. |
| US12294061B2 |
Battery resistance measurement device, vehicle and battery resistance measurement method
A battery resistance measurement system measures an electrical resistance of a battery and comprises a determination unit and a measurement unit. The determination unit determines, based on whether a predetermined condition is satisfied, whether a target battery has switched from a charged state to a discharged state in which while the target battery receives supplied electric power the target battery outputs electric power larger than the supplied electric power. The measurement unit starts measuring the electrical resistance of the target battery at a time when the determination unit determines that the target battery is switched from the charged state to the discharged state. |
| US12294057B2 |
Non-aqueous electrolyte solution and lithium secondary battery including the same
A non-aqueous electrolyte solution has improved high-temperature stability and high-temperature durability and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte solution may include a lithium salt; a non-aqueous organic solvent; and a compound represented by Formula 1 of a specific structure: wherein R1 and R2 are described herein. |
| US12294049B2 |
Method of preparation of a garnet-type inorganic material
The present invention relates to a method of preparation of a garnet-type inorganic material. It also relates to the garnet-type inorganic material itself. The process comprises the following steps: (1) bringing an aqueous solution S comprising (i) a salt of zirconium, (ii) a salt of lanthanum and (iii) a salt of the element A or a precursor of an oxide of element A into contact with an aqueous solution of a basic compound, as a result of which a precipitate suspended in the reaction medium is obtained; (2) stirring the reaction medium obtained at the end of step (1) for at least 30 min; (3) bringing the precipitate obtained at the end of step (2) into contact with an additive selected in the group consisting of: anionic surfactants; nonionic surfactants; polyethylene glycols; carboxylic acids and their salts; and surfactants of the carboxymethylated fatty alcohol ethoxylate type; (4) calcining in air the precipitate recovered at the end of the previous step at a temperature which is at least 400° C.; (5) bringing into contact the product obtained at the end of step (4) with a salt of lithium; (6) calcining in air the product obtained at the end of step (5) at a temperature between 700° C. and 1100° C.; 20 the inorganic compound M comprising or consisting essentially of a garnet oxide or garnet-type oxide containing, as constituent elements, the elements Li, La, Zr and at least one element A selected in the group consisting of Al, Ga, Nb, Fe, W, Ta, or a mixture thereof. |
| US12294048B2 |
Finishing tape and secondary battery comprising same
Disclosed are a finishing tape which is capable of reducing flow of an electrode assembly in a casing and a secondary battery including the same. As an example, disclosed is a finishing tape comprising: a first layer formed of a resin and forming a substrate; and a second layer formed on at least one side of the first layer and including a microsphere structure. |
| US12294045B2 |
Light-emitting device having light-emitting units including epitaxial structure and conductive structure
A light-emitting device includes a lead frame having a first surface on which a patterned conductive layer is provided, and a light-emitting element. The light-emitting element includes an insulating substrate formed on the first surface, a plurality of light-emitting units formed on the insulating substrate, at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode and at least a pair of bonding wires. The first and second electrodes are respectively placed in electrical connection with a first one and a second one of the light-emitting units, and are disposed outward of the light-emitting units. Each of the pair of bonding wires is disposed to electrically connect a respective one of the first and second electrodes to the patterned conductive layer. |
| US12294044B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device may include a display panel including a pad disposed on a substrate and a driving unit including a bump electrically connected to the pad. The pad may include a first layer disposed on the substrate and including a conductive material, a second layer disposed on the first layer and including patterns arranged in a first direction and spaced apart from each other, and a third layer disposed on the second layer and including a conductive material. The first layer may include portions protruding toward the substrate and respectively corresponding to the patterns. |
| US12294039B2 |
Optoelectronic component, semiconductor structure and method
A semiconductor structure comprises an n-doped first layer, a p-doped second layer doped with a first dopant, and an active layer disposed between the n-doped first layer and the p-doped second layer and having at least one quantum well. The active layer of the semiconductor structure is divided into a plurality of first optically active regions, at least one second region, and at least one third region. Here, the plurality of first optically active regions are arranged in a hexagonal pattern spaced apart from each other. The at least one quantum well in the active region comprises a larger band gap in the at least one second region than in the plurality of first optically active regions and the at least one third region, the band gap being modified, in particular, by quantum well intermixing. The at least one second region encloses the plurality of first optically active regions. |
| US12294035B2 |
Heterostructure optoelectronic device for emitting and detecting electromagnetic radiation, and manufacturing process thereof
An optoelectronic device with a semiconductor body that includes: a bottom cathode structure, formed by a bottom semiconductor material, and having a first type of conductivity; and a buffer region, arranged on the bottom cathode structure and formed by a buffer semiconductor material different from the bottom semiconductor material. The optoelectronic device further includes: a receiver comprising a receiver anode region, which is formed by the bottom semiconductor material, has a second type of conductivity, and extends in the bottom cathode structure; and an emitter, which is arranged on the buffer region and includes a semiconductor junction formed at least in part by a top semiconductor material, different from the bottom semiconductor material. |
| US12294032B2 |
Segmented Schottky diode
A semiconductor device includes a Schottky diode on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. The Schottky diode includes a guard ring with a first guard ring segment contacting a barrier region on a first lateral side of the barrier region, and a second guard ring segment contacting the barrier region on a second, opposite, lateral side of the barrier region. The first and second guard ring segments extend deeper in the semiconductor layer than the barrier region. The Schottky diode further includes a drift region contacting the barrier region, and may include a buried layer having the same conductivity type as the barrier region, extending at least partway under the drift region. The barrier region is isolated from the substrate dielectric layer of the SOI substrate by an isolation region having the same conductivity type as the guard ring. A metal containing layer is formed on the barrier region. |
| US12294030B2 |
Nano-sheet-based complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor devices with asymmetric inner spacers
A semiconductor structure includes a first pair of source/drain features (S/D), a first stack of channel layers connected to the first pair of S/D, a second pair of S/D, and a second stack of channel layers connected to the second pair of S/D. The first pair of S/D each include a first epitaxial layer having a first dopant, a second epitaxial layer having a second dopant and disposed over the first epitaxial layer and connected to the first stack of channel layers, and a third epitaxial layer having a third dopant and disposed over the second epitaxial layer. The second pair of S/D each include a fourth epitaxial layer having a fourth dopant and connected to the second stack of channel layers, and a fifth epitaxial layer having a fifth dopant and disposed over the fourth epitaxial layer. The first dopant through the fourth dopant are of different species. |
| US12294029B2 |
Doped polar layers and semiconductor device incorporating same
The disclosed technology generally relates to ferroelectric materials and semiconductor devices, and more particularly to semiconductor memory devices incorporating doped polar materials. In one aspect, a capacitor comprises a crystalline polar layer comprising a base polar material substitutionally doped with a dopant. The base polar material comprises one or more metal elements and one or both of oxygen or nitrogen. The dopant comprises a metal element of one of 4d series, 5d series, 4f series or 5f series that is different from the one or more metal elements, such that a ferroelectric switching voltage of the capacitor is different from that of the capacitor having the base polar material without being doped with the dopant by more than about 100 mV. |
| US12294027B2 |
Semiconductor device having doped epitaxial region and its methods of fabrication
Embodiments of the present invention describe a epitaxial region on a semiconductor device. In one embodiment, the epitaxial region is deposited onto a substrate via cyclical deposition-etch process. Cavities created underneath the spacer during the cyclical deposition-etch process are backfilled by an epitaxial cap layer. The epitaxial region and epitaxial cap layer improves electron mobility at the channel region, reduces short channel effects and decreases parasitic resistance. |
| US12294026B2 |
High electron mobility transistor with improved barrier layer
A method for fabricating high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes the steps of: forming a buffer layer on a substrate; forming a barrier layer on the buffer layer; forming a gate dielectric layer on the barrier layer; forming a work function metal layer on the gate dielectric layer; patterning the work function metal layer and the gate dielectric layer; forming a gate electrode on the work function metal layer; and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode adjacent to two sides of the gate electrode. |
| US12294025B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus and manufacturing method of semiconductor apparatus
A region for adjusting a carrier lifetime is easily formed by a method in which damage to a predetermined surface of a semiconductor substrate is small. Provided is a semiconductor apparatus including: a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface; a first region provided in a region on an upper surface side of the semiconductor substrate and having a first chemical concentration peak of a first impurity at a first depth position; and a second region provided in a region different from the first region in the semiconductor substrate and having a second chemical concentration peak of the first impurity at the first depth position. At the first depth position, a concentration of a recombination center of the second region is lower than a concentration of the recombination centers of the first region. |
| US12294023B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having corner spacers adjacent a fin sidewall
A device includes a fin protruding from a semiconductor substrate; a gate stack over and along a sidewall of the fin; a gate spacer along a sidewall of the gate stack and along the sidewall of the fin; an epitaxial source/drain region in the fin and adjacent the gate spacer; and a corner spacer between the gate stack and the gate spacer, wherein the corner spacer extends along the sidewall of the fin, wherein a first region between the gate stack and the sidewall of the fin is free of the corner spacer, wherein a second region between the gate stack and the gate spacer is free of the corner spacer. |
| US12294020B2 |
Semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes first and second electrodes, first to third semiconductor regions, a first conductive part, a first gate electrode. The first semiconductor region is located on the first electrode and electrically connected with the first electrode. The second semiconductor region is located on the first semiconductor region. The third semiconductor region is located on a portion of the second semiconductor region. The first conductive part is located in the first semiconductor region with a first insulating part interposed. The first gate electrode is located on the first conductive part with a first inter-layer insulating part interposed. The first gate electrode faces the second semiconductor region via a first gate insulating layer. The second electrode is located on the second and third semiconductor regions and electrically connected with the second and third semiconductor regions, and the first conductive part. |
| US12294019B2 |
Method for manufacturing nitride semiconductor device and nitride semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device including: forming N-type regions in a nitride semiconductor layer; implanting ions of an acceptor element into a region sandwiched by the N-type regions in the nitride semiconductor layer; and forming a P-type region sandwiched by the N-type regions by subjecting the nitride semiconductor layer to heat treatment and activating the acceptor element. The forming the N-type regions includes implanting ions of a donor element to the nitride semiconductor layer such that concentration of the donor element in the N-type regions is equal to or greater than concentration of the acceptor element in the P-type region. The implanting ions of the acceptor element includes implanting ions of the acceptor element such that concentration of the acceptor element in the P-type region is 1×1019 cm−3 or more and 1×1021 cm−3 or less. |
| US12294017B2 |
Semiconductor gate-all-around structure having carbon-doped anti-punch-through (APT) layers over wells
A metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET) includes a substrate and a well over the substrate, the well including dopants of a first conductivity-type. The well includes an anti-punch-through (APT) layer at an upper section of the well, the APT layer including the dopants of the first conductivity-type and further including carbon. The MOSFET further includes a source feature and a drain feature adjacent the APT layer, being of a second conductivity-type opposite to the first conductivity-type. The MOSFET further includes multiple channel layers over the APT layer and connecting the source feature to the drain feature, wherein the multiple channel layers are vertically stacked one over another. The MOSFET further includes a gate wrapping around each of the channel layers, such as in a gate-all-around device, wherein a first portion of the gate is disposed between a bottommost one of the channel layers and the APT layer. |
| US12294015B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a first display area and a second display area; a first pixel circuit part positioned on the first display area; a first light-emitting element electrically connected to the first pixel circuit part; a second pixel circuit part positioned in the second display area; second light-emitting elements electrically connected to the second pixel circuit part; and a driving circuit part electrically connected to the first pixel circuit part and the second pixel circuit part and overlapping the second light-emitting elements in a plan view. |
| US12294013B2 |
Image-capture element and image capture device
Provided is a highly-sensitive image-capture element and an image capture device that can be simply manufactured, have little polarization dependency, and have micro-spectroscopic elements capable of separating incident light into three wavelength ranges integrated facing a pixel array. An image capture element has a transparent layer having a low refractive index made of SiO2 or the like and a plurality of micro-lenses laminated on a pixel array in which pixels each including a photoelectric conversion element are disposed in an array. Inside the transparent layer having the low refractive index, micro-spectroscopic elements composed of a plurality of microstructures having constant thickness (length in a direction perpendicular to the pixel array) formed of a material such as SiN having a higher refractive index than that of the transparent layer is embedded. |
| US12294010B2 |
Solid-state image sensing device and electronic device
The present technology relates to a solid-state image sensing device and an electronic device for reducing noises. The solid-state image sensing device includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a charge holding unit for holding charges transferred from the photoelectric conversion unit, a first transfer transistor for transferring charges from the photoelectric conversion unit to the charge holding unit, and a light blocking part including a first light blocking part and a second light blocking part, in which the first light blocking part is arranged between a second surface opposite to a first surface as a light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion unit and the charge holding unit, and covers the second surface, and is formed with a first opening, and the second light blocking part surrounds the side surface of the photoelectric conversion unit. |
| US12294007B2 |
Array substrate and display panel
An array substrate and a display panel are provided. The array substrate includes transistors. Each transistor includes an active portion and a first gate, and the active portion is disposed on the substrate. The active portion includes at least one semiconductor portion and at least one epitaxial sharp corner portion connected to the semiconductor portion and protruding from the semiconductor portion in a first direction. In the first direction, the epitaxial sharp corner portion is located on one side of the semiconductor portion, the first gate is located on the semiconductor portion and the epitaxial sharp corner portion, and the first gate extends along the first direction. |
| US12293999B2 |
3D semiconductor package including memory array
Routing arrangements for 3D memory arrays and methods of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a memory array including a gate dielectric layer contacting a first word line and a second word line; and an oxide semiconductor (OS) layer contacting a source line and a bit line, the gate dielectric layer being disposed between the OS layer and each of the first word line and the second word line; an interconnect structure over the memory array, a distance between the second word line and the interconnect structure being less than a distance between the first word line and the interconnect structure; and an integrated circuit die bonded to the interconnect structure opposite the memory array, the integrated circuit die being bonded to the interconnect structure by dielectric-to-dielectric bonds and metal-to-metal bonds. |
| US12293998B2 |
Display device
A display device may include a plurality of light emitting elements on a substrate and arranged in a matrix form along a first arrangement direction and a second arrangement direction crossing the first arrangement direction, and a first sub pixel area and a second sub pixel area each overlapping at least a portion of the plurality of light emitting elements, spaced from each other in a first direction, and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. The second direction and the first arrangement direction may be non-parallel to each other. |
| US12293997B2 |
3D printable feedstock inks for signal control or computation
The present disclosure relates to a method for forming an electrically conductive ink able to be deposited through a print nozzle during a 3D printing operation. The method may involves providing an electrically non-conductive flowable material adapted to be flowed through a print nozzle during a 3D printing operation. A predetermined quantity of chiplets may then be mixed into flowable material, in accordance with a predefined percolation threshold, to form a percolating chiplet network within the polymer as the ink is flowed through the print nozzle and deposited on a surface. The chiplets each form an engineered electronic component, and ones of the chiplets randomly connect, in accordance with the predefined percolation threshold, to form an electrically conductive circuit having a predetermined circuit characteristic. |
| US12293996B2 |
Semiconductor package including heat dissipation structure
A semiconductor package includes a first substrate, a first electronic component disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed on the first substrate and provided with a cavity disposed in one surface of the second substrate, a first connection member connecting the first and second substrates to each other, a heat dissipation structure disposed on the second substrate and spaced apart from the first connection member, a second connection member disposed on the second substrate, and a via disposed on the second substrate, spaced apart from the heat dissipation structure, and connected to the first connection member. The second substrate includes a first region in which the cavity is disposed and a second region connected to the first substrate, and the heat dissipation structure is disposed in each of the first and second regions of the second substrate. |
| US12293992B2 |
Semiconductor assemblies with systems and methods for managing high die stack structures
A semiconductor device includes a rigid flex circuit that has a first rigid region and a second rigid region that are electrically connected by a flexible portion. A first die is mounted to a first side of the first rigid region. A second die is mounted to a second side of the second rigid region. The first and second sides are on opposite sides of the rigid flex circuit. The flexible portion is bent to hold the first and second rigid regions in generally vertical alignment with each other. |
| US12293988B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of forming the same
A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die and a redistribution structure. The semiconductor die is laterally surrounded by a molding compound, and the semiconductor die has a conductive pillar and a complex compound sheath sandwiched between the conductive pillar and the molding compound. The redistribution structure is electrically connected with the semiconductor die and comprises a first via portion at a first side of the redistribution structure and a second via portion at a second side of the redistribution structure, and a base angle of the second via portion is greater than a base angle of the first via portion. |
| US12293985B2 |
Integrated circuit packages and methods of forming the same
Provided are integrated circuit packages and methods of forming the same. An integrated circuit package includes an integrated circuit structure, a first die stack and a dummy die. The first die stack includes a plurality of first die structures and is bonded to the integrated circuit structure at a first side of the first die stack. The dummy die includes a plurality of through substrate vias, is located aside the first die stack and is electrically connected to the integrated circuit structure at the first side of the first die stack. In some embodiments, the height of the through substrate vias of the dummy die is the same as the height of the first die stack. |
| US12293983B2 |
Conductive pillar, method for manufacturing the same, and method for manufacturing bonded structure
Provided is a method for manufacturing a conductive pillar capable of bonding a substrate and a bonding member with high bonding strength via a bonding layer without employing an electroplating method, and a method for manufacturing a bonded structure by employing this method. A method for manufacturing a conductive pillar 1 includes, in sequence, the steps of forming a resist layer 16 on a substrate 11 provided with an electrode pad 13, the resist layer 16 including an opening portion 16a on the electrode pad 13, forming a thin Cu film 17 by sputtering or evaporating Cu on a surface of the substrate 11 provided with the resist layer 16 including the opening portion 16a, filling the opening portion 16a with a fine particle copper paste 12c, and sintering the fine particle copper paste 12c by heating the substrate 11 filled with the fine particle copper paste 12c. |
| US12293982B2 |
Semiconductor structure having hybrid bonding pad
A semiconductor structure and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first semiconductor substrate, a first conductive pad, and a first hybrid bonding pad. The first conductive pad is over the first semiconductor substrate. The first hybrid bonding pad is on the first conductive pad. The first hybrid bonding pad includes nano-twins copper. A thickness of the first hybrid bonding pad is less than a thickness of the first conductive pad. |
| US12293981B2 |
Electronic circuit comprising a RF switches having reduced parasitic capacitances
The present disclosure relates to an electronic circuit comprising a semiconductor substrate, radiofrequency switches corresponding to MOS transistors comprising doped semiconductor regions in the substrate, at least two metallization levels covering the substrate, each metallization level comprising a stack of insulating layers, conductive pillars topped by metallic tracks, at least two connection elements each connecting one of the doped semiconductor regions and formed by conductive pillars and conductive tracks of each metallization level. The electronic circuit further comprises, between the two connection elements, a trench crossing completely the stack of insulating layers of one metallization level and further crossing partially the stack of insulating layers of the metallization level the closest to the substrate, and a heat dissipation device adapted for dissipating heat out of the trench. |
| US12293969B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate including a first surface; a dielectric layer disposed over the first surface of the substrate; a first conductive line surrounded by the dielectric layer and extended over the first surface of the substrate; a second conductive line disposed adjacent to the first conductive line, surrounded by the dielectric layer and extended parallel to the first conductive line; a conductive via disposed over the first conductive line and extended through the dielectric layer; and a cross section of the conductive via substantially parallel to the first surface of the substrate, wherein the cross section of the conductive via is at least partially protruded from the first conductive line towards the second conductive line. Further, a method of manufacturing the semiconductor structure is also disclosed. |
| US12293968B2 |
Semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a stacked body in which a plurality of conductive layers including upper conductive layers and lower conductive layers are stacked to be apart from each other in a first direction, and which includes a stairs-shaped end portion, the upper conductive layers functioning as select gate lines for a NAND string, and the lower conductive layers functioning as word lines for the NAND string, a plurality of pillar structures each including a semiconductor layer extending in the first direction through the stacked body, and a first contact connected to two or more first upper conductive layers stacked successively, and provided to extend over upper surfaces of the two or more first upper conductive layers. |
| US12293966B2 |
Conductive structure including copper-phosphorous alloy and a method of manufacturing conductive structure
The present disclosure provides a method for forming a multilayer wiring structure, which includes: forming a patterned copper-phosphorous alloy layer over a carrier by performing a plating operation, and forming a dielectric layer over the patterned copper-phosphorous alloy layer. The forming the patterned copper-phosphorous alloy layer includes providing a plating solution having a copper source and a phosphorous source. |
| US12293964B2 |
Package substrate and semiconductor structure with package substrate
A package substrate and a semiconductor structure with the package substrate are provided. The package substrate includes a body and a conductive layer. The body includes an opening region. The conductive layer is disposed at the opening region. The conductive layer includes a first conductive bridge and a second conductive bridge. The first conductive bridge and the second conductive bridge are disposed at intervals. The first conductive bridge is provided with at least one first via. The first conductive bridge and the second conductive bridge are disposed at intervals in the opening region. |
| US12293961B2 |
Method of manufacture for a cascode semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a cascode HEMT semiconductor device including a lead frame, a die pad with an indentation attached to the lead frame, and a HEMT die attached to the die pad. The HEMT die includes a HEMT source and a HEMT drain on a first side, and a HEMT gate on a second side. The device further includes a MOSFET die attached to the source of the HEMT die, and the MOSFET die includes a MOSFET source, a MOSFET gate and a MOSFET drain. The MOSFET drain is connected to the HEMT source, and the MOSFET source includes a MOSFET source clip. The MOSFET source clip includes a pillar so to connect the MOSFET source to the HEMT gate, and the connection between the MOSFET source to the HEMT gate is established by a conductive material. |
| US12293957B2 |
Optimization of the thermal performance of the 3D ICs utilizing the integrated chip-size double-layer or multi-layer microchannels
A three-dimensional integrated circuit apparatus includes a three-dimensional integrated circuit including a group of integrated double-layer microchannels (DLMC) and multi-layer microchannels (MLMC) with optimized thermal performance for the three-dimensional integrated circuit. A heat source can be uniformly distributed in each layer and can be conducted through the layers down to the substrate and up to a spreader and a heat sink, and eventually to ambient air through forced convective heat transfer above the heat sink and natural convective heat transfer under the substrate. |
| US12293955B2 |
High power module package structures
In a general aspect, a package includes a semiconductor die disposed between a first high voltage isolation carrier and a second high voltage isolation carrier. The semiconductor die is thermally coupled to the first high voltage isolation carrier. The package also includes a molding material disposed in a space between the semiconductor die and the first high voltage isolation carrier, and a conductive spacer disposed between the semiconductor die and the second high voltage isolation carrier. The conductive spacer is thermally coupled to semiconductor die and to the second high voltage isolation carrier. A longitudinal dimension of the conductive spacer is greater than a longitudinal dimension of the semiconductor die. The molding material encapsulates the semiconductor die and the conductive spacer. |
| US12293953B2 |
Edge bend for isolation packages
A semiconductor isolation package includes a leadframe that includes a plurality of leadframe leads. At least one of the plurality of leadframe leads includes a lead body having a first end that comprises an external pin portion and a second end. The lead body has a leg portion coupled to a central lead portion that is coupled to an edge bend portion. The edge bend portion is formed by a first bend on the lead body proximate the second end between the central lead portion and edge bend portion. The first bend is in the direction of the first end on the leg portion. The edge bend assists in shielding electronic fields. Other aspects are presented. |
| US12293951B2 |
Semiconductor package structure having ring portion with recess for adhesive
A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a substrate, a cover element, a semiconductor device, a protruding element, an adhesive element, and an electrical connector. The cover element is disposed on the substrate and having a recess. The semiconductor device is disposed on the substrate and disposed in the space surrounded by the cover element. The protruding element extends from the substrate and disposed in the recess. The adhesive element is disposed in the recess. The electrical connector is in contact with the substrate and the semiconductor device. |
| US12293949B2 |
Semiconductor module and method for manufacturing semiconductor module
There are provided a semiconductor module capable of preventing the peeling of a sealing resin on the side where a connection section used for the connection to a semiconductor element is arranged and a manufacturing method for a semiconductor module. A semiconductor module includes: an outer frame; sealing resins; gate signal output terminals, and partition sections laid across the outer flame to partition a space into a plurality of housing sections, in the partition sections which the gate signal output terminals with connection sections exposed are arranged. The partition sections have through holes where sealing resins are formed, the sealing resins connecting adjacent housing sections and the sealing resin formed in the through hole being continuous with the sealing resins formed in the housing sections. |
| US12293948B2 |
Flip chip semiconductor device package with mold compound seal
In a described example, an apparatus includes: a semiconductor die with a component on a device side surface; a die seal surrounding the component on the device side surface; a package substrate having bond pads on a die side surface; a package substrate seal formed on the die side surface of the package substrate corresponding to the die seal on the semiconductor die; the semiconductor die flip chip mounted on the bond pads of the package substrate with solder joints connecting post connects on the semiconductor die to the bond pads of the package substrate; a mold compound seal formed by the die seal and the package substrate seal; and mold compound covering a portion of the semiconductor die, a portion of the die side of the package substrate, and contacting the mold compound seal, the mold compound spaced from the component. |
| US12293947B2 |
Gap patterning for metal-to-source/drain plugs in a semiconductor device
A method may include forming a mask layer on top of a first dielectric layer formed on a first source/drain and a second source/drain, and creating an opening in the mask layer and the first dielectric layer that exposes portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain. The method may include filling the opening with a metal layer that covers the exposed portions of the first source/drain and the second source/drain, and forming a gap in the metal layer to create a first metal contact and a second metal contact. The first metal contact may electrically couple to the first source/drain and the second metal contact may electrically couple to the second source/drain. The gap may separate the first metal contact from the second metal contact by less than nineteen nanometers. |
| US12293945B2 |
Semiconductor chip and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor chip includes a chip constituent substrate having a first surface and a second surface, and including a layer containing gallium nitride. The chip constituent substrate is provided with a semiconductor element, and components constituting the semiconductor element are located more in an area adjacent to the first surface than in an area adjacent to the second surface. The chip constituent substrate is formed with a through hole penetrating the chip constituent substrate from the first surface to the second surface. The through hole defines a first opening adjacent to the first surface and a second opening adjacent to the second surface, and the first opening is larger than the second opening. |
| US12293944B2 |
Semiconductor device with self-aligned vias
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a conductive line over a substrate; forming an etch stop layer (ESL) over the conductive line, the ESL extending continuously along an upper surface of the conductive line and along an upper surface of a first dielectric layer adjacent to the conductive line, where a first lower surface of the ESL contacts the upper surface of the conductive line, and a second lower surface of the ESL contacts the upper surface of the first dielectric layer, the first lower surface being closer to the substrate than the second lower surface; forming a second dielectric layer over the ESL; forming an opening in the second dielectric layer, the opening exposing a first portion of the ESL; removing the first portion of the ESL to expose the conductive line; and filling the opening with an electrically conductive material to form a via. |
| US12293942B2 |
Methods for depositing gap filling fluids and related systems and devices
Methods and systems for manufacturing a structure comprising a substrate. The substrate comprises plurality of recesses and a plurality of lateral spaces. The recesses and lateral spaces are at least partially filled with a gap filling fluid. |
| US12293939B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium
Described herein is a technique capable of forming a film on a substrate with good uniformity. According to one aspect of the technique of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including: processing a substrate by performing a cycle a predetermined number of times, the cycle comprising: (a) supplying a source gas; (b) discharging at least the source gas; (c) supplying a reactive gas; and (d) discharging at least the reactive gas. The substrate is kept stationary while each cycle is performed, and a rotation angle of rotating the substrate is calculated based on the predetermined number of times after each cycle is completed. |
| US12293932B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, elevator and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A technique for improving uniformity of film thickness on substrates, includes a substrate processing apparatus having a substrate retainer including substrate and partition plate supports; a reaction tube; a first driver vertically moving the substrate retainer into or out of the reaction tube; a second driver vertically moved by the first driver and rotating the substrate retainer to change a distance between a substrate and a partition plate by moving at least one of the substrate or the partition plate support; a heater; a gas supplier comprising a nozzle; a gas exhauster; and a controller controlling the first driver, the second driver and the gas supplier such that a gas is supplied to the substrate while changing at least one of a relative position of the substrate and a relative position of the partition plate with respect to a hole of the nozzle by driving the second driver. |
| US12293924B2 |
Ion exposure method and apparatus
A method of exposing a wafer to a high-tilt angle ion beam and an apparatus for performing the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes forming a patterned mask layer over a wafer, the patterned mask layer including a patterned mask feature; exposing the wafer to an ion beam, a surface of the wafer being tilted at a tilt angle with respect to the ion beam; and moving the wafer along a scan line with respect to the ion beam, a scan angle being defined between the scan line and an axis perpendicular to an axis of the ion beam, a difference between the tilt angle and the scan angle being less than 50°. |
| US12293921B2 |
Methods of cutting a fine pattern, methods of forming active patterns using the same, and methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same
In a method of cutting a fine pattern, a line structure is formed on a substrate. The line structure extends in a first direction, and includes a pattern and a first mask. The pattern and the first mask include different materials. A sacrificial layer is formed on the substrate to cover the line structure. The sacrificial layer is partially etched to form a first opening partially overlapping the line structure in a vertical direction. A portion of the first mask, an upper portion of the pattern and/or a portion of the sacrificial layer under the first opening are partially etched using an etching gas having no etching selectivity among the pattern, the first mask and the sacrificial layer. A lower portion of the pattern under the upper portion thereof is removed to divide the pattern into a plurality of pieces spaced apart from each other in the first direction. |
| US12293920B2 |
Structure manufacturing method
A structure is manufactured by forming a mask that has an opening pattern on a surface of a substrate, etching the surface of the substrate with the mask to form a recessed portion corresponding to the opening pattern of the mask, forming a thin film including aluminum on a bottom surface of the recessed portion in a state where the mask remains, treating the thin film including aluminum with hot water to change the thin film into a fine recessed and projected layer including alumina hydrate smaller than the recessed portion, etching the bottom surface of the recessed portion, on which the fine recessed and projected layer is formed, in a state where the mask remains to form a fine recessed and projected structure on the bottom surface of the recessed portion, and thereafter removing the mask and the fine recessed and projected structure, which remains after the etching step. |
| US12293919B2 |
Alternating etch and passivation process
Tin oxide films are used as spacers and hardmasks in semiconductor device manufacturing. In one method, tin oxide layer (e.g., spacer footing) needs to be selectively etched in a presence of an exposed silicon-containing layer, such as SiOC, SiON, SiONC, amorphous silicon, SiC, or SiN. In order to reduce damage to the silicon-containing layer the process involves passivating the silicon-containing layer towards a tin oxide etch chemistry, etching the tin oxide, and repeating passivation and etch in an alternating fashion. For example, passivation and etch can be each performed between 2-50 times. In one implementation, passivation is performed by treating the substrate with an oxygen-containing reactant, activated in a plasma, and the tin oxide etching is performed by a chlorine-based chemistry, such as using a mixture of Cl2 and BCl3. |
| US12293914B2 |
Semiconductor device structure and method for preparing the same
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device structure with fine patterns and a method for forming the semiconductor device structure, which prevents the collapse of the fine patterns. The semiconductor device structure includes a first target structure and a second target structure disposed over a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first spacer element disposed over the first target structure, wherein a topmost point of the first spacer element is between a central line of the first target structure and a central line of the second target structure in a cross-sectional view. |
| US12293913B1 |
Directed self-assembly enabled subtractive metal patterning
Described herein are IC devices include tight-pitched patterned metal layers, such as metal gratings, and processes for forming such patterned metal layers. The processes include subtractive metal patterning, where portions of a metal layer are etched and replaced with an insulator to form the metal grating. Masks for etching portions of the metal layer are generated using directed self-assembly (DSA). In some examples, multiple etching steps are performed, e.g., to generate metal lines at a first pitch, and to add additional lines at half of the first pitch. In some examples, additive metal patterning is performed in addition to subtractive metal patterning. |
| US12293911B2 |
Structure including SiOCN layer and method of forming same
A method for forming a layer comprising SiOCN on a substrate is disclosed. An exemplary method includes thermally depositing the layer comprising SiOCN on a surface of the substrate. The layer comprising SiOCN can be used for various applications, including spacers, etch stop layers, and etch resistant layers. |
| US12293910B2 |
Interconnect structure for semiconductor devices
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes: forming a first conductive feature in a first dielectric layer disposed over a substrate; forming a second dielectric layer over the first dielectric layer; etching the second dielectric layer using a patterned mask layer to form an opening in the second dielectric layer, where the opening exposes the first conductive feature; performing an ashing process to remove the patterned mask layer after the etching; wet cleaning the opening after the ashing process, where the wet cleaning enlarges a bottom portion of the opening; and filling the opening with a first electrically conductive material. |
| US12293906B2 |
Mn—Ta—W—Cu—O-based sputtering target, and production method therefor
Provided is a Mn—Ta—W—Cu—O-based sputtering target including, in the component composition, Mn, Ta, W, Cu, and O. The sputtering target has a relative density of at least 90%, and includes a crystal phase of Mn4Ta2O9. Also provided is a production method for the sputtering target. |
| US12293899B2 |
Plasma generation device comprising porous ceramic dielectric
This disclosure relates to a plasma generator including a porous ceramic dielectric. More specifically, this disclosure relates to a plasma generator for air purification capable of effectively generating ozone for removing bacteria, viruses, etc., and minimizing pressure loss while increasing air purification capacity by including a porous ceramic dielectric coated with an antibacterial material. |
| US12293894B2 |
X-ray source shielding
As an x-ray tube expands and contracts during heating and cooling, its hermetic seal can be damaged. A more robust hermetic seal, particularly as the x-ray tube is heated and cooled, is desirable. The x-ray tube described herein can include a proximal-housing 13 and a distal-housing 14, which can be connected to each other by an interface-ring 15 for improved hermetic seal. Added x-ray tube weight, of material used for blocking x-rays, can make it difficult to transport the x-ray tube. Reducing this weight is desirable. A maximum outer diameter Dp of the proximal-housing 13 can be greater than a maximum outer diameter Dd of the distal-housing 14, for improved blocking of x-rays. This diameter difference can allow improved x-ray shielding with less material. |
| US12293893B2 |
Electron source, manufacturing method therefor, and device comprising electron source
A manufacturing method for an electron source according to the present disclosure includes steps of: (A) cutting out a chip from a block of an electron emission material, (B) fixing a first end portion of the chip to a distal end of a support needle, and (C) sharpening a second end portion of the chip. The step (A) includes forming first and second grooves which constitute first and second surfaces of the chip in the block by irradiating a surface of the block with an ion beam. The first end portion of the chip includes the first surface and the second surface with the surfaces forming an angle α of 10 to 90°. The step (B) includes forming a joint between the distal end of the support needle and the first end portion of the chip. |
| US12293890B2 |
Contact monitoring apparatus for a three-pole changeover contact
A contact monitoring means for monitoring an electrical, three-pole changeover contact includes: a signal generator, which generates a monitoring signal; a coupling means, which is connected downstream from the signal generator; a sensing circuit, which is connected downstream from the coupling means and which is coupled or can be coupled to the changeover contact. The monitoring signal generation of the signal generator and thus the monitoring signal and/or a signal derived from the monitoring signal can be changed as a function of a switching position of the changeover contact by means of the sensing circuit, which is coupled to the signal generator via the coupling means. The contact monitoring means also includes an evaluation means, which detects the monitoring signal and/or the signal derived from the monitoring signal and/or a change of the monitoring signal and/or a change of the signal derived from the monitoring signal. |
| US12293888B2 |
Medium voltage switching apparatus
A switching apparatus including one or more electric poles. For each electric pole, the switching apparatus includes a first pole terminal, a second pole terminal, a ground terminal, and a plurality of fixed contacts spaced apart one from another. For each electric pole, the switching apparatus further includes a movable contact and a vacuum interrupter. The movable contact is reversibly movable about a corresponding rotation axis. The vacuum interrupter includes a movable arc contact reversibly movable along a corresponding translation axis. For each electric pole, the switching apparatus further includes a motion transmission mechanism operatively coupled to a contact shaft solidly coupled to the movable arc contact. The motion transmission mechanism is actuatable by the movable contact to cause a movement of said movable arc contact along said translation axis, when said movable contact moves about said rotation axis. |
| US12293886B2 |
Switch device
A switch device includes a case serving as a base portion and a knob attached to a fitting portion provided in the vicinity of an upper end of a cylindrical portion, in which the knob rotates in a seesaw-like manner around a rotary shaft member provided in the fitting portion, the knob includes an operation portion capable of being pulled up, the operation portion being provided on the front end side defined using the rotary shaft member as a boundary, and an abutment portion provided on the rear end side defined using the rotary shaft member as the boundary, the case includes a stopper portion configured to contact the abutment portion when the operation portion is pulled up, and the knob includes an extending portion extending toward the rear end side, the abutment portion being provided in the extending portion. |
| US12293884B2 |
Key assembly and keyboard
A key assembly, which includes a support plate, a flexible circuit board, a buffer block, and a pressing assembly. The support plate has a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other. The support plate has an accommodating portion that is recessed from the first surface to a side of the second surface, and the accommodating portion limits an accommodating groove. The flexible circuit board is superposed on the first surface, and the flexible circuit board has a through hole that is correspondingly connected to the accommodating groove. The buffer block is disposed in the accommodating groove, and passes through the through hole. The buffer block has a buffer support surface that protrudes from the flexible circuit board away from one side surface of the support plate. The pressing assembly includes a keycap, a support mechanism, and a connecting rod. |
| US12293869B2 |
Manufacturing method for anisotropic bonded magnet
A manufacturing method for a bonded magnet, in particular a manufacturing method for an anisotropic bonded magnet. The present invention solves the problem that the existing manufacturing method under the condition of heating magnetic powders performs magnetic field orientation after a binder is melted, resulting in low production efficiency, a complicated mould structure, high process costs, thereby affecting wide use of an anisotropic bonded magnet. A manufacturing method for an anisotropic bonded magnet comprising the following steps: 1) mixing anisotropic magnetic powders and a thermosetting binder; 2) adding the mixture of step 1) to a mould cavity, performing pressure forming under an oriented magnetic field, and performing demagnetization, so as to obtain a green body; and 3) loading the green body of step 2) into a vacuum furnace for thermal curing, so as to obtain an anisotropic bonded magnet. In the present application, forming is performed in a magnetic field at normal temperature or in a cold state, avoiding magnetic powders being bonded to each other, improving the effect of magnetic field orientation, and the mould has a simple structure, is easy to operate, and provides high efficiency, thereby lowering cost. |
| US12293868B2 |
NdFeB permanent magnet with high coercivity and high resistivity and method for preparing the same
The invention discloses an NdFeB permanent magnet with high coercivity and high resistivity and a method for preparing the same. The method comprises the steps of: spraying powdery slurry containing heavy rare earth compounds, oxides and/or carbides on a flaky NdFeB permanent magnets blank after it is subjected to surface cleaning process; then stacking magnets on top of each other, and performing three-stage heat treatment on the stacked magnets to obtain the NdFeB permanent magnet with high coercivity and high resistivity. Heavy rare earth penetrates into interior of the flaky magnets at a high temperature, so that coercivity of the flaky magnets is improved. However, part of the heavy rare earth elements or alloy elements and carbide powder or oxide powder, which are not penetrated into the flaky magnets, form an interlayer bonding two of flaky magnets together. |
| US12293865B2 |
Manufacturing method of wireless charging module
The present disclosure disclosed a wireless charging module manufacturing method. The method includes the following steps: forming a first heat dissipating layer on a surface of a coil; and securing a magnetic shield part to the surface of the coil away from the first heat dissipating layer. A wireless charging module is manufactured by the method. By completely cover the coil with the first heat dissipating layer in the present disclosure, the first heat dissipating layer possesses excellent heat radiation, effectively improving the heat dissipation of the coil. The thickness of the first heat dissipating layer is controllable. Therefore, an effective and highly stable heat dissipating performance can be provided without increasing the thickness and cost of the wireless charging module. |
| US12293864B2 |
Coil component and manufacturing method therefor
Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes a coil pattern embedded in an element body and helically wound in a plurality of turns. The element body includes a support body having a cavity formed therein and a first insulating layer stacked on the support body so as to cover the cavity, thereby forming a hollow space inside the element body. The coil pattern includes a plurality of first sections formed along an inner wall of the cavity and a plurality of second sections formed on the first insulating layer. One ends of the plurality of first sections are connected respectively to their corresponding one ends of the plurality of second sections. The other ends of the plurality of first sections are connected respectively to their corresponding other ends of the plurality of second sections. |
| US12293851B2 |
Irradiation devices, systems and methods
The invention provides an irradiation system, devices, and methods. The irradiation system includes a shielded housing; at least one canister disposed within the shielded housing, the at least one canister containing a material for irradiation within an interior volume of the at least one canister; wherein the at least one canister has a body disposed between a first end cap disposed at a first end of the canister and a second end cap disposed at a second end of the canister opposed to the first end; an ionizing radiation source disposed within the shielded housing adapted for emitting an ionizing radiation having at least one selected incident irradiation field geometry directed generally at the body of the at least one canister; wherein at least one canister is disposed on a rotating mechanism for rotating the at least one canister about a central horizontal or longitudinal axis extending from an isocenter of the first end cap to an isocenter of the second end cap for increasing uniform distribution of radiation of the material contained within the canister. |
| US12293847B2 |
Apparatus for saturating buffer material and method for saturating buffer material by using the same
An apparatus for saturating a buffer material includes a jig for fixing and supporting a buffer material to prevent an increase of a volume of the buffer material. The jig is provided to surround at least a portion of the buffer material. The apparatus further includes a case having a space in which the jig supporting the buffer material is accommodated, a supply unit configured to supply water vapor into the case to adjust a saturation level of the buffer material, and a control unit configured to control the supply unit to stop the supply of water vapor when the saturation level of the buffer material reaches a preset critical saturation level. |
| US12293846B2 |
Control rod remote disconnect mechanism
A control rod drive mechanism having a torque tube, a control rod assembly including a connecting rod and a spider, a lock cam assembly rotatably secured to a bottom end of the connecting rod and including a locking cam, and a locking collar disposed non-rotatably within the spider, the locking collar including a locking recess with an entry slot, wherein in a first axial position the lock cam assembly is rotatable with respect to the torque tube, and a second axial position the lock cam assembly is non-rotatable with respect to the torque tube. |
| US12293845B2 |
AI driven smart patient labeling system
In an approach for automatically identifying one or more updates in a Scientific Drug Label (SL) relevant to a patient and incorporating the one or more updates into a Patient Drug Label (PL), a processor receives a pair of documents, wherein the pair of documents include the SL and the PL. A processor converts a complex medical language of the SL into a simplified patient friendly language. A processor identifies one or more words, one or more phrases, or one or more sentences that have been modified, inserted, or deleted. A processor searches for a location in the PL that closely maps to the one or more words, the one or more phrases, or the one or more sentences to the SL. A processor incorporates the one or more words, the one or more phrases, or the one or more sentences in a mapped location of the PL. |
| US12293841B1 |
Systems and methods for metabolic outcome predictions
A method may receive historical metabolic values for an individual having a first medical condition. A method may provide a first subset of the historical metabolic values to a machine learning model to train a generative machine learning model. A method may generate a first predicted metabolic value based on the first subset of historical metabolic values. A method may calculate a root mean square error (RMSE) between the first predicted metabolic value and a corresponding actual metabolic value of a second subset of historical metabolic values. A method may train the generative machine learning model to minimize the RMSE. A method may generate a trained generative machine learning model based on the training. |
| US12293839B2 |
Candidate screening for a target therapy
Techniques are provided for candidate screening for a target therapy. A plurality of medical codes corresponding to patient billing data are identified. A candidate classification model for a target therapy is generated by selecting a set of medical codes from the plurality of medical codes and assigning a weight to each medical code selected. The candidate classification model is applied to patient billing data for a plurality of patients to generate a set of target therapy scores. The patient billing data includes associations between one or more patients of the plurality of patients and one or more medical codes of the plurality of medical codes. Each target therapy score corresponds to a patient of the plurality of patients, and is calculated based on weights for one or more medical codes associated with the patient. |
| US12293834B2 |
Interactive medical communication device
An interactive medical communication device is disclosed. The device implements multiple modes including an environmental diagnostics mode configured to detect conditions and potential hazards in an area around a user of the device; a virtual assistant mode configured to provide guidance, encouragement, education, mental health treatment, and decision-making assistance to the user; an area scanning mode configured to analyze and provide information to the user about objects in a field of vision of the user; a telehealth mode configured to connect the user to a preferred wellness provider or to a recommended wellness provider; and a vitals diagnostics mode configured to measure the vitals of the user and to contact medical assistance if needed. |
| US12293829B2 |
System and method for vestibular and/or balance rehabilitation
A system and method for vestibular and/or balance rehabilitation by monitoring and measuring head motion data of a user having vestibular impairment. The system as includes a user device, a head tracking device, and a remote server device. The user device receives therapeutical configuration data prescribed by a therapist using the remote server device. A visual and auditory and/or haptic stimuli is generated in the user interface according to the received therapeutic configuration data during a training session or initial assessment session. Head motion data from the head tracking device during the training session is received along with user inputted data pertaining to symptoms of the user. The remote server device receives and processes the head motion and positional data, the user inputted symptoms data and communicates a set of updated therapeutic configuration data to the user device based on the processed data for use in a next training session. |
| US12293827B2 |
Inferring a condition of a medical analyzer
A computer-implemented method for inferring a condition of at least one analytical device based on at least one automatic notification received over a network from the analytical device is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, at a data processing agent, at least one automatic notification from at least one analytical device, processing, at the data processing agent, the at least one automatic notification, to thus identify one or more characteristics of the at least one automatic notification from the at least one analytical device, inferring, at the data processing agent, the condition of the at least one analytical device, by applying the one or more identified characteristics to a model; and generating, at the data processing agent, a notification reporting the inferred condition of the analytical device. |
| US12293818B2 |
Kiosk to dispense medication such as medicine for opioid addiction
The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of a kiosk including a chassis having a patient compartment and a medication compartment. A patient does not have access to the medication compartment in the patient compartment. A dispense structure extends from the patient compartment to the medication compartment such that a dosage of medication may be dispensed to the patient when within the patient compartment. After the medication is dispensed to the patient, a medical professional observes the patient ingest the medication through a video conference display within the patient compartment. A biometric scanner may be in electrical communication with a lock in mechanical cooperation with a door hingedly coupled to the chassis to limit access to the medication compartment. An insulated safe with an internal chamber wherein the internal chamber's temperature is regulated. A medication is stored within the internal chamber of the insulated safe at a selected temperature by regulating the temperature within the internal chamber of the insulated safe. |
| US12293816B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods including color-coded substrates for spot-correction of blemishes, acne, and secondary skin concerns
A computer-implemented method and system for tracking skin concerns. Color-coded substrates come in different colors, each color being associate with a different skin concern. The color-coded substrates include at least one hydrocolloid and active agent. The color-coded substrates can come in different area-specific shapes for applying on different areas of the skin or face. The color-coded substrates can come in different dosages. A computing device, such as a smartphone, can be used to take scans of the skin with or without substrates, and the computing device is configured to analyze the skin and color-coded substrates based on color or shape or other symbols to make recommendations so that a subject will be able to track the progress of any skin concern. |
| US12293814B2 |
Evaluation of prescribed devices or services
Disclosed herein are systems and techniques for evaluating prescribed optical devices during use. A method can include matching a user profile with a prescribed optical device, matching the prescribed optical device with a plurality of members of a distribution system of the prescribed optical device, requesting information about the prescribed optical device through a user interface, receiving information in response to requesting the information, and sending feedback based on the received information to one of the members of the distribution system. One or more network devices can generate a user interface including information associated with the prescribed optical device and the user profile. The user interface can be adapted based on a primary or secondary user of the network device. The user interface can also be adapted as the user progresses in age, treatment schedule, and/or other factors that support evaluation of the prescribed optical device. |
| US12293810B2 |
System and method to facilitate interoperability of health care modules
A system for facilitating interoperability among health care modules includes an interface configured to receive a first electronic record from a first health care module. The first electronic record has a first data structure. The system also includes a processor communicatively coupled to the interface. The processor is configured to analyze the first electronic record having the first data structure, and, based on the analysis, extract a portion of data from the first electronic record. The processor further creates a second electronic record using the portion of data from the first electronic record, where the second electronic record has a second data structure. The second data structure is configured to be compatible with a second health care module. The interface is further configured to transmit the second electronic record for display to the second health care module. |
| US12293807B2 |
Offset calibration training method for adjusting data receiver offset and memory device therefor
An offset calibration training method for adjusting a data receiver offset and a memory device therefor are provided. A method of performing a data receiver offset calibration includes storing a first parameter code, which is used to set a default data receiver offset calibration for the data receiver offset calibration, in a mode register, storing a second parameter code, which is used to set an optional data receiver offset calibration for the data receiver offset calibration, in the mode register, training the default data receiver offset calibration based on the first parameter code for the data receiver offset calibration, and training the optional data receiver offset calibration based on the second parameter code for the data receiver offset calibration. |
| US12293803B2 |
Built-in self-test burst patterns based on architecture of memory
Methods, systems, and devices related to built-in self-test burst patterns based on architecture of memory. A controller can be coupled to a memory device. The controller can include built-in self-test (BIST) circuitry. The BIST circuitry can include registers configured to store respective write burst patterns and read burst patterns based on an architecture of the memory device. |
| US12293801B2 |
Memory interface and semiconductor memory device and semiconductor device including the same
A semiconductor device has a memory controller configured to provide a data strobe signal, and a memory device configured to receive a data signal provided from the memory controller or output a data signal to the memory controller, wherein the memory device includes a memory interface including a plurality of DQ driving circuits, the memory interface being configured to generate a plurality of phase clock signals based on the data strobe signal, determine a number of phase clock signals provided to the plurality of DQ driving circuits based on an operating frequency of the memory device, and provide the determined number of phase clock signals to the plurality of DQ driving circuits. |
| US12293793B2 |
Non-volatile memory device, memory system including the same and read method of memory system
Disclosed are a non-volatile memory device, a memory system including the same and a read method of the memory system, in which the non-volatile memory device includes a first storage in which a basic offset level for a read retry operation is stored, a second storage in which an additional offset level for the read retry operation is stored, and a voltage generator suitable for adjusting, when the read retry operation is performed, a read voltage by using the basic offset level and further by selectively using the additional offset level depending on a read operation. |
| US12293790B2 |
Memory for programming data states of memory cells
Memories might include a controller configured to cause the memory to apply a first voltage level indicative of a data state of a memory cell of an array of memory cells to a control gate of a transistor, retain the first voltage level on the control gate of the transistor, connect a first source/drain of the transistor to a data line corresponding to the memory cell while applying a second voltage level to a second source/drain of the transistor and while retaining the first voltage level on the control gate of the transistor, and apply a programming pulse to a control gate of the memory cell while the data line is connected to the first source/drain of the transistor. |
| US12293786B2 |
Method for reading memory, a memory, a memory system, and electronic device
A method includes applying a first read voltage to a word line corresponding to a first word line address in a first read request instruction. The method also includes detecting an obtained second read request instruction. The method further includes when the second word line address included in the second read request instruction is the same as the first word line address, applying a second read voltage to the word line corresponding to the first word line address after the end of the application of the first read voltage. |
| US12293785B2 |
Circuit module with reliable margin configuration
A circuit module with reliable margin configuration, may include a main circuit, a first auxiliary circuit and a second auxiliary circuit. When the first auxiliary circuit is on, the second auxiliary circuit may be on or off according to whether a control signal is of a first level or a second level. When the first auxiliary circuit and the second auxiliary circuit are both on, the first auxiliary circuit and the second auxiliary circuit may jointly cause an operation parameter of the main circuit to be a first value. When the first auxiliary circuit is on and the second auxiliary circuit is off, the first auxiliary circuit may cause the operation parameter to be a second value. An operation margin of the main circuit may cover a range between the first value and the second value. |
| US12293783B2 |
Voltage management for improved tRP timing for FeRAM devices
Systems and methods related to a memory device that includes a command interface configured to receive read commands and write commands to invoke read and write operations. The memory device also includes a memory bank having multiple memory cells implemented using ferroelectric layers between plate lines and digit lines. The memory device also includes bank control circuitry configured to control operation of the memory bank. The operation of the memory bank includes programming both high and low logic values as a write back to the multiple memory cells during a read and write phase where the read and write operations are performed after sensing values from the multiple memory cells. |
| US12293779B2 |
Techniques for automatically extracting compelling portions of a media content item
In various embodiments, a clip application computes a set of appearance values for an appearance metric based on shot sequences associated with a media content item. Each appearance value in the set of appearance values indicates a prevalence of a first character in a different shot sequence associated with the media content item. The clip application then performs one or more clustering operations on the shot sequences based on the set of appearance values to generate a first shot cluster. Subsequently, the clip application generates a clip for the media content item based on the first shot cluster. The clip application transmits the clip to an endpoint device for display. Advantageously, relative to primarily manual approaches, the clip application can more efficiently and reliably generate clips for media content items. |
| US12293775B2 |
Voice control method and apparatus, chip, earphones, and system
A voice control method and apparatus, a chip, earphones, and a system. The method includes: recognizing (001) whether a voice signal includes a keyword; in response to the voice signal including the keyword, executing (001a) an instruction corresponding to the keyword or sending the instruction; before recognizing whether the voice signal includes the keyword, determining (002) whether the voice signal is from a target user and, in response to the voice signal being from the target user, starting to recognize (001) whether the voice signal includes the keyword; or during recognizing whether the voice signal includes the keyword, determining (002) whether the voice signal is from the target user and, in response to the voice signal being from a non-target user, stopping recognizing (003a) whether the voice signal includes the keyword. The voice control method reduces the power consumption of voice control and improves the endurance. |
| US12293774B2 |
System and method of image processing for ultra-low bandwidth audio
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of receiving an original audio signal for an interval; creating a time-series graphical image of the original audio signal for the interval; compressing the time-series graphical image, thereby creating a reduced resolution image; recreating a retrieved audio signal from the reduced resolution image; determining whether a comparison of the retrieved audio signal to the original audio signal meets a quality threshold; responsive to meeting the quality threshold, compressing the reduced resolution image further and repeating the recreating and determining steps; and transmitting a last reduced resolution image that meets the quality threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US12293773B2 |
Automatically selecting a sound recognition model for an environment based on audio data and image data associated with the environment
A system for automatically selecting a sound recognition model for an environment based on audio data and image data associated with the environment. The system includes a camera, a microphone, a memory including a plurality of sound recognition models, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive the audio data associated with the environment from the microphone, receive the image data associated with the environment from the camera, and determine one or more characteristics of the environment based on the audio data and the image data. The electronic processor is also configured to select the sound recognition model from the plurality of sound recognition models based on the one or more characteristics of the environment, receive additional audio data associated with the environment from the microphone, and analyze the additional audio data using the sound recognition model to perform a sound recognition task. |
| US12293766B2 |
Time reversed audio subframe error concealment
A method and a decoder device of generating a concealment audio subframe of an audio signal are provided. The method comprises generating frequency spectra on a subframe basis where consecutive subframes of the audio signal have a property that an applied window shape of first subframe of the consecutive subframes is a mirrored version or a time reversed version of a second subframe of the consecutive subframes. Peaks of a signal spectrum of a previously received audio signal are detected for a concealment subframe, and a phase of each of the peaks is estimated. A time reversed phase adjustment is derived based on the estimated phase and applied to the peaks of the signal spectrum to form time reversed phase adjusted peaks. |
| US12293765B2 |
Authentication method and apparatus with transformation model
An authentication method and apparatus using a transformation model are disclosed. The authentication method includes generating, at a first apparatus, a first enrolled feature based on a first feature extractor, obtaining a second enrolled feature to which the first enrolled feature is transformed, determining an input feature by extracting a feature from input data with a second feature extractor different from the first feature extractor, and performing an authentication based on the second enrolled feature and the input feature. |
| US12293764B2 |
Determining suggested subsequent user actions during digital assistant interaction
Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. An example process includes receiving an utterance including a user request, determining, based on the user request, a domain associated with the user request, determining, based on the domain, a first subsequent user action and a second subsequent user action, determining, based on the domain, a first parameter for the first subsequent user action and a second parameter for the second subsequent user action, in accordance with a determination that a first score associated with the first subsequent user action is higher than a score associated with the second subsequent user action, selecting the first subsequent user action as a suggested subsequent user action, and providing the suggested subsequent user action. |
| US12293763B2 |
Application integration with a digital assistant
Systems and processes for application integration with a digital assistant are provided. In accordance with one example, a method includes, at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, receiving a natural-language user input; identifying, with the one or more processors, an intent object of a set of intent objects and a parameter associated with the intent, where the intent object and the parameter are derived from the natural-language user input. The method further includes identifying a software application associated with the intent object of the set of intent objects; and providing the intent object and the parameter to the software application. |
| US12293762B2 |
Multi-mode guard for voice commands
Embodiments may be implemented by a computing device, such as a head-mountable display, in order to use a single guard phrase to enable different voice commands in different interface modes. An example device includes an audio sensor and a computing system configured to analyze audio data captured by the audio sensor to detect speech that includes a predefined guard phrase, and to operate in a plurality of different interface modes comprising at least a first and a second interface mode. During operation in the first interface mode, the computing system may initially disable one or more first-mode speech commands, and respond to detection of the guard phrase by enabling the one or more first-mode speech commands. During operation in the second interface mode, the computing system may initially disable a second-mode speech command, and to respond to the guard phrase by enabling the second-mode speech command. |