| 38th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 44 |
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| 20220299993 | REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM - A remote operation system for a moving body, includes: a control device provided on the moving body; and an operation terminal configured to receive input from a user and to communicate with the control device. The moving body includes an external environment sensor that acquires surrounding information of the moving body and a display device. The control device creates a surrounding image including the moving body based on the surrounding information, makes the display device display the surrounding image, and in a case where communication between the control device and the operation terminal is performed, makes the display device display the surrounding image in which at least a part of a communication status display showing a status of communication with the control device is superimposed on an image of the moving body included in the surrounding image. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220299994 | Configuring Motion Planning for a Self-Driving Tractor Unit - A control system of a self-driving tractor can access sensor data to determine a set of trailer configuration parameters of a cargo trailer coupled to the self-driving tractor. Based on the set of trailer configuration parameters, the control system can configure a motion planning model for autonomously controlling the acceleration, braking, and steering systems of the tractor. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220299995 | Autonomous Vehicle Warehouse Inventory Inspection and Management - Autonomous vehicle inventory inspection and management is provided for a GPS-denied indoor warehouse with the objective of achieving fast, yet accurate warehouse inventory assessment. The warehouse stores inventory organized in a distributed and substantially parallel fashion. Passive identification markers are located on the racks for aiding navigation of the autonomous vehicle. Travel paths for the autonomous vehicle are predefined. They are relatively straight paths in between the racks, substantially constant and lateral first distance relative to at least one of two racks along its row, a substantially constant first height relative to a warehouse floor and a substantially constant speed for the autonomous vehicle. These requirements are important to attain the objective of faster, yet accurate inventory inspection and management. During travel, acquisition systems capture information of the inventory, which is synchronized with a digital management system. Inventory is reconstructed providing a digital twin of the warehouse inventory. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220299996 | STILL IMAGE OPTIMIZED FLIGHT PATHS FOR FIXED CAMERA UAVS - A UAV having a fixed camera (e.g., without a gimbal or having a manually adjustable gimbal), and a control system configured to establish a still camera position at an image capture point for an extended time at a predetermined pitch angle. This implementation allows a camera fixed to the UAV to capture a photo(s) at a pitch angle for a predetermined image capture time, given that there is enough space to obstacles/ground to avoid a crash. The control system plans the optimum flight path for achieving minimal movement for a given position and camera angle. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220299997 | BUILDING - A staircase area at which a staircase is installed across a first floor and a second floor is provided in a building. A part of the staircase area is a non-installation space in which a staircase is not installed, and a lifting space through which a transport robot moves up and down between the first floor and the second floor is provided using the non-installation space. The lifting space and a staircase hall having a spandrel wall there between are adjacent to each other the second floor. An opening through which the transport robot moves between the lifting space and the staircase hall is provided in the spandrel wall. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220299998 | WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A watercraft maneuvering control apparatus for controlling a propulsion device of a watercraft in watercraft maneuvering modes includes a position detector to detect a position of the watercraft, a watercraft maneuvering mode selector operable by a user to select one of the watercraft maneuvering modes, a propulsion device controller configured or programmed to control the propulsion device in the selected watercraft maneuvering mode, a track display controller to generate track display data to display a track of the watercraft, and a display to display the watercraft track. The track display controller is configured or programmed to record track data, record watercraft maneuvering mode division information to divide the track data based on a watercraft maneuvering mode, and generate the track display data to display the watercraft track divided according to classification of the watercraft maneuvering modes. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220299999 | DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A device control apparatus includes at least one processor that executes a program stored in at least one memory. The at least one processor sets growth degree data representing a simulated growth degree of a device, acquires character data representing a simulated character of the device, acquires other data related to the device, the other data being different from the character data, selectively sets a first movement mode based on the character data and a second movement mode based on the other data as a movement mode of the device according to the set growth degree data, and controls a movement of the device according to the set movement mode. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300000 | MOBILE ROBOTS AND SYSTEMS WITH MOBILE ROBOTS - Improved mobile robots and systems and methods thereof, described herein, can enhance security and monitoring services of grounds and property. And, such mobile robots and systems and methods thereof can enhance policing as well as customer service and help desk functionality. In some embodiments, the mobile robots and systems and methods thereof can enhance exploration, such as space exploration. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300001 | SYSTEM TO DETERMINE NON-STATIONARY OBJECTS IN A PHYSICAL SPACE - A physical space contains stationary objects that do not move over time (e.g., a couch) and may have non-stationary objects that do move over time (e.g., people and pets). An autonomous mobile device (AMD) determines and uses an occupancy map of stationary objects to find a route from one point to another in a physical space. Non-stationary objects are detected and prevented from being incorrectly added to the occupancy map. Point cloud data is processed to determine first candidate objects. Image data is processed to determine second candidate objects. These candidate objects are associated with each other and their characteristics assessed to determine if the candidate objects are stationary or non-stationary. The occupancy map is updated with stationary obstacles. During navigation, the occupancy map may be used for route planning while the non-stationary objects are used for local avoidance. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300002 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PATH PLANNING IN A KNOWN ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for path planning by creating a three dimensional weighted graph representing a physical area wherein the third dimension comprise planes, wherein each plane represents a time unit, further wherein nodes can be connected only between different planes. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300003 | AUTONOMOUS WORK DEVICE - An autonomous lawnmower ( | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300004 | TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM - A transportation system includes map information storage means configured to store map information including travel road additional information about travel roads of an autonomous traveling transporter for transporting a load and inclination of the travel roads, collected information acquisition means configured to acquire collected information collected through autonomous traveling of the transporter on the travel roads, map information update means configured to update the travel road additional information of the map information corresponding to the travel roads autonomously traveled by the transporter based on the collected information, and a travel plan unit configured to identify a travel plan of the transporter autonomously traveling to transport the load, based on the map information including the travel road additional information and travel tolerance PB indicating tolerance of the load with respect to traveling. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300005 | ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION DEVICE - A robot control device is configured to include: a moving route acquiring unit to acquire a moving route of a robot from a first learning model by giving, to the first learning model, observation data indicating a position of an obstacle being present in a region where the robot moves and state data indicating a moving state of the robot at a movement start point at which the robot starts moving among moving states of the robot in the region where the robot moves; and a control value generating unit to generate a control value for the robot, the control value for allowing the robot to move along the moving route acquired by the moving route acquiring unit. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300006 | System for Monitoring Stability of Operation of Autonomous Robots - System for monitoring stability of an autonomous robot, including a GNSS navigation receiver including an antenna, an analog front end, a plurality of channels, an inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a processor, all generating navigation and orientation data for the robot; based on the navigation and the orientation data, calculating a position and a direction of movement for the robot; calculating spatial and orientation coordinates z | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300007 | AUTONOMOUS WORKING MACHINE - The autonomous working machine including: a magnetic field detection part for detecting a magnetic field generated by the energization to the area wire; a storage part for storing a reference value of the magnetic field detection by the magnetic field detection part; a control part for controlling a traveling route based on the reference value stored in the storage part and the magnetic field detected by the magnetic field detection means; and an input part for receiving a selection of a first reference value used in a case where the area wire is installed at a first distance from the ground or a second reference value used in a case where the area wire is installed at a second distance from the ground, wherein the control part controls a traveling route based on the first reference value or the second reference value selected by the input part. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300008 | AUTOMATIC WORKING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An automatic working system that includes a self-moving device and a positioning device. The self-moving device includes a movement module, a task execution module. The positioning device is configured to detect a current position of the self-moving device. The automatic working system includes: a storage unit, configured to store a working area map, and: a map confirmation procedure, which including: providing a drive circuit instruction to move along a working area boundary, and receiving a confirmation signal from a user to complete the map confirmation procedure; and a working procedure including providing a drive circuit instruction to move within a working area defined by the map and execute the working task; and a control module, configured to monitor an output of the positioning device to execute the map confirmation procedure and execute the working procedure after the map confirmation procedure is completed. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300009 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTING DEVICES - A system and method for controlling movement of transporting devices arranged to transport containers, the containers being stored in stacks arranged in a facility. A facility having pathways arranged in a grid-like structure above stacks, the transporting devices being configured to operate on the grid-like structure. A control unit configured to determine at least one task to be performed by at least one transporting device, wherein the at least one task is determined based on at least one of: transporting device battery condition, transporting device damage, transporting device maintenance issues, and transporting device service issues. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300010 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF TRANSPORTING DEVICES - A system and method for controlling movement of transporting devices arranged to transport containers, the containers being stored in stacks arranged in a facility. A facility having pathways arranged in a grid-like structure above stacks, the transporting devices being configured to operate on the grid-like structure. A control unit configured to determine at least one task to be performed by at least one transporting device, wherein the at least one task is determined based on at least one of: transporting device battery condition, transporting device damage, transporting device maintenance issues, and transporting device service issues. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300011 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF A ROBOT FLEET - A system or a method includes defining missions based on factors associated with the missions or environmental data associated with the system, assigning the missions to the fleet of robots based on capabilities of the robots, generating a schedule of the missions and the robots, and managing the fleet of robots using feedback. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300012 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - A control device that controls a robot capable of self-propelling is provided. The control device comprises: a facility staff member identifying unit configured to identify a position of a facility staff member in a facility; a visitor identifying unit configured to identify a position of a visitor in the facility; and a control unit configured to instruct the robot capable of self-propelling to move. In a case where the control unit determines that the facility staff member that has been identified by the facility staff member identifying unit is absent in a predetermined range near the visitor that has been identified by the visitor identifying unit, the control unit causes the robot to move into the predetermined range. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300013 | REGULATOR - A regulator, e.g., a pressure regulator for supplying a high pressure fuel to an engine, is disclosed. The regulator includes at least a pair of annular bearings composed of a rigid synthetic resin interposed along a length direction of a pressure regulating valve body at a predetermined distance at a position on a valve seat side in an axial direction of a gap formed between the pressure regulating valve body and an inner wall of the passage formed in a body main body. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300014 | VALVES AND CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PRESSURE EQUALIZATION AND DE-ENERGIZATION - A pressure control system configured to automatically monitor and control pressure in fluid lines used in hydraulic fracturing or well stimulation activities is disclosed. The system generally includes at least two valve assemblies each having a valve and a valve actuation system, at least one pressure sensor, and an electro-mechanical control package. These components are configured such that the electro-mechanical controls automate the open and closed positions of the valve(s) via operation of the actuator(s) based on user inputs and information from the pressure sensor. This architecture allows the system to monitor and interpret pressures within the conduit and operate the valve position based on user defined signals and set-points. The valves may be positioned to redundantly monitor the same fluid conduit, or separate fluid conduits, and the system may be configured to enable independent valve positions based on independent user defined set-points or user inputted control signals. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300015 | SUBSIDIARY INTERACTION OF CONTROLLERS - A control arrangement for an operating system has a plurality of control devices, arranged in a sequential order. Each control device shares information, including operational condition and a real-time measurement of at least one control parameter, with at least one control device in an upstream direction and at least one control device in a downstream direction. The control arrangement also has first and second terminal control devices. The first terminal control device is positioned at a beginning of the sequential order and the second terminal control device positioned at an end of the sequential order. The first terminal control device shares information only with control devices in the downstream direction and the second terminal control device shares information only with control devices in the upstream direction. In some applications, each control device that is not a terminal control device shares information with more than one control device in each direction. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300016 | MITIGATION OF VOLTAGE SHIFT INDUCED BY MECHANICAL STRESS IN BANDGAP VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUITS - A bandgap voltage reference circuit includes first and second transistors (e.g., 3-terminal BJTs or diode-connected BJTs), and a PTAT element (e.g., resistance or capacitance). The first transistor is at a first die location, and operates with a first base-emitter voltage. The second transistor is at a second die location, and operates with a second base-emitter voltage. Each of the first and second transistors may include multiple individual parallel-connected transistors. The PTAT element is operatively coupled to the first and second transistors such that a voltage difference between the first and second base-emitter voltages drops across the PTAT element. The first and second locations are separated by a distance (e.g., 1.5% or more of die length, or such that the respective centroids of the first and second transistor are spaced from one another). Such spatial distribution helps mitigate voltage shift induced by mechanical stress, and is insensitive to process variation. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300017 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING VARIABLE OUTPUT VOLTAGE - A power supply device having variable output voltage includes a controller, and a first power supply module and a second power supply module connected in parallel. The controller selectively outputs a first voltage control signal and a first switch control signal to the first power supply module, or outputs a second voltage control signal and a second switch control signal to the second power supply module according to a voltage requirement signal. An output power of the first power supply module has a first voltage value selected from a first voltage value set, an output power of the second power supply module has a second voltage value selected from a second voltage value set, and a minimum value of the first voltage value set is greater than a maximum value of the second voltage value set. Thus, more extensive voltage output capabilities are provided, and good power conversion efficiency is achieved at the same time. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300018 | SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A supply circuit has a first and a second terminal for connecting an accumulator, a third and a fourth terminal for connecting at least one battery, and an output terminal. A voltage regulator is connected to the first terminal on the input side and to a fifth terminal on the output side. An undervoltage detection circuit is adapted to activate the voltage regulator when a voltage at the first terminal is greater than a threshold voltage. A reverse polarity protection device is coupled between the third terminal and the output terminal. A blocking diode is coupled between the fifth terminal and the output terminal. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300019 | FAULT COMMUNICATION IN VOLTAGE REGULATOR SYSTEMS - A system may include a voltage regulator controller and a driver. The voltage regulator controller may be configured to maintain a phase voltage. The driver may be associated with the phase voltage. The driver may include a first signal line that may be communicatively coupled to the voltage regulator controller. The driver may be configured to transmit a multiplexed signal on the first signal line to the voltage regulator controller. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300020 | LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR - A low-dropout regulator includes a comparator for comparing a feedback voltage with a reference voltage to output a comparison signal, which corresponds to a comparison result, to a control node; an internal voltage generator coupled to the control node, and for generating the feedback voltage and an internal voltage based on the comparison signal; and a controller coupled to the control node, and for monitoring the internal voltage based on the comparison signal, and controlling a voltage level of the comparison signal according to a monitoring result. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300021 | LOW DROP-OUT REGULATORS AND POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUITS INCLUDING THE SAME - A low drop-out (LDO) regulator includes a voltage-to-time converter (VTC) responsive to a reference voltage and an output voltage. The VTC generates a voltage pulse signal having: (i) a sign associated with a magnitude of the output voltage relative to a magnitude of the reference voltage, and (ii) a first pulse width proportional to a difference the output voltage and the reference voltage. A driving time-to-current converter (TIC) drives a gate node with a non-zero driving current proportional to the first pulse width of the voltage pulse signal. A slew adjusting circuit drives the gate node with a non-zero slew adjusting current, in response to the first pulse width of the voltage pulse signal being equal to or greater than reference time interval. A compensation TIC drives the output node with a non-zero compensation current having a magnitude proportional to the first pulse width of the voltage pulse signal. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300022 | Voltage Regulation Using Local Feedback - A voltage regulator circuit may generate a regulated voltage level using a voltage level of a feedback node. The regulated voltage level may be distributed, via a power distribution network, to package power supply node of a package, into which an integrated circuit has been mounted. Power switches included in the integrated circuit may couple the package power supply node to respective local power supply nodes in the integrated circuit. A particular power switch may selectively couple different ones of the local power supply nodes to the feedback node, allowing the voltage regulator circuit to compensate for reductions in the regulated voltage level due to the power distribution network, as well as adjust the regulated voltage level based on power consumptions of load circuits coupled to the local power supply nodes. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300023 | SYSTEM CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL LOADS - A load control system may include control-target devices, control-source devices, and a system controller. The control-target devices may enter an association mode to associate with control-source devices. The control-target device may receive an identifier from the control-source device and store the identifier in memory when the control-target device to associate the control-target device and the control-source device. The system controller may retrieve the association information from the control-target device after integration into the load control system. The system controller may receive association information that is defined using other association procedures, such as an association procedure performed on a network device and uploaded to the system controller. The system controller may maintain the association information defined using the different association procedures after the system controller is integrated into the load control system. The system controller may also maintain control configuration information configured prior to integration of the system controller. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300024 | VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A voltage generation circuit of an embodiment includes: a voltage dividing circuit configured to divide applied voltage; a bias circuit configured to generate voltage by dividing power source voltage supplied through a first input terminal; and a power source switching control circuit configured to perform first processing of preventing voltage supply from a power source line to the voltage dividing circuit, connecting the power source line to a first output terminal, and connecting a ground to a second output terminal, second processing of connecting the power source line and the ground to the voltage dividing circuit, and third processing of obtaining voltage through the voltage dividing circuit by supplying voltage generated by the bias circuit to the first output terminal and supplying the voltage generated by the bias circuit to the voltage dividing circuit. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300025 | WORK VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLE - A work vehicle includes a vehicle main body, a work implement attached to the vehicle main body, an operating lever configured to operate the work implement, an imparting section configured to impart force to the operating lever, an acceleration detection section configured to detect acceleration of the vehicle main body, and a control section configured to control the imparting section to automatically adjust a magnitude of the force imparted to the operating lever based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection section. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300026 | PASSIVE HAPTIC INTERFACE - A passive haptic interface includes a first element which is rotatably movable about an axis or translatably movable along an axis, the first movable element rotating or moving opposite a second fixed element. The first movable element has a first plurality of magnetic poles spaced periodically at a pole pitch Ps and in the direction of movement, and the second fixed element has a second plurality of magnetic poles periodically spaced at a pole pitch Pr and in the direction of movement, where Ps and Pr are different numbers. A periodic stress is created by the magnetic interaction between the first movable element and the second fixed element in a period Pt. The pole pitches Ps and Pr are chosen such that Pt is strictly less than the smallest of the pitches Ps and Pr. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300027 | PUSH BUTTON - The components of a push button comprise a plunger, a retainer, a spring and an end cap. The plunger has a button at the top, a middle section with an enlarged square cross-section, and a pin of reduced diameter at the bottom end. The plunger slidably strokes up and down within a retainer which has an upper portion that closely holds the button on the top of the plunger and also includes a rectilinear recess sized to receive the square midsection of the plunger. A middle portion of the retainer comprises an enlarged cylindrical cavity bounded above and below by opposing roof and floor surfaces. The roof and the floor have cams that engage the corners of the plunger midsection which cause it to rotate during plunger strokes. A spring within the retainer biases the plunger upward. The assembly of parts is captivated by a retainer end cap. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300028 | Variable Phase and Frequency Pulse-Width Modulation Technique - Phased array systems rely on the production of an exact carrier frequency to function. Reconstructing digital signals by specified amplitude and phase is accomplished explicitly by inducing frequency shifts away from a base frequency implied by phase changes. Shifting the carrier frequency of a digitally controlled phased array while preserving the timing of the individual phase pulses enables more efficient driving of the phased array system when the phase of the drive signals change dynamically in time. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300029 | REFERENCELESS FREQUENCY ACQUISITION - A referenceless frequency acquisition scheme locks to an unknown data frequency by feedback of sampled data to a digitally controlled oscillator (DCO). A received data signal is converted to deserialized outputs, then by a phase detector to symbol streams of phase updates. Each symbol stream is converted to a lower rate sum, for which absolute values are computed and periodically summed. Absolute value sums are obtained for each frequency over a range of test frequencies to obtain totals, each corresponding to a different test frequency. A critical value is determined from among the totals. The DCO is set to the test frequency corresponding to the critical value as a coarse approximation for the unknown frequency. In subsequent iterations, proportional feedback to the DCO of lower rate sums of symbol streams is combined with integral feedback of codes representing finer approximations of the unknown data frequency swept over successively narrowing bands, and the DCO is locked to the finest approximation that lies between consecutive codes corresponding to sums having opposite signs. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300030 | DRIFT TRACKING FEEDBACK FOR COMMUNICATION CHANNELS - A memory controller having a data receiver to sample data at a sample timing using a strobe signal, wherein the data and the strobe signal are sent by a memory device in connection with a read operation initiated by the memory controller, and a strobe receiver to receive the strobe signal, wherein a phase of the strobe signal has a drift relative to a reference by an amount. The memory controller further having a monitoring circuit to monitor the strobe signal and determine the amount of the drift, and an adjustment circuit to update the sample timing of the data receiver based on the amount of drift determined by the monitoring signal. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300031 | Data Synchronization Device and Method - Instead of adopting a conventional method of using an average value to generate a clock for reading later data, an embodiment adopts using all count values stored from preamble data. If there are 10 preamble data bits, count values corresponding to the 10 bits are stored and used for a clock for reading later data. A clock count value of the first bit of the preamble is set as a reference count value and + or − values compared to the reference value corresponding to the remaining data bits are stored in a memory as error values of the respective preamble bits. The error values are loaded according to data that is input later and a more accurate synchronization clock is generated. According to the data synchronization device and method, accuracy of data synchronization can be enhanced, and data loss when long-term data synchronization is performed can be prevented. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300032 | ALTERNATING SAMPLING METHOD FOR NON-ECHO DUPLEX CONVERSATIONS ON A WEARABLE DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SPEAKERS AND MICROPHONES - A wearable device includes a body having fasteners and a frame coupled between two fasteners. The frame includes first and second sections. A first portion of the body includes the first section of the frame and one fastener and a second portion of the body includes the second section of the frame and the other fastener. A speaker and a microphone are connected to the first portion and another speaker and another microphone are connected to the second portion. The body also includes a processor, memory accessible to the processor, and programming in the memory for configuring the processor to selectively activate the speakers and microphones such that a first speaker emits an output sound signal while a first microphone and a second speaker are deactivated and a second microphone captures an input sound signal during the emission of the output sound signal by the first speaker. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300033 | COMPUTER CASE WITH INTEGRATED TILT STAND - A protective sleeve/computer case converts into an adjustable podium-like stand, raising the height of the screen to a more ergonomic level. The top and bottom panels of the case are hinged, with a fold-out support member having a first portion hinged to the inner surface of the top panel. A structure on the inner surface of the bottom panel is configured to receive the second portion of the support member, such that when the second portion of the support member is received by the structure, the top and bottom panels form an angle. With the outer surface of the bottom panel positioned on a support surface, the outer surface of the top panel is adapted to receive the computer for use at the angle relative to the support surface. The structure configured to adjustably receive the support member may be molded into the bottom cover of the case. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300034 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING HOUSING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Various embodiments of the disclosure provide an electronic device including a housing having a double texture, and a method for manufacturing the same. According to various embodiments disclosed herein, there may be provided an electronic including a housing that includes a first surface having a first surface roughness, a second surface having a second surface roughness different from the first surface, and a first connection portion between the first surface and the second surface. The electronic device may further include an oxide film layer disposed on the first surface, the second surface, and the first connection portion and configured to have a substantially uniform thickness. Various other embodiments may be applied. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300035 | CASE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICE - Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to an apparatus including a keyboard case structure including side portions with walls extending therefrom, and being sized and shaped to detachably engage with a keyboard assembly; a display case structure including side portions with walls extending therefrom, and being sized and shaped to detachably engage with a display assembly; and a hinge case structure including one or more first engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboard case structure, and one or more second engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the display case structure. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300036 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL NOTEBOOK COMPUTER DOCK - A multifunctional notebook computer dock includes a variety of connecting port. The dock solves the insufficiency in the notebook computer, and the notebook computer screen can be elevated. In a meantime, the heat dissipation space at the bottom of the notebook computer can be increased. Two sides and a top surface of the casing are provided respectively with flexible side covers and flexible anti-slip strips. Therefore, the notebook computer is prevented from sliding off. For the multifunctional notebook computer dock, a back side thereof is provided with a space for collecting an external wire, and plugs of the external wire can be inserted into slots on two sides of the dock. Therefore, when a user is out of an office or home, the external wire can be collected and will not be lost. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300037 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, EXTERNAL MODULE THEREOF, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF EXTERNAL MODULE THEREOF AND ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR CONFIGURING EXTERNAL MODULE THEREOF - The present invention provides an external module including a housing and an electronic component. One surface of the housing is provided with a through hole. The electronic component is disposed in the housing and includes a first connector, wherein the first connector is floatingly arranged in the housing and is exposed in the through hole. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300038 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE - A support structure member and a display device. The support structure member includes a first support assembly, including a plurality of support members arranged in a first direction, in which the plurality of support members can be slidably arranged relative to one another in the first direction, and a gap is formed between two adjacent support members, and the first support assembly is bent by each position of the gap; a second support assembly, movably arranged relative to the first support assembly at least one side of the support members in a thickness direction, in which the second support assembly includes a connecting unit and a hinge unit connected to the connecting unit, the second support assembly moves to the gap of the first support assembly, and in the gap, the hinge unit and the support members together support a to-be-supported member. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300039 | METAL BACKPLATE AND FOLDABLE DISPLAY USING THE SAME - A metal backplate is composed of two parallel plain parts and a flexible part lying two plain parts, and the flexible part has a first surface and a second surface deployed underneath the first surface. The flexible part is etched or etched partially with a plurality of curved first openings which form a first array in a staggered arrangement in order to weaken the flexible part B with rigidity property to be one with bending-resilience property; at the same time, which form in staggered rows or in alignments on the upside and the reverse side of the first surface in order to decrease the unidirectional stress concentration and the warpage problem of the display panel. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300040 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INPUTS TO A CAPACITANCE INTERFACE - An underwater case contains a device for use in wet and dry conditions, such as underwater, extreme hot or cold conditions, or the like. The underwater case includes one or more waterproof seals to keep a contained device safe. The case includes a controller including a non-volatile memory and processor, a radio module configured to provide a short-range wireless connection between the controller and the device and an integrated connection module configured to activate the device. The case includes an input component connected to the controller and configured to receive one or more inputs from a user and transmit, via the short-range wireless connection, instructions to the device based on the one or more inputs. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300041 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SEALED BUTTON BIOMETRIC SENSING SYSTEM - A biometric button assembly may be disposed in an opening of an enclosure of an electronic device. The biometric button assembly may include an input member that forms an exterior surface of the button housing and is configured to receive inputs, for example from a user of the electronic device. The biometric button assembly may further include a biometric sensor for detecting the received inputs and transmitting a signal to a processor of the electronic device. The signal may correspond to a biometric characteristic, such as a fingerprint. A flexible conduit may transmit the signal to the processor. A portion of the flexible conduit and a seal may be positioned between the button assembly and the enclosure that prevents contaminants from entering the button housing and the enclosure. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300042 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING STRUCTURE AGAINST FOREIGN SUBSTANCES - Electronic devices include a first housing, a second housing, a display arranged between the first housing and the second housing, and a hinge structure of which at least a portion is arranged between the first housing and the second housing to support a hinge operation. A hinge housing is provided in which at least a portion of the hinge structure is receivable. At least one cavity structure defines at least one cavity in at least a partial region of at least one of the hinge housing, the first housing, and the second housing to prevent flowing or diffusion of incoming foreign matter. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300043 | System and Method for Cooking a Food Product - A system for cooking a food product may include a base, a hub, a plurality of cooking plates, a plurality of wipers, a spatula assembly, a backstop, an infrared (IR) sensor, and a proximity sensor. The hub may rotate relative to the base. The cooking plates are rotatable with the hub among a plurality of cooking stations. The wipers extend outward from a periphery of the hub. The backstop may be fixed relative to the base and may include one or more additional wipers contacting one or more of the cooking plates. The spatula assembly may cooperate with the backstop to pick up the food product from the one of the cooking stations. The IR sensor may measure a temperature of the food product on one of the cooking plates. The proximity sensor may detect a position of the food product on one of the cooking plates. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300044 | PROTECTIVE CASE FOR FOLDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective case for a foldable electronic device having a first member configured for slidably receiving a first portion of the foldable electronic device. The first member has a first ball extending from the first member. The protective case also has a second member configured for slidably receiving a second portion of the foldable electronic device. The second member has a second ball extending from the second member. The protective case also includes sockets for receiving the ball members, wherein each of the balls rotates within a respective one of the sockets in multiple axes such that the hinge member pivots inward when the protective case is transitioned from the opened position to the closed position to prevent the foldable electronic device from sliding out of the protective case. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300045 | Circuit Board, Display Panel and Display Apparatus - A circuit board, a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The circuit board includes a main circuit board and an adapter circuit board stacked on the main circuit board. The adapter circuit board is provided with at least one first pad region, and the first pad region includes a hollowed region penetrating through the adapter circuit board and multiple first pads distributed around the hollowed region. The main circuit board is provided with at least one second pad region including multiple second pads, and the first pads of each of the first pad regions are respectively soldered to the multiple second pads of a corresponding second pad region. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300046 | SOLID-STATE HARD DISK PLUG-IN DEVICE - The present invention provides a solid-state hard disk lug-in device, including: a main body; a solid-state hard disk installation slot arranged on one side of the main body; and plug-in components. The plug-in components include an operating switch and an operating handle. When the operating switch is closed, the operating handle is restricted to a closed position, and when the operating switch is open, the operating handle is released to an extended position; when the operating handle in the closed position is pushed by an external force, the solid-state hard disk can be inserted into the hard disk slot of the solid-state hard disk system; when the operating handle in the extended position is pulled by an external force, the solid-state hard disk can be pulled out of the hard disk slot. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300047 | INTEROPERABLE POWER DELIVERY MODULE FOR SERVERS - Embodiments are disclosed of a power delivery module that includes a power delivery board rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation about a first axis that is normal to the power delivery board, and rotatable power clip module. Two pairs of electrical contacts are on the board: a first pair, one positive and one negative, and a second pair of electrical contacts, one positive and one negative. The two pairs of contacts are spaced apart from each other on the same side of the board. The rotatable power clip module is coupled to the power delivery board and includes a pair of contacts pads to engage with, and electrically couple to, the first or the second pairs of contacts. A power clip is electrically coupled to each contact pad. The clip module is rotatable about a second axis parallel to, and spaced apart from, the first axis between a first position, where the contact pads engage the first pair of contacts, and a second position where the contact pads engage the second pair of contacts. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300048 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Thermal Management Systems for electronic devices and related methods are disclosed. An example electronic housing includes a housing defining a cavity, electronics in the cavity, and a touch display over the electronics. A heat spreader has a first surface toward the electronics and a second surface opposite the first surface toward the touch display, where the heat spreader is to dissipate heat generated by the electronics. A glass cover is coupled to the housing and has a first side toward the touch display and a second side opposite the first side, where the glass cover is exposed external to the housing. An insulation layer is between the second surface of the heat spreader and the second side of the glass cover to restrict heat transfer from the electronics to the second side of the glass cover. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300049 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN HORIZONTALLY OR VERTICALLY STACKED DIES - A thermal management scheme, for a multichip module, that is aware of various dies in a stack (horizontal and/or vertical) and heat generated from them, local hot spots in a victim die, and hot spots in aggressor die(s). Each victim die receives telemetry information from thermal sensors located in aggressor dies as well as local thermal sensors in the victim die. The telemetry information is used to enable a virtual sensing scheme where temperature for a target die (e.g., a victim die) and/or its intellectual property (IP) domain is estimated or calculated. The estimated or calculated temperature is then used for performance management of the victim and/or aggressor dies in the stack. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENHANCING PERFORMANCES OF INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS BY UTILIZING GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNITS - In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, one or more methods, and/or one or more processes may determine a temperature value associated with a discrete graphics processing unit (dGPU); if the temperature value is below a threshold temperature value: configure an information handling system (IHS) to utilize the dGPU for processing graphics workloads of the IHS; disable an integrated graphics processing unit (iGPU) from processing any of the graphics workloads; and provide an amount of power utilized by the iGPU to a processor of the IHS; and if the temperature value is not below the threshold temperature value: determine that the iGPU is disabled; configure the IHS to utilize the iGPU for processing a portion of the graphics workloads; and enable the iGPU to process the portion of the graphics workloads; and remove the amount of power utilized by the iGPU from the at least one processor. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300051 | BATTERY HEAT BALANCING APPARATUS AND METHOD DURING PEAK MODE - Techniques are provided for operating a computing system in a peak power mode while avoiding increased degradation of a battery. The peak power mode include cycles with peak and off-peak currents. The amplitude and duration of the peak and off-peak currents are governed by a thermal/heat budget of the battery. A processor can read the battery information during usage and calculate one or more parameters which are derived from heat. If a parameter is smaller than a reference value, the processor can update the peak power parameters to provide an increase in peak current/power and/or duration. If a parameter is larger than the reference value, no heat budget is available to provide an increase in peak current/power and/or duration. The thermal/heat budget can be enforced over each cycle of the peak power mode or in a summation over multiple cycles. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300052 | DATA CENTER CONTROL HIERARCHY FOR NEURAL NETWORKS INTEGRATION - A data center system includes a load section having an array of electronic racks, a thermal management system, and a power flow optimizer. The power flow optimizer is configured to determine a load power requirement of the load section based on workload data of the electronic racks and thermal data of the thermal management system. The data center system further includes a resource section having a number of power sources to provide power to the load section. The resource section includes a resource controller to configure and select at least some of the power sources to provide power to the load section based on the load power requirement provided by the power flow optimizer. The power flow optimizer includes a power flow neural network (NN) model to predict, based on the thermal data and the load data, an amount of power that IT clusters and the thermal management system need. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300053 | Power Supply System - A power supply system of the present disclosure includes a single first semiconductor integrated circuit (IC), at least one second semiconductor IC, a first transmission line and a second transmission line. Each of the single first semiconductor IC and the at least one second semiconductor IC includes at least one output terminal configured to output an output voltage. The single first semiconductor IC is configured to supply a clock signal to the at least one second semiconductor IC via the first transmission line. Based on the clock signal, one of the single first semiconductor IC and the at least one second semiconductor IC is configured to transmit a data signal via the second transmission line to another one. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300054 | POWERING CO-PACKAGED NETWORKING SYSTEM - A powering co-packaged networking system includes a powering co-packaged networking device coupled via a power/data cable to a powered device. The powering co-packaged networking device includes a connector subsystem coupled to a power controller device and an optical/electrical signal conversion processing system that converts between optical signals and electrical signals. The connector subsystem is connected to the powered device via a power/data connector on the power/data cable, and includes an optical signal sub-connector that receives optical signals from the optical/electrical signal conversion processing system and transmits the optical signals via the power/data connector on the power/data cable and through the power/data cable to the powered device, and a power sub-connector that receives power from the power controller device and transmits the power via the power/data connector on the power/data cable and through the power/data cable to the powered device. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300055 | DEVICE MAINTENANCE OF A DATA STORAGE DEVICE - A system includes a data storage device and a host computing device. The data storage device includes a host interface; integrated circuit memory cells; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to execute firmware to perform operations requested by commands received via the host interface and maintenance operations identified by the processing device independent of commands received via the host interface. The host computing device is coupled to the host interface to provide commands with addresses to access the integrated circuit memory cells according to the address. In response to a request, the host computing device is configured to reduce, to below a threshold, a rate of transmitting to the host interface commands to access integrated circuit memory cells; and power up the data storage device to cause the data storage device to perform the maintenance operations. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300056 | Power Supply System - A power supply system of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of output terminals, configured to output an output voltage; a group setting circuit, configured to group the plurality of output terminals; an anomaly detection circuit, configured to detect anomaly; and a control circuit, configured to stop an output from the output terminals belonging to groups in which an anomaly is detected by the anomaly detection circuit, and maintain an output from the output terminals belonging to groups in which an anomaly is not detected by the anomaly detection circuit. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300057 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF AN INCINERATOR TOILET - An improved control box for an incinerator toilet that improves efficiency of energy utilization through enhanced temperature regulation. Uses multiple cycle timers and temperature switches to ensure safe and effective operating temperatures are maintained without expending excess power in a heating element. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300058 | TERMINAL POWER SAVING METHOD AND APPARATUS - The method includes: a primary terminal may select a target secondary terminal from at least one secondary terminal when detecting that the primary terminal currently runs a power consuming process and/or will run a power consuming process, and migrate the currently running power consuming process and/or the to-be-run power consuming process to the target secondary terminal. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300059 | INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE AND BATTERY POWER DETECTION METHOD - The disclosure provides an internet of things (IoT) device and a battery power detection method. The IoT device includes a battery, an antenna, a radio frequency module, and a processor. The radio frequency module is configured to transmit or receive signals through the antenna, and the radio frequency module has a first power state and a second power state. The processor is configured to detect a first voltage of the battery corresponding to the first power state, detect a second voltage of the battery corresponding to the second power state, compare a voltage difference and a difference threshold between the first voltage and the second voltage, and determine that the battery is in a low battery state according to a comparison result. The first power state is power saving, standby, sleep, or off. The second power state is wake-up, operational, or normal. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300060 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING SCREEN, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A touch operation applied to one of N touch screens in a screen-on state is detected. Touch time of the touch operation is recorded. N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2. It is determined, based on a touch time of one last touch operation detected on an n-th touch screen of the N touch screens, whether a duration of no touch operation being detected on the n-th touch screen reaches a preset duration. Here, n is a positive integer less than or equal to N. When the duration of no touch operation being detected on the n-th touch screen reaches the preset duration, the n-th touch screen is controlled to enter a screen-off state. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300061 | SHALLOW HIBERNATE POWER STATE - Methods, systems, and devices for shallow hibernate power state are described. A memory system may include a memory array and a controller. The memory system may transition from a first power state having a first current to a second power state having a second current less than the first current, where the first power state is associated with executing received commands and the second power state is associated with deactivating one or more components of the memory array. The memory system may initiate a timer after transitioning from the first power state to the second power state. The memory system may determine the timer satisfies a threshold and transition from the second power state to a third power state having a third current less than the second current based on the timer satisfying the threshold. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300062 | POWER/WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A power/workload management system includes a power system that is coupled to a first computing device that is configured to perform a first workload, as well as to a second computing device. A management subsystem is coupled to the first computing device and the second computing device, and operates to identify a reduced power event associated with the power system and, in response, determine that the first computing device is associated with a higher power consumption than the second computing device. In response to determining that the first computing device is associated with the higher power consumption than the second computing device, the management subsystem moves the first workload to the second computing device such that the second computing device performs the first workload, and configures the first computing device in a reduced power consumption state. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300063 | Chip-Process-Variation-Aware Power-Efficiency Optimization - A chip-to-chip process variation aware power efficiency optimization method that includes determining, using an adaptive voltage scaling (AVS) module of a processing unit in a system, an optimal voltage identification (VID) based on chip process variation. The method outputs the optimal VID from the AVS module to a voltage regulator of the system. The method adjusts a direct current (DC) load line setting based on the optimal VID of the processing unit in the system. The method regulates, using the voltage regulator of the system, a voltage supplied to the processing unit based on the DC load line setting. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300064 | VOLTAGE SCALING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - This application discloses a voltage scaling method and an electronic device. The method is applied to an electronic device having a processor and a power supply that supplies power to the processor. The method includes the processor sending power supply scaling information to the power supply based on an operating frequency in a next time period. The method further includes the power supply determining, based on the power supply scaling information, a supply voltage V | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300065 | HANDHELD INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - The disclosure provides a handheld input device and an electronic system. The handheld input device includes a pen-shaped body, a flexible displacement sensor, and a processor. The flexible displacement sensor is disposed on the pen-shaped body, wherein the flexible displacement sensor deforms in response to a pressing force applied onto the flexible displacement sensor. The processor is coupled to the flexible pressure sensor and disposed in the pen-shaped body, wherein the processor is configured to perform: obtaining a specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor; determining a stroke size of a representative object in a virtual environment based on the specific displacement of the flexible displacement sensor, wherein the representative object corresponds to the handheld device. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300066 | INTERACTION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Methods, apparatuses, devices, and computer-readable storage media for interactions between interactive objects and users are provided. In one aspect, a computer-implemented method includes: obtaining an image, acquired by a camera, of a surrounding of a display device that displays an interactive object through a transparent display screen, detecting at least one of a face or a body in the image to obtain a detection result, and driving the interactive object displayed on the transparent display screen of the display device to respond according to the detection result. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300067 | VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE DEVICE, VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A virtual experience device provides a user with a service that allows the user to have a virtual experience in a virtual reality video based on a virtual world that virtually reproduces a real world or a fictional world, determines an advertisement video to be included in the virtual reality video on the basis of attributes of the user who receives the service, generates the virtual reality video including the advertisement video in a predetermined advertisement display region, and displays the virtual reality video on a display device. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300068 | BREATH-OPERATED INTERFACE DEVICE AND DISPOSABLE MODULE FOR SAME - A breath-operated interface device having a disposable module and a base. The disposable module having a breath tube with an inlet. A first pressure differential switch is in pneumatic communication with the breath tube and configured to be actuated by a change in pressure in the breath tube. A first signal coupler of the disposable module is in electrical communication with the first pressure differential switch to receive a signal according to an actuation state of the first pressure differential switch. The device may also include a base with a second signal coupler, where the second signal coupler is configured to detachably electrically connect with the first signal coupler of the disposable module. The base also includes a station interconnect configured to interface with an external system, such as, for example, a nurse call system. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300069 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - An operating method of the display device includes detecting, through at least one sensor, at least one sensing value corresponding to the at least one sensor, identifying a touch area on the display device that is touched by a mobile device, based on the at least one sensing value, receiving status information about an operation that is being executed by the mobile device, from the mobile device, and performing a function corresponding to the identified touch area, based on the received status information. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300070 | Tracking in Haptic Systems - Described herein are techniques for tracking objects (including human body parts such as a hand), namely: 1) two-state transducer interpolation in acoustic phased-arrays; 2) modulation techniques in acoustic phased-arrays; 3) fast acoustic full matrix capture during haptic effects; 4) time-of-flight depth sensor fusion system; 5) phase modulated spherical wave-fronts in acoustic phased-arrays; 6) long wavelength phase modulation of acoustic field for location and tracking; and 7) camera calibration through ultrasonic range sensing. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300071 | DISCRETE AND CONTINUOUS GESTURES FOR ENABLING HAND RAYS - Systems and methods are provided for selectively enabling or disabling control rays in mixed-reality environments. A system presents a mixed-reality environment to a user with a mixed-reality display device, displays a control ray as a hologram of a line extending away from the user control within the mixed-reality environment, and obtains a control ray activation variable associated with a user control. The control ray activation variable includes a velocity or acceleration of the user control. After displaying the control ray within the mixed-reality environment, and in response to determining that, the control ray activation variable exceeds a predetermined threshold, the system selectively disables display of the control ray within the mixed-reality environment. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300072 | PERSONALIZED CALIBRATION FUNCTIONS FOR USER GAZE DETECTION IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPLICATIONS - In various examples, systems and methods are disclosed that provide highly accurate gaze predictions that are specific to a particular user by generating and applying, in deployment, personalized calibration functions to outputs and/or layers of a machine learning model. The calibration functions corresponding to a specific user may operate on outputs (e.g., gaze predictions from a machine learning model) to provide updated values and gaze predictions. The calibration functions may also be applied one or more last layers of the machine learning model to operate on features identified by the model and provide values that are more accurate. The calibration functions may be generated using explicit calibration methods by instructing users to gaze at a number of identified ground truth locations within the interior of the vehicle. Once generated, the calibration functions may be modified or refined through implicit gaze calibration points and/or regions based on gaze saliency maps. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300073 | EYE TRACKER ILLUMINATION THROUGH A WAVEGUIDE - In a see-through waveguide-based HMD device configured to display holographic virtual images within a field of view (FOV) of the device user, a single pixel or group of pixels are lit to supply illumination at known locations on the display that is reflected from the user's eyes and captured by one or more sensors in an eye tracker. The eye tracker may apply real-time image analysis to the captured reflected light, called “glints,” to extract features of the user's eyes to determine where the HMD device user is looking—the gaze point—and calculate eye movement, location, and orientation. A negative lens functionality utilized in the HMD device to provide a fixed focal depth for the virtual images enables the lit pixels to function as virtual glint sources for the eye tracker sensor that are located at the fixed focal depth and from multiple illumination positions within the user's FOV. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300074 | Setting up a communication via analysis of eye movements - A method for setting up a communication intended for at least one terminal of at least one second user via analysis of eye movements of a first user. The method is implemented by a device for setting up a communication via analysis of the eye movements of the first user. The device possesses at least one camera, and at least one region of interest is associated, via an identification datum, with the at least one terminal of the at least one second user. The method includes: capturing eye movements with the camera; analysing the captured eye movements; evaluating a duration for which the analysis of the eye movements indicates that a gaze of the user remains directed towards the region of interest; and, when the evaluation indicates that this duration is longer than a threshold, transmitting at least one first message to the at least one terminal identified via the identification datum. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300075 | Systems and Methods Involving Devices that Detect Mind/Brain Activity, Generation of Control Instructions via Same and/or Other Features - Systems, methods and wearable devices associated with mind/brain-computer interfaces are disclosed. Embodiments herein include features related to one or more of optical-based brain signal acquisition, decoding modalities, encoding modalities, brain-computer interfacing, AR/VR content interaction, signal to noise ration enhancement, and/or motion artefact reduction, among other features set forth herein. Certain implementations may include or involve processes of collecting and processing brain activity data, such as those associated with the use of a brain-computer interface that enables, for example, decoding and/or encoding a user's brain functioning, neural activities, and/or activity patterns associated with thoughts, including sensory-based thoughts. Further, the present systems and methods may be configured to leverage brain-computer interface and/or non-invasive wearable device aspects to provide enhanced user interactions for next-generation wearable devices, controllers, and/or other computing components based on the human thoughts, brain signals, and/or mind activity that are detected and processed. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300076 | FLEXIBLE HAPTIC INTERFACE - Flexible haptic interface including a chamber containing a non-newtonian fluid and bounded at least partially by a flexible wall the exterior face of which defines a touch surface capable of being touched by a user; a plurality of actuators borne by a flexible carrier and placed so as to transmit a local mechanical excitation to the fluid; and a control circuit connected to the actuators and configured to modulate the signals sent to the actuators in order to mechanically induce a modification of the rheology of the fluid and to generate a haptic sensation perceptible by the user on the touch surface. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300077 | TACTILE-SENSATION PROVIDING DEVICE - The present invention provides a tactile-sensation providing device that reduces the transmission of vibration to the base part. The tactile-sensation providing device has: a vibrating body; a vibration-target object that is elastically connected with the vibrating body and vibrated in accordance with vibration of the vibrating body; and a base part that is elastically connected with the vibration-target object, the tactile-sensation providing device providing a tactile sensation to a living body based on vibration of the vibration-target object, the base part is spaced apart from the vibrating body, and a resonance frequency of a first vibrating system including the base part and the vibration-target object is ⅔ or less of a resonance frequency of a second vibrating system including the vibration-target object and the vibrating body. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300078 | OPERATION DEVICE - An operation device includes a movable part having an operating surface on which a contact operation is performed by an living body, a vibration exciter attached to the movable part at a position other than the operating surface, and configured to excite the movable part in a first direction along the operating surface, and in a second direction intersecting the operating surface, a base part, and an elastic support, provided between the movable part and the base part, and configured to elastically support the movable part with respect to the base part. The movable part provides a tactile sensation to the living body making the contact operation when excited in the first direction by the vibration exciter, and generates a sound from the operating surface when excited in the second direction by the vibration exciter. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300079 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND TO IDENTIFY AND CONTROL OTHER DEVICE - In one aspect, a first device may include a processor, ultra-wideband (UWB) transceiver, orientation sensor, and storage. The storage may include instructions executable to transmit, using the UWB transceiver, a first UWB signal to a second device. The instructions may also be executable to receive, using the UWB transceiver, a second UWB signal from the second device in response to the first UWB signal. The instructions may then be executable to determine a location of the second device based on the second UWB signal, receive input from the orientation sensor, and determine that the first device is pointing at the second device based on the input. The instructions may then be executable to receive a command at the first device to control the second device and, based on the command and the determination that the first device is pointing at the second device, transmit the command to the second device. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300080 | CUSTOM GESTURE COLLECTION AND RECOGNITION SYSTEM HAVING MACHINE LEARNING ACCELERATOR - A custom gesture collection and recognition system having a machine learning accelerator includes a transmission unit, a first reception chain, a second reception chain, a customized gesture collection engine and a machine learning accelerator. The transmission unit transmits a transmission signal to detect a gesture. The first reception chain receives a first signal and generates first feature map data corresponding to the first signal. The second reception chain receives a second signal and generates second feature map data corresponding to the second signal. The first signal and the second signal are generated by the gesture reflecting the transmission signal. The customized gesture collection engine generates gesture data according to at least the first feature map data and the second feature map data. The machine learning accelerator performs machine learning with the gesture data. The accuracy and correctness of gesture recognition may be improved by means of machine learning. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300081 | MIRRORING DEVICE WITH POINTING BASED NAVIGATION - Systems and methods are provided for performing operations comprising: capturing, by an electronic mirroring device, a video feed received from a camera of the electronic mirroring device, the video feed depicting a user; identifying a finger of a hand of the user in the video feed; determining a direction within the video feed to which the finger is pointing; and accessing a first menu option based on the direction within the video feed to which the finger is pointing. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300082 | HAND GESTURE RECOGNITION BASED ON DETECTED WRIST MUSCULAR MOVEMENTS - Techniques of identifying gestures include detecting and classifying inner-wrist muscle motions at a user's wrist using micron-resolution radar sensors. For example, a user of an AR system may wear a band around their wrist. When the user makes a gesture to manipulate a virtual object in the AR system as seen in a head-mounted display (HMD), muscles and ligaments in the user's wrist make small movements on the order of 1-3 mm. The band contains a small radar device that has a transmitter and a number of receivers (e.g., three) of electromagnetic (EM) radiation on a chip (e.g., a Soli chip. This radiation reflects off the wrist muscles and ligaments and is received by the receivers on the chip in the band. The received reflected signal, or signal samples, are then sent to processing circuitry for classification to identify the wrist movement as a gesture. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300083 | INTRA-ORAL DEVICE FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATION - A method comprising determining, by a processing system, based on a first oral gesture detected by an intra-oral device located in a mouth of a user, an intended communication partner from among a plurality of available communication partners; determining, by the processing system, a message based on a series of one or more second oral gestures detected by the intra-oral device; and sending, by the processing system, the message to a communication device associated with the intended communication partner. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300084 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION - In response to a current gesture performed by a user interacting with an application, a gesture detection module accesses a plurality of predefined control gestures, and compares the current gesture with the plurality of predefined control gestures. The gesture detection module detects whether the current gesture matches at least an initial partial gesture of a particular control gesture associated with at least one application function. A feedback generator module generates confirmation feedback for the user if the current gesture matches at least an initial partial gesture of the particular control gesture. The confirmation feedback encodes, for the user, at least a first information identifying the application function associated with the particular control gesture and a second information about a time interval remaining before the associated application function will be executed. The application triggers the associated function if the particular control gesture is completed during said time interval. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300085 | Free-Space User Interface and Control using Virtual Constructs - During control of a user interface via free-space motions of a hand or other suitable control object, switching between control modes can be facilitated by tracking the control object's movements relative to, and its penetration of, a virtual control construct (such as a virtual surface construct). The position of the virtual control construct can be updated, continuously or from time to time, based on the control object's location. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300086 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WEARABLE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OBJECT DISPLAYED THROUGH ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Disclosed are an electronic device and method for controlling objects displayed through the electronic device. A method includes displaying a stereoscopic screen including a left-eye screen and a right-eye screen through a display of the electronic device, moving a pointer object in the stereoscopic screen, based on a movement of the electronic device sensed by a sensor of the electronic device, identifying whether the pointer object is positioned at a first position for a predetermined time in the stereoscopic screen, based on information obtained from the sensor, and based on identifying that the pointer object is positioned at the first position for the predetermined time, moving at least one object included in the stereoscopic screen into the first position at which the pointer object is positioned. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300087 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION AND AUGMENTATION OF TACTICLE INTERACTIONS IN AUGMENTED REALITY - Program actions may be initiated after detection of a predefined gesture by a user with a real-world object. Users may interact with their physical environment in an augmented reality by detecting interactions with real objects using a combination of location and motion detection, material identification using wearable sensors, or both. Based on detected sensor data from user interaction with a real-world object, a predefined gesture may be identified and a program action associated with that target interaction for the real-world object may be executed. In some cases, the user experience may be enhanced by providing haptic feedback in response to tactile gestures and resulting events. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300088 | LOW-TRAVEL ILLUMINATED KEY MECHANISM - Embodiments are directed to a low profile key for a keyboard having an overmolded support structure. In one aspect, an embodiment includes a key cap having an illuminable symbol. A support structure having a pair of overmolded wings may pivotally couple to the key cap. A switch housing may surround the support structure and connect each of the first and second wings. A tactile dome may be at least partially positioned within the switch housing and configured to bias the key cap upward. A sensing membrane may be positioned along an underside surface of the tactile dome and configured to trigger a switch event in response to a collapsing of the tactile dome caused by a depression of the key cap. A feature plate may be positioned below the sensing membrane. A light guide panel may define at least one light extraction feature that may be configured to propagate light toward the key cap and cause illumination of the illuminable symbol. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300089 | ACCESSORY AND SUPPORT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHODS - An accessory for an electronic device, such as a mobile computing device, includes a housing and a support element that are configured to support the electronic device in an inclined orientation. The support element of the accessory may comprise an elongated recess that receives a portion (e.g., an edge portion) of an electronic device to orient and support the electronic device in the inclined orientation. The accessory may also include a peripheral component, such as a user interface component (e.g., a keyboard, a track pad, etc.) or any other component that may enhance or supplement functionality of the electronic device. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300090 | Modular keyboard - A modular keyboard includes a typewriter keys section; a function keys section; a keyboard shortcuts section; a numeric keypad; a cursor control and system command keys section; and a keyboard cable. The typewriter keys section includes first contacts on the back electrically connected to the function keys section, second contacts on the left side electrically connected to the keyboard shortcuts section, third contacts on the front end electrically connected to a hand rest board, fourth contacts on the right side electrically connected to the numeric keypad, and fifth contacts on the rear end electrically connected to the keyboard cable. The numeric keypad includes contacts on the right side electrically connected to the cursor control and system command keys section. The components can be detached prior to carrying same. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300091 | Fluid Chord/Character Entry - A data entry system comprises a processor configured to receive a first data entry, make a first determination whether the first data entry is a first character entry or a first chorded entry, select a first output based on the first determination, and transmit the first output. The processor is further configured to receive, after transmitting the first output, a second data entry; make a second determination whether the second data entry is a second character entry or a second chorded entry; select a second output based on the second determination; and transmit the second output. The first data entry is the first character entry and the second data entry is the second chorded entry, or the first data entry is the first chorded entry and the second data entry is the second character entry. | 2022-09-22 |
| 20220300092 | ELECTRONIC ERASING DEVICE AND WRITING INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - An electronic erasing device includes a casing, an erasing portion slidably attached to the casing and having a bottom surface and a side surface that extends from an outer edge of the bottom surface, both the bottom surface and at least a part of the side surface protruding from an end of the casing, and a position indicator including a core body and a pressure detector that detects a pressure applied to the core body, the position indicator outputting a position indication signal indicating an erasure position indicated by the core body and information indicating the pressure. The position indicator is included in the erasing portion and fixed inside the casing such that a tip portion of the core body is positioned away from an outer side of the bottom surface of the erasing portion and the applied pressure is transmitted to the core body. | 2022-09-22 |
