Patents Examined by Nizar N Sivji
  • Patent number: 11843591
    Abstract: A communication device and system are disclosed for providing communication and data services to residents of a controlled facility. The device can be restricted to communicating only using an internet protocol so as to restrict the device communication to an internal intranet. Wireless access points may be disposed throughout the environment to route calls and data between the device and a central processing center. By converting a protocol of the communications received from the device to a protocol used by the central processing center, minimal modifications to the central processing center are needed to support a wireless communication infrastructure. Many restrictions and safeguards may be implemented within the phone and system in order to prevent improper use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Global Tel*Link Corporation
    Inventors: Stephen Hodge, Garth Johnson, Christopher McNitt
  • Patent number: 11842544
    Abstract: A method may include obtaining an image of a scene from a first perspective, the image including an object, and detecting the object in the image using a machine learning process, where the object may be representative of a known shape with at least four vertices at a first set of points. The method may also include automatically predicting a second set of points corresponding to the at least four vertices of the object in a second perspective of the scene based on the known shape of the object. The method may additionally include constructing, without user input, a transformation matrix to transform a given image from the first perspective to the second perspective based on the first set of points and the second set of points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Nannan Wang, Xi Wang, Paparao Palacharla
  • Patent number: 11837030
    Abstract: The disclosure is detecting an authentication target who is moving in a predetermined direction in a video; inputting a first image in which an entire body of the target; calculating characteristic information from an image of the entire body in the first image, comparing the calculated characteristic information with characteristic information of the entire body stored in first memory that stores characteristic information of entire bodies of targets, and extracting candidate information of the targets from the first memory based on a first authentication result; inputting a second image in which an iris of the target; and comparing characteristic information of irises stored in second memory that stores the characteristic information of the irises of targets with characteristic information of an iris from the second image, calculating a verification score, executing second authentication on the target in the second image based on the verification score, and outputting an authentication result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Shibata, Shoji Yachida, Chisato Funayama, Masato Tsukada, Yuka Ogino, Keiichi Chono, Emi Kitagawa, Yasuhiko Yoshida, Yusuke Mori
  • Patent number: 11838810
    Abstract: A wireless device configured to acquire network support information associated with a neighbor cell, wherein the network support information indicates that the neighbor cell supports a Stand-Alone (SA) mode of operation and/or a Non-Stand-Alone (NSA) mode of operation; and transmit to a serving network node a report comprising identification information associated with the neighbour cell and the network support information indicating that the neighbor cell supports a SA mode of operation and/or a NSA mode of operation. A serving network node configured to receive a report transmitted by a wireless device, wherein the report comprises identification information associated with the neighbor cell and network support information indicating that the neighbor cell supports a Stand-Alone (SA) mode of operation and/or a Non-Stand-Alone (NSA) mode of operation; and determine, based on the report, a type of interface to establish between the serving network node and the neighbor network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Parisa Pakniat, Icaro L. J. Da Silva, Gunnar Mildh
  • Patent number: 11838969
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a method for accessing a local network, and a related device, so that a user equipment can simultaneously access an operator network and a local network. The method in the embodiments of the present application includes: receiving, by an MME, an access request of user equipment UE that is sent by an base station eNB, where the access request carries access information of the UE; determining, according to the access information of the UE, a first local gateway corresponding to the UE; and establishing, for the UE, a user plane bearer that is from the eNB to a gateway C-GW of a core network and that includes the first local gateway used as an intermediate node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Weisheng Jin
  • Patent number: 11838065
    Abstract: A method is implemented in a digital unit connected with a plurality of distributed antennas including a first antenna, a second antenna and a third antenna. The method comprises: causing transmitting a first signal from the first antenna, a second signal from the second antenna, and a third signal from the third antenna in a same frequency resource; obtaining a receiver and transmitter side loop-back phase difference between the first antenna and the second antenna based on the first signal received at the third antenna, the second signal received at the third antenna, the third signal received at the first antenna, and the third signal received at the second antenna; and obtaining estimations of a time delay difference and an initial phase difference between the first and second antennas based on the obtained loop-back phase difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Shaowei Yu, Lei Xiao, Huaisong Zhu, Xueqin Chen
  • Patent number: 11832609
    Abstract: An agricultural applicator, that applies material to an agricultural field, includes an on-board, real-time image sensor that senses targets for the material to be applied. A controller controls applicators, such as nozzles or other applicators, to apply the material to the sensed targets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Richard A. Humpal, Steven Rees, Broughton C. Boydell, Tarik Loukili, Travis. J. Davis, Terence D. Pickett, Scott M. Buse
  • Patent number: 11831796
    Abstract: In a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in two body portions which are foldably connected to each other, a plurality of rotation supports are provided in a central joint that connects the two body portions and two sliding panels sliding in the respective body portions together and the rotation supports are directly connected to the two body portions to support rotation of the body portions such that the body portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the two body portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the two body portions is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AUFLEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11823496
    Abstract: The present invention provides a professional dance evaluation method for implementing Human Pose Estimation based on Deep Transfer Learning. First of all, the Transfer Learning principle of deep learning is combined with the pose features of professional dance training to build a Human Pose Estimation model. Afterwards, the video of demonstration dancing actions is collected and imported into the Human Pose Estimation model to obtain the time-dependent body keypoint data as the reference standard for evaluation. Finally, the video of the examinee's dancing actions is collected and imported into the Human Pose Estimation model to obtain the body keypoint data of the examinee's dancing actions, the similarity between it and the reference standard for evaluation is used for evaluating the standard level of dancing pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Kuo-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11816924
    Abstract: A method and device for behavior recognition based on line-of-sight estimation are provided. The method is as follows. An image is collected. It is detected whether the image includes a face. When the image includes a face, it is determined whether the face in the image is a face with closed eyes. When the face in the image is not with closed eyes, a line-of-sight direction angle of a target to which the face belongs, and a distance between the face and an image collecting unit, are computed. It is determined whether the target has a set behavior based on the line-of-sight direction angle and the distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignees: Xiaomi Technology (Wuhan) Co., Ltd., Beijing Xiaomi Pinecone Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xian Hu, Wei Deng, Jun Yi
  • Patent number: 11816863
    Abstract: A method and device for assisting the driving of an aircraft (AC) moving on the ground, on a taxiing circuit (CP) including a taxi line (TL) to be followed by the aircraft (AC). The taxi line (TL) has different portions (PR) forming between them intersections (IP). The device is configured to use a digital modeling of the taxi line (TL), called digital trajectory (TR), including nodes corresponding to the intersections (IP). In addition, the device includes a detection unit (4) configured to detect at least one of the intersections (IP), as well as an increment unit (6) configured to increment a counter associated with the digital trajectory (TR), after detection of the intersection (IP), the counter being designed to count a series of the nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus (SAS)
    Inventors: Alexis Durand, Juliette Charpentier
  • Patent number: 11818635
    Abstract: An information processing system includes a plurality of vehicle; and a server that is able to communicate with the plurality of vehicles. Each of the plurality of vehicles performs: generating a moving image in which a person outside the vehicle appears; and transmitting the moving image and an imaging time and an imaging position of the moving image to the server. The server performs: specifying two or more target moving images in which the same person appears out of a plurality of moving images received from the plurality of vehicles; detecting behavior of the person from the two or more target moving images; estimating attribute information of the person based on the detected behavior; and transmitting the estimated attribute information of the person and the imaging time and the imaging position of at least one of the target moving images to a client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Eiichi Kusama, Masatoshi Hayashi, Hisanori Mitsumoto, Kuniaki Jinnai, Makoto Akahane, Yuriko Yamaguchi, Daisuke Kato
  • Patent number: 11812328
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, adaptively modifying a rate at which anchors broadcast messages into an area of interest based on tag presence status, where the messages may be used by tags to estimate tag position. Tag presence status may include an indication of whether a tag is present, a tag's position, velocity, acceleration, history, and the like. Areas of interest may be redefined based at least in part on tag presence status. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Red Point Positioning Corporation
    Inventors: Zhenzhen Ye, Mingda Zhou, Ed Guntin, Yongsen Ma
  • Patent number: 11798296
    Abstract: A method for detecting seatbelt positioning comprises: capturing, by a camera, a source image including a plurality of pixels each having a corresponding brightness level; determining a range of brightness levels of a group of the plurality of pixels located within at least one region of the source image; generating an adjusted image by adjusting the corresponding brightness levels of the group of the pixels located within the region of the source image based on the range of the brightness levels of the group of the plurality of pixels located within the at least one region of the source image; converting the adjusted image to a black-and-white image; and scanning across the black-and-white image to detect a plurality of transitions between black and white segments corresponding to a predetermined pattern of the seatbelt, and using detections of the plurality of transitions to indicate a detection of the seatbelt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: VEONEER US, LLC
    Inventors: Mitchell Pleune, Caroline Chung, Afrah Naik
  • Patent number: 11792699
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for performing a handover procedure in a mobile communication system from a source to a target base station. The target base station is configured for the mobile terminal with at least a first and a different second bandwidth part within its cell bandwidth. The mobile terminal comprises: a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source base station a handover command message including information regarding the configured at least first and second bandwidth part; and a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover command message, activates in the transceiver at least a selected one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, and controls the transceiver to perform, over the activated at least one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, communication with the target base station as part of the handover procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
    Inventors: Quan Kuang, Hidetoshi Suzuki, Ming-Hung Tao, Ankit Bhamri
  • Patent number: 11790683
    Abstract: A gesture based authentication system for an autonomous vehicle (AV) uses light detecting and ranging (lidar) to observe a user making a specific gesture and, in response to observing the gesture, authorizes the user to access the vehicle. The authentication system may first identify a human in the vicinity of the AV, and then compare a body position of the identified human to a model trained to determine if a human is performing the specific gesture. If the model determines that the identified human is performing the gesture, the AV authorizes the user to access the vehicle, e.g., to accept a delivery or to ride in the AV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GM CRUISE HOLDINGS LLC
    Inventor: Timothy Jon Meador
  • Patent number: 11792721
    Abstract: A mobile device can receive information blocks from one or more base stations, which can be emitted by the base stations within a particular radio band. The mobile device can identify base stations in an exclusivity state. The mobile device can establish a communication link with one of the base stations in the exclusivity state. In some cases, the mobile device can establish a communication link with the base stations that is in an exclusivity state and that matches a cell identifier stored on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Oceus Networks, LLC
    Inventors: Vincent Charles Graffagnino, Kevin Dean Stiles
  • Patent number: 11792691
    Abstract: A router of a private cellular network is configured to receive data packets from a plurality of endpoints; analyze the data packets to determine a corresponding source of each data packet; determine whether each corresponding source is a valid source; drop a data packet for which the corresponding source is invalid; for a data packet received from a valid source, determine whether to process the data packet internally or forward the data packet for external processing and route the data packet to a corresponding destination, the corresponding destination being one of a local enterprise network or a corresponding home cellular network of the valid source from which the data packet is received, wherein the private cellular network is configured to service a confined physical location in which home cellular networks of data packets received from valid sources do not provide cellular connectivity that meets a threshold level of cellular service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: GEOVERSE, LLC
    Inventor: Roderick Nelson
  • Patent number: 11790665
    Abstract: In some examples, a system may receive, from at least one camera of a vehicle, at least one image including a road. The system may further receive vehicle location information including an indication of a location of the vehicle. In addition, the system may receive at least one of historical information from a historical database, or road anomaly information, where the road anomaly information is determined from at least one of a road anomaly database or real-time road anomaly detection. Based on the at least one image, the indication of the location of the vehicle, and the at least one of the historical information or the road anomaly information, the system may generate at least one of a disparity map or a disparity image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
    Inventors: Naveen Kumar Bangalore Ramaiah, Subrata Kumar Kundu
  • Patent number: 11790538
    Abstract: A production line monitoring method and a monitoring system thereof are provided. The monitoring system is configured to obtain a plurality of images of an operator, determine a motion type of the operator in the plurality of images based on an image recognition model, determine a time of occurrence and a motion period of the motion type, and record the time of occurrence and the motion period of the motion type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: POWERARENA HOLDINGS LIMITED
    Inventors: Kin Lun Law, Chi Hang Wong