Patents Examined by Fred O Ferris, III
  • Patent number: 6975980
    Abstract: An integrated circuit can have plural core circuits, each having a test access port that is defined in IEEE Standard 1149.1. Access to and control of these ports is though a test linking module. The test access ports on an integrated circuit can be arranged in a hierarchy with one test linking module controlling access to plural secondary test linking modules and test access ports. Each secondary test linking module in turn can also control access to tertiary test linking modules and test access ports. The test linking modules can also be used for emulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
    Inventor: Lee D. Whetsel
  • Patent number: 6704696
    Abstract: A designing apparatus comprises symbol mark memory for storing fluid controllers usable in fluid control devices in terms of symbol marks representing the functions, fluid channels and contours of the controllers, and a flowchart preparing device for preparing a flowchart of a fluid control device represented by symbol marks. The flowchart preparing device successively selects controllers, such as valves and massflow controllers, from a symbol mark file in the memory, arranges the selected controllers on a screen as suitably positioned, automatically selects a suitable coupling member for interconnecting adjacent two of the controllers from a coupling member data file and automatically arranges te controllers and the coupling members thus selected to prepare a flowchart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Michio Kuramochi, Masayuki Hatano, Hiroshi Ogawa
  • Patent number: RE47419
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a support frame having a bottom wall, and a main surrounding wall extending upwardly from and formed integrally as one piece with the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a receiving space. The bottom wall includes a first support disposed in the receiving space. The main surrounding wall includes a second support disposed in the receiving space and spacedly above the first support. A backlight module is supported on the first support. A liquid crystal display panel is supported on the second support so that the liquid crystal display panel is positioned above the backlight module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Hsu, Tzu-Wei Lin, Lien-Te Kao, Chi-Yeh Lu, Ming-Hung Pan, Ming-Chen Lin, Min-Wei Lin, Ting-Feng Chen, Wan-Bing Xia, Kai-Cheng Yen, Meng Zhang
  • Patent number: RE47756
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include enhanced functionalities and components within a Communication Endpoint Processor (CEP) that act as an interface between computational and communications domains. The embodiments disclosed herein deliver a complete memory mapped high performance interface that has the ability to support the simultaneous transmission of multiple frames of multiple sizes, and that has the ability to interrupt the transmission of lower priority frames in order to send higher priority frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: III Holdings 1, LLC
    Inventors: Kaiyuan Huang, Michael F. Kemp
  • Patent number: RE47774
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to enabling a group of users, each at a different location, to view and control synchronized streamed media content. Users may execute trick play commands plays such as pause, rewind, and fast forward so that all users see the same media content including trick play actions. The media content may originate from streaming content servers or from network-DVR servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
    Inventor: Rajaram Pejaver
  • Patent number: RE47810
    Abstract: A method of obtaining a panoramic image and an apparatus for the same are disclosed. In particular, a method of obtaining a panorama image and an apparatus for the same capable of obtaining a more clear panoramic image with reproducibility by extracting best-focused-images in case of forming images of multiple image-layer-trace images are disclosed. In accordance with the method and the device of this invention for obtaining the panoramic image, it is possible to complete the optimal image-layer-trace to be reconstructed and to obtain a clear panoramic image which vividly shows an arch of a patient by reconstructing a panoramic image for an optimal image-layer-trace most closely related to a focus-trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: VATECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyosung Cho, Sungil Choi, Yangseo Koo
  • Patent number: RE47858
    Abstract: A method and a system for maintaining session continuity, in which the system includes a Handover Source Function (HOSF), a Handover Destination Function (HODF), a Handover Anchor Function-Control Plane (HOAF-CP) and a Handover Anchor Function-User Plane (HOAF-UP). The method includes a first user establishing a connection through the HOSF with the HOAF-CP and the HOAF-UP which correspond to a second user, so as to establish a session with the second user. The method further includes that, during session handover, the HODF that corresponds to the HOSF establishing another connection with the HOAF-CP and HOAF-UP though which the first user continues the session with the second user, so as to maintain the session continuity. When access address or access technology of the terminal changes, or even the terminal changes during a session, the method and the system can logically replace the connection before the handover with a new connection to ensure the session continuity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dongming Zhu, Hui Li, Jiongjiong Gu, Baofeng Zhang, Shibi Huang
  • Patent number: RE47878
    Abstract: Obtaining channel quality information in a wireless communication network is described. A base station allocates a resource to remote stations in order to receive channel quality information back from remote stations. The resource allocated to a remote station contains no higher layer data. A scheduler in the base station uses the channel quality information in order to schedule remote stations and/or to decide on the channel coding and/or modulation to be applied to the data transmission. A mechanism is provided to ensure that data transmitted on HS-DSCH is not transmitted to higher layers. This may provide a convenient method of obtaining channel quality information allowing for improved scheduling and thus improved performance of the communication system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Martin Warwick Beale
  • Patent number: RE47986
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of safety management of one or more vehicles, and more particularly, to a system and method for analyzing information relating to a vehicle's performance characteristics such as speed against environmental attributes such as speed limits to assess a vehicle and operator's tendency to operate according to preset or other criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: SPEEDGAUGE, INC.
    Inventors: Jonathan Hubbard, Christopher Kantarjiev, Robert Reid, Jonathan Tash
  • Patent number: RE48277
    Abstract: A method of transmitting uplink signals is disclosed. The method includes transmitting, by a user equipment, periodic control information on a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) at a predetermined period, dropping the periodic control information and multiplexing uplink signals except the periodic control information when the user equipment is operating in subframe bundling transmission mode where the uplink signals are transmitted in a plurality of consecutive subframes, and transmitting the multiplexed uplink signals on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Dae Won Lee, Ki Jun Kim, Joon Kui Ahn
  • Patent number: RE48359
    Abstract: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to receive from a mobile device a request regarding a stranded vehicle. The request is processed to determine the location of the stranded vehicle. Additional information regarding the stranded vehicle may be retrieved. The location of the stranded vehicle and the additional information may be communicated as a dispatch request. The location of the stranded vehicle relative to a dispatched vehicle is delivered to the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Esurance Insurance Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Miles Harris, Deepak Kumar Srinivasan, Philip James Swift, Paul David Sykes
  • Patent number: RE48401
    Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus 1 includes: a quantization matrix holding unit (112) that holds a quantization matrix (WM) which has already been transmitted in a parameter set and a matrix ID for identifying the quantization matrix (WM), which are associated with each other; and a variable length coding unit (111) that obtains the matrix ID corresponding to the quantization matrix (WM) used for quantization from the quantization matrix holding unit (112) and places the matrix ID in a coded stream Str.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Dolby International AB
    Inventors: Jiuhuai Lu, Tao Chen, Yoshiichiro Kashiwagi, Shinya Kadono Kadono, Chong Soon Lim
  • Patent number: RE48589
    Abstract: A computer-based method and system for sharing and deconflicting data changes amongst a plurality of replication sites. In a particular embodiment, data changes at sites to data objects are tracked by each site on a per-data object basis using per-data object version vectors. In another particular embodiment, data changes at sites to links connecting two data objects are tracked by each site on a per-link set basis using per-link set version vectors. In another particular embodiment, per-object version vectors are used to detect a conflict resulting from concurrent changes at two or more sites in which one of the concurrent changes includes an object resolution change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Palantir Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: John Kenneth Garrod, John Antonio Carrino, Katherine Brainard, Jacob Scott, Allen Chang
  • Patent number: RE48795
    Abstract: A system for controlling an electricity supply to a load comprises at least one battery for storing energy. The system also comprises a controller for determining when to switch between a first mode wherein electricity is supplied to the load from a mains electricity circuit; and a discharging mode wherein electricity is supplied from the battery to the load via the mains electricity circuit. The determining is based on information associated with the electricity supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: The Technology Partnership PLC
    Inventors: Mathew R. Palmer, Antony W. Rix, David R. Anderson, David S. Smith, Matthew C. B. Lumb
  • Patent number: RE48822
    Abstract: An ophthalmic examination system comprising a headrest with a detection element, and an ophthalmic instrument (OI) having a microprocessor and a sensor in communication with the microprocessor. The sensor is configured to detect the presence of the detection element, and the headrest is configured for coupling to the OI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: NEUROPTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kamran Siminou, Jeffrey Oliver
  • Patent number: RE49428
    Abstract: A method for implementing an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) registration, includes: a Home Subscriber Server (HSS) recording a current registration state of a User Equipment (UE) in response to receiving a Multimedia Authentication Request (MAR) initiated by a Service Call Session Control Function (S-CSCF) selected for the UE when a first Register request is sent by the UE; in response to receiving a second Register request initiated by an Interrogating Call Session Control Function (I-CSCF), the HSS sends the S-CSCF Name to the I-CSCF when the current registration state of the UE is an assigned S-CSCF state. By the scheme, a same S-CSCF is ensured to be used in the two User Authentication Request/User Authentication Answer (UAR/UAA) procedures of the initial IMS registration procedure, and the initial IMS registration of the UE is implemented successfully.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chunyan Ma, Bin Yu
  • Patent number: RE49787
    Abstract: A moving picture coding apparatus 1 includes: a quantization matrix holding unit (112) that holds a quantization matrix (WM) which has already been transmitted in a parameter set and a matrix ID for identifying the quantization matrix (WM), which are associated with each other; and a variable length coding unit (111) that obtains the matrix ID corresponding to the quantization matrix (WM) used for quantization from the quantization matrix holding unit (112) and places the matrix ID in a coded stream Str.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
    Inventors: Jiuhuai Lu, Tao Chen, Yoshiichiro Kashiwagi, Shinya Kadono, Chong Soon Lim
  • Patent number: RE49807
    Abstract: A method and apparatus provide a user equipment (UE) configured to communicate with a plurality of carrier aggregation (CA) groups with at least a first CA group (CG1) and a second CA group (CG2). The UE includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine whether the UE is power-limited. The UE is scheduled to transmit acknowledged information in a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) to a cell of the CG1 and uplink control information (UCI), other than the acknowledgement information, in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) to a cell of the CG2. The processing circuitry is also configured to, responsive to the UE being power-limited, prioritize the PUSCH for power allocation. The processing circuitry is also configured to transmit the PUSCH to the cell of the CG1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Han Nam, Aris Papasakellariou, Boon Loong Ng, Jianzhong Zhang
  • Patent number: RE49870
    Abstract: A system for controlling an electricity supply to a load comprises at least one battery for storing energy. The system also comprises a controller for determining when to switch between a first mode wherein electricity is supplied to the load from a mains electricity circuit; and a discharging mode wherein electricity is supplied from the battery to the load via the mains electricity circuit. The determining is based on information associated with the electricity supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: The Technology Partnership PLC
    Inventors: Mathew R. Palmer, Antony W. Rix, David R. Anderson, David S. Smith, Matthew C. B. Lumb
  • Patent number: RE49903
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a radio frequency receiver and a receiving method, where the method includes: performing band splitting on a radio frequency signal of multiple carriers to obtain at least one band signal, and outputting the signal; separately performing filtering and amplification processing on the at least one band signal to obtain at least one processed signal; generating multiple oscillation signals; and selectively receiving a processed signal, of the at least one processed signal, that includes a target carrier; receiving an oscillation signal corresponding to the target carrier; selectively selecting a frequency division ratio from multiple frequency division ratios; using the frequency division ratio to perform frequency division on the received oscillation signal to obtain a local oscillator signal; using the local oscillator signal to perform frequency mixing on the received processed signal that includes the target carrier to obtain a mixed signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Yi, Jian Liang, Nianyong Zhu