Patents Examined by Ajibola Akinyemi
  • Patent number: 11973893
    Abstract: Systems and methods for actuating a Do Not Disturb (DND) feature of a playback device that is configured to play back alert notifications from a plurality of network-enabled devices include (i) a mobile device receiving input data representing a selection of the playback device; (ii) the mobile device receiving input data representing a selection of a DND time period; and (iii) responsive to receiving the input data representing the selections of the playback device and the DND time period, sending an instruction to the selected playback device that causes the selected playback device to enter a DND mode for the duration of the selected DND time period, during which the selected playback device is instructed to not play back alert notifications when the alert notifications are received from at least one network-enabled device of the plurality of network-enabled devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Lambourne, Nathan Fish
  • Patent number: 11974315
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing spectrum in a CBRS network to provide services to user equipment devices located at a customer's premises. In various embodiments, the customer premises has no landline connection. An exemplary method embodiment includes the steps of: receiving, by the CBRS CPE base station, over the air from each of a plurality of Citizens Broadband Radio Service Fixed Wireless Access (CBRS FWA) tower base stations a reference signal; selecting, based on the strength of each of the received reference signals, a primary CBRS FWA tower base station from the plurality of CBRS FWA tower base stations; establishing, by the CBRS CPE base station, a wireless communications link connection with the CBRS FWA tower base station selected as the primary CBRS FWA tower base station; reserving, by the CBRS CPE base station, an amount of spectrum for communicating with one or more auxiliary CBRS FWA tower base stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Charter Communications Operating, LLC
    Inventors: Volkan Sevindik, Perwaiz Akhtar, Haider Syed
  • Patent number: 11967149
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for wearable device activity analysis is provided. A computer receives a video of an activity. The computer identifies the activity based on analyzing the video. The computer identifies body movements from the video. The computer correlates the activity and the body movements to a wearable device. The computer identifies additional inputs for the activity and updates the wearable device based on the identified additional inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Clement Decrop, Tushar Agrawal, Jeremy R. Fox, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
  • Patent number: 11950579
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for mechanical sex-sorting of mosquitoes by extracting a class of mosquitoes from unsorted mosquitoes comprises obtaining unsorted mosquitoes, obtaining images of individual mosquitoes in a stationary phase, electronically classifying the individuals from the images into male mosquitoes and/or female mosquitoes, and possibly also unclassified objects; obtaining co-ordinates of individuals of at least one of the male mosquito and female mosquito classifications, and using a robot arm to reach an individual identified by the obtained coordinates to store or remove the individuals, thereby to provide sex-sorted mosquitoes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Senecio Ltd.
    Inventors: Hanan Lepek, Tamir Nave, Yoram Fleischmann, Rom Eisenberg, Baruch E. Karlin, Itamar Tirosh
  • Patent number: 11950852
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed whereby a surface detection system is employed to obtain intraoperative surface data characterizing an exposed surface of the spine. In some embodiments, this intraoperative surface data is registered to segmented surface data obtained from volumetric data of the spine in order to assess the intraoperative orientation of the spine and provide feedback associated with the intraoperative orientation of the spine. The feedback may characterize the intraoperative spinal orientation as a change relative to the preoperative orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: 7D SURGICAL ULC
    Inventors: Michael K. K. Leung, Adrian Mariampillai, Beau Anthony Standish, Peter Siegler, Victor X. D. Yang
  • Patent number: 11955997
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a multilayer board, a radio frequency (RF) chip, and a active device array. The multilayer board includes an antenna that transmits and receives electromagnetic waves through a top surface of the multilayer board. The RF chip, on a bottom surface of the multilayer board, is connected to the antenna and processes an RF signal. The active device array, on the bottom surface of the multilayer board, includes active devices, a first input pin and a first output pin. The first input pin and the first output pin are respectively connected to electrodes of an active device of the active devices. The multilayer board includes a first pattern for a first signal to be provided from the RF chip to the first input pin, and a second pattern for a second signal to be provided from the first output pin to the RF chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngmin Kim, Hongjong Park, Daeyoung Yoon, Sunwoo Lee, Youngki Lee, Dooseok Choi
  • Patent number: 11948295
    Abstract: Systems and methods for visualizing an unstained sperm cell are presented, the system comprises a data input utility that receives measured data comprising at least one quantitative phase microscopy image of the unstained sperm cell; a data processing utility comprising an image analyzer module that utilizes characteristic refractive index information of one or more organelles of the sperm cell, to process the at least one quantitative phase microscopy image and generate at least one corresponding gradient image that includes edge enhancement of the one or more organelles, and a virtual staining module that applies one or more predetermined virtual staining functions to the at least one quantitative phase microscopy image and at least one corresponding gradient image, thereby virtually stain at least one of the one or more organelles of the sperm cell and generate virtually stained image data of the sperm cell; and an output utility that utilizes the virtually stained image data of the sperm cell and generate
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
    Inventors: Natan Tzvi Shaked, Alon Shalev, Yoav Nahum Nygate
  • Patent number: 11950321
    Abstract: The present invention discloses methods and systems for communicating at a cellular router between a first wireless communication module and a first subscriber identity module (SIM). The cellular router receives a first request from a first wireless communication module and encapsulates the first request in a first modified request. The cellular router then sends the first modified request to a first SIM card in a first communication apparatus and waits for a first modified reply. While waiting for the first modified reply the cellular router sends at least one halt message to the first wireless communication module after a first time threshold. After receiving the first modified reply, the cellular router decapsulates the first modified reply to retrieve a first reply and sends the first reply to the first wireless communication module where the first modified reply is a reply to the first modified request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Pismo Labs Technology Limited
    Inventors: Uzair Ahmed Chughtai, Man Kit Kwan, Yu Yeung
  • Patent number: 11948302
    Abstract: An in-line holographic microscope can be used to analyze a video stream to track individual colloidal particles' three-dimensional motions. The system and method can provide real time nanometer resolution, and simultaneously measure particle sizes and refractive indexes. An assay using the holographic microscope for holographic particle characterization directly detect viruses, antibodies and related targets binding to the surfaces of specifically functionalized micrometer-scale colloidal probe beads. The system detects binding of targets by directly measuring associated changes in the bead's diameter without the need for downstream labeling and analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignees: New York University, Spheryx, Inc
    Inventors: David G. Grier, Fook Chiong Cheong, Kaitlynn Snyder, Rushna Quddus, Lauren E. Altman, Kent Kirshenbaum
  • Patent number: 11941530
    Abstract: The present invention concern systems and methods for maintaining diversity in AI and ML environments through the cooperation of various AI and ML systems such that they optimize for social and cultural diversity. The examination of behavior, infrastructure, and governance, mimicking of genetic biodiversity, and application of the foregoing to machine reasoning mitigates the tendency of systems to find optimized or single best solutions. AI and ML environments may thus derive multiple diverse solutions that contribute to richer ecosystems in which human beings may function and thrive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    Inventor: Albhy Galuten
  • Patent number: 11928589
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image preprocessing/analysis apparatus using machine learning-based artificial intelligence. The image preprocessing apparatus includes a computing system, and the computing system includes: a processor; a communication interface configured to receive an input image; and an artificial neural network configured to generate first and second preprocessing conditions through inference on the input image. The processor includes a first preprocessing module configured to generate a first preprocessed image and a second preprocessing module configured to generate a second preprocessed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Korea Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Kihwan Choi, Jangho Kwon, Laehyun Kim
  • Patent number: 11928828
    Abstract: Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of determining a spatial relationship between planning image data and current surface data which leads to improved surface registration accuracy by considering the elasticity and deformability of the tissue. The knowledge about the tissue can be estimated based on type of tissue and atlas information. For the process of generating surface registration points on specific anatomical regions, e.g. the face or forehead, are acquired with a classical navigated pointer or laser pointer. It is also possible to acquire points with surface scanners. Confidence values defining a probability for certain parts of the surface registration points being deformed in comparison to a planning image are read from atlas data and used to compensate for the deformation in the registration between the surface registration points and the planning image in order to render the registration valid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: BRAINLAB AG
    Inventor: Sebastian Stopp
  • Patent number: 11922630
    Abstract: A device may receive images of a patient, and may perform segmentation of surfaces on the images to create a 3D model. The device may identify normal tissue regions and atrial fibrosis (AF) regions in the 3D model, and may divide the 3D model into the normal tissue regions and the AF regions. The device may assign first cell and tissue properties to the normal tissue regions, and may assign second cell and tissue properties to the AF regions. The device may perform simulations on the normal tissue regions and the AD regions, based on the first and second cell and tissue properties, to generate simulation results, and may extract first features from the simulation results. The device may extract second features from the images, and may process the first and second features, with a model, to select a feature that is predictive of atrial fibrillation recurrence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Natalia Trayanova, Rheeda Ali, Julie Shade
  • Patent number: 11923953
    Abstract: There is provided a wireless communication device, comprising: a plurality of radio units including a first radio unit and a second radio unit; and a control unit configured to control the plurality of radio units to form a multi-cell on the ground, wherein the control unit has a removal processing performing unit configured to perform, based on a first reception radio wave in which the first radio unit received a first transmission radio wave which includes a first signal transmitted by a first user terminal, and a second reception radio wave in which the second radio unit received a second transmission radio wave which includes a second signal transmitted by a second user terminal, removal processing to remove a component of the first transmission radio wave contained as an interference wave in the second reception radio wave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: SoftBank Corp.
    Inventor: Jutatsu Sai
  • Patent number: 11915398
    Abstract: In various embodiments, a computer-implemented method of training a neural network for relighting an image is described. A first training set that includes source images and a target illumination embedding is generated, the source images having respective illuminated subjects. A second training set that includes augmented images and the target illumination embedding is generated, where the augmented images corresponding to the source images. A first autoencoder is trained using the first training set to generate a first output set that includes estimated source illumination embeddings and first reconstructed images that correspond to the source images, the reconstructed images having respective subjects that are i) from the corresponding source image, and ii) illuminated based on the target illumination embedding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Alexandros Neofytou, Eric Chris Wolfgang Sommerlade, Sunando Sengupta, Yang Liu
  • Patent number: 11916585
    Abstract: An antenna and an electronic device including an antenna are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a conductive member; a wireless communication circuit; a circuit board; a first conductive path arranged on at least one part of the circuit board and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit; a capacitor arranged on the first conductive path; a second conductive path electrically connected to the first conductive path between the wireless communication circuit and the capacitor and arranged on at least one part of the circuit board; a first conductive pad electrically connected to the first conductive path; a second conductive pad electrically connected to the second conductive path and coupled with the first conductive pad; and a conductive connection member for electrically connecting the first conductive pad and the conductive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Myeongkoo Kang
  • Patent number: 11915347
    Abstract: A method for reconstructing target cardiac images is provided. The method may include: obtaining a plurality of projection data corresponding to a plurality of cardiac motion phases; determining a plurality of cardiac motion parameters corresponding to at least a portion of the plurality of cardiac motion phases based on the plurality of projection data; determining a phase of interest based on the plurality of cardiac motion parameters; and/or reconstructing the one or more target cardiac images of the phase of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SHANGHAI UNITED IMAGING HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yi Wang
  • Patent number: 11915145
    Abstract: In various examples, a two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) deep neural network (DNN) is implemented to fuse 2D and 3D object detection results for classifying objects. For example, regions of interest (ROIs) and/or bounding shapes corresponding thereto may be determined using one or more region proposal networks (RPNs)—such as an image-based RPN and/or a depth-based RPN. Each ROI may be extended into a frustum in 3D world-space, and a point cloud may be filtered to include only points from within the frustum. The remaining points may be voxelated to generate a volume in 3D world space, and the volume may be applied to a 3D DNN to generate one or more vectors. The one or more vectors, in addition to one or more additional vectors generated using a 2D DNN processing image data, may be applied to a classifier network to generate a classification for an object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: NVIDIA Corporation
    Inventors: Innfarn Yoo, Rohit Taneja
  • Patent number: 11909430
    Abstract: In one aspect, a method comprises: initializing a front end circuit of a wireless device into a first mode in which a radio frequency (RF) signal processing path comprises a low noise amplifier (LNA) having an output coupled to an RF filter; and in response to an RF signal received in the front end circuit having a level greater than a first threshold, reconfiguring the front end circuit into a second mode in which the RF filter is coupled to an input of the LNA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Hendricus De Ruijter, Thomas Edward Voor, Jeffrey L. Sonntag
  • Patent number: 11900600
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of utilizing machine learning methods to analyze microscope images of populations of cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Altius Institute for Biomedical Sciences
    Inventors: John A. Stamatoyannopoulos, Shreeram Akilesh, Alexander Muratov, Wouter Meuleman, William Kerwin