37th week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 73 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170265225 | USER TERMINAL, RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - The present invention is designed to prevent producing interference with UL signals even when a user terminal caries out LBT in a system in which LTE/LTE-A is run in an unlicensed band. A user terminal according to one aspect of the present invention provides a user terminal that can communicate with a radio base station by using an unlicensed band, and this user terminal has a receiving process section that detects a channel state in the unlicensed band by performing LBT (Listen Before Talk) in a sensing subframe, a control section that controls a predetermined subframe as the sensing subframe, and a transmission section that transmits predetermined information that relates to PUSCH transmission in the sensing subframe based on a result of LBT. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265226 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUS, AND PROCESSING METHOD - A wireless communications system includes a first communications apparatus configured to use a predetermined band shared with a second wireless communications system and receive a wireless signal from a second communications apparatus; and the second communications apparatus. The first communications apparatus is further configured to assign to the second communications apparatus, a first candidate and a second candidate for a utilization resource in the predetermined band. The second communications apparatus is configured to perform radio resource idle state detection based on a result of assignment of the first candidate and the second candidate. The second communications apparatus is further configured to use the first candidate and transmit the wireless signal to the first communications apparatus when the first candidate is idle, and to use the second candidate and transmit the wireless signal to the first communications apparatus, when the first candidate is not idle and the second candidate is idle. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265227 | A First and Second Wireless Device and a Network Node, and Methods Performed Thereby, for Performing a Random Access Procedure - A first wireless device, a second wireless device, a network node and respective methods performed thereby for performing random access are provided. The first wireless device, the second wireless device and the network node are operable in a wireless communication network. The method performed by the first wireless device comprises receiving ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170265228 | LINEAR COMBINATION FOR RACH DETECTION - A method including receiving, by an antenna combiner of a wireless communication system, a set of Random Access Channel (RACH) sequences of a first RACH signal from a first antenna and a set of RACH sequences of a second RACH signal from a second antenna. The method further including selecting, by the antenna combiner, each RACH sequence of the set of RACH sequences of a selected RACH signal from a selected antenna that has a best Signal to Interference plus Noise Ratio (SINR) from each RACH sequence of the set of RACH sequences of the first RACH signal from the first antenna that has a first SINR and each RACH sequence of the set of RACH sequences of the second RACH signal from the second antenna that has a second SINR. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265229 | ULTRA-RELIABLE AND LOW PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS - Systems described herein receive, via a physical random access channel, an attach request from a user device; retrieve profile data for the user device; and determine, based on RF conditions estimated from the attach request, an initial downlink repetition level for extended coverage. The systems also receive a reference signal from the user device via a physical uplink shared channel; determine an uplink repetition level for coverage extension based on the uplink RF conditions and requirements from the profile data. The systems detect high resource use within a cell; identify a shared downlink resource channel for the user device, wherein machine-type communication (MTC) data for the user device uses BPSK modulation; identify non-MTC data requiring downlink transmission to a device within the cell; and send the non-MTC data over the shared downlink resource channel, and on a resource pre-allocated for the user device, using a different modulation level. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265230 | System and Method for Random Access Backoffs - A method of performing a random access procedure includes randomly selecting a backoff time from within a backoff window ranging from 0 to a specified multiple of a random access preamble unit, waiting until a time initialized with the backoff time expires, and retransmitting a random access preamble. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265231 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING RESPONSE INFORMATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method for transmitting radio resources in a mobile communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving a random access channel (RACH) preamble from a plurality of UEs and transmitting response information associated with the received preambles over a common channel wherein the plurality UEs can access the common channel and receive corresponding information. If a HARQ scheme is used when a UE transmits data to the eNode-B using uplink radio resources allocated over the RACH, the eNode-B does not pre-allocate uplink radio resources required for re-transmission and performs allocation of radio resources for a first transmission of HARQ. If the re-transmission is required, the eNode-B allocates the radio resources required for the re-transmission with the NACK signal. If re-transmission is not required, the present invention can reduce an amount of wasted radio resources. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265232 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a connection information obtainer, an identification information obtainer, and a controller. The connection information obtainer is configured to obtain connection information including address information and hardware identification information of a target apparatus. The identification information obtainer is configured to obtain, from a party connected by designating the address information included in the connection information obtained by the connection information obtainer as a destination, hardware identification information of the party. The controller is configured to, if the hardware identification information included in the connection information matches the hardware identification information obtained by the identification information obtainer, determine that the party is the target apparatus and perform control to use the target apparatus. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265233 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONNECTING A MOBILE DEVICE TO A FIELD DEVICE - An apparatus and method for connecting a mobile device having a field device via a wireless LAN access point includes a server having a web service. The field device has a first module for generating a wireless LAN key and the server has a web service having a second module for generating a wireless LAN key. The first module and the second module respectively generate identical wireless LAN keys. The field device is identified by the mobile device by means of at least one piece of identification information. The mobile device transmits the identification information of the field device to the server having the web service. The server transmits the wireless LAN keys associated with the identification information to the mobile device. The mobile device is wirelessly connected via the wireless LAN access point to the field device by means of a wireless LAN name and the wireless LAN key. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265234 | A METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A WIRELESS CONNECTION BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A method for establishing a wireless connection between a primary electronic device and a user-selectable one of a set of secondary electronic devices via a wireless communication channel; the primary electronic device comprising a display and a wireless communications interface, each of the set of secondary electronic devices comprising a user-activatable input and a wireless communications interface; wherein the method comprises: detecting at least a subset of said set of secondary electronic devices within a communication range of the primary electronic device; displaying, on the display of the primary electronic device, a list of the detected subset of secondary electronic devices; responsive to a user activation of a user-activatable input of a user-selected one of the subset of secondary electronic devices, sending an identification signal by the user-selected secondary electronic device, the identification signal identifying the user-selected secondary electronic device; responsive to receiving said identification signal by the primary electronic device, highlighting an entry on the displayed list associated with the user-selected secondary electronic device identified by the identification signal; receiving a user input at the primary electronic device, the user input being indicative of a user-selected entry of the displayed list; and initiating establishment of a wireless connection between the primary electronic device and an secondary electronic device identified by the user-selected entry. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATED CONNECTIONS OF UPLINK AND DOWNLINK - Provided is a method and an apparatus for uplink and downlink separated connections, wherein a terminal may establish a downlink cell association with a downlink base station, receive an identifier of an uplink base station providing an uplink from the downlink base station to the terminal through an established downlink, and establish an uplink cell association with the uplink base station using the identifier of the uplink base station, and the downlink base station may select the uplink base station from among base stations in a network based on an uplink reference signal and a bias factor. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265236 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - A wireless communication apparatus includes an indirect wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication that involves an access point; a direct wireless communication unit that performs direct wireless communication that does not involve the access point; a control unit that controls a search for the access point that is performed by the indirect wireless communication unit, in which the control unit controls a timing at which the indirect wireless communication unit searches for the access point, according to a communication state of the direct wireless communication. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265237 | BODY AREA NETWORK DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, BODY SENSING DEVICE, AND BODY AREA NETWORK SYSTEM - A body area network data transmission method comprises: when a first body sensing device cannot establish a direct communication connection with a body central device, establishing communication with the body central device by using at least one second body sensing device. Technical solutions of the embodiments of the subject application improve an effect of communication between a body sensing device and a body central device in a body area network, thereby avoiding insufficient detection of user health or the like due to blocked communication. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265238 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING WIRELESS CONNECTION - A method includes: after receiving an operation instruction of a first user, generating, by a first device, connection information according to the operation instruction, and providing the connection information to a second device near the first device, so that the second device obtains a first identifier through calculation according to a first information portion of the connection information by using a preset algorithm; receiving a first message that is sent by the second device according to the connection information, where the first message carries the first identifier; determining whether the first identifier matches a second identifier of the first device, where the second identifier is equal to or corresponds to a result that is generated through calculation according to the first information portion; if the first identifier matches the second identifier, sending a second message to the second device; and establishing a wireless connection to the second device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265239 | EFFICIENT TRANSITION BETWEEN A TRUSTED WLAN AND A WWAN - Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may prevent rejected attachment requests when connecting to a trusted wireless local area network (WLAN) and from a wireless wide area network (WWAN). For example, an attachment packet data network (PDN) connection may be maintained with the WWAN while connected to the trusted WLAN. In some cases, the connection used to maintain the attachment may be an internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) connection. Alternatively, the UE may determine that the WLAN connection is a trusted connection and deactivate the WWAN connection. Should the WLAN become unavailable the UE may reactivate the connection with the WWAN. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE COMMUNICATION USING ADAPTIVE TONE PLANS - Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication according to various tone plans are provided. In one aspect, a method includes determining a first device communicates data within a 40 MHz, 80 MHz, or 160 MHz first frequency range and a second device communicates data within a 20 MHz second frequency range of the first frequency range, selecting first communication parameters for the first device and second communication parameters for the second device based on the determination; and communicating first data with the first device according to the first communication parameters at least partially simultaneously with communicating second data with the second device according to the second communication parameters. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265241 | USER TERMINAL AND ACCESS POINT - In a communication system according to an embodiment, a base station transmits first information for establishing a second data bearer, to a user terminal in a state where a predetermined data bearer is established. The predetermined data bearer is a first data bearer passes through the base station without passing through an access point. The second data bearer: passes through the base station and the access point; and is for aggregation in which the cellular communication and the WLAN communication are used to communicate data of the user terminal. The first information includes a bearer identifier indicating the predetermined data bearer and type information associated with the bearer identifier. The user terminal starts control to change the predetermined data bearer from the first data bearer to the second data bearer if the type information indicates a change from the first data bearer to the second data bearer. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265242 | Method, Terminal, Base Station, and Storage Medium for Handling Radio Link Failure - Disclosed is a method for handling a radio link failure, including: a User Equipment (UE) in dual-connectivity configuration receiving a first configuration message; when a failure occurs in a first radio link of the UE, sending a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection re-establishment request; and, in an RRC connection re-establishment process, when the UE detects that no failure occurs in a second radio link, performing data transmission through the second radio link. Also disclosed are another four methods, user equipments, base stations and storage mediums for handling a radio link failure. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265243 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING OPERATION RELATED TO RADIO LINK FAILURE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPRATUS FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME - The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for performing an operation related to a Radio Link Failure (RLF) in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method performed by a user equipment (UE) includes monitoring a radio link state of a serving base station (BS); detecting a physical layer problem; transmitting a specific random access preamble related to the RLF to one or more neighboring BSs through a specific Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resource; receiving a random access response from the one or more neighboring BSs; determining a neighboring BS to which an additional RRC connection is to be configured based on the received random access response; and configuring an RRC connection with the determined neighboring BS, wherein the specific PRACH resource is a common PRACH resource that is separately configured to transmit the specific random access preamble, thereby preventing the Link Outage phenomenon of the UE for a specific service. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265244 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication apparatus may perform: establishing a first wireless connection with the external apparatus while a wireless interface is operating in a capable state; attempting a predetermined process including a receiving process and an establishing process in a case where the first wireless connection is established, the receiving process being for receiving setting information from the external apparatus, and the establishing process being for establishing a second wireless connection with an access point; controlling wireless interface to: in a case where the second wireless connection is established, operate in an incapable state, and in a case where the second wireless connection is not established, operate in the capable state, in a case where the second wireless connection is not established; re-establishing the first wireless connection with the external apparatus; and re-attempting the predetermined process. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265245 | NODE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A PACKET DATA NETWORK CONNECTION AND/OR AN INTERNET PROTOCOL-CONNECTIVITY ACCESS NETWORK SESSION - A method performed in a first network node includes the first network node transmitting, to a second network node, a first message including a user equipment (UE) status request of a UE. The method further includes the first network node receiving, from the second network node, a second message including a UE status response. The method also includes the first network node determining, based on the received UE status, whether to modify an PDN connection and/or a corresponding IP-CAN session associated with the UE. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265246 | Infrastructure-Based D2D Connection Setup Using OTT Services - Methods and systems enabling the end users of cellular devices to set up infrastructure-based D2D connections with other devices from within the over-the-top (OTT) applications running on their devices are disclosed. The methods are based on dynamically reconfiguring respective network-level firewalls protecting different end user devices. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265247 | METHOD FOR DEVICE-TO-DEVICE (D2D) OPERATION PERFORMED BY TERMINAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL USING THE METHOD - A method for device-to-device (D2D) operation performed by a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) idle state in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method are provided. The method comprises: determining whether a serving cell of the terminal is a suitable cell; determining whether the serving sell provides resource pool information; and, if the serving cell is a suitable cell, and the serving cell provides the resource pool information, transmitting a D2D signal within resources indicated by the resource pool information. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265248 | DRX HANDLING IN LTE LICENSE ASSISTED ACCESS OPERATION - Methods and structures are disclosed which facilitate handling discontinuous reception (DRX) in Long Term Evolution (LTE) type communication signal reception and transmission using one carrier, such as a licensed carrier, and another carrier, such as an unlicensed carrier, in the presence of other transmissions using the other carrier. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265249 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, BASE STATION AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Provided is a communication terminal including a timing detection unit that detects arrival of timing according to a configured cycle, a condition determination unit that determines whether or not a shared condition shared with a base station is satisfied, and a communication controller that controls reception of paging when the timing detection unit detects the arrival of timing and the condition determination unit determines that the shared condition is satisfied. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265250 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING UNIT AND PROGRAM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a first communication section configured to communicate with a communication terminal through a first communication channel, and a second communication section configured to communicate with the communication terminal through a second communication channel different from the first communication channel, wherein the first communication section is used for transmission of connection information for establishing the second communication channel with the communication terminal, wherein the second communication section is configured to establish the second communication channel based on the connection information, and wherein the information processing apparatus is connected to a network based on a connection instruction transmitted across the second communication channel, and receives service data by which to run the information processing apparatus from a service providing apparatus via the network. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265251 | ELECTRICALLY AND THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE ELECTRODE DEVICE WITH FAR INFRARED RADIATION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A far infrared electrically and thermally conductive electrode device includes an electrode set and a connection assembly, through which the electrode set is connected to the case of a host in a wireless way. The electrode set is both electrically and thermally conductive. The method for making the electrode of the electrode device includes steps of disposing an electrode protecting layer on a first side of a far infrared heating layer; disposing an electrode insulating layer on a second side of the far infrared heating layer; disposing an electrode layer on the surface of the electrode insulating layer; and covering the electrode layer with a conducting gel layer. Through the above-mentioned structure, the electrode set emits far infrared rays and generates heat when the host supplies power. The electrode set becomes conductive to simulate nerves of different layers of tissue under a person's skin. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265252 | INDUSTRIAL HEATER - Systems and methods to improve an industrial heater are disclosed. The heater comprises a horizontal cylinder oriented parallel to the ground and may encase an interior recess running the length of the heater. The heater may be divided into a plurality of sections or zones. One or more mid-rings may support the structure of the heater, and may be disposed at the intersections of adjacent sections or zones. A plurality of interior boards and/or insulation layers may line the interior façade, and may be configured to overlap each other and/or interlock together. The interlocking structure may be absent of any gap or space to prevent heat loss from the interior recess. One or more heat strips may be configured in a sinusoidal pattern. The strips may be mirrored on the opposite side of the interior recess, and may be configured to elongate in the direction opposite of gravity. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265253 | TRANSPARENT PANE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL HEATING LAYER, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF - A transparent pane, having at least one heatable, electrically conductive coating connected to at least two collection electrodes, provided for electrically connecting to a supply voltage to generate a heating current that flows across a heating field formed between the at least two collection electrodes is described. The heating field includes at least one communication window free from the heatable, electrically conductive coating. The transparent pane further includes at least one heatable, electrically conductive coating, and at least two additional electrodes. The additional electrodes are connected to one of the two collection electrodes via a respective current supply line. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265254 | TRANSPARENT PANE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL HEATING LAYER, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE THEREOF - A transparent pane, having at least one heatable, electrically conductive coating connected to at least two collection electrodes, provided for electrically connecting to a supply voltage to generate a heating current that flows across a heating field formed between the at least two collection electrodes is described. The heating field includes at least one communication window free from the heatable, electrically conductive coating. The transparent pane further includes at least one heatable, electrically conductive coating. The additional electrode is connected to one of the two collection electrodes via a respective current supply line. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265255 | MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE - This disclosure relates to a microwave heating device and a method for operating a microwave heating device. The microwave heating device comprises at least two radiating portions that are adapted to radiate microwaves to the heating chamber and can be operated according to operational configurations that differ in frequency and/or in phase shift(s) between the radiated microwaves. A learning procedure can be executed in relation with at least one product positioned in the heating chamber. The learning procedure can be executed by changing frequency and phase shift(s) to sequentially operate the at least two radiating portions in a plurality of operational configurations, in such a way that, for each frequency, the at least two radiating portions are operated in a number of operational configurations that differ in phase shift(s) from one another. An energy efficiency can be calculated for each of said plurality of operational configurations and the obtained data are saved. A heating procedure may be executed after the learning procedure. In the heating procedure, the at least two radiating portions are operated according to at least one operational configuration that is selected on the basis of the data obtained in the learning procedure. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265256 | MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MICROWAVE HEATING DEVICE - This disclosure relates to a microwave heating device and a method for operating a microwave heating device. The microwave heating device comprises at least two radiating portions that are adapted to radiate microwaves to the heating chamber and can be operated according to a plurality of operational configurations that differ in frequency and/or in phase shift(s) between the radiated microwaves. Data of energy efficiency, as a function of operational configurations, can be obtained for a product in the heating chamber. For example, energy efficiency data are obtained through a learning procedure. The obtained data can be processed to select one or more operational configurations ranking high in energy efficiency and a heating procedure for the product inside the heating chamber can be executed by operating the at least two radiating portions according to the selected one or more operational configurations. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265258 | COLOR MIXING MODEL PROVISIONING FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE-BASED LAMPS - Introduced here are techniques for generating color mixing models that enable a tunable lamp to mix the right amount of light from various color channels in order to properly produce colors. More specifically, a lamp controller can be configured to drive multiple light-emitting diode (LED) arrays based on corresponding color mixing models. One or more color mixing models can be provisioned into the memory of an LED array prior to usage. Storing the color mixing model in the LED array enables the lamp controller to update the color mixing model based on which LED array it is serving (i.e., the lamp controller and the LED array need not be a permanently matched set). Additionally or alternatively, the lamp controller may be configured to communicate with a network-accessible computer server system to access a historical color mixing database that includes set(s) of previously-recorded spectral properties and corresponding color mixing models. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265259 | Light Fixture With Ferroresonant Transformer Power Source - A lighting device includes a ferroresonant transformer that receives an alternating current (AC) power signal and outputs an output power signal. The lighting device further includes a rectifier coupled to the ferroresonant transformer. The rectifier rectifies the output power signal from the ferroresonant transformer and generates a rectified power signal. The lighting device also includes a dc-to-dc converter coupled to the rectifier, wherein the dc-to-dc converter receives the rectified power signal and generates a regulated power signal. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265260 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COUPLING A LIGHTING MODULE TO A CONSTANT CURRENT DC DRIVER - Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265261 | SWITCHED MODE POWER CONVERTER CIRCUIT AND METHOD - A switched mode power converter circuit, comprising: an energy storing inductor (L | 2017-09-14 |
20170265262 | DUAL CIRCUIT LED LIGHT SOURCE - A multi-level lighting system which utilizes efficient first and second light sources for energy savings and/or ambiance. This invention combines at least two sets of LEDs on a single light engine to provide multi-level lighting while keeping the circuits of the LED sets electrically separate or isolated. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265263 | LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH A VARIABLE LIGHT BEAM EMISSION ANGLE - A lighting apparatus with a variable light beam emission angle comprises a base body extending along an axis and a plurality of optical groups mounted on the base body; each optical group comprises a light source and a dedicated optical system associated with the light source; the optical groups are provided with optical systems configured so as to generate respective light beams having at least two different emission angles; a control system acts on the light sources to selectively turn on/turn off the light sources. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265264 | DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM - A device control system includes a detecting apparatus configured to detect an object in a predetermined space, and an information processing apparatus configured to control an illuminating apparatus based on a detection result of the object. The device control system includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain, from the detecting apparatus, information relating to an illuminance in the predetermined space; and a control unit configured to control, when the illuminance in the predetermined space falls below a first targeted illuminance, the illuminating apparatus so that the illuminance in the predetermined space becomes a second targeted illuminance that is greater than the first illuminance. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265265 | LIGHTING UNIT WITH MULEIPLE LIGHT SOURCES TO EMIT FUNCTIONAL LIGHT OR DYNAMIC LIGHTING EFFECT - Lighting units, lighting unit controls and lighting control methods are described herein. In various embodiments, a lighting unit ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170265266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHTING MODULE BASED ON A CONSTANT CURRENT LEVEL FROM A POWER SOURCE - Control apparatus and system for controlling an output of a constant current driver are disclosed. A control apparatus is coupled between a constant current driver and a load, such as a lighting module, in order to add functionality to the overall system. The control apparatus is powered by the constant current driver and may control the dimming of the constant current driver by controlling the 0-10V dim input into the driver. The control apparatus may comprise one or more switching elements between the constant current driver and the load to allow for mixing of groups of LEDs of various colors or color temperatures. The control apparatus may include a buffer load to mitigate negative impacts of turning on the lighting module after a period of deactivation. The control apparatus can also be adapted to operate as a dim-to-warm module within a lighting apparatus. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265267 | METHOD FOR SETTING ILLUMINATION LIGHT - Various embodiments relate to a method for setting the illumination light emitted by an illuminating unit for illuminating an object to be illuminated, wherein, from a color image of the object to be illuminated, recorded by means of a digital camera, a mean value color locus is ascertained from the respective pixel color information items for a pixel set containing at least some of the pixels of the color image, an associated white light color locus with the most similar correlated color temperature is ascertained for said mean value color locus and wherein, further, the illumination light is selected in such a way that an illumination light color locus of the illumination light substantially corresponds to the white light color locus. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265268 | LOCATION INDEPENDENT LIGHTING SENSOR SYSTEM - A system for sensing luminaire properties and controlling luminaire performance independently of the location, distance or orientation of the sensors relative to the source luminaire device that is being sensed. Thus, the installer and the maintenance crew are freed from issues and activities associated with sensor installation. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265269 | CONTROLLING LIGHTING DYNAMICS - A lighting system comprising multiple illumination sources is operable to vary a first and second light attribute over an array of locations. A user selects a first layer comprising an image having different values of the first attribute at different positions within the image, and at least one further layer representing motion. The first attribute at different locations in the array is mapped to the values of the first attribute at different positions in the first layer image, and the second attribute is varied based on the further layer so as to create an appearance of motion. The further layer comprises an algorithm selected by the user from amongst a plurality of predetermined algorithms, each configured so as to create the appearance of motion of a plurality of discrete, virtual lighting objects across the array, the motion of each of the virtual lighting objects being related but not coincident. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265270 | Method of controlling lighting sources, corresponding system and computer program product - In various embodiments, lighting sources including at least one operating parameter, which is controllable in at least one lighting sequence as a function of a time code data set coupled with the sequence, are controlled by providing a repository of operating data files for the sources coupled with the lighting sources with each data file including at least one time code data set for at least one lighting sequence for a respective one of the lighting sources, by retrieving in the data repository at least one operating data file coupled with a selected one of the lighting sources, and by operating the selected lighting source by controlling the at least one operating parameter as a function of the operating data included in the operating data file retrieved. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING DAYLIGHT HARVESTING IN DISTRIBUTED SITES - A lighting control system for optimizing operation of skylights of distributed sites to facilitate daylight harvesting comprises a processor and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The memory stores processor instructions, which causes the processor to identify skylight-linked lighting circuits from a plurality of lighting circuits by analyzing site configuration data, site instrumentation data, and ambient data, and determine interception points configured for each identified skylight-linked lighting circuit to switch from daylight utilization to electric consumption and to switch from electric consumption to daylight utilization. The processor is further caused to derive an optimum logic for the operation of skylight linked lighting circuits based on the interception points and current operating schedule of the skylight linked lighting circuits and optimize the operation of the skylights based on the optimum logic. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265273 | System, Method, And Apparatus For Self-Adaptive Scheduled Lighting Control - A lighting control device is provided which includes a microcontroller, at least one wireless transceiver, at least one dimmer, one or more lighting terminals powered by the at least one dimmer, at least one environmental sensor, and at least one input device. In operation, the microcontroller obtains environmental data from the at least one environmental sensor, obtains input data from the at least one input device, transmits the environmental data and the input data to an external server, obtains a lighting operating schedule based on the environmental data and the input data from the external server, and executes the lighting operating schedule from the external server by controlling one or more smart bulbs via the at least one wireless transceiver and controlling the electrical current output to lighting terminals. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265274 | Low-Voltage Alternating Current-Based Led Light With Built-In Cooling And Automatic Or Manual Dimming - A low-voltage alternating current-based LED light with built-in cooling and automatic or manual dimming. As it is self-cooled with fan failure protection, the light can be safely run in conditions that are near-hostile to its operation, with little possibility of damage. The light is movable along the XY axes of a grid system and can be either fixed in position in the Z axis or can be movable up and down the Z axis. The light can be equipped with either manual dimming using a standard potentiometer, or with automatic dimming via sensors and local network connectivity. The device prevents line-voltage electric shocks as the input voltage is low-voltage AC; in embodiments, about the same voltage as a doorbell, and the input current is 3 A. The device is also self-cooled, and will shut down if its fan is not running so as to prevent thermal overloads. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265275 | AUTOMATIC LIGHT ADJUSTING METHOD AND RELATED CAMERA - An automatic light adjusting method applied to a camera having at least one image capturing unit and a plurality of lighting units includes driving the plurality of lighting units to output maximal illumination, driving the at least one image capturing unit to acquire a first image by a first exposure duration, calculating a plurality of first light intensity of a plurality of regions on the first image, comparing the plurality of first light intensity with a predetermined range, and determining whether to set a first ratio about the plurality of first light intensity as a lighting limitation ratio of the plurality of lighting units according to a comparison result. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265276 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND SENSOR UNIT - A control system includes: a first human detector that detects the presence or absence of a human within a first detection range; a second human detector that has a second detection range that overlaps with the first detection range, and detects the presence or absence of a human within the second detection range; a determiner that has a plurality of determination modes for determining the presence or absence of a human; a transmitter that transmits a control signal to a control target based on a result of determination made by the determiner; and a load that receives the control signal and serves as the control target whose operation mode is switched according to the control signal. The determiner performs operation in a first determination mode for determining the presence or absence of a human based on at least a result of detection performed by the first human detector when the load is in a first operation mode, and performs operation in a second determination mode for determining the presence or absence of a human based on a result of detection performed by the second human detector when the load is in a second operation mode that is different from the first operation mode. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265277 | LIGHTING PREFERENCE ARBITRATION - A controller comprising: an output for controlling light source(s) arranged to emit light to illuminate an environment; and an input for receiving a signal output from at least one sensor. The controller is configured to: identify presence of a user and at least one further user based on the signal output from the sensor; determine lighting preferences of the users; detect an orientation of the users based on the signal from the sensor; estimate a field of view (FOV) of the users based on the detected orientation of the users; determine that at least one light source is positioned to emit light in both the FOVs of the users, arbitrate between the lighting preferences of the users to determine light settings to be applied to the at least one light source, and control said at least one light source based on the determined light settings. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265278 | VEHICLE REAR LAMP - A rear lamp (RL) provided on a rear part of a vehicle (CAR | 2017-09-14 |
20170265279 | CONTROLLING LIGHTING DYNAMICS - A method of controlling a lighting system comprising one or more illumination sources to render a dynamic lighting scene, the method comprising: receiving a first user input to select one or more colours for the lighting scene; receiving a second user input to select a dynamic effect for the lighting scene; and rendering the lighting scene with the one or more colours and the dynamic effect based on the first and second user inputs respectively; wherein the second user input comprises the user performing a motion with a mobile user terminal, and the receiving of the second user input comprises detecting the motion of the mobile user terminal. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265280 | LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system includes: a plurality of luminaires; a camera which captures an image of an area illuminated by the plurality of luminaires; a sound collector including at least two microphones; and a controller which determines whether or not a sound collected by the sound collector while the plurality of luminaires are off is a sound from a predetermined direction relative to the sound collector. The controller causes at least one of the plurality of luminaires to emit light of a predetermined brightness and activates the camera when the sound collected by the sound collector is determined to be the sound from the predetermined direction, and does not cause the plurality of luminaires to emit light of the predetermined brightness or activate the camera when the sound collected by the sound collector is determined not to be the sound from the predetermined direction. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265281 | REPRODUCTION DEVICE AND REPRODUCTION METHOD - A reproduction device includes a plurality of speakers each of which reproduces a sound corresponding to an audio signal, a plurality of light emission elements, a detection unit that analyzes the audio signal, and outputs a timing signal corresponding to an analysis result, a light emission control unit that allows the light emission elements to emit light in a first light emission mode or a second light emission mode, and a switching control unit that provides a switchable period for switching one of the light emission modes to the other of the light emission modes, and determines whether to switch the current light emission mode in response to a trigger of the timing signal input in the switchable period. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265282 | LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL SYSTEM - An object of the present invention is to provide a light source control system capable of detecting a collision of data. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265283 | DIMMING GATEWAY AUTO DISCOVERY SYSTEM - A system and method for discovering at least one dimming control protocol installed in a plurality of lighting devices and for controlling a plurality of dimming levels of the plurality of lighting devices are disclosed. The system may include at least one gateway that connects to at least one plurality of luminaires and/or LED's, at least one sensor subsystem and at least one power meter. The system and method may exchange information between a plurality of light devices and a self-organized, self-discovering gateway device. The gateway may use one or more known control protocols as an input and is able to handle multiple light devices that support different control protocols. This ability makes the gateway a universal lighting control gateway. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265284 | LIGHTING SYSTEM, LIGHTING DEVICES, AND TERMINAL - A lighting system includes lighting devices and a terminal. The terminal includes a display screen, an input unit, a wireless transmitter which transmits a radio signal, a communication unit which wirelessly transmits a control command to one of a communication address and a logical address for at least one of the lighting devices, specifying the one of the communication address and the logical address, and a controller which displays, on the display screen, icons respectively corresponding the lighting devices, and when an instruction for selecting any one of the icons has been received by the input unit, causes the wireless transmitter to transmit a radio signal indicating predetermined information. When one of the lighting devices which corresponds to the selected icon has received the radio signal, the lighting device transmits the communication address assigned to the lighting device itself to be used for communication with the communication unit. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265285 | LIGHTING SYSTEM, TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR SETTING LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system includes a plurality of lighting devices and a terminal. The terminal includes a display screen, an input unit, a communication unit, and a device controller. The device controller (i) obtains, from outside the terminal, setting information including attribute information indicating at least one attribute regarding an installation location of each of the plurality of lighting devices, (ii) associates each of the plurality of lighting devices with any of the at least one attribute indicated by the attribute information included in the obtained setting information according to a dialog with an operator using the display screen and the input unit of the terminal, so as to classify the plurality of lighting devices under groups. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265286 | Light Control Apparatus and Light Control Method Thereof - According to one embodiment, there is provided a light control apparatus which includes: a touch screen to display a graphical user interface for controlling a light; and a wireless communication unit performing communication with a light and transmitting a control signal set through the graphical user interface to the corresponding light, wherein the graphical user interface includes a first area displaying a name of the light, and a second area displaying location information of the light selected from the first area, and the location information is spot information about an actual installed location of the light selected from the first area. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265287 | Method and Apparatus for Power Extraction in a Pre-Existing AC Wiring Infrastructure - A method and apparatus for extracting power in a switch location, and in a load location for use in a pre-existing infrastructure of switching AC power to a lamp (or other load) via a two terminal switch device. The switch is replaced with a module including a first controlled switch (such as a triac or relay) and a first impedance (such as a capacitor) connected in parallel, and another module including a second controlled switch (such as a triac or relay) and a second impedance (such as a capacitor) connected in parallel, is installed at the load location. In an ‘off’ state where the two controlled switches are in ‘open’ state, current is flowing via the impedances, but not through the load, so that power extractor circuits in the modules, connected in series to the impedances, extract low power for DC powering logic and other loads in the modules. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265288 | ARTICULATED X-RAY SUPPORT BOOM USING JAMMABLE MATERIAL - An x-ray head support boom has a number of tube segments coupled together in series. Each segment may be formed from a flexible membrane and encloses a jammable medium that transitions between a fluidic state and a rigid state in response to an applied force. Each segment is coupled to an actuator for application of the force. At least one cable is coupled to one or more tube segments to apply a tensile force to bend the series of tube segments. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265289 | EMITTER AND X-RAY TUBE DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - An emitter that can be lighted even if a line of any part thereof is broken by ensuring an electric pathway. The X-ray tube device includes an electron emission surface P having an electric pathway; electric heating elements | 2017-09-14 |
20170265290 | MAGNETIC FIELD COMPENSATION IN A LINEAR ACCELERATOR - A system has a linear accelerator, ion pump and a compensating magnet. The ion pump includes an ion pump magnet position, an ion pump magnet shape, an ion pump magnet orientation, and an ion pump magnet magnetic field profile. The compensating magnet has a position, a shape, an orientation, and a magnetic field profile, where at least one of the position, shape, orientation, and magnetic field profile of the compensating magnet reduce at least one component of a magnetic field in the linear accelerator resulting from the ion pump magnet. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265291 | Scanning Linear Accelerator System Having Stable Pulsing at Multiple Energies and Doses - A linac-based X-ray system for cargo scanning and imaging applications uses linac design, RF power control, beam current control, and beam current pulse duration control to provide stable sequences of pulses having different energy levels or different doses. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265292 | HYBRID STANDING WAVE/TRAVELING LINEAR ACCELERATORS PROVIDING ACCELERATED CHARGED PARTICLES OR RADIATION BEAMS - A hybrid linear accelerator is disclosed comprising a standing wave linear accelerator section (“SW section”) followed by a travelling wave linear accelerator section (“TW section”). In one example, RF power is provided to the TW section and power not used by the TW section is provided to the SW section via a waveguide. An RF switch, an RF phase adjuster, and/or an RF power adjuster is provided along the waveguide to change the energy and/or phase of the RF power provided to the SW section. In another example, RF power is provided to both the SW section and the TW section, and RF power not used by the TW section is provided to the SW section, via an RF switch, an RF phase adjuster, and/or an RF power. In another example, an RF load is matched to the output of the TW section by an RF switch. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265293 | HYBRID LINEAR ACCELERATOR WITH A BROAD RANGE OF REGULATED ELECTRON AND X-RAY BEAM PARAMETERS INCLUDES BOTH STANDING WAVE AND TRAVELING WAVE LINEAR SECTIONS FOR PROVIDING A MULTIPLE-ENERGY HIGH-EFFICIENCY ELECTRON BEAM OR X-RAY BEAM USEFUL FOR SECURITY INSPECTION, NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING, RADIATION THERAPY, AND OTHER APPLICATIONS - A Hybrid (SW+TW) Linear Acellerator is disclosed having high beam efficiency and broad energy regulation that is useful for security inspection, non-destructive testing, radiotherapy, and electron beam irradiation of objects. The Hybrid Linear Accelerator (LINAC) provides superior energy regulation, and includes a reversed RF power distribution which substantially improves RF power utilization, thereby eliminating need for an output RF load, and ensuring broad electron beam energy regulation operating in a broad range of input RF power, thereby efficiently running at a variety of input electron beam current intensities at high efficiency. The Hybrid LINAC may be equipped with a fast and/or slow phase shifter and/or a power regulator having a phase shifter and a current regulator, while operating much more efficiently than known LINACS. The Hybrid LINAC permits efficient operation without an external magnetic field, thereby avoiding use of a power-consuming solenoid, consequently reducing cost of production, operation, and maintenance. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265294 | MULTILAYER COOLER - To provide more space for additional circuit elements (coils, capacitors) and/or to allow the accommodation of additional circuit elements required for shielding the circuits, the metallization regions are arranged one over the other in at least two metallization layers. The carrier body has a surface on which sintered metallization regions are arranged in a first metallization layer, said metallization regions carrying electronic components and/or being structured such that the metallization regions form resistors or coils. The metallization regions are covered, together with the components and/or the resistors or coils, by a ceramic plate, and optionally additional metallization regions are arranged in additional metallization layers on the ceramic plate and each metallization region is covered by a ceramic plate. Sintered metallization regions are arranged in a metallization layer for the purpose of accommodating circuit elements on the uppermost ceramic plate facing away from the cooling elements. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265295 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A printed circuit board includes a first printed circuit substrate and a second printed circuit substrate. The first printed circuit substrate includes a substrate layer and a first conductive circuit layer. The first conductive circuit layer is formed on the substrate layer. The substrate layer includes at least two first grooves. The first conductive circuit layer includes at least one signal wire. The first grooves are defined in both sides of the signal wire. The second printed circuit substrate is formed on the first printed circuit substrate. The second circuit substrate includes a third copper layer. A second groove is defined in the third copper layer. The first grooves are opposite to the second groove. The first grooves and the second groove form a space. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265296 | BACKPLANE FOOTPRINT FOR HIGH SPEED, HIGH DENSITY ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - A printed circuit board includes a plurality of layers including attachment layers and routing layers; and columns of via patterns formed in the plurality of layers, wherein via patterns in adjacent columns are offset in a direction of the columns, each of the via patterns comprising: first and second signal vias forming a differential signal pair, the first and second signal vias extending through at least the attachment layers; and at least one conductive shadow via located between the first and second signal vias of the differential pair. In some embodiments, at least one conductive shadow via is electrically connected to a conductive surface film. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265297 | CIRCUIT BOARD AND DISPLAY DEVICE - Provided is a circuit board including an inspection terminal, the circuit board including: a connection terminal, which is arranged on a front surface or in an inner layer of the circuit board and is electrically connected to an object to be inspected; an inspection terminal configured to measure a resistance value of the object to be inspected; and a connection wiring configured to electrically connect the object to be inspected and the inspection terminal to each other, the inspection terminal being arranged on a side surface of the circuit board, at least a part of the connection wiring being formed on a back surface or in the inner layer of the circuit board. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265298 | SELF-DECAP CAVITY FABRICATION PROCESS AND STRUCTURE - A PCB having multiple stacked layers laminated together. The laminated stack includes regular flow prepreg and includes a recessed cavity, a bottom perimeter of which is formed by a photo definable, or photo imageable, polymer structure, such as a solder mask frame, and a protective film. The solder mask frame and protective film protect inner core circuitry at the bottom of the cavity during the fabrication process, as well as enable the use of regular flow prepreg in the laminated stack. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265299 | WIRING BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wiring board includes a substrate, a surface protection film laminated on the substrate and having an opening portion, and a conductor block embedded in the substrate and having a pad portion exposed by the opening portion of the surface protection film. The conductor block has an annular groove formed such that the annular groove is surrounding the pad portion of the conductor block, and the surface protection film is formed such that a portion of the surface protection film is extending into the annular groove. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265300 | DOUBLE-SIDED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A double-sided printed circuit board and method for manufacturing requires a ceramic substrate, two circuit layers, and conductive paste. The ceramic substrate includes two opposite surfaces, and at least one through hole passing through the two opposite surfaces. The two circuit layers can be plated on the two opposite surfaces. The conductive paste is infilled into the full extent of the through hole and thermo-cured, the ingress of electroplating materials into the hole is thus prevented. The method has low process requirement and high reliability in use. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265301 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display substrate with a display area, a first peripheral area, and a second peripheral area, the display area having first and second sides extending in directions crossing each other, the first peripheral area adjacent to the first side, and the second peripheral area adjacent to the second side, a first driving substrate attached to the first peripheral area, the first driving substrate including a first driving circuit portion and a first link wire connected to the first driving circuit portion, a second driving substrate attached to the second peripheral area, the second driving substrate including a second driving circuit portion and a second link wire connected to the second driving circuit portion, and a flexible circuit board attached to the first driving substrate, the flexible circuit board including a third link wire connected to the first and second link wires. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265302 | MULTI-DIRECTION INSTALLATION PRACTICABLE LED LIGHTING POWER SOURCE LAMP BASE - This invention includes a base having open sides and an open bottom, a housing keeping a printed circuit board having an LED module thereon, and connected to a side of the base, and a base cover coupled to the lower portion of the base to fix the connection of the side of the base and the housing. According to this invention, it is possible to install a lamp including an LED module even without a specific skill in accordance with desired indoor illumination requirement, thus there is no need for unnecessary work for installing a housing for the LED lamp. Therefore, it is possible to remarkably reduce the cost for to installation and to install an LED lamp in accordance with desired indoor illumination requirements. Further, there is no need for installing a base on a ceiling, so an interior effect can be maximized and sufficient indoor illumination can be ensured. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265303 | ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR RETENTION DEVICE - A retention structure which provides both soldering and vibration stabilization of a capacitor as the capacitor is mounted to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an electronic module. An aperture is part of the PCB to stabilize and prevent the capacitor from rolling during manufacturing. Once secured to the PCB, Room Temperature Vulcanization (RTV), or similar adhesive bead, is placed onto a rigidizer or base plate (typically a casted or aluminum sheet plate). Once the capacitor is soldered in place and fixated on the PCB, the assembly is then placed onto the rigidizer such that the PCB is attached to the rigidizer using an adhesive, and the RTV bead contacts and is deformed by the capacitor, connecting the capacitor to the rigidizer to provide vibration stabilization support. The electronic module includes a cover, and optional dampening/constraint pads are attached to the cover of the electrolytic capacitor for additional vibration stabilization. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265304 | TECHNIQUES FOR OBSERVING AN ENTIRE COMMUNICATION BUS IN OPERATION - A circuit board includes conductive traces being sandwiched by an upper insulating layer and a lower insulating layer, a first array of conductive vias extending perpendicularly to the conductive traces, the vias in the first array of conductive vias being arranged such that any two adjacent vias in a row of vias extending along any given dimension in the first array of conductive vias are equally spaced from each other, and isolation resistors embedded within the first array of conductive vias such that each isolation resistor is disposed between at least two adjacent vias in the first array of conductive vias, each isolation resistor being disposed closer to the conductive via to which the isolation resistor is coupled than all other conductive vias surrounding the isolation resistor. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265305 | POPULATED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR POPULATING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Disclosed is a printed circuit board having at least one power semiconductor soldered thereon and, as a thermal fuse, a spring having two contact arms fastened to solder pads of the printed circuit board by soldered connections. The spring is under mechanical stress such that at least one of the two contact arms moves away from one of the solder pads by spring force as soon as the soldered connection loses its strength and fails due to overheating. The soldered connection of at least one of the contact arms loses its strength at a lower temperature and is formed from a different alloy than the soldered connection that connects the power semiconductor to the printed circuit board. A method for populating a printed circuit board is also described. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265306 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE ATTACHMENT ON A REVERSE MICROELECTRONIC PACKAGE - The present description relates to the field of fabricating microelectronic structures. The microelectronic structure may include a microelectronic substrate have an opening, wherein the opening may be formed through the microelectronic substrate or may be a recess formed in the microelectronic substrate. A microelectronic package may be attached to the microelectronic substrate, wherein the microelectronic package may include an interposer having a first surface and an opposing second surface. A microelectronic device may be attached to the interposer first surface and the interposer may be attached to the microelectronic substrate by the interposer first surface such that the microelectronic device extends into the opening. At least one secondary microelectronic device may be attached to the interposer second surface. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265307 | FLEXIBLE ILLUMINATING MULTILAYER STRUCTURE - A flexible and illuminating multilayer structure wherein the flexible and illuminating multilayer structure has at least two flexible foils laminated together. Each foil has a flexible electrically conductive pattern layer and LED units distributed over the foil, the LED units being electrically contacted with the contact pattern. The LED units of a foil are positioned between positions of the LED units of the other foils. At least one foil of the multilayer structure, towards which at least one of the LED units is configured to radiate light, is transparent to the light. Brightness of the LED units is at least foil-specifically controllable with operational electric power fed to the foils through the contact pattern. The LED units of at least one foil are of a different tone or color or are controlled to output a different tone or color than the LED units of at least one other foil. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265308 | TRENCH CUTTING WITH LASER MACHINING - Systems and techniques are provided for trench cutting with laser machining. A laminate material including a conductive layer and a non-conductive layer may be cut with a first cut using a UV-laser. The cutting of a second cut, using the UV-laser, may be started at a top electrode of the non-conductive layer based on the location of the first cut, wherein the second cut is wider than the first cut. The cutting of the second cut may be stopped partially though the non-conductive layer. The stopping of the cutting of the second cut partially though the non-conductive layer may include stopping the cutting of the second cut before cutting a bottom electrode of the non-conductive layer. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265309 | PRINTER AND A METHOD FOR PRINTING INK ON A SUBSTRATE - A method for applying ink to a printed circuit board to form a pattern, the method may include flooding the printed circuit board with ink, such that the ink advances within edges of the pattern; freezing the ink before the ink exceeds the edges of the pattern; and vibrating the printed circuit board during a vibration period that at least partially overlaps at least one of the flooding and the freezing. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265310 | SEALANT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL MOTHERBOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A sealant and a preparation method thereof, a display panel motherboard and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The sealant includes a main adhesive material and a water swellable material dispersed and doped in the main adhesive material. The sealant and the preparation method thereof, the display panel motherboard and the manufacturing method thereof are capable of solving a problem of a notch formed in a sealant where a etchant flows into the display panel unit when the display panel mother board is subjected to a thinning treatment. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265311 | METHOD OF FILLING VIAS WITH INK - A method for selective processing of a panel, the method may include receiving a panel that has a bottom side and a top side and comprises a first group of drilled holes and a second group of drilled holes; at least partially sealing a bottom of any through hole of the first group; filling, by a selective filing process, any drilled hole of the first group that has a top opening to provide at least partially filled drilled holes of the first group without filling the second group of drilled holes; and plugging, by a selective plugging process, a top of any drilled hole of the first group. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265312 | REDISTRIBUTION FILM FOR IC PACKAGE - A redistribution film for IC package is disclosed, which comprises a top redistribution layer configured on top of a bottom redistribution layer. The top redistribution layer is fabricated following PCB design rule, and the bottom redistribution layer is fabricated following IC design rule. Further, the interface between the top redistribution layer and the bottom redistribution layer is optionally made roughed to increase bonding forces therebetween. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265313 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY, HOLDING MECHANISM, BRACKET AND REMOTE CONTROLLER USING THE HOLDING MECHANISM - A remote controller includes a remote controller body, a control stick provided on the remote controller body, and a bracket mounted on the remote controller body. The bracket includes a connecting frame and a holding mechanism. The holding mechanism includes a first clamping member rotatably connected to the connecting frame and including a first clamping part, and a second clamping member comprising a second clamping part and a limiting part. The second clamping member is slidably mounted on the first clamping member and configured to adjust a spacing between the second clamping part and the first clamping part. The holding mechanism further includes a limiter provided on the first clamping member. The limiter is fitted with the limiting part and configured to limit a relative sliding position of the first and second clamping members. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265314 | SHELL FOR MOBILE DEVICE AND MOBILE DEVICE - The shell for a mobile device comprises one or more functional modules attached to the shell and a connector, the functional module being capable of being electrically connected to the mobile device via the connector and a first interface of the mobile device, for providing a corresponding function for the mobile device. Such a shell can not only provide protection function for the mobile device but also can enhance the performance of the mobile device, enrich the function of the mobile device and promote the user's experience in using the mobile device. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265315 | RISK REDUCTION OF ELECTRICAL HAZARDS - An apparatus includes an enclosure, a power switch, a cable actuator, a power converter and a manual switch. The enclosure may be mechanically attachable to an external side of an industrial control panel. The power switch may be configured to switch electrical power. The cable actuator may be configured to control the power switch and may have an end connectable to a power disconnect handle of the industrial control panel. The power switch may be open while the power disconnect handle is in an off position and closed while the power disconnect handle is in an on position. The power converter may be configured to generate low-voltage power from the electrical power. The manual switch may be configured to switch the electrical power from a load side of the power switch to the power converter. A wire may transfer the low-voltage power through at least one aperture. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265316 | System and Method to Disable Exposed Electronics in a Ruggedized Electronic Device - A ruggedized electronic device includes a case and an enclosure within the case. The case provides a first level of explosive atmosphere protection to components within the case. The enclosure provides a second level of explosive atmosphere protection to the components within the enclosure. The second level is higher than the first level. The enclosure includes a main board within the enclosure, and a switch. The main board includes a connection from within the enclosure to the case. The switch provides the connection to the case in a first switched mode and isolates the connection from the case in a second switched mode. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265317 | DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention belongs to the field of display technology, and particularly relates to a display device. The display device includes a display screen and a back plate mechanism provided on the non-display side of the display screen. The back plate mechanism includes a plurality of flat support plates. Any two adjacent flat support plates are connected with an included angle formed therebetween. The display screen forms a curved surface structure while being supported by the flat support plates. The display device is a curved surface display device having good curvature uniformity. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265318 | SHEET METAL HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRONIC CONTROLLING UNIT - A sheet metal housing for an electronic controlling unit of a car is fixable in a holding element of the car. The housing has a first housing edge and a second housing edge arranged at opposite sides of the housing. First and second mounting elements are arranged at the first and second housing edges, respectively. The first and second mounting elements each comprise a first, a second and a third contact face for contacting the holding element to fix the housing in the holding element. The first contact face being arranged at a lower side, the second contact face being arranged at an outer side, and the third contact face being arranged at an upper side. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265319 | FOLDING DEVICE STAND FOR PORTABLE DEVICES - A device stand for a portable device, comprising a foldable extension leg which supports the portable device at a cable connection instead of directly supporting the portable device itself. In one or more embodiments, the device stand can be connected to a storage device such as a flash drive, or can directly incorporate a storage device into its form. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265320 | CABINET SYSTEM - The disclosure describes a cabinet system, having a cabinet housing into which at least one component for the interior fittings, having a mounting section that has a first end and a second end at a distance from the first, is installed or can be installed, characterized in that geometrical structures are affixed to the inner sides of the walls, of the floor and/or of the ceiling of the cabinet housing, which structures are in engagement with structures that are complementary, at least in part, on at least one of the ends of the component that are spaced apart, wherein the component is held on the cabinet housing with a form-fitting connection and/or under mechanical tension. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265321 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display unit, and a stand configured to support the display unit to stand on a horizontal plane, wherein the stand includes a first stand member and a second stand member coupled with each other in a front-rear direction. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265322 | CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A connector and an electronic device having the connector are disclosed. The connector includes: a housing formed with an insulator and mounted at a substrate in order to process a digital signal; a pair of sockets that process a Radio Frequency (RF) signal; a pair of terminals formed at a sub PCB in order to process the RF signal; and a signal processor that processes the RF signal and the digital signal. Various embodiments of the present disclosure are possible. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265323 | Assembly for securing at least one expansion card and server system - The invention relates to an assembly for securing at least one expansion card (comprising a half-open chassis for receiving a first circuit board of a server module having at least one first plug connector, a carrier component for receiving at least one expansion card and at least one second circuit board secured to the carrier component. The carrier component comprises at least one securing point for rotatably and releasably receiving the carrier component on the half-open chassis and at least one first bearing surface for supporting the carrier component on a second bearing surface of the half-open chassis, arranged in the region of opposite ends of the carrier component. Here, a first mating plug connector of the second circuit board is arranged such that the second circuit board is electrically connected to the first circuit board by receiving and pivoting the carrier component around the securing point. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265324 | UNIT ARRANGEMENT WITH A 19-INCH FRAME - Electrical and electronic devices are often installed in so-called racks. Racks of this type are shelf-like frames into which the devices are inserted and can be fastened, for example by means of screws. The racks commonly provide a pair of support rails for each device, upon which rails the device can be placed and can be inserted into the rack. The device can be subsequently fixed to the rack, for example screwed in. Within the scope of the invention, a device arrangement ( | 2017-09-14 |
20170265325 | RACK POWER SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to at least one aspect embodiments herein provide a rack power system for providing DC power to equipment installed in a rack, comprising a first shelf containing a plurality of power supplies, each of the plurality of power supplies configured to receive AC power and to provide DC power to equipment installed in the rack, a second shelf containing a plurality of battery units, each of the plurality of battery units configured to provide DC power, and a controller coupled to the first shelf and the second shelf and configured to control each of the plurality of power supplies and configured to control each of the plurality of battery units. | 2017-09-14 |
20170265326 | ATMOSPHERIC COOLING OF SERVERS IN A DATA CENTER - A building for a data center (or server farm) includes a stack structure that interfaces with an environment and one or more housings coupled to a floor and the stack structure. Each of the housings includes one or more racks with a plurality of servers and each of the servers includes a computer fan capable of varying speed or reversing direction. The building also includes one or more filters between the one or more housings and the environment and one or more walls operable to be between the one or more filters and the environment. | 2017-09-14 |