Patents Examined by Wen W. Huang
  • Patent number: 11399283
    Abstract: Systems and methods provide for provisioning network access using a tenant service set identifier (SSID) or an SSID of a specified duration and distributed authorization. A network management system can provision a wireless local area network (WLAN) and the SSID in an access point to enable a primary guest device to access the WLAN for a specified time period (e.g., a start time and end time). The network management system can cause the SSID and authentication data (e.g., authentication token, Pre-Shared Key (PSK), etc.) to be transmitted for receipt by the first client device. After the start time and in response to successfully authenticating the first client device, the first client device can authorize a second client device to access the WLAN. The network management system or the AP can disable access to the network via the SSID at the end time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Swaminathan Anantha, Mickael James Graham, Anvesh Reddy Podduturi
  • Patent number: 11388593
    Abstract: There is provided a mobile terminal capable of being protected against unauthorized use by a third party without using a dedicated key device. A plurality of mobile terminals are previously registered mutually. When unlocked among them, one mobile terminal communicates with another mobile terminal in a communication range of short-range wireless communications, unlocks the above another mobile terminal, and when out of the communication range, locks it again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Hirabayashi, Hideo Nishijima
  • Patent number: 11379574
    Abstract: Techniques for secure mobile device recognition are disclosed. An IOT edge device determines, based on a network message received at the IOT edge device, that a mobile device is not recognized. The IOT edge device transmits a token request to the mobile device. In response, the IOT edge device receives an encrypted token from the mobile device. The IOT edge device transmits the encrypted token to a server. The server is configured to determine an identifier corresponding with the mobile device, based on the encrypted token. A recognition task is initiated for the mobile device, based on the determined identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott F. Watson, Steven C. Eaton, Harout Jarchafjian, Thomas C. Arthur, Vinay Moharil, Joshua B. Gorin, Adam S. Parish, Ajay M. Prasad, Joshua Caleb Umstead
  • Patent number: 11381643
    Abstract: The application relates to a system for monitoring a working situation, said system comprising at least one mobile sensor unit, at least one communication node, at least one sensor node which is formed by the communication node or is provided additionally to this, and a central evaluation unit. The at least one mobile sensor unit comprises at least one sensor for measuring at least one first physical variable which is suitable for describing an activity or a state of an individual carrying the mobile sensor unit, a transmitter for the wireless transmission of measurement values of the at least one first physical variable, which are detected by the at least one sensor of this mobile sensor unit, to the at least one sensor node. The at least one sensor node comprises at least one sensor for measuring at least one second physical variable which is suitable for describing a state of an environment of the sensor node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
    Inventors: Sascha Feldhorst, René Grzeszick
  • Patent number: 11381263
    Abstract: Methods for attaching a radio frequency (RF) transmitter to an animal are provided. The methods can include providing an RF transmitter and providing an injection device having a needle of gauge of 9 or smaller; providing the RF transmitter into the injection device; and providing the RF transmitter through the 9 gauge or smaller needle and into the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Z. Daniel Deng, Jun Lu, Huidong Li, Chuan Tian, Mitchell J. Myjak, Brian J. Bellgraph, Sam Cartmell, Jie Xiao
  • Patent number: 11330231
    Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a communication unit, an operation unit, and an imaging unit to capture an image as imaging data, and a recording unit. Where connection is established with an external apparatus, identification information about the external apparatus is recorded. Where the image is captured in a state where the identification information about the external apparatus is recorded, the recording unit records, as a transmission target, the imaging data captured by the imaging unit. Where an operation to transition from a first state to a second state having power consumption lower than that of the first state is accepted, the imaging data transmission target is transmitted to a first external apparatus connected most recent by the communication unit. Where connection is established with a second external apparatus based on an accepted user operation, the imaging data recorded as the transmission target is managed as a non-transmission target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Takagi
  • Patent number: 11321588
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pest identification and information monitoring system through image analysis and a monitoring method using the same, and more particularly, to a pest identification and information monitoring system through image analysis, which obtains pest images by photographing pests using image input means, compares the learning model built for each pest with the pest image to calculate the degree of similarity, and specifies the pest of the acquired image based on the calculated degree of similarity, and recommends information or control methods related to the pest, and a monitoring method using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: PHARMCLE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Seung Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 11317802
    Abstract: Systems, devices and methods are provided for the integration of an analyte data reader and a medication delivery device. The integrated device can include a medication delivery portion, wireless communications circuitry configured to receive data indicative of an analyte level, and electronics. The integrated device can also include one or more near-field communication (NFC) antennas. Example embodiments of adverse condition protection features of the integrated device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Cole, Cherie A. Bulala, Theodore J. Kunich, Xuandong Hua, Hila F. Ralston
  • Patent number: 11310745
    Abstract: Disclosed is an operating method for a wirelessly communicating electronic device, including the following steps: a) acquisition of a radio-frequency frame representative of at least one data item intended to be transmitted by the radio-frequency transmitter in a radio-frequency message; b) determination of the amount of power available in the power storage; c) determination, by the control circuit, of the length of the radio-frequency message to be transmitted; d) determination of transmission parameters of the radio-frequency transmitter, according to the values determined for the length of the message and the amount of power available in the power storage; e) and transmission of the message by the transmitter, using the determined transmission parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SOMFY ACTIVITES SA
    Inventor: Serge Robin
  • Patent number: 11304148
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for tailoring the transmit power of a wireless device to the parameters of the device such as the process split, voltage, and temperature. The device may identify one or more parameters of the device such as identifying the process split, or sensing the operating voltage or temperature. The device may determine an updated transmit power based on the known parameter values identified and any unknown parameter values. The updated transmit power is determined to be a maximum transmit power that meets one or more target transmit metrics, such as EVM and spectral mask, when the device transmits based on the known parameter values and across a range of variations of the unknown parameter values. The device may adjust its transmit power based on the updated transmit power periodically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
    Inventors: Ayush Sood, Kamesh Medapalli, Rajendra Kumar Gundu Rao, Patrick Cruise, Roshni Sulekhakumari, Manoj George
  • Patent number: 11295123
    Abstract: Systems and methods for categorizing patterns of characters in a document by utilizing machine based learning techniques include generating character classification training data, building a character classification model based on the character classification training data; obtaining an image that includes a pattern of characters, the characters including one or more contours, applying the character classification model to the image to classify the contours, and applying the labels to clusters of the contours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Paul Duke, Shuxing Cheng
  • Patent number: 11297451
    Abstract: The disclosed technology includes a system and method for providing pairing information to assist in pairing devices for wireless communication. For example, the disclosed technology includes a method for visually displaying time remaining in pairing time windows for hearing aid devices. A hearing aid professional can view the displayed information on a computer, fitting station, or mobile device and then use this information to determine which devices can be paired or how much time is remaining to pair the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: SONOVA AG
    Inventors: Ullrich Sigwanz, Nanda Sandhu, Daniel Lucas-Hirtz
  • Patent number: 11284228
    Abstract: A plurality of tape agents includes an autonomous master wireless tape agent. The autonomous wireless tape agent includes a first wireless communications interface type operative to communicate over a wireless communications link with an associated secondary wireless agent. The autonomous master wireless tape agent corresponds to a child node in a wireless agent hierarchy. The secondary wireless agent includes a second wireless communications interface type that has a longer wireless communications range than a wireless communications range of the first wireless communications interface type. The secondary wireless agent corresponds to a parent node in the wireless agent hierarchy. The master wireless tape agent governs the wireless communications link and traffic between the master wireless tape agent and the secondary wireless agent. The master wireless tape agent is operative to schedule a designated time slot for each secondary wireless agent transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Inventors: Hendrik J Volkerink, Ajay Khoche
  • Patent number: 11252553
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for allowing a first device to be connected to a second device in a wireless communication system. The method includes performing a procedure for setting an advertising packet for providing a transport discovery service (TDS) and transmitting the set advertising packet to the second device, wherein the advertising packet comprises at least one advertising (AD) structure field, and one of the at least one AD structure field comprises a first length field, an AD type field indicating a type of data for providing the TDS, and an AD data field comprising TDS data for providing the TDS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Minsoo Lee, Joonkie Kim, Hangyu Cho, Jingu Choi
  • Patent number: 11232327
    Abstract: Remote neural network retraining for surveillance systems is disclosed. In some cases, systems and methods enable remote training and retraining of neural networks, while processing data in real life using the trained and retrained neural networks locally at the surveillance system. The surveillance system can determine a change of location and can retrain the neural network and/or initiate the retraining of the neural network remotely, such as on a cloud server, to retrain the neural network based on new image and/or video data taken from the new location. The remote server can transmit the retrained neural network and/or weights for nodes of the retrained neural network back to the surveillance system. The surveillance system can then update its neural network and process future image and/or video data based on the retrained neural network and/or weights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaomin Xiong, Toshiki Hirano, Haoyu Wu
  • Patent number: 11228335
    Abstract: A method and apparatus capable of adjusting a signal level in a wireless communication system are provided. An electronic device includes an oscillator configured to output a local oscillator (LO) signal, a mixer configured to convert a frequency band of a first signal based on the LO signal and output a third signal, and a feedback circuit configured to output a feedback signal for adjusting a magnitude of the LO signal, wherein the mixer is further configured to adjust a magnitude of LO signal based on the feedback signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaesik Jang, Kyuhwan An, Youngchang Yoon, Kihyun Kim, Sangho Lee
  • Patent number: 11218181
    Abstract: A wireless communication device (UE) may conduct wireless communications using one or more antennas according to multiple radio access technologies (RAT) associated with corresponding operating frequency bands. The UE may perform adaptive antenna tuning, for example, application-based antenna tuning for increasing the operating efficiency of the UE, which may improve user experience. The UE may periodically identify one or more applications running on the UE, the respective RATs that support the (running) applications, and which of the corresponding frequency bands are used by the (running) applications. The UE may determine the tuner device settings for tuning the one or more antenna(s) based on the (running) applications or the type and/or priority of the (running) applications, which RATs support the running applications, which of the corresponding frequency bands are used by the (running) applications, and operating conditions associated with the frequency bands used by the (running) applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Dongchang Yu, Ming Hu, Hailong Yang, Tarakkumar G. Dhanani, Vijay Gadde, Xueting Liu, Dikshit Garg, Neeraj D. Vaghela, Mohit Narang, Sharad Garg
  • Patent number: 11200454
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for selecting people for a training set. The methods, systems, and apparatus include actions of: obtaining an image of a user, obtaining an initial training set that includes the image of the user as a positive example and images of a subset of a set of other people as negative examples, training an initial classifier with the images of the initial training set, determining false positive classifications by the initial classifier, selecting people in the set of other people based on the false positive classifications, obtaining an updated training set that includes an image of the user, images of the subset of the set of other people, and images of the people that are selected, and generating an updated classifier with the updated training set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: ObjectVideo Labs, LLC
    Inventors: Gang Qian, Allison Beach
  • Patent number: 11197143
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for bypassing a virtual partner is provided herein. During operation a device will have knowledge of a status of sensors connected to form a personal-area network (PAN) and/or have knowledge of a current incident type assigned to a user. The device will then bypass digital-assistant functionality based on the status of associated PAN devices and/or the incident type. Thus, virtual-partner functionality will be bypassed based on a fact that a public-safety event has occurred. As discussed, the public-safety event may comprise a current incident assigned to a user, or a status of at least one device/sensor connected to form a PAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Pawel Niemiec, Marcin Barnak
  • Patent number: 11195007
    Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying patterns of symbols in standardized system diagrams are disclosed. Disclosed implementations obtain or synthetically generate a symbol recognition training data set including multiple training images, generate a symbol recognition model based on the symbol recognition training data set, obtain an image comprising a pattern of symbols, group symbols into process loops based on the logical relationships captured by process loop identification algorithm, apply a character classification model to image contours to identify the characters and group characters into tags via hierarchical clustering, and store the identified tags, symbols and identified process loops in a relational database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Paul Duke, Shuxing Cheng