Patents Examined by Sonny Trinh
  • Patent number: 10715023
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a vibratory actuator the size of which can be reduced and which effectively produces vibrations felt by a user. The vibratory actuator has: a stationary body which has a curved surface section curved in a concave shape to be placed along the skin; and a movable body which is disposed on the curved surface section so as to be able to move with respect to the stationary body in a reciprocating manner along the curved surface section, thereby imparting a vibratory stimulus caused by the reciprocating motion to mechanoreceptors in the skin tissue via the curved surface section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Takahashi, Chikara Sekiguchi, Kazutaka Sakaguchi, Yasutaka Kitamura, Masaharu Kagami, Shigenori Inamoto
  • Patent number: 10715215
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques and systems for wireless communication via a mobile relay. These techniques may include a user device that determines that a transceiver is unavailable for communicating with a base station via a wireless connection. The user device then uses a mobile relay to communicate with the base station while the transceiver is unavailable. The mobile relay may be used for transmitting or receiving data from the base station. Additionally or alternatively, the mobile relay may participate in the wireless connection as an external resource of the mobile device or may establish an independent wireless connection with the base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jibing Wang, Erik Richard Stauffer, Aamir Akram
  • Patent number: 10715189
    Abstract: An electronic device is configured to perform electric field communication via an electric field transmission medium. The electronic device includes a housing. The electronic device also includes a first electrode portion for electric field communication including a first electrode and a second electrode, a second electrode portion for electric field communication including a third electrode and a fourth electrode, and a differential amplifier. The second electrode is disposed further in a direction towards the inside of the housing than the first electrode. The fourth electrode is disposed further in a direction towards the inside of the housing than the third electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are connected to a first input terminal of the differential amplifier. The second electrode and the fourth electrode are connected to a second input terminal of the differential amplifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Hikaru Nekozuka
  • Patent number: 10707557
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a dielectric substrate, an electronic circuit supported by the substrate, for processing data, and a communication unit having an antenna. The communication unit may be mounted to the substrate in communication with the electronic circuit for converting between a first EHF electromagnetic signal containing digital information and a data signal conducted by the electronic circuit. The electromagnetic signal may be transmitted or received along a signal path by the antenna. An electromagnetic signal guide assembly may include a dielectric element made of a dielectric material disposed proximate the antenna in the signal path. The electromagnetic signal guide may have sides extending along the signal path. A sleeve element may extend around the dielectric element along sides of the dielectric element. The sleeve element may impede transmission of the electromagnetic signal through the sides of the dielectric element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Keyssa, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary D. McCormack, Ian A. Kyles
  • Patent number: 10701634
    Abstract: A portable device control method and a device are described herein. The method includes establishing, by a first device using a wireless communications technology, a connection to a second device when the first device discovers the second device; determining, by the first device, a user is in a first scene mode, wherein the first scene mode is a motion status, a health detection status or a sleep status; determining, by the first device based on a preset execution policy, an execution device of a first application; and sending, by the first device to the second device, an instruction message for executing the first application when the execution device is the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhenwei Shan
  • Patent number: 10700731
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an integrated power cable is provided. The integrated power cable, comprises a power cable having a first end and a second end; wherein the first end is configured to be electrically coupled to a DC power supply; at least one DC-DC voltage converter having at least one input and at least one output; wherein the second end is fixedly electrically and mechanically connected to the input; a first connector fixedly connected mechanically and electrically to the output; and wherein the first connector is configured to be coupled to at least one remote radio head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Daryl A. Coleman, Khalid W. Al-Mufti
  • Patent number: 10700914
    Abstract: Embodiments may relate to digital predistortion (DPD). DPD logic may identify whether the wireless signal output power of a wireless signal that is to be transmitted is above a power threshold. The signal output power is over (or, in some embodiments, equal to) the power threshold, then the DPD logic may operate in accordance with a pre-stored DPD mode wherein DPD is performed on the wireless signal based on one or more pre-stored DPD coefficients. If the signal output power is under (or, in some embodiments, equal to) the power threshold, then the DPD logic may operate in accordance with a continuously-updated DPD mode. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Steve Summerfield
  • Patent number: 10693514
    Abstract: A wireless audio transmission system includes a wireless audio transmitter matched with an audio input device in a plug-in manner, a wireless audio receiver matched with an audio output device in the plug-in manner, the audio output device is provided with a first plug-in hole, the audio input device is provided with a second plug-in hole, the wireless audio receiver includes a signal receiving component and a first plug-in connector-signally connected with the signal receiving component and configured for matching with the first plug-in hole in the plug-in manner, and a first housing connected with the first plug-in connector; the first housing is encircled to form a first accommodation cavity which has an opening and is configured for accommodating the signal receiving component, the first plug-in connector is connected with the opening of the first housing. The present application facilitates a wide application of the wireless audio transmission system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN FZONE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei Li
  • Patent number: 10686320
    Abstract: A device for holding and charging an electronic cigarette element is disclosed. The device comprises a housing having a planar surface deposited with adhesive configured for coupling to a flat surface, the housing including a rechargeable battery, a first power port in the housing, the first power port conductively coupled to the rechargeable battery and configured for accepting external power for recharging the rechargeable battery, a tubular element coupled to the housing, the tubular element having a cavity that is configured to accept an electronic cigarette element, and a charging terminal located on the housing such that when the electronic cigarette element is inserted in to the tubular element, one end of the electronic cigarette element contacts the charging terminal, wherein when the electronic cigarette element contacts the charging terminal, the rechargeable battery recharges a battery of the electronic cigarette element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventors: Steven Stanimirovic, David Abadi, Jonathan Romero
  • Patent number: 10686475
    Abstract: A method is provided for controlling the matching of an antenna to a transmission path. The transmission path includes an amplifier stage coupled at an input or at an output to the antenna and to a resistive load. The method includes performing a checking phase by measuring a first current temperature at or in proximity of the antenna and a second current temperature at or in proximity of the resistive load, triggering a matching of the impedance seen at the input or at the output of the amplifier stage in the presence of a first condition involving the first and second current temperatures, and then stopping the matching of the impedance in the presence of a second condition involving the second current temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics SA
    Inventors: Vincent Knopik, Boris Moret, Eric Kerherve
  • Patent number: 10680325
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a remote electrical tilt unit, a base station, and a method for managing a remote electrical tilt antenna. The method includes: receiving, by the remote electrical tilt unit, permission configuration information sent by a first base station through a group of AISG ports of the remote control unit; configuring management permission of the first base station on the remote electrical tilt unit according to the permission configuration information, where the management permission includes at least control permission and query permission, and control permission on the remote electrical tilt unit can be allocated to only one base station. In this way, multiple base stations jointly manage a remote electrical tilt unit in a remote electrical tilt antenna, and a problem that it is difficult to locate and troubleshoot a fault when configuration of the remote electrical tilt unit is incorrect is resolved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yue Li, Lixin Jiang, Wei Jiang
  • Patent number: 10681200
    Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure disclose message processing methods and systems, and related devices. One example method includes receiving a message, and determining a distance between a user equipment and a wearable device connected with the user equipment. When the distance between the user equipment and the wearable device is greater than a preconfigured distance, information of the message is recorded without providing the information of the message. When the distance between the user equipment and the wearable device is less than the preconfigured distance, the information of the message is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yajun Zhang
  • Patent number: 10680663
    Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with wireless circuitry. The wireless circuitry may include one or more antennas. The antennas may include phased antenna arrays each of which includes multiple antenna elements. Phased antenna arrays may be mounted along edges of a housing for the electronic device, behind a dielectric window such as a dielectric logo window in the housing, in alignment with dielectric housing portions at corners of the housing, or elsewhere in the electronic device. A phased antenna array may include arrays of patch antenna elements on dielectric layers separated by a ground layer. A baseband processor may distribute wireless signals to the phased antenna arrays at intermediate frequencies over intermediate frequency signal paths. Transceiver circuits at the phased antenna arrays may include upconverters and downconverters coupled to the intermediate frequency signal paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Yuehui Ouyang, Yi Jiang, Matthew A. Mow, Basim Noori, Mattia Pascolini, Ruben Caballero
  • Patent number: 10681500
    Abstract: A method of determining a reference clock in a mesh network includes receiving multiple signals, correlating the multiple signals with a local signal generated by the first node to determine a coarse set of time differences, refining the coarse set of time differences using a phase of a carrier signal of the multiple signals to produce a refined set of time differences, and using the refined set of time differences to define a reference clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ZaiNar, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip A. Kratz, Daniel Jacker
  • Patent number: 10666789
    Abstract: A control method for sensors of a mobile terminal is provided, which includes: a to-be-enabled sensor in the sensors of the mobile terminal is determined according to a sensor enabling instruction; when determining that a sensor power-on event of the mobile terminal is triggered, a power-on delay of a target sensor of the mobile terminal is acquired, wherein the target sensor at least includes the to-be-enabled sensor and, when there is one target sensor, the power-on delay of the target sensor is shorter than a maximum power-on delay of the sensors of the mobile terminal; in response to determining that the power-on delay corresponding to the target sensor is reached at a present moment, state resetting is executed on the target sensor; and when the state resetting is completed, the to-be-enabled sensor is enabled to become an enabled sensor, and acquired data of the enabled sensor is reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Qiang Zhang
  • Patent number: 10666366
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a feedback circuit that may determine an error of a first signal to be transmitted to a second electronic device. The electronic device may also include a transceiver that may adjust the first signal based on the error and send the adjusted first signal to the second electronic device. The electronic device may also include a coupler circuitry configured to route a second signal received from the second electronic device or a third electronic device to the feedback circuit, such that the feedback circuit may determine one or more properties associated with the second signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wassim El-Hassan, Yingjie Xu
  • Patent number: 10666326
    Abstract: In a first radio frequency (RF) device, circuits determine a non-line-of-sight (NLOS) radio path, and select a first plurality of reflector devices associated with the NLOS radio path from a second plurality of reflector devices. The first plurality of reflector devices, are selected based on a first set of criteria, includes an active reflector device and a passive reflector device, and are controlled to transmit a plurality of RF signals to a second RF device based on a second set of criteria. The second RF device is associated with electronic devices. The first RF signal interferes with a second RF signal of the RF signals. A first type of signal associated with the plurality of RF signals is converted to a second type of signal at the second RF device, and the second type of signal is transmitted by the second RF device to the one or more electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: MOVANDI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ahmadreza Rofougaran, Seunghwan Yoon
  • Patent number: 10637124
    Abstract: The present invention provides a window glass near which an electronic device is disposed, the window glass including a glass plate, an antenna disposed on the glass plate, an electronic device that is disposed near the glass plate, and at least one linear canceller that is disposed on the glass plate and is configured to inhibit noise produced from the electronic device from being received by the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hideshi Nagata, Takahiro Asai, Ryuichi Tashiro, Hiromasa Morishita
  • Patent number: 10638294
    Abstract: A Bluetooth Integrated Circuit includes a receiver, a transmitter, and a control circuit. The receiver circuit is configured to receive a scan request packet from an electronic device, and the scan request packet being transmitted by the electronic device in accordance with a Bluetooth wireless low energy standard. The transmitter circuit is configured to transmit a data packet or an advertising packet, and the control circuit is coupled to the receiver circuit and the transmitter circuit. When the receiver circuit receives the scan request packet, the control circuit detects a transmission rate at which the scan request packet is transmitted by the electronic device and controls the transmitter circuit to transmit the data packet or the advertising packet at the data rate related to the scan request packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Liu, Yu-Fang Chiu, Ya-Hsueh Huang, Yi-Lin Li, Ju-Chun Wu
  • Patent number: 10630323
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure introduce transmit chain asymmetry to meet tighter specifications of a band on one side of a spectrum while sacrificing emissions margin of a band on the opposite side of the spectrum. One example apparatus generally includes a distortion module configured to generate an input signal, and an amplifier coupled to the distortion module and configured to generate an amplified signal based on the input signal. In certain aspects, the input signal is generated such that a power of the amplified signal at a first bandwidth is skewed relative to a power of the amplified signal at a second bandwidth, the first and second bandwidths being adjacent to a main channel bandwidth of the amplified signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Ryan Scott Castro Spring, Sanjay Avasarala