Patents Examined by Nguyen Vo
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Patent number: 12263894Abstract: An automobile steering simulator structure comprising a shell rotor, a coil stator, permanent magnets, a base, a steering wheel, the shell rotor, the coil stator and the permanent magnets form a slice motor, a first cavity is provided inside the base, a front end cover is screwed on a side of the shell rotor away from the base, a second cavity is between the front end cover and the shell rotor, a first PCB board is arranged inside of the first cavity and a second PCB board is arranged inside of the second cavity, a magnetic encoder rotating shaft rotationally installed in middle of the base is arranged between the first and second cavity, a conductive slip ring is arranged outside the shaft, both ends of the conductive slip ring are respectively connected to the first and second PCB board, a position sensor is arranged at bottom of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2023Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Inventor: Jian Hu
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Patent number: 10149136Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting a triggering event to initiate a communication session with a second computing device associated with a second user, where the first computing device includes one or more wireless transceivers and one or more sensors, determining an initial trust score for the second computing device, sensing physical interactions between users using the one or more sensors, adjusting the trust score for the second computing device based at least on the sensed physical interactions, and sending a message to the second computing device if the adjusted trust score for the second computing device satisfies a first threshold.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Sai Sri Sathya, Ramesh Raskar
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Patent number: 10142928Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and apparatus for reducing power consumption, and a mobile terminal, which are used to reduce power consumption of the mobile terminal, and improve user experience. The method in the embodiments of the present invention includes: when a system enters a preset working mode, detecting a first-type application and a second-type application that are installed in the system; changing a type of an alarm of the first-type application, and suspending an alarm of the second-type application, so that the alarm of the first-type application cannot wake up the system in the preset working mode, and that the alarm of the second-type application cannot wake up the system in the preset working mode and/or is not woken up by the system when the system is in an awake state.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Liang Chen, Yu Peng, Yuhua Guo
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Patent number: 10136399Abstract: A capacitive proximity detector for use in a connected portable device such as a telephone, laptop or tablet, in which the capacity seen by the sensor electrode is compared with four thresholds: a proximity threshold, set lower than the other, to generate a general proximity flag, and a body detection threshold set higher than the other arranged to generate a body detection flag that indicates that the object in proximity is a part of a human body. Two object detection thresholds in the region between the proximity threshold and the body threshold define a region in which the detector can decide whether the object in proximity is an inanimate object, based on the time variation of the capacity.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2018Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Semtech CorporationInventor: Chaouki Rouaissia
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Patent number: 10135472Abstract: Apparatus and methods for compensating radio frequency (RF) transmitters for local oscillator (LO) leakage are provided herein. In certain configurations herein, a transmitter generates an RF transmit signal based on mixing an input signal with an LO signal. Additionally, the transmitter is calibrated to compensate for LO leakage, which provides a number of benefits, including lower levels of undesired emissions from the transmitter.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: Analog Devices GlobalInventor: Ahmed Mohammad Ashry Othman
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Patent number: 10128875Abstract: A digital transmitter includes baseband interfaces to generate digital baseband signals with baseband frequencies, digital-upconverting stages to upconvert the baseband frequencies to first radio frequencies having a predetermined frequency range, a M-Band ??M modulator to modulate the up-stage signals based on noise shaping and noise quantization processes, delay registers to align phases of the modulated up-stage signals, a noise canceler to generate noise canceling signals with a converted polarity, a Switch Mode Power Amplifier to amplify the phase aligned modulated up-stage signals up to a predetermined power level, a linear power amplifier to amplify the noise canceling signals up to the predetermined power level, a power combiner to combine to generate transmitting signals by combining the amplified phase aligned modulated up-stage signals and the amplified noise canceling signals, and an antenna to transmit the transmitting signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.Inventors: Rui Ma, Daniel Antonio Da Costa Dinis
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Patent number: 10128883Abstract: An antenna apparatus for a mobile terminal is provided. The antenna apparatus includes an antenna pattern, a first electric circuit and a second electric circuit respectively connected between both ends of the antenna pattern and a system ground, and a third electric circuit disposed between the antenna pattern and a feeding line, wherein the first electric circuit and the second electric circuit extend electrical wavelengths of the antenna pattern and the third electric circuit increases input impedance matching.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jungsik Park, Sooung Chun
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Patent number: 10123153Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for portable storage devices are disclosed. A portable storage device may communicate with other devices utilizing a standardized communication system (“SCS”) to transmit data directly between devices including an SCS. The SCS may discover available devices. The portable storage device may be a wearable device. A user may be able to keep the portable storage device with them and access files on the portable storage device wirelessly using any other device utilizing an SCS.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: Fasetto, Inc.Inventors: Coy Christmas, Luke Malpass
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Patent number: 10117118Abstract: RF signal amplifiers are provided that include an RF input port, a switching device having an input that is coupled to the RF input port, a first output and a second output, a first diplexer having an input that is coupled to both the first output of the switching device and the second output of the switching device, and a first RF output port that is coupled to an output of the first diplexer. These amplifiers further include an attenuator that is coupled between the second output of the switching device and the input of the first diplexer.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Robert R. Riggsby, Shi Man Li, Ming Yao Lee
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Patent number: 10117207Abstract: Over-the-air (OTA) phase synchronization for reciprocity-based coordinated multipoint (CoMP) joint transmission is disclosed. Phase synchronization reference signals (PSRS) are transmitted within a CoMP operation that can be used to determine the phase drifts of the transmit and receive chains of the base stations. These phase drifts can then be used to obtain a relative phase drift between the uplink and downlink channels. When estimating the uplink channel from the sounding reference signals (SRS), the relative phase drift may be applied to estimate the downlink channel as well. The OTA phase synchronization may be performed with a user equipment (UE)-assisted or inter-base station procedures.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Zhifei Fan, Taesang Yoo, Dinkar Vasudevan
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Patent number: 10117183Abstract: A data transmission method and a device are disclosed and relate to the field of communications technologies, so that the technical solutions can reduce power consumption of the second device during the channel detection. The method includes: determining, by a first device, a candidate-moment set; determining, by the first device, a target candidate moment from the candidate-moment set; and sending, by the first device, data on a channel according to the target candidate moment. The method and the device are used for data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jian Wang
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Patent number: 10110271Abstract: Described herein are circuits and methods for improving switch performance when overdriving the gate by adding a delay on a PMOS gate voltage such that it can turn on the PMOS during switch state transition to allow charge/discharge of the switch body voltage faster and it can turn off once the process is complete. For example, back-to-back diodes can be used to separate the PMOS gate and drain. This can reduce leakage current and can reduce or eliminate the potential for breakdown of the switch.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Yuan Li, Edward F. Lawrence
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Patent number: 10110370Abstract: Systems and methods providing wireless synchronization of wave arrays may include an antenna that receives a wireless injection signal and another antenna that radiates a locked wave signal corresponding to the injection signal. In some embodiments, these systems may also provide a low noise amplifier, voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), buffer amplifier(s), phase shifter, and/or multi-stage amplifier. In some embodiments, the injection signal may be provided on an even harmonic, and the intended transmission frequency signal is on an odd harmonic of the locked signal. The substrate thickness may be designed to radiate electromagnetic waves in odd harmonics of the locked signal. In yet another embodiment, polarization of a receiving antenna may be orthogonal to a transmitter antenna.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: William Marsh Rice UniversityInventors: Charles Chen, Aydin Babakhani
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Patent number: 10110281Abstract: A near field communication (NFC) device capable of operating by being powered by the field includes an NFC module for generating an electromagnetic carrier signal and modulating the carrier signal according to data to be transmitted, and an antenna circuit coupled to and driven by said NFC module with the modulated carrier signal. An electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) filter of the NFC device is coupled to the NFC module via output terminals of said NFC module. A powered by the field circuit of the NFC device is adapted to harvest energy from an external field to power said NFC device. The power by the field circuit is coupled to said EMC filter via one or more impedance elements. The NFC device is adapted to be able to operate in one of a reader mode, a battery supplied card mode, and a powered by the field card mode.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Jingfeng Ding, Ghiath Al-kadi, Erich Merlin
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Patent number: 10097216Abstract: A radio frequency front end circuit includes an output signal transmission line, an amplifier circuit with an input connected to a radio frequency signal source and an output connected to the output signal transmission line. A harmonic suppression circuit is connected to the amplifier circuit, and includes an active circuit element having a frequency-dependent impedance and is tuned as a reflective trap with a negative capacitance for one or more rejection frequency ranges each corresponding to a multiple of a fundamental frequency of a signal generated by the radio frequency signal source.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Skyworks Soultions, Inc.Inventors: Oleksandr Gorbachov, Lisette L. Zhang, Lothar Musiol
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Patent number: 10097220Abstract: Examples provide a device, an apparatus, a method, a computer program, a receiver, a mobile terminal and a base station. An interference detection device (10) is configured to generate an auxiliary interference signal for a multi-carrier receive signal. The device (10) comprises a generator (12) configured to generate a plurality of oscillator signals. The plurality of oscillator signals comprises at least a first oscillator signal with a first local oscillator frequency. The plurality of oscillator signals further comprises a second oscillator signal with a second local oscillator frequency. The device (10) further comprises a plurality of subsequent mixers. A first mixer (14) is configured to mix the multi-carrier receive signal with the first oscillator signal to output a first mixed signal. A second mixer (16) is configured to mix a second mixed signal with the second oscillator signal to output the auxiliary interference signal.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Intel IP CorporationInventors: Krzysztof Dufrene, Silvester Sadjina, Andreas Gebhard, Ram S. Kanumalli
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Patent number: 10090985Abstract: A method and user equipment for transmitting an uplink signal according to a spectrum emission mask (SEM) are discussed. The method performed by the user equipment includes if a radio frequency (RF) unit of the user equipment is configured to use inter-band carrier aggregation (CA), transmitting uplink signals on the carriers, wherein if a first SEM of a first carrier is overlapped in some frequency region with a second SEM of a second carrier, one SEM allowing a higher power spectral density (PSD) is selected to be applied.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Suhwan Lim, Yoonoh Yang, Sangwook Lee, Manyoung Jung, Jinyup Hwang
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Patent number: 10090909Abstract: Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to facilitate maintaining of antenna connectivity based on communicated geographic information are disclosed. An example method may include receiving, by a device, position information from a base station. The position information may include an altitude associated with the base station. The method may further include determining a positional difference between the device and the base station based at least on the position information. The method may further include configuring an antenna of the device based at least on the positional difference.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLCInventors: Haywood S. Peitzer, Damir Mustafic, James A. Wolters, II, Matthew Walsh, Thomas Becker
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Patent number: 10090955Abstract: A boundary of a wireless network is monitored for incoming wireless signals that may interfere with an ability of a first wireless computing device to connect to the wireless network within the boundary of the wireless network. For an incoming wireless signal determined to interfere with the ability of the first wireless computing device to connect to the wireless network within the boundary of the wireless network, a directional opposing outgoing wireless signal is emitted to counteract the incoming wireless signal and to stop the incoming wireless signal from further interfering with the ability of the first wireless computing device to connect to the wireless network within the boundary of the wireless network.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2017Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Ira L. Allen, Lambert S. Berentsen, Gregory J. Boss
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Patent number: 10090868Abstract: A transmission module includes an amplifier that amplifies a plurality of transmission signals in different frequency bands, a power supply voltage regulator circuit that supplies different power supply voltages for the respective frequency bands of the transmission signals to the amplifier, and a variable matching circuit including at least one variable capacitor element and at least one fixed inductor element. The variable matching circuit satisfies different output impedance matching conditions of the amplifier for the respective frequency bands of the transmission signals by changing a capacitance value of the at least one variable capacitor element on the basis of a change in the output impedance matching conditions of the amplifier in response to a change in the power supply voltages supplied to the amplifier.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2018Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Masao Kondo