Patents Examined by Ahmad F. Matar
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Patent number: 12047389Abstract: In one embodiment, a network interface receives a communication request. A processor then verifies caller information in the communication request with a certification procedure. The processor obtains a first indicator based on the certification procedure. The first indicator includes information associated with a first certificate management procedure. The processor generates a second indicator based on the first indicator. The second indicator includes information associated with a second certificate management procedure.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: GLOBAL BUSINESS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michael W. Powers, Jeffrey V. Ross, Stephen P. Frisbie
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Patent number: 12047533Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards spammer location detection, and in particular, to locating a spammer that makes multiple calls from a given location via a cellular communications network. In some examples, network equipment can obtain call trace records associated with the multiple calls, identify a group of call trace records based on a shared call trace feature, aggregate data from call trace records within the group, and determine an estimated location based on the aggregated data.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Jie Chen, Ye Ge, Wenjie Zhao
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Patent number: 12047735Abstract: A loudspeaker system (700 or 800) and method for tuning ported loudspeakers and reducing unwanted acoustic resonances provides reduced port noise, eliminates undesired port resonances and improves the accuracy and fidelity of reproduced sound in a loudspeaker system of relatively high efficiency with an enclosure including an Eigen Tone Filter structure (“ETF”) comprising a pipe or set of pipes 720, 820 placed inside a loudspeaker vent to absorb the “open pipe” acoustic resonance of the vent. The open-pipe resonance is unwanted and interferes with the midrange performance of the loudspeaker, when in use, if not corrected.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Polk Audio, LLCInventors: Scott Orth, Jens-Peter B Axelsson
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Patent number: 12041411Abstract: A speaker is provided. The speaker includes a housing. The speaker also includes a first diaphragm plate positioned within the housing and comprising a first driving device forming an exterior surface of the first diaphragm plate. The speaker further includes a second diaphragm plate positioned within the housing and comprising a second driving device forming an exterior surface of the second diaphragm plate. In addition, the speaker includes an insert plate fixedly attached to the housing and positioned between the first diaphragm plate and the second diaphragm plate. The insert plate includes an insert plate driving device positioned adjacent the first driving device and the second driving device. The insert plate driving device is configured to interact with the first driving device to move the first diaphragm plate relative to the housing and interact with the second driving device to move the second diaphragm plate relative to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Guoguang Electric Corp. LtdInventor: George Shaolin Wei
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Patent number: 12028773Abstract: Systems and methods associate operators with machinery, such as materials-handling vehicles. Embodiments of the disclosed system comprise a first communication module configured to determine a distance between a frame of reference associated with a vehicle and respective portable devices and first logic configured to designate a first portable device as an operator device based, at least in part, on a first distance determined by the communication module. The first logic may be further configured to exclude the first portable device from a pedestrian detection function in response to classifying the first portable device as an operator device.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas M. Draayer, Ryan P. McDermott
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Patent number: 12022564Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide computer-implemented methods, computer program products, and computer systems. Embodiments of the present invention can dynamically determine an optimal embedded subscriber identification module (eSIM) configuration of respective edge devices connected to a network. Embodiments of the present invention can then dynamically change a data plan associated with the eSIM of respective edge devices connected to the network such that activity can be executed with required quality by the respective edge devices based on contextual need of data processing, volume of data transfer, and speed of data transfer among the respective edge devices.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Atul Mene, Natalie Brooks Powell, Jeremy R. Fox, Sarbajit K. Rakshit
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Patent number: 12022255Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a first housing, a second housing accommodating at least a portion of the first housing and configured to guide sliding movement of the first housing, a flexible display including a first display area disposed on the first housing and a second display area extending from the first display area, a speaker module including a speaker unit including at least one speaker disposed in the second housing and a speaker enclosure accommodating the speaker unit and including a vent hole, and a seal connected to the first housing and the speaker enclosure and configured to be variable based on the sliding movement of the first housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Choonghyo Park, Kiwon Kim, Myoungsung Sim, Changshik Yoon, Woojin Cho, Joonrae Cho, Hyunggwang Kang, Byounghee Lee, Sangsoo Park, Hochul Hwang
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Patent number: 12022424Abstract: A position detection system includes a measurement unit that obtains a measurement value related to transmission and reception of radio waves from when the radio waves are transmitted from one of first and second communication devices to the other one of the first and second communication devices to when the one of the first and second communication devices receives a response to the radio waves to detect a positional relationship of the first and second communication devices. The measurement unit obtains multiple measurement values by performing communication to obtain the measurement value a multiple number of times in which a parameter of the communication is changed.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHOInventors: Kenichi Koga, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Takahiro Shimizu
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Patent number: 12021648Abstract: A germ alert system sends a public alert to a plurality of user computer devices, and transmits an activation signal to activate a plurality of disinfection devices in response to the detection of a potential epidemic. The system performs the steps of receiving a triggering alert of the potential epidemic, transmitting the public alert via a computer network to the plurality of user computer devices, and transmitting the activation signal to the plurality of disinfection devices.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Inventor: Roger William Hickey
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Patent number: 12010263Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing a phone number list are disclosed. In one aspect, a method includes the actions of receiving, by a computing device, telephone call data that reflects characteristics of telephone calls placed and received by a first user. Based on the telephone call data, the actions further include generating, by the computing device, a first telephone number whitelist for the first user. The actions further include determining, by the computing device, whether to combine the first telephone number whitelist and a second telephone number whitelist for a second user. The actions further include storing, by the computing device, the first telephone number whitelist or the combined telephone number whitelist in association with the first user.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Derrick Ives, Ovidiu Serban, Adriana Padilla, Samantha Klemm, Vanda Oliveira
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Patent number: 12003665Abstract: An incoming call from a source device having a source identifier is received at a receiving device and an indication of and request to accept the incoming call is provided at an output interface of the receiving device. A determination is made of whether this is a first time that the source device has called this receiving device or if the local address book is devoid of the source identifier or any associated contextual information associated with a user of the source device having the source identifier. If so, one or more databases of public safety incident information, call information, registration information, dispatch records, mobile application information, and location information is accessed and contextual information identified from the databases associating the source device with the receiving device. The contextual information is then provided at the receiving device while providing the indication of and request to accept the incoming call.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2018Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: Yong Tian
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Patent number: 12003667Abstract: A call challenger can receive a user input from a called party identity to opt-in to a call challenge service, and a second user input of a keyword. When the call challenger receives a call directed to a user equipment of the called party identity, the call challenger can prompt the calling party to provide an audible response. In response to a receipt of the audible response, the call challenger can convert the audible response to a text. The call challenger can compare the text with the keyword to determine if there is a sufficient match. In response to the determining the output of the comparing does not satisfy a threshold match score, the call challenger can prevent the call from connecting with the user equipment.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2023Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Sheldon Meredith, Brandon Hilliard, Zachary Meredith
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Patent number: 11996607Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include headphone devices with spatially diverse antennas employing multiple operational modes and antenna switching policies. The headphone device may identify a current mode of operation and wirelessly communicate with at least one external device based at least in part on the current mode of operation. Further, operating in a first mode of operation, the headphone device may cause switching circuitry to selectively couple a first antenna to the common port in accordance with a first antenna switching policy. While operating in the second mode of operation, the headphone device may cause circuitry to selectively couple a second antenna to the common port in accordance with a second antenna switching policy that is different from the first antenna switching policy.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: Sonos, Inc.Inventors: Niels van Erven, Kasra Payandehjoo, Michael Frey, Anthony Maglio, Ron Roberts
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Patent number: 11985476Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed, including a housing including a first surface, a second surface facing away from the first surface, and a side surface structure at least partially surrounding a space formed between the first surface and the second surface, an acoustic hole formed in the housing and configured to emit a sound in a direction the first surface faces, a speaker disposed in the housing, and a first acoustic waveguide and a second acoustic waveguide together providing an acoustic path between the speaker and the acoustic hole, wherein the second acoustic waveguide is different from the first acoustic waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kiwon Kim, Choonghyo Park, Incheol Baek, Jihoon Song, Seongkwan Yang, Sungsoo Jun, Byounghee Lee, Joonrae Cho, Hochul Hwang
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Patent number: 11974356Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for maintaining multi-SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) configuration and user equipment (UE). The method includes: receiving, by the UE, a first multi-SIM support information from a first cell, wherein the first multi-SIM support information is generated and transmitted from a second cell to the first cell via an inter-node signaling from the second cell to the first cell, and the first cell and the second cell belong to a first network; transmitting, by the UE, a multi-SIM assistance information message to the second cell, wherein the multi-SIM assistance information message is determined based on the first multi-SIM support information.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: FG Innovation Company LimitedInventors: Yung-Lan Tseng, Mei-Ju Shih, Hung-Chen Chen
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Patent number: 11974115Abstract: An active sound design (ASD) tuning device and a method thereof may include an ASD device that generates a virtual engine sound for each vehicle situation and a control device that outputs a composite sound by correcting and synthesizing the virtual engine sound and an internal sound measured for each vehicle situation based on a binaural vehicle impulse response (BVIR).Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA CORPORATIONInventors: Ki Chang Kim, Dong Chul Park, Eun Soo Jo, Jin Sung Lee
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Patent number: 11968325Abstract: Technology for identifying that a communication is from a verified enterprise includes receiving, by a device associated with a user, a data packet from a phone network. The data packet can be included in a communication to the device, which can have an application configured to verify communications from at least one enterprise. A token within the data packet can be identified by the application, and the application can compare the token to at least one token identifier associated with the at least one enterprise. In response to the token corresponding to at least one token identifier, the application can verify that the communication is from the at least one enterprise. In response to the communication being verified, the application can display a validation image on the device.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2023Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventor: Michael W. Howell
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Patent number: 11966855Abstract: Embodiments of an adaptive virtual intelligent agent (“AVIA”) service are disclosed. It may include the functions of a human administrative assistant for an enterprise including customer support, customer relationship management, and fielding incoming caller inquiries. It also has multi-modal applications for the home through interaction with AVIA implemented in the home. It may engage in free-form natural language dialogs. During a dialog, embodiments maintain the context and meaning of the ongoing dialog and provides information and services as needed by the domain of the application. Over time, the service automatically extends its knowledge of the domain (as represented in the Knowledge Tree Graphs) through interaction with external resources.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventor: Justin London
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Patent number: 11968331Abstract: Methods and devices for establishing a communication between a first and a second terminal are described. The disclosed technology can be implemented in or by a server or a terminal in communication with the server. The first terminal can to the server, using a first calling identity, a request including connection information and an identifier of the first terminal. Using the identifier, the server can obtain from a database a pair of calling identities including one certified and one non-certified, the pair comprising the first calling identity and a second calling identity. The server can determine, from one of the calling identities and from the connection information, a connectivity mode of the terminal, and determine a routable number on which the terminal can send a communication to the server. The server can route the communication towards the second terminal by presenting a calling identity of the pair and sending the routable number to the first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: ORANGEInventor: Bertrand Bouvet
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Patent number: 11943735Abstract: An indoor target positioning method based on an improved convolutional neural network (CNN) model includes acquiring and preprocessing target camera serial interface (CSI) data of a to-be-positioned target and matching the preprocessed target CSI data with fingerprints in a positioning fingerprint database to obtain coordinate information of the to-be-positioned target. The generation method of the positioning fingerprint database includes: collecting indoor WiFi signals by a software defined radio (SDR) platform to obtain indoor CSI data corresponding to the WiFi signals, and preprocessing the indoor CSI data; partitioning the preprocessed indoor CSI data into a plurality of data subsets through a clustering algorithm; training an improved CNN model by the data subsets to obtain a trained improved CNN model; and generating the positioning fingerprint database by the trained improved CNN model and the preprocessed indoor CSI data.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Inventors: Dengyin Zhang, Yepeng Xu, Yuanpeng Zhao, Yan Yang, Chenghui Qi