| 18th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 81 |
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| 20160128103 | RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND TERMINAL SUPPORTING THE SAME - Provided are a random access method and a terminal supporting the random access method. The terminal may monitor a state of a channel, when the state of the channel is idle, attempt a packet transmission at a first packet transmission probability, and transmit a packet including the first packet transmission probability. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128104 | IN-FIELD SMART DEVICE UPDATES - Methods and systems for causing a device to join a network or fabric. A joining device sends an indication that the electronic device is not connected to a network type and receives a device ID for an assisting device to assist the electronic device in joining a network of the network type. Moreover, the assisting device resides on the network. The joining device then authenticates to the assisting device from the assisting device and receives network credentials for the network. Furthermore, the joining device joins the network using the network credentials. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128105 | PERIODIC HIGH POWER BEACON BROADCASTS - Described herein are systems, methods and computer program products for controlling operation of wireless beacons, such as Bluetooth Low Energy beacons. Multiple beacons may be controlled centrally or may work together in a cooperative fashion such that signals can be exchanged between or repeated by beacons in order to allow for signals received at one beacon to reach another beacon without requiring further central interaction. Power settings of beacons may be altered to change power consumption or to change a detectable range of the beacons. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128106 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND TERMINAL - A communication method and a terminal are provided. The terminal may be equipped with circuitry that supports connecting to a wireless router using two or more frequency bands. The router may provide multiple networks using respective frequency bands. The terminal may be connected to the router a first frequency band. The method and terminal may facilitate establishment of a direct communication between the terminal and another terminal that is connected to the router using a network of a second frequency band. The another terminal may be equipped with a circuitry that only supports the second frequency band. The method and terminal describe determining a network that a target communication device is connected to, and connecting the terminal to that network. The terminal may then communicate with the target communication device through the network. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128107 | MESSAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD - A message transmission method includes steps of receiving a identifier of a first wireless transmitter by a first portable device; transmitting associative message of the wireless transmitter by the first portable device; retrieving the identifier of the targeted wireless transmitter according to the identifier transmitted by the first wireless transmitter; linking the associative message of the wireless transmitter with the identifier of the targeted wireless transmitter; verifying the identifier of the targeted wireless transmitter with a identifier transmitted by a second wireless transmitter and received by a second portable device to confirm whether the identifier is the same or not; and if the identifier is the same, the second portable device retrieves wireless transmitter associative message which is associative to the identifier of the targeted wireless transmitter for later application. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128108 | CONFIGURATION OF A DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for configuring a device equipped with a subscriber identity module in a mesh network environment. The device is configured retrieve at least one first piece of configuration information from at least one other device in the same mesh network and configure itself at least partly on the basis of the retrieved configuration information. Further, the device is configured to establish a connection to a network node, to indicate presence of the device in the mesh network, and to retrieve at least one second piece of configuration information. Finally, the device is arranged to configure itself on the basis of the retrieved at least one second piece of configuration information received from the network node. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128109 | WIRELESS DEVICE PAIRING - Generally discussed herein are wireless systems, apparatuses, and methods for pairing a device and a base station. For example, the disclosed techniques may enable communication between a headphone base station (broadcasting an audio signal over a wireless channel) and a headphone set device (receiving an audio signal over a wireless channel) that establish communications using one or more identifiers. In some examples, a device or base station identifier maintained at the base station or device, respectfully, is validated and reprogrammed when it does not match a corresponding provided from the device or base station. In further examples, the validation and reprogramming may occur in response to a condition such as a charging event (such as the placement of the headphone set device onto a charging station provided by the headphone base station). | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128110 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COMMUNICATING BETWEEN A CELLULAR MANAGER AND A USER EQUIPMENT (UE) VIA A WLAN ACCESS DEVICE - Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of communicating between a cellular manager and a User Equipment (UE) via a Wireless Local Area network (WLAN) access device. For example, an air interface to communicate with a User Equipment (UE) via a cellular link; a controller to route at least part of downlink traffic to the UE via a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) access device; and an access device interface to send to the WLAN access device a general packet radio service (GPRS) Tunneling Protocol User Plane (GTP-U) packet including the downlink traffic for the UE, and transport bearer information to identify a transport bearer between the eNB and the UE. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128111 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING WIRELESS PEER-TO-PEER CONNECTIONS - A communication device for establishing wireless peer-to-peer connections includes a network interface, a memory and a processor. The processor receives a command to initiate a wireless peer-to-peer connection with a second device, sets an intent parameter to a default value and stores the intent parameter in the memory. The processor determines whether a link has been established between the network interface and a wireless base station. When a link has been established, the processor adjusts the intent parameter based on a channel type of the link. The processor receives a second intent parameter from the second device via the network interface, and determines whether the intent parameter is greater than the second intent parameter. When the determination is affirmative, the processor configures the communication device as an access point for the peer-to-peer connection; and when the determination is negative, the processor configures the communication device as a client for the peer-to-peer connection. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128112 | ACCESS CONTROL IN BLUETOOTH.RTM. LOW ENERGY DEVICES - A computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed, cause performance of operations comprising: successfully establishing a Bluetooth connection between a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device and another device, receiving, by the BLE device from the other device, a request for a change in a configuration, determining, by the BLE device, if the BLE device is in a configuration-changes-enabled state, responsive to determining that the BLE device is in a configuration-changes-enabled state, changing the configuration based on the request, and responsive to determining that the BLE device is not in a configuration-changes-enabled state, refraining from changing the configuration. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128113 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATION - Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of Peer to Peer communication. For example, a first wireless device may include a radio to send a first Neighbor Awareness Network (NAN) Service discovery frame including a first Robust peer-to-peer attribute, and to receive from a second wireless device a second NAN Service discovery frame including a second Robust peer-to-peer attribute, the first peer-to-peer attribute including first availability information to indicate at least one first channel and one or more first time slots, the second peer-to-peer attribute including second availability information to indicate at least one second channel and one or more second time slots; and a controller to setup a Robust peer-to-peer connection with the second peer-to-peer device based on the first and second availability information. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128114 | Methods and Systems of Pairing Wireless Devices - Embodiments include systems and methods of verifying wireless devices for paring without user interaction or with reduced user interaction. A processor may send, from a first wireless device to a second wireless device, a discovery query, and may receive a discovery response from the second wireless device. The processor may authenticate, in the first wireless device, the second wireless device based on the discovery response. The processor may send, from the first wireless device to a second wireless device, a first capability query. The processor may receive, in the first wireless device from the second wireless device, a first capability response including first capability response information. The processor may authenticate, in the first wireless device, the second wireless device based on the first capability response information. The processor may initiate a pairing process between the first and second wireless devices when the first wireless device authenticates the second wireless device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128115 | DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) TRANSMIT BEHAVIOR - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for mapping media access control (MAC) protocol data units (PDUs) that are used to transmit scheduling assignment (SA) discovery, and/or device-to-device (D2D) data. Embodiments herein may describe how one or more MAC PDUs may be mapped into a time resource pattern for transmissions (T-RPT). Embodiments herein may further describe examples of how and when a UE may skip subframes in transmissions of the SA and/or data. Additionally, embodiments herein may further describe examples of how a UE may behave if the UE cannot transmit one or more scheduled instances of SA or data. Additionally, embodiments herein may describe resolution of collisions of D2D discovery messages in the time domain. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128116 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING PROXIMITY SERVICE AND DEVICE FOR SAME - A method and a device for performing a proximity service (ProSe) in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A method by which a user equipment (UE) performs a ProSe in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can comprise the steps of: determining whether a ProSe operation is enabled at a current location of the UE, on the basis of ProSe feature support related information; performing an evaluation related to the performance of the ProSe operation by using information on proximity criteria if the ProSe operation is enabled; and performing the ProSe operation if the evaluation result satisfies the proximity criteria. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128117 | DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATION - A method of digital radio communication between a first device ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128118 | SECURE PAIRING OF PERSONAL DEVICE WITH HOST DEVICE - Pairing one or more personal devices to a host device is provided. An example method includes detecting one or more personal devices in wireless proximity communication range of a host device; allocating and storing a respective unique input instruction for each personal device in range, wherein a unique input instruction is convertible to an augmented reality display input at a personal device; transmitting the unique input instruction to the personal device; providing an input interface of the host device; receiving, from a user of the personal device, user input at the input interface of the host device; and activating an exclusive pairing between the host device and the personal device for which the user input has been received. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128119 | METHOD OF CONNECTING TO DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING WI-FI DIRECT FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - A method of performing a Wi-Fi Direct connection of a mobile device, including: determining a first device with which Wi-Fi Direct connection is to be performed; determining whether the mobile device has been Wi-Fi Direct connected to the first device; and when the mobile device has been Wi-Fi Direct connected to the first device, performing a Wi-Fi Direct connection to the first device based on stored connection information, wherein when the mobile device is Wi-Fi Direct connected to the first device, the connection information is automatically stored. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128120 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE METHOD - A method of operating an electronic device, an electronic device, and a chip set are provided. The method includes detecting a generation of an event based on at least one of a signal received externally and an internal operation, by the electronic device including a cellular communication module, a first short range wireless communication module and a second short range wireless communication module; determining at least one state of a connection between the electronic device and a first external electronic device that has been connected to the electronic device using the first short range wireless communication module, by the electronic device; and transmitting a signal related to the event, using at least one of the cellular communication module, the first short range wireless communication module and the second short range wireless communication module, based on at least one of the at least one state of the connection between the electronic device and the first external electronic device, by the electronic device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128121 | TERMINAL DEVICE, REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND REMOTE CONTROL TARGET DETERMINATION METHOD THEREFOR - To accurately determine the nearest electronic device in establishing a pairing with an electronic device to be a target for remote control. A terminal device includes a received signal strength acquiring unit, a device selection processing unit, and a connecting unit. The received signal strength acquiring unit receives a signal transmitted from a plurality of electronic devices and acquires the electric field strength of the received signal. The device selection processing unit selects an electronic device to be a target for connection from the plurality of electronic devices in accordance with a normalized electric field strength that is a value obtained by normalizing the electric field strength of the received signal using a parameter corresponding to and unique to an electronic device that transmits the received signal. The connecting unit establishes a connection with the electronic device selected at the device selection processing unit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128122 | Inter-Device Session Connectivity Enhancement - Devices and methods are provided for managing device-to-device (D2D) communications session in a wireless-enabled communication environment. A first client node comprises a database containing location and ID information associated with a plurality of second client nodes. The location information in the database is updated as individual second client nodes change their location. As the location information is updated, it is processed by the first client node to determine the distance between it and an individual second client node. If the distance between the first client node and the individual second client node is within a viable D2D communications range, then the user of the first client node is notified that a D2D communications session can be initiate with the individual second client node. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128123 | Method and Device for Triggering Multiple UE Cooperative Communication - In the present invention, a network device acquires terminal proximity relationship information and determines, according to the proximity relationship information, a beneficed terminal of multiple UE cooperative communication and at least one adjacent terminal of the beneficed terminal, the network device acquires channel quality information of the beneficed terminal and the at least one adjacent terminal of the beneficed terminal, makes, according to the channel quality information of the beneficed terminal and the at least one adjacent terminal of the beneficed terminal, a decision on whether to trigger the multiple UE cooperative communication for the beneficed terminal, and determines a supporting terminal of the multiple UE cooperative communication for the beneficed terminal according to the acquired channel quality information of the beneficed terminal and the at least one adjacent terminal of the beneficed terminal when it is decided that the multiple UE cooperative communication needs to be triggered. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128124 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICES - A method and apparatus for connecting peripheral devices are disclosed. The method is performed at an electronic device having one or more processors and memory, and includes: scanning, through a user interface of a social networking application, an image containing encoded information associated with a first peripheral device that provides a first wireless communication interface; retrieving, based on the encoded information, a first identity information item of the first peripheral device from a server hosting a social networking platform associated with the social networking application; and in accordance with the retrieved first identity information item, establishing a wireless connection between the electronic device and the first peripheral device via the first wireless communication interface of the first peripheral device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128125 | MOBILE PEER-TO-PEER CONTENT SHARING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Embodiment of the disclosure set forth methods for sharing data in a wireless network. Some example methods include storing in a database a content related information associated with a first mobile device, receiving a request for the content related information from a second mobile device, searching the database for the content related information, and transmitting a search result to the second mobile device to enable the transfer of content between the first mobile device and the second mobile device. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128126 | DIGITAL RADIO COMMUNICATION - A method of digital radio communication between a first device ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128127 | Discontinuous reception (DRX) enhancements in LTE systems - Embodiments of a system and method for providing DRX enhancements in LTE systems are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a system control module is provided for controlling communications via a communications interface. A processor is coupled to the system control module and is arranged to implement an inactivity timer and an on-duration timer for determining an active time for monitoring subframes on the physical downlink control channel for control signals, the processor further monitoring subframes after the active time. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128128 | LOW POWER DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION WITH A SECOND RECEIVER - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques and apparatus for efficient support of connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) by using a wireless device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) with a second receiver. A wireless device with two receivers may place one receiver in a low power mode and take the receiver out of the low power mode in response to a signal received from a serving base station (BS) of the wireless device. A BS may direct a wireless device to enter a low power DRX (LP-DRX) mode or enhanced DRX mode having longer low power cycles than a non-enhanced DRX mode, and the wireless device may place a primary receiver in a low power mode in response to the directive from the BS. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and disclosed. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128129 | TELECOMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS AND METHODS - A wireless telecommunications system supports a DRX operating mode for communications between a base station and terminal device, which includes a regular repeating cycle of DRX inactive periods when the terminal device monitors a downlink channel from the base station and DRX active periods when the terminal device enters a power-saving mode not monitoring the downlink channel. The terminal device transmits uplink signaling, triggering subsequent downlink signaling, that may include acknowledgement signalling for a previous downlink transmission or an uplink transmission resources request. The base station receives the uplink signalling, determines time of an upcoming DRX inactive period for the terminal device, and delays transmitting downlink signalling responding to the uplink signalling until the upcoming DRX inactive period. The terminal device enters the power saving mode after transmitting the uplink signalling and exits the power saving mode for the DRX inactive period to monitor the downlink channel for downlink signalling. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128130 | MIXED-MODE MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) ON A SHARED COMMUNICATION MEDIUM - Techniques for co-existence on a shared communication medium are disclosed. To foster co-existence, operation of a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) may be cycled between active periods and inactive periods of transmission, on a communication medium shared with a second RAT, in accordance with a Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) communication pattern. An identifier may be selected for association with the first RAT. A channel reservation message associated with the second RAT may then be transmitted, over the communication medium, to reserve the communication medium for one of the active periods, the channel reservation message including the identifier. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128131 | DRX OPERATION FOR UL/DL RECONFIGURATION - In embodiments, apparatuses, methods, and storage media may be described for identifying subframes in a radio frame on which a UE may receive a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) or enhanced PDCCH (ePDCCH) transmission. Specifically, the UE may receive multiple indications of uplink/downlink (UL/DL) subframe configurations and identify one or more subframes in which the UE may receive the PDCCH or ePDCCH transmission. The UE may then monitor one or more of the identified subframes and base discontinuous reception (DRX) timer functionality on one or more of the identified subframes. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128132 | Apparatus and Methods for Decoupling an Uplink Enhanced Dedicated Channel and High Speed Downlink Shared Channel - A method in a network node for decoupling an uplink enhanced dedicated channel, E-DCH, and a high speed downlink shared channel, HS-DSCH, comprises determining whether a radio link message contains a E-DCH decoupling indication (step | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128133 | Managing Bandwidth Availability in a Mobile Telecommunications Network - A mobile wireless device for use with a mobile telecommunications network. The device comprises a controller unit for switching one or more mobile services on and off, and a user interface unit configured to receive user inputs indicating that a user wants to turn the one or more mobile services on or off and for causing the controller unit to act accordingly. The device further comprises a network signalling unit for identifying times at which the user switches the one or more mobile services on and off and for signalling those times to an entity within or connected to said mobile telecommunications network. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128134 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES WITH DIFFERENT RADIO LINK FAILURE TIMERS BASED ON USER EQUIPMENT SPEED - Systems, methods, and device for adjusting an operation time of a radio link failure timer are disclosed herein. User equipment (UE) may be configured to communicatively couple to an evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN). The UE use different radio link failure timer parameters depending on the speed of the UE. The radio link failure timer may run for a longer time for rapidly moving UEs and run for a shorter time for slowly moving UEs. In an embodiment, the UE may scale the radio link failure timer by a scaling factor. In another embodiment, the UE may include multiple radio link failure timers for different speeds. The radio link failure timer parameters for each speed may be specified by the E-UTRAN in a one-to-one communication. The E-UTRAN may determine which parameters to use for each UE based on characteristics of the UE. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128135 | VIRAL MOLECULAR NETWORK ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN - The present disclosure relates to a wireless communication device, a high speed, high capacity dedicated mobile network system, and a method for transmitting information streams across a molecular network to end users without using IEEE 802 LAN, ATM or TCP/IP connection-oriented standards and protocols. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128136 | OUTDOOR UNIT RESONATOR CORRECTION - A system comprises a microwave backhaul outdoor unit having a first resonant circuit, phase error determination circuitry, and phase error compensation circuitry. The first resonant circuit is operable to generate a first signal characterized by a first amount of phase noise and a first amount of temperature stability. The phase error determination circuitry is operable to generate a phase error signal indicative of phase error between the first signal and a second signal, wherein the second signal is characterized by a second amount of phase noise that is greater than the first amount of phase noise, and the second signal is characterized by a second amount of temperature instability that is less than the first amount of temperature instability. The phase error compensation circuitry is operable to adjust the phase of a data signal based on the phase error signal, the adjustment resulting in a phase compensated signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128137 | Plasma Treated Susceptor Films - A method of making a microwave energy interactive structure includes plasma treating the surface of a polymer film with an inert gas at a plasma treatment energy per unit surface area of the film of from about 0.005 J/cm | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128138 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FROZEN FOOD - The present invention relates to a method of processing frozen food, the method comprising the steps of: applying a first thermal power to the frozen food; detecting a water phase change of the frozen food; and applying a second thermal power to the frozen food when the water phase change of the frozen food is detected. A device based on said method is also proposed. The method detects the water phase in food as the indicator of the thawing process, and can detect thawing progress through the change of this indicator. With the proposed method or device, the thawing progress of the frozen food can be controlled intelligently and more precisely. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128139 | SINGLE LED SHORT DETECTION IN MULTICHANNEL LED - A method and circuit are described in which a maximum voltage is determined from among a plurality of series load voltages, where each series load voltage of the plurality of series load voltages is a voltage defined by a corresponding series of N loads of a plurality of series of N loads, where N is an integer greater than one. Also, a minimum voltage may be determined from among the plurality of series load voltages. Next, the maximum voltage from among the plurality of series load voltages may be compared with the minimum voltage from among the plurality of series load voltages to make a determination as to whether the maximum voltage from among the plurality of series load voltages exceeds the minimum from among the plurality of series load voltages by a threshold voltage. Then, an indication can be output based on the results of the determination. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128140 | LIGHTING TECHNIQUES UTILIZING SOLID-STATE LAMPS WITH ELECTRONICALLY ADJUSTABLE LIGHT BEAM DISTRIBUTION - Solid-state lamps having an electronically adjustable light beam distribution are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, a lamp configured as described herein includes a plurality of solid-state emitters (addressable individually and/or in groupings) mounted over a non-planar interior surface of the lamp. The interior mounting surface can be concave or convex, as desired, and may be of hemispherical or hyper-hemispherical geometry, among others, in accordance with some example embodiments. In some embodiments, the heat sink of the lamp may be configured to provide the interior mounting surface, whereas in some other embodiments, a separate mounting interface, such as a parabolic aluminized reflector (PAR), a bulged reflector (BR), or a multi-faceted reflector (MR), may be included to such end. Also, the lamp may include one or more focusing optics for modifying its output. In some cases, a lamp provided as described herein may be configured for retrofitting existing lighting structures. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128141 | THERMOELECTRICALLY POWERED PORTABLE LIGHT SOURCE - Provided is a portable, thermoelectrically powered device, such as a flashlight or headlamp. The device comprises at least one thermoelectric generator for extracting body heat from a user, the Thermoelectric generator located on and extending through an elongated open ended outer shell, a heat sink in contact with an inner surface of the thermoelectric generator and configured to provide an elongated first cooling channel therethrough, circuitry in electrical communication with the thermoelectric generator, the circuitry comprising a transistor oscillator, a step-up transformer and a decoupling capacitor, the circuitry in electrical communication with a power sink, such that in use, a temperature gradient across the thermoelectric generator is sufficient to result in generation of at least about 25 μW of power. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128142 | DRIVER DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD FOR DRIVING A LOAD, IN PARTICULAR AN LED UNIT - The present invention relates to a driver device ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128143 | LIGHT SOURCE SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND LIGHT SOURCE SUBSTRATE INSPECTION METHOD - An LED substrate (light source substrate) includes: a substrate; a plurality of LEDs (light sources) mounted on the substrate; a power supply wiring line on the substrate that can supply power to the plurality of LEDs by connecting the plurality of LEDs in series; and an inspection wiring line that is disposed on the substrate and connected to a portion of the power supply wiring line that connects adjacent LEDs included in the plurality of LEDs. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128144 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND LIMITING POWER TO SSL DEVICES - The disclosure is directed at a system, method and apparatus for monitoring and limiting power supplied to a solid state lighting (SSL) device when an operational fault condition is sensed such as when the power level being supplied to the device is sensed to be meeting or higher than an expected or predetermined level. The system, method and apparatus provide a recovery aspect which means that the SSL device will not be automatically shut down (or power being supplied to the SSL device will not be immediately stopped) upon the discovery of the operational fault condition but will enter a recovery mode. The system may be used for white light general illumination applications as well as to color changing applications. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128145 | SECOND STAGE CALIBRATION IN DC/DC LED CURRENT REGULATION - A current regulator controller includes a differential amplifier that is arranged to output a current sense signal based on a differential input signal and a first stage trim signal. The current regulator controller also includes a first stage trim circuit that is arranged to provide the first stage trim signal. The current regulator controller also includes a digital-to-analog converter that is arranged to provide a set signal based on a digital input signal and a second stage trim signal. The current regulator controller also includes a second stage trim circuit that is arranged to provide the second stage trim signal. The current regulator controller also includes an error amplifier that is arranged to output an error signal based on the set signal and the current sense signal. The regulation of the current is based on the error signal. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128146 | CURRENT-STEERING DAC CIRCUIT AND LED CIRCUIT USING THE SAME - A current-steering DAC circuit for switching a light emitting diode, the current-steering DAC circuit including a current-steering DAC and a resistor. The current-steering DAC outputs a stable current and includes a plurality of current-steering units with a first output end and a second output end. The first output end is electrically connected to the light emitting diode, and the second output end is electrically connected to the resistor. Each of the current-steering units includes a current source and a switching circuit. A first end of the switching circuit is electrically connected to the current source. A second end and a third end of the switching circuit are electrically connected to the first output end and the second output end of the current-steering DAC, respectively. The switching circuit is controlled by a switching signal so as to selectively connect one of the second end and the third end to the first end. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128147 | CONTROL OF NON-SELF-EXCITING-CONVERTER - Control circuits ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128148 | SWITCHING CONVERTER WITH LIGHT SOURCE DIMMING FUNCTION - When a detection voltage V | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128149 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING A BEACON LIGHT SOURCE FOR USE IN A LIGHT BASED POSITIONING SYSTEM - In one aspect, the present disclosure related to a method for modifying a beacon light source for use in a light-based positioning system. In some embodiments, the method includes selecting a modulation scheme for the light source, determining a duty cycle for the light source based on the modulation scheme, the duty cycle having a proportion of time the light source is in an on state and a corresponding proportion of time the light source is in an off state, the proportion of time the light source is in an off state resulting in reduced luminosity of the light source, and supplying additional power to the light source to compensate for the reduced luminosity of the light source by the duty cycle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128150 | LED CURRENT CONTROLLER - A method comprises regulating, by a modulator of a LED controller, a plurality of current sinks to operate in a linear region of a current-to-voltage curve which is associated with a constant value of resistance, wherein each current sink is coupled to each of a plurality of LED strings, receiving, by the modulator, information of first current flowing through each of a plurality of LED strings, processing, by a control logic coupled to the modulator, the information of the first current, and based on the processed information of the first current, providing, by the control logic, at least two choices of information of second current that is to be flown through each respective LED string. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128151 | Low Current LED Lighting System - A solar powered lighting system comprises a photovoltaic array coupled to a rechargeable battery and an LED array having a variable brightness output. A memory device contains a lighting profile for each day of a calendar year at a predetermined geophysical location on the surface of the earth, and includes a calendar of events including times of activation and deactivation of one or more LED arrays and brightness levels associated with each array for each event. A real time clock times the reading of the events by a controller in a control module for controlling the intensity of the LED array such that the LED array is energized at preselected times as determined by the real time clock and at preselected intensities based upon the lighting profile and includes a control module that consumes on average no more than 2 mA of current. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128152 | LIGHTING-ON/OFF CONTROL CIRCUIT AND LIGHTING-ON/OFF CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a lighting-on/off control circuit that can increase number of LEDs that can go on/off, without increasing number of control signal lines. It includes a control circuit outputting plural first and second signals, a first push-pull circuit receiving plural first signals, a second push-pull circuit receiving plural second signals, and an LED group capable of being connected in between one of outputs of first push-pull circuit and one of outputs of second one. When first signal has a first value and second signal has a second value, a first current flows from first to second push-pull circuit; when second signal has a first value and first signal has a second value, a second current flows from second to first push-pull circuit. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128153 | LED LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED FLICKER INDEX - A sequential driving type alternating current (AC) LED lighting apparatus includes a rectification unit connected to an alternating current (AC) power source and outputting a first rectified voltage as a first drive voltage to a light-emitting diode (LED) light-emitting unit through full-wave rectification of an AC voltage, and an LED drive controller configured to detect an LED drive current flowing through the LED light emitting unit or a constant current switch connected to the LED light emitting unit and configured to control sequential driving based on the detected LED drive current. The LED drive controller is configured to set an LED drive current in each of operation sections, such that a difference between light output of the LED light-emitting unit in each of the operation zones does not exceed a predetermined light output deviation. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128154 | Lighting System With Built-in Intelligence - The present invention provides an improved lighting system, for an LED lamp, with built-in intelligence and a controlling unit. The controlling unit comprises one or more field effect transistors and a microcontroller. The microcontroller creates a pulse width modulated signal at a frequency of approximately 120 Hz-50 kHz to field effect transistors. Further, the field effect transistors are connected in series with the LED lamp so that the microcontroller modulates a switching power converter, in addition to modulating a parallel field effect transistor. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128155 | SOLID STATE LIGHTING FIXTURE WITH INCANDESCENT DIMMING CHARACTERISTICS - A dimmable LED lighting system includes first, second and third types of LED light sources, and an LED driver to control the supply of current on first, second and third channels, respectively to the first, second and third types of LED light sources. The first, second and third types of LED light sources are selected according to their spectral power distribution (SPD) curves. The selected SPD curves together model a dimming color curve that is characteristic of an incandescent light source when the first, second and third types of LED light sources are separately driven with current at predefined power ratios that correspond to dimming levels over a dimming region of the dimming color curve. The dimmable LED lighting system can have a color rendering index R | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128156 | PROGRAMMABLE GARMENT - A programmable garment including a visual stimuli network, a data storage medium including a pattern and color code, and a color pattern control system coupled to the garment and in signal communication with the visual stimuli network, wherein the color pattern control system is configured to display a color pattern on the garment corresponding to the pattern and color code stored on the data storage medium, and the data storage medium is configured to be inserted into the slot of the garment. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128157 | MODULAR SOLID STATE LIGHTING APPARATUS PLATFORM WITH LOCAL AND REMOTE MICROPROCESSOR CONTROL - A solid state lighting platform comprised of one or more modular lighting instruments each of which are comprised of an enclosure, driver/logic module(s) governed by a microprocessor and a unique array of emitter boards consisting of a multitude of lighting elements. The lighting instruments may joined together using magnets embedded in the enclosure(s) and receive control instructions from a smart device or any other light on the wired or wireless network. A unique algorithm and look up table allow flicker free dimming and highly accurate color temperature tuning from the microprocessor. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128158 | LED ENVIRONMENT ENGINE - An environment engine with LED lighting is disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, a lighting system is disclosed having a sensor that detects a physical condition of a user. The physical condition includes one or more of a heart rate, a body temperature, and a rate of motion. The lighting system further includes a processor that receives an identification of the user via a radio module that communicates with a mobile device. The processor controls a lighting module based on the physical conditions detected by the sensor and the identification of the user. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128159 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a light-emitting device including a pair of substrates each of which includes a conductive layer, a light-emitting element, disposed between the pair of substrates, which includes a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other, and a resin layer, containing conductive particles, which fills a space between the substrates and electrically connects the conductive layers of the substrates to the first and second electrodes of the light-emitting element. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128160 | CONTROL OF ILLUMINATION DEVICES USING DC-DC CONVERTERS - In an embodiment, method of controlling an illumination device by an output signal of a DC-DC converter is disclosed. The output signal is controlled by a PWM signal. The method includes receiving a feedback signal corresponding to variation in the output signal with respect to a pre-determined output signal, and determining a target duty cycle of the PWM signal based on the feedback signal. The PWM signal of the target duty cycle is capable of enabling the DC-DC converter to generate the pre-determined output signal. The method includes providing the PWM signal of an effective duty cycle equal to the target duty cycle over N switching pulses of the PWM signal to the DC-DC converter. The method provides the PWM signal by providing M switching pulses of a first PWM signal of a first duty cycle, and N−M switching pulses of a second PWM signal of a second duty cycle. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128161 | ILLUMINATION CONTROL METHOD AND ILLUMINATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME - An illumination control system includes a first type illumination controller which detects presence of a person in an illumination space to be illuminated by an illumination apparatus, the illumination apparatus being connectable to the first type illumination controller, and a second type illumination controller which detects brightness in the illumination space, the second type illumination controller being connected to the first type illumination controller. The second type illumination controller derives a degree of dimming based on the detected brightness, and notifies the degree of dimming to the first type illumination controller. Upon detecting the presence of a person, the first type illumination controller controls dimming of the illumination apparatus according to the degree of dimming notified from the second type illumination controller. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128162 | LIGHTING SYSTEM INCLUDING TIME OF FLIGHT RANGING SYSTEM - A lighting system includes a light emitting diode array, and a time of flight ranging system. A logic circuit determines a distance to an object using the time of flight ranging system and controls the light emitting diode array based upon the distance to the object. A receptacle is coupled to the logic circuit, and sized and configured to fit within and be powered from a light bulb socket. In some applications, the logic circuit may activate the light emitting diode array when the object is less than a threshold distance away from the lighting system and deactivate the light emitting diode array when the object is greater than the threshold distance away from the lighting system. In further applications, the logic circuit may activate the light emitting diode array at a duty cycle that varies based upon the distance to the object. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128163 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOF - A light emitting device driving circuit and a method thereof are provided. The light emitting device driving circuit includes a frequency detection circuit and a frequency adjustment circuit. The frequency detection circuit is configured to detect a light source frequency of a light emitting device to provide at least one detection frequency signal. The frequency adjustment circuit adjusts the light source frequency of the light emitting device according to the detection frequency signal and a plurality of preset flicker frequencies. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128164 | LIGHTING MEANS HAVING A PRESENCE SENSOR AND A COMMUNICATION MEANS - The invention proposes a lighting means ( | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128165 | OCCUPANCY SENSOR WITH INTEGRAL EMERGENCY INTERFACE - A system and method provide fail-safe operation of a lighting system. A lighting level detector is used to obtain a baseline lighting level for a low-intensity light. If the detector measures less than the baseline level when an occupancy sensor determines the space is unoccupied, a high-intensity light is energized and an indication is provided to a user that the low-intensity light has failed. A method provides daylighting operation of a lighting system. An occupancy sensor can have Wi-Fi functionality to enable remote configuration of the sensor. A line voltage occupancy sensor can include an interface with low voltage devices. An occupancy sensor can include an integral interface to enable an external control system to override the sensor's normal logic under emergency conditions. An occupancy sensor can include an active temperature compensation feature. An occupancy sensor can also incorporate an automatically adjustable coverage area. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128166 | OCCUPANCY SENSOR HAVING AUTOMATED HYSTERESIS ADJUSTMENT FOR OPEN-LOOP DAYLIGHTING OPERATION - A system and method provide fail-safe operation of a lighting system. A lighting level detector is used to obtain a baseline lighting level for a low-intensity light. If the detector measures less than the baseline level when an occupancy sensor determines the space is unoccupied, a high-intensity light is energized and an indication is provided to a user that the low-intensity light has failed. A method provides daylighting operation of a lighting system. An occupancy sensor can have Wi-Fi functionality to enable remote configuration of the sensor. A line voltage occupancy sensor can include an interface with low voltage devices. An occupancy sensor can include an integral interface to enable an external control system to override the sensor's normal logic under emergency conditions. An occupancy sensor can include an active temperature compensation feature. An occupancy sensor can also incorporate an automatically adjustable coverage area. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128167 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIRELESS MUSIC-MODULATED LIGHTING USING LED LIGHTING DEVICES - The present disclosure provides a wireless music-modulated lighting method using LED lighting devices and a system thereof. The system comprises a main LED lighting device including a power drive module, a wireless RF module and a wireless audio module; and secondary LED lighting devices including a power drive module and a wireless audio module; a wireless router and a smart terminal. The main LED lighting device and the smart terminal access a wireless network through the wireless router. Audio signals sent by the smart terminal are transmitted to the main LED lighting device through the wireless router, and to the secondary LED lighting devices through the wireless audio module. The lighting devices are provided with a control unit configured to output different PWM or PFM light-adjusting signals to the power drive module according to different music, therefore changing lighting color and color temperature of the lighting devices. The present disclosure can automatically adjust lighting atmosphere or change lighting color and color temperature of the lighting devices in real time, therefore improve user experience. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128168 | NETWORK LIGHT DEVICE FOR A TRANSPORT UNIT - Wirelessly networked network light device(s) and method for operating and/or controlling the network light device(s). The network light device can be connected to a network, and be controlled by a controller connected to one or more sensors. The operation of the network light device, such as a color of the light emitted, etc., can be controlled by the controller based on conditions detected by the one or more sensors. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128169 | X-RAY TUBE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING FILAMENT - An X-ray tube assembly for generating an X-ray, comprises: a filament including a plurality of electric flow paths; and an adjustor configured to adjust at least one of values of current flowing through the plurality of electric flow paths to adjust an electron emission area of the filament. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128170 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING TARGET MATERIAL - An EUV light source target material handling system is disclosed which includes a target material dispenser and a target material repository in which solid target material in the target material repository is converted to target material in liquid form through the use of inductive heating. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128171 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTICS PROTECTION FROM DEBRIS IN PLASMA-BASED LIGHT SOURCE - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for generating an illumination beam. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a vacuum chamber configured to hold a target material, an optical element positioned within the vacuum chamber or within a wall of such vacuum chamber, and an illumination source system for generating at least one excitation source that is focused on the target in the vacuum chamber for generating a plasma in the vacuum chamber so as to produce illumination radiation. The apparatus further includes a debris protection system for flowing gas out of a plurality of nozzles and away from the optical element at a velocity towards the plasma so as to prevent debris from reaching such optical element. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128172 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT - A system includes a chamber, a laser beam apparatus configured to generate a laser beam to be introduced into the chamber, a laser controller for the laser beam apparatus to control at least a beam intensity and an output timing of the laser beam, and a target supply unit configured to supply a target material into the chamber, the target material being irradiated with the laser beam for generating extreme ultraviolet light. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128173 | TOROIDAL PLASMA SYSTEMS - A toroidal plasma is generated without voltage input. It can be produced using a pressurized water jet directed at a non-conductive, dielectric plate. Systems and methods employing the setup are described in which energy is generated and optionally harvested in addition to corona light. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128174 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A display device including a display panel including a substrate having one side on which a first conductive pattern is arranged, a flexible printed circuit board having one side on which a second conductive pattern that is connected to the first conductive pattern is arranged, and a dam pad positioned between the substrate and the flexible printed circuit board to be spaced apart from an area to which the second conductive pattern is connected. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128175 | RETAINING STRUCTURE OF WIRING MEMBER, LIQUID DISCHARGE HEAD, LIQUID DISCHARGE DEVICE, AND LIQUID DISCHARGE APPARATUS - A retaining structure of a flexible wiring member includes a flexible wiring member; and a retaining member. The flexible wiring member includes a front side wiring electrode formed on a front side the flexible wiring member and a rear side wiring electrode formed on a rear side thereof, and the flexible wiring member is bonded to the retaining member via the rear side wiring electrode. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128176 | MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD - A multilayer circuit board includes a first substrate and a second substrate in stack. The first substrate is provided with a first pad, a second pad, and a first sub-circuit. The first pad and the second pad are electrically connected to the first sub-circuit. The second substrate has a top surface, a bottom surface, and an opening. The bottom surface of the second substrate is attached to the top surface of the first substrate. The opening extends from the top surface to the bottom surface of the second substrate. The first pad of the first substrate is in the opening of the second substrate; the second pad of the first substrate is not covered by the second substrate. The second substrate further provided with a pad on the top surface and a second sub-circuit electrically connected to the pad of the second substrate. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128177 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A multilayer electronic component includes a body including one or more ceramic layers or magnetic layers; an inductor part including coil portions disposed in the body to be perpendicular to a lower surface of the body; a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the body to be perpendicular to the lower surface of the body; and an input terminal, an output terminal, and a ground terminal disposed on the lower surface of the body. The body includes a first capacitor part and a second capacitor part having different levels of capacitance, the first and second capacitor parts each comprising at least two among the plurality of internal electrodes with at least one of the ceramic layers or magnetic layers interposed therebetween, and a third capacitor part comprising at least one among the plurality of internal electrodes and at least one among the coil portions with at least one of the ceramic layers or magnetic layers interposed therebetween. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128178 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - A multilayer electronic component includes a body including one or more ceramic layers or magnetic layers; an inductor part including coil portions disposed in the body to be perpendicular to a lower surface of the body; a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the body to be perpendicular to the lower surface of the body; and an input terminal, an output terminal, and a ground terminal disposed on the lower surface of the body. The body includes a first capacitor part and a second capacitor part having different levels of capacitance. The first and second capacitor parts each include at least two among the plurality of internal electrodes and at least one of the ceramic layers or magnetic layers is interposed therebetween. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128179 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - Miniaturization of an electronic apparatus which functions as a component of a wireless communication system is achieved. A main feature point in an embodiment resides in that a plurality of test terminals provided over an upper surface of a wiring board are collectively arranged as shown in a drawing, for example. Thus, it is possible to reduce the size of a test terminal forming area (first test terminal forming area) formed with the test terminals used in a unit test. As a result, miniaturization of an electronic apparatus according to the present embodiment can be achieved. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128180 | MULTI-LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS WITH DIMENSIONAL STABILITY - A multi-layer printed circuit board comprises: a core comprising a core insulation layer and traces formed on two sides of the core insulation layer; a plurality of insulation layers sequentially formed at two sides of the core; and a plurality of trace layers respectively formed between two insulation layers and on the outmost insulation layers; wherein the core insulation layer contains a resin material different from that of the insulation layers, such that the core insulation layer has a dimensional stability superior to that of the insulation layers. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128181 | SUBSTRATE FOR MOUNTING ELECTRONIC ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - There is provided a substrate for mounting electronic elements, including: a frame-shaped first wiring substrate with a first through hole formed in an interior portion thereof; a flat plate-shaped or frame-shaped second wiring substrate arranged to overlap with a bottom surface of the first wiring substrate and electrically connected thereto; and a sheet-shaped metal sheet arranged to overlap with a bottom surface of the second wiring substrate such that the second wiring substrate is sandwiched between the first wiring substrate and the metal sheet, an area inside the frame-shaped first wiring substrate or areas inside the frame-shaped first wiring substrate and second wiring substrate being electronic element mounting areas, and the second wiring substrate having an elastic modulus lower than those of the first wiring substrate and the metal sheet. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128182 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) has stretchability and durability. The flexible PCB includes: a first polymer substrate having flexibility, stretchability, or elasticity; a second polymer substrate having flexibility, stretchability, or elasticity; a conductive track disposed between the first and second polymer substrates and including metal nanowires; and a cured silane coupling agent which bonds the conductive track to at least one of the first and second polymer substrates. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128183 | WIRING BOARD - The wiring board of the present invention includes an insulating layer, a strip-shaped wiring conductor for signals disposed on a main surface of the insulating layer, and a plain conductor for grounding or power disposed on the main surface of the insulating layer; and the thickness of the plane conductor is larger than the thickness of the strip-shaped wiring conductor. In the wiring board of the present invention, the thickness of the plane conductor is preferably 1 to 15 μm larger than the thickness of the strip-shaped wiring conductor. The strip-shaped wiring conductor has a thickness of preferably 3 to 10 μm, and the plane conductor has a thickness of preferably 5 to 15 μm. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128184 | SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF - A method for fabricating a substrate structure is provided, which includes the steps of: disposing at least a strengthening member on a carrier; sequentially forming a first circuit layer and a dielectric layer on the carrier, wherein the strengthening member is embedded in the dielectric layer; forming a second circuit layer on the dielectric layer; removing the carrier; and forming an insulating layer on the first circuit layer and the second circuit layer. The strengthening member facilitates to reduce thermal warping of the substrate structure. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128185 | CONFORMAL 3D NON-PLANAR MULTI-LAYER CIRCUITRY - A method for making conformal non-planar multi-layer circuitry is described. The method can include providing a substrate having a non-planar surface and depositing a first conformal dielectric layer on the substrate, the first conformal dielectric layer conforming to the non-planar surface of the substrate and having a non-planar surface. The method can also include applying a first conformal circuitry layer on the first conformal dielectric layer. The method can include depositing a second conformal dielectric layer on the first conformal circuitry layer, the second conformal dielectric layer conforming to a non-planar surface of the first conformal circuitry layer, and applying a second conformal circuitry layer on the second conformal dielectric layer. Successive layers can be sequentially deposited. Microvias may provide electrical connections between circuit layers. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128186 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A printed circuit board includes a core part including a glass plate and resin layers disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the glass plate, and a wiring layer disposed on at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the core part. The core part includes a groove part penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface of the glass plate while being spaced apart from a side surface of the core part by a predetermined distance. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128187 | FLEXIBLE AND TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a flexible and transparent electrode and manufacturing method thereof. The flexible transparent electrode comprises an insoluble polyimide film as a substrate and metal nanowires as a conductor, wherein the insoluble polyimide film is polymerized by aromatic diamines and alicyclic diamines of thermal imidization. In addition, the coating method of polyimides of the present invention not only improves the adhesion and dispersion between metal nanowires and substrate, but also exhibits good thermal stability; moreover, the transparent electrode keeps the effectiveness even in high temperature processing conditions such as annealing, laser, plasma or other severe operation environment. Using the step transfer printing method can produces the transparent electrode product with smooth surfaces, thermo stability, and organic solvent resistance, so as to improve the adhesion of metal nanowires and lower the resistance of the transparent electrode. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128188 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE PATTERN, AND RESIN STRUCTURE HAVING CONDUCTIVE PATTERN THEREON - The present invention relates to a composition for forming a conductive pattern which is capable of forming a fine conductive pattern reducing deterioration of mechanical-physical properties and having excellent adhesion strength onto a variety of polymeric resin products or resin layers, a method for forming the conductive pattern using the same, and a resin structure having the conductive pattern. The composition for forming a conductive pattern includes a polymer resin; and non-conductive metal compound particles including a first metal element and a second metal element, having a R | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128189 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE WIRING AND CONDUCTIVE WIRING - A method of manufacturing conductive wiring includes: printing on an insulated substrate | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128190 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board is disclosed. Pins of a plurality of resistors on the PCB are connected to the same input line. At least two out of the resistors are connected to the same input line with access pins overlapped. One shared bonding pad is located in every overlapped area, electrical components are bonded on the shared bonding pads. As at least two out of the resistors are connected to the same input line with the access pins overlapped, the utilization of space is maximized. In this way, not only the dimension of the PCB is reduced, but also the manufacturing cost is reduced at the same time. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128191 | MULTILAYER PRINTED BOARD AND LAYOUT METHOD FOR MULTILAYER PRINTED BOARD - According to one embodiment, a multilayer printed board includes an insulating substrate, a differential signal wiring, and anti-pad regions. Distances between peripheries of the pad and a constant potential layer in each of the wiring layers are set so that a capacitance between the constant potential layers and a signal via included in a signal line constituting the differential signal wiring, which has a longer route from a transmission end to a reception end, is smaller than a capacitance between the constant potential layers and another signal via included in the other signal line. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128192 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTER-SUBSTRATE COUPLING - Inter-substrate coupling and alignment using liquid droplets can include electrical and plasmon modalities. For example, a set of droplets can be placed on a bottom substrate. A top substrate can be placed upon the droplets, which uses the droplets to align the substrates. Using the droplets in a capacitive or plasmon coupling modality, information or power can be transferred between the substrates using the droplets. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128193 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INTER-SUBSTRATE COUPLING - Inter-substrate coupling and alignment using liquid droplets can include electrical and plasmon modalities. For example, a set of droplets can be placed on a bottom substrate. A top substrate can be placed upon the droplets, which uses the droplets to align the substrates. Using the droplets in a capacitive or plasmon coupling modality, information or power can be transferred between the substrates using the droplets. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128194 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a panel substrate, a first printed circuit board (PCB), a driver integrated circuit (IC), and a second PCB. The panel substrate includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first PCB is disposed on the second substrate. The driver IC is disposed on the first substrate and is electrically connected to the first PCB. The second PCB is disposed on the first substrate and is electrically connected to the driver IC. The driver IC includes a first pad and a second pad. The first pad is disposed on an upper or lateral surface of the driver IC, the first pad being configured to transmit signals received via the first PCB. The second pad is disposed on a lower surface of the driver IC, the second pad being configured to receive the signals from the first PCB and to transmit the signals to the second PCB. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128195 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SUBSTRATE, MOTOR, AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SUBSTRATE - An electronic component mounting substrate includes an electronic component mounted on a surface of a substrate, an electrode portion disposed on the surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the electronic component, a lead wire connected to the electrode portion, and an encapsulation resin configured to encapsulate a part of the lead wire, the electronic component, and the electrode portion. A surface of at least the part of the lead wire encapsulated by the encapsulation resin and the surface of the substrate are coated with a deposited film. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128196 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT MODULE COMPONENT - An electronic circuit module component includes: an electronic component; a circuit board including the electronic component mounted thereon; and a bonding metal disposed between a terminal electrode of the electronic component and a terminal electrode of the circuit board, and including Sn alloy phases, an Ni—Sn alloy phase that disperses and forms between the Sn alloy phases and includes at least Fe, and a plurality of holes that is formed inside the Ni—Sn alloy phase and has a diameter of 5 μm or less. A center distance between the holes adjacent to each other is 10 μm or more. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128197 | System and Method - In an embodiment, a method includes arranging a first carrier on a first major surface of a circuit board such that an electronic component arranged on the first carrier is positioned in an aperture in the circuit board and spaced apart from side walls of the aperture, and arranging a second carrier on a second major surface of the circuit board such that the second carrier covers the electronic component and the aperture, the second major surface of the circuit board opposing the first major surface of the circuit board. The electronic component includes a power semiconductor device embedded in a dielectric core layer and at least one contact pad arranged on a first major surface of the dielectric core layer. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128198 | Electronic Component - In an embodiment, a method includes inserting an electronic component including a power semiconductor device embedded in a dielectric core layer into a slot in a side face of a circuit board. The inserting the electronic component causes one or more electrically conductive contacts on one or more surfaces of the electronic component to electrically couple with one or more corresponding electrical contacts arranged on one or more surfaces of the slot. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128199 | BUILT-IN-ELECTRONIC-COMPONENT SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - A built-in-electronic-component substrate includes a core substrate, an electronic component mounted on one main surface of the core substrate via a joining member, and a resin layer including the electronic component embedded therein. The electronic component is a multilayer ceramic capacitor including a ceramic multilayer body, and a first outer electrode including an end surface portion and a second outer electrode including an end surface portion provided on end surfaces of the ceramic multilayer body. A first gap is provided between the resin layer and the end surface portion of the first outer electrode and the joining member and a second gap is provided between the resin layer and the end surface portion of the second outer electrode and the joining member. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128200 | ASHING APPARATUS - An ashing apparatus includes a treatment chamber having an object to be processed therein, and a lamp chamber having an ultraviolet lamp that radiates the object with an ultraviolet beam. The ashing apparatus is configured to accurately maintain an irradiation distance between a light source and the object. Thus, it is possible to efficiently remove a smear from a wiring board. The treatment chamber and the lamp chamber are moved relative to each other and in parallel to a surface of the object to be processed. The treatment chamber has a stage that supports the object, a gas inlet opening for supplying a treatment gas into the treatment chamber, and a gas outlet opening for discharging the treatment gas. An ultraviolet transmitting window member that partitions the treatment chamber and the lamp chamber from each other is fixed to the treatment chamber. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128201 | METHOD FOR FORMING VIAS ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - A method for filling a via on a printed circuit board formulates a paste as a dispersion of copper particulate that includes nanocopper particles in a solvent and a binder and depositing the paste into a via cavity formed in the printed circuit board. Heating the paste-filled cavity removes most of the solvent. The method sinters the deposited paste in the via cavity, planarizes the sintered via, and overplates the filled via with copper. | 2016-05-05 |
| 20160128202 | BOTTOM-UP ELECTROLYTIC VIA PLATING METHOD - Disclosed herein is a bottom-up electrolytic via plating method wherein a first carrier substrate and a second substrate having at least one through-via are temporarily bonded together. The method includes applying a seed layer on a surface of the first substrate, forming a surface modification layer on the seed layer or the second substrate, bonding the second substrate to the first substrate with the surface modification layer to create an assembly wherein the seed layer and the surface modification layer are disposed between the first and second substrates, applying conductive material to the through-via, removing the second substrate having the through-via containing conductive material from the assembly. | 2016-05-05 |
