Patents Issued in July 4, 2017
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Patent number: 9697361Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for controlling opening of computer files by vulnerable applications. An example method includes: detecting a request from a software application to open a computer file on the user computer; determining one or more parameters of the file; determining a file access policy based on the parameters of the file, wherein the file access policy specifies at least access rights of the software application to the resources of the user computer; identifying vulnerabilities of the software application; determining an application launching policy for the software application based at least on the determined vulnerabilities, wherein the application launching policy specifies at least whether opening of the file is permitted or prohibited; and controlling opening of the file on the user computer and accessing of the computer resources by the software application working with the opened file based on the file access policy and application launching policy.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: AO Kaspersky LabInventors: Andrey A. Efremov, Andrey V. Ladikov, Andrey Y. Solodovnikov, Alexey V. Monastyrsky
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Patent number: 9697362Abstract: In one aspect, the disclosure provides: A method comprising: assessing a plurality of researchers as a precondition for receiving an invitation to be a researcher of a distributed plurality of researchers, resulting in the distributed plurality of researchers wherein each researcher is associated with one or more tags in records that identify the researcher for one or more attributes; inviting a subset of the distributed plurality of researchers to participate in one or more computer vulnerability research projects directed to identifying computer vulnerabilities of one or more computers that are owned or operated by a third party, the subset of the distributed plurality of researchers selected based on the one or more tags in records that identify the researcher and a description of the computer vulnerabilities of the one or more computers; using a computer that is communicatively coupled to a particular researcher among the subset of the distributed plurality of researchers and a network under test among thType: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Synack, Inc.Inventors: Jay Kaplan, Mark Kuhr
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Patent number: 9697363Abstract: Techniques are described for reducing time to decrypt a next encrypted frame in a content stream by optimizing a license/key acquisition process. When requesting content, a key identifier and/or license identifier may be included within a webpage using a link, script, or similar access point. When a client device sends a request for content, the loading of the webpage within the client device includes the embedded key identifier. Access to the key/license identifier at the client device then may initiate a key/license acquisition process by the client device. The key/license may be obtained from a key management device in parallel with, or prior to, downloading of at least a portion of the content stream.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: David Kimbal Dorwin
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Patent number: 9697364Abstract: The present invention prevents unauthorized functions from being installed to a predetermined storage unit in the background through a communication function that is being used for authorized communication operations and further prevents confidential information from being read out and stolen from the predetermined storage unit. A semiconductor device adopts an exclusive control unit that exclusively controls communication performed by a communication unit capable of communicating with the outside and access to a predetermined storage unit. For example, the communication status of the communication unit is determined based on whether a communication clock is active or inactive, and the exclusive control is exercised based on the determination result.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATIONInventor: Takashi Honzumi
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Patent number: 9697365Abstract: Functionality is described herein for receiving events which characterize features in an environment, and for identifying at least one policy based on the events. The functionality consults a certificate, associated with the policy, to determine whether the policy is valid. If valid, the functionality uses the policy to govern the behavior of at least one application, such as by controlling the application's consumption of events. A trusted passport authority may be employed to generate the certificates. Each certificate may: (1) identify that it originated from the trusted passport authority; (2) contain context information which describes a context in which the policy is intended to be applied within an environment; and/or (3) contain machine-readable content that, when executed, carries out at least one aspect of the policy.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Tadayoshi Kohno, David A. Molnar, Alexander N. Moshchuk, Franziska Roesner, Jiahe Helen Wang
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Patent number: 9697366Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards decrypting encrypted content. A key for decrypting the encrypted content may be provided to a web application executing within a browser. The application may employ a generic cryptography application program interface (GCAPI) to perform actions on the key, including, storing the key, decrypting an encrypted key, generating another key, converting the key to a different encryption type, or the like. The GCAPI may or may not be enabled to explicitly share the key with the browser's media engine. In response to receiving encrypted content, the GCAPI may provide the key to the application, explicitly or inexplicitly to the browser's media engine, or the like. The key may be utilized by the application, the browser, the media element, browser's media engine, and/or the GCAPI to decrypt the encrypted content. The decrypted content may be displayed within the browser to a user of a client device.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: David Kimbal Dorwin, Ryan David Sleevi, Andrew Martin Scherkus
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Patent number: 9697367Abstract: A method, program and/or system reads first data through a first path from a location in a data storage. Second data is read through a second path from the same location in the data storage. The first data is compared to the second data. A match between the first data and the second data indicates that the first path did not encrypt the first data. A mismatch between the first data and the second data indicates that the first path encrypted the first data.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: OPSWAT, Inc.Inventors: Benjamin Czarny, Jianpeng Mo, Boris Dynin
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Patent number: 9697368Abstract: A client device stores a user-specified privacy setting regulating communication of information associated with audio data captured by the client device to an external entity. When the client device captures audio data, the client device determines whether the user-specified privacy setting authorizes communication of data associated with the captured audio data to an external entity. The privacy setting may identify specific external entities to which data may be communicated, specify characteristics of captured audio data authorized to be transmitted, or generally specify whether communication of data associated with captured audio data is authorized or prevented.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventor: Parikshit Dharawat
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Patent number: 9697369Abstract: The described captive portal techniques cause client devices to render and display designated web pages. One designated web page may be different than a requested web page such as when a client is not authorized to access the requested page and is instead caused to display a login portal. The captive portal may modify the designated web page to ensure that relative links lacking base domains now have specified base domains pointing to an authorized web server. The modified content is sent from the captive portal to the client device for display. Client web browser security measures related to redirection messages are thereby bypassed and load on the captive portal is minimal. Another designated web page may be the same as the requested web page such as when the requested page is an authorized page even for non-logged in clients. Authorized pages may be modified to add a login link.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Guest Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd.Inventor: David T. Ong
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Patent number: 9697370Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are provided for implementing and processing a block extent granularity authorization mechanism for a Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface (CAPI) adapter. The CAPI adapter generates an authorization table with multiple authorization entries, each authorization entry including an Authorization Handle with CAPI server registers identification (ID) including a start Logical Block Address of the extent and range of Logical Block Addresses for each extent. When a command is received an authentication process uses the Authorization Handle contained in the received command and an Authorization Entry in the Authorization Table indexed by the Authorization Handle to authenticate the received command to prevent unauthorized data access.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Brian E. Bakke, Adrian C. Gerhard, Daniel F. Moertl
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Patent number: 9697371Abstract: A trusted execution environment (TEE) of a computing device may receive an operation request requiring use of a protected data accessible only to the TEE. Responsive to receiving the operation request, the TEE may generate first data. The computing device may send the first data to a remote computing device. Responsive to sending the first data, the TEE may receive second data. The TEE may validate the second data to verify the remote computing device generated the second data. Responsive to validating the second data was generated by the remote computing device, the TEE may perform the requested operation using the protected data.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Shawn Willden, Curtis Gerald Condra
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Patent number: 9697372Abstract: Embodiments of a method and apparatus for securing and accessing files are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the method includes adding a communication portion to the file. The communication portion may communicate with an authentication agent on the first computing device. The method may include encrypting data of the file using a first key received through the communication portion from the authentication agent. The first key may be generated based on identification information of a second computing device in a trusted network of computing devices with the first computing device. The method may include saving the file to a remote file storage location.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Matthew D. Neumann, Michael W. Smith
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Patent number: 9697373Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention support a flexible access control design that includes flexible ownership and assignment of access control lists (ACLs). The ACLs can be assigned to one or more resources, or items, or types of resources or items. A creator or owner of an ACL can grant privileges to others such that they may modify or assign the ACL. Each ACL can have one or more owners, i.e., users that can exercise control over the ACL. Any owner of an ACL can designate certain privileges to other users. These other users may then use the ACL based on the privileges granted to them.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2004Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kenneth Carlin Nelson, Marilene A Noronha
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Patent number: 9697374Abstract: One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for deploying an application according to a data access profile used to sandbox the application. For example, an event planner app may be identified for download from an app store. A deployment mock data configuration interface may be presented to a user prior to or as a preliminary operation of downloading and/or installing the event planner app. A data access profile, specifying that the event planner app has access to user age data, but is blocked from accessing user phone number data, for example, may be received through the deployment mock data configuration interface. The event planner app may thus be deployed in a sandbox mode on the device based upon the data access profile (e.g., real age data may be provided to the event planner app whereas mock phone number data may be provided to the event planner app).Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Fadi Haik, Nadav Bar
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Patent number: 9697375Abstract: A computing device is described that utilizes two file systems to enable sensitive data stored thereon to be deleted automatically, quickly, and discretely when the computing device is in a risky environment or context or when data protection has otherwise been activated. A first file system on the computing device manages a first memory area that stores non-sensitive data while a second file system on the computing device manages a second memory area that stores sensitive data. Only the first file system operates to receive data requests from other processes executing on the computing device. In a first operating mode, the first file system interacts with the second file system to ensure that both non-sensitive and sensitive data is returned in response to data requests. In a second operating mode, communication between the two file systems is disabled and the second file system deletes the sensitive data.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Jerry Huang, Zhen Liu
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Patent number: 9697376Abstract: User storage is attached to a central storage management system when the central storage management system receives a request to attach a cloud-based user storage thereto. The central storage management system accesses the cloud-based user storage and determines a set of objects stored therein. For each object in the set of objects, the storage management system stores corresponding metadata therein.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: VMware, Inc.Inventors: Narendra Prasad Madanapalli, Reghuram Vasanthakumari, Valluri Chowdary
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Patent number: 9697377Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for conditionally allowing an application of an entity access to data of another entity in an on-demand database service. These mechanisms and methods for conditionally allowing an application of an entity access to data of another entity in an on-demand database service can enable embodiments to limit such access to the data, as desired. Furthermore, embodiments of such mechanisms and methods may provide additional security when sharing data among different subscribers to an on-demand database service.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Alexis Viripaeff, Vinod Mehra, Alex Warshavsky, Nate Horne, Peter J. Dapkus
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Patent number: 9697378Abstract: A method of storing a data object received from a network is described. An encrypted data object encrypted with a first encryption key is received. It is determined whether the encrypted data object is to be stored in an encrypted file system that requires encryption of a data object with a second encryption key. The first encryption key is encrypted with a third encryption key when it is determined the encrypted data object is to be stored in the encrypted file system. The first encryption key is attached to the encrypted data object. The data object encrypted by the first encryption key is stored in the encrypted file system.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Susann M. Keohane, Shawn P. Mullen, Jessica C. Murillo, Johnny M. Shieh
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Patent number: 9697379Abstract: Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate database virtualization. In aspects, clusters of database servers may be located at various locations of the Internet. When a client seeks to access a logical database, the client may send a logical server and logical database name in a data structure. These names may be used to find a physical server(s) and database(s) that correspond to the logical database. Once the location is determined, a proxy component is used to intercept and/or forward communications between the client and the physical server(s) and database(s) corresponding to the logical database. Using this system, a client may access data from a logical database without knowing the physical address of the logical user database.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Andrew E. Kimball, Jeffrey R. Currier, Xiaoyu Wu, Zhongwei Wu
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Patent number: 9697380Abstract: An apparatus for providing security for an integrated circuit (IC) chip is disclosed. The apparatus may include the IC chip, attached to a surface of a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB may include a first, electrically insulative, conformal coating layer attached to the PCB surface and to exposed IC chip surfaces. The PCB may also include a Wheatstone bridge circuit to indicate changes to a second, X-ray opaque, optically opaque and electrically resistive, conformal coating layer. The circuit may include four resistors, formed from second conformal coating layer regions, four sets of electrically conductive pads on the PCB, each set electrically connected to a resistor of the four resistors. The circuit may also include a voltage source, connected to two conductive pads and a monitoring device, connected to another two conductive pads and configured to detect a change of resistance of the Wheatstone bridge.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew S. Doyle, Joseph Kuczynski, Kevin A. Splittstoesser, Timothy J. Tofil
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Patent number: 9697381Abstract: A computing system includes: a communication unit configured to access a target account including a feature; a control unit, coupled to the communication unit, configured to: calculate a comparison result based on the feature, determine an anonymity threshold for conforming the target account with a comparison account, and determine the feature for the target account based on the comparison result and the anonymity threshold for displaying on a device.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yilin Shen, Fenjiao Wang, Hongxia Jin
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Patent number: 9697382Abstract: A system for providing security policy for a Linux-based security operating system, which includes a template policy module configured to set an authority using policy information of a downloaded application so that the template policy module can set an access control rule for accessing a system resource of the application, a base policy module executing the access control rule for the system resource in accordance with the access control rule set by the template policy module, and a template policy module editor generating a custom application for the corresponding application using information output from the template policy module.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., LtdInventors: Tymur Korkishko, Kyung-Hee Lee
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Patent number: 9697383Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for numeric keypad encryption using an augmented reality device. The method may include establishing a secure connection to an augmented reality device. A random keypad layout is generated and sent to the augmented reality device. The random keypad layout is displayed in the augmented reality view over a real-world numeric keypad.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eli M. Dow, Thomas D. Fitzsimmons, Joseph D. Harvey, Douglas E. Rohde
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Patent number: 9697384Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for numeric keypad encryption using an augmented reality device. The method may include establishing a secure connection to an augmented reality device. A random keypad layout is generated and sent to the augmented reality device. The random keypad layout is displayed in the augmented reality view over a real-world numeric keypad.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Eli M. Dow, Thomas D. Fitzsimmons, Joseph D. Harvey, Douglas E. Rohde
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Patent number: 9697385Abstract: Systems, device and techniques are disclosed for implementing a security configuration change based on one or more base events and a current security configuration. An inference module may identify a security configuration change based on receiving base events from a state storage/event listener and analyzing the base events to determine if a current security configuration is optimal given the base events.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Tal Dayan, Maya Ben Ari, Brandon Keely, Subir Jhanb, Ido Ofir
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Patent number: 9697386Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting to a chip module. The chip module includes a base plate and a protruding portion projecting upward from the base plate. The electrical connector includes a socket for bearing the chip module, a fixing plate located above the base plate, and a load plate covering the chip module and the fixing plate. The load plate is provided with a first urging portion directly pressing the protruding portion downward, and a second urging portion pressing against the fixing plate downward, so that the fixing plate presses the base plate downward, thereby pressing the chip module downward and electrically connecting the chip module to the socket.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD.Inventor: Yu Sheng Chen
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Patent number: 9697387Abstract: Embodiments are directed to sequential encoding for RFID tags. An encoding line transports an RFID tag from the reading zone of a first reader to the reading zone of a second reader. The first reader communicates with the tag, writes a portion of an identifier to the tag, and sends a tag write status to the second reader. The second reader, situated after the first reader, communicates with the tag, receives the tag write status from the first reader, then determines a remaining portion of the identifier to be written to the tag based on the tag write status. The second reader then attempts to write the remaining portion to the tag. If the attempt fails, the second reader initiates an error-handling procedure.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Impinj, Inc.Inventors: Daniel Bowman, Kurt Sundstrom, Christopher Diorio
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Patent number: 9697388Abstract: A method for displaying information printed on a contactless smart card is provided. The method may include using a wireless chip to enable communication with the contactless smart card. The method may further include displaying the information on a plurality of panels. Each of the panels may include an array of organic light emitting diodes (“OLEDs”). Each of the panels may be coupled to at least one other panel. The method may further include coordinating the transfer of the information from the contactless smart card to the wireless chip using a software chip. The software chip may include a non-transitory memory and a processor. The method may yet further include powering, either directly or indirectly, the plurality of panels, the software chip and the contactless smart card, said powering using a battery.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Bank of America CorporationInventors: William P. Jacobson, Dion Bellamy
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Patent number: 9697389Abstract: A reader device includes a housing for receiving a smart card, a processor in electronic communication with an integrated circuit chip of the smart card when the smart card is received in the housing, a wireless communications device in electronic communication with the processor for enabling the reader device to transmit first encrypted information wirelessly and to receive second encrypted information wirelessly, and a memory in electronic communication with the processor that includes one or more routines executable by the processor. The one or more routines include a cryptographic module adapted to encrypt first information to create the first encrypted information and decrypt the second encrypted information to obtain second information. In addition, a communication system that includes the reader device and a computing device, wherein the reader device and computing device are able to wirelessly exchange information in a secure manner.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Mihal Lazaridis, Kwok Ching Leung, Benjamin William Boomhour, Scott Douglas Rose, Scott William Totzke, Ryan Mitchell Bayne, Herbert Anthony Little
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Patent number: 9697390Abstract: A card reader may include a plurality of IC contact points to communicate data with a card; an IC contact block holding the plurality of the IC contact points; a cable including a first end side connected with the plurality of the IC contact points; a control circuit board with which a second end side of the cable is connected; a front face cover which including an insertion port for the card; a main body frame which is fixed to the front face cover; and a sealing member which is formed in a ring shape and is disposed between the front face cover and the main body frame.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATIONInventor: Hirofumi Kuwaki
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Patent number: 9697391Abstract: An RFID transponder having an analog front end receiver having an attenuator coupled to receive an RF-signal from an antenna and to attenuate the RF-signal, an amplifier having a fixed amplifier gain and being coupled to receive and to amplify the attenuated RF-signal and a control unit coupled to control a gain of the attenuator, wherein the control unit is configured to control the attenuator gain in response to a level of the amplified RF-signal, the control unit is configured to have a plurality of predetermined states causing the attenuator to increase (step-up) or to decrease (step-down), its gain by a predefined step size, wherein the step size of a step-up is equal to or smaller than the step size of a step-down and wherein the control unit is further configured to switch, upon reaching or exceeding a predefined threshold value, from a first to a second state having a smaller step size and causing the attenuator to change the gain such that the slope of the RF signal inverts and to switch, upon reachiType: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Texas Instruments Deutschland GmbHInventors: Ernst Muellner, Carlo Peschke, Andreas Hagl
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Patent number: 9697392Abstract: A reader (112) for reading data, the data being associated with a radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag (16) and carried by a data signal originating from the RFID tag, the reader (112) comprising processing means (118) and storage means, the storage means having instructions stored thereon, whereby the processing means (118) is operable, under control of the instructions, to periodically switch the reader (112) from a first state to a second state; wherein, when the reader (112) is in the second state, the reader (112) is operable to determine an occurrence of a tag present event corresponding to the presence of an RFID tag within a field generated to activate an RFID tag to transmit a respective data signal carrying data associated with the RFID tag, and one or more other events; following determination of the one or more other events, return the reader to the first state; and following determination of the tag present event, receive and store in the storage means a representation of the data signal oType: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: MALPURE PTY LTDInventor: George Leonard Powell
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Patent number: 9697393Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for adjusting mobile-device operating parameters based on housing-support type. In an embodiment, a mobile device includes a housing; a data-acquisition device disposed in the housing; a sensor module configured to detect at least one housing-support element in a housing support, and to communicate a mode-identification signal indicative of the detection; and a processor coupled to the sensor module, configured to receive the mode-identification signal, to determine (a) whether the housing is positioned in a housing support and (b) a housing-support type, and to adjust one or more operating parameters of the mobile device based at least in part on the determined housing-support type.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Adrian J. Stagg, Richard M. Martin, Jaeho Choi, Ian R. Jenkins, Chandra M. Nair, Konstantinos D. Tsiopanos
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Patent number: 9697394Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides an RFID tag system in which a null point is hardly generated. The RFID tag system includes an RFID tag and an RFID reader/writer. The RFID reader/writer includes a transmitter that transmits a circularly-polarized radio wave to the RFID tag, a receiver that separately receives horizontal and vertical polarization components of a return wave from the RFID tag; and a received signal combiner that logically combines signals separately received by the receiver. The received signal combiner includes an optimum combiner that combines the horizontal polarization component and the vertical polarization component such that an S/N ratio of the received signal is enhanced compared with the case that the horizontal polarization component and the vertical polarization component are separately received.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventor: Hidekatsu Nogami
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Patent number: 9697395Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying parts with electromagnetic identification (EMID) tags are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a method involves receiving, with a first antenna(s) on a mobile EMID reader portal, a first signal(s) from an EMID tag(s). The method further involves transmitting, with a second antenna(s) on the mobile EMID reader portal, a second signal(s) to an access point(s). Also, the method involves transmitting, with the access point(s), a third signal(s) to an EMID processing system and a location processing system. In addition, the method involves determining, with the location processing system, the location of the mobile EMID reader portal. Additionally, the method involves transmitting, by the location processing system, the location of the mobile EMID reader portal to the EMID processing system. Further, the method involves associating, by the EMID processing system, the EMID tag(s) with the location of the mobile EMID reader portal.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Sujith N. Mally, Michael D. McInnis
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Patent number: 9697396Abstract: Provided are an interactive processing method and device and an electronic apparatus. The interactive processing method is applied to a first electronic apparatus that supports radio frequency identification (RFID) transmission. The interactive processing method includes: obtaining data to be processed from a peer communication node through an RFID technology; obtaining a first input operation input by a user through an input device; determining a first control instruction corresponding to the first input operation according to a pre-defined first corresponding relation that records a plurality of input operations and corresponding control instructions; and executing the first control instruction, and controlling the first electronic apparatus to process the data to be processed. The solution improves the use flexibility of the RFID in the electronic apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: ZTE CORPORATIONInventor: Zitao Xue
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Patent number: 9697397Abstract: A system and method of using motion or spatial identification technology with a mobile RFID reader to detect whether an RFID tag is part of a forklift load or other ambulatory space such as a shopping cart receptacle, includes determining whether a tag is within a defined space and/or whether a tag is in motion relative to a mobile RFID reader. The system and method determines whether a particular RFID tag is part of a forklift load/space, has been added to or removed, is an extraneous tag, etc.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: INTERMEC IP CORP.Inventors: Steven V. Schatz, Gary Neal Spiess, Thaddeus Ternes, Maury Anderson, Hunter M. Leland
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Patent number: 9697398Abstract: Tags are used to recover lost objects. Each tag transmits identification information to passing communications devices, such as a cellular phone. The cellular phone then uploads the tag's identification information, along with a location, to a central network database. The central network database thus stores a central repository identifying locations associated with tags discovered by passing communications devices.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.Inventors: Robert A. Koch, Barrett Kreiner
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Patent number: 9697399Abstract: A communication method of an active radio frequency identification (RFID) tag attached to a product or a pallet is provided.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Korea Electronics Technology InstituteInventors: Yoen Kug Moon, Dong Hyun Lee, Sung Hun Chae
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Patent number: 9697400Abstract: This patent specification describes a barcode-reading system for a mobile device. The mobile device includes a camera and a white illumination source on the backside of the mobile device. The system includes a barcode reading accessory with at least one reflective surface folding both the field of view of the camera and the field of illumination of the mobile device towards a target area beyond the top side of the mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: The Code CorporationInventors: Phil Utykanski, George Powell, Ryan Hoobler
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Patent number: 9697401Abstract: An add-on device for an image scanner for scanning barcodes is provided. The add-on device includes a housing mounted to the standard range lens front on an image scanner, and a lens holder. The lens holder has a first position for holding a first lens, a second position being an aperture, and a third position for holding a second lens. A high-density lens is mounted in the first position. An extended range lens is mounted in the third position. The lens holder is mounted in the housing and is transverse to the optical axis of the standard range lens of the image scanner. Further, the lens holder is movable within the housing in order to alternately position the high-density lens, the aperture, and the extended range lens to be in alignment with the optical axis of the standard range lens of the image scanner.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Chen Feng, Tao Xian, Mehul Patel, Sean Philip Kearney, Paul Poloniewicz
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Patent number: 9697402Abstract: An example method of tracking information for integrated circuits (ICs) that are handled by a plurality of tools during manufacture includes: marking each of IC with a barcode after the ICs have been packaged; performing, at a first tool of the plurality of tools, one or more electrical tests of the ICs and storing electrical characteristics of each IC in association with the barcode of each IC in a database; querying the database with a specification to obtain a set of barcodes for candidate ICs having electrical characteristics that match the specification; scanning, at a second tool of the plurality of tools, the barcode of each of the ICs to select a plurality of ICs each having a respective barcode in the set of barcodes; and segregating the plurality of ICs from the ICs.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: XILINX, INC.Inventors: Tze Hern Khor, Wei Yee Jocelyn Teo, Hung Wei Ng, Chen Huat Ng, Hsao Hsien Yang, Mini Padmanabhan
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Patent number: 9697403Abstract: A hand-held indicia-reading device includes a housing and a cable having a unitary-construction. The indicia-reader has a head portion with an indicia-reading system including a printed circuit board. The entire handle portion of the reader is typically over-molded onto a host-connector cable. The host-connector cable includes a circuit board connector on one end and a connector for connecting to a host at an opposite end extending from a base portion of the handle.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Stephen Colavito, Kevin Saber
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Patent number: 9697404Abstract: A system and method is provided wherein a device can be reprogrammed utilizing one or more programming symbols. A device subject to reprogramming can be a portable device. In one embodiment a device subject to reprogramming can be a portable symbol reading device capable of reading programming symbols.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventors: Robert M. Soule, III, Guy H. Berthiaume, Aldo Mario Caballero, Brian V. Conti, Jeffrey Dean Harper, Larry K. Hooks, Adam Edward Meggitt, James T. Sauerwein, Daniel D. Yeakley
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Patent number: 9697405Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a housing, a first display operably coupled to the housing, and a second display operably coupled to the housing. A processor is operably coupled to the first display and to the second display. A wireless receiver is coupled to the processor for receiving data comprising, for example, an electronic ticket having machine-readable data, and the processor and the second display are operable to display of the machine-readable data. The second display is operable to display the machine-readable data such as a barcode with at least one of a lower reflectance, a higher resolution, and a higher contrast compared to display of the machine-readable data on the first display.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Hand Held Products, Inc.Inventor: Edward C. Bremer
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Patent number: 9697406Abstract: A pair of overhead mirror portions splits a field of view of an imager into first and second subfields of view. An illuminating assembly is energized to illuminate a target. A first part of the imager is exposed to capture return illumination light from the target passing through a horizontal window of a workstation over the first subfield of view, and a second part of the imager is exposed to capture return illumination light from the target passing through the horizontal window over the second subfield of view.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLCInventors: Edward D. Barkan, Mark E. Drzymala
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Patent number: 9697407Abstract: Examples of techniques for encoding data in a 2D symbology are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method for encoding data in a 2D symbology is provided. The method includes assigning a first color representative of a 0-bit and a second color representative of a 1-bit. The method further includes designating a starting indicator and an ending indicator. The method also includes generating, by a processor, the 2D symbology, the 2D symbology includes a series of data segments and null segments representing a binary string. The series of data segments and null segments starts with the starting indicator and ends with the ending indicator. The data segments include 0-bit segments of the first color and 1-bit segments of the second color. The null segments are positioned between each of the data segments and are of a third color.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Erich Guenter, Mark E. Maresh, Colm Nolan, Juan F. Vargas, Michael J. Whitney
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Patent number: 9697408Abstract: A system and method by which mail sorting equipment can correct postal addresses utilizing cloud technology. The real-time address correction system for correcting addresses of mail articles in real-time, comprises sorters, vision systems, controllers, processors, printers, local and remote computers, databases, bins, and a cloud system to tie together the local and remote computers in addition to the sorters and controllers. Corrected postal addresses are stored remotely and locally to the sorter and provided to the sorter as needed by a cloud based system. The system and method accommodates delays in providing the corrected postal addresses to the sorter.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: National Presort, Inc.Inventors: Henry Daboub, Tom Glassman, Jeremy S. McWilliam, Tom Grauberger
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Patent number: 9697409Abstract: Various structures and methods are disclosed for packaging a biometric sensor, such as a capacitive biometric sensor. Embodiments incorporate various placements of the biometric sensor, structure surrounding a biometric sensor, connection structures (electrical, physical, or both), and techniques for enhanced sensor imaging, sensor retention, and guiding a user's finger to a proper location above a biometric sensor. For example, A biometric sensor assembly can include an aperture formed in a trim with a cap disposed in the aperture. A biometric sensor may be positioned below the cap and a switch positioned below the biometric sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventor: Scott A. Myers
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Patent number: 9697410Abstract: A capacitive fingerprint sensor includes a compensation memory which stores a direct current offset parameter and a gain compensation parameter of each sensing unit of a capacitive sensing array. Therefore, the above-mentioned capacitive fingerprint sensor is able to individually compensate sensing signals measured by each the sensing unit and the sensing signals measured by each sensing unit have better uniformity and signal to noise ratio (SNR).Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: CONTEK LIFE SCIENCE CO., LTD.Inventors: Yen Ju Lo, Chein-Hsun Wang, Dai-Chi Wu