Patents Issued in December 19, 2017
  • Patent number: 9846760
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a writing data verification method is for verifying a conversion error due to data conversion from first writing data in a vector format based on design data to second writing data in a pixel format. The method includes converting the second writing data to third writing data in a vector format, performing an exclusive OR operation on the first writing data and the third writing data, enlarging a graphic of the first writing data to obtain an enlarged graphic and generating a tolerance region graphic from a difference between the enlarged graphic and the graphic of the first writing data, and detecting a defect by performing a mask process on a graphic generated by the exclusive OR operation with the tolerance region graphic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: NuFlare Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Kenichi Yasui
  • Patent number: 9846761
    Abstract: A layout of an integrated circuit design is provided and a plurality of multiple patterning decompositions is determined from the layout. Each decomposition of the plurality of multiple patterning decompositions includes patterns separated into masks. One or more files are generated that include sensitivities of pattern capacitances to changes in spacing between patterns due to mask shifts. Using the sensitivities and changes in spacing, respective worst-case performance values are determined for each decomposition. A mask set is selected based on the worst-case performance values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Chou, Te-Yu Liu, Ke-Ying Su, Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee
  • Patent number: 9846762
    Abstract: Described are mathematical models and method, e.g., computer-implemented methods, for predicting tumor sensitivity to radiation therapy, which can be used, e.g., for selecting a treatment for a subject who has a tumor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: University of South Florida
    Inventors: Javier F. Torres-Roca, Steven Eschrich
  • Patent number: 9846763
    Abstract: A medical equipment case is provided for containing and transporting at least one article of medical equipment and a two-way audio-visual system. Such equipment may be used, for example, for telemedicine applications by a patient discharged from a hospital, or other subject in need of remote health care monitoring. The medical equipment case may include features that provide for security and facilitate return of the medical equipment case and medical equipment and audio-visual system contained therein, such as machine-readable indicia encoding information for return of the case from a usage location. The medical equipment case and contained medical equipment and two-way audio visual system together form a medical support system that can be used by a patient discharged from a hospital. Methods of controlling the medical support system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9846764
    Abstract: A system and method providing outpatient ECG monitoring and safe home based cardiac tele-rehabilitation. The system includes a recordation module for recording ECG signals using at least one lead, a tele-rehabilitation module for home based exercise management for a patient's recovery, the tele-rehabilitation module including a processing module for recognizing erroneous data from the ECG signals and an analysis module for calculating beat-to-beat annotations and determining if an ECG event and/or if a QT interval duration change has occurred. The system can include an exercise module for guiding the patient during an exercise session, a visual display that informs the patient to start and/or to stop the tele-rehabilitation exercise, a visual display and/or audible signal that informs the patient of an incoming or a missed tele-rehabilitation exercise session, and/or a communication module for transmitting/receiving data between the a cardiac tele-rehabilitation module and a physician/monitoring center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: MEDICALGORITHMICS S.A.
    Inventors: Marek Dziubinski, Ryszard Piotrowicz, Ewa Piotrowicz, Rafal Baranowski
  • Patent number: 9846765
    Abstract: A method and system for tumor ablation planning and guidance based on a patient-specific model of liver tumor ablation is disclosed. A patient-specific anatomical model of the liver and circulatory system of the liver is estimated from 3D medical image data of a patient. Blood flow in the liver and the circulatory system of the liver is simulated based on the patient-specific anatomical model. Heat diffusion due to ablation is simulated based on a virtual ablation probe position and the simulated blood flow in the liver and the venous system of the liver. Cellular necrosis in the liver is simulated based on the simulated heat diffusion. A visualization of a simulated necrosis region is generated and displayed to the user for decision making and optimal therapy planning and guidance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignees: Siemens Healthcare GmbH, INRIA
    Inventors: Chloe Audigier, Tommaso Mansi, Viorel Mihalef, Ali Kamen, Dorin Comaniciu, Puneet Sharma, Saikiran Rapaka, Herve Delingette, Nicholas Ayache
  • Patent number: 9846766
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the filling of a medication dispenser that comprises a first and a second container for receiving a strip of medication packages. In the method a taking time of the first medication package of the second strip inserted into the second container is compared with a taking time of the last medication package of the first strip inserted into the first container, in order to determine if the delivery of medication packages can be continued after the first strip with the second strip. The invention also relates to a medication dispenser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: EVONDOS OY
    Inventors: Mika Apell, Jyrki Niinistö
  • Patent number: 9846767
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a remote communication device and at a server system, information that indicates a unique identifier for a physical item that corresponds to media content, the identifier differing from identifiers for other physical items that correspond to the same content; associating the received information with an account of a first user of a hosted internet service; and subsequently providing, by the hosted internet service, content that matches the content that corresponds to the physical item, based on a determination that the received information authorizes the first user to obtain the content provided by the hosted internet service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Freeman Britt, Jr., Richard Scott Bartlett, Eugene Koh, Matthew J. Hershenson
  • Patent number: 9846768
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer usable program product for relating code with intellectual property assets are provided in the illustrative embodiments. An intellectual property asset is identified. A portion of code is located from an entire code of a software application, such that the portion of code corresponds to the intellectual property asset. The portion of code is marked with information identifying the intellectual property asset. The portion of the code is executed during the execution of the software application. The execution of the portion of code is recorded, the recording indicating a use of the intellectual property asset. Additionally, a set of analysis control factors may be accepted. The recording may be analyzed according to the set of analysis control factors. A recommendation for an intellectual property asset related business decision to develop, invest in, or maintain certain intellectual property assets may be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Pamela Ann Nesbitt, Lisa M Chavez, Michael John Spisak, David Bruce Kumhyr, Rhonda L Childress
  • Patent number: 9846769
    Abstract: A computing device configured for authenticating a remote computing device is described. The computing device includes a processor and executable instructions stored in memory that is in electronic communication with the processor. The computing device detects a biometric device on the remote computing device. The computing device also obtains information regarding the biometric device on the remote computing device. The computing device further sends a utility to the remote computing device. The computer device additionally receives biometric input from the remote computing device. The computing device furthermore validates the biometric input received. The computing device also grants or denies access to the remote computing device based on the validation of the biometric input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Crimson Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Hosea, Scott Hillyard
  • Patent number: 9846770
    Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a group of facial objects detected from an image captured by a camera coupled with a media device where the facial objects correspond to a plurality of users, determining authentication information for each of the plurality of users based on the facial objects, and providing the authentication information to a group of content service systems for enabling the media device to access aggregated media services from the group of content service systems. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Christopher Baldwin
  • Patent number: 9846771
    Abstract: An API gateway designed to process a high volume of API requests for data and services where relatively large payloads are returned to the requester. The API gateway includes an “on-line” component that, for each API request, examines information in the request to increment an API usage count by API ID and product key. The usage information is periodically pushed to an outbound message queue, where it is later populated in a database. An “off-line” component determines if a customer has exceeded its predetermined quota based on the information in the database. This determination is pushed to another message queue that is periodically read by the on-line component to update the in-memory API ID, product key and API validity flag values. As such the on-line component is able to service a high volume of API requests for data with a low latency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: TWC PATENT TRUST LLT
    Inventor: Sathish Kumar Gaddipati
  • Patent number: 9846772
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for detecting misplaced applications using functional categories may include (1) identifying a functional category assigned to an application located on a computing system, the functional category describing a field of functionality that the application performs, (2) identifying an additional functional category assigned to at least one of the computing system and another application located on the computing system, (3) applying a security policy to both the functional category assigned to the application and the additional functional category to determine whether the application belongs on the computing system according to the security policy, and (4) performing a security action to protect users based on the application of the security policy to the functional category assigned to the application and the additional functional category. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Symantec Corporation
    Inventor: Sourabh Satish
  • Patent number: 9846773
    Abstract: A technique for enabling a client to provide a server entity is disclosed. In method aspects, a first method is performed in the client and comprises the steps of providing the client with a secure trusted environment, the environment being trusted by the client and by at least one third party, and accommodating, in the secure trusted environment, at least a local portion of the server entity, the server entity being configured to handle one or more server requests from the client, and data required by the server entity so as to handle the server request. A second method is performed in a server and comprises the steps of providing, for the secure trusted environment of the client, the environment being trusted by the client and by the at least one third party the at least local portion of the server entity, and the data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ)
    Inventor: Bernard Smeets
  • Patent number: 9846774
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to identify an application, run the application, log the parameters for each function call of the application, and store the logged parameters in an emulation table. The logged parameters can include a function call, input parameters, and output parameters. The emulation table can be used to simulate execution of an application without having to actually run the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: McAfee, LLC
    Inventors: Christoph Alme, Slawa Hahn, Stefan Finke
  • Patent number: 9846775
    Abstract: A method for emulating at least one resource in a host computer to a querying hosted code. The method comprises monitoring a plurality of operating system (OS) queries received from a plurality of code executed on a monitored computing unit, the plurality of OS queries are designated to an OS of the monitored computing unit, detecting among the plurality of OS queries at least one query for receiving at least one characteristic of at least one resource of the monitored computing unit among the plurality of OS queries, the at least one query is received from querying code of the plurality of code, preparing a response of the OS to the at least one query, the response comprising a false indication at least one false characteristic of the at least one resource, and sending the response to the querying code in response to the at least one query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Minerva Labs Ltd.
    Inventors: Eduard Bobritsky, Erez Breiman, Omri Moyal
  • Patent number: 9846776
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computerized method for detecting malware is described. The method includes receiving configuration information that identifies (i) at least one type of lure data and (ii) one or more locations of a system operating within a virtual machine for placement of the lure data into the system. The lure data is configured to entice interaction of the lure data by malware associated with an object under analysis. Thereafter, the lure data is placed within the system according to the configuration information and lure data information is selectively modified. The information may include a name or content within a directory including the lure data. During processing of an object within the virtual machine, a determination is made whether the object exhibits file altering behavior based on a comparison of actions performed that are associated with the lure data and one more known file activity patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: FireEye, Inc.
    Inventors: Sushant Paithane, Sai Vashist, Raymond Yang, Yasir Khalid
  • Patent number: 9846777
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus that is capable of performing an update that properly maintains a security specification configuration for an image forming apparatus with a high security specification without making an improper update. Update of firmware is controlled to be stopped when it is determined that the specification configuration of the firmware before update is a security specification configuration, and an instruction to update the firmware has been manually issued.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Naoki Tsuchitoi
  • Patent number: 9846778
    Abstract: In an resource-on-demand environment, dynamically created server instances are allowed to boot from encrypted boot volumes. Access keys to the boot volumes are provided from a key provider that authenticates new instances based on possession of a security token that has been previously shared between the key provider and the new instance through an out-of-band communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric J. Brandwine
  • Patent number: 9846779
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting a Return-Oriented Programming exploitation. At a computer device, a mechanism to detect a control transfer of a code location in a memory is established. This may be, for example, hooking the control transfer. The code location relates to an electronic file. In the event that a control transfer of the code location is detected, a comparison is made between a destination code location address with values in the freed stack. If the code location address matches any of the values in the freed stack, then it is determined that the control transfer of the code location relates to a Return-Oriented Programming exploitation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: F-Secure Corporation
    Inventor: Daavid Hentunen
  • Patent number: 9846780
    Abstract: Techniques for providing computer security vulnerability intelligence are disclosed. The techniques include obtaining distributable vulnerability data that includes, for each of a plurality of software packages and associated vulnerabilities, threat mitigation information and a threat priority parameter, where the distributable vulnerability data was derived from an intelligence graph including a plurality of fundamental instance nodes, a plurality of document nodes, and a plurality of edges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Accenture Global Solutions Limited
    Inventors: Trevor Tonn, Ray-yu Chang
  • Patent number: 9846781
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to unused parameters. A request to a web page of an application under test is made. It is determined whether the web page includes one or more unused parameter fields. Another request to the web page of the application under test is made using one or more parameters corresponding to the unused parameter fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: EntIT Software LLC
    Inventors: Nidhi GovindRam Kejriwal, Ronald Joseph Sechman, Sasi Siddharth Muthurajan
  • Patent number: 9846782
    Abstract: An example embodiment of a method and system of validating a user's control over contact information may comprise at least one server computer receiving contact information for a user and determining whether the contact information for the user is valid. If the contact information for the user is determined to be valid, the server computer(s) may store the contact information in a registered contacts database, monitor a plurality of record updates, including a request to register a domain name, in a domain name registration database for the contact information and determine whether the contact information appears in the record updates. If the contact information is determined to appear in the record updates, the server computer(s) may notify the user that the contact information appears in the record updates. In some embodiments, the registration of the domain name may be declined if the information matches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC
    Inventor: James Bladel
  • Patent number: 9846783
    Abstract: Methods and systems for securely accessing content irrespective of the security of the environment in which the content is being accessed are described herein. In some embodiments, a mobile computing device may determine whether secure enterprise content is being accessed on a mobile computing device. In response to determining that a private user device (e.g., virtual reality or augmented reality headwear/eyewear), is communicatively coupled to the mobile computing device, the mobile computing device may prevent the secure content from display on the mobile computing device and instead generate the secure enterprise content for presentation in an unencrypted form on the private user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Citrix Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ashish Goyal
  • Patent number: 9846784
    Abstract: A data storage system is provided. The system includes an electronic storage architecture configured to be coupled to a computing system and a storage medium. The architecture mediates the storing and accessing of data at the storage medium in response to the commands to write or read data. The architecture includes a file interface configured to process at least one attribute associated with data. The architecture includes a crypto interface configured to encrypt and decrypt the data based on the at least one attribute. The at least one attribute specifies a classification level of the data. The crypto interface includes cryptographic functions. Each cryptographic function is associated with a different classification level. The architecture includes a storage interface configured to provide a mapping between partitions on the storage medium and the cryptographic functions. Each of the partitions is associated with a different classification level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel S. Murray, James A. Marek
  • Patent number: 9846785
    Abstract: A querying node generates public keys, secret keys, and switch key matrices. A public key associated with a first level and the switch key matrices are sent to a receiving node. The receiving node generates a key-value table, mapping values to keys, and encodes the keys and values using a polynomial ring of a predetermined type. The querying node encodes using a polynomial ring of the same predetermined type, then encrypts a query, using a public key, and sends the query to the receiving node. The receiving node performs a homomorphic comparison of the encrypted, encoded query with each encoded key entry in the encoded key-value store to determine a comparison result. The receiving node sums the results for each of the value entries and returns the summed result to the querying node. The querying node decrypts and decodes the received result using the corresponding secret key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David F. Bacon, Graham A. Bent, Flavio A. Bergamaschi, Wei Zhang
  • Patent number: 9846786
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products create anonymous loan documents. Electronic loan documents are prepared for a borrower of a loan. An anonymous shadow copy of the electronic loan documents is generated that removes personally identifying information, such as names, addresses, and social security numbers. The anonymous shadow copy of the electronic loan documents may then be electronically published.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ReverseVision, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas M. Martignoni
  • Patent number: 9846787
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are described for implementing a trusted dynamic launch and trusted platform module (TPM) using a secure enclave. For example, a computer-implemented method according to one embodiment of the invention comprises: initializing a secure enclave in response to a first command, the secure enclave comprising a trusted software execution environment which prevents software executing outside the enclave from having access to software and data inside the enclave; and executing a trusted platform module (TPM) from within the secure enclave, the trusted platform module securely reading data from a set of platform control registers (PCR) in a processor or chipset component into a memory region allocated to the secure enclave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Simon P. Johnson, Vincent R. Scarlata, Willard M. Wiseman
  • Patent number: 9846788
    Abstract: To raise confidentiality of the value stored in the ROM, in an IC having a built-in or an externally-attached ROM storing a value (program and/or data) encrypted using a predetermined cryptographic key. The IC includes the ROM storing the encrypted value (program and/or data), a unique code generating unit, and a decrypting unit. The unique code generating unit generates a unique code specifically determined by production variation. The decrypting unit calculates a cryptographic key on the basis of the generated unique code and a correction parameter, and decrypts the encrypted value readout from the ROM by using the calculated cryptographic key. The correction parameter is preliminarily calculated outside the IC, on the basis of an initial unique code generated from the unique code generating unit immediately after production of the IC, and the predetermined cryptographic key used for encryption of the value to be stored in the ROM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Oshida
  • Patent number: 9846789
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory to store a secure object comprising at least one of code and data that is encrypted when stored in the memory and a central processing unit (CPU) that is capable of executing an EnterSecureMode (esm) instruction that enables the decryption of the secure object's information when the secure object information is retrieved from the memory into the CPU. The CPU further comprises a feature to protect the secure object from code received from other software.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard H. Boivie, Dimitrios Pendarakis
  • Patent number: 9846790
    Abstract: A method for changing an operating mode of a mobile device is provided. According to the method, a request from the user of the mobile device to change from a first operating mode to a second operating mode is received. In response to the received request a credential is requested from the user. Next, the credential (RCK) is received from the user and validated. If the received credential (RCK) is valid, the second operating mode is set and an indication of the mobile device indicating that the second operating mode has been set is set. If the second operating mode has been set, a reset of the indication is prohibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Stefan Andersson, Hans Wachtmeister
  • Patent number: 9846791
    Abstract: The embodiments relate to a data storage device for protected data exchange between different security zones including at least a storage unit, a data validation unit, and an access control unit. The storage unit has a first interface to a first security zone, via which the data elements may only be written to the storage unit. The storage unit also has a second interface to a second security zone, via which data elements may only be read from the storage unit. The validation unit is equipped to check the data elements written to the storage unit for agreement with a predetermined pattern. The access control unit is set up to permit the data elements to be read from the storage unit only when the data elements are found to be in agreement and are thus applicably validated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Rainer Falk
  • Patent number: 9846792
    Abstract: A printer and a control method of a printer can print barcodes appropriately according to a given print medium by means of a simple, easy operation. The printer stores a constant preset correction value relationally corresponding to each type of print medium. The printer also stores an added correction value that is optionally input for each specific type of print medium. The preset constant correction value and the added correction value are used to adjust the printed state of the barcode, e.g. to adjust bar widths within the barcode. The print control unit prints barcodes as adjusted using the preset constant correction value stored in the printer storage unit and further adjusted using the added correction value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoharu Kifuku, Koji Yamada
  • Patent number: 9846793
    Abstract: A method and a device for reading RFID/UHF label based on an audio interface are disclosed. According to the method, a built-in software module in an electronic device converts a first digital signal into an analog signal capable of being transmitted via the audio interface; the analog signal received by the audio interface is converted into a second digital signal via an audio communication circuit; then the RFID/UHF controller for digital signal control reads information from the RFID/UHF label; the RFID/UHF controller modulates and sends signals of a plurality of different frequency points, and the signal of every frequency point forms a signal channel. Compared with the prior art, the present invention can keep long-distance communication between the electronic device and a plurality of labels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: XIAMEN INNOV ELECTRONICS TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhiming Zhong, Jinhua Li, Youbin Zuo
  • Patent number: 9846794
    Abstract: A method for collision avoidance in a multi-reader environment comprising a plurality of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) interrogators, the method comprises each of the plurality of interrogators entering a quiet state during which none of the interrogators transmits, each of the plurality of interrogators selecting a transmit time after the quiet period during which each of the interrogator will attempt to transmit, each of the plurality of interrogators monitoring their associated receive path, an interrogator of the plurality of interrogators transmitting an instruction during its selected transmit time indicating the beginning of a session when the interrogator does not detect data on its receive path prior to its select transmit time, the interrogator comparing its receive path to its transmit path when it transmits the instruction, the interrogator returning to the quiet state when the receive path does not match the transmit path, and the interrogator completing the session when the receive path
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: NEOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Kirk Greefkes
  • Patent number: 9846795
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a light bulb or other type of lighting fixture that integrates a light source and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader. Embodiments of the disclosure can also forward identifiers corresponding to RFID tags detected by the RFID reader to another computing device that can facilitate identification of products or items associated with the RFID tags. RFID tags are energized with interrogator signals and/or an electromagnetic field emitted from the RFID reader and submit a response, which can be forwarded, or data extracted and transmitted, to another computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Ryan Scott Russell
  • Patent number: 9846796
    Abstract: A wireless reader has a processor within an integrated circuit, and the processor is used to generate a primary signal to be wirelessly transmitted from an antenna of the wireless reader to a wireless tag. A transmit pin of the integrated circuit is coupled to the processor by a signal path in the integrated circuit. The transmit pin outputs the primary signal from the integrated circuit to the antenna for wireless transmission of the primary signal to the wireless tag. A sensor is configured to sense current or voltage variations of the primary signal at a point in the signal path between the processor and the transmit pin, and a signal extraction unit is configured to extract, based on the current or voltage variations, a data signal wirelessly transmitted by the wireless tag to the wireless reader via load modulation of the primary signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Square, Inc.
    Inventor: Afshin Rezayee
  • Patent number: 9846797
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for producing graphical indicators and interactive systems for utilizing the graphical indicators. On the surface of an object, visually negligible graphical indicators are provided. The graphical indicators and main information, i.e. text or pictures, co-exist on the surface of object. The graphical indicators do not interfere with the main information when the perception of human eyes are concerned. With the graphical indicators, further information other than the main information on the surface of object are carried. In addition to the main information on the surface of object, one is able to obtain additional information through an auxiliary electronic device or trigger an interactive operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Sonix Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yao-Hung Tsai
  • Patent number: 9846798
    Abstract: A full-screen fingerprint identification method includes disposing a wire mesh on a touch panel. The wire mesh includes a plurality of metal wires. The metal wires are connected to a switch unit. A fingerprint identification area is appointed on the touch panel, and a portion of the switch unit associated with the metal wires in the fingerprint identification area is turned on to make the metal wires in the fingerprint identification area conductive for fingerprint identification. A full-screen fingerprint identification device includes a touch panel and a wire mesh disposed on the touch panel. The wire mesh includes a plurality of metal wires connected to a switch unit. The touch panel includes a fingerprint identification area. A portion of the switch unit associated with the metal wires in the fingerprint identification area can be turned on to make the metal wires in the fingerprint identification area conductive for fingerprint identification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: EverDisplay Optronics (Shanghai) Limited
    Inventors: Weisheng Su, PingHsu Lai, HsiaoYi Lin
  • Patent number: 9846799
    Abstract: A scannable object is sensed and scanned. A map is constructed based on the scan results. The map is compared to one or more stored templates. Results of the comparison are provided. In some implementations, a secured processor may construct the map and may provide reduced resolution (and/or other versions that contain less information) versions of the map and/or the stored templates to one or more other processors. The one or more other processors may determine a match-set based on matching between the reduced resolution map and stored templates. The secured processor may then identify whether or not a match exists between the map and any stored template based on the match-set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne C. Westerman, Byron B. Han, Craig A. Marciniak
  • Patent number: 9846800
    Abstract: A fingerprint matching system for fingerprint matching using virtual minutiae includes a fingerprint scanning device, including (i) an interface to a fingerprint scanner, and (ii) a sensor associated with the fingerprint scanner, configured to identify a match between a search fingerprint representing a fingerprint of a subject and a reference fingerprint from among a plurality of reference fingerprints representing fingerprints of a plurality of historical subjects; a database containing the plurality of reference fingerprints representing fingerprints of the plurality of historical subjects; and a computing device in communication with said database and said fingerprint scanning device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: MorphoTrak, LLC
    Inventors: Hui Zhu, Peter Zhen-Ping Lo, Hui Chen
  • Patent number: 9846801
    Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes an iterative minutiae matching technique that initially groups mated minutiae within a list of all possible minutiae between a reference fingerprint and a search fingerprint, and then successively performs a geometric consistency check of the mated minutiae within the group. In some instances, the iterative matching technique enables improved identification of globally aligned mated minutiae within distorted regions, which may be used to subsequently improve the calculation of a similarity score between a reference fingerprint and a search fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: MorphoTrak, LLC
    Inventors: Jianguo Wang, Peter Zhen-Ping Lo
  • Patent number: 9846802
    Abstract: A passenger counting system that can count correctly the number of persons present in a vehicle, including persons sitting on the back seat, is provided. The passenger counting system includes an image capturing device 11 which is arranged outside the vehicle and which captures an image of the vehicle from the lateral direction of the vehicle, an image acquisition unit 31 that controls the image capturing device 11 and acquires an image in which the inside of the vehicle is captured as an input image, a profile detection unit 32 that detects a profile of a person from a partial image obtained from the input image based on an image feature amount calculated by using the partial image and outputs a detection result, and a passenger number determination unit 33 that determines the number of persons present in the vehicle based on the detection result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yusuke Konishi
  • Patent number: 9846803
    Abstract: A makeup supporting device includes: a makeup presentation unit that generates a simulation image by superimposing a makeup image on an image obtained by photographing a face, the makeup image indicating a state in which makeup is applied to the face; a makeup correction unit that receives correction of the makeup image included in the generated simulation image from a user; and a correction information recording unit that records correction information which indicates a region of a post-correction makeup image using a relative position to a facial feature points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomofumi Yamanashi, Rieko Asai, Aoi Muta, Chie Nishi, Kaori Ajiki
  • Patent number: 9846804
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for automatically creating a 3D personalized figure suitable for 3D printing by detecting a face area and features for respective regions from face data acquired by heterogeneous sensors and by optimizing global/local transformation. The 3D personalized figure creation apparatus acquires face data of a user corresponding to a reconstruction target; extracts feature points for respective regions from the face data, and reconstructs unique 3D models of the user's face, based on the extracted feature points; creates 3D figure models based on the unique 3D models and previously stored facial expression models and body/adornment models; and verifies whether each 3D figure model has a structure and a shape corresponding to actual 3D printing, corrects and edits the 3D figure model based on results of verification, and outputs a 3D figure model corresponding to 3D printing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Seong-Jae Lim, Bon-Woo Hwang, Kap-Kee Kim, Seung-Uk Yoon, Hye-Ryeong Jun, Jin-Sung Choi, Bon-Ki Koo
  • Patent number: 9846805
    Abstract: A path and/or orientation of at least a portion of a handheld sporting implement swung by an athlete is tracked using two or more cameras. At least two sets of video images of the handheld sporting implement being swung are obtained using at least two different cameras having different positions. Motion regions within video images are identified, and candidate locations in 2D space of an identifiable portion (e.g., a head) of the handheld sporting implement is/are identified within the motion region(s). Based thereon, a probable location in 3D space of the identifiable portion is identified, for each of a plurality of instants during which the handheld sporting implement was swung. A piecewise 3D trajectory of at least the identifiable portion (e.g., the head) of the sporting implement is approximated from the probable locations in 3D space of the head for multiple instants during which the sporting implement was swung.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: SPORTSMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: James G. Painter
  • Patent number: 9846806
    Abstract: Visual cues may be provided for the purpose of triggering the performance of one or more actions associated with a given task. A visual cue may include one or more characters or other markings on any relevant surfaces, as well as naturally appearing edges, contours or outlines within an environment in which the visual cue is provided. When one or more visual cues appear within a field of view of an imaging device, and the visual cues are recognized as such, a task relating to the visual cues may be identified, and instructions for performing the task may be provided. The task may be dependent upon a context in which the visual cues are provided, such that a single visual cue may be associated with multiple tasks in different contexts, and the performance of the task may be confirmed based on imaging data or other relevant information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pragyana K. Mishra, Jules Cook Graybill, Danny Guan
  • Patent number: 9846807
    Abstract: A method and system for detecting eye corners using neural network classifiers is described. After an eye image is received, the eye image may be processed by at least two neural network classifiers including an inner eye corner neural network classifier and an outer eye corner neural network classifier. The neural network classifiers provide periocular information including a distance or coordinates of an eye corner location from a center of an iris of the eye, and an outcome of whether the eye corner is an inner eye corner or an outer eye corner. Output from the various neural network classifiers are combined to generate a decision on the location of eye corners in an eye image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Mayer, Brian Martin
  • Patent number: 9846808
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and storage media are disclosed herein for determining objects in image data that match a plurality of captured images, in which one or more of the captured images from among the plurality of captured images may depict only a portion of an object. A computing device may extract a first feature from at least one block of the plurality of blocks from a captured image; determine a second feature; and determine a third feature. The computing device may determine, as a matching image, a stored image from among a plurality of stored images including an object that has greatest maximum correlation with the third feature. The computing device may similarly determine a matching image for each of the captured images of the plurality of images; and determine a final matching image from among the candidate matching images that best matches the combination of the plurality of captured images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Adaptive Computation, LLC
    Inventor: Tuan A. Duong
  • Patent number: 9846809
    Abstract: A first still image included in a still image file and a second still image extracted from a moving image included in a moving image file are evaluated as layout target on a template. The layout target on the template is specified out of the first still image and the second still image in accordance with the evaluation, and the still image file of the layout target is laid out on the template. The first still image and the second still image are evaluated such that the possibility that the second still image is specified becomes higher than that for the first still image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Abe